Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Meeting Minutes, 1981 by Metropolitan Library System Oklahoma

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY,. 5^1J18I

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTESvOF PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the minutes of December 15 and 18, 1980 as presented. Dr. Start inquired about that portion of the minutes wherein the mill levy election was scheduled to be held in April in the Nomination Election, rather than in the General Election which is held in May.

Dr. Payzant responded that after the law was changed with regard to when some school districts would hold their school elections, Oklahoma City moved from the January date to the April date for the Nomination Election to be held, with the General Election • to be held only if in the Nomination Election a'candidate does not receive a majority of the votes cast, which is different to what it used to be, but making it feasible to hold the mill levy election in April. ^Of^STTrtral 1, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, 'aye;.. Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm deci a red-'that the motion carried.

COMMITTEE RE8&RTS— BOARD MEMBERS* COMMENTS

Mrs. Hill commented that it being appropriate to recognize former students of the system, that hd3Trgs»attended the All-College Basetball Tournament, it was nice to see former basketball players from Oklahoma City in action again - Matt Clark, Southeast High School; and Leroy^Co.mbs, Star Spencer High School, and she was very pleased that Matt Clark won the Most^Xaluable Player award. Dr. Hamm stated that in the January issue of E’foi Delta Tampan, under the section of Young Leaders, recognition was given to 75 young leader^ in education, men and women who exemplified the Phi Delta Kappa ideals of research, service, and leadership in their profession al lives,’ ancL Dr. Ronald Schnee, Staff Development Supervisor, was one of the leaders included in that recognition. Dr. Hamm added that he thought this was a tribute to Dr. Schneq as well as to the Oklahoma City School System for having a man of that caliber on its staff.

HEARINGS Dr. Ms. in* the

Hamm called on Ms. Effie Grimes, who had registered to address the Board. Grimes spoke in behalf of Truman Fifth Year Center, asking that it remain open, the best interest of the community; that it not be considered for closing unless other schools were Closed as recommended by the Superintendent, and other.

R. #1 Minutes Approved

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT1D

LEGAL’AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported that since the last Board meeting notification had been received 'on designation of record in the Judy Boswell termination proceeding; that Ms. Boswell's attorney wanted 60 days in which to file an AppeaTBrief in the Supreme Court.

Treasurer's Report

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. (Copy of report on file in office of Clerk.)

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Employee of the Month

Dr. Payzant presented Dr. John Brandt, President, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Dolores M. Cox, Computer Services, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Cox on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant. Ms. Cox responded.

R. #2 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for grants and programs as follows: * (a)

Ethnic Heritage Studies Program under Title IX, Part E and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as added by Public Law 92-318 and amended by Section III of Public reauthorized and redesignated by Section 802 of Public

of the Elementary Section 504 of Law 93-380 and Law 95-561.

(b)

Burn Prevention and Education Program under Title IV, Part C, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 95-561.

(c)

Improvement of Local Educational Practices (Music Today Program) under Title IV, Part C, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 95-561.

(d)

Strategies for Teaching Activities in Music under Title IV, Part C, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 95-561. Aid to Children with Special Education Needs under a subgrant from State Department of Education under the Elementary and Secondary EducatiofHArt of 1965, as amended by Public Law 89-313.

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(f)

AMENDMENT

Adult Bilingual Vocation/English as a Second Language Program under Section 181-189B of tl^e Voc§TfWT&4~-Education Act of 1963, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2tTl-2421). ? *'

... Dr. Start, after expressing aXottcern about'item (f), moved to amend the motion to delete (f) - Adult Bilingual VocatltQj^glXh as‘a Second Language Program, etc. The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Hill. •*<

Dr. Start stated that he could not in good conscience vote for an adult bilingual program1 with English as a'second language, and therefore he had offered an amendment to the motion, in wBich he was registering his displeasure at that kind of approach to those in the United States who do riot speak'English.

On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, nay; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, nay; Mr. Donwerth, nay; and Dr. Hamm, nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the amendment failed. On roll call for the original motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth,- aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. J)r. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd It was moved by Mr . Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At School District Expense (a)

Stanley Garrett, Leadman Mechanic; Richard Martin, Leadman Mechanic, Service Center Garage, International Truck Training Institute, Dallas, Texas, January 5-8, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Wyolene Brown, Chief School Psychologist; Carol Betty, Assistant to the Director of Special Services, CEC's National Topical Conference on the Exceptional Bilingual Child, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 17-20, 1981.

(c)

Billie Metheny, Consultant, National A.C.L.D. Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 17-20, 1981.

(d)

Alice V. Houston, Director of Curriculum, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 6-10, 1981.

(e)

James Savage, Employee Relations Administrator, Personnel Services, National Association of Educational Negotiators, San Diego, California, March 22-27, 1981.

(f)

Gary Sperling, Science Consultant, Curriculum Services; The National Science Teacher Convention, New York, New York, April 2-6, 1981.

(g)

William McVay, Visual Art Consultant, Curriculum Department, National Art

Education Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, April 15-20, 1981.

(h)

Norma J. Cole, Curriculum Consultant; Margaret Gregory, K-5 Curriculum Consultant, Annual National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, St. Louis, Missouri, April 22-25, 1981.

(i)

Janet J. Shelden, Curriculum Coordinator, K-5; Lura Rucker, Curriculum Consultant, International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-May 1, 1981.

(j)

Ruth Faine, Consultant, Curriculum Services, National Council of Social Studies Regional Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 25-May 3, 1981.

At No Travel Expense to the District

H. Jones, Coordinator; Valeria Turnell, Assistant Coordinator, Media /Services, American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, Cafci1£ornia, June 28-July 4, 1981. (l)

DonaJd. P<ice, Director of External Funding, National Association of Administrators of State and-“Federal Education Program Region VI Legislative Inservice Seminar, Dallas, Texas, January 7-9, 1 (TTtTF-f—Funds)

(m)

Hope AlvaneST^Wtle VII Coordinator, Title VII Management Institute, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 1981. (Title VII Funds) X .... Vicki Kay Livingston, Teacher, T&pjtol Hill High School, Close-Up Program, Washington, D.C., March 30-April

(n) (o)

Odette Scobey, Principal, Western Vil lage*'Element^j^$chool, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 3-8, 1981. ' ’ ■

(p)

Martha*Galbreath, Reaching Principal, Arcadia Elementary School, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 4-8, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #3 Professional Trips Approved

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Report Soccer Programs, Middle SchoolsHigh Schools

Dr.. Payzant referred to material which had been provided to members of the Board ^regarding a soccer program in the middle and high schools. He stated that the program would be for boys and girls, and all students in the middle schools would’be given, first, the opportunity to participate in the intramural program, and as the result of that participation would be selected, based on their ability, to participate;in the interschool program. It would be set up for the Spring of the year, during March, April and May, for competition between middle schools in the city. Division tournaments and an All-City tournament would be held at the conclusion of the soccer season. For the high schools there would be a division of two conferences, and the teams from these conferences with the best win-lost record would play for the championship. Dr. Payzant also stated that the cost estimates are broken down into two major categories; one being the start-up cost, which would be the goals and nets, balls, etc.; with the second category representing ongoing cost, which would include the salaries of coaches, the officials, balls, transportation, and trophies for tournaments; that the cost of the first-year program at the middle school level would be about $32,000, with the recurring annual cost for the succeeding years being between $16,000 and $17,000 a year; at the high school level, the recurring expenses would be in the neighborhood of $51,500, with $12,000 to $13,000 being the start-up cost for the first year.

Dr. Payzant added that there is a lot of enthusiasm among the parents and students in the soccer program and that it was probably only a matter of time before it would become*even more popular than tennis; that in terms of the young people of the community, he would give an unqualified recommendation of soccer to the sports program, but iiis concern was of the resources the costs would come from to finance the program; that while it did have the endorsement of the staff and of him, he could not in good conscience suggest that the Board adopt the program now because it was one of many program proposals that would come to them that would require consideration as they would deliberate over the 1981-82 budget.

In a concluding statement, Dr. Payzant stated that he thought it was appropriate that the Board defer a final decision on soccer until they were closer to other program decisions and the allocation of resources in the 1981-82 budget; that the question was where it would fall in terms of priority, so his recommendation was that the soccer program be deferred until the Board had an opportunity to look at the budget for 1981-82. Dr. Payzant and Mr. Vern Moore, Director of Middle Schools, responded to questions and comments from members of the Board. ^•■fesponding to questioning about setting up the soccer program in the current budget, Dr. Payzant stated that the district was limited by the approved budget as to the amoun-t^that they could spend, and whether the revenues would come in exactly, as anticipated, or grecttS’F or lesser, the total budget could not be modified without going back,to the Excise Board with a request for a supplementary budget; that he had been lookirfg’-at- the current positioujadth respect to expenditure patterns in the budget, and had not pushed the panic b'ufcfee’n yetirT’ferms of administratively approving some things, but lie thought by another couple of months, if not sooner, it was going to be a touch andyjo’cnjain the current year in terms of developing the budget on June 30.

Dr. Payzant continued by citfrTg;some of the increases that would be required of the budget. Dr. Start suggested that patrons be allowecLto help ral^e funds to finance the program, to which Dr. Payzant replied that he was afraid Th^J^*ifi§ybbione high;school or two. middle schools would come up with the money and others would not; that they would have to be prepared to spend the money for the coaches' salaries, for the extra time spent beyond the regular contract„day, and for perhaps the officials and transportation costs as would be involved in actual competition.

Considerati on of Goals for 1981-82 at the January 19, 1981 Meeting

Dr. Payzant presented the following information for the Board's consideration at its meeting of January 19, 1981: GOALS

Setting goals is important for organizations and for the individuals Tn them. In a school district they define the expectations that the Board, Superintendent, and Staff Members strive to meet. Each year some goals on the list are met and replaced by new ones. Some goals are ongoing, they reappear year after year because they set expectations that will not be met completely in«a single year.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

GOALS cont'd i

For 1981-82 the number of goals has been reduced from seventeen to twelve. Some very imporaht assumptions support these goals. They can be simply stated. All children can learn. All children can be taught. Every child should show achievement gains from September to May. Schools do make a difference in the lives of children and in their education. And, there are specific, known factors that make schools more effective. If we could establish a theme for the Oklahoma City Public Schools for the next several years, it should be "making schools more effective." To help us achieve our goals we must work to develop the following conditions: -Strong instructional leadership by administrators in the schools and central office,

-School climate conducive to learning, -Serious emphasis districtwide on basic skills instruction,

-Optimistic teacher expectations of student ability,

-Onga'ing assessment of pupil progress, and -Parent and community support. Recommend adoption of 1981-82 Board Goals as follows: Goal 1

The Board will expect the staff to assess the needs of each child so that appropriate educational programs can be provided to meet the different needs of the slow, average, and gifted learner. Goal 2

The Board will expect the staff to assist each student according to his or her ability to make progress each year in learning and applying skills in reading, writing, and computation.

The B^ard will commit resources to fund a staff development program to help teache''rs4l administrators, and classified employees become more effective in their job performance.

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Goal 4

The Board wil^^tively support the implementation of a legislative program designed to Tmprove the funding of public education.

Goal 5

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The Board will provide equal, appropriate educStionalopportunities for children with handicapping disabilities.

Goal 6 The Board will continue to support the development, refinement, and implementation of a curriculum which fosters mastery learning of the basic skills and accommodates a criterion-referenced testing program that enables teachers and administrators to manage instruction and assess student progress.

Goal 7 The Board will encourage responsible communication and public information activities directed toward improving public understanding and confidence in the â€˜schools and increasing citizen participation and involvement in them. Goal 8 The Board will encourage and support development and organization of activities that promote positive human relations between and among staff, students, parents, the community and the Board.

Consideration of Goals for 1981-82 at the January 19, 1981 Meeting cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Consideration of Goals for 1981-82 at the January 19, 1981 Meeting cont'd

Goal 9 The Board will continue to seek ways to evaluate the allocation of existing resources to improve educational services. Goal 10

The Board will encourage continuity of programs and experiences for students that include a positive transition between and among elementary, fifth year center, middle, and senior high school levels.

Goal 11 The Board will seek to improve public understanding and support of the schools and make greater use of community resources by encouraging such programs as Adopt-A-School, the Community Education Consortium for Lifelong Learning, local school advisory councils, and other community involvement activities.

Goal 12 The Board will develop and implement a long-term plan concerning consolidation of schools, closing of schools, renovation and replacement of schools, and disposal ofjpreviously closed schools and surplus sites.

Wit£ reference to the information presented, Dr. Payzant stated that as members of the Board would go through the goals that had been proposed for their consideration, that there would be repetition from the list that was approved last year; that with each passing year there would be some goals that they would want to continue because they would never totally be reached in the ultimate; that there were other goals that may be more appropriate and achieved within a single year and therefore dropped after they were reached,and there would be some that under circumstances would change in priori ty. Dr. Payzant noted that on Board Goal 12, obviously the goal would have to be changed if Board action on the item for consideration under Unfinished Business pertaining to Retirement of School’ Facilities was different from his recommendation. Dr. Payzant added that the goals would be used in developing the budget; that they would be included as a part of the Annual Report; administrative objectives would be written for them and they would be distributed throughout the district. It was ^suggested that the Board make any additions or deletions that they would want to make and take action on the goals at the January 19 meeting. Dr. Payzant also noted that each of the Board members would probably want to rank order the goals from 1 to 12, as wa's. done last and if they wanted to do so, he would supply them with the proper form. ' ■

Dr. Start inquired as to the val,ud^7Tf*pr+©-ritizing the goals, to which Dr. Payzant responded that "vhenyou get irftb budget decisions and you have recommendations for spending.-thirM^e in conflict and you have got to make a judgment about which is a higher priority, then with a set of goals that are rank ordered, that sometimes takes you off the hook in terms oCleaning one way rather than another." Mrs. Hill, in referring to Goal '2th regard to putting a timeline on the achievement of the goal. She stated that so^muck is^beihg said about how the district ranks in the national average or the Oklahoma average? and so many of the urban schools have indicated that things have been turnecRaround and their students are ranking with the national average on those goals, that she was wondering if to put a timeline on the goal would be too specific or not?

Dr. Payzant stated that it was legitimate for the Board to specify the timeline if they wished to do so, but he thought that general goal would be with them every year, even if they had a shorter term, more specific goal to get to a particular point of achievement by-1981, 1982, and 1983, but if the Board wanted to be more specific, he thought they had every right to do so.

After Dr. Payzant mentioned again that he could send a form i(sheet) to Board members to do their rank ordering and he could give them a composite at the next meeting, Dr. Hamm replied that he thought it would be helpful to have the opportunity to prioritize the goals, and if board members thought there was no need, they could so state.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Dr. Payzant reported:

Title I Eligibility

Remarks Superintendent

It was almost a year ago when the Board heard comments from several patrons in a request to take a look at the way in which we established eligibility for Title I schools. As the result of that request, the Title I Parent Advisory Council was involved with the Title I specifications in doing a rather detail review of various approaches to determining eligibility under Title I. You received in iyoiur packet of materials a report of the work of the committee that recommended the eligibility criteria and it did include parents on it. The recommendation of that committee was reviewed by the District Title I Advisory Council and endorsed, and the recommendation is that we continue to use the same approach to establishing Title I eligibility, the district-wide percentage of poverty, which is determined by the number of students who qualify for free lunch. The major argument for continuing that approach is that it allows for the greatest number of elementary schools to qualify.

School District Audit I would call to your attention a letter from the Auditor with the plan that the School district audit for last fiscal year will be available for you at the January 19 meeting.

Personnel Policies You should have a copy of the letter from the president of the American Federation of Teachers with suggestions and comments on several of the policies that were presented to you at the last board meeting. Jack Isch is working with Mr. Renfro on those suggestions and we will send information to you prior to the 19th meeting when I will ask you to take action on those policies as recommended at the last regular board meeting.

Level III Grievance Hearing I would remind you that you agreed at the last board meeting to hold a Level III Grievance Hearing for Ann Turner, and you rteed to set a time for that hearing.

Dr..Start stated that if the Board would concur with two requests of the Superintendent Inquiry ;'«Wfi^r^er*Tie and his staff had time to do it, he would like an opinion of the staff Dr. Start about why the Campus Po’lice wear side arms, the rationale for them to wear weapons; and, secondly, if there is evidence in any of the schools that there is hazing of students,hazing either^fSlated to athletic activity or initiation of students?

Dr. Start/added—that he had heard some reports about the hazing of students, but he would like to see if there was anythj-ncT to'Ttr——

PERSONNEL REPORT^ A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth' afft^seconded by Mrs. Hill that the persons as listed in the Personnel Report be employed as/sErthe-efi^ective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the .appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by t^^Sfiperintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #4 Personnel Approved

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan to approve Recommendations #1 and #2 (ratification of December payrolls and authorization of January payrolls) and payment of encumbrances^as listed for December 10-30, 1980. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, a^e; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #5 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

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Purchasi ng R. #6 Approval of Purchasing

A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Brody to approve the following purchasing items: 1. Lamps Purchase of lamps (fluorescent) for Custodial Services from Melton Electric Supply which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $7,335.36 to be charged to Account G 650.01.

2. Supplies and Materials Purchase of supplies and materials (point sets, seals, condensers, filters, tire changer, etc.) for use by Garage Services and Material Transportation from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Yow Brake & Clutch Severin Supply Company Phil's Auto Supply, Inc. Solloway Auto Supply Total

374.62 1,443.50 64.80 1 ,005,56

2,888.48

Tfese purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G 560.04 G 1230.06 BL 5620.05 Total

1,451.98 1 ,399.50 37.00

2,888.48

3. Automobile for Campus Police Department Purchase of automobile (1) for use by Campus Police Department from Tom Ayers Ford - Mercury, Inc., which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $6,689.54, to be charged to Account G 1230.06.

4. Contract with Bindery Service '■* Permission to contract with Oklahoma Bindery Service, which submitted the low quotation on specifications, for the binding operation on the Curriculum Description Books for the Graphics Department. The purchase in the amount of ^^'-$£-,150.00 is to be charged to Account G 130.16. 5. .^Corrugated Cartons Pjircjiase of corrugated cartons for use by Supply and Distribution Department from Sooner Box Company which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $1,268.00 to be charged to Account BL 56ZDT0S^~---~-

6. PaperPurchase of paper for us&. by Graphics Department at Washington Print Shop from Graham Paper Company whicft s-dtjmitted the low quotation in the amount of $1 ,793.00 to be charged to Account G 240

7. Greenhouse Kit

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Purchase of greenhouse kit for use by Adult Vo-Tech (Star Spencer High School) from American Plant Products which submitted the low quotation. The purchase in the amount of $T3,227.32 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech. Mrs. Brody inquired about item 3, with the state of the automobile industry being what it is, why 15-proposals were mailed and only 3 bids returned?

Mr. Charles Allen, Director of Purchasing, responded he could not answer the question as to why dealers or distributors would not bid on the cars; that each time cars have been up for bid, the list of bidders has., dwindled. Mrs. Hill expressed*- that on item 7 a greenhouse kit was being recommended for purchase, but she had a concern about where the other money was coming from for installation, etc.?

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Purchasing cont'd

| Dr. Payzant stated that there were three alternatives that they were looking at for the Installation;*12 4 one was to contract the services to contractors with the money 3 coming from the same fund; the second would be to use students in the vocational education programs from the various trades to do that portion of the installation that they would do under the guidance of their instructor, and the purchasing of materials needed would come from the same fund; arid the third alternative would be to have the reconstruction project that was approved in Vo-Tech 22 undertake this as one of its work projects, and there would be no labor cost, and materials cost would come out of district funds, but-money would not be taken from any other area of the budget.

R. #6 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

I Mrs. Hermes referred to item 4, stating that attention should be given to the turn| around time, hoping that the district would not get caught in the same bind next year | as it did this year. I

I On roll call, the votes were as follows:

Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes,

aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. declared .that the motion carried.

Dr. Hamm

General Business It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following: 1.

Acceptance of Resignation of Assistant Treasurer for Clearing Account Acceptance of the resignation of David Light as Assistant Treasurer for the Clearing Account and the cancellation of the $750,000 Fidelity Bond carried on David.

R. #7 Approval of General Business Items

Appointment of Assistant Treasurer for Clearing Account Appointment of Anne Hsieh as Assistant Treasurer for the Clearing Account.

Permission to Order Fidelity Bond Permission to order a Fidelity Bond for Anne Hsieh in the amount of $750,000 and to pay the Bond premium in the amount of $2,575..

Approval of Increase for Lunches

;/^^^ff©Val of an increase from 10<f charge per lunch to 20<£ charge per lunch for all reduced price lunches. The increase to become effective Monday, January 12, 198K

On roll c^ll^the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. HiTT>-aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. The Central Food Services Financial Statement as of November 30, 1980, was submitted as information to the Board. _

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Information to the Board

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Motion made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hefnies at the meeting of December 15, 1980, to be considered at the January 5, 1981 meeting: ■'‘SS

"I move to suspend our School Closing Policy for three years so the Oklahoma City Schools can continue to gain stability, improve the quality of education and improve students' achievement test scores."

R. #8 Substitute Motion Approved Re Suspension of School Closing Pol icy

Before consideration of the motion, Dr. Hamm stated that in discussion of the motion,ther!e could al so be the discussion of the Superintendent's recommendations. Dr. Hamm then called on Mr. Robert Smith, who had requested to address the Board.

Mr. Smith expressed appreciation to the Board for its service to the community and asked that they give due consideration to the best possible utilization of resources for the school system, if it meant consolidation of schools or whatever, and other.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd 1. #8 Substitute Motion Approved Re Suspension of School Closing >olicy cont'd

With reference to discussion of the Superintendent's recommendation, Dr. Hamm called -attention of the<Board to that recommendation as printed in the agenda:

Recommend that the Board adopt the Retirement of School Facilities Report and Recommendations presented to the Board December 1, 1980, and accept the recommendations contained therein as follows:

PHASE I

Lafayette Elementary School.

Keep the school open.

Sunset Elementary School. Close the school and reassign students to Ridgeview with the exception of ten students who are now transported to Sunset from the North Highland area. These ten students will be assigned to Stonegate.

Nichols Hills Elementary School. Close the school and reassign the students to Johnson and West Nichols Hills. Mayfair Elementary School. Monroe.

Close the school and reassign the students to

Kaiser Elementary School. Discontinue the regular elementary program and reassign the Kaiser students to Buchanan. *

Truman Fifth Year Center. Close the school and reassign the fifth year students to Page-Woodson and Garden Oaks. Reassign the kindergarten students to Moon.

Carver Center. Close the school and move the program and students to the Kaiser Elementary School building. Make the necessary modifications in the Kaiser building to make it fully accessible to handicapped children and adults. PHASE II

Present a bond issue for voter approval in the fall of 1981 to finance building replacement, renovations and additions as follows: Eugene Field and Willard Elementary Schools

Construct a new facility in the Eugene Field/Willard attendance area and consolidate these two schools. •v

Parke r,jand»Green Pastures Fifth Year Centers jQJj?se Parker and reassign the students to Green Pastures. permanent classroom addTrtTrrr~&t--Green Pastures.

Add a

PtjTTTftm Heights Elementary School Keep the school often

nd renovate the building.

PHASE III A.

■*< * -wY* Suspend the Board's current policy on retirement of school facilities and direct the administration to develop a long-term plan including recommendations for specific next steps on the consolidation of schools, closing bf schools, renovations and replacement of schools, and disposal of previously closed schools and surplus sites.

Direct the administration to present to the Board, no later than July 1, 1981, a report and recommendations on specific next steps and the details of the renovation and replacement programs to be included *■ in the fall of 1981 bond issue to be presented to voters.

NOTE:

Examples of projects to be considered in a long-term plan. Replacement

Close Riverside and Shidler Elementary Schools and replace with a new school. Close one or more fifth year centers and replace with a new school on the East Side.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd

Superintendent's Recommendations cont'd NOTE: - cont'd Additions

Construct a classroom addition at Willow Brook to reduce use of annexes and provide greater capacity for overcrowding in the Star Spencer area. Construct a classroom addition at Star Spencer High School to reduce use of annexes. Add classroom capacity at Bodine, Ross or Oakridge.

Renovation Renovate Capitol Hill Middle School. Renovate selected elementary schools.

Sale of Surplus Facilities and Sites

Conduct a thorough analysis of every site and facility not being used by the school district and determine which ones to sell. Other Consider alternative locations for Emerson Alternative Education Center, Central Innovative High School, and Washington Center.

Additional School Closings

Review schools which are identified to be considered for closing using the criteria in the Board's policy on the retirement of school facilities. Dr. Hamm stated that many parents and interested patrons of the community had the opportunity to express their feelings and board members would now have an opportunity to enter into a discussion regarding the matter on the agenda.

■^SWWWWE MOTION At thiSv time , Mrs Hill made the following substitute motion which was seconded by .... s-Mrs. Hermes..: ‘-X

"I move to-suspend the section of the School Closing Policy as it relates to enrollment and cost data fojc CHrd^^ea^-so the Oklahoma City Schools can continue to gain stability, improve the quality of education, and improve studentsVM?M£vement test scores." In discussing the substitute mO’fedp.n, Mrs. Hill noted that she had not addressed the Carver Center situation, so with^thkjnotion as stated, it would give the staff a chance to go and look at the buiIdi ngs'1^wb--mi;gb^t need to be looked at for remodeling or rebuilding.

After Dr. Start asked for clarification of the motion'as it related to the Superintendent's recommendations, Mrs. Hill indicated that Phase I would specifically be eliminated; that PhaseJI could be included inasmuch as a bond election was suggested in order to do some re&uilding, and that Dr. Payzant could respond to the Phase III, since the administration had already b'een directed to bring/information \ \ . to the Board on the schools that were already closed and were not being used. Dr. Start stated that he was confused by the substitute motion and he would like to see a motion made on each phase of the Superintendent's recommendations.

In further discussion of the substitute motion, members of the Board gave their interpretation of the motion to mean that it would allow the whole system to go three years before any school^ would come up for closing except those schools that the condition of the facilities, the criteria would point out that needed to be closed, and the criteria on the condition of facilities couTd be applied every year; that the motion addressed the schools that were not on the list that would perhaps be on a later list, and suspension of the policy would include all schools except those that would fall under the criteria of bad or poor condition.

R. #8 Substitute Motion Approved Re Suspension of School Closing Pol icy cont1d

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd R. #8 Substitute Motion Approved Re Suspension of School Closing Policy cont'd

Dr. Hamm added to the discussion that consideration could be given to Dr. Start's suggestion, that each of the phases could be taken singly and if any member had a difference with the Superintendent's recommendation, it could be amended at that point. Dr. Payzant gave his interpretation of the substitute motion that it would put a moratorium on consideration of retirement of any facilities based on low enrollment or high operating cost criteria, and it would still leave in the policy the condition of facilities, which was the criterion that had put Carver on the list. Dr. Payzant added that Truman was on the list because it met all three criteria - cost, enrollment, and condition of facilities. Mrs. Hill added that she felt the motion would allow the neighborhoods to make some plans and grow.

Dr. Start inquired about the choice of "three years" and expressed a concern that board members be willing to make tough decisions, and that those decisions would treat all children in the district equally>and with their position being solely educational. Mr. Dulan commented on the buying of time in facing the issue, and as a representative from a district that had suffered with school closings, he would ask that if they closed Truman, that the same criteria that applied to Truman should apply to any other school that was on the list.

Mrs. Brody stated that she thought the substitute motion, if it were passed, would not be buying time, but would be an investment in the schools; that the northwest quadrant was*still building and she believed that she was looking at a district that was growing, and that people who would leave would come back into, and which would offer the kinds of educational programs that would lure the parents back.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he, too, thought that the motion would cause more of the people who had' left the system, to come back into the system, and that he felt that the district was buying hope that the enrollment in the district would increase, and it would allow for the educational programs to get even better; and that the district would defeat its purpose of offering good programs to the children and parents, if schools were closed. Dr. Hamm commented that he did not think th^t three years was really enough time to develop the enthusiasm, to dispel the apathy and build support for the school system as had been discussed by other members of the Board; that the members must realize that they represented all of the children; that by not voting on the Superintendent's ^^SPMliendations, they would never know of a recommendation that some other board member may have; if the motion was voted, there would not be any consideration given to other alternatives; that board members should remember when it was necessary to look^a-t the budget aacLmake decisions for all of the children, that they might have to cut a program because they didn't have the courage to face the issue that was before them." ,'X Dr. Payzant added that he did not have a problem with the fact that there were di fferences^.opinion, but he did have a concern about the "three years;" that if ___________ they really*wairad to make the commitment that would generate the interest and stability to bring people into neighbourhoods of the low enrollment schools, he did not think three years would do it. Dr. Hamm referred to a map on displayâ„˘thaTWdicated the schools thaâ€™t had been-dosed and stated that a comment had been made th^t the Superintendent was favoring the inner-city schools; however, after looking at tlie^fflifp, it seemed that the inner-city, the east and south parts of the district had paid the price of closings, arid now some of the other patrons were-being asked to enter into sharing the price so quality education could be offered for everybody in the district, and he did not think it was fair for only certain parts of the school district to continue paying the price for everyone else.

Dr. Start stated that by voting on the substitute motion, patrons would not know how each board member would have voted on the Superintendent's recommendations, and he wanted to publicly state that he was in favor of Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III, with one exception, and that was Mayfair, because he thought the Mayfair patrons had presented a substantial argument for staying open. Mr. Dulan indicated that he concurred with Dr. Start's statement.

MINUTES OFMEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd AMENDMENT to SUBSTITUTE MOTION

After inquiry by Mrs. Hermes of Dr. Payzant's suggestion that a longer period of time be included or considered in the motion, Dr. Payzant responded that if the majority of the Board was convinced that the major way to rebuild the schools was to make a commitment to those schools, that he would suggest they take a step in making a valuable commitment whereby they could talk to patrons who have children in kindergarten and say, you can move into this neighborhood and stay with this school, and your child will finish here; also, if the Board would keep its commitment that was made last Spring about no additional moving of students, his recommendation would be that the Board go for no less than five years.

R. #8 Substitute Motion Approved Re Suspension of School Closing Policy cont'd

After further discussion, Mrs. Hermes moved to amend the substitute motion to four years instead of three years, which was seconded by Mrs. Hill.

On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, nay; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, nay; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, | nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. j Substitute motion as amended:

"I move to suspend the section of the School Closing Policy as it relates to enrollment and cost data for four years so the Oklahoma City Schools can continue to gain stability, improve the quality of education, and improve students' achievement test scores." On roll call for the motion as amended, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, nay; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, nay;, Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried as amended. NEW BUSINESS

Members of the Board, after a brief discussion, set a time for the Level III Grievance Hearing for Ann Turner on January 19, 1981, at 6:00 p.m., to which representatives of the Union, who were in the audience; appeared to agree.

Level III Grievance Hearing Scheduled

HEARINGS None.

-EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motiorv'was made by Mrs^-JHill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel and litigation. On roll calT, the votes werfe -aHfollows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan,"~aye; Mr. Donwerth, a ye Âť-aftcLDr. Hamm. aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #9 Executive Session Approved 9:15 p.m.

After having coTripTe^d its executive session, it was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. St&Hi^aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm.^^aVe,^, Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #10 Board Returned to Open Session 9:45 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan^hat the Board of Education wo'uld agree to withdraw its Petition for Reconsideration filed with NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) if the Board of Review orders that the federal share be transferred to the Oklahoma Education Television Authority.

R. #11 Motion Approved Re Petition Filed with NTIA

A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mr. Donwerth. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. DulaYi, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

resident

R. #12 Adjournment 9:47 p.m.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting. 1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district thi

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

MEETIN OF JANUARY 5, 1981 _-wC0NTD Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

ANNUAL:

SUPPORT:

12-15-80

$11037.

CLERICAL:

Parmelee Primary

12-18-80

10511.

Dang, Thao Moc

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

12-08-80

Curriculum Lau Language Ctr.

12-01-80

10511.

Fulsom, Verna

Edwards Preschool Aide P.T.

12-11-80

331.50

Greear, Katrinka

Longfellow Physical Education

12-15-80

10761.

Hayes, Karen

External Funding Purchasing Clerk

11-24-80

774.

Harris, Alton

Curriculum String Music

12-08-80

10511.

Olguin, Gloria

Pierce Instructional Aide

12-01-80

590.

Helling, Christine

Gatewood/Nichols H. Special Education

12-08-80

11037.

Spriggs, Evelyn

Eisenhower Counselor's Aide P.T.

12-08-80

295.

Holt, Deborah

Star Spencer Special Education

12-08-80

11037.

Wainscott, Nita

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide

12-08-80

630.

Johnston, Janet

Bodine Kindergarten i T.

"12-11-80

6112.

McGuire, Jeanette

Central Language Arts

12-18-80

12824.

FOOD SERVICE:

Mitchell, Debra

Northwest Special Education

1-12-81

11606.

Vogel, Jacquelyn

Buyer/ Training Supervisor

12-03-80

1282.

Ostafin, Mary

Eugene Field Primary

12-08-80

16859.

Westmoreland, Linda

Personnel Special Education

12-15-80

11037.

Wingate, Julia

Parker Intermediate

12-11-80

10511.

Autry, Mona

Classen Special Education

Corn, Rise

Grayson, Kristin

NAME

SALARY

•

■

________ ________________ _____________

ASSIGNMENT

NAME ..

SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE: McCloud, Loretta

*Heluer

12-08-80

$ 3.51

Pinson, Dorothy

Helper

’ l>24-80

3.51

Scharabok, Sally

Helper

Simpkins, Rosie

Helper

12-03-80

3.51

Williams, Ruth

Helper.

12-04-80

3.51

12-11-80^^

TRANSPORTATION: Walker, Alfonzo

Johnson, Frankie

Helper

12-09-80

$ 3.51

Glass, Patricia

Helper

12-05-80

3.51

12-11-80

3.82

NAME

Salads

_____ L

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

MONTH!,Y:

SERVICE:

Minyard, Homer

Webster Custodial Worker

12-01-80

$ 625.

Morgan, Melvin

Riverside Custodian

12-02-80

825.

Renfro, Michael

Marshall Lie. Custodial Worker

12-01-80

675.

-•“■as

3.51 '

'--^TOE-SUBSTITUTES:

Whiting, Clifford

MONTHLY:

CAMPUS POLICE:

Thomas. Harry

Tractor Operator/ Custodial Worker

12-04-80

$ 625.

Northwest Custodial Worker

12-09-80

625.

All Schools Custodial Worker

12-03-80

625.

All Schools Custodial Worker

12-02-80

625.

Webster Custodial Worker

12-03-80

625.

SERVICE:

Green, Kelvin

Gardner, Floy

SALARY

$ 608.

Hourly

Lane, Wanda

___________

MONTH!,Y:

Hourly: Custodial Worker

12-11-80

$ 3.51

MONTHLY: Camnus Officer

12-08-80

$1059.

...

16 MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1981 - CONT'D 1

’ersonnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

TRANSPORTATION:

Gordon, Vernetta

Jackson Language Arts

Sheehan, John

Van Buren Learning Center

Simon, Marlene

Willard Special Education

Williams, Dorothy

Telstar EH/Kindergart en

1-09-81 12-19-80

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

Bus Driver

12-05-80

Scott, Jimmy

Bus Driver

12-05-80

Laskev. Arnold

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

11-26-80

Mi tchel 1 . James

Service Center Assistant Custodian

11-14-80

1-09-81

SERVICE:

11-26-80

PROFESSIONAL OTHER :

Smith, Esther ,

Morgan, Curtis

12-02-80

■ MAINTENANCE:

Davis, Daniel

SUPPORT:

Painter

11-26-80

CLERICAL: Baldwin, Iva

Willard LRTA

12-19-80

Hodgens, Lila

Ridgeview Media Aide

12-19-80

Helper

12-01-80

FOOD SERVICE:

Jackson, Otha ■■

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

____

NAME

-....

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED: PARENTAL LEAVE:

Blake, Kathleen

NortheastArt

q no Si

Horton, Brenda

Marshall Home Economi ns

i -i z rti

—

MEDICAL LEAVE:

Minkoff, Barbara

Lincoln Intermediate

11-24-80

SUPPORT:

■ DISMISSAL: Ellis, Betty

Fillmore Media Aide

12-03-80

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feM

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 12, 1981 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM,

BELLE ISLE BUILDING

5209* NORTH VILLA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1981, AT 9:35 p.m.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; staff members; representatives from professional groups, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm.

Call to Order

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS Dr. Hamm stated the purpose of the meeting - to conduct a formal evaluation of the Superintendent.

Purpose of Meeti ng

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel (conduct evaluation of the Superintendent), On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, Dr. Hamm aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. declared that the motion carried.

R. #13 Executive Session Approved 9:37 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. "Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #14 Board Returned to Open Session 10:29 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT ^M^mrrrto adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan. On roll call, the "votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr.^ Dulan, aye; Mr Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. —

THEREUPON THE^MEEXING WAS ADJOURNED —sscT

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district thi

Clerk, Oklahoma-City Soard of Education

»3^day ofC^^.A.z4 4ix^/

R. #15 Adjournment 10:30 p.m.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, JANUARY T9, 1981, AT 6:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurlon J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mr. Dulan gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the minutes of January 5, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #16 Minutes Approved

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING

The following persons participated in the Level III grievance hearing for Ms. Ann Turner:

Ann Turner - Librarian and Grievant

James Bowers - Teacher and Grievant's Representative

Dr. Thomas W. Payzant - Superintendent and Respondent

4. ^TTanet Jones - CP-UQselor and Witness 5.

Tla-v.^Renfro - President, American Federation of Teachers, and Witness

Jack Isch - Administrative^’ssistant~and~Witness

Statement of GrlievaWe: A copy of the Oklahoma State School Board rules and regulations, a copy of the teacher negotiated agreement, copies of School Board minutes, a copy of the School Laws of Oklahoma,^978, a copy of the 1979 Supplement to School Laws of Oklahoma, a copy of the Nortl^Gfeatral Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation standards, and copies of School'B6Wd policies adopted since May 5, 1980 have not been sent to the U. S. Grant High School Medfa'*Ce^ter.

Provisions of Agreement Violated:

Article X, G and G. 1.’

Relief Sought: A copy of the Oklahoma State School Board rules and regulations, a copy of the teacher negotiated agreement, a copy of the School Laws of Oklahoma, 1978, a copy of the 1979 Supplement to School Laws of Oklahoma, and a copy of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation standards shall be sent to the U. S. Grant High School Media Center as soon as possible, but not later than five (5) Working days.

Copies of School Board minutes shall be sent to the U. S. Grant High School Media Center as soon as possible, but not later than five (5) working days after a Board meeting. A copy of the School Laws of Oklahoma, 1980 shall be sent to the U. S. Grant High School Media Center as soon as it is published and available.?.

Level III Grievance Hearing - Ann Turner

MINUTES OF MEETINGOFj JANUARY 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Level III Grievance Hearing - Ann Turner cont1 d

Relief Sought cont'd Copies of all policies, regulations, exhibits, etc., adopted since May 5, 1980,shall be sent to the U. S. Grant High School Media Center within five (5) working days, including, specifically: JECBC, GCL/GDL, GCL/GDL-R1, GCL/GDL-R2, GCL/GDL-E1, GCL/GDL-E2, GCL/GDL-E3, GCL/GDL-E4, GCL/GDL-E5, GCL/GDL-E6, IGBA, EEAE, GBK, LIAA, JO, Guidelines for Filling Vacancy on Board, Procedures for Filling Vacancy on Board, and Selection Process.

Copies of all policies, regulations, exhibits, etc., adopted since November 16, 1980 shall continue to be sent to the U. S. Grant High School Media Center within five (5) working days after adoption. Opening Statement - Mr. Bowers

Mr. Bowers stated: It is our contention that Article X, Section G of the negotiated contract has clearly been violated. To wit, Article X, Section G reads as follows: "A list of supplies and/or materials available from the district warehouse, a copy of School Board policies, Oklahoma State School Board rules and regulations, teacher negotiated agreement, School Board minutes, current and updated yearly supplements of the School Laws of Oklahoma shall be sent to each school media center." This has not been done, although this was agreed to in July of 1980. The school year is more than halfway through and these materials have not been forthcoming. Through this grievance procedure on its way up, many of these materials have been provided partially as the result of Ms. Turner's attempts to deal with this on an informal level, and partially through her attempts to deal with this through the grievance procedure. There is one very vital area that is still missing in the relief sought, and that is a copy of the School Board policies. Since these do affect the conditions of employment for all teachers in this district, it is necessary that this be availabfe to the teachers. A current copy of the School Board policies is not available in any building in this district, and is not available at Ms. Turner's building, U. S. Grant High School.

___________ Mr.1 Bowers continued: Board policy does call for an orderly plan for making accessible the policies adopted by this board, and no such orderly plan seems to exist at this time. The distribution system seems to be rather sporadic and is not clearly understood by many people in fill's district. So our relief sought is that we would like to have an updated copy of the School Board policies or the most recent policies forwarded to all of the media centers within five working days. We also feel that since it is current policy that all policies passed’in a School Board meeting go into effect immediately, that possibly some sor^ of stipulation be henceforth attached that these not go into effect until they are made available, so that people do have access and have some means of abiding by these policies, because at present they really have no way of abiding by policies because they have no clear means of ii^^AJCning of new policies as they are passed. Opening Statement - Dr. Payzant

Dr? Payzant statedj .As part of the opening statement, I would like to review briefly for the Board the history of the grievance which is before you. A" Level II grievance was filed on November 21 by Ms. Turner in which she alleged that Article X, Section G ancT G. 1. of the contraG±—ha.d.. been violated. She specifically noted the absence of the following in tter'media center at U. S. Grant High School: the Oklahoma Stajte School Board rules and regulations, a copy of the teacher negotiated agreement ycopffes of School Board minutes, copies of the School Laws of Oklahoma, copies of the North Centra Âssociation of Colleges and Schools accreditation standards, and School Board policies adopted since May, 1980. On December 3, two grievances were filed by Ms. Turfre-r, w.h i ch relate to the one filed earlier. One was a grievance which alleged violationirF Artfê IV, Section 2. B. of the contract, which deals with the timely response to Level TI”gêvance with the requirement in the contract that a hearing be scheduled and heard-^/ithin a specified period of time. In response to that grievance on December 8, a hearing was held by Mr. Russell, the grievant, Ms. Turner, was sustained and the relief granted. Also, on December 3, Ms. Turner had filed a Level III grievance on the merits of her original grievance filed back on November 21. By the merits I mean dealing with the availability or nonavailability of the materials in the media center at Grant High School. I responded to that request for a Level III grievance with a letter dated December 12, in which I suggested that it be referred back to Level II for hearing on its merits; my reasoning being that it is common practice in administrative or judicial proceedings throughout this land that when there is a procedural violation and that is dealt with through a grievance procedure or a court of law and resolved, it is the normal practice for the adjudicator to refer back to the lower level for hearing the case on its merits, with the right still being available to the grievant if they are not satisfied with‘the hearing at that level, to appeal it to a higher level. That was not acceptable to Ms. Turner and she appealed directly to the Board at the December 15 meeting that you grant a Level III hearing, which you did, and that is the purpose of this hearing this evening.

Dr. Payzant continued: As respondent, I will acknowledge the fact that the Article X, Section G and G. 1. was violated in part because all of the items listed in that article were not available in the U. S. Grant Media Center at various times during the fall of this year. The argument that I will present this evening is that the relief requested has been, in fact, granted in all instances with the exception of

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Dr. Payzant cont'd the School Board policies that were specifically noted in the opening statement, and the Reason that the School Board policies have not been provided for Grant is that they have not been provided for your Board Policy Manuals nor mine either. Any that have been printed and distributed are in the media center at Grant just as they are in your manuals, and when the policies are prepared, they will be distributed for insertion in the manuals of all people who hold numbered copies throughout the district.

In,testimony, as requested by her representative, Ms. Turner proceeded to give a narrative of the portion of the contract that was being grieved and her attempts to I deal with the grievance procedure, stating that last spring the two binders were received with the current Board policies, and later all of the high school librarians were called to the Administration Building to meet with Mr. Isch, who was called away, and they met with his secretary who explained to them the procedure for sending the new policies to the principals an'd since: the two volumes had been issued that there had been three separate mailings of new policies to the principals; none of the high school librarians had received additional copies; she had checked with her principal who stated that he had not received any copies for the media center and was not even sure that he had received any additional copies for his set; the grievant then called Mr. Isch's secretary who had given them the identifying letters of the policies that had been mailed and informed her that the policies had not been received at Grant, and the secretary then sent the policies to Ms. Turner; that she had not been able to ascertain that anyone who did'not call and ask for those policies ever received them, so she was* afraid that maybe Grant and one other school were the only ones that even had thoseâ€™policies, and she assumed that the policies were passed last spring.

Opening Statement - Dr. Payzant cont'd

Testimony Ms. Turner

Mr. Turiffer continued by stating that the policies, however, that she filed for in her Level III grievance, some of them were passed as far away as last July; and having been on the bargaining team, she knew that the Board agreed in July to provide the policies, and she could not understand why if policies were passed in July and they knew they were to furnish them to the media center, why something wasn't done in July about getting the policies ready; that as a librarian she was responsible for much of the copying for the school at Grant, and she knew that it did not take very long to run off copies on a Xerox machine, punch the copies and mail them out, and she could not understand why policies that were passed in July, October and November had still not reached anyone. Ms. Turner then responded to questions regarding it being made clear to her at the meeting as referred to as being held at the Administration Building, that as a media center person she had rather unique responsibilities regarding copies of the School Board policies; as far as she could ascertain, had ciny plans been mdde to send copies^toanyone except the principals; whether the contract clearly stated that the Medi^center should have the policies; what the Board was told on November 3 by Dr. Payzant about some new reproducing equipment, and also at that meeting, if she realizedvt{iat several policies had been passed in recent meetings, and if she began a systematic check of Boar3 meetings where some new policies were listed, at which time she 'ch.et^ed that against her outdated copy, basically; if she had talked with anyone besidesWT' Isch's secretary ancL Mr. Diggs, her principal, about obtaining the materials; was she assured on December 4 thaF*TFfeâ€œmatter would be taken care of, that she would receiy^copies of new Board policies that were not already included in her handbook; did^t+renWy relief requested, the materials that had not been provided, refer specifically to Board policies that had been adopted since May of last year; for the purpose of the discussion there ^id^s he acknowledge that the relief that she requested had been granted in every instance excepjjthe Board policies; what she had been told with respect to policies being provided feFTTerWen she came for the meeting with the school librarians in early September; was it her contention that at Grant she had not received policies that had been distributed from th^ Aidmfm strati on Building, or was it her contention that the policies were not distributed from the Administration Building in the first place; did she ask Mr. Isch's secretary whether or not she had received verification back from Grant that the policies had been received; since the September meeting, where she asked about the supplements, was it her contention that there had been other policies that had been distributed from Mr. Isch's office for placement in the official blue binders that she had not received? Ms. Jones responded to questioning that as a counselor at Central Innovative High Testimony School, did shfe discover that the policies were not on file in her media center and Ms. Jones did she mention it to her immediate supervisor, and what happened at that point; woyld she say that apparently it was possible to expeditiously provide the material when necessary; was she aware of what specific policies were not included in the manual that she felt should have been there and what were they; were they policies adopted prior to September 5 by the Board; and if she was aware of any policies that had been adopted subsequently to that September 5 distribution that had been distributed to schools that were not available at Central Innovative?

Mr. Isch was asked to describe the procedure that he had the responsibility for, for setting up for the printing, compiling and distribution of School Board policies and administrative rules and regulations. He then responded to questioning as to when the

Testimony Mr. Isch

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testimony 1r. Isch cont'd

original manuals were first distributed; did he recall what supplementary distributions | had occurred since; what was the procedure in his office if he did not receive an | initial envelope or form back from a recipient indicating that they received the ^materials that were sent out; from the standpoint of him checking in his office, did he reach a point where he was satisfied that those materials had been received by a person at each site; what would be the differences at the various school levels that might cause him to send materials directly to the principal rather than the media center; would there be a problem, for example, in sending to an elementary school the supplements with designation "media center"; was he aware of any distribution of policies since the September 5 meeting when the media center people were asked to come to the Administration Building to receive them; would the policies that are | pending to be sent out include those that have been adopted by the Board through the | fall months and if the policies that were approved by the Board through the fall months ! had been officially distributed even to the Superintendent for inclusion in his | manual; did he believe that the current system had enough checks in it to make sure j that the material was getting to the schools; his explanation of the use of word processing equipment in preparation of the Board policies and the distinction between that use and preparing the Board policies for presentation to the Board at a meeting like the one that night versus the mass printing of the policies for inclusion in the manuals; when material is sent out, is verification that it has been received in the building made by calling the school secretary; if he was familiar with the section of the contract that was in question in the hearing; how could one verify that it had gone into the media center by calling the secretary; if the materials are sent to the principal for distribution and by an oversight by the principal, could it be that the policies as contractually required would not reach the media center?

Hosing Statement - Mr. Bowers

Mr.powers stated: I would like to point out that the issue here is not distribution, the issue is not who'does not have the copies of these policies in addition to the media centers. The issue is that the contract does specifically call for the media centers to have these policies. The policies are effective immediately and, according to Oklahoma state school law, may directly affect conditions of employment of the teachers. In other words, these teachers are held accountable for these policies. The policies may be used in ruling on their professional competence. You also have some proposed policies which are forthcoming later tonight in which a teacher may be discharged for failure to abide by school policy. I think that it might be difficult to justify dismissal of a teacher on those grounds if that teacher had not reasonable access to School Board policy, especially if such access is supposedly guaranteed by that teacher's contract. School Board policy goes into effect immediately, and yet its presence in the contractually required p.lace is only monitored every six months. The policy says that the Superintendent is directed to establish and maintain an orderly plan for preserving and making accessible the policies adopted by the Board and the administrative regulations. I submit that this is not the case. We ask that a^^dated copy of recently passed School Board policies be made available within five working days of this date, and that School Board policies not be in effect until they are made accessible to the teachers and other employees of the district through â€˘distribution to the media centers.

Hosing Statement Dr. Payzant

Dr. Payzan{"stated: I would acknow4-e4qad;be violation of the contract with respect to what was intended about the laek^of availability of certain materials listed in Ms. Turner's-^jHginal grievance. By her own testimony this evening, she acknowledges that the relterTias been granted, placement of those materials in the media center as required by the contract atlh S. Grant High School. The one exception she contends is that the Board policy manual Jjas not been updated with policies that have been adopted by this board. Any Bo a r cfX3Q-li_c v that has been printed and distributed to any person for insertion in their policyteTanual^Tfiyself included, has been forwarded to U. S. Grant High School for inclusion in iy?at manual.^1 acknowledge that we have not printed and distributed all of the policies that ha^ oeen adopted by this board during the fall and early winter months. Mr. Isch spoke to that in his testimony. When thp Board takes action on the policy it is so reflected in the minutes and the minutes are now being distributed to the media centers after they are prepared and approved by the Board. It will be virtually impossible, unless everything else stops, to have a turnaround of five days with a controlled system of distribution for the printing of policies and regulations within the five-day period requested. You have had for the last six weeks a stack of policies that you will be considering tonight which is an inch or an inch-and-a-half thick, and it would be impossible to have Graphics turn those around and get them distributed in the next five days should you act on them this evening. There are other projects that have been given priority along the way in printing in Graphics that constantly come into conflict with the printing of the Board policies. The minutes and the actions of this board are matters of public record ancfwe make reference in the Board Highlights to policy matters that are considered and acted upon by the Board, and anyone who has a particular interest in immediately seeing the exact language of a policy considered by the Board, if it has not been printed in the agenda in full, which -it normally would be except when you are dealing with a large number as you have been this last month, they could contact my office or Mr. Isch's office for a copy of the specific language. In sum, the: matter of providing Board policies, there has been no differential treatment of the media center at Grant High School. That media center has in its Board policy manual all of the policies that I have in mine, and if the Board expects to grant the request

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MINUTES OF. MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1981 -JCONT'D^ Dr. Payzant cont'd of a five-day turnaround time, I can tell you that you would be right back here hearing a grievance after you act on policies tonight, if you do, because there is no way we can get that stack turned around in five days, if one-half dozen people spent full time on it between now and then.

Closing Statement - Dr. Payzant cont1d

With the hearing completed, Dr. Hamm asked for the pleasure of the Board in the form of a motion.

Mr. Donwerth expressed concern that a Level III grievance was being heard with the major part of relief sought having already been granted, and an item of relief sought being negotiable for the contract. Mr. Dulan, too, expressed the same concern. Mr. Bowers, again, commented on the need for Board policies by which teachers are bound to be accessible to them, and that to him the five days seemed reasonable. Discussion continued regarding policies under certain situations when approved being included in the minutes.

Motion Made and Withdrawn

A motion was then made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan - "I move that the grievance be denied."

After further discussion as to part of the relief sought already having been granted and the other being a negotiable item, Dr. Start withdrew the motion and Mr. Dulan the second. It was then moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan "that the Board deny the relief sought stipulating that policies of this Board be distributed within five working days from the time the Board passes that policy."

R. #17 Relief Sought Denied

Dr. Start then commented that he could not remember any employee being held accountable to a Board policy that had not been distributed, and he did not see that there was any big urgency to resolve the dilemma and it could be properly addressed in negotiations.

Mr. Bowers addressed, again, their contention regard to the stipulation that Board policies five days was an attempt to be generous after Xerox the material and send it through school

that the contract had been violated in be sent to the media centers, and the estimating how long it would take to mail.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, 1, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm -declared that the motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Dr. Start commented that if other membe^s—o-LJihe Board agreed, he would like for the Superintendent to tell them at some^point how admission prices are determined for the athletic events ;?^i£it was standard throughout the district, if each high school determines its tS'wn admission; who determines the price for students; who determines the price for adults, and this sqrt of thing?

Inquiry Dr. Start

Dr. Payzant responded that after co nsuTf^aguj/ith.’hi s’staff, he would bring back that --— information to the Board. Mrs. Hill stated that her comment was related to the grf£vance that had just been completed and the printing seemed to be a problem; that she was noticing that the contract signed with AFT was dated September 8, and they had not had the printed contract in their possession over a month, so she thought turnaround time was long and it was a problem. Mrs. Hill referred to a report from Mr. Bill Parker, Principal, Quail Creek Elementary School, ori/a iS.enrihar which he attended. She stated that she was very impressed with what was stated in the report, especially the: following which she read from the copy: "We need to spend more time in the classroom, because the teachers, students and parents can sense where we have our priorities. We improve public education not nation by nation, not state by state, not district by district, but school by school." Mrs. Hill added that she thought this was what the Superintendent had been pointing out, that the prini+ipal and teachers set the tone for what goes on in a school, and she thought this was something that would have to' be stressed, that you get what you expect from the students.

Comments Mrs. Hill

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Dr. Hamm, too, referred to Mr. Parker's report wherein he stated that Peter Mortimore, co-author of “Fifteen Thousand Hours. Secondary Schools and Their Effects on Children, was a speaker at the seminar. "Dr. Hamm added that the Superintendent had a copy of the j book and he would recommend it for good reading, wherein it set forth a good sound philosophy that to turn a school around, it has to take place with the leadership that is in the school, with the expectations that leadership requites Orf the students, and being consistent. LEGAL AND AUDIT REPORT

Mr. Bleakley reported:

\ttorney' s Report

National Gay Task Force vs. Board of Education The Superintendent has provided the Board with several briefs we have received in the case of National Gay Task Force vs. the Board of Education. We have received one brief from the Gay Rights Advocates, Inc., of San Francisco, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, and a second brief from the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. We are in the process of preparing response briefs to those briefs. We have already filed a brief in support of our Motion to Dismiss. These two briefs are in opposition to that motion, and we will have a reply brief before the judge rules on our motion.

Dr. Stcirt inquired about the estimate of how much it cost to put the two briefs together and the approximate cost to the Board and the State School Boards Association in responding to the legal citations.

Mr. Bleakley said that the organizations that presented the briefs he was sure had good legal staffs and it looked like that a great many hours of professional time went into the preparation of the briefs. Mr. Bleakley further stated that the two organizations who had the press conference prior to filing the suit declared that they were after a landmark decision in the case and the matter would be taken to the U. S. Supreme Court, and he anticipated that it was going to be a lengthy and expensive process. Mr. Bleakley added that the State School Boards Association had offered financial support to the district, and he was not sure of the extent of that support. Dr. Start and Mr. Bleakley continued with a brief discussion of the matter.

Auditor* s Report t'

In presenting the auditors for their report, Dr. Payzant stated: I am prepared to /■ respond with the staff's position on the suggestions that were listed in the management after the auditors have had an opportunity to make their overview comments to you. You have two documents, one which is the audit of the school district 1-89 General Fund, and the second document which is a compilation of the audits of the various school actfvT^ fund accounts.

Dr. Payzant-then introduced Mr. KerUfoak of Moak. Hunsaker. Rouse, Thomas and Company, who in turn presented auditorsjJ^hn StanTie'ra-and Bill Wilson. Mr. StanfteJsF’Te^erred to the management letter and the audit report on the General Fund and stated that he would entertain any questions that the Board might have. He added that they appreciated t^e-cooperation that they had with the school district's personnel during the audit.

Dr. Hamm inquired about the warrants that were outstanding, to which Mr. Stanfield responded that outstanding warrants are estopped* by=®tatutes after five years. Dr. Payzant then stated that if the Board would like, he would be happy to respond to the five points that,were made in the management letter and it might be helpful to do so with the auditors present because essentially he had information on all of the items and there was perhaps only one with which he found some disagreement and he would find helpful their thinking on how important it would be to pursue the suggestion they were making.

Dr. Payzant continued: The first suggestion that is made in the management letter is to review uie status of the signature cards that are on file with the various banks that the district does business with. We do our primary business with First National and Liberty; the.Board as a practice has had an account with about twenty-seven (27) other banks of district courtesy accounts that have balances that do not exceed $5,000. The auditors are questioning whether or not the signature cards in those banks are current and up to date. In doing some checking with Mr. Ladd, the Treasurer, it is quite possible that some of these twenty-seven (27J banks have indicated internally to their own personnel that these accounts are inaccurate, and therfore have not stayed up with.the condition of the signature cards. We propose to follow the auditor's suggestion and check to make sure those signature cards are in order, and, in fact,

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Dr. Payzant cont'd

Mr. Ladd is considering moving all of those accounts to the new now accounts which will be interest-bearing, which will then require new signature cards and new account numbers that will bring us into compliance with the auditor's suggestion. The second suggestion is that we take more care in making sure that all of our financial ledger cards and appropriations ledger cards are reconciled on a monthly basis. We had fallen behind in getting those done month by month, although there was no problem with them ultimately being reconciled, and working with Dr. Smith and Mr. Shepard, we will follow that suggestion and make sure that those reconciliations are made on a monthly basis. So there is no quarrel with that suggestion. The third item dealt with the errors that were made at the time that people were hired during the strike, where in a couple of instances people received inappropriately double pay; where, for example, an aide was on the payroll and allowed to substitute teach rather than serve as an aide. There were a few examples where the aide was not removed from the aide's payroll and also received compensation as a substitute teacher. We caught those mistakes and made adjustments on the pay of those people with the exception of a few who left the district before we were able to do so. We are hoping that situation will not occur again. If there should be any situation where a person who was on the payroll were allowed to substitute, we now have in place a procedure that would prevent any chance of double pay taking place.

The fourth, point, which is the one that I find most difficult to respond to, deals with the authorizations for payroll deductions. Normally, what will happen, when an employee is hired they will fill out an authorization form for payroll deduction. In the (bourse of a year we may have seven to eight thousand people pass through our payroll system. A substantial percentage of those would be long-time employees. Once they have filled out their authorization forms for deductions and don't care to make any changes, we don't ask for an annual update of those authorization forms. The auditors are suggesting that maybe we ought to do that on an annual basis. If we did, it would involve a considerable amount of paper work, and I think be viewed by a number of employees as an annoyance. My real question is how strong the suggestion or recommendation actually is and if we need to seriously look at the mechanics of what would be involved of updating on an annual basis the deductions, authorizations of all of our employees. Now, in fact, we do it by exception. If an employee wants to change their authorization and they want to put more or less into the Credit Union, they do it by exception. If an employee doesn't desire any^ change at all, then it continues as originally filed. Dr. Hamm stated that he thought they were addressing themselves to the fact that the on forms had been misfiled and misplaced and that they were not readily -available and in a very identifiable site.

Mr. Starfriejd then stated-that actually was what they were indicating; that thepe were several cases where they could not find the authorization for deduction form; not so much that t-h'dy,.were saying update them every year. In other words, if there were a file maintaineaTTiat included all of thÂť&a^dÂŁductions, authorization forms for all personnel, if nothing had changed wF'the form, it would not be necessary to get a new form, just so long^as they were all kept in some area where they could be found. Dr. Payzant commented: So we wcyjld only have to do the update once and then maintain it. I thought we were going to haVe^to do an annual update. _ Mr. Stanfield stated that, no, but probably-somefWi'ng would have to be done initially because there were many older personnel on why.h theyâ€™couj^l not find the form for.

Dr. Payzant continued: As far as the final suggestion, it dealt with analysis of pledged collateral which the banks are required to provide on deposits in their banks and, after contacting Mr. Ladd, I am assured that the misunderstanding that occurred with respect to the pledging of collateral on funds for District 1-89 and Vo-Tech 22 at Fidelity Bank has been clarified and that the condition that was of concern to the auditors will not occur in the future. So we appreciate the suggestions and think we are in a position to move ahead to comply with all of them, particularly now that I have a better understanding of what they were really asking for with respect to the authorizations-on payroll deductions.

Mr. Wilson addressed the audit and two reports on activity funds by stating that the management letter on th^. activity funds, as in the past and this year, related to more or less exceptions that had occurred as either authorizations for expenditures that had not been received, etc., they had been handled between themselves and the administration at the individual schools; that the management letter had gone before the Board but had not been a major item. He added that the only thing that was probably different this year than in prior years had been the transfer of the funds from Foster Estes and Belle Isle Vo-Tech Centers; that it had been addressed in a separate letter and they were in process of making arrangements to sit down with the school personnel and get it resolved as far as what the dollar amounts were going to be.

Audi tor's Report cont'd

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Auditor's Report cont'd

Dr. Start asked if he had any suggestions of an easier way to do it on activity funds?

Mr. Wilson replied that no, not really; that with the elementary schools it was pretty pimple, but in the high schools where there were so many different kinds of iunds, it was different. Dr. Hamm inquired about the secondary schools where the senior class, say, of 1972 still had some funds there?

Mr. Wilson stated that issue had been addressed in the past and he thought that after a certain point, they ought to be able to close those accounts out into the General Fund. Dr. Hamm then asked if they could check into his inquiry and see if there was a setup to do that?

In responding, Mr. Wilson stated that it needed to be addressed and they would see if it couldn't be simplified to that standpoint. Mrs. Hermes inquired about the -security of the high school accounts, as to how many signatures were required on the checks?

Mr. Wilson stated that the school accounts did have a good measure of security and the checks were supposed to be signed by the principal and the financial secretary, and the fact that they used a dual signature was about as strict as you would expect. He added-that the individual expenditures were normally very small; that you could overload the internal control, so to speak, where you never got anything done because you would have so many people to get together to sign a check; that the dual signature was about as much as any company had. Mrs. Hermes then inquired about the regulations for the activity funds, to which Dr. Payzant responded that the regulations for the activity funds were substantially modified and revised within the last year; that the auditors and a number of people were involved and went through six, seven or eight different drafts before they arrived at or agreed on a final copy.

Mrs. Hill asked about the management letter on the activity funds and if it would be forthcoming? Mr. Wilson responded that it contained what'they considered as deficiencies on the activity funds, and that would, as in the past, be cleared up in meetings with the staff, the principals and financial secretaries at the various schools.

H^râ€™Tayzant explained that the way he operated with those was that he gets a complete list of what they are and then he requires that the directors work with each principal; he monitors the response and assures that they have been cleaned up to the satisfaction of the"auditors. â€” V.

After Mrs. Hill inquired further about receiving a copy of the management letter, Mr. Wilson stated that if ther^wasêver,â€œcr'"~point and time in which they could not get things resolved in the manner as outlined by Dr. Payzant, they would come to the Board with obviously, that it was really not a management letter as such; that management letters normally addressed procedural problems, and this is what was done in trying to update the manuaJ...in which they were involved, and the reference was made to the kind of individual things^ttiat they try to take care of within the administration With reference to the Central Food Service Department- account, Mr. Wilson stated that they really had nd significant suggestionsâs of J-yr^-Ô, 1980. Mrs. Hill inquired about the reference that was made to not having a fixed assets account? .

Mr. Wilson responded that they had hoped to be able to do that this year but things didn't work out that way, and it was something that they would like to see go into effect; that maybe they could talk to the people in Central Food Service and find out what it would take to provide that information.

Mrs. Hill then suggested that maybe the Superintendent could check into that procedure and bring back a response to the Board. 4*

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT A mption was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At school District Expense

(a)

Garrol Dockum, Director of Computer Services, Computer Resources Productivity Improvement Workshop, Orlando, Florida, February 2-6, 1981.

(b)

Jim Johnson, Director of Special Services, Seminar on P.L. 94-142/National Organization on Legal Problem of Education, Houston, Texas, March 18-21, 1981.

(c)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, American Association of School Administrators Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, February 12-15, 1981.

At No Travel Expense to the District

(d)

Cecil West, Auto Mechanics Instructor, John Marshall High School, Skyline Vo-Tech, Dallas, Texas, January 12, 1981. Confirmation.

(e)

Harold Merideth, Principal, Southeast High School; James Robinson, Principal, John Marshall High School, Denver Public School Pre-EnrolIment, Denver, Colorado, January 21-22, 1981.

(f)

Betty Clifton, Reading Consultant, Southwest San Antonio, Texas, January 28-30, 1981.

(g)

Lura Rucker, Curriculum Consultant, Ninth Southwest Regional Reading Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 29-30, 1981.

(h)

Loyce Willett, Health and Physical Education Consultant, Southern District Convention of American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Orlando, Florida, February 18-21, 1981.

(i)

Theodore R. Lewis, Assistant Principal, Classen High School, Annual NASSP Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, February 20-24, 1981.

(j)

Virginia Thompson, Principal, Willard Elementary School, South Central District Association, Tantara, Missouri, March 7-11, 1981.

Regional Reading Conference,

•'tk^'^LTeSTie Kelly, Principal, Madison Elementary School; Neil Ginsterblum, Principal, Harrison Elementary School, South Central District Association, Tantara, Missouri, Mar^h 7-11, 1981.

(1) Roy.Wa<§0n, Principal, Shidler Elementary School, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, Califdrrffa-r"April 3-8, 1981. (m)

Albert C. Fuller, COE - Business Teacher, National Business Education Association Conventioriv*TiW Orleans, Louisiana, April 15-18, 1981.

(n)

Lavera Nelson, Special Edttcation Teacher, Hillcrest Elementary School, Classroom Instruction Workshop, Dallas, ^'fe^as, April 24-26, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. .Brody-,- aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Doiflverth'; ayg^&nd Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ' ’ -

R. #17 Professional Trips Approved

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd R. #18 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for grants and programs as follows:

(a)

Comprehensive Consumer - Citizen Education Model Program under Section 331-336 of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 95-561.

(b)

Women's Educational Equity Program under Title IX, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1978.

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(c)

Consumer Education in Home Economics Under Consumer Education Act of 1978, Part E of Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 95-561.

(d)

Teaching and Learning Research Grant, National Institute of Education Basic Skills Research Grant Program.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, nay; Mrs. Hermes, abstain; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ■

Remarks Superintendent

Dr. Payzant reported:

1. yNominations to Committee I have a memo concerning vacancies on the Equal Employment Advisory Committee. I would request that the Board members listed consider making nominations for the committee. That would be Mrs. Brody, District 1; Dr. Start, District 2; Mr. Dulan, District 5; and Mr. Donwerth, District 7. I would suggest that you call your nominations to Mr. Russell so that he can do the necessary compilation for reporting back to the Board.

Report on Hazing

You requested at the last meeting reports on two matters, one of which I am ready to make this evening, and another which will not be ready until the next Board meeting. I did ask Ms. (Betty) Mason to consult with the high school principals about hazing and the extent, if any, to which it now goes on in the . .. high schools. As the result of her investigation, she was able to establish that practjce has occurred in the recent past only at one high school with respect to a practice apparently followed for years with lettermen who have %their heads shaved. That school is Southeast and the principal there has been working for ttHTlast couple of years to try and bring that practice under control, fie.'Ms been successful in doing so as far as any on-campus activities and is ff to try and insure that the activities do not workin'g-with parents and the < take place off campus. The/ability To^gtiarantee what will happen off campus has its limits. But this was the only example in recent years that we could find of hazing^praWces in the high schools. We will continue to be vigilant in making sure that the practices don't begin once again.

_____ __ to Dr. ___ _ _ inqw'xy __ __ if .. the __ district ____ _ _ __ In responding Start's as to has a policy that addresses of hazing, Dr. Payzant stat53*ye^dt the issue ■■ ' ' “ ' is ’ not permitted.

Campus Police and Side Arms The second matter that was asked about was the rationale and reason for campus police officers carrying side arms, and I will have a report and recommendation on a Board policy in that area hopefully for the February 2 Board meeting.

Evaluation of Swimming Pools

You did receive a copy of the report prepared by Lawrence and Flesher on the swimming pools in the district. The pools studied included Taft Middle School, Harding Middle School, Capitol Hill Middle School, Classen High School, Douglass High School, Pa-ge-Woodson Fifth Year Center, and Capitol Hill High School. The report is detailed and suggests precisely what would need to be done to bring each school up to standard so that it could remain in operating condition for the next ten to fifteen years. The estimated cost of.making all of the modifications and renovations in the facilities is $630,350. With the exception of Douglass High School where the estimate is $17,600, the other pools would require at minimum $79,500 at Capitol Hill to a maximum of $118,500 at Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center to put those pools into shape. I think you also need to read carefully

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Evaluation of Swimming Pools cont'd that portion of the report that points out that the middle school pools in particular were never designed for recreational use or for competitive swimming, that they were really designed as teaching pools and are not the type of facility that can be readily used for competitive swimming or recreation. The staff has not yet had time to digest all of this information. From our initial consideration of it, I do recommend that you authorize the administration to proceed with development of specifications and bidding the work at Douglass High School. That is the best pool in the district at this point. For a reasonable investment of $17,000 we can get that pool into first-class operating condition. As far as considering the other pools, which would take $612,000 or $615,000 more, I can't make that recommendation at this point. It perhaps should tie in with consideration of condition of facilities, renovation work, disposal of surplus sites, and a number of other matters that relate to major capital expenses. But I would recommend your consideration of the Douglass pool separately because of the modest investment required.

Dr. Hamm inquired as to the Superintendent's reference to the middle school pools being for instructional use, stating that it was his understanding that all of the pools were.

Dr. Payz^it indicated that he did not make it as a blanket statement, but Douglass and Page-Woodson would be exceptions to that statement because Page-Woodson was a good size pool and it was his thinking that at one time it was: used extensively for corr^etitive swimming.

Mrs. Brody expressed a concern about what the cost really reflected, commenting on the renovation of the pools, the cost that pool companies would do the work for, or was it the cost that the district could have.its own maintenance people do? She stated, for instance, on a basic home pool, for acid washing, the pool companies would come in and do it for a minimum of $200, but you could buy the acid for $10 and anybody could acid wash a pool.

Dr. Payzant responded that the cost estimates were based on subcontracting for the services, that whether it would just be pool companies or a contractor, he could not say; that the alternative of having the mainteqance people do it was not one which was seriously considered because of pulling them off other work to do this kind of thing which might not be as high a priority, and if they were to use maintenance people that is what would have to be done. -Mrs. Brody inquired further about contracting the labor with consideration of minimum labor things like cleaning pool decks, acid washing pools, painting, etc., indicating that sfibxwould like to see a breakdown to see how it could really be done. Dr. Payzemt;"Sftated that he would be happy to pursue that part of her question because he really didrTVknow how much of the ateliar estimate was tied up in major technical work that would require skilled later and equipment. He did mention, however, that when you were (telling with certifying agencies such as the Health Department, that could be a variwT^too, and it may be cheaper in the long line to go ahead and have the professionals do it and get the certification quicker. Dr. Payzant stated that the other thing that he wanted ^bHjjpk at was if it was going to take $600,000 plus to do the renovations, and that beinq^-the. best way to spend $600,000 to make facilities available for swimming in the communityr~5haXâ€?t^ause of the location of the pools and the nature of the pools, if money were put injo some jCTiM projects with the city or somebody else to locate some new pools in various aretPS^of the city that would be available the year-round, that would make more sense. He added that he thought those kinds of alternatives needed,to be viewed before the Board committed $600,000 plus of bond funds for that kind of project.

Mrs. Hill referred to the Superintendent's recommendation that specifications be written on Douglass, to which Dr. Payzant explained that the Douglass situation was different from the others in that it was the newest pool and it would take a very small investment compared to the other pools to put it into topnotch condition; that it was the one pool that was functioning, and the others had been shut down. Dr. Hamm stated that he concurred with the idea of preventive maintenance.

Mrs. Hill iqnuired as fro who was going to write the specifications?

In responding, Dr. Payzant indicated that the requirements of what needed to be done were pretty much in the report, and those requirements would be the basis for the specifications written to put it out on bid.

Remarks Superintendent cont'd

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Remarks Superintendent cont1 d

Evaluation of Swimming Pools cont'd

Mrs. Hill then expressed some concern that the staff would have the expertise to write the specifications inasmuch as the certification would have to come from the Health Department, and it might be advisable for them to review the report maybe even before the specifications were written.

Dr. Payzant then stated that if the Board concurred with what he was requesting, that probably the only action would be authorization to go ahead with the suggestion that Mrs. Hill made to review the report and any specifications that would be developed with the City-County Health Department before putting them out for bid, and the only request he would make at that point would be authorization to proceed with Douglass, but he would come back with more specific recommendations later on in the winter or early spring on the others.

Mrs. Hill indicated that she would rather take action on the recommendation at the next meeting, to which Dr. Hamm replied that this would be done and it would be placed on the agenda as an action item for the next Board agenda (February 2). Dr. Payzant continued:

Legislative Report

There is no written legislative report this week. The major activity last week was presentation of the State Department budgets to the Education Committee. The activities should pick up this week. On Wednesday a public hearing is vscheduled where the gifted and talented legislation will be the topic of discussion, and Mr. Isch as the legislative liaison will be covering activities on a day-by-day basis and we will start providing you with written reports on bills as they are introduced and discussed in the various committees. Inquiry Dr. Start

Dr. Start asked for clarification regarding the swimming pools; if Dr. Payzant was going to bring to the meeting in two weeks a recommendation ready for bid on the Douglass pool? Dr. Payzant replied that he was just going to ask for authorization to go ahead and bid the work that needed to be done.

Mr. Dulan also inquired about the delay on'â€™-improvement of the Douglass pool? Dr. Hamm stated that Mrs. Hill was asking that the Health Department review the work . that was being recommended, and Mrs. Hill added that in the report they listed for ^s&a-oh-pool what needed to be done to bring it up to top standards, and gave an estimate, and she would like to take it as a package except that she thought there were some things that needed to be pulled out that probably staff could do, and she was ftot sure that.she*agreed with all of the recommendations that were listed. x-

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PERSONNEL REPORT R. #19 Personnel Approvec

A motion..wjgsMê by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the persons listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the ritimeôf the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other perênnefêcommendations and information listed be approved. w On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. BrdSy, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion-carried. (Personnel listings - pages 38-40.)

ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS R. #20 Approval of Encumbrances

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of encumbrances as listed for January 1-10, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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Purchasing It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following purchasing items: 1.

Door Hardware Purchase of door hardware (locking devices-exit) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from A.B.S. Enterprises, Inc., which submitted the low quotation. This expenditure in the amount of $2,733.60 is to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies (markers) for use by Supply and Distribution Department from Thompson Book and Supply Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications in the amount of $7,726.76 to be charged to Account G 240.00.

Permission to Validate Agreement Permission to validate an agreement with Josten's Diploma Division which submitted the low quotation for furnishing graduation diplomas (2884 approximately 0 $1.81 each) for the 1980-81 school year. This purchase is to be charged to Account G 250.03.

Booster Tanks

Purchase of booster tanks for use by Central Food Service Department from Crane Supply Company which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $7,475.00 to be charged to Central Food Service.

School Bus Lift Purchase of school bus lift for use by External Funding Department (Handicapped) from Beesley's Adaptive Equipment Company which submitted the only quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,350.00 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Handicapped.

Heating Coil

Purchase of heating coil for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Trane Company (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $1,266 is to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

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House Moving Dollies Purchase of house moving dollies for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Southwest WheeTCompany which submitted the only quotation. This purchase in the aihgpnt of $9,200 is to be charged to Account BL 6030.11.

Window Shade Supplies

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Purchase of“vZih<few shade supplies (cloth, pulls, and rollers) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: S & H Shade Company

Venetian Blind Service

Total

$ 2,761.55

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

Mrs. Hill inquired about item 5, that there was only one bid.

Mr. (Charles) Allen responded that they did not just send out one bid; that quite a few bids were sent out and only one vendor responded; that the specifications used were on and/or equal basis. On’roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr.“Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #21 Approval of Purchasing

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General Business

R. #22 Approval of General Business

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of the following general business items: 1.

Easement to Bell Telephone Company Approval that an easement be granted to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to construct, operate, maintain, replace and remove an underground telephone conduit on the south end of the Service Center property.

The easement, a part of the SE/4 Section 24, Township 12 North, Range 3 West I.M., more particularly described as beginning at the intersection of the MK&T Railroad West right-of-way line with the North right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #270; thence, West along said North Highway right-of-way line a distance of 300 feet; thence North 16.5 feet; thence East to the West right-of-way line of the MK&T Railroad; thence Southwest along said West right-of-way line to point of beginning. 2.

Agreement with Ecotran Company Approval of an agreement with Ecotran Company to continue computerized scheduling of school bus routes for the 1981-82 school year. This agreement W the amount of $78,604 is to be charged to Account G 520.00.

Members of the Board inquired: nr

Mrs. Hill - What about transporting students to and from school on two different buses? Are we going to pay $78,604 for that service? Dr. Payzant - No, that is not just for that service, but it was for the entire schedule and operation, and the savings will more than offset the fee that is paid to Ecotran this year.

Mrs. Hill - But what about next year? Dr. Hamm - How many new students will we be feeding into their computers, new addresses, etc.â€™, that is all included in this fee, isn't it?

Dr. Payzant - Yes, the arrangement that we have with them, you will see that this fee is about half of what it was last year, and we have some options of what we can to do after this year in terms of either purchasing a computer programming packet from them to try to make it usable with our own computer or to continue to use them for another year or two'until we are far enough along to do that. I tHnk you are going,.to see a substantial improvement in the opening of sphool next year withrespect to the transportation services because they really did agreat dear ofthe work on the schedules last June and as late as July, whereas they will have the advantage of the data ba&e-4&Qm_,the first year of experience plus the spring months to get a headstart on it this year, and I think that will make a substantiafjjjJBPfovement. The time may come, and it might be as early as next year, where we dtyn1 twant to continue employing Ecotran to work with us. But I think to make our investment of this, past year really pay off, that we need to take it to the next step. We are at least&re$king even and probably doing better than that with this investment in terms of what>/e- .wil f save. On roll call, the votes were as follows: JIrs. Brddy/^ye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, nay; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth^Sye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #23 Adoption of 1981-82 Board Goal s

In recommending the adoption of the 1981-82 Board goals, Dr. Payzant stated: The compilation of your individual rankings of the Board goals was completed and they have been listed in the order resulting from that compilation. Just to refresh your memory, there are several pieces that go into the publication of my annual report, the report on 1980-81 goals and administrative objectives which you received at the time I presented a draft of my annual report, and the final section deals with the goals for the coming year and administrative objectives. What you are considering tonight is the one remaining piece. After you take action on the Board goals, then we will go ahead and complete the publication and have it printed for distribution throughout the district.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Brody for adoption of 198*1-82 Board Goals as follows: Goal 1

The Board will expect the staff to assess the needs of each child so that appropriate educational programs can be provided to meet the different needs of the slow, average, and gifted learner. Goal 2

The Board will expect the staff to assist each student according to his or her ability to make progress each year in learning and applying skills in reading, writing, and computation. Goal 3 The Board will provide equal, appropriate educational opportunities for children with handicapping disabilities.

Goal 4 The BoarcKwill continue to support the development, refinement, and implementation of a curriculum which fosters mastery learning of the basic skills and accommodates a criterion-referenced testing program that enables teachers and administrators to manage instruction and assess student progress. Goal 5

The Board will actively support the implementation of a legislative program designed to improve the funding of public education. Goal 6

The Board will encourage and support development and organization of activities that promote positive human relations between and among staff, students, parents, the . community and the Board.

Goal 7 vTfre~g^ard~wil1 continue to seek ways to evaluate the allocation of existing resources ’to improve educational services.

Goal 8

The Board vH^Kdeuelop and implement a_ plan concerning renovation and replacement of

schools, and disposal of previousIj^eTo s ed'^S’c+roels and surplus sites. Goal 9 The Board will commit resources^tp,,fund a staff development program to help teachers, administrators, and classified employes become more effective in their job performances

Goal 10

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The Board will encourage responsible communication and public information activities directed toward improving public understanding and confidence in the schools and increasing ‘citizen participation and involvement in them.

Gogl 12 The Board will encourage continuity of programs and experiences for students that include a positive transition between and among elementary, fifth year center, middle, and senior high school levels. .tew.

Mr. Donwerth stated: I had a hard time ranking the Board goals as number one, number six or number eight goal, etc. The majority of the Board did rank them and I will support the motion. I think that we have some goals that are equally as important as the ones that we have ranked number one, arid number two, and I hope that because of the ranking that we did give them that we won't neglect any of the other goals that we have.

R. #23 Adoption of 1981-82 Board Goals cont'd

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd

R. #23 Adoption of 1981-82 Board Goals cont'd

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm ■declared that the motion carried.

Before considering the item in the agenda on adoption of personnel policies, Dr. Hamm called on the following persons who had registered to address the Board on the subject:

Dave Renfro

Jo Bazhaw

Mr. Renfro, first, commented on by the Board, indicating that distribution of materials was their responsibilities in the

Discussion Personnel Policies, etc.

the Level III grievance that had been ruled on earlier he believed the time agreed to in the contract for sufficient for the Board and administration to fulfill contract.

Expressing a concern about the newly proposed policies, Mr. Renfro, first, stated that he wanted to commend the administration, especially Jack Isch, for the continued receptiveness whenever they made proposals; that most of the problems and concerns that he had addressed in a letter to board members and Dr. Payzant had been resolved to the extent that they got further definition or clarification, or the language was changed to meeft the Union's perception as well as the administration's perception of contractual guarantees. Mr. Renfro continued by inquiring about the policy GCPA/GDPA-R1, Reduction in Staff Work Force, the language "in determining the order in which teachers will be released, these factors will be considered within each subject or grade level;" that he wanted to find out whether the Board viewed that particular policy, if passed, as carrying district-wide seniority or if that meant that in any given building if there was to be a reduction in staff, say, for third grade, would that building be the only one counted in determining whether that particular teacher was to be terminated?

Mr. Isch responded that he and Mr. Renfro had not had any dialogue on that one and he would propose that since it was a regulation, they could work it out and he did not think they would have any problem with it. Dr. Payzant added that it was an administrative regulation on which the Board was not acting, and since they had not talked about that one apparently, they could do that; that the Board was only being asked to act on the Board policies. Mr. Renfro then spoke to GCBC/GDBD-R2 policy - Staff Leaves and Absences, stating thaferit was in conflict with the contract, Article XIV, Section I.B.- "It is not necess'ciry for a tea-eber to obtain prior approval to use sick leave, but when the illness extends beyond five (5) consecutive working days, the teacher may...;" that he was concerned-with where it said "it is not necessary for a teacher to obtain prior approval to use sick leave." Mr^.- i^ntHT~sterted that the Board policy that had been proposed, the regulations thafwould be monitoring the Board policy, had several exceptions j^^tekat - sick leave if claimed on days of unusual or inclement weather and that if it preceded or. followed a holiday, and also if there was an established pattern of sick leave on Morrdays and Fridays. Mr. Renfro continued by pointing ouc^ftjs^-re.aiS^ns for saying that the regulation as stated was hot in agreement with the contract, ci ting., examples that could occur with relation to that conflict, expressing! so-vi-oj^^ion of the contract if the administration demanded an investigation before the- end of the five-day period.

Dr. Payzant inquired of Mr. Renfro if it was his contention that because the contract specifically talked about evidence being provided when the illness extended beyond five days but did not explicitly deal with the matter of investigation, that the contract precluded the administration from doing an investigation’admiriistratively?

Mr. Renfro stated that as president of the bargaining agent for teachers, he was not concerned with whether or not investigations were conducted whenever there was belief that the s'ick leave was being abused, but he was concerned with the limitations that were ihdieated, giving permission for investigation. After further comments, Mr. Renfro stated that they were not asking to protect teachers who were abusing sick leave, but they were*. asking to protect the contract which gives the contractual right of a teacher to be sick without prior permission. Dr. Payzant and Mr. Renfro continued to discuss the rationale for when an investigation for abuse of sick leave should take place, with Dr. Payzant stating that if you suspect that there is a pattern of abuse, then that may be the reason for intiating the investigation, and the dilemma would be if you leave the administrative rule so

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i general and open-ended that there was no direction in it, then people would argue that it was completely arbitrary and there were no bounds within which they ought to operate. <?

Mr. Renfro responded that his concern was with contractual rights and guarantees. Mrs. Hill referred to the wording in the administrative regulation - "The district i may ask for verification of illness after five consecutive days of absence. The | district may make an investigation at anytime it appears that the sick leave is not being used for the purposes specified," Mr*.Renfro stated that it was his interpretation that when you put in "anytime," it was taking away the contractual right of a I teacher and placing the prerogative with the administration; that he would suggest the language read that "after such time as five consecutive days have been used, that investigation may be instigated." Mr. Dulan and Mr. Renfro discussed that particular area of the contract as it related to management, as presented by Mr. Renfro, expressing their disagreements. Mr. Renfro and members of the Board continued to discuss the issue of investigation by the administration of'i’llriess of an individual before five days of consecutive illness, harassment of teachers with regard to sick leave, a person being asked to prove that they were ill, and other.

Ms. Bazhaw stated that she had the same concerns as Mr. Renfro, that the policies and regulation that the Board was considering, that the negotiated agreement did not speak to many of those concerns; that it was her suggestion that the negotiated agreement be kept with the policies for reference, and policies should be so written { so they^ould not have to be redone each year.

Ms. Bazhaw referred to language in policy GCGD/GDQD, Employee Organizations, which read that'Absence from work for the purpose of taking part in activities of employee organizations shall require administrative approval," that she did not think it was clear as to its meaning, and she would suggest that in writing policies and regulations regarding the negotiated agreement, that the negotiated agreement be able to stand on its own.

With reference to the policy GCGD/GDQD, Employee Organizations, Dr. Payzant stated that he was recommending that it be deleted from the list because it did need some additional work, and the reason that there had been some modifications and changes was because the administration had gone through'a process of sharing those proposed policies with representatives of the major employee organizations and had some give and take and feedback which resulted in some modifications; that the policy mentioned had., been called to Mr. Isch's attention that evening and he was recommending that the -Boara not act on that one until they had a chance to understand what the concerns were and perhaps improve the language. Dr. Start spoke to the“issue of harassment of employees by supervisors, stating"that this was a .concern in almost any form of work - teaching, private industry, government, where managemenVffad a concern about the abuse of sick leave; that there were two sides to the issue and it would seemr'to himtKaT“mana gement had a right to investigate if there was su^Tcwn of abuse of sick leave. Mrs. Brody stated that she had’far more concern for harassment than the possible abuse of sick leave, and if there was a>pajjtern of sick leave in buildings, perhaps it could be a good chance to look at wh.yH;4iat..building was having problems wich sick leave, and their management styles and em^ToyPeSsel at ions hips; that she, too, would agree that there were two sides to the issue, J^ut she'wasjjot sure that they were equal, and she was really concerned about harassment Q'p-employees.

After being asked by Dr. Hamm,if he wanted to go through the listing and note any deletions or other changes, Dr. Payzant stated that he was recommending that the Board not act on the one mentioned by Ms. Bazhaw, but the other he was recommending that they adopt. He added that he, too, would agree that there needed to be concern about the harassment issue, but he did not think you should deal with the harassment issue by constraining the administration from doing certain things to make sure that sick leave wasn't being abused; but that you give management directions to do certain things to deakwith harassment if you suspect it exists, which he thought was his obligation, and if it happened and cases were substantiated, then he had every obligation to deal with it, and if he didn't he-should be dealt with. He asked tha’t the Board not tie his hands from dealing with one or two cases a year out of thousands where there was abuse of sick leave and he could not go after and deal with those one or two cases, which was really all that they were talking about in the course of a year.

Discussion Personnel Policies, etc. cont'd

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd

R. #24 Adoption of Personnel Policies, Titles and Code Description

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following personnel policies, titles, and code description listed, with GCQD/GDQD, Employee Organizations, deleted: Special Procedures for Conducting Hearings

BDE

Oklahoma City Public Schools Organization Chart

CCA

Temporary Administrative Arrangements

Payroll

Board-Staff Communications

GBD (Also BG)

Staff Participation in PoliticalActivities

GBG

Circulation of Petitions on School Grounds

GBGA

Gi f ts

GBI

Right to Inspect Personnel File Personnel Records

GBL

Staff Complaints

GBM

Staff Job Classifications

GCA/GDA

Staff Contracts and Compensation Plans

GCB/GDB

Professional Staff Supplementary PayPlan

GCBB

Staff Supplementary Pay for Additional Responsibility

GCBBA

Remuneration for School Activities

GCBBB

Staff Fringe Benefits

GCBC/GDBC

Staff Leaves and Absences

GCBD/GDBD

Staff Holidays

GCBEE

Injury to Staff

GCBDG

Vacation - Twelve Month Central Office Administrators

GCBE/GDBE

Posting of Staff Vacancies

GCCA/GCDA

Staff Hiring

GCD/GDD

Part-time and Substitute Staff Employment

GCE/GDE

GCF/GDF

,„,,Staff Orientation

GCG/GDG

Staff Probation and Tenure

''Staff Assignments^and Transfers

GCI/GDI

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Staff ^tep^nsion and Termination

GCJ/GDJ GCK GCN/GDN (Also AFC/AFD) GCP/GDP

Reduction in Staff Workforce

GCPA/GDPA

Resignations of Staff Meifibe^

GCPB/GDPB

Retirement of Staff Members

GCPC/GDPC

Staff~Time Schedules Stdf?;$e^k Load

Evaluation of Employees

Safety

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School Board Negotiating Powers and Duties

Mrs. Hill inquired a-bout a discrepancy in the administrative regulations for BDE and GBM as to the number of days that a person had to respond, fifteen days in BDE and ten days in GBM.

Dr. Payzant agreed that they were in conflict and ought to be consistent.

Mrs. Hill also asked about GBM, Staff Complaints, which had the following statements included: "each submit to the Board a narrative" and "the Board shall give its decision by a vote of the members present and shall transmit within five working days its decision in writing," as to if these requirements had been adhered to. Dr. Payzant assured herTthat they had, that a day or two after a Level III grievance hearing, he always writes a letter to the grievant informing the grievant of the official action of the Board. Further inquiry by Mrs. Hill was about the policy that was suspended with regard to credit for out-of-state experience, to which Mr. Isch replied that the policy was now in compliance and did conform with State regulations.

Commenting on the policy with regard to investigation of sick leave, Mr. Isch stated that it was not new language and was the exact wording in the policy that was currently in force.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 19,1981-CONT'D R. #24 Adoption of Personnel Policies, Titles and Code Description On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, cont'd aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

After inquiring of more questions or discussion and there being none, Dr. Hamm stated that he wanted everyone to understand what they were voting on, which was the recommendation with one deletion and an understanding that there would be modification on ^ome administrative fegulations'for consistency.

NEW BUSINESS

In regard to the school lunch program and its financial condition, Mrs. Hill stated that Howard White, Administrator, Central Food Service, would be going to Washington iriMarch as a member of a committee in behalf of the program, and she thought it would be wise for the Board to give him a letter of support in his effort and maybe notify the representatives and senators there that he would be coming and letting them know how the Board felt about the concern for the school lunch program. Dr. Hamm agreed.

Comments and Inquiries Board Members

Dr. Payzant indicated that this would be'done.

On the distribution of Board policies, Mrs. Hill expressed a concern that there needed to be a plan for getting the policies and regulations into the schools. Dr. Hamm stated that he thought Mrs. Hill was addressing a real pertinent point and there needed to be some verification that the corrected and updated policies and regulations did get into the proper hands.

Dr. Payzant responded that he agreed and was going to try to do better with that, but he had a real concern that if there was a separate mailing to the media centers, that there would not be as much accountability across the district as if there was a mailing to the principal with the direction that one copy should stay in the principal's office and one copy should go to the media center, but if he did it that way, then the contract which specified the media center could bebrought forth and it could be suggested that he was not following the letter of the contract. Dr. Payzant continued by explaining that there were not full-time people in the media centers in the elementary schools and if the mailing went to the media.center there, it could end up on a counter someplace and it could not be determined what would happen to it; that in the case of a high-school there was a full-time media person on duty, and if it were directed to their attention and they followed through, it would get done. Dr. Payzant also indicated that the printing load in the system, too, had its effects on getting printed materials out; however, despite what had been •^^l^cahft-would work on the situation and it would be done a lot better than the *'turnaround time that they had before.

With ’reference to the grievance that was held earlier, Mr. Dulan expressed a concern that the principal asmentioned in the grievance was not present. x

Dr. Payzant incTicated that after evaTu»M4Mut.hose things related to the grievance, he did not see that an awful lot eetrid be gained with a different presentation, and, obviously, he was^oing to work on the problem.

Dr. Hamm stated that at their Tfrs.t,meeting the Board had an executive session in which they evaluated the Superintendent; d^t he wanted the records to be clear that they did that and that they had agreed to keeg^bhe-.Sttp^erintendent for another year; that it was the unanimous opinion of the Board that the Superintendent was doing an outstanding job and that he had plenty problems to^ad^S&s't himself to, and they were very pleased with him. ' ■ •

HEARINGS

Remarks Re Evaluation of Superintendent

‘

None. EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel.

R. #25 Executive Session Approved On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, 9:15 p.m. aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr* Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On'roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #26Board Returned to Open Session 9:37 p.m.

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ADJOURNMENT R. #27 Adjournment 9:38 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan. On roll call, «the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

Presi dent STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

rl also certify that at least 14 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting. 1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this

y/ • •

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY:

ANNUAL:

SUPPORT:

CLERICAL:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

MONTHLY:

Conlev, Barbara

Quail Creek Special Education

12-18-80

$11037.

Harris, Cheryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist

1-05-81

11978.

Harris, Brenda

Rancho Teacher Aide P.T.

Hickman, Carolyn

Lincoln Intermediate

12-18-80

10511.

Holland, Mary

Willard LRTA

1-05-81

590.

Hoot, Marian

Jackson Language Arts

1-12-81

14535.

Hunt, Cynthia

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide P.T.

1-05-81

309.50

Huckabee, Katherine

Lincoln Intermediate

1-05-81

10511.

Pratt. Dorothv

Northeast Attendance Secy.

Hull» Stenhen

Marshall Spanish/English

1-05-81

10511.

T.ova21. Marv 1—■Hr----------------

Jackson Science

1-08-81

10511.

FOOD SERVICE:

Douglass Special Education

1-05-81

11978.

Beckett, Bettie

12-18-80

10511.

O'Keefe, Kathleen nr

Edwards Intermediate

Riggs, Shelby

$295.

12-15-80

600. —

Traveling Manager

1-05-81

680.

HOURLY:

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

MONTHLY:

Bolz, Hazel

Helper

1-08-81

$ 3.51

$ 610.

Ford, Ernestine

Helper

1-05-bi

3.51

610.

Hamer, Joyce

Helper

12-18-80

3.51

Jones, Debbie

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-05-81

Kinnev. Reuben

External Funding Indian F,d. Advisor

1-06-81

Sweezy, Glynna

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-06-81

610.

James, Ernestine

Helper

1-06-81

_L-51

Webster, Agnes

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-05-81

610.

Maynard, Cynthia

Helper

1-08-81

3.51

EFFECTIVE ASSIGNMENT DATE . . ... ..... ... ........

NA‘M^ SUPPORT: FOOD SERVICE: I

■' sl

SALARY

NAME

HOURLY:

SERVICE-SUBSTITUTES:

Coffey, David

- *3^?

Pa.tton, Janice

Helper

Rainbolt, Nancy

Helper

Wade, Lynn

Helper

Wood. Marilyn

Helper

1-05-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

HOURLY:

Custodial Worker

12-15-80

MAINTENANCE:

1-09-81

■*s51

Moojs>, Johnny

12-18-80

3.51

Driver/ Warehouse Worker

12-09-80

$675.

Butler, James

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

12-19-80

625.

Gilliam, Odies

All Schools Custodial Worker

12-22-80

625.

Johnson, Mark

All Schools Custodial Worker

12-22-80

625.

Sam, James

Central Custodial Worker

12-16-80

625.

Sanders, Darrell

Service Center Custodial Worker

1-06-81

697.

Electronic Tech.

12-29-80

SERVICE:

$ 3.51 —*

MONTHLY:

Parton, Elton

SALARY

$3.51

3.51

SUPPLY:

ASSIGNMENT

$1232.

...

MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont1d

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

Carroll, Anthony

Garden Oaks Media Aide

EFFECTIVE CATE 1-06-81

Davis, Phyllis

Webster Social Studies

1-05-31

Hawkins, Opal

External Funding Secretary

Gordon, Sydney

Webster Resource

1-09-81

Lam, Lee Minh

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

1-06-81

Graham. Billie

Curriculum Vocal Music

1-07-81

Stiggers, Cecelia

Eisenhower Attendance Clerk

1-16-81

Humphries. Jane

Capitol Hill Middle Reading1

1-20-81

Oakes, Ferrelvn

Taft Social Studies

1-09-81

Peak, Ray

Marshall Debate/Languaee Arts

Roberts, Deborah

SALARY

12-19-80

FOOD SERVICE:

12-19-80

.Taft 12-19-80 Reading --------------------------------

Alexander, Melo

Manager

12-11-80

Ingram, Bobbie

Helper

11-06-80

Tiger, Miller

Marshall Electronics/Math

1-09-81

Jackson, Vernita

Helper

11-13-80

Traska, Janice

Northwest Special Education

1-09-81

Johnson, Essie

Helper

11-13-80

Wakelee, Llovd D.

High Sehool/Adult Ed. CPR Instructor

1-14-81

Wood, Bruce

Longfellow Intermediate

Warehouse Worker

11-21-80

Bus Driver....................

12-19-80 .

SUPPLY:

12-22-80

Soliz, Genevieve

SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION:

CLERICAL: Bratcher, Rebecca

NAME

Quail Creek Media Aide

Ardrey, Bonny

12-19-80

EFFECTIVE ASSIGNMENT DATE ----!□&.-------------------------------■ ■ - ....

SALARY

NAME

SUPPORT:

MAINTENANCE:

TRANSPORTATION:

Carpenter ~ James

Hannah, David

Bus Driver * ' '*'**'^D

1-05-81

McBeth, Lewis

Bus Driver

12-19-80

Reeves, Roger

Mechanic

12-29-80

Richardson, Donald

Bus Driver i

12-04-80

SERVICE: Christian, Helven

Hoover Custodian

12-10-80

Daniels, Bruce

Northeast^ Custodial Worker

12-29-80

Goudeau, Rosetta

Quail Creek Custodial Worker

1-08-81

King, John

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

12-11-80

Lunnon, Chester

Johnson Custodian

12-19-80

Meyer, Lacy

Hayes Custodial Worker

1-08-81

Obika, Emmanuel

Grant Custodial Worker

1-09-81

Renfro, Michael

Marshall Custodial Worker

12-15-80

--------------

----

— •“

ASSIGNMENT

Mechanic's Helper

EB ECTiVE DATE

12-08-80

SAIARY

~ "■'■ ---

CLERICAL:

SUPPORT:

Qualls, Wynema

Papkin, Carol

Harris, Marjorie

PARENTAL LEAVE:

CERTIFICATED:

■' "

Harrison, Marie

PARENTAL LEAVE:

FOOD SERVICE:

Millian, Rose

Deloney, Frances -------------------------------\

STUDY LEAVE: ---------------------------------

T“

NAME ’

1-09-81

Shidler Bilingual Aide

12-1^-80

1-12-81

pf—

11-26-80

2-04-81

1-20-81

Moon Learning Ctr. Aide

Quail Creek Kindergarten / WillcSjrf Brook Physical Education

Jackson Science

1 f

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE .DATE y' ■ <•

—Z—-------

SALARY

Pendleton, Vera

DECEASED:

Food Service Helper

12-19-80

Food Service Baker

12-10-80

EFFECTIVE DATE

Taylor, Eleanor

•Service Center Custodial Worker

ASSIGNMENT

1-09-81

. —-

Jefferson Math

—

Moreton, Olive

RETIREMENTS:

Sanders, Darrell

MEDICAL LEAVE:

SERVICE:

NAME

1—-... . .......... .....

RSONNEL S AND OTHER

SALARY

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MINUTES OF^ ^|ETIFEBRUARY 2^ 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, * 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Hurlon J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

ABSENT:

Floyd Donwerth, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Dr. Start gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll cal 1’^stablished that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the minutes of January 12 and 19, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #28 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hill commented that the Board recently had a grievance on policies and she was very pleased that they had been sent to everyon&• very promptly; that for the first time in many months she read the last sentence that said you were supposed to return that packet with the old policies so she was apologizing to Mr. Isch for not having done so,. She added that she had inquired as to how many policies had been sent out and the ^«ffibe^fisth'at had been returned; that 171 packets were sent out and so far 93 had been returned.

Comments Mrs. Hill

•V.

Mrs. Hill Stated that she^did appreciate attending the celebration at Sunset Elementary School thjs Rast week as they celebrated their being able to stay open.

As an additional comment, Mrs. Hill pafd tlTSt-s-be-wanted to commend Dr. James Robinson, Principal, John Marshall High School, who had been appointed to the National Merit Scholarship AdvJ^th^-Board for three years, and she thought it was a nice honor for the staff.

Mrs. Hermes stated that she also attendetQHie-vj^pry celebration at Sunset School and it was very uplifting to see the parents and the students.and neighborhood people together celebrating the continued opening of <heir-scJjopM Mrs. Hermes added that they were all made very, very welcome and she wanted to thank them for that. She also acknowledged receipt of thank you letters from Nichols Hills School students, stating that they were very touching.'

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Brody's comments were in regard to the Middle School All-City Orchestra and Band Comments Concert which was held the past Sunday. She stated that she wanted to congratulate not Mrs. Brody only the students, but the band directors and the people who were involved in the middle schools in helping these students master their instruments. She added that the concert was weTl attended and there were staff people there who spent their Sunday helping the students; that she thought it spoke well for the Fifth Year String Program, because many of the studentshave their first initiation to music at that level, and when they enter the middip schools, there are people in the music departments that take these children and inspire them to achieve further in their music career, and she wanted to congratulate all of them.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS cont'd Comments )r. Hamm

Dr. Hamm commented that he had attended an all-school assembly at Prairie Queen Elementary School, a thanksgiving type service in which thanksgiving was expressed for the return of the former hostages; that the principal, Mr. Lawter, and his teaching staff at that school should be commended for the work that they are doing. He added that'.it was a very pleasurable experience.

As a second comment, Dr. Hamm spoke regarding some work that was being done by a group of private citizens in Oklahoma City known as Oklahoma City Beautiful, who had worked with the principal at Southeast High School, and the Student Council at that school had adopted the median strip of Shields Boulevard as a project of theirs to keep free of litter; that they received some good publicity in the press as well as some help from the Oklahoma City Park Department, and they were going to be challenging some of the other high schools to adopt a similar area in their vicinity. Dr. Hamm added that plans were being made by Oklahoma; City Beautiful to recognize other schools who would take pride in keeping their campus and grounds free of litter. HEARINGS The following persons addressed the Board:

Jim Huff

2Âť.

Steven Thornburg

Isabel Velez 3. * Appearing as Chairman of the Federation Grievance Committee, Mr. Huff inquired as to a proposed schedule for four Level III grievances which had been filed for hearing.

Steven Thornburg presented a petition to the Board in behalf of students of Northwest Classen High School, expressing a concern about asbestos in the school auditoriums.and requesting that the necessary repairs be done to avoid danger to the students. Dr. Payzant responded: I appreciate your comments, Steven; it is a very serious topic, one which we have been dealing with for some months. To bring you up to date on where we stand right now, I need to grve a bit of history, and it does go back a number of months. The"agencies at the federal level, namely two; the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency have' been two most involved in consideration of the asbestos issue. As of thins month, the Environmental Protection Agency has still not issued its rules and regulations defining the various danger levels and specifying remedies for correcting situations where asbestos exists, which in their TjWcflfent, the EPA people, would be harmful to people's health. With the freeze that the Reagan administration has put on the issuance of rules and regulations, there is no telling when those will be forthcoming. But we have done a lot in the meantime, working here localTy^d with the City-County Health Department. We have identified all areas^in our school buildings where we believe asbestos is present. We have worked with-th-e City-County Health Department staff to take samples of the asbestos in those buildings. The City-Q^ntyTeaTttr-fiepartment has conducted tests of those samples and has identified asbestos samples in fourteen of our approximately one hundred buiJdTfrgs-that we should consider doing something with. I used that phrase because as Dr. Start has mentioned, there is still disagreement among the experts about where the danger level is, aMy.too, if you can agree on the danger level, which remedy you use to correct it?* f&dthere have been four remedies that have been suggested. One is to seal the asbeslSCTjy-'ps^ting some kind of a sealing on it; the second is to encapsulate it and cover it with a shell-; the third is to remove it completely, which leads to a further debatfabotit bOW^Safetthat really is; and the fourth, which is now being considered, I understand, by the Environmental Protection Agency, is to really not do anything with it if it is located in a place where people will not come into djrect contact with it and there is not evidence that it is flaking or in bad condition. We know the fourteen schools where we have asbestos that needs a closer look. I have asked our Maintenance Department to write specifications assuming that we use the remedy of removal, which would probably be the most costly of all of the remedies. This spring we will put those specifications out for bid and see what it would cost if we were to remove the asbestos in all of those locations, Hopefully,by that time there would be more guidance from the so-called experts as to whether ornot removal is indeed the right remedy to use in each of those fourteen situations. And having that Information, hopefully, by June, it would enable us to go ahead, and in those instances where removal seems to be the best solution, accomplish the work during the summer months when the buildings are not being used,which would be a requirement because of the potential danger involved in removal, We are not dragging our feet on it; it is really a question of not knowing who to rely on among the experts who are not in agreement on danger levels^one, and what to do about them once you identify them.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

HEARINGS cont'd

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Dr.*Start inquired of Steven if any of the students had really looked at the subject of asbestos seriously and researched the data, the risk factors, and also in terms of which kind of asbestos they were dealing with, because as a physician, in his opinion, most of the asbestos was perfectly safe; that it is one specific kind of asbestos that has the risk factor associated with it; that it seems that we are going to spend millions of dollars removing asbestos from not only school buildings and public buildings, and literally wiping out the population on the highways. Dr. Start added that he thought it was time for those in thisocountry to begin to look at the risk factors, and he was challenging some of the students, Northwest Glassen, for example, to compare the long-term risk factors of exposure to asbestos in high school versus riding in their automobiles.

Mr. Velez spoke in support of the Title VII Bilingual Program at Westwood, Riverside, Shidler, and Longfellow Schools. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Attorney's Report

We have had no litigation activity during the last several weeks. This week we vol'll be filing a Motion to Dismiss in the DeMarsh Case that is being heard in Federal Court. &

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report.

(Copy on file in office of the Clerk.)

Treasurer's Report

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. Payzant presented Dr. John Brandt, President, the Association of All School Personnel, who first introduced Ms. Myrtle Edmond, Chairperson, Employee of the Month Committee, and then gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Gwen Wallace, Counselor, Taft Middle School, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to l^s. Wallace on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant.

Ms. Wallace responded. A mbtion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board arrd,.the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents gnd submit anapplication for grants and programs as follows: x. / ‘X.

(a)

Directional Services Program--£aji^1echcal Clinic Children's Memorial Hospital, Parts B, C, awd^G, Educationof the Handicapped Act, Title I of the-.Jlementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by Public Law

(b)

Vietnamese Bilingual hdtic^tion Program under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Program of 1965.^as-.amended bv the Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561.

(c)

Bilingual Program (Middle School) under T'itW'^I of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Program of 1965, as amended by the Education Amendments of 1978-, Public Law 95-561.

(d)

Bilingual Education Program (Preschool-Grade 2) under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Program of 1965, as amended by the Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561.

(e)

Transition program for Refugee Children, Title II of Public Law 94-405, as -amended by Public Law 95-561 and modified by Public- Law 96-123, Indochinese Refugee Children’s Assistance Act; Educational Services for Cuban and Haitian-Entrant Amendments of 1978.

In speaking to the motion for consideration, Dr. Payzant stated: The first proposal (a) is the result of a request from Mr. Lloyd Rader's office to apply for 100 percent funding to add a position at our Children's Memorial Hospital School to work with outpatients who come into the hospital from around the state and need assistance with development of an educational program for children who may have handicaps of some kind. This person would then work as a liaison with school districts that serve the children who come as outpatients to the hospital.

R. #29 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents1'

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd R. #29 President of Board and Superintendent Authori zed to Execute Documents cont1 d

Dr. Payzant cont1d The other grant applications before you deal with programs for children who do not have English as their first language. The issue of bilingual education has been in the news today and I think what was issued as a statement from Washington may have some people confused in terms of its actual impact on the Oklahoma City schools. You may recall that in the fall there was a good deal of debate nationally about rules and regulations that were being developed by the Department of Education to govern bilingual education in the nation's public schools. The issue really was much bigger than bilingual education; it was an issue that revblved around whether or not the Department of Education should really promulgate rules and regulations that would tell local school districts across the country what kind of instructional methods to use and what kind of curriculum to have in their programs designed to work with children who did not have English as a first language. I, along with a number of other educators, resisted those regulations, not because of our particular views on bilingual education, but because of the larger philosophical issue; namely, where will the decisions be made about curriculum and instructional methods which I believe ought to be made by local boards and local school districts. What I understand.the Secretary of Education did today was to say that those rules and regulations which would prescribe a particular approach to instruction will not be forthcoming. That does not mean that local school districts do hot have the obligation to provide equal educational opportunity for children who do not have English as a first language. The debate goes on as to how best provide"those instructional services for those children. There is no solid evidence that one approach is better than another. Here in Oklahoma City we are using several. The major focus of our programs that are designed to help children who do not have English as a first language is to give them some support in their native language initially and move them through a transition period to full involvement with the English language just as soon as they are able. The proposals that are before you tonight requesting funding under Title VII Bilingual Education Act would allow us to branch out in several different areas with this aspect of our program; it would provide for a program for Vietnamese children in Grades Kindergarten through 4. It would provide for a middle school program primarily serving Hispanic children at the two middle schools, namely Jackson and Capitol Hill. It would provide for a three-year program for Hispanic children, Kindergarten through Grade 2, in the schools where the current program is now being provided, namely, Longfellow, Shidler, Riverside, and Westwood. It would also provide for a preschool program for both Vietnamese and Spanish-spoaking children. The educational services for that program should be contracted as proposed in this grant application to> Celebrations Preschool which is already operating a preschool program in the Riverside neighborhood area. The final grant application would enable us to hopefully get some money on a per pupil basis for Indochinese, Haitian, and Cuban refugee children who are now residing in our school district and attending our schools. This would be money that would help us provide a range of support services for those chTl'dren. These Title VII applications are for federal money that would allow us to provide programs just for a small percentage of our students who do not have English as a' fi'i*sst language. We are also providing programs under the label Lau because that was a famousTcourt case that dealt~wi±h English as a Second language program to children that speak a variety^ other languages and these children are served in English as-a^second language centers where they are pulled out of their regular classroomS‘'iForscT certain number of hours a week to work in small groups with teachers and aides in those Lau cehtgrs. This year we are serving about 1110 students in that Lau program at a cost of about J565,000 to the local school. district. That program would continue. We are required to D*rBrîdfi^tbose services for children and that should not be confused with what we are propostnrgin^t® way of programs under the Title VII federal funds. If we do receive funding j^nder TitleÎI, it will relieve some of the burden for us to serve these same children in the>û program. If we do not receive the federal funding under Title VII, these children’will still have to be served under the Lau program.

