Board of Education Meeting Minutes

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1 The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education met at the on Monday,, at 6:00 p.m. Members present: Dr. David Cash; Mr. Charles Kelly; Ms. Anna Bonham; Mr. Chuck Gallyon; Ms. Cindy Haynes; Mr. Max James; and Mr. Martin Page. Board Member(s) Absent: None Administrators present: Mr. Brady Johnson, Superintendent; Dr. Melanie Taylor, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction; Dr. Alvera Lesane, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources; Mr. Richard Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent of Operations; Ms. Melissa Wike, Chief Finance Officer; Ms. Susie Wiberg, Public Information Officer and Dr. Kenny Miller, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities & Planning. Also present: Ms. Kelly McCarraher, Board Clerk and member of the press. CONSENT AGENDA: Administration: **None Personnel: Acceptance of Resignations, Retirements, Rehires, Terminations, and Leaves of Absences: No Discussion. Acceptance of Classified Personnel: No Discussion. Approval of Licensed Personnel: No Discussion. **Due to adjusting timelines, Human Resources decided to forego an addendum as stated at the August Committee of the Whole meeting. The same report presented at the Committee of the Whole & Board of Education meeting** Approval of Minutes: July 7, 2014 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes July 14, 2014 Approval of Consent Agenda: Mr. Max James made a motion, seconded by Ms. Anna Bonham, to approve the Consent Agenda with the approval of Administrative Appointments (Item I-E) be moved to the non-consent agenda per the request of Mr. Martin Page. The motion unanimously carries. These items include: Item I-A Item I-B Item I-C Item I-D None Acceptance of Resignations, Retirements, Rehires, Terminations, and Leaves of Absences Approval of Classified Personnel Approval of Licensed Personnel 1

2 Item II Approval of minutes July 7 th, 2014 Committee of the Whole Meeting Approval of minutes July 14 th, 2014 Board of Education Meeting RECOGNITIONS: Teacher Feature: None NON-CONSENT AGENDA: Administrative Appointments (Item I-E): Mr. Page made a motion, seconded by Ms. Cindy Haynes to table the Administrative Appointments until the September Committee of the Whole meeting in order to see the contracts. The motion is declined 4-3 with Mr. Martin Page, Ms. Cindy Haynes, and Mr. Max James being in favor of the motion and Ms. Anna Bonham, Mr. Chuck Gallyon, Mr. Charles Kelly and Dr. David Cash being in opposition of the motion. Ms. Anna Bonham made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to approve the Administrative Appointments (Item I-E) contingent on being able to see the contracts at the September Committee of the Whole meeting. The motion unanimously carries. **Approval of Facilities Use Policy (2 nd Reading): Dr. Kenny Miller presented to the Board the 2 nd reading of the Facilities Use Policy that include the additional policy qualifications that have been put in the policy. Dr. Miller asked the Board to accept the policy as written. Action: Mr. Max James made a motion, seconded by Mr. Chuck Gallyon to approve the Facilities Use Policy as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #3225/4312/7320: Technology Responsible Use (2 nd Reading): Due to Dr. David Blattner not being able to be in attendance, Mr. Richard Armstrong presented updates to Policy #3225/4312/7320. The updates provide a way for staff to use the wireless with personal devices as long as it has our management software installed on the device. Also clarifies who is responsible for backing up data and for home setup of equipment, and it brings the policy in line with students bringing district owned devices home. Action: Mr. Charles Kelly made a motion, seconded by Ms. Anna Bonham to approve Policy #3225/4312/7320: Technology Responsible Use as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #3226/4205: Internet Safety (2 nd Reading): Due to Dr. David Blattner not being able to be in attendance, Mr. Richard Armstrong presented the revisions for Policy #3226/4205. The revisions add the requirement for students and employees to notify a designated school official if they believe the internet filter is failing to block inappropriate material. Also adds a process for students and employees to challenge alleged over-filtering of websites or web content. Action: Mr. Max James made a motion, seconded by Mr. Martin Page to approve Policy #3226/4205: Internet Safety as presented. The motion unanimously carries. 2

