DRAFT – Unofficial Until Approved Meeting Minutes 12/5/17

The Governing Board of the Tanque Verde Unified School District #13, Pima County, Tucson, Arizona held a Regular Board Meeting on December 5, 2017 in the Board Room, at the Tanque Verde School District Administrative Office ‐ 2300 N. Tanque Verde Loop Rd., Tucson, Arizona 85749. The meeting was called to order at 6:59 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Board Members present:
Mr. Carlos Ruiz, President	Mr. Jeffrey Neff, Board Clerk
Mr. Steven Auslander, Board Member (absent)	Mr. Jeremy Schalk, Board Member
Ms. Susan Fry, Board Member	Kaitlyn McWilliams, Student Board Member

Administrative Staff:
Dr. Scott Hagerman, Superintendent (absent)
Mr. Adam Hamm, Business Manager
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Mr. Ruiz made a motion to amend the Board Agenda tonight due to Dr. Hagerman’s absence; the amended Board Agenda will be limited to the following:
CALL TO THE PUBLIC, CONSENT AGENDA, and ACTION ITEMS. All other items
appearing on the agenda tonight will be postponed. Ms. Fry seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
There were no requests to speak from the public.
CONSENT AGENDA (see attached personnel report)
MOTION: Ms. Fry made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mr. Neff seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

ACTION ITEMS
17‐18 FY Budget Revision #2 ‐ Mr. Adam Hamm
MOTION: Ms. Fry made motion to approve the 17‐18 FY Budget Revision #2. Mr. Neff seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

TVHS Math (Algebra II) Adoption ‐  M. Carlos Ruiz
Mr. Ruiz clarified the Board will be considering the first phase of the math adoption tonight by allowing the public to view the ‘new’ math books under consideration.
MOTION: Mr. Neff made a motion to approve the public viewing of the TVHS Math (Algebra
2) books. Mr. Ruiz seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

Board consideration for Minimum Wage Adjustment – Mr. Adam Hamm
This change will be effective 1‐1‐18. With the passage of Prop 206, the District is making the necessary adjustments to comply with Prop 206 – Minimum Wage adjustment to $10.50/hour.

Regular Board Meeting December 5, 2017	page 2 of 3

There will also be	new Support Staff Hiring Schedule. This change will also impact
Substitute teacher pay, which will increase from $80 per day to $84.

MOTION: Mr. Schalk made a motion approve the Minimum Wage Adjustment. Mr. Neff seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

Board Retreat date (1‐21‐18) confirmation and Retreat topic discussion – Mr. Ruiz
Mr. Neff stated he would not be available on January 21, 2018 but felt the Board should still meet.
MOTION: Mr. Neff made a motion to confirm the Board retreat date is January 21, 2018. Mr. Schalk seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

MOU – Bus Storage – Mr. Adam Hamm

The Pima County School Superintendent Office and the Tanque Verde Unified School District have a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) regarding the storage, fueling and repairs of school transportation buses owned by the County on School District property. The County provides transportation to students who live in the Unincorporated Territory of Pima County to the nearest organized school district which are students who live near Mount Lemmon and the Summerhaven community. These students are predominantly transported by the County to Tanque Verde Schools. The County lacks a secure location for storage, fueling, and maintenance near the school District; and the District has a secure location to provide storage, fueling and maintenance for the buses.
MOTION: Mr. Ruiz made a motion to approve the MOU – Bus Storage with Pima County School Superintendent’s office. Ms. Fry seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

Board consideration for purchase of Time Clock Plus – Mr. Adam Hamm
MOTION: Mr. Neff made a motion to approve the purchase of Time Clock Plus. Mr. Schalk seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS
Emergency Operations Plan ‐ January
Board Goals: Community Facility Usage Report – January
Board Goals: Teacher Recruitment and Fiscal Responsibility – January
Board Goals: Culture and Climate ‐ February
Board Goals: Vision and Mission at the sites and Board ‐ March
Board Goals: Community Involvement - April
Board Goals: Evaluation 2017‐18 SY / 2018‐19 SY ‐ May
Behavior Matrix – January or February
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASBA Annual Conference – December 13‐15, 2017
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Ruiz adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.

Regular Board Meeting December 5, 2017	page 3 of 3

Respectfully submitted by,
Judy Bower, Governing Board Secretary

Carlos Ruiz, Board President	Jeffrey Neff, Board Clerk

 	ABSENT	
Steven Auslander, Board Member	Jeremy Schalk, Board Member

Susan Fry, Board Member

Personnel Items - Board Meeting - December 5, 2017

Administrator Contracts	Position	Reason	Site	FTE	Date	
						
Administrator Resignations	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	
						
Certified Contracts	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	
Priscilla Jemming	School Nurse	Replace Arlene Johnson	TVHS	1.0	11/27/2017	
						
Certified Resignations	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	
Amy Brauer	Music Teacher	Personal	ACES	1.0	12/1/2017	
						
Classified Contracts	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	

Classified Agreements	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	

Classified Resignations	Position	Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	
Michelle Lewis	Paraprofessional II/III	Other employment	EGJH	0.80	12/15/2017	
Kerry Zuest	Bus Driver	Other employment	TRANS	0.75	12/8/2017	
						
Other Continuations		Reason (Replace / New)	Site	FTE	Date	

Other Discontinuations	Position	Reason	Site	FTE	Date	
Collin Alexander	Head Boys Tennis Coach	Unresponsive to communication attempts	TVHS	Varies	11/22/2017	
						
Other New Hires	Position	Reason	Site	FTE	Date	
Stephanie Tuer	Homebound Teacher	New	ACES	Varies	11/27/2017	
Michelle Lewis	Classified Substitute	New	Varies	Varies	12/18/2017	
Kerry Zuest	Substitute Bus Driver	New	TRANS	Varies	12/11/2017	
Nicholas Mata	Certified Substitute	New	Varies	Varies	11/30/2017	

						

/K. Wick 12/8/2017