BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN APRIL 24, 2000 Annual Organizational Meeting of the Board of School Directors called to order by the Board Clerk at 6:37 PM. The following members responded to roll call: Present—Directors Braun, Dannecker, Hardin, Johnson, O’Neil, Spence (6:47 PM), Thompson, Werra—8. Absent and excused—Director Gardner—1. Director O'Neil was elected temporary Chair by unanimous consent. ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT Director O'Neil, having assumed the Chair, announced that the next order of business was the election of a President to serve for the ensuing year. The Board proceeded to vote by roll call with the following result: Director Braun ............................................................. Director Thompson Director Dannecker...................................................... Director Thompson Director Hardin............................................................ Director Hardin Director Johnson.......................................................... Director Thompson Director O’Neil............................................................ Director Thompson Director Thompson...................................................... Director Thompson Director Werra............................................................. Director Thompson Director Thompson—6. Director Hardin—1. Director Thompson, having been duly elected President of the Board of School Directors for the ensuing year, was escorted to the Chair by Directors Braun and Werra. ELECTION OF BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT The President announced that the next order of business was the election of a Vice- President, to serve for the ensuing year. The Board proceeded to vote by roll call with the following result: 1 April 24] 2 [2000 Director Braun ............................................................. Director Johnson Director Dannecker...................................................... Director Johnson Director Hardin............................................................ Director Hardin Director Johnson.......................................................... Director Johnson Director O’Neil............................................................ Director Johnson Director Thompson...................................................... Director Johnson Director Werra............................................................. Director Johnson Director Johnson—6. Director Hardin—1. Director Johnson having received a majority of the vote, the President declared him duly elected Vice-President for the ensuing year. DESIGNATION OF BOARD CLERK The Chair announced that the next order of business was the designation of a Board Clerk to serve for the ensuing year. Dr. Suzanne M. Lundin was designated Board Clerk for the ensuing year by unanimous consent. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD President Thompson indicated he chose not to serve as the Board’s representative on the Library Board and nominated Director Braun to continue as the Board's representative. Director Braun was appointed, the vote being as follows: Director Braun ............................................................. Director Braun Director Dannecker...................................................... Director Braun Director Hardin............................................................ Director Braun Director Johnson.......................................................... Director Braun Director O’Neil............................................................ Director Braun Director Thompson...................................................... Director Braun Director Werra............................................................. Director Braun Director Braun—7. April 24] 3 [2000 APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE Director Braun moved that Directors Gardner and Johnson and Ms. Sherry Street and Ms. Trina DeLeone-Simpson be appointed to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Appointment Committee. The appointments were approved on the following vote: Ayes—Directors Braun, Dannecker, Johnson, O'Neil, Spence, Werra and President Thompson—7. Noes—Director Hardin—1. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS Director Dannecker was appointed the Board’s representative to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards by unanimous consent. