Agenda 05-06-13

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Board of Education Meeting Agenda
May 6, 2013 - 7:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting
Seward High School
2100 Swetmann, Seward, Alaska
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS:

Mr. Joe Arness, President
Mrs. Liz Downing, Vice President
Mrs. Penny Vadla, Clerk
Ms. Lynn Hohl, Treasurer
Mr. Marty Anderson
Mrs. Sammy Crawford
Mrs. Sunni Hilts
Mr. Bill Holt
Mr. Tim Navarre
Mr. Hayden Beard, Student Representative

   
A-G-E-N-D-A

Committee Meetings and Worksessions
2:30 p.m. Board Policy Committee
3:00 p.m. Board Policy – Structure
3:30 p.m. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Update – Structure
4:00 p.m. Project GRAD End of Year Report, Mr. Mike Peterson – Structure
4:30 p.m. Seward 6th Grade Reconfiguration – Structure
5:00 p.m. Board Discussion
6:30 p.m. Public Hearing-Kenai Peninsula School Activities Association (KPSAA) Revisions Regarding Borough Competitions

  1. Opening Activities

    1. Call to Order
    2. Pledge of Allegiance/National Anthem/ Alaska Flag Song
    3. District Mission Statement
    4. Roll Call
    5. Approval of Agenda
    6. Approval of Minutes/April 1, 2013 and April 9, 2013
     
 

  1. Awards and Presentations

    – Advocacy  
 

  1. School Reports

    - Accountability
    1. Seward High School – Mr. Trevan Walker
    2. Seward Middle School – Mr. Jason Bickling
     
 

  1. Public Presentations

    (3 minutes) (Items not on agenda, 3 minutes per speaker, 30 minutes aggregate)
 

  1. Hearing of Delegations

    (5 minutes)
    1. Seward School Yard Habitat
 

  1. Communications and Petitions

     
 

  1. Representative selected by the following: Advisory Committee, Site Councils and/or P.T.A., K.P.A.A., K.P.E.A., K.P.E.S.A., Borough Assembly

    (5 minutes)
 

  1. Superintendent's Report

    - Accountability
 

  1. Reports

    – Accountability
    1. Finance Report (March) – Mr. Dave Jones
    2. Quarterly Budget Transfer Report – Mr. Dave Jones
    3. Board Reports - Reports where members are officially representing the Board
    4. Board Worksession Report - Attendance noted
     
 

  1. Action Items

    (Board member comments should be concise and may be limited to speaking twice on a topic)
    1.                                                    Consent Agenda

      (1) Approval of Revisions to AR 3515.5 Emergency Action Plan – Structure
      (2) Approval of Budget Transfers – Structure
      (3) Approval of 2012-13 Long Term Substitute Contracts – Structure
      (4) Approval of 2012-13 New Teacher Contract – Structure
      (5) Approval of 2013-14 Approval of New Administrator Contracts (Original) and (REVISED) – Structure
      (6) Approval of 2013-14 Approval of Tentative Non-Tenured Teacher Contracts and Tenure – Structure
      (7) Approval of 2013-14 Tentative Non-Tenured Teacher Contracts – Structure
      (8) Approval of Resignations – Structure
      (9) Approval of 2013-14 New Teacher Contracts - Structure
      (10) Approval of Leave of Absence Requests/Certified - Structure  

      2. Instructional Services-Support
    2. Approval of Revisions to AR 0420 School Based Management/Site Councils – Structure
      3. Superintendent  
    3. Approval of Continued Study of Seward Middle School Reconfiguration – Vision
     
 

  1. First Reading of Policy Revisions

     
 

  1. Public Presentations/Comments

    (Individuals are limited to three minutes each on the topic(s) listed below or on any topic.)
 
 

  1. Board Comments

    (Individual Board member comments are limited to three minutes.)
 

  1. Executive Session

    (If needed)
 

  1. Adjourn

     
 
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