SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board of Education ADOPTED Community Room 6/5/12 Board of Education Building 777 North F Street San Bernardino, California May 8, 2012 5:30 p.m. Present: President Barbara Flores; Vice President Michael Gallo; Board Members Margaret Hill, Judi Penman, Bobbie Perong, and Danny Tillman; Interim Superintendent Yolanda Ortega; Chief Business and Financial Officer Mohammad Islam; Chief Academic Officer Eliseo Davalos; Assistant Superintendents Kennon Mitchell, John Peukert, and Harold Vollkommer. Minutes recorded by Administrative Assistant Jennifer Owens. Absent: Board Member Lynda Savage and Associate Superintendent/Chief Administrative Officer Mel Albiso. SESSION ONE - Opening 1.0 - Opening 1.1 - Call to Order President Flores called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 1.2 - Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. SESSION TWO – Other Matters Brought By Citizens 2.0 - Other Matters Brought by Citizens None. SESSION THREE - Special Presentations 3.0 - Special Presentations 3.1 - Board of Education Crystal Apple Awards The Board of Education presented Crystal Apple Awards to the following employees for outstanding service to the District and its students: Tim Brinkley, Special Education Jannis Craggs, Del Rosa Elementary School Gina Cimarrusti, Arroyo Valley High School Sandy Gonering, Categorical Programs Board of Education Minutes May 8, 2012 Annabella Juarez, Arrowview Middle School Ron Mihld, Maintenance & Operations Jhakarin Leelhasuwan, Serrano Middle School Marisa Ruiz, Family Resource Center Gina Martin, Nutrition Services Laura Smith, Arroyo Valley High School 3.2 - Recognition of 25- and 35-Year Service Awards to Employees Every year, the District recognizes employees celebrating their 25th and 35th years of service to the District. This year, 66 employees mark their 25th year with the District. They received Certificates of Service and Cross pens. Hal Bernardy, Cajon High School Francine March, Lankershim Elementary Cynthia Blair, Research/Systems Analysis School Nancy Castorena, Cajon High School Christina Marquez, Fairfax Elementary School Jill Catlin, Harmon Preschool Patricia Martinez, Pacific High School Susan Christian, Del Vallejo Middle School Maria Menendez, Psychological Services Lorraine Christie, Adult School Sally Meyer, San Andreas High School Catherine Coache-Mueck, King Middle School William Mierzwik, San Andreas High School Sarah Converse, Cajon High School Shari Morgan, Communications/Community Kenneth Dorrance, Arrowview Middle School Relations Patricia Duran, Accounting Services Jeffrey Moss, Pacific High School William Eatinger, San Gorgonio High School Lillie Motley, Arroyo Valley High School Bonnie Elias, Sierra High School Ernestine Murray, Alessandro Elementary Melissa Erickson, E. Neal Roberts Elementary School School Adam Negron, Speech & Hearing Jeanette Evans, Special Education Charles Oversby, San Bernardino High School Vernon Finley, San Bernardino High School Dilip Patel, Information Technology Astrid Goodyear, Thompson Elementary Eileen Pennell, Cole Elementary-Preschool School Pamelia Pierce, Highland-Pacific Elementary Toni Hazlewood, Alessandro Elementary School School Nelda Pilgrim, Elementary Instruction Coleen Hinkle, Adult School Steven Prater, Psychological Services Nancy Holmes, Cypress Elementary School Susan Reed, Nutrition Services Christine Jenkins, Riley Elementary School Kharla Reiner-Mussen, Del Rosa Elementary Karen Kessinger, San Bernardino High School School Elizabeth King, Barton Elementary School Mary Samson, North Verdemont Elementary Susan Kumanski, North Park Elementary School School Shirley Schweigl, Parkside Elementary School Paulette Le Roy, Special Education Daniel Seidman, Alternative Programs Christene Leonard, Barton Elementary School Patricia Sheehe, Cajon High School Patsy Lopez, Arrowhead Elementary School Leslie Soltz, Special Education Katrina Lumley, Davidson Elementary School Donna Stephenson, Palm Avenue Elementary Anthony Madrigal, Maintenance & Operations School 2 Board of Education Minutes May 8, 2012 Lilia Taman, Pacific High School Albert Umezu, Rodriguez PREP Academy Sharon Thies, Shandin Hills Middle School Andrew Washburn, Cajon High School Nellie Toumayan, Warm Springs Elementary Kathryn Williams, Kendall Elementary School School Lorraine Woll, Belvedere Elementary School Con Tran, Pacific High School Glenda Womelsdorf, Nutrition Services Cynthia Treat, Alessandro Elementary School William Wright, Cajon High School Darvin Tucker, Building Services Robert Yocum, Maintenance & Operations Six employees received 35-year Certificates of Service and silver trays. We congratulate these District employees