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO CESA #1 Director Braun moved that Director Hardin be appointed as the Board’s representative to CESA #1. The appointment was approved on the following vote: Ayes—Directors Braun, Dannecker, Hardin, Johnson, O'Neil, Spence, Werra and President Thompson—8. Noes—None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS In accordance with Wisconsin Statute 119.10 (1) and with the 1983 Board resolution, the Director, Office of Board Governance/Board Clerk, presented the following list of unfinished business pending before the Board and its Committees for reference as indicated: April 24] 4 [2000 Items Pending before the Board and Its Committees At the Close of Business on April 18, 2000 Listed by Committee and Numbered Consecutively (Names of former Board members are in italics) Innovation/School Reform Committee: # Type Author Title Status 1 9899R- Hardin Regarding Evaluation of As 9798R-075: Intro. 3-25-98. As 9899R-014: 014 Specialty Schools and considered by AA 6-18-98 and held in Committee. Programs Admin. to prepare response by Oct. Report referred back to admin. by AA 10-11-98; admin to come back with marketing strategies and plan to eliminate backlog. Considered by AA 1-14-99 and held in Committee, admin. to supply additional analyses. Referred to ISR 9-99. No consideration during 99- 00. 2 9899R- Thompson Development of a As 9798R-004: Intro. 5-28-97. Considered by ISR 021 Comprehensive Plan to Deal 8-12-97. Adopted by Board 8-27-97. Progress with Disruptive Students report submitted to ISR 1-13-98. Considered with other safety resolutions until separate consideration requested by author. No consideration since. 3 9899R- Hardin Ensure the Provision of Intro. 5-27-98. Considered by ISR 8-11-98. 027 Appropriate Placements for Adopted by Bd. 8-26-98. Report due in Oct. 98. Students with Exceptional Report submitted and held in committee, 10-13-98. Education Needs Report referred back to admin. for report back with solutions to the problems by ISR 11-10-98. Considered by ISR 5-11-99, by Bd. 5-26-99: admin. to report back on IDEA and site-based services. (Note: Report will be submitted with the Report of the Special Committee on Children with Special Needs.) 4 9899R- Thompson K-12 Program at South Intro. 9-23-98. Considered by ISR 10-12-98. 074 and Gardner Division High School Referred to admin. by Bd. 10-28-98 for further analysis and recommendations. No consideration in 99-00. 5 9899R- Hardin and Establishment of Intro. 11-24-99. Referred to ISR 9-99. No 098 Todd Performance Measures for consideration since introduction. All Central Service Programs and Operations 6 9899R- Gardner Board Members Take the Intro. 2-24-99. Referred to ISR 9-99. No 122 MPS High School Writing consideration since introduction. and Math Proficiency Examinations 7 9899R- Thompson Assess Effectiveness of Intro. 3-30-99. Referred to ISR 9-99. No 126 Colleges of Education in consideration since introduction. Preparing Teachers to Work in MPS 8 9900R- Gardner Allow MPS to Serve as LEA Intro. 5-26-99. Considered by LRP 6-7-99. 013 for Charter Schools Authorization for MPS to Serve as LEA for all Established by UWM, charters located in Milwaukee given by Bd. 6-30- MATC and the City of 99. Further considered by ISR 12-7-99. Hold placed Milwaukee on authorization by Bd. 12-21-99. Considered by ISR 3-14-99. Referred back to ISR by Bd. 3-28-99; report due by June 30. April 24] 5 [2000 Finance/Personnel Committee: # Type Author Title Status 9 9899R- Thompson Develop a Plan for Job As 9798R-047: Intro. 10-29-97. Considered by FP 022 and Sinicki Sharing 11-18-97. Amended and adopted by Bd. 11-25-97. As 9899R-022: No consideration to date. (Attempts to pursue through negotiations failed.) 10 9899R- Hardin Analysis of MPS Special Intro. 11-24-98. No consideration since 099 Education Programs introduction. 11 9899R- Thompson, Copies of Formal MPS Intro. 12-16-98. Considered by FP 3-23-99; 104 Gardner, Correspondence to Parents referred back to FP by Bd. 3-30-99. No O'Neil, Todd, consideration in 99-00. Small, Fisher and Sinicki 12 9899R- Hardin, Parent Notification of Intro. 1-27-99. Referred to ISR 9-99. No 109 O’Neil, Student Absence and consideration since introduction. Fisher, Small Tardiness and Todd 13 9899R- Hardin, Elimination of the Causes Intro. 1-27-99. Considered by FP 3-23-99. Task 110 O’Neil, and Effects of Lead Force authorized by Bd. 3-30-99; recommendations Fisher, Small Poisoning to be submitted in Aug. 99. No consideration in 99- and Todd 00. 14 9899R- O’Neil, Analysis of Middle School Intro. 1-27-99. No consideration since introduction. 113 Hardin, Budgets Fisher, Small and Todd 15 9900C- Fred's Relocation Matter Intro. 5-26-99. No consideration to date. Private 003 Ornamental resolution of matter in process with City. Windows 16 9900R- Hardin and Director of Safety to Report Intro. 9-29-99. No consideration to date. 015 Werra Directly to the Deputy Superintendent 17 9900R- Hardin Busing Early Childhood Intro. 9-29-99. No consideration to date. 017 Children at MacDowell Montessori School 18 9900R- O'Neil Placement of Exceptional Intro. 10-27-99. Considered by FP 11-23-99. 018 Education Students in Referred