SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS I. Ms. Pamela Woodard, President, called the March 11, 2015 Regular Business Meeting of the Whitefish Bay School Board to order at 7:00 p.m. in Room 47 of Whitefish Bay High School, 1200 E. Fairmount Avenue. The following members were present: Ms. Pamela Woodard, President Ms. Kathy Rogers, Vice-President & Clerk. Ms. Anne Berleman Kearney, Treasurer Ms. Cheryl Maranto, Member Ms. Kristin Yunker, Member Mr. Douglas Armstrong, Member Ms. Jennifer Dragseth, Member II. III. Kathy Rogers, Board Clerk, confirmed that the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with the law. A motion was made by Douglas Armstrong and seconded by Kristin Yunker to approve the agenda. The motion carried. IV. Public Comment or Public Participation on Agenda Items Jean Kies, 5919 N Kent, spoke on behalf of the Middle School music parents and voiced concern that the current Middle School schedule may not have enough time built in for the arts. V. Good News/Campus Reports/District Report A. Pam Woodard expressed a thank you on behalf of the Board to Ms. Doherty, Middle School art teacher, and the 6 th grade students for the display of print art for the Board room. B. A Middle School Host School Report was provided to the Board by Amy Levek, Middle School principal, Matt Rose, associate principal and a team of Middle School teachers. Ms. Levek began with an overview of the Middle School s Student Learning Objective and Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) work and results. The third area covered was an update on the process and outcomes of the Middle School block schedule which began implementation this current school year. The following staff shared what they feel are the benefits and challenges of the schedule. Barb Gallagher Math Bizzy Schultz Social Studies Jessica Leahy Science Trevor Hill Special Education Geoff Pontus English Language Arts Ken Carson Instrumental Music Jeff Treul Counselor Jodi Schmidt Instructional Resource Coordinator Additionally Ms. Levek shared results of staff, student and parent surveys which asked for feedback specific to the block schedule. Feedback from focus groups and survey results show a majority of staff, students and parents have positive overall perceptions of the schedule and feel there have been positive results in student learning. Ms. Levek and the Middle School staff will continue to evaluate and strengthen the block schedule program. The Board shared comments and questions with the Middle School panel.
C. A Special Education Update Report was provided to the Board by Stacy Gahan, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, and the following group of teachers. Sara Nelson Special Education, High School Trevor Hill Special Education, Middle School Kathy Wurzer Special Education, Richards Cheri Andrus English Language Arts, Middle School Susan Jones 5 th Grade, Richards Ms. Gahan gave an overview of the changing context of special education, expanding inclusion range of structures & approaches and Special Education Visioning & next steps. Some of the specific areas covered by the team included the benefits and approaches of co-teaching, and post-secondary transition and services. Lastly, Ms. Gahan spoke to the collaborative efforts of parents, staff & the community to complete a Special Education Visioning mission and process, as well as next steps. The Board shared comments and questions with the team. VI. Consent Agenda A motion was made by Kathy Rogers and seconded by Cheryl Maranto to approve the consent agenda which included minutes from the February School Board meetings and the February Treasurer s Report. The motion carried. VII. Action Items A. Approve Personnel Report A motion was made by Kathy Rogers and seconded by Douglas Armstrong that be it resolved that the School Board for the School District of Whitefish Bay approves the Personnel Report dated March 11, 2015. The motion carried. VIII. IX. Information Reports/Discussion Items Committee and Representative Reports A. Jennifer Dragseth, Board representative, presented the Board with a Professional Development Committee report and praised this committee s collaborative efforts. This year s professional development was mostly aligned with state mandates. X. Communications/Public Forum* XI. Future Agenda Items A. Curriculum Renewal & Design Report World Language B. Approve 2015-16 Staffing FTE s XII. Announcements A. Closed Session March 11, 2015 Room 121/High School Following Regular Business Meeting
B. Committee Meetings March 25, 2015 Room 47/High School 7:00 p.m. C. Regular Business Meeting April 8, 2015 Room 47/High School 7:00 p.m. D. Organizational & Committee Meetings April 29, 2015 Room 47/High School 7:00 p.m. XIII. Adjournment A motion was made by Douglas Armstrong to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Kathy Rogers. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Kathy Rogers, Clerk
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The School Board of the School District of Whitefish Bay met in closed session at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in room 121 at the Whitefish Bay High School. Anne Berleman Kearney made a motion to convene in closed session and it was seconded by Kathy Rogers. Board members Pam Woodard, Kathy Rogers, Anne Berleman Kearney, Cheryl Maranto, Kristin Yunker, Jennifer Dragseth and Douglas Armstrong were present. Laura Myrah, District Administrator, was also present. The Board met for consideration of the Evaluation of the District Administrator. At 11:03 p.m. Kathy Rogers made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Cheryl Maranto. All in attendance voted to adjourn the meeting. Kathy Rogers, Clerk
