Kashia Elementary School District
Site Council Meeting April 21, 2006
1. Opening and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order by Site Council President Vivian Wilder at 1:20PM
Roll Call: President Vivian Wilder, Vice-President Shawn Marrufo, Superintendant Nancy Walton, Parent Representative Leah Wilder, Parent Representative Martina Morgan, Lead Teacher Leah Martini, Tribe Representative Eric Wilder, Late Arrivals: Secretary Lynne Morello, Community: Monica Crespo, Maxine Barboza.
2. Approval of agenda
Motion: Martina Morgan to approve agenda with changes, 2nd by Nancy Walton, motion carried.
3. Approval of minutes of March 24 meeting.
Tabled
4. Wellness Policy
Review of Student Wellness Board Policy.
Recommendation: for the site council to use the handout(examples from the California School Board Association) as a template and make recommendations for changes at the next site council meeting.
- Martina Morgan will write to colleges for after school programs.
- Eric Wilder will contact the Sonoma County Indian Health Project Nutritionist to help with establishing nutrition guidelines.
Discussion: providing snacks to Kashia Students.
- Send notice to the community for donations for snacks.
- Request for Tribal Representative if any funding is available.
5. Tutoring
R.E.A.P. funding is avialable for after school tutoring
tutors interested in providing tutoring services:
- Marilyn Hurley - Kashia Community Member
- Brandon Wilder - Kashia Community Member
- Lin Robertson - Teacher Aid
6. Van driver responsibilities
Site council reviewed: Van Rules, Van Use Regulations
Suggestions:
Van Rules:
Martina Morgan requested hange wording to as of next day. Or immediate loss of privilege of riding in the Kashia School.
- Bus Schedule: Provide parents with schedule of pick-up times and places.
- Referral by Bus Driver with regards to disciplinary actions for board review
- Add wording to bullet point to "or under the influence of "
Note: Nancy Walton will see if attendance records can be obtained from the high school if a student violates use of the rules.
Van Use Regulations:
- Have Point Arena high school provide Kashia School with schedule.
- Driver has to be tested for drug and alcohol randomly twice per year. NW will see if the KSD bus driver can be added to PA’s pool of drivers for random testing.
- Change wording on item #3 unless authorized by written permission from the Kashia School Board President.
- Change location from Stewarts Point to Annapolis Road Stop.
Note: Martina Morgan reported seeing someone in the van during one evening. (possibly someone has a key for the van) she also reported locking the van one evening and finding the van unlocked the next morning. Nancy Walton will see if the locks can be changed.
7. Teacher hiring committee
Teacher Position Notice will be going out next week to various places throughout May.
Nancy Walton will check with the school board to see which board member would like to sit on the hiring committee. (there can only be one board member on the hiring committee, )
Martina Morgan volunteered to be on the hiring committee.
Monica Crespo also volunteered.
Nancy Walton suggested that interested parent committee reps meet and choose person(s) to sit on the hiring committee.
Contact Leah Martini if interested in serving on the committee. by Parent committee reps meeting May 3rd at 3:30pm
The hiring committee will be comprised of 6 people.
Nancy Walton requested to have this announcement put on the Kashaya website.
8. School calendar for 2006-07
Final review by Site Council – approved with no changes, recommendation to send to School Board for approval.
9. Fort Ross State Historic Park Field Trip (Friday, May 12, 2006)
a. Times
9:45am meet at the Fort Ross State Park Visitor
Center.
b. Schedule of activities and presenters
9:00am departure from school
9:45am – arrive at park Visitor Center Tour
Ranger Walton to take students to give presentation of
San Andreas Fault Line. (possibly a presentation by
Veronica on trees and vegetation)
11:30 – Tour of fort by Sarah Gould
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – story telling Eric Wilder
Violet and Vivian – Chatting Baskets
Fort Ross Cove
Ranger Walton firing canon
5:00pm Return to Kashia
c. Count of attendees
Chaperones: Monica Crespo, Maxine Barboza, Martina
Morgan, Lynne Morello, Nancy Walton, RM, Shawn
Marrufo, Vivian Wilder, Lin Robertson. Veronica
Corella, Eric Wilder, DL
d. Drivers
Paul Chappell - school van
Nancy Walton - personal vehicle
Martina Morgan - personal vehicle
Eric Wilder - Tribal Vehicle
Veronica Corella - Tribal Vehicle
e. Forms (permission slips, notice to parents, etc.)
Permission slips form reviewed: they will be sent out
and this will determine how many individuals will be
attending.
f. Equip or anything else needed (PA system, music
system, etc.)
Equipment (BBQ by Martina Morgan)
PA System - Kashia Tribe
g. Food organization
Lunch Committee: Martina Morgan. Monica Crespo,
Vivian Wilder, Veronica Corella, Eric Wilder
10 End of Year activity
Martina Morgan suggested a bake sale to get funding
for jump house.
Student Art Show - suggested putting art displays in the
school yard.
BBQ & Potluck
PA System - Eric Will check to see if the PA System is
availabe for the day.
Language Presentation - Vivian Wilder will have the
students give a presentation on the Kashia language.
11 Comments on non-agenda items
Eric said Bradly Marshall - Environmental Director at the
Kashia Tribal Office will soon be looking into getting
books for the tribal library at the Kashia Teacherage.
12 Possible topics for future meetings
Next meeting set tentatively for May 19th
- Tabled Minutes for March 24th
- Teacher Hiring Committee Update
- Updated van Driver Documents
- End of year Activities update
13 Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 3:00pm
Kashia School District Regular Meeting
of the Governing Board of Trustees
April 21, 2006, 2:30 p.m.
Public Meeting
Kashia Elementary School
Skaggs Springs Road
Stewarts Point, CA
AGENDA
1.0 Regular Meeting Opening
1.1 Call to Order and Roll Call
1.2 Approval of Agenda
1.3 Public Comment
This is the opportunity for the public to comment on items
not listed on the open session agenda. Comments are
limited to 5 min. Groups commenting on the same topic are
limited to 20 m in.
2.0 Reports
2.1 Board of Trustees
2.2 Superintendent
2.3 Business Manager
2.4 Lead Teacher
3.0 Action Items
3.1 Approval of Superintendent’s Contract for 2006-07 school
year.
3.2 Approval of Business Manager’s Contract for 2006-07 school
year.
3.3 Specification of Election Order for Governing Board Members.
Resolution No._________.
3.4 Approval of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
3.5 First Reading and Possible Adoption of Amendments to
Administrative Regulation 4115: Certificated
Evaluation/Supervision
3.6 Approval of 2006-07 Calendar
3.7 First Reading and Possible Adoption of Board Policy
4112.42/4212.42/4312.42: Drug and Alcohol Testing for
School Bus Drivers
4.0 Consent Agenda (Action)
4.1 Approval of Warrants
4.2 Minutes of Regular Meetings of February 24, 2006 and March 10, 2006
4.3 Approval of Williams Settlement Quarterly Complaint Report
5.0 Discussion/Information
5.1 Hiring new teacher
5.2 Tutoring
5.3 High School Transportation
5.4 End of Year Activities
5.5 Next Meeting Date, Joint Pl 81-174 Meeting with Tribe,
Parents, Community (after May Revision of State Budget)
Date:_____________TBD
6.0 Closing
6.1 Adjournment Time:_________________
FORT ROSS FIELD TRIP PLANNED FOR MAY12TH
The site council has been planning a field trip for the students on May 12th 2006. Suggestions for the trip was discussed at the site council meeting on March 23rd.
- April promotion will begin for the trip.
- Requests to parents will be going out to volunteer or present something to the school children at the Fort.
- Trip will start at 9:30am and may go until 5:00pm.
- A timeline will be completed by the April 21st site council meeting.
- Permission slips will go out
- Food list to be completed.
- Sarah Gould - Interpretive Specialist at Fort Ross will give a presentation on the Russian Period.
- Other individuals will be contacted for presentations.
- Veronica Corella Kashia EPA Planner will give a marine life presentation.
- Eric Wilder Kashia tribal member will tell Kashia stories.
- Vivian Wilder and Violet Chappell will give a special presentation to the kids.
