Pledge of Allegiance

Establish Quorum/Accept agenda: Members present were Steve Mittge, LauraBale, Judith Palmer and Don Secena. Judith asked if there were any changes or additions to the agenda. LeeRae Ball asked to add the Ducern Grant to the consent agenda. Kathy Lorton would like to add the student handbook and 3000 policy series under old business as items "b" and "c". Judith Palmer wanted to

also add as item "d" under old business, the vacant board position.

Special Recognition: Superintendent Kathy Lorton recognized the three boys who are currently attending the New Market'Fire Fighter One" courses. They are ZachCrook, Tanner Norskog and Bryan Witt. She commended their hard work and the future service they will be providing our community.

Correspondence: None

Community Comments: Zach Crook asked the board if they would object to him refurbishing the "pole" signs by the district office and Sanders (the football and track) Field. The board had no objections and thought it a worthwhile project. Wendy Carlson let everyone know she was here representing the teachers union. They had applied for, and received, a grant for $300.00 to help with the food service holiday lunch. Kathy will be meeting with the union and food service to work out the details.

Minutes: It was moved by Laura Bale to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Steve Mittge. Passed unanimously.

REPORTS

Special: John Molohon, the Assistant Superintendent, Fiscal at ESD113, reviewed our receivership with OSPI and what this entails for the benefit of our new board members. He covered the binding conditions specific to Oakville School District and explainedESDll3's role as the monitoring source. He also spoke to the board about some of the reasons our district did not pass "Maintenance of Effort" in our special education area for fiscal year 07-08. He will be working closely with LeeRae and Kathy on this. This will prompt an audit and the district will be giving back $21,666.78.

Business: LeeRae Ball and Sandy Tuengel reviewed their reports with the board and community. LeeRae reported on our financials and upcoming reports in progress and their deadlines. She also let the board and community know about her progress with the Fruit and Vegetable Grant we were awarded this year. She also gave the board some sample educational flyers that will be distributed to students and parents on nutrition and its values. The program will begin next week, and will continue once a week for the remainder of the year. Each classroom will receive a snack of either a fruit or vegetable for every student. Sandy reported on some yearly procedures that have been completed, and first of the year payroll forms that have been collected to date.

Maintenance: Kathy Lotron reviewed the maintenance report from Bob Johnson who was unable to attend the meeting tonight. He reported on maintenance items that have been completed such as the high school gym roof, new lighting, and the ductless system in the elementary. He also reported on items that are upcoming, such as the re-finishing of the high school gym floor, and a walk through with Sunset Air on issues that will need to be addressed.

Board Committees: Judith Palmer handed out an article of interest to share with the board and

community. It concerned a new form of "grading" for an elementary school in North Thurston, with

a goal for students to reach top grades.

Principals: Tom Phimister started out by commending our middle school volleyball team who went 9 wins to 1 loss this season. Middle school basketball season practices started today. There are still a couple of weeks left to high school football and volleyball. The end of our first quarter is this Friday. Report cards should go out Thursday or Friday of next week. Our conference week is coming soon and we will be working on final plans for evening schedules.

Superintendent: Kathy Lorton reported on the In-service that Willa Corbus attended on K-6 Dibels student assessment program. She also held an in-house in-service with other staff members after she returned. We also had Jennifer Pierce from Chief Leschi school district here on October 22"d early release. She provided a workshop for our secondary staff on "Safe & Civil Schools." She also invited our district to Chief Leschi to observe. Kathy reiterated the need to consult with the teacher's union and food service to come up with the best plan to use the grant dollars for our holiday lunch.

Consent Agenda: Steve Mittge moved to approve consent agenda as presented. Seconded by Don

Secena. Passed unanimously.

Old Business:

a. ESD113 Monthly Meeting - Oct. 29th: Our next scheduled meeting will be the 29th of this

month.

b. Student Handbook: Kathy Lorton reported that she has met with Craig Hanson on revisions to the student handbook. We are currently using old policies and the current handbook, but are ready to proceed.

c. 3000 Policies: Kathy will be planning a meeting with Don Secena and Steve Mittge to begin 3000 policy review.

d. Vacant Board Position: Judith Palmer asked if we have had any response to our ad on the open board position. Sandy has had no responses so far. She wanted to know if we could possibly

advertise again with more information. Kathy suggested a nice colorful flyer home with students

may garner more response.

New Business:

a. YMCA After School Program: The YMCA and some of our community parents have

approached us with the possibility of a"Latch Key" type program. They would provide staff as long

as we have ten participants. It is approximately $130.00 per month per student, grants available for

parents, DSHS qualifies also. Penny Reinitz and Kathy will be working on possibly combining

efforts with other organizations.

b. Home Coming: Kathy Lorton reported that homecoming was a wonderful event. The dance was phenomenal. The students were all respectful, polite, gentleman and ladies. Everyone was on their best behavior and all had fun!!

c. Confïrm December 08 Board Meeting -l2ll5l08: Confirmed for Monday, December 15, at

5:30 p.m.

Community Comments: None

Future Agenda ltems: Penny Reinitz will be reporting on "The Care Team" at a future board meeting.

Executive Session: None

Steve Mittge moved to adjourn the meeting at7:37 p.m. Seconded by Don Secena. Passed unanimously.

IVÎeeting adjourned