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The School Board of the School District of Whitefish Bay met in closed session at 7:12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in room 121 at the Whitefish Bay High School. Jennifer Dragseth made a motion to convene in closed session and it was seconded by Cheryl Maranto. Board members Pam Woodard, Kathy Rogers, Anne Berleman Kearney, Cheryl Maranto, Kristin Yunker, Jennifer Dragseth and Douglas Armstrong were present The Board met for consideration of the Evaluation of the District Administrator. At 9:22 p.m. Douglas Armstrong made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Cheryl Maranto. All in attendance voted to adjourn the meeting. Kathy Rogers, Clerk
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WHITEFISH BAY 1200 East Fairmount Avenue Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53217 SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order by Board President, Pam Woodard at 7:01 p.m. The following board members were present: Ms. Pamela Woodard Ms. Kathy Rogers Ms. Anne Berleman Kearney (arrived 7:03 p.m.) Ms. Cheryl Maranto Ms. Kristin Yunker Ms. Jennifer Dragseth Mr. Douglas Armstrong Laura Myrah, District Administrator, presented the Board with an update report regarding the Investigation of Construction and Operation of a Radio Station at the Whitefish Bay High School, particularly administration s findings as to the costs associated to run the proposed radio station as an extra-curricular activity versus a combined curricular & co-curricular activity. Board discussion ensued. Doug Armstrong, Building & Grounds Chair, and Pam Woodard, Board President, shared points from a discussion group (consisting of two Board members, administrators and radio advocate community members) which met to share ideas. Anne Berleman Kearney shared points from her review of the legalities in the FCC construction license the School District holds. Kristin Yunker shared information from her consultation with Carin Keland, Director of Recreation & Community Services, to run a potential radio station through the Recreation and Community Education Department. The following community members spoke during public comment in support of a radio station and asked for the ability to explore a community based run radio station: David Felland, 4753 N. Newhall St. Noah Kirchner (student) John Davis, 5325 N. Santa Monica Lauren Wood, (student) John Wood, 409 E. Lexington Blvd. Board discussion continued surrounding the possibility of a community based run radio station. The Board was in consensus to not pursue running a High School based radio station at this time, to allow the community radio station advocacy group to explore options to run a community based radio station which uses the FCC construction license that the School
District currently holds and asked that the community group consults with administration as questions arise in their investigation. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE MEETING The Instruction Committee meeting was called to order by committee chair Cheryl Maranto at 8:05 p.m. The following Board members were present: Ms. Pamela Woodard Ms. Kathy Rogers Ms. Anne Berleman Kearney Ms. Cheryl Maranto Ms. Kristin Yunker Ms. Jennifer Dragseth Mr. Douglas Armstrong Director of Teaching and Learning Services, Maria Kucharski, provided the Instruction Committee with a curriculum proposal report for PreK-12 World Language. The report outlined the World Language Curriculum Renewal and Design Committee s efforts, the linkage between the curriculum and the district s Focus Plan, the adopted mission and goal statements, data analysis, a series of summarized and explained recommendations, and a brief overview of the future implementation, professional development and program evaluation. Board discussion ensued. Bill Foote, 6310 N. Lake Dr. spoke to the value of an expanded World Language program and his participation as a parent representative on the World Language Renewal and Design Committee. The curriculum proposal will be considered for approval by the full Board at its April 8, 2015 Regular Business meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m. PERSONNEL & POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING The Personnel & Policy Committee meeting was called to order by committee chair Kathy Rogers at 9:38 p.m. The following Board members were present: Ms. Pamela Woodard Ms. Kathy Rogers Ms. Anne Berleman Kearney Ms. Cheryl Maranto Ms. Kristin Yunker Ms. Jennifer Dragseth Mr. Douglas Armstrong
Director of Special Education & Pupil Services, Stacy Gahan presented the following new policy and rule to the Board: Board policy 342.4 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Board rule 342.4 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 This new policy and rule were introduced to define adherence of our current 504 evaluations, plans and procedures with state statutes. The Board recommended this policy be brought to the next Regular Business Meeting for a first review. Laura Myrah, District Administrator, presented revisions to Board policy 443.4, and introduced the new Board policy 352.1. Board policy 443.4 Student: Prohibition of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Possession These policy updates were brought forward to clarify and strengthen the policy language. Board policy 352.1 Overnight Athletic/Activity Trips This new policy covers current practice and supports long-time processes and forms covered in the athletic code and coaches handbook. Board discussion ensued. The Board recommended policies 443.4 and 352.1 be brought to the next Regular Business Meeting, with suggested edits included, for a first and final reading. The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.