BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
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REGULAR MINUTES
January 23, 2002
The Board of Education met in the Administrative Conference Room at 2:38 p.m. In attendance were Ronald W. Peppe, II, President; Daryl A. Boffman, Vice President (entered the meeting at 2:46 p.m.); Deborah A. Aughenbaugh; Stephen Crawford; Anne B. Hooper; Linda S. Naylor; and Jean A. Smith. Also in attendance were Jack D. Dale, Secretary-Treasurer;
Judith A. Ricketts, Administrative Director; R. Daniel Cunningham, Associate Superintendent; Hank Bohlander, Instructional Director of High Schools; Bruce Brown, Instructional Director of Middle Schools; and Linda Burgee and Stephen Martin, Instructional Directors of Elementary Schools.
In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, Sections 10-508(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(9), Mrs. Smith moved to go into Closed Session at 2:30 p.m. to discuss issues relating to personnel and negotiations. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Aughenbaugh and unanimously approved.
The agenda was approved as presented.
The minutes of the January 9, 2002, Closed Session were unanimously approved.
No formal action was taken.
A panel was appointed to hear an appeal.
(Dr. Crawford left the meeting at 3:38 p.m. and reentered at 3:43 p.m. Mr. Boffman left the meeting at 3:38 p.m. and reentered at 3:39 p.m.)
The meeting was recessed at 4:40 p.m. and was reconvened at 4:50 p.m.
All Board of Education members were present. Also in attendance were Jack D. Dale; Judith A. Ricketts; Jamie Cannon, Executive Director of Legal Services; and Harold Keller, Jr., Executive Director of Fiscal Services, who entered the room at 4:58 p.m. Dr. Crawford and
Ms. Ricketts entered the room at 4:51 p.m.
The Board supported staff’s
recommendations.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
The Board of Education met at 5:46 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room. All Board of Education members were in attendance. Also in attendance were Jack D. Dale;
Judith A. Ricketts; Patrick Kelly, Executive Director of Technology Services; and Mary Trapane, Supervisor of Administrative Systems.
Mrs. Smith recommended that the new Frederick City Area Middle School be named Crestwood Middle School. The Board supported this recommendation, and Mrs. Smith noted that this item would be pulled from the consent agenda for action.
Mr. Kelly and Ms. Trapane shared some of the issues regarding the new email system. Mr. Peppe expressed concern regarding Board members being cut off from the FCPS email without notification, and being under the impression that the auto-forwarding of email would continue even though it was through a new system. Mr. Kelly indicated that there was a miscommunication; however, auto-forwarding of email would be configured by administration.
The Board of Education met at 6:08 p.m. in the Board Room. In attendance were
Ronald W. Peppe, II, President; Daryl A. Boffman, Vice President; Deborah A. Aughenbaugh; Stephen Crawford; Anne B. Hooper; Linda S. Naylor; and Jean A. Smith. Also in attendance were Jack D. Dale who entered the meeting at 6:10 p.m.; Judith A. Ricketts; and Ryan C. Tuck, Student Representative to the Board. John L. Thompson, Jr., County Commissioner Liaison to the Board of Education, was absent.
Mr. Peppe opened the meeting, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Mrs. Smith amended the agenda to pull the Naming of the Frederick City Middle School off the consent agenda and separately acted upon. The agenda was approved as amended.
Mr. Peppe announced the time, place, and topics of the Closed Session and cited the law for closing the meeting.
Ms. Tebbutt and Ms. Hayn spoke on behalf of the Monocacy Montessori Communities, Inc. Ms. Tebbutt expressed concern regarding how the proposed charter school is being presented to the community as a funding issue and included on the voice poll. Ms. Hayn expressed concern regarding the charter school issue as presented at a recent Superintendent’s roundtable. They asked the Board to publicly clarify the budget issues and to disregard any negative poll response on charter schools as complete and accurate information has not been made available to the public.
Referencing his previous comments on discrimination against African-Americans and males, Mr. O’Neill presented the Board with proposals to assist in reaching equity.
Comments by Jean Ann Firestone
Ms. Firestone, member of the Central Frederick County Citizens’ Advisory Committee representing West Frederick Middle School, spoke in support of the committee’s recommendations and urged the Board to adopt the recommendation without modification.
Ms. Clagett spoke in support of the redistricting plan which provides balanced demographics.
Ms. Hindman, member of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee representing Parkway Elementary School, urged the Board to accept the report for schools being built in the Ballenger Creek area.
Ms. Ichan spoke in support of the redistricting recommendations and the balancing of demographics.
