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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Special Meeting - Open Session June 18, 2007 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin |
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Special Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Arlene Silveira at 5 p.m. in the auditorium.
On behalf of the Board, Ms. Silveira introduced and welcomed alternate student representative Laura Checovich to her first meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Maya Cole, Lawrie Kobza, Lucy Mathiak, Beth Moss, Arlene Silveira, Johnny Winston, Jr.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT: Laura Checovich
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT: Attorney Frank Crisafi , Attorney Malina Piontek
STAFF PRESENT: Susan Abplanalp, Mary Gulbrandsen, Steve Hartley, Pam Nash, Art Rainwater, Marcia Standiford, Ann Wilson-Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the Special Meeting - Workshop minutes dated March 29, 2007. Motion unanimously carried.
2. Announcements
There were no announcements.
3. Ratification of Madison Teachers Inc. Collective Bargaining Unit Contract for 2007-09
DISCUSSION:
· Agreement fails to include significant health insurance change. Unreasonably depresses salary increases for teachers. Need a salary increase greater than 1%; vast amount of available funds consumed by benefits, especially health insurance. District's change to HMOs would have provided a 2.81% salary increase. Essential for the district to offer good salaries and that teachers are paid fairly and equitably.
· Concerns about health insurance, generous retirement program, confusion about the package. Creating disincentives for the future. Need to be concerned about young teachers and an agreement attractive to them.
Art Rainwater noted the district responded immediately to confusion about the final offer and issued a press release. The correct information about the final offer was reported in the newspapers. The district came to a final agreement, within the direction provided by the Board, with the MTI bargaining committee, which represents its members. If the Board of Education voted to not support the agreement and resume negotiations, it would be in the best interest of the district to hire a different negotiator.
It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to ratify the Tentative Agreement for the 2007-2009 Teacher Contract reached on June 12, 2007 by the District's negotiations team with the MTI teachers negotiations team. Motion carried 4-3 with Maya Cole, Lawrie Kobza and Lucy Mathiak voting no.
4. Renaming VangPaoElementary Schooland Process for Renaming VangPaoElementary School
(Written materials provided in advance: Memorandum from Mary Gulbrandsen dated 6/14/07 with attachment - Decision Making Matrix for renaming Vang Pao Elementary School; Proposed Timeline for naming the new school at Linden Park if adding names, changing, or waiving BOE policy #6700 - attached to the original copy of these minutes.)
Art Rainwater explained the steps in the decision making matrix that would lead to both renaming the school and determining the process to be used.
Arlene Silveira handed the chair to Lawrie Kobza for the purpose of making a motion.
It was moved by Arlene Silveira and seconded by Carol Carstensen to rename Vang Pao Elementary School.
The chair was returned to Arlene Silveira.
The motion was unanimously carried.
It was moved by Lucy Mathiak and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to implement Board Policy 6700 to choose the name for the new elementary school on the west side. Motion carried 6-1 with Johnny Winston, Jr. voting no.
Art Rainwater clarified that this action would completely re-open the process. No suggested names would be carried over, but could be resubmitted.
FOLLOW-UP:
Any amendments to Board Policy 6700 that Board members may wish to consider will be placed on the agenda for the July 9 meeting. The process will not be implemented until after amendments are considered on July 9. The administration will also provide a timeline at that meeting.
5. Alternative School Locations
(Written materials provided in advance: Memorandum from Art Rainwater dated 6/7/07 re: Alternative Programs Move - Lapham and Marquette - attached to the original copy of these minutes.)
Art Rainwater noted the locations for the alternative programs were set when the budget was approved but, since that time, it has been determined that other configurations would be preferable.
Johnny Winston, Jr. was out of the room from 6:20-6:25 p.m.
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Lucy Mathiak that the alternative programs - Alternative Education Resource Options, School Age Parent Program, Work and Learn: Brearly, Cluster, and Wee Start Day Care - be housed at Lapham and Marquette Elementary Schools and the Administration will use their best judgment to determine which programs are the best fit at which school. Motion unanimously carried.
DISCUSSION:
· Concern about contact points with elementary students. (Hartley) Initially all contact will be very controlled with organized traffic patterns. Work/Learn students, as part of their school curriculum, work with elementary students.
· Concern that Work/Learn students who are parents have access to the WEE Start program.
6. Transportation for Spring Harbor and Wright Middle Schools
(Written materials provided in advance: Memorandum from Art Rainwater dated 6/15/07 re: Transportation Options for Spring Harbor and Wright Middle Schools - attached to the original copy of these minutes.)
Art Rainwater outlined the three possible options identified by the district, working with Madison Metro, to transport Spring Harbor and Wright Middle School students. He recommended adopting Option #1 as the only viable option because it involved no additional cost. This plan was provided as information and will be implemented. A plan will be implemented to notify families.
Option #1 - Accommodate students on Madison Metro mainline routes and other school dodger routes. To accomplish this, the following must take place:
√ Wright and Spring Harbor bell times would be 8:25-3:20
√ Toki/Jefferson/Cherokee/Hamilton bell times must be changed to 7:35-2:30
√ Memorial/West bell times must be changed to 8:14-3:35.
FOLLOW-UP:
Provide information about length of bus routes and current routes.
7. Other Business
There was no other business.
8. Adjournment
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Carol Carstensen to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Motion unanimously carried.
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