Notes from Board of Education Work Session, 6/22/15

The Board of Education Work Session on Monday, June 22 will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes.

Executive session – 5 p.m.

Call to Order – 6 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance

Public Forum

• Mina Tarajamo - North Point student in 10th grade.  Reconsider transfer of Timothy Lobell, Theater Arts Teacher to Thomas Stone High School.  Loves him, he works hard, don't move him.  Petition, letter to the editor.

Action Items

• FY 2016 operating budget - BOEApproved FY2016 Operating Budget.pdf (203 KB)
• Kelly - Cutting budget on instructional materials and increased cost on transportation after assuming some routes internally?
• Lukas - Page 5 savings from lapsed salaries? 3.4M is insurance; fund balance
• McGraw - Classified pension plan funding
• Kelly - State funding calculation noticed; GCEI not funded but compensatory funding for free and reduced funding went up.
• Kelly - what if transfer tax not approved on 6/24; funding should stay intact, they would need to come up with a different revenue source.

Motion to accept the FY2016 Operating Budget by Lukas; Second by Marshall

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

• Out-of-county tuition rates - 16TUITION action item.pdf (9 KB)

Motion to accept the Out of County Tuition Rates by Abell; Second by Kelly

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

• Approval of FY 2016 daily and hourly salaries - Hourly Salaries 2015-2016.pdf (12 KB)
• Abell - Instructional Assistants increase; increase to same as temporary
• Kelly - Computer Analyst Max salary - becoming increasing complicated and needing more experience

Motion to accept the FY2016 Daily and Hourly Rates by Abell; Second by Kelly

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

• Approval of the Education Association of Charles County (EACC) contract

Motion to accept the EACC Contract Abell; Second by Kelly

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

• Approval of the American Federation of State, County, &Municipal Employees (AFSCME) contract

Motion to accept the AFSCME Contract Abell; Second by Lukas

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

• Approval of Personnel

Motion to accept Personnel Contract Marshall; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko

Work Session - Board goals - suggested Board goals-blended w/ Supt goals 042715.(2).pdf (51 KB)

•  Kelly - Change order of goals by importance?
• Abell - add disclaimer, "in no certain order"
• Kelly - add federal funding under Goal #4
• Palko - #7 doesn't like increase enrollment
• McGraw - #8 Continue to promote and implement
• Palko - #6 no STEAM to STEM but add Fine and Performing Arts
• Lukas and Kelly - quantifiable, measureable goals

Adjournment