who have provided long service to our community in reaching these anniversary milestones. Martha Ard, Harmon/Carmack Schools Deborah Johnson, Davidson Elementary Elizabeth Chavez-Rios, Vermont Elementary School School Pamela McDaniel, Richardson PREP HI Jayne Chavez-Scales, Barton Elementary Leif Olsen, Cajon High School School Eduardo Pedroza, San Andreas High School Nancy Gutierrez, Sierra High School Gary St. Germain, Fine Arts Rhonda Johnson, Arroyo Valley High School 3.3 - Recognition of 2011-2012 Retirees The Board of Education recognized the certificated and classified employees who are retiring. Each retiree received a plaque honoring them for their service to the District. Over their years of employment, they have made many contributions to the District and its students, and we thank them for making a difference. Kaisar Ahmed, Cypress Elementary School Sharon Bazarko, Serrano Middle School Mel Albiso, Administrative Services Damon Becker, San Gorgonio High School Virginia Alvarado, Roosevelt Elementary Ludivina Benitez, Youth Services School David Bennett, San Bernardino High School Janet Anderson, Adult School Francis Bennett, San Bernardino High School Robert Anderson, Marshall Elementary School Robert Benza, San Andreas High School Dave Andrews, Maintenance & Operations Larry Boyne, Maintenance & Operations Luis Arciniega, Cajon High School Darla Brading, Highland-Pacific Elementary Martha Ard, Harmon/Carmack Schools School Barbara Astin, Muscoy Elementary School Bonnie Branch, Cajon High School Linda Avila, Del Rosa Elementary School Kim Brand, Psychological Services Robert Bagwell, Sierra High School Sandra Brasher, Sierra High School Linda Baldwin, San Bernardino High School Karen Braun, Urbita Elementary School Mary Ballejos, Roosevelt Elementary School Carol Brunz, Special Education Margaret Barnes, Harmon Preschool Jennifer Bryson, Serrano Middle School Glenna Barthel, Richardson PREP HI Geraldine Bullard, Wilson Elementary School 3 Board of Education Minutes May 8, 2012 Katherine Burcio-Marple, Monterey Mary Duran, Salinas Elementary School Elementary School Gary Eager, Maintenance & Operations Jonathan Butler, San Andreas High School Nadine Eastwood, San Gorgonio High School Steve Cabrera, Pacific High School Steven Edmiston, Maintenance & Operations Dolores Campa, Carmack School Robin Edwards, Muscoy Elementary School Vera Campbell, Highland-Pacific Elementary James Egan, Del Rosa Elementary School School Diane Ehlers, Vermont Elementary School Ann-Marie Cardenas, Warm Springs Richard Ellison, Maintenance & Operations Elementary School Dorothy Fenster, Barton Elementary School Gloria Cardona, San Gorgonio High School Jill Fergus, Rio Vista Elementary School Olivia Casillas, Alternative Learning Center Robert Fergus, Curtis Middle School Richard Castro, King Middle School James Ferranti, Special Education Renato Cervantes, Pacific High School Virginia Ferri, Nutrition Services Sandra Chapman, Special Education Clentis Flournoy, Cajon High School Joe Chavez, Maintenance & Operations Samuel Foiles, San Bernardino High School Elizabeth Chavez-Rios, Vermont Elementary Jeanne Fortier, SED School Sue Frix, Davidson Elementary School Jayne Chavez-Scales, Barton Elementary Maryanna Gabriel, Golden Valley Middle School School Idalia Chishiki, Belvedere Elementary School Susan Gagnon, Certificated Human Resources Nancy Church, Barton Elementary School Arthur Gallardo, Bradley Elementary School Carolyn Clayton, Bradley Elementary School Rosa Garcia Guerrero, Enrollment Center Clifford Cline, Maintenance & Operations Susan Gasca, Middle College High School John Coates, Arroyo Valley High School Magda Georges-Phillips, Adult School Rita Coleman, Urbita Elementary School Emily Gonzales, North Park Elementary Janet Cox, Richardson PREP HI School Sally Craig, Pacific High School Kay Goodman-Moore, Cole Elementary Michael Crane, Psychological Services School Elizabeth Curry, Sierra High School Stevie Graham, Health Department Renee Daetwiler, Bradley Elementary School Margaret Gray, Lytle Creek Elementary School Gregory S. Davis, Del Vallejo Middle School Ruth Gray, San Gorgonio High School Terry Day, Vermont Elementary School Arthur Griffin, Maintenance & Operations Mary De Crescenzo, Riley Elementary School Merry Beth Grindahl, North Park Elementary Jenny De La Rosa, Adult School School June De La Rosa, Hunt Elementary School Phillis Gronek, Superintendent’s Office Bertha De Puebla, Anton Elementary School Janice Gunter, Purchasing Department David Delgado, Cypress Elementary School Janet Gutierrez, Alternative Programs Armine Der-Karabetian, Kendall Elementary Nancy Gutierrez, Sierra High School School Rebecca Gutierrez, San Bernardino High Kaye Dewar, Davidson