Ms. Dietz spoke of recruiting and retaining qualified employees, competitive salaries for all employees, and the reaffirmation of the Board’s commitment to remain in the upper third across the state. She stated that another critical issue is recruiting and retaining for job satisfaction, and she is looking forward to seeing the details of the budget.
Dr. Dale responded to concerns expressed during public comments regarding proposed funding for a charter school. He noted that there is a line item in the budget as a placeholder as there is a need to account for students who would attend a charter school.
Dr. Dale briefly presented his recommendations to the Board regarding the central county school attendance areas. He noted that the public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday,
February 13, 2002.
Ms. Holmes stated that the entire community does not support the recommendations of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee, and that she strongly supports the balancing of demographics.
The Board unanimously approved the minutes of the January 9, 2002, Regular Meeting as amended by Mrs. Hooper.
Page 1, FY 03 Operating Budget, Paragraph 2, Sentence 2, to read as follows:
Additionally, she reviewed her suggestions for a draft profile of budget-related items for Frederick County Public Schools.
The Board unanimously approved the Consent Agenda:
Staffing Changes
Facilities and Finance Committee
STAFFING CHANGES
Solberg, Gregory, CASI Secondary – effective January 24, 2002
Winaker, Michael, Technology Services – effective January 24, 2002
Crone, Kathy, Brunswick Elementary
Felton, Eileen, Brunswick Elementary
Griger, Paul, Brunswick Elementary
Wallace, Linda, Urbana Elementary
Luparello, Joseph, Walkersville High – effective January 2, 2002
Clark, Jennifer, Heather Ridge School – effective January 22, 2002
Gallagher, Thomas, New Market Middle – effective January 2, 2002
Kramer, Mariah, West Frederick Middle – effective January 14, 2002
Lally, Karen, Thurmont Middle – effective January 1, 2002
Officer, Janet, Twin Ridge Elementary – effective January 1, 2002
Schullenbarger, Christopher, Brunswick High – effective January 22, 2002
FACILITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Renewed for a one-year period with an estimated annual purchase of $341,993.87.
Renewed to the firms indicated on the summary of award.
Awarded to Greenwald Industrial Products Co., Inc. at the prices listed in the bid tabulation with an unspecified total. Additional shelving types and sizes will be purchased from this company at a 10 percent discount from the manufacturer’s list prices and $28 per person/per hour to install.
Awarded the following packages for the Base Bid and Alternates 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4a, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, and 23a to: #14 Roofing – Interstate Corporation for a total cost of $893,000. Rejected all bids received and re-bid of bid package #27 Signs.
#10-02
Recognizes new funds in the amount of $30,187 with a major transfer of $103,467 state funds and $6,220 federal funds.
#11-02
Recognizes audited surplus funds from FY ’01 in the amount of $2,178,339.
Urbana High Sound Abatement – Transfer of county appropriation from Board of Education operating budget to the capital budget to cover the Urbana High Sound Abatement Project.
WHEREAS, School counselors are employed in public and private schools
to help students celebrate past accomplishments and envision a bright future;
and
WHEREAS, School counselors are actively engaged in helping students
examine their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits
relate to career awareness and development; and
WHEREAS, School counselors accompany parents as they encounter challenges,
and focus on positive ways to enhance the social, personal, educational, and
career development of their children; and
WHEREAS, School counselors work with teachers and other educators to
provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and
set healthy, realistic, and optimistic aspirations for themselves; and
WHEREAS, School counselors seek to collaborate and utilize community
and business resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school
counseling programs; and
WHEREAS, School counselors implement comprehensive school counseling
programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet
the challenges of the 21st century; and
WHEREAS, School counselors have chosen “One Vision, One Voice” as their
theme for the 2001-2002 school year,
THEREFORE, We, the members of the
Board of Education do hereby proclaim the week of
February 4-8, 2002 as School Counseling Week in Frederick County.
Mr. Peppe recommended that Dr. Arthur Anderson and Mr. Stephen Carter be
reappointed to the Ethics Panel.
Mr.
Peppe noted that an application was received from Mr. Eric Fairbanks to fill
the vacancy on the panel, and he provided background information on Mr.
Fairbanks.
The Board unanimously approved the
reappointments of Dr. Anderson through February 2005 and Mr. Carter through
April 2005, and the appointment of Mr. Fairbanks through February 2005.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Jack D. Dale
Secretary-Treasurer
Ronald W. Peppe, II
President
Judith A. Ricketts
Administrative Director