The following persons spoke in support of the Bilingual Education Program, citing its importance to the children:

T.\ Dr. Howard Morrow 2.

Juan Chavira with April Haulman, Interpreter

Mrs Hermes expressed her thanks to the parents and children for attending the meeting, stating .that rtost of them probably lived in her district and she did not get to see them very often, anjd she had no idea how much they supported the bilingual programs. Mrs. Hermes added that she would also like to thank them as another parent and also as their board member for coming to the meeting and telling the Board how they felt. Dr. Hamm stated that he thought Mrs. Hermes, in Ker comments, spoke for the entire Board.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

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Mrs. Hermes' comments were translated into Spanish by Hope Alvarez, Title VII Coordinator, for those persons present who could not understand English. Mrs. Brody inquired as to what extent adult programs were available for parents of children who might wish to become involved so they could work with their children at home to reinforce the English instruction that they get at school?

R. #29 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents cont'd

Ms. Alvarez stated that the basic grant for the Title VII Program does provide for English instruction; that the Emerson Adult Education Center provides for English instruction to parents by an English teacher and aide. Ms. Haulman explained the operation of’the program at Emerson. Mrs. Hill asked ff there were other locations where parents could obtain the English instruction, to which Ms. Alvarez responded that the Services were also provided at Capitol Hill Library.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, nay; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At No Travel Expense to the School District (a)

Gerald F. Warlick, Band Instructor, Capitol Hill High School, Seminar: Rehearsal Techniques and Materials, Denton, Texas, January 19-22, 1981. Confirmation.

(b)

Tommy Griffin, Teacher, Classen High School; Maurice Daniels, Coach-Social Studies Teacher, Classen High School, Basketball Game, Pampa, Texas, January 23-25, 1981. Confirmation.

(c)

Sara Foreman, Teacher, Shields.Heights, Ninth Southwest Regional Conference of IRA, San Antonio, Texas, January 28-31, 1981. Confirmation.

(d)

Ben Hart and Alan Ambrister, Coaches, Northeast High School, Football Coaches Clinic, Dallas, Texas, January 30-31, 1981. Confirmation.

R. #30 Professional Trips Approved

(e) Freddie M. Qualls, Cosmetology, John Marshal 1, Bay Cities Beauty State Show, -^®t;^MiuFrancisco, California, February 2-3, 1981. Confirmation. (f) z

Maree Tarver, Title I Administrator; John Fink, Research Association, Region VI Large City Title_I. Conference. Dallas, Texas, February 3-4, 1981.

(g)

Linda/Bojes, Gifted/Talented Facilitator, Taft Middle School, Gifted and Talented North American Conference, Denve»^--CaJorado_, February 4-6, 1981.

(h)

Jack Isch,;Administrative Assistant, Superintendent's Office, Annual Community EducatiorfWrfehop, Flint, Michigan, March 1-6, 1981.

(i)

Thomas Payzant, Superintendent^, Junior Achievement's National Business Leadership

Conference, Washington, D.C., Mcrrch-4-6, 1981. (j)

R. E. Hayes, Principal, Coolidge El emen i^ry SchooTT^ob Dixson, Principal, Fillmore Elementary School, SCD Annual PrincfpaTs^Meeting, TanTara, Missouri, March 7-10, 1981.

(k)

Winfred Poemoceahy Principal, Putnam Heights Elementary School, South Central District Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri, March 7-10, 1981.

(1)

Mary Bloomer, Coordinator, Special Services; Sandra Roberts, Consultant, Seminar on PL 94-142 by National Organization of Legal Problems of Education, Houston, Texas, March 18-21, 1981.

(m)

Laura Allen, Assistant Principal, Douglass High School, Annual Meeting of the North Central Associaton, Chicago, Illinois, March 30-April 1, 1981.

(n)

Doy Burchel, Principal, Rancho Village Elementary School, NAESP Convention and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, April 3-8, 1981.

(o)

Oneta James, Principal, Hawthorne Elementary School, 1981 NAESP Convention and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, April 4-8, 1981.

(p)

Linda L. Carter, Media Specialist, John Marshall High School, AECT National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 6-10, 1981.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #30 ’rofessional Trips Approved cont'd

(q)

Jerry McKee and Ketha Pennington, Teachers, Fillmore Elementary School; Deborah Crawford and Marcia Brueggan, Teachers, Adams Elementary School, ChiSanbop Instructor Course, Dallas, Texas, April 23-26, 1981.

(r)

Betty Clifton, Reading Consultant, International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-May 1, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. DuTan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. R. #31 Approval Re Funds at Foster Estes arid Belle Isle Senters

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board of Education direct that the balance of funds ($48,638.33) in the Activity Fund Accounts at Foster Estes and Belle Isle Centers which are not needed to fulfill the functions or purposes for which the accounts were established prior to June 30, 1980 be transferred from Independent School District No. 89 to Oklahoma City Vocational-Technical District No. 22. Dr. Payzant gave a breakdown of the accounts as follows: Foster Estes, $46,944.88.

Belle Isle, $1,693.45 and

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. R. #32 Approval of Resolution Naming Staff ’erson Responsible for Preparing Application for \L. 874 and/or 315 Funds

It was moved by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following resolution naming Donald Price as the staff person responsible for preparing application for P.L. 874 and/or 815 funds: RESOLUTION The Board of Education hereby duly authorizes the filing

of such applications and records as is necessary to qualify for Federal funds under Public Law 874 and/or 815, and appoints

Donald Price as its duly authorized representative in this

connection and authorizes him to act as the'agent for the Board in this capacity.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes ayeT^rs. Hill, aye; M_r. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion‘carried. R. #33 Approval of Policy )n Unexpired Term Fulfillment, BBE

A motion was made- by Dr. Start^arid secondecTTjy Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following PoFLicy^on Unexpired Term Fulfillment, BBE: UNBKRIRED TERM FULFILLMENT *

The Board shall fill any vacancy^^ich^ay occur in that body to serve until the next regular election as provicled by.J_aw. The following procedures will be used in the selection of aj^son to fill a vacancy.

1. 2.

•

The Board will set the date and time for taking applications to fill the vacancy'. Applicants must file a notification and declaration of candidacy with the Board Clerk.

A special meeting will be called to interview applicants and make the appointment. A.

Interviews will be conducted in alphabetical order;

Interviews will be conducted in the regular meeting place with arrangements of spaces (tables, chairs, microphone) to assure good communications;

Applicants who are to be interviewecf’wil 1 wait at another location away from the interviewing area until they are called;

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

The interviews will be scheduled at 30-minute intervals. will be notified of the total schedule;

A consistent pattern of questions or discussions with each applicant will be followed by preparing a list of items which may be discussed with each applicant;

Suggestions, questions, and inquiries which are submitted by others will be incorporated into the interviews as deemed appropriate; and

After the interviews of candidates have been completed, not more than two persons will be permitted to speak for three minutes each on behalf of an applicant.

All applicants

R. #33 Approval of Policy on Unexpired Term Fulfillment, BBE cont'd

The following specific procedure will be used to make the selection of an applicant to fill the vacancy.

The names of applicants will be listed alphabetically with a_____ box adjacent to each name and the lists placed before the Board;

Each member of the Board will check_____ one name only as their choice as a member to the Board and sign the list;9

Upon direction of the Chair, the Clerk will gather the lists of applicants and read aloud the Board member's name and name of the applicant whose name was checked on each list;

If one applicant receives a majority of checks, that applicant's name will be placed before the Board for action;

If upon the majority of Board which their name. followed by

first checkoff one of the applicants does not receive a checks, a new list will be distributed to members of the bears only the names of applicants who received a check by The same process as listed in paragraph B and C will be the Clerk gathering and reading-aloud the checked names;

If upon the second checkoff one applicant does not receive a majority of checks, a new list will be distributed which carries only the names of applicants whose name received a check on the most recent checking procedure; and

y■>;...• G.

The checkoff procedure to be continued until one applicant receives a majority of checks or until the Board by its action reaches another decision'urrThe matter.

Members'of the Board may, during the selection process, wish to ask for additional input from various applicants.JB_’These^aHBrtt'onal inquiries should be limited to no more than a total of five minutes for each applicant. Adopted: December 17, 1979 Revised: Cross Reference: BDB Legal Reference: Oklahoma Statutes Oklahoma City School District * ~—

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody,'aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. Dr. Payzant referred to the Policy ECAA, Use of Firearms by Campus Police Officers, Comments that was printed in the agenda for action on February 16, 1981, stating: Several Dr. Payzant Re weeks ago the Board asked;-that I review the practice of Campus Police carrying Policy on Use of side arms. I jiave included in this agenda a proposed Board policy which I request you Firearms by Campus to act on at your next regular meeting, February 16. The policy that I am proposing Police Officers to you is based on the current practices as set forth in administrative rules which the Campus Police Department has been using for the past several years. We tried to make the policy carefully delineate what the rule must be for the use of side arms. This proposed policy has been discussed in detail with the high school principals who unanimously endorsed it. We have also had rather detailed discussion with members of my immediate staff. My staff endorses the policy also, jalthough there is not unanimous agreement in support for it. I think there are several who would prefer that we not have a Campus Police force in our schools, but those who argue from that philosophical position are quick to recognize that the Campus Police in urban school districts such as ours do serve an important role in this day and age. They serve as a deterrent to unsafe conditions existing in our schools and they have provided that service well these past few years. We have had a remarkably good record compared with other school

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Comments Dr. Payzant Re Policy on Use of Fi rearms by Campus Police Officers cont'd

Dr. Payzant cont'd districts around this land located in urban areas. I think that record these past several years has been in large part the use with reason and good sense of a Campus Police force working arm-and-arm with school staff and administration. It is with this in mind that I present this recommendation to you with the rationale that the carrying of side arms? as a deterrent is an important aspect of having an effective Campus Police force in our school district. The belief is widespread, particularly among the high school principals and other staff in the schools, that if the Campus Police did not have side arms that they would not be effective in carrying out their responsibility, which is mainly to keep outsiders away from the schools and the school grounds, and that morale would deteriorate rapidly among the Campus Police force, the staff in the schools, and the concern among parents would increase if they were ordered to remove those side arms. Having said that, it is quite clear that there needs to be a very definite set of rules and regulations that would prohibit the use of those firearms except in the instances set forth in the policy.

Dr. Start stated that he wondered if the Superintendent would consider to include in the policy some way the requirement for firearms training; that he understood the reality of law enforcement and carrying firearms, but he also understood the reality that they be taught how to use them appropriately, and if it was the Board's intention to; have a policy which allows the Campus Police to carry side arms, it should be the Beard's specifically stated intention that they receive the appropriate training and that he would suggest that be part of the policy. Dr. Payzant replied that it would be very easy to add because the officers are required to go through prescribed firearms training and other necessary courses in order to qualify for state certification, and the courses are offered by the Oklahoma City Police Metro Academy, and a sentence could be included to that point and be made a part of the policy.

Mrs. Hill stated that in some of the discussions, the question came up of Campus‘Policen ?t having to wear uniforms during the entire school week, and wanted to know if that had beeri considered. Dr. Payzant responded that he talked with the Director of High Schools and principals about uniforms; they really felt quite strongly that for the officers to carry out their role and be visible and able to keep people who should not be on the premises away, that they needed to have the uniform and the side arms.' Sr®v--Brody asked if the officers chose the kind of side arm that they carry? Chiqf Gilchrist replied that the weapons are purchased by the officers, the 38-caTi.ber police,..^peenal; Smith & Weston or Colt weapon is used; that along with the 42 hou-rs of firearms training, they go to the firing range once a year,for qualifications for all officers. He also added that the officers are restricted to the 38-caliber firearm. , *————.

Recommendation for Action on February 16 Policy on Use of Firearms by Campus Police Dfficers, ECAA

Recommended’j^Q^Action February 16, 1981:

USE OP^IR^ARMS BY CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS _ The Board recognizes that the use~o"f firearms byJaw enforcement officers is specifically authorized and limited by^klahpma State Law. Personnel in the Campus Police Department shall not deviate from^^he State Law in the use of firearms and in all circumstances, bearing in mind the value of human life, exercise the utmost dfscretion in the use of weapon. The rules of firearm safety shall be adhered to at all times. Officers are not to unholster their weapons unless it is necessary for inspection, safety, security, or other valid reasons as described below.

The use of a firearm is justified only in defense of life in instances where the suspect is armed and/or making an attempt to kill or do great bodily harm. Firearms will not be used when the use of a firearm constitutes a greater threat to innocent persons than allowing a person who has created a crime to leave the scene,“or to fire a warning shot or fire at a moving or fleeing vehicle.

The following procedures will be used when a firearm is discharged (except on firearms range) by an officer of the Campus Police Department:

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

! SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd 1.

The campus police officer will notify the immediate supervisor anytime a firearm is discharged;

The supervisor will relieve the officer involved from field duty pending the outcome of an investigation of the matter. The relief from field duty shall not be construed as disciplinary action;

The Chief of Campus Police shall notify the Director of School Plant Services, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, and the superintendent of theincident and conddct an investigation. Other investigators from the Campus Police Department will be assigned to assist in conducting the investigation including at least one investigator to investigate the actions of anyone involved in the incident;

The Chief of Campus Police will turn in all copies of reports concerning the incident to the Director of School Plant Services, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services; and the Superintendent.

The Chief of Campus Police, Director of School Plant Services, the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, and the Superintendent or his designee will review all reports and determine whether the handling and discharge of the weapon was for a valid purpose.

The Superintendent shall forward all reports of the incident to the Board

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with any recommendations as to action to be taken by the Board.

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Adopted: Reference:

Oklahoma Statutes 74-360.11, 74-360.12, 74-360.13 Oklahoma City School District

Dr. Payzant reported: 1.

Procedure Used to Set Prices for Attendance at Athletic Events

You asked for a report on the procedure used to set prices for attendance at athletic events and I hope to have that for you at the next Board meeting. The staff has been working on that and wilPhave a report to my staff next Monday.

Transportation to Edgemere and Harding Schools "W’wi'l 1 be starting within a few days, as soon as the logistics are worked out, transportation for the children who attend Edgemere and Harding Schools and reside east>pf Robinson and have to cross Robinson, the street where the child was struck by a car and kill ed"’awfew weeks ago. We will also be considering later in-the spring possible reassignment of some students from Edgemere because of the overcrowded-conditions at that school, but I am not prepared to give you a recommendation on that as yet.^r ““—

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Con si de rati Sn'M a Dismissal On the item, Consideration opa Dismissal, I would prefer that you defer action on that item until after our executive,session on personnel.

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Recommendation for Action on February 16 Policy on Use of Firearms by Campus Police Officers, ECAA cont'd

Revision in Staff Leaves and Absences Po'licy —— -------------------------------------------------------------------------You will reaall at the last Board meeting, that there was considerable discussion about several aspects of ,the policy. Jack Isch and I have met with Dave Renfro and taTked at length with him about the policy and the concerns that the teachers

in the bargaining unit have about certain aspects of it. I am proposing several modifications in it. I would call your attention to the section where the sentence that deals with "a nurse may be requested to visit with employees who are habitually absent for reasons of illness" is being deleted. We have also made sure that the distinction is made between policy as it applies to teachers consistent with the teacher collective bargaining agreement and with classified employees consistent with that agreement, and also with respect to administrators. That is why the clarifying language has .been added under the section that deals with classified staff, making it consistent with their contract and in dealing with building administrators. I do recommend that you make the modifications as listed for this policy. Discussion on the Administrative Regulation-R2 has occurred and modifications have been made in it. I believe that the result of the discussions will do two things - clarify intent and provide some safeguard so that nobody uses or misuses this policy to harass anybody on the one hand, and on the other still provide the opportunity for the administration if it has reason to believe that abuse occurs, to investigate that abuse through an independent investigation. If an independent investigation occurs, however, the burden will not be on the immediate supervisor, the principal, for example, to conduct that investigation; it will be handled through the Office of Personnel.

Remarks Superintendent

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Jo Bazhaw, President, United Teaching Profession, addressed the Board, first by inquiring about a section of the Staff Leaves and Absences policy wherein it stated "The district may make an investigation at any time it appears that the sick leave is ^not being used for the purposes specified," in comparison with the section "It is not necessary for a teacher to obtain prior approval to use sick leave, etc.i as to if the portion under Sick Leave...Teachers superseded that under Sick Leave...All Employees?

Dr. Payzant responded that the language that applies to All Employees deals with the right of the district to investigate if it believes that sick leave is being misused. The section that is underlined under Teachers deals ;with prior approval and the matter of verification, which is covered in the contract, and that language is consistent with the language that is in the contract.

Ms. Bazhaw continued by expressing a concern about the Board adopting rules, regulations and policies that were already covered in terms of the bargaining agreement, stating that the contract should stand alone because it was the source of information on the working conditions ot teachers in the school system; thdt there should not be an attempt to negotiate away from the bargaining table; that she would hope the Board would review its present course of action concerning the contract and policies and not attempt to limit the negotiated agreement by policy after the contract had been ratified. R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revi sed

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board adopt the policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBD/GDBD, as revised: if

GCBD/GDBD

STAFF LEAVES AND ABSENCES

The Board recognizes that employees may have a need to be absent from their regular work assignments.

Therefore, the Board has

provided for both paid and unpaid leaves of absence. To protect employees against loss of salary due to certain

■

-absences, employees are eligible for paid absences that fall into the following categories:

1. Sick leave;

2. Personal business or -<Mnerqency leave;

Disability leavej

Legal leave;

Military leave; and

Professional leave.

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SICK LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES (except temporary employees)

Sick leave is provided in the amount of one day for each contract

month and shall accumulate from year to year without limit.

The

cumulative sick leave allowance for regular part-time employees shall be proportional to the amount of time worked.

To remain on sick leave with or without pay for an extended period of time, employees may be required to furnish a statement from a physician indicating they are not able to work.

To return

topwork, employees must have a physician's statement indicating

MINUTES OF_MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

-that they are able to work.

An employee’s position will be held

open for an interval not to exceed two weeks after a physician

states the employee is able to return to work.

-J-fe -is net necessary fea as employee be obtain prior approval be ■use ci ok 1-eav-e-r bab whe-n bbe -illn-ooo exbendG beyond f-bve eoneeeutive working duyc, bbe employee may be required be provide appropriate ev-idcnco bhab bbe aiek leave bes been seed for bbe

apeci f-i-ed pur-pose.

The district may ask fee ver-i-f-i-eabion ob illness after five conThe district may make an investigation

eeeutive days of absence. jjf

at any time it appears that the sick leave is not being used for th^ purposes specified.

A nsrso may be -requested bo v-isit- wi-th

employees who see habitually absent for- reasons of -illness.

employees abuse the sick leave policy, they will be subject to

disciplinary action and/or dismissal. Employees who have terminated their employment with the district

and who subsequently are reemployed by the district within one

year of their termination will be eligible for reinstatement of their earned sick leave days provided that the employee did not

receive severance pay for the unused sick leave days. The ‘■"V employee cannot^ha-ve reinstated those days transferred to another districb.,._«.

SICK LEAVE...TEACHERS

Teachers will be credited^ith^their full amount of accumulated

sick leave

benefits

plus

the^current year’s

allocation at

the

beginning of the year or at the beginning'<Aheir employment for new employees.

Teachers will receive one additional sick leave day at the end of each contract year for every 24 sick leave days available.

Bonus

sick leave days earned as a result of accumulated days or unused

personal business leave days will not be counted as part of the annual allocation,

leave.

but will be added

the

total accumulated

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 L CONT'D

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

Teachers who have more than one-half of their annual allocation

(10, 11^2 or 12 days), remaining at the end of the

of sick leave,

school year,

will receive

$10 for each day remaining.

Teachers

who have perfect attendance for the school year will receive an

additional bonus of $50. duty,

appearance

court

Absence or

for professional

military

leave

will

leave,

not

jury

counted

against the employee for pupose of perfect attendance bonus. When a teacher has exhausted accumulated sick leave and is absent for personal injury

receive

•

illness,

members

injury

the

pregnancy,

immediate

full contract salary less

family,

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—

—-—

for

the

illness

teacher

will

the amount actually paid a

substitute teacher for 20 working days. -

_ __ __ _________ . ■

__ ___ _ __

After the 20 working days are used the teacher will be automati-

cally placed on sick leave without pay. A newly employed teacher may transfer into the district up to 60

days of cumulative sick leave that was earned in another school

SICK LEAVE...CLASSIFIED STAFF Sick leave for classified staff shall accrue at the rate of one

day per month.

One additional day of sick leave will be added at

the beginning of each school year for every 26 days of accumulated sick leave.

Classified employees are not eligible to use sick leave until the

end of their initial probationary period but shall accrue sick leave from the date of employment.

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Classified employees who have more than one-half of their annual

allocation of sick leave days remaining at the end of the school year shall receive $10 per day for each day remaining. In addition, an employee who has perfect attendance (no absence

for any reason except professional or legal leave) year shall receive a bonus of $50.

for the entire

Classified employees must

have been employed for at least seven months at the end of the

school year in order to be eligible for the payment of $10 per day for unused sick leave. Classified employees who exhaust all accumulated sick leave, and

yet remain unable to return to work because of personal illness

wiy. be placed on automatic leave of absence without pay.

It is not necessary to obtain prior approval to use sick leave. When an absence extends beyond five working days the employee

shall be required to furnish appropriate evidence that the

absence was for the purpose allowable under the provisions of this leave policy.

In cases where employees use sick leave excessively, but not

necessarily in time blocks of five days or more, an administrator 'may ask for verification of illness.

*. ... SICK LEAVE...BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS

Sick leave shall be provided...in the amount of one day per ' ' ' ..

contract month and shall be vested at the beginning of each

contract year.

One additional sick leave day shall-be added^to the total accumulation at the end of each contract year for every 24 sick leave days accumulatedâ€˘ Bonus sick leave days earned as a result of accumulated days or

unused personal business leave days shall not be counted as part of the annual allocation, but shall be added to the total accumu-

lated sick leave.

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

A newly employed building administrator may transfer into the

district up to 60 days of cumulative sick leave that was earned in another school district in the state provided that:

The employee is employed for the next succeeding school year

following separation from the other school district; and

The number of days to be transferred in has been certified by

the sending district. Building administrators who exhaust all accumulated sick leave,

and yet remain unable to return to work because of personal

illness will be placed on automatic leave of absence without pay. It is not necessary to obtain prior approval to use sick leave. Vhen an absence extends beyond five working days the employee

shall be required to furnish appropriate evidence that the

absence was for the purpose allowable under the provisions of this leave policy. In cases where employees use sick leave excessively, but not

necessarily in time blocks of five days or more, an administrator may ask for verification of illness.

SICK LEAVE...CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND PROFESSIONALTECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF Sick leave shall be provided in the amount of one day per

Contract month.- and shall be vested at the beginning of each

A newlyM^ployed central office administrator or professional

technical support s^aff may transfer into the district up to 60 days of cumulative sic k^le.aye th at was earned in another school

district in the state provided that:

The employee is employed for the next succeeding school year following separation from the other school district; and

The number of days to be transferred in has been certified by the sending district.

Central office administrators and professional-technical support

staff who exhaust all accumulated sick leave, and yet remain unable to return to work because of personal- illness will be placed on automatic leave of absencewithout pay.

PERSONAL BUSINESS OR EMERGENCY LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES

Employees will be provided two days of leave per year to conduct personal business or for an emergency. ' .'.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Teachers and building administrators will be granted an additional day of personal business leave if they have 80 percent of the current year’s sick leave remaining at the end of the

contract year.

The additional day will be made available at the

beginning of the next year. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE__ ALL EMPLOYEES Employees will be allowed up to five consecutive work days of

bereavement leave, without loss of pay, following the death of a member of the immediate family.

If no working days exist between

the date the death occurs and the end of the fifth day, no

bereavement leave shall be granted.

Bereavement outside the

immediate family which seems to merit special consideration may be approved. &

TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES

Temporary disability leave may be granted to an employee who

will temporarily be prevented from performing his/her regular

duties becuase of medical reasons. Accumulated sick leave will be accrued during the time of temporary disability.

An employee who remains unable to return to

work after sick leave benefits have expired may request an

extended leave of unpaid absence.

LEGAL LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES X.

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An employee who is summoned .^teQadury duty or subpoenaed by a Court .......... ................... —-------_______ __ ____ _________ 2"' ' ■ --- ■--------- - - ■----- ---- _ _ __ |I of Recoi^3y%6tj, a witness for testimony relating to the official

business of the district, or directly resulting from their . ■ employment by the district wi-^febe^^t it led to paid legal leave.

pay and witreimburse-

If an employee is subpoenaed as a witness by a Court of Record and

testimony is not related to official business of the district or a result of employment by the district, the absence may be

charged to personal business leave.

If the employee has used all

personal business leave, the employee may request to have the specified absence charged to accumulated sick leave.

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

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R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

MILITARY LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES An employee who is a member of any component of the Armed Services of the United States is entitled to 30 days annual military

leave of absence, without loss of pay, when ordered by the proper authority to active duty or service for the specified period of

such active service. Leave with pay will be granted only if travel orders are sub-

mitted prior to the effective date of the leave.

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES Professional leave may be granted to an employee to participate in activities related to the employee's professional growth,' such

as’workshops, seminars, and conferences. ____________________ _________ ______

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UNPAID LEAVE The Board has established the following categories of leaves for

unpaid absences: 1. Personal leave;

2. Medical leave;

3. Study leave; 4. Political leave; and

5., Extended military leave. ‘EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE CRITERIA

An employee, unless excepted by law, shall not be eligible to apply for an extended l^ave of’^urTpa’id absence until such time as a minwittfit^f two years' qualifying service has been completed with

the district.

UnpaidVdisability leave or maternity leave is

excluded from this provision^?^«s^

Extended leaves of unpaid absence are fidhcumulative and but for those excepted by law, shall be for one contractual year or for the remainder of the contractual year if it has already begun.

Renewal of unpaid leaves of absence may be granted for one addi-

tional year.

Requests for reinstatement or extension of an unpaid leave of absence must be filed on or before April 15 for the following

contractual year.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

An employee failing to submit a request for reinstatement from or

ian extension of a leave of absence terminates affiliation with the district at the expiration of the leave.

Reinstatement may

be approved during the period of the leave if the services of the

employee are needed. il

An employee on unpaid leave of absence will not accrue sick leave

or vacation days, nor lose days already accrued but unused. An employee will normally be expected to complete three additional

years of qualifying service with the district before becoming

eligible for another extended leave of absence. J

While on an extended leave of absence an employee will not be granted salary increments based on additional experience, except

as otherwise provided for study abroad or military leave.

Although the leave of absence will not be considered as a break in employment, the period of absence will not be counted towards

years of experience. An employee granted an extended leave of absence may continue to

participate by paying the required premium in any insurance

program available to employees through payroll deduction, as long .>as-such practice does not conflict with the provisions of the

When an employee has exhausted the accumulated days of leave with pay and remains unable to^return to work, the employee will auto-

matically be placed on an unpaid leave of absence.

An employee

who is automatically piace^on unpaid leave of absence will be

subject to the provisions provi'ded â€™a^bve._ An employee reinstated following a leave of absence shall be â– *

reassigned to the school or department from which the leave of

absence was granted if an appropriate vacancy exists.

employee returning from a leave of absence shall be subject to

the same conditions of assignment as any other regular employee.

Deductions for unpaid absences will be on the basis of daily rate as established by contract or assignment.

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D 2

R. #34 Dolicy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ 3DBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

PERSONAL LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES Personal leave may be granted to an employee when the employee

has need to be absent from work for reasons other than those for which paid absences are provided or when the employee has exhausted paid leave benefits to which the employee is entitled.

MEDICAL LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES Medical leave of absence may be granted to an employee who has exhausted sick leave benefits, but is unable to return to work for medical reasons.

STUDY LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES An extended leave of absence for academic or professional study

may be granted to an employee to pursue an approved course of study.

Employees granted study leave will be required to

^participate, during the period of the leave, in an educational

program designed to contribute to the employee's professional growth.

An extended leave of absence may be granted to teach abroad, pro-

vided the teaching experience abroad is obtained within an accredited school and will qualify as.approved teaching experience in

accordance with the guidelines of the Teacher Personnel Section of the State Department of Education.

'POLITICAL LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES Employees may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year in

order to become a candidate FoT^public office or to participate in poWtSfes^l campaigns. If elected to public bff&pe, the employee may return to his/her

employment after the term of office (mo-Luding any re-election â– >< to the same or other public office) hasâ€™ expired at the discretion of- the district, providing there is a vacancy for which he/she is qualified.

The employee will be reinstated at the salary step to

which he/she was entitled when the leave was granted.

If participating in a political campaign, the employee may be required to iake the entire school year or an*acceptable portion

thereof as the period of leave.

Granting of such leave will be

contingent upon obtaining a suitable ^replacement for the employee.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

EXTENDED MILITARY LEAVE...ALL EMPLOYEES «An employee who is involuntarily called to active duty in the

Armed Services of the United States, or who is a member of a

R. #34 Policy on Staff Leaves and Absences, GCBC/ GDBD Adopted as Revised cont'd

reserve component and involuntarily ordered to active duty, will be entitled to a leave of absence during the period of active

duty and will be entitled to reinstatement and benefits to the extent provided by applicable state and federal laws.

Adopted: January 13, 1981 Revised: Cross Reference: Negotiated Agreement Oklahoma City School District

Mrs. Brody stated that just having received a copy of the revised policy, she was not sure th«-t she was ready to act on it. Dr. Payzant replied that the only changes from what they had already dealt with wei^ the ones that he noted; that his reason for presenting the recommendation at that meeting was that he thought it was advantageous to try to clear the air as soon as possible; it was quite clear from what testimony they had heard from teachers at the last Board meeting and what he had picked up in the intervening two weeks that there was a lot of concern among teachers about the intent of the policy, and what he was presenting, he believed it would clarify the intent, would make the policy consistent with the contract, and would clear the air. Dr. Payzant added that he had worked very closely with the bargaining representative on the policy, and he believed that they were in agreement.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody,.aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Or. Hamm declared that the motion carried. Dr. Hanim stated that with regard to the discussion at the last meeting on the policy of Staff -Leaves and Absences, there was a great deal of concern expressed by sojne of the Board members and some of the people that spoke that the policy before it was revised rriigfitJeave the door open for harassment of teachers, and he was not sure the policy as presented was going to nem&Madthat potential. Dr. Hamm asked if any of his fellow Board members felt tM’need to maybe look at developing a policy to guard against th-ejnarassment of employees by their supervisors?

Mrs. Brody stated that she woul^support such a policy. Mr. Isch responded that they did have^a^fioJicy that would deal with any type of retribution taken against any employee fOTany o"F theireactions: through the processes of grievances or complaints; that i^_may^not“go^to the depth that they were asking for and may not tie in directly to that, Jjtftne could review the policy to see what they had and what they needed to do. PERSONNEL REPORT A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start that the persons listed in R. #35 the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts Personnel Approved or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr*. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. (Personnel listings - pages 64-65.)

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start to approve Recommendations #1 and #2 (ratification of January payrolls and authorization of February payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for January 12-26, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #36 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasi ng

R. #37 Approval of Purchasi ng

A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the ^following purchasing items: 1.

Roofing Tar

Purchase of roofing tar for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Standard Materials Corporation which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $3,227.40 to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

Stock Trailer

Purchase of stock trailer for use at John Marshall High School (Vocational Department) from Hale Manufacturing Company, Inc., which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $2,555.00 to be charged to Account 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech (price reflects trade-in allowance). 3.

Aluminum Metal Angles and Strips

Purchase of aluminum metal angles and strips for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: $ 1,547.42

Vincent Brass & Aluminum Company Si da li Aluminum Corporation (Alloy Service Center Division)

622.90

Total

$ 2,170.32

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05. 4.

Musical Instruments

Purchase of musical instruments (console electric piano, cassette recorder, k'ey/note visualizer, and learning module) for use by Curriculum Services from Wepco, Inc., the local distributor for this equipment. This purchase in the amount of $2,662.00 is to be charged to Account G 1230.03.

Batteries Purchase of batteries for use by Garage Services and Material Transportation from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Commercial Distributors, Inc. Auto Battery & Equipment Company, Inc., (StatejDontract #0026)

■-x

—

990.00

1 ,539.00 Total

$ 2,529.00

These purchases are to be d|argeTTxr-Ae€Gunt G 560.04.

Band Purchase of band uniformsfor use at Harding Middle School from Sol Frank Uniforms, Inc., which subfriittgcl the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $6,163.80 is to be charged fO/^reee-un^G 240.11 (Harding to pay $2,054.60 which is 25% of the total amount of $8,218.40}~—

Instructional Equipment

Purchase of instructional equipment (home economics applicances and cooking utensils) for use at various schools and centers from the following quotations on specifications: $ 3,120.12 1,424.00 67.72 693.60 504.00 750.00 2,842.56

NASCO House of Sight N Sound Fiberware Anchor Equipment Company, Inc. Gas & Electric Equipment Co. Sight N Sound Liberty Distributors, Inc. Total

$ 9,402.00

These purchases are to be charged to the folTbwing Accounts: $

G 240.01 G 1230.03. Total

21.95 9,380.05

$ 9,402.00

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing cont'd

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R. #37 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Stock Paper

Purchase of stock paper for use by Computer Services from Data Documents, Inc., (price taken from Quotation #5753). This purchase in the amount of $1,637.04 is to be charged to Account G 130.17.

I Mrs. Hillinquired about item 2, the use of Adult Vo-Tech funds for a purchase for I student use, and when would the Adult Vo-Tech funds be phased out? i â– Dr. Payzant responded that there were some balances in that fund which he was trying | to phase out; that the State Vo-Tech Department had given authorization to make I equipment purchases or spend money for vocational education from the fund until it | was cleared out; that his goal was to have the account completed and phased out by the end of the fiscal year.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs.. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

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It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of Change Order R. #38 Number 1 $nd Number 2 in the contract with Triple A Construction Company on the Service Approval of Change Order in Contract Center's Maintenance Facility Parking Lot project as follows: with Triple A 1. Furnish and install parking curbs on the above project at a unit price of Construction Company fifteen dollars ($15.00) each, not to exceed two hundred (200) curbs. 200 curbs in place @ $15.00 - $3,000.00. required, deduct $15.00 each per curb.

If less than 200 curbs are

Change Order Number 1

$ 3,000.00

Furnish and install new heavy duty gates at drive entrance on above project for the sum of nine hundred eighty dollars ($980.00) and delete the installation of new fence at north drive gate for a deduct of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

Install new gates .^^^Ulelete new fence

$980.00 100.00

Net Change Order Number 2

880.00

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs? Hermes, aye; Mrs'. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. The Central EoolF'S&ieyices Financial Statement as of December 30, 1980 was submitted as information to the Board.

Information to the Board

Mrs. Hill inquired regarding the S^4 assets account. Dr. Payzant replied that he had asked Mr. (Darrel) Shepard to work with Mr. (Howard) White and the auditors to address the issue tffat wa>s ra^s^d at the last Board meeting and as soon as they had an opportunity to do so and corhe back to him with some recommendations, he would present a report.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start that consistent with the recommendation submitted by Lawrence, Lawrence, and Flesher, Architects and Engineers, in their Evaluation of Swimming Pools Study, authorization be given to prepare plans and specifications for repair and renovation of Douglass High School swimming pool, and that the plans and specifications then be approved by Ms. Susan J. Campbell (Program Coordinator Public- Bathing Places, Oklahoma City-County Health Department) before they are sent out for bids. Mrs. Brody asked if the motion meant that the total work on the Douglass High School swimming pool would be done by outside contractors? .S

Dr. Payzant stated that would be the way they would bid it; that the City-County Health people thought that it ought to be contracted to a qualified contractor who can do the whole job, and even if that were not an issue and the district were to do some of the work, they would only be able to do so by pulling the maintenance people off of other projects and would be paying for that portion of the project with building levy or general fund money; by doing it the other way, it could be charged totally to the Bond Fund Account. He added that weighing all of those things, he thought the best

R. #39 Authorization to Prepare Plans and Specifications Re Douglass High School Swimming Pool

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #39 Authorization to Prepare Plans and Specifications Re Douglass High School Swimming Pool cont'd

Dr. Payzant cont'd

approach to go, at least until they could see what the cost was going to be, was to go â– ahead and bid it with a contractor; that the Board still had the option of rejecting the bids and giving instructions to go another way.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, Dr. Hamm declared that the aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. motion carried. NEW BUSINESS None.

Inquiry Mrs. Hill

Mrs. Hill stated that she had noticed a resolution in the legislative materials about the make-up days or hours and inquired as to whether any thought had been given to when those might come?

Dr. Payzant stated that word was going out through the principals to the students and parents that the first extra day thatwas built into the school calendar, namely, February 16, would be used as a make-up day, assuming that it didn't have to be used before then, and that was insurance against the hope that the bill would pass; if it di pass, six of the nine hours would then be made up; and if the weather continued to be good, the second day that was built into the calendar could be used in the spring to maxe up the other three hours. Inquiry Dr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm asked about the Superintendent's proposal to put a freeze on some of the funds. Dr. Payzant responded that during the past week he had sent a request to all Responsibility Center heads to give him an analysis of their expenditure needs for the balance of the year, and when those reports were returned to him, he would begin to make some decisions on what to freeze and where; whereas, last year he tended to take the approach of freezing entire categories, this year he was going to look at it a littie bit differently because he thought there were priorities within categories and there may be some expenditures that were very necessary in almost every category, but maybe other expenditures that they could freeze; that he had not made the decision to freeze as yet, but he was in the process^of getting information to help him make that decision.

Comments Dr. Start

Dr. Start commented that he thought a very important bill that was introduced by iSanator Watson relating to comprehensive health education was one of the key pieces of legislation in the convening session of the legislature, because it was an attempt to .put together all of the previous legislation mandating such things as physical educS'tipn and drucL_abwse education, etc., and put it into a comprehensive form. Dr. Start added that he thought the bill needed the support of the State School Boardsâ€˘A^sociation and local districts.

Appointment of Board Member to State Legislative Network

Dr. Hamm st^e^that by request of the State School Boards Association to appoint a Board member to serve as a representative to the State Legislative Network, he would appoint Mrs. Hermes as that^epresentative. Mrs. Hermes agreed to serve.

Scheduling of Level III Grievance Hearings

After a brief discussion regarding a feasible time tct#schedule Level III Grievance Hearings as requested by Mr. Huff earlier in the-mWting, the Board agreed that the hearings would be conducted during the regular rheeting of the Board, February 16, 1981; the meeting to begin at 1:30 p.m.

HEARINGS None.

R. #40 Approval of Executive Session - 8:55 p.m.

EXECUTIVE-SESSION

A motion was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session to discuss matters pertaining to personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D Sâ€™.

Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. ^Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #41 Board Returned to Open Session 9:30 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Dr. Start that Mark Dobson be dismissed from employment as a probationary teacher effective December 5, 1980.

R. #42 Teacher Di smissed

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill. On rol 1 call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #43 Adjournment 9:33 p.m.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 14 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was .posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this/6 1981. v

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education -

MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT1D

["P^sonneT

........................

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY

NAME

SALARY

ANNUAL:

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

..MQHTHLYi—.

Buckofzer. Manov

Wheeler Special Education

1-12-81

$11037.

Packhorse, Ralph

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-08-81

$ 610.

Dltoro, Deborah

Carver Special Education

1-12-81

11037.

Zeigler, Jessie

Accounting Services Accountant II

1-26-81

1050.

Ensmf nirer. Robyn

Washington Physical Education

1-15-81

11408.

Eubanks, Carolyn

Polk Learning Center

1-09-81

10511.

SUPPORT;

1 Irvin. Debra

Taft Special Education

1-16-81

11037.

CLERICAL:

Killian, Debbie

Willow Brook Primary

1-21-81

10511.

Houchins, Brenda

Northwest Attendance Clerk

1-19-81

613.

Lilly, Brenda

Hoover language Arts

1-09-81

11408.

Organ, Nancy

Quail Creek Media Aide P.T.

1-14-81

236.

Muugrove, (Menice

High Sc./Adult Ctr. C.P.R. Instructor

1-23-81

10511.

Plunketkfr Delores

Classen Reading

1-26-81

10511.

FOOD SERVICE:

Richardson, Karen

Runcho/Lafaye tte Special Education

1-21-81

11037.

Coulter, Imogene

Helper

1-14-81

J 3.51

‘Prosper, Daniel

King/Creston Hills Special Education

1-26-81

11978.

Foster, Jacqueline

Helper

1-05-81

3.51

Varner, Janet

Marshall Debate/Language Arts

1-14-81

10511.

Glass, Barbara

Helper

1-15-81

3.51

Walkup, Joanne

Riverside/Laf ./W.B.. Physical Education

1-19-81

10511.

Goodin, Nina

Helper

1-14-81

3.51

Wilson, Debra

Star Spencer Special Education

1-12-81

11037. .

Lackin, Clistle

Helper

1-15-81

3.51

Manning, Mary

Helper

12-03-81

3.51

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................

NAME ■ ■■■ ......................

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

HOURLY:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT?

HOURLY:

SUPPORT:

MONTHLY;

SERVICE-SUBSTITUES:

TRANSPORTATION:

Jones, lenora

Bus Aide

1-09-81

$ 330.

Locke, Monroe

Tractor Operator/ Custodial Worker

1-19-81

625.

Minton, Phillip

Bus Driver

1-09-81

■<

418.

....

* ’

McNeal, Irene

Custodial Worker

1-20-81

$ 3.51

Robinson, Thomas

Custodial Worker

1-12-81

3.51

-Smith, Todd

Custodial Worker

■ lrl3-gL.

3.51

Thomas, Gregory

Custodial Worker

1-20-81

3.51

SERVICE:

Alferty, Horace

Marshall Custodial Worker

1-15-81

625.

Butler, Betty

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-19-81

625.

Douglass, Ray

Hoover Custodial Worker

.1-19-81

625.

Fletcher, Duane

Marshall Custodial Worker

1-14-81

691.

Keever, Virginia

Marshall Custodial Worker

1-19-81

625.

I l Lofton, Robin

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-19-81

625.

Long, Timothy

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-16-81

62^

•

............MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1981 - CONT'D___ ______ ___ _ Personnel cont'd__________ _________________________________________

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

FOOD SERVICE:

CERTIFICATED:

Gafforc., Glenda

Lafayette Primary

1-23-81

Neal. Mildred

Helper...--------------------- 12-19-80

Parent, Jerry

Capitol Hill High Lang. Arts/Phys. Ed.

1-16-81

Sanchez, Judith

Helper

12-19-80

Scott, Sharon

Helper

12-19-80

Shelton, Shirley

Helper

12-19-80

Roosevelt Resource Star Spencer Sociology

Wil 11s. Pamela

12-19-80 1-09-81

SUPPORT:

SUPPLY:

CLERICAL:

Parks, Allen

Warehouse Worker

1-30-81

Cardenas, Marla

Longfellow Bilingual Aide

1-16-81

Stevenson, Earlene

Garage Services Adm^Secy. Ill

2-13-81.

TRANSPORTATION:

Th!, lluonp

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

1-08-81

Clark, Thomas

Bus Driver

1-20-81

Holmes. David

Bus Driver-

1-09-81

Hoskinson, Carol

Bus Aide

Mitchell, Lelean

Bus Driver

l-lJ-81

Oliver, Myers

Bus Driver

12-19-80

FOOD SERVICE:

Batiste, Theresa

Heiner

9-15-80

Lane. Jacauulvn

Helper

12-19-80

Marshal1.. Vernetta

Helper

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

12-0/,-80

11-13-80 EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

* ■

DISMISSAL:

fiUlWHT:

SERVICE: Dickerson, Melvin

Johnson, Cliarlle Outlaw, Charles

l~v "’X,.

Willard Custodial Wor£er B' West Nichols llllls Custodial Worker Custodial Services Custodial Worker

Chattman, Billy

Rockwood Custodial Worker

lxQi-8U

1-12-81

Daniels, Darrell

Bodine Custodial Worker

1-09-81

1-15-81

Hazelton, Nuncy

West Nichols llllls Day Care Aide

1-17-81

Townsend, Shirley

Marshall Custodial Worker

1-12-81

__ _....

12-15-80

,y.'

MAINTENANCE: Kelly, Ray

................. ................

Mechanic's Helnep

10-24-80

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER

CAMPUS POLICE: Wood, William

Campus Officer

1-05-81

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

i ! 1

CERTIFICATED:

PARENTAL LEAVE:

Callies, Mury

Heronvllle Primary

2-02-81

Milla, Linda

Wheeler Special Education

1-16-81

RETIREMENTS:

Clayton, Boyd

Maintenance Heat/A.ir

1-30-81

Eddy, Olan

Maintenance Heat/Atr

2-12-81

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1981, AT 1:30 P.M.

PRESENT:

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Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William

Others present:

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Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mr. Donwerth gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING *

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of the minutes of February 2, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. Dr. Hamm stated that because of the Level in a funeral and Mr. later, and the Board

R. #44 Minutes Approved

the reason the meeting had been scheduled at the early time was III Grievances that were on the agenda, but because of a conflict Huff's not being able to be present, the grievances would be heard would continue with its regularly scheduled agenda.

' COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hermes stated that she attended the All-City Swim Meet and it was very enjoyable.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Mrs.' HiH commented that she was pleased to read about Ms. Leslie Kelly, Principal, Madison Elementary Schools- being selected as the Outstanding Elementary Administrator for Oklahoma and would be recognized in March. Mrs. Hill added that she thought the selection was a nice plus for the school system and she knew that Ms. Kelly had been doing a fine jobâ€™ for many years.

Comments Mrs. Hill

Mr. Dulan stated^hat on Thursday of the past week he attended a musical at Creston Hills Fifth YectF'Center and he was quite impressed with what the teacher had done with the students which included kindergarten and fifth year pupils. Mr. Dulan also commented that he visited Moon Middle School and in passing out some printed material to teachers, he was quite shocked toEi-nd^Jjnat ajiumber of the teachers there did not live in the school district and would be'^ableâ€™Eb votejn a bond election. He added that being a new board member, he did not kho^ that^ fiftVrfiercent of the employees did I not live in the Oklahoma City School District, and"ltWs his concern that some consideration be given to a residential requirement being encouraged for perspective employees. .

Comments Mr. Dulan

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Dr. Start, Dr. Hamm, and Mr. Donwerth mentioned that a residential requirement for employees had been discussed in the past. Dr. Hamm suggested that a copy of printed material that was given to board members at that time be given to Mr. Dulan, and Mr. Donwerth noted that a recommendation came forth that perspective employees be strongly requested to live in the district.

HEARINGS Dr. Hamm called on Ms. Carolyn Baldwin, a patron who had registered to address the Board. Ms. Baldwin stated that her son had developed a personality problem at Creston Hills Fifth Year Center and requested that he be granted a transfer. After further comments and a brief discussion with Dr. Payzant, Msv Baldwin was advised that upon leaving her telephone number she would be contacted By Mr. Vern Moore, Director, Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers,-to work out something with regard to her request

MINUTES OF,MEETING OFFEBRUARY 16,1981 - CONT'D

LEGAL REPORT Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Motion to Dismiss

The District's Motion to Dismiss in the National Gay Task Force versus ISD 89 lawsuit was heard last Thursday, February 12. Judge Eubanks has that motion under advisement at this time. I have requested the Superintendent place an executive session on the agenda for the March 2 meeting. Mr. Groves will be here that night representing the firm and would like to discuss the status of that case with the Board on March 2. 2.

Letter - Public Telecommunications Agency We have received a letter from the Public Telecommunications Agency relating our petition for reconsideration on the Channel 25 grant. They have denied the grant with respect to cable applications here and want a final proposal from us. I will be in communication with Mr. Stuart Hallock and do a response which will include the resolution passed by the Board at a previous meeting.

Due Process Hearings We have two due process hearings that are set to be heard this week and next week under the Education of the Handicapped Act of 1976. We will keep the Board advised as to the status of those due process hearings as they unfold.

** Mrs. Hill inquired as to if the last resolution passed by the Board with regardto Channel 25 had been shared with the Public Telecommunications Agency? Mr. Bleakley replied that, yes, the resolution had been shared with a different office within that organization and apparently the person that wrote the last letter to the district had not been in communication with the people that he had been in communi cation with; that he was going to contact them by telephone prior to sending the response.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

R. #45 Professional Trips Approved

A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At School District Expense (a) Don Price, Director, External Funding, National Association of Administrators of State and Federal Education Programs, Washington, D.C., April 5-8, 1981. (b)

Stqye- Callies, System Programmer, Computer Services, Computer Systems Advanced TopicsWorkshop, Dallas, Texas, February 23-27, 1981.

(c)

Sandy Karhu, Coordinator tff Staff Recruitment, Personnel Services, Universities in Ne^Me^co and Colorado for recruitment of Teachers, April 21-May 1, 1981.

At NO Travel Expense to the^Sc.hool District .A'

(d)

Paul Beesley, Teacher/Coachj StdrM^pejiser High School, Coach of the Year Football Clinic, Dallas, Texas, January ^-February 1, .1.981. Confirmation.

(e)

Alvin L. Jernigan, Teacher, Northeast High ScImoT; Wilbur Greene, Teacher, Douglass High School, Stage Band Workshop, Manhattan, Kansas, February 13-14, 1981. Confirmation.' 1

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(f)

Stan Fuller, English Teacher, Southeast High School, Field Trip to Topeka, Kansas, for Yearbook Staff Publishing Company Tour, February 15-16, 1981. Confirmation.

(g)

Saundra Vallejo, CETA Coordinator, Summer Youth Employment Program Orientation, Dallas, Texas, February 24-26, 1981.

(h)

Valeria Turnell, Assistant Coordinator of Media Services, National Community Education Leadership Training Workshop, Flint, Michigan, March 1-6, 1981.

(i)

William Jernigan, Student Communication Advisor, Southeast High School, Close Up Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 23-27, 1981.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd (j)

Ancil Warren, Principal, Monroe Elementary School; Charles Lewis, Principal, * Shields Heights Elementary School; Robert Webb, Principal, Star Elementary School; Dale Reeder, Principal, Southern Hills Elementary School, South Central Elementary Principals Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri, March 7-10, 1981.

(k)

Kay Vrooman, Vocational Business Teacher, Star Spencer High School, Region IV American Vocational Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 13-15, 1981.

(l)

Bill Parker, Principal, Quail Creek Elementary School; John Butchee, Principal, Bodine Elementary School, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 3-8, 1981.

(m)

Alvin Owens, Principal, Riverside Elementary School, Academy III Professional Growth Training Program Elementary Principals, Austin, Texas, April 21-24, 1981.

R. #45 Professional Trips Approved cont'd

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS

GCQD/GDQD

The Board recognizes the right of its employees to join or not join

Board Policies Recommended for Approval at March 2, 1981 Meeting

employee organizations. Employees shall not be discriminated against because of their decision to

exercise or not to exercise the right to participate in employee organizations. Persons who desire not to be represented by any organization may so state in

writing to the Board.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS JNSPECTION

EBA

The Board believes that school facilities should be clean, attractive, and . . safe for students and employees.

The Board directs the Superintendent to

implement procedures for regular inspection of buildings and grounds for cle'aJjliness, attractiveness, and safety.

In commenting on the policies as recommended, Dr. Payzant stated that GCQD/GDQD, Employee Relations, was one of the polTeresMsamoyed from the agenda when the comprehensive list was approved at another meeting; that it was revised and shortened considerably. Dj^Payzant added that the policy on Buildings and Grounds Inspection, EBA, did cover The' topic as stated and that included in the packet to board members was a draft of a proposed administrative regulation which would specify that the custodial consultants inspect the^buildings prior to the beginning of the school year and during the middle part of the sch^trk^eaK^nfiar the semester break; that it would also allow for more frequent inspections a't theWquestjDf an operations director or school principal.

In presenting the recommendation of a calendar for hearing Level III grievances, Dr. Payzant.stated that after-the last meeting when the Board experienced some difficulty in arriving aâ€™t a date that would be convenient for all as well as a time to hear several Level III grievances, the Board president worked with him and Mr. Ginn on a proposal for a regularly scheduled time when Level III Grievance Hearings could be heard if it was necessary to hear them in any given month. A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan for adoption of the following recommendation-for hearing Level III grievances - approval of a calendar, including the day, time, and the minimum number of members of the Board to be in attendance for meetings to conduct Level III Grievance Hearings. When hearings are necessary, a special meeting will be called, scheduled at 7:30 a.m., and held on the second or fourth Wednesday of each4"month. The minimum attendance schedule for members of the Board is:

R. #46 Motion Tabled for Approval of Calendar for Level III Grievance Hearings

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #46 Motion Tabled for Approval of Calendar for Level III Grievance Hearings cont'd

March

Members from Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be present

April

Members from Areas 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be present

May

Members from Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 1 to be present

June

Members from Areas 5, 6, 7, 1, and 2 to be present

July

Members from Areas 6, 7, 1, 2, and 3 to be present

August

Members from Areas 7, 1, 2, 3, and 4 to be present

September - Membe rs from Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to be present October

Members from Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be present

November

- Members from Areas 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be present

December

- Members from Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 1 to be present

January February

Members from Areas 5, 6, 7, 1, and 2 to be present - Members from Areas 6, 7, 1, 2, and 3 to be present

Dr. Hamm then called on the following persons who had requested to address the Board regarding the recommendation:

Dave Renfro, President, American Federation of Teachers

Jo Bazhaw, Prsident, United Teaching Profession

Mr. Renfro stated that in his opinion and that of the bargaining team, the proposed schedule was in violation of the contract and it seemed to say to teachers that whenever there was an employee/employer relationship problem, it only took five members of the Board to give it attention. He then referred to the language in the negotiated agreement (Article IV, Section 2 and 3) which he considered as being in conflict with the schedule of Level III Grievance Hearings as presented. Mr. Renfro also mentioned the time element inasmuch as^the beginning times for school levels were different - 7:30 for high schools, 8:00 for elementary schools, and 8:30 for middle schools. He continued by placing emphasis on that part of the contract which says - "The Board of Education shall set a Level III hearing on the agenda of a Msegwl-ar scheduled board meeting..." Mr. ■.Donwerth expressed his agreement with Mr. Renfro that it was an item that should be negotiated, but he--&wggested that a regular meeting could be scheduled on the fourth Monday of the month and grievance hearings could be held at that time. Mr. Renfro and Mr. Donwerth con0n3eTTrrfrh--a--brief discussion of the terminology, special meeting, and the scheduling of meetings for grievances.

-■ Ms. Bazhaw, too, spoke to her objection to what she considered as the Board passing policies or recommendations’that were in violation of the negotiated agreement. She then suggested that since tea6het^ had been trying to get binding arbitration for grievances for sometime, it would se'enr-th^t^j^ the Board members wanted to exempt themselves from coming to hearings, then with binding.arbitration and a third party sitting in on hearings, they would not need; to -be nj^fent. Ms. Bazhaw cited the same provisions in the contract as referred to by Mr.'f®nfro, that, in her opinion, would cause the proposed schedule to be in violation of the negotiated agreement. Mrs. Hermes stated that she was against the idea; that she thought as district representatives, they all had an obligation to attend all meetings and the schedule could serve merely as an excuse for not being present, and she did not support that. Mrs. Hill commented that she had thought it was a good idea because she felt like the teachers were going to charge the Board with not hearing the grievances soon enough and the time cfelay was one of her concerns; that just because Board members were not required to be at a meeting did not mean that they would not be there. She also referred to the time for hearing the grievances being of such that it would agree with when a teacher's workday should begin.

Dr. Payzant stated that the point made by Mr. Renfro and Ms. Bazhaw about the time was a valid one and if it were a high school teacher involved in the grievance, the hearing could be scheduled at 7:30; an elementary teacher’at 8:00, and a middle school teacher at 8:30. Dr. Payzant added that the intent was that once the Board sets a schedule ahead of time on a regular basis, it would become a regularly scheduled meeting, and there was no attempt in suggesting that to circumvent the regularly scheduled aspect of the contract.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

; Dr. Hamm then asked if someone wanted to amend the motion to stipulate the time j element for teachers at different levels as suggested by Dr. Payzant. He added that I the schedule indicated that the persons as designated meant that those members would be expected to be there as a minimum, but did not necessarily say that all seven Board members should not be there and would not be there; that maybe the section of when they would expect the minimum number of people to be there could be deleted.

Members of the Board continued to discuss regularly scheduled meetingsand the addition of twenty-four more meetings scheduled for a year. Mrs. Hill then suggested changing the recommendation to: "Recommend approval of a calendar, including the day and time, to conduct Level III Grievance Hearings. When hearings are necessary, a special meeting will be called, scheduled at 7:30 a.m. for | high school; 8:00 a.m. for elementary, and 8:30 for middle school, and held on the ! second or fourth Wednesday of each month."

Discussion continued with regard to calling the meeting a special meeting or a regular scheduled meeting in relation to the negotiated agreement. Dr. Hamm commented that members would recall the difficulty encountered in setting the particular meeting that day, and certainly in the proposed schedule they were not trying to violate willfully or knowingly a contract; not trying to gain an advantage, but were only making an honest effort to schedule something so that everyone would know when*the meeting could or would be held.

Ms. Hermes asked if there was a definition for a regular scheduled meeting, because it seemed to her that they were trying to rename a special meeting a regular scheduled meeting, to which Dr. Payzant gave his understanding of a regular meeting as opposed to a special meeting. Members of the Board continued to discuss the statutory differentiation between the two meetings and the notification required; a grievant being entitled to all seven Board members present, if possible; that if the recommendation were adopted as a calendar of regular meetings, other items of business could be put on the agenda, and other. Mrs. Hill then expressed a concern about the changes as discussed being acceptable to the Teacher Unions. "

Mr. Renfro stated that he was not protesting the merits of the recommendation, but his contention was that there were reasons for the item being negotiated as it was, ^WtStaT"scheduled meeting, and anything that would deviate from that was, in his opinion, a violation of the contract. '

s Discussion continued asâ€”W the Board's responsibility in setting the calendar for | grievance hearings, using the fourth Monday of the month for a regular scheduled | meeting, and other. I Mr. Bleakley suggested that the Board might want to consider the reconvening of a regular meeting,?>sefcting the grievances on the agenda for one of the first or third Monday meetings, and if that was not agreeable to the teachers, then reconvene that meeting for sometime during schOel. hours and conduct the grievance hearing. Dr. Start commented that the Board was a'figgfflptiftfcto establish the time during regular employee hours to hear grievances, that they should not-be intimidated by the Union saying that the Board was going to divide up #he work.^d-^nly five members would be there at one time; that the Board members were honest people and would be there unless there was a good reason that they were not there; that the plan was simply an attempt by the Board president .Jo be sure that there were enough people who accepted the responsibilty through the summer months, and so forth.

With still some additional questions with regard to violating the contract, Mr. Bleakley stated that there was inconsistency in the contract between the reguirement for the regularly scheduled meeting, which was usually at night, and Section K of the agreement which required the approval of the Union if it was outside of regular working hours; so if they set? the agenda for a regular meeting, and if there was no agreement with the grievant as to that time, they could reconvene the regular meeting, say, the next day or at some other teacher time before the next regular meeting, and during the school.day.

R. #46 Motion Tabled for Approval of Calendar for Level III Grievance Hearings cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #46 Motion Tabled for Approval of Calendar for Level III Grievance Hearings cont1 d

Substitute Motion Made and Withdrawn

After further discussion, Dr. Start then made the following substitute motion which was seconded by Mr. Dulan: "Recommend approval of a calendar be in attendance for meetings to hearings are necessary a meeting 8:00 a.m., or 8:30 a.m. and held each month."

including the day and time for the Board to conduct Level III Grievance Hearings. When will be called, scheduled at 7:30 a.m., on the second and fourth Wednesday of

Members of the Board then discussed the substitute motion as to there being n-o.stipulation as to the kind of meeting, setting of meetings that would be agreeable to both parties, and other.

Following the discussion, Dr. Start indicated that perhaps the best thing to do was to put the item off until the next meeting and rework the language, and therefore withdrew his substitute motion. Mr. Dulan withdrew his second. Motion to Table A- motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Dr. Start to table action on the origiaal motion until the next regularly scheduled meeting.

On roll call for the motion to table, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr.*Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, nay; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. R. #47 Approval of Proposals for Operation of Summer School Programs ______

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of proposals submitted by the Directors of Elementary, Middle, High School, and Curriculum Services as guidelines for the operation of 1981 Summer school programs in elementary, middle and high schools, and for gifted/talented programs.

In commenting on the Summer School programs, Dr. Payzant stated: The high school program would follow the pattern similar to that used last summer with one exception. There would be a summer school of performing arts that is offered in addition to the regular offerings. The summer school program follows the pattern that was set last summer, as does the regular elementary school program. There is a proposal for a summer program for gifted and talented students which has been developed with the ^^eaparation of Oklahoma City University. You should know that it is dependent upon some outside funding that Oklahoma City University would seek. If unsuccessful in gaining outside funding, we would not be able to go forward with the program as it is preseh-ted in the ahstwct which you received. The tuitions are up this summer because .of- increase in cost of salaries, supplies, and materials. The time schedules are verysimijar to those of the previous summers. Several of the locations suggested for the programs are different froiTrndl^^&sX,. with Taft Middle serving as one of the high school locations because the possibility that we will be conducting at Northwest,. some kind of an asbestos removal program during the summer months which would make it unavailable for a summer school program.

Mrs. Brody stated that in goifig^teack through a proposal of March of 1979 of the Long Range Plan, one of the goals was ct to offer summer enrichment programs, K-8, which would include courses in foreign Tcmguagfij.. expressive visual and performing arts, creative writing, book discussions,jsand hands-^fls science, and she was wondering where the district was on the Long Range Plan's goaTs; that in looking at the elementary program, she wanted to know if a student had to be enrolled in the mathematics -and reading to get'the comprehensive arts, or could children enroll for the enrichment program (inly? Dr. Payzant responded that the major offerings in the enrichment area at all levels would be provided through the program for gifted and talented students; if the proposal with Oklahoma City University was not funded, then the staff would propose to have a component that would be lesser ambitious and would operate as an adjunct to the regular summer school program in the schools; that the exception to that would be the performing arts enrichment program that would be offered at the high school level. Dr. Payzant continued by stating that the middle school program would be in the academic areas and would primarily not be enrichment, but would serve students who needed remedial work and make-up work because they had deficiencies in their courses and classes during the regular year program; that-in answer to Mrs. Brody's question of could they offer additional courses, the answer was yes, if they got the enrollment that would generate the tuition to support their cost; if they had to rely on any General Fund money, the answer was no, because it had not been budgeted. Mrs. Brody commented that as she recalled the discussion in the long-range planning of curriculum, it was very clear that the enrichment program was not to be strictly for gifted and talented students in the K-8 area; that enrichment should be available

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd to anyone that wanted to spend their summer expanding, and she had a concern that enrichment programs were being restricted to gifted and talented students.

Mrs. Lonian, Assistant to the Director of Elementary Schools, stated that the summer school would offer an enrichment component; a needs assessment had been done and the curriculum would be in terms of the expressed interest of parents at that time; that Spanish, as a foreign language, would be offered to students as a part of the total enrichment package; and many other activities that would be unique in terms of the j interest of elementary students, such as drama and the creative arts. Mrs. Lonian j explained further that if a child wanted to come in just for the enrichment experience, I they could come in for the first hour from 8:15 to 9:45, or they could come in from I 9:45 until 11:15; however, they would like to interest as many students as possible to | enroll in the entire block.

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R. #47 Approval of Proposals for Operation of Summer School Programs cont'd

In responding to inquiry about foreign language being offered on the middle school level, Mr. Moore, Director of Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers, explained that their first attempt was to separate the middle school program from the high school program as they sought to approach the concern of the fine arts program and provide the enrichment; that, however, they had found in their evaluation that many of the students needed remedial assistance or attended summer school because of retention, and that foreign language was not being offered. He continued by explaining that when they had the opportunity to go into the gifted program this year, it was an opportunity for them >o hopefully identify some of those students who participated in that program as opposed to going through the program that they had identified; that the time block structure was of such that if students were given an opportunity to go into the summer school session as they had identified it, it would not hamper the structure at all; that the flexible scheduling was designed last year to give that student the opportunity to participate in the summer school program, even if they were not there for retention purposes.

As expressed by Dr. Payzant, and,Mr. Moore agreed, in the initial publicity some enrichment courses could be offered, and if there were enough students who wanted to enroll, they could go ahead and offer them.

Mrs. Brody then expressed a concern about the enrollment fee of $55 per semester and wanted to know if there were any private funds or grants available from which students could receive assistance?

Mr. Moore replied that the tuition was paid for those students that were identified as Title I, and there were no other funds available, to his knowledge, to assist S--Jn summer school. Mr. Moore also explained that summer school on the middle -school level would run on a six-week session as opposed to four-week sessions last year. Mrs. Hill inquired as to why the difference in the starting time schedule for middle I and elementaryschools and high schools, and what was the difference in prices charged | for enrollment tins year, with idii1v6r*e€toMXj0fL_as an example.

1 Ms. Mason expl ai^d that the main component of high school was for remedial reasons, | for students ttfjnak^up high school requirements, and high schools would be going J eight weeks so students could 'g§jn two credits; whereas, middle and elementary summer school would be held for six week#'.\*,In explaining the increase in prices, she stated that last year they tried to run an atrademic program at $22.00, but they had problems with teachers leaving the program and hacf-to jtig^le all summer to keep the program going; that this year they were trying to brijcj- the saTan^ in line with the hope of getting the best teachers for the program, and had"coi^up with a plan to enrich the summer school in order to get more young people enrolled. Ms. Mason added that an increase for driver educat-ion had been approved by the State, and that they would barely break even with ’the cost if they got the number of students that they were anticipating. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Dr. Payzant reported:

" 1.

Legislation ■ I would call your attention to the materials in your packet concerning current legislation and reiterate the willingness of Jack Isch and I to work with you on any ideas or concerns you have about specific 4)1’1 Is. You will notice that there is quite a lengthy list and Mr. Isch has been spending a lot of time working on legislation these past few weeks.

Remarks Superintendent

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Remarks Superintendent cont1d

Dr. Payzant continued: 2.

Price of Admission for Athletic Contests

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You have in your packet a memo which shows you that the two conferences that include some of our high schools have different policies with respect to admission fees. We have three schools in one conference and six schools in another, and the various conference policy-making boards make the decisions about the prices to be charged at athletic events. I have asked Ms. Mason to work with the high school principals to evaluate the experience this year, both in football and basketball, with attendance to see whether or not the increases in prices, particularly in the Capitol Conference, have in the judgment of those working closely with it had an impact, adverse or otherwise, on attendance, and if so to urge the principals as they make their influence known at the policy boards of the respective conferences take that into consideration in setting prices for next year. I would particularly like to see consideration given in the Capitol Conference to the student ticket at a lower cost than the full adult ticket being available at the gate. The detailed information you had in the memo showed you the comparison of cost between the two conferences for the various events. Dr. Start stated that it bothered him somewhat that the Board did not have a say-so in the process of setting admission fees for athletic contests, and inquired as to whether principals were a part of the conference in making decisions? Dr. Payzant explained that the high school principals sit on the conference policymaking body, and it was not unique to Oklahoma but was generally the way it occurred in most states that he had been associated with; that the policy board members make the*policies that govern the way in which the conference operates; where the Board and the administration have the authority, the Board can instruct or the Superintendent can instruct, as directed by the Board, the principals to take a certain position at that conference meeting; that in the case of the Capitol Conference where the Oklahoma City School System has a majority of the schools, this would be tantamount to influencing outcome; in the Mid-State Conference where the Oklahoma City School System does not have a majority of the schools, it would not.

Dr. Start continued to express his dislike for the price of admission to athletic events being different for students at various high schools.

In responding to Dr. Start's concern for changing the price of admission, Ms. Mason stated that they had already talked with the principals about it, but the principals continued to remind them of the expense of running the games; that one school would have a better community participation and they get more money at the gate than some other schools, and those other schools sort of hedge their figures on the kind of participation that they get; while the Mid-State Conference, which actually is cheaper, has different criteria in setting prices. Ms. Mason continued by explaining tha^Mien she taiked-Mith the principals about this, they reminded her that,, it was very expensive to open the gates to have a ball game, and that their participation had decrdasddâ€™vconsiderably, and in spite of the fact that the participation decreased, they still must pay that dollar tiw^o-to. the coaches. the security officers, etc. She added that in spite of the^roblems involved, she thought they were going to be able to bring^jt closer to at least What the Mid-State Conference has. Dr. Hamm commented that it' flight be another factor involved also, that in the Mid-State Conference where the Ok la homa-Cj^ty School System only has three schools and does not have the voting block, that some^frf-those other schools put more money into their athletic program through their generaT fun'd'Thstead of relying on gate receipts.

PERSONNEL REPORT R. #48 Personnel Approved

Dr. Payzant asked that the Board delay approval of a dismissal recommendation in the Personnel Report until after an excecutive session at the end of the meeting.

It was then moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the persons in the report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications: with the appropriate persons herein listed be approved as executed in the name o-f the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, ayef Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

A motion waa made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for of encumbrances as listed for January 27-February 10, 1981. On were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm motion carried.

approval for payment roll call, the votes aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; declared that the

R. #49 Approval of Encumbrances

Purchasi ng It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the following purchasing items:

Lumber Purchase of lumber (fir, red oak, white pine, wallboard, and sheetrock) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Standard Materials Corporation Central Distribution, Inc. Sun Trend (DBA) Brown McClure

Total

180.80 13,500.00 8,048.10

$ 21,728.90

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05. nr

Science Supplies and Equipment Purchase of science supplies and equipment (microscopes, test tube racks, charts, tubes, laboratory models, etc.) for use at various schools from the companies which submitted the low quotation on specifications:

Nasco Southern Biological Supply Company Frey Scientific Company Fisher Scientific Company Labco Scientific Sargent-Welch Scientific Company Science Kit, Inc.

Total

2,372.32 227.10 143.50 543.90 275.00 121.50 17.99

3,701.31

981.59 197.60 2,522.12

3,701.31

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G 240.01 ' â– G 250.06 G 1230.03

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Paper

Purchase of paper (bond, pinseal r^^jjxffset) for use at the Washington Print Shop from the following companies which subffliff&^Whe low quotations:

Butler Paper Company Mid-Continent Paper Western Paper Company

Total

1,218.88 4,009.50 2,083.20

7,311.58

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 240.05.

Linen Supplies Purchase of linen supplies (bib aprons and tea towels for use by Central Food Service Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

K. C. White Goods Company (Div. of Angelica Corporation) Chenille Mfg. Company, Inc.

3,690.00

3,083.50 Total

6,773.50

These purchases are to be charged to Central Food Service Account.

R. #50 Approval of Purchasing Items

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Purchasing cont1d R. #50 Approval of Purchasing Items cont'd

Music Supplies and Equipment

Purchase of music supplies and equipment (string instruments and supplies) for use by Curriculum Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: $

Universal Musical Instruments West Manor Music Inter-City Violin Studios, Inc. Wichita Violin Shop H&H Music Association, Inc. (D/B/A Hallmark Music)

227.40 290.85 1,385.07 45.60 895.00

Total

2,843.92

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G 740.03 G 1230.03

Total 6.

1,948.92 895.00

2,843.92

Teaching Aids Purchase of teaching aids (films) for us by Curriculum Services Department ** (Media Services Section) from the following companies (available only from designated distributors):

Pyramid Films Marty Stouffer Productions Total

2,087.36 1,600.00

3,687.36

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 230.01. 7.

Computer Equipment

Purchase of computer equipment for use*at John Marshall High School from Computerland which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $1,955.00 to be charged to Account 230.01, Title 4B, and approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

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Choral Risers

Purchase of cftorsfl risers for use by Curriculum Services from Wenger Corporation x(avajlable only from the designated vendor due to compatibility with existing units’)v~“This purchase in the ^amount of $2,573.00 is to be charged to Account G 1230.03. * "**“---------

MagazjJe'^Sabscriptions

Approval of agreement vrbth.Ebsco Subscription Services to furnish magazine subscriptions for all scfio(ffe<@ 8% discount from published catalog price. Discount to remain firm for all orders ^BQjuglT-^Se^tember 30, 1981.

10.

Sewing Machines

Purchase of sewing machines for various schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: The Singer Company White/Elna Sewing Center Bernina of Oklahoma City

Total

2,580.00 560.00 4,480.00

7,620.00

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 1230.03. 11.

Permission to Place Orders

Permission to place orders with the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications for concrete, sand, and limestone products to be used by various schools through June 30, 198i: The Dolese Company

Sand and Sacked Material

Harter Concrete Products

Portland and Masonry Cement

Murphy & Perkins Concrete Company

Concrete, Sand, and Limestone

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing cont'd

12.

Paint

and Maintenance Supplies

Purchase of paint and maintenance supplies (brushes, caulking guns, drop cloths, thinner, paint, enamel, hammers, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Southwestern Paint Company Del Paint Mfg. Corporation Glidden Coating & Resins Hart Industrial Supply Company S.E.B. Paint Company, Inc. Anchor Paint Company Cook Paint & Varnish Company Mideke Supply Company PPG Industries, Inc.

Total

3,659.67 2,633.45 818.43 462.75 2,564.36 510.00 4,055.75 632.86 1 ,684.39

$ 17,021.66

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

13.

Weed Killer Purchase of weed killer for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Estes Chemicals, Inc. Tufts & Son of Oklahoma Total

1,679.40 2,550.00

4,229.40

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

14.

Custodial Supplies Purchase of custodial supplies (soap, mop heads, and brushes) for use by Custodial Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Carpenter Paper Company Craver Supply Company, Inc. S-K Supply Canon Chemical Corporation ...

Total

894.00 1 ,723.50 955.00 2,677.50

6,250.00

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 650.01.

Mrs. Hermes asked that she be provj^dn^T^^me-'ihformation later on item 7, as how the computer equipment would bemused at John Marshall High School.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan,^e; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ,

R. #50 Approval of Purchasing Items cont'd

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #51 Approval of Board Policy ECAA, Use of Firearms by Campus Police Officers

USE OF FIREARMS BY CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS

ECAA

The Board recognizes that the use of firearms by law enforcement officers is specifically authorized and limited by Oklahoma State Law.

Campus Police Department shall not

Personnel in the

deviate from the State law in the use of

firearms and in all' circumstances, bearing in mind the value of human life, exercise the utmost discretion in the use of a weapon.

Campus police officers shall complete prescribed firearms training and other courses requied for state certification to carry side arms. Annually campus police officerswill be checked at the police firing range on

maintenance of their skills. The rules of firearm safety shall be adhered to at all times.

Officers are not

to unholster their weapons unless it is necessary for inspection, safety, security,

or^some other valid reason. firearms will not be used to fire a warning shot, fire at a moving or fleeing

vehicle when only misdemeanor or traffic

offenses have been committed, or when

the use of a firearm constitutes a greater threat to innocent persons than allowing

a person who has created a crime to leave the scene.

The use of a firearm is justified only in defense of life in instances where the suspect is armed and/or making an attempt to kill or do great bodily harm. The following procedures will be used when a firearm is discharged (except on

firearms range) by an officer of the Campus Police Department:

The campus police officer will notify the immediate supervor anytime a firearm is discharged.

2X The supervisor_wil 1 relieve the officer involved from field duty pending the

/Outcome of an investigation of the matter.

The relief from field duty shall

not "be' construed as discipl Aftaxv,.action: 3.

The Chjef of Campus Police shall notify the Director of School Plant Services, -St

Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, and the Superintendent of the incident and conduct an-' investigation.

Other investigators from the Campus

Police Department will be asSteped-tfe^ssist in conducting the investigation

including at least one investigator to invesTijjate the actions of anyone involved in the incident; 4.

The Chief of^Campus Police will turn in all copies of reports concerning the

incident to the Director of School Plant Services, and Assistant Superintendent

of Business Services; and the Superintendent.

The Chief of Campus Police, Director of School Plant Services, the Assistant

Superintendent of Business Services, and the Superintendent or his designee will review all reports and determine whether the handling and discharge of

the weapon was for a valid purpose.

The Superintendent shall forward all reports of the incident to the Board

with any recommendations as to action to be taken by the Board.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd

Mrs. Hill referred to that part of the policy which said that annually campus police officers would be checked at the firing range and inquired as to the practice of the Oklahoma City Police Department concerning the testing of their skills. Chief Gilchrist replied that he would like to go more than once a year to the firing range, but it was a matter of economics.

R. #5T Approval of Board Policy, ECAA, Use of Firearms by Campus Police Officers cont'd

After a five-minute recess, Dr. Hamm reconvened the meeting for Level III Grievance Hearings. The following persons participated in the first grievance hearing:

Marion Carlson, Teacher and Grievant

Betty Estes, Teacher and Grievant

§haron Sheldon, Teacher and Grievant

Dave Renfro, Grievant's Representative and President, AFT

Level III Grievance Hearing - Learning Center Teachers

5. **Jim Savage, Respondent and Personnel Administrator/Employee Relations

Dr. Jesse Lindley, Witness and Assistant Superintendent/Educational Services

Maree Tarver, Witness and Administrator/Title I

Dr. Thomas Payzant, Witness and Superintendent

Statement of Grievance: "Grievant was informed in writing of change in teaching station. Said teaching station is available and at no additional cost to the district.

Provision of Agreement Violated:

"Article VI, Section 3. C."

Relief Sought: "To have no change in teaching assignment or station."

Ir>?an opening statement, Mr. Renfro stated: This grievance has been consolidated for Opening Statement’^tWe”^e“',of conserving as much time as possible. There are three grievants involved - Mr. Renfro Ms. Marion Carlson and Ms. Betty Estes, both from Creston Hills Fifth Year Center; and Ms. Sha?aQ Sheldon from Eugene Field Elementary School. Marion Carlson and Betty Estes are both learning centeT~Teachers at Creston Hills Fifth Year Center. Sharon Sheldon is a learningCcenter teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School. All three teachers are involuntartly participating in a learning center pilot program which was not mandated by the State Department oi.yEdixatwn*regulations, Oklahoma Statutes, or Federal Law. Thjeimpl emen tat ion of this program requires the grievants to become roving teachers- corMucting class in as many as ten classrooms per day in order to serve the same number of students as was served prior to the program implementation. All three grievants previously were^sicjned classrooms, and such classrooms were made available this year also at no additT&nal cost to the district. Article IV, Section 3. C. states "Teachers will not be requireS^to ctfnduct classes in more than one room if sufficient classroom space is designed for the teacher's particular instructional area, or not utilized for any regularly scheduled thstwcffional program during the school week and the utilization of the rooms does not impose any excessive additional cost for operation and maintenance." At Level II the Respondent's defense was only that the district has the right to implement programs. There was never a denial that the contract had been violated. The Level II Hearing Officer in his decision even alludes to the program violating the contract by stating "When there is a difference of opinion on the interpretation of contract language that requires a balancing test between the rights of the teacher with respect to working conditions and the responsibilities of the Board for implementing policy designed to serve students, the Board's policy-making ^function cannot be relegated to a secondary position." This statement by the Hearing Officer can only be interpreted to mean that if policies past or programs implemented by the Board conflict with the contract, then the contract loses. The grievants disagree. The grievants do not, however, contend that the Board has no right to implement the programs or assign teachers. We in no way are trying to prohibit, dilute, or stifle this legal right of the Board. We do contend, though, that such rights must be exercised within the terms of the negotiated agreement that you as board members agreed to. All we ask is that the contractual right of a teacher to be provided classroom space when such space is already available and at no additional cost to the district be upheld.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 -CONT'D

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd

Level III Grievance Hearing - Learning Center Teachers cont'd

Testimony Ms. Estes

testimony Ms. Carlson

testimony Ms. Sheldon

The opening statement by Mr. Savage was as follows: The Respondent will show that in «the establishment of the pilot program at the schools involved, the purpose was not to violate the contract, but simply to establish a new approach to providing learning to those students involved in the program by taking the program to the students in their regular classroom environment. There is absolutely no violation of the contract. The contract language does say that teachers will be provided a classroom for their classes and will not be required to teach in more than one class in their particular instructional area. What we have done, we will show, is to change the instructional area for the learning center teachers in this pilot program to the classroom environment for the students. We were not purposely trying to violate the contract in doing this. We were simply trying to take a new approach in getting an increased learning to the students in their regular classroom environment.

Ms. Estes, in testimony, responded to inquires with regard to how long she had been a learning center teacher; if she had always had classroom space available to her and a designated classroom space that she held as a learning center teacher for the purpose of learning center instruction; did she have a specified number of students to service in a particular classroom; approximately how many students she serviced prior to the implementation of the pilot program; how the program was implemented prior to the pilot program and the way the pilot program had changed the original program; the total number of students in the classroom where her space for teaching was provided; did she volunteer to be a part of the pilot program and did she have any input into its implementation; when was she told and how long was she given to implement the program; what was her former classroom space being used for and would she consider it as an equipment closet; has the district had to put any additional money into the classroom for the purpose of learning center instruction in the past five to seven years; would she categorize herself as a roving teacher; did she understand the purpose for which the pilot program was established; did she question her principal, consultant or anybody as to why .she was being moved out of the learning lab; when she goes into the classroom to work with the students that she had been working with in the lab, what else was going on at that time in that room; did she work with other students other than the Title I students assigned to her; when the learning center students were coming into the lab prior to the implementation of the pilot program, did she conduct classes or work with them on an individual basis; how were the schedules established for her going to the classroom to work with the students; why did she go from ten classes to nine and what happened to the tenth class; was she serving less students; had she known the purpose of the program and it explained to her in detail j would it have mattered as to her voluntary participation; was she still instructing the same way as she did in the past; when she had space available to her, was it utilized as an instructional area; and other. As testimony, Ms. Carlson responded to questioning about how long she had been a learning center teacher: for the years as a learning center teacher, how lojng had she had a classroom for instruction; how many students did she service prior to the beginning of the pilot program and after its implementation; did she volunteer for the program; did'she have any choice in-accepting the program; did she have any input into its implementation, design^'creation or proposal; did she serve the equivalent of nine different classrooms but only had to travel three times; what was her former classroom' crsed’TCir; did she see a distinction between individualized instruction and group instruction as it related to teaching a class or conducting class; her description of the space now availaoT'e^o her as compared to what she had; how many students did she have normally in each one>a£Jiqr classes: when was she told by the consultant prior to the implementation of the pTT-ot p^d^ram about the program and that she would be moving from the lab to the individual students‘aT^ieir classroom location; did the consultant explain to her why this was be1 ng^Sne; did the consultant tell her that this was being done at all schools or just a few selected schools; when she was tol.d about the assignment, did she go to her principal and talk about it; was she aware that by changing the location of her teaching from the learning center lab to the individual classrooms that it might be a violation of the contract; would it make any difference to her as to the number of students she had as far as her feeling that the contract had or had not been violated; did she recall when the issue was first discussed as a violation of the contract; and other.

Ms. Sheldon responded to inquiries as to how long she had been a learning center teacher; if she had ever been without a classroom; when she was first informed abolit th j pilot program; what input, if any, did she have in relation to the implementation of the program; what was her learning center classroom now being used for; how many classes did she service; if she was responsible for going from one classroom to another and how many times did she do that during the day; what kind of classroom space did she have for teaching her students; how much time did she have between classes for serving her students; did she maintain the same type of schedule that she had when the students came to her; the description of the type of space now available to her; if she had any classroom time for instructional purposes in her original classroom; how much time did she have between instruction of the groups of students; did she maintain the same type of schedule that she had before the pilot program went into effect; did she understand the purpose for which the pilot program was established.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D ‘I

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd

Testimony - Ms. Sheldon cont'd

did the principal explain why; did she understand that the pilot program was to go into effect at the beginning of the second semester; and other.

Level III Grievance Hearing - Learning Center Teachers cont'd

In testimony, Dr. Lindley was asked to explain to the Board as he had explained to the Hearing Officer at Level II how the district came about the proposal for the pilot program; if there was any State Statute, Federal law, or State Department regulation, to hjis knowledge at that time, that mandated the program to be implemented; was the program initiated only after hearing about it from other districts; was the learning center lab mandated by any State or Federal law or regulation; to have a learning cente lab or a pilot program, do you have to have a mandate by any State or Federal regulatory agency; and other.

Testimony Dr. Lindley

Ms. Tarver, as testimony, responded to questions as to her position and responsibility with the district; if she was involved by nature of her assignment in the implementation of the pilot program; what did she do in order to select the sites, the teachers involved, and getting the program off the ground; what persons were involved and told about the program; did she receive any contact through the consultants or directly from the learning'center teachers about the program; as a member of the Board's negotiating team when the contract language was negotiated, did she recall the purpose of the language and what it was that both the Board and the Union were trying to come to an agreement on when the language was accepted by both sides; did she say that the ten principals that were involved and all of the teachers involved, whether they be regular classroom teachers or learning center teachers, were called in for consultation this school year; were these persons called in to give their input; as far as the teachers themselves getting together with the people that were directly responsible for the program, did this not occur until the 17th of November; were the personnel sent to Milwaukee and other cities to observe the program sent at district expense; dates of meetings held to inform principals and teachers about the program; and other.

Testimony Ms. Tarver

Mr. Renfro requested that he bring witnesses in rebuttal of the statement by Ms. Tarver as to the intent of the contract as it was negotiated when she was a member of the negotiating team. Mr. Savage objected to the request stating that this would not be in keeping with the procedure and would prolong the hearing..

Dr. Hamm stated that he would not rule on that issue of rebuttal at that time, would hold it in abeyance, and asked that the hearing be continued.

in testimony, responded to questioning with regard to the purpose of the Testimony ’pilot program being established; why he wanted the program started where the teachers Dr. Payzant would bejnoved from the lab to the individual classrooms; in trying to establish an instructional program <yr*lftaybe a new approach to an instructional program, did4ie give space the. fi-i’st consideration; is it possible that more than one teacher can work in the same classroom with students and instruction be carried on; in learning centers, would you have several adults workjug wTTR^Sttrdents at the same time; can different instruction for different groups of children, either as a group or individually, be going at the-samS^^me in a given classroom; do they work both with the students as a group or individually; is having a Title I teacher working with a small group of students different from what oftBugoes on in the regular classroom; did he feel like thein-class approach, by having the^earning center teachers go to the individual classroom, was a better approach to take^®n--t^pul 1-out program; in his opinion, did the pilot program, which involved moving a teacher -to the individual classrooms to work with the students, violate the contract; i«f ij^w^Te ruled at the hearing that the contract had been violated, would the pilot programhave to be discontinued; how long had the program been in operation; what part did he play in getting information out to teac'hers; had any definite cutoff time been set for the program; does the contract supersede Board policy and administrative regulations; what would bean example of where the contract would not supersede Board policy; would it depend upon the interpretation by each party as to which would take precedence; if it were determined by the School Board that a contractual clause was interpreted to mean the same as, say, the Union interpreted it to mean, would that clause according to contract law take precedence above Board policy; did he read any language in the contract in relation to the program prior to proposing its implementation and, if so, what consideration would he give the contract and its language in implementing the program; was it his opinion that the teachers were being required to conduct classes in more than one room as it related to the contract Janguage; is the pilot program to go for the duration of the entire school year next year; does the contract take force over a pilot program that has already been implemented; do the grievants through their grievance contend that the merits of this program are not good or is it just a matter of the contract being violated by being pulled out of their classrooms; and'other.

Mr. Renfro, again, requested that he be allowed to have rebuttal witnesses to testimony regarding the intent of language as it was negotiated.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981,.-. CONT'D

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd Level III Grievance Hearing - Learning Center Teachers cont'd

Dr. Hamm replied: I am sure that Mr. Savage in asking the question regarding ^intent of his witness and getting the answer he did, that you would be able to rebut that successfully. I believe, though, that the issue is how does each individual board member interpret the contract as presented in the argument and, therefore, we will be making that decision. So I think we will stay with the procedure, but yet I think you have made your point anyway.

Closing Statement - Mr. Renfro

Mr. Renfro stated: This grievance is really disturbing to me in that it is assumed in the mind of the grievant, in our minds as the Union representative, that simply because a pilot program has been originated by personnel in this district and implemented by personnel in this district, that there is no reason to follow the contractual guarantees which are provided, that are negotiated, that are agreed to by both you as board members, by us as the Union, and the teachers ratifying it. The contract clearly, unequivocally states that teachers will not be required to conduct classes in more than one room if sufficient classroom space as designed for the teacher's instructional area are not utilized for any regularly scheduled instructional program during the school week, and the utilization of the rooms does not impose any excessive additional cost for operation and maintenance. I don't know how that could be read to mean anything other than the fact that if space is available, as has been shown and not denied; if classes have been conducted, as was testified to and not denied, for some period of years, that it is a violation of the contract to pull the teachers out and say you will go to this many classes, that you will no longer conduct class in your slassroom, whether it is a learning center teacher, a math teacher, a social studies teacher, the fact remains that administration decided that for the purposes of implementing a pilot program to gather information for future use, that is is okay to pull the teachers out and make them roving teachers. At no time, at no level have the grievants contended that the merits of the program are good or bad. That would be an entirely different form in the grievance procedure. It is not our purpose to have you listen to a grievance to determine the merits of the pilot program. We feel that the administration, the school board have the right to implement pilot programs. We are not contesting that in any fashion. We are merely saying that whatever pilot programs are implemented, whatever instructional programs are originated, whatever assignments are made for teachers, that it must be within the contractual limitations that you agreed to as well as us. At no time at Level II was there a denial by the respondent of a contract violation. The entire emphasis at Level II was it is a pilot program, and all that we are trying to do is to gather information, etc. It may be a very legitimate way to gather the information; that is not the issue here. We are not contesting that. Only when pinned down at Level III did we hear that it was not a violation, and even then was the admission of interpretation for determining whether or not there was a violation. In the opening statement, the respondent stated purpose was not to violate the contract, but to provide a different approach. We are not contesting what the purpose was. We are saying that it was violated. Also stated in the opening statement was the contract states that teachers will have their spacexfor classes. So. the respondent also states that the contract states £hat teachers are to have their classroom spaces when available, as these three “teachers have indicated with no denial from the respondent from administration. Also stated in the opening statement was the p-^pjcassion that we did not purposely try to violate the contract. There is no contention on our part that there was a purposeful violation of the contract. We are contending that the pilot program must be implemented according tcTtW-limitations of the contract. I want to reiterate that we in no way contend that you as board members, that administration as the implementers of your policy do not have the right; WJ,mplement programs. You do. But if this grievance is not upheld, if these teachers ard^ta..continue to be roving teachers and let their classroom space continue to be equipmentcT5Sets and planning rooms, then what you are saying is that anytime a pilot program cows about,“Tl^t it is okay to go ahead and do whatever is necessary for the implementation" o^^tfiat program. What if it was determined that information could be gathered which would show an educational benefit by cutting secondary teac-hers planning time in half and having them instruct a half-day or half-hour duringthat time. Pilot program; does that mean that it can be done even though the contract says that they are to have a full hour, that they are to have the full fifty minutes if they are at middle school. A pilot program is not a'tool for getting around the contract, nor do we feel that it was implemented for the purpose of getting around the contract. Implement all of the pilot programs that you feel are necessary, but do it within the contractual limitations. And the contract, I would have had rebuttal testimony indicating that it was not exclusively for that purpose. It doesn't say traveling teachers; it says teachers. I urge you to not let a pilot program stand in the way of enforcing this contract that you mutually agreed to with us.

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Giosing Statement - Mr. Savage

Mr. Savage stated: First of all, I think that we have to look to the primary purpose of this school district, and that is to provide the best possible instruction and the best possible education for the students of tliis district. We have a responsibility to develop new ideas, new approaches to the educational process. One of the methods to do this is to establish pilot programs. The establishment of a pilot program may or may not require somewhat of a change in a teacher's room assignment or teaching station. In the case of the learning center teachers, this program was

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd

Mr- Savage cont'd 3

established to determine if in this district by moving the teachers from the learning center lab to go to the individual classrooms to work with their students, we might be able to determine that increased learning was provided for those students involved. Further, I think that you have to look at the contract as a whole in interpreting language. And I think that if you will check in paragraph D below this, we talked about teachers being notified by May 1, if possible, of their tentative assignment and [ teaching statement for the ensuing school year. It was not possible to notify them 1 by May 1 because the program was not implemented. The teachers were told, as the ! Superintendent has testified in his statements that they were informed, there were | meetings held in the auditorium, not only with the learning center teachers but the other teachers in the affected schools where they were informed about the program. | The teachers themselves testified that they had met with their principals and discussed | the programs. So again we have to look at the contract as a whole. The institution | that we all worked for here has a definite responsibility to try to help any of our | students in the best possible way we can. Through the establishment of this pilot program, that is what we are trying to do. It in no sense violates the contract. I think if you look very carefully at the language, not just read the first few words of the contract, it says "teachers will not be required to conduct classes in more than one room if sufficient classroom spaces designed for the teacher's particular instructional area are not utilized;for any regular scheduled instructional program during th© school week, and the utilization of the rooms does not impose any excessive additional cost for operation and maintenance." We are talking about the teacher's particular instructional area. What we did with the learning center, we moved their | particuTar instructional area from the learning center lab concept into the individual I classroom. The administration has the right, also, to work up new programs which, as | I pointed out earlier, may or may not affect a teacher in a particular classroom. But s by the same token this pilot program that has been established could not be evaluated unless we did move the teachers from the learning center lab into the classroom where the individual students were, where they could work with the students in a regular classroom. The program may or may not increase the learning, but we have to try some new approach in that it does. As the result of this we may go back to the learning center lab concept, or we may change Our whole concept of the learning center students. The representative made the remark that nowhere in the Level II decision did wle say that the contract had not been violated. I think that the last sentence of the decision, when I said ruled at Level II that th£ grievance was denied, indicated very clearly that I felt like from the testimony given during that hearing that the contract j had not been violated. I feel very strongly that the language of the contract as stated in Section 3, paragraph C has not been violated, and in a strict reading of that also in considering the contract as a whole, as you must do, you can't pjust pull out a piece of the contract and make it fit an individual case; you have to JI

look at the whole contract. “v \

I feel like the decision made at Level II should be upheld.

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Dr. Start.'stated that he was impressed by the manner in which the grievant presented the case; it was done very skillfully and very artfully, but he did not agree with him; that he did not agree that th^^conTr^tWiT^-been violated in that case.

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Dr. Start thenjfl&ve^. that the grievance be denied, which was seconded by Mr. Dulan.

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Closing Statement - Mr. Savage cont'd

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Mr. Dulan stated that you do notsiust use part of the agreement to resolve a grievance, and he thought that was what they'he^rd in the grievance; but under Section 3. D., it had been exercised that administratTffifQwd-jna^ an assignment and that the teachers had exercised their right by grieving and it had come. to. a Level III hearing, of which they were a part in the meeting; but certainly-the-admjjTj-^tration had the right to institute a pilot program, and certainly the teacherdiad the right to institute a grievance and to be heard at all levels, and he definitely felt that all three of the grievances-should be denied o"n the basis that the contract was not violated. Mrs. Hermes commented that she would like to make some observations in that one of the Board goals was for better human relations skills, and she thought that it was a human relations grievance; the teachers were not asked to cooperate; the human relations skills used by administrative staff toward the teachers was lax; that had they come to terms earlier, she suspected that they would not have been sitting there at the time hearing the grievances; that the teachers would have agreed to it, perhaps not willingly but agreed to it; so she was finding fault with administration and she was also finding fault with teachers; that coming from teaching as a profession, she sensed the underlying i§sue there as a difference between student instruction and teacher rights and she found the grievance unprofessional.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, nay; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, nay; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, nay; and Dr. Hamm, nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion to deny the grievance failed, and the grievance was upheld.

R. #52 Motion to Deny Grievance Fai 1 e±,.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd R. #53 Motion to Reconsider Failed

After a five-minute recess, Dr. Hamm reconvened the meeting. After being recognized ^by Dr. Hamm, Dr.? Start stated that it was his own personal feeling that there might have been some confusion about the last vote on his motion, and for that reason he was respectfully asking for a reconsideration of the vote. Dr. Start continued - "I move that we reconsider our vote on the last motion." The motion was seconded by Mr. Dulan. Dr. Start added that the motion that was voted on was to deny the grievance and an aye vote would deny the grievance; a nay vote would uphold the grievance and grant the relief sought; that he thought there was confusion about that, which was the reason why he wanted to reconsider the vote. Dr. Hamm added that if the motion to reconsider was defeated, he thought that would be a likely sign that everyone understood the motion.

On roll call for the motion to reconsider, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, nay; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, nay; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, nay; and Dr. Hamm, nay. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion to reconsider was defeated.

Level III □rievance Hearing - Henry.Werner

The following persons participated in the second grievance hearing:

Henry Werner, Attendance and Assignment Officer and Grievant

Jim Huff, Grievant's Representative

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Jim Savage, Respondent and Personnel Administrator/Employee Relations

Carl Ruble, Witness and Supervisor of Employment Services

Dr. Jesse Lindley, Witness and Assistant Superintendent/Educational Services

6. Kaye Teall, Witness and Assistant to Director of Personnel Services 7. David Nunn, Witness and Attendance Coordinator StatementLof Grievance: "Grievant has been denied district recognition of five years of district employment for placement at proper pay step. Grievant has not been properly placed on district negotiated salary schedule." Provision of Agreement Violated: Section 5. A."

"Article XVI, Paragraph A.I.; Article I, Section 4,

Relief Sought: "Grievant shall be given complete salary compensation for all years of ■employment in District 1-89. Grievant shall be placed at the proper corrected salary '^^tep^tjf the 1980-81 Teachers' Negotiated Agreement. Grievant be reimbursed for annual .salary improperly denied because of improper placement on past negotiated salary schedules." Opening Statement - Mr. Huff

After establishing that board members had various copies related to the grievance, Mr. Huff proceeded with the openin»-s-tatement as follows: We will prove that Mr. Werner has been employed f^'14 years in the district in the same capacity. There may have been^some name changes, but it has been the same duties out of the attendance office. MffWeFner has not received full credit on the certified salary schedule for 14 years of continuous district employment. We will prove that Mr. Werner did not receive any mileage reimbursements as prescribed in the state law from his date of employment through 1977-78, whiclWfeLLJ years. We will prove that Mr. Werner has received outstanding evaluations and~tras dcffi&s'an outstanding job in carrying out his responsibilities in that office. We wil Improve thaTjyiere are no state laws that prohibit the district from giving Mr. Werner fulLWrtified salary schedule credit for the 14 years. We will prove that only a status change has taken place concerning Mr. Wer.ner's job title, only a change from classified to certified, the only thing that has changed. *

Ipening Statement - Mr. Savage

Mr. Savage stated: The Respondent will show that Mr. Werner was considered as a classified person and represented by the Union representing the classified personnel until two years ago. At such time he received his certification from the State Department of Education and was placed on what was determined then as proper placement on the salary schedule based on years of experience. Mr. Werner could not be given credit for his full 14 years and placed on Step 14 of the certified salary schedule because he was not a certified person during all that time. The contention is at this time that Mr. Werner has received proper compensation all during the period of employment, when in fact for many years of his period of employment he was receiving in excess of what teachers were receiving based on the number of years that they had worked for the district. The ruling at Level II was that Mr. Werner through some errors on his part, on the State Department's part, and on the District's part were not clear in the understanding of the law passed in 1971 requiring that attendance officers and assistant attendance officers should be certified school teachers. When that error was discovered, the correction was made and our contention is at this time that Mr. Werner is being properly compensated.

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Testimony - Mr. Nunn

Mr.’Nunn, in testimony, responded to questions with regard to his responsibility in the hiring or calling Mr. Werner into his office; if he made the decision to employ him; in what office was he to be employed; under what title was he employed as; did he provide Mr. Werner with a description of his responsibilities; had there been some change in his title recently; had there been any change in any of his responsibilities over the 14 years or was he doing basically some of the same things that he did when he was originally hired; if Mr. Werner was currently identified as an attendance officer or assistant attendance officer; were there any requirements for the position when he was employed; was the position status certified or classified at that time; when was the position changed from a classified position to a certified position for him; did he recall what the reason was the position was changed from classified to certified; was the status of his position dependent entirely on whether he was certified or not certified; had there been any change in Mr. Werner's performance since the evaluation that was submitted for him; was he doing a good job as an attendance officer in a classified position; in doing his job, was there an occasion when he was assigned the entire city by himself; was there any reason at that time why the change from classified to certified he was given the entire city; was there an occasion., when he talked with Mr. Werner about mileage reimbursement; was Mr. Werner receiving any mileage during the years in his classified position; was there any reason why a classified person should not receive mileage carrying out the attendance officer's responsibilities; was there ;a state law that indicated that mileage could be paid; is it now*a requirement that anyone employed in his office must hold a standard teaching certificate; did he have anything to do with the placement on the salary steps of persons in his office; what was Mr. Nunn's title with the district; was he referred to by any other title than attendance officer; was it his interpretation of the law that he could employ a noncertified person as an attendance officer or assistant attendance officer and then after they worked for a continuous period of five years, if noncbrtified, could go to the State Board of Education and be certified as an attendance officer or an assistant attendance officer; if he was aware of Mr. Werner serving as a member of the bargaining team for the Union representing classified employees; when did the first question come to him from Mr. Werner about his certification; then did he proceed to do whatever was necessary to qualify to be certified; what did it require him doing to get certified; did Mr. Werner have to go back to school and take any extra hours to get certified; was hts certification based on his actual job time; and other. Mr. Huff presented exhibits with regard to Mr. Werner's certification and mileage requirements as stipulated in the law.

Fgave testimony as to his awareness of the state law pertaining to Mr. Werner's certification; was he aware of this in 1971; were there any Board policies that prohibited. Mr. Werner froiii receiving credit in the classified position as it related to the salary ^schedule; were there any state regulations or state laws that prohibited Mr. Werner .fr,pm receiving credit for this classified years of experience; is Mr. Werner classified as a’Teacher; since Mr. WeraaafiJias a certificate from the State Department which is a special certificate forêensus andâtfendance, did that make a difference in whether or np£it was a teaching certificate or not; would the State Department's interpretati dtrof'Ms years of experience be totally dependent upon what the district provided to them; did anyone notify Mr. Werner that he was eligible to be certified after five consecutive years of ser^jce; was he aware of any state regulations that referred to attendance officers that^wo-uld, prohibit them from receiving classified years of credit; was there any past practice Trf tHe^Wstrict to deny classified years of experience to people when they changed over toâ-certifTedeposition; how many years of credit did the State recognize for Mr. Werner and wasfâ-nypart of that for military service; did Mr. Werner receive credit for military service at the time he was employed; was he familiar with any military record that Mr. Werner may have; is the credit that the State recognizes for certified people based on their teaching experience in the State of Oklahoma plus out-of-state experience with a limit of five years; in evaluating Mr. Werner's years of employment with the district, had the State determined that as of that date he had two years experience credit as a certified person and they did not recognize any other employment; did the State assume that Mr. Werner came to work for the district as a certified person two years ago; how could the State have only two years of credit when Mr. Werner had been employed by the district 14 years; and other. In his testimony, Dr. Lindley was asked if in his capacity as Assistant Superintendent/ Educational Services did he assist in personnel decision matters; how long he had been in the district; was he already in the district when Mr. Werner was first employed; if he was familiar with Mr. Werner's chronology in seeking certification; because someone had a certified certificate and they were in&a classified position, did that not automatically mean that they should draw a certified salary; were there any policies, practices or regulations that said someone who was in a classified position could not take those years of experience into a certified position; had he observed that Mr. Werner was doing the same work after he was certified that he was doing as a classified person; after a letter to the Board, was it hts ’ understanding that somewhere along the way a decision was made to change the position to certified; was it his opinion that the state law did not provide for experience credit for the five years

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd as a classified person; was there anything in the law that said he should have those Testimony Dr. Lindley cont'd ^five years or lose those five years; and other.

Testimony Ms. Teall

Closing Statement - Mr. Huff

Ms. Teall responded to questions regarding whether Mr. Werner was recognized for certification for 1977-78; did she know why one year he was not recognized but the next year he was; did she recall discussing at Level II the alleged past practice of not carrying over classified years into a certified schedule; was Mr. Werner's position a unique position; was she aware that Tulsa and other districts had required teaching certificates for those positions prior to 1971; was she informed of the fact that Mr. Werner was doing the same job as classified as he was certified; does the law say anything about an attendance officer losing the years of experience; since Mr. Werner was losing years of experience, was he therefore losing salary; if Mr. Wernei had been given credit for the five years, would he be making a higher salary now; was she at any point aware that there was to be mileage paid to attendance officers; in placement of any certified person on a certified salary schedule, what determines what step they are placed on, on the salary schedule; if the Personnel Office had turned in the Staff Personnel Report to the State Department of Education last year that said Mr. Werner had 14 years of experience, would they have given him credit for those 14 years of experience; if last year the report had shown zero years for him, would the State Department in their auditing of those records notified the office that he did have more credit as a certified person than that; what does the State Department base their years of experience on; as far as recognized approved experience, does the State Department go on what the districts give to them in terms of reports; is it’possible that Oklahoma City could still give Mr. Werner credit for all of the years if they chose to; and other. Mr. Huff then stated: Before I make my closing comments, I would like to make, an observation, First of all, no documented evidence has been presented either here or at Level II. References have been made at Level II to laws, and in this particular It is response, things have been referred to that no one is showing us anything, simply verbal statements that these things exist, When we questioned witnesses, these things don't exist, I think it is frustrating to say the least for the respondent at Level II and Level III to simply make statements and not document them. We do our best to document our positions to help the Board make their decision, but we are not getting any kind of documentation. Very rarely is there any evidence offered at Level II or Level III; it is always verbal. We ask for things later; they don't exist. Information has been shared with you that Mr. Werner was making more money than teachers were for a number of years. That has been told to you but it has not been documented. We have a hard time talking against those other than just his word. ■ It is his word or our word. We realize that we are at a disadvantage. Jr ?

zMr. Huff continued: In our opening statement, I indicated that we would prove that Mr.-xWerner had been employed for Oklahoma City for 14 continuous years. That has ' not be’en refuted; 4-tHras been agreed to by everyone. We intended to prove-that Mr. I<ern.^r has not received full credit for each of those years of employment on the salary step.That has not been refuted; that has been agreed to; it has been acknowledged that five years he js/aT noT~giwn- credit for. Mr. Werner has not received any mileage. There is a statute'; it is in the letter that was given to the board members, 4tW*e«€ftrs to it on the second page. Also in that same letter to the board members, Mr. Werner indicated that he had driven approximately over 75,000 miles in the ten-year period and received no mileage for it. At thirteen cents a mile, Mr. Werner had witheld from him-^L,750.00 at a minimum. There was a letter from Mr. Nunn to the IRS that had Mr. Werij§r^i.v4^.g a whole lot more than 7,500 miles. So Mr. Werner was driving a lot of miles and the district was not compensating him for that. We indicated that we would prove tfoftt Mr* Wey^T has been a good, faithful, loyal employee for 14 years. That has not been refuted. We offered evidence to that fact of his evaluation. We said we would prove that there are no state laws that prohibit the district from giving Mr. Werner full certified salary schedule credit. There are no state laws; there are no Board policies, there are no administrative regulations; at this stage of the game, there is absolutely no past practice of it. We said we would prove that only a name-change of his position has taken place, and that was done by the State Legislature. Mr. Werner's job responsibilities have not changed. He was hired in the attendance office as an attendance officer. He complied with all of the instructions and directions he was given and he has got job titles and job descriptions that detail for an attendance officer. The State Legislature for its own reasons chose to change the position inf requiring it to be certified. That was not Mr. Werner's fault, yet in doing so the five years that the State said he must have worked in orde£ to be certified to hold his position, the local district has decided to take those away from him and not give him credit for it. The issue being that he was in a classified position and he could not be given credit on a certified schedule. We have no disagreement with that basic premise. You don't take someone in a custodial position for five years and then when they get their teaching certificate give them credit for those five years in the same district. That does not make sense; we have never disagreed with that. But that is not what has happened in this case. The state law has changed Mr. Werner's status. He has lost five years with the Board's calculations. In 1977-78 we have two figures that the district says Mr. Werner was paid that year. One, $10,045; it was Mr. Werner's eleventh year in the district. We

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maintain that he should have been paid $11,547, which is a $1,500 loss. In 1978-79, theTirst year he was placed on a certified step, he was placed at Step 7, not Step 12, ; but it was his twelfth year, a loss of $893 that year, plus that was the first year that he began to receive mileage. Last year, 1979-80, he was placed on Step 8 by the district, which is five years short of his total years of employment with the district, the same job, same responsibilities, and same quality of work. He should have been making $13,298, which was a $1137 loss. This year he is on Step 9 according to the district's calculations. He should be on Step 14; it is his 14th year. Word-change; that is the only thing that the district is using to keep him from getting his full 14 years; not his quality of work; not his responsibilities - $1737 difference. If you total it up, that is over $5,268 that Mr. Werner has lost simply in four years. If you add to that the ten years of 75,000 miles that he did not receive any compensation for, that is $9,750. Mr. Werner is losing over $15,000. We don't understand why the district persists in using the game between classified and certified as the only reason. Granted, Mr. Werner's is a unique situation. It doesn't happen all over the State of Oklahoma. The State Department says that there may be more than one; there may be two. All we are saying is that Mr. Werner has carried out a lot of responsibilities for the district. He has not complained about the work status or the job responsibilities. He is concerned about the loss of dollars and how this is not a fair treatment of an employee for 14 years, and the district doesn't have a whole lot of certified teaching ranks for 14 years. We have a good turnover of people with ten years and less of experience. But this is a very bothering situation that someone who has for 14 years done an outstanding job. Mr. Werner is senior in his office. There are other attendance officers now. Because of some administrative decisions, Mr. Werber has lost some years of experience. Others in the office have received the benefit of his fight. It wasn't taking place before Mr. Werner began to take the heat and confront the administration with these issues. It is not proper to take Mr. Werner's five years purely because they were classified. He was doing the same job. The district didn't make that decision; the State of Oklahoma made that decision. They made provision to protect people in those positions. They were not to be let loose because they were not certified. If they had five years of experience, they were to be certified. They didn't say anything about not giving him credit for those five years. It is not as though he was going to college. He was doing the job. He was not doing practice teaching, practice attendance officer work; he was doing the job. We have been told at least four different reasons why Mr. Werner was denied this. The last one in Mr. Savage's response - "Although the grievant has several years experience prior to that time, the requirements<for certification were not in effect during that period." Certainly, they weren't; the law hadn't been passed. "The law does not provide for experience credit." That is exactly right. It doesn't say he should get it; it doesn't say he can't get it. It is an administrative decision. In â€˘ the district erred in monitoring the law. They denied Mr. Werner six or 'seven years of certified salary. According to Mr. Savage's list of dollars, Mr. Werner was making at least as much, if not more than teachers during the six or seven years. The pointMs that thexe^iSr nothing in the law that prohibits the district from .giving him those years; it is a matter of fairness to an employee. If the district had chosen to doXljab, maybe there would be some argument over that. They didn't intend to give it to the people who were alre?rdyÂŤtere^j:hey only intended to give it to new people coming in. It came from th-e-'Ttate of Oklahoma and they intended that it be a certified posjti.^0^ They did not want those in who didn't have certification being removed. Neitfier ord they intend for them to be penalized. I simply ask if what we said we would prove, has it been^proven? Then throw the thing out. But if he has worked for 14 years on the same j^b^done a good evaluations, hasn't been paid for mileage, hasn't been paid for all thd^e--yaars, and only a name-change has taken place, then you ought to override the decision afrd aHol^Mr. Werner to simply be placed at the proper step. That is all that is being a^ked.We asj^d for the dollars that he has lost be paid to him retroactive back to the last JfTTar. We probably would come up with a different figure if I were to take these numbers and talk to Mr. Savage or someone in .payroll, but it is- going to be a substantial amount of money, it is not a couple of hundred dollars; it is in the thousands of dollars that Mr. Werner has been denied. We are asking that you put him on the proper step, give serious consideration to payment of those lost dollars. It has been done. I have talked with Mr. Savage on two occasions about people who did not receive the proper compensation, errors had been made and the people received the full compensation. We are told now that state law prohibits that from taking place. I have not seen the state law. I have asked Mr. Savage for the law and he has told me that it is in the Constitution. I have not seen any documentation for it; it is simply verbal statements. The district must improve its dealing with its senior employees. We are not around to simply cause problems. When mistakes are made and identified they ought to be adjusted. I asked Mr. Savage on one occasion if the district was trying to save money at Mr. Werner's expense? He said no, that is not the issue; it is the terminology, a classified position to a certified position. But that is not a good enough reason to affect a person's salary. If so, the district should have informed Mr. Werner that he was going to lose dollars. He should be making more dollars right now as a classified person than a certified teacher if the trend continued. He should have been told that and sought to remove himself from the bargaining unit. If.you can disprove 14 years of employment, maybe he should not be on Step 14, but if he has had 14 years doing the same job, you should not take it away from him.

