Agenda of Regular Meeting - September 25, 2018
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Agenda of Regular Meeting - September 25, 2018 A Regular meeting of the Board of Education of Washtenaw Intermediate School District will be held beginning at 5:00 PM in the WISD Board Room at 1819 S. Wagner Rd. Ann Arbor, MI (734) 994-8100. 1. Call to Order - President Mary Jane Tramontin 2. Roll Call - Karen Allen, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent 3. Approval of the Agenda 9-25-18 Amended Memo (p. 3) 4. Communications 5. Citizen Participation 6. Special Presentation - Court Involved Youth Educational Programming Washtenaw County Youth Center Information (p. 7) Washtenaw County Jail Partnership (p. 9) 7. Financial Reports Memo - August 2018 Financial Report Noted Items (p. 11) August 2018 Treasurer's Report (p. 13) July 2018 Head Start Financial Report (p. 58) 8. Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Dialogue 9. Consent Agenda A. Approval: Minutes 9-11-18 Regular Meeting Minutes (p. 98) B. Approval: Superintendent's Recommendations 1. Employment Recommendations L. Bellmore - Local-Based Classroom Teacher (p. 102) K. Forhan - Teaching Assistant - Red Oak YA (p. 106) D. Scott Heister - MiSTEM Region 2 Director (p. 113) L. Golden - Early Intervention Home Visitor (p. 118) E. Zamesnik - Floater Teaching Assistant (p. 121) 2. Staff Resignation R. Trent - Facilities Construction Manager (p. 124) Packet page 1 of 152 3. Approval of Deaf and Hearing Impaired Services Contracted Services Agreement Deaf and Hearing Impaired Services, Inc. Contracted Services Agreement (p. 126) 4. Approval of Sunbelt Staffing Contracted Services Agreement Sunbelt Staffing Contracted Services Agreement (p. 132) 10. Unfinished Business 11. New Business A. Review of Marshall Plan Concept Proposal Submissions Memo - Marshall Plan Concept Proposals (p. 142) Marshall Plan Concept Summaries (p. 143) B. Authorization for Closed Session - Superintendent's Quarterly Evaluation C. Approval of Adult Education Instructional Services Contract - Washtenaw County Jail Adult Education Instructional Services for Washtenaw County Jail (p. 145) 12. Other Items of Business 13. Administrative Reports 14. Recess to Closed Session 15. Reconvene to Open Session 16. Adjournment Packet page 2 of 152 MEMORANDUM To: Board of Education From: Scott A. Menzel Date: September 25, 2018 Re: Regular Meeting September 11, 2018 Agenda Item 3: Approval of the Agenda: President Mary Jane Tramontin will ask for approval of the agenda. Agenda Item 4: Communications: There are no communications. Agenda Item 5: Citizen Participation: Citizens who wish to address the Board may do so at this time. Agenda Item 6: Special Presentation – Court Involved Youth Educational Programming: A presentation on educational programming at the Washtenaw County Jail and Youth Center will be provided by JT Sangsland, Supervisor of the Court Involved Youth Program, Jennifer Monahan, Youth Transition Manager, and Renee Wilson from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. Two documents are attached that provide information about the Washtenaw County Youth Center and the Washtenaw County Jail in Partnership with Washtenaw ISD. Agenda Item 7: Financial Reports: Brian Marcel will review the financial reports for August 2018 and will be available to answer questions or provide additional information. The July Head Start Financial Report is provided for board review. The August Head Start Financial Report will be added to the October 9 agenda. Erika Cook will review the Head Start Financial reports and be available to answer questions at Tuesday’s meeting. Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the July 2018 Head Start Financial Report, as presented. (Roll Call Vote) Agenda Item 8: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Dialogue: Superintendent Menzel will provide information on the recent Justice Leaders session for Cabinet members. Agenda Item 9: Consent Agenda A. Approval: Minutes Approval of the minutes of the August 28, 2018 regular meeting. B. Approval: Superintendent’s Recommendations: The Superintendent recommends that the Board accept the following employment recommendations: Packet page 3 of 152 028-18-19 Employment Recommendations: Please see the correspondence regarding the hiring of Lauren Bellmore, Kathleen Forhan, Scott Heister, Latasha Golden, and Elizabeth Zamesnik. Lauren Bellmore is recommended for employment as a local-based classroom teacher at Eberwhite Elementary School. Ms. Bellmore received her Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. She was recently employed as a special education teacher, a health education teacher, and a Language Arts teacher at the Beijing World Youth Academy in Beijing, China. If approved by the Board, Ms. Bellmore’s salary will be $48,307 (BA Step 3). All other fringe benefits are set forth in the 2016-2019 