3 **Policy #6524: Network Security (2 nd Reading): Due to Dr. David Blattner not being able to be in attendance, Mr. Richard Armstrong presented the revisions suggested by the NCSBA for Policy #6524. The revisions update terminology and changed NCWISE to Student Information System. Also adds the requirement to control and manage access to information technology systems. Other minor and reference changes. Action: Ms. Anna Bonham made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to approve Policy #6524: Network Security (2 nd Reading) as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #4250/5075/7316: NC Address Confidentiality Program (2 nd Reading): Mr. Richard Armstrong presented that Policy #4250/5075/7316 is a new policy that is being recommended for adoption. Action: Mr. Martin Page made a motion, seconded by Ms. Cindy Haynes to adopt Policy #4250/5075/7316: NC Address Confidentiality Program as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #9220: Security of Facilities (2 nd Reading): Mr. Richard Armstrong presented the updates for Policy #9220. The updates add new statutory information about providing local law enforcement with schematic diagrams of school facilities and keys to the main entrances of school facilities. Includes emergency management agencies in the stated schematic diagrams. Makes minor editorial changes, updates the legal references and adds explanatory footnotes. Action: Ms. Anna Bonham made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to approve Policy #9220: Security of Facilities as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #6420: Contracts with the Board (2 nd Reading): Ms. Melissa Wike presented that Policies #6420 and #6430 (agenda item #17) be updated for the following recommendation: increase the threshold for Board approval of contracts or purchases from $50,000 to $90,000. The Board recently amended Policy #6420 that increased the threshold for formal bids to $90,000. It would eliminate confusion with the purchasing function if the threshold for Board approvals was in alignment with the threshold for formal bidding of purchases. Action: Mr. Max James made a motion, seconded by Ms. Cindy Haynes to approve Policy #6420: Contracts with the Board as presented. The motion unanimously carries. **Policy #6430: State Purchasing Requirements for Equipment, Materials, and Supplies (2 nd Reading): Ms. Melissa Wike presented that Policies #6430 and #6420 (agenda item #16) be updated for the following recommendation: increase the threshold for Board approval of contracts or purchases from $50,000 to $90,000. The Board recently amended Policy #6420 that increased the threshold for formal bids to $90,000. It would eliminate confusion with the purchasing function if the threshold for Board approvals was in alignment with the threshold for formal bidding of purchases. Action: Ms. Anna Bonham made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to approve Policy #6430: State Purchasing Requirements for Equipment, Materials, and Supplies as presented. The motion unanimously carries. 3

4 Public Comment N.C. General Statute 115C-51: Frank Rader spoke to the Board regarding the Political Action Committee for the Bond Referendum. Board Member Comment Ms. Anna Bonham mentioned that we held our EOY review yesterday, a topic was brought up at the end to discuss the bond referendum. She felt it prudent to get some information out there regarding the facts as to how and why the bond referendum came about. Ms. Bonham wants to put on the table the resolution to support the bond referendum. Ms. Anna Bonham made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to accept the Iredell-Statesville Schools District Resolution. The motion carries 4-3 with Ms. Anna Bonham, Mr. Chuck Gallyon, Mr. Charles Kelly and Dr. David Cash being in favor of the motion with Ms. Cindy Haynes, Mr. Max James and Mr. Martin Page being in opposition to the motion. Superintendent s Comments: Mr. Johnson referenced the book Schools Can Not Do It Alone by Mr. Jamie Vollmer. This book gives some advice to all educators. These are five things that we can do immediately to improve education in our state and community that doesn t cost a dime. The five S s: Shift your attention to the positive. Stop badmouthing each other in public. Share something positive within your realm of influence. Sustaining your efforts, make it part of the way you do business. Start now. Don t put it off, begin the process right now. Mr. Johnson stated that he going to model the book study and share some positive comments: To kick off this school year, this Board has made some courageous decisions to balance this budget $2.9 million in fund balance, 2013-$2.1 and 2014 less than $500, Teachers did get a raise, it wasn t as equitable as we wanted but it has given significant raises to our new teachers. We may want to look at using use our local funding to offset this raise for classified staff. New Teacher Orientation: approximately 90 people attended today. Had four people that came up to him that said they are glad to be back in ISS. LAW: is held in August. It is an intensive week for our administrators. Dr. Lesane and the HR department, administrators, principals and assistant principals took Friday and went to ASU for a collaborative retreat with ASU. Mr. Johnson read a thank you note from one of our administrators. Mr. Johnson stated that the Democratic processes are alive and well in Iredell County. The democratic process is going to be exercised in November with this bond referendum. Mr. Johnson stated that there we have new members on this board, things have changed for the better; new dynamics and positive feedback. 4

5 VPAC and CCTL students returned to school last week. For the first day of opening of our re-energized and encouraged staff, they saw 350 high-energy teenagers; they were excited to be back in school. The IMPACT Grant: our school system was one of a handful to win the grant from across the nation. Blended learning is truly about innovating education at the classroom level; customizing the learning for each individual child. As a school system, we are one of a handful within our state will have access to have the 1:1 initiative and will have access to high end technology. Our buildings look very clean and very inviting. The floors are shiny and the buildings say welcome. The custodial staffs have been cut but they are getting the jobs done. The excitement is starting to permeate the air with getting ready to return to school. NC is celebrating 175 years of public education. The public schools are truly every child s chance and our community s future. Only public schools can say that every child, regardless of your zip code, or who your parents are ISS is the best chance many children have. Lastly, Mr. Johnson stated that he received an over the weekend from the League of Innovative Schools; they have invited us to put in an application to participate in a national conference for innovative school systems. Announcements: Dr. Cash announced upcoming meeting and noteworthy dates. Dr. Cash announced that there is no need for closed session tonight. There being no further business before the Board, Mr. Chuck Gallyon made a motion, seconded by Mr. Charles Kelly to adjourn at 7:20 p.m. The motion unanimously carries. Signed: Dr. David W. Cash, Chairman Board of Education Mr. Brady Johnson, Superintendent Secretary, Board of Education 5