Closing Statement - Mr. Huff cont'd

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd Closing Statement - Mr. Savage

Mr. Savage stated: There is no denying that Mr. Werner has worked for the district ÂŤfor 14 years. He was employed as an attendance counselor and has served in that job all that time. There was a law passed by the State Legislature that became effective on July 1, 1971 that required attendance officers and their assistants to hold valid teaching certificates or have had five years continuous employment in that position, then they would be certified as an attendance officer. At the time the law became effective Mr. Werner had not worked for the district for five years. He had only worked for the district for four years. The five-year provision put in the law is the standard grandfather clause that is put in the law to protect people who have worked in a position for a length of time where they might have changed the terms of employment, and that is why the five-year provision is put in there. Mr. Werner was recognized as a certified person when he received his certificate from the State Department. The State Department said that he was not a certified person prior to that time. They do not recognize his experience prior to that time, although it is in the same job, as being a certified person. When he was placed on the certified salary schedule, the same salary schedule that classroom teachers are placed on, it is my personal opinion based on testimony that I have heard here this evening that he was improperly placed on that salary schedule, there probably should have been a separate salary schedule started for attendance officers and assistant attendance officers, which brings up another point. Something was mentioned in Mr. Huff's closing statement that Mr. Werner is bound by the negotiated agreement. I question the fact that he is even a member of the bargaining unit as defined in Article I, Section 1 of the negotiated agreement. It specifies the people recognized as members of the bargaining unit - classroom teachers, counselors, speech pathologists, psychometrist, etc. It does not list attendance officers or assistant attendance officers. For the.'time Mr. Werner was employed as a classified employee, he received the proper compensation based on the job that he was doing at that time. He was being paid for what he was hired to do according to the salary schedules established for classified people. Three years ago he was a member of the Union's team in negotiating the contract for classified employees, and part of that contract was salaries established for Mr. Werner and people like him that worked in his office, who were not members of the certified bargaining unit. We are not questioning his performance. That is not the purpose of this grievance. The purpose of this grievance hearing is to determine if Mr. Werner is being properly compensated at the present time or from the time he became certified, not became eligible to be certified. We don't pay teachers from the time they become eligible to be certified,unless they get certified and produce the documentation that they are^properly certified and recognized by the State Board of Education. It is true that we can pay anything above the state minimum salary that we want to. We are not bound by that minimum salary if we have sufficient funds to do it. But why should we give Mr. Werner credit for years when not a certified person, when we don't give credit to other people for periods that they were not certified, when they were going to college to learn to become a 'teacher so they could become certified. Our contention is that Mr. Werner has been .. properly compensated.'^'My decision at Level II was to make some adjustment jn his salary, moye him up an additional two steps. Part of that was based on the fact that he had been given a year's military credit when he was employed in the district. He did not have a year's military cre4i-U~^And since the information has been given to the State Department after he 4^ become certified, they have notified us that he does not have sufficient military credit to qualify for a year's experience, which is the minimum amduht^at the State will recognize. It is our feeling that Mr. Werner has been properly compensated? J\nd I feel like now based on what I have heard this evening from the witnesses, afftfJL called no witnesses because the questions that I wanted to ask were covered by theSotnesses called by the grievant's representative, and the statements made by the witne'Sses cTaWfied any points that I might have wanted to bring out, I think at this point that^he placement of Mr. Werner on the salary schedule that was originally done is correct. "*I wWTd like to retract my decision at Level II to advance him two more steps. I was trying to be generous. I will admit that er.rors were made down the line. I think that the State Department failed in looking at that law^when it was passed in 1971 and monitoring the school districts to see if they had these people employed and if they were, were they certified. I think the district might have been negligent in their duty at the time the law was being passed to be sure that those personnel held valid teaching certificate or were eligible to be employed as attendance counselors. I disagree with the statement that Mr. Nunn made that they can at this time hire a noncertified person. I believe the law is very clear-. Mr. Huff pointed out that I had cited the law several times. He has access to a copy of the School Code. He can look it up like everybody else does. But for the benefit of the Board and Mr. Huff I will read exactly what the language of the law says. It says - "The Board of Education of each independent school district shall appoint and fix the compensation of an attendance officer and such assistants as may be necessary who shall serve under the authority and supervision of the Board of Education and the District Superintendent of Schools. Such officers or assistants shall hold a valid teaching certificate issued by the State Board of Education or any officer or assistant who has been employed by the Board of Education of any school district of any kind for a continuous period of five years or more shall be certified as an attendance officer or an assistant by the State Board of Education." Mr. Werner has not been certified as a teacher. He has been certified as an attendance officer!'. The teaching certificate shows that it is a non-teaching duty that he has been certified as. I think everybody has been at fault all along the line. Mr. Werner

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should have been notified when the law was passed that he needed to be certified. And at ^hat time he should have been placed on a salary schedule of some kind, not necessarily a classroom teacher salary schedule, but a salary schedule. At that time he would have been eligible to be represented by the representative for the certificated people in the district. Since the negotiated agreement specifies which certified employees are recognized as members of the bargaining unit and Mr. Werner's job is not listed there, I question even his right to be represented by this bargaining unit. I am not saying that he does not deserve some representation somewhat, but still I question whether or not we are proper as recognizing him as a member of that bargaining unit. I know he is a certified person; there is no question about that. But we do also have other certified people who are not recognized as members of the bargaining unit. I respect that you will review the statements made here this evening, taking into consideration testimony given by representatives for the grievant and remarks that have been made and consider the decision in mind that I am requesting that the decision I made at Level II, whereby we grant him an additional two years based on one year of military service, that you deny that portion of the relief that I granted at Level II.

Closing Statement - Mr. Savage cont'd

Dr. Hamm then called for action on the grievance.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he wanted to deliberate on the grievance and he was not sure that everything should be granted that the grievant was asking for, nor was he sure that he should be stopped at that point by just disregarding the Step 11.

Mr. Dulan expressed some concern for further explanation about the mileage which it was stated *that Mr. Werner did not receive. Mr. Savage explained that the reason he did not mention the mileage was because that was not part of the grievance; that there was nothing in the negotiated agreement that required that mileage be paid an attendance officer; that there was a state law that required mileage to be paid and Mr. Werner was receiving mileage for his ! transportation.

Mr. Donwerth inquired as to when it become state law that the attendance officers be paid mileage, to which Mr. Savage replied that it was in 1971. Mr. Donwerth then commented about Mr. Werner's dedication as an employee. | A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start.that the Board deny the grievance and the grievant .be placed back on the Step 9 salary level. 'Mr. Donwerth inquired about why Mr. Werner, if denied credit for one year of military experience, would be placed on Step 9 instead of Step 10? M<aar

Mrs. Hermes explained that Mr. Werner was not allowed to be certified until 197'2 because he did not have five years' experience and you could not start at 1971 when the law was passed, that you must start-â-t^W?^ and October of 1972 to October of 1981, which would be complete yearss~'would be nine steps. Mrs. Hill stat^tRcft one of her questions in reading the state law where it indicated that it was passed in 1971, that^they had to have a teaching certificate, it said "or five years," and if they had fjy# years they were given the certification; but if they did not have the five years, wodTtiÛ^jiotJiave to start the certification process? Mr. Huff indicated that the State Department had recoîWzed Mr. Werner as being certified for ten years.

Mr. Donwerth commented that in his opinion it appeared that the district erred in not properly monitoring the law when it became effective in 1971, that even if it were 1972 before he could become certified through the grandfather clause he should have been certified at that time and put on a salary schedule then; that he would agree that the five years should not be credited because he was not certified prior to that time and he was gaining certification and should not have been on a certified step until he had received certification in 1972, but shouldnot the Board in all fairness go back retroactive to 1972 and pick it up? Mr. Savage responded that if they were to go back to 1972 and consider him as a certified person from tlYat point, then that was the reason he was on Step 9 at the present time.

Substitute Motion

Mr. Donwerth continued Mr. Werner retroactive motion that Mr. Werner school year (which was

by stating that because they could not go back and give pay for mileage because of an error, he would make a substitute be placed on Step 11 retroactive to the beginning of the 1980-81 the decision made at the Level II hearing).

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brody.

R. #54 Motion Re Disposition of Grievance Henry Werner

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On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, nay; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the substitute motion carried and the decision at Level IL was upheld.

EXECUTIVE SESSION R. #55 Approval for Executive Session - 8:05 p.m.

A motion was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mr. Donwerth that the Board go into executive session to discuss matters of personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #56 Board Returned to Open Session 8:30 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #57 Personnel Dismissal

A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the dismissal of Robert K. Hollins, Teacher, Taft Middle School; the dismissal to be effective as of January 28, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hergtes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. R. #58 Adjournment - 8:32 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, aye; Dr. Start, aye; Mrs. Hermes, aye; Mrs. Hill, aye; Mr. Dulan, aye; Mr. Donwerth, aye; and Dr. Hamm, aye. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is op file in the office of the Clerk.)

President

. STAlKOF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) I, the undersigned Clerk ef'the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Ok^Jtjoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meetih^rt'W date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of OkTatjgma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least^^-^xixrs^prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the~dâ€˜ate,'ti?IYie, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the log^tion of th^meeting. 1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this day of , ----------------- :--------------------'

_____ Clerk, Ok1ahoma City Board of Education

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Star Spencer Social Studies

1-22-81

$10511.

Anquoe, Melva

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-14-81

$ 610.

Chaney, Kathryn

Monroe Hearing Impaired

1-26-81

11037.

Kinney, Reuben

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-14-81

610.

Cody, Cynthia

Jackson Social Studies

2-12-81

11400.

Conway, Barbara

Shidler Primary

2-04-81

10511.

SUPPORT:

DeSpain, Richard

Capitol Hill High Language Arts

1-26-81

11408.

CLERICAL:

Fowler, Harold

Southeast Ind. Arts/Coach

1-27-81

18344.

Cobb, Betty

Garden Oaks Media Aide P.T.

1-26-81

Frank, Judith

North Highland Intermediate

2-09-81

11053.

Davis, Earlean

Classen Attendance Clerk P.T.

2-02-81

297.50

Garrett, Connie

External Funding Speech Path. P.T.

1-26-81

5518.

Godloek, Rita

Garden Oaks Secretary

1-27-81

624.

Hannaford, Gregory

Westwood Special Education

1-19-81

11037.

Hill, Dorothy

Western Village Instructional Aide

2-04-81

590.

Pleasant, Alice

Spencer Kindergarten P.T.

2-02-81

Lee, Lillie

Classen Attendance Clerk P.T.

2-02-81

297.50

Priest, Jeanne

Heronville Primary

2-02-81

10511.

Starr, Bertha

Douglass Attendance Clerk

1-30-81

595.

Roland, Katherine

Van Buren Intermediate

1-15-81

10511.

Tu, Nguyen

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

2-05-81

600.

Suehy, Linda

Marshall Home Economics

1-26-81

10511.

Verdoni, Carolos

Longfellow Bilingual Aide

1-23-81

600.

Sylvester, Frances

Prairie Queen Special Ed. P.T.

1-26-81

5989.

5380.50

SUPPORT:

•

Bray, Carolyn""'

Helper.

23^

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE: HOURLY:

Robinson, Dorothy

Helper

1-16-81

$ 3.51

Robinson, Virginia

Helper

Voyles, Patty

Helper

'HOOD SERVICE:

ASSIGNMENT

Carruthers, Claude

NAME

SALARY

1-29-81

$ 3.51

1-21-81

3.51

1-26-81

3.51

x. Edgemon, Brenda

* ’ X. - Helper

2-02-81

3.51

Edwards, Gloria

Helper

1-26-81

3.51

Ellis, Sandra

Helper

1-20-81

3.51

TRANSPORTATION:

Gaston, Gladys

Helper

i-:5&-aa.

3.51

Jeter, Jerald

Bus Driver

1-23-81

$ 418.

Glass, Patricia

Helper

1-21-81

1.51

McGlojar, Cliston

Bus Driver

1-21-81

440.

Graves, Janis

Helper

1-19-81

3.51

Scott, Jimmy

Bus Driver

1-26-81

418.

Haggard, Veryle

Retired Mgr. Helper

2-02-81

4.07

Scott, John

Bus Driver P.T.

1-26-81

209.

Johnson, Goldie

Helper

1-29-81

3.51

Stevenson, Lloyd

Bus Driver

1-26-81

418.

Litterell, Della

Helper

1-28-81

3.51

Thompson, Helen

Bus Aide

2-02-81

330.

Olden, Monretta

Helper

1-22-81

3.51

Thruman, Kenneth

Bus Driver

1-29-81

418.

Paras, Tetsuko

Helper

1-22-81

3.51

Parker, Jacqueline

Helper

1-19-81

3.51

SERVICE:

Rimel, Doris

Helper

1-19-81

3.51

Dickerson, Ronald

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-30-81

625.

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL:

ANNUAL:

Brunkhurst, Ray

Computer Services Programmer

2-09-81

$17000.

Kimball, George

Computer Services Research Associate

2-10-81

16666.

MONTHLY:

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

MONTHLY:

TECHNICAL:

SUPPORT:

MONTHLY:

SERVICE: Gort, George

Truman Head Custodian

1-26-81

$ 803.

Jones, Jacqueline

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-03-81

625.

Parton, Patrick

Bodine Custodial Worker

1-22-81

625.

Pierce, Lloyd

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-02-81

625.

Renfro, Michael

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-30-81

675.

Robinson, Hosea

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-30-81

625.

Weaver, Billy

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-04-81

697.

Youngblood, Rayfield

AM? Schools Custodial Worker

1-29-81

625.

SERVICE SUBSTITUTES:

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

$ 3.51

King, Dewey

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

3.51

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

3.51

NAME

Graphics Pressperson I

Harraway, Alvin

2-02-81

$ 842.

•

HOURLY:

Jones, Willie

Scofey, Leon - - -...

SALARY

±__

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER ^ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

PARENTAL LEAVE: Cruzen, Johnnie

Media Services ' Media Specialist

1-23-81 ■

Feldman, Rebecca

Monroe Hearing Impaired

2-04-81

Sanders, Aloha

Riverside Primary

1-23-81

MEDICAL LEAVE: Jacobson, Maxine

North Highland Intermediate

•

2-06-81

RETIREMENT: CERTIFICATED: Liston, Lorene

Westwood Special Education

1-07-81

As.. ADMINISTRATIVE:

Baskett, Erma

Dewey Principal

— 3-31-83

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MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

Crigler, Dedarrell

Bus Driver

1-22-Rl

FOOD SERVICE:

Jasper, Charles

Bus Driver

1-20-81

Mannie, Arthur

Bus Driver

1-23-81

Burton, Barbara

Helper

12-19-80

Crossland, Linda

Helper

1-09-81

Parks, Allen

Bus Driver

1-29-81

Hancock, Mildred

Helper

12-19-80

Rex, Lawrence

Bus Driver

1-23-81

Johnson, Vanessa

Helper

12-19-80

Stevenson, Charles

Bus Driver-

1-30-81

Laxson, Sharon

Helper

1-30-81

Thomas, Richard

Bus Driver

1-26-81

Leonard, Rachel

Helper

1-09-81

Lunsford, Frances

Helper

12-19-80

SERVICE:

Newton, Opal

Helper

12-19-80

Bean, Raymond

Heronville Custodial Worker

1-19-81

Brothers, Kenneth

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

1-15-81

Johnson, Arthur

All SchoolsCustodial Worker

1-30-81

Johnson, Edward

Northeast Custodial Worker

1-21-81

Johnson, Terry

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-26-81

King, Dewey

Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

1-28-81

Pearson, Paulina

Northwest Custodial Worker

1-16-81

SUPPLY: Taylor, Arthur

Warehouse Worker

1-19-81

TRANSPORTATION:

Anderson, Ira ’

Bus Driver

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

1-29-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

....

SUPPORT:

SALARY

NAME

Santos, Mary

ASSIGNMENT Graphics Bindery Technician

SERVICE:

Renfro, Michael

All Schools "’flwstodial Worker

Emerson Custodial Worker

Walker, Darrell

2-03-81

' ■ 1-30-81 -------

DISMISSAL CERTIFICATED: .

Dobson, Mark

»■> Shidler Special Education

12-05-80

SUPPORT: Dixon, Renee

Accounting Services Bookkeeper/Clerk

1-23-81

Hayes, Albert

Willow J3rook Custodial Worker

1-27-81

Jones, Joyce

Douglass Attendance Clerk

1-26-81

Mack, Alonzo

Transportation Tractor Operator

1-09-81

Mitchell, Ruby

Webster Learning Ctr. Aide

1-21-81

Powell, Rose

Sequoyah Principal's Secy.

1-15-81

■

EFFECTIVE DATE

1-12-81

SALARY

....

SALARY

MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont1 d

NAME

EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

TECHNICAL:

SERVICE:

MONTHLY:

Gort, George

Truman Head Custodian

1-26-81

$ 803.

Jones, Jacqueline

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-03-81

625.

Parton, Patrick

Bodine Custodial Worker

1-22-81

625.

Pierce, Lloyd

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-02-81

625.

Renfro, Michael

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-30-81

675.

Robinson, Hosea

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-30-81

625.

Weaver, Billy

All Schools -Custodial Worker

2-04-81

697.

Youngblood, Rayfield

All Schools Custodial Worker

1-29-81

625.

SERVICE SUBSTITUTES:

SALARY

MONTHLY:

Harraway, Alvin

Graphics Pressperson I

2-02-81

$ 842.

HOURLY:

Jones, Willie

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

$ 3.51

King, Dewey

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

3.51

Scofey, Leon

Custodial Worker

1-26-81

3.51

PERSONNEL -.TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT'

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

name

SALARY —■----- sag?—

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Hollina, HuutJFb

Taft

1-28-81

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EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurlon J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; Eric Groves, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Dr. Start gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

It was qjoved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the minutes of February 16, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #59 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Brody commented that the All-City Chorus, which is comprised of students from all of the high schools, performed at the State Capitol; that not only were they terrific but she thought the All-City Chorus was a fantastic idea. Mrs. Brody added that the comments she heard were from patrons that work at the Capitol Complex and who are surrounded by people who are not in the Oklahoma City School District, and when the children show up like the All-City Brass Band and the All-City Chorus, it does wonders for the patrons and they are really proud of the kids from the Oklahoma City Public Schools; that it was not only doing the kids a lot of good, but it was a great morale the patrons in the Capitol Complex.

Comments Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Hermes stated that^during the past week she and Mr. Dulan attended the New,. School Board Member Workshop, which was very informative from a standpoint of just getting to know your role as a board member; that they broke into smaller discussions of large school 'districts in Oklahoma amdMisWas^ nice to talk with board members from Putnam City, Moore, etc., to compa-rd*â€™notes on how your meetings are run, how you handle special ^pjblems, and she added that she appreciated the opportunity to attend the workshop.â€™ *T4rs/Hermes also stated that she wanted to congratulate Dr. Payzant on publication of the Annual Report which included the Goals and Objectives for the year, and that it was very well donq*^

Comments Mrs. Hermes

As an additional comment, Mrs. Hermes stated thal^'the Volunteer Program was going into its third session,and she was starting at Northeast" as_a volunteer in the Math Department and was looking forward to that.

Mrs., Hi 11 commented that out of the nine high schools that have basketball in the district, eight of them made it through the regionals and she wanted to say congratulations to those eight teams and wish them well over the next two weekends.

Comments Mrs. Hill

Also, Mrs. Hill stated that she was privileged to attend the Blue and Gold Boy Scout Banquet at Linwood the past week; that Linwood was one of the schools that patrons asked permission to use the building for meetings during the summer, it had been worked out and they have-a very good activity going on there involving a lot of boys in a very worthwhile program.

Mr. Dulan stated that he., too, attended the workshop for new school board members, which he enjoyed, and learned quite a bit from superintendents of the surrounding school systems; and he found out that they all have some of the same problems.

Comments Mr. Dulan

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 1981 - CONT'D

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS cont'd Comments Mr. Donwerth

Mr. Donwerth commented that he was compelled to make a statement regarding his taxes. He explained that on the day of the Vo-Tech Bond Election he received a phone call from a newspaper reporter with regard to records in the County Treasurer's Office that he had not paid his taxes for a number of years; that it was also reported in the newspaper that he had not filed homestead exemption. Mr. Donwerth continued with the explanation, that after checking with the County Assessor's Office, he had been charged with $1,115 plus for back taxes; that some years ago there was a shakeup in the County Assessor's Office and one of the people involved in the shakeup was the person he filed his homestead exemption with; he did not know what happened to his application for homestead exemption; that he was informed by persons in the office that the reason he did not receive statements was because if you did not file homestead exemption until two years ago, they did not send personal property statements out to you.

In conclusion, Mr. Donwerth added that he was a victim of a department of County government that was not run right at the time, but he had filed homestead exemption and had paid the taxes with which he was charged. Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm stated that he attended the last morning session of the New School Board Member Workshop and the Board of Directors of the State School Boards Association Meeting; also, on Friday of the past week he spoke at the Town Hall Meeting of the Senior Citizens School that is sponsored by St. Luke's Methodist Church, at which time he was able to use the Superintendent's Annual Report and made a report of the many good things that are happening in the Oklahoma City Public Schools.

HEARINGS The following persons addressed the Board: 1.

Jo Bazhaw

Bruce Hunt

Ms. Bazhaw spoke regarding a section in the Employee Handbook of Personnel Policies and Procedures - "The district supports the^right of its employees to join and take part in professional associations of their own choosing, Absence from work for the purpose of taking part in activities of professional associations will require approval by the appropriate administrator and approval by the Board of Education when the involves travel or district expense. Employees who accept association offices and/or duties that will require their absence during working hours, or that will otherwise encroach upon the time they normally spend on their regular assignment, must seek'-approval before accepting such offices or duties." Included in her remarks was her contention”that employees do have to request to leave their place of work, but theyXo not anytime ever have to request whether or not they can run for office in an assocTeTtion. Ms. Bazhaw statecLtJiat^members of their organization would hope that the statement as referred-«b6 in the handbook would not appear in any kind of employee handbooks, board policies, or anything put out by the administration. Dr. Start and Ms. Bazhaw discussed that the problem could be the way the sentence was written. Dr. Payzant responded that he would bake a^TWk at the language and see if it was just a question of the sentence not being^s clear^Tjt should be. si?

Mr. Hunt's remarks were related to the item under Unfinished Business, Approval of a Calendar to Conduct Level III Grievance Hearings, in which he stated that the contract was very cTear in that it specified that a grievance hearing at Level III would be heard at a regular school board meeting, but he believed to set the second and fourth Wednesdays would be an attempt to circumvent the language and intent of the contract, and if they decided to act on the proposal, he would hope that the Board would direct their bargaining team to begin negotiating binding arbitration in the coming contract.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Attorney's Report

Mr. Groves reported:*4' 1.

Motion to Dismiss - National Gay Task Force vs. ISD 89 Last week Mr. Bleakley mentioned that Judge Eubanks of the United States Federal Distnct Court.for the Western District of Oklahoma took under advisement our Motion to Dismiss in the case of National Gay Task Force vs. ISD 89, and I am reporting to you this week that motion is still under advisement and there is no i u 11 n q •

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 1981 - CONT'D

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS cont'd

Aaron vs. ISP 89 On the case of Aaron vs. ISD 89, we are in the process of preparing for a hearing toward the end of March on whether or not that lawsuit should properly be a class acti on.

Attorney's Report cont'd

Election Expenditures Litigation

With respect to election expenditures litigation, my partner, Mr. Bleakley, who could not be here this evening, has met with attorneys for other school districts throughout the state and with the Oklahoma State School Boards Association, and pleadings are currently being developed to challenge the Attorney General's Opinion on that subject.

E j

Mr. Ladd gave a routine Treasurer's report. of the Cl erk.)

(Copy of report on file in the office

Treasurer's Report

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. Payzant presented Dr. John Brandt, President, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Dr. Sally Cole, Principal, Classen High School, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

Employee of the Month

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Dr. Cole on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant, after which a member of the Classen staff presented her a bouquet of roses. Dr. Cole responded.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and | submit an application for grants and programs as follows: (a)

Teacher Corps Project - Operations andJTraining - Fourth Year Continuation - Under Title V-A Higher Education Act, Public Law 89-329.

R. #60 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

Mrs. Hill asked if any problems were anticipated in having the Teacher Corps Project next year or so?

Dr. Payzant replied that he thought the next year's funding was fairly secure, but what woukLlie ahead wasj^pother story; that there had been some talk that if t£ere was a chang~e ip the way’in Which the funds come to the school district, that Teacher Corps was' possibly one of the things that would be lumped in that portion of a block grant that would go to the state and tte^^ojocal districts.

On roll call, tk^votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill‘^ye?^ Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carriet^ It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and secondeciLjb^"Dri:-=5tart to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District |

' '

(a)

Howard- White, Administrator, Food Service, American School Food Service Association Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C., March 7-12, 1981.

(b)

Bill Shehorne, Principal, John Adams Elementary School, South Central Principals Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri, March 8-10, 1981.

(c)

Jim R. Darst, Career Awareness Specialist, External Funding, Career Counseling & Life/Wo'rkshop, Austin, Texas, March 8-12, 1981.

(d.)

George H. Kimball, Research Associate, Planning, Research and Evaluation, Title I TAC VI Regional Workshop, March 23-25, 1981.

(e)

Patrisha Nicholson, Assistant to Director of High Schools, Oklahoma "4" Close Up Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 29-April 4, 1981.

(f)

Cheryl Dobbs, Hearing Impaired Teacher, Classen High School, Close Up Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 23-27, 1981.

R. #61 Professional Trips Approved

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 198] - CONT'D SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #61 Professional Trips Approved cont'd

(g) Gloria Griffin, Assistant Principal, Northwest Classen High School, North Central Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March 29-April 1, 1981. (h) Bob Dixson, Principal, Fillmore Elementary School, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 4-11, 1981. (i) Shirley Konechney, Early Childhood Consultant, Curriculum Services, International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-May 1, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes, Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Remarks Superintendent

Dr. Payzant reported:

Annual Report The Annual Report is being distributed to staff in the school district, and I would underscore an earlier comment that it is not presented just as a report of where we have come, but more importantly as a blueprint for where we still have to go and that this will be a working document that people will refer to through the spring months as we develop budget, and also in terms of implementing programs and being accountable for them and evaluated on the basis of them in the months ahead.

Report on Special Education Programs in the District I would like to mention another brochure that was in your packet, namely, a Report on Special Education Programs in the District, and I hope you had a chance to look at that information and that you were as impressed as I am with the tremendous progress that this school district has made in the last few years in providing programs for our handicapped children. I think it is rather astonishing to acknowledge that over eight million dollars of our sixty-five million dollar general fund budget is going into special education programs. In addition, of course, there is some federal money that is coming to help with special education programs as well. I don't present that report to you to lull you into any sense of complacency that we have reached our final goal and are indeed meeting the needs of every handicapped child in the district, but we have come a long way and I think should be proud of what we have done to date.

j 1* Award Ceremony for Talent and Art Competition â– ^attended the award ceremony for the Oklahoma Young Talent and Art Competition that was held alTThe Oklahoma Art Center on Saturday. Oklahoma City wa's well represented with award winners in a number of categories from three or four of our hi<Jfr"Schools. That exhibi.-t-.wiJl be at the Art Center for the month of March and if you get a chance, ds-rstop byancTsee it. I think you will be extremely impresseijwith the quality of art work that is being exhibited by Oklahoma high school*stucfents and in particular Oklahoma City high school students. Dr. Start commented that he^aVM like the Board to be aware that he received through the mail a notice from the MeritWtiflnsl American Academy of Pediatrics of their sponsoring in Oklahoma City a Nationa^ÂŁonf?Wnce on the Handicapped Child, which

is scheduled in April.

PERSONNEL REPORT R. #62 Personnel Approved

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs; Hermes that the persons as listed be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information be approved.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr.-. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

(Personnel listings - pages 102-104)

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 1981 - CONT'D

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND PURCHASING

J A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start to approve Recommendation#! and | #2 (•’ratification of February payrolls and authorization of March payrolls) and payment | of encumbrances as listed for February 11-20, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as i follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, I yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #63 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

Purchasing

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following purchasing items:

To Repair Truck

Permission to repair truck (Supply Vehicle #7804) for Material Transportation and Garage Services from Fruehauf Division. Repair charges, not to exceed $1,846.32, will be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

i 2.

To Repair Mini-Bus

Permission to repair Chevrolet Mini-Bus (#1053) for Garage Services and Material Transportation from Steve Burke Chevrolet, Inc. Total cost, not to exceed $1,25.0.00, will be charged to Account G 560.04. 3.

Dusty Mopr Treatment Purchase of dust mop treatment for use by Custodial Services from S.E.B. Paint Company, Inc., which submitted the low quotation. The purchase in the amount of $2,250.00 to be charged to Account G 650.01.

Audio-Visual Equipment Purchase of audio-visual equipment and supplies (carts, cameras, projectors, headphones, record players, viewers, laminating machines, etc.) for use at various locations from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Lawrence Photo of Oklahoma, Inc. Thompson Book & Supply Company Dowlings, Inc. -Thompson Movie Supply, Inc. National Educators Supply Corpor ation .Wholesale Educational Suppliers Co. Audio-Visual Educational System United.. School Industrial R. K. Black, Inc. Fairview Audio Visual « Dulaney's Inc.

Total

1,214.00 4,678.70 4,239.89 9,411.00 2,222.00 2,363.64 1,366.89 498.75 1 ,259.80 466.60 325.50

$ 28,046.77

These purchases are to be charggfl to the followi ng Accounts: G 230.01 G 230.04 G 240.01 G 1230.01 G 1.230.03 G 1230.06 G 1230.11 240.01 , Title I 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech 1230.03, Title I 1230.03, Career Education 1230.0-3, Gifted and Talented

Total

616.09 39.70 622.99 12.00 17,281.04 591.70 1,351.88 300.16 147.00 5,333.97 1 ,259.80 490.44

$ 28,046.77

R. #64 Approval of Purchasing

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing cont'd R. #63 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Plumbing Supplies Purchase of plumbing supplies (pipe, tees, adaptors, faucets, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Cooper Supply Company Mideke Supply Company Crane Supply Company Central Plumbing Supply

Total

1,630.85 692.65 108.00 1,937.50

4,369.00

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

Automatic Collator

Purchase of one (1) Standard-Bourg P-2 Automatic Collator with Model TD Receding Stacker from Graphic Arts Equipment, Inc. This purchase in the amount of $18,200 is to be charged to Bond Fund. 7.

Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing Supplies and Equipment Purchase of lumber, hardware, plumbing supplies and equipment (plywood, sheetrock, insulation, enamel, varnish, unions, ells, couplings, etc.) for use by Vocational ^Education from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Big "L" Home Center Brown-McClure Lumber Company Frank Paxton Lumber Company Locke Plumbing Company Central Plumbing Company Federal Corporation Total

3,420.82 456.81 546.80 378.10 1,049.00 323.96

6,175.49

These purchases are to be charged to Fund 32 (Vocational Education - Adult Account).

Qr. Start inquired as to why they did not have competitive quotes on the vehicle "repair items 1 and 2?

Mr.â€œ'AJlen replied that the one unit (Fruehauf) was repaired by the distributor because they had the standarcTparts. The mini-bus would not run and had to be towe'd, and they did not think it was feasible to tow it all over the city to get quotes. Mrs. Hermes asked that on something iTkeTlTTat', how does the policy on bidding or quoting sorne^hin^g that is going to cost a thounsand dollars or more apply? ,

Mr. Allen explained that the distinction was that it was a service rather than a good; if you were actually purchasâ€™fngja piece of equipment, you would be bound to actually get the written quotations or qo^hxojjgh a formal bidding process, but where it is a repair service, you are not bound by'^he'sanB-.rule. Mrs. Hermes and Mrs. Hill expressed a concern thatrasfefTTS type of business be conducted very carefully. Mrs. Hill asked abo-ut item 6, if it was related to the PRI program?

As a response, Dr. Payzant stated that the reason for the purchase coming at that point was because of the need to get the PRI materials done and done soon; when looking at the options for accomplishing that, the combination of making the purchase now would help do the PRI materials in-house, and also provide the benefit over the long hauKof other printing capabilities, which seemed to be the most cost effective.

With reference to items 1 and 2, Mrs. Hermes asked why they were charged to two different accounts? 4.-

Mr. Allen explained that the bus was repaired from a Transporation account and the truck from a Maintenance account. Dr. 'Stdrt stated that ;he was sure the item 7 purchase would be used in. Adult Education because of it.being:charged to Vocational Education - Adult Account, and inquired as- to why i.t was not .purchased through Vo-Tech 22?

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Purchasing cont'd Dr. Payzant explained that it was for vocational programs or the upgrading of vocational facilities for programs of 1-89 at Douglass High School, which are supervised and run through 1-89, not through Vo-Tech 22; that the comprehensive high school vocational programs are still under 1-89.

R. #63 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Mrs. Hill inquired about item 4, as to why the supplies were just now being purchased; if those were supplies that the schools included in their budget?

Dr. Payzant responded that it was an annual request; that on major items, the Purchasing Department tries to spread the items over several months so that they don't all come in at one time.

Information to the Board

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Brody to "Take from the Table" the following motion which was tabled February 16, 1981:

"Approval of a calendar, including the day, time, and the minimum number of members of the Board to be in attendance for meetings to conduct Level III Grievance Hearings, When hearings are necessary, a Special Meeting will be called, scheduled at 7:30 a.m., and held on the second and fourth Wednesday of The minimum attendance schedul e for members of the Board is: each month. March

Members from Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be present

Apri 1

Members from Areas 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be present

May

Members from Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 1 to be present

June

Members from Areas 5, 6, 7, J. and 2 to be present

July

Members from Areas 6, 7, 1, 2, and 3 to be present

August

Members from Areas 7, 1, 2, 3, and 4 to be present

^^*$eptember

Members from Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to be present

October

Members from Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be present

November

Members’ from Areas 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be present

December

Members from Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 1 to be present

January

Members from

February --

Members from Areas 6, 7, 1, 2, and 3 to be present"

and 2 to be present

On rol1 call, the votes were as..fol 1ows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr.. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, ye'sj^Mr Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. •• _ Substitute Motion Dr. Start made a substitute motion for adoption of the following: "Approval of a schedule of dates and times for Level III Grievance Hearings. When a hearing will be called; the meeting to be held on the Wednesday of the month; hearings at 7:30 a.m. and Central Office; hearings at 8:00 a.m. for Fifth Year Centers; and hearings at 8:30 a.m.

the Board to conduct is requested, a meeting second or fourth for High Schools, Centers Elementary Schools and for Middle Schools."

There being no second to the substitute motion, Dr. Hamm declared that the motion died for lack of a second.

On roll call for the main motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mr. Dulan, no; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion was defeated.

R. #64 Motion Taken From the Table Schedule for Level III Grievance Hearings

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NEW BUSINESS None.

HEARINGS

None. EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #65 Approval for Executive Session - 7:55 p.m.

A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel, negotiations, and litigations. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #66 Board Returned to Open Session 12:12 a.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #67 Approval of Procedural Agreement with OKC Federation of Teachers, AFT

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of a Procedural Agreement with the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, Local 2309, Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, A.F.L. - C.I.O. On roll call, the! votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes^ Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT

R. #68 Adjournment 12:15 a.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is o-n file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE’-OF OKLAHOMA^.}— ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk Iff the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of. OkTahQma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahama County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24^-Hs»wrs<.:prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the~4ate, twie, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the 1 o®ation. of_tjj®- meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this .2 3^ day of 1981. •

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

ARMTNTSTRATTVF: Dewey Acting Principal

McNerney, Judy

3-09-81

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNIIAI :

Broadus, Clifton

Accounting Services Accounting Secy.

2-16-81

$ 742 -

$18301.

Ford, Ardyth

Harding Counselor Aide P.T.

2-16-81

295.

Kimberling, Cheri

Pierce Instructional Aide

2-16-81

590.

Price, Wanda

Stand Watie Teacher Aide

2-11-81

596.

CFRTIFTCATFD-TFMPORARY: Baker, Geraldine

Capitol Hill Middle Resource

2-18-81

11400.

Hawkins, Veronica

Taft Resource

2-16-81

iizno.

Murphy, Alice

EJnerson Enrti sh

2-10-81

10511 .

Allen, Juanita

Helper

2-12-81

$ 3.51

Scherler, Larry

Capitol Hill Middle Resource

2-12-81

10761 .

Bryan, Willa

Helper

2-03-81

3.51

Collier, Elsa

Helper

2-05-81

3.51

MONTHLY:

Dollins, Dianna

Helper

2-13-81

3.51

George, Brenda

Helper

2-09-81

3.51

Gordon, Alice

Helper

2-06-81

3.51

Johnson, Irene

Helper

2-09-81

3.51

Helper

2-13-81

3.51

PROFESSIONAL OTHER: Curley, Janet

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

2-09-81

$ 610.

Pratt, Laketa

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

1-29-81

610.

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE:

SUPPORT: ’ **.

CLERICAL: .

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

Banks, .Eva Bell

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

**x.

SUPPORT:

2-17-81

Z97.25

SALARY

NAME

MONTHIY:

Tesfai, Tesfayohanna

ASSIGNMENT All Schools Custodial Worker

EFFECTIVE DATE

2-06-81

SALARY

$ 691.

SUPPLY:

Campbell, Edwin ' ”

- Warehouse Worker

2-09-81

$ 675.

HOURLY:

SERVICE-SUBSTITUTES:

«£•

Dalrymple, Iyle

Custodial Worker

2-16-81

$ 3.51

TRANSPORTATION:

Allen, Lonnie

Bus Driver

2-17-81

Z18.

Ballard, Eddie

Bus Driver

2-06-81

418.

Boyd, Rickey

Bus Driver

2-16-81

440.

Hudson, Andrew

Bus Driver

2-09-81

418.

Johnson, Charles

Bus Driver

2-13-81

418.

'■^SCHNICAL:

Pickett, Betty

MONTHLY:

Graphics Technician II

2-20-81

$ 765.

«.

SERVICE:

Atuaka, Joseph

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-09-81

625.

Brown, Alonzo

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-06-81

625.

Holder, William

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-13-81

625..

Nowlin, Eugene

Prairie Queen Custodial Worker

2-16-81

691.

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CONT1 D

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

Cronin, Anne

Mark Twain Primary

5-29-81

DiToro, Deborah

Carver Special Education

5-29-81

Barnett, Oma

Hawthorne Media Aide

2-13-81

Fazlalizakeh, Sandra

Harding Resource

5-29-81

Battles, Lisa

Employment Services Contract Clerk

2-13-81

Freeman, Janelle

Hoover In-House Suspension

2-27-81

Dallas, Suzanne

Curriculum Secretary

1-16-81

Hannaford, Gregory

Westwood Special Education

5-29-81

Dewberry, Karen

Page-Woodson Teacher Aide

2-06-81

Houtchens, Diane

Classen Special Education

2-17-81

Hunter, Charlotte

Emerson English if

• CLERICAL:

5-29-81

FOOD SERVICE:

Irvin, Debra

Taft Special Education

5-29-81

Bloomingfield,Dorothy

Cook

1-30-81

Pardue, Dan

Harding Reading

5-29-81

Cook, Mary

Helper

1-30-81 .

Parent, Mary

Capitol Hill Middle Vocal Music

2-20-81

Govan, Ola

Helper '■

1-16-81

Porter, Debbie

Mark Twain Intermediate

5-29-81

Hatridge, Mary

Cook

1-16-81

Sayles, Elizabeth

Southeast Special Education

2-27-81

King, Becky

Helper

1-30-81

Skoch, Nancy

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Nance, Geraldine

Helper

1-16-81

Sperling, Gary

Curriculum Science Consultant

2-27-81

Parker, Gertrude

Helper

1-15-81

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NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

SUPPORT: ,

Patterson, Angelo "**

FOOD SERVICE: Pettigrew, Eddie

Helper

-■ ^>~*'**? ^1-30-81

Williams, Rodney

Helper

1-30-81

Wright, Vervina

Helper

1-30-81

... ;*

Ulwyl'eton.,.. Herman

Helper

ASSIGNMENT Hoover

1-16-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

Custodial Worker

2-27-81

Davis Custodial Worker

2-12-81

Landscaping

2-09-81

MAINTENANCE: '''‘CarolinaT’Mae

DISMISSALS:

TRANSPORTATION:

Hayslip, Marchita

Bus Driver

2-13-81

Jones, Lenora

Bus Aide

2-13-81

Black, Frank

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide

2-05-81

Wilson, Rosetta

Bus Aide

1-21-81

Cartwright, Larry

Transportation Bus Driver

2-06-81

Kemp, Tommie

Columbus Custodial Worker

1-21-81

SERVICE: Butler, Betty

Rockwood Custodial Worker

2-06-81

Howard, Gary

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-13-81

Littlejohn, Eric

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

2-13-81

Morgan, Melvin

Riverside Head Custodian

1-30-81

SUPPORT:

SALARY

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

NAME

CFRTTFICATFD:

SUPPORT:

PARENTAL LEAVE:

DFCFASFD:

Armstrong, Karen

Dunbar IMR

5-29-81

SUPPORT: STUDY I.FAVF: CLERICAL: Reading Center

Wyatt, Darlene

Teacher Aide

3-06-81.

CERTIFICATED:

RETIREMENT: Pierce, Roger

Harding Science

1-13-81

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Eavenson, Lillie

Fillmore Secretary

2-20-81

Kellum, Ronnie

Roger Custodial Worker

2-16-81

Prince, Willie

Supply Warehouse Worker

1-30-81

SALARY

105

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 23, 1981

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurlon J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING A motion of March yes; Dr. yes; and

was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the minutes 2, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #69 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hill commented that she attended the Creston Hills Arts and Science Fair and was quite impressed with the work the children were doing there; that some of the things she noticed that they were doing, she had previously seen being taught in the middle school.

Comments Mrs. Hill

She stated that she also visited Edwards Fifth Year Center and, while there, went to -s^^be^Preschool; that she observed the students doing something and found out that MeyâiTset up a traffic court, which was giving the students a very good lesson; that students were given a ticket, say, for walking down the wrong side of the hall, and theTiâs given a chance to get an attorney if they wanted one, and go before the jurors, with the understanding that if they pleaded guilty, the fine might not be so severe as if they got a lawyer and fought it and lost, and then the fine was doubled. Mrs. Hill confirmed by saying that it -was_.a very good learning experience and the teacher seemed to think that it ha4rhelped^tFr~the discipline there. Mrs. Hill also^Fe^Wted that over the weekend she and the Clerk attended a workshop conducted by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association for presidents and clerks; that there were several things Tfyc'luêd in the workshop and she would have copies of some of the material sent to Board mefflbers,such as a sample contract for extra duty, which had been discussed by the Board. ~?Pe"adtfed that after the discussion about minutes of meetings, the Clerk had raised the question~as^to whether the Board wanted her to continue as she had with the minutes a?'they a.n@Hlow being prepared or delete some of the extra things that she puts in. Mrs. Hillalso stated that she thought the minutes as they are being done do give a good record and provide information for teachers arid principals who do not attend Board meetings, but it was something the Board might want to direct the Clerk to do, if they wanted her to make a change.

With reference to Senate Bill 277, the bill on binding arbitration, Mrs. Hill stated tha ft was suggested in the workshop that board members contact their Senator and let them know how they feel; that the'â€™bi 11 was slated for discussion Tuesday afternoon, March 24, at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Hermes commented that she attended a Heritage Week program at Southeast High School on March 5 called "The U.S. Today; We are in it Together;" that participation in the program included^the cast in the play, the choir and band, and it was a very good feeling to see patriotism in the schools.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

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COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS cont'd

Mrs. Hermes also stated that she sat on a panel at Harding Middle School on Family Comments Mrs. Hermes cont'd Life; that the parents were invited to the school to look over the curriculum and to ask questions of a student panel and of a teacher panel; that the teachers were so very positive about the curriculum, and the students, who had not been prompted, really sold the program; that they were thankful to the Board that sat a few years ago and agreed to adopt the curriculum, and to the teachers who were willing to teach it, and to the parents in teaching them about family life and growing up as adolescents. She added that she was very sorry more parents did not attend, but it was very well done, and that they have some good teachers working with this very sensitive piece of curriculurn.

Mrs. Hermes continued by saying that she, too, attended the Creston Hills Arts and Science Fair; that she was very impressed with how that particular fifth year center had pushed their; science and art by encouraging the children not only to write good reports on their science project, but to do good art work and be able to explain their projects. She offered her congratulations to the Creston Hills teachers and students on a very fine program. Comment's Dr. Start

Dr. Start commented that he was proud of the Oklahoma City high schools and the way they did in the State Basketball Tournament, but he was upset with the Secondary Activities Association. He asked that Dr. Payzant prepare a report for the Board on such matters as who makes up the Secondary School Activities Association; from where do the^members come; why is Claud White continually the executive secretary; how much is he paid; who is the association accountable to; how do they spend the money that is take# in; how does the association decide to use a private university field house for a state public school tournament, and other. Dr. Start expressed his objection to renting and using private facilities for the'state-tournaments, and stated that- it was his concern that boards of education have some representation or something to do with the high school athletics. Mrs. Hill expressed a concern that she read that the State Basketball Tournament would be one week later next year, which would come during Spring Break and, if so, it could be a problem because about nine teams, boys and girls, were expected to be involved next year. She added that the Board might want to go a step further in its questioning and include an inquiry about the officials that they hire.

Mr. Dulan agreed that there should be some concern about how the officials are selected by the association. Comments Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Brody stated that on two occasions she went out to the Young Talent Artists tWiBTt at the Art Center, one with a friend and with the seventh grade art class at Hoover; that it was a statewide contest and Oklahoma City had a very high percentage of Winjners; she could wot say enough about the exhibit, the art teachers, and the children who are irrTfie art classes in the Oklahoma City high schools; that~it was an i n c r e di b lee xh i b i t. She also commented about the basj$etba 1 T~FTnaTs, that she, too, was pleased with the Oklahoma City showing, a 4A boys winner and a 4A boys runners-up, and runners-up in 4A girls and^S^gjrls; that the cheering squads were exceptional; that in the All-City Team, Oklahoma City got three placements on the first team, four on the second, and four on the third, which was^kevgn out of the fifteen, which to her said tremendous th'iTPgs about the basketball program>â€žboth boys and girls. Mrs. Brody added that she had read in the paper thatâ€œsportswriters were lamenting about the Secondary School Activities Associatioif'providJ^gHnformation about students and she would hope that maybe next year the Oklahoma City schools could provide the statistics and biographies, torthe news media for the participants in the tournaments, if necessary. She.-stated that she also agreed with Dr. Start, that since the system is a public institution and tax money is used, they should rent public facilities.

Mr. Donwerth commented on the meager amount of money that is returned to the individual schools from the tournaments. Comments Dr. Hamm______ _

Dr. Hamm commented that at the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the coach and team from Southeast High School, and the parents, would be given recognition for having won the State Championship; that there may be some interest among some other school districts regarding the Secondary School Activities Association and it might be something that they would want to pursue through the Oklahoma State School Boards Association. He also stated that he, along with other board members, attended the Teacher Credit Union Dinner and heard a real fine report on the sound financial management of the Credit Union.

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HEARINGS !

The following persons addressed the Board:

(1)

Betty Hart

(2)

Virginia Miller

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Ms. Hart's remarks were in regard to the proposed cuts in the nutrition program, the food service program as a whole, a concern that the funds received for mandated raises are placed in the General Fund account, and other. Ms. Miller spoke about student transfers, the Superintendent, the Oklahoma City School System, and other.

Ms. Miller was interrupted as she addressed the Board, and some members expressed their opposition to persons making verbal attacks on the Superintendent and Board during their remarks; that it was a privilege provided for persons to speak to the issue of the school system and not personalities. Dr. Hamm permitted her to complete her remarks after stating that it was his belief that when a patron had a concern to bring to the Board, the members have to trust in them that it is a legitimate concern until they begin speaking, and when they find out that it is not, then they can take it for what it is. LEGAL REPORT

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleckley reported: 1• Judy Boswell Case The attorneys for Judy Boswell had filed an application for an extension of the time to file their appeal brief, and that has been extended until April 22. 2.

Aaron vs. ISP 89 We have sent interrogatories to the attorney for the plaintiffs in the case of Aaron versus the School District. This is in preparation for the class certification hearing which has been continued until late May. ' •*%

Dowell vs. ISP 89

.In the Dowell versus ISD 89 case, the third and final annual disbursement of ' fees has been made and that concludes the action in that case.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT*—

A motion was made, by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to direct the following persons to attend conferences as injjicafecFT^*'— At no Travel

to the School District

(a)

John W. Easley, Teacher, Htreygr Middle School, Midwest Regional Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, March 13^13^1981. Confirmation

(b)

Wanda Johnson, Counselor, Classen High School; Roberta Sughru, Counselor, Northwest Classen High School; Evonne A.^Salone,Xgutfselor, Capitol Hill High School; Gwendolyn Jones, Counselor, Southeast High School; Vinata Johnson, Counselor, John Marshall High School, Counselors' Trip to Pensacola, Florida, sponsored by the Navy, March 23-25, 1981.

(c)

Benjamin Hart, Resource Teacher, Northeast High School, Razorback Coaches Clinic Oklahoma City/Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 27-29, 1981.

(d)

Del Hamm, President, Board of Education; Frezonia M. Cudjoe, Director of Activities, Douglass High School; Joyce Henderson, Principal, Emerson Alternative School, Project CLOSE UP, Washington, D.C., March 29-April 4, 1981.

(e)

Ancil Warren, Principal, Monroe Elementary School, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 4-8, 1981.

(f)

Phil Knowles, Teacher, Harding Middle School, Renzulli Workshop on the Revolving Door Identification Model for Gifted, Kansas City, Missouri, April 7-9, 1981.

(g)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Council for Basic Education, Washington, D.C., April 9-11, 1981.

R. #70 Professional Trips Approved —

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R. #70 Professional Trips Approved cont1d

(h) Mary May, Teacher, Western Village, Association of Childhood Education-Study Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 12-18, 1981. ,<(i)

Judith Browning, Physical Education Teacher, Lee and Harrison Schools, AAHPERD National Converntion, Boston, Massachusetts, April 13-17, 1981.

(j) Susan West, Child Serve Facilitator, Special Services Department; Sandra Roberts, Special Education Consultant, National C.E.C., New York, New York, April 13-17, 1981. (k)

Roy Watson, Principal, Shidler, Academy III Session C, Austin, Texas, April 21-24, 1981.

(l)

Johnnie Johnson, Coach/Teacher, Star Spencer High School, Medalist Basketball Clinic, Dallas, Texas, April 24-26, 1981.

(m)

Myrna DeBose, Consultant, External Funding, IRA, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-May 1, 1981.

(n)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Educational Testing Service Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 8, 1981.

(o)

Martha Nell Dodson, Coordinator, Secondary Education, Curriculum Department, International Science and Engineering Fair, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jlay 11-16, 1981.

At School District Expense

(p)

Ronald Walker, Coordinator, Curriculum Services, Visit to Houston and Dallas Public Schools-Health Professions Program, April 30-May 1, 1981.

(q)

One or more Board Members and Clerk, OSSBA Presidents and Clerks Workshop, Oklahoma City, March 21-22, 1981. Confirmation

(r)

One or more Board Members and Board's Attorney, 1981 National School Boards Association Annual Convention & Exposition, Dallas, Texas, April 10-14, 1981.

(s)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Large City Superintendent's Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, April 22-24, 19-81.

(t)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Fourth International Conference on Urban Education, Baltimore, Maryland, May 11-14, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that thejmafei-on carried. R. #71 Resolutions to County Electi on Board Approved

It was*mbve.d ,.b.y Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for adoption of the following Resolutions to the County Electioif^TOr4~af_.Qklahoma City, Oklahoma: A.

A Res,ol^iยงn for a nomination election of the School District Electors of IndependentSchool District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, will be held in fifteen (15) school buildings in Area #5 in said District on the 14th day of April, 1981, beginning;'a>-7:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p.m. on said date, to consider or vote upon: ~ A member of Board of Education, OfficeNumb,er^.

POLLING PLACES Crbston Hills Dewey Douglass Dunbar Edwards Garden Oaks Martin L. King Lincoln Longfellow Moon Northeast Page-Woodson Polk Service Center Truman

2240 Northeast 19 3500 North Lindsay 900 North Eastern 1432 Northeast 7 1123 Northeast Grand Blvd. 3401 Northeast 16 1537 Northeast 24 1132 North Geary 1201 Northeast 48 1901 Northeast 13 3100 North Kelley 600 North High 3806 North Prospect 2700 North Miramar 1324 North Kelham

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A Resolution for a nomination election of the School District Electors of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, will be ^held in nine (9) school buildings in Area #2 in said District on the 14th day of April, 1981, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p.m. on said date, to consider or vote upon:

R. #71 Resolutions to County Election Board Approved cont'd

A Member of Board of Education, Office Number 2.

POLLING PLACES 3232 1105 1810 9017 3200 4810 1301 1601 8400

Burbank Horace Mann Johnson Marshall Mayfair Monroe Nichols Hills Putnam Heights West Nichols Hills

Northwest 65 Northwest 45 Sheffield Road North University Northwest 48 North Linn Wilshire Blvd. Northwest 36 North Greystone

It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Donwerth that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit an application for a grant as follows: Under Public Law 89-209 as amended - a program for Strengthening the Humanities Curriculum.

R. #72 President of Board and Superintndent Authorized to Execute Documents

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of an agreement R.#73 Approval of between Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County and Oklahoma City Area Agreement Between Vocational-Technical District No. 22 for District 1-89 to provide the following ISD 89 and services to Vo-Tech 22 for the 1980-81 fiscal year for $38,500. Vo-Tech 22 a) Administrative Management Services $ 9,900.00 Personnel Services 25,000.00 c) Security Services (Property) 3,600.00 •v

Total

38,500.00

Mr. Donw&rth‘'commented that he felt the amount was not enough for the services rendered by ISD”~89 to Vo-Tech 22; al thewfcJX cpuld be agreed to accept the amount for 1980-81, he hoped that next yea# if the situation was the same, that some adjustment be made. Dr. Hamm asked if there was a wav that people involved in: the various areas could, log their time monthly so that at the^eryj -of the year they miight have a better idea as to the actual cost of the services? Dr. Payzant replied that he thought they coul^.do a more.precise job of estimating; that he started to log his tiriie for a while, and if cotffa be done for the blocks of time when you were working with Board meetings or preparation of Board materials, but when yo.u try to deal with, every meeting and every phone call and break it down that way, you really were better off with an overall estimate of a percentage of time that would even out over the course of the months during a fiscal year. Dr. Payzant added that he would concur with Mr.’ Donwerth's observation, and would say that Vo-Tech was getting a bargain for the current fiscal year, and he was recommending that agreement only because that was what was agreed at the time that the budgets were prepared for both districts; that when the forthcoming budget was presented, he would try to have more specific information on the cost breakdowns, but that specific information would stop short of an hour-by-hour kind of accounting which would get rather burdensome. Mrs. Hermes inquired if‘'the money was to be deposited to the General Fund and when, if the recommendation was approved.

Dr. Payzant responded that it would be deposited to the General Fund, and as soon as the Board acted on the agreement; if approved, the agreements would be executed, signed by the Presidents of both Boards and then the money could be exchanged.

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R. #74 Revised Policies JFCA and JECBC Recommended for Action April 6, 1981

The following revised Policies were recommended for action on April 6, 1981:

STUDENT DRESS CODE

JFCA

The Board recognizes the right of students to express themselves in the manner

of dress.

Students have the right to choose their own grooming and clothing

styles, provided that such apparel is in keeping with community standards and

in conformance with established guidelines.

In choosing school attire, a student and parent should give strong consideration to the effect such attire will have upon other students

in the school.

Provided, further, that standards of health, safety,

and morality are not violated or the manner of dress causes or interferes with work, or creates classroom or school disorder.

Specifically, the

wearing of the following items of apparel are either prohibited or required,

as stated:

Attire that reveals the chest is prohibited;

Sherts-and-euteffs Cutoffs are prohibited;

Attire that exposes the bare midriff is prohibited; and

Footwear must be worn.

Exceptions to the above may be made to meet needs of specific classes. Signs, slogans, and jewelry that are obscene or vulgar are prohibited.

Adopted: December 17, 1979 Cross Reference: JFH

ADMISSION OF UNDERAGE CHILDREN TO KINDERGARTEN

JECBC

sA^^The Board believes that it may be beneficial to some children to enroll in

public school kindergarten at an earlier age than specified by state law. therefore, children four years of age whose fifth birthday is after

September 1 and before December 2 may enroll in public school kindergarten on a tuition basis.

The tuitiWThw«e~.will be equal to the per capita cost

per kin^rgarten student for the previous school year and must be paid each

semester in advance.

Underage children who have pK-cLjiu.ition to attend kindergarten in a school district may attend the first grade tuition free_the following year, if

they have successfully mastered the expectedjLPffdergarten skills as determined by an assessment team.

Children will remain in kindergarten

the following year tuition free if they do not master the required skills.

Underage children who have shown mastery of skills before the school year has ended may accelerate to the next level.

Tuition will be paid until the

child attains the legal age for kindergarten.

Underage children who have not attended a district kindergarten will not be placed in the first grade the following year.

Underage children living in the district and attending private accredited kindergarten may transfer to a district kindergarten on a tuition basis at

the end of the first semester and upon successful mastery of kindergarten skills may attend first grade the following year without paying tuition.

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Admission of Underage Children to Kindergarten cont'd â– Underage children who attended public school kindergarten outside the district

may not enter the first grade in the district the following year.

Underage

children living outside the district and attending public school kindergarten

R. #74 Revised Policies JFCA and JECBC Recommended for Action April 6, 1981 cont'd

elsewhere may transfer on a tuition basis to a district kindergarten before

the beginning of second semester.

Upon successful completion of kindergarten

skills, the child will be eligible for the first grade tuition free.

The district will honor all out-of-state kindergarten transfers for underage children tuition free who are legally enrolled in a public school in keeping with the age regulation of the sending state.

For students moving out of the district prior to the end of the semester

tuition will be reimbursed according to the following schedule: J_.

If a child drops out of the program between the first and third week of

the semester the district will reimburse 80% of the semester's tuition.

If the child drops out of the program between the fourth and ninth week **of the semester the district will reimburse 40% of the semester's tuition.

After the ninth week of the semester no reimbursement of the tuition will be made.

In referring to the policies that were being recommended for consideration at the April 6 meeting, Dr. Payzant stated that the revision in the Policy JFCA, Student Dress Code, was a follow-up to a discussion when he was authorized administratively by the Board to waive that portion of the dress code policy that would prohibit students from wearing shorts to school, and that he was recommending the Item 2 modification under JFCA be made into policy, ra'ther than spend time each year with weather forecasts and timelines, etc. stated. that of the second policy, JECBC, they had received questions about reimbursement by the district to parents who pay tuition for children who attend kindergarten and leave the district prior to the end of a semester; that the policy'requires that the tuition be prepaid by semester and the underlined language JECBC was Suggested asT'means for dealing with that reimbursement. '

Dr. Hamm then called on Ms. Tommie Lpu,'trev4Mvho_had registered to address the Board on; Policy JECBC, Admission of Undef^ge Children to Kindergarten. Ms. Levi, stating that she was .spâ€™^kj^g as a first grade teacher, expressed a concern with regard to student readiness -for school, those tests that would not show student readiness, and other. Dr. Payzant reported: 1.

Special Meeting, Monday, March 30, 1981

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In consultation with the'President of the Board, a meeting has been set for next Monday, March 30, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Conference Room for the purpose of having a work session with the Board to discuss background information in budget preparation and staffing for the next school year. This will be a give and take kind of session and I will not be asking the Board to take any action or make any decisions at this meeting. Dr. Hamm will be out of the city and Mrs. Hill will be chairing the meeting.

Swimming Pools As a follow-up to an earlier report concerning the condition of swimming pools in the school district and what activities'the staff has engaged in since our last report to the Board, one of the things that the staff has done is consult with representatives of the City-County Health Department to go over the specifications for remodeling and renovation that-was prepared by Lawrence, Lawrence & Flesher in their report which you received back in January. Despite some modifications in the specifications, the actual estimate of cost for doing the work has not substantially changed in the $630,000 total figure for doing the work on all of the pools that were considered. It is still avalid figure and if anything is perhaps low.

Remarks Superintendent

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Remarks Superintendent cont'd

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Swimming Pools cont'd

In addition, staff has done several things. The High School Director has obtained information on current usage of the pools and determined that at the high school level the primary use of the pools is for the extracurricular, interscholastic swim team activities. At the middle schools, the three, which will involve Capitol Hill, Taft and Harding, the opposite is true. Those pools have been used as a part of the physical education program and students have been involved with swimming instruction in that program at those locations. You recall that the Board did authorize me to go ahead and develop specifications and put out bids for the work at the Douglass pool because the amount of money involved will be minor there compared to what the other pools would require for rebuilding, And, also, the Douglass pool is the pool in the best condition and in terms of its size and capacity usable for a variety of activities.

The staff also has reviewed the balances in the Bond Fund account and a number of other projects that are under consideration using that Bond Fund money. There is about $3.2 million remaining in the Bond Fund account. You received in your packet of materials a listing of proposed projects that would fall into the following general categories: a continuation of major deferred maintenance work including major roofing and plumbing jobs in schools that require them; the replacement of some major equipment items such as school lockers and drinking fountains; the removal of asbestos, which we are currently writing specifications fjpr and will put out for bid this spring, and just as an aside here, there is some talk about the possible availability of federal or state money to help local districts with the asbestos removal, but I would caution you that there is *"no certainty that money will be forthcoming from either the state or the federal government, and since we do not have any guarantee that money will be forthcoming and we no doubt have an obligation to complete the work with asbestos removal, I think it is fair to say that Bond Funds will have to be used for that purpose.

Another major category of work would be the modification of buildings to make them more energy efficient. You may recall that we submitted federal grant applications for funds to assist us in making our buildings more energy efficient, and the three phases to that program, the first phase was to do an overall study of the condition of our buildings and the degree to which they are or are not energy efficient. The second phase was to identify some specific buildings and develop specific plans fqr modifications to them. The third phrase, which we are in the process of dealing with now by way of developing a grant application is for federal funds to make some specific modifications to those buildings. That program requires a 50 percent match from local funds and „„Bond money would be used for that purpose. If we were to take the projects that are included in your Bond Fund list that ^f<ll within thosejnajor categories that I have just mentioned, you woul,d get a figure of approximately $3.4 million plus, which is more than is now" avaHable in the Bond Fund. All of those major categories of projects in my view sfiWtd have priority overuuitting Bond Fund money into the repair and renovation of swimming poais< I have’-rio^^ntioned yet, although I alluded to it in the materials that you received in your packet,, also the comparative operating costs of us renting pools at the high schooi>foj^use by the interscholastic swimming team versus the operating costs that wouTd-4)e,J ncurred by the district if we were to recondition and operate our own "trfgh stTfeel swimming pools.

In short, my recommendation is that we not"*atj#rfs time proceed with the reconditioning of the swimming pools, middle schools or high schools other than Douglass which you have already addressed separately, and that we put on hold any further consideration of this project until we get a clear picture of the deferred maintenance projects, the cost of the asbestos removal, and the modifications in the buildings to make them more energy efficient. It seems to me if the Board and district is to make a commitment to the development of good swimming facilities in this community, both for instruction through a physical education program and interscholastic swimming competition, that plans ought^to be made as part of a proposal for a bond issue down the road which would consider upgrading facilities, replacing facilities, etc., and perhaps include the building., of several swimming facilities in the community that would be regionally located in appropriate parts of the city that would really provide a full range of‘•opportunity and service's for a swimming program to go forward. The existing pools with the exception of Douglass, and perhaps the old Page-Woodson pool being the exception if it were totally reconditioned, are not pools that lend themselves to multipurpose programming in terms of instruction, interscholastic competition, community use, etc. My own view is that if we are going to put big money into swimming facilities that it ought to be done correctly in facilities that are accessible to a broad spectrum of the school and community population across the city.

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Mr. Donwerth inquired regarding the Capitol Hill Middle School pool, as to the cost to put it in operation after some renovation last summer.

Dr.^Payzant gave the cost to put all pools in operation as follows: Capitol Hill Middle School, $79,500; Capitol Hill High School, $96,550; Page-Woodson, $118,500; Classen, $104,000; Harding Middle School, $96,400; and Taft Middle School, $117,400.

He further commented that even if they put $600,000 in the old pools, there was no guarantee that a few years from now other problems could not develop, because they were old facilities that would require additional work, which would underscore his reluctance to recommend that the Board give priority for that purpose to that kind of money. Mrs. Brody asked if of the items included on the Bond Fund list, for renovation or restoration, if Northeast High School auditorium was included?

Dr. Payzant replied that there were several projects mentioned that went back to when the bond issue was voted in 1969 and one of them was the replacement of the seating in the Northeast High School auditorium, which had not been done, but was included so that the Board would be aware of outstanding projects that were originally planned under that bond issue. Mrs. Brody added that the Northeast High School auditorium needed to be renovated but acoustics was one of its heavier problems. ;

Dr. Payzant stated that the priorities that he would bring to the Board as they proceeded with recommendations on the use of the Bond Funds would be very heavily directed to continuation of the deferred maintenance program, with roofing, plumbing, drinking fountains, the asbestos removal program, and the energy program, because, to him,attention to the energy program would be a good investment; if they could put some money into capital improvements that would in turn result in operating cost savings down the road, they would gain two ways, and those items as Mrs. Brody mentioned would be at the bottom of his priority list.

Mrs. Brody also mentioned that while she attended an activity in the Central Innovative High School auditorium, it came tÂŽ mind that Central High School was on the National Historic Register, and although the auditorium was fantastic and had been done in a style of the past era that you won't see much of, she was stunned to see that it had been repainted in aqua, and she would hope that in restoring old buildings they would try to restore them to make them fit the era that they came out of. Mrs. Hermes inquired about the status of swimming at the high school level. ÂŤ Dr. Payzant replied that the recommendation did not mean that they were phazing swimming out; they would be able to rent pools for interscholastic swimming at the high school level, andJjjg.t the annual projected cost of rental was less than what the annual projected cost would be of the school district operating its own pools once they were reconditioned.

Mrs. Hill inquired that the Superi^endlenTTdTjnentioned possibly a bond issue for pools in strategic areas of the city where they would be available to all, but she had a concern' thaV'they would not necessarily help the middle schools if students had to be transported to those a reassuring the day.

Dr. Payzant stated that if you were talking about comprehensive community use of a swimming facility where it would be a vai"Tat)le'T3^'instructional or extracurricular use by school children to the extent that the^Board wanted them to make use of the facilities and making the facilities available to thefd^oader community for other portions of the day, it might be the kind of project that would be suited to interagency cooperation between the city and school district, and others; that even if they were to recondition their existing pools, they would still be making the swimming instruction available to a very small percentage of the overall student population; it would just be the students who happened to attend those three middle schools or the high schools that would have the pools unless they got into a transportation program. Dr. Payzant continued: 3.Letters from Central Food Service Employees In commenting about^some of the issues that were addressed in the letters that the Food Service employess sent to me and to Board members, some of the letters I thought reflected perhaps some confusion over the way in which the statemandated salary money is handled for various categories of employees. It is true that the state-mandated money that comes for Food Service employees is deposited in the General Fund. Under State Statute it would be illegal for that money to be directly deposited into the Food Service fund, and school districts

Remarks Superintendent cont'd

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Remarks Superintendent cont1 d

Letters from Central Food Service Employees cont'd

do not do that in Oklahoma. I also should point out what I think some of the letters clearly understand, but others perhaps did not, was that because the money is not directly deposited into the Food Service account, that in no way affects how the Food Service employees'are treated with respect to their wage and fringe benefit package, because that is the right gained through collective bargaining with the LIU which is the bargaining agent for the classified personnel including the Food Service employees. And although the state mandated the ten percent increase, the Food Service employees got an eleven and one-half percent increase as did the other classified employees as the result of that collective bargaining contract last year. There are other employees that received those salary and fringe benefits from contracts that were bargained where money did not go directly into the General Fund. The Building Levy is a good example for maintenance people, and federal projects people who are on budgets that are handled through funds other than the General Fund.

In Oklahoma City the General Fund contribution to the Food Service program is a modest one and some of it is in-kind, through facilities, a portion of the utilities, some maintenance services, etc. Some school districts in Oklahoma put Food Service employees on the General Fund budget, and that is how they provide money for the Food Service program by actually hiring some of the Food Service employees under the General Fund. We could do that here, too, ajfld that effect would be additional revenue for the Food Service fund which could have an impact on the price of school lunches, and while it would solve the problem in part of the price of school lunch, would create another problem *in terms of reducing money available for other programs that are funded out of our General Fund budget. So ultimately it becomes one of priorities in terms of where you are going to put the General Fund dollars and where the major burden is going to be in terms of supporting certain programs. I would like to comment briefly on two other aspects of some of the letters that I received. And nobody really knows at this point what the final impact will be in the federal budget cuts. I think it is pretty clear that there will be some forthcoming in the area of the support for the school lunch program. The best information that I can glean at this point is that the subsidies that will have the best chance of being eliminated are those subsidies that would provide some relief for the middle and 4ipper middle income families who do now get some support for the school lunch program. I don't see any indication that the children of real need will be deprived of the free lunch program as they have been in the past. The income level at which a family qualified for school ^^>JLunch may change. The point that the Food Service employees are making is that there is a relationship between the number of students who participate in the program overall and how cost effective the program can be in its operation, and ^we^are going to, h^ve to look at that very carefully. It is still not clear, the extent, of the "overall impact.

My finaTâ€œComment is about randy cales in schools. You may recall administrative regulations that went withscthe Board~poTTcy that you looked at several months ago that^deals head-on with this issue. The position that the district has taken istPfet any food items which are not on the government approved list as being nutritious cannotbe sold until after the last lunch period. That does not go for food that wouM on the approved government, list; for instance, popcorn in the elementary scPTooTs.. which is a major money-raiser for the elementary schools and their activity Tufrd. While the regulations permit popcorn to be sold, if the first lunch period^is from TTTgO to 11:30, at 11:30 for those children and at 12:00 for the second lunch"perMa group, and at 12:30 for the third,* candy or cake or something that was not on the list could not be sold at those times, and that is the position that the administrative regulations take. There is still disagreement between reasonable people about whether there ought to be the sale of any foodstuffs at all in the schools because the argument can be made that anytime you sell any food at all, you are in direct competition with the Food Service program. The other side of that argument is that the lifeblood of the activity funds in many schools is the sale of some of those foodstuffs, and without the availability of those funds, the schools would have to cut back substantially in some of the other services that they provide for students which the district isâ€™notable to provide from the General Fund. Mrs. Hermes inquired that since the Food Service people had entered into a negotiated agreement for their salaries and benefits and that money was paid to them, she was not sure what money they were asking to be put into Food Service that was in General Fund?

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Dr. Payzant explained that they were saying if that eleven and one-half percent or whatever money came from the state were available for the Food Service fund, either paid indirectly, which cannot be done under state law, but provided by putting a certain number of employees on the General Fund budget or in some other way, it would have the net effect of making more dollars available to the Food Service fund that would allow prices to stabilize or be reduced in terms of what was charged children; whereas, under the current system Food Service was pretty much on a pay-as-you-go operation, and as costs go up, those costs get passed on to the full-paying students who are in the program; that the argument was that they would reach the point where students would bring sack lunches and not pay the higher prices for the prepared meal in the school cafeterias. He added that he thought they were right in their analysis; that the question would ultimately come down to whether as a matter of priorities the Board would want to use the General Fund to help subsidize the Food Service program if some federal money was pulled out, to make it easier for the middle and upper income children to continue to buy their lunch at a reasonable price, or whether the Board would take the position that the Food Service program for those children would have to continue to be on a pay-as-you-go basis, which may force a number of them out of the school lunch program; that some school districts do provide subsidy; that they can't take the state funds directly and deposit them, but they can put Food Service workers on the General Fund budget and do other things to have an effect of making more money available for Food Service.

Remarks Superintendent cont1d

Dr. Payzant also stated that the issue was not whether the Food Service workers would get more or less money; the issue was whether more money would be available to the Food Servjce fund, either directly or indirectly, so that it would have an impact on prices of lunches charged to students and where the subsidy was going to come from; that the argument at the federal level on one side of the issue was that middle and upper income kids ought to pay their way for school lunches and not receive subsidy; that he thought the needy child ought to still be provided with a lunch and the district had an obligation to do whatever they could to see that, that happened, but where you draw the line was where the debate would occur and what the impact would be.

PERSONNEL REPORT It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Dr. Start that the persons be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated^al so, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #75 Personnel Approved

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm â– declared that the motion carried. (Personnel listings - pages 120-123.)

ENCUMBRANCES,-PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS

A motion was made by Dr. Start and se(w^ted^-by Mrs. Brody for approval of Encumbrances as listed for February 23 through-MSrch 10, 1981.

On roll call, Yhe'votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan,^ves; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried/-'-'

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs^. Hermes for>approval of the following purchasing items:

Glass

Purchase of glass for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Acme Glass PPG Industries, Inc. Cadillac Plastics

Total

628.59 236.40 2,416.00

3,280.99

These purchases are^to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

R. #76 Approval of Encumbrances

R. #77 Approval of Purchasing & Genera1 Busi ness

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R. #77 Approval of Purchasing .& General Busi ness cont'd

Permission to Place Orders Permission to place orders for food and supplies as needed by the Central Food Service Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations and specifications:

Cain's Coffee Schoenfeld & Sons, Inc.

Coffee and Spices Coffee and Spices

William E. Davis & Sons Morrison Paper Company Carpenter Paper Company

Mi sc. Cafeteria Supplies Mi sc. Cafeteria Supplies Mi sc. Cafeteria Supplies

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies (tinker toys, balls, puzzles, drinking cups, crawlers, wedges, sand/water table w/top, etc.) for use by Special Education at Tel star, Buchanan, and Administration Building, from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

J. A. Preston Corporation Thompson Book & Supply

Total

2,239.46 832.30

$:. 3,071.76

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

*240.01, Institutional Total

1,011.96 2,059.80

3,071.76

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 4.

Track Topping

Permission to purchase track topping to be used by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Red Dog Cinders Company^ (available only from designated distributor). This expenditure in the amount of $1,732.50 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05. Jlleaner

Permission to purchase cleaner (soil pipe) for use by Maintenance/Engineering '"Department from .Oxford Chemical Company (available only from designated, distributor). â€œ This expenditure in the amount of $1,649.20 is to be charged to Accdtigt BL5620.05. 6.

Instructional Supplies

Purchase ^^instructional supplies (tape, erasers, dictionaries, tongue depressors, index board^etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution Department from the following comparw'eÂ§fc,which submitted the low quotations on specifications: Thompson Book & Supply Company Bowlus School Supply Company Carpenter Paper Company Favor Ruhl Company Elgin School Supply Company, Inc. Oklahoma Physician Supply

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Total

$ 3,969.52 210.00 371.91 82.08 3,919.86 843.84 $ 9,397.21

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.01.

Teaching Aids

Purchase of teaching aids (books) for use by Moon Middle School and External Funding (Indochinese) from the following companies (available only from designated publisher/distrtbutor): Continental Book Company Orbis Publications

$ 1,132.57 1,107.25

Total

$ 2,239.82

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Teaching Aids cont'd

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

$ 1,132.57 1,107.25

G230.01 *240.01, Indochinese

Total

$ 2,239.82

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 8.

Audio-Visual Equipment and Supplies Purchase of audio-visual equipment and supplies (projector, laminating pouches) for use by Capitol Hill High School and External Funding from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (prices taken from Audio-Visual Quotation #5834):

$ 1,090.00 4,923.40

Thompson Movie Supply National Educators Supply Total

$ 6,013.40

These*purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

$ 1,090.00 4,923.40

*G1230.03 *240.01, Title

Total

$ 6,013.40

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 9.

Air Filters Purchase of air filters for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Cambridge Filter Corporation which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $1,271.60 to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

10.

Health Supplies

of health supplies (alcohol, aspirin tablets, thermometers, safety pins, ..tape, sanitary napkins, etc.) for use by Health Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: $ 2,644.81 992.00 123.60

Wi11is Medi cal Company ThompsonBook & Supply Company, A. J. Masuen Company Total

$ 3,760.41

These purchases are to be changed to Account G420.01. 11.

Repair Parts for Pumps

Purchase of repair parts for Skidmore Pumps for us^-b^ Maintenance/Engineering Department from Federal Corporation (available orfly from designated distributor). This expenditure is to be charged to Account BL5620.05. General Business ]Artists-in-Residence Agreements

Authorization to enter into Artists-in-Residence Agreements with artists, not to exceed fifty artists during the 1980-81 school year, for artists1 services as stated in the State Arts Council of Oklahoma's Artists-in-Residence contract agreement^ 2.

Cancellation of Bond for Former Assistant to Treasurer Cancellation of $750,000 bond for Linda Shumate, former Assistant to the Treasurer, and request permission to purchase $750,000 bond for Mary Smith, newly assigned Assistant to the Treasurer. Assignment to begin March 23, 1981. Cost of bond to be $2575.00.

R. #77 Approval of Purchasing &. General Business cont1d

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 23, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #77 Approval of Purchasing &/i General Business cont'd

Authorization to Accept and Deposit in School's Activity Fund Account Authorization for the principal of Gatewood Elementary School to accept and deposit in the school's Activity Fund Account $10,175 from the City of Oklahoma City and to sign a Community Development Block Grant Operating Agreement for the purpose of participating in the purchase of playground equipment to be installed on the Gatewood School grounds.

Approval for Playground Equipment Approval for playground equipment, which is to be purchased from funds currently in possession of the Gatewood Association of Parents and Educators, Gatewood Neighborhood Association, and monies to be obtained from a Community Development Act Grant through the City of Oklahoma City, be allowed to be installed on the Gatewood School grounds, at no expense to the District.

The equipment to be installed for the use of Gatewood students during school days and may be used by patrons at other times. Mrs. Hermes asked that she be provided with a list of all the schools which had benefited from the Artists-in-Residence Program for school years 1979-80, 1980-81, and the ones that:were being considered for 1981-82. Dr. Payzant responded to inquiries regarding some iof the purchasing and business items.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS None.

NEW BUSINESS Dr. Start referred to a letter from Dr. Leslie Fisher, Superintendent, State Board of Education, and stated that he would like clarification on some of its meaning. Dr. Hamm stated that he would try to get answers to some of the questions he had raised.

^,{frs.^Br°dy stated that she had read the 1979-80 evaluation reports for ESAA and ■■’Tftle IV programs; that she wanted to congratulate Pat Watson for doing an excellent job with the reporting.- Mrs. Brody added, however, that she was somewhat distressed abo'M.,some of the things she found in the reports. Dr. Payzunt indicated that there was some balance in the evaluation reports in that there were’*'5tmie strengths that wpre noted, but he thought in education they needed to be willing to do more of that Jtrnd ofharcTnosed evaluation where they were very frank about their:„shortcomings as well as their strengths; that a number of the shortcomings had been 'addTeS^ed in the 1980-81 programs and others would be addressed in the 1981-82 programs, assuming that they still have funding in those areas; that the evaluations had been well no^ted^y the staff and he was not pledging that every shortcoming would be immediate!f i e d but a substantial number of the procedural problems would be rectified in the year atfe’cfd'.

HEARINGS None.

•

EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #78 Executive Session Approved 8:45 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel, litigation, and negotiations. On roll call, the votes^were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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R. #79 Board Returned to Open Session 11:41 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr.Wulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT

R. #80 Adjournment 11:42 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan, and carried unanimously with the following vote: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this CP" day of 1981.

Oklahoma City-Board of Education

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Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

.ANNUAL:

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY: Cunningham, Gayla

Roosevelt Math

2-24-81

$10761.

Jedlicka, Jane

Rancho Occup. Therapist

3-23-81

Kimble, Carolyn

Hoover In-House

2-27-81

Kreimeyer, Joan

Page-Woodson Special Ed. P.T.

2-23-81

Robbins, Barry

Capitol Hill Middle Reading

2-19-81

Royer, Ginny

Capitol Hill Middle Vocal Music

2-23-81

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE: Findlev. Vickie

Heiner

2-25-81

11037.

Gunnels, Leia Mae

Helper

2-20-81

10511.

Hubbard, Margaret

Helper

2-23-81

3.51

McKee, Barbara

Helper

2-24-81

3.51

10511.

Scott, Pearl

Helper

2-23-81

3.51

13897.

Scott, Rebecca

Helper

2-23-81

3-51

Scotzin, Ima

Helper

2-24-81

3.51

Smith, Terry

Helper

2-13-81

3.51

5518.50

SUPPORT: CLERICAL:

NAME

L...

2-J2

MONTHLY:

Diamante, Ralph

Page-Woodson Teacher Aide

2-23-81

$ 602.

Hastings, Barbara

Marshall Attendance Clerk

2-25-81

600.

Brooks, Oliver

Bus Driver

2-19-81

$ 440.

Smith, Ethel

Ross Instructional Aide

2-23-81

590.

Horton, Jerry

Bus Aide

2-19-81

330.

Talley, Mary

Wilson Teacher Aide

2-20-81

590.

Poole, Ricky

Bus Driver P.T.

2-19-81

209.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Jk:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

Bailey, Freddy

McGehee, Benny

-J C7'’

■

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

’’“^Emerson Custodial Worker Rockwood <*’ Custodial Worker

2-23-81

$ 625.

^&r?6-81

625.

•

".. SERVICE-SUBSTITUTES •

HOURLY:

Custodial Worker

_ w

MONTHLY:

——•

Keeton. Paul

NAME

■

SUPPORT: SERVICE:

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION:

3-02-81

$ 3.51

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Personnel cont'd___________________________________________________ _

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Harms, Kathleen

Hayes Special Education

5-29-81

Berrier, Kav

Longfellow Intermediate

5-29-81

Harris, Alton

Curriculum String Teacher

5-29-81

Buffalohead, Connie

Bodine Intermediate

5-29-81

Hawkins, Veronica

Taft Resource

5-29-81

Bukofzer, Nancy

Wheeler Special Education

5-29-81

Helling, Christine

Gatewood Special Education

5-29-81

Capps, Marjorie

Putnam Heights Primary

5-29-81

Hickman, Carolyn

Lincoln Intermediate

5-29-81

Caves, Dennis

Gui dance/Counseling ESAA Counselor

5-29-81

Hiney, Phyllis

Gatewood Primary

5-29-81

Chaney, Kathryn

Monroe Hearing Impaired

5-29-81

Huckabee, Kathy

Lincoln Intermediate

5-29-81

Cohen, Ruth

Grant Special Education

5-29-81

Hunt, Lynn

Creston Hills Intermediate

1-20-81

Conaway, Barbara

Shidl’er Primary

5-29-81

Jencks, Carol

Page-Woodson Intermediate

5-29-81

Conley, Barbara

Quefil Creek Special Education

5-29-81

Jones, Edith

Page-Woodson Intermediate

5-29-81

Dees, Karen

Eugene Field Primary

5-29-81

Lively, Nancy

Putnam Heights Special Education

5-29-81

Douglas, Karen

Bodine Special Education

5-29-81

Montgomery, Debra

Longfellow Intermediate

5-29-81

Dunkin, Mary

Horace Mann Preschool

5-29-81

Nelson, Suzanne

Wheeler Primary

5-29-81

Ensminger, Robyn

Washington Physical Education

5-29-81

Nolen, Bonnie

Willard Primary

2-26-81

Greear, Katrinka

Longfellow Physical Education

5-29-81

OstafirT; Mary

Eugene Field Primary

5-29-81

Haekett-Soleiman,Sylvia

Heronville Primary

5-29-81

Priest, Jeanne

Heronville Intermediate

5-29-81

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NAME

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT , ----

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

X'-. .

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Edwards Intermediate

Spence, Sandra

Taft Art

Sylvester, Frances

Prairie Queen Special Education

5-29-81

Walkup, JoAnne

Lafayette Physical Education

Weir. Laura

5-29-81

Allensworth, Brenda

Helper

2-12-81

5-29-81

Baker, Rosemary

Helper

12-18-80

Brock, Miriam

Helper

12-19-80

5-29-81

Brown,. Birdie - ——

Helper

12-19-80

Heronville Primary

5-29-81

Claborn, Edith

Cook

1-22-81

Westmoreland, Linda

Telstar Special Education

5-29-81

Collier, Elsa

Helper

2-05-81

Wilson, Debra

Star Spencer Special Education

5-29-81

Ettierre, Felecia

Helper

12-19-80

Ettierre, Leta

Helper

12-19-80

Ford, Ardyth

Helper

12-19-80

Fortner, Mary

Helper

12-19-80

Garrett, Willa

Helper

12-19-80

SUPEQEL

Gathright, GlSria

Helper

12-19-80

CLERICAL:

Graves, Opal

Helper

12-19-80

PROFESSIONAL OTHER: LaFevers, Jimmy

Capitol Hill High Auto Mechanics

1 SALARY

FOOD SERVICE:

Riggs, Shelby

SALARY

5-29-81

4.-

K v.-

Broadus, Clifton

Accounting Services Accounting Secy.

2-23-81

Horrocks, Jean

Heiner

12-19-80

Shumate, Linda

Treasurer's Office Adm. Secretary II

3-06-81

Howard, Alma

Helper

12-19-80

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

SUPPORT:

DISMISSAI :

FOOD SERVICE:

SUPPORT:

Howard, Lois

Helper

12-19-80

Hughes, Betty

Helper

12-19-80

Manning, Mary

Helper

12-19-80

McConnell, Louise

Helper

2-06-81

Phillips, Debra

Helper

12-19-80

Queen, Juanita

Helper

1-30-81

Turner, Mary E.

Helper

2-04-81

Davidson, Jimmy

Southern Hills Custodian

2-26-81

Douglass, Ray

Hoover Custodial Worker

1-28-81

Goldman, Tommie

Johnson Custodial Worker

2-20-81

Johnson, Fave

Madison Custodial Worker

2-27-81

Oliver, A. D.

Adams Custodial Worker

2-18-81

Adkins, Charles

ASSIGNMENT

Transportation Bus Driver

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

3-02-83

â™¦

SERVICE:

Ji-

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

CERTIFICATED:

SUPPORT:

PARENTAL LEAVE:

MFDICAI IFAVF:

Bartee, Gretchen

Capitol Hill High Language Arts

5^29^81^

Mayes, Elizabeth

Shidler Primarv

5-29-81

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPLY: Wbfrte, Charlene

Supply Warehouse Worker

1-14-81

RETIR0WS:

STUDY 1FAVF: Buttermore, Marybeth

Grant Science

5-29-81

Davis, Sara

Willard Primary

5-29-81

Diggs, Jake

Grant Principal

6-19-81

Holland, Deborah

Northeast Librarian

6-05-81

King, Harley

Davis Principal

6-05-81

Chapman, Merle

Emerson Counselor

6-05-81

Cox, Frances

Hawthorne Intermediate

5-29-81

Dean, Mary Frances

Eisenhower Nurse

5-29-81

English. Wheeler

Mark Twain Learning Center

5-29-81

Hayden, Eleanor

Southeast Special Education

5-29-81

ADMINISTRATIVE:

MEDICAL LEAVE:

CERTIFICATED:

Patrick, Peggy

UNION 1 FAVF: DeGuisti, Anthonv

Roosevelt Social Studies

2-25-81

SALARY

Kindergarten

Seward, Lillie

Sanders, Lillian

Jackson

Rose, Frances

’Elem. Counselor

Oliver, Mary

Kindergarten

5-29-81

Northwest Math

5-29-81

f EFFECTIVE DATE

Nurse

Jianguage Arts ^Taft

li [ Midance/Counselink

O'Hara, Lillye

Fijflmore

Nutt, Exie

Mark-ZtCiin

Capitol Hill High Reading '

ASSIGNMENT

Jones, Lucile

CERTIFICATED:

RETIREMENTS:

NAME

SALARY

NAME

, PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

o 3 c+ Q.

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23, 1981 - CONT'D

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 30, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL STUDY-DISCUSSION MEETING IN THE BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM,

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

ABSENT:

Delbert Hamm, President

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons. In the absence of Dr. Hamm, the meeting was called to order by Mrs. Hill, Vice President, and Mr. Dulan gave the invocation.

Mrs. Hill welcomed all of the visitors present.

I Visitors Welcomed

■ Call to Order

Roll call** established that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

Mrs. Hill presented Dr. Payzant who stated the purpose of the meeting -- to provide the Board with an informal briefing session on staffing and budgeting.

Purpose of Meeting

Using printed material and a chalkboard, Dr. Board and the audience the 1980-81 budget and expenditures and income in that budget. Then analyses of where the district stood with the done from the present date through June 30.

Payzant reviewed with members of the what had happened to date with the he summarized and provided some current budget and what needed to be

Dr. Payzant also reviewed the revenue estimates for 1981-82 and compared those revenue estimates with the current income estimates as well as the district's expenditure patterns, thereby arriving at recommendations to cut back on expenditures with the use of staffing cuts. He also informed the Board that at the April 6 Board meeting he would be presenting a personnel action item to notify employees who are required by law to be notified prior to April 10 that they will no longer have >pij^iM-on-s~ or contracts guaranteed for 1981-82.

The Board was informed that the staffing cuts would only represent the first step of additional cuts that-would need to be made unless the district received significant increases in state funds beyond what would be provided for salary mandates for employees. He also reminded the Board of the consequences and danger involved if the reserve fund were decreased further..> —-• Dr. Payzant reyiewed the tentative staffing plans for 1981-82 and responded to questions and comments by members of the Board.

(A copy of the printed material dsei^in the presentation and a complete transcription of the discussion is on file in the offfg^f-fK^, Clerk.) ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made,by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

President

R. #81 Adjournment 9:10 p.m.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: 5 COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Oiffice of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this 1981.

I I

^*day of ?

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

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OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, * 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: Delbert Hamm, President

Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

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Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Hill gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the minutes of March 23 and 30, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #82 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hermes stated that she attended Southeast High School's performance of the musical Oklahoma and it was a very nice production.

Mrs. Hill commented that she, too, attended the musical production of Oklahoma at Southeast High School, and noted that some athletes from Southeast would be honored T^M^&Weting. She added that the musical was very entertaining and she would ■’’encourage the students at Southeast to keep up the good work.

Dr. Hamm stated that the March 30 meeting was the first Board meeting he had missed since haVin^sat on the School Board, but explained that on that date he was on a trip to Washington, D.C. with twenty-nine st44daQis„and staff of the Oklahoma City Schools along with students throughout the^-Fest of the state, and also from Detroit, Michigan, with the Close-Up^Program; that for one week the students had as a classroom the Nation's Capi'tof, Where they studied issues affecting our nation; that they had a close-up, face-to-face contact i^ith people who had in previous days only been names and headlines in the newspapers; ’they were in Washington when history was made in the attempted assassination of the Presiexperience that all of the young people would remember the rest of their life. Tle-adcTd^that some of the questions and concerns that they raised in their seminars w^th congressmen and senators and also with staff reflected the interest that they had cohcefwt'ng themselves and their future; some of it with regard to education, especially student loans if they were thinking about continuing their education; the reduction of the minimum wage law for teenagers, Social Security, survivor benefits; that they also demonstrated Concern in the field of international affairs, especially the problems brewing in El Salvador, because if another war was to be fought, they would be the ones that would be fighting it, and they were greatly concerned about that. Dr. Hamm also stated that he took off one day from the program and lobbied for common education with the Oklahoma delegation and found out some things; that if someone thought what the Board would be discussing about the budget at that meeting was painful, for them to wait until the crunch came and they see what was coming down from Washington as it affected public schools; that all in all they had a good time and the young people had a tremendous experience, and he felt very fortunate in having shared that experience with them.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Comments Mrs. Hill

Comments Dr. Hamm

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LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS Attorney

Treasurer's Report

Mr. Bleakley stated that he did not have any items of litigation to report. Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. of the Cl erk.)

(Copy of report on file in office

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Employee of the Month

Dr. Payzant presented Dr. John Brandt, President, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Lee Miskovsky, Attendance Clerk, Bodine Elementary School, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Miskovsky on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant.

Ms. Miskovsky responded.

Presentation by State Rep. Jim Fried

Dr. Payzant introduced State Representative Jim Fried who made special presentations to Southeast High School, the coaches and members of the boys basketball team for having won the 4A State Championship.

Recognition Southeast High School Boys Basketball Team as 4A State Champions

After Representative Fried presented the legislative citations, Dr. Payzant then offered commendations to the coaches and boys basketball team of Southeast High School as 4A Boys Basketball State Champions, 1981 and distributed a Certificate of Laudation and Recognition from the Board of Education and Administration to each of them as follows:

TEAM MEMBERS David Russell Kevin Gilbert Dewayne Henderson Keith Russell Kevin Russell Wendall Parker David Scanlan Greg Salyer Marcus Johnson -Darryl Jones Raymond Titsworth James Howard "'Ronnie Thomas Bill Bays ' Carlton Morrison BennieCobb

COACHES

Gerald Robinson, Coach Jack Perkins, Assistant Coach Mike Pierce, Assistant Coach

HEARINGS" The following persons addressed^he Board: (1)

Patti Lewis

(2)

Jo Bazhaw

(3)

Bruce McDermott

(4)

Lonnie Gilliland, Jr.

(5)

Bruce Hunt

(6)

Janine Connelly

Ms. Lewis, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Connelly spoke regarding planning time for elementary teachers and scheduling of students.

Ms. Bazhaw and Mr. Hunt directed their remarks to the recommendation on the reduction in staff, violation of the negotiated agreement, budget deficit and other.

Mr. Gilliland expressed a concern of the elimination of driver education from the curriculum.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981 - CONT'D AS

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd R. #83 A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Boat'd and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit applications President of Board and for grants as follows: Superintendent Authorized to (1) Reading is Fundamental (RIF), under P.L. 94-194, Inexpensive Book Execute Documents Distribution Program.

(2)

Law Education Improvement Program, under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

(3)

Services to School-Age Parents Program, Title V, Maternal Child Health, funded under the Social Security Act.

(4)

Improved Pregnancy Outcome Program, Title V, Maternal Child Health, funded under the Social Security Act.

(5)

CETA - Summer Youth Employment Program, under Title IV-C, Comprehensive Employment Training Act.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes. Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan to direct the following persons to attend^conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Lloyd Walker, Counselor, Douglass High School; Harriett Pulley, Counselor, Grant High School, Educator's Tour of Navy Base, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-26, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Claire Stubblefield, Teacher, Central Innovative High School; Eddie Davis, Teacher, Northeast High School, Close-Up Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 23-27, 1981. Confirmation

(c)

Raymond Mitchell, Principal, Ross Elementary chool, NAESP Convention, Anaheim, California, April 3-8, 1981. Confirmation Janet Moon, Patti Carlisle, Martha Lane, Margaret Houston, Parent Representatives, Regional VI Meeting of National Coalition, Dallas, Texas, April 8-11, 1981.

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(e)

Mary G. Deaton, L.D. Teacher, Moon Middle School; James Bowers, Teacher, Gi*a,nt High School, Midwestern Regional Inservice Education Conference, AFT Teachers' Network for E4ucaÂą_ion of the Handicapped, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-5, 1981. Con fixation

(f)

Gwerfdolyff Beam, Teacher, Rancho Elementary School, National Council for Exceptional Children^New York City, New York, April 13-17, 1981.

(9)

Eugene King, Principal; Ka>en.~Armstrong, Mary Goetz, Dorothy Moore, Pamela Walkup and Shirley Swanson, Dun-bar Center, Try Another Way Training Conference, Kansas City, Missouri , ^pril 21-23^ 1981.

(h)

Donna F. Hicks, Principal, Hayes Elementary School, International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-30, 1981.

R. #84 Professional Trips Approved

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R. #85 Approval of Agreement with Department of Human Services

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of a contractual agreement with the Department of Human Services for the school district to provide special classes and/or instruction for children (0 to 21 years of age) at Oklahoma •’Children's Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City; Department of Human Services to be liable for funding the program less State reimbursement for ADA. Dr. Payzant explained that each year the district enters into a contract with the Department of Human Services for the operation of the Children's Hospital School at Children's Memorial Hospital and the program is funded totally by the Department of Human Services except for that amount of ADA that is received on the children who are enrolled in it.

Dr. Payzant reported: 1.

April 24 - School Holiday The calendar includes the date of April 24 as a make-up day for bad weather should it be needed. I think most of the members of the Board are aware that there is a bill before the legislature that would permit the school district from making up time that was lost at the beginning of the year because of the shortened days due to the extreme heat, That bill has moved through several committees and from the House to the Senate and now back again to the House, and *1 do expect that it will pass although I am not sure that the action will occur this week or early next week, and I think the time has come, with April 24 fast approaching and people trying to make plans in anticipation of the legislature passing that bill, to go ahead and make the decision that April 24 will be a I intend to notify the school directors, principals, and staff school holiday. on tomorrow of that decision; however, I do want to wait on the action of the legislature before any decision is made concerning the previous make-up day that we used for school and whether that day can be taken out of the calendar either at the end of the school year or sometime before the end of the school year.

Report - Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

I would like to draw to your attention a rather detailed report which I hope is responsive to your questions about the Oklahoma Secondary School Association activities. At the last Board meeting a number of questions were raised about “the Association and Mr. Ginn did a research on it and your packet of^materials included that report.

Mill Levy Election

As a reminder, a week from tom^rrow-JApri 1 14) we will have our mill levy election and give the vote*^'over the school district the opportunity to vote on The millage that is before the miTfj^ge as required by the Oklahoma Constitution. the voterF^or consideration covers about 20 percent of' our revenue. It does not result in an increase in taxes but simply gives the school district the authority to continue to 4eyy the 35 mills which we are allowed to levy under the Constitution.

Budget and Planning

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By way of background and leading into the personnel recommendations, I want to comment on the.^situation with the budget, both the current year's budget and the planning that is underway for next year's budget. Any time you are faced with a difficult decision about priorities and establishing them, there is bound to be a good deal of disagreement and strong feelings about, first, if cuts should be made and if so, where. We are all too familiar with that experience right now because of the great attention that the proposed cuts the federal budget is receiving and also in many states and local governmental entities, the same kind of difficult decisions are being confronted, and we are no exception. When the current budget was established last July 1, it was set at $65.3 million. (To save time, I am going to round off figures; the complete figures are available and were distributed to people that were at the meeting last week.) In the State of Oklahoma a local district must balance its budget. The revenue that was estimated at that time when the budget was put together was $64.1 million and it was necessary for the Board to go into its reserve fund in order to balance the budget for this year. You decided to go into that reserve which last July 1 was $4 million,by $1.2 million, and use that $1.2 million of the $4 million to help finance that $65.3 million budget.

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In the analysis of what is happening to budget expenditures through the year, we <do a financial accounting month by month and try to project what our expenditures will be in each account area from the time the report was done to the- end of the fiscal year. As with any projections, you are constantly getting new and better information the closer you get to the end of the fiscal year. During that assessment as we routinely do, in March of this year it looked like we were running our expenditures at about $1.3 million in total ahead of the amount that we had originally budgeted. The two major reasons for that, which were mentioned at the work session1 last week and at least one referred to this evening, one is retirement expense and the other is utilities. The suggestion has been made that I was pretty unaware to be able to not budget the retirement expense more accurately. I can see why that observation was made. I knew what the retirement expenses were going to be last June and July. The pattern in the past has been to not budget the retirement as a separate line item, but to budget it as part of the salary accounts. In the past because retirement has been budgeted out of the salary accounts, we have relied on those salary accounts and our projections in them and a combination of the money that is budgeted in those accounts plus what is accrued during the year as the result of people leaving at higher salaries and being replaced by people at lower salaries for that amount to make it possible to make up whatever is needed to pay for retirement. We went halfway and said it is about time that we will budget retirement as a separate line item, and rather than put the entire $1.6 million or $1.8 million in that retirement line, we only put $700,000 or $800,000 and hoped that the salary accounts would enable us to come up with the differences. We didn't do that blindly; we were doing that based on what our experience had been in the past.

At the same time we were doing this, our projections for salaries, using a more sophisticated system of projection based on actual people and actual salaries was bearing fruit; it was working, and this was the first year that had really been done with the level of sophistication that would give us that degree of accuracy. The combination of those things resulted in the salary accounts being a lot closer than they have ever been and not having enough budgeted in retirement. It wasn't that we didn't know that we were going to have expenses of over $1.6 million, because that is what we had last year in retirement.

The other area, which is much more difficult to project in these times is utilities and we do have, if you analyze the budget, 4 serious shortfall in utilities of about $400,000, and that is with a relatively mild winter. The Business Office pushed me to put more into the utility accounts, and because I knew that if I did I would have to take them out of some other areas, some of which would touch more on instruction, I held the line and said no, let's cut the utility accounts a little bit closer and gamble, and the Business Office turned out to be closer in their projections than Tom Payzant was, and I will take the responsibility for thalL'x. But it would have forced me to cut more into instructional areas wheji we were finalizing the budget last year.

The net result of all of that is t-faat ..we,_ are spending at a rate beyond which we can because our income does nojfc^fheet that rate of expenditure. We can balance our budget for the year; there is no deficit in the sense of coming up short because we^nav^a reserve fund, and the combination of our revenues being a little bit higher than projected a^d going into our reserve fund by $650,000 more than we projected will allow us tcr-'eijd the year with a balanced budget, but it will also cut our reserve fund from $4 mi 1Tfoa>^which it was at the beginning of the year, to $2.2 million. If we were to contlTrae to^end at this level, in another year or a year and a half at the most, that reserve^fuiicT wgjuld be wiped out and there would be no savings account, no cushion in a year^Were we had some kind of an emergency or missed our projections by some amount. If you look ahead to next year, and this is difficult at this time because we don't know what the legislature will do, but if you assume that the state finance formula will not change significantly and that the income we receive from the state will be based on the same approach that was used this year, we will only get in new revenue, not counting new salary mandates that is separate and apart, about $459,000, but what you have to look at is the fact that even with that new revenue, the total amount of revenue projected for next year, not counting new salary money which would go right to the employees, would be only $65.3 million compared to the level of expenditure, the expenditure rate that we have right now of $66.7 million. So we would still be going into next year about $1.3 million or $1.4 million short." You can say we will dip into that $2.2 million and take it from there for next year, but you can only do that for one more year, and then there is no longer that cushion to rely on.

So in order to plan ahead for next year and to begin doing a realistic job of budgeting, we have had to look at some possible cuts. When you analyze the budget further and recognize that 80 percent or more of our budget is in people, you can't cut significant amounts of money without cutting positions. The state law

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requires a school district to notify certified people prior to April 10 if they are on continuing contract and their contracts will not be renewed for the next school year. The reason for bringing the personnel action before the Board this evening is to allow persons who may not have a position for next year to receive that notification prior to April 10 as required by the state statute. It still gives the Board the flexibility, in making final decisions for budget and establishing priorities during the next two months, to change priorities or decide that driver education ought to be included or more counseling positions ought to be included, if there are other places that they can find the dollar cuts and agree on making them. What this does is simply give the Board some flexibility and any of these positions could be reinstated if the money is there. As I make the personnel recommendations, the district is going to make every commitment to rehire the people who have been reduced, and I feel quite sure that we will be able to do so in most if not all cases by the summer months. The year may come in this district, as it has in many others, when it is not completely possible to absorb whatever cuts have to be made by attrition. I know that where I sit, regardless of how long I sit here, that the claim is always going to be to cut more out of the Central Office, and to cut administrators and teachers and those services that are most impacting on students last. I happen to believe that but I believe there is a point beyond which you can't gut Central Office and expect to deliver the same level of services that people out there expect, whether it be those in this audience or those out in the larger community. The debate will come about where the line ought to be drawn. I took *"a big whack at Central Office positions last year and more this year in the list that you will be considering tonight, as well as building administration. There may be some who think that I ought to go further, and that is a very legitimate point of view to have. But the point will come, and I think we are there in my judgment, others may disagree, where if you cut more and more out of Central Office, you are going to have to recognize that the services will be cut too. Nobody wants to do it. Last year we were able to get away with cuts at this level without seriously affecting cuts that were close to the classroom. The recommendations that I am bringing tonight do affect several program areas, like counseling and driver education. My hope is that we can hold off as long as possible without having to make the cuts that go right into the regular classroom and directly affect the regular classroom teacher.

The commeints that were made about driver education, I am not anti-driver education If you look at the debate that is going on nationally and at the state level in ^unany school districts across this land, a lot of people are beginning to say that the schools are trying to do too much and that we no longer can continue to be all things to all people and to do everything. I hate to have to admit it, but I am 'coming to that realization myself that you can try to do a lot of things a little bit and perhaps be accused of not doing the things that are of top priority as We-l.TNis we should be. No, I am not anti-driver education but I think in terms of options for students and in tewis-aLour ma.ior mission, that of the programs that directly affect students,-4T- there have to be cuts, that is one that would be of lower PfWTity. Not that it wouldn't be nice to continue to do it. That is what it comSS ran to, is priorities and which programs are going to have to go first.

PERSONNEL

R. #86 Approval of Personnel Report

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs.^rody that the persons listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified; that contracts or assignment notifications as appropriate for the persons listed therein be approved and executed in the name,of the district by the Superintendent or persons designated by him; and that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved. The roll call vote was as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #87 Nonrenewal of Contract

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Dr. Start that the employment contract of Louise C. White, a certified employee, not be renewed for the ensuing school year (1981-82).

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes;' and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. (Personnel listings -pages;146-155.)

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Mr. George Russell, Director of Personnel Services, was asked by Dr. Payzant to clarify the procedure that had been used to arrive at the specific recommendations, the green sheets that had been provided as a supplement to the agenda. Mr. Russell, as preliminary remarks, stated that he did not think there was anybody in the district that wished more than those in the Personnel Office that the exercise was one that they did not have to go through. He continued by referring to the state statute as follows:

"If, prior to April 10, a board of education has not entered into a written contract with a regularly employed teacher or notified him in writing by registered or certified mail that he will not be employed for the ensuing fiscal year, such teacher shall be considered as employed on a continuing contract basis and on the same salary schedule used for other teachers in the school district for the ensuing fiscal year, and such employment and continuing contract shall be binding on the teacher and the school district." He continued by stating that members of the Board would recall that last year prior to the setting of the final budget sometime in May the Board realized that it would be neâ€™cessary to reduce ^positions and at that time took action to reduce a number of positions, which was after April 10; that they were required to notify persons that they would not have the same positions for the coming year, and in many cases that involved administrators who were going to lessor positions or in some cases other certified* personnel; that at that time they sought an Attorney General's opinion which stated thint if they did not notify persons prior to April 10 that they would be reduced^-in salary and placed on a salary schedule which would cause them to have less pay, that they must pay them at the salary they had previously for that year; so this year it was necessary to notify persons who may be affected by staff reductions that would result in a reduction in pay.

Mr. Russell then referred to a list that was before them with the names of people who had tenure in the district and were now serving as tenured teachers in the district and who could possibly as the result of staff reductions or elimination of federal funds have to assume a position that paid less than the one that they were currently in, which could either involve less working days in the year or going on a salary schedule that had a lower base; that the first sheet was those who were on federal dollars, and everyone knew what the status was with respect to federal dollars; that, generally, they expected that those people would be reemployed in similar positions, but there was a good chance, depending on what the substance of the cut was, that those persons may have to be reassigned to positions that paid less, and in order to insure that the district could pay them at the amount for the position which be serving, it was necessary to notify them that they may be in a position that paid less for next year, but they would not, however, be out of a position in the district. He then explained that the second page of the list was those persons who were not on federal funds but.were on general fund dollars and who also had tenure, but as the result of reduction in staff or the poTTTtsTe~e4-i-mination of positions would be in a similar situation; that the process7that was utilized was the one that was normally taken by the.bgfTdipg administrator, they looked at the staff, determined where they had to make cuts, identified the individuals to be reduced from the staff, and then provided the names to be placedôn.the "must assign" list, persons who had tenure in the district and had been placed Tin^he "must assign" list or had to be assigned to a position in the district because thej^^d-ênê.

Mr. Russell then spoke about the second supplement,. wbicja^he stated was the list of the names of those persons whose positions would eitlrer.be eliminated because they were on federal funds or because they were nontenured teachers and thus could possibly not have positions for the cdming year; that in terms of looking at the number of potential reductions onâ€™staffs in the buildings, they found that dependent upon what the Board decided to do with reductions of programs, there would be a number of tenured teachers who could conceivably not have positions for next year because of the limitations of their certification. He then read to the Board what the Attorney General's opinion was with respect to tenured versus nontenured teachers when you had to reduce staff: "The principal purpose of the tenured statute is to secure permanency in"the teaching force. Accordingly, a tenured teacher whose position is discontinued or modified would be entitled to replace a nontenured teacher teaching a.subject within said teacher's principal area of competence, certified training, qualification, and interest;" that, in other words, they could not put a tenured teacher out of a job and keep a probationary teacher if they had a tenured teacher who was qualified or certified in that area; that the probationary teachers on that list were in areas where if you eliminated driver education, they would have to make room for tenured teachers who had been in the district anywhere from ten to twenty years, so that they could have a position; that the same was true if they eliminated some counseling positions and some media positions; that probationary teachers could not be

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maintained if you had tenured teachers who had to have positions; that there were more persons being relieved than there were actually persons who needed to be reassigned, â– and that would allow for the flexibility; for example, they would have seven tenured counselors who would need to be reassigned and they could only see two vacancies, which was without letting go of probationary counselors; that they had five tenured 1ibrarians who would need to be reassigned for next year, and one vacancy without releasing probationary teachers; that in the area of driver education, if driver education were eliminated, most of the driver education teachers had physical education certification, thus making it necessary to insure that there would be physical education positions at either the middle school level or high school level to absorb those tenured teachers who had been in the district for a number of years, and thus they would need to release those probationary teachers to make room. Mr. Russell then referred to a list of first-year resource teachers, probationary teachers who would need to be released from contract if the resource teaching positions were eliminated for next year, as had been suggested. He then noted a few minor corrections and explained that the reason some of the dates were erroneous was because they had in the past teachers who had resigned from tenured positions in the district to take a position on federal dollars; that it was only last year that they started putting those teachers on continuing contracts as opposed to noncontinuing contracts.

He added that the projection was the possibility of 135 vacancies for next year and that .most of those vacancies were in special education, mathematics, science, and at the elementary level; that the people they were talking about on the lists generally werÂŁ not qualified or certified to fill those positions. Mr. Donwerth then inquired about the name of Henry Werner, an Assistant Attendance Officer, being on the nontenured list, stating that he thought the Board had dealt with that in a grievance procedure.

Mr. Russell stated that he would have to review the disposition of the grievance hearing, but.as he recalled that was not a part of the relief that was granted, but he would go back and look at that. Mr. Russell also noted that there were some additional positions on the list that included administrators and other staff that were not being released from the district but, again, were those who might be affected in terms of the reduction by having to return to a nonadministrative position or a classroom position and thus would be affected salarywise as opposed to statuswise.

Brody stated that they had a list of certified people who were going to be terminated and asked if they a list of people from the Administration Building and the,.classified people that were going to be terminated?

Mr. Russell replied that they had a list but it was not submitted because they were not req.uTredMby law to be notified prior to April 10. Mrs. Brody inquired further as^f'o if they knew who they were since the Board would be taking act ton...on those also at that meeting? Mr. Russell responded that tjiey knew who they were but did not bring those because the Board could terminate therri M any time, whether it was before April 10 or after April 10.

Mrs. Brody added that staffing cuts were Jjefore them^or action and it was not only just the certified staffing cuts; it was the totaTMtaffing cuts. Mr. Russell stated that Ms understanding was that the recommendation was as a prelude to budgetary decisions and that at the time budgetary decisions were made, many of those positions could conceivably be placed back into the budget; that classified positions were not a concern at that point.

After further questioning about the Central Office staffing, Mr. Russell explained that the names on the list were only in the sense of recommendations by the Superintendent at the March 30 meeting and those on federal funds, and those would be the only classified ones other than aides and clerical, etc., that had not been brought forth because they were not on a continuing contract. HEARINGS cont'd

The following persons then addressed the Board:

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Thomasene Cudjoe

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Tip Sabin

Pat Musgrave

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Dave Renfro

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HEARINGS cont'd Ms. Cudjoe and Mr. Sabin spoke regarding middle school counseling services.

< Mr. Musgrave's remarks were in support of the driver education program. Dr. Payzant responded to Mr. Musgrave's remarks, stating that they had checked with the State Department of Education on several questions with respect to driver education; that they would not be permitted to have a driver education program during the school year where tuition was charged, even if it were before or after school; they now have a summer driver education program where they do charge tuition, and it was his understanding that although the State Department would prefer that they not offer it in the summer or on a tuition basis if they did not have it during the school year as a regular part of the program, that at this point there was nothing to prohibit them from doing it, and he would hope that they would continue to offer it on a tuition basis as a summer program.

Mr. Renfro directed his remarks to the image of the Oklahoma City Public Schools and confidence in its instructional and educational programs as it related to reduction in the instructional staff. i |

Ms. Jones spoke in support for high school counselors and the services which they perform.

After Dr. Hamm stated that the Chair was open for a motion relative to the recommendations presented, Mr. Donwerth stated that having received the information on the terminati’lbns only a few minutes before, he did not think they really had time to make the decision; that they were in a predicament financially and something had to be done; that he did not have the solution to offset what was necessary to keep the traditional programs; that he did not know the cost of the college-bound program that had been added to the district, and if it was a program that they needed to keep more than they would need to keep the driver education program, in terms of if it provided services for more children, or if driver education was more important to more students than losing some of the counselors. He suggested that maybe action couldbe delayed until the next evening since there would be a Vo-Tech meeting then and possibly the 1-89 meeing could be continued to reconvene before the Vo-Tech meeting, and prior to that time board members could get some questions answered. After a brief discussion, Dr. Hamm suggested that maybe board members could raise their questions and answers could be found with further discussion.

Mr. Donwerth then inquired for further clarification, that in approving the list, that they were not approving doing away with driver education at that meeting, but it would come up as budget items would be approved later? Dr..Payzaht explained that they would be giving themselves the flexibility to not reempToy-qr to reassign some of those people later on if they agreed with the recommendations he had-iffifle; that if they rejected the recommendations, they would limit their options down the line, and at budget time if they had to cut $1.5 million or $2 million, then they could only cut at that time in areas where they had the flexibility to do it, and that coujd- be positrons where there were vacancies, which might be elementary teaching positions or something else, which could lock them into the decision -of.P§cfj4ng they would raise the class size at elementary schools rather than cut other programs because they would have no way of doing it after April 10; that they could always change their rfnnd between then and the time that the budget was finalized. " «■ _ Mr. Donwerth inquired further that any teacher .that was-notified that they would not be reemployed or their contract would not be fxtended^-c-ofnd be changed? Dr. Payzant replied that yes, they could be reemployed.

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Hamm stated that it was his understanding that voting to approve the recommendations not necessarily mean that the people listed were going to be terminated; that it not set in concrete at that time, but would be done later on when they finalized budget.

Dr. Payzant explained that it meant legally that they would be terminated by the action of the Board,''but it did not preclude their rehiring them; for example, if they decided to continue the driver education program as part of their budget deliberations through the spring, once they made that decision, then the driver education people would be reassigned to driver education which would free up positions that they were assigned to based on the list, and allow the Board to hire back x-number of people.

Mr. Donwerth added that he was not suggesting that the high school college-bound program be eliminated, but should the Board decide that the driver education program was more valuable to more students than that program and would eliminate it before they eliminated the driver education program, then they would be caught up in the same dilemma with the teachers in the college-bound program.

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Dr. Payzant stated that his point was that as long as they were talking about dealing with people who had continuing contracts, the only choice that the Board would have down the road would be to eliminate positions where there were indeed vacancies and xthey would be governed by that reality, not by necessarily a consciousdecision that one program was more valuable than another.

Mrs. Hill noted that there were only two driver education teachers listed. Dr. Payzant replied that because most of the driver education teachers were tenured teachers who had certification in other areas, and as tenured teachers under the law they would have a prior claim on positions, and if you had a driver education teacher who had been in the district for fifteen years and had tenure, who was certified as a physical education teacher, that person would have to be reassigned to physical education and they would have to bump a probationary physical education teacher, which was as shown on the list; that all of the poeple on the list who would actually be terminated were probationary teachers; that they were not tenured teachers; that on the tenured teachers' list were people who may be reassigned to another position in the district at a different salary; for example, there were different work years for counselors and for librarians and for the regular classroom teachers, and if you were reassigned from the librarian position to a regular classroom teaching position, you would work fewer days, which would have the impact of reducing salary and that decision had to be made and people notified prior to April 10.

Mrs. Brody stated that one of her concerns was the dismantling of programs and she felt,Xhat more discussion was needed before making a decision; that on March 30 they received a total of tentative staffing plans which included all staffing --clerical, classified, certified administrators, and at that meeting they only got the list of the*certified; that she was afraid that if the Board would go ahead and approve the recommendations for the certified people and at budget time would decide to go back and fund their programs and inform those persons that they would be the first called for those programs, they would lose a lot of the people in the meantime; that she had a concern that when you begin to dismantle a counseling program, that was exactly what they would be doing, and counselors were needed; that priorities had been set in the school system and it was known that children had to have good self-esteem, good self-concepts, and with a diverse school system, they had to help children with that; that it had been continually stated that human relations was one of the goals, but they were going to cut the human relations consultant and the guidance counselors; that she would like to see the total staffing and perhaps there were other places that could be cut; that she was willing to makequts, but she was not willing to make cuts where it impacted on a child in the classroom the most, and that she would like more discussion on the recommendations before making a decision. crMâ€™-^ditional comments about the time-line, Dr. Payzant stated that the Board could turn down the recommendations, but he wanted them to understand that even if they disagreed with specific pieces, if they did not act on them in twenty-four hours, â€˘ they'wuld have losXJhe ability to do that for this year, and when they would have to make decisions about the budget, he thought they would want to protect some flexibility for themselves to make judgments on what they thought their real priorities were and what they ought to be fg>*-thQ sq.honl district; that there was no way to do a total budget now because they'd id not know what the legislature was going to do; that they didnot know a lot of things; that there could be a delay in making a decision, but nTs concern was to meet the statutory requirements.

Mr. Donwerth mentioned how the' jgoard had dipped into the reserve fund in order to make up the present budget, and fewaJaiai,the^reserves were for the Oklahoma City School District as compared to other school^tfi str ic'ts in the state. Dr. Hamm, again, asked for a motion to make a decrffon^ on the recommendations.

Mrs. Hill stated that she did agree with the Superintendent in that last year they did do some shifting of job changes and since there was no reduction in salary, it did not help budgetwise; that in looking at the sheets, she really felt confident that all of those people that were listed would be with them next year, maybe not in .. exactly the same position that they had; that she did have a concern about driver education, not necessarily because it had been in the system a long time, but because she thought it reached a lot of students; that she had noticed in the Superintendent's recommendation 15.5 special education teaching positions with the addition of $227,000, which was about as much as the cost for driver education, and she had noticed from the vacancy lists all year that there had been a shortage of special education teachers; that some of the schoolshad not had full-time special education teachers all year ahd the recommendation was for more; that she was not saying that it was not something that they needed, but she was wondering if they were adding things that they were not going to be able to fulfill; that she thought there?were several questions on driver education, that they needed to have it broken down costwise a little bit more, because a lot of parents had asked different questions as to the breakdown. She then stated that part of the driver education teachers did not teach driver education all day, and she wondered if in the breakdown of $255,000 if the driver education teachers had been figured into that as part-time or full-time?

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__. JNUTESJ^^En^J^..^^ Dr. Payzant said the breakdown was based on the equivalent of seventeen (17) full-time Discussion positions, which did not take into account the additional expenses for the automobiles, Personnel cont'd the gas and oil, and maintenance, those kinds of cost. Mrs. Hill continued that she had mentioned something that really did not have to be decided at that meeting; that looking at the middle school counselors, she had assumed that they were trying to equalize the load at the middle school so that each middle school counselor would have about the same load; that their ratio was very high.

In response, Dr. Payzant stated that it would not leave any middle school without counseling services; it was just that the ratio would be higher that it should be, 450 to 1, but it would be applied evenly across the district. Dr. Start noted that he had observed that members of the Board had only talked about things they did not like; that he, too, did not like to do anything that was on the list of recommendations, but all of them had asked to be on the Board of Education and were going to have to make some tough decisions; that the Superintendent had given his presentation on March 30 after which time Board members could have asked questions for additional information; that notice must be given before April 10, and he was concerned as to why the Board could not make its decision at that meeting. Dr. Start continued by making a motion for acceptance of the personnel recommendation, recommending the nonreemployment of the list of persons for the reason that a reduction.#in staff work force was necessitated by a decline in enrollment and loss of fun ds.

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Hill.

Mrs. Brody stated that when they received the recommendations, it was also said that they had the right to discuss and state their priorities; that she would like to remind everyone that in budget considerations, they could also invite back clerical help, custodial help, and administrators, not just the certified people that could be asked to come back on the payroll; that some of the priorities were in the clerical and custodial personnel; but knowing that when you begin to terminate people, they tend to go somewhere else; that with the guidance and counseling program and the human relations consultant, they had stated over and over again that they were important; that if they could see the whole picture of the whole system of positions in the system other than just the certified people, she would like to do that. Mr. Donwerth commented that he could vote on the motion at that meeting as long as it was with the understanding that they were doing so only because of the statutory law, that those persons must be notified.

Mrs.' Hermes stated that she was not ready to vote on the recommendations as a total package;â– '-that as had bggtupointed out, if they vote out^the human relations consultant, it would be gone; that Dr. Payzant had suggested that they add a coordinator of arts (K-12), with'the elimination of two arts coordinators arid the addition of two; that there was a media specialist slot thatâ€™-wa^-uacant that she would like to see eliminated; that she knew that they were going^-td talk money allocations for all of the different departments, bu;t>^Jje would like to talk positions first and money allocations later. Amendment Failed

After further discussion, Mrs. Herme^-mo^d to^ amend the motion to remove the human relations consultant from the list"for nom*6employment. The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Brody. \ Mrs. Hill commented that she had questioned the Superintendent as to if the human relations consultative work could be handled in staff development, and the Superintendent's answer to her was it could.

Mr. Donwerth inquired as to if they eliminated one position, would they have a human relations consultant at all? Dr. Payzant responded that one of the differences of opinion had been whether you have major responsibility for human relations in one person within the staff development office or whether it should be spread across several positions; that this was debated at great length a year ago when he recommended that the position be deleted arid it was reinstated by the Board; that in the best of all worlds, it was desirable to have it; did it mean â€˜"th at human relations was not going to be a priority or concern if the position should go; that hQman reflations would continue to be a priority, but it would have to be picked up by some other people. On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mr. Dulan, no; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the amendment failed.

R. #88 Acceptance of Recommendation Nonreemployment of Persons

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R.#88 Amendment Failed Acceptance of Recommendation Mrs. Brody moved to amend the motion to keep the guidance and counseling positions and Nonreemployment of ÂŤthose persons be eliminated from the green sheet. She added that she was not asking Persons cont'd that they put them back and not make any cuts, but she would like to put those back in and then somehow cut staff elsewhere.

The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Hermes. Mr. Donwerth commented that he did not want to take the human relations consultant position out either, or the guidance and counseling positions, but it was his understanding that the original motion was only to notify those people, and not do away with the positions; that he was hoping that between now and when the final budget was approved that they could do something to save all of those or as many of the programs as they could.

Dr. Hamm stated that he shared the same concern regarding the newly established resource teacher positions; that the resource teacher at Grant was a football coach that was well liked, and he would do all within his power to see that he was picked up in some other area and was kept there as a coach.

Dr. Start added that he thought they all needed to be reminded that board members may not champion individual employees or individual programs, because their objective was not to administer the day-to-day operation of the school system, but theirs was to make policy, develop procedures, and they should be carefulabout becoming an advocate for a single employee in the district or a single position.

On Toll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, no; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mr. Dulan, no; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, no. Dr. Hamm declared that the amendment failed. Mrs. Hill commented that she thought they did need to realize that they were there to set policy; that they were very concerned about those positions and would do their best to see what they could do as the budget progressed. She then called for the question.

On roll call for the original motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that*-the motion carried. R. #89 Acceptance of. Resignation

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan for the acceptance of the fcJfieMsnation of Denise K. Trattner, a certified employee, effective May 29, 1981.

On .roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes";Ws. Hill, yesMr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. â€žDr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURSFTASING

R. #90 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrance

It was movfd by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of Marp^ payrolls and authorization of April payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as 1 Wtsd^for March 11-31, 1981. Mrs. Hill asked about Associates.

an encumbrance^listeT^for payment to Kapner, Wolfberg and

" J#

Dr. Payzant explained that the agreement was for an initial fee of $49,500, and the balance of the agreement'Was based on a performance contract where they would receive a prorated share of any savings that accrued to the district as the result of the implementation of their plans to make the maintenance operation more efficient; that a number of positions that had become vacant in maintenance had been frozen and not refilled; that Kapner and Wolfberg were getting paid based on an actual assessment of savings that had accrued to the district as the result of their work on a week-tdweek basis.

Mrs. Brody inquired about an encumbrance to pay Grover Cleveland Arts Institute?

Mr. Allen stated that it was a tour situation where students toured the facilities; that he would go to the purchase order and check the information for her. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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Purchasi ng

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following purchasing items:

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies (rulers, metric sticks, thermometers, metric mice, etc.) for use in External Funding Projects from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Constructive Playthings Thompson Book & Supply

Total

697.25 583.30

1,280.55

These purchases are to be charged to 240.01, Title I, and have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Toilet Tissue Purchase of toilet tissue for use by Custodial Services from Morrison Paper Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $6,407.50 is to be charged to Account G 650.01.

Wax Stripper nr Purchase of wax stripper for use by Custodial Services from A-Bear's Maintenance Supply which submitted the low quotation on specifications. This expenditure .in the amount of $4,496.00 is to be charged to Account G 650.01.

Fans Purchase of fans for use at Capitol Hill High School from Emsco Electric Supply Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,025.00 is to be charged to Account G 1230.03.

5. - Lumber Purchase of lumber (ash, birch, red cedar, white pine, poplar, plywood, etc.) for use by Industrial Arts and Vocational Programs from the following companies which .submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Denton Drive Lumber Company, Inc. Frank Paxton Lumber Company .. v Total

$ 20,752.50 19,760.70 --------------------

$40,513.20

These purchases are to be charged :WnAeeeunt-.G 240.01.

Audio-Vis-ugl^'Ecujipment Purchase of audio-visual eqHipjnent (record players, microphones, tape players, etc.) for use at various loca^i^gs. from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (prices taken rr^ffi^^dlo^Visual Quotation #5834):

National Educators Supply Dowlings, Inc.

â€˘*<

Total

2,018.73 5,331.25

7,349.98

These purchases are to be charged to 1230.03, Title 4B, and have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 7.

Plumbing Supplies

Purchase Of plumbing supplies (couplings, ells, plugs, tubing, clamps, faucets, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Federal Corporation Crane Supply Company Mideke Supply Company Cooper Supply Company Central Plumbing Supply, Inc.

Total

96.36 133.00 17.75 866.23 16.00

1,129.34

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

R. #91 Approval of Purchasing Items

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^TO

Purchasing cont'd 8.

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies and equipment for art and home economics classes (weaving boards, frames, pitchers, laundry baskets, toasters, etc.) to be used in various schools, from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

NAS CO Sax Arts & Crafts Anchor Equipment Company, Inc. Farberware Total

216.65 418.94 581.80 38.25

1,255.64

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: G 240.01 G 1230.03 Total

269.50 986.14

1,255.64

Paint Purchase of paint for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: â€˘r Del Paint Mfg. Company 8,817.50 Glidden Paint Company 7,920.00 Cook Paint & Varnish Company 7,620.00

$ 24,357.50

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05. 10.

Steel, Iron and Pipe

Purchase of steel, iron and pipe for use by Industrial Arts, Vocational Programs and Maintenance/Engineering Depaetment from the following companies which submitted the low quotation on specifications: Steel Supply Company Earl M. Jorgensen Company

$ 21,700.09

Total

9,668.51 12,031.58

These:, purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G 240.01 BL 5620.05 -

11.

$ 20,695.65 1,004.44

Total

Instructional Supplies, Indd^tj^tal Arts Equipment and Materials Purchase of instructional supplies, industrial -arts equipment and materials (bits, grinding wheels, drills, saws, Zanders,-^xJ^en and acetylene line regulators, etc.) for use by various vocationalâ€™ departments from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Mid-States Industrial Supply, Inc. Brodhead-Garrett Company Mideke Supply Company Whitton Supply Company Hart Industrial Supply Company CACO, Inc. Severin Supply Company Snap-On Tools Corporation McKilligan Supply Corporation Paxton/Patterson United Tool, Inc. B & S Welding Supply, Inc. Stephens Industrial Supply Gates Hardware & Supply Company A Weldors Supply, Inc. Total

369.66 244.00 5,039.11 3,070.80 268.61 238.62 30.76 115.90 786.38 19.44 824.50 75.58 27.56 27.16 972.00

$ 12,110.08

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Purchasing cont'd

Instructional Supplies, Industrial Arts Equipment and Materials cont'd

11. *

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: G 240.01 G 1230.03

$ Total

12.

R. #91 Approval of Purchasing Items cont'd

688.51 11,421.57

$ 12,110.08

Athletic Equipment and Supplies

Purchase of athletic equipment and supplies (footballs, basketballs, baseballs, jerseys, shoes, warm-up suits, etc.) for use by various schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: Willis Medical Company, Inc. Play Sports Activities Company Alert Services Champion Products Blumenfeld Sport Net Company Coast Marketing Group Elk Sporting Goods * Dan McGee Sporting Goods, Inc. Sportmaster ir Snitz Manufacturing Company Micro Bio-Medics, Inc. Twid's Sporting Goods Wolverine Sports Noble Sporting Goods Vai's Sports U. S. Athletic Supply Company, Inc.

Total

777.75 598.80 1,352.70 1,600.08 920.16 1,163.33 13,916.29 8,148.41 649.51 29.20 103.60 121.35 47.02 8,399.90 144.95 3,973.04

$ 41,964.09

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G G G G

240.00 240.01 1230.03 1230.11

Total

920.16 22,648.46 16,617.32 1,760.15

$ 41,946.09

Mrs. Hilt'inquired abau-Wtem 3, purchase of wax stripper to be used with cold-water.

;

Mr. Allen, Director of Purchasing, explained that the item was descussed in the Maintenance Department and i J.WciTTrgreed-upon mainly because cold more accessible in buildings. -fc. - ■ Dr. Payzant responded to Mrs.,Brody when she asked for an explanation of as found in item 1 by stating that,they are metric measuring instruments in a mold of little animals.

with persons water is

metric mice that are cast

Mr. Allen also explained to Mrs. Hill regarding r^em S-and the purchase of smaller priced items by bid because they were part of>a large^opd^r. Mrs. Hill also inquired about the purchase of athletic equipment in item 12, some with school colors, and soccdr shoes. Ms. Mason explained that some of the shoes ordered in colors would have no effect on her recommendation with regard to athletics, and through discussion^’ it was nbted’that soccer shoes were iwornrfor other things besides soccer;7 \

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. HilT, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. The Central Food Services Department Financial Statement as of February 28, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board. Dr. Start commented that the Central Food Service manager should be complimented for the report plus his insistence on quality operation.’ Dr. Hamm stated that when he went into the various congressmen's offices while he was in Washington lobbying support of the school lunch program, they recognized him as being from the district Howard White was from.

Central Food Service Statement - Information to the Board

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R. #92 Approval of Revision of Policy JECBC Admission of Underage Children to Kindergarten

I Before the policy was submitted for consideration, Dr. Hamm called on Tommie Lou Levi,| who had requested to address the Board on the subject. I « Ms. Levi expressed her objection to the entire policy of allowing kindergarten students to enroll before reaching the age of five.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of revision of Policy JECBC as follows:

JECBC

ADMISSION OF UNDERAGE CHILDREN TO KINDERGARTEN

The Board believes that it may be beneficial to some children to

enfoll in public school kindergarten at an earlier age than specified by state law.

Therefore, children four years of age whose

fifth birthday is after September 1 and before December 2 may enroll in public school kindergarten on a tuition basis.

The

tuition charge will be equal to the per capita cost per kin-

dergarten student for the previous school year and must be paid each semester in advance. Underage children who have paid tuition to attend kindergarten in ■t**'

a school district may attend the first grade tuition free the following year,

if they have successfully mastered the expected

kindergarten -srirflls as determined by an assessment team. Children will remain in kindergarten the following year tuition

free if they do not master the required skills. --

Underage children who^bave shown mastery of skills before the school year has ended may accfCt’

t to the next level.

Tuition

Underage children who have not attended a district kindergarten will not be placed in the first grade the following year. Underage children living in the district and attending private accredited kindergarten may transfer to a district kindergarten

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JECBC on a tuition basis at the end of the first semester and upon suc-

cessful mastery of kindergarten skills may attend first grade the following year without paying tuition.

Underage children who

attended public school kindergarten outside the district may not enter the first grade in the district the following year.

Underage children living outside the district and attending

public school kindergarten elsewhere may transfer on a tuition basis to a district kindergarten before the beginning of second semester.

Upon successful completion of kindergarten skills,

the

child will be eligible for the first grade tuition free.

The district will honor all out-of-state kindergarten transfers

for underage children tuition free who are legally enrolled in a public school in keeping with the age regulation of the sending

state.

For students moving out of the district prior to the end of the semester tuition will be reimbursed according to the following

schedule:

If a child drops out of the program between the first and

third week of the semester the district will reimburse 80% of

the semester's tuition. ,,ÂŤ--3* *ÂťZf the child drops out of the program between the fourth and

ninth week of the semester the district will reimburse 40% of

the semester's tuition. 3.

After the ninth week of take-semester no reimbursement of the tuitiGgtejjd.il be made.

^With reference to Ms. Levi's-remarks, Dr. Start stated that there was no evidence that social maturity was equated with age.

Mr. Donwerth expressed a concern that families who had as equally bright children were deprived and discriminated against because they could not afford the tuition. Dr. Start referred to a federally ftinded program foripreschool children sponsored by the Community-Action Program for the poor.

After Mr. Dulan inquired about the cost of explained that it cost $700 a year to send not a mental capacity thst that allows the social maturity test which they must pass matter how old they are.

tuition for the program, Mrs. Hermes a child through the program; that it is child to get into the program, but a by scoring five years and zero months no

Members of the Board discussed further the tuition, the requirement that the children have to meet to enter the program, if the tuition covers the expenses, the belief in developmental learning, and other.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, no. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #92 Approval of Revision of Policy JECBC Admission of Underage Children to Kindergarten cont'd

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981 - CONT1D

R. #93 Approval of Policy JFCA - Student Dress Code

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the revised Policy JFCA as follows:

' JFCA

STUDENT DRESS CODE

The Board recognizes the right of students to express themselves

in the manner of dress.

Students have the right to choose their

own arooming and clothing styles, provided that such apparel is

in keeping with community standards and in conformance with established guidelines. In choosing school attire, a student and parent should give

strong consideration to the effect such attire will have upon other students in the school. of health,

Provided,

further, that standards

safety, and morality are not violated or the manner of

dress causes or

school disorder.

interferes with work, or creates classroom or

Specifically, the wearing of the following

items of apparel are either prohibited or required, as stated:

Attire that reveals the chest is prohibited;

Shorts -and cutoffs Cutoffs are prohibited;

Attire that exposes the bare midriff is prohibited; and

Footwear must be worn.

E&sgptions tQjtbe above may be made to meet needs of specific

ciasslB^. Signs,

slogans,

and jewelry that are obscene or vulgar are

prohibited^

Adopted: December 17, 1979 ' Revised: Cross Reference: JFH Oklahoma City School District

Mrs. Hermes expressed her disapproval of middle school and high school girls being allowed to^wear shorts to class. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Hermes, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes â€˘ no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start for adoption of Policy GCQD/GDQD follows: «

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS The Board recognizes the right of its employees to join or not join

R. #94 Approval of Revised Policy GCQD/GDQD Employee Organizations

employee organizations. Employees shall not be discriminated against because of their decision

to exercise or not to exercise the right to participate in employee

organi zati ons. Persons who desire not to be represented by any organization may so state

in writing to the Board. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start for adoption of Policy EBA as follows:

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INSPECTION

R. #95 Adoption of Policy EBA Buildings and Grounds Inspection

The Board believes that school facilities should be clean, attractive, and safe for students and employees.

The Board directs the Superintendent to

implement procedures for regular inspection of buildings and grounds for cleanliness, attractiveness, and safety. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Mrs. Hermes stated that she would like to go on record, and hoping that the other members of the Board would support her, as directing Dr. Payzant to look into budget /^uts^Tn't’he following areas: Custodians; that she knew they were put in buildings by a formula, but would like it checked because as she went through the different building staffs,‘’-s.ome buildings seemed to have a disproportionate number of custodians; Computer Services; that' she would like to see two positions looked at closely,"one computer operator and one programmer; Personnel Department, that the support staff seemed a little"disproportionate. She^a.dded that she would also like for the Superintendent to look at eliminating the AssTstant Coordinator of Arts K-12, which was a new recommendation. ,

Comments and Request Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Hill commented that if they were to look at the cost of programs, she thought that they needed to look at Cen tal HEARINGS cont'd

The hearings portion of the agenda was continued with^e following persons addressing the Board:

(12)

Rhonda Ransbm

(13)

Bonnie Dougharty

(14)

Carol Shipley

(15)

Ycedra Daughty

Each of the speakers directed their remarks to the subject of planning time for elementary teachers. Mrs. Hill commented that she would like for Dr. Payzant to look at the annex problem and see that those persons who are in the annexes; where it is at all possible, have them moved into the regular building.

Comments Mrs. Hill

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EXECUTIVE SESSION

Session Approved - 10:40 p.m.

R. #97 Returned to Open Session 12:05 a.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into ^executive session to discuss negotiations, litigation, and personnel.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes wereasfol lows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT

R. #98 Adjournment 12:06 a.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

President STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board T)f Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, including Saturdays, Sund^s, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanentâ€™TyOblic view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witn&ss-my hand and seal of this school district th

day of

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Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

r.FRTTFICATFD-TFMPflRARY;

NAME

SALARY

ANNUAL:

Louis. Geraline

Wilson Principal's Secy.

2-25-81

$ 647.

Boone. Glenda

Harrison Primary

2-27-81

$11408.

McNeil, Luz

Shidler Bilingual Aide

2-23-81

600.

Deal, Shirley

Roosevelt Social Studies

2-24-81

10511.

Mobbs, Alma

Reading Center Reading Aide

3-23-81

590.

Escoe, Charles

Emerson Math

3-02-81

14069.

O'Bannon, Jacqueline

Buchanan Teacher's Aide

3-02-81

590.

Ruth, Lahoma

External Funding Clerk/Typist

3-23-81

600.

Day Care Aide-------

3-23-81

619.

Dunbar Media Aide P.T.

3-09-gl

236.

PROFFSSIONAI -TFCHNTCAI :

Smith. Candaisv Research Associate

Owens, Chequita

3-03-81

12960.

Valentine, Betty

West Nichols Hills

MONTHIY:

PROFESSIONAL. OTHER: nr

■

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

Givens, Amy

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

3-09-81

Womack, Lena

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

3-12-81

610.

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE: Almon, Johnnie

Helper

3-03-81

3.51

Austin, Leandra

Helper

3-03-81

3.51

Bullock, Ladon

Helper

3-11-81

3.51

SUPPORT:

Chambless, Marguerite

Helper

3-03-81

3.51

CLERICAL:

Davis. Christine

Helper

3-04-81

3.51

Gabriel, Dorothy ...... _

Helper

3-05-81 --

3.51

Black, Beatrice ....

NAME

------------- tag.--------------

Johnson Teacher's Aide

ASSIGNMENT

3-09-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

610.

590.

NAME

SALARY

SUPPORT:

-■■■

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION:

FOOD SERVICE:

SALARY

Bergeron, Delayne

Bus Driver

2-26-81

$ 418.

Cable, Jimmy

Bus Driver

2-24-81

418.

Crager, Dee

Bus Driver

3-02-81

418.

Johnson, Bernie

Bus Driver

3-11-81

418.

Bus Driver

3-23-81

418.

?Melper

3-05-81

$ 3.51

Haggy, Elsie

Helper

'^-25-81

3.51

Harrison, Marie

Helper

3-02-81^*“'

James, Grade

Helper

3-04-81

3.51

Muman, Lovanda

Helper

2-26-81

3.51

Martin, David

Bus Driver

3-13-81

418.

Proctor, Frances

Helper

3-03-81

3.51

Mosley* Ivan

Bus Driver

3-05-81

418.

Seay, Tommie

Helper

2-27-81

3.51

Newton, Lloyd

Bus Driver

3-13-81

418.

;

Helper

3-12-81

3.51

Snith, Felicia

Bus Driver

3-12-81

418.

Smith, Wanda

Helper

3-04-81

3.51

Williams, James

Bus Driver

3-12-81

418.

Wrice, Evelyn

Heiner

3-04-81

3.51

Beaird, Orvil

Washington Head Custodian

3-23-81

859.

Bennett, Michael

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-16-81

625.

Dorman, Lauren

Arthur Custodial Worker

3-09-81

691.

;

Garton, Margaret'

Sloan, Janet

*■

--!T?^jones, Brent

• STUDENT TRAINEE:

Williams, Rodney

HOURLY:

Trainee

3-02-81

3.10

SERVICE: !

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

------------------SALARY

SUPPORT: MONTHLY:

SERVICE: Hill, Linda

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-16-81

$ 625.

Hytche, Herbert

Rogers Assistant Custodian

3-16-81

825.

Lloyd, Ben

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-05-81

625.

Martin, Frank

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-27-81

625.

‘ Pittman, Jessie

Adams Custodial Worker

3-02-81

625.

3-03-81

747.

3-06-81

675.

- All Schools Custodial Worker --------------------e Johnson Custodial Worker w*

Rector, James

Roberts, George Williams, Louis

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-04-81

747.

Witcher, Richard

All Schools' Custodial Worker

3-03-81

80S.

Campus Officer

2-18-81

875.

CAMPUS POLICE: Moore, James

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME ■./—

’■'V ---- -----------------

CERTIFICATED:

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

DeSpain, Richard

Capitol Hill High English

5-29-81

Andree, Suzanne

Webster Math/Sci'ence

5-29-81

Douglas, Curtis

Capitol Hill Middle Science

5-29-81

Atkins, Dorothy

Polk Intermediate

5-29-81

Douglas, Jane

Shidler Kindergarten

^.05-81

Baby, Melissa

Wilson Primary

5-29-81

Eubanks, Carol

Polk Learning Center

5-29-81

Baker, Geraldine

Capitol Hill Middle Resource

5-29-81

Fay, Edgar

Marshall Special Education

5-29-81

Bengston, L.H.

Grant Social Studies

5-29-81

Fowler. Harold

Southeast Drafting

5-29-81

Bias, Shirlev

Special Services Psychometrist

5-59-81

Frank, Judith

North Highland Intermediate

5-29-81

Biggs, Suzanne

RanchoKindergarten

5329-81

Galloway, John

Southeast Science/Coach

5-29-81

Blockman, Barbara

Jefferson Industrial Arts

5-29-81

Garrett, Connie

External Funding Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Boldien, Cherryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Grayson, Kristin

Lee Lau Language

5-29-81

Brown, Melissa

Curriculum^ Vocal Music

2-20-81

Hall, Peggy

Webster Soc. St/Lang Arts

5-29-81

Harris, Cheryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Bryant, Vicki

External Funding Speech Pathologist

■

4.-

--—

Burrall, Sharen

Rancho Phvs. Handicapped

5-29-81

Harris, Sherri

Edgemere Primary

5-29-81

Caldwell, Cheryl

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Henley, Lois

Dewey Reading

5-29-81

Carruthers, Claude

Star Spencer Social Studies

5-29-81

Hicks, Marcia

Lee Primary

5-29-81

Cody, Cynthia

Jackson Social Studies

5-29-81

Holt, Deborah

Star Spencer Special Education

5-29-81

SALARY

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1 i I

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pogue, Lana

Roosevelt. Reading

5-29-81

Hoot, Marion

Jackson Language Arts

5-29-81

Rider, Alfonzo

Jackson Social Studies

5-29-81

Hull, Stephen

Marshall Language Arts

5-29-81

Robbins, Barry

Capitol Hill Middle Reading

5-29-81

Hulsey, Linda

Capitol Hill Middle Special Education

5-29-81

Rowan, Eleanor

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Irvin, Debra

Taft Special Education

3-27-81

Royer, Ginny

Capitol Hill Middle Vocal Music

5-29-81

Karlin, Julie

Shields Heights Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Scherler, Brandt

Capitol Hill Middle Resource

5-2’9-81

Killian, Debbie

Willow Brook Primary

5-29-81

Smith, Melanie

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Lilly, Brenda

Hoover Language Arts

5-29-81

Stewart, Dorothy

Rogers Science

5-29-81

Malloy, Malinda

Dunbar Special Education

2-27-81

Stewart, John

Jackson Resource

5-29-81

McGuire, Jeanette

Central English

5-29-81

Stoabs, Suzanne

Special Services Psychometrist

5-29-81

Mitchell, Steve

Special Services Psychometrist

5-29-81

Suchy, Linda

Marshall Home Economics

5-29-81

Montes, Loretta

Linwood Lau Language

5-29-81

Thomas, Marvin

Central Youth Re-entry

5-29-81

Moreno, Anthony

Southeast Band

5-29-81

Thompson, Jayne

Grant Drama

5-29-81

O'Keefe, Kathleen

Douglass Special Education

5-29-81

Trosper, Daniel

King/Creston Hills Special Education

5-29-81

Parker. Deborah

Rogers Special Education

5-29-81

Jackson Science

5-29-81

Pleasant, Alice

Spencer Kindergarten

5-29-81

Rogers Language Arts

5-29-81

CERTIFICATED:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

...

Varner, Janet

.....Marshall Speech/Lang. Arts

5-29-385r—.

Villar, Nestor

Capitol Hill High 5<sf6isource

5-29-31

iTurner. Marv Anna Tyler, Mary M.

SALARY

NAME

2-13-8]

Vann, Cindy

External Funding Nurse

5-29-81

Wilson, Gale

Central Re-entry

5-29-31-—

CLERICAL:

Wingate, Julia

Parker Intermediate

5-29-81

XSifinow, Ila

5-29-81

Adams Attendance Clerk

2-27-81

Banks, Bell

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide

3-12-81

Farmer, Alwilda

Rogers Learning Center Aide

2-14-81

Holt, Maria

Lee Teacher's Aide

3-24-81

5-29-81

Horton, Rosemary

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide

3-13-81

PROFFSSIONAI OTHFR: Adelblue, Barbara

Special Services Nurse

Braxton, Janice

External Funding Career Awareness Sp.

2-27-81

Shumate, Linda

Treasurer's Office Adm. Secretary I

3-11-81

Gleichman, Emmy

Special Services Nurse

5-29-81

Wayne, Wenette

Taft Attendance Clerk

6-12-81

Keester, Clifford

External Funding Sheet Metal/Welding

6-05-81

Levy, Eleen

Special Services Nurse

5-29-81

Mitchell, Patricia

Rogers Nurse

5-29-81

Murnan, Lovanda

Helper

2-27-81

Smith, James

External Funding Auto Mechanic

6-05-81

Rucker, Mary

Helper

2-02-81

<■

SALARY

-4 SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE

External funding Indian Eel. Advisor

Capitol Hill High Social Studies ’’X . ------ , ,,.5-29-81

Dewey Intermediate <%5S-

ASSIGNMENT

Sweezy, Glynna

White, Robert

Youngwerth, Margaret

NAME

SALARY

^00D SERVICE:

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

2-02-81

Helper

TRANSPORTATION:

Bergeron, Delayne

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SERVICE:

FOOD SERVICE: Tudor, Leona

NAME

3-11-81

Bus Driver

Dowdy, Harvey

Jackson Assistant Custodian

3-31-81

Gower, Letha

Westwood Head Custodian

3-25-81

Parton, Patrick

Bodine Custodial Worker

3-06-81

Patterson, Angela

Hoover Custodial Worker

3-04-81

Pierce, Lloyd

All Schools Custodial Worker

2-26-81 3-06-81

Campbell, Peter

Bus Driver

2-27-81

Poe, William

Arthur Custodial Worker

Clark, Petrick

Bus Driver ,T

3-13-81

Roberts, George

Johnson Custodial Worker

3-09-81

Jeter, Jerald

Bus Driver *>

2-27-81

Smith, Linda

Central Custodial Worker

2-02-81

Mason, James

Bus Driver

3-04-81

Smith, Todd'

Willard Custodial Worker

3-06-81

Parton, Elton

Bus Driver

3-06-81

Saleem, Zaimah

Bus Aide

2-20-81

Spunaugle, Barbara

Dispatcher/ Bus Driver

3-27-81

Painter

3-03-81

Thompson. Ellis

Bus Driver

3-02-81

■

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING McCool, Alonzo

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

Sv.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

—'“saE

EFFECTIVE DATE -

X. ’

RFTIRFMFNTS: ^MINISWiTIVE:

PARENTAL LEAVE: Carter, Mary B.

Sequoyah Special Education

5-29-81

Boyd, Arthur

Parker Principal

5-29-81

Reynolds, Anita

Webster Counselor

6-05-81

Jackson, Frances

Assessment/Placement Coordinator

6-09-81

Vann, Synthia

Mayfair Primary

5-29-81

Kelly,. Leslie'" - .xr"

Madison Principal

6-05-81

Biggs, Jack

Capitol Hill High Activities Director

5-29-81

Burdette, Mary

Northwest Journalism

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Clifton, Nola

Capitol Hill Middle Language Arts

5-29-81

PERSONAL LEAVE:

Ecton, Nellie

Northwest Math

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

Hanger, Gwendolyn

Northwest Math

5-29-81

Lackey, Toney”'-

Marshall Driver Education

5-29-81

McLeod, Havon

Emerson Language Arts

5-29-81

Moore, Mary

Northwest Science

5-29-81

Pitt, Peggy

Grant English

5-29-81

PERSONAL LEAVE: Echols, Martha E.

Southerland, Carla

SALARY

CERTIFICATED: Grant Special Education

Financial Secy.

4-27-81

3-09-81 ►

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

RETIREMENTS:

CERTIFICATED: Turner, Dorothy

Rockwood Primary

5-29-81

Walker, Edith

Linwood Primary

5-29-81

Willingham, Helen

Northwest Math

5-29-81

Wolfe. Ursula

Adams Kindergarten

5-29-81

Jefferson Nurse

5-29-81

PROFESSIONAL OTHER: Smith, Dorothy

151

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL

Supplement to Personnel Agenda 4/6/81

Date of Hire

Date of Termination

8-25-58 10-29-64

6-30-81 6-30-81

8-25-75 12-01-48 8-23-65 8-25-75

7-15-81 6-30-81 6-12-81 5-29-81

8-30-65

6-12-81

9-05-67 12/60 8/63 8/67 11/64 8/65 8/60 8/67 8/58

7-15-81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81

8/67 8/74 8/79 8/60 1/7 a 8/74 1/65 69-70 1/70 1/61 8/59 8/66 8/72 8/65 9/66 9/74 8/71

6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 6/12/81 5/29/81

Name

Position

Burleigh, Dorris Lesure, Lessie Parker, Delor.es

Asst, to Title I Adm. Coord. ESAA Assoc. Dir. Teacher Corps Admin. Title I Coord. Title I Psychometrist Reading Clinician Title I Teacher Leader Teacher Corps Learning Ctr. Consultant Reading Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant Reading Ctr. Clinician Reading Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant Reading Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant Learnint Center Resource Specialist Reading Ctr. Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant Diagnostician Reading Clinician Reading Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant Reading Clinician Reading Clinician Learning Ctr. Consultant learning Center Coord. Learning Ctr. Consultant Learning Ctr.^-Cn resultant Reading Clinician Reading Clinician Reading Clinician Facilitator

Tarver, Maree Bailey, Fannie B. Beall, Barry Perry, Juanita Trimble,

Tonya

Anderson, Julia J. Archer, Roy W. Bluitt, Betty Jean Brown, Robert A. Coyle, Mary Ellen Debose, Myrna W. Doerfler, Barbara A. Foster, Nedella H. Gray, Jacquelyn 0.

Lang, Juanicezetta Larson, Betty Jane Lee, Evelyn Malo, John Mills, Elizabeth C. Mo Moreland, Marva Jo Randle, Vera Ann Reese, Ella P'ear 1 Risdon, Doris E. .. Sadberry, NoVella Wallace, Donna L. ' Perry, Juanita L. McKenna, Kathleen Mitchell, Brendaâ€™*' Earle, Thelma

These persons have tenure as teachers in the district and will be re-assigned. If the position to which they are assigned is on a lower salary schedule, they will be paid accordingly.

152

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL

Supplement to Personnel Agenda

4/6/81

Date of Hire

Date of Termination

8-25-66 11-07-66 8-28-67 8-27-73 8-29-66 8-30-54 8-23-65 7-27-54

6-05-81 5-29-81 6-05-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-30-81 6-30-81 6-30-81

9-04-56 8-30-54 7-01-60 11-06-70 8-23-76 8-31-53 9-29-80 1-17-69 8-23-71 8-31-59 8-24-64 1-18-67 8-26-68 8-30-65 8-26-68 8-29-66 2-13-50 11-14-68 9-02-58 8-23-65

5-29-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-19-81 6-19-81 6-19-81 6-12-81

Name

Position

Barton, Charles Nichols, DorothyHill, Joe Clifton, Betty Hedges, Marian Keller, Edwin Turnell, Valeria Basey, Margaret Hurstâ€™f Gwendolyn

Counselor Elem. Counselor Counselor Reading Consultant Vocal Music Consultant Coord. Fine Arts Asst. Coord. Media Asst. Coord. Media Speech Therapist/ Consultant Asst. Coord. Guidance Asst. Coord. Guidance Psychometrist Psychometrist Chief School Psychologist ISC Consultant Counselor Counselor Principal Principal Asst. Principal Asst. Principal Principal Principal Teaching Principal Asst. Principal Asst. Principal Principal Asst. Principal

Carlrer, Villa R. Wood, Christine Savage, Margaret Case, Melba Brown, Wyolene Hayden, Carol Jones, Janet Senter, James McElhaney, Deaune Ray, Louis Black, Jerry Marshall, Ilene Jackson, Lula James, Oneta Galbreath, Martha . Simmons, Paul Tyrone Atwood, George Fowler, Evans

These persons have tenure as teachers in the district and will be re-assigned. If thd position to which they are assigned is on a lower salary schedule, they will be paid accordingly.

153

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL

Supplement to Personnel Agenda 4/6/81

Name

Position

Alvarez, Mary Hope Hardimon, Sarah Vallejo, Saundra Willis, Carole Lease, Sharon

Coord. Title VII Title I Facilitator Coord. CETA Coord. Ind. Ed. Asst. Coord.

Compton, Hazel Aycock, Deborah Lee Cox, Mary Kathryn Carolyn J.

Eubanks,

Hallmark, Dorann 31* Manora, Odessa R.

Myles, Ollie Pearl

Pardue, Porter,

Dan Mathis Janice Gamble

Ready, Debra Ann Scott, Sandra Lee Smith,

Martha Lee

Taylor,

Joyce M.

Usher, Beverly. Vail W o 6 d,t 'L. Barnhart,

Rhqnda Gail

Opal Arnette

Floyd,

Hahn, Lynn Allison Hayes, Wanda Lee

Holt,

Cynthia A.

Lackey, Debra Sue Lemons, Ginger Jean McKinley, Ramona D. Nabors,

Nezam,

Cynthia Ruth

Myrta S‘.

Date of Hire

Date of Termination

9-11-78 9-03-68 11-20-78 10-09-79 3-21-80

6-30-81 6-12-81 6-30-81 6-30-81 6-30-81

8-22-79 8-18-80

6-12-81 5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

1-09-81

5-29-81

8-22-79

5-29-81

8-28-80

5-29-81

8-18-80 , 10-09-80

5-29-81 5-29-81

8-18-80 8-18-80

5-29-81 5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

8-18-80 8-18-80

5-29-81 5-29-81

9-08-80

5-29-81

8-18-80

5—29-81

8-18-80 8-18-80

5-29-81 5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

8-18-80 8-18-80 8-18-80

5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81

.8^8-80

5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

8-18-80

5-29-81

Title I Facilitator Title I Teacher (Math) Title I Teacher (Lang. Arts) Title I Teacher (Lang. Arts) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Reading) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Math) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Learning Center Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Math Title I Teacher (Lang. Lab.) Title I Teacher —^earning Center) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Te.a^oh’er Cftea4ing) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I feather Title I Teachet^tMat^ Title I Teacher (Learning Center)* Title I Teacher (Learning Center) Title I Teacher (Lang. Arts)

154

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1981 - CONT'D____ Personnel cont'd

Supplement to Personnel Agenda 4/6/81

PERSONNEL

Name

Position

Taylor, Linda M. Bandy, Mary Elizabeth Simpson, Ann Wilson, Lucille R. Wayland, Randy E. Hicks, Hazel S. Holland, Deborah Wakefield, Judith Berry^ Ronald Young, Jeff Smith-, Wayne Andrews, Jerry Pat France, Anne M. Tillman, Larecia Wilpan, Marie J. Bibb-Harrison Charlotte Werner, Henry Henderson, Mary Beth Biggers, Steve Gieb, Blanche James, Madine Parker, Melinda Von Merveldt, Michael Norwood, Teri Dayton, Dana Engel, Al ybg&Mster, Alan Butler, Adelheid McDaniels, Donald Essermann, Davi Jennings,- Susie Lamb e rt, Ja nyc e Phillips, Becky Kretchmear, Kristi Stewart, Ma^y.a, Apple, Florence Valentine, Dianne Miles, Kay Kenney Roberts, Rose Ella Mitchell, Dwight Ellis Franklin, Tony E. Karras, Stephanie

Librarian Cataloger Librarian Librarian Librarian Librarian Librarian Librarian Counselor Counselor Counselor Counselor Elem. Counselor Elem. Counselor Elem. Counselor Elem. Counselor Coord. Comp. Arts Asst. Attendance Officer H.R. Consultant Research Associate Resource Teacher Resource Teacher Resource Teacher Resource Teacher P.E. Teacher Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Spanish Teacher Drivers Ed. Drivers Ed. Elementary Primary

Seacrist, George D. York, James E. Page II, Charles H. Shelley, Maryanne

P.E. Health/P.E. P.E. P.E.

Primary V? L.D. 1/2 Kdgn. E.H., F.E<r/.Modern Dance

P.E. P. E./Health*P.E.

â–

Date of Hire

Date of Termination

9- 04-79 8-08-79 8-21-79 8- 04-80 8-06-80 10- 17-79 8-09-78 9- 17-79 8-11-80 8- 15-79 8-18-80 8-23-78 10- 19-78 8-20-80 8,-23-78 1-03-78 8-23-78 9- 29-80 10- 10-80 9-11-80 12-01-80 9-16-80 8-18-80 10-15-79 8-18-80 8-18-80 8-18-80 8-22-79 10-09-78 1-17-80 8-22-79 8-18-80 8-22-79 8-20-80 8-18-80 8-18-80 8-18-80 8-18-80 8- 22-79 9- 11-79 8-18-80 10- 15-79

6-30-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-12-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 6-05-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5- 29-81 5-29-81 6- 30-81 5- 29-81 6- 12-81 6-30-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81

8-18-80 8-23-78 8-23-78 10-22-79

5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81 5-29-81

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Personnel cont'd

HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCE TEACHERS Supplement to Personnel Agenda - 4/6/81

Classen

Crane, Gary

055850

1937 N.W. 18th Street OKC 73106

Douglass

Scott, John

042200

5901 N.W. 34th Street, Apt. #40 Warr Acres, OK 73122

Grant

Carter, Johnny

027550

4024 N. Meridian OKC 73112

John Marshall

McFadden, Arthur

062020

2604 Glenhaven Drive, Apt. #E Midwest City, OK 73110

Northwest Classen

Winkle, Nancy

032810

3221 N.W. 40th Street OKC 73112

Southeast

Flaniker, Kenneth B.

037410

1033 S.W. 32nd Street OKC 73109

Star Spencer

Cubit, Ralph L.

062580

5013 N.W. 10th Street, Apt. #101 Broken Bow, OK 73127

D 35

156

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurlon J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mr. Dulan gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING * It was moved by Mr. Donwerth April 6, 1981 as presented. Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm

R. #99 Minutes Approved

and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of the minutes of On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, ,yes; yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; declared that the motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mr. Donwerth expressed appreciation to district employees for the voter turnout in the mill levy election.

Comments Mr. Donwerth

Mr. Dulan also commented regarding the school election by, too, expressing his appreciation for passage of the mill levies, but stated that he was a ."lame duck" member of the Board, having been'defeated in that ejection.

Comments Mr. Dulan

« In her comments, Mrs. Hill stated that she also would echo the sentiments of Mr. Donwerth in appreciation to the district employees and patrons for the voter turnout’ in the mill levy^l ection.

Comments Mrs. Hill

She continues with comments in regard to her attendance of the National School Boards Association Convention, stating that ste would be sharing some of the information received at that meeting with oth&ier'members of the Board; that they heard a report from the Houston„,,school board about some things they were doing and she expected to receive a packet Wbm them about their project. Mrs. Hill also offered congratulations to Harding Middle School's AETOS Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society foi*~-&ucb an active, involved honor society, and that it was mentioned of their having raised ■^er~T3'5^000 in the last five years and presented that to the school; that not only wgre they' A~a&d B students but they were making another contribution to the school. ”

Mrs. Hermes stated that she Spoke to Harding's National Junior Honor Society and was very pleased to know of the large number of middle school children who were achieving at high levels in the system; that very good questions came from the group of students and she felt very comfortable speaking with them about their future. She added that she also attended a dinner for administrators by the librarians in the system and was proud to say that Dr. Sally Cole, Principal, Classen High School, was given the Administrator-of-the-Year Award. Mrs. Hermes, too, commented that she attended the National School Boards Association Convention and would agx’ee with Mrs. Hill that they needed to study some of Houston's solutions to some of their large city problems. She stated that they listened to comments by Dr. Ron Edmonds, Harvard University; and those who had thought that perhaps parochial or private schools were better than public schools, in listening to him discuss effective school systems would probably think'further; that he critiqued the Coleman Report (by James Coleman) which said that parochial and private schools were better than public school systems, but Dr. Edmonds was quick to point out that

Comments Mrs. Hermes

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1981 - CONT'D

Comments Mrs. Hermes cont'd

parochial and private schools choose those who they will educate by whether or not those children will succeed; that he defined an effective school system as a mathematical ratio, and she would like for the Oklahoma City school system,after the «CAT (California Achievement Test) scores come out to determine mathematically whether Oklahoma City schools are effective or not; that Dr. Edmonds compared the total number of Title I children in the system to the number of Title I children in the system who achieved at minimum grade level as one mathematical number, and compared that percentage to the total number of middle class and upper middle class children in the system against those upper middle class and middle class who achieve, and if those percentages are the same, then it is an effective school system; that, in essence, he said that parochial and private schools were not effective because they did not have a Title I or a poor or what was considered an educably handicapped student in thefr student body. She added that she was proud to be a member of the public school system.

Comments Dr. Start

Dr. Start commented that he did not know if he was a "lame duck" member of the Board or not, but he was not going to act like a lame duck until he was off for sure, and until that time, he was going to be as vigorous for the children of the district as he ever was.

Comments Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Brody stated that Hoover Middle School also had an Honors' Banquet; that on Friday, April 17, she attended, along with Dr. Payzant and Dr. Lindley, the Quail Creek Reading Olympics and Quail Creek Elementary School won the Reading Olympics for the City and would be going to National; that the students and teachers at Quail Creek^did a marvelous job; that also at the Reading Olympics was the All-City Brass Band’and it was most impressive to hear them play the Theme from the Olympics; that grandparents from around the State came to see the program, and they along with parents commented that it was one which represented the best of Oklahoma City, of what staff and children could produce; that it was marvelous public relations and she thought they should give the band whatever support it needed to continue; and that the Olympics and Band deserved all of the congratulations that they could give them.

Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm commented that in the midst of things that had been going on in the system within the last few days regarding reduction in force, it was nice to hear board members' comments about some of the good things that were still going on in the schools, and he was glad for that.

Additional Comment Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Hermes commented, additionally, that there were two Oklahoma City high school seniors named 1981 finalists in the Presidential Scholars -- Patrick Russell, III, Northwest Classen; and Robert Scott Alexander, John Marshall.

Thqfollowing persons addressed the Board: 1.

Dave Renfro

Mike-Barlow

Richard Lane

-JaWMchols

Ann Turner

Jo Bazhaw

Mrs. W. Rotzinger

Mr. Renfro gave some suggestions for reductions teo’fSiut expenses of the district. Mr. Barlow's remarks were also in regard to cuts that could be made in the budget and the reduction in force.as recommended. Mr. Lane read a letter which he said was from a teacher who had been terminated. In his remarks, Mr. Nichols urged the reinstatement of driver education in the curriculum, giving reasons for the request.

In response to Mr. Nichols remarks, Mr. Donwerth stated that he thought it should be said that the Board had made no decision to do away with the driver education program.

Ms. Turner spoke abSut thefts at Grant High School and that the locks had not been changed at that building.

Ms. Bazhaw's remarks pertained to the notification of termination to personnel, the list of those persons terminated, accountability of administrative staff, and other. Mrs. Rotzinger expressed support for the driver education program.

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LEGAL REPORT

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

DeMarsh Case In the case of DeMarsh vs. Independent School District 89, the District has a Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction? The briefs have been completed in that and we are awaiting Judge Daugherty's ruling.

National Gay Task Force Case

In the case of the National Gay Task Force vs. Independent School District 89, the individual plaintiff in that case, Stan Easter, has withdrawn from the lawsuit and the District's Motion to Dismiss is still pending awaiting a decision by Judge Eubanks. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Dr. Payzant recommended approval of the Athletics Committee report with modifications as listed below, for action on May 4, 1981:

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1981-82 ATHLETICS PROGRAM

The Committee's Recommendations for the individual sports; a.

The building principal should give the athletic director authority to monitor and encourage the coaches to actively recruit, within ................................. their building, students to participate in their athletic program.

ip?i^W'Si§ummer weight Program should be considered as an alternative to the regjilar school year program thereby making the District's total high school ..athletic program more competitive.' -{The Activities Association provides one fifty-five jiinute ~“~' period per day for off-season workouts and jffifetxcoaches put in this extra-duty time without compensation. ...... c. Salaries could not be discussed;^ they are negotiable and developing';;^-’a rationale of what individual coaches' salaries should be was virtually inpossible. In considering "offduty" coaching time spent in a sport, the number of participants involved, supervisory time,’travel responsibilities, equipment management, preparation time and instructional and organizational skills necessary to coach a given sport; the Committee asks the Board of Education to considers paying the Oklahoma City High School coaches equally or more than the Metro area school pay * their coaches in the respective sports (Edmond, Putnam City Schools, Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Del City, Yukon, Western Heights and Mustang).

Superintendent's recommendations; (Based on report of Director of High Schools and review by Superintendent 1s staff.) a.

Recommend acceptance.

Recommend rejection at this time due to budgetary limitations.

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Athletics Committee Report Continued The justification for this is that the District's coaches have no feeder sports program and they have to begin building their program with ninth graders that cone from various areas of the district. The Metro area coaches have built-in feeder programs' and are involved one way or another with their athletes for twelve years. The duties and responsibilities are the same for both of these groups of coaches; however, a great deal of time has to be spent in building the District's program since our middle school concept deemphasizes athletics. XSince the middle school athletic program has been abolished, many of _ the high school sports have suffered.)

It is recommended that the Administration take another look at the middle school philosophy in regard to athletics if there are to be more representative teams at the high school varsity level and more participants in all schools at all levels.

Reccnmend no action. Report of middle school committee covers this issue.

Other than coaches' salaries and a small allocation from the District's General Fund, all athletic programs survive on their gate receipts. It is for this reason (and to eliminate "unsavory characters") that the Committee recommends students and faculty I.D. cards (photo) to be presented at the-^Ste when a question as This would also

Recoimend acceptance.

TheXScSffiti^ee reemphasizes that in all cases, other than 9th grade basketball and swimming, all coaching duties will be performed after the sbhotjl day (2:30 p.m.) and that no coaching takesggiaces during a planning period.

Recanmend acceptance with modification that swimming be offered after 2:30 p.m.

â– >:

A job description for the position of athletic director.

instruct Director of Personnel to develop position description for athletic director based on committee recommendation.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Athletics Report (continued) Athletics Committee Recommendations Additions to Committee's Report to Charge

GIRLS SIIETBALL

Superintendent's Recommendations (Based on report of Director of High Schools and review by Superintendent's Staff.)

Girls' Slow Pitch Softball will be eliminated.

Recommend rejection of Item A, acceptance of Items B, C, and 0. Although the connittee recommends a change to fast pitch, the coaches are split on this issue. Some changes in equipment at additional cost to the school's would be required and there could be a reduction in participation if fast pitch softball is instituted.

Instead, Girls

Fast Pitch will be on .the fall schedule. B.

The Season will begin August 15, or the Monday following if the 15th falls on a weekend.

It will end with the State Playoffs

scheduled by the OSSAA. (Second Friday in October)

Participants will be a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 for a Head Coach.

An Assistant Coach will be assigned at 25.

Schedules will have a minimum of 14 games and 2 tournaments.

CROSS COUNTRY A.

The Season will begin August 15 and will end with the State

Championship scheduled by the OSSAA. B.

Participants:

(The second Friday in November)

Cross Country Recommend acceptance.

In order to provide a coach for Cross Country there

must be a minimum of S boys or 5 girls.

Girls Softball

There will be one coach

per 24 participants and an assistant will be allocated at 25.

Schedules will have.a minimum of 6 meets.

WRESTLING

Recommend acceptance.

The Season will comply with the OSSAA schedule (end of November to

end of February). 3.

Participants: In order for the school to assign a coach for Wrestling, there must be a minimum-PT’'TS^tudents enrolled in the sport, since there art«.13' weight classes.

If the total participants number 25

or more', an assastant coach will be assigned.

In order to have a

"Freshman" coacn, there must be a minimum of l^pOarticiMn??^!!ruITed. If there are fewer than

15, the 9th graders will be counted in the

total number^ofc-'earsjcioants for purposes of allocating coaching positions-. Thus, a s'chool with fifteen (15) upperclassmen and tan (10)

freshmen enrolled will count its total sg^ollment as 25 and provide one head coach and one assistant.

40 combined in order

Wrestling

There mfistjie a maximum number of

to have three coaches.

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Athletics Report (continued) 4.

Recoirmend rejection of proposal to consolidate teams and Items 8, C and 0. Recomnend acceptance of Item A. The cost of transportation and uniforms would be substantial under the conroittee's proposal. The program should be continued as currently organized with the District paying for pool rental.

In order to have Oklahoma City High School Swim teams become competitive, have more entries (especially relays) and to draw more spectators; we recommend three (3) Swim teams for the District.

Recommendation I for combining:

Worth Swim Team:

Tiortheast, Northwest, Marshall

could swim at Tennis Center Central Swim Team:

Douglass; Star Spencer, Classen

could swim at Douglass

- .4. South Swim Team:

Swimming -

Grant, Capitol Hill, Southeast

could swim at Foster Center Recommendation II for containing:

West Swim Team:

Classen, Marshall, Northwest

East Swim Team:

Star Spencer, Northeast, Douglass

South Swim Team:

Capitol Hill, Grant, Southeast

The Season

Participants:

is determined by the OSSAA (October to the end of February).

will be a minimum of 12 for each site per head coach.

(If there are less than 12 at one consolidated site, the schools within that site would be reassigned.If the participants reach 24 at any

one site, an assistant coach will be allocated.

The head coach could

come from the consolidated site, however, the assistant should come

from another school within that consolidation.) C.

The Budget for the three Swim Teams should be provided'by the Board of

Education.

Costs involved in the budget would be; facility rental,

watches, entry fees and transoortation.

According to the OSSAA

regulations, swimmers on one team may wear different colored uniforms in their meets.

,r''

However, if a team makes it to the State Swim Meet

all swimmers must wear the same colors.

’M x.

Therefore, swim suits and

warm-ups will need to be budgeted for eventually. Transoortation will be provided or paid for by the District. We ___________ recommend giving-’gJgJTTf the three teams travel time and more pool

Sipe for practice and meets.

Our past axoerience in renting pools

has’aWowed only one hour per day after 2:30 p.m.-

GYMNASTICS Condi nd the2'exi?‘l&ng Gymnastics teams into two Oklahoma City High School

teams. East team and West team.

-These teams should be housed at schools

with existing Gymnastic facilities ahd equipment.

This sport is not regulated by the OSSAAy-theretpre, the Season will

be determined by the coaches. 3.

(Northeast and Marshall).

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Schedule will include at least five (5) meets.

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Gymnastics

Reconnend rejection of proposal to consolidate teams. Reconsnend acceptance of Items A and 3. Four schools have gymnastics programs. Any school which has a minimum of ten (10) participants would be entitled to a head coach. With eighteen (18) participants or more, an assistant coach would be assigned.

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Athletics Report (continued) 6.

BASEBALL

Baseball

Recoimend acceptance.

The Season will begin at the beginning of the second semester and end

with the OSSAA schedule ( the second week in May).

Participants:

In order for the school to assign a coach for Baseball .there

must be a minimum of 12 students enrolled.

If the total participants

number 25 or more an assistant coach will be assigned.

In order to

have a "Freshman* coach there must be a minimum of 15 participants.

If there are fewer than 15, the 9th graders will be counted in the total number of participants for the purposes of allocating coaching

positions.

Thus, a school with 12 upperclassmen and 13 freshmen will

count its total enrollment as 25 and provide a head coach and one assistant.

There must be a minimum number of 40 in order to have three

coaches.

C. 7.

Schedule is regulated by OSSAA.

TRA8K A.

Track

The Season will begin the second semester and conclude with the OSSAA

Recommend acceptance.

schedule ( the first week in May).

Participants: The minimum number of participants required for the

assignment of a head coach is 12 of either sex.

If there are 12

participants of both sexes, each will be assigned a coach.

When

either program includes 24 participants, an assistant coach will be assigned to that program.

If the 9th grade Squad has a minimum

of 12, a separate coach will be assigned.

If it has fewer than 12,

those participants will be counted with the other participants for

purposes of allocating coaches. The Schedule will be a minimum of six (S) meets.

GOLF

Golf

Recommend acceptance.

Tiie Season may begin first semester and end with the State Tournament

^'-»J.^f;.'^,.B^,fiheduled by the OSSAA (the second week in May). 3.

Participants: In order to provide one caoch for Golf, there must be

a minimum of 5 boys or 5 girls.

There will be one coach per 24 par-

'Hgipants (boys or girls).... When either team reaches 25 participants

an assistant coach shalT be al located. C.

The Schedule

will be determined by the Metro Plex.

... .«"■ A.

The Season .yjjl begin second semester and conclude according to the OSSAA stfheWTeiu§fend week in May).

The minimum number of Participants' required for the assignment of a head coach is 7 of either sex. If thSFez-are 7 participants of both

Tennis Recommend acceptance.

sexes, each will be assigned a coach. When either program includes 24 participants, an assistant coach will be assign^Jl’*,*«c5^

10.

The Schedule is set by the Athletic Office. Oklahoma City Schools.

FOOTBALL

Football

The Season is determined by the OSSAA (2nd week in August - 2nd week in

All football teams will be allocated one head coach and 5 assistant

Oecedioer). coaches.

All assistant positions will be aouai and two of these 5

will be assigned as rresnman coaches.

Recommend acceptance of Item A. Recommend rejection of Item 3. Each school should receive one head coach. For every twenty (20) participants an assistant coach should be assigned. This would be consistant with actual 198G-31 practice.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Athletics Report (continued)

11.

BASKETBALL

second week in March).

Practice is allowed one hour daily at the

*- ? < - ’

start of school.

Both Boys and Girls teams will be allocated one head coach, one

varsity assistant, one junior varsity coach and one freshman coach for a total of four coaches for-each team.

There oust be

a oinicajm of fifteen 9th graders in order to have a freshman

coach. if

10 I 11.

The Comi ttee voted that Football and Basketball are the main financial sources for promoting the Athletic Program in the Oklahoma City Public

Schools, therefore, these two sports should be exempt from placing any arinioue or maximum number of participants.

coach will be allocated each team when the participants number 25.

Soccer Reconrend rejection. A final decision on this recommendation should be made when budget priorities are set and the budget is adopted in late June. If funds are available, this program should be given favorable consid-

The Schedule—w*M be set by the coaches, however, the District

eration.

. 12.

SOCCER

1Z.

The Season will be sat by the District (reaxroended spring season March through May).

•'

Participants: the ainimun numoer of participants required for the assignment of a head coach .is 15 boys or 15 girls.

,, -

Recommend acceptance of Item A. Reconrend rejection of Item 3. Each school should have a head boys and a head girls basketball coach, 'dith a minimum of fifteen (15) students in each program, an assistant should be assigned. A second assistant should be added when twenty-five (25) or more students participate in the program. In order to have a freshman coach a minimum of fifteen (15) students must be in the program. If less than fifteen (15) freshmen enroll, they will be counted in the total number of participants and coaches would be assigned accordingly. For example, a school with fifteen (15) upperclass students and nine (9) freshmen in the program would be assigned one head coach and one assistant; a school with fifteen (15) upperclass students and twelve (12) freshmen would be assigned one head coach and two assistants. If a school qualifies for only one assistant coach, that coach would teach ninth grade basketball.

The Season is determined by the OSSAA (first of November through

Basketball

An assistant

- Conference will consist of 10 teams with each school playing each

other at least once. The Budget

for the initial three Snorar .Seasons wil 1 be provided

by the District. 13.

at hl eti c

Sec tor

13.

Each of the nine hign schoolfcjjas an Athletic Oirector with a job description to carry out all athletic ^elated activities.

Their extra-

duty assignment is made by the buildfi^^ssis^ A"d their extra-duty salary is negotiated.

In relation to thiS'piftitionT^fe'Cormttee

reconmends: "That the Board of Education consider nuking the AtJflTreiC Director's extra-duty salary equal to or above thf highest hea^^ coaching position and be allocated at least one (1) hour during the school day (other than their planning period) to devote to

their athletic program!.

Athletic Directors Recommend no action on »a>ary recommendation because it is a subject for negotiation. Reconnend acceotancs of prooosal to allocate one period per day for athletic directors to perform some of their duties. In aadition athletic directors would monitor all sports from the time official practice begins to determine the number of participants and coaching positions required.

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In presenting the report and recommendations from a committee that studied high school athletics, Dr. Payzant stated that the committee was composed of ninejathletic directors, representing nine Oklahoma City high schools; a high school principal, Dr.^June Dawkins; Ms. Kaye Teall from the Personnel Services Division; and the Assistant to .'the Director of High Schools, Ms. Pat Nicholson, who chaired the committee. He acknowledged the committee members who were present.

Dr. Payzant then continued by stating that since it was the Board's first opportunity to see the report, he was not asking for them to take action on it that evening but to consider it for action at the May 4 meeting, and what he had tried to do, as in the past, was give them a full report of the committee recommendations and then his comments based on staff review of them.

Dr. Payzant continued: What I would like to do is just rather quickly summarize the recommendations of the committe where my recommendation is different from that of the committee. I will offer you a brief explanation and then respond to any questions that you may have.

The first item deals with the recruitment of students within a given building to participate in the athletic program. I concur with that. The Summer Weight Program I believe is a good idea but with our budget situation, I canfiot recommend adding that at this time. There are several recommendations that speak to matters which are properly the subject of negotiations at the bargaining table, and it would not be appropriate for the Board to act on those items in accepting this report and recommendations. Those matters will be duly discussed and resolved at the bargaining table. With reference to the Middle School Philosophy, later in the.agenda I will be presenting to you for your information a report of the Middle School Committee composed of teachers, parents, and administrators, and there is an attachment to that report which speaks specifically to the middle school athletic program, which has two parts, an intramural program which is the focus of the middle school program consistent with its philosophy and an extramural program which does provide for interscholastic competition and the sports that are offered at the high school with the exception of football and volleyball. That report you will note does make mention of the fact that perhaps volleyball should be replaced by softball so that there will be consistency in the girls program and meet the suggestion concerning a feeder program for that sport. Football is the noticeable exception to the feeder program.

I concur with the recommendation on the I.D. cards. This is a separate issue that the committee did not address, that the respective conferences in which Oklahoma CitjHhigh schoolsJj_a„rticipate should consider reinstating the purchase of a. student ticket at "the gate with the proper identification, and that student support for the.'%,,p. in its use will be much greater if, in fact, the student is able to purchase a'sTudent-priced ticket a^-th£i,qate with the I.D. -jfid?*'

I concur witfothe recommendation (f) with the exception that the swimming program should oc’ctir a?ter 2:30, and that ties in with another recommendation which I will comment ..on later. ’

1 concur with (g) and will so instruct. the Director of Personnel to work on a position description for the athletitr'dir^Wr, along the lines that the committee has recommended. . .. '~~S*

You will see a number of recommendations which the committee has presented which really.extended beyond the charge but I think were very worthy of the committee’s time and effort and*should be seriously considered. I do have a slight disagreement on girls softball in that I think that we should stick with slow pitch rather than go to fast pitch for that sport. I think there is a division of the house with respect to the coaches on that item and I am concerned that if we go to fast pitch that we may decrease the number of young women who participate in the sport, plus there is, I am told, a cost factor in terms of providing the necessary-equipment if we were to go to a fast pitch program. I concur with the recommendations on cross country and wrestling. In swimming, the committee has recommended that we go to a regional swimming program with three regional teams. I tlo not recommend that you endorse that idea but continue with the swimming program as we now have it organized, with the school district paying the cost for pool rental. I concur in part with the gymnastics recommendation, but believe that any school that has the minimum number of students out for the sport which would qualify for a head coach, be allowed to have the gymnastics program. There are currently four

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Dr. Payzant continued:

schools that have the program. The committee is recommending a combination of school teams in two schools; if the other two schools don't have the minimum number of students out for the team, then that program would have to be dropped in those schools. Baseball, track, golf, and tennis, I concur with the committee's recommendation.

In football, I suggest that the number of coaches be based on the number of participants in the football program as indicated, That approach to staffing would be pretty close to the practice that has been followed in 1980; however, there is a wide range in the number of students participating in the football program from school to school, and I think there should be some relationship between the number of participants and the number of coaches assigned. In basketball, I offer the same kind of approach which the committee, in fact, has recommended in other sports, that there be some relationship between the number of students participating and the number of coaches assigned.

Soccer, I remain very supportive of that program and would like to see it offered in Oklahoma City. I think that the Board ought to defer action on that item until the budget is finalized in June and the difficult decisions are made based on your, priorities. At this point until we see more clearly what our resources will be, and you make those budget decisions, I cannot recommend that you accept this new program at this time.

^ther than the recommendation on salary, I concur with the committee's recommendation under item 13.regarding athletic directors.

The commitee really worked very hard and I think presented a number of excellent ideas that will really help our high school athletic program. To give you an idea of the budgetary implications based on 1980-81 cost estimates, and this does not include any additional money that would be forthcoming in terms of adjustments on the extra-duty pay for coaches, the recommendations that I have made on the committee report would result in a net savings of somewhere between $40,000 and $45,000 in the high school program. That is the result, mainly, of trying to staff the programs based on some relationship between the number of students that are participating in the various sports and the number of coaches that would be assigned Dr. Start commented that with reference to the statement - "Since the middle school athletic program has been abolished, many of the high school sports have suffered, II he had heard that intermittently on numerous occasions, but would like to ask the MSirtmtee to prove it; that he did not believe it could be proven, and if it could not be proven, he would like to see that statement eliminated-

Dr. Payzant responderMhat he thoughtthe major program that was cited in making that generalization was the lack of a middle school program in Oklahoma City, where in some of the surtâ€™ounâ€™ding school districts and others throughout the state there is a football program; that you would find in^theâ€™*otf^Ts"Srports area that our extramural program in the middle schools takes the best of the students from the intramural program and allows them.tb'ptarticipate in middle school competition, and that his point was well taken.

Ms. Nicholson added that the comrfrkttee discovered, in doing some research, that the surrounding high schools have a buiT^fimrrktel^ school feeder program, where the coaches in the high schools actually can work with- the coaches of those students and they are expected then to come on to their^high-sch^t? where in Oklahoma City they are spread nine different ways, and the committee'felt that some kind of building program was needed because we have lost out on some wrestling, and coaches also feel that we have lost ifootball. Dr. Start stated that his only point was that he is very proud of our athletic program; very proud of our athletic successes; and very proud of the athletes in the Oklahoma City public school system, and if the committee was just talking about football, they should just say football, but the way the report read, it was not referring;;-to just football; it was referring to all sports and he believed it did a discredit to the students in the school district who have excelled in sports over the past ten years.

Ms. Nicholson commented that they were talking about wrestling as well as football, but there were other sports offered in high schools that were not being offered in middle school, like baseball, cross country, track, those kinds of things that are not an organized sport.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he believed wrestling had suffered in the past four years, since they had done away with the middle school coaches; that since he had been on the Board, they had not had a junior high school nor a junior high program, and they had not had football at all, but only had basically the sports including volleyball, field track, basketball and wrestling; that they did have some middle school soccer teams

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at one time, with the help of some parents, but he thought they had been pretty well done away with. He then inquired as to if we have coaches in the middle schools now or if they are. just directors that don't really have tifue to do al 1 of the coaching that they did before?

Mr. Moore (Director of Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers) responded that we do have coaches on the middle school Tevel and they have the primary responsibility of coaching that sport; that they coach after school just like for the high school athletics except for they practice anywhere from four to five days a week.

Mrs. Hill stated that she did not think, though, that all of the sports that were mentioned were in all of the other middle schools.

Mr. Moore replied that it was true that they did not have school that they have on the high school level; that they school, volleyball for girls and wrestling for boys; and girls basketball, and boys and girls track, which are the the middle school level.

all of the sports in middle have at the beginning of then they have boys and programs that are offered on

Mrs. Hill then asked that in all middle schools, if we have wrestling, track and basketball? Mr. Moore stated that we do have basketball and wrestling; that he thought we had a very .fine wrestling program; that we have the district on the south and north side, and that js concluded with the city championship; that it is well defined and they are coaches that can coach a sport. Mrs. BrSdy commented that in softball, she was puzzled by the starting date of August 15.

Ms. Nicholson replied that they usually begin two weeks before school starts, just getting equipment out and getting conditioned; that their season as far as scheduled games did not begin until school starts, but according to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, they can begin practice as in football. Mrs. Brody stated that the committee made some sweeping recommendations about combining teams, going from slow pitch to fast pitch, and projected 3400 participants in these sports; that she was wondering about the process in getting to those conclusions; and were students that are involved in those spprts part of the process, and were their parents part of the process of reaching! those conclusions?

Ms. Nicholson responded that in making those recommendations, no; it was just the 1Committee representing all nine high schools who made the recommendations abased on their particular situation. Mrs. Brody asked her i f . she was saying that the people that had been impacted -yie most, which were the students and the parents as a part of the booster clubs, were not involved'in hhe process of making the recommendations, and if they really knew if the girls would wanT“to play slow pitch or-fash.pitch?

Ms. Nicholson replied that according to the State Activities Association, there is no championship f&rsT&w pitch for women and the committee thought their recommendation would be a better opportunity for more people to participate and get into the regionals for the state. She ad’ded^that no, they did not know if the girls wanted the fast pitch or not, but after making thencecommendations. they found out from a number of the coaches that they would prefer not-to, TSSBause a fast pitch would mean more acquisition for the team. • .. ■ '* Ms. Mason commented that they did not actually solicit a great deal of input from parents, but they did ask the athletic directors to talk to the coaches at their schools, who were to also talk to students, and they did get indirect input that way; that she had the privilege of meeting with a parent group, a booster club, and did get their feelings concerning all of the recommendations that were being discussed; that the athlietic directors were in touch with their booster clubs while the process was going on and were advising them that they were about the study, and that was what caused her to meet with a booster club, because they had gotten some misunderstanding in terms of some of the things they thought the school system was going to do; that they felt that conclusions were being drawn long before even the Superintendent had seen anything; and, in that*regard, the committee did get some very good parent input; that she had a few phone calls from parents who were interested, and the committee gave true and due consideration to the things that were being said to them.

Mrs. Brody stated that she was still disturbed about the students and parents not being part of the process. She then inquired that on the golf, she noticed that they would field boys teams, but they did not seem to field girls teams? Ms. Mason stated that golf was listed as a coed sport and we now have eighteen (18) girls throughout the city playing golf.

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A question was asked by Mrs. Hill with regard to some of the sports coing coed, and how did the coaches or athletic directors feel about some of those? She stated that with track maybe it would be no problem.

Ms. Mason replied that you have to separate track from cross county, that cross country is generally looked at as a coed sport anyway; that the sports they had listed as coed were those that they felt would work best that way and, if they kept them separate, it would also keep them from having to recommend an elimination of a sport, having the small number of participants that we have; but if they did insist that they be coed, they would eliminate coaching positions that way and probably enrich the whole program.

Mrs. Hill stated that in visiting with some of the sports among achools; that she did not believe the Superintendent wondering then, say, a school does not what happens to those students?

some students, they did not seem to mind grouping they seemed to think it was a good idea, but had recommended that at all, and she was have enough students to afford acoach, then

In responding, Ms.- Mason said that there, again, every recommendation that the committee had made was based on some past experience with the hope that in the end they would not be abandoning any sport at any school; that in terms of the teaming concept from school to school, they gave a lot of discussion to that and it was concluded that if they were to recommend, for instance, that swimming become a team within the city with three or four teams, the district would then have to look at the responsibility of transporting those youngsters to wherever those teams were going to be fofr the swimming; that also swimming is now supported by booster clubs whereby parents transport youngsters to different swimming matches and they also provide the funds for their uniforms; that if they came up with four Oklahoma City swimming teams, Oklahoma City school district would then be faced with the possibility of having to provide swimming uniforms for those youngsters, and everywhere they looked at it, they found that they would be enlarging the district's budgetary responsibility, and they went into that trying to see in what areas they could reduce that responsibility. She added that also in taikingwâ€™ith parents, she found a great deal of opposition to the idea.

Dr. Hamm inquired with regard to gymnastics, which we do not have in all schools, but stated, for instance, there was a young man or woman in one school that does not have a gymnastics team and they have been really working and would like to get on a gymnastics team, had they made any allowances where that student could go to a school that was offering gymnastics?

Ms. Mason replied yeS;; it was; not stated in that instrument and gymnastics itself was not covered under the Association; however, we do abide by that Association's rulings ^WT-everything that we do; that the Secondary School Activities Association states that any sport that is not offered at a youngster's home school, that youngster may travel to another school and participate in that sport, and if the situation he had described were to-htrppen, they would certainly allow a youngster to go anyplace that they.choÂ§e to go to participate in a sport, but if they were to make it a district policy where the district would insure that, then the district would have to pick up the responsibility for being sj^ce TKmjh^transportation was also provided, and that was one of the things they were'thinking about in not writing that in. She added that it wasWfriderstood by all coaches and athletic directors that youngsters have that option; that Central-Innovative students do that now. Dr. Hamm inquired further that/^y, a school has a sport but next year they do not have enough young men or women to that sport to pay for having a single head coach and the sport would be discontinued at- th-at school, say, maybe golf; would they have the same avenue open to them? -*< Ms. Mason answered in the affirmative.

Inquiring further, l)r. Hamm asked that on the Summer Weight Program, did they give consideration to doing that as a part of the summer school offering on a tuition basis?

Ms. Mason replied that, no, they did not, but after the report was done, she did think about the fact that they could have probably tried to make a class out of that, and it was too late to do that; that they could offer it as a summer school offering; if they got enough youngsters to make that class, then they could make it but it would be on a tuition paid basis; that if that was what the Board and the Superintendent would like, they could certainly still do that.

Dr. Hamm added that they could find out if there was enough support out there in the schools where they would want to do that. a S*.

Mrs. Hill inquired that in the swimming they were talking about they only get in an hour's time; was that because of the time that school is let out for them?

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Ms. Mason explained that no; that we contract at private places for swimming and that is all the time we can get from them; that it was tried this year to increase the time to just an hour and a half, wanting two hours, and they could not give us an hour and a half} that it is all after 2:30; two schools are using one facility now; one will go from 2:30 to 3:30 and another; one from 3:30 to 4:30; that we were able to get that | with the Central YMCA, but for the Southside YMCA, the Tennis Club, and the Northside I YMCA, they have only been able to give us one hour. i | Mrs. Hill asked about the reference to the I.D. cards for everyone, as to where would | that money come from; would the students and staff buy those or would that be funded? Dr. Payzant stated that the reason he made the comment that he did about the student ticket being available at the gate was because he did not think students would be willing to spend a dollar for an I.D. card that was not going to be of any use to them, and it was also a reference to an earlier board meeting where discussion came up about that matter; that it was his understanding that the two conference groups are not inclined to have a student ticket available at the gate, and he was suggesting to go back to those conference groups and make a strong case for reconsideration; otherwise, it seemed to him that the recommendation for an I.D. card would be hard to support and they probably would not generate enough student interest for them to be wanting to pay the dollar to get it. He added that the staff would pay the dollar for their card.

With reference to soccer, Mrs. Hill said she was wondering how many middle schools have soccer in some shape or form, and also the number of high schools that offer soccer?

Ms. Mason stated that Classen High School was the only high school that had soccer within tfte school; that it was started three years ago by a gentleman who at that time was president of the Soccer Association, and because of his personal interest in the school, he got the Association to outfit the young people as well as provide them with the equipment, and since that time he no longer is president but the principal and the school have kept the program going. After a brief discussion, she stated that Northwest had soccer as a club, which suggested that the principal had no responsibiltiy to the program. Mr. Donwerth asked how many hours in the 1980-81 school year did the athletic directors have for planning for the activities? Ms. Mason replied that it varies from school to .school; that it is dependent upon to what extent a principal could juggle his schedule in order to make it happen; that some had none. J^y^^Jgrence to the girls slow pitch softball, Dr. Start commented that he thought ^hey’needed to inform the Secondary School Activities Association that our representatives voted to put slow pitch girls softball as an interscholastic sport. ..... In responding to Mrs. Hill's question earlier about how many middle schools have soccer, Mr. Moore stated that we do not have any extramural soccer programs going on; that we have in some schools intramural*»&Qcc£r programs and activities, and it was his understanding that many of the students that are in the middle schools participate on other soccer teajns„koutside the school, and that was the extent of the soccer involvement that he knew 0^

Mrs. Hill added that she was interested in how many middle schools had an intramural soccer program. ...... Mr. Moore responded that he was not sure and w^pld checEjt^at. A concern was expressed by Mrs. Hermes that if a child was in a high school and wanted to participate in a sport that was not offered at that high school and they give that child the option of goirtg to a high school in which that sport was located, and they say to them that you have to provide your own transportation, then through the transfer policy, could that child go to David Nunn's office and get a transfer because that sport was not offered in the high school?

Ms. Mason's reply was, no.

Mrs. Hermes continued that they were on the one hand giving the option of having the sport but the child had to provide their own transportation, and if the parent could not afford that transportation or could not get the child to the sport, then the parent would have the option of“going through the policy of transfer, because there are three reasons for transfer, one of which is that a program is not offered at their home school. Ms. Mason stated that those transfers referred to academic programs and a sport would be in an extracurricular program and this was reflected very cl early; ihLthe policy.

Mrs. Hermes added that she did not want to get stuck in the middle of a whole bunch of transfers because children were trying to get into schools for reasons other than legitimate ones.

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R.#100 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

Mrs. Hill stated that if the athletic program begins at 2:30, she thought Mrs. Hermes had raised a good point that they might want to consider. *Ms. Mason commented that if they were to begin that, they would never, never make it through their athletic programs because they would have request for transfers all overtheplace for all kinds of sports; that there would be no end to it; that they had to watch very closely now their eligibility because of that same kind of thing.

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit an application for a grant as follows:

Energy Conservation Measures Program under Title III of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, PL 95-619.

Mrs. Hill stated that she had noticed that twenty schools were listed in the report about the grant and asked would the grant be coming as a block grant or would they be granting different items per school? Dr. Payzant said that he thought that specific items would be approved perhaps by school, and if it was a 50/50 match basis so that those items that were approved for a particular school with 50 percent matching funds from the district Bond Fund, they could go ahead with those items, but not with those that were not approved.

After Mrs. Hermes inquired about the cost figures, Dr. Payzant responded that they were estimated costs based on the best information available on current costs right now*; that they could be altered when the bidding was done for the work; and that the expenditures would come from the Bond Fund.

For Action on May 4 - Revision of Policy JFG as follows: JFG SEARCH OF STUDENTS AND/OR LOCKERS

The'Bpard recognizes its responsibility for the safety and

welfar^of,. the students of the district.

Guidelines for the

search for dangerous weapÂŁfts or controlled dangerous substances on any Studeht shall be developed, and such guidelines will

include notification ofâ€™Tthj* local law enforcement agency (campus police or city police)

if the -*S^Fstf^,eveals items suggestive of

criminal conduct. The search of students shall be conducted by a person of the same

sex as the person being searched.

Student searches may be made

when students are on school premises, while in transit under the

authority of the school, or attending any function sponsored or authorized by the school. . The Board also believes the right of inspection of students'

school lockers is within the authority

granted administrators.

The search will be made only by administrators so as to assure parents that safeguards are employed to protect the well-being of

students.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Policy JFG, Search of Students and/or Lockers For Action on May 4 cont'd

For Action on May 4 - Revision of Policy JFG as follows - cont'd: JFG A search may be conducted to safeguard the educational process, preserve discipline and good order,

promote the safety and

security of persons and their property or when a student is

reasonably suspected of having violated a school regulation or a state criminal statute. In

any

type

conducted,

each

student's

constitutional

rights will be protected.

Adopted: December 17, 19739 Cross Reference: ECAA Legal Reference: Oklahoma Statutes 70-24-102 Policy BCA, Board Organizational Meeting For Action on May 4, 1981

For Action on May 4 - Revision of Policy BCA as follows:

BCA BOARD ORGAN IZ AT IONAL .MEETING

At the first regular; meeting in June,,

the Board shall elect from its

membership by majority vote a president and vice president, each of whom shall serve for a term of one year and until a successor is i

elected and qualified.

The following procedure will be used in

* election of Board officers.

The Superintendent—stfSll: 1.

Chair'the meeting;

Accept nominations from any Board member; State three times "are there any more nominations" when he/she ■ believes that nominations-^^e complete.

Close the nominations if there are no nore-nominations.

The Clerk shall call the roll and Board members will state which nominee

they vote for or if a Board member chooses to abstain vote "present".

The Clerk shall,

at the conclusion of the roll call,

repeat the result.

A member will be elected to an office when he/she gets a majority of

the votes cast. The Board shall also- elect a clerk,

deputy clerk,

treasurer,

and

assistant treasurer who may not be members of the Board and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board.

appoint other officials as prescribed by law.

—i

Adopted: December 17, 1979 Legal Reference: Oklahoma Statute 70-5-115

The Board shall also

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Policy GCL/GDL, Human Resource Development For Action on May 4, 1981

For Action oh May 4 - Revision of Policy GCL/GDL as follows: GCL/GDL

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (STAFF DEVELOPMENT)

The Board recognizes the need for and supports the concept of a comprehensive and continuing staff development program.

The

major purpose of the program is to increase the effectiveness of all persons who contribute toward the attainment of the goals and

objectives of the district. personal,

The program also will provide for career,

and organizational development through training and

educational activities.

Certified employees must obtain 75 hours

of training in each five-year period.

Therefore,

Annually,

the

Boaijd shall establish a staff development committee to accomplish these the purposes set out above.

The appointment of committee

members shall be made consistent with the Human Relations policy to ensure proper balance of race and sex.

The procedure for establishing the committee will be as follows:

I. Annually,

the superintendent shall recommend to the Board persons

to serve on the committee except teachers, principals, parents,

and nonadministrative classified representatives. Annually,

the bargaining agent for teachers, the bargaining agent

for classified personnel,

the principals! association,

and Board

members will submit a list of names for consideration toserve

on tTie committee as folAeassj...

Teac^gr^bargaining agent - 35 names

Classified personnel bargaining agent - 12 names (two nonadministraViyp names from each of the following: custodial, maintenances^ engineering. transportation, supply and distribution, ~tood'lSrvices, and clerical and secretarial) . â€˘ .. ~ . Principals'

Association - 6 names

Board members -14 names,

each member shall submit 2 names

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Human Resource Development (Staff Development)cont1d â– ÂŤ III.

GCL/GDL

The Board will appoint the committee from the list of names submitted and its composition shall be as follows:

Seven parents;

Six classified nonadministrative representatives,

one each

selected from custodial, maintenance and engineering,

transportation, supply and distribution,

and

food services,

clerical and secretarial;

Twenty^six (26) classroom teachers;

One representative from the Oklahoma Association of College of Teacher Education;

One representative from the State Department of Education;

t5.

Three principals or assistant principals;

One administrator of classified personnel from Business Management Operations Department;

One administrator from the Pupil Services Department;

One administrator from the External Funding Department;

10.

One administrator from Curriculum Services Department;

11.

One administrator from Planning,

Research and Evaluation

Department; * 12;

One administrator from Vocational/Technical Education;

and

One administrator from the superintendent's staff.

The major-responsibilities of the committee are: 1.

To develop and recommend annually a plan for a district

staff development program and to submit that plan in writing

to the Board; 2.

To make recommendations for the' implementation of the staff

development program to the superintendent; 3.

4 To evaluate the district staff development program;

To perform the duties outlined below.

and

Policy GCL/GDL Human Resource Development For Action on May 4 cont'd

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Human Resource Development (Staff Development) cont'd GCL/GDL Specific duties of the committee are: 1.

To recommend annually a district plan for development and training of certified and classified staff;

To periodically review the guidelines for staff development

established by the State Department of Education and to make

recommendations to the superintendent for implementation of

the state plan;

To recommend changes in the committee to keep it in compliance

with changes in statutes,

State Department of Education regulations,

â€˘t>r the composition of the district; 4<v. To review and recommend procedures and instruments for district

needs assessment; 5.

To recommend training programs for each major category of personnel;

To recommend criteria for approval of proposals for staff

development to the superintendent; 7.

To identify and recommend resources for staff development;

To recommend incentives for parts! cipat ion in staff development activities;

-To establish such subcommittees and task forces necessary to

accomplish the purpose of the committee or to perform its ass igned dut i es; 10.

To perform other duties fTETâ€™t'eeommended or requested by the

superintendent; 11.

To recommend an annual plan for staff development to the Board

through the super in tendefi^b^J^^h 31 of each year.

The superintendent shall be responsible, for developing regulations for implementation of this policy.

Adopted: December 17, 1979 Legal Reference: Oklahoma Statutes 70-18-114

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For Action on May 4 - Adoption of Policy JP as follows:

Policy JP, School Photographs - For Action on May 4, 1981

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

The Board

believes

every patron in the district should have the

opportunity to purchase student photographs.

In order to provide

a reasonable price for the student photographs, attempts shall be

made

middle

secure

school

two

from

quotations

written

interested

each

photographers.

High

authorized to make arrangements with photographers. authorized

charge

part*" of

the

returned

to each

income

shall

quoted

a handling price

school.

made

for

fee.

services

Information

available

The

and

elementary

Schools are

handling

provided

are

schools

fee will be

and

shall

regarding distribution of

to parents,

parent

groups,

stu-

dents, and staff at each school.

H^^t;ion on May 4 " Adoption of Policy JECBA as follows:

JECBA

ADMISSION^OF EXCHANGE'STUDENTS

The Board recognizes the^eckefits to the students of the district

by having exchange students, whQ^afe^^onsored by a recognized foreign exchange program,

such as American.^feld Service, etc.,

attend .local schools. -In order to attend a district school the exchange student must live with an American family who will be responsible for them.

Therefore,

the district will accept these

students without a tuition fee.

Nonimmigrant students who have been given a visa to come to this country to pursued course of study in a school shall not be

admitted to a district school.

Policy JECBA, Admission of Exchange Students - For Action on May 4, 1981

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Discussion Pol icy Recommendations

In referring to the policy on Search of Students «that there had been several modifications in the review of the case law by the Board's attorneys; been developed and were in draft form and should to action on May 4.

and/or Lockers, Dr. Payzant commented policy as the result of an updated that administrative regulations had be available for Board members prior

Dr. Payzant stated that the underlined language in the policy on Human Resource Development was a recommendation for change and there would be more comment on that when the Staff Development Committee presented its report to the Board later in the agenda; that the recommendation for modification in the policy stating that only certified employees must obtain seventy-five (75) hours of training in each five-year period was the result of a change in the State Department of Education regulations which had come forth since the policy was adopted by the Board and since the Staff Development Committee completed its work; that when the Staff Development Report was presented, he would be recommending that the Board accept that report and the committee's recommendation with the one exception that the seventy-five (75) hours not apply to support personnel, and the request that the Staff Development Committee take another look at that piece in light of the new State Department of Education regulations which thecommitfee and the staff did not have access to until very recently.

In commenting on the policy on School Photographs, Dr. Payzant stated that had been a practice in the district over the last several years which had been consistent with what was suggested, as submitted, but it was found that the Board had not addressed it specifically in Board policy; that they were also putting the final touches on the set of regulations to go with that policy and would have those for the Board prior to the May 4 meeting; and, likewise, the policy recommendation on Admission of Exchange Students, the practice in the district had been to follow, what was suggested as a policy statement but there had been no inclusion of a policy in their manual and he thought it should be there for all to see. With reference to the policy or regulations on school photographs, Dr. Start said he thought it was arranged to have a committee at each school, which was to include patrons.

Dr. Payzant responded that it was a committee to include patrons, and students fifth grade and above, and this was in the regulations, a copy of which they would receive next time. " With regard to the policy on Search of Students and/or Lockers, Dr. Start stated that he(thoughtit should be in the policy or in the regulations that no student should be ^Wsrrttied by a person singly; that the policy read - "The search of students shall be conducted by a person of the same sex as the person being searched." He added that he would like to have it clearly defined that there should be another adult witness to that search. ~ . “X,

Mrs. Hill a-dded that she thought that his suggestion should be policy. She then mentioned that parents had rai§gd thT^uT^tton of searching the cars of students because alcohol seemed to have become such a problem at the schools. She inquired as to what couW’tre^done at that point? Dr. Payzant stated that was ^different situation than searching a locker or something that was part of school property^kod^referred the question to the attorney.

Mr. Bleakley's response was that he thought .there were some higher standards involved in the search when you go into private vehicles-; b-udk^ there would be some circumstances where there was knowledge of art illegal substance’ in their car^and there needed to be a search, the procedures :could be set up. Mrs. Hill, again, stated that it was a concern that was brought to her by some parents, so they might want to look at it. In referring to school photographs, Mrs. Hill stated that she noticed that they did not have a policy on school photographs and apparently they had just been governed by regulations. Dr. Payzant replied that she was right, that they were still in the process of identifying things that had been past practice or had been based on administrative directives that should be policy, and they would continue to bring those to them.

Mrs. Hill added that,.they were saying high schools are authorized to make arrangements with photographers, which was a very broad statement, and it appeared that they were tying the hands of the elementary and middle school principals according to the policy that said an attempt shall be made to get^at least two bids, but they were not doing the same at the high school and she was "wondering why.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Mr. Isch responded that in the spring of 1978, there was a group of people that got together and developed the information that was in the policy; it was the recommenda tion and the Board accepted it at that time; that he thought the main reason for the high schools using a negotiated agreement with the photographer or firm was that they do much more than just take school pictures of students but are involved in the school annuals, club pictures, etc.

Discussion Pol i cy Recommendations cont'd

Mrs. Hill stated that she was having problems with the way the policy was now written because some of the middle schools also have yearbooks.

Ms. Mason explained that the policy they were looking at which spoke specifically to the high schools:was approved by the Board in 1978 as guidelines and adminstrative regulations which stated that high schools must have a committee made up of the principal, two faculty members, a sponsor of the senior class, a PTA president or member, and a student of the Student Council to form a committee to interview and select the person who would be the photographer for that particular year; and once that was done, they would then go into a contract with that person. She continued that as Mr. Isch had indicated, high schools use photographers for many things beyond the yearbook, that they are used throughout the year; that the system was set up in 1978 by the Board and it was her understanding that it would become a part of the regulations, the newly written policy.

Mrs. Hi1>added that as the policy was written and not seeing any regulations,she thought they were going to have to do some adjusting. nr

Ms. Mason commented further that it was of record and they were still using that procedure in the high schools as recently as this year. A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Dulan to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Larry Mott, Social Studies Teacher, Northwest Classen High School, Close Up Conference, Washington, D.C., March 30-April 3, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Saundra Vallejo, CETA Coordinator; Sharon Lease, CETA Assistant Coordinator, External Funding Vocational Education Linkage, Washington, D.C., April 22-24, 1981.

R. #101 Professional Trips Approved

<*> v

(c) , Phil Ingersoll, Teacher-Coach; Willie Kelly, Teacher-Coach, Douglass High School, Coaching Clinic, Dallas, TX, April 24-26, 1981. (d)

Alfa Mouton, Assistant Principal, John Marshall High School, International ReadingvAs.SjQ,ciation Convention, New Orleans, LA, April 27-May 1, 1981.

(e)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Board of Trustees Meeting, National Humanities Faculty,. Bos-top, MA, May 22-24, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were assfol lows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yis^Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. â€™ Dr. Payzantstartedthatlast year when he presented tTte jasedmmendations for student reassignments to the Board, he suggested that the plan should bring some stability to studentschool assignments in Oklahoma City that hopefully would last three to five years, and made the commitment to do everything that he could to make good on that commitment; that he was pleased that he only had two recommendations for student school reassignments for 1981-82; that the placing of Zone 220-Z in the Prairie Queen Elementary School attendance area was a little section south of 59th Street which had in the past been assigned to Fillmore and the students in that area had to cross 59th Street to go to Fillmore; that it was going to only involve six or seven students.

With regard to the second recommendation on reassignment, Dr. Payzant stated that it was the result of overcrowding at Edgemere Elementary School where members of the BOard knew from earlier discussion that they could not place school annexes, and therefore he was recommending that about one hundred (100) children be reassigned from the Edgemere zone as listed to Linwood and Kaiser Elementary Schools where space was available; that the children who reside in the area east of Robinson in the Edgemere district were now being bused to Edgemere and with his recommendation would be reassigned to Linwood and Kaiser, with about sixty (60) students to Linwood and thirty-nine (39) students to Kaiser; that a variety of factors were reviewed in deciding on the recommendation; that they looked at space available, travel distances involved, racial balance, educational program, and staffing; and the staff believed that the combination of Linwood and Kaiser was the best for that particular, situation.

R. #102 Student School Reassignments Approved

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R. #102 Student School Reassignments Approved cont'd

It was then moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start to approve the recommendation on student school reassignments as follows: (a)

Reassignment of Zone 220-Z to Prairie Queen Elementary School, effective 1981-82 school year.

(b)

Reassignment of Zones 195-1 and 195-L (east of Robinson only) to Linwood Elementary School, and Zones 195-0, 195-S and 195-V to Kaiser Elementary School, effective 1981-82 school year.

Mrs. Hermes stated that if the recommendation was approved with regard to Edgemere, she wanted to make sure that the district had a mini bus or another bus for kindergartners because those kindergarten children would be going across Robinson to attend Edgemere because of the policy stating that all kindergarten children would attend their neighborhood school; that the kindergarten run would have to be made at 8:30 and pick them up at 11:00 or whenever they would be out next year, and then at 12:30 and 3:00; that this was her concern because they had a tragic death on that street this year and she would like to make sure that was taken care of for next year. Dr. Payzant responded that the district does not provide transportation for kindergarten children other than allowing them to ride into school on regular bus runs in the morning or home from school on regular bus runs in the afternoon, and that it is parental responsibility throughout the district to get those children to and from school, because there are dozens ofJhaizardous areas around the school district where kindergarten children would not be able to negotiate the street crossings on their own, â€™and with Edgemere with the buses provided for the children who live east of Robinson, those kindergarten children can ride in on the buses in the morning, but theYe is not a bus provided at 11:50 to take the children home or to pick up the afternoon group and take them into Edgemere; although at the end of the day, the afternoon kindergarten children can ride home with their older siblings on the bus, which is a pattern that applies district-wide. Mrs. Hermes added that in light of what had happened., she would like a bus for both runs.

Dr. Payzant continued, stating that they would have dozens of situations all over the city which have as dangerous or more dangerous crossing where you would have to provide the same kind of transportation, and they would be looking at a substantial number of additional bus runs to accomplish that, and substantial cost; so if they wanted to look at that as a Board, he woulcFurge them to hold off until they gave him the opportunity to cost that out and give them some realistic data on what she was talking about, because that had not been a service that the school district had provided in the past.

Commenting further, Mrs. Hermes stated that she would like some cost on it; that the Traffic Commission came to them insisting that they put that bus there; that they had fotir deaths irrTfiree years at Edgemere, and she was really concerned about anothe.r"C,hiId getting killed; that they had not all been on Robinson but she was really concerned about it. Dr. Payzant^stated that he would be happy to get some cost figures on it, but it would be a major^p'oTYey shift for the district in terms of providing that transportation for kindergarten children.

Mrs. Hermes added that perhaps f&ey^could attack it from the angle that the parent groups in those schools have a parerrt^fSke^Yhe kindergartners to a spot across the busy street and pay them for the mileage, but she-would like some cost figures both ways. As a request, she stated that in ?he past-^Y? David Nunn's office was instructed not to give any special transfers to Edgemere because Edgemere has within its boundaries two or three nurseries, and it was convenient to a lot of people; that she would ask that -the Board instruct David Nunn (Attendance Office) to continue that procedure in whtch they do not allow any special transfers into Edgemere. Dr. Payzant responded that was their plan and it would be done.

Mrs. Hill commented that earlier in the year there was a zone in the Quail Creek area that the Research Department did mention that might could be transferred to Sunset to help their black/other ratio, and she inquired if the staff had given any consideration to something like that and what would need to be done for them to look at those zones?

Mrs. Brody said the reference was to the Summerfield

area.

In his reply, Dr. Payzant stated that as a rule qf thumb, unless there was something that stood out as being illogical such as the little section of 59th Street or overcrowding as in the case of Edgemere, in order to keep faith with the commitment to make as few changes in student school assignments as they could, he had not instructed the staff to go looking for other possibilities, but if the Board's wishes were different, he could have the staff do that.

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Mrs. Brody added that Quail Creek is now close to capacity without portables, and she thought a better option would be for students to go to a good building instead of sending them portables, and if Quail Creek should begin to put up portables, then she«thought perhaps they could look at Sunset; that it was cheaper to send students to a building that existed and had children in it, than to.itransfer portables out there and maintain (them; that the last time she checked about the Summerfield area, it was about 15 to 20 percent complete, and hopefully they would have a group of students coming in from there.

R. #102 Student School Reassignments Approved cont'd

Relocating Innovative High School Program from Central High School to Cleveland building, effective 1981-82 school year, and adding Central High School to surplus property to be listed for sale.

Relocating Innovative High School Program For Action May 4, 1981

In commenting about the recommendation, Dr. Payzant stated that he wanted the Board to know that he remained strongly committed to support the continuation of an alternative high school program in Oklahoma City; that under the leadership of the principal and teachers at Central, the program has made a remarkable recovery this year; thaj; it is still small, slightly less than 200 students, but more focused and serious than in the previous years and he thinks that the students who are involved in the program this year are more serious and committed than some have been in the past. Tie continued that, however, from an educational standpoint, he believed that in a smaller facility there would be greater opportunity for the program to develop its sense of purpose and become more attractive to other students.

Dr. Payzant added that although admittedly the Cleveland building does not have the range of facilities that the Central High School does, the program can function at Cleveland with some minor facility modifications, and no doubt the operating expenses at Cleveland would be significantly less than at Central; that if the Board approved the recommendation to move the Innovative High School Program to the Cleveland building at the meeting of May 4, he would add Central High School to the list of surplus property. Dr. Start inquired as to whether the administration had ever seriously considered using the Central building as a downtown elementary school since some of the district's elementally’’school buildings in the downtown area were seriously deteriorated and ^o^djngL to plans for the future a very good elementary facility would be needed in 1th e’down town area. Dr. Payzant stated that the Central building had not been looked at seriously with regard to its use as an elementary school, but his initial reaction would be that a lot of'mortey would have to be spent and a great deal of work would have to be done to make the bulTcTing appropriate for ypnnq,elementary children; that he did concur with the observation about the possible needTor'one or more central elementary schools ’in the .future, and part of the reasoning behind the recommendation was to use the funds frdnrtbe^ale of surplus property to allow the district to proceed with the replacement of several schools and renovation work in other facilities.

Mrs. Brody expressed a concern with >egg^d to Central, if it was possible for the Board and school system when property is-'&oTd'f'CSinsist that the properties are kept on the tax rolls, and no matter what they do kfi.th them,'“that they nbt put them under private trust. She added that she did not know wheth&^ft was legal to put into a sales agreement that property would be sold with the understanding that it is kept on the tax rolls. Dr. Payzant indicated that he did not know the answer to the question butIWould try to find out. Recommendation for Action on May 4, 1981- Agreements with Appraisers:

Agreements with three (3) appraisers to determine the current market value on twenty-two pieces of property no longer needed by the district. Total amount of appraisals not to exceed $16,000.00. The expenditure to be charged to Account B 1420, Bond Fund. 4.-

Agreements with Appraisers to Determine Value of Property For Action ^lay 4, 1981

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Permission to Develop Specifications, etc., Re Property to be Sold - For Action May 4, 1981

Recommendastion for Action on May 4, 1981 - Permission to Develop Specifications, etc.

Adoption of Resolution Re Sale of Surplus Property For Action May 4, 1981

Recommendation for Action on May 4, 1981 - Adoption of Resolution Re Sale of Property:

Re Sale of Property: ■

Request permission to develop specifications, bidding forms, and take all necessary steps including bringing abstracts up to date and other legal requirements, to obtain bids on the property to be sold. Other activities to include posting of "For Sale" signs, and advertising. Total costs to be charged to Account B 1420, Bond Fund.

Adoption of the following resolution:

"Be it resolved by the Board of Education that the proceeds from the sale of the following list of twenty-two (22) parcels of district-owned property which is no longer needed by the district be deposited in the Bond Cash Fund Account of Independent School District Number 89." List of property which is no longer needed by the district:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ir 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Permission to Notify Current Lessees For Action May 4, 1981

Land at S.E. 54th and Empire (Bodine) Land at S.E. 51st and Foster Land at Gold Medal Drive and Musgrave Boulevard Land at N.E. 63rd and Westminister Land at N.E. 114th and Oklahoma Excess Land, Pierce School Site, 4101 S.W. 27th Land at South Rhode Island and Shallow Brook Drive Land at S.E. 55th and Parker Drive Arcadia (High) building and grounds, Arcadia, OK Carey building and grounds, 3701 S.W. 29th Dunjee building and grounds, 12000 N.E. 42nd Garfield building and grounds, 4138 S. Drexel Grant (Elementary) building and grounds, 3601 N.W.108th McKinley building and grounds, 5318 S. Shartel Orchard Park building and grounds, 1335 W. Sheridan Carter Woodson building and grounds, 300 S.W. 13th Sunnyside building and grounds, 7435 N.E. 63rd Taylor building and grounds, 633 bkW. 52nd Tyler building and grounds, 1621 S.W. 15th Walnut Grove building and grounds, 500 S. Dufland Whittier building and grounds, 1900 N.W. 10th Wright building and grounds, N.E. 65th and Sooner Road

Recomritendation for Acfci-on on May 4, 1981 - Permission to Notify Current Lessees:

Requ&st..__permission to notify current lessees of pending action to sell property, giving tenants ofôcrrêasedUiuildings the thirty-day termination notice required in the agreements. After Dr. Payzant presented tê recommendations regarding the sale of surplus property, Mrs. Hill inquired as to if thie properties listed had been checked with regard to kind of title, whether it included a rever§to^^,_oj4Juse, etc.? ' 1

Dr. Payzant stated that the recommendation>regai:ding”tJae development of specifications, bringing abstracts up to date, etc., would take car¥of that and any other legal requirements would be met; that he was not sure that all of the work could be done and they could have all of the answers to questions by May 4, but all of that would have to be done before any particular property was put out for sale.

Mrs. Hill mentioned that there were three pieces of property that were being kept by the district, and asked if that would make a difference in the Superintendent's recommendation? Dr. Payzant indicated that it would not make a difference with regard to the Innovative High School Program because he thought the facility recommended in terms of location was the best combination of space and location available for that program; that Lone Star and Valley Brook were the other two pieces that were not included and he was suggesting that those be held as possible satellite locations for the storage of buses, and even the possible location of a small maintenance shop so travel of buses to the central location at the Service Center at 24th and Miramar could be cut down.

Mrs. Hill inquired about the fact that Carver had not been discussed, and the Board at one time had talked about it needed to be moved to another location?

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MINUTES OFMEETINGJ3FAPRIL 20,^1981^ CONT'D Dr. Payzant stated that the one specific building that he was aware of that had been discussed by Carver staff and parents was the McKinley building, but in looking at the space available at McKinley, there would have to be additional work done there and^perhaps even an addition constructed in order to provide the same amount of space that Carver has as its present location, so that idea was not seriously pursued.

Mrs. Hill inquired further as to if they had no recommendation for Carver except to just leave it where it is and in the same condition? Dr. Payzant indicated that she was correct; that one of the recommendations that he had made in the past was not favorably received by the Carver parents, which was to take a large wing or section of an existing school which had a lot of available space, and make that available for the Carver Program; that the message he got from the parent group was that they wanted a separate facility that was self-contained and would prefer to stay in their present location rather than be part of another building where there was another program housed as well.

Dr. Hamm expressed a concern about the criteria used to retain Lone Star and Valley Brook buildings; if there was something about the buildings or land that made them conducive for bus storage; if maybe some other surplus buildings might be better suited than those two; that maybe would be more centrally located; for instance, the McKinley building?

In.repaying to Dr. Hamm's concern, Mr. Shepard stated that they were looking primarily at the access of Valley Brook to the interstate system and the fact that site was not a residential type area like McKinley would be, and it seemed that both of those sites were somewhat remote and might be more conducive to having buses stored there than perhaps^other sites; also, that the sales potential for McKinley would probably be greater than that of Valley Brook.

Mrs. Hill mentioned that the Carver building would be centrally located and easily accessible.

Mr. Shepard replied that Carver would be accessible to the highways but it did not have a large ground area. I

Mrs. Hill referred to the large audience that was present and stated that they should understand that if the surplus properties were sold, the money would not be going into the General Fund. It was explained further by Dr. Payzant that the proceeds from the sale of anything was available for expenditure one time and if they used that money to underwrite . recurring operating expenses, they would give themselves a false sense of security in wouldâ€™enable them to do things one year that they would not have the revenue to do in a follow-up year. "<

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Recommended.<or Action on May 4, 1981 - Staff Development Committee Report:

Acceptance of Staff Development CommTTtee Report and approval of recommendations with one modification that the 75-hour training in each-fjv?syear period apply to certified employees only.

Before asking Ms. Brenda Martin?vChairperson of the Staff Development Committee, to summarize the report and recommendations,. from the committee, Dr. Payzant stated that the Staff Development Committee had beeruBSTd'^-fc^work for some months and he was recommending that the Board accept the report a.nd approve the recommendations with the one exception that the seventy-five hours of ffraining^Ue^fimited to certified employees with a request that the committee take another look at what our program ought to be for other employees, in light of the new State Department regulations. Ms. Martin reported that the Staff Development Advisory Committee was created because the state law says that everybody that is certified has to have so much inservice training in their field of work; that the new regulations say that everyone has to have seventy-five (75) hours of staff development credit within five years, which can be fifteen (15) a year or however it is spread out, but probably the best thing to do would be fifteen (15) staff development points per year, which would apply from the Superintendent on down; that their hope was that the committee could work it out for classified people too, but the funds were not available. She continued by stating that the committee was composed of fifty-one (51) people â€” parents, central office administrators, building administrators, classified, certified, and that there were some higher education people who gave them some assistance; that their duty was to develop and recommend to the Board^a comprehensive inservice staff development plan for the Oklahoma City district specifically, and after it is approved, it is to be sent to the State Department for approval and funding.

Acceptance of Staff Development Committee Reports For Action May 4, 1981

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1981 - CONT'D Continuing, Ms. Martin stated that the report contained a lot of training recommenda Acceptance of tions for all the certified employees and were based on very comprehensive needs Staff Development assessments that went out for the various groups; that the needs assessments will be Committee Report ^ongoing next year as well as the committee; that the committee would be working until - For Action May 4, 1981 conf’d the legislature says that it does hot have to be done anymore. She added that not only did"they include recommendations for the entire program, but they also made some recommendations for Board or administrative regulations that would go along with the program; that for the most part the committee recommendations were accepted by the Superintendent and his staff, but there were a few things that they did not agree on.

Ms. Martin explained that it would be the administration's responsibility for getting the information out to the teachers and all of the employees, because a lot of them do not know it is something that they will have to do in order to retain their jobs or have their certification renewed; that they have to have seventy-five inservice or'staff development points; that one clock hour of inservice activity equals one point, which is approved staff development or inservice training; that there are certain guidelines as to what is acceptable or not acceptable; that the thrust of the law is that it is to help; a person deal more effectively in working with the students or carrying out their job responsibility and allows one to grow professionally; that there are certain qualifications that have to be met in order to get point credit for it. She added that the Staff Development and Training Department is also charged with the responsibility of keeping up on how many points everyone has, which is a tremendous responsibility; that one and one-half days is built in the calendar for staff development next year for teachers and building administrators, and during that time’a person can receive ten of their fifteen points, and the stipend of six dollars an hour will not have to be paid as when people leave their work after a workday and go *to a workshop. It was stated by Ms. Martin that the committee also recommended that part of the three preschool days be allowed as an option for teachers to use five hours of that for inservice; that it is built in as an incentive so that anyone that wants to get as many staff development points as they can are allowed to; that, hopefully, as the program becomes more popular and more legislative funding is received, more things can be put in like advancement on the salary schedule for years' experience for inservice points; that the process is to be made as painless as possible for those who don't want to do it, and wonderful and rewarding for those who want to learn; that there will be ongoing staff development provided by the Staff Development and Training Department so that people can go when they, want to; that there is also a provision that a person may go to something outside oT the district as long as it meets the requirement that is related to their job or professional growth; that persons can also take advantage of the professional meetings and fall conferences that are held. ^^““Martin stated that the committee made a couple of recommendations that were a bit different from that of the Superintendent's; that the committee recommended that it'be^put in the administrative regulations, at the bottom: of the incentives, such as $6.00 an hour,-release time during the day with a substitute, to attend rinservice activities", financial assistance for out-of-town workshops, these kinds of things; that aciditfe-nal monetary incentives be^sub.iect to negotiations, so that if something else comes up later like the Igepislature^WcrTd provide more funding, it would be subject to ..negotiations; that it was also recommended that out of the seventy-five inservicethat a person has to have, sixty of them or eighty percent of them have to be obtained in job specific skills that are inherent in the employee's current job assignment, and the oth^..twenty percent would be professional growth, training in job-related or professional tfrQWth area; it was combined to say that training would be relevant to the teacher's preserrESfearMfi^.assignemnt, to improve job specific skills, job-related skills or professional, growth,--and involve a trainer.

With reference to the support personnel, she staffed that it would have to be eliminated at this time; that the committee would probably -have to meet some during the summer months; J:hat it was proposed that teacher consultants, teachers that work with entry-year teachers, and the entry-year teachers (themselves be provided with an inservice at the beginning of the year, during the three: preschool days;!’.that staff had changed it that teacher consultants will attend required workshops offered during off-duty time within the first few weeks of their appointment as teacher consultant. Ms? Martintcdmmfented that she thought it would be best if they would put that training into the preschool days rather than having them go after a school day. •

Ms. Martin stated that the committee proposed that administrators, just like teachers and other certified personnel, if they are involved in training past their workday, that they be paid a^stipend, that after 5 p.m. on weekdays, administrators, principals, building administrators who are involved in any kind of inservice would also receive the stipend; however, they did concede that they could receive compensation for working on weekends, attending workshops or conducting workshops on weekends.

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Mrs. Hermes commented that she thought the 80/20 percent was a little high with regard to obtaining credit in job specific skills.

Ms.^Martin responded that she, too, was worried about the strictness of that I specifically, but she thought that when they come into staff development that they | will be followed closely enough that there will not be a problem.

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Acceptance of Staff Development Committee Report - For Action May 4 cont'd

Mrs. Hill asked if the committee recommended that tuition be paid and staff did not follow through on that? In.her response, Ms. Martin stated that their intent on tuition was basically registration fees; that ideally it would be great if everybody could pay tuition, but it had not worked out and she was in agreement at this time that it just be registration fees because of budget restraints, but hopefully in the future more money would be available and all of it could be paid for.

(A copy of the Staff Development Committee Report is on file in the office of the Clerk.) The following was submitted as information to the Board: The Oklahoma County Election Board has tabulated the votes cast for the Mill Levy Questions and for School Board Candidates at the election held of) April 14, 1981: ^QUESTION NUMBER 1 EMERGENCY LEVY (5 MILLS) FOR GENERAL FUND

YES

2,640

1,181

QUESTION NUMBER 2 LEVY (5 MILLS) FOR BUILDING FUND YES

2,530

1,224

QUESTION NUMBER 3 LOCAL SUPPORT LEVY (10 MILLS) FOR GENERAL FUND YES ^^527

NO 1,203

ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER 2

Hugh Long Armond*Start Start

403

ELECTION DISTRICT NUMBER*5

Hurl on Dulan

258

Shirley Darrell

402

Ray Kelly

Dr. Payzant commented that as yet; that press reports irregularities in the Area Judge Homer Smith at 10:00

certification from the Election Board had not been received had indicated that a petition had been filed for alleged 2 Board Election and that was scheduled to be heard before a.m. Tuesday morning, April 21, 1981.

Information to the Board Election Results

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 20, 1981 - CONT'D

Annual Affirmative Action Report

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Dr. Payzant called on Mr. George Russell to give a brief summary of the Annual ^Affirmative Action Report of the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. Mr. Russell, first, introduced Ms. Bernadette Hardesty, chairperson of the committee, who remarked briefly that the committee had worked very hard; that the committee is composed of representatives from most of the organizations Tike the principals, the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, a representative from the Secretaries Association, the Laborers' International Union, etc.; that there is one representative from each district appointed by the Board member, someone from his or her district, and they do have four vacancies in that area that have not been filled, which she stated was a handicap.

Ms. Hardesty stated that another handicap that has been a recurring problem is the lack of information, the inability to get the information at the Personnel Department; that is, the information that the Director needs from the computer; that it is not a problem of computer capability, but it is a question of priorities and giving him the; time that is needed to program the computer to do the things that really are needed to get the kinds of information about personnel that would give the committee more information about the hiring of applicants, etc. She added that the committee is ongoing; that they are very concerned about the reduction in force and the effect that it has on the affirmative action movement within the system. She stated that there are still some problems, and commented that she feels that Mr. Russell is very committed and that the district seems committed to affirmative action. As an overview of the report, Mr. Russell called attention to the introduction wherein it^as mentioned that this year they had taken a different approach in presenting the Affirmative Action Report to the Board in that they had abandoned changing the plan every year and had really tried to make the report in terms of what progress had or had not been made with respect to the affirmative action efforts of the district.

He pointed out that in the report the committee had identified what they considered to be some district-wide concerns and at the top of that list of district-wide concerns was the issue of seniority, layoffs and affirmative action, and that they spent some time talking about the implications that reductions in force might have for the overall affirmative action efforts. Mr. Russell also referred to the section of^the report where the committee addressed Sections 503 and 504, the Rehabilitation Act, and how it relates to the employment of handicapped persons in the district; that also some time was spent talking about Title IX and Title VI on the issue of both sex and race desegregation and the ^question of the role models and how that relates to staffing in the schools. He also noted that they had used as an example some of the high schools in the district and looked at the staffing ratios with respect to males versus females, and minorities vef§u$ non-mirioritieSj. particularly in some of the areas that have traditionally been considered maTeor female, or minority or non-minority. _

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ContinuingTW. Russell stated tha£. one of the things that they did this year as a particular concern of the committee was to“do an affirmative action survey of the committee meflibers and the members of the Superintendent's staff to assess the attitudes' ancTv’rews of those particular persons with respect to the district's affirmative action efforts.and had tried to include that in the report; that they outlined as a sample some oOhe,discrimination complaints that have been heard over the last year or so and tri&d„to relate the disposition of those complaints outlining the areas that were compla^?ne3''a;bWt and the resolution where there was one.; Additionally, he stated that they jjad gone' thTgugh what appears to be one of the major components of any affirmative action'repertor plan, a statistical analysis looking at the workforce composition, the numbers and percentages of minorities, women, etc., nrthe various job groups and classifications, and the Board might be interested in looking at the comparative analysis where they looked at where the district was in 1975-76 and compared the percentages of minorities and females in the district's workforce with respect to various job categories, to what it is in 1981. Mr. Russell reported that they also spent some time talking about the selection procedure, particularly looking at the question of adverse impact and its implications for overall hiring procedures and what that might mean with respect to assessing whether or not through Our selection procedure we are discriminating against any particular group on the basis of race or sex; that they outlined the need for better computerized data so that they can assess more accurately the numbers and the percentages of applications compared to the numbers and percentages of people who are hired from various job classes and the categories by race and sex that they represent. He added that the Board might also be interested in particularly looking at the section on Goal Analysis, where the committee had. looked at the goals that were established last year, particularly the short-term goals, and assessed how the percentage representation compares to that which has occurred for this year.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Mr. Russell continued, stating that one of the approaches that they looked at this year was trying to zero in on some areas of particular concern to members of the committee, particularly in terms of what the statistical representation told them was an area that they needed to concentrate on; that they identified three areas of particular concern one was the area of females and other minorities, that being other than Blacks, including Hispanics, Indians, Asian Americans, and other minorities in the areas of building administration; that these were areas where they found there to be significant under-representation in terms of females in those groups; also the areas, of ferriaTes and Blacks, in the area of maintenance, particularly the skilled crafts and trades area, the area of other minorities in general in terms of their representation in the district's workforce, particularly when compared to the representation in the overall SMSA population and the percentage of other minorities; that is, particularly Indians who are receiving degrees in education when compared to their representation in the teaching workforce and the district's overall workforce.

Annual Affirmative Action Report cont'd

With regard to recommendations, Mr. Russell stated that the first recommendation deals iwith the availability of applicant and selection rate data, as had been mentioned by Ms. Hardesty, that the committee has for the past two years emphasized the need to assign a higher priority to the computerization of applicant flow data, which is a recommendation of the committee to the board; the second recommendation, in the area of great reduction in force, the committee was recommending that the Board adopt a policy on affirmative retention that recognizes the value of maintaining a well qualified and diverse st^ff, and by way of that the committee had suggested some language that the Board migh’t consider in terms of a policy.

In the afea of extra-duty assignments, Mr. Russell stated that the committee was recommending that the Board adopt a policy that clearly establishes how and when extra-duty assignments will supersede affirmative action goals by race and sex balance on a building or department staff; that the recommendation was being made in terms of j language for the Board's consideration as a policy with respect to that area. Mr. Russell referred to Section 503 and 504, the Rehabilitation Act, stating that the committee was recommending the adoption of a more distinct policy related to employment of the handicapped and had provided some language as a suggestion for policy in that area.

With reference to sexual was that the Board adopt workplace, or in any way provided as a suggestion

harassment, Mr. Russell said the committee's recommendation a specific policy prohibiting sexual harassment in the connnected with a person's employment status, with language with respect to a policy in the area of sexual harassment.

M?:ad?le3“f'hat the report, of course, did include a brief summary, and the appendix with statistical data and employment data for the district. Dr. Payzant stated that he planned to take the report and recommendations to his staff and comeback to the Board with specific language in the appropriate format to | consider on the policy areas.

| Mr. Russell addeF’tTRst it was the committee's intention to make the report available in each of the individual school sites, in the various offices in the Central Office, as well as the Media Center, and^a m^ke information available so that all employees; parents, patrons, as well as .students who are interested may review the report and make any comments or suggestions or recommendation^Xack“' ’t&,. the Affirmative Action Office that they might have it.

Mrs. Hermes commented that she was really impressed with both the Affirmation Action Report and the Staff Development Report; that the patrons and staffs had worked very | hard to get that much data together in a comprehensive manner. (Copy of Affirmative Action Report on file in office of the Clerk.)

Dr. Payzant presented Mr. Vern Moore, Director of Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers, to summarize the report of the Middle School Committee.

Mr. Moore began his presentation by stating that he was submitting a copy of the Middle School Committee recommendations to the Board exactly in the manner that they were submitted to him; that he was offering one suggestion in the area of Orientation, that they consider adjusting the date to orient fifth year parents to the middle schools from the spring of May, T981 this year to next year; that after discussing it with building principals, they did not feel that there was ample time to put together an orientation program that would be truly beneficial to the parents, and also there were programs already prepared for this spring.

Middle School Commi ttee Recommendations

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Middle School Commi ttee Recommendations cont'd

Mr. Moore continued, stating that he was offering a recommendation in the area of <inservice; that the Curriculum Department as well as the Staff Development Department be included with the Director of Middle Schools in designing the inservice program for teachers when they return in the fall.

He referred to the persons involved on the Middle School Committee, that it had representation of both principals and teachers, and parents; that it is a standing committee that will remain organized throughout this year and next year to be available for any reaction concerning the middle school programs. Mr. Moore stated that in the area of special programs, the committee was recommending the initiation of the position of the intramural director on the middle school level; also, he was asking that they initiate a student advocacy program in all eleven of the middle schools; that two programs had been piloted at Taft and Moon Middle Schools this year, and as the result of those pilots, hopefully they would have the information and data necessary to design the programs. In the area of interdisciplinary teaching, Mr. Moore added that there was a concern to develop interdisciplinary units to be used in the instructional programs in all of the middle schools; that board members had been ^provided with attachments to the report to give them an indication of the necessary items that each one of the building administrators would be responsible for in putting together the schedule for each: of the middle schools, and that he had enclosed a reaction to the statement from the high school athletic program report concerning middle school athletics.

Dr.*-Payzant commented that unless the Board had objections, he intended to proceed administratively to implement the recommendations that had come from the committee, with the two modifications suggested by Mr. Moore. He added that the report was another example of goodxommTttee.work based on representation of teachers, parents, and administrators, and where they indeed were following through on recommendations that had been made and not putting committees through the process of a lot of hard work and having the results of their work end up on a shelf without serious consideration. He added that the student advocacy idea was not new, with the pilot programs at Taft and Moon this year; that it has been implemented in several other middle schools in earlier years, but was one of the recommendations in the Long Range Plan for implementation in all middle schools; that Tloover had done a lot of work with the program along with the two pilot schools as mentioned by Mr. Moore, so there had been some exposure in several middle schools to the idea, and they would move ahead with .full implementation at all eleven middle schools next year.

/Afteran.inquiry about the student advocacy program, Dr. Payzant explained that it provided for a portion of every school day a 25-minute time block where every certijred person irrTfie school would have a group of students assigned to them to workxdp<<’variety of areas, from getting information out about what was going on in the school toi^seme counseling kinds of activities, to some special interest kinds of things; that it would attempt^©- get=’aTT5Tertified staff people involved in getting to know a small group of individual students very well so that those staff persons could indeed^bPfeadvocates for those particular students as they would encounter various successes and have centain problems in their experience in middle school. Mrs. Hermes asked if the intramtfeal^director would be parallel to a high school dthletic director, with a stipend r^-gStTafed£,

Mr. Moore replied that they were recommencing thaf^-fftipend be provided; however, their concern was working more directly with teacfi&rs and students as they design the intramural programs for each one of the schools and having that individual coordinate those efforts through the Assistant to the Director of Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers. (A copy of the Middle School Committee Report is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

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PERSONNEL REPORT I

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the persons in the report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #103 Personnel Approved

Mrs. Hill asked when the positions would be posted for those persons whose termination date was in"May, 1981? Mr. Russell said some would be posted possibly in the next two weeks, and the only ones that would require"waiting were those that could potentially be filled by persons who have been displaced or placed on the "must assign" list.

I On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, | yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm I declared that the motion carried.

ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of encumbrances as 1 istecFforMarch 19, 1981 through April 10, 1981. Mrs. Hi^l inquired regarding the encumbrance for Kapner, Wolfberg & Associates, stating that in an earlier agenda there was another substantial payment to the firm, and stated that she would like a report on the savings that had resulted from their employment.

R. #104 Approval of Encumbrances

Dr. Payzant replied that, true, there was another payment earlier to Kapner, Wolfberg & Associates, but the amount listed in the agenda before them was an amount that was expected to get us through the rest of this fiscal year, and rather than come back each time with a specific amount, they would propose to draw against the amount as noted; that the way in which Kapner, Wolfberg & Associates is paid, is that the salary savings that occur each week in the maintenance operation are arrived at by subtracting the current weekly payroll and fringe benefits from the weekly payroll plus salary increases and fringe benefits for the same period last year, and the savings is determined by the difference between those two amounts, what is being paid this year and what was paid last year; that the contract with Kapner-Wolfberg calls for them in the first year of the contract to get 50 percent of the savings strict to get 50 percent of them; and the second year for Kapner-Wolfberg ” to get 25 percent of the savings and the district to get 75 percent; that the district now hasvsixteen maintenance positions that are unfilled as the result of their work, and productivity leveT~-4<sa£staying about the same as it was a year ago, even less those sixteen positrons; that the intent is to take the district's savings to help offset the cost of’ increased salaries and fringes that will come in the Building Levy Fund for next year.

On roll call, fffe^ates were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried-.. Purchasing

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr.*Dulan f&p^^approval of the following purchasing items:

Floor Tile Purchase of floor tile for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from The Floor Store which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,991.00 is to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

R. #105 Purchasing Approved

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R. #105 Purchasing Approved cont'd

Audio-Visual Equipment

Purchase of audio-visual equipment (language master, projectors, laminating machines, lecternette, etc.) requested by External Funding for use in various schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (prices taken from Quotation #5834): Thompson Movie Supply Audio-Visual Educational Systems Thompson Book & Supply Company Fairview Audio Visual Company Wholesale Educational Suppliers

Total

2,373.00 1,006.54 1,598.20 345.45 154.00

5,477.19

These purchases have been charged to Account 1230.03, Title 4B, and have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Permission to Place Canned Goods Orders

Permission for the Central Food Services Department to place canned goods orders during next ninety days with companies on the following list:

v 4.

Del Monte Corporation (Jack Curren & Associates) Shanandoah Apple Company Bush Brothers (Jack Curren & Associates) Camerican (Jack Curren & Associates) Todd Brokerage Company

Teaching Aids Purchase of teaching aids (speech mirrors, lesson plans for sound, stop watches, etc.) for use by External Funding from Thompson Book & Supply which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,639.00 is to be charged to Account 240.01, Preschool Incentive, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Drinking Fountains and Water Chillers Purchase of drinking fountains and water chillers for use by Maintenance/Engineerin,i Services from Ames Supply Company which submitted the low quotation, State Contract #0050. This purchase in the amount of $17,510.57 is to be charged to Bond 1426 Account.

,6.

Teaching Aids Purchase of teae+mig aids (cassettes, filmstrips and booklets) for use.-by (ixt^rnal Funding (Library Resources) from Thompson Book & Supply which submitted the- low^qxiotations. This purchase in the amount of $1 ,741.75 is to be charged to 230.01 , Title 4B, and ha^_-been "approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Copying Machine Purchase of copying machfrie-^for use by External Funding (T-I Accounting Department) from Saxon Busines^Pre-duets^Inc. , which submitted the low quotation (price taken from Quotation #58^1)-This purchase in the amount of $5,659.55 is to be charged to Account*1230>X)3,jA#le I, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Paper Purchase of paper for use by Graphic Services (Washington Print Shop) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Western Paper Company Mid-Continent Paper Total

5,019.00 1,491.00

6,510.00

Laminating Pouches Purchase of Laminating Pouches for use at various schools from Thompson Book & Supply which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $3,768.80 is to be charged to Account G 240.01.

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Home Economics Appliances and Cooking Utensils

10. โ ข?

Purchase of home economics appliances and cooking utensils (refrigerator-freezer, range, double-boiler and sauce pans) for use at various locations from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

William E. Davis & Sons, Inc. Liberty Distributors Anchor Equipment Company, Inc.

R. #105 Purchasing Approved cont'd

1,900.83 409.00 158.40

Total

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G 1230.03 Adult Vo-Tech, 1230.03

Total

2,468.23

Mrs. Hill inquired regarding item 10, which included the purchase of commercial size ovens for a high school. Mr. Belphry Dean from the Purchasing Department stated that it was ordered for a vocational home economics program and he would get additional information for her. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for acceptance of bids and the awarding of contracts for the removal of asbestos ceilings and materials, and the replacement of new ceilings and light fixtures as follows:

Travelers Construction, Inc.

Group II, Hayes and Lee Schools Group III, Arthur, Classen, Jefferson and Stand Watie Schools " Total

259,304.21 $319,804.21

th-Wei r Electric

Group I, Central, Northwest, and Page-Woodson ~-&Cffool s

$407,667.00

These coiltra-cts in the amount of $727,471.21 to be charged to Bond Fund Account 1430.

Mr. Donwerth .ngW^M^hat the Central High School building was included for asbestos removal; and asked if plans included spending money for this purpose if it were to be sol d. Dr. Payzant replied that if the Board aTjjSnwed^tte move of th'e innovative program at Central to another location, it would be removed fromthe_ asbestos removal program.

Mr. Donwerth expressed a concern with regard to the expenditure for removal of asbestos from the buildingsand not having enough knowledge in this regard. He stated that he had talked with the Labor Commissioner at the Capitol who informed him that department had information on slides, etc., that could be viewed if the Board would like to. Mr. Donwerth also mentioned that some other school districts were worse off after removing the asbestos than before because of more particles being in the air, and added that he would like to see action delayed on the item until at least at the next Board meeting. Dr. Payzant responded that he could not profess himself as an expert in the area, but he ;and the staff have tried to work very carefully with the Cd tynBoiiifity Heal th Department and have relied very heavily on that department for the sampling work and guidance in terms of thยง degree of danger that exists with the material in the various buildings; that there was still some dispute about how far you need to go with encapsulation or removal but their judgment was based on the best technical advice that they could get from those who were supposed to know more about it than they did. He explained the reasoning for the use of removal rafter than encapsulation; however, cited some schools whereby the encapsulation process could be used.

R. #106 Acceptance of Bids and Awarding of Contracts Re Asbestos

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R. #106 Acceptance of Bids and Awarding of Contracts Re Asbestos cont'd

Dr. Wallace Smith, Assistant Superintendent Business Services, in responding to Mr. Donwerth's concern about the monitoring of the removal of the asbestos, came forward and read the specifications as set forth with regard to the ■decontamination of the work area.

Dr. Start indicated that he could not support the item until the Board was ready to prohibit smoking in the schools, which he stated was much more disastrous than the asbestos particles.

Inquiring about removal of schools from the list, Mrs. Hill asked if Central were removed from the list, would the one contractor have time to finish all of the work during the summer months? Dr. Payzant responded that he would strongly recommend that the work be divided between the two contracting firms to guarantee that the work be completed during the summer. Mrs. Hermes suggested that the contractors be informed to do the top priority buildings first.

Dr. Hamm inquired about the consequences if the asbestos were not removed? Dr. Payzant stated the.asbes’tasliad been considered for two years; that the possibility was that the state would reimburse the district for some of the work; however, at this .-point he was trying to rely on the best information that he could get from the State Department of Health arid City-County Health Department on what he thought the district's obligations were going to be.

Mrs. Hermes cited the circumstances in which the district finds itself with regard to the asbestos, stating that as she viewed the situation, she did not think that they had a choice. Dr. Hamm asked about the fact that the asbestos would be removed from the ceilings of some auditoriums and how this would affect the replacement of materials for accoustical effects?

Dr. Payzant said it was a part of the bid that the accoustical material be replaced.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS For Consideration at May 4, 1981 Meeting - Motion Re Driver Education Program

Mr. Donw&rth presented the following for consideration at the May 4, 1981 meeting of the Board: , 7’——. "SinceMUQst of our high school students are affected by the Driver Education Program, not only in being trained to drive safely but also in ithe reduction of insurance rates, I make a motion that we remove from consideratrdruthe discontinuance of the Driver Education Program for the coming 1987-82^^0^1^ ear."

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Brody. Mr. Donwerth spoke in support of his motion, stating problems encountered with students trying to learn-to drive in a metropolitan area.

Dr. Payzant commented on the timing and the possible misunderstanding about what decisions were being made and what ones were not reversible. He referred to the action at the last Board meeting with regard to statutory‘notification of April 10, and the program areas he had recommended be cut. He stated that he wanted to caution the Board about making piecemeal decisions on programs until they had access to the entire budget, which hopefully would be at the first meeting in June; that by making piecemeal decisions, he was ’concerned that they would be locking themselves into decisions, that if they had all; Of the budget information before them, they might look at it differently.

Mrs. Brody inquired about what would happen to the process of schedules in the fall if they waited until June to reinstate driver education?

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Dr. Payzant responded that certainly it would be easier if they made all of the decisions now on anything that would be affected or would affect the student schedule, and was not sure that they were going to steer clear of some decisions that may affect scheduling somewhere throughout the district later on, but his concern was that they not get locked in on some things that they may not want to be locked in on.

For Consideration at May 4, 1981 Meeting - Motion Re Driver Education Program cont'd

Ms. Mason explained that students do make their choices in the spring, but do not make their schedules until in the fall and they have the option of changing any selection that they may have made during the spring; that if driver education werenot offered, the student will have listed second and third choices; that through research they have found that if students pre-enroll rather than pre-schedule, the number of choices are about the same; that they have looked at it both ways and people in most of the high schools have preliminary master schedules, one with driver education and one without driver education. Mrs. Hill inquired about staffing and how the principals would make their staff adjustments without driver education? Dr. Payzant stated that most of the driver education teachers are tenured people and are certified in areas other than driver education and for the most part have received assignments in those schools and in their area of secondary certification; that if driver education were put back in, in June, the driver education people who are certified will be reasigned to their driver education classes and some of the people who have Jpeen bumped in other areas would be brought back into the slots that had to be made available for the driver education teachers who were tenured, senior people; that, however, if they had a category of teachers who were highly specialized and were not reemployed and got jobs elsewhere, then this would present a problem.

Mrs. Hill stated that in her opinion driver education should remain in the system next year, and the area she considered as a change-off would be the 15.5 special education teachers that had been recommended for employment. Mrs. Hermes commented that she felt that she was being pushed into making a decision when she did not have the whole picture of the budget, and she would like the option left open; that she would remind the Board that they would have to come up with a quarter of a million dollars if the program were left in; that the district had been critiqued as not always giving the best to academics and did not have high enough reading levels and math scores; that driver edqcation is a nonacademic program and is not a graduation requirement; dnd that she would like for the Board to have enough time to look at it all and then decide. Mr. Donwerth added that he would not want to see any of the main academic areas -suffer, but felt that there were other areas that could be cut that were not as important as the driver education program.and he, too, would be in favor of eliminating the special education teachers that had been asked for. Dr. Payzant reminded the Board that special education is an area where they have some obi i gat ions'Tinder state and f e de raX^la.w -JSj''

Mrs. Hermes stÂ§tÂŁ<kj;hat she would in policy GCPA/GDPA, Reduction in regular meeting in March, so that would have a minimum of two weeks" they are voted on.

like to direct Jack Isch to put some regulations Force, to present to the Board at least by the last they as a board, the unions and the teachers involved be^een the information to the Board and the time

Request Mrs. Hermes

Dr. Payzant indicated that they would work on*tt and bcjfHF it back.

Mrs. Hill stated that she had received information from a principal that the part in the dress code policy pertaining to shorts was creating some problems, and she would like for the directors of elementary, middle and high schools to get some feedback on whether it was causing some problems for the principals. Mrs. Hill also inquired regarding the make-up time for the schools and the need to make a decision of giving the day back instead of ending school a day early, pending the information from the legislature.

Request Mrs. Hi 11

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HEARINGS

The following persons addressed the Board during the second portion of the hearings: 1.

Bruce Hunt

Georgia Iannello

Cyndi Nabors

Patsy Kuhn

Ben Pollard

Dr. Grovier C. Harrison

Mr. Hunt spoke concerning a survey of teachers with regard to their relationship with the Board. Ms. Iannello and Ms. Nabors's remarks were about cutbacks and priorities in the budget. Ms. Kuhn and Mr. Pollard expressed a concern about the sale of the Taylor School building and the services offered by Pathways, Inc., a program which is now housed in that building, requesting that consideration be given to working out a plan where it could remain at this location. Dr. Hctrrison spoke in support of Central Innovative High School and retention of the counselor in this program. *â–

EXECUTIVE SESSION R. #107 Executi ve Session Approved - 11:00 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board go into executive session to discuss negotiations, personnel, and litigation. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #108 Board Returned to Open Session 12:03 a.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion 'carried.

R. #109 Professional Trip for Superintendent Authorized

It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to authorize the Superintendent's participation at district expense in an overseas seminar sponsored by The Oklahoma Commission for Futu-re*Educational Leadership and the People-To-People Travel Program at ttie Invitation of The People's Republic of China, October 6-20, 1981. On roll call, the votes were asw.foTIowst~-*-44rs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. DulanT'yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared vtbWfr'*Uje motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

R. #110 Adjournment 12:05 a.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Brody ancl seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yers; Dr.. S^rt, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

President

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS:

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district thi

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

day of

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Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION:

SUPPORT: CLERICAL:

SALARY

MONTHLY:

Akens, Russell

Bus Driver

4-06-81

418.

Brewer, Raymond

Bus Driver

4-01-81

440.

Ball, Betty

External Funding Bookkeeper/Secy.

3-30-81

$ 699.

Boston, Patricia

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide P.T.

3-25-81

305.

Rogers, Hattie

Bus Aide

4-03-81

330.

Marshall, Rhoda

Curriculum Secretary

3-30-81

669.

Woolfolk, Greg

Bus Driver

3-25-81

418.

Scruggs, Donald

Central Financial Secv,

3-25-81

610.

All Schools Custodian

4-06-81

859.

Heat/Air

3-23-81

1232.

SERVICE: HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE:

Allensworth, Brenda

Helper

3-24-81

$ 3.51

Flying, Konne

Helper

3-26-81

3.51

Frazier, Evelyn

Helper

3-23-81

3.51

Pickett, Dorothy

Helper

4-01-81

3.51

Testerman, Marcella

Helper

3-30-81

3.51

Webb, Bonnie

Helper

3-23-81

... 3.51

Mack, Alonzo

MAINTENANCE:

Varner, Odis

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME '•v k

,. —

—........

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

NAME

CERTIFICATED: Allen, Sally

Arthur, Buford

Parmelee Physical Education ''Southeast Vocal Music/L.A.

*“-,>-29-81 4-01-81

—

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Edwards, Linda

Hayes Special Education

3-16-81

Escoe, Charles

Emerson Math

5-29-81

Floyd, Marca

Sunset Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Fugerer, Barbara

King L.D.

5-29-81

Special Services Nurse

5-29-81

Autry, Mona

Classen Special Education

Beesley, Paul

Star Spencer Business/Coach

3-10-81

Boone, Glenda

Harrison Intermediate

5-29-81

Harris, Patricia

Northeast English

5-29-81

Casler, Patricia

Wilson Primary

4-17-81

Hemphill, Dana

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Clark, Kathryn

Special Services Psychometrist

5-29-81

Hill, Claudia

North Highland Kindergarten

4-10-81

Corn, Rise'

Parmelee Primary

5-29-81

Hoggard, Judith

Northwest Reading

5-29-81

Cunningham, Gayla

Roosevelt Math

5-29-81

Holmboe, Joan

Hoover Science

5-29-81

Cufiningham, Lorna

Stonegate Primary

3-30-81

Jedlicka, Jane

Rancho Occup. Therapist

5-29-81

Danel, Tammy

Capitol Hill High Special Education

5-29-81

Jones, Richard

Classen Language Arts

5-29-81

Deal, Shirley

Roosevelt Social Studies

5-29-81

Kimble, Carolyn

Hoover In-House

5-29-81

Dean, Katherine

Shidler Bilingual

5-29-81

Kreimeyer, Joan

Page-Woodson Special Education

5-29-81

Dewey, Sheila

Capitol Hill High Drop-Out Program

5-29-81

Mairoca, Donna

Star Spencer Special Education

5-29-81

Edwards, Donna

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

McCoy, Deborah

Rogers Special Education

4-03-81

^£9-81

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" —“Greer, Bernis

SALARY

..--s

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Personnel cont'd

PERS0NNel “

< Name

TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

CFRTIFICATFD:

EFFECTIVE DATE

Trattner, Ruth

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Wamble, Wilma

West Nichols Hills Primary

5-29-81

Murphy, Alice

Emerson English

5-29-81

Musgrove, Gleniee

High Sch/Adult Ctr. CPR Instructor

4-03-81

Williams, Leslie

Grant Art

5-29-81

Nasalroad, Darrell

Star Spencer Art

5-29-81

Williams, Terrill

Page-Woodson ESAA

3-31-81

Payne, Roy

Curriculum Lau Language

5-29-81

Plunkett, Delores

Classen Reading

5-29-81

Post, Barbara

Children1s Youth Shelter Pgm.

5-29-81

Lafayette/Rancho Special Education a Carver Special Education

Richardson, Karen

•

■

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

5-29-81

Coplen, Hazel •

Telstar L.P.N.

4-22-81

Roland, Katherine

ar Van Buren Intermediate

5-29-81

Houston, John

Purchasing Purchasing Agent

4-03-81

Scott, Janee

Kaiser Primary

5-29-81

Smith, Joanna

External Funding Pathologist

5-29-81

Taylor, Jane

Star Spencer Language Arts

5-29-81

Terrell, Joann

Capitol Hill High Drop-Out Program

5-29-81

Thomas, Linda

Special Services Speech Pathologist

5-29-81

Trattner, Denise

Edgemere Primary

5-29-81

Roach, Linda

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

Frost, Thelma

Helper

3-12-81

CLERICAL:

George, Brenda

Helper

2-16-81

Campbell, Emma

Willow Brook* Principal's Secy.

4-09-81

Henderson, Annie

Helper

3-12-81

Cobb, Betty

Garden Oaks Instructional Aide

3-25-81

Henderson, Brenda

Helper

3-12-81

Godlock, Rita

Garden Oaks Principal's Secy.

4-03-81

Henderson. Lori

Helper

3-12-81

Sexton, Freddie

Shidler LRTA

3-31-81

Holman. Alice

Helper

3-12-81

Hopkins, Geraldine

Helper

3-26-81

Jackson, Mary

Helper

3-12-81

Jackson, Violet

Helper

3-02-81

3-12-81

Jones, Ruth

Manager

3-24-81

FOOD SERVICE:

’

Barnes, Nancy

Helper

Barnett, Peggy

Helper

Bowles, Linda

Helper

3-06-81

Tinoco, Betty

Helper

3-12-81

Brazeal, June

Helper

3-12-81

Turnbow, Thelma

Cook

3-04-81

Calbert, Elizabeth

Helper

3-12-81

Ward, Arvilla

Helper

3-12-81

Cooper, Alma

Helper

3-12-81

Yonnes. Karen

Helper

3-12-81

Dean, Edith

Helper

3-12-81

Young, Anna

Helper

3-12-81

Dillard, Grace

Helper

3-13-81

Youngblood, Elizabeth

Helper

3-12-81

«u,

SALARY

,-K.

SALARY

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

SUPPORT?

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SERVICE:

SUPPLY: Wytch, Thomas

Warehouse Worker

4-03-81

TRANSPORTATION:

Dickerson, Ronald

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-26-81

Easley, Paul

Willow Brook Custodian

4-10-81

Hawkins, John

Oakridge Custodial Worker

3-27-81

Holder, William

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-26-81

Ballard, Eddie

Bus Driver

3-23-81

Jackson, Stanley

All Schools Custodial Worker

4-02-81

Boyd, Rickey

Bus Driver

3-10-81

Johnson, Frankie

Webster Custodial Worker

3-18-81

Hooks, Leste®

Bus Driver

3-27-81

Jones, Willie Jr.

West Nichols Hills Custodial Worker

3-26-81

Hudson, Richard

Bus Driver

4-03-81

Jones. Willie Sr.

West Nichols Hills Custodial Worker

3-27-81

Jones, Booker

Bus Driver

3-27-81

Larch, Carl

Hayes Custodial Worker

4-03-81

Morgan, Floretta

Bus Driver

3-27-81

Long, Tim

Hillcrest Custodial Worker

3-13-81

Scott, John

Bus Driver

4-03-81

Slaughter, Raimonido

King Custodian

3-13-81

Smith, Felicia

Bus Driver

3-13-81

Youngblood, Rayfield

Heronville Custodial Worker

2-16-81

Wilson, Oleamon

Bus Driver

4-03-81

Heavy Construction

3-25-81

■ •'< MAINTENANCE:

Boyken, Chester

NAME x.

assig nmen t '-x.

SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE

MAINTENANCE:-

'■.4t O3-81

Maloy, Robert

Painter

McCracken, Jessie

Painter

3-23-81"*

Peterson, James

Painter

3-26-81

DISMISSALS:

SUPPORT: Dorman, Lauren

Arthur Custodial Worker

4-01-81

Frazier, Serina

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

4-01-81

Furr, Toy

Maintenance/Eng. Floor Tile

3-16-81

Johnson, Charles

Transportation Bus Driver

3-12-81

Mathews, Digna

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

2-16-81

Rideout, Jose

Transportation Bus Driver

4-06-81

Trammel, Sylvester

All Schools Custodial Worker

3-02-81

SALARY

NAME

ASagSNMENT

------- ---------------

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CLERICAL:

MEDICAL LEAVE:

SUPPORT:

Lawson, Pamela

Campbell, Sidney

Bignell, Marya

STUDY LEAVE:

Stone, Nick!

Russell, Mary

Pierce, Rise

---- Grayson, Freda

s 1

PARENTAL 1 FAVf^

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

Purchasing Secretary

Physical Education

â€¢j^ckson

V I Northeast '!1 \ I LD J Oakridge Primary

l[ 1

TMRf,

Coolidge Kindergarten Lee V

Carver Special Education

ASSIGNMENT

I-----

3-30-81

5-29-81

date

Effecti

5-29-81

Star Primary

Garrison, Joe

SERVICE:

SUPPORT:

Wynn, Mary

3-31-81

6-05-81

Classen Counselor

Eugene Field Custodian

5-29-81

Grant English

King, Ralph

O'Neal, Freda

5-29-81

Ridgeview Primary

Hafen, L1Watson

6-05-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

5-29-81

Douglass Vocational

ASSIGNMENT

Coolidge Primary

Carleton, Lois

Alexander, Leroy

CERTIFICATED:

RETIREMENTS:

NAME

and other

SALARY

leaves

Personnel SALARY

MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL

20, 1981 - CONT'D

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PRESENT:

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Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakle.y, Attorney; representatives from professional groups; Donald H. Laddâ€ž Treasurer; the. news media .and other,interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mr. Donwerth gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present. Mr. Donwerth introduced State Represen- Visitors Welcomed tative Ben Brown from the southeast quadrant of the city. Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the minutes of R.#lll Minutes Approved April 20, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Brody remarked that she had commented at the last meeting with regard to the Quail Creek Reading Olympics and how impressive that ceremony was; that since that time, word was received from Columbus, Ohio that Quail Creek Elementary School of Oklahoma City had won the National Reading Olympics; that they won first in the nation and second internationally, and were beaten only by a school from Canada. She then extended congratulations to Quail Creek Elementary School and to Mr. Bill Parker, the principal, who was present.

Comments Mrs. Brody

Dr. Start commented that since the last Board.meeting, the status of the school election in his regard had been a bit clarified, and he expected to be back to serve another four years on the Board as soon as the Governor called another election.

Comments Dr. Start

Mrs. Hermes stated that she attended the first annual Oklahoma City Elementary Science Exposition at the Omniplex and was very delighted to see fourth and fifth grade students competing for ribbons in various science categories; that many students throughout the city were taken to the exposition on field trios and behaved themselves qui te wel 1.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

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Mrs. Hill commented that she attended a performance of the fourth grade elementary students at the Capitol Hill Field House; that Dr. Loyce Willett, ohysical education consultant, and the physical education teachers should be commended for doing such a remarkable job in putting the program together with that many elementary schools and their students involved. She also mentioned that Fitness '81 at Taft Stadium with the fifth grade students involved was a joy to behold, and a lot of school spirit was exhibited.

Comments Mrs. Hill

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Mrs. Hill continued by stating that she attended the modern dance program at Northwest Classen; that Ms. Betty Mason, Mr. Elton Matthews and she discussed in a meeting with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association the fate of the Cleveland building; also, that she attended a spring activity sponsored by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association, which was well attended. She added that the neighborhood group was asking that their area be considered for an urban conservation district; that the city had suggested that the Board sign the petition, a copy of which she said she would pass to Board members if they would like to sign as an individual. Mr. Dulan remarked that he attended the Indian Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Crossroads Comments Mall which was very good. He referred to having received numerous phone calls and to Mr. Dulan the large audience that was present.

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HEARINGS The following persons addressed the Board:

Richard Burton

Lance Tyler

Rep. Ben Brown

Dave Renfro

Ken Updike

Tony DeGiusti

Cheryl Bullard

Carole Gentry

Ben Pollard

Mr. Burton presented proposals concerning Central Innovative High School -accommodating facilities, expansion of the arts and humanities program, and other. Mr. Tyler read a letter in support of Central Innovative High School.

A need was expressed for alternative education by Rep. Ben Brown. Mr. Renfro's remarks were directed toward the reduction in force, the driver education program, the counselors, attorney employed by the AFT, and other.

A concern for driver education was presented by Mr. Updike. Mr. DeGiusti spoke about the proposed budget cuts, suggested cuts, reduction in force, and other.

Ms. Bui lard's remarks related to a math inservice on DMI (Diagnostic Math Inventory) that was held for teachers. She expressed resentment to the consultant's presentation in conducting the inservice. Ms. Gentry and Mr. Pollard spoke about the preservation of the Zachary Taylor oroperty, its use by the Pathways preschool program,. some rec.ommehda.ti ons from the Taylor Neighborhood Association with regard to the property, and other. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Due Process Hearing for Handicapped Student We we we on

have completed our second due process hearing for a handicapped student and have not yet received a decision from the hearing officer on that, nor have received a decision from the Appeal Committee of the State Board of Education the* first such hearing.

Aaron Lawsuit

We have set on May 23 the certification of class hearing in the Aaron lawsuit.

Treasurer's Report

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. the Clerk.)

(Copy of report on file in office of

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Employee of the Month

Dr. Payzant presented Dr. John Brandt, President, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Ruby Lee, Principal's Secretary, U. S. Grant High School, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Lee on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant. She was presented with a corsage by a representative of U. S. Grant High School. Ms. Lee responded.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit applications for grants as follows: (a)

Arts for the Handicapped - Very Special Arts Festival, Program of National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped.

(b)

Arts for the Handicapped - Special Project, Program of National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped.

(c)

Preschool Incentive Program, under Public Law 94-142, Education of the Handicapped Children's Act, State Implementation Grant.

R. #112 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval to pay Moak, Hunsaker, Rouse, Thomas and Company for services to audit the District's clearing account. Payment for these services in the amount of $3,300.00 is to be charged to Account G 110.13.

R. #113 Approval to Pay Auditors

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District (a)

Stan Fuller, English Department Head, Southeast High School, Travel to Topeka, Kansas, to pick up yearbooks thereby saving shipping costs, May 11-12, 1981.

(b)

Jack Isch, Administrative Assistant, Administration Building, Adult Education Regional Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, May 14-18, 1981.

R. #114 Professional Trips Approved

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #115 Approval of Memorandum of Understanding Between School District and Principals1 Association

It was moved by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of Memorandum of Understanding betweenâ€™Principals' Association and School District 1-89 as follows:

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN PRINCIPLE

SCHOOL DISTRICT I-89 OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND OKLAHOMA CITY PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION

1. The School District recognizes that the Association represents a majority of the Principals and Assistant Principals employed within the school system, 2. Considering the changes which have occurred in education and the increased responsibilities and accountability of school administrators, the School District recognizes that such employees have legitimate concerns and needs in relation to the terms and conditions of their employment. 3. Insofar as matters involving the terms and conditions of their employment are concerned, the School District acknowledges that the Association is the representative of the stated categories of Administrators and accordingly agrees to confer on all such matters with the Association and to deal only with it in such areas. 4. The Association agrees to submit a list of concerns and suggestions for their resolution; the Superintendent and/or the Board may submit to the Association matters which they wish resolved.

5. Representatives of the Association shall thereafter promptly meet with the Superintendent and the Board (or their designates) in a good faith effort to resolve all such matters of concern. While neither party is required to make any concessions, it is agreed that mutual and amicable resolution of the concerns presented will promote the best interests of the. School District. 6. In appropriate cases, points of agreement shall be reduced to writing by means of memoranda of understanding and in other cases shall be implemented by Superintendent's directives, Board policy statements, or other appropriate devices. 7. It is acknowledged and agreed that there is an obligation on both parties to deal in good faith and to use their best efforts in such dealing to resolve, the concerns submitted in order to jointly improve the educational climate* in the School District of I-89. 8. Discussions held between the parties shall not attempt to alter, limit or restrict in any way the rights and powers of the School District conferred upon it by the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Oklahoma and of the United States.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 1-89s

President - Board of Education

Superint end ent

OKLAHOMA CITY PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION OF DISTRICT 1-89 s

President - Principals' Association

Date

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd For Action on May 18 - Revision of Policy BFGA as follows:

POLICY MANUAL ACCURACY CHECK The Board directs the superintendent to iaeea-l-l--fA-l- develop a method for

Policy BFGA, Policy Manual Accuracy Check For Action May 18, 1981

determining that each policy ffla-nuaTs- manual a-nnua-l-ly fe-r mwse -of-

admin-i-s-t-ra-t-i-ve -upda-t-i-n-g- end- Beard- re-v-iew is kept up-to-date and accurate.

Dr. Payzant reported:

(1)

Second Day for School Not in Session As I told you at the last board meeting, the decision would be made by this one about providing a second day for students, and employees who work a school-year contract to have off because the legislature is not requiring the school district to make up the time that was lost as the result of the shortened school schedule at the beginning of the year during the hot days. It seems to be the consensus of people throughout the district, although a formal survey was taken, that it would be better to do it on a day other than the last day of school when so many activities, including high school graduation, are planned. So the staff has decided that the most appropriate day would be the 22nd of May, which is a Friday and which would give the students and staff on a school-year contract a four-day weekend.

(2)

Total Budget Proposal

The staff has been working very hard on pulling together a total budget proposal for the Board to consider for next year, and I am going to try to have a total budget proposal to present to you at the May 18 board meeting, recognizing full well that we will in all likelihood still not have from the legislature any final decision at that date of our revenue for the next fiscal year. But it will give the Board several more weeks to work on the budget. Last year, as you recall, you did not get a proposed budget until the first meeting in June.

(3)

Survey of Teachers

There was some discussion and reporting in the media of a survey of teachers that was conducted by the United Teaching Profession, and when I was asked publicly to comment on the survey, I had not had the opportunity to look at it or its results. I would just like to share with you an observation now that I have had a chance to see the entire survey. The survey had a number of questions which were primarily yes/no questions that were summarized in terms of people's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the issue that was being addressed in the questions. Those questions were grouped in twenty-one different categories, and I think it is interesting to note that although only about half of the teachers responded to the survey, that if you look at those twenty-one categories, and only six of the twenty-one, did more than half of the respondents indicate more dissatisfaction than satisfaction with the matter that was being addressed. I think that gives quite a different kind of summary to the overall survey than what had been earlier suggested and widely reported.

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(4)

PRI and DMI Inservice

Commenting briefly on the message that Ms. Bullard gave to the Board a few moments ago with respect to PRI (Prescriptive Reading Inventory) and DMI (Diagnostic Math Inventory), the teachers who attended the inservice meeting had an opportunity to evaluate the workshop session, its content, the speakers, everything to do with it, and they did so. The Board has been provided with a complete summary of that evaluation, including the actual statements that were made by teachers either supporting what went on or in oppostion to what went on. Again, when you look at the 'evaluations, you will see that there were some who concurred very much with the conclusions that Ms. Bullard drew before the Board a moment ago, and there were a number of others who had quite a different view.

(5)

Personnel

In conjunction with the Personnel Report, I would like to report to the Board that as of today, sixteen people on the "must assign" list have been reassigned to positions for next year, and four of the people who were nonreemployed as the result of the reduction in force have been reemployed. We expect to continue to

Remarks Superintendent

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

make progress with each passing week in getting people reassigned from the "must assign" list, and also people reemployed who were notified several weeks ago that they might not have contracts with the district for next year.

Remarks Superintendent cont1 d

(6) Reguest for Level III Grievance Hearing

We have received a request for a Level III Grievance Hearing from Deborah Jensen, Arthur Elementary School, and the Soard should schedule a time to hear that grievance at Level III.

PERSONNEL REPORT R. #116 Pers onnel Approved

A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the persons as listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved. On rollcall, the votes were as follows: ..Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #117 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

R. #118 Approval of Purchasing

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING, AND GENERAL BUSINESS It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of April payrolls and authorization of May payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for April 13-24, 1981.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of purchasing items as follows: 1.

Recorder/Player

Purchase of recorder/player for use at U. S. Grant High School from Wholesale Electronic Supply which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,128.50 is to be charged to Account 1230.01, Title 4B, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Copier Purchase of'copier for use at Classen High School from Saxon Business Products, Inc., which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $2,223.75 to be charged to Account G 1230.03.

Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Components Purchase of plumbing, heating, and air conditioning components for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

National Temperature Control Center Mideke Supply Company Locke Supply R. B. Adkins Company Federal Corporation Central Plumbing Supply, Inc.

133.30 154.56 104.80 220.00 862.76 _____ 706.25

Total These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

2,181.67

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R. #118 Approval of Purchasing cont 'd

Purchasing cont'd 4.

Electrical Components and Supplies

Purchase of electrical components and supplies (fuses, plates, switches, breakers, connectors, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: $

Graybar Electric Pyramid Supply Co. Hunzicker Brothers, Inc. Emsco Electric Supply

Total

466.36 171.37 2,036.63 250.54

$2,924.90

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL 5620.05.

Agreement with Cleaners

Approval of agreement with Nuway Cleaners who submitted the low quotation for cleaning of band uniforms, blazers, choir robes, etc., for all high and middle schools. This expenditure is to be charged to Account G 650.04. 6.

Pickup Trucks

Approval to purchase from the John Marshall FFA Urban-Rural Parents Association two one-half ton capacity Ford pickup trucks (one 1976 and one 1978 model). The district is to pay the balance of $4,103.43 which is currently qwd by the Association to the Village Bank. By making payment of the note, the titles to the trucks are to become the property of the school district and are to be assigned for use in the FFA instructional program at John Marshall High School. This purchase is to be charged to Adult Vocational-Education Fund 32 in the amount of $4,103.43. With respect to item 1, Dr. Hamm inquired that since there had been some trouble with equipment at U. S. Grant being removed from the building, if the piece of equipment to be purchased would be put there to be stolen or what security arrangement had been made?

Dr. Payzant replied there had been experience in two areas recently; one was in the Media Center, and an area had been designated in the center with extra security and a special lock for the storage of the audio-visual equipment; and with respect to the industrial arts area likewise, within the industrial arts area, an area where the lock was changed and the key changed for securing equipment; that it did not make sense to re-key an entire building because of the number of people who would have access of keys of necessity once the entire building was re-keyed.

Mrs. Hill inquired about item 2, if this equipment was usually purchased for all high schools or coming out of the school's account? Dr. Payzant stated that the purchase request came in from the budgeted account from the high school and. was one that was initiated prior to the freeze being put on those funds.

A motion was made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following R. #119 Motion Approved Re items relating to the Altrusa property: Altrusa Club Property A. Approval to, cancel the agreement with the Altrusa Club of Oklahoma City for the lease of a plot of ground approximately 100' x 120' in the southwest corner of the Emmerson School site on which the Club had previously constructed a building for its use as a Nursery School. Lease agreement to be cancelled effective April 27, 1981.

Acceptance from the Altrusa Club of Oklahoma City of a gift of a building located on a plot of ground 100' x 120' in the southwest corner of the site of the Emerson School in which the Club formerly operated the nursery. Gift made to the district on behalf of the Altrusa Club of Oklahoma by Mrs. Sarah Thompson, President, in a letter dated April 24, 1981.

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Mrs. Hermes expressed her thanks to the Altrusa Club for giving the property to the R. #119 Motion Approved Re district and stated how pleased she was that the portables would be moved from the Emerson Center site as the result of this donation. Altrusa Club •■4 Property cont'd Mrs. Hill asked what were the plans for the area that was being donated to the district? Dr. Payzant stated that the building would enable the transfer of programs that are in portables into that area and then free the portables to be used elsewhere. Since it was a nursery, Mrs. Hill then inquired as to whether there would be some renovations to the building to make it suitable for'high school students? Mr. Shepard responded that the building had three large rooms that could be used for classrooms; that it did currently have central air, but what had to be changed out primarily would be the plumbing.

Addition to Motion

With the permission of Mr. Donwerth, maker of the motion. Dr. Start asked that the motion include that the board formally by letter send an acknowledgement to the Altrusa Club and thank them for the gift on behalf of the Board. On roll call, the vote were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Buildings and Construction It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Brody for acceptance of low bids and the awarding of contracts for roof renovations and repairs as follows:

BUILDING

ROOFING COMPANY

CONTRACT BID PRICE

Arthur Capitol Hill Middle Lone Star Star Willow Brook

Eagle Roofing Southwestern Roofing Standard Roofing Eagle Roofing Standard Home & Industry

$62,900.00 75,915.00 7,650.00 35,750.00 11,560.00

These contracts are to be charged to Bond Account 1411.

Information to the Board

The Central Food Service Department Financial Statement as of March 31, 1981 was submitted as information to the board.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Dr. Hamm referred to the item as listed in the agenda - approval of the Athletics Committee Report with modifications as listed, and stated that one person had signed up to address the Board on the subject. He then called on Mr. Bill Cozzens, who expressed opposition to the combining of swim teams, also stating that he thought each school should plan its own athletic program, and other.

Dr. Payzant informed the Board that he had been instructed by them to provide copies of the report to each of the high schools, which was done after the last board meeting and with the instruction that they be made available to the student leadership groups, the staff and parent booster clubs, with the invitation for any written response that anyone would care to make, or they would have the opportunity to speak at the board meeting; that.a written reply was received from the parent group at U. S. Grant giving three suggestions — that the weight lifting program be included as recommended by the committee; that soccer be instituted in the middle schools, and that additional football coaches be provided as recommended by the committee.

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A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the Athletics Committee Report with modifications as listed:

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1981-82 ATHLETICS PROGRAM

The Committee's Recommendations for the individual sports:

The building principal should give the athletic director authority to monitor and encourage the coaches to actively recruit, within their building, students to participate in their athletic program.

A Summer Weight Program should be

considered as an alternative to the regular school year program thereby making the District's total high school athletic program more competitive. (The Activities Association provides one fifty-five minute period per day for off-season workouts and most coaches put in this extra-duty time without compensation. c.

Salaries could not be discussed as they are negotiable and developing a rationale of what individual coaches' salaries should be was virtually impossible. In considering "offduty" coaching time spent in a sport, the number of participants involved, supervisory time, travel responsibilities, equipment management, preparation time and instructional and organizational skills necessary to coach a given sport; the Committee asks the Board of Education to consider: paying the Oklahoma City High School coaches equally or more than the Metro area school pay their coaches in the respective sports (Edmond, Putnam City Schools, Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Del City, Yukon, Western Heights and Mustang).

Super intendent's recommendations (Based on report of Director of High Schools and review by Superintendent's staff.)

Reconmend acceptance.

Recommend rejection at this time due to budgetary limitations.

Recommend no Board action here since this item is subject to negotiation and requirements of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

R. #120 Approval of Athletics Committee Report

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I. #120 Approval of Vthletics Committee Report :ont' d

Athletics Committee Report Continued The,justification for this is that the Districtâ€™s coaches have no feeder sports program and they have to begin building their program with ninth graders that come from various areas of the district. The Metro area coaches have built-in feeder programs and are involved one way or another with their athletes for twelve years. The duties and responsibilities are the same for both of these groups of coaches; however, a great deal of time has to be spent in building the Districtâ€™s program since our middle school concept deemphasizes athletics. (Since the middle school athletic program has been abolished, many of the high school sports have suffered.)

Recommend no action. Report of middle school committee covers this issue.

Recommend acceptance.

The Consnittee reemphasizes that in all cases, other than 9th grade basketball and swimming, all coaching duties will be performed after the school day (2:30 p.m.) and that no coaching takes place during a planning period.

Recommend acceptance with modification that swimming be offered after 2:30 p.m.

A job description for the position of athletic director.

Superintendent will instruct Director of Personnel to develop position description for athletic director based on committee recommendation.

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â€˘â€™I

Athletics Report (continued) Athletics Committee Recommendations Additions to Committee's Report to Charge

GIRLS SOFTBALL A.

Superintendent's Recommendations (Based on report of Director of High Schools and review by Superintendent's Staff.)

Girls' Slow Pitch Softball will be eliminated.

Instead, Girls

Fast Pitch will be on the fall schedule.

The Season will begin August 15, or the Monday following if the 15th falls on a weekend.

It will end with the State Playoffs

scheduled by the OSSAA. (Second Friday in October) C.

Participants will be a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 for

Schedules will have a minimum of 14 games and 2 tournaments.

a Head Coach.

An Assistant Coach will be assigned at 25.

CROSS COUNTRY

The Season will begin August 15 and will end with the State Championship scheduled by the OSSAA.

Participants:

(The second Friday in November)

Cross Country

Recommend acceptance.

In order to provide a coach for Cross Country there

must be a minimum of 5 boys or 5 girls.

Girls Softball

Recommend rejection of Item A, acceptance of Items B, C, and D. Although the committee recommends a change to fast pitch, the coaches are split on this issue. Some changes in equipment at additional cost to the school's would be required and there could be a reduction in participation if fast pitch softball is instituted.

There will be one coach

per 24 participants and an assistant will be allocated at 25.

C. 3.

Schedules will have.a minimum of 6 meets.

WRESTLING

Wrestling

Recommend acceptance.

The Season will comply with the OSSAA schedule (end of November to

Participants:

end of February). In order for the school to assign a coach for Wrestling,

there must be a minimum of 15 students enrolled in the sport, since there are 13 weight classes.

If the total participants number 25

or more, an assistant coach will be assigned.

In order to have a

"Freshman" coach, there must be a minimum of 15 participants enrolled.

If there are fewer than

15, the 9th graders will be counted in the

total number of participants for purposes of allocating coaching

positions-. .Thus', a-school with fifteen (15) upperclassmen and ten (10) freshmen enrolled will count its total enrollment as 25 and provide

one head coach and one assistant.

40 combined in order

There must be a maximum number of

to have three coaches.

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R. #120 Approval of Athletics Committee Report cont'd

Athletics Report (continued)

Reconmend rejection of proposal to consolidate teams and Items B, C and D. Recommend acceptance of Item A. The cost of transportation and uniforms would be substantial under the committee's proposal. The program should be continued as currently organized with the District paying for pool rental.

In order to have Oklahoma City High School Swim teams become competitive, have more entries (especially relays) and to draw more spectators; we recommend three (3) Swim teams for the District.

Recommendation I for combining:

North Swim Team:

Northeast, Northwest, Marshall

could swim at Tennis Center Central Swim Team:

Douglass; Star Spencer, Classen

could swim at Douglass South Swim Team:

Swimming

Grant, Capitol Hill, Southeast

could swim at Foster Center Recommendation II for combining:

West Swim Team:

Classen, Marshall, Northwest

East Swim Team:

Star Spencer, Northeast, Douglass

South Swim Team:

Capitol Hill, Grant, Southeast

is determined by the OSSAA (October to the end of February).

The Season

Participants:

will be a minimum of 12 for each site per head coach.

(If there are less than 12 at one consolidated site, the schools within that site would be reassigned.If the participants reach 24 at any one site, an assistant coach will be allocated.

The head coach could

come from the consolidated site, however, the assistant should come

from another school within that consolidation.) C.

The Budget for the three Swim Teams should be provided by the Board of Education.

Costs involved in the budget would be; facility rental,

watches, entry fees and transportation.

According to the OSSAA

regulations, swimmers on one team may wear different colored uniforms

in their meets.

However, if a team makes it to the State Swim Meet,

all swimmers must wear the same colors.

Therefore, swim suits and

warm-ups will need to be budgeted for eventually. D.

Transportation

will be provided or paid for by the District.

recommend giving each of the three teams travel time and more pool time for practice and meets.

Our past experience in renting pools

has allowed only one hour per day after 2:30 p.m.-

GYMNASTICS Combine the existing Gymnastics teams into two Oklahoma City High School

teams. East team and West team.

These teams should be housed at schools

with existing Gymnastic facilities and equipment.

(Northeast and Marshall).

This sp'ort is not regulated by the OSSAA, therefore, the Season will

Schedule will include at least five (5) meets.

be determined by the coaches.

Gymnastics

Recommend rejection of proposal to consolidate teams. Recommend acceptance of Items A. and B. Four schools have gymnastics programs. Any school which has a minimum of ten (10) participants would be entitled to a head coach. With eighteen (18) participants or more, an assistant coach would be assigned.

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R. #120 Approval of Athletics Committee Report cont'd

Athletics Report (continued) 5.

Baseball Reconnend acceptance.

BASEBALL

The Season will begin at the beginning of the second semester and end

with the OSSAA schedule ( the second week in May). B.

Participants:

In order for the school to assign a coach for Baseball .there

must be a minimum of 12 students enrolled.

If the total participants

number 25 or more an assistant coach will be assigned.

In order to

have a "Freshman" coach there must be a minimum of 15 participants. If there are fewer than 15, the 9th graders will be counted in the total number of participants for the purposes of allocating coaching

positions.

Thus, a school with 12 upperclassmen and 13 freshmen will

count its total enrollment as 25 and provide a head coach and one

assistant.

There must be a minimum number of 40 in order to have three

coaches.

C. 7.

Schedule is regulated by OSSAA.

TRACK A.

The Season will begin the second semester and conclude with the OSSAA

Track

Recommend acceptance.

schedule ( the first week in May).

Participants: The minimum number of participants required for the

assignment of a head coach is 12 of either sex.

If there are 12

participants of both sexes, each will be assigned a coach.

When

either program includes 24 participants, an assistant coach will

If the 9th grade Squad has a minimum

be assigned to that program.

of 12, a separate coach will be assigned.

If it has fewer than 12,

those participants will be counted with the other participants for purposes of allocating coaches.

C. 8.

The Schedule will be a minimum of six (6) meets.

GOLF

The Season may begin first semester and end with the State Tournament

Participants: In order to provide one caoch for Golf, there must be

Golf

Recommend acceptance.

scheduled by the OSSAA (the second week in May).

a minimum of 5 boys or 5 girls. Itici pants (boys or girls).

There will be one coach per 24 par-

When either team reaches 25 participants

an assistant coach shall be allocated.

C. The Schedule TENNIS

Tennis

Recommend acceptance. A.

The Season will begin second semester and conclude according to the

OSSAA schedule (second week in May).

The minimum number of Participants required for the assignment of a

head coach is 7 of either sex.

If there are 7 participants of both

sexes, each will be assigned a coach.

When either program includes

24 participants, an assistant coach will be assigned.

10.

will be determined by the Metro Pl ex.

The Schedule is set.by the Athletic Office, Oklahoma City Schools.

FOOTBALL

The Season is determined by the OSSAA (2nd week in August - 2nd week in

All football teams will be allocated one head coach and 6 assistant

Oecember). coaches.

All assistant positions will be equal and two of these 5

will be assigned as Freshman coaches.

10.

Football Recommend acceptance of Item A. Recommend rejection of Item B. Each school should receive one head coach. For every twenty (20) participants an assistant coach should be assigned. This would be consistant with actual 1980-81 practice.

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Athletics Report (continued)

11.

BASKETBALL

Recormend acceptance of Item A. Recommend rejection of Item 8. Each school should have a head boys and a head girls basketball coach. With a mimimum of fifteen (15) students in each program, an assistant should be assigned. A second assistant should be added when twenty-five (25) or more students participate in the program. In order to have a freshman coach a minimum of fifteen (15} students must be in the program. If less than fifteen (15) freshmen enroll, they will be counted in the total number of participants and coaches would be assigned accordingly. For example, a school with fifteen (15) upperclass students and nine (9) freshmen in the program would be assigned one head coach and one assistant; a school with fifteen (15) upperclass students and twelve (12) freshmen would be assigned one head coach and two assistants. If a school qualifies for only one assistant coach, that coach would teach ninth grade basketball.

The Season is determined by the OSSAA (first of November through

second week in March).

Practice is allowed one hour daily at the

start of school. B.

Both Boys and Girls teams will be allocated one head coach, one varsity assistant, one junior varsity coach and one freshman

coach for a total of four coaches for each team.

There must be

a minimum of fifteen 9th graders in order to have a freshman coach.

10 4 11.

The Committee voted that Football and Basketball are the main financial sources for promoting the Athletic Program in the Oklahoma City Public

Schools, therefore, these two sports should be exempt from placing any minimum or maximum number of participants.

12.

Basketball

SOCCER

Recommend rejection. A final decision on this recommendation should be made when budget priorities are set and the budget is adopted in late June. If funds are available, this program should be given favorable consideration.

The Season will be set by the Oistrict (recommended spring season

March through May). 8.

Participants: the minimum number of participants required for the

assignment of a head coach js IS boys or 15 girls.

An assistant

coach will be allocated each team when the participants number 25. C.

The Schedule

will be set by the coaches, however, the District

Conference will consist of 10 teams with each school playing each other at least once.

The Budget

for the initial three Soccer Seasons will be provided

by the District. 13.

13.

ATHLETIC DIRECTORS

Each of the nine high schools has an Athletic Director with a job description to carry out all athletic related activities.

Their extra-

duty assignment is made by the building principal and their extra-duty salary is negotiated.

In relation to this position, the committee

recommends: â€œThat theBoard of Education consider making the Athletic Director's extra-duty salary equal to or above the highest head coaching position and be allocated at least one (1) hour during

the school day (other than their planning period) to devote to their athletic program".

Athletic Directors Recommend no action on salary recomnendation because it is a subject for negotiation. Reconmend acceptance of proposal to allocate one period per day for athletic directors to perform some of their duties. In addition athletic directors would monitor all sports from the time official practice begins to determine the number of participants and coaching positions required.

Commenting on soccer, Dr. Start stated that the Superintendent was recommending that a final decision not be made until they had a chance to look at the priorities, and that, hopefully, this very important athletic event for boys and girls could be instituted in the district.

Mrs. Hill commented that she had hoped that they would hear from some of the parents and students on the idea of soccer, but they had been very silent in that area and she would be interested to know what their thinking was on soccer. Mr. Donwerth added that he, too, would hope that there would be money to implement the soccer program after they had saved the driver education program in the district.

A concern was expressed by Mrs. Brody with regard to the continuing dialogue between middle school philosophy and the fact that they should have football in the middle schools, and there did not seem to be an agreement on that; that she would like to perhaps have the athletic department and people who would know about those things to look at it.

She continued by referring to the fact that it had been said that team sports was not good for children of middle school age, but if you build good athletes on that level, then they would be ready for high school sports, and it seemed that they were not communicating between the two schools of thought of how you develop good high school athletics; that she thought the middle school philosophy was good but the system had delayed too long into moving into it, but she also thought they should be clear on

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what would make good athletics in the Oklahoma City schools. Mrs. Brody added that she was all for developing strong athletic teams in the high schgol, but not at the risk of damaging children in the middle schools; that there must be the right way to develop strong athletic programs in the school system, and she would like to see them move toward it.

Mrs. Hill commented that she would concur with Mrs. Brody's suggestion. Mr. Donwerth stated that he was sure that they all had different thoughts on what athletics in middle schools and the elementary schools do to young children; however, it they would provide supervised athletics in the middle schools and lower grades with real coaches, he felt that those children would be better equipped to participate in athletics in high school than they would be in the little league programs.

In discussing the issue further, Dr. Payzant stated that he would like more direction on what they would like the staff to do, because he thought they would have to start with some resolution of the philosophical question about where they wanted to begin putting emphasis on interscholastic sports with team competition with trained coaches, and at what age; that when the Board adopted the Middle School Philosophy, it said at that time that basically they wanted to have more of the focus in the middle schools on an intramural program, although they would have limited interscholastic competition in certain sports. He added that he was perfectly willing to try and do some research with the staff on the pros and cons of having organized interscholastic sports at various age levels, but he would like some sense of the Board before the staff engaged in what could be a rather lengthy investigation with a lot of data and a lot of difference of opinion. Mrs. Brody stated that her concern was that they seemed to have high school coaches saying one thing about how you develop athletics, and the middle school physical education teachers saying you develop children with flexibility and upper-arm strength and mobility, and you do that with certain kinds of physical fitness; that there were people in the system who did not agree on how you develop children, and it seemed that there should at least be a meeting of the minds between the two levels. Dr. Payzant responded that he thought they were talking to each other, but there was honest and reasonable disagreement; that he was not sure that after a lengthy investigation or reseach and data he could come up with conclusive evidence that would profoundly persuade one side or the other of the argument; that he would be willing to try if the Board wanted to do it, but he thought it was basically a philosophical difference. Dr. Hamm commented that he thought part of the difference originated the way the report was given, with one report coming from the high school athletic directors, coaches, arid principals, and the notation that the middle school report would come separately, but he thought Mrs. Brody's question was whether there was interaction between the two groups.

Dr. Payzant explained that he did not think there had been any interaction in a structured sense during that reporting, but there had been many other discussions with a lot of structured interaction prior to the Board adopting the middle school organization, phi-lo_sophy, and curriculum when it was done some years ago.

After a brief discussion with regard to bringing the Board up-to-date on the middle school philosophy with regard to athletics, etc., Dr. Hamm commented that they would look at it at a later date. Dr. Hamm then inquired about looking at the soccer program to see if it was going to be feasible, when and where it could be started, and what the cost would be; with â€˘ a response from Dr. Payzant that he would re-introduce it after they got into discussion of the budget, and that the cost would be presented for an intramural and extramural program.

Dr. Hamm then asked about information that was requested with regard to offering the summer weight program in summer school? Dr. Payzant said that his understanding was that the coaches believed that there would be great interest in the program but probably not on a tuition basis. Ms. Mason added that the Assistant to the Director of High Schools had met with the athletic directors arid received information that the coaches, as Dr. Payzant had said, did not feel that the students would be able to pay to do a weight lifting program; that in past years the coaches had instigated a weight lifting program at each high school on their own time; that the coaches felt that the cost as well as students working during the summer would cause the weight lifting program to not go forth.

R. #120 Approval of Athletics Committee Report cont'd

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R. #121 Approval of Policy JFG, Search of Students and/or Lockers as Revised

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start to approve the revision of Policy JFG as follows:

JFG

SEARCH OF STUDENTS AND/OR LOCKERS

The Board recognizes its responsibility for the safety and

welfare of the students of the district.

Guidelines for the

search for dangerous weapons or controlled dangerous substances on any student shall be developed, and such guidelines will

include notification of the local law enforcement agency if the

search reveals items suggestive of criminal conduct.

The search of students shall be conducted by a person of the same sex as the person being searched.

At least two witnesses must be

present during the search and must be of the same sex as the person being searched.

Student searchers may be made when students

are on school premises, while in transit under the authority of the school, or attending any function sponsored or authorized by

the school.

The Board also believes the right'of inspection of students' school lockers is within the authority granted administrators.

The search will be made only by administrators so as to assure parents that safeguards are employed to protect the well-being of

students. A search may be conducted to safeguard the educational process,

preserve discipline and good order, ei?- promote the safety and

security of persons and their property or when a student is

reasonably suspected of having violated a school regulations or a

state criminal statute. In any type of search conducted, each student's constitutional

rights will be protected.

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It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Dulan to approve revision of Policy BCA as follows:

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BCA

BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

At the first regular meeting in June, the Board shall elect from its membership by majority vote a president and vice president,

each of whom shall serve for a term of one year and until a suc-

cessor is elected and qualified.

The following procedure will

be used in election of Board officers.

The Superintendent shall:

Chair the meeting;

Accept nominations from any Board member;

State three times "are there any more nominations" when

he/she believes that nominations are complete.

Close the nominations if there are no more nominations.

The Clerk shall call the roll and Board members will state which

nominee they vote for or if a Board member chooses to abstain vote "present".

The Clerk shall, at the conclusion of the roll call, repeat the result.

A member will be elected to an office when he/she gets a

majority of the votes cast.

The Board shall also elect a clerk, deputy clerk, treasurer, and

assistant treasurer who may not be members of the Board and shall

hold office during the pleasure of the Board.

The Board shall

also appoint other officials as prescribed by law. Adopted: December 17, 1979 Revised: Legal Reference: Oklahoma Statute 70-5-115 Oklahoma City School District

R. #122 Approval of Policy BCA, Board Organizational Meeting, as Revised

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R. #123 Approval of Policy GCL/GDL, Human Resource Development, as Revi sed

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth to approve the revision of Policy GCL/GDL as follows •’I

GCL/GDL

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (STAFF DEVELOPMENT)

The Board recognizes the need for and supports the concept of a comprehensive and continuing staff development program.

The

major purpose of the program is to increase the effectiveness of

all persons who contribute toward the attainment of the goals and objectives of the district.

The program also will provide for

career, personal, and organizational development through training and educational activities. Certified employees must obtain 75 hours of training in each five year period. Therefore— Annually the Board shall establish a staff development committee to

accomplish -these the purposes set out above.

The appointment of

committee members shall be made consistent with the Human

Relations policy to ensure proper balance of race and sex. The procedure for establishing the" committee will be as follows:

Annually, the superintendent shall recommend to the Board

persons to serve on the committee except teachers,

principals, parents, and nonadministrative classified representatives. II

Annually, the bargaining agent for teachers, the bargaining agent for classified personnel, the principals' association,

and Board members will submit a list of names for consideration to serve on the committee as follows: Teacher bargaining agent - 35 names Classified personnel bargaining agent - 12 names (two nonadministrative names from each of the following: custodial, maintenance and engineering, transportation, supply and distribution, food services, and clerical and secretarial)

Principals' Association - 6 names

Board members - 14 names, each members shall submit 2 names

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GCL/GDL

III The Board will appoint the committee from the list of names and

submitted 1.

Seven parents;

Six

classified

shall

composition

its

follows:

one

representatives,

nonadministrative

each selected from custodial, maintenance and

engineering, transportation, supply and distribution, food services, and clerical and secretarial;

26 classroom teachers;

One

representative

from

Association

Oklahoma

the

College of Teacher Education;

One representative from the State Department of Education; I

Three principals or assistant principals;

One administrator of classified personnel from Business Management Operations Department;

administrator

from

the

Pupil

Services

Department;

One

One administrator from the External Funding Department; administrator

from Curriculum Services Department;

10.

One

11.

One administrator from Planning Research and Evaluation Department;

administrator

12.

One and

13.

One

The

major

from Vocational/Technical from

the

responsibilities

administrator

Education;

superintendent's

the

staff.

committee

are:

To develop and recommend annually a plan for a district

staff

development

program and

submit

that

plan

writing to the Board;

To make staff

recommendations development

for

the

program

implementation

the

superintendent;

To evaluate the district staff development program; and

4. .

To perform the duties outlined below.

R. #123 Approval of Policy GCL/GDL, Human Resource Development, as Revised cont'd

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R. #123 Approval of Policy GCL/GDL, Human Resource Development, as Revised cont'd

GCL/GDL

Specific duties of the committee are:

recommend

training

and

certified

for

plan

a district

annually

development

classified

and

staff;

To periodically review the guidelines for staff develop-

established

ment and

to make

Department of Education

the State

recommendations

the

superintendent

for

implementation of the state plan;

recommend

changes

the

committee

keep

compliance with changes in statutes, State Department of Education

regulations,

composition

the

district;

To review and

recommend procedures and

instruments for

district needs assessment; 5.

To recommend training programs for each major category

of personnel;

recommend

criteria

for

approval

proposals

for

staff development to the superintendent;

identify and

recommend

resources

for

staff

development;

To recommend incentives for participation in staff development activities;

establish

such

subcommittees

and

task

forces

necessary to accomplish the purpose of the committee or to perform its assigned duties;

10.

To perform other duties as recommended or requested by the superintendent;

11.

To recommend an annual plan for staff development to the Board

through

the

superintendent

by March

each

year.

The superintendent

shall

responsible

for

developing

regula-

tions for implementation of this policy.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes yes, Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Brody for adoption of Policy JP as follows:

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

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R. #124 Adoption of Policy JP, School Photographs

The Board believes every patron in the district should have the

opportunity to purchase student photographs.

In order to provide

a reasonable price for the student photographs, attempts shall be made to secure two written quotations at each elementary and middle school from interested photographers.

High schools will

determine the specific needs of the school for photographs and

photographic services.

After a determination of specific needs

has been made, an attempt will be made to secure at least two

written quotations from interested photographers.

authorized to charge a handling fee.

Schools are

The handling fee will be

part of the quoted price for services provided and shall be

returned to each school.

Information regarding distribution of

income shall be made available to parents, parent groups, students, and staff at each school. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Dr. Start and secondec by Mrs. Hermes for adoption of Policy JECBA R. #125 Adoption of as follows: Policy JECBA, JECBA Admission of ADMISSION OF EXCHANGE STUDENTS Exchange Students

The Board recognizes the benefits to the students of the district

by having exchange students who are sponsored by a recognized

foreign exchange program, such as American Field Service, etc., attend local schools.

In order to attend a district school the

exchange student must live with an American family who will be responsible for them.

Therefore, the district will accept these

students without a tuition fee.

Nonimmigrant students who have been given a visa to come to this country to pursue a course of study in a school shall not be admitted to a district school.

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(At this time a five-minute break was called for by the President.)

JDr. Hamm reconvened the meeting and referred to the next item on the agenda regarding the relocating of the Innovative High School Program from Central High School to the Cleveland building, and then called on the following persons who had requested to address the Board on the subject: 1.

Cynthia Adler

Sam Bowman

Barry Albert

James C. Hagan

Dennis Moran

10.

Steve Holman

Timi Ahpeatone

Patrick Tiernan

Robert MeHeffey

Bob Smart

Included in the remarks by the speakers was support for the Central. Innovative'High School Program, the maintaining of the Cleveland building for use by the Grover Cleveland Arts Institute, opposition to moving the innovative high school to Cleveland because of the high concentration of secondary schools in the area, opposition to the move because of the adverse effect it would have on the neighborhood, proposals for use of the Cleveland building, the present condition of the facility, and other. With reference to the issue before the Board, Dr. Payzant stated: From the speakers you have heard a number of things. Some of the speakers expressed a strong commitment to and support of an alternative high school like Central Innovation High School beinq retained in the school district. I happen to agree with those speakers that gave the message to the Board and those in the room this evening. The issue then for me becomes if you accept that premise is how to do that in such a way that it can allow the program to continue to build on the progress it has made this year in coming off a very difficult year two years ago where it almost went under, and at a cost that is reasonable and not so far out of line with the amount of money that is being spent per pupil on other high school students in the school district. That leads to an analysis of its present location at Central High School and what the costs are there; with two hundred students or less in that mammoth facility, givan all of the other requests that are being made of the school district and the Board which will require dollars to meet, that we cannot justify continuing the high cost of operating that program in the Central facility. Then a choice has to be made whether to allow it to stay there at a much higher per pupil cost than is being spent on any other high school programs or whether to relocate it to a location where the cost could be brought much more in line, and that is the basic rationale for the recommendation to move it.

He continued: That is the reason for recommending that the surplus property be sold in the first place, and in terms of analysis of the budget and future needs were some of the suggestions that have been made by the Union and others that are in accord with mine; we need the funds from the sale of.surplus property to allow us to do some much needed renovation of buildings and replacement of major equipment that we are not going to be able to fund out of the regular budget if we are to put most of our money that we do have -into instructional programs which provide direct services to children. Unless we sell a substantial portion of that surplus property, we will not have that money available for that purpose. And the demands on the local General Fund budget will just increase and the decisions become more difficult about where the money is spent. I think there is a bit of a mixed message here. On the one hand, people are saying that it would be wonderful to have Cleveland continue to be used for educational purDOses, but only if they are of a certain kind. We have another group of people who are saying that the innovative program is important; thatitiisan educational program that serves students. It seems to me that the two can come together if Cleveland is continued to be a facility that serves an educational program. I know there are concerns that have been expressed about students in the neighborhood,by adding two hundred or even if it grew to three hundred or three hundred and fifty students at Cleveland to that area, it would still be far fewer secondary school students than have been in that neighborhood when the enrollment at Northwest Classen was many hundred students more than it is today, and that of Taft School. So I think there is no question in anybody's mind but there is a very difficult decision to make. This is one where it is not possible to have everything. If the program remains at Central, it can only do so at high cost and remove other ootions from the Board and the district. If it is to be moved, it has to be moved to a facility that the Board has available to it, and that in essence is where the choice lies.

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A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to approve the relocating of the innovative high school program from Central High School to Cleveland building, effective 1981-82 school year, and adding Central High School to surplus property to be listed for sale.

In discussion of the motion, Mr. Donwerth stated that he had some problems with relocating in an area where the neighborhood association and the people came out strongly in opposition to it; that he went through that five years ago with Patrick Henry when DISRS wanted to move a rehab center in the area and the people came out totally in opposition to it in the neighborhood and the Board agreed to sell the property on a lease purchase of the Henry building; that he did not realize until just recently that there was so much opposition to it, and as far as Central Innovative High School was concerned, he was not as sold on the innovative high school as Dr. Payzant and he never had been, as everyone knew, but they did have it and he thought they should fund it, and in order to keep it, they were going to have to move it to a facility that they could afford to move it to. He mentioned that he was not sure but he thought the Tyler building on S. E. 15th and Penn was about as close or closer to the Central Innovative area and closer downtown than Cleveland, and it was a fairly nice building; however, he did not know if the neighborhood association at Tyler would oppose it as strongly or if they would welcome it. Dr. Payzant responded that in looking at the various buildings that would be available, they consdiered several factors, and one was location, the second was square footage, and a third was the condition of the facility; that they had heard comment that the Cleveland facility was too small, with seventeen classrooms; that the Tyler building only had seven or eight classrooms and would be just that much smaller still and could not accommodate a secondary program even with one hundred and seventy-five students; that they had looked at the Whittier building which was on Northwest 10th, which was possible for consideration; that it was approximately the same size although a little bit smaller than Cleveland and unbalanced when you weigh the pros and cons of the two; and that he still favored Cleveland a bit more than Whittier, but there certainly could be arguments made in favor of and against each. He added, however, that the other surplus properties on the list had considerably less space. Mrs. Hill inquired about the Garfield building, stating that she was told that it had ten classrooms and there were about ten teachers currently at Central; that Garfield was currently housing a program by South Oklahoma City Junior College, which made her wonder if the rest rooms had been changed, since she thought that they would be looking at that as a cost of renovation.

Dr. Payzant stated that they did not really seriously consider Garfield because of its location, which was to the southwest and would be considerably farther away from the central area of the city, which was desirable because the program draws students from all over Oklahoma City; that depending on how you count the space, it had about 17,000 square feet, which was substantially less than Whittier and Cleveland, and it did have a cafetorium, and seven or eight classrooms. Mrs. Hill stated that it probably was in better shape than Cleveland and would require less in renovation and, too, she believed the 1-240 bypass was not too far away. She added that she thought the Cleveland Association's concerns were valid; that there was a lot of foot traffic in the neighborhood, and their crime rate was probably down at this time because there were less students there, and that was one of the reasons they I were concerned about moving in more students at this time.

She also mentioned that the staff had not added a heating repair to their estimate and she would assume that it was out of order since having been told by a representative of the Arts Institute that they had not been using the heat. Dr. Payzant replied that they would have to consider, however, that if they retained the property as a board and a district and decide to lease it, they were going to have to face the issue of the condition of the building either way; that if-theywere to accept one of the alternatives that was proposed by one of the speakers and worked to develop the facility as another kind of school or a school in combination with a continuation of a lease to the Arts Institute, that basic work on the roof and the building and the heating system would have to be done; that only if they chose nett to use it as a school facility and sell it would they be totally free of those kinds of costs.

He then ascertained through inquiry of Mr. Shepard that there had not been any consideration in the overall estimate of repairs with regard to the heating system. Dr. Payzant continued, stating that regardless of whether it was used for Central or for some other purpose, if the heating system was not functioning, it was going to have to be put in operable condition and the expense would be there as long as the school district retained the building, unless it was set aside and they chose not to put the money in to repair it.

Mrs. Hill then asked if the title was clear so it could be sold, and did it have a reversionary clause in it?

R. #124 Substitute Motion Approved Re Relocating Central Innovative High School, etc.

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R. #124 Substitute Motion Approved Re Relocating Central Innovative High School, etc. cont1d

Dr. Payzant explained that a detailed title search or abstract clearing would not be done on any of the facilities until the Board gave some direction about whether or not they wanted to sell them, because there was time and expense involved in that <kind of legal search, and if the property was not to be sold, then it did not make a lot of sense to spend the money for appraisers, and to clear the titles and do those other kinds of things when they were trying to save money.

Mrs. Hermes commented that she thought the issue at hand was whether or not the Board supported an innovative high school, and if they said that they supported an innovative high school, she thought that they all realized that Central High School on Robinson Street was very, very expensive to maintain in that it was very large for such a small program; that they could put the program into Cleveland or into Whittier.

She expressed some reluctance about the schools in the half-mile radius of that concerns from that neighborhood as that was interested in some cost analyses on

Garfield building because of the three property; that there could be the same of Cleveland. She then commented that she the Whittier building.

Mrs. Hill commented on the fact that she had talked to persons in the Cleveland neighborhood and wondered if with a delay of two weeks the people from the neighborhood and from Central, along with students, could meet together and visit. She, too, expressed an interest in a cost estimate on Whittier, however, stating that she still supported Garfield, and that as had been mentioned, Central Innovative High School was an issue that they would have to decide; could they afford it? She added that it was an issue that the Board, with all the changes that had been made, had Frat reâ€™aljLy^on on record as specifying whether they really wanted to keep Central or not.

Mr. Dulan commented that one statement had been made at the meeting that he thought was true, which was that the Board was wasting time, that Central High School was not theirs to do anything with, but since they were the governing body, he thought that they were going to have to take some action. He added that the neighborhood association had done a good job in presenting their side of the case, and those persons with whom he had talked by telephone and the speakers at the meeting had a good case; that if they had a better location than Cleveland, then he thought it should be presented to the Board and they should look into it, but it was obvious that they were going to have to do something about Central Innovative High School and Cleveland; that he was concerned about the Arts Institute wanting to occupy a building in the condition that the Cleveland building had been shown to be in, and with the terrible condition of the building, he could not see_the members in the neighborhood association wanting a building in their neighborhood looking like that; and that somebody was going to have to bite the bullet and do something about the Cleveland building and Central Innovative High School; that maybe they would not do it that night, but they had resigned themselves that they were not going to be a do-nothing board, and they were going to do something about the problem that was confronting them.

Mrs. Hermes asked if they were to vote to put the high school into Cleveland and Whittier was on the list to be sold; by the same token, if they would vote to put the high school at Whittier, would Cleveland be sold? She added that it was her opinion that it should be if that was what they were going to do, because they could not hold on to properties that were not being used. She also asked that in the appraisals, could they include all of the schools or if the cost was per school? Dr. Payzant replied that the estimate was based on a cost per school. Mrs. Hermes then asked if they could get a cost analysis of the two schools and would it cause delay and sometime later cost more in getting the program moved?

Dr. Payzant stated that he could try to get additional information for the Board in two weeks on a comparative cost of work that would need to be done at Cleveland versus Whittier, but he was concerned about delaying the decision about Central and whether Central could be included on the surplus property list, but if they were willing to make the commitment that the program was going to be moved to one or the other, but defer a decision on which one, then they could proceed and add Central to the list and go ahead with the appraisals and start things in motion on Central.

Members of the Board then discussed a perfection of the motion, after which Mrs. Hill made the following substitute motion that was seconded by Mrs. Hermes:

SUBSTITUTE MOTION

"Recommend relocating innovative high school program from Central High School, effective 1981-82 school year, and adding Central High School to surplus property to be listed for sale; and that staff bring back recommendations on Cleveland, Whittier, and Garfield buildings, to be voted on May 18, 1981.fl

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Dr. Hamm expressed a concern that they would be faced with the same problem of two other schools, Whittier and Garfield, and people would say they did not know anything about it until the Board meeting just two weeks ago. * Mrs. Hermes responded that they would have more concrete data to prove that a decision was made based on fact.

After Mrs. Hermes asked if everyone understood that by the substitute motion they were considering only three schools for the innovative program, Mrs. Hill stated that she had mentioned to the Superintendent about moving the program to Emerson Alternative Education Center. Dr. Payzant explained that there were several programs at Emerson already and there wouldn't be space for the innovative program there too; that Altrusa Nursery School space would simply be a substitute for the space provided by the three portables that were there now, so it would be an even shift.

R. #124 Substitute Motion Approved Re Relocating Central Innovative High School, etc. cont'd

On roll call for the substitute motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, no. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. Mr. Shepard reminded the Board that depending on further action taken, they would need to increase the cost of the appraisal figures if they added Central and Cleveland to the list to be appraised (an addiitonal cost of $2,250.00). He also stated that he thought they would set up a priority list and suggest that certain pieces of property be appraised first. It was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the following items related to sale of surplus property:

Agreements with three (3) appraisers to determine the current market value on twenty-two pieces of property no longer needed by the district. Total amount of appraisals not to exceed $18,250.00. The expenditure to be charged to Accoung B 1420, Bond Fund.

Permission to develop specifications, bidding forms, and take all necessary steps including bringing abstracts up to date and other legal requirements, to obtain bids on the property to be sold. Other activities to include posting of "For Sale" signs, and advertising. Total costs to be charged to Account B 1420, Bond Fund.

Mrs. Hill asked if they approved the list of surplus properties, would the lessees be notified that the buildings were no longer available and would they be putting up "For Sale" signs?

Dr. Payzant explained that if the motion was approved, depending on what the action was on the surplus properties, they would get appraisals and do the legal work in updating the abstracts and the titles on each piece of property, and as that work was completed, report back to the Board before actually going to the formal step of putting the bids out and accepting bids for purchase; that he thought they needed to report back to them on the information they would get on whether there were abstract or title problems., so that Board members would have an understanding of where they were on the list be'fore going with the bids.

In responding to a question of whether the lessees would be notified, Dr. Payzant stated that they would, and they would also say to them "although we are giving you official notice of 30 days, which is required in our lease," they would give them a realistic assessment of how long it might be before they would actually have to move out, so they would not actually be faced in many instances with getting out at the end of May or the end of June, if they needed a little bit more time through the summer months, or if they were not able to sell the property. Mrs. Hill expressed a concern that buildings not set vacant for any length of time and also asked if there would be an additional cost to have Taylor appraised two ways as had been requested? Mrs. Shepard replied that it would not.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hil-1, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #125 Approval of Items Re Surplus Property

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R. #126 Resolution Adopted Re List of Property

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for adoption of the following resolution: â€˘<

"Be it resolved by the Board of Education that the proceeds from the sale of the following list of 22 parcels of district-owned property which is no longer needed by the district be deposited in the Bond Cash Fund Account of independent School District Number 89."

List of property which is no longer needed by the district: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Land at S. E. 54th and Empire (Bodine) Land at S. E. 51st and Foster Land at Gold Medal Drive and Musgrave Boulevard Land at N. E. 63rd and Westminister Land at N. E. 114th and Oklahoma Excess Land, Pierce School Site, 4101 S. W. 27th Land at South Rhode Island and Shallow Brook Drive Land at S. E. 55th and Parker Drive Arcadia (High) building and grounds, Arcadia, OK Carey building and grounds, 3701 S. W. 29th Dunjee buildings and grounds, 12000 N. E. 42nd Garfield building and grounds, 4138 S. Drexel Grant (Elementary) building and grounds, 3601 N. W.108 McKinley building and grounds, 5318 S. Shartel Orchard Park building and grounds, 1335 W. Sheridan Carter Woodson building and grounds, 300 S. W. 13th Sunnyside building and grounds, 7435 N. E. 63rd Taylor building arid grounds, 633 N. W. 52nd Tyler building and grounds, 1621 S. W. 15th Walnut Grove building and grounds, 500 S. Durland Whittier building and grounds, 1900 N. W. 10th Wright building and grounds, N. E. 65th and Sooner Road Cleveland building and grounds, 2725 N. W. 23rd Central building and grounds, 817 N. Robinson

Mr. Shepard and members of the Board discussed ..notification to the City Council with regard to decision to sell the Taylor property. Mr. Shepard indicated that he would inform the Park Department that the school district had made a commitment to sell the property and would proceed on obtaining two appraisals and attacking it in that way; that the City Council would have to decide whether they wanted to allocate funds for purchase of the property for a park.

Dr. Payzant mentioned that he had been asked by Board members if in adopting the language in the resolution, if that would preclude action down the road of taking the proceeds from the sale of a particular piece of property and putting that money in the General Fund if they should want to use it for a purpose that you could not spend money for from the Bond Fund? He said the answer to the question was yes; that one could be the projected cost of $175,000 to replace musical instruments that were many, many years old, and it not being a recurring expense could be earmarked from the proceeds from the sale of some surplus property. He also mentioned the need for the district to replace some buses in the next three years and also cited that as a possible expense that could be paid from the sale of surplus property; that if they decided to designate funds for use for those purposes from the sale of property, the money could be deposited in the General Fund if it could not be spent out of the Bond Fund,

Mrs. Hill inquired that since some of the buildings that were leased to some organizations were not full at the time, if consideration had been given to leasing some of the vacant space to some of the current lessees, like the Arts Institute in a high schoo ? Dr. Payzant replied that they had not specifically considered that kind of suggestion, but he did not see why., they couldn't; however, the issue would have to be addressed as to whether or not the particular school and its program would be compatible with whatever organization wanted to lease some space. He referred to, however, a recent Attorney General's opinion that says that school districts are really no longer at liberty to do other than go for a fair market lease value in leasing public property, which would change the complexion of any leasing arrangements that the Board were to make down the road for any of its facilities and would not allow for a token kind of payment if the fair market value for the square footage and location was much higher.

Mrs. Brody inquired about a question that she had directed to the Superintendent at a previous meeting about whether they could put in a sales agreement and insist that the property that was sold be kept on the tax rolls and make sure those businesses were not financed through trusts.

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Mr. Bleakley, in responding, stated that in the statutes under ad valorem taxes, there is a large variety of organizations and entities that are exempt for ad valorem tax; thaÂŁ the district would have to put some type of restriction in the title that was conveyed that would affect the payment of ad valorem taxes, and any such restriction that was put in the title would diminish the value of the property that was sold; that a lot of the school properties are in situations where because of the zoning requirements that would be imposed on them, there were not a lot of uses that could be made out of them; that some of the things that are exempt from ad valorem taxes are the type of governmental and nonprofit corporations that might qualify for the exemption. He added that one way to approach it might be to put a restriction in that if the property is held by someone who is exempt from the ad valorem tax and does not make such ad valorem tax payments, that a payment be made to the school district in lieu of taxes.

R. #127 Resolution Adopted Re List of Property cont'd

Mrs. Brody indicated that she was talking about businesses that finance their businesses through OIA or whatever trust setup is established; that if a building was sold, she would want it on the tax rolls in lieu of tax payments. Mr. Bleakley stated that if their intent was narrowed towards those entities, he would like to research the laws that had granted the exemption and see if there was a way to restrict that in the title.

Dr. Hamm then called on the following persons who had requested to address the Board on the issue of surplus property:

Mary Fore

Glen J. Twist

Ray Mitchell

James Woodard

W. D. Powers

Eddie Baker

Bill Aughtry

James Sconzo

Bertha L. Williams

Included in the remarks were concerns expressed for the Tyler Community Center housed in the Tyler building; responsibility of the Board in preserving property; use of the Dunjee building for activities vital to the community and the need for it to be retained for that purpose; preservation of the area around the Taylor property and its importance to the community; support of Pathways Development Center in the Taylor building; effect of properties disposed of on the Community Action Program; the need to retain the Sunnyside building for use by the Wright Patrons for Youth, and other. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and, Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that .the- motion carried. A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan to grant permission to notify current lessees of pending action to sell property, giving tenants of the district's leased buildings the thirty-day (30) termination notice required in the agreements. Dr. Start commented that he thought it very important that everybody should understand that if they sell a piece of the property, each piece of property sold would be decided by the Board separately. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #128 Approval to Notify Current Lessees

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R. #129 Acceptance of Staff Development Committee Report and Recommendations as Amended

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for acceptance of the Staff Development Committee Report and approval of recommendations with one modification that the 75-hour training in each five-year period apply to certified employees only. AMENDMENT Mrs. Hermes stated that in going through the Staff Development Report, it said that sixty (60) out of seventy-five (75) of the credits earned by certified employees must be in the specified area. She proceeded to amend the report to read that forty-five (45) out of seventy-five (75) of the credits be in their expertise (which is three-fifths) and the other thirty (two-fifths) be in another professional area.

The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Hill.

In explaining the reason for making the amendment, Mrs. Hermes stated that whencsomeone has to take extra credits, many times they cannot find a course that directly relates to their expertise, but there are other courses being offered that they can avail themselves of. After further discussion, Phoebe Revelle and Dave Renfro, as spokesmen present for the Staff Development Committee, expressed that as far as they knew the committee was in agreement with the way the report was written, without the amendment.

Mrs. Hermes explained that when the report was submitted to the Board by Ms. Martin, she had indicated that they, tog, felt that it offered too much restriction in that area. Dr. Payzant commented that was one of the things that they were not in agreement on in the report and Ms. Martin suggested that it be less than the eighty (80) percent. On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, no; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. On roll call for the motion as amended, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

Motion Delayed for Action on May 18, 1981

Motion made by Mr.; Donwerth and seconded by^Mrs. Brody at the meeting of April 20, 1981:

"Since most of our high school students are affected by the Driver Education Program, not only in being trained to drive safely but also the reduction of insurance rates, I make a motion that we remove from consideration the discontinuance of the Driver Education Program for the coming 1981-82 school year." Mr. Donwerth stated: ".With the consent of my second, I request that we delay voting on this motion until the May 18, 1981 meeting and, in the meantime, request the Superintendent and staff to furnish us with other alternatives in noninstructional areas, in lie.u of eliminating the Driver Education Program."

Mrs. Brody, the seconder, agreed to the request and Dr. Hamm said the item was removed for consideration that evening. Dr. Payzant stated that he intended to, in presenting the budget at the May 18 meeting, lay out all kinds of alternatives; that he would like to be able to present a budget proposal first, early in the meeting, which would identify a number of areas that he would be recommending cuts, and then perhaps identify another list beyond that should the Board choose to put driver education back in, so that it would be part of the overall presentation of the budget package and would enable them to make the comparisons that they would want to make, but not just pull driver education out and say thatwasthe only one.

NEW BUSINESS

R. #130 Level III Grievance Scheduled

After calling for a decision to schedule the Level III Grievance Hearing, and after a brief discussion as to a feasible time, a motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Level III Grievance Hearing for Deborah Jensen be scheduled for May 11, 1981 at 8:00 p.m., following the Vo-Tech 22 meeting at the Belle Isle Vocational-Technical Center, 5904 North Villa. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

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HEARINGS The following persons addressed the Board during this hearing session:

1. Jerrie Reagan

2. Mrs. Ed Rotzinger

3. Pat Musgrave

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4. Phoebe Revelle 5. Ed Rotzinger

6. Jo Bazhaw

7. Marguerite Ross

8. Ann Turner

Ms. Reagan spoke regarding the driver education program, the reduction in force with termination of Title I employees, and other. Mrs. Rotzinger, Ms. Musgrave, and Mr. Rotzinger spoke in support of the driver education program. Mr. Rotzinger presented a petition with signatures endorsing that driver education be retained in the Oklahoma City Public Schools.

Ms. Bazhaw1s remarks were, too, directed toward driver education, other considerations of the budget, personnel transactions, and other. A concern for the wearing of shorts by students as included in the dress code was expressed by Ms. Ross, requesting that the Board take another look at this particular issue.

Ms. Turner spoke about^.the loss of equipment by theft from U. S. Grant High (School, stating the ;;need to change the locks and doors on the Media Center. Remarks by Ms. Revelle were in regard to staff cuts and their effect on special education for the students, accountability in the system, and other.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel and litigation. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #131 Executive Session Approved 11:35 p.m.

R. #132 Board Returned to Open Session 12:35 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan. On roll call, the R. #133 Adjournment votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the 12:38 a.m. motion carried.

President STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district thisZT^day of 1981. _______ Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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Personnel

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PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY: Cleaton, Karen

Adams/Coolidge Special Education

3-30-81

$11037.

Green, Toni

Curriculum Vocal Music

4-07-81

10511.

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Smith, Helen

Heiner

4-15-81

3.51

Webb, Patsy

Helper

4-13-81

3.51

TRANSPORTATION:

SUPPORT: CLERICAL:

Bus Driver

4-22-81

$ 440.

MONTHLY:

Traylor. Janice

Bus Aide

4-21-81

330.

Whisenhunt, Steven

Bus Driver

4-17-81

418,

Bean, Raymond

Hillcrest Custodial Worker

4-13-81

675.

Campbell, Anthony

All Schools Custodial Worker

4-13-81

625.

HOURLY:

Carter, Clarence

Adams Custodial Worker

4-14-81

625.

Dham, Thu

Heronville Custodial Worker

4-06-81

625.

Southern Hills Principal's Secy.

4-20-81

$ 686.

Pham, Kim

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

4-06-81

600.

White, Kathleen

Rancho Teacher's Aide

4-20-81

590.

Accounting Services Bookkeeper/Secy.

4-23-81

688.

SERVICE:

i r

FOOD SERVICE:

MONTHLY:

Ardrey, Nancy

Crossley, Camille

White, Nancy

SALARY

Graves, Opal

Helper

3-03-81

$ 3.51

Gyimah, Fatimah

Helper

4-14-81

3.51

Edwards, Joan

Arthur Custodial Worker

4-09-81

625.

Houser, Elene

Cook

4-14-81

3.62

Jackson, Dennis

Heronville Custodial Worker

4-13-81

625.

McCullough, Ricky

Helper

4-13-81

3.51

Murry, Aljames

All Schools Custodial Worker

4-13-81

625.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: MONTHLY:

SERVICE: Ogundene, Adeniyi

Johnson Custodial Worker

4-15-81

$ 625.

Walker, Terome

All Schools Custodial Worker

4-21-81

625.

Youngblood, Rayfield

All Schools Custodial Worker

4-13-81

625.

Mechanic

4-13-81

1104.

MAINTENANCE: Haag, John

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

Killebrew, Larry

Grant Vocational

EFFECTIVE DATE 6-05-81

Bernhardt, Kimberly

Webster Math

5-29-81

Latimer, Gail

Parker Physical Education

Broadfoot, Patricia

West Nichols Hills Kindergarten

4-15-81

McKenzie, Barbara

Roosevelt Special Education

5-29-81

Brooks, Karla

Green Pastures Intermediate

5-29-81

McKenzie, Henry

Jackson Special Education

5-29-81

Case, Melba

Special Services Psychometrist

5-29-81

Melton, Betty

Webster Special Education

5-29-81

Clark, Nadine

Jackson Math

5-29-81

Melton. L.D.

Southeast Math

5-29-81

Cuthrell, Cathy

Roosevelt Special Education

5-29-81

Mills, Linda

Wheeler Special Education

4-14-81

Davis, Paula

Lee Primary

5-29-81

Nichols, Laressa

Roosevelt Special Education

5-29-81

Fricke, Bonnie

Harding Title I Readins

5-29-81

Park, Sharon

Jackson Special Education

5-29-81

Garrett, John

Central Speech

4-14-81

Powers, Roy W.

Rancho Special Education

5-29-81

Giles, Carol

Willard/Hayes Gifted/Talented

4-14-81

Reynolds, Betty

Parmelee Special Education

5-29-81

Gordon, Doris

Grant Home Economics

4-15-81

Richardson, Deborah

Linwood Special Education

5-29-81

—5x22=81

5-29-81

Seacrist, George

Capitol Hill High Resource

4-23-81

Henson, James

Marshall English/Latin i Douglass Language Arts

5-01-81

Sebert, John

Central Art

5-29-81

Hopper, Robin

Washington Math/Science

5-29-81

Stafford, Marsha

Kaiser Primary

4-19-81

Hoy, William

Jackson Reading

5-29-81

Tomlinson, Bill

Rogers Vocal Music

5-29-81

Granieri, Liliana

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

Telstar Primary

York, James

Capitol Hill High' Social Studies

Perry, Katye

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Shields Heights Teacher's Aide

3-13-81

4-16-81

Kliewer, Sally

Northwest Attendance Secy.

4-15-81

5-29-81

Lindley, Jacqueline

Taft Attendance Clerk P.T.

5-29-81

Nguyen, Suu Van

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

4-15-81

Patterson, Barbara '

Purchasing Purchasing Clerk

4-20-81

Smith, Candy

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide

4-09-81

PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL: Planning Res. & Eval. Research Associate

NAME

Edd, Amy

CERTIFICATED: Whitehead, Claudia

SALARY

4-15-81

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

FOOD SERVICE:

Ahhaitty, Jody

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

4-09-81

Bramlett, Nola

Helper

3-06-81

Miles, Jerry

Health Services Nurse

5-29-81

Bray, Carolyn

Heiner

3-12-81

Statum, Barbara

Health Services Float Nurse

5-29-81

Golden, Kathy

Helper

3-13-81

Saulsberry, Evelyn

Helper

4-08-81

UPPORT: LERICAL:

SALARY

TRANSPORTATION:

Ball, Betty

External Funding Bookke eper/Secv.