Unit II, AFT Michigan, AFL-CIO Local 3760 contract. Kathleen Forhan is recommended for employment as a teaching assistant for the Red Oak Young Adult Program. Ms. Forhan graduated from Novi High School. She is currently employed at Pinckney Community Schools as a special needs classroom aide. If approved by the Board, Ms. Forhan’s salary will be $27,444 (Step 3). All other fringe benefits are set forth in the 2016-2019 Unit I, Local 3760 AFT Michigan contract. D. Scott Heister is recommended for employment as the MiSTEM Region 2 Director. Mr. Heister received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Flint, and his Master’s degree from Marygrove College. He is currently the STEMM Middle College Director at Ypsilanti Community Schools. If approved by the Board, his salary will be $96,158 (Grade 8 Step 3). All other fringe benefits are set forth in the 2018-19 Non- Affiliated Staff Manual. Latasha Golden is recommended for employment as an Early Intervention Home Visitor. Ms. Golden received her Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. She is currently a Parent Educator at SOS Community Services. If approved by the Board, Ms. Golden’s salary will be $45,171 (Grade 2 Step 2). All other fringe benefits are set forth in the 2018-19 Non-Affiliated Early Childhood Department Staff Manual. Elizabeth Zamesnik is recommended for employment as a Floater Teaching Assistant for the Young Adult Program. Ms. Zamesnik received her Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University. She is currently employed by EDUStaff as a long-term substitute teaching assistant. If approved by the Board, Ms. Zamesnik’s salary will be $27,444 (Step 3). All other fringe benefits are set forth in the 2016-2019 Unit I, Local 3760 AFT Michigan contract. The Superintendent recommends that the Board accept the following resignation: 029-18-19 Staff Resignation: Please see the correspondence from Cassandra Harmon-Higgins regarding the resignation of Randy Trent. Mr. Trent has been employed with Washtenaw ISD since March 20, 2018 as a Facilities Construction Manager. We wish him well in his future endeavors. The Superintendent recommends that the Board approve the following contracted services agreement: 030-18-19 Approval of Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Services Contracted Services Agreement: Please see the memo from Cherie Vannatter regarding the contract with Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Services to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter services to students who require this service in the Washtenaw ISD Young Adult Programs. Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Services will provide four interpreters to provide these services. The contract amount for the 2018-19 school year is $203,590.00. The Superintendent recommends that the Board approve the following contracted services agreement: 031-18-19 Approval of Sunbelt Staffing Contracted Services Agreement: Please see the memo from Cherie Vannatter regarding the contract with Sunbelt Staffing to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter services to students who require this service in Washtenaw ISD Young Adult and DHH Programs. Packet page 4 of 152 Sunbelt Staffing will assign two interpreters to provide these services. The contract amount for the 2018-19 school year is $162,129.38. Recommendation: The Superintendent recommends that the Board of Education approve the minutes and Superintendent’s recommendations in the Consent Agenda, as presented. (Roll Call Vote) Agenda Item 10: Unfinished Business: Agenda Item 11: New Business: A. Review of Marshall Plan Concept Proposal Submissions: Please see Sarah Hierman’s memo regarding the Marshall Plan for Talent concept proposals. Washtenaw ISD has partnered with two local Talent Consortia to develop an initial concept proposal to submit to Talent and Economic Development for potential funding through the Marshall Plan for Talent. The primary goal of the Marshall Plan for Talent is to foster partnerships between educators, employers, and other stakeholders to transform Michigan’s talent pipeline. Through this plan, only ISDs and school districts are eligible to serve as fiscal agents. Each district has the potential to apply for a competitive grant based on a tiered pupil membership system. Each district must participate in a Talent Consortium in order to be considered but may participate in more than one consortium. The first phase in the grant process consisted of submitting a concept proposal for review. Any proposal garnering at least 75 points on the concept proposal may proceed to the next phase which consists of securing talent agreements amongst partners and upon completion of this phase, on to the actual grant application. Included in the packet are two concept proposals submitted by WISD in partnership with Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw