The board meeting this evening lasted about an hour. Early in the meeting several students were present (along with family members) for the presentation of awards. Soon after the awards were presented over half of those present left, leaving only board members and school employees.
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Superintendent’s Report:
A) School safety - The district is working with the sheriff department of San Bernardino County to put together an active shooter training session. Efforts are being made to include the police department from Ridgecrest and the sheriff department from Kern County since both are likely to be involved in the case of an actual active shooter event.
B) 25 Year Old Report - A report was found from the 1990s which looked into sinking and settling of buildings. It was strongly suggested that it is time for a new study since further sinking and settling appears to have occurred.
C) High School Principal - Mentor program outlined for school board. It was explained that the program would help in a number of ways. For instance, it would help students moving from the elementary site to the high school site to cope with the transition. It would provide motivation for older students to serve as role models and to keep their own grades up. Also it would provide juniors and seniors with an opportunity to earn money. The high school principal also explained how the program would be monitored to make sure that students are doing what the program requires.
D) LCAP Community Meeting - A community meeting will be held on February 13th at 5:30 pm in the high school library. The superintendent invited community members to share school improvement ideas and that sort of thing.
2) Maintenance Report: A list of projects planned for the summer was shared with the school board. Items included such things a modernizing classrooms, repairing roofs, replacing a fire alarm system, maintaining parking area in front of high school, upgrading weight room equipment, improving security of gates and entry points, etc. A projected cost of over $572K was estimated, although the cost of several project was not known and so the actual total could be substantially higher.
3) Teachers Contract - Negotiations between the district and the local teachers’ union are set to proceed in the near future. Items to be discussed include Teaching Hours and Adjunct Duties, Health and Welfare, Compensation, and Leaves.
4) Employment and various other routine items on agenda all approved.
5) 2018-2019 Calendar - The board approved the proposed calendar.
NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING: March 08