4-29-81

Bailey, Lawrence

Bus Driver

4-15-81

Denton, Maryon

Moon Library Clerk

5-01-81

Craig, Margaret

Bus Driver

4-10-81

SALARY

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PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

Murry, AlJames

All Schools Custodian Worker

4-1?,-81

TRANSPORTATION:

Nash, Della

Jefferson Custodial Worker

5-01-81

Deatherage, Jean

Bus Driver

4-10-81

Orange, Joe

Marshall Custodial Worker

4-21-81

Lee, Embery

Bus Drivei

4-01-81

Pham, Thu

Heronville Custodial Worker

4-07-81

Rutledgeâ– Charlie

Bus Driver

4-14-81

Pittman, Jesse

Adams Custodial Worker

4-06-81

Thurman, Kenneth

Bus Driver

4-13-81

Tenison, Dillard

Eugene Field Custodial Worker

4-24-81

SALARY

TECHNICAL:

SERVICE:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

Bannister. Michael

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

4-17-81

Jones, Sandra

Graphic Services Phototypesetter

4-23-81

Brav. Jav

Parmelee Custodial Worker

5-01-81

Spencer, Cecil

Graphic Services Binder?/ Helper

4-23-81

Butler, James

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

5-01-81

Cambron, Glen

Southeast Custodian

4-15-81

Edwards, George

Northwest Custodial Worker

4-13-81

Edwards. Joan

Arthur Custodial Worker

1-20-81

Jones, Billy

Southeast Custodial Worker

4-15-81

Miller, Charles

Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

5-01-81

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERIIELCMEIh

SUPPORT:

PARENTAL LEAVE:

MFBTCAI IFflVF-

Rickel, Vieki

Spencer T.M.H.

5-29-81

Smith, Renee

Webster Language Arts

5-29-81

Jones, Hazel

Helper

4-17-81

Sweeten, Karolyn

Polk Intermediate

5-29-81

Rohrick, Melba

Helper

4-06-81

-STUDY-LEAVE;

FOOD SERVICE:

RETIREMENTS:

Brown, Mary

Wilson Primary

5-29-81

Lee, Mary

Marshall English

5-29-81

Harder, Bettv

Marshall Business

5-20-fil

Vick, Patricia

Ridgeview Primary

5-29-81

Murray, Francis

Roosevelt Lang. Arts/Soc. St.

5-29-81

Thomas, Ulysses

Northwest Special Education

5-29-81

MEDICAL LEAVE: Felkner, Mary

CERTIFICATED:

Jackson Home Economics

5-29-81

SALARY

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 11, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM, BELLE ISLE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL

CENTER, 5904 NORTH VILLA, MAY 11, 1981, AT 8:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President

Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

I â€™ j

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; representatives from professional groups, the news media, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm.

Call to Order

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of the following: A Resolution to the Oklahoma County Election Board for a Special Election of the School District Electors of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The Special Election ordered by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma will be held in nine (9) school buildings in Area #2 in said District on the 19th day of May, 1981, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p.m. on said date, to consider or vote upon:

R. #134 Approval of Resolution to County Election Board

A Member of Board of Education, Office Number 2.

POLLING PLACES - ELECTION

Burbank Horace Mann Johnson Marshall Mayfair Monroe Nichols Hills Putnam Heights West Nichols Hills

3232 1105 1810 9017 3200 4810 1301 1601 8400

Northwest 65 Northwest 45 Sheffield Road North University Northwest 48 North Linn Wilshire Blvd. Northwest 36 North Greystone

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hili', ye's; Mr. Dulan,xyes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING

Dr. Hamm referred to the second item on the agenda, a Level III Grievance Hearing for Deborah Jensen. The following persons participated in the hearing:

Mildred Smith, Substitute Secretary and Witness

Kaye Teall, Assistant to the Director of Personnel Services and Witness

Ann Turner, Teacher and Witness

4. 5.

Wallace Smith, Assistant Spperintendent/Business Services and Witness Deborah Jensen, Teacher and Grievant

Dave Renfro; Grievant's Representative

Jim Savage, Respondent and Personnel Administrator/Employee Relations

Statement of Grievance: "Grievant, who is on maternity leave, is being docked at rate exceeding that of substitute pay, even though substitute did not complete 20 consecutive days in grievant's teaching position."

Level III Grievance Hearing - Deborah Jensen

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING cont'd

Level III Grievance Hearing - Deborah Jensen cont'd

Opening Statement - Mr. Renfro

â€˘ Provision of Agreement Violated: Article XIV, Section 1, E."

"Article VIII, Section B; Article IX, Section 1, E.;

Relief Sought: "To receive regular contract salary minus that amount correctly and actually paid a substitute for those days absent after exhaustion of sick leave, in accordance with Article XIV, Section 1, E."

As an opening statement, Mr. Renfro stated: The contract mandates that a teacher on sick leave under the provisions of Article XIV, Section 1, E., be paid full contract salary less the amount actually paid a substitute teacher for up to 20 working days after exhausting all accumulated sick leave. Substitutes, according to Article IX, Section 1, E. of the negotiated agreement, are to be paid at a rate equivalent to what he/she would earn on the regular teacher's salary schedule, if the substitute teacher worked for 20 consecutive days in the same assignement. Webster/s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary defines the word consecutive as follows: "following one after the other in order without gaps, continuous; stresses immediacy in following and implies that no interruption or interval occurs."

In the case of the grievant, the substitute, unfortunately, was absent one day prior to the completion of the 20th consecutive work day in that assignment. While the absence of one day was out of the substitute's control arid while it was necessitated by the death of a family member, as defined by the contract under bereavement, it nonetheless broke the consecutiveness required by the contract to gain regular teacher's salary. The grievant and the grievant's representative commend the administration for its benevolence during such a time by going beyond the negotiated guarantee. The contract is negotiated in order to establish minimum rights and minimum privileges. If the district decides to go beyond that minimum, such as it does in paying math and science teachers more than other certified personnel, it cannot do so at the expense of another employee.

The grievance is not against the substitute who received extra consideration by the district's administration. The grievance is against the district for being so insensitive as to deduct from the grievant the cost of such benevolence. If the district decided to take from a social studies teacher's salary the $500 per year to pay a science teacher, it would not be district compassion, understanding, or benevolence; it would be theft.

For the district to tell the substitute, "We are sorry to hear of your bereavement, so let's not count the day absent as a break in consecutive service," and then charge the cost of that compassionate decision to the teacher already overburdened by medical bills due to maternity, the reason for which the grievant was on sick leave, is not only void of compassion and justice, but is also theft. District decisions, whether proper or improper, whether made by the Superintendent or an attendance secretary, should be at district expense and not at individual employee expense. The district cannot arbitrarily decide that "consecutive" can mean something other than "consecutive" and then deduct from the salary of another teacher the cost of that decision. You cannot afford to establish such a costly precedent. It this grievance is not upheld then you are saying to all teachers, including the substitute who benefited from the administrative decision, that at any time any administrator wishes to show favor upon or compassion to another employee, it can be done at individual expense rather than district expense.

Opening Statement - Mr. Savage

In his opening statement, Mr. Savage stated: The respondent will show that the contract has not been violated. When the grievant went on sick leave, the substitute was placed in that assignment for the duration of the grievant's absence. The assignment was a standing assignment for the teacher. We will show from past practice in the district that when a teacher has been assigned to substitute for another teacher for a lengthy period of time, that the teacher has a substitute for the entire absence until the teacher returns to fulfill that assignment. The contract does provide that a substitute must complete 20 consecutive work days before receiving an increase. The record will show that the substitute did,'tn fact, work 22 consecutive work days, and substitutes are not hired on an annual monthly basis. They are paid only for the days that they work.

The respondent will propose to show that the contract was followed in good faith and as accurately as possible.

Testimony Ms. Smith

In testimony, Ms. Smith responded to inquiries as to her postion with the district and how long she has held that position; the change in job description after having her; assignment changed; her familiarity with the process of attendance and calling

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING cont'd Testimony of the substitutes; an explanation of procedure used when a teacher calls in sick; Ms. Smith cont'd hoW'Hiany times did she recall a substitute had asked to take off and did not consider it a break in service; if the substitute had called in and requested a day of absence for illness, would she had then taken it to a higher authority or made the decision herself; if she had ever told a substitute that they would be allowed to continue theirconsecutive days after taking a day off; if she had been told to follow past practice, what would she have done; how many actual work days did it take the substitute to obtain the 20 consecutive days; if she had certain practices'in the past where a substitute was placed on a long-term assignment and called and said she needed to be gone for three or four'days, that they were going out of town or something like that; when the grievant was going on sick leave and was going to be gone for an undetermined number of days, did she request the substitute assigned to be the substitute, or did she just say she was going to be gone and to find a substitute; in the past as far as she knew, if a substitute who had placed on a long-term assignment was gone for a day as being legitimate, was it her understanding that they were considered still in that assignment; how are substitutes paid; what happened the day the substitute was gone because of bereavement; had she ever been in a situation or ever made the decision that even though a substitute may have the chance to gain the 20 days, that they were only kept in the position for a'shorter period of time and then placed another substitute in that position; if the substitute had not called the office and requested or inquired about being able to stay in the assignment with the 20 consecutive days, what would have happened; since the substitute office works with the contract as far as it relates to substitutes and teachers' absences, has the substitute office ever defined the word consecutive, and other.

Included in the testimony by Ms. Teal 1 were responses regarding the decisions to allow a 'Substitute to either remain of not to remain on"the consecutive work day assignment to obtain the 20 days, how often it was brought to her attention to make a decision regarding their being absent; when the request was made of her to make a decision, did she check with anybody; had it been an illness, would she have made the decision without discussing it with anyone; was it her administrative opinion that past practice would supersede contract language; information about exactly when the grievant went on leave, when the substitute was place on the assignment; what is 20 consecutive work days; what would constitute consecutive service; and other.

Testimony Ms. Teall

Ms. Turner responded to questioning as to if she was currently on the bargaining team; at the bargaining table in years past, if she recalled any discussion at the table from either side relating to a regular assigned teacher who would use the sick leave provision being subject to paying for a substitute for any longer than the contractual 20-day consecutive day period; did she think the bargaining team would have agreed to it without at least proposing additional protective language for the regular classroom teacher who was to be absent; in negotiating the language, would past practice supersede newly negotiated language; had there ever been recognition of past practice at the bargaining table before this year; and other.

Testimony Ms. Turner

Ms. Jensen responded to inquiries about her being on maternity leave; the difference in her salary in considering it consecutive and not consecutive; at the time that she was planning'to take her leave of absence, did she talk to her principal about a substitute; and other.

Testimony Ms. Jensen

In testimony, Dr. Smith'responded to questions related to his having served as Director of Personnel Services and his interpretation of past practice regarding substitutes in long-term assignments and a break in their assignment; did he recall that a substitute had ever been replaced before completing a 20-consecutive day assignment; if the past practice was a part of the personnel policies handbook verbatim, why would it have been a problem negotiating; did he suspect that the word consecutive was put in there to indicate succession; why was the word consecutive used in negotiations; and other. Mr. Renfro remarked as follows in his closing statement: I am very, very pleased with whomever made the ultimate decision to allow a substitute during a time of bereavement to take that bereavement and not be penalized for it. I am extremely upset on the other hand to realize that someone had to be penalized for it, and the someone would be the grievant who was already undergoing medical expenses, already not only in an emotional and physical problem situation, but now would have a financial problem imposed.

It is absolutely unthinkable for me to claim charity, for me to claim benevolence, compassion, understanding, and then charge someone else for the cost of that benevolence, compassion and understanding. The contract uses the word consecutive. Consecutive as defined by the dictionary is one after the other. The contract also says that the teacher who is absent before such leave will pay the cost actually paid the substitute. We agreed to that language. We did not agree to language if the actual means improper or noncontractual. Perhaps improper is a bad word. It is not improper to go beyond the terms of the contract. It is not improper to show compassion when compassion is needed. It is improper to say that someone else has to pay for

Closing StatementMr. Renfro_________

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Closing Statement - Mr. Renfro cont'd

that compassion. In the Level II decision written by the hearing officer, the respondent, much was made over past practice, but yet two different witnesses who ^/ere in charge of this did not know what past practice was; not the definition of past practice, but what the actual practice was. Each stated that this is the first time that this had ever arisen with them* I don't care who first negotiated the policy; I don't care where it came from. The fact remains that in the contract the word consecutive is in there. To go beyond that minimum requirement is entirely up to you, but to penalize or to go beyond that requirement, that minimum requirement by penalizing someone else to be able to do it, that is not up to you.

If past practice was something that this district normally agreed to, then why would we now be proposing it at the table as an issue? Why would we say that past practice is something that should be grievable? I am as adamant about this union protesting the rights of this grievant with the provisions that we have cited as I would be in protecting the rights of the substitute that was benefited by it. If you as school board members decide that the grievant is suffering the penalty for the district's compassion and therefore give her the money that is owed her, and then take it away from the substitute, you will see me right back here again.

To say that substitute was promised by an administrative office that those 20 days could be made with 21 work days; it was said at Level II that I want my cake and eat it too and I am talking out of both sides of my mouth? that is not the case. If the district says that they will go beyond the minimum requirement or the minumum privilege for a teachers, and they so do, then you are not going to see us at the grievance table. If, on the other hand, they say sure we will go beyond that requirement but we are going to take it out of somebodyâ€™else's pay to do it, then you will see me here. The substitute has the right to the money because it has already been promised to her and it has been stated to her that those days were consecutively earned through 21 days, not 20. But this grievant cannot suffer the penalty for the decision made, and the decision must be held accountable by the people that make the decision and not by a teacher who had nothing to do with the decision. If this grievance is denied, then anytime the district decides that all they have to do is to be benevolent with one teacher; they make it cost the other teacher, then that is not compassion,* that is theft.

Closing Statement Mr. Savage stated: The state law provides that after a teacher who has exhausted her - Mr. Savage______ sick leave and is to remain on sick leave, that they have another 20 days at which substitute pay will be deducted. We do have at the rate of pay established for substitutes in the contract of $40.00 per day. The state law also provides that substitutes can teach up to 35 days without being certified. That law was passed two years ago. This language was put in the AFT agreement in 1979 at the time the law said the substitute could only teach 20 days without certification, and that is where we arrived at the 20-day figure in an assignment. It is standard practice in the substitute office. If we know a teacher is going to be out for a considerable length of time, we try to provide a certified substitute to be in that teacher's place; if it is going to be 10 days, 15 days, 20 days or the balance of the year or whatever. The contract d.oes state that a substitute teacher who has completed 20 consecutive work days ih one'assignment and is to continue in that assignment shall receive their regular rate of pay entitled to based on their years of experience according to the teacher salary schedule in the negotiated agreement. That pay will be from the 21st day forward. The contract further states in Article II under Definition, the definition for days is defined as the working days of the teacher., It is our position that the working days of the substitute should not have a different name from working days of a teacher; that the definition of the days should be the same.

The substitute office felt that the substitute teacher had accepted the assignment, and again this was an assignment, it wasn't a daily call saying you stay where you are; she was told that this will be your assignment until the grievant returns from leave. So she did have an assignment in that position, and she accepted the assignment in good faith knowing that it would probably be more than the 20 days, and she would be entitled to the additional salary as provided in the contract.

As I said in my opening statement, we have taken the position that the working days of the substitute are the days that they are paid for. They do not have leave benefits, according to the contract, even those put on long-term assignment. The substitute did have a legitimate reason for being absent that day; it wasn't an excused absence; it was not paid; we provided another substitute to come in and take her place for that day. When she returned to work on the following work day, she continued in that assignment and completed her 20 days, and on the 21st day, which was actually the 22nd day that she had been placed in that assignment, she started receiving the higher rate of pay. What has been deducted from the grievan't salary is the difference in her regular rate of pay and the substitute's pay for that period of time. We feel

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like the contract has been followed in its meaning. Much was made about the discussion about definition of consecutive work days and what do you mean by it that never came up in negotiations the last three years. This was a clause that was picked up and stated from an earlier personnel policy handbook and was put in a previous negotiated agreement, and has been carried forward each year.

Closing Statement - Mr. Savage cont'd

It is our firm position that the personnel office did act in good faith by placing the substitute in the long-term assignment; that she did have an excused absence that day; that she did complete 20 consecutive work days for the teacher in that assignment and was entitled to receive the compensation that was paid to her, with the deduction being made as the law provides from the grievant's daily rate of pay. We ask that you uphold the decision made at Level II.

Mr. Donwerth inquired regarding how the teacher was paid during the time of her sick leave, the tenure of the substitute teacher for 20 consecutive days, and other, which was responded to by Mr. Renfro and Ms. Teal! in the form of an explanation.

Following the brief discussion, which included other members of the Board, amotion was,made by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Hermes - "I move thatâ€™the grievance be denied and the decision at Level II be upheld." On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, no.

R. #135 Level III Grievance Denied Deborah Jensen

In explaining his "no" vote, Dr. Hamm stated there seemed to be glaring inconsistency in the contract, in one place it reads one way and in another place it reads differently,

Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Dulan. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on frle in the office of the Clerk.)

President

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my(hand and seal of this school district this

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

R. #136 Adjournment 9:20 p.m.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS It was moved by Dr. Start and seconded by Mrs. Brod.v for approval of the minutes of May 4 and May 11, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #137 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hermes commented that she had the pleasure^of attending Edgemere School's first annual ethnic festival; that allof the children and their parents were invited to send food, and the children set up booths of their various ethnic backgrounds. She added that there were eight to ten countries represented, and it was very interesting; that the parents for the first time in three years, that she could remember, were actively involved with the teachers and the other students and other parents; that she considered it a great breakthrough and would congratulate Edgemere on a fine job and hoped that it would continue.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Hill stated that industrial arts students of the high schools had their exposition at Crossroads Mall and those persons who had not visited "it should go and see the beautiful woodwork that the students do; that it is a yearly function and she would hope that maybe they could move it other places instead of holding it at Crossroads each time. She also said that she attended Dunbar Center's graduation; that they had a real good theme - "Growing for the Future"; that their artists were recognized,and some of their art work was on display in the hall outside the Board Room.

Comments Mrs. Hill

Mr. Dulan, too, commented on the industrial arts exhibits by U. S. Grant, Southeast, and Douglass High Schools at Crossroads Mall and encouraged everyone to go out and look at them.

Comments Mr. Dulan

Dr. Hamm remarked that two months ago he had the pleasure of going to Washington, D.C. with the Close Up Program, and got acquainted with Patrick Russell, a senior at Northwest Classen High School and a recipient of the Geraldine R. Dodd's Foundation Scholarship; that 141 outstanding graduating seniors are selected annually in the United States and these students are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in many areas, academic success, artistic talent, leadership and involvement in the school and their community; that Patrick would receive $1,000 from the Dodd's Foundation, and was invited to Washington, D.C. where the activities woul'd culminate in the presentation of a medallion; and that his parents were invited to accompany him to the White House for the ceremony.

Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm commended Patrick, who was in the audience, for aâ€™job well done and asked him to stand up and be recognized along with his parents.

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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Awards Presented

Dr. Payzant presented Certificates of Laudation and Recognition to the following ^persons for their accomplishments as noted:

1. Southeast High School - State 3A Stage Band Contest, First Place Winners, 1981 Stage Band Instrumentalists and Instrumental Director Instrumentali sts

Gary L. Gardner, Senior - Lead Alto Saxophone Marco Hinojosa, Junior - Second Alto Saxophone Stacy Wilson, Junior - First Tenor Saxophone David James, Sophomore - Second Tenor Saxophone Gary Smith, Sophomore - Baritone Saxophone Todd Slocumb, Junior - Second Tenor Saxophone Randy Embry, Senior - Lead Trombone Mike Hoelscher, Sophomore - Second Trombone Jamey Wilson, Senior - Third Trombone Doug Heaney, Senior - Bass Trombone

John Hodges, Junior - Lead Trumpet Shanon Ford, Junior - Second Trumpet Jeff Cox, Junior - Third Trumpet Terry Snow, Junior - Fourth Trumpet Brian Dambold, Sophomore - Fifth Trumpet Andy Pittman, Senior - Bass Guitar Trey Manek, Junior - Trap Set Alan Rowin, Junior - Fender Thodes Instrumental Director Anthony J. Moreno, Band Teacher

Star Spencer High School - State 3A Boys Track Champions, 1981 Team Members

Donald Boone Alonzo Kemp Alphonzo Kemp Anthony Luster Kelvin Thomas Michael Wisby James Alford J. W. Walker Calvin Scott Johnny Wright Paul Turner Coaches

Sidney Calbert Stanley Allen

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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS cont'd !

3. S John Hiqh -School - State t 4A Girls 1981 - 1 ■ Marshall - - ' . u . . Grack ChambiOns, , I II

Team Members

Donna Rice Julie Culp Janet Knight Michelle Gordon Karen Brown Crystal Davis Michelle Millings Pat Chamberlain Roxanne Hill Renay Bruner Jane Chronister Teresa Alexander She’ll y Dean

Barbara Adkins Lettie Starr Nina Thomason Martha Rohrback Kim Wilbert Michelle McBrayer Rhonda Liggens Rhonda Lewis Ella lloyd LaDonna Bolden Christine Hawk Kayla Maddex

Coaches Clyde Ellis Cassandra White Charles Davis

Grant High School - State 3A Baseball Champions, 1981 Team Members Jay Byrd Tom Ebert Mark Ryan Jeff Baugus Kevin Jones David Rankin Mike Tolbert Steve Fish Kerry Rogers Avery Howard Ron Aldridge David Gibson Bobby McDougal Mike Kelly Vince Ellis

Bat Girls Andi Gowans Gina Pipes . Shelly Slater

Coaches Chuck Page Allen Dukes UNFINISHED BUSINESS #1 Dr. Hamm referred to the next item on the agenda - Recommend locating Innovative High School Program at the Cleveland building, effective 1981-82 school year, and authorization to proceed with necessary building renovation, and called on the following persons who had requested to address the Board on the subject: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Elton Matthews Ben R. Steen Tammy Brown Mark Jackson Eric Dlugokinski Sherman Di 11 berg Diane Blackshaw Dr. Grover Harrison Angie Austin John Heuring Nancy Steen Jamie Entsler Lori Oaks

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Jeff Switzer Deborah Bachman Mrs. Joseph Mendez Phil Chandler Mel Cannon Earl Nichols Harry Schwartz Orville DeClaire Mark Schwartz Bill Blair Rep. Sandy Sanders Jim Hagan Bob Smart

Awards Presented cont'd

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS #1 cont'd Hearings Re , ; Included in the remarks by the speakers was support for Central Innovative High General Innovative .4School in its philosophy and program, a concern that the Whittier building remain available to Oklahoma State University for its technical school, cost for renovation High School of the Cleveland building as compared to the Whittier building, a protest by members cont1d of the Cleveland Neighborhood Association of moving the innovative program to the Cleveland building, traffic conditions with regard to the area around Cleveland, and other.

Comments Superintendent

In commenting on the item before the Board, Dr. Payzant stated: I want to reiterate my strong suDport and commitment for the innovative high school program and the recommendation that it be retained for another year, that is based on what I believe to be an amazing turnaround in the program this year and a commitment on the part of the students, the administration, and the staff at that school to make a program work. I feel quite sure that success noted this year will continue next, and as so many of the speakers said this evening, the location is only secondary. What you make of a program is of first importance, and you can do it in a variety of locations.

Secondly, I would like to comment briefly on the options that are available. Certainly, for some who spoke at the last meeting, it would be desirable to leave the program at Central and keep that facility open. There is no way that I can justify recommending that on the basis of the expensive cost that it requires to operate Central and what would be needed in the way of renovation in the next few years to make that facility safe, arid to preserve the district's investment in it. If you move from that position to the next, you have to look for an alternative location, and that brought us to the point where we are tonight, where there are three under consideration. The staff and I have looked at Garfield, Whittier, and Cleveland. Garfield was really ruled out by the staff rather early for two reasons; not because of its physical condition, which is quite good, but because of its overall size and its location for a facility that draws students city-wide. So that made the issue really one of whether the program should be moved to Whittier or to Cleveland, and in doing the analysis of the location arid the size of the facilities, they are quite equal. They are not too far from central city, so you can argue that the location is quite central. In terms of square footage, they are very similar, only a few thousand feet difference in total square feet. That really brings it to a question of what would be required in cost of renovation and operating costs down the road, and there again the estimates are reasonably close. You have to recognize that Cleveland is a newer building, by about nineteen years, than Whittier. It also would require perhaps more renovation in the short haul, if the tenants, OSU Tech, would" leave all of the improvements in the building that they have made and testified to here this evening. I do not expect that those improvements would be left. The lease agreement does not require that they be left, and therefore much of the work that has been done by the students at OSU Tech would have to be redone by this school district after the program moved out. I know that there is difference of opinion on which location is the best. I do not sit here and profess to be an expert on the matters of technology with respect to electrical systems, boiler systems, and roofs. I can say to you quite frankly that we have had our experts in these areas look very carefully at what would be required to bring these buildings into shape to use for the innovative program, and I would stand by the estimates that the staff people have worked up and believe that they are reasonably flood ones, not that in any survey of three or four electrical contractors or roofers, or heating system people you wouldn't find some slight variation. So my recommendation is that the Board identify the Cleveland building for the Central Innovative Program for next year.

One other item that we have taken into consideration, although we have not made formal contact yet with the Traffic Commission; in the plan that is before you there is room for additional parking to be provided at that site. Most of the students at Central do come on buses; we are talking about six buses at the most that would deliver students and pick them ud from that facility. So I feel quite sure that we can work out any matters that need to be worked out with the Traffic Commission, as we have had good success in doing that in the past.

R. #138 Approval for Relocating Innovative High School Program

Following Mr. Dulan Cleveland necessary

Dr. Payzant's remarks, a motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by to approve the rp locatingof thÂŽ Innovative High School Program to the building, effective 1981-82 school year, and authorization to proceed with building renovation.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS #1 cont'd Mrs. Brody stated further that she just wanted to affirm what Dr. Payzant said; that the students and staff from Central had heard a lot of messages lately, and she would say to them that they were okay, and if she had to have a group of students near her, she would choose the Central kids. She added that she thought they were a fine group, and the system was proud of them; and they were okay.

In the discussion, Mr. Donwerth commented that he did have an occasion to visit the Cleveland building, and he did not totally agree that the boilers were dangerous, but there was a lot of work that needed to be done on the building, as had been presented to them by the staff. He stated that he was glad the Superintendent explained that there would be additional parking provided in the area and that most of the Central Innovative students do come in on bus; that there really were not that many that would not ride the bus, especially with the influx of ninth graders that would be coming, and most of them could not drive anyway, and it they should do away with the driver education program, they wouldn't even learn how. Mr. Donwerth remarked further that he also had an occasion a number of times to visit the Whittier building; that he totally supported the program at Whittier; that since the system was in the education business, he thought that if they were going to save anything, it should be the educational programs; that he did not favor doing away with the Whittier program at this time, especially with Rep. Sanders' partial commitment that some money would be provided to OSU, and they could build their own building with a possible delay of year or so, and would have something to go to; that it did say one thing, that the Whittier building was in a lot better condition because of the students at OSU Tech that had made it that way. He, too, stated that he had seen tremendous advancement in the innovative program at Central High School during the past year, and like Mrs. Brody had said, he thought the kids were okay; that he thought they were doing a good job there now, but he could not really say that for the past years; but he thought that now with the new leadership, the new principal and the staff working together like they were, it had a chance, and he did not blame any of the students at Central Innovative for loving that school, because he wished that the school district could afford to spend the money on the traditional high schools that they do at Central Innovative so that all of the students could have the one-on-one contact with the teachers like they were fortunate enough to have. Dr. Start's comments were that the location of any program in any neighborhood produces a reaction; that the work that he did everyday with the Department of Corrections produced a reaction wherever they were, so he did not think they ought to be swayed especially by the reaction of the neighborhood, as sincere as it was; that Cleveland residents were sincere in what they were telling them and he thought their anxieties were very real, that they were very honest with them about their anxieties about placing more high school students into their neighborhood. He continued by stating that he thought, however, that the prediction and the fear was unreal in that no facts could be supported to substantiate that fear, and he felt very strongly that the Cleveland location as recommended by the Superintendent was the only choice that they could logically make; that they were representing all of the patrons and the children of the community. He added that he knew some of the Cleveland patrons were going to disagree with them and they had expressed themselves quite eloquently, but he personally believed that Cleveland was the best choice, and he also, believed that was what the people, that elected him to the Board would want him to do, and he was going to vote in favor of the motion. z"

Mrs. Hermes stated that she wanted to go on record for the Central Innovative High School students and show them that she supported the program also; that she was sorry that some perhaps felt that she did not support it; that she had visited Central a number of times this year. She also said that she had been to the Cleveland and Whittier sites and checked into them thoroughly, that she had gone through all of the floors and all of the classrooms, and had at-length discussions with the people there; that there were a lot of pros and cons to both buildings and they knew that, and if they were going to support the program, they must put it in one of those buildings.

In speaking to the request by the Traffic Commissioner that they delay their decision, she stated that she did not feel that they could defer the issue any longer if the children in the innovative high school program were to have a positive 1981-82 school year. Mr. Dulan, calling the names of some of the students who had addressed the Board, stated that he had heard what they said and thought that they did a wonderful job in telling the Board what they wanted with regard to Central Innovative High School; that board members had heard a lot from the students, persons from the Cleveland area, and from the patrons, and he would support the Central Innovative High School also.

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R. #138 Approval for Relocating Innovative High School Program cont'd

With further discussion, Mrs. Hill stated that she, too, thought they had heard from ^the students present, but she did not think that was really an issue as to whether or 'not Central would continue; that she thought the students that had come to the meeting should be commended for having done a fine job, and that probably the past year Mr. Matthews, the principal, had turned the program around; that it really was considered as its first year and was still on an experimental basis. Mrs. Hill commented that she also had visited all three of the schools that were considered; that it was obvious where the innovative program would be next year; that there were some things that the staff had said they they would be recommending, some exterior work at Cleveland, which would be the adding of two basketball goals, some additional parking for twenty-two (22) cars, and some new concrete parking bumpers; that she thought that it would be very nice, and Mr. Matthews in a letter to the Board said that he would like to work very closely with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association. She added that if the motion should pass, she would hope that the groups could get together so that it would be a successful venture there for the students. Dr. Hamm commented that after shortly coming onto the Board as a new member, he visited Central Innovative when the program was not performing as they hoped it would perform, but yet the seed was there and great potential was there, and that potential had been realized this year; that it was realized because the Board voted to keep Central Innovative open then, in its darkest hour, and it had affirmed that this year, and would affirm it again for next year; however, that was not a question. He stated that he had enough confidence in the Superintendent and the staff to vote that the program be relocated at Cleveland, and he thought that great things were ahead not only for Central Innovative, but for the Cleveland neighborhood where there had been some anxious moments expressed in their anxiety, and in the long run, he thought the wedding of Central Innovative with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association would be to everyone's advantage; that it was not going to just happen, but it was going to take a little bit of work; that they had heard from the principal saying that he was willing to do that, and they now would need to see that it did happen.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. HEARINGS

The following persons addressed the Board during this hearing session: 1.

Dave Renfro

Rick Lane

Juan Chavira

Linda Foster

Er.

Alice Niemeyer

Jo Bazhaw

Randy. Hildebrandt

Donald McDaniels

John Thompson

Mr. Renfro spoke regarding budget cuts and consideration of programs and services, and other.

Mr. Lane presented to the Board a petition of signatures requesting that budget cuts be made only in noninstructional areas. Remarks by Mr. Chavira and Ms. Foster included support for the bilingual program and a plea that it be continued.

Ms. Niemeyer expressed a concern regarding the physical education consultant being eliminated. Ms. Bazhaw1s remarks were in relation to the proposed budget, issues that should be considered, and a request that there be no cuts in the educational programs. Mr. Hildebrandt and Mr. McDaniels spoke in support of the driver education program. A petition of signatures was presented, expressing disagreement with taking driver education out of the curriculum.

(A five-minute break was taken during the hearings.)

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LEGAL REPORT I

Mr.^Bleakley reported:

(1)

Aaron Case With respect to litigation, the hearing on the class certification in the Aaron case has been continued to hopefully sometime in August.

(2)

Surplus Property in Relation to Public Trusts One of the board members had asked at a previous meeting with respect to what action the Board could take when any of the surplus property is sold, to deal with the issue of the avoidance of ad valorem taxex by public trusts and their industrial or commercial lessees. I have researched the statutes on that and there is a provision that if a public trust is created and acquires real property which is then leased to someone for industrial development purposes, that the ad valorem tax can be avoided for a period of ten years, and after that ten years has elapsed since the time the indebtedness was incurred to acquire that property, then a payment in lieu of ad valorem tax shall be made by the lessee. What happens with the sequence of events is that these public trusts that are created are exempted from ad valorem tax and they are actually the ones that hold the real property. They then lease this property to commercial users usually for the purpose of industrial development. The public trust can require that there be some payments made in lieu of the ad valorem tax prior to the end of the ten years, but that can be in any amount that the public trust desires to impose upon a lessee.

Once the ten years has elapsed, then the full value of the ad valorem tax on the property has to be made as an in lieu payment. The Board of Education could consider taking the action of putting a restriction in the deed of the property sold, that if the property is ever held by a public trust that it must require that in lieu payments be made from the beginning of any lease of the property to an industrial user. That could be made probably extremely forceful on the basis of a reversionary clause that if, in fact, it is held by a public trust who leases it to an industrial development, and that tax is not collected or the in lieu payment is not collected, it would revert back to the school district.

There are a number of other ways that the -school district could enforce it through some type of contract action. The result of putting such a requirement in the deed would be that potentially there might be some reduction in the value of the property when it is sold by the district. As manifested by the bids that you receive for it, that probably would not be a difficulty to anyone other than somebody buying it for the purpose of subsequently selling it to a public trust. Mrs. Brody asked if he was saying that they could put in their deed that the property should stay on the public tax rolls, and if they take it off the public tax rolls and put it in a trust, the district could have a reversionary clause and could reclaim the property?

Mr. Bleakley replied that he did not think they would want to require that it stay on the public tax rolls, because there were many entities that were exempt from ad valorem tax. Mrs. Brody, stating that she was only talking about a private enterprise, Mr. Bleakley responded that, yes, what they would want to deal with would be the in lieu payments; that they would require that an in lieu payment be made that was equivalent to the ad valorem tax that would have been assessed on the property.

Inquiring further, Mrs. Brody asked if they put that in the deed, and if lessee did not comply, could the district then reclaim the property? Mr. Bleakley replied, yes, if it was in the reversionary clause.

Mr. Donwerth asked if there was a Board policy, or at least a practice of the Board, that they would not sell property to private schools that would be in competition with the public school system?

Dr. Payzant stated that he would have to check to be sure, but he did know that the policy did say clearly that they should not lease. Mr. Donwerth added that if it did not, he would hope that they would take that into consideration; that he would not want to sell a building to a private school or church school or something like that, that would be in competition with the Oklahoma City school system.

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Mrs. Brody then asked if members of the Board should choose to have that in their <deed, should they come back with a motion under new business, or should the attorneys work out what that would look like and bring it back to them for consideration? Mr. Bleakley explained that he thought they were going to have submitted to them some proposed procedures for the sale of the property, and probably it would be appropriate at that time to have a consideration of the tax issue.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

R. #139 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

R. #140 Professional Trips Approved

A motion was made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit an application for a grant under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 Adult Basic Education/GED.

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Richard Smith, Band Director, U. S. Grant High School, Tri-State Music Contest, Enid, Oklahoma, May 7-8, 1981. Confirmation

At School District Expense (b)

Bill Parker, Principal, Quail Creek Elementary School, Award's Presentation for the International Right to Read Olympics, Columbus, Ohio, May 21, 1981.

(For Action in June at a Regular or Special Board Meeting)

Presentati on of Proposed 1981-82 Budgets

Dr. Payzant, referring to the presentation of the budget, stated that he realized the hour was growing late but despite that reality, he was going to take the time that was necessary to give some detailed background on the budget that he was presenting to the Board for their consideration during the next few weeks; that most of the time had. been taken up by discussion and testimony at the last three or four board meetings which related to the budget, and the decisions that the Board would have to make in the few weeks ahead would relate very muchto the budget. Dr. Payzant then proceeded with his presentation by reading from the following prepared copy:

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1981-82 BUDGET MESSAGE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Presented by Thomas W. Payzant Superintendent May 18, 1981

This evening I am presenting to the Board a draft of my budget recommendation for the 1981-82 school year. During the next several weeks the Board will have the opportunity to review and discuss this proposal and seek public comment on it. The Board must then make whatever modifications it decides are necessary and approve the final budget document late in June before the fiscal year begins on July 1. Developing the annual budget for a large urban school district is a lengthy and complicated task. It takes considerable work by many individuals to draft the various sections and then compile the final document.

Work began on the budget proposal early in the year when the district Budget Committee was appointed. The committee was comprised of three school principals and several central office administrators. It was chaired by the Assistant Superintendent for Business Services. The primary job of the Budget Committee was to initiate the budget-making process by establishing the per-pupil allocations for the schools for the various building level expenditure categories and providing the required forms, instructions, .and guidelines to the schools and departments for preparation of the initial budget requests. All principals were directed to involve staff members and school patrons in arriving at the budget proposal for their schools. The initial requests that were received from the schools and the other district departments provided the starting point for drafting the expenditure section of the budget.

As you know, a budget consists of two basic parts. One is the revenue section which is an estimate of the expected income for the year ahead. The other is the expenditure section which is a spending plan for all of the salaries, supplies, services, and other necessities for operation of the schools. These two sections must balance. School districts in Oklahoma cannot engage in deficit financing. So before I continue with, my explanation of the expenditure section of the proposal, I will outline how we reached the revenue estimates for next year. Revenue estimates are based on an analysis of all sources of income using past trends to establish future projections. One major source of revenue is state support. State sources have traditionally provided about sixty percent of our revenue. This year the state legislature is considering changes in the means of dedicating taxes for school purposes and distributing the funds to local school districts. This makes the job of predicting our income particularly difficult. Until the legislature acts, we will not have final estimates of state revenues for next year. Revenue estimates for this budget have been made using the state school finance program now in place.

It is impossible to predict what action the legislature will take, but I do not anticipate a result that will provide either a major shortfall or a bonanza in state funds for the Oklahoma City Public Schools. New money allocated by the state for salary increases for all personnel must be used for that purpose. Therefore, in our estimates we have not shown any new salary money. The salary increments will be added to our budget and reflected in both expenditure and income accounts when it is received and passed on to employees.

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Some examples of how revenue estimates are made may be helpful. The ad valorem tax has experienced a two to five percent increase for the past five years. For 1981-82, we have averaged the increase to three percent and applied this to the 1980-81 income figure to arrive at our estimated revenue from this source. Some other revenue is more difficult to project. For example, prior year tax collections experienced an eleven percent increase in 1980-81, but less than two percent in 1979-80. Trends show that a year with a large increase is followed by a year with a small increase. Based on this, we have projected only a two percent increase for 1981-82 over this year. Some revenues from the state, such as foundation aid and incentive aid, are based on a formula that includes average daily attendance and other factors. The income expected from these sources is based on the current formula. Should the state legislature change the method of funding, any estimates having to do with state funds would have to be revised.

Another large source of revenue is the auto license tax. We are estimating the same revenue from this source for 1981-82 as we received this year. Sales of automobiles are stable, but current trends do not indicate a large increase in auto sales. The difficulty with this revenue is its uneven flow. We do not know how much will be available from month to month. We expect to receive a large payment of several hundred thousand dollars in late June or early July. We must post the money in the fiscal year it is received. If it comes in late June, it could make our 1980-81 revenue estimates seem low and result in a larger surplus than anticipated. On the other hand, if the payment is received after July 1, it will be posted in the new fiscal year and affect our estimates for that year. We have to accept this ambiguity and realize that our projections are indeed estimates. As I have indicated, our goal for 1981-82 is to have proposed expenditures equal our estimated revenues without further reducing our reserve. In the immediate past few years the budget has, in fact, called for a planned reduction in the districtâ€™s reserve. The level of the reserve is now such that it seems prudent to plan the 1981-82 budget with expenditures being equal only to the estimated revenue and not include a further reduction of the reserve.

Based on this assumption, our expenditure should not exceed $65,871,799.exclusive of mandated raises for support personnel and certified staff for 1981-82. This will leave a reserve of approximately $2.3 million which is $500 thousand less than a year ago and only 3.2 percent of the total budget. This reserve would provide funds to operate the district for only about two weeks. The total of all of the initial requests from the schools and departments was over $69.2 million or about $3.4 million more than our revenue projections. Since all of these requests were based on per-pupil allocations or on estimates of the expenditures that would be necessary to continue educational programs and services to students at the same levels as in the current year, it was obvious that we were faced with making decisions about which programs and services to eliminate in order to reach a balanced budget. Because so much of our planning is based on our expected enrollment, I will comment briefly on the enrollment projections for next year.

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Our enrollment, like most large school districts in the country, is continuing to decline. However, we are not losing students as rapidly as we once were. We have projected the total enrollment for next year at 40,131 students. That figure breaks down by level as follows: 20,420 students in grades K through five, 8,635 students in middle school, 10,417 high school students, and 659 students in special centers. The 40,131 students projected for next year is 830 fewer than this year's actual enrollment, or a drop of about 2 percent. This represents the smallest decrease in 12 years. As we began the job of drafting the budget proposal, we first made some decisions about the programs and services that we would definitely retain. The goals that the Board adopted for next year provided a framework for establishing our priorities.

The basic educational program in the classroom was given our top priority. In the budget proposal we have allocated positions to maintain the same teacher-to-student ratio as this year. These ratios are 1 to 25 at the elementary level, 1 to 26 in the middle schools, and 1 to 28 at the high schools. I think it is important that we do everything we can to maintain the progress the district has made in lowering class size over the last several years. We also decided to continue, and in some cases expand, all of the new programs and services that have been started in the last few years. These include elementary physical education, vocal music, the gifted and talented program, high school developmental reading, advanced placement, and the further expansion of our special education offerings.

We will retain our PRI reading system in grades K through five as it was implemented this year. PRI will also be extended to grades six through eight. Math will be introduced as part of the program in grades six through eight next year. However, the introduction of DMI, the math instructional system, will be deferred at the elementary level for another year. Even with these decisions to continue the above programs, if the Board adopts my major recommendations, it will still be necessary to modify the Board goals for next year. It is not possible to reach all of the stated goals with the resources available to us. Over seventy-five percent of a school district's budget is in salaries and salary-related costs. It is obvious that the budget proposal could not be balanced by simply eliminating only non-salary items. This is why I recommended to the Board early last month that a number of employees be notified that their positions might be eliminated. Board action was necessary at that time to meet the statutory April 10 deadline for such notifications. The Board had to take this step to allow it sufficient flexibility to bring expenditures in line with revenue estimates.

In addition to the 44 employees who are paid with federal funds and who would routinely receive such notification each year, 46 other employees were on the list. These included central office administrators, counselors, and teachers.

I am making some initial recommendations designed to reduce the demands on next year's resources. First, I have not included any money in the proposal for the purchase of new buses. The Board has a policy of replacing buses that are over ten years old. About 30 new units are needed in the fleet to meet this policy guideline. The cost of these new buses will be approximately $1,030,000. Rather than budget this expenditure in next year's general operating budget, I am proposing that we finance the replacement of these buses next year from revenue received from the sale of surplus district property.

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For many years the district has deferred the cost of replacing musical instruments. Our music program badly needs these instruments. To sustain the program we will need to spend about $175 thousand. I have not placed any money in my proposal for this purpose. I recommend that we replace the musical instruments next year in the same way as I suggested the bus replacement above, by using money from the sale of surplus property.

We have placed the acquisition of the new central processing unit for the district's computer on a lease-purchase agreement. The schedule calls for a general fund expenditure next year of an additional $93 thousand. Rather than budget this amount in the general fund, I am recommending that we use bond funds to pay the remainder of the purchase price outright. For purposes of analysis, it is helpful to consider the budget by reviewing salary amounts and non-salary amounts

separately. However, when specific programs are reviewed, salary and non-salary accounts must be considered together.

In studying the figures in the salary accounts, it is necessary to understand why the 1980-81 approved amounts in some accounts seem higher or lower than might be expected when compared with the position count and salary amounts in the 1981-82 recommended budget. When salary increases were allocated to 1980-81 salary accounts, they were distributed on a pro-rated, lump-sum basis to each account, rather than on the basis of the individual salary requirements of the position in each salary account. Turnover of personnel and salary adjustments made during the year resulted in some changes in salary accounts. The 1981-82 recommended salary amounts are based on the actual 1980-81 salaries for the number of positions included in the recommended budget for next year. No salary adjustments have been made. These will be made after the legislature decides on the salary mandates and the collective bargaining contracts are ratified. As I said earlier, salaries and related personnel costs account for seventy-five percent or more of the budget. I have attached an analysis of personnel by major categories which illustrates what has occurred in the last two budget years and what is proposed for 1981-82. The first attachment covers administrative, support, and clerical staff who are assigned to the central office and service center. The second includes information on personnel in the teacher and classified employee bargaining units and others such as building administrators who work in .the schools.

The personnel reductions that already have been made or are recommended for 1981-82 show that central office personnel and administrative overhead have received major cuts. In two years the reduction is twenty-five percent for administrative, support, and clerical personnel at the central office and service center, while teaching positions and other classified employees have experienced reductions of only six percent and three percent respectively. This clearly establishes the priorities in this budget to provide the resources necessary for direct services to children in the schools. You will find reductions in non-salary accounts that complement the personnel reductions. For example, cuts in public information and the curriculum service department will reduce the number of publications prepared and printed. Travel budgets

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which were cut significantly in 1980-81 have been cut further for 1981-82 despite major increases in the cost of travel. Supply and equipment accounts for departments and divisions have been reduced. However, the principal accounts allocated to the schools for supplies, materials, and equipment have been increased by ten percent.

Here are the per-pupil allocations for this year and next:

Elementary schools and fifth year centers Middle school High school

1980-81

1981-82

$14.83

$16.31

23.94 29.83

26.33 32.81

Staff development, curriculum development, and inservice activities will have to be curtailed. The budget includes the minimum amounts necessary to comply with the legislative mandate for staff development set forth in H. B. 1706. The proposed budget will not fund all of the activities recommended by the Staff Development Advisory Committee in the report recently adopted by the Board. Textbook money is provided by the state and allocated on a per-pupil basis. Although the allocations have increased in recent years, the cost of textbooks has increased more rapidly. The educational services division and operations directors have some money budgeted to purchase supplementary instructional materials and texts for students, but these funds are not sufficient to meet all needs.

Special education programs will be a major expense in the budget again. In two years we have added 50 teaching positions. The requirements of federal and state law provide little latitude for local school districts. We have no choice but to provide educational services for handicapped children. Special education programs will account for over $9 million of this budget. The major non-salary accounts over which we have little control include contracted services, insurance, the utilities (gas, electricity, telephone and water), and gasoline. Substantial increases are expected because of inflation and utility rate adjustments. I underbudgeted several of these accounts in 1980-81 and I believe the estimates are more

realistic for 1981-82. Of course the general state of the economy can affect costs in these areas, particularly gasoline prices. - â€™ -

Salary-related costs such as social security and retirement will incease in 1981-82. We no longer will rely on balances in the salary accounts to cover retirement costs. They are budgeted separately and have been carefully estimated. The equipment accounts have been cut. It is common practice to cut equipment budgets. The danger is that the district will defer replacing equipment for so long that costs for replacement will outstrip the resources available. Musical instruments, which I noted above, are a good example. People are the major resource in a school district, but teachers, clerical staff, custodians, bus drivers, and others must have safe, workable equipment in order to carry out their responsibilities and make programs effective for children.

The plan that I have just outlined will provide the district with a balanced general fund budget for the next fiscal year. It eliminates a number of programs and services now being provided, but continues to place the primary emphasis on teachers and students in the regular classroom programs. It maintains the same staffing ratio as this year. However, as I mentioned earlier, some of the Board's goals will have to be modified or eliminated under this plan.

Presentation of Proposed 1981-82 Budgets cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Presentation of Proposed 1981-82 Budgets cont'd

One program that is not funded for next year is driver education. This is a very expensive program and the cost of leasing cars and gasoline prices have continued to escalate. The total cost of the driver education program for the next year will be about $300 thousand. The state reimburses the district only $50 thousand of this amount.

I was asked to provide the Board with some suggestions of non-instructional accounts that could be eliminated if the driver education program was put back into the budget. I have identified several accounts that in various combinations would total the approximate cost of the driver education program. I am not recommending that these accounts be eliminated, but I am setting them forth for Board consideration as requested.

I want to stress also that this is not an exclusive list. The Board may find other areas in the budget it thinks have lower priority than the ones I am suggesting here. Here is my list:

Approximate Savings

Lunchroom aides Clerical substitutes Home attendance counselors Administrative staff cars Commencement expenses Middle school sports Reduce in overall equipment expenses Reduction in transportation routes

$ 103,398 50,000 26,000 11,500 10,000 43,000 50,000 180,000

One large account on this list is lunchroom aides. Although this is a program of lower priority than many others that have a more direct effect on students and teachers in the classroom, elimination of lunchroom aides will be a particular hardship in those small schools that will share'a principal next year and in those very large schools where large numbers of children are in the lunch room during the same block of time.

Another alternative which the Board should consider is a proposal suggested by ECOTRAN, our transportation consulting firm. By altering school starting and ending times, and operating several elementary schools on the same schedule as the middle schools, it may be possible to eliminate 12 to 14 bus routes at an approximate savings to the district of $180,000. The cliches are old and not very helpful anymore... "tight", "fat free",_"bare bones", etc. The dilemma is a familiar one; expectations for services continue to rise while resources fail to keep pace. The climate may be a bit different this year as many acknowledge the need to attempt to balance our federal budget and control inflation, but it is never easy when someone suggests this be accomplished by reducing the resources in areas that touch us individually. Intellectually we know what has to be done; emotionally we fight doing it, if sacrifices must be made

There is always room for rational disagreement about priorities. However, those who disagree have the responsibility to suggest constructive alternatives for balancing the budget. With this budget we have reached a point when people will not continue to receive the level of services from the central office thay have come to expect. Children and parents can expect a good instructional program in the schools. This budget targets resources for the schools. The only exception is the elimination of driver education. It is a major program with direct services to students and its elimination would remove a valued service.

If we were alone in making these hard decisions about resource allocations, the job would be that much more difficult. We are not. All local, state, and national public agencies are facing similar decisions.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

I want to reiterate that this budget is a draft. When the legislature acts and revenue estimates become more firm, additional changes may be necessary. On the expenditure side of the budget, as personnel change, salary account totals will change too. When bids are received for major contracted services, such as transportation, the amounts in the expenditure accounts will be more accurate. In short, the estimates of expenditures and income will be refined as new information is available. I have the responsibility to propose a budget that will keep school district expenditures within income. This budget will do that. It puts the resources in the schools where children directly receive educational services. It recognizes that there are ways to make schools more effective and respond to the Board's commitment to meet this goal. The Board has responsibility, too. It must hold me accountable for producing results with the resources available, but the Board cannot expect results in areas where resources are not provided. The Board must make the final decisions on resource allocation and be sure these decisions are consistent with Board goals. In doing so, the Board must be clear about priorities and reject the idea that the schools can accept the responsibility for meeting all the needs of our demanding society.

Included as a part of his budget message, Dr. Payzant added that he wanted to comment on two things that were addressed in the hearings. First, with reference to the bilingual program, he stated: Many of you may not realize that all of our proposals that were submitted to the federal government for funding under Title VII for next year have been rejected. We will not have Title VII federal funds for our bilingual program for 1981-82. In the current year budget, we have about nine and one-half aide positions, which is the local district contribution to the bilingual program that is operating at Riverside, Shidler, Westwood, and Longfellow Schools. Included in my budget proposal are those nine and one-half aide positions which represent the same level of local support for that program next year as has been provided this year. What is represented in this cut in bilingual education is the first of what will be other difficult cuts to accept resulting from the federal programs that are going to mean 25 percent fewer dollars in education coming from Washington, and the local district is in no way going to be able to pick up those federal dollars that aren't iherewith local funds to continue to provide those programs at the same level they were provided when full federal funding was available.

As a second comment, Dr. Payzant stated that he would like to underscore what he had said earlier, stating: We heard testimony this evening asking the Board to reinstate some of the central office positions that were cut. You can't have it both ways. You can't push for central office cuts on the one hand and maintain school programs on the other and then come back around and say we can do everything. You have got to decide where theâ€™priorities are. In my judgment, it will hurt the physical educatioi program not to have a consultant, and the guidance program not to have a coordinator, but I would rather make the cuts in those areas here and maintain the teaching positions that will carry forth the program in the schools. And when the choice is cutting some of those overhead positions versus cutting out an entire program such as elementary counseling, physical education, vocal music, or gifted and talented, I think the choice is clear and that is what I have tried to reflect in this budget proposal.

At the conclusion of his presentation, Dr. Payzant suggested that the Board set a work session for sometime the first week in June which would give an opportunity for the Board and the staff to interact and engage in a detailed discussion about the budget proposals; that they provided a great deal of material for them and he recognize that it was going to take a lot of time to work through it and get their questions answered and he thought it could best be accomplished in an informal work setting without hearings on that particular night, where the purpose would be for the Board and staff to interact one with the other. Dr. Hamm commented that with regard to a work session early in June, he would like for each board member to take a look at their own calendar and present him with two alternative dates that they could meet during the first week in June, and then they would call a meeting at that time. He added that some of the material that the board members had received was available to others in the community; that they could come by and look at it, so that if they wanted to present some alternates and set forth their priorities and still make some cuts and balances and present that information to the Board, they could do that and ask some questions at that work session.

Presentation of Proposed 1981-82 Budgets cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Presentation of Proposed 1981-82 Budgets cont'd

Dr. Payzant stated that the document which had a summary of expenditures and revenue Swas available for general distribution; that a copy of the text of his budget message and the two supporting tables, which were workbooks for the Board, were limited in number and would not be available for general distribution because of a cutback in printing, which they would hear from him a lot.

Mrs. Brody stated that before they had their work-study session, she would like to have some more information; that going thrbughâ€™the list of cuts, they could see pl uses and minuses, but they really didn't know in programs where those pluses and minuses were; that she personally would like to know where they were adding and where they were taking away in what programs.

Dr. Payzant explained that in the detailed note in their budget book, in each account area they would see in those notes what had been cut, by position, and then if that was not clear to them, he could take them through each one of those in the work session and show them exactly where the cross reference was and identify those.

Mrs. Brody stated further that she would like some other questions answered also; who actually determined which positions would be included in the terminations; what criteria was applied; what factors were considered in the respective priorities; who applied the factors and how; and was seniority a factor? Dr. Payzant replied that the Board policy on reduction in force was used to determine which people would be reduced if they served in positions where more than one person served; that in those instances where central office positions were cut, where they were one-of-a-kind positions, those were determined as the result of the budget committee working long hours at alternative areas to cut and working toward consensus, and when consensus was not reachable, he made the decision.

Mrs. Brody added that there had to be a criteria that was applied to cutting positions, and she wanted to know what the criteria was and how he set the priorities of what positions to cut and what programs? Dr. Payzant stated that he set them in terms of saying that they had to take the major cuts out of central office and that they had to spread them reasonably evenly across the central office, and he put pressure on the division heads and department heads to come up with their priorities about where the cuts ought to be made within their areas.

Mrs. Brody then referred to specific instances where there was the adding of two coordinators to one division arid the eliminating of consultants and coordinators out of another division; that she wanted to know the criteria and factors involved.

After further discussion, Dr. Payzant stated that he thought they would need to get at those things as they would go through the various areas in the work session. Mrs. Brody then asked if libararian and counselor positions were being posted on the posting list and, if so, why?

Mr. Russel 1*replied that the negotiated agreement required that they do that, and they had persons on the "must assign" list who were counselors, librarians, etc., who had to apply for those positions and be considered, and those persons were assigned to one of those positions that were vacant.

Mrs. Brody said that she found it interesting that on one page was the statement that "some of the Board goals will have to be modified or eliminated under this plan," and then on another page that if the Board wanted to make decisions, they must remain consistent with the Board goals. Dr. Payzant responded that they would have to decide that if they disagreed with his proposal, then they would have to, before they finalized it, check that out against their goals and the priorities that they had set, and make any modifications that they thought were appropriate.

After further discussion with regard to the goals having to be changed to meet the proposal, and the Board having to remember the goals if they wanted to make changes, Mrs. Brody stated that it appeared to her to be a dual system.

ork Session for udget Scheduled

At this time, after a brief discussion, the date and time for the work-study session on the budget was set for Wednesday, June 3, 1981, 5:00 p.m.

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PERSONNEL REPORT

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R. #141 Personnel Approved

It was moved by Mr. Donwerth arid seconded by Dr. Start for approval of encumbrances as listed for April 25 through May 10, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr* Dulan, yes; Mr. Doriwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm,: yes. Dr. Hanim declared thait the motion carried..

R. #142 Encumbrances Approved

Purchasing A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the following items of purchasing: 1.

Drinking Fountains Purchase of drinking fountains for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from U. S. Supply Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,854.90 is to be charged to Bond Fund #1426.

Microfiche Reader-Printer Purchase of microfiche reader-printer for use at Northwest Classen High School from R. K. Black, Inc., which submitted the low quotation on specifications. This purchase in the amount of $1,870.00 is to be charged to 1230.03, Title 4B, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Horticulture and Vo-Ag Supplies

Purchase of horticulture and Vo-Ag supplies (peat moss, round and square pots, plastic seed flats, growth retardant, etc.) for use at John Marshall and Capitol Hill High Schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: American Plant Products & Services C. E. Swaim Serum Company Horn Wholesale, Inc. Tufts & .Son of Oklahoma

Total

327.62 78.56 468.75 834.61

$1,709.54

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 240.01.

Permission to Place Orders Permission to place orders for summer lunch program and/or warehouse stock for Central Food Service with companies which have submitted quotations as follows: Gilt Edge Farms, Inc.

Milk Products

Carpenter Paper Company Cardinal Paper Company

Misc. Cafeteria Supplies Mi sc. Cafeteria Supplies

Itt Continental Baking Company

Bakery Products

General Foods Keeth & Associates Todd Brokerage

Staples arid Canned Goods Staples and Canned Goods Staples and Canned Goods

Pauley Cheese (Food Service Sales) Welch Foods (Food Service Sales) Tasty Bird (Food Service Sales)

Frozen Foods Frozen Foods Frozen Foods

R. #143 Purchasing Approved

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R. #143 Purchasing Approved cont'd

Permission to Place Orders cont'd Vaughan Pride (Food Service Sales) Kraft Foods Runyon Corndogs Jack Curren & Associates Kemper Food Brokers Ralston Purina William E. Davis & Sons

Frozen Foods Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen

Foods Foods Foods Foods

Frozen Foods

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following general business items in regard to the Oklahoma City Park Department's summer lunch program:

(a)

To execute an agreement with the City of Oklahoma City's Public Property Authority whereby the Authority will pay $1.21 per meal for type "A" lunches to the District's Central Food Services Department to provide lunches for the Authority's Summer Food Service Program for Children, June 8 - August 8, 1981, excluding July 3, 1981.

(b)

To purchase food, materials, and supplies and to rent packaging machines necessary to process the meals.

(c)

To employ the personnel necessary to operate the program.

Dr. Start expressed a cocnern that it seemed that the school <fistrict was providing the lunch at cost and he did not think the educational dollar ought to subsidize that community program.

He then made an amendment to the motion to add to the $1.21 per meal cost, that cost for soft expenses, namely utilities and whatever overhead costs that would be involved. The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Hill.

Mr. Darrel Shepard, Director, Business Management, responded that he thought the Board had received an opposite message to what was intended, and they would be making a mistake to raise the cost; that it would be very close, but he thought there was enough built in that would pay some of the overhead costs. After a brief discussion and further explanation by Mr. Shepard, Dr. Start withdrew the amendment, and Mrs. Hill withdrew her second. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

R. #145 Approval of General Business

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Start for approval of the following general business items:

Acceptance of Low Bid for Electrical Modernization, etc.

Acceptance of the low bid (total bid all projects) and the awarding of a contract to Smith-Weir Electric Company, Inc., for electrical modernization and acoustical ceilings in classrooms and other areas at Creston Hills, Horace Mann, Lee and Britton Schools. The contract in the amount of $579,909.00 is to be charged to Bond Account Number 1402. 2.

Deduct Change Order Approval of a deduct change order #1 in the contract with R & M Contractor, Inc., (regarding boilers, heating controls, heating pumps, other) to eliminate eighty-eight (88) end switches on combustion air fans deduct $1,125.15 for an adjusted contract total of $547,873.85.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS #2 Motion made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Brody at the meeting of â– April 20, 1981. The motion was listed in the May 4 agenda and postponed upon the following request by Mr. Donwerth. s I

"With the consent of my second, I request that we delay voting on the motion until May 18, 1981 meeting and, in the meantime, request the Superintendent and staff to furnish us with other alternatives in noninstructional areas, in lieu of eliminating the Driver Ed Program."

MOTION "Since most of our high school students are affected by the Driver Education Program, not only in being trained to drive safely but also the reduction of insurance rates, I make a motion that we remove from consideration the discontinuance of the Driver Education Program for the coming 1981-82 school year."

In discussing the motion, Mr. Donwerth referred to some of the alternative suggestions that had been presented for the budget by Dr. Payzant, specifically the $180,000 saving by implementing the suggestions by Ecotran on transportation, stating that he thought that amount could go toward salvaging the driver education program.

Dr. Payzant and Mr. Donwerth then discussed the $50,000 that the District would get back from the State the following year after the driver education program was implemented, the $120,000 difference when including the $180,000 toward the $300,000 cost for driver education, and the fact that the total amount of $300,000 for driver education would have to be put onthe expenditure side of the budget in order to reinstate the program.

Mr. Donwerth then commented on possibly cutting some parts of the lunchroom aide program and picking up additional money from that $103,000, and also some paring in the area of clerical substitutes. He stated that he believed that they could cut in those two areas and take the advice from Ecotran with regard to transportation, and salvage the driver education program. Dr. Hamm added that conceivably also in their work session, some Board member might find another area; that they were not limited to just the list submitted by the Superintendent.

After further discussion, Dr. Hamm suggested that perhaps it would be premature to make the decision that evening in regard to the motion, and maybe they should wait until after the Board had its work session.

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Mr. Donwerth responded that he did not think they would be making a mistake in making the decision that evening, because he felt very strongly that they needed to keep the driver education program and he thought they would probably be able to find the funds that were needed someplace in the budget.

Mrs. Hill expressed a concern that their decision could make a difference in the planning by some people for summer school and she, too, thought it was important . that they make a decision that evening.

Mr. Dulan inquired if driver education had been discontinued presently in'the system and would driver educationibe offered in'the summer school program? Dr. Payzant replied that it had not been discontinued and was a part of the summer school program for this year.

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Members of the Board discussed that driver education would be available during the summer for a fee. Mr. Donwerth asked if the State did not hint that they did not want the school district

to have a summer program if they weren't going to have it during the year:; to which Dr. Payzant responded that they preferred them not to, if they did not have a school

year program; but under the existing regulations, they could not tell them not to. I !

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #146 Discontinuance of Driver Ed Program Removed from Consideration

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R. #147 Approval of Policy BFGA, Policy Manual Accuracy Check

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Donwerth for approval of revision of Policy BFGA as follows:

BFGA

POLICY MANUAL ACCURACY CHECK The Board directs the Superintendent to -rec-a-14--a-14- develop a method

for determining that each policy ■man-uals- manual a-n-n-ua-l-Ty -fe-r- -purpose •e# a-dmi -n-i-s-t-ra-t-i-v-e updat-i-n-g -and- Bo-a-rd -r-e-v-i-ow is kept up-to-date and accurate.

For Consideration at Next Meeting of the Board

Mrs. Brody stated that she had met with the Curriculum Department and had PRI (Prescriptive Reading Inventory), DMI (Diagnostic Math Inventory), and CRT (Criterion Referenced Testing) explained to her in good detail, and was told that sometime in June they would begin to have the results of the PRI program for the school system. Mrs. Brody then continued by making the following motion to be considered at the June 1, 1981 meeting:

Mrs. Hill indicated that she thought they needed the information because included in the budget was an increase on some of those programs. Additionally, Mrs. Brody stated that they could start with the budget items and then finally get the results of its effectiveness. Dr. Payzant stated that they could give the Board the first part of the request, the history, what the program is, its costs to date, and the projected costs for next year; that all of this could be provided by the June 1 Board meeting; that the results ■ froni this year would be dictated by when they were available. Schedule of Level III Grievance Hearings

After discussing a feasible time to conduct Level III Grievance Hearings as had been requested, members of the Board agreed to the following schedule:

May 26, 1981 - 5:00 p.m.

(Consolidated grievance for teachers)

June 4, 1981 - 5:00 p.m.

(Grievance re seniority data)

R. #148 Executive Session Approved - 11:25 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mr. Dulan that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel and litigation. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #149 Board Returned to Open Session 11:55 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it by Dr. Start that the Board return to open follows: Mrs. Brody!, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. motion carried.

was moved by Mr. Donwerth and seconded session. On roll call, the votes were as Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the

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ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill. On roll call, the^votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this fop day of

1981.

Clerk., Oklahoma City Board of Education

R. #150 Adjournment 11:56 p.m.

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......... Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

FFRTTFICATFB - 1981-R?

SALARY

NAME

fiNNHAI â–

SUPPORT; CLERICAL:

SALARY

Brule, Sherry

Classen Journalism/Lang.Arts

8-20-81

$10511.

Carter, Johnny

Grant Special Education

8-20-81

12241.

Hannaford, Gregory

Westwood Special Education

8-20-81

11978.

Hulsey, Linda

Capitol Hill Middle Special Education

8-20-81

11299.

Markell, Dorothy

Rancho Kindergarten

8-20-81

14250.

Bonitz, Irene

Helper

4-20-81

Melton, Ronald

Capitol Hill High Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Clarkston. Mar.iorie

Helper

4-30-81

3.51

Miles, Kay

Capitol Hill Middle Modern Dance

8-20-81

11053.

Loveless, Adrian

Helper

4-21-81

3.51

Patrick, Peggy

Harrison Primary

8-20-81

14921.

McGrew. Shirlev

Helper

4-28-81

3.51

Plunkett, Delores

Classen Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Roberts, Ruth

Helper

4-17-81

3.51

Russell, Janet

Telstar Kindergarten

8-20-81

14706.

Sanders, Aloha

Riverside Kindergarten P.'T.

8-20-81

6718.

Shelley, Mary Ann

Dunbar Physical Education

8-20-81

11400.

Williams, Mabie

Eugene Field Primary

8-20-81

16859.

Ford, Ardyth

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT-

MONTHLY:

Harding Clerk P.T.

5-01-81

Bus Driver

5-04-81

$ 440.

Hayes Custodial Worker

5-G6-81

675.

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SERVICE:

NAME

MONTHLY:

cVRRVTr.F*

Celestine, William

All Schools Custodial Worker

5-06-81

$ 625.

Howard, Bruce

Arthur Custodial Worker

4-24-81

625.

Thompson, Marvell

All Schools Custodial Worker

5-06-81

697.

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION: Davis, Delbert

$ 295,

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE:

Boyd, Andy

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED: Beasley, Elizabeth

Johnson Physical Therapist

5-29-81

Bear, Milt

Computer Services Asst. Program Mgr.

3-27-81

Bhonde, Jerrie

Rogers Science

5-29-81

Gray, Denise

Computer Services Entry Programmer

4-30-81

Cleaton, Karen

Adams/Coolidge Special Educationâ–

5-29-81

Felkner, Mary

Jackson Home Economics

5-29-81

PROFFSSTONAI (TFHFR:

Green, Toni

Curriculum Elementary Music

5-29-81

Factor, Curtis

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-01-81

Laney, Kathleen

Heronville Prirnar?/

5-29-81

Webster, Agnes

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-01-81

Lippert, Sharon

Marshall D.E. Alarketing

6-05-81

Moser, Beverly

Heronville Intermediate

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Pendley, Ronald

Jefferson Language Arts

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

Powell, Kay

Harding Special Education

5-29-81

Belette, Tsige

Personnel Services Data Technician

5-15-81

Rayne s, Tonuni e

Heronville Primary

5-29-81

Hackler, Betty

West Nichols Hills Teacher's Aide

5-28-81

Reutlinger, Linda

Roosevelt Math

5-29-81

Hamilton, Dorothy

Dewey Principal's Secy.

6-05-81

Schroeder, Betty

Hayes Primary

5-29-81

Mobbs, Alma

External Funding Reading Aide

5-12-81

Wakelee, Deborrah

Taft Title I Reading

5-29-81

Pickerel, Donna

Northeast Library Clerk

5-29-81

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SERVIGE:

FOOD SERVICE:

Ballard, Joann

Helper

5-29-81

Dollins, Dianna

Helper

4-10-81

McDowell, Ramona

Heiner

5-07-81

Walker, Violet

Helper

4-30-81

Faulkenberrv, Harold

Hayes Head Custodian

5-11-81

Scobey, Leon

Marshall Custodial Worker

5-08-81

Heath, Bobbie

Carpenter

4-24-81

Scott, Ronald

Heavy Construction

4-21-81

Bonner, Archie

Campus Officer

5-05-81

Waters, Joann

Stationary Officer

4-24-81

MAINTENANCE:

SUPPLY: Schroeder. Susan

Relief Bus Driver/ Warehouse Worker

5-01-81

TRANSPORTATION:

CAMPUS POLICE:

1 "i

Brown, Connell

Bus Driver

4-17-81

Davis, Shirley

Bus Driver

4-23-81

DTSMISSAIS:

Rogers, Hattie

Bus Aide

4-21-81

SUPPORT: Haynes, Ella

i' i

Horace Mann Preschool Aide

4-15-81

5-29-81

Rockwood Intermediate Hayes Intermediate

Jones, Wilba

Morrison, Nona

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

RETIREMENTS:

5-18-81

SALARY

18, 1981

Shadid, Madelyn

MFDICAI. LEAVE: Eugene Field Special Education

5-27-81

Teacher Corps Associate Director

Parker, Delores

CERTIFICATED:

6-05-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

Westwood Princinal

.ASSIGNMENT

Jackson, Lula

STUDY LEAVE:

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET INA SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900'NORTH KLEIN, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1981, AT 5:00 P.M.

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Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; representatives from professional groups and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS - LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING

The following persons participated in the consolidated Level III Grievance Hearing: 1.

Lana Tyree, Attorney - Grievants! Representative

Dave Renfro, President, AFT - Grievants1â€™ Representative and Witness

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent - Witness and Respondent

George Russell, Director of Personnel Services - Witness and Respondent

Names of Grievants: Odessa Manora, Dwight Mitchell, Cindy Nabors, Anne France, Hazel Hicks, Sandra Scott, and Marie Wilpan.

Statement of Grievance: "Grievants were terminated in violation of state law." Provision of Agreement Violated:

"Article I, Section 4 and Article VIII, Section J."

Relief Sought: "To continue employment with 1-89 in a teaching position for which qualified for school year 81/82."

Dr. Hamm stated the purpose of the meeting - to hear a Level III Grievance, and that the grievance was being heard at that level without any previous hearings at lower levels by agreement of the parties. Ms. Tyree responded that irrespective of what grievances had occurred in the past, they would agree to. advance it there. Dr. Hamm, Ms. Tyree, and Mr. Renfro then engaged in a discussion as to the number of grievances that had been filed and the number that should be heard, a blanket grievance filed by AFT (American Federation of Teachers), the consolidated form of hearing the grievance for and on behalf of all teachers whose contracts were nonrenewed, the fact that one teacher that was on the original list of the grievants had resigned, some had been reinstated, and others had filed too late.

Ms. Tyree pressed for her position that all grievances that were filed over nonrenewal or termination be heard in consolidated form including the grievance for and on behalf of all teachers with nonrenewed contracts.

Dr. Hamm proceeded to try to determine the people who had hot been reinstated in some fashion, who had not resigned, who were still active grievants. Mr. Renfro asked if Dr. Hamm was trying to say that those that had been reinstated no longer had a grievance?

Dr. Hamm replied in the affirmative, since they were going to be continued in employment with 1-89 in a teaching position; that this was the relief sought, and that had already been granted. Mr. Renfro continued to emphasize his position that even though those teachers who had filed a grievance and had been reinstated still had their grievance before the Board, because the grievance had not been terminated simply because they were reinstated.

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Mr. Renfro stated that he would assume that the results coming from the grievance would affect all of the teachers that had been terminated that had not yet been reinstated. Dr. Hamm indicated that those would be the ones whose hearing would be heard that evening. Mr. Renfro further stated that all of the teachers that had filed a grievance were to be heard that night; that their case was to be heard. He added that he understood that some of those teachers had been reinstated; that their relief had been granted; that it would be up to the Board to determine whether or not the grievance was valid or not; that they were asking that the Board hear all of the grievances from those teachers that had filed the grievances, whether terminated, reinstated or whatever, and that the result be effective to all teachers that had been terminated.

Dr. Payzant stated that it was the respondent's position that the grievants who had not been reinstated were proper grievants to have their cases heard that evening, and that he would further stipulate that whatever finding the Board made would apply to other teachers who were in a similar position, but he did not agree that those grievants who had already been rehired or resigned still had a grievance before the Board because the grievance related to their alleged treatment by the Board at the time that the reduction in force was made, and they no longer had a cause of action since they had been reinstated and the relief requested in their grievance had been granted.

Ms. Tyree asked if Dr. Payzant's stipulation was the practical effect of the hearing and the grievance, and if the decision made at that grievance would apply to all teachers who were nonrenewed at the same time, which would include any teacher, all of thet 95 except those that had been reinstated? Dr. Payzant stated that it would include those who were in a similar position to those thâ€™atiwere.to be considered that evening.

Ms. Tyree asked that Dr. Payzant give further explanation with regard to his stipulation.

Dr. Payzant repeated for Ms. Tyree: apply-

Only those for whom the finding or rulings

Ms. Tyree then offered to stipulate that on behalf of every teacher nonrenewed in the Unit by the vote of the Board of Education on April 6, 1981,; that the determination made by the Board of Education would effectively be the same as to all of them. Dr. Hamm replied that six had already had the relief sought granted them; that is, they were still employees of the district.

Ms. Tyree continued to press for not waiving the grievance hearing for the six other persons that had been identified. Dr. Payzant stated that they would stipulate to the grievants that had been filed being consolidated as a group, and that was their understanding when the agreement was made for holding the hearing that evening. He added that it was not in their view a class action grievance which involved all of the teachers that were reduced in force when the Board took action.

Ms. Tyree then stated that it was her understanding that in the past when they had grievances that related to one teacher who complained of a particular application of the negotiated agreement or loss to them, that they generally held it to be applicable to other teachers similarly situated. She added that the reason she was making that offer to stipulate on behalf of any teachers who did not file a grievance was because they took the position that it was not a condition precedent and she would be asking to be heard before the Board of Education on their behalf to present the same or similar allegations; that she felt this would be the most convenient and less time-consuming method for her to make a presentation on behalf of all of them before the Boardin good faith. Dr. Hamm expressed that unless there was an opinion to the contrary, the Chair would rule that the people who filed grievances as they had listed, and each board member had received, were the ones that they had agreed to hear as one grievance. Inquiring of the other board members for advice and counsel regarding that ruling and there being none, he proceeded with identifying those grievants as referred to and, for those that were present, he asked each if they agreed that the AFT would be representin them in that grievance, to which they responded in the affirmative.

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Ms. Tyree stated that on behalf of all of the grievants that were named, in the event that they were not personally present, she would be representing them.

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Ms. Tyree then asked that she be furnished with a copy of materials that had been given to the Board, which she received.

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Mr. Renfro, referring to the three persons that Dr. Hamm had stated did not file their grievances on time (John Scott, Al Engel, and Henry Werner), stated that they still were in progress with Jim Savage and were trying to work out either a Level I or Level II resolution, and if they were to be disqualified as part of that grievance proceeding, he asked if they could at least receive a letter or a commitment by the Board that the determination would apply to those three individuals? Dr. Payzant responded that they had already received letters stating just that.

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Dr. Hamm then proceeded by calling for the opening statement by the grievants1 representative.

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As an opening statement, Ms. Tyree stated: The teachers whom you have just had named have all filed grievances asserting that there has been a violation of their legal rights and contractual rights by virtue of the nonrenewal that occurred on their teaching contracts on the 6th of April, 1981. We have several things that we will attempt to prove and, again, I would like it known that I always appear before the Board of Education recognizing that it is somewhat difficult for a board to sit confronted by their administrators, and on the other hand their teachers who are somewhat in opposite positions and opposing viewpoints. Nevertheless, I have always assumed that every Board of Education who consents to hear a grievance, consents to do so with the understanding and the ability to fairly conduct the hearing and to take the position, and it is kind of a quasi-judicial position I suppose, but that there are no presumptions in favor of the administration, nor are there any presumptions in favor of the teachers, that you are essentially neutral and that we have just as good a shot at convincing you as anyone else, and I presume that to be true.

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We come before you tonight to present several reasons why we believe that the teachers who have been named have been improperly nonrenwed. Of course, the first and most fundamental basis that we allege was a violation of state law was your agenda. The agenda for April 6, 1981â€™, always before when you have terminated or nonrenewed teachers reflected on the agenda, as a matter of general rule, is not only the fact that you intend to take action directly on the contracts of teachers, but usually naming the teachers who you intend to take action against as well. Unfortunately, as you are no doubt aware, the open meeting law of the State of Oklahoma does require there to be an agenda, and the purpose of that agenda is to give notice to those persons who would like to appear and attend or feel that some action may be taken in which they might be interested, to give them an opportunity to be present when the action is taken. Not one of the 95 teachers who were ultimately nonrenewed was given such a right by virtue of the vagueness of the agenda. We believe in the first place that to be a violation of the open meeting law and certainly a defective notice as far as these teachers and their opportunities and their opportunities to be represented at that hearing.

In addition, we feel that there is no authority for the action taken for several reasons. In the first place, in the correspondence notifying the teachers within the district of the reasons for their nonrenewal, there was a series of different statements; however, the tenured and nontenured teachers were advised because of a decline in attendance and a loss of funds. Those were the two grounds given for their nonrenewal. The legislature of the State of Oklahoma has seen fit to provide a vehicle withwhiiLchto protect the Board of Education and the school district in the event they actually do suffer a loss of ADA such as they can't pay salaries. The legislature has specifically prescribed that the procedure to be utilized is dismissal, and there is a reason for that. That is because at this point and time no:, member of this Board, and I doubt seriously one member of this administration, can tell you what your actual loss of ADA will be next year from the prior year. The failure to know the exact number of teachers who would have to be nonrenewed or dismissed on such ground is I believe fatal: It will occur sometime subsequent hereto that you will be notified by the State Department of Education of the actual certified figures of your loss of ADA. At that time it may become necessary for teachers to be dismissed; however, this speculative nonrenewal on a speculative loss of ADA and a number that may not relate at all to what the loss of ADA will be, and then shifting them around and making them reapply and reinstating them, and these kinds of things, is clearly not what was contemplated nor permissible within the statute. As to the loss of funds, frankly I have taken notice of the fact that no budget has yet been approved for the ensuing school year. There has been no determination by this Board of Education as to the programs or the extent of the programs that would or should be cut back. To cut back on teachers and to cut back on a speculative loss of revenue, when the legislature has not completed plans toward your revenue base for next year, when you do not know what your ad valorem tax base will be, when you do not know even what your budget is for

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the coming year I think is somewhat arbitrary. I understand that you have concerns for the school district, but we believe in good faith that there, again, the statutes ■^provide that ff you have entered a contract with a teacher and in good faith, and without doubt there is actually such a loss of funds that the contracted salaries cannot be paid, then I think it would be a different matter. The statutes do specifically confine the loss of funds questioned to four stated provisions. And I would refer you to Title 76-101 which says that no district shall be liable for the payment of compensation to a teacher under the provisions of the teacher's contract if it becomes necessary to close the school for insufficient attendance, disorganization, annexation, consolidation, or by dispensing with the school according to law.

The loss of ADA that you may or may not suffer, and the potential budgetary problems which are not yet realized and are not yet certain do not constitute grounds for nonrenewing an arbitrary number of teachers to satisfy an arbitrary dollar figure. We also believe as to the federally funded teachers, one, of course, we do not believe that the cessation or any cessation of federal funds has been certified to the Board of Education. Again, when you begin terminating or nonrenewing these teachers you did so rather blindly, admittedly on advice and recommendations of your Superintendent of Schools, but even he should be required to appear before you and justify every job he proposes to cut. You have the same responsibilities to the teacher that you would have as to any other employee. We believe that this is perfectly proper and appropriate. When and if there is an actual loss and a certification of a cutback in federal programs, the amount of those cutbacks and a designation of the federally funded programs to be affected, then, of course, I think it may be in your best interest and necessitated that action be taken; however, to do so prematurely is to do so without any adequate factual base. We know some other violations that we think are fatal to the action that has been taken. Again, there were 95 teachers actually notified of nonrenewal; however, the Board of Education only voted on 83. What that means is that your administration somehow nonrenewed teachers without any vote of the Board of Education and, of course, that is prohibited by law. It is the Board of Education and not the administration who determines which teacher, shall be nonrenewed, if any. You also had tenured teachers who were nonrenewed and left to compete when we feel like their nonrenewal was improper in the first instance. As to reinstatement, you understand that these reinstatements now, after the fact, is not enough to give a teacher who is entitled not to be renewed an opportunity to apply for a position they should have not been nonrenewed from. It is little evidence tha.t you justifiably renewed these teachers when most of the grievants have been reinstated because of their grievance. We take the position that as to posting of vacancies, you have right now teachers within the system, and incidentally part of them have filed grievances, who are qualified for positions you now have posted vacancies. As a matter of fact, for one grievance there is five posted vacancies for which they qualify. That is tantamount to an admission those jobs d’id not need to be nonrenewed and those teachers could have been assigned to the jobs for which they were qualified in lieu of nonrenewal. It is not enough to say that we have to post the vacancies now because we have created a vacancy that was fictitious and we did not shift that teacher into that position. I would dare say that virtually every one bf:‘the teachers that have been nonrenewed have a position within your school district for which they are qualified. Most of these teachers have, positions which have been posted as vacant, for which they are qualified and have not befen placed in.

We have also had teachers request a hearing before the Board of Education. I wasn't here but I have been advised, and you certainly would be the best judgment; it is my understanding that basically on the night that you voted to nonrenew, it was done so with the statement being made that if you did not nonrenew them by April 10, and it became necessary to do so because of budget or loss of ADA, that you had to do it prior to April 10. In fact, we intend to show the Board that that is not the law of the State of Oklahoma and that is not accurate.

It is further my understanding that none of the financial figures on which these grievances are based, which I have already discussed, were presented to you, nor was there any suggestion that those would be presented to you as a condition of the nonrenewal of your educators. We believe that these as well as other problems inherent in the projections render the action taken by the Board of Education to be contrary to law and, incidentally, contrary to the keeping of good faith with your educators. We also believe that in making the decision as to what teachers would be nonrenewed, there were i-napprbpr’i ate and improper considerations given to matters that, (1) are required by negotiated policies and contracts, and (2) implied within the law. You have teachers who have been here less than four months who occupy jobs for which teachers who have been here in excess of a year or two years were terminated. There is something incredibly arbitrary and contrary to the intent of your negotiated policy when those teachers who have training and experience and seniority in your system can be nonrenewed in favor of educators

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING cont'd who do not have such seniority. Of course, we take the position at this time that any^nonrenewal would be improper. That will be the basis of our grievance and we will present evidence.

Opening Statement - Ms. Tyree cont'd

Opening Statement In his opening statement, Dr. Payzant stated: The respondent will show that the - Dr. Payzant district does have the right to eliminate a position and not renew the contract of the teacher holding the position on the basis of the financial condition of the district. And furthermore, that the nonrenewal of such a contract is not subject to the provision of 70 Oklahoma Statute, Section 6-103 and what follows. The respondent will show that there is a distinct difference in definition between the term nonrenewal and dismissal. Nonrenewal is the decision of the Board of Education not to renew the contract of a teacher by giving the teacher notice of decision prior to April 10, pursuant to 70 Oklahoma Statute, Section 6-101. While dismissal on the other hand is the termination of a teacher's employment during the term of the teacher's contract pursuant to 70 Oklahoma Statute, Section 6-103 and what follows, or Section 18-123. The purpose of the hearing is to determine only if this contract has been violated, specifically in the two sections identified by the grievants in their filed papers. The selection process, the determination by which people were selected for nonrenewal is not at issue in this grievance hearing; it is not a contract or a statutory matter. The two parts of the contract that are cited in the grievance; first, Article I, Section 4 deals with whether the district has violated the state statutes. We will argue that the district has not. The second is Article VIII, Section J, which requires the district to abide by 70 Oklahoma Statute, Section 6-103 with respect to the suspension and dismissal of teachers. And we will show that suspension and dismissal of teachers is not at issue here, nonrenewal is, and therefore that section of the contract does not apply in this instance and therefore could not be violated.

There is nothing said in the material presented by the grievants, to my knowledge, about the alleged violation of the open meeting law, and I will argue that as an issue as extraneous to the grievance as presented by the grievants. Finally, I would make two offers as part of my opening statement. One would be before proceeding with witnesses and testimony, to distribute some exhibits so that all parties would have them available for the duration of the hearing. And, secondly, in the interest of saving time, I am willing to stipulate that the grievants' contracts were not renewed, that the teachers who were not renewed were not given notice of the right of a due process hearing before the Board under the statutory provision, and, third, that the grievants were provided the right of a due process hearing under Board policy if, indeed, that will expedite the proceedings. Ms. Tyree stated that she would agree to the first request of stipulation; that she would agree that the grievants did not receive notice of the right to a hearing within the statutes of the State of Oklahoma, and that she would not agree to the third stipulation.

Ms. Tyree added that the grievance that was filed also alleged that "grievants were terminated in violation of state law"; and also that she would direct the Board's attention to the negotiated agreement, page 1 - "The Board and the Union shall abide by all applicable state and federal statutes, rules and regulations, with respect to this agreement," and that they would take the position that the statutes of the State of Oklahoma, all of them, would be applicable to the grievance.

Dr. Payzant then distributed the exhibits to which he referred.

After giving his name, position, and the length of time having served in his"position, Dr. Payzant, as testimony, responded to questions related to if he was the person who appeared before the Board of Education on April 6, 1981 recommending the nonrenewal of 83 teachers within the school district; what was his recommendation based on; when did it first come to his attention that he was going to recommend that nonrenewal; if he could name the individuals who actually made the determination as to what individuals would be recommended; did he<know how many principals were contacted and consulted; and if he was personally present when any of the principals were contacted and consulted? At this stage of the testimony by Dr. Payzant, Mr. Russell interrupted,stating that if the grievants' representative would explain why the questioning was germane to the specific grievance perhaps he would have a better understanding, that he was sure it was relevant as to who made the decision and who was involved with the decision, since itwasthe Superintendent's responsibility to make that decision; andâ€™ he had^sa'id that he made the decision and recommended so to the Board.

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Testimony Dr. Payzant cont'd

Ms. Tyree responded to Mr. Russell's remarks, stating that she intended to show that Dr. Payzant and hand-selected people within the administration hand selected the ^employees to be nonrenewed, applying none of the policy guidelines which were adopted by the Board of Education and applying none of the guidelines in the negotiated contract and without any consideration from those persons iin a position who would know about their training, qualifications, and abilities within the education system.

Mr. Russell added that he would contend that neither the negotiated agreement nor the statutes specified that any specific individual, be it principal or central office administrator, other than the principal should be involved in such decisions. Dr. Hamm stated that the Chair would allow the line of questioning to continue and the respondent would have an opportunity for same when he presented his witnesses. The questioning was continued with Dr. Payzant responding to those inquiries as to who made the decisions as to what positions would be terminated; who were the members of the Budget Committee; what positions were to be terminated for the 1981-82 school year; had there been any final decision to terminate driver'education; had there been any final decision to terminate any of the federally funded programs which were funded in whole or in part without regard to the continuation of federal funding; did a written notification state that all bilingual education funds would be terminated in the Oklahoma City School District; was there any written notification of any final decision on any other federal funding; if the State Department of Education had certified to him what his total loss in ADA would be for the ensuing school year; and other.

Ms. Tyree, at this point, complained that the witness was going into an explanation with answers rather than just responding with yes or no. Dr. Hamm, after seeking advice from other members of the Board as to their thinking on the matter, and some members responding, he ruled that the witness would answer the questions and that the opportunity to present additional statements would come through cross examination.

Testimony by Dr. Payzant continued with response to questions relating to what criteria was applied in the selection of the teachers to be notified of nonrenewal; who actually took one of the grievants, for instance, to compare them with other teachers and elected that this person be nonrenewed as opposed to someone else; what factors were taken into consideration with the use 'of comparative criteria; did he review the files of all teachers who occupied similar positions for which a teacher who was nonrenewed was qualified; during the last school year, were new teachers hired in excess of 200; were more teachers nonrenewed than were voted upon by the Board of Education; if there were any positions posted for librarian for which one of the grievants would qualify, also other positions included; how many resignations didhe contemplate before the closing of school; if he was familiar with the statute which deals with ADA; had he advised the Board on the provisions of that statute; had he ever made the statement that he knowingly underestimated anything;: was the budget of such that he could budget the positions for the teachers whose contracts were nonrenewed; upon request of the AFT, had he denied them information on seniority of teachers; was seniority taken into account in determining nonrenewal of teachers, and other. . â€˘ .

During the testimony it was expressed by Mr. Russell several times, and also by Dr. Payzant, that there was a continuing objection to the line of questioning; that the grievance was not filed against Board policy or the selection procedure but merely stated that there had been a violation of the law in that the grievants' rights were violated in terms of nonrenewal or were they notified that they would have a due process hearing under the statutes. Mr. Russell asked that the scope of the questioning remain within the scope of the grievance and not be scattered all over the map, which was, in essence, what the attorney for the grievants was doing. Ms. Tyree's rebuttal was that the questioning was necessary in order to show what they intended to prove.

There was additional argument on both sides with regard to the questioning; however, it was ruled by the Chair that the questioning would continue and each person would be allowed to make points during cross examination. Upon cross examination by the respondent, Dr. regard to a letter or statement from the U. S. funding for the bilingual program; how ADA is determining budget; why dfM positions continue that persons who had been nonrenewed would be

Payzant responded to inquiries with Department of Education about calculated and how it is utilized for to be advertised that had been alleged qualified to fill, and other.

When referring to the communication from the U. S. Department of Education by the respondent, Ms. Tyree asked that the record show that she objected to the allowance of a summary of a written document which was not presently available.

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Testimony Further questioning included whether he had recommended nonrenewals for the 1981-82 Dr. Payzant cont'd school year based upon figures two years back; did the statute that he provided to the Board, Title 70-18-123, limit the consideration of dismissal for teachers to a loss of ADA over the prior year; what was the actual loss of ADA for 1980-81 from 1979-80; was the information available to him when he appeared before the Board of Education on April 6; if he or any member of his staff had made any calculations as to the actual number of teachers necessitated nonrenewal by virtue of a loss of ADA in 1980-81 only; did he recommend to the Board of Education any reduction of teachers based upon the loss of ADA which he alleged occurred in 1979-80; was it true that some of the vacancies advertised on the vacancy list were caused by nonrenewal of teachers from the very same positions; and other.

After stating his name and position, Mr. Russell gave testimony by responding to questions with regard to whether he had any responsibilities in terms of any proposed reduction in staff; what criteria was used or how was he advised as to which positions would be terminated; who were the members of the Budget Committee; what steps were taken to identify what positions he would recommend be terminated; did he talk to the principals who were in charge of all of the schools where teachers were nonrenewed, and did he know of anyone who did; what did Mr. Ruble contact them to ascertain; were there any positions for which teachers who were nonrenewed could have been transferred; and other. Again, objection was expressed by Dr. Payzant to some of the line of questioning, stating that it was not germane to the grievance as filed.

Dr. Start objected to the questioning and stated that the grievants' representative was trying to obtain deposition type testimony in a discovery fact.

Ms. Tyree commented that the questioning was proper and relevant because she was trying to ascertain how the administration had made their decisions; that she wanted to know what information they had available; that the nonrenewal and dismissal had to follow some reasonable and rational basis under the contractual agreement; that she was trying to show a total absence of legitimate, legally, contractually recognized, and statutorily recognized grounds for nonrenewal.

Dr. Payzant stated that the Board by its own policy had a complaint procedure which any employee was entitled to, where they could ask that their complaints be addressed in a systematic way, and it was the administration's contention to not to try and cut off any legitimate complaint, if one existed; and that the questioning was outside the scope of the grievance. Mrs. Brody commented that she, too, had a conflict and was really concerned; that the issue was regarding procedures for nonrenewal and Ms. Tyree's argument was that procedures for nonrenewal were encompassed in state law, and state law said that the Board had to abide by its policies, so she thought the grievants' representative had a point.

After a suggestion by Mr. Dulan for comments .by the attorney, Mr. Bleakley stated that it was clear from the grievances that had been filed that the only relevant issue were the two sections of the contract as noted, and he would disagree with Ms. Tyree that state laws*encompass everything in terms of violation of a state law as set forth in the contract; that the position stated by the Union in their documents provided to the school district said the issue was whether or not the termination proceedings should be applied to those teachers, which was basically a matter of law, and the district had stipulated to the fact that teachers were nonrenewed and they were not provided notice, and that all of the evidence as to the selection process was not relevant to the issue; that the Union had advised their members to not use the policies which would provide for their own hearing proceedings to make the determination as to whether or not they were adequately selected, but to file a grievance, so he thought they were estopped to go back into that proceeding.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he did not see in the articles of the School Laws of Oklahoma as referred to in the grievance where it spoke to seniority, arid there had been continuous reference to seniority about the hiring and nonreemployment of teachers; that his question was whether they were going to keep those on that were most recently hired and eliminate teachers with more seniority; that he did not know what part seniority was supposed to play in the grievance as filed. Dr. Hamm's comments were that once again there had emerged the basic difference of interpretation as to whether or not the action was done under a statute concerning dismissal or if the Board had the right through its interpretation of state law and its own Board policy to nonrenew the contract. He added that he thought in fairness, the Chair would rule that a lot of the questions that Ms. Tyree had been asking had been asked before; that they were becoming repetitious, and that persons should confine themselves to the issue as was before them in the grievance.

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Testimony Mr. Russell cont'c

Testimony by Mr. Russell was continued with response to questions regarding whether seniority was a consideration in recommending the nonrenewal of the teachers nonrenewed on April 6, 1981; what documents or information did he receive to make the <determination of who was the most experienced; were teachers retained who had less seniority, certification and a position for which a nontenured teacher was qualified that was nonrenewed; did the Board of Education or administration receive written requests on behalf of the nonrenewed teachers that they be given a due process hearing before the Board on their nonrenewal; did the American Federation of Teachers send in a request for and on behalf of all teachers who were nonrenewed requesting that they be granted a due process ;hearing in accordance with the statutes of the State of Oklahoma; were teachers nonrenewed that were not voted upon by the Board of Education; had the administration publicly stated that they believed that there would be a job available in 1981-82 for every teacher who was nonrenewed; and other. (A five-minute recess was taken at this time by the Board.)

Testimony Mr. Renfro

In testimony, Mr. Renfro responded to inquiries as to if he on behalf of all of the [ teachers who were nonrenewed on April 6, 1981 formally requested a statutory due I process hearing with reference to their nonrenewals; if such request had been denied; as to the posting of vacancies, were there any teachers to his knowledge nonrenewed from positions, the same position which was thereafter posted as vacant, open and available; was there a vacancy list for which one of the grievants qualified; were there positions on the list for which other grievants qualified; did the American Federation of Teachers request on behalf of each and everyone of the grievants | seniority information which would establish their seniority in the area for which I they were certified; were there teachers hired during the 1980-81 school year for positions which teachers who had been with the school district the prior year siaoe beet nonrenewed; had he contacted the State Department of Education to find out if that department had actually certified the actual loss of ADA for the 1981-82 school year; if he was familiar with any policy or procedure, or any provision within the negotiated agreement which would provide for complaint proceedings before anyone other than the Board of Education; was the American Federation of Teachers allowed to participate in the establishing of any policies for reduction in labor force; and other. In cross examination, Mr. Renfro was asked if it was his testimony that there were positions posted for positions that were held by teachers that were nonrenewed; if he was aware of the negotiated agreement requirement that all positions be posted; if he was aware that there was something called a "must assign" list in the school district; if he was aware that there may be tenured teachers who were on the "must assign" list who would have first right to those positions which were posted before people who did not have continuing contracts with the district could be considered; was it his testimony that there were new people hired in positions of teachers who were nonrenewed; did he understand that there would be substantial cuts in federal aid to school districts for the 1981-82 school year; did he think that it was probable that there would be substantial cuts in federal funds for the 1981-82 school year; so would it be fair to say that the probability is high that the Oklahoma City school district would receive cuts in federal dollars for the 1981-82 school year; and other. Under redirect'questioning, Mr. Renfro responded to whether he was aware of any requirement that a teacher be terminated to create a position which was later posted as a vacancy; if he was aware of any provision which would allow a teacher to be transferred to another position as an alternative to nonrenewal; were the teachers who were nonrenewed offered an opportunity.to transfer to positions which were posted for which they were qualified; if those teachers had been retained as opposed to nonrenewed until the funding loss if any was assured and the exact number of positions that would have to be nonrenewed were nonrenewed, would those teachers who were nonrenewed have been able to transfer into all of the vacancies which were subsequently posted; were teachers hired by the school district during the 1980-81 school year into positions for which teachers currently in the school district were nonrenewed; and other.

Closing Statement - Ms. Tryee

Ms. Tyree remarked as follows in her closing statement: The purpose of the nonrenewal and dismissal statutes for the State of Oklahoma is to allow any teacher who is nonrenewed or dismissed to receive the right to be heard before the Board of Education with the burden upon the administration to support the asserted cause for nonrenewal. It is the law in Oklahoma that even a nontenured teacher who is given a cause, even without it being necessary to do so, has then the right to challenge the cause asserted. Once it was asserted by the Board of Education that there was a loss of ADA that would necessitate all of the nonrenewals, that there was a loss of federal funding that would support all of the nonrenewals, and that there was a budgetary loss that would support all of the nonrenewals, every nonrenewed teacher had the right to show you that wasn't true and has been denied that right by virtue

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of the denial of a due process hearing. This grievance is no substitute for a due profess hearing because under the laws and expressed statutes of the State of Oklahoma the burden of proof is on the administration to prove the cause asserted, not upon the teachers to come forward and try and disprove the facts. Therefore, in a real due process hearing, Dr. Payzant and members of the administration would have been compelled to come forward and establish that there indeed was a loss of ADA that would meet the statutory test. I would refer your attention to the ADA statute. It says "Teachers may be dismissed." And there is a distinction between nonrenewal and dismissal, and where the Legislature provides a vehicle to do something by expressed statute, that is the vehicle they contemplate being used. That statute says "Teachers may be dismissed if a school district has...", not contemplates, not suspects, not suspicions, but "has a loss of average daily attendance over the prior year"; not two years but one year, "which would reduce state aid to the extent that the district was unable to finance the contract salaries of teachers employed by school districts under continuing contract law." This statute was enacted for a reason. It was to prevent exactly what has occurred in the dismissal or nonrenewal of these teachers. The statute doesn't allow nonrenewal because the law recognizes that in the middle of the year and around about April, you do not have certified to you the amount of funds; therefore, you cannot identify how many positions would have to be lost. Secondly, the Legislature would have an opportunity to correct any deficiencies. The reason it is confined to over the prior year as opposed to the 1979-80 school year is because if you had a loss in 1979-80, you shouldn't have been hiring in that year. You should not have been hiring in that year. You should not have been hiring teachers for those positions by taking the corrective action then, not penalizing teachers who.are with the school district. It is to force and require school districts to dismiss in the year where the loss occurs, where the loss of funds are suffered. Therefore, I think the statute is clear under 18-123 that a nonrenewal for a loss of ADA is not in accordance with the statute; it is confined to a dismissal, and then only after the actual certification has occurred. Ms. Tyree continued: As to the nonrenewal based upon budgetary loss, it is inconceivable to believe that thfs board, and again in order to sustain as a matter of law the nonrenewals of these teachers, the grounds upon which their nonrenewals are asserted have to be established. They cannot, again, be speculative. This Board of Education hasn't even set the budget for next year. You may opt to terminate some programs that would not necessitate the termination of teachers. Then again you may opt to enact programs that would bring about the termination. But then the teachers who are in those positions, who actually need to be terminated can be readily and reasonably and fairly identified, and it would be a proper subject of proof, and at that time proper steps could be taken. As to the federal funds, there has not yet been any certainty that you will have any federally funded program or partially, federally funded program that will have to be terminated. Again, the statutes allow you to dismiss any teacher from any federally funded program if they are fully federally funded and there are not federal funds available for those positions, We feel like the Board should consider, and although much ridicule has been made of the fact that We came here expecting the application of your policies, I would take insult to the fact that any Board of Education would suggest that those policies are not meaningful. I take offense to the suggestion and I believe we are entitled to expect that this Board of Education would be concerned about how these teachers were picked, When you- look at why you pick certain teachers, you know as well as I do that there is bias, there is prejudice, and there is the closing of programs simply because of whims and other reasons. I don't suggest necessarily that occurred in this instance but I think it is your duty to investigate the fact for you to nonrenew teachers under a threat of an April 10 deadline that did not exist as a matter of law. I think for you to nonrenew based upon a loss of ADA and a representation that it had to be done with all due haste would, in fact, the very statutes provide that is not true, and without requiring them to come forward and talk about seniority, without being required to talk about the factors that would be applied, and without establishing that there had been a fair and nonarbitrary basis, I think that could board. We lead to nothing but the worst of faith between educators and the school ................................ have no one to rely upon but you. With reference to the agenda, the statutes are very clear that in acting you must have a written agenda, Your written agenda was written in terms so vague that I doubt seriously that any person of common intelligence would believe that you were going to walk in that night and simply on a one-time recommendation recommend the nonrenewal of 83 teachers within your school district without a financial record one to back up the financial assessment. Your agenda did not give notice to any single individual taxpayer or teacher within your school district as to the possibility of that occurring and they could not therefore be present to protect and participate meaningful in those hearings. I think that the epitome of good faith within the school district is a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The posting of the vacancies is manifestly not contemplated within your policies that you nonrenew to create vacancies and then give them an opportunity to reapply for a position you said you didn't have for them. When you voted these nonrenewals, you told every teacher they were nonrenewed and you couldn't give them a job; you couldn't keep them in the school district, and now have them come back and have to make applications for jobs for which they should have not been renewed. If you have got the positions available, if you thought you were going to have them,

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Closing Statement - Ms. Tyree cont1d

Closing Statement - Dr. Payzant

Ms. Tyree cont'd you should not have nonrenewed, and the law does not allow you to do so. We assert < that the policies of the Board of Education, the procedures and intent of the negotiated agreement, and the statutes of the State of Oklahoma have been violated in the nonrenewals of these teachers, and we ask you to reinstate all of the teachers with the knowledge and commitment and understanding that if, in fact, a loss of ADA occurs, we recognize that teachers will have to be dismissed. We recognize that if there is a loss of federal funding, the possibility exists, we will lose some of our federally funded positions. And we recognize that if you cannot deal with the budget, and we certainly believe that you can; the budget is one thing that we believe that you can deal with and that there are going to be funds available with which to cope. But until that budget is completed and until you know what your budget is, we ask you to reinstate all of the teachers and if there are positions for which they are qualified, to reassign them to those positions in accordance with the negotiated policies of the Board of Education and the educators of your school district, and await the final outcome of actual, certifiable and factual figures. We feel like this is not too much to ask and we certainly feel like it is within the requirements of the 1 aw.

Dr. Payzant's closing statement was as follows: In my closing statement I would like to do several things. First, I would like to remind the Board that the two portions of the contract that are alleged to have been violated are Article I, Section 4, which deals with the obligation of the district to comply with state statutes, and Article VIII, Section J, which speaks specifically to Statute 70, Section 6-103, which deals with the suspension and dismissal of teachers. It is our position that Article VIII, Section J does not apply because we are talking about nonrenewal rather than suspension and dismissal of teachers, and that the district has, in fact, met the obligations of the statutes as required under Article I, Section 4. I want to take a few minutes to go over the statutes and several pertinent opinions of the Attorney General which relate to them, and before doing so, again remind the Board of the distinction between the term nonrenewal and the term dismissal. Nonrenewal relates to a decision of the Board of Education not to renew the contract of a teacher by giving the teacher notice of decision prior to April 10, and that is pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 70, Section 6-101. On the other hand, dismissal refers to the termination of a teacher's employment during the term of a teacher's contract pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 70, Section 6-J03 and what follows, or 18-123. Let me turn now to the rulings of the Attorney General which we believe underscore the interpretation that we give to the statutes. There are three opinions and they are contained in the exhibits that were distributed to you earlier. I will be working with the Attorney General's opinions in chronological order, which means that in terms of the way the exhibit is organized, I will start with the one in the back of that section first, and it is 73-141. On the second page of that opinion I would call your attention to a paragraph which makes reference to Oklahoma Statute 1971, 5-117, which deals with the powers of the Board of Education. The Attorney General in this opinion, referring to it, says that "these include the power to maintain and operate a complete public school system of such character as the Board of Education shall deem best suited to the needs of the school districts, and the power to contract with and fix the duties and compensation of teachers and other necessary employees of the district. * This'section recognizes broad discretion in the Board of Education over the operation of the schools of the district. It also limits the Board to employing only necessary personnel." If you will go to page 76, which is the concluding section of this opinion, I would call your attention to two paragraphs, the first full paragraph on the page, which reads"bhe reemployment of a tenured teacher, however, may be refused by a Board of Education on grounds not included in the statute, where such grounds are matters within the discretion of the Board in determining the character of the school system it administers and are external to particular conduct: of the individual teacher." In the final paragraph, "while a teacher with tenure may not be dismissed during the term of an existing contract except upon grounds specified in the contract of statutes, the Board of Education may legally choose not to renew the contract of a tenured teacher where the Board in good faith bases the nonrenewal on a loss of attendance, lack of available funds caused by a reduction in federal funds, or a mandatory retirement age policy."

I think it is significant to note that right after this opinion was issued on March 31, 1973, the Oklahoma Statute 70, 18-123 wasâ€™adopted .by the Legislature to underscore the opinion of the Attorney General and give school districts the authority to dismiss as well as nonrenew. This opinion of the Attorney General speaks to the right of school districts to nonrenew, whereas the statute that was passed subsequent to this opinion took it one step further and said not only can boards nonrenew, but under certain circumstances they can, in fact, dismiss. We acknowledge that dismissal is not the issue here. I only point this statute out to show that the Legislature was well in tune with the intent of the Attorney General in this opinion and said to

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Dr. Payzant cont'd local boards you can go one step further than even this opinion allows. s In June of 1976 a second opinion on point was issued. It was 76-194. I quote from the opinion - "Even though there exists no specific statutory authorization for the dismissal of tenured teachers for reasons not personal to the teacher, still in the | absence of any statute to th,e contrary where the circumstances are such as to justify reduction in the number of teachers employed, the school board acting in good faith may effect by appropriate means a reduction in the number of teachers employed, although as a result tenured teachers will be dismissed." Then reading further from that same opinion - "A board of education may exercise its power, judgment and discretion and | eliminate a subject from the curriculum if such elimination is deemed best suited to | | j |

the needs of the school district and not in contravention of the statutes regarding required courses of study." Continuing in that paragraph - "Nonrenewal of a contract of a tenured teacher for reasons not personal to the teacher is one of the rights which Boards of Education derive by implication from the expressed grant of power to operate and maintain a complete public school system of a character deemed best suited to the needs of the school district."

Then the next to the last paragraph of the opinion - "When a board of education of a school district acting in good faith and for the best interest of the school district eliminates a teaching position, it may legally not renew the contract of a tenured teacher selected pursuant to a reasonable plan or policy." That is what the administration recommended in this instance and what the Board did.

Finally, the Opinion 79-151, dated June 1, 1979; page two of that opinion in the middle of the page speaks to |;the sole recited reason for not renewing the teacher's contract is a modification of the educational program which eliminates from the program components which were prior to this coming year taught by the teacher, and that was the basis upon which the nonrenewal recommendations were made to you. On page three, the second full paragraph - "As a general rule local boards of education have inherent authority to determine what educational components shall be offered to formulate a complete educational program for the students in the district and the number of personnel necessary to implement that program within the limits of existing funding. It necessarily follows that any school teacher whose position is no longer necessary to the accomplishment of the legitimate educational goal of the school district, whether by reason of an elimination of the component of the educational program which they teach or because of the reduction of funding for the educational program,has no legal recourse against the local board of education."

It is the respondent's contention that the interpretation of the statute set forth in these three opinions of the Attorney General, 1973, 1976 arid 1979, substantiates the basis upon which the reduction in force was made, and substantiates the contention that we are making that Article VIII, Section J is indeed not applicable in this instance because we are not talking about dismissal or suspension, and that respect to Article I, Section 4, that,"in fact, as shown by these three opinions, the school district did indeed follow the State Statutes and acted within its rights and responsibilities for nonrenewing the teachers and notifying them prior to April 10. The district has met its statutory obligation to gives these teachers notice prior to April 10. The basis on which the contracts of these teachers were not renewed are external to the particular conduct of the"individual teachers,and the provisions of Section 6-103 do not apply. In Opinion 76-194 the Attorney General stated and I quote - "When a board of education of a school district acting in good faith and for the best interest of the school district eliminates a teaching position, it may legally not renew the contract of a tenured teacher selected pursuant to a reasonable plan or policy? The issues of good faith and reasonable plan or policy are not properly a part of this grievance and should not be considered. I would ask the Board to deny the grievance and the relief requested. After attempting to further address the Board and Dr. Hamm advising her that the hearing had been concluded, Ms. Tyree expressed objection to her request to be heard and asked that the record so show.

Dr. Hamm explained that usually in the Board's deliberation, questions were asked for clarification and response was requested from the respondent and the grievant's representative. In discussing the grievance, Mr. Donwerth referred to the fact that Dr. Payzant had presented some Attorney General's opinions and in some of the opinions, parts are read and if you read further there is something else involved. He then read a part of the opinion - "Therefore, any teacher who has not been renewed by reason of elimination of the educational component which he or she instructs or by reason of a reduction in force required by limits on fundings, may also question the decision not to renew their

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contract on the grounds that the initial decision to eliminate the class or the teaching position was not made in good faith and for the best interest of the school district, or that the decision to not renew the specific teacher's contract was not made pursuant to a reasonable plan or policy." He added that it appeared to him that â– the teacher did have the right to question. Mrs. Brody then referred to another part of the opinion which said - "It is axiomatic that a school board cannot refuse to renew a teacher's contract on the basis that the teacher's-class is no longer necessary to the school system when, in fact, the reason for nonrenewal is some other ground. Local school boards, like all other public agencies, may not accomplish by indirection that which they cannot do directly. Additionally, the decision as to who should not be renewed in a teaching position must be made pursuant to a reasonable plan or policy." She then stated that it was her understanding that Ms. Tyree was arguing that the Board's plans and policies would fall under state law and that the reduction in force was not done by a reasonable plan or policy, and Dr. Payzant's argument was that the policies did not fall under state law.

Dr. Payzant explained that their argument was that the Board's policy did provide for a complaint procedure under which the employee would have access to a review or his or her designation as one of the teachers to be reduced, and he then referred to another section of the opinion - "The sole recited reason for not renewing the teacher's contract is a modification of the education program which eliminates from the program components which were, prior to this coming year, taught by the teacher. Since School teachers who are compensated entirely out of federal or private categorical grant funds are exempted from the operation of the act in all regards except those specifically enumerated in 6-103.1 (A) (3), and since nonrenewal for the reasons set forth in your question is not dismissal or suspension as provided under the act, the teacher is not entitled to any of the procedural or substantive safeguards incorporated into the law." Dr. Payzant continued by stating that their argument was that they were talking about dismissal or suspension, and not about nonrenewal.

After inquiry from Mr. Brody as to if he was saying that state law did not supersede Board policies, Dr. Payzant responded that if the policies were in conflict with state law, certainly state law would supersede them, but their argument was that the policies were not in conflict with state law and state law had not been violated, and the contract had notTbeen violated. In speaking to the argument on compensation, Ms. Tyree stated that the administration could not rely on the Attorney General's opinions and repudiate the part that they did not like; that they were asserting that the Attorney General's opinions actually supported the'Union's position; that the Atttorney General said it was axiomatic, and they had tried to show that the reduction in force was not done pursuant to the plan or policy. Mrs. Brody inquired further regarding the two arguments on compensation.

Dr. Payzant added that if by compensation she meant what they would anticipate receiving as state revenue, the answer was yes, based on revenue projections, not on what dollars they would compensate a particular employee. Mrs. Brody*then asked if she was saying that they could not project loss?

Ms. Tyree replied that they were saying that it had to be established, and their argument on the loss of funding was that you could not nonrenew any .teacher on the suspicion that you may not have funds to pay their salary. Dr. Start commented that they had heard a lot of proposed reasons for nonrenewing the teachers' contracts; that, obviously, Ms. Tyree and the AFT did not agree with those reasons and thought that they were nebulous; that the administration had given the Board substantial, reasonable evidence that there would be a loss of money for the next year and had recommended a reduction in force. He then added that he had not heard another reason for iwrrenewat.and was concerned about the implications that had been made during the hearing.

Mr. Donwerth expressed a concern with regard to the "must assign" list, stating that he would question whether teachers on a "must assign" list would be placed in positions before the teachers who were nonrenewed would be placed, and whether teachers who were hired later than those whose contracts were nonrenewed would be placed first, and the teachers who were nonrenewed be terminated? Ms. Tyree objected to an attempt by Mr. Russell to reply, stating that his statement was not a part of testimony.

Dr. Hamm stated that since some of the board members had served on the Board longer than he, he wanted to know if they had any recollection of knowing prior to approval of the budget that it was totally and finally underwritten, or had they gone into the next fiscal year in g'ood faith that the revenue would be forthcoming?

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Mr. Donwerth replied that the ADA could be computed at the end of the school year since it is paid on the prior year's attendance, and this information is usually received by the time the Board hold's it special budget meeting in June. He also noted that the enrollment each year is usually more than has been projected.

Level III Grievance Discussion cont'd

Dr. Hamm stated that his concern was if it was possible to have a budget and have it underwritten prior to the beginning of the fiscal year? In a response to Dr. Hamm's question, Dr. Start stated if he was asking when they would have solid evidence of the amount of money they were going to have for the nbxt school year, the answer was never; that the money comes from 31 different sources and al It that they do is take a guess, which is a very educated guess about how much total money they will get the next year, but they never know until June 30 of that fiscal year exactly, because of the variation in all of the different sources for which they get income. He added that the budget was a fluid document, a planning document, a guide, and in answer to Dr. Hamm's question, they never know. Mrs. Hermes commented that she was hearing that seniority was an issue in the reduction in force of teachers; that a reasonable plan had come out in the statutes whereby a school board must rif teachers, but that a reasonable plan on their part and a reasonable plan to the Unions would be different; that the policy stated that seniority could be used; not would be, not must, not should not be, but could be used; what seniority had been used for was a difference of opinion, and because of that she felt that they as a Board had the right to rif teachers using or not using seniority as they would through their policies. She added that she thought the Board did have that option; that they did act in good faith; that they had supported the administration in good faith and what they voted on was true fact, and she did not believe that the contract was violated.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Start that the grievance be denied.

Mrs. Hill commented that in discussing the budget, this was probably the first year that they had gone through the rif process; that she would remind the Board that they had been dipping into their reserve for at least two years and this year the Superintendent had proposed a budget that did not dip into the reserve, and she thought that was something the Board should consider.

R. #151 Level III Grievance Denied

Dr. Hamm added that it was equally important to^notice that they were required by law to have a balanced budget.at the end of the year. Dr. Start commented with regard to all over the country, many boards of education were faced with the same dilemma that they were faced with, and certainly no board member was pleased to listen to the Superintendent's recommendation on reduction in force; that this was the first time it had hit the Oklahoma City community; that he thought the Board had been very reasonable and had operated in good faith; that if there was a grievance about the criteria used in selection of an individual teacher, that should be grieved, but he still believed that was not the germane issue in the grievance, and he thought it was reasonable for them to deny the grievance.

Mr. Donwerth noted that the reserve was a part of the balanced budget. He also, again, expressed a 'concern regarding the "must assign" positions and if they would have vacancies that some of the teachers who were nonrenewed could be reassigned to. Dr. Hamm stated that it was his understanding that 'it would depend upon an"applicant's qualificafions and that they could apply.

In concluding the discussion, Dr. Hamm added that had the Board not had a policy dealing with reduction in force, they would have been acting in bad faith, but once having made the decision and followed their own Board policy, he thought they acted in good faith. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes, Mrs. Hill, yes, Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, no; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried and the grievance was denied.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Dulan and seconded by Mrs..Brody. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

President

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I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

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Witness my hand and seal of this school district this Zf

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1981, AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT:

Delbert Hamm, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Floyd Donwerth, Member Hurl on J. Dulan, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Hamm and Mr. Dulan gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Hamm welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mr. Dulan for approval of the minutes of May 18, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mr. Dulan, yes; Mr. Donwerth, yes; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Dr. Hamm declared that the motion carried.

R. #153 Minutes Approved

Dr. Payzant presented the official Certificates of Election to those persons recently elected to the Board, Mrs. Jean L. Brody and Mrs. Shirley A. Darrell.

Presentation of Certificates of Election

The Honorable Albert V. Alexander, Associate Municipal Judge, Oklahoma City, administered the Oath of Office to Mrs. Brody (four-year term) and Mrs. Darrell (one-year term). Mrs. Darrell was presented a corsage by a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

Oath of Office

After being seated with the Board, Mrs. Darrell introduced members of her family, relatives arid friends who were in the audience. Following the procedure as outlined in the Board Organizational Meeting policy, Dr. Payzant asked -for nominations for Board President for 1981-82. Mrs. Hill nominated Floyd Donwerth. Dr. Hamm nominated Betty Hill. Mrs. Hill stated that she appreciated the nomination but being of the belief that every member should have the opportunity to serve as President of the Board, and since it was Mr. Donwerth1s last year of his second-year term, she felt that he needed that opportunity, and she then asked that her name be withdrawn.

Election of President

Hearing no further nominations, Dr. Payzant declared the nominations closed. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mr. Donwerth; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mr. Donwerth; Mrs. Hill, Mr. Donwerth; Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Donwerth; Mr. Donwerth, present; and Dr. Hamm, Mr. Donwerth. In explaining his vote, Dr. Start stated that although he thought he was legally seated as a member of the Board, he felt somewhat awkward because depending on what would happen on June 9, he did not really know where he would be, so for that reason he voted present.

With the majority of the votes cast for Mr. Donwerth, Dr. Payzant declared Mr. Floyd Donwerth the duly elected President of the Board for 1981-82. Mr. Donwerth, presiding, asked for nominations for Vice President. nominated Betty Hill.

Mrs. Brody

Hearing no further nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Hill; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mrs. Hill; Mrs. Hill, present; Mrs. Darrell, Mrs. Hill; Dr. Hamm, Mrs. Hill; and Mr. Donwerth, Mrs. Hill.

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Mr. Donwerth declared Mrs. Betty Hill as the elected Vice President of the Board for 1981-82.

Election of Clerk

sAfter Mr. Donwerth askedfor nominations for Clerk, Mrs. Hill nominated Vivian Stevenson.

Hearing no further nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Stevenson; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mrs. Stevenson; Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Stevenson; Mrs. Darrell, Mrs. Stevenson; Dr. Hamm, Mrs. Stevenson; and Mr. Donwerth, Mrs. Stevenson.

Mr. Donwerth declared Mrs. Vivian Stevenson as elected Clerk of the Board for 1981-82. Election of Treasurer

For Treasurer, Dr. Hamm nominated Mr. Donald Ladd. Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

Hearing no further nominations,

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mr. Ladd; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mr. Ladd; Mrs. Hill, Mr. Ladd; Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Ladd; Dr. Hamm, Mr. ,Ladd; and Mr. Donwerth, Mr. Ladd.

Mr. Donwerth declared Mr. Donald Ladd as elected Treasurer of the Board for 1981-82. Election of Assistant Treasurer

For Assistant Treasurer, Mrs. Hill nominated Mr. Darrel Shepard. nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

Hearing no further

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mr. Shepard; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mr. Shepard; Mrs. Hill, Mr. Shepard; Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Shepard; Dr. Hamm, Mr. Shepard; and Mr. Donwerth, Mr. Shepard. Mr. Donwerth declared Mr. Darrell Shepard as elected Assistant Treasurer of the Board for 1981-82.

Election of Assistant Treasurer for Clearing Account

Mrs. Hill nominated Mrs. Anne Hsieh for Assistant Treasurer for the Clearing Account. Hearing no further nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Hsieh; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mrs. Hsieh; Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Hsieh; Mrs. Darrell, Mrs. Hsieh; Dr. Hamm, Mrs. Hsieh; and Mr. Donwerth, Mrs. Hsieh.

Mr. Donwerth declared Mrs. Anne Hsieh as elected Assistant Treasurer for the Clearing Account, for 1981-82. Election of Deputy Clerk

For Deputy Clerk, Mrs. Hermes nominated Mr. Hugh Ginn. Hearing no further nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Mr. Ginn; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Mr. Ginn; Mrs. Hill, Mr. Ginn; Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Ginn; Dr. Hamm, Mr. Ginn; and Mr. Donwerth, Mr. Ginn.

Mr. Donwerth declared Mr. Hugh Ginn as Deputy Clerk of the Board for 1981-82. Naming of Attorney Firm

Mrs. Brody nominated the Attorney Firm of Groves, Bleakley and Tague. further nominations, Mr. Donwerth declared the nominations closed.

Hearing no

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Bleakley, Groves and Tague; Dr. Start, present; Mrs. Hermes, Groves, Bleakley and Tague; Mrs. Hill, Groves, Bleakley and Tague; Mrs. Darrell, Groves, Bleakley and Tague; Dr. Hamm, Groves, Bleakley and Tague; and Mr. Donwerth, Groves, Bleakley and Tague.

Mr. Donwerth declared Groves, Bleakley and Tague as the Attorney Firm for the Board for 1981-82. Remarks Members of the Board

After Mr. Donwerth called for remarks from the Board, Mrs. Hermes stated that she attended the Northwest High School breakfast and John Marshall's luncheon for their seniors and enjoyed it very much; that it was good entertainment and excellent food, and the faculty was very supportive, and it was a very happy time. She also stated that she attended Northeast High School's graduation and was honored to be able to graduate those seniors, which was quite a thrill. She added that Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Hill and she went over to Central Innovative High School and packed up some of

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the memorabilia, including real silver trophies, yearbooks dating back to 1903, newspapers that the students had printed and were bound in leather, athletic uniforms that hadn't been cleaned in four years; that it was real interesting and a lot of fun to go through. She added that the treasures were saved and stored.

( | | | ' I | I

Remarks Members of the Board cont'd

Mrs. Hill commented that she also enjoyed about the same activites as Mrs. Hermes; that it was always a nice time of the year and was a most enjoyable time; that she thought at the end of the year with the commencement, it was always a very exciting time; thdt the students were extremely well behaved and as members of the Board they could all be proud of them at the commencement. She also offered congratulations to Patrick Russell, student from Northwest Classen who was one of the 141 students that did receive the Presidential Award; that she was proud to be associated with the school and the system to have one of those winners. Mrs. Darrell included in her remarks that she took it as a distinct honor and a privilege to have been elected to that office to serve; that she genuinely considered it a bond of trust and her hope was that she would be able to keep that bond of trust, and that she would endeavor to do that. She also stated that she assumed the office with an open mind; that she did not have any preconceived notions about most things; that she would try to be objective in her thinking; that she thought she had the capability to question and reason; that she reserved the right to disagree, and she thought she also had the ability to compromise; that she was looking forward to working with the Board in the interest of quality education for the students of Oklahoma City, and if she were to have a special interest group or if anyone happened to be interested in whether or not she had a special interest group, that she did have, the students.

Mrs. Darrell added that she had a special concern and that special concern dealt primarily with appropriate management to maximize all of the human and fiscal resources of the district toward the delivery of an equitable education for the children of District 1-89; that she was happy to join with other members of the Board and she hoped that they would enjoy an enriching experience.

Dr. Hamm remarked that he attended Jake Diggs' retirement reception held at U. S. Grant; that the program that was presented was outstanding and would be a memory that Mr. Diggs would treasure in his retirement and also was one which he would treasure as well since all of his children attended U. Sâ€˜. Grant. Mr. Donwerth stated that he wanted to extend his appreciation to his fellow board members"for having the confidence in him to elect him President of the Board for the next year; that he felt that in the past year under the leadership of Dr. Hamm, that they as a board had grown tremendously; that the unity displayed by the Board had been something that he had not enjoyed in the seven years that he had served on the Board, and he thought Dr. Hamm was to be commended for his leadership, and he would pledge that he would try to extend the same kind of leadership that Dr. Hamm had given.

He added that he, too, attended most of the breakfasts and luncheons for the seniors to which members of- the Board were invited; that he did the commencement at Northwest, and of all of the commencements that he had, had the pleasure of being associated with, it seemed that the children really had something and were very close together, and it was his understanding that this was happening inâ€™aTT of the schools and he was real proud of the seniors in the Oklahoma City school system; that the system was growing and getting better all the time. A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to pay renewal premiums on bonds as follows: !. 1

(a)

Treasurer - amount of bond, $750,000.00, premium $2,575.00.

(b)

Assistant Treasurer - amount of bond, $750,000,00, premium $2,575.00.

(c)

Assistant Treasurer for Clearing Accounts - amount of bond, $750,000.00, premium $2,575.00.

(d)

Assistant to the Treasurer - amount of bond, $750,000.00, premium $2,575.00.

(e)

Blanket Fidelity Bonds - covering all Board of Education employees not included) - amount of bonds, $2,500.00, premium $1,134.00.

(f)

Deputy Clerk - amount of bond, $1,000.00, premium $20.00.

(Treasurers

R. #154 Permission to Pay Premiums on Bonds

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R. #155 * Approval of Agreement wi th Attorney Firm

It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of an agreement with Groves, Bleakley & Tague to provide professional services for the 1981-82 fiscal year, July 1, 1981 - June 30, 1982, with the 1980-81 contract to remain in effect with â€™â€™the following schedule of fees: Fee Schedule

Courtroom Appearances Trial Preparation (Partners) Trial Preparation (Associates) Other Professional Service by Partners by Associates Professional Services by Legal Intern, Law Clerks, and Legal Assistants

$55.00 per hour $50.00 per hour $45.00 per hour

$50.00 per hour $40.00 per hour $20.00 per hour

R. #156 Approval of Agreement with Treasurer

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of an agreement with Donald Ladd to serve as school district Treasurer, effective July 1, 1981 - June 30, 1982, for the same annual fee for 1981-82 as was paid during the last contract period, $14,980.00.

Committee Report - Selection of Auditor

Mrs. Hill reported that she and Dr. Hamm, as a committee, met with the current auditors, Moak, Hunsaker, Rouse, Thompson & Company, for several hours; that as they gave them their report for the year, they were not agreeable to staying with the same fee; that the fee was considerably larger than it was for the past year; that the past year's fee was $36,520.00,which fee had been paid for two years. Mrs. Hill added that the auditors did give them a bid; that she and Dr. Hamm did discuss it with them and tried to bring them down to a lower fee; that they were asked if there were any alternatives that they might have, and they suggested two alternatives for consideration; that currently they prepare a six-month report, which is an interim report; that after it was discussed with staff, it was decided that probably the interim report was not that valuable to the staff or to the board members.

She continued, stating that another alternative suggested by the auditing firm was that the Board employ an internal auditor on a part-time basis, with approximately 500 hours a year; that the problem with an internal auditor was that it would increase the administrative central office staff with one more person, which was not too acceptable by the Superintendent since cuts had recently been made in this area; that then there was the question of who the internal auditor would report to, the Board or to the Superintendent; that the fees were lower with the internal auditor, who would perform part of the work that they normally do; that the big account seemed to be in the activity funds that they audit.

Mrs. Hill stated that they discussed with the auditors that in the past the Board had two auditors, and it was considered that they might want to break it down and go with the two auditors, with one doing the General and related funds, and another company might would want to do the Activity Funds and Central Food Service; that the idea, also, was discussed of asking the schools to pay a percentage of the audit, which it was felt if they went that way, her concern was that they might want to go out and get some proposals from some other auditors in the city so that they could show to the people that they were really trying to get the best deal possible; that since the Central Food Service personnel had some concerns about how their money was budgeted, that she had suggested that they might want to look at a proposal for Central Food Service also. She stated that another report was received from the current auditors in which they did give a price for General and related funds audit only, where they would come in at the end of the year and do those; that a proposal was not given on the others; that she and Dr. Hamm were suggesting that they might want to get some proposals from other auditors in Oklahoma City with two stipulations - that they have to be listed on the state approved list of auditors, and they would want them to have offices in the Oklahoma City school district; that they had found that there were about ten auditors that would meet those stipulations; that the selection of an auditor was an issue that the Board would need to address during the month of June, and with all fairness to the patrons, the committee felt that the plan as suggestediwouId probably be the route that they needed to go.

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Dr. Hamm added that for clarification, he thought that he and Mrs. Hill were thinking that it would be rather awkward to switch auditors of the General Fund at this time; that they would go out and get bids on the Activities and Food Service funds.

Committee Report Selection of Auditor - cont'd ;

■!(

Mr. Donwerth asked Mrs. Hill and Dr. ’Hamm to continue to serve as a committee to obtain bids from other auditors. No objections were expressed by other members of the Board. A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to approve the process for selection of an auditor, as submitted by the committee. Mrs. Hermes inquired as to if the process meant that the Board would look for an auditor just to audit Central Food Service funds and activity funds, and allow the current auditing firm to continue with general fund?

Mrs. Hill said she felt that were some distinct advantages proposal for the auditing of this year some consideration next year.

R. #157 Approval of Process for Selection of Auditor

their bid was acceptable, and Dr. Hamm added that there in keeping the same auditors of the same fund, and their that fund seemed to be in line; that he thought that might be given to putting the total package out for bid

Mrs. Darrell asked for clarification on the process as presented, and Mrs. Hill explained that for the coming year there would be the two auditing firms, one doing the General and related funds; one doing the Activity and Food Service Funds, which would be put out for bids; and in 1982-83 put the whole package out for bids.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS None. HEARINGS

None. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS Mr. Bleakley reported:

(1)

Attorney's Report

Judy Boswell Case We have received the brief for the attorneys for Judy Boswell, which is the appeal of the termination of employment action, and our brief is due in that matter on July 1, 1981.

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. of the Clerk. . • ,

(Copy of report on file in the office

Treasurer's Report

The following was presented as information to the Board regarding depositories for school funds:

Information to the Board

Allied Oklahoma Bank American Bank of Commerce Capitol Hill State Bank and Trust Company Central National Bank Citizens National Bank and Trust Company Commerce Bank Crossroads State Bank Fidelity Bank, National Association First City Bank, National Association First National Bank and Trust Company First Bank of Britton First Security Bank and Trust Company Friendly National Bank Frontier State Bank Grant Square Bank and Trust Company Liberty National Bank and Trust Company Medical Center State Bank Nichols Hills Bank Northwest Bank Oklahoma National Bank and Trust Company Penn Square Bank, National Association Quail Creek Bank Republic Bank

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Informati on to the Board cont'd

Depositories for school funds cont'd Southwestern Bank and Trust Company Spencer State Bank Union Bank and Trust Company United Oklahoma Bank Fiscal Agencies:

First National Bank and Trust Company Liberty National Bank and Trust Company SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. Payzant announced that the presentation of the Employee of the Month would be postponed until the June 15 meeting.

R. #158 Special Meeting on Budgets Scheduled

R. #159 Readoption of Board Policies

R. #160 Professional Trips Approved

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to schedule a Special Meeting of the Board for June 29, 1981, at 7:00 p.m., to conduct end-of-year general business matters and consider the 1981-82 General Fund and Building Fund budgets. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill and sleconded by Mrs.\Brody for readoption of all Board Policies which were previously adopted by the Board.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Hamm to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Rebecca Randal 1, Language Arts, Douglass High School, Pick up yearbooks in Topeka, Kansas, May 18-19, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Alice V. Houston, Director of Curriculum, Association for Supervision and Curriculum (ASCD), Alexandria, Virginia, June 12-15, 1981.

(c)

Maree Tarver, Administrator, External Funding; Fannie Bailey, Coordinator, Title I PAC; Jo Barnard, Parent; Lucille Rozell, Parent, U.S.O.E. Title I Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16-19, 1981.

On roll call," the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. R. #161 President of Board and Supe rintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit applications for grants as follows: (1)

Adult Basic Education Program, under P.L. 91-230, Adult Education Act.

(2)

Education of the Handicapped - Flow-Through Funds, under P.L. 94-142, Education of Handicapped Children Act.

(3)

Youth Reentry Program, under Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Title IV.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Dr. Payzant referred to the next item on the;agenda, a report on the PRI Reading and DMbMath programs as requested in the following motion made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Donwerth at the May 18, 1981 meeting:

"I would move that we have a report to the Board on the total PRI and DMI programs, which would include its history, its effectiveness, its line item costs and projected line item costs, and its present use and projected use." Dr. Payzant continued, stating that he had worked with staff in preparing the report; that he would make a presentation initially, and then call on some other persons to share some of their thoughts about the experience of the past few months with PRI.

By referring to the prepared copy, Dr. Payzant gave an overview of the report by first giving a historical background with regard to the concept of developmental teaching and learning in the district. Reference was made to a research study by Dr. Ronald Edmonds on "Developing Effective Schools", who identified five common characteristics common in an effective school; Board Goals adopted for 1981-82 school year with respect to instruction and the way it was to be approached; selection of the criterionreferenced testing program; mastery learning as a philosophy of teaching; a management system for mastery learning; reasons which supported the decision to purchase the Prescriptive Reading Inventory Reading Systems published by CTB/McGraw Hill; the PRI/RS management procedures and components; results of mastery learning strategies with the use of PRI; results of PRI objectives achieved locally; costs of implementing PRI in grades K-5 during the 1980-81 school; utilization of TRACER by Data Processing for monitoring and reporting information, and other.

(A copy of the report is on file in the office of the Clerk.) Following his presentation, Dr. Payzant introduced the following' persons who spoke of theirexperiences regarding PRI and DMI: 1.

Beverly Hayes - Kindergarten Teacher, Wilson Elementary School

Virginia Jimenez - Primary Teacher, Linwood Elementary School

Ora Keeton - Teacher, Creston Hills Fifth Year Center

Dena Brumley - Student, Creston Hiils Fifth Year Center

5. '

Odette Scobey - Principal, Western Village Elementary School

Including in the presentation by these persons was support for the PRI and DMI programs; their'experiences with the implementation; reaction of parents and students; rewarding results obtained therefrom, and other.

The following persons had registered to address the Board on the subject:

Rhonda Ransom

Georgia Ianello

Cindy Travel

Remarks by the speakers above included their idea that the programs were workable; the expenditures involved which made it an expensive item; testing effects at different levels; comparison of PRI to driver education as to which would be most helpful to students, and other.

Report on PRI Reading and DMI Math Programs

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CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd R. #162 Approval of Revised Policy, GCL/GDL

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of revision of <Pol icy GCL/GDL as follows:

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (STAFF DEVELOPMENT) The Board recognizes the need for and supports the concept of a comprehensive

continuing

and

staff

development

program.

The

major purpose of the program is to increase the effectiveness of all persons who contribute toward the attainment of the goals and

objectives of the district.

The program also will provide for

career, personal., and organizational development through training and

educational activities.

Certified employees must obtain 75

hours of training in each five-year period. Classified personnel will receive staff development, but no point system is required.

Annually, the Board shall establish a staff development committee

to accomplish the purposes set out above. committee

shall

members

made

The appointment of

consistent

with

the

Human

Relations policy to ensure proper balance of race and sex. The procedure for establishing the committee will be as follows:

I. Annually,

persons

the to

principals,

superintendent serve

parents,

shall

the and

the Board

except

teachers,

recommend

committee

nonadministrative

classified

representatives.

II. Annually,

the bargaining agent for teachers,

the bargaining

agent for classified personnel, the principalsâ€™ association,

and Board members will submit a list of names for consideration

serve

the

committee

Teacher bargaining agent - 35 names

follows:

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd Human Resource Development (Staff Development) PoTicy~Gâ‚Źt/6CL cont'd

-------

Classified personnel bargaining agent - 12 names (two nonadministrative names from each of the following: custodial, maintenance and engineering, transportation, supply and distribution, food services, and clerical and secretarial) Principal â€™s Association - 6 names

Board members - 14 names, each members shall submit 2 names III. The Board will appoint the committee from the list of names

submitted

and

composition

its

Seven parents;

Six

classified

shall

nonadministrative

follows:

one

representatives,

each selected from custodial, maintenance and

engineering, transportation, supply and distribution, food services, and clerical and secretarial;

26 classroom teachers;

One

representative

from

the

Oklahoma

Association

College of Teacher Education;

One representative from the State Department of Education;

Three principals or assistant principals;

One administrator of classified personnel from Business

Management Operations Department; administrator

Services Department;

from the Pupil

One

One administrator from the External Funding Department; administrator

from Curriculum Services Department;

10.

One

11.

One administrator from Planning, Research and Evaluation Department;

1>2.

One and

13.

One

The

major

administrator

from Vocational/Technical Education;

from

the

responsibilities

administrator

superintendent's

committee

the

staff. are:

To develop and recommend annually a plan for a district I staff development program and to submit that plan in

writing to the Board; 2.

for

the

program

To make recommendations

staff

development

implementation of the the

superintendent;

To evaluate the district staff development program; and

To perform the duties outlined below.

R. #162 Approval of Revised Policy GCL/GDL cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #162 Approval of Revised Policy GCL/GDL cont'd

Human Resource Development (Staff Development) Policy GCL/GDL cont'd

Specific duties of the committee are: 1.

recommend

training

and 2.

annually a district plan for development

certified

and

staff;

classified

To periodically review the guidelines for staff development

and

established by the State Department of Education to make recommendations

to the

superintendent for

implementation of the state plan; 3.

recommend

changes

the

committee

to keep

compliance with changes in statutes, State Department of

Education

regulations,

the

composition

the

district; 4.

To review and recommend procedures and instruments for

district needs assessment; 5.

To recommend training programs for each major category

of personnel;

recommend

for

criteria

approval

proposals

for

staff development to the superintendent; 7.

To identify

and

recommend

resources

for

staff

development;

To recommend incentives for participation in staff deve-

lopment activities; 9.

establish

such

subcommittees

and

task

forces

necessary to accomplish the purpose of the committee or to perform its assigned duties;

10.

To perform other duties as recommended or requested by

the superintendent; and 11.

To recommend an annual plan for staff development to the

Board

through

the

superintendent by March

31 of

each

year. The superintendent shall be

responsible

tions for implementation of this policy.

for

developing

regula-

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd With regard to the regulations for implementation of the policy, Mrs. Hill expressed a cgncern that it stated that 'finy employee"absent during inservice activities may be required to make up the necessary points'1; that it originally said will. She added that she thought it was something that they needed to look at. She also mentioned that included in the regulations was "a classified employee who is absent on an inservice day, there is no requirement to make up those hours," and she could see a problem with no make-up time on any of that.

R. #162 Approval of Revised Policy GCL/GDL cont'd

Dr. Payzant stated that he would take a look at it. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr.' Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the following:

A Resolution to the Oklahoma County Election Board for a special election of the School District Electors of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The special election ordered by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma will be held in nine (9) school buildings in Area #2 in said District on the 9th day of June, 1981, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p.m. on said date to consider or vote upon:

R. #163 Approval of Resolution to County Election Board

A Member of Board of Education, Office Number 2.

POLLING PLACES - ELECTION Burbank Horace Mann Johnson Marshall Mayfai r Monroe Nichols Hills Putnam Heights West Nichols Hills

3232 1105 1810 9017 3200 4810 1301 1601 8400

Northwest 65 Northwest 45 Sheffield Road North University Northwest 48 North Linn Wilshire Blvd. Northwest 36 North Greystone

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain;. Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

After being informed by Dr. Payzant about the need to set a date for a Level III Complaint Hearing, the Board discussed it briefly and set the hearing for Jerry Andrews oh Thursday, June 11, 1981, at 5:00 p.m. i

PERSONNEL REPORT

As a preliminary to the Personnel Report, Dr. Payzant informed the Board that all of the elementary teachers on the "must assign" list had been placed; that most of the secondary teachers had been placed; some had not been placed iOr.sucb areas as? industrial arts, home economics, language arts, social studies, librarians, and high school science; that of the teachers who were riffed, 11 had been rehired and more would be; that the remaining problem areas for the riffed teachers looking at the vacancies that were 1ikely to be available would be in the area of physical education, resource teachers, Title I, and counseling. A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the Personnel Report.

Mrs. Darrell expressed a concern about the teachers that were riffed as related to the vacancies and whether or not the rate of attrition was consuming the number of positions that were terminated. Dr. Payzant explained the procedure that is followed, by placing people first who were on the "must assign" list, who are people with continuing contracts with the district but have not been given assignments to a specific school, and they have first priority; that where there are vacancies for which people who were riffed qualify, they would be recalled.

After additional inquiry by Mrs. Darrell with regard to the procedure used in approving the Personnel Report, she stated that she had some additional questions that she wanted to ask in executive session regarding personnel, after which Mr. Donwerth stated that the vote on the motion would be delayed until after an executive session.

Level III Complaint Hearing Scheduled

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PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS

R. #164 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

â– i A motion was made by'Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to approve Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of May payrolls and authorization of June payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for May 13-26, 1981.

Purchasing R. #165 Approval of Purchasing

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the following purchasing items:

Cafeteria Equipment Purchase of cafeteria equipment and supplies (ice dispenser/water station with base, utility cart, heating elements, and cord sets) for use by Central Food Service from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Jax Fixture & Supply Curtis Restaurant Supply

Total

3,060.00 1,393.40

4,453.40

These purchases are to be charged to Central Food Services Account.

Horticulture Supplies Purchase of horticulture supplies (mistomatic kit, mat kit, drip tube kit, plant food, vista-lites, etc.) for use by the Vocational Department at Star Spencer High School from American Plant Products which submitted the only quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,057.55 is to be charged to Accounts G240.01, $339.30; and G1230.03, $718.25.

Printed Forms Purchase of printed forms (purchase orders) for use by the Purchasing Department from Capital Printing Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,358.70 is to be charged to Account G 130.05.

Lumber, Wire and Concrete Blocks

Purchase of lumber, wire and concrete blocks for use by the Vocational Department at Star Spencer High School from the following companies which submitted the low qubtati'ons:

Wickes Lumber Sun-Trerid Building & Supply, Inc. Carey Lumber Company Total

1,008.48 241.25 323,40

1,573.13

These purchases are to be charged to Account 240.01, Adult Vo-Tech.

Copier Confirmation for purchase of a Cannon NP-80 copier for use by Monroe Elementary School from BMI Systems, Inc. This purchase in the total amount of $5,395.00 to bepaid for by Monroe Elementary School and the Monroe PTA. The Monroe PTA is to pay $3,795.00 and the school to pay $1,600.00. The school's share of $1,600.00 is to be charged to 1230.03, Institutional Funds, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

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Purchasing cont'd 6.

Maintenance Services

Approval of the following companies to perform maintenance services (per call and/or annual agreement) on typewriters and various office machines. Agreement is to be from July 1, 1981 through June 30, 1982:

A. B. Dick Products of O.C.

Duplicating Machines

Capitol Hill Typewriter Company, Inc.

Typewriters Calculators Duplicating Machines Copying Machines

Downtown Office Machines

Typewri ters Adding Machines Calculators Check Protectors

Duplicating Equipment Repai r

Duplicating Machines

Electronic Dictation Systems, Inc.

Dictating Machines Transcribing Machines Dictaphone and Transcribing Combination

IBM Corporation

Composer and Mag Card Typewriter

Monroe Systems for Business

Calculators

Oklahoma Systems, Inc.

Typewriters Calculators

Oklahoma Typewriter Company, Inc.

Typewri ters Adding Machines Calculators

The Front Office, Inc.

Typewriters

Ceiling Fans and Electrical Supplies

Purchase of ceiling fans and electrical supplies (pipe, wiremold boxes, wire, box connectors,.conduit straps, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: Emsco Electric Supply Company Encon Industries, Inc. Graybar Electric Hunzicker Brothers

Total

17.57 6,809.52 285.81 435.13

7,548.03

These purchases are to be charged to Bond Fund 1426.

Transcribing Machines Purchase of transcribing machines for use at Classen and Star Spencer High Schools from Dictaphone Corporation which submitted the low quotation on specifications. This purchase in the amount of $2,840.00 is to be charged to G 1230.03. This price reflects trade-in allowance of $1,260.00 ($180.00 each).

Notebooks Purchase of notebooks (Spring) for use by the Superintendent's Office from Thompson Book & Supply Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,662.50 is to be charged to Account G 130.22.

10.

Supplement Bond Purchase

Permission to supplement Bond Purchase Order #10598 to-Vinsonite Sales Company in the amount of $18,000. The supplement is to finalize the requirements for C-Mix Asphalt for various bond fund projects, the resurfacing of play areas and the repairs to parking areas.

R. #165 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

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R. #165 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont'd

11.

Place Orders

Permission to place orders as needed from the Baker & Taylor Company which submitted the low quotation for Library, Text and Reference Books, etc., to be used by the Oklahoma City Public Schools during the 1981-82 school year.

12.

Building Supplies

Purchase of building supplies (lumber, nails, doors) for use by Star Spencer High School from International Paper Company. This purchase in the amount of $1,114.16 is to be charged to Account G 240.01. 13.

Cosmetology Equipment

Purchase of cosmetology equipment and supplies (hair dryers, manikins, curling irons, brushes, perms, combs, etc.) for use by Vocational Departments from the following companies which submitted the low quotations or specifications:

Helene Curtis Ind., Inc. Nationwide Beauty Supply Pearlduck, Inc. Henry Kayser & Fils Marianna, Inc. Burmax Company, Inc. Bottenfield's Inc .

Total

240.93 27.35 84.30 771.65 399.70 295.53 183.60

2,003.06

These purchases are to be charged to Account G 240.01. 14.

Gasoline

Authorization to purchase gasoline (regular and unleaded) as needed from various vendors on a "spot market" basis at current market prices. (Current range of gasoline prices is as follows): Mangum Oil and Gas Company Regular Unleaded

- $1.03335/gal. - $1.0735/gal.

L. D. Rhodes (Current Supplier) Regular Unleaded

$1.1190/gal. $1.149/gal.

Phillips . Regular Unleaded

15.

$1.03476/gal. $1.07476/gal.

Permission to Place Orders Permission to place orders for goods and services to be used by the Maintenance Department, Supply & Distribution, Campus Police, Custodial Services, and various schools during the 1981-82 school year. Prices paid or discounts received to be based on response to invitations for quotations, agreements, standard price with publishers or authorized distributors:

Larry's Mobile Fire Extinguishers

Fire Extinguishers

Joe Esco Tire Company Theissen Tire Company Firestone Store

Recapping of Tire Carcasses Recapping of Tire Carcasses Recapping of Tire Carcasses

Houchen Bindery

Rebinding of Books

Esco Elevators, Inc.

Elevator Maintenance Service

Origami, Inc.

VQC Copier Paper

J. B. Battle Uniform Company

Campus Police Uniforms

Commercial Linen Magic Linen

Laundry & Linen Service Laundry & Linen Service

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R. #165 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont'd 15.

Permission to Place Orders cont'd Industrial Uniform and Towel

Uniform Rental (Custodial)

Murphy & Perkins Concrete

Concrete, Sand, & Limestone Products

Joe Brown Company, Inc.

Concrete, Sand, & Limestone Products

The Dolese Company

Concrete, Sand, & Limestone Products

Solvent Mfg. Company, Inc.

Boiler Treatment Chemical

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. General Business It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the following general business items:

Agreement for Donated Foods

Approval for the renewal of an agreement with the Department of Human Services to receive USDA donated foods for use by the Central Food Services Department. Agreement to be for the period of July 1, 1981 through June 30, 1982.

Easement to City

Approval of a permanent easement to the City of Oklahoma City, the easement located in the SW/4 of Section 27, TUN, R3W of the I.M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 1,249.31 feet? east and 30.00 feet south of the NW corner of said SW/4; thence, east 8.00 feet; thence, south along the west right-of-way of U. S. Highway 77 a distance of 25.00 feet; thence, north 17Â° 50' 50" W a distance of 26.25 feet to a point or place of beginning, a triangle parcel 8' x 25' approximately at the southwest corner of the school site, all in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The City to pay a total of $450 for the easement.

Contract for Refuse Collection Services Approval of an annual contract to the low bidder, American Disposal, for refuse collection service July 1, 1981 through June 30, 1982. This service to be at the rate of $7,298.00 per month. This contract is to be charged to Account G 660.04.

Supplemental Appropriation Authorization to increase the 1980-81 General Fund operating budget from $65,375,000 to $66,650,000; and to file with the Oklahoma County Excise Board documents necessary to request a supplemental appropriation in accordance with Chapter 2, Article, Section 484, Oklahoma School Law, 1980.

R. #166 Approval of General Business

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BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

#167 Approval of Buildings and Construction Items

It W!a§ moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following:

Low Bidder for Renovation and Repairs Approval that Eagle Roofing, the low bidder for the renovation and repairs of the roof at Star School Building, a contract awarded at the May 4, 1981 meeting be allowed to withdraw its bid due to ’an error in calculations.

Approval that the Standard Roofing Company, Inc., the third low bidder, be awarded a contract for renovation and repairs of the roof at Star School Building under specifications stated in roofing bids#10-81, which were opened on April 23, 1981. The low bidder has requested permission to withdraw due to an error in calculation. The second from low bidder has requested to be excluded from consideration.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Cehtral Food Service Statement - Information to the Board

The Central Food Service Department Financial Statement as of April 30, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Inquiry Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Brody inquired regarding PRI; that would members come back and have a question period at their next Board meeting after having studied ’the Materials,’and"then have members of the staff respond?

Dr. Payzant replied in the affirmative, stating that he would hope that they would get into that as a part of the budget discussion, because it was also a budget issue as weir as a policy issue, and he thought it would be appropriate to begin that discussion at the budget work-study session on June 3.

Mrs. Hill, referring to a memo from the Attorney, stated that he had suggested three alternatives for the Board with regard to reappoftionment, which included that’the Board could develop its own plan of reapportionment and submit it to the County Election Board; that she thought one of the Board's interests was that they be allowed to reapportion themselves. For Consideration at Next Meeting of the Board

Mrs. Hill then moved that the Board develop a plan of its own reapportionment and submit it to the County Election Board.

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Hermes.

After establishing that the reapportionment would have to be done on or before October 1, Mr. Donwerth stated that the motion would be placed on the agenda for the June 15, 1981 Board meeting. Dr. Hamm expressed a concern about the kind of data they would have to work with and where they would get it, because they would have to have facts to work with, and if it was going to require a lot of time and effort of the Superintendent and staff, it might be wise to take a second look before voting on the motion, and he would like to have more information available. Dr. Payzant stated that the information could be gotten from the census, but the difficulty encountered would probably be where the census tract boundaries would not be contiguous with school district boundaries. Mr. Bleakley responded that they have the tracts and blocks from the last reapportionment available, so it would just be adding the new population figures to that.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #168 Executive Session Approved - 10 p.m.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel and litigation. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Dr. Start that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs*. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #169 Board Returned to Open Session 10:42 p.m.

By a previous motion by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm in consideration of the Personnel Report, it was moved that the persons listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and'information listed be approved.

R. #170 Personnel Approved

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #171 Adjournment 10:47 p.m.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular and Organizational Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this - ,

day of

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED-TEMPORARY: Savere, Pamela

Curriculum Elem. Vocal Music

4-16-81

NAME

SALARY

$11053.

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Jernagin, Dawn

Bus Driver

5-08-81

$418.

Phillips. Adam

Bus Driver

5-11-81

418.

MONTHLY:

SERVICE:

CLERICAL: Wyatt, Darlene

Northside Reading C. Readins Aide

5-11-81

FOOD SERVICE:

SALARY

MONTHLY:

Clark. Mary

Columbus Custodial Worker

5-13-81

$691.

$ 647.

Fox, Carolene

Southeast Custodial Worker

5-14-81

625.

Gherezgiher, Berhane

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

5-15-81

625.

HOURLY:

Johnson, Milton

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

5-18-81

625.

Pauley. Richie

Bodine Custodial Worker

5-18-81

625.

Bouziden, Janie

Helper

5-07-81

$ 3.51

Lee, Wyvonne

Helper

5-12-81

3.51

Potts. Bobby

Parmelee Custodial Worker

5-11-81

625.

Russell, Wanda

Helper

5-11-81

3.51

Shoemake, Bob

Northwest Head Custodian

5-01-81

1031.

Simmons, Asalene

Helper

4-06-81

3.51

Wonbishet, Antenah

Northwest Custodial Worker

5-11-81

625.

Stowe, Gladys

Helper

5-13-81

3.51

i TRANSPORTATION:

1 |

Duram, Percy

MONTHLY: Bus Driver

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

4-28-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

ADMINISTRATIVE: Schnee. RonAld

Staff Development Supervisor

5-22-81

CERTIFICATED:

$ 440.

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Taylor, Thomas

Webster Industrial Arts

5-29-81

Walker, Lloyd

Douglass Counselor

6-05-81

Wedman. John

Central Science

5-20-81

Younger, Sarah

Garden Oaks Intermediate

5-29-81

Barrinser. Marilyn

Children's Hospital Special Education

5-29-81

Blair, Resina

Jefferson Special Education

5-29-81

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

Booth, Judy

Moon Drama/Yearbook

5-29-81

Clark, Vicki

Curriculum Artist-in-Residence

5-29-81

Chavez, Wanda

Shidler Primary

5-29-81

McFarland, Stacey

Curriculum Artist-in-Residence

5-29-81

Huston, Sharon

Hoover Lans. Arts/Drama

5-29-81

Wegener, Joan

Curriculum Artist-in-Residence

5-29-81

Jones, Gayle

Wilson Primary

5-18-81

Kretchman, Kristi

Rancho Primary

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Kudrna, Jolene

Hayes Primary

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

Mitchell, Barbara

Stand Watie Special Education

5-29-81

Amortegui, Mai

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

5-05-81

Mosier, Karen

Jackson Special Education

5-29-81

Fowler, La Vern

Polk Teacher's Aide

5-14-81

O'Brien, Carol

North Highland Special Education

5-29-81

Gorman, Connie

Northeast Financial Secretary

5-19-81

Taublee, Joan

Washington Reading

5-29-81

Green, Virginia

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

5-08-81

SALARY

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cont'd

PERSONNEL^ TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

-SUPPORT: CLERICAL:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Edwards, Martha

Helper

4-23-81

Gordon, Mary

Helper

4-10-81

Hastings, Barbara

Marshall Attendance Clerk

5-04-81

Helms, Becky

Helper

4-02-81

Louis, Geralene

Wilson Principal's Secy.

5-18-81

Hicks, Frances

Cook

5-01-81

Miller, Sherry

Rancho Teacher's Aide

5-15-81

Lackie, Clistie

Helper

4-22-81

White. Nancy

Accounting Services Bookkeeper/Secv.

4-24-81

Lorenz. Debra

Heiner

4-16-81

Wright, Denise

Rancho Teacher's Aide

5-08-81

Lowe, Virginia

Helper

4-16-81

Manharth, Juanita

Helper

4-16-81

Maryott, Vera

Helper

4-16-81

FOOD SERVICE: Allensworth, Brenda

Helper

4-02-81

Maynard, Cynthia

Helper

4-16-81

Barham. Hazel

Heiner

5-29-81

McNew. Loretta z

Heiner

4-16-81

Berry, Beulah

Helper

5-29-81

Morton, Sandra

Helper

4-16-81

Buntin, Ruth

Helper

5-06-81

Ollison, Hattie

Helper

4-16-81

Burk, Dorothy

Helper

5-29-81

Parks, Mattie

Helper

4-16-81

DePriest, Elizabeth

Supervisor

6-09-81

Passarella, Bonnie

Helper

4-16-81

Dunn, Carlesia L

NAME

Helper _______________________

ASSIGNMENT

4-27-81

__ EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

.. Reed, Ida Mae

NAME

SALARY

Helper

ASSIGNMENT

4-02-81 â€”

EFFECTIVE DATE

Crager, Dee

Bus Driver

5-12-81

4-16-81

Gill, Jimmie

Bus Driver

5-06-81

Reeder, Robert

Helper

Sikes, Henrietta

Helper

5-01-81

Martin, David

Bus Driver

5-04-81

Smith, Terri

HelDer

4-23-81

Peters, Chris

Bus Driver

5-05-81

Stafford, Cynthia

Cook

4-17-81

Scott, Jimmy

Bus Driver

5-13-81

Stevenson, Onelia

Helper.

4-02-81

Walker, Alfonzo

Tractor Operator/ Custodial Worker

5-07-81

Thomas, Dorothy

Helper

4-16-81

Tindell, Velma

Retired Manager

5-29-81

SALARY

5-19-81

5-29-81

Hausam, Jack

Western Village Head Custodian

5-29-81

5-11-81

Henricks, Fred

Northwest Custodial Worker

4-24-81

Norton. Shirley

Capitol Hill Middle Custodial Worker

5-08-81

Thomas, Gregory

Edwards Custodial Worker

5-08-81

Weaver, Billy

Bodine Custodial Worker

5-04-81

Wilson, Leemon

Mayfair Custodial Worker

5-29-81

Weed, Nina

Key Person Helper

SUPPLY:

Warehouse Worker

5-12-81

Curry, Vai

Elementary -Manager

SERVICE:

Hoover Custodial Worker

Watson, Thelma

Ross, Troy

H...

TRANSPORTATION:

FOOD SERVICE:

Williams, Vanilla

SALARY

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cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT-

jRTTOVTnir*

All Schools Custodial Worker

Witcher, Richard

5-22-81

•

TFC.HNTCAT.*

Hill, Pamela

Graphics Audio Technician II

5-15-81

Transportation Bus Driver

5-11-81

DISMISSALS-

SUPPORT-

JonAfl. Brant

Columbus

4-27-81

Tate, Alphonzo

Supply Truck Driver

5-01-81

Whiting, Clifford

Columbus Custodial Worker

4-27-81

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED: .PARENTAL LEAVF: Hudson, Joan

Star Primary

5-29-81

Wheeler Primary

5-11-81

SALARY

NAME

Rayburn, Lloyd

Grant Custodial Workar

5-15-81

Redden, Arvil

Capitol Hill High Head Custodian

5-29-81

-MEDICAL LEAVE: Williams, Teresa

-RETIREMENTS: CERTIFICATED:

Washington Reading

5-29-81

Brown> Ruby

Food Service Key Person

5-29-81

Hawkins, Marjorie

Food Service Training Supervisor

5-29-81

Johnson, Ethel

Food Service Elementary Manager

5-29-81

Rappe, Helen

Food Service Salads

5-29-81

Winston, Alice

SUPPORT:

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CETA 1981 SUMMER PROGRAM EMPLOYEES

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ADMINISTRATIVE:

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

HOURLY:

Powell, Jan R.

Belle Isle Business

6t .O8

10.00

Roten, Max

Foster Estes Printing

6-08-81

10.00

Cawood, Marvin

Foster Estes Program Director

6-22-81

$10.00

Myers, Phil L.

Foster Estes Program Director

6-22-81

10.00

Slaughter, Anna Mary

Foster Estes Health Services

6-08-81

10.00

Odell, James

Foster Estes Program Director

6-22-81

10.00

Wade, Mary Lou

Foster Estes Upholstery

6-08-81

10.00

Riggs, Loy

Belle Isle Program Dlr./Teacher

6,-08-81

10.00

Whitcraft, Don

Foster Estes Carpentry

6-08-81

10.00

Young, Judson

Foster Estes Drafting

6-08-81

10.00

INSTRUCTORS: Dubose, Lorine

Foster Estes Commercial Art

6-08-81

10.00

Netherton, Max

Foster Estes Counselor

6-08-81

■■ZxSQ

Folley, Johnny

Foster Estes Auto Body

6-08-81

10.00

Riker, Mary J.

Foster Estes Nurse

6-08-81

10.00

Givens, Robert

Foster Estes Carpentry

6-08-81

10.00

Smith, Terry

Foster Estes Counselor

6-08-81

7.50

Gleaves, Gary

Foster Estes Small Engines

6-08-81

10.00

Harmon, Reese

Foster Estes Carpentry

6-08-81

10.00

Keester, Clifford

Foster Estes Welding

6-08-81

10.00

Longley, Richard

Foster Estes Life Skills

6-08-81

10.00

Milton, Marilyn

Belle Isle Business

6-08-81

10.00

Morse, Otto

Foster Estes Sheet Metal

6-08-81

10.00

CETA 1981 SUMMER PROGRAM EMPLOYEES

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

SALARY

HOURLY:

Connor, Rebecca

Foster Estes Teacher's Aide

6-08-81

$4.00

Miller, Dean

Foster Estes Teacher's Aide

6-08-81

4.00

Foster Estes Teacher's Aide

6-08-81

4.00

Wilkowski, Robert

Foster Estes Teacher's Aide

6-08-81

4.00

Wilson, Diana

Foster Estes Teacher's Aide

6-08-81

4.00

Bagley, Marvin

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

Carney, Deborah

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

6-08-81

4.50

Thompson, Michael

Foster Estes Johnson,f Jennie 1------------------------------------------------- Bus Driver/ Maint. Lindsey, Kari

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

Pitts, Don

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

Savage, Rene

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

Taylor, George

Foster Estes Bus Driver/Maint.

6-08-81

4.50

Ward, Bob

Foster Estes Sub. Bus Driver

6-08-81

4.50

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

293

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JUNE 3, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981, AT 5:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Armond H. Start, Member

ABSENT:

Susan Hermes, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; Central Office staff; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that five of the seven board members were present. entered the meeting at 5:10 p.m.)

Roll Call

(Mrs. Hill

SPECIAL BUSINESS - Budget Work-Study Session

Before going into the work-study session of the budget, Dr. Payzant presented some informational items to the Board . He began by stating that Mrs. Brody had asked for some additional information on the Central Office professional and technical personnel positions that had been posed for elimintion as part of the budget, and he had prepared a document which included the professional and technical positions and indicated the positions that had been proposed for elimination and the people that were filling them, if they were filled. (A copy of the document was given to each member of the Board.) He continued by giving an update on the status of those teachers that were riffed by action of the Board in April, stating that otit of 47 teaching positions that were approved for reduction in force from the General Fund budget, 21 had been rehired or resigned, which left atotal of 26 left tobe considered for recall on the General Fund budget; that on the federal budgets, the Board had reduced 43 positions, 25 of the 43 had been rehired or resigned, leaving 18 still on the rif list. Dr. Payzant added that with the grand total of 90 riffed positions, 46 had been rehired or resigned, and 44 were left to consider for recall, which meant that over half of the people had already been recalled who were on the rif list that was approved in April.

As additional information to the Board, Dr. Payzant referred to revised revenue estimates and stated: As you know from previous years, up until the eleventh hour and June 30, y.our revenue estimates are indeed estimates, because you continue to have changes occur until the last day of the fiscal year. Several things of import have happened since I presented the budget to you earlier in May. We have, as the result of our conversations with the Tax Commission, received some updated estimates on auto license tags revenue for next year, which means that we are able to increase our estimate from auto license tags by $398,700 for 1981-82. Public Law 874, as you know is the Impact Aid money that comes from the federal government reimbursing local school districts that have children who come from families that work at federal installations or reside on federal installations. Every year, for sometime, Impact Aid has been targeted for elimination in the federal budget and this year is no exception. Earlier this week we got a $140,000 check on 874 money, which is part of our 1980-81 entitlement which we had expected to get after July 1. So this has a double impact; it will alter our revenue estimates for the current year by $140,000, and it will also mean that our estimate for 874 money for 1981-82 will be substantially reduced because we are getting the money this year rather than next. And, of course, we don't know what Congress will ultimately do with the 874 money when they make final appropriations for next year. Dr. Payzant continued, stating that the district had received an in lieu tax payment from the Housing Authority in the amount of $160,000, which was a payment in lieu of taxes for the last four years; that they did not expect to receive that money and it looked liked they would be receiving approximately $50,000 a year from the Housing Authority in lieu of tax payments; which, again, was a double impact, an added $160,000 to this year's revenue and an added $50,000 in projections for next year's budget.

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Dr. Payzant stated that having anticipated $700,000 for revenue from auto license tags for the 1981-82 budget, they had been told and it looked like the $700,000 would be received on or about June 25 or 26, rather than after July 1, and if they â€™'did get that $700,000 from auto license revenue prior to July 1, it would have to be posted to the 1980-81 fiscal year and would affect the ending balance. He added that with the combination of the factors as he mentioned - the auto license'.tag revenue, the in lieu of tax money from the Housing Authority, and Public Law 874 money, if that all came through prior to June 30, it meant that the 1980-81 revenues would be about $1 million higher than was projected. Referring to printed copy on budget information, Dr. Payzant explained how the revenues as he reported would affect the totals that were included therein. He then responded to questions and comments by members of the Board.

Continuing with the purpose of the meeting, members of the Board reviewed the proposed budget by going over account by account, and category by category, making comments and asking questions of Dr. Payzant and members of the staff.

R. #172 Adjournment 9:30 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT Following the discussion, a motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Dr. Start. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda.of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1981, AT 5:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Armond H. Start, Member

ABSENT:

Susan Hermes, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; Central Office staff; representatives from professional groups, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth.

Call to Order

Roll call established that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING

Mr. Donwerth stated the purpose of the meeting - to hold a Level III Grievance Hearing for Dave Renfro. The following persons participated in the hearing: 1.

Dave Renfro - Grievant and Representative

George Russell - Director of Personnel Services and Respondent

Level III Grievance Hearing - Dave Renfro

Statement of Grievance: "Union was denied the means to enforce the contract by being denied the requested seniority data of all teacjiers in the district and of all teaching categories affected by transfers and layoffs." Provision of Agreement Violated:

Relief Sought:

"Article VI, Section 4, C, and Article I Section 2."

"To be immediately provided with the requested seniority information."

Before presenting his opening statement, Mr. Renfro congratulated Mrs. Darrell for having been recently elected to the Board, and noted that it was her first Level III grievance hearing as a member of the Board, and what he would read as his opening statement in no way should reflect on her performance on the Board. Mr. Renfro continue'd by stating: My opening remarks are going to stray somewhat from the salient points contained in thi'S Level III grievance, but I know of no other way to express to you the Union's feelings without the clock running and the time being limited to three minutes. Everything I am about to say does indeed, though Relate to your handling of grievances and to this most important grievance before us? OCFT grievance representatives have this year, as in years past, watched you be elected, and for the majority of you assisted both monetarily and physically in your election. With or without the support of this union, each of you have at one time or another stood before members of the Federation's politicial screening committee and/or before your colleagues on this board and stated unequivocally that you believe the responsibility of a board member in relation to any teacher/administrator dispute is to be a neutral, objective, contractual judge. While it would be unthinkable, unacceptable, and morally incorrect for the final arbitrator of teacher/ administrator disputes to be the Union, it is likewise just as unfair for the final arbitrator to be the other party who signed the contract. If General Motors and Ford Motor Company signed a contract, you would not see General Motors as the final arbitrator of disputes between the two. Even the weakest minded person would make that observation. Apparently, you the school board members see nothing illogical in such singular^unfair control. Perhaps teachers would come closer to understanding your logic if we actually experienced the neutral objectivity promised us when you requested our money and people to get you elected. It is even more demoralizing when reasons given for denying a grievance center around the Board's duty to support the administration. The majority of this board is not objective, fair, nor do you have the interest of contractual adherence in mind. Therefore, you cannot convince us that the best interest of this district are your goals. Continual distrust and resentment fostered between teachers, administrators and this board is not in the best

Opening Statement - Mr. Renfro

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Opening Statement - Mr. Renfro cont'd

Mr. Renfro cont'd interest of this district. Blind loyalty to the Superintendent, who as any hurhari being sis capable of making a mistake, is not in the best interest of this district. Absolute belief in administrative testimony with total disregard for teacher testimony is also not in the best interest of this district.

Throughout this year I have had two major goals; one, to solicit community involvement; and;two, to work toward changing the poor image of this district to reflect the actual, very proficient job that we are doing in the classroom. In order to accomplish those two goals, I knew that the image of teachers and the Union also had to change, and for that reason I set out to change the defeated, hopeless mind set in teachers, so that we would spend more time bragging to neighbors and friends about our accomplishments, rather than demeaning the district concerning its weaknesses. I firmly believe that consumers buy products they are confident in, rather than products for which they hear only negative things. I would not buy a car that I am told by the builder is bad. Likewise, I would not send my child to a school system whose educators say is heartless, fn&fensttâ€™i.ve, bureaucratic, and complacent. Community pressures are beginning to revitalize. For some of this pressure, the Union proudly takes credit. Teachers are again showing evidence of hope for their future, as well as for the future of their students. Each time this board hears a Level III grievance, though, you take another slice out of positive community involvement and what little hope teachers feel for a future in this school system, or in teaching period. The Union does not bring flippant, harassing grievances before you. That would be easy enough to do if we so desired. For every Level III .grievance you hear, there were three that stopped at Level II and even more at Level I. Teachers choose, for the most part, not to carry a grievance any further, because they perceive the Level III hearing as a joke, a kangaroo court, and always blindly preferring administration. We cannot be wrong as often as you indicate by your vote to deny grievances. My personal feeling is that if administration turned one hundred kindergarten students out onto the Interstate and the contract specifically prohibited turning the children out onto the Interstate, you would deny the grievance and claim that the Superintendent was courageously trying to reduce class size for the benefit of the complaining teachers. We, again, have before us another justifiable Level III grievance. This grievance involves the Union's right to request and receive information where a question of seniority is a factor in a dispute. The contract states in Article VI, Section 4, C "Where a question of seniority is a factor jn a dispute, the seniority of the parties involved shall be made available to them and the Union." Article I, Section 2 states "The Union has the sole and exclusive right to represent the members of the bargaining unit for negotiations, and to represent the members of the bargaining unit in administering, implementing, and interpreting, and enforcing this agreement." As was discussed at Level II, such seniority information was always provided upon request. We grant that the request has never been as encompassing, except at the bargaining table, but then neither has the number of parties involved been so massive. Using this board's narrow interpretation of who is involved with the transfer of a first-year teacher, we were provided*upon request, seniority data of all the first-year teachers in that building. According to administration's interpretation and Level II ruling now, though, only the seniority status of the first-year teacher being transferred would be provided. Once again, here is evidence of the administration deciding a past decision was ton inclusive. The OCFT asked for seniority information on all members of the bargaining unit. With nearly brie hundred teachers being terminated at the time from virtually every category and department, it is essential that this information be provided so that employment dates and job qualifications can be compared. To uphold administration's denial of this information is to uphold the administration's ability to circumvent the contract at will, with continued manipulation and usage of this elected school board.

It also denies the elected representative of the teachers, the OCFT, the ability to fully represent the bargaining unit as is guaranteed by the contract you signed. In conclusion, teachers have sadly learned not to expect objectivity, neutrality, and certainly not justice from this body. My willingness to promote the successes of this district lessens at every turn, while my eagerness to change this system increases at every turn also. As the new president of the Union, I had hoped with you on strengthening this system, while at the same time representing teachers.. One cannot work with a dictatorial government, only for it. When one has had enough, he begins to work against it. You have before you the Union's narrative and evidence. You have had the chance to listen to our side of this issue. I do not wish to waste'the time of any witness; therefore, I am calling no witnesses. I further do not wish to waste anymore of my time than is necessary, so I also choose not to make concluding remarks. I only hope that you reflect back, that when you made promises of neutrality to us in order to gain our support for your candidacy, and that you ask yourself at what point you knew that you did not mean it.

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Mr. Renfro cont'd I now wait for the respondent, the only voice to which the majority of you listen to instruct you how to vote.

As an opening statement, Mr. Russell stated: The administration regrets that Mr. Renfro feels that way, but Mr. Renfro has exhibited one of the problems with the grievance procedure, and that is that the Union uses it as a political means. Mr. Renfro, in his opening statement, started off by not adhering to the guidelines for the grievance procedure. He chose to use the forum to make a political speech, to try to negotiate through the grievance procedure that which has not been obtained through the bargaining process. Mr. Renfro, in his opening statement, would have you believe that neutrality, objectivity and fairness are defined as agreeing with the position of the Union. It does not necessarily follow that because the Board has not voted one hundred percent to uphold the grievances, that the Board has not been fair, has not been objective, and has not been neutral. It may well be that the substance of the grievance could not be upheld in light of the contract.

Opening Statement - Mr. Renfro cont'd

Opening Statement - Mr. Russell

You are in receipt of the written response that I provided to Mr. Renfro when he initially requested in writing a seniority list. The information provided at that time has not changed; the position remains the same. You are also in receipt of the Level II disposition of this grievance. The information therein has not changed. Seniority is not and has not been a matter in dispute with respect to the reduction in force. Mr. Renfro, at the time of the Level II grievance and at the time of his initial request, was informed that if he would indicate where seniority was a dispute, we would be happy to provide the seniority dates on"individuals involved in that particular dispute. But the Union is on a fishing expedition; they want information that we can't provide without going through an excessive amount of time, both on the computer and in our office. The information is not available. It is not compiled. Even to come up with the dates on individuals, we would have to go back to the individual records on each employee to find out what would be their seniority date. There are too many dates on employees in the computer printout. There is an original date of hire, transfer date, employment date,' back from leave date, all kinds of different things. A person who is hired on a noncontinuing contract, is rehired the next year, has two or three dates.that could potentially be a seniority date. The only way to accurately check that information is to go back to the individual's file. So it is not a question of having the information readily available and not wanting to provide it to the Union. Although there is an issue as to whether or not the contract requires that such information be compiled at the expense of the district. Mr. Renfro has indicated that through negotiations at the bargaining table they have tried for a number of years to obtain and get into the contract a provision for seniority lists to be provided. He also admits that has been turned down year after year. So there is nothing in the contract at this point that provides that the district will give a seniority list for all employees in the bargaining unit.

Mr. Renfro indicated further in his opening statement that they need seniority dates so that they can assess the employment date and the job qualifications of employees who were riffed. I do not quite understand how the employment date can tell Mr. Renfro what the job qualifications are of an individual. We will show during the course of this grievance that the contract has not been violated,* that the district is under no obligation to provide a blanket seniority list covering all teachers in the school district. There being no witnesses presented, nor a closing statement by either party, Mr. Donwerth asked that the Board go into deliberation on the grievance.

Mrs. Darrell comented that since the grievance was new to her, that she had not seen the Level I or Level II; first of all, she did not have any pre-biases; that from reading the material in the packet received by members of the Board, she had a problem being able to understand the need or the relationship of why the'Union would need a seniority list of all employees; that her other point was that the one piece of information under the Privacy Act that the federal government does not give out is the date of employment of an individual; that in reading the material, she could see that they would have a grievance if they had been denied information to a particular case in relationship to two particular individuals, but she was not able to follow from the material before her that there was a legitimate request to have a wholesale listing of dates of employment. She added that in reading the caption from the Attorney General's opinion, it further reinforced the fact that she could not find the rationale in what had been said as to why they would need it, and not having been involved in the grievance previously, she had to base that on purely what she read, and as the result of that she really could not find, even with the number of teachers referred, and failed to be able to understand why they would need the seniority list; also, that under the Privacy Act seniority was the one item that could not be obtained on an individual; that it was considered purely private information.

Discussion Board Members

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Discussion Board Members cont'd

Mrs. Darrell continued, stating that she would agree to a point on what was said about the procedure, but that was a different matter, and her comments were made <relative to the grievance as she saw it, with the materials that she had before her. Dr. Start stated that he thought the issue before the Board was whether the contract language and agreement had been violated; that in looking at what was being grieved, it specifically stated the article which was bei-ng grieved as the agreement violated, Article VI, Section 4, C; Article I, Section 2; that it had nothing to do with all of the rhetoric that was put into the opening statement by the grievant; that the Board was simply there to interpret the language of the contract, and if it was thought that the correct interpretation of that contact was for the Board to provide to the Union the seniority list for all employees, then the grievance should be granted; if it was thought that the contract specifically defined under what conditions the seniority list be released, aridâ€™that case was not before them, then the grievance should be denied. He added that he thought they had a case in which seniority data for every employee in the district was not called for by the terms of the negotiated agreement.

L #173 .evel III grievance Denied

Dr. Start then moved that the grievance be denied. Mrs. Darrell.

The motion was seconded by

In referring to comments by the hearing officer at Level II, Mrs. Brody read and inquired regarding - "Testimony by the Director of Personnel was presented at the hearing that seniority was not a factor used in the action taken in the layoff of certain teachers," stating that she assumed that implied that seniority was used in the action in laying off certain other teachers? Mr. Russell responded that, as he recalled, in the process of the hearing, Mr. Renfro asked about counselors and librarians, and that was the reference that was made. Mr. Russell explained further that seniority was not a factor in the decision, except the only place where it could be mildly construed, would be the difference between tenured and nontenured, three years and either, above or below in terms of acquisition of tenure; but if the employement dates of individuals were looked at; no, seniority was not a factor in none of the layoffs.

Mr. Donwerth commented on the Article VI, Section 4, C - "Where the question is a factor in a dispute...", stating that since it was said that seniority was not a (factor taken in the layoff of certain tearhers, it would lead him to believe from what he read that it may have been a factor in some teachers. He continued reading from the article - "The seniority of the parties involved shall be made available to them and to the Union'1; that maybe the grievant was right in what was being asked for and maybe not; that he did know if that reference meant the seniority of the persons being riffed only, or the seniority of the entire bargaining unit; that he did not think, for example, that they had a certified math teacher riffed. Mr. Renfro stated that there were several learning center teachers that had math certificates, both high school and elementary, that were riffed, that had seniority above others that were not riffed in the math field.

Mr. Donwer.th -added that he was also going on the statement by Mrs. Darrell, since she worked for the government, with regard to the Privacy Act protecting things in a person's file.

Mrs. Darrell added that even in you knew had the certification, over that person, she could see those two, but she failed to be

the case, for instance, of the math teacher that that if someone else were placedin that position that as a demand to find out the date of service of able to see the demand for a blanket seniority list.

In commenting, Mrs. Hill stated that in reading Article VI, Section 4, it said "seniority of a person or party," and she, too, did not see where the contract said a blanket seniority list would be provided.and she would support the motion. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, abstain. In explaining his vote to abstain, Dr. Hamm explained that he felt the opening statements by the grievant and the respondent was a fair opening statement; that he did not think it was germane to the issue on either party in the sense that they were dealing with the grievance; thdt he had read the material, and there was no information that came forward in the hearing for him to make a decision, so he would have to abstain. Mr. Donwerth voted no, explaining that because in Section C regarding the question of seniority being a factor, and because it was apparently a factor in some of them in the dispute; that "the seniority of the parties involved shall be made available to the Union," he could not see how they could involve any without involving all of them. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried and the grievance was denied.

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ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education and Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, arid holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

R. #173 Adjournment 5:45 p.m.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF JUNE 15, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, s MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Armond H. Start, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the minutes of May 26, June 1, June 3, and June 4, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #174 Minutes Approved

Referring to the next item in the agenda - "Presentation of Certificate of Election" to Mr. Hugh Long, Mr. Donwerth read the following Order from Judge John M. Amick to the Board of Education, District 1-89, regarding 'The challenge of Armond H. Start to the correctness and certainty of the announced results of the School Board Election held May 19, 1981, to fill the Office of member of the Board of Education for District No. 2 of District1-89, Oklahoma City Public Schools":

Order of Court Re Election

"YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED to delay until further order of this Court, the seating and swearing in of Hugh R. Long into the office of Member of the Board of Education for District 2, District 1-89, Oklahoma City Public Schools, pending a ruling by this Court on a Motion for New Trial timely filed by Armond H. Start."

Mr. Donwerth added that further action would be delayed until the matter as stated was cleared. COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments Dr. Start commented that he thought it would be appropriate to briefly explain the Dr. Start issue involved with regard to the Order as read; that the issue was who is a qualified elector.: in District 2; that after the second election, Judge Naifeh declared that there were seventeen (17) irregular votes, and the margin of victory being eighteen (18), therefore, he concluded that Mr. Long was the winner of that el ection. Dr. Start added that Judge Naifeh ruled that a person who was registered anywhereâ€™in District 1-89, if they lived in District 2, could vote in District 2 and be a qualified elector; that he (they) disagreed with that position and believed that the people who should elect him to the Board should be registered and live in District 2, and they were prepared to take the issue to the Supreme Court; that by'using Judge Naifeh's criteria of a qualified elector, they looked again at the polls and found two people who were registered in District 2, who voted in District 2, and who lived outside District 2; lived within District 89 but not in District 2, and using his definition of a qualified elector, those two individuals were illegal voters; therefore, the number of illegal voters rose from seventeen (17) to nineteen (19); that the margin of Mr. Long's victory was eighteen (18); therefore, there could be no certainty that Mr. Long won the election; that they were prepared to go to Judge Naifeh on the following day and present evidence and insist that they have a fair election in District 2.

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COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD Comments Mrs. Hill

MEMBERS' COMMENTS cont'd

Mrs. Hill stated that in September she attended a National School Boards Association committee meeting on the "Impact of Binding Interest Arbitration on Local Control of Public Education," and she did receive a final report of that committee's task force; that she would give the copy to Dr. Payzant so he could share it with the staff and other board members. Mrs. Hill added that she thought the Security Department should be congratulated; that the Security personnel in the Central Office had won first in the nation in October and December and became members of the National Apprehension Honor Guild; that Sonitrol in the Security Department had paid big dividends to the district, and those persons working with the system should be commended.

HEARINGS Mr. Donwerth called on the following persons who addressed the Board:

(1)

Mike Barlow

(2)

Dave Renfro

(3)

Clyde Madden

Mr. Barlow spoke with regard to having been informed that he was no longer an employee of the school district, and stated that he was unable to establish that he had been terminated by the Board or recommended for termination. Mr. Donwerth stated that he did not believe there had been any public decision made on Mr. Barlow's termination.

In response, Dr. Payzant stated that he was correct; there had been no inclusion of a termination item in the Personnel Report of the Board during the recent weeks.for him. After further questioning by Mr. Barlow as to if Mr. Donwerth stated that since Mr. Barlow's name Report as a termination that the Board voted on, took some action about his^termination, he would absence. Level III Grievance Hearing Scheduled

he was still employed by the district, had not appeared in the Personnel in his opinion, until the Board still be an employee on leave of

While at the podium,, Mr. Barlow inquired regarding his request for a Levbl III Grievance Hearing. After a brief discussion, he was informed by Mr. Donwerth that the hearing would be scheduled for Monday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m.

Mr. Renfro's remarks were in regard to the Union bargaining team's desire to negotiate in good faith.

Mr. Madden asked that the Board consider keeping nurses in the system. LEGAL REPORT

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported: (T)

Randy Robinson Case

Since the last board meeting, a suit has been, filed in the Western District of Oklahoma Federal Court by the parents of Randy Robinson. Randy is a handicapped .chi Id within the district. At the due process hearing at the district level, the hearing officer ruled in favor of Randy. It was appealed by the district to the State Board of Education which reversed the decision in favor of the district. The Robinsons have exercised their rights under the Education of the Handicapped Act and filed an action in District Court. I will be discussing this litigation with the Board in executive session and making a recommendation on it thereafter.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr.ÂŤPayzant presented Mr. David Nunn, President-Elect, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Laura Barnett, Science Teacher, Northeast High School, having been selected as Employee of the Month.

Employee of the Month

A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Barnett on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant. Ms. Barnett responded.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit an application for a grant as follows:

(1)

Career Incentive and Information Program, under Public Law 95-207. Career Education Incentive Act.

R. #175 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Howard White, Administrator, Food Services Department, American School Food Service Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 13-16, 1981.

(b)

Rose Davis, Shirley Dillard, Florence Paulden, Billie Paulden, Ruby Cole, Novella Palmer and Stella Henslee, (Central Food Services to pay $100.00 each registration only), American School Food Service Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 13-16, 1981.

(c)

Jim Johnson, Director, Special Services; Hope R. Strasner, School Volunteer Services, Intergenerational Coordinator; Sandra Roberts, Special Education Consultant, National Association of School and Volunteers, San Rafael, CA, June 21-26, 1981.

At School District Expense

(d) Mike Pelley, Programmer, Computer Services, Computer Systems Advanced Topic Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, June 15-19, 1981. Confirmation On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #176 Professional Trips Approved

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct, Recommended for Adoption on July 6, 1981

The following Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct, was recommended for adoption on July 6, 1981:

STAFF CONDUCT

The Board believes that the attainment of district goals is dependent upon the professional behavior of staff.

Staff members have a responsibility to make themselves familiar

with, and abide by, the laws of the state as these affect their work, the policies of the Board, and the regulations designed to implement them.

The following specific responsibilities will be required:

Faithfulness and promptness in attendance at work;

Support and enforcement of policies of the Board and regulations of school administration;

Diligence in submitting required reports at the time

specified;

Care and protection of school â€œproperty;

Concern and attention for their own and the district's legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of students, including the need to ensure that students are under super-

vision at all times; and

Careful attention to all professional duties. ÂŤ

Employees are expected to maintain a standard of conduct which is

above reproach and which shall contribute to high morale. Employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner in their relationship with other employees.

Responsibility for acceptable dress will rest with the employee. However, grooming and attire shall not affront community tastes

and standards.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Dr. Payzant reported:

Summer School Enrollment

The summer school enrollment shows a mixed pattern. As a comparison, at the elementary level in 1980, we had 815 students; this year we have 877, so it is an increase of about 62 students.

At the middle school level, there is an increase also from 336 last year to 422 this year, an increase of 86. We have declined significantly, however, in the high school summer school enrollment. In the regular classes, last year it was 858 and is down to 579 this year; and in driver education, 293 last year, and down to 162 this year. I can't really give you an exact reason for why this has occurred. Some factors have been suggested that more students are both interested in and perhaps feeling the pressure to work this summer. There are some opportunities during the school year for students to take evening courses to pick up additional credits where they have failed courses. There was, as you know, an increase in tuition, although there was at the middle school and elementary level as well, and perhaps with respect to driver eduction, the Board's decision to reinstate the driver education program as part of the regular school year program may have had an impact on the enrollment there.

Communication Re School Finance Bill I would call to your attention a copy of a communication I sent to the County legislative delegation supporting the school finance bill that I anticipate will come out of the joint conference committee for action, hopefully, by the legislature this week, and to indicate to you that we in Oklahoma City have stood by the leadership and education committee chairman, Representative Fried, in efforts to try to work toward a reform school finance package that would begin to deal with some of the inequities that exist under the current system, and also provide a fair return of the state tax dollars to Oklahoma City. Although this compromise bill that likely will come out of the conference committee does not meet all of the goals that you set as a board last fall, I do believe that it is a reasonable compromise and hope that it will receive widespread support and be enacted quickly this week so that we can get on with the finalizing of our 1981-82 budget.

Human Relations Committee Communications ' Enclosed in your packet were two communications from the Human Relations Committee. The first dealt with the committee membership and administrative regulations. You will note that there are three resignations of committee members, and that the Board will need to appoint new people who at the committee's urging do have a commitment to the discipline of human relations. The committee also suggested that three additional positions be added - a student, an additional teacher, and a classified representative, and they have asked the Board to review the proposed bylaws for the committee and pass on any comments that you may have. The human relations administrative regulations would have to be rewritten if the recommendation holds to not include the position of human relations consultant in the 1981-82 budget. So it would be appropriate, I think, to await final action of the budget before making any specific response to those administrative regulations.

The second document was a progress report on human relations objectives and had several suggestions for me, administrative staff and principals to follow in the 1981-82 school year, and I intend to react positively to the committee's suggestioi and attempt to devise a plan for meeting those objectives that they are suggesting for 1981-82.

Remarks Dr. Payzant

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PERSONNEL REPORT R. #177 Personnel Approved

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the persons listed * be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein 1isted be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent, or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved. Dr. Payzant commented that as an update on the experience the administration was having in recalling teachers from the rif list, as of that date, there were 31 teachers left to be placed; that all others had been recalled or offered that opportunity, and some had resigned; that 25 were on the General Fund and six on federal funds left to recall, which meant that substantial progress was being made with each passing week.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth,;yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS

R. #178 Encumbrances Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of encumbrances as listed for May 26 - June 8, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Purchasing

R. #179 Approval of Purchasing

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following purchasing items:

Science Supplies Purchase of science supplies (scales, tongs, hot plates, pipettes, wire, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Southern Biological Supply Company Fisher Scientific Company Science Kit, Inc.

Total

170.16 1 ,356.00 55.25

$ 1,581.41

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.00.

Ceramic Supplies

Purchase of. ceramic supplies (pottery clay and cones) for use by Supply and Distribution from Trinity Ceramic Supply which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $4,397.50 is to be charged to Account G240.00.

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies (mimeograph ink, felt tip pens, jacket covers, book ends, chart tables:,. etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

$ 5,684.50 605.00 261.00 1,980.00 1,338.08

Oklahoma Paper Company Prairie Carbon & Ribbon Thompson Book & Supply A. B. Dick Products of O.C. Brodart, Inc.

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account

G240.00.

$ 9,868.58

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R. #180 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont 'd 4.

Permission to Place Orders

Permission to place orders for food and supplies as needed by Central Food Service Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations and specifications:

R. T. French Company

Spices and Herbs

Carpenter Paper Company Tyler-Simpson Company Cardinal Paper Company Southern Coffee Company Morrison Paper Company

Mi sc. Cafeteria Supplies II

Display Station

Purchase of display station for use by External Funding from IBM Corporation (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $2,571.30 is to be charged to 1230.03, Title I, and has been approved on our Federal Grant and/or Programs. 6.

Copier

Purchase of a Canon NP-80 copier for use by Bodine Elementary School from BMI Systems, Inc. This purchase in the total amount of $5,530.00 is to be paid $3,017.04 from Bodine's Activity Fund and $2,512.96 from district funds. The district's share of this purchase is to be charged to Account G1230.03. 7.

Transcribing Machines

Purchase of transcribing machines for use by various schools from Lanier Business Products which submitted the low quotation (Quotation #5911). This purchase in the amount of $'3,343.00 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Adult Basic Education. 8.

Home Economics Supplies

Purchase of home economics supplies (needles', pins, tape measures) for use by Supply and Distribution from Bernina of Oklahoma City which submitted the only quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,200.24 is to be charged to Account G240.00. 9.

Paper Purchase of paper for use at Washington Print Shop from Western Paper Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications. This purchase in the amount of $11,898.80 is to be charged to Account G240.05.

10.

Cleaning Material Purchase of cleaning materials (wiping rags and dust cloths) for Custodial Services from Mednik Wiping Materials which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $4,293.68 is to be charged to Account G650.01.

11.

Exterminating Supplies

Purchase of exterminating supplies (ant, roach and mouse poison) for use by Custodial Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations: T-E Agri Supply Company Estes Chemicals, Inc.

Total

417.60 1 ,597.20

2,014.80

These purchases are to be charged to Account G650.01.

12.

Audio-Visual Supplies Purchase of audio-visual supplies (cartridges, lamps, film, batteries, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotation:

Lighting, Inc. . Hix Recording Service Radio Supply Pipkin Photo Service Lawrence Photo of OK, Inc.

2,933.76 3,426.00 223.86 1,629.36 99.12 Total $ 8,312.10 These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.00. $

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R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont'd

13.

Permission to Place Orders

Approval to place orders for materials, supplies, and services as needed during the 1981-82 school year with the following publishers and suppliers. Prices and discounts are based on publishers' price list and distributors' educational discount.

Library, Text, Reference Books and Other Media Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Allyn & Bacon, Inc. Arista Corporation Audio-Visual Enterprises

Textbooks, Kits & Tests, Textbooks Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

The Baker & Taylor Company Barnell-Loft, Ltd. Barron's Educational Services, Inc. Benefic Press Bennett, Chas., & Co. Bobbs Merrill Book Company Borg-Warner Educational System Bound To Stay Bound Bowmar Records, Inc.

Library Books & Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Textbooks Teaching Aids Library Books & Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

Children's Press Collier-Macmillan Company Compton Company

Teaching Aids & Books Library Books & Teaching Aids Reference Books & Teaching Aids

Developmental Learning Materials Doubleday & Company

Teaching Aids Library Books & Teaching Aids

Economy Company Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation Education Corporation of America Educational Progress Corporation Eye Gate House

Textbooks & Teaching Aids Reference Books & Teaching Aids

Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

Fairview Audio-Visual Field Educational Publications, Inc. Field Enterprise Educational Corp.

Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Library Books & Teaching Aids

Ginn and Company Globe Book Company Grolier Educational Corporation Guidance Associates

Textbooks, Tests, & Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Reference Books & Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich, Inc.

Textbooks, Library Books, Tests, and Teaching Aids Textbooks and Teaching Aids Textbooks, Library Books, and Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Library Books, Teaching Aids, and Textbooks Teaching Aids and Textbooks

Harlow Publishers Harper and Row Publishers

Hertzberg-New Method, Inc. Hoffman Educational Systems Holt, Rinehart & Winston Houghton Mifflin Company

Lyons & Carnahan

Teaching Aids and Textbooks

Marshall Cavendish Corporation

Teaching Aids and Books

Macmillan Company McGraw-Hill Book Company McKnight Publishing Company

Teaching Aids and Textbooks Teaching Aids, Library Books, Textbooks, and Testing Material Teaching Aids and Textbooks

Nystrom

Teaching Aids

Oklahoma School Book Depository

Textbooks and Teaching Aids

Prentice Hall, Inc. Psychological Corporation

Textbooks and Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

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13.

Permission to Place Orders cont'd

R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Library, Text, Reference Books and Other Media cont'd

Rand-McNally & Company Random House, Inc. Regents Publishing Company

Teaching Aids and Reference Books Teaching Aids and Books Teaching Aids

Sadler, W.H. , Inc. Scholastic Book Services Science Research Associates Scott, Foresman & Company Silver Burdett Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Society for AV Education Society for Visual Education South-Western Publishing Company Steck-Vaughn Company

Teaching Aids Library Books and Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Textbooks and Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids

Texas School Book Depository Thompson School Book Depository

Textbooks Textbooks and Teaching Aids

Western Psychological Services Weston Woods Wilson, H.W. & Company World Book-Childcraft

Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Teaching Aids Library Books

Xerox Education Publications

Teaching Aids

Film and Supporting Material

and and and and

Film Film Film Film

Leasing Leasing Leasing Leasing

Advertising Agency Associates Aims Instructional Films Alfred Higgins Arthur Barr

Films Films Films Films

BFA Educational Media Barry and Enright Productions

Films and Film Leasing Films

Centron Films Churchill Films Coronet Films

Films Films Films

Walt Disney Educational Media Company

Films and Film Leasing

Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Films, Inc.,

- ,

Golden Phoenix Communications Group W. Productions Handel Film Corporation

I.T.C. Entertainment King Features

Films Films and Film Leasing

Films Films Films and Film Leasing

Films Films

Learning Corporation of America

Films and Film Leasing

Martin Moyer Films Maryland State Dept. of Education Division ITV McGraw-Hill Textfilms Media Five Film Distributors Metromedia Producers Corporation Modern Media Services

Films Films Films Films

NTA Films, Inc. National Film & Video National Geographic Society

Oklahoma State University Ontario Education Communications Authority Oxford Films

Films Films and Film Leasing

Films Films and Film Leasing Films and Film Leasing Films Films

Films and Film Leasing

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R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

13.

Permission to Place Orders cont'd

Film and Supporting Material cont'd

Paramount Communications Productions Unlimited, Inc. Professional Development, Inc.

Films and Film Leasing Films and Film Leasing Films

Raymer Educational Media, Inc.

Films and Film Leasing

SFM Media Service Corporation ' Southwest Media Services, Inc.

Films Films and Film Leasing

Teaching Film Custodians Time Life Multimedia

Films and Film Leasing Films

UPA Productions of America

Films

Viacom International Vipro, Inc.

Films Films and Film Leasing

Worldvision Enterprises

Films

Young and Rubican

Films

Musical Instrument Repair and Overhaul (All Schools) Audio Associates

Electronic Equipment

Harold Blue Repair Service

Brass, woodwind, percussion, and some overhaul

Chenoweth & Green Music Company

Minor and major overhauls, and repairs on brass, woodwind, percussion and string instruments, and cases

Dominic Angelo

Repair of electric pianos and organs

Haught Music Company

Brass, woodwind, and cases

Inter-City Violin Studios

String instruments, repair or overhaul

Jenkins Music Company

Major and minor repair of woodwind and brass, minor repairs on string instruments

Jones TV Radio

Electronic Instruments

Larsen Music Company

Brass, woodwind, and percussion, and some overhauls

Millsaps

Brass, woodwind, percussion, and some overhauls

Norman Music Center

Minor and major repair on brass, woodwind and percussion; overhaul on woodwinds only

Paul McCrea's Band Instrument Repair

Brass, woodwind, and percussion, and some overhauls

Sharp & Nichols Music Company

Brass, woodwind, and percussion; minor repairs to major overhauls Tuning, repair and overhaul of pianos

Stephens Brothers

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13.

Permission to Place Orders cont'd

Leake, Lease/Purchase and Maintenance of Computer Equipment & Software

R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Moore Business Machines B. I. Moyle Assoc., Inc. National Computer Systems SPSS, Inc. Syncsort, Inc. Tel-Tex, Inc. Uarco, Inc.

Bell Telephone Company Diamond Page, Inc. Discover Foundation Harris Communication Systems IBM Corporation Insac Software, Inc. Johnson Systems, Inc. Management Science America

Copying Machines & Services

Xerox Corporation Visual Art Equipment Kiln repairs Kiln repairs Small motor repair Repair of visual art jewelry equipment including casting machinery, lapidary machinery, and plating machines

Bob Crain House of Clay Evans Electric University Arts and Crafts

Stipend

Artists in Residents and Consultants

14.

Athletic Supplies

Purchase of athletic supplies (sash cord, volley balls, soccer balls, basketballs, stop watches, marking tape, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications: Blumenfeld Sport Net Company U. S. Athletic Supply Company, Inc.â€™ Play Sports Activities Company Coast. Marketi ng Group Sportmaster Total

5,580.68 3,740.88 1,535.52 2,642.40 _____ 746.88 $

$ 14,246.36

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.00.

15.

Lamps and Lighting Supplies

Purchase of lamps and lighting supplies for use by Custodial Services for use in all schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotation: Light Bulb Supply Company, Inc. Melton Electric Supply Graybar Electric Morrison Paper Company

Total

8,952.04 144.00 51.44 9,827.26

$ 18,974.74

These purchases are to be charged to Account G650.01.

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R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cant'd

Purchasing cont'd

16.

Typewriters Purchase of typewriters for various locations from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Downtown Office Machines Capitol Hill Typewriter Company Oklahoma Typewriter Company Mid-State Office Equipment IBM

$ 27,653.00 3,657.00 2,750.00 368.75 81,835,00 Total

$116,263.75

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G1230.02 G1230.03 G1230.06 G1230.ll 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech 1230.03, Adult BasicEducation *1230.03, Title I Central Food Service

Total

368.75 64,260.00 1,660.00 24,132.00 830.00 23,353.00 830.00 830.00

$116,263.75

*This purchase has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

1T.

Duplicating and Copying Machines Purchase of duplicating and copying machines for use at various schools and offices from the following companies which submitted the low quotation:

R. K. Black, Inc. A. B. Dick Products

$ Total

2,408.35 13,686.00

$ 16,094.35

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.ll.

18.

Calculators Purchase of calculators for use at various locations from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications. The prices reflect trade-in allowance.

Fuzzel's Calculator Corner Monroe Systems for Business 'Oklahoma Typewriter Company Capitol Hill Typewriter Company Mid-State Office Equipment Oklahoma Systems, Inc.

Total

1,427.80 4,111.40 4,392.64 6,057.32 84.25 3,326.88

$ 19,400.29

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: $ 14,038.92 868.00 124.00 124.00 3,305.80 806.32 133.25

G1230.03 G1230.ll *1230.03, Youth Demo *1230.03, Indian Education 1230.03, Adult Basic Education *1230.03, Title I *240.01, Institutional

Total

$ 19,400.29

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

19.

Drinking Fountains

Purchase of drinking fountains for use by Maintenance and Supply Department from U. S. Supply Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $6,925.50 is to be charged to Bond Account 1426.

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R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont'd

20.

Seat Covers

Purchase of seat covers for Material Transportation/Garage Services (buses) from Buck's Wheel and Equipment Company which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $2,936.45 is to be charged to Account G650.04.

21.

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies (printing ink, paint, paper, yarn, pipe cleaners, flags, burlap, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

Pyramid Paper Company Noble Lawton Sporting Goods A. B. Dick Products Chaselle Arts & Crafts R. K. Black, Inc. Thompson Book & Supply Oklahoma Paper Company Graham Paper Company Rolee Flag Company Gaylord Brothers Demco, Inc. Sax Arts & Crafts Carpenter Paper Company Bowlus School Supply Brodart, Inc. Standard Stationary Supply Company Hygrade Button & Supply Jackman's Inc. Fine Line Pyramid Artists Material

Total

82.00 1,394.40 968.00 2,794.33 372.20 27,602.37 5,468.00 10,108.44 374.00 217.92 1,695.00 119.34 '2,095.30 21,087.06 152.94 102.82 60.00 2,811.'40 252.95 5,291.50

$ 83,050.37

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.00.

22.

Films

Purchase of films for use by Curriculum Services Department from Ramie Productions (available only from designated publisher). This purchase in the amount of $1,199.00 is to be charged to Account G230.01.

23.

Permission to Purchase Teaching Aids Permission to purchase teaching aids (Self Observation Scale Tests) for Junior and Senior High Level for External Funding from National Testing Service (available only from designated publisher). This purchase in the amount of $2,268.00 is. to be charged to Account 240.01, ESAA, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

24.

Permission to Purchase Shower Units

Permission to purchase seven shower units for Cleveland School from ABS Enterprises who was low on specifications in accordance with scheduled delivery requirements. This purchase in the amount of $4,500.00 is to be charged to Bond Acco uh t T43T.

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R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing cont'd 25.

Hardware and Miscellaneous Instructional and Custodial Supplies Purchase of hardware and miscellaneous instructional and custodial supplies (drills, wheelbarrows, hose, step ladder, sandpaper, hammers, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications:

S.E.B. Paint Company Ridgway's Inc. Hooper Supply Lincoln Electric Del Paint Mfg. Graybar Electric Whitton Supply Company Hunzicker Brothers Brodhead-Garrett Hart Industrial Supply Herbert Helmus & Son, Inc. Gates Hardware & Supply Company Stephens Industrial Supply Severin Supply Company Mideke Supply Company

Total

1,836.24 338.40 34.72 538.80 105.12 5.75 1 ,533.60 2,685.60 434.16 285.60 1 ,652.98 2,361.05 5,060.81 695.88 3,409.72

$ 20,978.43

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: $

G240.00 G650.01

Total

8,493.40 12,485,03

$ 20,978.43

Mrs. Darrell inquired about the purchasing items as to most of them being for warehouse stock?

Dr. Payzant explained that it was common practice to each spring purchase a number of items for warehouse stock that would be -available to fill orders and make supplies and materials available for the opening of school.

Inquiry was made regarding item 6, the copier for Bodine Elementary School, as to whether a service agreement was included with the purchase and if the item was previously approved? It was established that the school would take careâ€™of the machine for its expenses and upkeep; with the purchase to be paid from Bodine's Activity Fund and allocation, and"the District's General Fund. Mrs. Hill expressed a concern with regard to the spending "freeze" of some past months and then items to be purchased in excess of a quarter-mi 11 ion dollars.out of General Fund, even though part of it was for the next year.

Dr. Payzant stated that he had reported to the Board that the revenue picture had improved considerably over the last month, and with that improvement it was feasible to move ahead and spend some of that money in order to take care of needs that were known that would be necessary to open school for the start of the 1981-82 school year, with many of the expenditures being the school's aTTocation-for-equipment money from their local school building budget. Mrs. Hill expressed further her concern about other purchases and their being charged to the 1980-81 budget funds, with additional discussion by Dr. Payzant and Mr. Shepard as to the feasibility of taking the funds that were available and spending them for supplies for warehouse stock so the items would be available in the schools when the children return to school and there is a need for them. Mrs. Brody inquired about the perimeters of the spending for item 13 in approval to place orders as listed. Mr. Shepard explained that approval would only give permission to use the companies as shown as the needs would arise, with no specific amount earmarked at this time.

Inquiry was also made with regard to the purchase of soccer balls, after which it was explained that the balls are used in physical education programs.

There was also a concern with.regard to the purchase and placing of copying machines in stock. Tt was noted that when machines reach a point where it is no longer feasible to continue using them during the school year, and they are able to be replaced without having to buy the units on a one-for-one basis, it is a savings to the district by buying in quantities.

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Mrs. Hill also asked about item 24, the purchase of shower units for Cleveland School, as printed in the agenda, to be charged to the General Fund, and if the repairs for^Cleveland School were supposed to be charged to the General Fund Account?

R. #179 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Mr. Shepard stated that a portion of the amount estimated for repairs would come out of General Fund, which was set up in order to expedite and buy certain things that would be needed to get the program initiated at that building, but the entire amount would not come out of General Fund.

Mrs. Hill added that she would like to see a final report on what was actually spent on renovating the Cleveland buiTding.

After further discussion, it was agreed that the item 24 purchase would be charged to the Bond Fund. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, abstain; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. General Business

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following general business items:

Agreement with Vo-Tech 22 - Security Services

Approval of an agreement in which District 1-89 will provide the following property security services for Oklahoma City Area Vocational-Technical School District No. 22 for the 1981-82 fiscal year. The Oklahoma City Area VocationalTechnical School District No. 22 will pay Independent School District No. 89 $3,600.00 for the services for the fiscal year: (a)

Security services for Belle Isle Vocational School of Business, 5904 North Villa, Oklahoma City, and Foster Estes Area VocationalTechnical Center, 4901 South Bryant, Oklahoma City;

(b)

Security Services to include electronic monitoring, on-site inspections during non-school hoirrs/dates and motorized patrols; and,

(c)

Other security services on request of the Superintendent.

Agreement with Vo-Tech 22 - Management Services

Approval of an agreement with Oklahoma City Area Vocational-Technical District No. 22 for District 1-89 to provide Administrative Management and Personnel Management Services for Oklahoma City Area Vocational-Technical District No. 22 during the 1981-82 fiscal year for $45,000.00.

Self Insurance Plan

Authorization to proceed with development of a self-insurance plan for Workers' Compensation to be implemented by September 1, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Dr. Start explained his abstaining vote on some items, stating that he did not have an opportunity to go over those items on which he abstained, but was voting on issues with which he was acquainted and could vote honestly.

Mrs. Hill inquired about the "self-insurance plan" as approved under general business, with a concern of where the money was coming from that would be set aside for the plan? In responding, Dr. Payzant stated that under the current procedure the district pays a large premium to an insurance carrier to take care of Workers' Compensation; that with the change in the law that occurred in the last legislative session, the district is now in a position to be self-insured and it was believed that by selfinsuring they would be able to save a substantial amount of money and not spend the amount that is being put into an insurance premium under the current plan. Dr. Payzant explained the procedure that would be involved in the plan.

R. #180 Approval of General Business Items

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JUNE 15, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Motion made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes at the June 1 Meeting:

"I move that the Board develop a plan of its own reapportionment and submit it to the County Election Board."

In speaking to the motion, Mrs. Hill stated that she knew the question had been raised as to where they would be getting their data, and there had been a news article on what information they would need to help reapportion themselves.

Mr. Donwerth commented that he thought they would need a work session for board members to get together at a later date and go over the information supplied by the administration to proceed with the reapportionment of the seven districts in 1-89. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS The following motions were made for consideration at the June 29 Meeting. 1.

Motion by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody: "I move that the Board enter into an agreement with the City of Oklahoma City to renovate Northeast Stadium for use by Northeast High School." Commenting on the motion, Mrs. Darrell stated that she thought the district currently had an agreement to use the stadium, but the City had indicated that there were possible funds available that they could use to renovate the stadium, that is, if the district wanted to use it; so the agreement would indicate to them the desire to use the stadium.

Discussion continued by Mrs. Darrell and members of the Board, with clarification that she meant the tennis courts as well as the stadium. A concern was expressed about use of the stadium in the past with regard to vandalism and security that was needed, whether the school district would have total control over who used it, cost effectiveness and maintenance of the stadium, a cost factor with regard to use of Taft Stadium by Northeast High School, support by Councilman from Ward 7 because of lack of recreational facilities in the northeast quadrant of the City, if school district funds can be spent on property owned by someone else, and other.

Motion by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill:

"I move that we restore the following positions a.

1 Coordinator for Guidance and Counseling

1 Coordinator for Physical Education

3 Aides in Bilingual Program

1 Public Relations Specialist

Counseling positions in the schools to the 1980-81 level, and

I would move further that we delete the following staff position -

Coordinator of Staff Development, and cut the

Opening Doors Program."

Mrs. Brody added the aides in the bilingual program to her motion after discussion by Mrs. Hermes, Dr. Payzant and others. She also stated that she would like each item considered separately. 3.

Motion by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill:

"I move that the Board create a new slot in the General Fund Budget called Resource Person for the Bilingual Program."

Motion by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody:

"I move that we consider the changing of the elementary school times (schedules), and with the changing of bus routes to save the $180,000 in transportation costs."

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Motions for Consideration at June 29 Meeting cont'd

Motion by Dr. Start and seconded by Dr. Hamm:

"I move that an interscholastic soccer program be initiated for middle and high school for the 1981-82 school year." Motion by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes:

"I move that we do not have the DMI (Diagnostic Math Inventory) program in the middle schools for the 1981-82 school year."

Level III Grievance Hearing Scheduled

A Level III Grievance Hearing was scheduled for Louise White, also, on June 22, 1981, following the hearing for Mr. Barlow. EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #182 Executive Session Approved On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, 8:35 p.m. yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth,^es. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session for discussion of personnel, litigation, and negotiations.

R. #183 Board Returned to Open Session On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, 10:42 p.m. yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board return to open session.

R. #184 Attorneys Authorized to On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, Defend District in Case yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Dr. Start to authorize the Attorneys to defend the district in the Randy Robinson case.

ADJOURNMENT

R. #185 Adjournment 10:45 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Dr. Start, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm,-yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA)

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education and Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this^z 1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

day of

317

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUA!.:

Roberts, Rosella

Capitol Hill Middle Phys. Ed./Health

8-20-81

$11053.

Apple, Florence

Columbus Kindergarten

8-20-81

$11053.

Stewart, Mary

Putnam Hts./Madison Special Education

8-20-81

12835.

Belcher, Riki

Rancho Special Education

8-20-81

11978.

Taylor, Clyde

Marshall Distributive Ed.

8-20-81

11761.

Bowman, Marie

Stand Watie Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Williamson, Jimmy

Jackson Math

8-20-81

15615.

Busken, Robert

Marshall Driver Education

8-20-81

13765.

Cole, Geloria

Jefferson Math

8-20-81

10511.

SUPPORT:

Floyd, Opal

Rancho Learning Center

8-20-81

11053.

FOOD SERVICE:

Fowler, Cheryl

Marshall Special Education

8-20-81

15667.

Franklin, Tony

Moon Phys. Ed./Health

8-20-81

10761.

Holt, Cynthia

Lee Learning Center

8-20-81

11053.

Jennings, Susi

Sunset Intermediate

8-20-81

14250.

Baccus, Irving

All Schools Custodial Worker

6-01-81

$ 697.

Karras, Stephanie

Webster Phys. Ed. ./Health

8-20-81

11053.

Nichols, Bettv

Hayes Head Custodian

6-02-81

769.

McDaniel, Donald

Classen Driver Education

8-20-81

14437.

Ray, Jane

Jefferson Custodial Worker

5-26-81

625.

Miller, Janet

Spencer Special Education

8-20-81

14963.

Nezam, Myrta

Webster Reading

8-20-81

15615.

Phillips, Becky

Heronville Primary

8-20-81

11053.

1 :

NAME

SALARY

Benardello, Jenny

Hourly: Helper

5-19-81

SERVICE:

MONTHLY:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

—

SALARY i

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

ADMINISTRATIVE: Russell. George H.

Personnel Services Director

6-30-81

Curley, Janet

External Funding Indian Education Adv.

5^2L=81

Taylor, Gerald

West Nichols Hills Principal

6-05-81

Hall, Juanita

Northwest Nurse

5-29-81

Norris, Rosalind

Teacher Corps Intern

5-29-81

Reich, Danny

Teacher _Corps Intern

Vermillion, Marilyn

Teacher Corps Intern

Williams, Irene

Teacher Corps Intern

CERTIFICATED:

.5r2Sh81

Admire, Sherilynn

Children's Hospital Special Education

Baker, Willie

Northeast Science

5-29-81

Hayes Learning Center

5-29-81

Bottom, Paula

Hoover Math

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Carolina, Nadine

Spencer Learning Center

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

Long, Madalyn

Guidance Services Elem. Counselor

5-29-81

Davis, JoAnn

Curriculum .Secretary IY—

6-12-81

McKay, Donna

Eisenhower Math

5-29-81

Highley, Margarets

West Nichols Hills Day Care Aide '

5-29-81

Page, Charles

Grant Physical Education

5-29-81

Jewell, Candace

Jefferson Registrar

6-12-81

Rhodes, Pamela

Johnson Special Education

5-29-81

Lee, Patsy

Curriculum Secretary III

6-05-81

Nguyen, Ngoc Thu

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

5-29-81

Pattmon, Ernestine

Northside Reading Secretary

5-15-81

Barnhart, Rhonda

I i i i

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

$ 3.51

5-29-81.

5-29-81

i=2S=81

Miller, Vincent

5-26-81

Bus Aide

Bus Driver

Jordan, Susan

Smith, David 5-21-81

Johnson, Rita

5-26-81

Bus Driver

Holman, Dale

5-29-81

Computer Services Computer Operator

5-20-81

Lee Custodial Worker

Wilkerson, Hazel

5-08-81

6-15-81

Horace Mann Custodial Worker

Okolo, David

Computer Services Keypunch Operator

5-21-81

Prairie Queen Custodial Worker

Nowlin, Eugene

TECHNICAL:

5-19-81

Jefferson Assistant Custodian

Ledford, Raymond

6-05-81

5-22-81

5-11-81

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

Gatewood Custodial Worker

5-21-81

All Schools Custodial Worker

Johnson, Terry

4-28-81

5--26-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

Marshall Custodial Worker

Bus Driver

ASSIGNMENT

4-16-81

Celestine, William

Alberty, Horace

SERVICE:

Smith, Vicki

NAME

Field. Joe

SALARY

4-16-81

6-12-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

Bus Driver

Receiving Foreman

Heiner

Marshall Attendance Clerk

ASSIGNMENT •

Carter, Michael

TRANSPORTATION:

Hilburn, Carol

SUPPLY:

Frazier, Everlv ------------ X--------

Basden, Nadine

FOOD SERVICE:

—--- ---------

Roland, Clenimie

CLERICAL:

SUPPORT:

NAME

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS SALARY

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5-29-81

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

Waldon, Russell

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

6-05-81

Hillcrest Secretary

Smith, Mary L.

6-12-81

Northside Reading Diagnostician

Johnson Secretary

5-29-81

Columbus Intermediate

EFFECTIVE DATE

Fullrich, Laura

CLERICAL:

SUPPORT:

Lee, Evelyn

. Hawkins, Imogene

CERTIFICATED:

RFTIREMENTS:

5-27-81

Northwest Custodial Worker

West, Barbara

SALARY

NAME

SALARY

NAME

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER

5-27-81

Kaiser Custodial Worker

Tucker, Lawanda

SUPPORT:

5-29-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

Northeast ESAA Advisor

ASSIGNMENT

Hill-Kenya, Pamela

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

DISMISSALS:

NAME

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF JUNE 22, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1981, AT 5:30 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff; representatives from professional groups, and other interested persons.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Dr. Payzant presented the official Certificate of Election to Mr. Hugh Long who was elected to serve a four-year term on the Board.

Presentation of Certificate of Election

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS Mr. Donwerth stated the purpose of the meeting - to hold two Level III Grievance Hearings; the first being for Mike Barlow.

The following persons participated in the hearing: 1.

Mike Barlow - Grievant, Representative, and Witness

Dave Renfro - Witness, and President, Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers

Thomas W. Payzant - Respondent, and Superintendent

Jim Savage - Witness, and Personnel Administrator/Employee Relations

Statement of Grievance: denied without merit."

"Leave extension request for 1981-82 school year has been

Provision of Agreement Violated: Relief Sought:

Level III Grievance Hearing - Mike Barlow

"Article V, Section l.A."

"Approval of leave extension request."

As an opening statement, Mr. Barlow stated: In this Level III grievance, there is only one issue in front of you this evening. Because of certain circumstances that are existing at the present time, there may appear to be two issues before you this evening, but in relation to this grievance, there is only one issue. I am an employee of this district and have been an employee of this district since 1968. I am an employee on leave and I have requested an extension of my leave for the upcoming school year. The question before you is does the district have the right to deny that request and my leave and in effect terminate me from the district? The issue of who sits at the bargaining table is not the issue of this grievance. The grievance alleges a violation of the contract, Article V, Section l.A, which is concerned with "leave for Union service," which is the heading of Section 1 of Article V. That section does not mention the bargaining table, nor does it mention the bargaining process; that section negotiated and agreed to by the Board and the teachers1 representatives, the Union, signed by the Board president and the Union president. That section grants leave to a maximum of three people, of which I am one, to serve as a Union representative. As a Union representative, I have and I do engage in numerous activities on behalf of teachers in this bargaining unit, teachers of the Oklahoma City school district, of which bargaining is only one of those activities. The issue is am I entitled contractually to continue my leave, or is the Board entitled contractually to revoke and terminate my leave and effectively my employment? That is the only issue before us this evening.

From reading the response or the decision at Level II issued by the Superintendent's representative, Mr. Savage, and this?isja'direct quote from Mr. Savage' -"The Board can only grant a leave of absence to employees of the district. Upon expiration of the grievant's current leave, he is no longer an employee and is not entitled for a leave of absence or an extension of leave." My leave has not expired. As was clarified at the last Board meeting, I still am an employee of the district. When I applied for extension of the leave, it was in the spring of this year and I was, of

Opening Statement - Mr. Barlow

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Opening Statement - Mr. Barlow cont'd

Mr. Barlow continued:

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course, at that time still an employee of the district on leave. The quote I just read you from the decision at Level II states clearly that the Board can only grant leaves of absence to employees of the district. I am, as you said yourself last week, an employee of the district. My leave has not expired. It is clear to me from the Level II decision that some on the administration consider me an employee of the district, but they seek to cause my leave to expire in order to make me a non-employee of the district, and therefore disqualify me for a leave; to let my leave expire or, in effect, to take my leave away, therefore making me not eligible to apply for one, because you must be an employee to apply for one. I was, in the spring when I applied for extension of the leave; I am now, as you stated yourselves last week, an employee of the district. Contractually, Article V, Section 1. A. of the contract provides "leave for Union service;" "to work for the Union as representatives of the bargaining unit." That is the purpose of the leave, to work for the Union as representative of the bargaining unit. The Union is defined as the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, which is the Oklahoma City Local of the American Federation of Teachers. The members of the bargaining unit are the teachers, counselors, librarians, and pyschometrists, etc. I have been on this leave status and I have worked for the Union, the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, and represented members of this bargaining unit for the past five years, both as president of the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, and as a staff person for the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, assigned to work for the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers. To deny extension of my leave as an individual teacher would violate the contract and my contractual rights. It would violate Article V, Section l.A. because the requirement there is that I work for the Union as a representative of the bargaining unit. We showed at Level II and we will show here today that I do, in fact, work for, as a representative of the Union, Local 2309, and I do represent members of the bargaining unit. The requirement in the contract I have been meeting for the past five years and I presently still meet. Please note something very, very important when comparing the enclosures. Enclosure one is the existing contract that has been signed by the Board president and by the Union president and is now in effect, and is not only binding upon you but it is binding upon me and it is binding upon every teacher in this district. I am but one teacher in this district and this contract affects me. According to this contract, it in no way says or has any limitation in this contract that is in existence, that I or any one of the three people who are'entitled to the leave for Union service must work solely for the local Union. I point that out because if you look at the administration's proposal to the bargaining team for the negotiations currently underway now, you will notice that under Article V, Section 1, Leave for Union Service, under A there is a sub 1 that does not exist in the existing contract, and it says persons will be granted such leave for the purpose of being employed solely by the Local representing the members of the bargaining unit. I think that this clearly demonstrates that the intent of the administration that is proposed, is that the persons that work for the Union and that receive leave from the district are limited and restricted in that they only work and must only work solely for the local Union, This is a proposal, but it has not been agreed to by either side; it has not been signed; it has not been ratified; it is merely a proposal. There are two large volumes of proposals. Many of you have had experience with negotiations or have been in it in a fringe role and know that negotiations consist of volumes and volumes of proposals, This is a proposal. The existing contract language does not mention any restriction about working solely for the Local. I do now, as I did for the past years when I was president of the Local, work primarily for the teachers in the Oklahoma City school district. I have other responsibilities. I lobby at the State Legislature. I lobby at the federal Congress. I work on committees with superintendents, with administrators, with teachers, arid'with legislators. I have worked with Dr. Payzant and his representatives on committees on behalf of this district. I represent teachers in other districts when the need arises and, when called upon, I go to other districts and explain programs of the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers. I did the same thing last year. I did the same thing the year before, and the year before, and the year before that. The major contention of the administration at Level II was that my paycheck now comes from an account called Oklahoma Federation of Teachers rather than Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers. I submit that there is no requirement in the existing contract that states that a person must work solely for the Oklahoma City teachers. To use the exact language of the contract, as long as I work for the Union as a representative of the bargaining unit, there is no requirement that, that be done solely. That is merely a proposal that has not been agreed to and barely discussed at the bargaining table.

So what I am going to do here today is, hopefully, clarify the issue to you; bring witness before you that can, in effect, substantiate the things that I have been saying to you and then ask you to give to me, as an individual teacher of this district for the last thirteen years, what I deserve, which is the enforcement of my contractual

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Mr. Barlow continued: s rights that were determined bilaterally between you and the legal teacher representa tive, my legal teacher representative, the Union, the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers. Dr. Payzant stated: As respondent I will attempt to demonstrate several things to the Board this evening; first, that there has been no violation of the collective bargaining agreement, Article V, Section l.A. as alleged, and that Mr. Barlow is not entitled under the collective bargaining agreement to an extension of his leave under the section of the agreement so noted. It is important in looking at the contract language noted by Mr. Barlow in his grievance and copied in one of the attachments presented to you, that the reference is rra'de to the Union. I will also show that the definition of Union as included in the collective bargaining agreement on page 2, which states - "Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, Local 2309 of the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO," makes it quite clear that any reference to Union in this agreement does indeed mean Local 2309; not the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, which is a state organization, or the American Federation of Teachers, which is a national organization.

Opening Statement - Mr. Barlow cont'd

Opening Statement - Dr. Payzant

As respondent, I will show that the intent of the agreement in this section, Article V, Section l.A., is for the leave to go to employees of the school district who are serving in the school district and who are elected officers and/or work for Local 2309. It would make no sense for the district to agree to Union leave language that would promote the Union leave rights someone employed elsewhere, which I will show that Mr. Barlow is. The respondent will also show that it has been past practice to not recognize anybody for a Union leave under this section of the agreement who is an employee of another organization and serves another organization. We will also show that the language at issue refers to bargaining representative and that a bargaining representative has as a primary task the negotiations of a collective bargaining agreement, and that is where the link to the state law comes in, namely, Section 509.2 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, which requires that a bargaining representative be employed by and serving in the district in order to serve as a bargaining representative at the collective bargaining table. I will show that Mr. Barlow, when he accepted employment with the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, in fact, altered his standing with respect to eligibility for an extension of his Union leave under Article V, Section l.A. of the agreement, unless he were to have notified the district of his intent to return to a teaching position. I will show that he was given the opportunity to do so and did not, and therefore relinquished his right to employment for 1981-82.

Finally, although I acknowledged that the leave under which he has served for the current year, 1980-81, was granted prior to his acceptance of employment with the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, and that during the course of the leave that his status changed when he took the position with the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers, that it was appropriate to address the issue of leave extension at the time that request was made for 1981-82. So we are not talking about the issue of revol king a leave that was already granted under circumstances that were different when it was granted a year'ago,'but the extension of a leave for the next school year now that the circumstances have changed. And I would request'that you deny the grievance and sustain the decision that was issued by the hearing officer at Level II. Testimony Mr. Renfro, as testimony, responded to questions related to if he was familiar with Mr. RehfrO the negotiated agreement; if he was a member of the bargaining team when the contract was negotiated and signed; did Mr. Barlow work for the Union as a representative of the bargaining unit; how was the Union defined in the contract; iâ€™f Mr. Barlow worked as a representative for the Oklahoma City teachers and what did he do as a representative of the bargaining unit; did he lobby for teachers of the district; had he represented teachers on complaint hearings with administrators; if Mr. Barlow had worked in generating as many funds as possible for the district; in discussing Article V, Section l.A at tthe bargaining table last year, was there any proposal, any discussion, or any agreement that any of the three people on "leave 'for Union service" would be required to work "solely'for the LocaTj " and'in what manner was it proposed; had there been discussion centered around that subject; had it been tentatively agreed to; from the formal negotiations in previous years and presently, could he unequivocally state that the requirement to work "solely for the Local" was not currently a part of the negotiated contract agreed to and signed by the Board, but was merely a proposal put forth by one side of the table, and other. Under cross examination, Mr. Renfro was asked if he had testified that he was a part of the negotiating team for the negotiations of the 1980-81 agreement; if he was familiar with the contract on page 2 which had the definition of Union; was it true that the definition referred to the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, which was Local 2309, and not to the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers or to the American Federation of Teachers; was it true that there was a distinction, however, between the

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Testimony Mr. Renfro cont'd

local, state, and national organizations; was it his understanding that the definition <of Union was included in the contract so that any reference made to Union in the body of the contract would draw on that definition; in his experience in negotiations related to that agreement, could he recall any instance where a person who was not an elected offioaror a member of Local 2309 was participating in the bargaining at the bargaining table; and other. Under re-direct, Mr. Renfro was asked if any of the representatives of Oklahoma or American Federation of Teachers as referred to under earlier testimony as not being able to be at the bargaining table were on leave from the school district at that time; after reading the definition on page 2 of Union being the Oklahoma City Federation of the Oklahoma Federation of the American Federation of Teachers, did Mr. Barlow work for that definition of Union as a representative of members of the bargaining unit in Oklahoma City.

restimony Mr. Barlow

In testimony, Mr. Barlow responded to questioning as to if he had requested an extension of his Union leave in a letter to Mr. Ruble, dated February 23, 1981; what prompted him to make the request; before requesting the extension of leave, had he received a letter from Mr. Ruble notifying him to request reinstatement as a teacher, if he desired it, for 1981-82; did the letter also give a date by which he should notify the district; did he subsequently receive a letter from Mr. Ruble dated March 30, 1981 stating that he did not qualify for a leave extension and notifying him to return by April 10 a declaration of intent form regarding his teaching position for 1981-82; did the letter also say if he did not return a form declaring his intent to be assigned to a teaching position, that the district would consider that he was voluntarily refusing employment; did he write to the Superintendent stating that he disagreed with Mr. Ruble's decision regarding his eligibility for a leave extension; did he recei \e a letter dated April 14 from the Superintendent stating that in his judgment he was not eligible for an extension in Union leave and that he would have until April 25 to request employment for 1981-82; then did a letter follow to the Superintendent asking him to postpone the April 25 for notifying the district of his intentions regarding employing for 1981-82 and advising him that he was grieving a decision on Union leave; was it correct that the Superintendent denied the extension requested in a letter dated April 22; by whom is he employed; if he is on the payroll of the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers; would it be fair to say that he is not on the payroll of Local 2309; if he was aware of apy time during his experience with negotiations when the district had let a person not working directly for the Local participate in bargaining at the table; in his understanding of the contract, did he understand it to be so that if there was a conflict between the contract and the state statutes, that the state statutes prevail, and other. Mr. Barlow commented after the questioning that bargaining table representation was just one part of representation, that he had been representing Oklahoma City teachers in one capacity or another since 1973 and the Union did not become the bargaining agent until 1977; that in the past the organization, as previous bargaining representatives had, sought to bring in national representatives to sit at the bargaining table, made the request and that request was denied*, but never had an employee of the district requested or been denied such a right. He reminded the Board that the issue of whether or*not he or anyone else would sit at the bargaining table was not part of the contract and had nothing to do with whether he could receive an extension of his leave.

restimony Mr. Savage

Mr. Savage's testimony included a response to whether he served as chief negotiator for the Board . team i and collective bargaining with employee organizations; how long he had held that position and responsibility; if he was involved in the contract negotiations for the 1978-79 agreement; did he recall the section in that contract which dealt with Union leave; could he share with everyone his recollection of any discussion that did or did not occur with regard to that section of the contract in 1978-79 and what he believed to be the intent of that section of the contract; was it true that he negotiated the 1980-81 contract; if he was familiar with the language in Article V, Section"!.A. of that agreement with respect to Union leave; did he recall any discussion and, if so, what was it regarding that particular section and its inclusion in the 1980-81 agreement; was the intent of the Boardâ€™ team very clear regarding that section of the agreement; if he was familiar with the section of the contract that defined Union and what was his understanding about that definition; was it fair to say that the Union leave section in his judgment did not apply to someone employed by a state or national union or professional organization; during his tenure as chief negotiator, had the Boardâ€™team ever participated in a bargaining session where someone from a state or national organization or on a state or national organization payroll had been a participant sitting at the table during bargaining and, if so, why not; was the law of the Oklahoma statutes, the section that referred to professional educators and their representatives being employed and serving in the school district where they represent a bargaining unit what he had reference to; and other.

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING cont'd Mr. Savage responded to further questioning of whether the term was ever used in Testimony negotiations in previous years with relation to Article V, Section l.A. that the Mr. Savage cont'd person or persons granted such leave should work solely for the Oklahoma City Local; was it discussed in caucus that the intent was that the person not work for anyone other than the Oklahoma City Local; has anyone who was an employee of the district made such a request to be at the bargaining table; during the current negotiations, did he say across the bargaining table to the Union team that the district did consider Mr. Barlow an employee of the district; and other. Mr. Barlow's closing statement was as follows: I would point out that to deny my Closing Statement leave would be to, as I stated in my narrative to you, cause me to suffer professional Mr. Barlow________ and financial harm as an individual teacher of this district. My accumulated sick leave of 56 days that got there 1ikd most teachers accumulated sick leave, by dedication, would be wiped out and would not be there when I cameâ€™ back as a teacher to this district. My credit union privileges would be in jeopardy. My seniority status would be altered in that I would have a break in service, and my years of experience when I return to the district for purposes of placement on the salary schedule would be less than the total number of years that I have. So I would suffer financial and professional harm. The years of experience that I have acquired while at present on leave from the district have validity in that my certificate was just renewed by the State Department of Education in the years that I served as representative of the AFT and the various capacities counted as my teaching experience counted for that purpose. The state law that was referred to, 509.2, that wasn't introduced into evidence, but was referred to, has nothing to do with what this contract states i in terms of representation. It doesn't prohibit a district from granting leave. It doesn't supersede a contractual clause that grants leave for Union service. It requires that representatives shall be employed by and serving in the district. I have been employed and serving in this district for the past thirteen years, from 1968 through 1976, I was a teacher in Room 201 at Grant High School. I taught bookkeeping, recordkeeping, general business, economics, law, history, typing, spelling; I coached football; I coached track; I coached cross country; I was an assistant wrestling coach; I drove a bus; I did hall duty; I did cafeteria duty at Grant High School. Then I started serving on leave. I was considered an employee of and serving in this district every single moment that I was on leave, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, and my job has not changed, as was testified to by Mr. Renfor, other than I don't make those final decisions. I ank doing the same job. I am in the same lead category that I was before, and I must stress over and over again that the word "solely", to work solely for the local organization does not appear in the contract, and I beg to differ with Mr. Savage, was never discussed at the bargaining table while I was there. You heard Mr. Savage say that he said as recently as last week that I am an employee of this district. You, yourselves, last week through your president i said I am an employee of the district, and I 'bel ieve Mr. Donwerth looked around and ! asked if anyone disagreed and there was not a challenge. The next day we were told, yes, you are an employee of the district. I can only assume from what you have told me, from what the Superintendent has told me and from what Mr. Savage has told me, I am an employee of the district. As an employee of the district, I am entitled to an extension of my leave so that I may continue to fit the criteria in Article V, Section l.A., which is to work as a representative of the bargaining agent to work for the Union. I have not attempted to prove that I work solely for the local Union. That would not be true. That is also not a requirement. Under present negotiations, it may very well become a requirement. I don't know what will finally be agreed to. I don't know what you will ratify and I don't know what the teachers will ratify, but we are not talking about the future in terms of what may be agreed to or may not. Everybody knows negotiations change and words change. All we can go by is what is in existence now, do I meet that criteria, have I been meeting that criteria for the past few years, and do I meet that criteria now? I submit that if you go back to the decision at Level II, where I quote from Mr. Savage's decision-"The Board can only grant a leave of absence to employees of this district. Upon expiration of the current grievance leave, he is no longer an employee and is not eligible for leave or an extension of leave." I am an employee of the district. I am eligible for an extension of leave and I request that extension of leave.

Dr. Payzant stated in his closing statement: I would hope the Board would look very Closing Statement carefully at the language contained in Article V, Section l.A., and in the definition - Dr. Payzant for Union on page 2 of the collective bargaining agreement. It is the interpretation of that language that you are being asked to make this evening. It is my contention that the intent of that language as Mr. Savage indicated in his testimony was to provide that Union leave for Local 2309. I think that is buttressed in logic and in fact by the very definition of Union that was agreed to by the Union when it signed this agreement, namely the one contained on page 2 which makes clear reference to Local 2309. If there should be any doubt in your mind of that logic and that fact, and there is no precision in the language with respect to whether or not absence of reference to a member of a person being eligible for that leave who works for a state or national organization. In the absence of that specific language, it is customary

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING cont'd

Closing Statement - Dr. Payzant cont'd

Dr. Payzant continued:

to look at past practice, and by testimony of all witnesses this evening, each said that there had never been an instance where there had been a person from a state or national organization, on the state or national organization payroll that has been allowed to participate in bargaining at the bargaining table. And I suggest to you that buttresses the interpretation of the contract language that I am suggesting to you that the intent was to have only Local 2309 representatives at that table.

Mr. Barlow has suggested that there really isn't any link to Section 509.2, the statute which requires that a person be employed by and serving in the district to be a bargaining representative. And I suggest that there is because of the phrase on the last two lines of Section l.A., as Union representative of the bargaining unit, and 509.2 speaks specifically to a requirement that a representative of a bargaining unit in negotiations be not only employed by but serving in the school district. The question of Mr. Barlow's employment is to some extent a "catch 22." I agree that technically Mr. Barlow's employment with the district goes through the end of this fiscal year and the time when the Board takes official action as part of its personnel agenda to clarify his status. But I would also point out to you the testimony that the district gave Mr. Barlow fair warning about the requirements that he must meet in order to be reassigned to a teaching position for 1981-82, and several deadlines for him to meet td make the decision about whether or not he would return to the district. Had he elected to return to the district and become a teacher, and had requested this leave extension, there would be no contention. The reason I say it is a "catch 22" is that if you only consider the person's employment status at the time that the leave request is made and don't take into account the person's employment status during the period for which the leave is requested, then conceivably the person would always be employed by the district when they were requesting the leave. The district did not choose to raise the issue of the change in Mr. Barlow's employment during the course of the leave that had already been granted. Acknowledging that his: employment status has changed, even though he may be doing a lot of the same duties that he did when he was with Local 2309, he has acknowledged that he has a different title and he works for the Oklahoma Federation of Teachers that provides him with his salary, and I contend that this does substantially mean a change in his employment status. I would ask you to consider the language that is in the contract and the Section l.A. of Article V, as well as the definition of Union leave, and in so doing to reject Mr. Barlow's request and sustain the decision that was made at Level II. Discussion Members of Board

The hearing having been completed, Mr. Donwerth called for a motion or discussion by the Board.

Members of the Board proceeded to discuss the grievance as presented, inquiring about how a request for leave is normally submitted to a person; if the person requesting the leave is notified in writing when it is approved and with an explanation of the limitations regarding the leave, if Mr. Barlow had been given anything in writing about constraints of his leave; had he participated in the district's insurance program; when did Mr. Barlow's employment status change, and this in comparison with when he was notified that he was no longer employed by the district; whether there had been a change in Mr. Barlow's activities after a change of his employment status; the state lawas it supersedes the contract; and other.

R. #186 Approval of .eave Extension Request and Relief Sought

Fol lowing the discussion, a motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes - "I move approval of the leave extension request and the relief sought." Discussion continued with regard to the motion, which included consideration for the fact that the contract is superseded by state and federal laws; and an employee of the district being granted a leave of absence and holding a state office.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Following the vote on the motion, Mr. Barlow expressed a concern that the question be answered as to his status in relation to the procedural agreement and the fact that employees of the district on the bargaining team would be able to sit at the table.

Members of the Board discussed further the impact of the motion on Mr. Barlow's status, inasmuch as he was declared an employee of the district; whether he was serving in the district per se; his name having been presented as a member of the Union's negotiating team; the distinction of'bmployment'and Serving id' as considered earlier other. by the Board: and '

By consensus of the Board, however not unanimous, it was determined that by action of the Board in granting Mr. Barlow a leave extension, it gave him the right to sit on the Union's negotiating team if they so desired.

(Mr. Donwerth then called for a 30-minute recess before convening the next Level III Grievance Hearing.)

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd Mr. Donwerth reconvened the meeting and called for the Level III Grievance Hearing forCouise White.

The following persons participated in the hearing: 1.

Louise White - Grievant and Witness

Jim Huff - Grievant's Representative

George Russell - Respondent, and Director of Personnel Services

Jeannee Hamilton - Principal, and Witness

Betty Williams - Witness, and Director of Elementary Schools

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Elbert Jones - Eormer Principal, Sequoyah School Barbara Regan - P.E. Teacher, and Witness Mary Ann Seefeldt - Teacher*, and Witness

_evel III Grievance Hearing - Louise White

Statement of Grievance: "Materials in the grievant's personel file contain anonymous charges and allegations and material that does not directly relate to her performance or duty. Materials not signed or seen by the grievant were also placed in her file."

Provision of the Agreement Violated: Article VI, Section 8, A, B,.D, and E. Article Vlll, B, E.l, E.I a, b, c, e, f and g. Relief Sought: "To have all such materials removed from the grievan's personnel file. To receive in writing from the Principal an acknowledgement that the file was improperly compiled and maintained and that the provisions in the negotiated agreement will be hereafter followed."

In his opening statement, Mr. Huff stated: This hearing is an appeal hearing as spelled out in the negotiated agreement. We are appealing the response of a Level II hearing, the response being given by Mr. Jim Savage, who served as hearing judge on that occasion. I respectfully request that each board member recognize the appeal status in which you now sit. You are an appeal panel. You must set aside your district school board identification. You must not have any predisposition to support the Superintendent level decision. You are not expected to be predisposed to support the teacher's position. I do hope you will listen to the testimony and explanations that will be given. I do hope that you will be fully aware of the contract language alleged to have been violated. It is hoped that you will ask questions of both the grievant's representative and the respondent to clarify the issue. It is hoped you will make your decision on testimony and explanations presented. I would like to clarify exactly what you have in your packets. I have just now received from Mr. Russell a packet which has been identified as Ms. White's file at Sequoyah School. I have not had a chance to look at very much of it but I assume that each of you have a copy.

Opening Statement > - Mr. Huff

Mr. Huff then inquired as to other copies that had been provided to members of the Board. Mr. Huff continued:' We intend to show that Ms. White's file contains a large number of allegations, charges dealing with her conduct as a teacher. We maintain that they are allegations because they have not been substantiated with either testimony or written evidence. We will challenge those statements and conclusions presented in the Level II response. We will do our best to define very clearly what exactly we are grieving. We are grieving Ms. White's files and the material that is in the files. We are seeking to have all improper items removed and destroyed from her file. There is another factor that has gotten itself involved at Level II. Previously the school boa rd Voted on April 6 to nonrenew Ms. White's contract for 198T-82. We are not seeking to deal with that issue here at this grievance. We are trying to be very clear; that is, items that are in the file. If they cannot be substantiated they must be removed. That is our main issue. We will show that items were placed in the principal's files without Ms. White viewing those items. Ms. White was asked to sign some items but not all of the items. We will show that two building files existed. We will show that Ms. White did not have representation during any of the conferences in which the alleged complaints for improper conduct were brought to her attention. Ms. White is a gentle, tolerant, and trusting person. It is not in her nature to challenge her building principal, her administrator. Because of this, many of the items have been allowed to be placed in her file. It is a great deal of information, and so we are having to contest large portions of it in one session. This will now be the third time that we have contested it because it was placed in her file over a long period.

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd Opening Statement - Mr. Russell

Mr. Russell presented the following as an opening statement: This Level III Grievance â– 4being presented to you this evening is the culmination of grievances filed at both Level I and Level II. As you have reviewed the information provided to you, you will note that in the Level I Grievance, the respondent in that case, the principal at Sequoyah School did indicate that there were some materials in the file that were at that time improperly placed, and agreed to the relief sought in that the material was then removed from the file. At Level II when the grievant alleged that all of the improper material had not been removed from the file, the hearing officer determined that the material that remained was properly instituted within the file and did not sustain the grievance. It is our contention that the material that still remains in the file is appropriate, has been viewed by the grievant, has been acknowledged by the grievant, and therefore is properly instituted within the grievant's file. We will during the course of our presentation indicate that, yes, there were two building files, one is a personnel file and one is a documentation file, and that by the very nature of the statutory requirements with relationship to teacher disciplinary action, it is necessary to promulgate such files. We will show that is a necessary ingredient in order to sustain any type of disciplinary action with regard to a teacher. The grievant in their presentation will try to imply that because a teacher disagrees with that which is put in their personnel file it necessarily implies impropriety. This is not the case. The negotiated agreement allows that where a teacher disagrees with that which is placed in their file, they have the right to respond in writing and have that response attached to the documentation that is placed in their personnel file. The grievant has also stated that they are not seeking at this level to deal with the issue of the dismissal recommendation. We hope that is not the case and that we can constrict our deliberations to only dealing with the contract language and the allegations put forth by the grievant with respect to that which is considered to be improperly placed in the personnel file. Also the grievant will try to show that there are a number of items in the file that cannot be substantiated. We will perhaps get into a discussion of semantics with respect to what is proper evidence and what can be substantiated with respect to complaints alleged either by parents or by students and how do you determine wherein the factual truth lies when there are such situations. And lastly, the grievant has contended that there was a complaint hearing with parents or students in which the grievant was not allowed to have representation. We would submit to you that it is incumbent upon the grievant to solicit Union representation if they are in a complaint hearing of any sort; it is not the responsibility of the administrator to bring in the Union when there is a discussion or conference. It isthe complainant or the grievant's responsibility to do so. I have provided you with a copy of the file and as we proceed, I am sure we'will have a chance to look at various items and there will be specific ones with which there is a question as to whether or not they are properly initiated within the file, and at that time we will, hopefully, determine that which is appropriate and you will discover that the file is proper and complies with all of the provisions of the applicable negotiated agreement.

Presentation of d+tnesses

Mr. Huff stated that to assist members of the Board to understand the chronology of the steps that had led to the hearing, he would distribute to them a listing of dates and events-that'had happened so'tfiatas he referred to certain dates, they would know what he was referring to.

Mr. Huff then read the Statement of Grievance, and referred to the language that had been alleged to have been violated, and also the relief sought. Reference"was'therrmade to the response at Level II by Mr. Jim Savage, Hearing Officer, stating that he would like to call him as a witness, at which time it was determined that Mr. Savage was not present. Mr. Huff then continued with reference to the response indicating the part that he agreed with and that with which he disagreed. He also went over the items in the narrative from the Union with the regard to the Level II Grievance Hearing for Ms. White, with additional comments.

During the course of the comments by Mr. Huff, Mr. Russell expressed objection on the part of the respondent in that Mr. Huff had gone through the response before and caiused:some redundancy, that he had submitted the same concerns before in the narrative, and it was. quite clear'that they did not agree with many of the statements that were made as the result of the Level II decision, that he had gone through the response and outlined specifically what their concerns were with respect to that decision; so, therefore the respondent did not see any reason for continuation of wholesale questioning of the decision without their having an opportunity to dispute those allegations that were being made without having the opportunity to cross-examine a witness. Further comments were made by Mr. Huff in the form of an objection, stating that he was not saying the same thing, and that many things were being said because Mr. Savage was not available as a witness. In further discussion, it was determined that Mr. Savage had not been informed that he would be called as a witness in the hearing.

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd After further discussion which included a possible rescheduling of the hearing at which time Mr. Savage could be present, the responsibility to make the decision at Level III, and other, Mr. Donwerth asked that Mr. Huff proceed by calling a witness for testimony.

Testimony Ms. Hami 1 ton

Ms. Hamilton was called as the first witness and responded to questioning with regard to how long she had been a building principal at Sequoyah; if she had prepared formal evaluations and classroom observations on Ms. Louite White; prior to the Level I Grievance Hearing, had she maintained what was called an official file and an anecdotal file; prior to the 24th of February when Mr. Renfro and Ms. White came and asked to make copies of it, the notes that she maintained in the note file or anecdotal file, had she shown those to Ms. White; as she collected the notes, did she make Ms. White aware of those and allow her to see the notes; did the anecdotal files or notes contain any matters that couTd affect Ms. White's employment; did any of the notes contain descriptions of things that Ms. White had done that were positive and good; if ;the alleged two files still existed, but just did not exist in the same place; and other. Mr. Huff then continued by pointing out the various notes that he referred to that were in the files, asking specific information pertaining thereto, what had transpired between Ms. Hamilton and Ms. White in their regard, the circumstances involved, and other. He concluded the questioning of Ms. Hamilton by inquiring as to if she had destroyed anything pertaining to that note file and if she had all of the notes that she had been maintaining over a long period of time?

In testimony, Mr. Jones responded to questioning as to how long he had worked with Ms. White; did Ms. White have a habit of not distributing report cards or notes to parents, etc.; during the years that he was acquainted with Ms. White as a teacher, and was she known to use physical violence with her students?

Testimony Dlr. Jones

As a physical education teacher,. Ms. Regan was asked if she had regular contact with Ms. White's class; did she deal with the same students that Ms. White had in her classes; was she familiar with the students that it had been reported that Ms. White had problems with and did she deal with them on a regular basis at Sequoyah; had she personally seen Ms. White strike any student; how many hours a week did she spend in the classroom with Ms. White; out of the five hours a day, how much time is spent in there, none; was it conceivable that Ms. White could strike students a number of times during the day and she would not be there to observe it; and other.

Testimony Ms. Regan

In testimony, Ms. Seefeldt was asked if she had known Ms. White very long; on the discipline of students, would she say that Ms. White was proned to use slapping and hitting as a technique to deal with students; did she recognize some of the students whose names were called; did she recall the testimony in regard to the sausage sale note; did she perceive is a major responsibility to make sure that the notes were taken home; of her tesimony with regard to the issue of tardiness in checking out after school, would she say that Ms. White attempted to do an effective and good job at her teaching responsibility; did she and Ms. White team-teach; were in they in self-contained classes; how much time a day did she spend in class with Ms. White; what was her definition of physical abuse of a child; did she consider herself to be a close friend of Ms. White; had she ever assisted Ms. White in organizing and completing some of her lesson plans or other tasks necessary for instruction; and other.

Dr. Williams was asked of her responsibilities at Level II of the grievance; in her capacity as Director of Elementary Schools, did she have the responsibility at the Level II Grievance as a representative of the principal; during the grievance was it her responsibility to do the principal's side of the grievance; would part of that have been to call witnesses and testimony to support the principal's position; could she say how many witnesses were called to verify the principal's conclusion or documentation that was in the file; did Ms. Hamilton offer her own testimony that she had seen much of what she had listed as documentation in the file, and other.

Testimony Ms. Seefeldt

Testimony Dr. Williams

Mr. Huff continued his questioning of Dr. Williams as to if she recalled testimony relating to specific issues that were a part of the personnel file, and why certain persons were not allowed to offer testimony. He also read a statement from the response to Level II, asking Dr. Williams if it was correct, and other.

In testimony, Ms. White responded to inquiries regarding the various materials that had been presented by Mr. Huff such as when was the first date that she became aware that the principal had begun documentation of placing items in her personnel file or in other files which contained documentation, did she recall that sometime back in the early part of the school year Ms. Hamilton had conducted an evaluation conference with her at which time she indicated that there were several things with respect to her performance that she was dissatisfied with and was going to work with her on in trying

Testimony Ms. White

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd Testimony Ms. White cont'd

ÂŤ to improve those; did she think that was around the did sometime in the late fall Ms. Hamilton indicate dissatisfaction with her performance that she would that could lead to a recommendation of her possible

middle of November sometime; to her that because of begin to document incidents, etc., termination or dismissal, and other.

He then presented a document to Ms. White asking her if she would indicate what brought about that grievance and the response that came thereto; when she filed the grievance, did she meet with Ms. Hamilton and did she agree that there were certain things in her file that should be removed; did she recall what those things were.

He continued by referring to additional documents, asking her if she recalled such a document and the circumstances surrounding same, and if the allegations as had been presented were true; how was she approached by Ms. Hamilton; did she have the opportunity to have an oral response; her intitials that were on the bottom of certain documents; if Ms. Hamilton had discussed with her the lateness of reports being turned in and other; if she had taken issue with regard to certain points; was it fair to say that Ms. White had discussed each of the items they had gone through, that she had an opportunity and where she felt appropriate responded to each of those items, and other.

Members of the Board, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Huff discussed the procedure that was being used, possible consideration for reconvening due to the lateness of the hour, and what might be done to expedite the proceedings. It was agreed to continue the hearing, and with Ms. White as a witness, Mr. Russell asked if they might go page by page with regard to the documents and when they reached the ones that she had disagreement with or felt did not belong there, they would discuss those. This was done as suggested, however, with some objection by Mr. Huff, after which it was suggested by Mrs. Darrell that they go through the file, the grievant indicate those documents to which she objected, that they then be marked, and then go back and go through only the portions that were being objected to. The questioning was continued by Mr. Russell as had been suggested, with comments by Ms. White and Mr. Huff whenever.they chose to.do so.

Testimony Ms. Hamilton

Ms. Hamilton responded to questions with regard to what was her normal procedure when she got a complaint from a parent or student, the process that she goes through in trying to determine the validity of their complaint and apprising the teacher with respect to the complaint; did she believe that it was her responsibility to provide that the teacher has representation from the Union if she was having a discussion with that teacher; did she understand that in any and every conference that she may have with a teacher that she is expected to provide that teacher with the opportunity to have Union representation; was it her testimony that the material that remained in the personnel file, the building level file, contained only information that the grievant was aware of and had the opportunity to discuss and be apprised of, and also to respond to; how long was Ms. White in the ISC program; was it her interpretation of the contract that the affixing of initials or signature to documentation that may be placed in the individual's personnel file indicated agreement with the content; did she consider that any of the items currently in the personnel file were records of disciplTnaryâ€™action; did she at anytime as the administrator schedule a conference with Ms. White and a parent or teacher who initiated a complaint; was it her contention that she had in the personnel file no record of disciplinary action taken against the teacher on the basis of a complaint by a student or parent; was it her interpretation that the granting of a right in the contract required the administrator to initiate the action that would bring that about; did her opinion include anything in the negotiated agreement; at what point would a complaint become serious enough to confront the teacher with a charge; how did she verify the testimony of those that she talked with prior to the teacher; what did her initials on a document indicate; and other.

'losing Statement â– Mr. Huff

Mr. Huff remarked as follows as his closing statement: Section 8, Personnel Files, Paragraph A - "Material that may adversely affect the teacher's employment or the evaluation of a teacher's performance shall not be placed in a teacher's file until the teacher has had the opportunity to read and affix her signature and date to the actual copy. Further, the teacher shall receive a copy of said material." Section 8, Paragraph G - "Allegations, anonymous charges, any material that is not directly related to a teacher's performance or duty shall not be placed in any personnel file." It is amazing; we have a teacher who has an inch thick file that represents her inability to carry out her tasks, the teacher has challenged those, has asked for specific documentation, and has been given documentation. It happens because it is written down. E says "no record of disciplinary action shall be placed in the personnel file unless it is based on evidence and documented facts." I understand that we have got a problem with documented facts. According to the last hearing judge, because it was written down that was sufficient for documentation. The principal was

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able to justify the reason and purpose for the items being in the personnel file being challenged. Certainly, anyone can offer an explanation as to why they put something in a file. Ms. Hamilton has done a good job of that. That does not mean that it has been substantiated. It does not mean that any proof or verification has been offered. At Level II no witnesses at all were offered by Principal Hamilton to justify or verify her allegation, but it was simply her opinion. We were told that two of our witnesses, at least, could not testify because they had no direct testimony. We asked if that was going to be given, and the response was yes, I expect direct testimony to be substantiated. Once again, no witnesses were called. The respondent offered no witnesses to substantiate the allegations. Mr. Savage asked for none. Mr. Savage asked for no substantiating evidence. Mr. Savage accepted the principal's description of the issue as proof that the file record were substantiated. This is very, very frustrating to Ms. White. She has tried for a long period to determine exactly what it was that she was not doing that satisfied Ms. Hamilton's expectations. Her participation in the program, ISC, Instructional Service Center, was a voluntary thing. She is doing something wrong, she will see if she can correct it. She gets some recommendations that she is not acccomplishing what the program suggests after she participates in it. Recommendations are made that she stay in the program, looking at some of these unique methods for dealing with discipline, classroom management, and yet she gets a letter indicating that she is nonrenewed for next year. She checks her file. There were two files. There are still two files. They have not been substantiated at all. No evidence has been offered except opinion. The contract is very clear. If there is no disclosure of negligence, that means that there is something besides someone saying if you say it enough;times, it must be happening. It is not just children, who for a variety of reasons draw conclusions about people. There was no disclosure of negligence or unprofessional conduct. Granted, there is some documentation in here about Ms. White doesnft do things as quick as the building administrator felt that should be done. That didn't necessarily mean her performance in the classroom was not being done. There are some allegations in here about the hitting of children. Not once has anyone offered any evidence to that effect. Three grievance levels, and still no evidence; yet, it is in her file and it is a big portion of it. You read the recommendations for nonrenewal, you will see that there are a lot of things about how Ms. White continually violated the district's policy on corporal punishment. Those are nice conclusions to draw from allegations.

Ms. White is a gentle, trusting person. Several times her testimony has been during this grievance that she just didn't think it was that important, she never realized that it would wind up in a situation like this. That is true; Ms. White didn't realize what was going on. Sure enough, we have tried to in a matter of a few hours in this sitting go through a variety things that have been compiled over a year, which regardless of what Ms. Hamilton says, this file has been compiled as a disciplinary action. That is why it is put together. I would be willing to bet that this is exactly what shows up along with some other things at the nonrenewal appeal hearing. This was not prepared just for this grievance. What about those notes; that other file? It still exists. It has been admitted to. The contract says official personnel files shall be those files maintained in the office of the immediate supervisor and the Personnel Seryices Department. I guess all you have to do is take it out of the office and it ts no'longer an official file. Ms. White, over twenty years serving in this district, she is not a sorry teacher. She has been productive in twenty years. Documentation has been provided which says that she is not doing a good job as a teacher. The documentation has not been substantiated. The contract doesn't mean a whole lot unless people are aware, but that is true, and obviously, Ms. White didn't understand all of the ins and outs about her contractual rights. But the one thing that she didn't have to demand, they were supposed to have been given to her. "The teacher shall receive a copy of said material." When it is put in the file, if it is going to adversely affect that person's employment, it doesn't say that they have to ask for it; it says that they will be given it. Whatever Ms. White was originally given, it doesn't come to a fraction of what is in this particular file. I don't understand all of the reasons for why this has gone as far as it has and produced as little documentation as it has, but I do know that what was sais in the Level II is not correct. What we have produced here this evening is to substantiate that there is little evidence to support this. It is opinions, and in our opinion it is absolutely critical that we get Ms. White's file cleaned up because she goes to the very next step which has to do with her livelihood and her career. All you are being asked to do is look very closely at the language of the contract that Mr. Savage did present accurately and correctly on the first two pages of the response. The language isothere; that is exactly what we are maintaining has happened. Once again, it is amazing to me that how rarely at Level III that you receive any type of evidence, documented or by witnesses. Most of the things that were discussed with you tonight dealt with the evidence that we provided. And then we received this big thick folder just prior to the grievance session, and then we spent time going over this. Ms. White's contractual rights have been violated. She has not been given the proper treatment.in such a serious matter as building toward her termination.

Closing Statement - Mr. Huff cont'd

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd

Closing Statement - Mr. Huff cont'd

I simply ask you to look at the evidence. If evidence is substantiated, then it ought â€˘to be kept, in her file. If evidence has not been offered, then it ought to be removed from the file. I simply would sum it up - Ms. White has been pronounced guilty of serious issues by her building administrator. The issues have not been substantiated and I cannot overempphasize this, even more serious when the respondent was given the opportunity to substantiate, the respondent chose not to offer a single amount of evidence other than my word versus your word, the principal's word versus the teacher's word. We have seen that the kid's word is very powerful; you can keep it in your file. It has been a long evening; a lot of information has been presented. If you have any questions, we would like to respond to them before you make your decision.

Closing Statement Mr. Russell stated as a closing statement: The grievant's representative is correct - Mr. Russell_______ when he indicates that you have had a lot of information presented to you this evening. Unfortunately, there is a lot of disagreement about developments of that information,whether or not it does or does not conflict with contractual rights of the grievant, and whether or not it has or has not been substantiated.. Let's look for a moment at the general thrust of the presentation by the grievant. The major thrust is to say there has been placed in the personnel file of the teacher material that may adversely affect that teacher's employment status, that the teacher in a wholesale manner did not have the opportunity to reviews respond to, and affix an signature or initials to that material. At the Level I grievance, the respondent, and in this case the building principal, reviewed that grievance, agreed in part with the grievance, and indicated that they would grant the relief sought. The principal at that level indicated that those materials which were notes by the principal and those not seen by the teacher have been removed from the teacher's file. Only the official records remain and other notes or memos of conferences held with the teacher will be maintained in the personnel file. The disposition at Level I recognized that there may be materials and that there were which the grievant did not have the opportunity to respond to or to see before it was placed in her personnel file. It is our contention that those materials have been removed. It is the grievant's contention that there remains in the personnel file, the building level personnel file, materials which still are contrary to the requirements of the negotiated agreement. The grievant has gone through very painstakingly and tried to indicate those specific materials which they disagree should be in the personnel file. The approach that they would take is one that would wholesale eliminate basically all of the materials in the file that is not official evaluation forms of the teacher, even though the grievant has indicated that they participated in a conference, they being the teacher and the principal, in which the material was discussed, in which the grievant was afforded the opportunity to respond to all of the items discussed, was afforded the opportunity to have representation if so requested, and affixed a signature or initials to that material.

Let's look for a moment at the requirements of the negotiated agreement, "material that may adversely affect the teacher's employment." This assumes that both the teacher and the principal at the time that the material is being gathered know for a fact, or at least can reasonably assume that material may at some point be used as documentation in an adverse employment action. The teacher's signature shall merely signify that he/she has read the material to be filed and does not necessarily indicate agreement with the content. The grievant in their presentation would have you believe that only if the grievant agrees with or does not dispute the material to be placed in the file can it be so placed. Teachers shall have the right to affix a written response to any material in their files. The teacher has the right to do so, but by implication they also have the right not to do so. That is a choice that is exercised or a right that is exercised by the individual teacher. The contract does mot require a teacher to respond in writing to every item that goes in the personnel file, with which they may or may not disagree. One of the major substances of the grievant's case rest on Section VIII, D. "Allegations and anonymous charges, and/or any material that is not directly related to a teacher's performance of duty shall not be placed in a personnel file." Allegations; the grievant would have you believe that all allegations, and the dictionary defines an allegation as an assertion that is unsupported and by implication is regarded as unsupportable; the grievant would have you believe that there must be absolute, beyond a reasonable doubt, certainty before any kind of information can be placed in the personnel file. Anonymous charges; the only anonymous charge that he referred to is the one that Ms. Hamilton indicated that she could not recall the name of the particular parent, but in which the grievant indicated that at least at the time of the conference, she recalled that the principal', mentioned a name and they talked about, and knew the name of the parent who was involved. So the charge was not anonymous at the time that it was being discussed.

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LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARINGS cont'd There has been much to-do made of the two files that the grievant indicates was kept at the building level. The negotiated agreement talks about two official personnel files, one being that maintained in the office of the immediate supervisor and the other being that maintained in the Personnel Services Department. The principal has indicated that yes there is a personal file, which is an anecdotal file that provides documentation and supporting data, that may or may not be used in a disciplinary action, but it is not a part of the official personnel file. Case law and previous hearing decisions with respect to dismissals clearly indicates that is necessary to have such an anecdotal file. Principals have been advised that it is their responsibility to maintain such an anecdotal file, once they have indicated to the teacher that disciplinary may be taken, which may or may not lead to dismissal or recommendation for dismissal of a particular teacher.

So we do not dispute that there are two files, whether we call them files or not. The bililding level file,câ€˜which'-Ts'-the 'one that"you have" before'-yOb and the one for which weT contend â€™that there no longer remains any documentation of information that has not been seen by the grievant,has not been discussed with the grievant, and for which the grievant has not had an opportunity to respond to. One of the major areas of contention deals with substantiation. What is the burden and the degree of proof that is necessary to substantiate an allegation? When does an allegation become fact? We all know that an allegation doesn't become fact, really, until the court says it is a fact, and up and to that point it remains an allegation. What is substantiation? Is is proof beyond a shadow of a doubt? Is it proof beyond a reasonable doubt? Is it proof based on the weight of the evidence? Is it sufficient cause to believe or not to believe the allegation? Exactly, when is an allegation substantiated; when does it become a fact? The grievant would have you believe that we should present basically our dismissal case at this grievance hearing by presenting witnesses such as students, parents, the ISC consultants or teachers, or other teachers to prove that the documentation in the file is fact. But I submit that this is not a factual hearing as to whether or not the events specified in the personnel file, the building level personnel file, are fact. The real issue is whether or not the due process rights of the teacher were afforded or abridged with respect to that information getting into the file. At Level I, the respondent, the principal indicated that there were some procedural breakdowns and agreed to take out those materials in the file that the teacher had not had a chance to see, to respond to, or to discuss with the principal. Substantiation when you are dealing with allegations made by a parent or a child really becomes a question of one person's word against the other. Very rarely will you have other adults in the classroom who can come in and testify that they actually saw the teacher strike the child, if that is the allegation. Ms. Hamilton has testified at all three levels. She has testified at least twice tonight that all the notes in the file were discussed with Ms. White, that she discussed all of the events leading up to the conference, that in the conference, Ms. White was made aware of the notes, had the opportunity to discuss and review the notes, as well as the opportunity to sign or initial the documentation. It is a part of the administrative responsibility of Ms. Hamilton to draw conclusions and make judgments based upon the evidence at hand. If those judgments or conclusions are erroneous, the factual hearing at either the dismissal hearing or at the board level will allow for that decision or judgment, or conclusion to be overruled. The principal in a situation*like'this can only go on the basis of the information that is available. If all information is ruled improper until such point as it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that an incident has occurred, then the file will never have any information with respect to the performance of the teacher.

While Mr. Huff would have you believe that the various notations with respect to the ISC program, with respect to sending home notes with regard to the PTA program, or not directly related to performance, all of those things relate to the overall performance of the teacher in the role of a classroom teacher. The other item that Mr. Huff has spent some considerable time discussing is Section E under Article VIII, Teacher Rights, where it states that "any discussion with a teacher as a result of a complaint by a student, parent, or school board employee regarding a decision or action taken by the teacher shall be in private." Ms. Hamilton has stated that when such a complaint occurred, she discussed with the grievant the complaint in private. Looking at the rest of that section, it has to be taken in terms of its context. Section I, "if a conference is scheduled by an administrator involving the complainant or the complainant and the teacher, a private discussion between the teacher and the immediate supervisor shall be held prior to the conference."

Sub4Articles A, B, C, D and E under I only would occur if a conference is scheduled. Ms. Hamilton has indicated that she did not schedule a conference between the complainan the teacher and her. If such a conference was not scheduled, that then exists no requirement for A, B, C, D and E. Section F, "no disciplinary action against the teacher shall'be taken on the basis of the complaint." You have heard testimony that there is no disciplinary action taken, there is no disciplinary action in the file. G, "a teacher shall have the right to be faced by the complainant if official action is to be taken or a written record to be maintained." Mr. Huff would have you believe

Closing Statement Mr. Russell cont'd

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that it is the principal's responsibility to initiate that right and not the teacher. •<We would contend that yes the teacher has the right, but it is their responsibility to initiate that right. In summary, we would state that the Board should let the decision at Level II stand, that the grievant has not shown that the decision was in error, that, in fact, the material based on the testimony of the grievant is proper to be in the file and has been reviewed by, it has been initialed by, and has been discussed with the grievant. The question of substantiation is one that has been blown out of context and is one which would lead us to believe that all material in the file must be proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. This was not the intent of the language of the contract; it was only to protect the rights of the teacher to insure that they had an opportunity to see and respond to any information that would go in the personnel file.

Declaring that the hearing was concluded, Mr. Donwerth asked for questions and deliberation by the Board, at which time questions were asked as to if Ms. Hamilton kept a file on all teachers, at what point and time did she assume to have a need to begin accumulating a file on a teacher; comments with regard to major breakdowns in communication with teachers, the contract language and its interpretation; substantiation with regard to the students, and other. After further discussion, it was decided that the Board would take action on the documents as compiled and of which they had a copy. Therefore, the motions were made as follows.

R. #187 Documents to be Left in File

Dr. Hamm stated that looking at the’index to the principal's file on Louis'd White, at Sequoyah School, he would move that Roman Numeral I, II and III, the Miscellaneous Personnel Documents, the Instructional Service Center Documents, arid the Formal Evaluation Documents be left in the file. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Hill. Amendment

An amendment to the motion was then made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell - "I would move to delete the one form that she did not recognize her signature on, the one dated 9/24/80, that one sheet." On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion for amendment carried.

On roll call for the motion as amended, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried as amended. Motion Made and Withdrawn

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mr. Long - "I move that all items in Section IV under Teacher Conference Documents be deleted." Mrs. Darrell added that she thought they should be taken out because of inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Mr. Russell explained that the documents noted were in the building personnel file; that the file in the Personnel Office had none of that information in it. Mrs. Darrell then withdrew her motion and Mr. Long his second.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes - "I move that Item IV.A., dated 4/11/80, Michelle Smith's Report Card, be left in the file, both pages."

Mrs. Hermes withdrew her second, stating that she had a problem with it. Dr. Hamm then withdrew the motion, which caused it to die for the lack of a second. R. #188 Approval for Parts to be Delated Re Report Card

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to delete all parts applicable (all information pertaining) to Michelle Smith's report card. (Item IV. A. - first two pages.) On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no, Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion failed.

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A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell - "I move that we do delete the first page, dated 4/11/80, of the Michelle Smith Report Card document."

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody,, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill to delete the memo dated 4/11/80 recording sausage sale and Aaron Seymour's mother, note sent home.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to delete the memo, Tardiness in Finishing Tasks, dated 6/6/80.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #189 Deletion of Additional Information Re Report Card

R. #190 Deletion Memo

R. #191 Deletion of Memo on Tardiness, etc.

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hill to delete the memo, Check-Out Tardiness, dated 6/9/80. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion failed.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm to reconsider the motion on the memo dated 6/6/80, Tardiness in Finishing Tasks. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, no; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #192 Deletion of Memo on Check-Out,etc.

R. #193 Reconsideration of Memo on Tardiness, etc.

In voting on the motion for reconsideration - I move to delete the memo, Tardiness in Finishing Tasks, dated 6/6/80, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion failed.

R. #194 Reconsideration of Motion

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mr. Long to delete the memo, Evaluation Conference, Louise White, dated 10/8/80. Discussion continued between members of the Board, Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Russell.

R. #195 Deletion of Memo on Evaluation Conference

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, â€žyes;,Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill to delete all seven pages in Item IV. E. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #196 Deletion of Al 1 Items in IV. E.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody to delete the three pages in Item IV. F., dated 12/10/80, on the grounds that they are not signed.

R. #197 Deletion of All Items in IV. E.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth,. no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Motion Made and Died for Lack of Second

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill to delete the other pages in Item IV. F., dated 12/15/80. There being no second to the motion, Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion died for lack of a second.

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R. #198 Deletion of Information in Item IV. G.

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody to delete information in Item IV. G., Parent Complaint Re: Hitting Student, the handwritten letter as well as the typewritten pages, all information contained in that section.

R. #199 Motion Re Item IV. H.

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill that Item IV. H., Failure to Maintain Classroom Discipline, to leave all three pages initialed by Ms. White in the file and delete the fourth page which was not initialed by anyone.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Mrs. Darrell inquired regarding the material that was to be deleted from Ms. White's file, who would be responsible in removing the documents from the file and destroying them.

Mr. Bleakley stated that the documents were relevant evidence with respect to the hearing that was coming up; that there was nothing in the negotiated agreement that said that those things could not exist; that it just said that there were procedures for them being in the personnel file, and that did not include their existence from everything else. Mr. Russell stated that the information that was voted on to be deleted from the file would be taken out and destroyed; that he was not talking about the principal's anecdotal file, but the personnel file.

ADJOURNMENT R. #200 Adjournment 5:30 a.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education and Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this ^^day of 1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

MONDAY, JULY 6, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups; the new media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation. Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present. Roll call established that all of the seven board members were present.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the minutes of June 22, 1981 as presented. Mr. Donwerth noted a correction in the last sentence with reference to R.#199, which should read "...but the personnel file." On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #224 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS1 COMMENTS

Mrs. Hill commented that she was concerned about the items pending, which one was to do the redistricting, where board members were to redraw their boundary lines. She added that she thought it should be listed as an item pending so that they would not forget it. She also referred to an item she had asked for that would not be ready ^;yMi^Abfcend of summer, which was a list of the expenses on the Cleveland School •'Building, and stated that she would also like for it to be listed.

Comments Mrs. Hill

As a brief..^report on the^xedistricting, Dr. Payzant stated that Mr. Ginn had bepn working to.collect data and prepare some overlay maps for the Board to work with, and the datdxand_maps that he had prepared as working tools for them should be ready very soon, but'he“"would put it on thp 44^ua£__pending list and give a report as they went along. Mr. Donwerth cdfiimented that as soon as Mr. Ginn was ready, they could call a work session, a meeting of the Board^and take care of the redistricting. HEARINGS None.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Information - Sale of Channel 25

I have a matter that will require Board action. When the district sold Channel 25, there was "a requirement by the federal government to return some $119,000 as a condition to a grant that the district had received. We filed on behalf of the district a Petition for Forgiveness of that return of the federal share. There is a proposed compromis,e of that petition by which those monies would be used to purchase some video tape recorders and other equipment which would be directed to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority for use in preparing programming for educational television broadcast. I would like to have the Board's approval to indicate to the federal agency involved in the matter that the district would be agreeable to such a settlement of the Petition for Forgiveness.

Attorney's Report

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attorney's Report cont'd

Mrs. Hill asked about where the money had been until the present time, and if the money was returned to whom would it be issued? <Mr. Bleakley stated that the money had been in the form of a: warrant and’placed in a safe in Washington, D.C., waiting for the resolution of the matter; that when it was issued it would be combined with some other money available through the OETA to purchase the video tape recorders.and it would not be a cost to the district of any additional money. He added that the likelihood of the district of receiving the money back was extremely remote; that the settlement proposal would retain the money in Oklahoma for use in educational television programming, and therefore the district would indirectly benefit from those services being provided by OETA.

R. #225 Approval of a Settlement Re Channel 25

Treasurer's Repo rt

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody to follow the Attorney's recommendation (regarding a settlement on the sale of Channel 25’in the amount of $119,000).

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. office of the Clerk.)

(A copy of the report is on file in the

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Employee of the Mohth

Dr. Payzant presented Mr. David Nunn, President-Elect, the Association of All School Personnel, who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Ruth Rayburn, Secretary/Bookkeeper Accounting Department, having been selected as Employee of the Month. A Certificate of Recognition was presented to Ms. Rayburn on behalf of the Board of Education and the Association of All School Personnel by Dr. Payzant. Ms. Rayburn responded.

R. #226 Professional Trips Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At School District Expense '^^ouglas Markham and Mike Brown, Pupil Transportation, Workshop sponsored by State Department of Education, Wagoner, OK, July 9-16, 1981.

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"Oack Isch, Adffiwrstrative Assistant, Superintendent's Office, Workshopron .Understanding Congress, Washington, D.C., August 3-7, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as „fo TTow TT—Mfs -. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. DonwertfpTteelared that the motion carried. R. #227 Approval of Memberships

A motion was made by Dr. Ham and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following memberships: 1.

Authorization to continue membership inytlie National School Boards Association's Direct Affiliate Program at 5<f per student-for.of $1 ,975.05.

Authorization to continue membership in the Council of Urban Boards of Education and the National School Boards Association for the 1981-82 fee of $836.00.

Authorization to continue membership in the Oklahoma State School Boards Association for the 1981-82 fiscal year at an annual fee of $1,800.00.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the extension of the DURATION OF AGREEMENT stipulated in Paragraph Number 4 of the October 2, 1980, Agreement between Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County and Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc., 7120 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Van Nuys, California, to include the ensuing fiscal year beginning July 1, 1981 and terminating June 30, 1982, with all other provisions of such agreement remaining in effect.

R. #228 Approval of Duration of Agreement with Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.

Commenting on the item for consideration, Dr. Payzant stated less than a year ago the district entered into a performance contract with Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc., to conduct a study and to implement a new work management program in the Maintenance Department; that the arrangement was that after the initial retainer fee of $49,500, the fees that would be paid to Kapner/Wolfberg would be based on savings which accrued to the district, with the savings to be paid 50 percent to KWA, Inc., and 50 percent to the school district for the first 12 months, and 75 percent to the school district, and 25 percent to KWA, Inc., for the second 12 months of the contract. He continued, stating that the project began at the beginning of October 1980, making the first 12-month period end at the end of September 1981, which at that tjiBE? they woul d move into the next phase where the district would realize the benefit of 75 percent of the savings; that through the end of May the cash savings were $173,148, with the retainer fee of $49,500 subtracted from that plus 50 percent of the difference, which was a net profit to the district through the end of May of $54,374. He added that it would increase substantially during the next year. Mrs. Brody asked that during the next school year were there plans to survey the principals and teachers to find out if they were feeling the effects of the new policy,1c!'idthey really see any change in the maintenance and orders that came from the Service Center? Dr. Payzant responded that it could be done very easily; that as of yet, they had not in a systematic way surveyed teachers, but he could see no problem with making a survey of teachers as well as principals.

Mrs. Brody added that she thought the teachers should be included in the survey since they were those in the classrooms receiving the service. Mrs. Hill stated that Kapner/ Wolfberg had reported that they were going to make some painting changes and she would like to know wha£ they were recommending.

Dr. Payzant replied that they would share the information about the painting as soon as it was received.

"It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to approve the tuition fee for underage kindergarten children be set at $750.00 per year - $375.00 per semester for the 198^82 school year.^e Dr. Payzant gave an overview of the underage kindergarten program with tuition for1980-81, stating"that there were 40 chi«14c^n_ who went to the screening and of those who were eligible to enroll in kindergarten, 17 actually paid tuition and attended the program during th&school year; that the cost of the program was arrived at by computing the”Tcbuirf cost, not including transportation charges since transportation was not involved in the kindergarten program, and had done the same thing with cost for 1981-82 to project tuition for tb-e next year; that there was a plan for screening to be conducted in August at three sfte&^; Horace Mann, Star and Lafayette, with a $10.00 screening fee for parents who wouliFwbnF’Wei^children tested, and on the basis of the results of that screening test, parents wouTc^be told whether or not their children were eligible for the underage program,*^ Dr. Hamm stated that he was opposed to the program because he felt like the program was discriminatory to children in the district who could not afford the tuition cost, and he did not think they as a board of education should get into the private school business in that manner.

Mrs. Hill commented that it was estimated that it was meant that the next year it was going to be even more per year was recommended, which meant that they would could not support it at that price; that if they were raised. ■

going to cost $757.00, which expensive, and only $750.00 be losing money on it, and she going to do it, it should be

Mrs. Hermes stated that Tier child was one of the 16 who passed to the first grade; that she understood what had been said about children who may qualify for the program and could not pay, but at the same time her child was helped who was developmentally ready, and she could not see where the State Legislature had that right to put an age limit on it without any test scores or other information, so for that reason she would support the program.

R. #229 Motion Re Tuition Fee for Underage Kindergarten Children

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #229 Moti on Re Tuition Fee for Underage Kindergarten Children cont'd

Mrs. Darrell asked about what would happen if.a youngster was tested as being ready "’but did not have money to pay the tuition, were their provisions to cover those kinds of situations?

Dr. Payzant responded, no. Amendment

After further discussion, a motion for amendment was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the fee for the program be changed to $380,00 per semester. Mr. Bleakley was asked to comment regarding the program, wherein he stated that he thought it was one of the many varieties of optional programsthat were provided in public education for which they are charged outside of it; that there were a number of remote grounds in which it might be determined that such a program was discriminatory, but there was no direct evidence of it being presented; that being financially unable to pay for a program like that was not a protected class of people and it would have to be related to some class of citizens who were protected by laws relating to discrimination to make it illegal; that remotely there might be some aspect of it that would be discriminatory but nothing directly which would make it illegal.

On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, no; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the amendment passed.

Commenting further on the motion as amended, Mr. Donwerth stated that he agreed with Dr. Hamm in that he was dedicated to free public education and as far as he was concerned the program should be placed in the private schools that were in the business to make money and could charge additional funds for students. He added that he would question how many parents would have sent their children to take the test had they had the money to pay the tuition; that he could not vote for the motion because he thought it discriminated against the family that could not afford to send their children to the private school that the district was sponsoring, and he was opposed to it for that reason.

Mrs. Darrell commented that her concern was that she had a child who was trapped between a deadline date with regard to age, but she thinks, the problem lies within the legislation; that if there was no foundation for it, she would much rather see the Board try to get it changed that.way than to attempt to try to offer it on a fee basis; that there were two ways to look at it; people may not have the money and then on the other --hand-;-—they could get overrun because people might evaluate it in terms of day care, but she did not see it as their role to provide a fee-paying kindergarten. On roTl-cal 1, the u&tes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; M-Ts. Hermes, yes; MrsHi 11, no; Mrs. Darrell, no; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no.’ Mr. DohWefth—declared that the motion as amended failed. R. #230 It was moved<Eby^rs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board President of Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit an application for and Superintendent a grant as follows: . Authorized to (a) Under funds granted by varU^^f&uB^ions - a Human Resources Bank Execute Document Program. —------ ,

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brcfdyryes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hi 11, yes; Mrs. Darrell,yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion Carried.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

Recommended for action on July 20, 1981 - Revision of the policy, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, JFCI: STUDENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

Revision of Board Policy, JFCI, Recommended for Action July 20, 1981

The Board prohibits the possession or use of unauthorized drugs and

alcohol on district property or at a school-sponsored activity. Students in violation of this policy may be summarily suspended, or given a lengthy suspension for possession or use of illegal drugs, alcohol, The lengthy suspension must

or a controlled dangerous substance.

follow a hearing and review in the same manner as a lengthy suspension for

any other offense. If it appears to a teacher that a student is under the influence of:

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nonintoxicating beverages;

alcoholic beverages; or a

controlled dangerous substance;

r -

as defined by state statutes, the teacher will immediately notify the

principal or his/her designee.

The principal or his/her designee shall

immediately notify the appropriate director and the parent/guardian of

the student. Adopted: December 17, 1979 Cross Reference: JFC Legal Reference: 70-24-133

Dr. Payzant reported: S"v..

Report on RIF List The report for progress being jj^e’^i n 'TStaWfig teachers from the Reduction in Force list, there are 17 teachers still to be recalled who were on General Fund, and four wh/rTfew on federal funds, for a total of 21.

Scheduling High School Graduations

You had included in your packet of maJSTtaTs^ different approach to scheduling time and location of high school graduations,for the-graduating class of 1982, and I plan to go ahead with this proposal xind tryth the graduations taking place on three different nights, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the final week of school. One of the proposals that had been suggested by several people, including Mrs. Darrgll, was that we consider the possibility of having an all-city graduation on one evening, using the Myriad Convention Center. What I have run into in trying to get reaction to that proposal is a lot of commitment to tradition where the individual schools want to have their own exercises where attention can be focused completely on that school, its graduating class, and the traditions that have come to be expected with each school as it holds its commencemejit exercises. So unless you have other suggestions or say stop, do it another way, we would like to try this approach this year and see what kind of response we get from student, staff and patrons. It has been limited to some • extent by the availability of the various halls on any one of those three nights for use by the school district. 3.

Northeast High School Sports Complex fe^ I have talked with the City Manager about the Northeast High School Sports Complex and he has designated a member of his staff to meet with a member of my staff to pin down more'specifically what kind of renovations could be done for the dollars available, and to talk about modifications in the agreement that would be acceptable to this Board and to the City Council. I am hoping that those details will be worked out soon so that we can bring a recommended agreement back to you.

Remarks Dr. Payzant

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PERSONNEL Mr. Donwerth stated that by request of some members of the Board, the Personnel Report would be delayed for action until after the executive session.

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

R. #231 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to approve Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of June payrolls and authorization of July payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for June 8 through June 22, 1981.

R. #232 Approval of Purchase of Booster Tanks

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill to approve the purchase of booster tanks for use by Central Food Service Department from U. S. Supply Company which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $6,201.44, to be charged to Central Food Services Account. &

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes» Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Information to the Board- Central Food Services Financial Statement

The Central Food Services Financial Statement as of May 31, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Consideration of Policy GBCB, . Staff Conduct

Hearing - Bruce Hunt Mr. Donwerth called on Mr. Bruce Hunt who had registered to address the Board on the item for consideration, approval of Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct. ^’Mr^l+unt referred to certain areas in the policy which he stated could be misunderstood and were in violation of the negotiated agreement,.specifically item 5. •v

Mrs.^ill inquired—to whether the Board would be inviolation of the negotiated agreeftieiaj/with delation to item 5? Dr. Payzant responded that he dj.d noTT'tye+i-eve- that they were, because the contract did require that teachers be given duty-free lunch and planning time; however, even when the xpWtr^t says that, if there is an emergency at a school which places the administrator in the dilemma of choosing between guaranteeing the right of a teacher to planning time on a particular day or duty-free lunch, or meeting the responsibilities for seeing that students are "“supervised, he thought the choice was a clear one for that administrator, that the concern for^t^jstwte^s had to come first, which did not mean, however, that if there was a consistent abuse-O-f the contract that does not make the exception based on an emergency situation,-that^Ji^hd of condition can be tolerated in the schools and he would not allow it to be iwere called to his attention.

R. #233 Approval of Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct, as follows:

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STAFF CONDUCT

fhe Board believes that the attainment of district goals is dependent upon the professional behavior of staff.

Staff members have a responsibility to make themselves familiar with, and abide by, the laws of the state as these affect their work, the policies

of the Board, and the regulations designed to implement them. The following specific responsibilities will be required:

Faithfulness and promptness in attendance at work;

Support and enforcement of policies of the Board and regulations of school administration;

Diligence in submitting required reports at the time specified;

Ca-fe and protection of school property;

Concern and attention for their

own and the district's legal

responsibility for the safety and welfare of students, including the need to ensure that students are under supervision at all times; and

Careful attention to all professional duties.

Employees are expected to

maintain a standard of conduct which is above reproach

and which shall contribute to high morale. Employees are expected to conduct themselves^n a professional manner in their

relationship with other employees. Responsibility for acceptable dress will rest with the employee.

However,

â€˜v

groomirig and attire-s-hsrl 1 not affront community tastes and standards.

Dr. Hamm added that he thought the XPr^c0T,Tmg-*4ministrative regulations regarding the implementation of the policy was really going to be the key as to the fine line that was goingJ&Si^drawn, if there was going to be a fine line, or if it was going to be a very kind and understanding and humane regulation. Mrs. Brody expressed a concern aboutt^ dress code, stating that she was willing to accept that some standard had to be sef^rr-frtttd^nts and children because they are going through many phases in development, but she reaT-Ty-Jiad a problem with telling staff who were adult professional people and e^tabldsh.ijig^ome kind of dress code for them; that she thought these persons were supposed tosBe^professional and she had a problem with a large system establishing a dress code for professionals.

Mrs. Darrell asked if tKe inference of a dress code had arisen because there was a lack of professional dress or dress that was considered in keeping with the professional level of a teacher? Dr. Hamm stated that in reading the last paragraph he did not see any reference to dress code, but a statement that responsibility for acceptable dress would rest, where i had always rested, with the employee. Inquiring further, Mrs. Darrell stated that was why she was asking, as to if there had been a problem with attire as far as teachers were concerned or was it just in there as reinforcement? Dr. Payzant responded that the last part of her statement was correct; that there had been nothing that had occurred the past two and one-rfcilf years that pointed out the particular need for defining a dress code; that in general with respect to employees and students, it goes the way of the society, and the general society was dressing differently than it did four or five years ago and you would see the pendulum swing; that the reason it was put in was because of an attempt to identify some of the areas

R. #233 Approval of Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct cont'd

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R. #233 Approval of Policy GBCB, Staff Conduct cont'd

that would fall under professional responsibi1ity and conduct if they were going to have a general policy statement of that sort.

^Additionally, Mrs. Darrell stated that she did not find any problem with it but was inquiring because she had a particular concern that they not strap any more to a child's back than they were willing to strap to their own, and the care and protection of school property, they expect children to do that same, so she would expect teachers to do the same, or administrators, and if children were expected to dress in a tasteful way, she would expect teachers to do the same, or whatever was included in the policy; that she found no problem with anything that was in the policy because she did not see it as any more than they would require of students.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr/.Donwerth declared that the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS

None; HEARINGS

None. Comments Jr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm commented as a reminder to the Board that the NSBA convention would be in April in Atlanta, Georgia, and the housing assignment for the delegation from the vartous states was determined this year by lottery, and the draw indicated that Oklahoma was fifty-first; that he would urge those persons who were planning to go, to make their plans to attend the Council of Urban Boards where they would be housed in the Urban Boards meetings would be held, as was usually the case, rather than staying with the Oklahoma delegation as some had done in the past, because it could be a long way from where most of the activities were.

Inquiry virs. Darrell

With regard to the plans submitted about the scheduling of high school graduations, Mrs. Darrell asked if they were moving with the plans?

Dr. Payzant stated that he wanted to bring it to the Board's attention and !if the Board had any problems with them trying the approach, he wanted to hear about them before he moved ahead; if he did not hear any, he would go ahead; that the commitments had to be made now for the spaces in order to hold them; they could not wait for two months or they would be gone, or even two weeks; that several were already on hold.

^^tT’s'tated that she had a concern about the Made in Oklahoma building and she was wondering if they had checked Civic Center for the availability for use on any of the othe-r^nights, because it was much cheaper and more centrally located; that they had checked-all of thO’S»G’“facil ities and their availability for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday^,and the schedule submitted was the best they could do for 1982.

EXECUTIVE SESSION #234 Executive session Approved 3:03 p.m.

X. #235 toard Returned to )pen Session 12:25 a.m.

A motion was ma9e by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Board go into

executive session to discus&^personnel, negotiations, and do the evaluation of the Superintendent's working re la ti airship. On roll call, the votes were as follows: WrsT Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; D^/Hamiji, _yes>and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried, Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that thS Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

PERSONNEL REPORT

3. #236 3ersonne1 Approved

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill to approve the following personnel i terns: 1.

The extension of the TERM of employment stipulated in Paragraph Number 5 of the March 17, 1980 Employment Contract between the Board of Education, Independent School District Number 89 and Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools, as modified on June 29, 1981/-increasing the base annual salary to $59,950 to include the ensuing fiscal year which begins July 1, 1982 and ends June 30, 1983.

That the persons as listed in the report be employed and that contracts with the teachers as listed be approved and executed in the name of the District by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

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R. #236 Personnel Approved cont'd

ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) * ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) V'

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981

^WI^^OMahorTia City Board of Education

R. #237 Adjournment 12:30 a.m.

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PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE:

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNIIAI

Conley, Barbara

Lafayette/Rancho Special Education

8-20-81

■ $11037.

Cox, Mary

Carver Special Education

8-20-81

14256.

*Cruzen, Gary

Star Spencer Asst. Prin./Teacher

8-05-81

$16392.

*Griffiii, Gloria

Taft Principal

8-05-81

21824.

Crane, Gary

Classen Lang Arts/Coach

8-20-81

13436.

xSenter, James

Hoover Asst. Prin./Teacher

8-05-81

16840.50

DeGiusti, Anthony

Roosevelt Social Studies

8-20-81

14921.

*Vrooman, Richard

Moon Principal

8-05-81

21824.

DiToro, Deborah

Carver Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

*Wheeler, Pamela

Marshall Principal

8-05-81

25879.'

Earle. Thelma

Page-Woodson/Lincoln Gifted/Talented

8-20-81

15121.

Echols, Dorothy

Ridgeview Primary

8-20-81

15121.

Feldman, Rebecca

Monroe Hearing Impaired

8-20-81

12877.

..CERTIFICATED:.—■if^ Elem. School Oper. Elementary Counselor

8-20-81

15111.

Gray, Jacauelvn

Jackson Reading/Lang.Arts

8-20-81

16933.

Autry, Mona

Classen Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Green, Theta

Capitol Hill High Librarian

8-05-81

16865.

Brown, Baby

Mark Twain Primarv

8-20-81

14069.

Groh, Cheryl.

Capitol Hill High Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Bukofzner, Nancy

Wheeler . Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Hahn, Lynn

Roosevelt Lang. Arts/Soc. St.

8-20-81

14250.

Callies, Mary

Lee Kindergarten 1 T.

8-20-81

Harms, Kathleen

Hayes Special Education

8-20-81

16132.

Carter, Johnny

Marshall Lang. Arts/Coach

8-20-81

Hayes, Wanda

Adams Learning Center

8-20-81

10761.

■

Carter, Villa R.

Hoover In-House

8-20-81

Helling, Christine

Jefferson Special Education

8-20-81

11606.

I i

Chamberlain, Zethel

Riverside Learning Center

8-20-81

Henley, Lois

Dewey Intermediate

8-20-81

12824.

Andrews, Jerry ir

13109.. —

/ 3

6882.50

1.3J.Q9.. .........

» *Promouions

■

NAME [

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

West Nichols Hills Kindergarten

8-20-81

$12671.

Sanford, Mae

Willard Primary

8-20-81

11400.

Hillp.py. Marian

x.. Northwest <-■' Journalism/Engli sh

8-20-81 ^20-81

13271.

Scherbenska, Susan

Lincoln Intermediate

8-20-81

11400.

T^ckav. Dftbra

Mark Twain Learning Center

8-20-81

iie.5.3.

Coolidge Learning Center

8-20-81

10761 .

I.Ain'bArt.. Janvee

Webster Social Studies

8-20-81

11400.

Smith, Wayne

Douglass Counselor

8-05-81

17167.

Mitehell, Barbara

Stan<^ Watie Special Education

8-20-81

14963.

Taylor, Joyce

Parker Learning Center

8-20-81

13271.

Mnrrav. Doris

Washington t .at ip ' . Arts/Reading

8-20-81

11400.

Trosper, Daniel

Creston Hills Special Education

8-20-81

11978.

Mv Ias . Olli a

Lincoln Learning Center

8-20-81

13271.

Usher, Beverly

Star Spencer Math

8-20-81

12671.

Nabors, Cynthia

Wilson Primary

8-20-81

11053.

Wade, Helen

Page-Woodson Learning Center

8-20-81

15738.

Newell, Phyllis

Elem. School Oper. Elementary Counselor

8-20-81

14432.

Ward, Jana

Rancho Special Education

8-20-81

12835.

Norvell, Jo Ella

Ross Learning Center

8-20-81

11053.

Westmoreland, Linda

Telstar Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

O'Keefe, Kathleen

Douglass Special Education

8-20-81

12241.

Whenry, Dorothe

Shidler Special Education

8-20-81

13764.

Wilson, Debra

Star Spencer Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

*u.

: worthwest Ma th

King Kindergarten 1 T. Pardue, Suzanne --------- -------------- —

NAME

Royal, Janice

- *

SALARY

ANNIIAI ;

-35

CFRTTFTCATFTb

! i

^.tl

Jr-'

8-20-81

6788.50

'""'Scott, Sandra

$11053.--^...

Patterson. Willia

Willow Brook Primary

8-20-81

18344.

Wilson, Lucille

Central Librarian

8-05-81

13158.

PArrv. Juanita

Washington Reading

8-20-81

18344.

Winkle, Nancy

Marshall Latin/Language Arts

8-20-81

11400.

Qualls, Wynema

Parker/Green Pastures Physical Education

8-20-81

10761.

Wood, Virginia

Northwest Math/Science

8-20-81

15615.

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

< NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

’RfFF^rnNAI OTHFR:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAL.:

Okonta, Felix

Northwest Custodial Worker

6-18-81

$ 625,

Torrence. Elvira

Ail Schools Custodial. Worker

6-09-81

(21,

Gleichman, Emmy

Health Services Traveling Nurse

8-20-81

$12824.

Levy, Ellen

Health Services Traveling Nurse

8-20-81

10761.

Mitchell, Patricia

Rogers Nurse

8-20-81

10761.

Vann, Cindy

Health Services Traveling Nurse

8-20-81

10761.

ANNUAL:

TECHNICAL:

Pelley, Michael

Computer Services Systems Programmer

6-08-81

$22225.

MONTHLY:

SUPPORT: SERVICE:

Alexander, Flovd

All Schools Custodial Worker

6-05-81

$ 625.

6-10-81

714.

Caraway, Earl

«* Marshall Custodian

Coulter, Charles

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

6-19-81

625.

Diggs, Darrell

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

6-22-81

625.

Edwards, Kevin

Star Custodial Worker

6-12-81

.625.

Helton, Elias

Marshall Custodial Worker

6-16-81

697.

Jennings, Bruce

Capitol Hill Middle Custodial Worker

6-15-81

625.

Miller, Charles

Capitol Hill High Stadium Foreman

6-18-81

.753.

NAME

Jefferson Principal

$1043.

■''K

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

ADMINTSTRATTVFDeSpain, Linda

6-08-81

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

Computer Services Computer Operator

Hsieh, Wen

MONTHLY:

6-19-81

Schlinke, Carolyn

Eisenhower English

Williams, Teresa

Wheeler Primary

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

5-29-81 —£=15=81

SUPPORT- ' -

CFRT1FTCATFD:

Baum, Timothy

Dunbar Special Education

5-29-81

Bennett, Sandra

Harding Science

5-29-81

Motah. Pat

Special Services Secretary

6-12-81

Carey, Vernon

Marshall Vocal Music

5-29-81

Oliver, Patricia

Northeast Secretary

5-29-81

Cook, Waynel

Douglass Special Education

5-29-81

Pratt, Dorthy

Northeast Attendance Secy.

5-29-81

Corliss, Nancy

West Nichols Hills Primary

5-29-81

Wright, Kay

Dunbar Clerk

5-29-81

Dickson, Lynne

Star Primary

5-29-81

Holliman, Linda

West Nichols Hills Kindergarten

5-29-81

Jones, Kathrene

Douglass Special Education

5-29-81

Warehouse Worker

6-15-81

Koon, Robert

Parker Intermediate

5-29-81

Mitchell, Roberta

King Reading

5-29-81

Morris, Allan

Capitol Hill High Welding

6-05-81

Ellis, Kenneth

Mechanic's Helper

6-09-81

Pirn, Cathy

Capitol Hill Middle Science

5-29-81

Mack, Alonzo

Tractor Operator/ Relief Custodian

6-01-81

CLERICAL:

SUPPLY: Harlow, Ethel

TRANSPORTATION:

368c

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 6, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORTSERVICE: Colbert, Walter

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

6-19-81

Helton, Elias

Marshall Custodial Worker

6-18-81

Larmouth, Barclay

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

6-08-81

Moore, Samuel

Star Custodial Worker

5-26-81

Peoples, Levone

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

6-19-81

Sanders, BarAll

Service Center Custodial Worker

6-25-81

Vaughn, M^kvin

Shields Heights Custodial Worker

6-30-81

Computer Services Systems Programmer

6-12-81

TECHNICAL:

Callies, Steve

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

ASSIGNMENT -

r~~~~

- CERTIFICATED^

EFFECTIVE DATE

_________

PARENTAL LEAVE:

SALARY

NAME

SUPPORT-

Brewer, Debra

"■ Rockwood Kindergarten

Puckett, Mary

, Truman 'TTatermediate

5-29-81

Cassady, John

Maintenrfhce/Eng. Carpenter

6-01-81

Gelders, Cordula

West Nichols Hills Principal's Secy.

6-05-81

Klopfenstein, Walter

Maintenance/Eng. Electrician

6-10-81

—

. STUDY IFAVF: Cole, Norma

Curriculum Consultant K-5

6-12-81

. SUPPORT: •

. MEDICAL LEAVE: CLERICAL:

Marcotte, Helen

Shidler Clerk

5-29-81

Ridgeview Primary

5-29-81

RETIREMENTS:

. CERTIFICATED: Thompson, Freda

369

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILIDNG,

MONDAY, JULY 20, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Hugh B. Ginn, Executive Administrative Assistant; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups; the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that all of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES Of PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motioft was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the minutes of June 29 and July 6, 1981. Dr. Hamm noted a correction for a typo in R.#206, Extension of Leaves of Absence, which should have read July, 1981; a corrected dating of minutes, M-5, June 29, 1981 ; and July 6 minutes, R.#230, President ofi'Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Document, all votes should read "yes".

R. #238 Minutes Approved

On roll call for approval of the minutes as corrected, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hill commented that she was privileged to be invited to attend a summer school closing at Westwood School; that it was a most enjoyable program and included in one of the songs the students were telling how much fun PRI was.

Comments Mrs. Hill

She also noted that a student from U. S. Grant High School,Forrest Pol lock, former state president of the Future Business Leaders of America, had been elected national president of that orgarrrZcttidn. Mrs. Hill added that she thought it would be nice if the Board would send him a letter of acknowledgement, since it was a nice horior for a student in the-^ystem to become national president of an organization.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he, too, attended summer school closings at Westwood and Hayes Schools 3nd txTth presented outstanding programs. ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of May 18, 1981

List of expenses on Cleveland School Building.

Meeting of June 1, 198b 1.

Develop a plan of reapportionment.

Meeting of June 29, 1981

Northeast-Sports Complex - Northeast Stadium.

Meeting of July 6, 1981

Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

Comments Mr. Donwerth

370

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

HEARINGS

None. LEGAL REPORT

attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported: 1.

Hearing - Louise White The hearing on the nonrenewal of the contract of Louise White will commence Tuesday morning, July 21, here at the Administration Building before Hearing Judge Robert Bird.

Hearing - Amanda Gerred

We have filed the district's appeal brief with the hearing appeal committee in the matter of the due process hearing of Amanda Gerred, a handicapped student in the district. 3.

Lawsuit Served on District The district has been served with a lawsuit filed by Ms. Joyce Jones, naming the d-tstrict as a defendant. This suit is a class action that is challenging the procedures of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and only indirectly .^involves the district.

Court Case - Randy Robinson In the federal court case involving the handicapped student, Randy Robinson, we have filed motions to dismiss the Superintendent and Dr. Hamm, who was president of the Board at the time the petition was filed, and we have filed an answer on behalf of the school district.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

L #239 ’resident of Board and Superintendent Authorized to. Execute Document’s’"

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute documents and submit applications for grants as follows: faT

Community Education Program (Federal), under Public Law 95-561, Title 8, Elementary and Secondary Education.

(b)

EarlyChi ldhoocTTlevel opmen t Program, Oklahoma Legislature House Bill T236.

(c)

Alternative Education Proqram»Jlklahoma^Legislature House Bill 1236.

(d)

Community Education Program (State), Oklahoma Legislature House Bill 1236.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. DanaelJ., yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motian^carried.

Remarks 4r. Ginn

In the absence of Dr. Payzant, Mr. Ginn rbportelh^p^^

ESAA Grant Approved

Late last week we were advised that we had been approved for the ESAA Grant in the amount of $258,000 plus. Using that information and switching to the- summary of assignment of personnel, by the receipt of those funds we are now able to re-employ all of the federally-funded certified employees. This afternoon, as of about 2:30, we had remaining five employees unassigned. They are under contract. We will assigrvthem somewhere. They are being paid from General Fund. We have zero federally-funded employees remaining. We have sixteen (16) that have not been re-employed that would 'be paid from the General Fund. If you break down the sixteen listing into what has occurred, two of those sixteen have been offered assignments and fiave at this time declined to take them, hoping to get something that would be more desirable. One of them lives completely across the city from where the assignment might be; two or three others are still waiting for certification and there are other conditions which prevail at this time which actually causes the number of RIF'd unassigned to be eight (8). The approval of the ESAA Grant did permit us to contact five employees whose salaries had been funded by the federal grant. They were contacted today and either did accept employment or declined to come back to the school system.

371

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

At the request of Mrs. Darrell, Mr. Donwerth stated that the Personnel Report would be deferred for action until after an executive session. 5

Personnel Report Deferred Until After Executive Session

ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to approve payment of encumbrances as listed for July 1-10, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #240 Approval of Encumbrances

Purchasing A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following purchasing items:

Cafeteria Equipment Purchase of cafeteria equipment (frozen food cabinets, steamers, dishnathine., and ice makers) for use by Central Food Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations:

Jones Restaurant Equipment Company sOax Fixture & Supply Ice Maker Sales & Service, Inc.

25,844.00 6,679.00 3,700.00

36,223.00

, Total

These purchases are to be charged to Central Food Service.

Automatic Folder and Stitcher Purchase of automatic folder and stitcher for use by Graphic Services (Washington Print Shop) from Graphic Arts Equipment, Inc., which is the standard distributor for Bourg equipment. These units are compatible to existing equipment and not to exceed $13,800. This purchase is to be charged to Account G1230.03.

New Generator

^^>iircttase of new generator and the cost for disassembling old unit for Mobile Reading Lab from Hopeman Equipment Company (available only from designated distributor). This expenditure is not to exceed $5,506.00, and is to be charged to Account 740.05, "Title I, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 4.

Repair of Grader

Permission*to**'rftpair a grader for Maintenance Department from Clarence L. Boyd Company (authorized distributor for Gallion machines) in the estimated amount of $3,715.31. This purchase is^to^be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Permission to Place Orders Permission to place orders for the Centra^fooGL Sery.i^es Department with companies which have submitted quotations as follows: ' â– -

Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods Foods

White Swan, Inc. Bob Harris Sales Carl C. Wheeler Company Dubco, Inc. Food Service Sales Armour Food' Company Kemper Food Brokers Jack"Curren Food Brokers Keeth and Associates Midwest Brokerage Gooch Packing Company

Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen Frozen

Scrivner, Inc.

Coffee, Staples and Canned Foods

Tyler-Simpson Company

Coffee, Staples and Canned Foods

Cain's Coffee Company

Coffee, Staples and Canned Foods

Frito-Lay, Inc.

Potato and Corn Chip Products

These purchases are to be charged to Central Food Services.

R. #241 Approval of Purchasing

372

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing cont'd

R. #241 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Change on Award of Milk Products Change on the June 29, 1981 award of items #10, IT, 12, 13 and 14 on quotation #5975 Milk and Milk Products, and make the award of these items to Beatrice Foods; and delete the same items from the earlier award given to Townley and Gold Spot Dai ries.

R. #242 Approval of General Business

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the following general business items:

Agreement with Baptist Children's Home Approval of an agreement with Baptist Children's Home to provide two (2) buses and one (1) van, driver and insurance, to transport students for the Baptist Children's Home to their assigned schools during school year 1981-82. Total cost o/ $6,075.00 to be charged to Account G520.00.

Authorization for Administrator of Food Services

-«*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Authorization that Howard White, Administrator of Food Services, be designated as the school district's representative in matters pertaining to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and food commodities donated by the United States Department of Agriculture, school year 1981-82. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION R. #243 Approval of Change Orders

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following change orders: d/ Approval of Change Order #1 in the contract with Universal Mechanical Contractors to remove the existing filter serving Douglass High School swimming pool and Xqcept the al ternate bid to furnish and install a new high rate sand filter; add $97914.00 for "an adjusted contract total of $88,904.00. X..

2. ApprovaVbf Change Order #1 iruXha.contract with Travelers Construction Company, Inc., to remove the asbest©s-'from three rooms which were not calculated in the originaj^bid at Classen High School and replace the removed material with accoustTcaXpanel ing; add $37,000.00 for an adjusted contract total of $356,804.21.

Approval of Change Order #Tjin the contract with Smith-Weir Electric Company to delete from the contract the>remayal of asbestos from an area in Central High School building and replace a new~etHTrFr^and electrical lighting including new lighting fixtures; deduct $36,430.00 £p.r-an adjusted contract total of $371,237.00. ..•sr- *•-

Mrs. Hill inquired about item #1 as to what was included in the change order and why it was .more than what was originally estimated?

Mr. Dick Samples, Supervisor of Maintenance/Engineering, responded by stating that the original contract included major renovation of shower rooms at Douglass and John Marshall as well as work in the pool area; that the filter was added after further" exploration which was not included as a part of the first inspection. Mrs. Hermes expressed>a concern about the number of change orders submitted for approval, stating that she did not like to see the district do business that way, making changes after the bids were received. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

373

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for revision of Policy JFCI, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, as follows: STUDENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

The Board prohibits the possession or use of unauthorized drugs and alcohol on district property or at a school-sponsored activity.

Students in violation of this policy may be summarily suspended, or given a lengthy suspension for possession or use of illegal drugs, alcohol, or

a controlled dangerous substance.

The lengthy suspension must follow a

hearing and review in the same manner as a lengthy suspension for any other offense.

If it appears to a teacher that a student is under the influence of: &

1. 2. 3.

nonintoxicating beverages; *â–

alcoholic beverages; or a

controlled dangerous substance;

as defined by state statutes, the teacher will immediately notify the principal or his/her designee.

The principal or his/her designee shall

immediately notify the appropriate director and the parent/guardian of

the student. Adopted: December 17, 1979 Cross Reference: JFC * tegal Reference: 70-24-133 In discussion of the mot-ioff, Mrs. Hill stated that in reading the policy, it appeared the student had to be under the influence, whereas earlier it was saying "the* Board prohibits the possession or use of unauthorized drugs and alcohol on district property," and she was wondering if they should^oT^d?tsathere- "nonintoxieating beverages" also.

Members of the-^oard^proceeded to discuss nonintoxicating beverages to include 3.2 beer and possibly the need to spell .it out in more detail in the policy.

Mrs. Darrell commented that she thbugftjt the phrase "nonintoxicating beverages" would be very confusing to students and parents an^rf-^Z^eer was what was meant in the policy, they should add further clarification. , Discussion continued with regard to adding in parentheses-"example, 3.2 beer" as mentioned in the state statutes as a nonintoxicating beverage; contradiction in the language as 'it was used,^ non'intoxieating beverage as compared to Coca-Cola or other; that Board policy could be broad and the administrative regulations that would accompany a Board policy could spell out in more detail the implementation of the policy; the seriousness of the offense as it would relate to the suspension of a student and the controversy that could be involved regarding the term"nonintoxicating beverage?,and other.

Following the discussion, Mr. Donwerth suggested that the motion be tabled until the August 3 meeting, after it was rewritten by the administration and brought back with the amendments. Mrs. Hill added that shejwould like to see clarification in the first sentence by "unauthorized drugs."

R. #244 Motion for Revision of Policy JFCI, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Tabled

374

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #244 Motion for Revision of Policy JFCI, Student Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, Tabled - cont'd

Motion to Table A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm to table the recommended * revision of Policy JFCI, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, until the August 3 meeting.

NEW BUSINESS Appointment of Board Committee to Work with Staff on Agreement Re Northeast Sports Complex

Mrs. Darrell indicated that the Board had received a draft of an agreement by the City of Oklahoma City with regard to the Northeast Sports Complex and she had a concern that the item be expedited as much as possible in order that renovation could begin to some degree. She continued by making a motion to ask the President to appoint a committee of the Board to follow through on whatever particulars needed to work with staff and the City to finalize an agreement.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he had taken the motion as a recommendation and proceeded to appoint the following members of the Board to serve on a committee to work with the staff toward bringing back to the entire Board a committee recommendation for action on the offer from the City of Oklahoma City with regard to the Northeast Sports Complex: -

Mrs. Shirley Darrell, Chairperson; Mrs. Betty Hill, and Mrs. Jean Brody.

Mr. Donwerth added that the committee would work with staff the following week and bring back a recommendation to the entire Board on August 3 for action. EXECUTIVE SESSION R. #245 Executive Session Approved-7:50 p.m.

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ■

I. #246 Board Returned to Ipen Session.-. 3:43 p.m. ‘

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as ^l.lpws: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

PERS0W.L REPORT

3. #247 Personnel Approved

A motiorpwas made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that persons be employed as of the effective date specified in-the Personnel Report, and that contracts or assignment notifications with appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in ttie name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that ^¥he1* personnel recommendations and information listed be approved. On roll call, the votes were as JEollows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Da rrell5>na4-,pr, Hamm. yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion^oarriWj' (Personnel listings - 375a-375c)

I. #248 Appointment of Assistant to the Director of ligh School/Adult Education

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hefnfes to approve the appointment of Gary Cruzen as Assistant to the Director of High School/Adult Education. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody to approve the appointment I. #249 of Vailene^Cooks as Assistant Principal/Teacher at Star Spencer High School. Appointment of Assistant Principal/ On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, Teacher yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Star Spencer______ ■ Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

1. #250 ’resident of Board ;o Communicate /i th County Electicr Jo a rd Re ^apportionment of lember Districts

In response to a review of maps, charts, statistics and other materials regarding the reapportionment of the school district, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody to ask the President of the Board to communicate with the Oklahoma County Election Board in working out the reapportionment of Board Member eledtioh districts. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

375

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll call the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I aTso certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this ^^day of

1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

R. #251 Adjournment 9:50 p.m.

I 1

375a

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUA! •

(TRTIFirATFTb

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Nabors, Cynthia

Wilson Primary

8-20-81

SALARY J ____

Atkins, Dorothy

Polk Intermediate

8-20-81

12824.

Norwood, Teri

Jackson Physical Education

8-20-81

11053.

fiasey, Margaret

Curriculum Head Cataloger

7-01-81

22163.

Porter, Debbie

Mark Twain Intermediate

8-20-81

10761.

Bogovich, Jolrn

Southeast Science/Coach

8-20-81

11408.

Porter, Janice

Hawthorne Learning Center

8-20-81

12824.

Burleigh, Dorris

Truman Intermediate

8-20-81

18344.

Ray, Louis

Parker Intermediate

8-20-81

18344.

Carmichael, Thomas

Central Visual Art

8-20-81

11916.

Reed. Ava

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Chance, Linda

Moon Snecial Education

8-20-81

11037.

Risdon. Doris

North Highland Intermediate

8-20-8]

Cunningham. Gayla

Roosevelt Math/Science

8-20-81

10761.

Smith, Marjorie

Jackson Math

8-20-81

10511.

Dounhtv. Pete

Roosevelt Math/Science

8-20-81

17156.

Turnell, Valeria

Curriculum Asst Coord Media Ser

7-01-81

23969.

Finance, Anne

Guidance/Counseling K-5 Counselor

8-20-81

13656.

Warren, Mary

Edwards Intermediate

8-20-81

12671.

Golda, Dianne

Webster Special Education

8-20-81

13305.

Weir, Laura

Heronville Primary

8-20-81

10761,

Hayden, Carol

Gatewood Primary

8-20-81

18344.

Young, Terri

North Highland Special Education

8-20-81

11037,

Henry, Audre

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

11970.

Karhu, Sandra

North Highland Asst. Prin./Teacher

8-Q5S-81 .

16826.50

Keller, Edwin

Taft Instrumental Music

8-20-81

18344.

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

McGarrity, Pat

Taft Spanish/Language Arts

8-20-81

1Q5U.

Roosevelt Nurse

8-20-81

Morse, Candace

Van Buren Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

NAME SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

'-X

MONTHLY:

SERVICE: Ballard, Dalton

Marshall Custodial Worker

6-24-81

$ 625.

Donnell, Ravmond

Prairie Queen Custodial Worker

Dumas, Darryl

Page-Woodson Custodial Worker

6-26-81

*-625. -

McFadden, Melvin

All Schools Custodial Worker

6-29-81

625.

Makes, Larry

Horace Mann Custodial Worker

7-06-81

625.

Norton, Shirley

All Schools Custodial Worker

6-30-81

697.

s 62^.

HOURLY: Doakes♦ Bobbv

NAME

Edwards Custodial Worker

6-12-81

_____

Spoelstra, Predirta

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

____

SALARY

375b

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY 20, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

salary

NAME

CERTIFICATE:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

Echols, Martha

Grant Special Education

5-29-81

Esserman, David

Carver Driver Education

5-29-81

Bennett, Bonita

Curriculum Secretary

6-30-81

Hedges, Marian

Curriculum Vocal Music Cons.

6-12-81

Dodson, Marilyn

Public Information P.B.X. Operator

6-30-81

Lemons, Ginger

Roosevelt Math .

5-29-81

Gilkey, Essie

Willard Clerk

5-29-81

Park, Jean

King Learning Center

5-29-81

Jones. Gregory

External Funding Secretary

6-30-81

Savere, Pamela

Curriculum Vocal Music

5-29-81

Smith, Sharon

Harding Principal's Secy.

6-19-81

Sledge* Sandra

Taft a Language Arts

5-29-81

Smith, Martha

Taft Leading Center

5-29-81

Taylor, Linda

Curriculum Librarian/Cataloger

5-29-81

Weimer, Mary

Moon . Special Education

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

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SUPPLY: Tarbutton, Fred

Warehouse Worker

6-23-81

Material' Drayage/ Truck Driver

6-30-81

West Nichols Hills Custodial Worker

7-10-81

TRANSPORTATION:

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

Wickware. Vernell Staff Development Training Specialist

Reed, Waivie

6-30-81

■’’K SERVICE: Atuka, Joseph

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NAME

ASSIGNMENT-

EFFECTIVE DATE

____ NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

-ax.?'

SUPPORTSERVICE:

Loftin, Robin

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-02-81

Trench, Bobby

Classen Custodial Worker

6-19-81

-A.

MAINTENANCE: Phillips, Bill

Maintenance/Eng. Machinist

6-19-81

i TECHNICAL:

Hicks, Larry

Computer Services Programmer

6-30-81

Meyers, Fran

Curriculum Audio Visual Tech.

6-26-81

Pickett, Betty

Graphic Services Bindery Technician

6-30-81

! i 1

Dalrymple, Barbara

MEDICAL LEAVE:

SUPPORT:

Flores, Judith

STUDY IFAVF:

CERTIFICATED:

•if i \

Nicholson, Patrisha

PARFNTAI. I.FAVF:

ADMINISTRATIVE:

NAMEf

Northwest Custodial Worker

Curriculum Lau Laneuaee

.jfl

I i

HighySehool/Adult 2d. Asst/.; to Director $

ASSIGNMENT

6-30-81

5-29-81

7-14-81

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EFFECTIVE DATE SALARY

NAME

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER

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ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE SALARY

MINUTES OF MEETING OF JULY

20, 1981 - CONT'D GO

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376

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed the visitors and acknowledged the presence of Mr. Phillip White, Oklahoma County Superintendent of Schools.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call’ established that six of the seven board members were present. entered the meeting at 7:05 p^m.i)

Roll Call

(Mrs. Darrell

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the minutes of July 20, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #252 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mr. Donwerth reported that he, Mrs. Hermes and Mrs. Hill met with the Secretary of the Oklahoma County Election Board to go over the reapportionment of Board member election districts and that the County Election Board would contact them again for a ;i^ti,n.g„.prior to drawing the final lines. Mrs. Hill stated that in meeting with the County Election Board, they were most appreciative of the workthat had already been done by Mr. Ginn to help in the „ reapportioriment of the di strict.

In reporting on the Northeast Spor^S' CompTex^agreement, Mrs. Darrell stated that the

committee, she, Hrs. Brody and Mrs. Hill, went over the draft agreement, made some notations, additions, deletions, observations, etc., and returned it to the City Manager's staff, after which they met with them. Mrs. Darrell added that she thought it was a very good and sound agreement and she wanted to commend the City Manager's staff, the legal counsel, the Park D6i>artment staff, as well as the staff of the district for putting forth a concerted efforF''t3>come up with the agreement.

Mrs. Hill inquired about the performance bondf after Mrs. Darrell stated that there was a depreciating arrangement with regard to the "bond, where it would decrease each year in value and therefore would diminish in cost; that she thought the bond was mainly a way for the City to have some assurance that the district would maintain the facility and cover any possible occurrences as the result of their investment. Dr. Hamm inquired as to who would carry the insurance on the complex?

At the request of Dr. Payzant, Mr. Ginn responded, stating that Mr. Shepard, Director of Business Management, had been asked to secure information on the cost of the bond and also get the premium price on the insurance; that if the district bonded itself to replace the structure, they would probably want to insure the structure if it was the district's responsibility. After being asked if he thought the performance bond should be placed in the agreement, Mr. Bleakly stated that from a legal perspective, there was no prohibition against a bond as such; that he made the suggestion Jhat the school district was solvent and therefore would be able to cover any obligations that it might have under the contract.

Dr. Hamm inquired as to whether the Board had statutory authority to spend district money for maintaining and operating a facility for any purpose other than the operating of schools?

Report Mr. Donwerth on Reapportionment of District Comments Mrs. Hill

Committee Reports on Northeast Sports Complex Agreement

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

Committee Report )n Northeast Sports Complex \greement cont'd

Mr. Bleakley responded in the affirmative, stating that under Title XI, Section 33, Act 103, there was a group of statutes that provided for the joint establishment and conduct of a system in recreation which provided that a school district may singularly or jointly in cooperation with another governmental unit provide for recreational facilities; that the section also provided that it may on its own initiative provide for their conduct, equipment and maintenance according to the provisions of that sub-article by making an appropriation from the general revenues of the governmental unit as for other current expenses of the governmental unit.

Dr. Hamm further inquired as to whether that meant that the school board would be responsible for the expenses of operating the complex when it was being used for educational purposes, and then the Park Department would be responsible for using the complex when it was for non-school use. Mr. Bleakley stated that no, the statute did not make that requirement on the school district but the agreement did; that the statute provided that any of the governmental units which could participate, which were listed as city, town, school, district or county, "may use their funds for the operation of the joint recreational facility." He added that with respect to the school district, it was not restricted to only educational activities.

Dr. Hamm referred to the Capitol Hill Complex, stating that when the school uses the tennis courts, they pay for it and when the Park Department uses them, they pay for it.

In response, Mr. Bleakley stated that there was a provision in the agreement that provided that the school district could recover direct operational expenses from the user^in accordance with any policies that the school district establishes.

ITEMS PENDING Meeting of May 18, 1981

List of expenses on Cleveland School Building

Meeting of June 1, 1981 Develop_a.:plan of .reapportionment

Meeting of June 29, 1981 Northeast Sports Complex - Northeast Stadium Meeting of July 6, 1981 *v.

Rebommendation-errPainting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.) -j su T

HEARINGS

Mr. Donwerth called on Ms. Virginia Miller, who had registered to address the Board.

Ms. Miller read from a copy which"',lhe stated was a letter that-she mailed but with regard to legal fees incurred by theboaTdâ€œ'meffiber from District Two in the legal actions involved with the election held in that district. -S+re-also read from another copy which she stated was a response to the lettfh. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

ittorney1 s Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

(1)

Randy Robinson Case We have filed our answer in the federal court case involving the handicapped student, Randy Robinson.

(2)

Amanda Gerred Case

â€™

In the Amanda Geared case, another handicapped student proceedings, we have filed a brief before the State Board of Education on the appeal of the decision of that due process hearing.

(3)

Hearing for Louise White Since the last board meeting, we have held the due process hearing on the nonrenewal of the contract of Louise White. We have not yet received the decision from the hearing judge and anticipate that sometime this week.

378

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

(4)

Lawsuit by Joyce Jones A lawsuit was filed by a former employee, Joyce Jones; naming as a defendant the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission as the primary defendant, and which also brought the school district into the case. We have filed an entry of appearance on behalf of the district in that matter.

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report.

(Copy on file in the office of the Clerk.)

Attorney's Report cont'd

Treasurer's Report

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

In the absence of Mr. David Nunn, President-Elect, the Association of All School Personnel, Dr. Payzant presented Ms. Pat Wastson who gave preliminary remarks regarding Ms. Louise Dutcher, Research Assistant, Planning, Research and Evaluation, having been selected as Employee of the Month. Ms. Watson presented to Ms. Dutcher a T-Shirt designed for the occasion and stated that she would receive a certificate of recognition later.

Employee of the Month

Dr. Payzant congratulated Ms. Dutcher for having been selected for the recognition, and informed the audience of some of the job duties which she fulfills. Ms. Dutcher responded.

** It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At School District Expense

(a)

Michael Pelley, Systems Programmer, Computer Services, CICS/VS Internals Course, River Edge, New Jersey, August 10-14, 1981.

(b)

Maridyth McBee, Planning & Statistics Specialist; Louise Dutcher, Research Assistant, Planning, Research and Evaluation, Second Annual Demographic State of the State Conference - Oklahoma Demographics Group, September 23-25, 1981.

R. #253 Professional Trips Approved

At no Expense to the School District ,(.p1 •'

ry Dean, Purchasing Assistant, Purchasing Department, National Association of Purchasing Management, Ft. Worth, Texas, July 16-17, 1981. Confirmation

(d)

Maree Tarver, Title.L, Administrator, External Funding, Effective Urban Oriented Reading Resources’Symposiums, Little Rock, Arkansas, August 5-6, 1981. -

(e)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendenty^GoiuiGjJL^for Basic Education Executive Committee Meeting, Washington-fX). C., August 14-15, 1981.

On roll call,’ the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrel^, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the mo<4gp carried.

Board and the Superintendent be authorized to^xecute ^rpd^ubmit an application for a grant as follows:

Title T - Elementary ancT Secondary Education Act - Public Law 95-561 Title I Financial Assistance. Dr. Payzant commented that during his absence he understood that the Board did receive a copy of the abstract for the 1981-82 Title I grant application and that they were also given the information that the district was anticipating a greater appropriation than was originally anticipated; that the staff informed them that although the additional dollars currently forthcoming for the 1981-82 school year were welcomed, that in light of recent events in Washington and action by the Congress, they did anticipate th,at the Title I'funds would be cut as anticipated for 1982-83, and it was with that purpose in mind when he^talked with the staff by telephone that he concurred with the recommendation that the additional money which would be forthcoming this year be used insofar as possible for one-time expenditures, thereby eliminating the necessity of making cuts in 1982-83 that would be required if they were to inflate the operating expenses of the Title I program for 1981-82. ** Mrs. Darrell asked if jail of the individuals or positions that were paid from Title I and ESAA funds had been restored? ;

R. #254 President and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

379

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT cont'd

R. #254 President and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents cont'd

R. #255 Naming of Grover Cleveland Innovative High School

Dr. Payzant stated that all of the people who were affected by the cuts had been coffered positions, but it did not mean that every one of them was offered the exact same position that they were in the past year; that some of them were offered positions under the General Fund and accepted them.

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of a name change for the innovative high school from Central Innovative High School to Grover Cleveland Innovative High School.

Mrs. Brody expressed a concern that the students and faculty of the innovative high school be involved in the naming process; to which Ms. Mason, Director of High Schools/ Adult Education, replied that the name change was discussed with staff and students before the close of school and they had submitted several names of which Grover Cleveland was one of them. Mrs. Hill inquired that not in relation to the motion, but she was wondering if the community had been involved in some of the plans regarding the site, such as the plan for changing the driveway, etc.?

Ms. Mason responded that they had met with community leaders and shared information rel cTted’to buses, entrances, exits, etc., and this small group of persons walked through the building. Mrs. Brody added that she was informed by Mr. Matthews, Principal, that he had joined the Grover Cleveland Neighborhood Association.

Dr. Payzant reported:

(1)

Letter to Forrest Pollock saw in the minutes of the last meeting that you requested a letter be sent to Forrest Pollock acknowledging his election as President of the Future Business Leaders of America. That has been done in my absence, and that is indeed an 'v>hpnor to him and_Jo the school district, and your acknowledgement at tfje last boards meeting" was very timely. - ~ X

(2)

‘-X.

Status~OT Persons on RIF List-*.--------

As has-been my practice, and Mr. Ginn in my absence, I have a report on the status-Xf^hose people who were on the Reduction-in-Force list, and I believe when Mr. Ginn reported to you two weeks ago there were approximately 16 people left on the list. He inWic|,ted to you that it looked as if there would be opportunities that woul d be therxior about eight of those 16 to receive some kind of a job offer prior to the-epeniii^of school. Not all of those eight offers have been made as of yet, but the picture is'TTn^ brighter even tonight. An analysis today with Mr. Ruble and Mr. Ginn"ijnd+tates that probably at this stage it looks like we will be able to place all but about four or five of the people, and with each passing week, even, that might look brighter by the time I report to you again. So from the original 90 to 95 people, we are down to about four or five, which we can't see any possibility for this date. Hopefully, we will have even better news two weeks from now. PERSONNEL REPORT 1. #256 3ersonnel Approved

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the persons as listed in the report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or • assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name-of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that the other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

(Personnel listings - pages 385-387.)

380

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING It ^/as moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to approve Recommendation #1 and1#2 (ratification of July payrolls and authorization of August payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for July 13-24, 1981.

R. #257 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

R. #258 Approval of A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following Purchasing Items purchasing items:

Purchasing

Permission to Purchase Teaching Aids Permission to purchase teaching aids ("Learn Not To Burn" Curriculum Guides and Kits) for External Funding (First-Aid Safety Course) from National Fire Protection Association (available only from designated publisher). This expenditure in the amount of $2,865.81 is to be charged to 240.01, Burn Education, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Freon* Refrigerant Confirmation for purchase of Freon refrigerant for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Waugh Brothers Supply which submitted the low quotation per State Contract #0039. This purchase in the amount of $1,192.35 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Brake Systems Overhaul

Approval for City Spring Works, Inc., which submitted the low quotation to perform all labor and parts to overhaul brake systems on school district-owned vehicles (buses and trucks), not to exceed 40 units. Cost to be $1,057.96 per unit for International Harvester Chassis and $958.70 per unit for Chevrolet Chassis (12 mailed - 2 returned). These purchases are to be charged to Account G560.04 and BL5620.05. 4.

Permission to Place Orders for Central Food Services Department

-Permission to place orders for the Central Food Services Department with companies which have submitted quotations for the following items:

'North American-Cfremical Company

Cleaning Compound

Proctor and Gamble Company

Liquid & Dry Detergents

Agreement to Overhaul Engines

Approval of agreement with Glenn's Automotive Company, which submitted the low quotation for furnishing alKparts and labor necessary to overhaul seven (7) 1972 thru 1976 International Harpster gasoline engines (bus and truck). This expenditure in the amount of $7,73K^4s^ts^e charged to Account G560.04. 6.

Permission to Purchase Tires

>- '

Permission to purchase tires (various sizes) for Pupil Transportation from the following companies which' submitted the low quotations on specifications (13 mailed - 8 returned):

$ 47,861.64 1 ,326.96

Sooner State Tires Goodyear Tire Center

Total

$ 49,188.60

This purchase is to be charged to Account G560.04.

Permission to Pl ace.Orders for Supplies

Permission to place orders for toner, developer and fuser oil as needed for use by the Graphics Department and all schools from Mid-Continent Paper Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications (T^mailed - 10 returned).

381

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing cont'd

R. #258 Approval of Purchasing Items cont'd

GENERAL BUSINESS

R. #259 Approval of General Business Items

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following general business items:

Agreement for Construction of Recreational Facilities at Mark Twain School

Approval of an agreement with the City of Oklahoma City for the construction of recreational facilities at Mark Twain School. City to be responsible for complete costs of installation and District to be responsible for maintenance of the facilities after construction. 2.

Permission for Amounts on Cafeteria Prices Permission to set amounts on cafeteria menu prices for all cafeterias (school ,and adult) as follows: Elementary Lunches (includes milk) $ .95 Secondary lunches (includes milk) 1.05 Adult meals in school cafeterias (special teacher lines) 1.60 (w/o beverages)

Adult meals in school cafeterias (student lines)

1.15 (w/o beverages)

A la carte items in the Middle and High Schools increase 5-10<f per item. Adult Only Cafeteria

Entrees (including roast beef, turkey, hot dogs, fish, sandwiches, soup,.etc.)

.90/1.00 range

Salads

.55/.85 range

Desserts (pies, cobblers, pudding, cookies, cakes, etc.)

.20/.50 range

Bread (crackers, biscuits, rolls, corn bread, etc.)

.05/.30 range

Beverages

.15/.40 range

VegEtabl es

.45

Mrs. Hill commented that shewa^.guite pleased with regard to the recreational facilities at Mark Twain School; houSSErr^s^ did have a concern about a statement in the agreement - "shall have no obligation to do-s-o- until funds are available and appropriated by the City Council of the Otty for jUja-tf purpose."

Mr. Shepard responded, stating that he thought they wanted to protect themselves just in casb those funds were not available, but the City did have funds available for the project under an existing bond issue of several years ago. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm;ryes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. BUILDINGS" AND CONSTRUCTION R. #260 Confirmation of Change Order

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval for confirmation of Change Order #1 Jn the contract with Smith-Weir Electric Company on removal of asbestos at Northwest Classen High School; add $53,699.00 for the removal of asbestos material and replacement of ceiling and lights in the Library and Home Economics areas.

382

The Central Food Services Financial Statement as of June 30, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board. 1

Information to the Board - Central Food Services Statement

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of revision of the policy, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse, JFCI, as follows: STUDENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE The Board prohibits the possession or use of unauthorized drugs and

alcohol (beer, wine, whiskey, etc.) on district property or at a school-

sponsored activity. Students in violation of this policy may be summarily suspended, or given a lengthy suspension for possession or use of illegal drugs,

alcoHol, or a controlled dangerous susbstance.

The lengthy suspension

mus-t follow a hearing and review in the same manner as a lengthy

suspension for any other offense.

If it appears to a teacher that a student is under the influence of: 1.

nonintoxicating beverage (beer with any alcoholic content);

alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, whiskey, etc.); or a

controlled dangerous substance:

as defined by state statutes, the teacher will immediately notify the principal or his/her designee.

The principal or his/her designee

^sfiail immediately notify the appropriate director and the parent/guardian of â– the student . â€”---- ------

Adopted: December 17, 1979 Cross Reference: JFC Legal Ref^rencg: 37-24-133

On roll call, the votes were as "follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, .yes-^Qr. Hamm, .yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carrTecTT^^'

R. #261 Approval for Revision of Policy JFCI, Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse

383

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS cont'd

R. #262 Adoption of Agreement Re Northeast Sports Complex (Stadium)

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for adoption of the ^agreement between the City of Oklahoma City and Independent School District #89 on the use of the Northeast Sports Complex (Stadium) as presented.

With reference to the performance bond and insurance as had been previously discussed, Dr. Payzant stated that the approximate cost of the premium on the performance bond would be $2470.00 for the first year and would decrease each year as the amount of the bond decreased. He added that the insurance could be written as a rider on the district's fire and extended coverage policy and would be based on the value of the property. After further inquiry regarding insurance on stadiums, Mr. Shepard responded, stating that if the district was going to assume the responsibility for the Northeast Stadium, it would need to be insured to cover the cost of replacement should a fire occur, etc., as well as include a provision for premises liability in keeping with the terms of the agreement. Mr. Shepard further stated that in determining the cost of the insurance premium, the value of the property would have to be determined and the insurance would be a part of the district's total property insurance package, with riders on the policy.

Dr. Hamm asked if there were any other hidden costs in the agreement that would take money from the General Fund? Dr. Payzant stated that there could be but he could not predict specifically what the costs would be there and whether they would occur in the second, sixth or eighth year; that any time you have a property of that size and youhavdthe responsibility for maintaining it, even though the repairs and renovation initially contemplated would be substantial, there was bound to be other things that would occur down the line; that they might be significant, they might be substantial, and there was no way to predict with accuracy even on a ten-year basis what those costs might be; that it was like taking over another building and anytime you did that, you had to anticipate that there would be some additional maintenance costs that were not entirely predictable.

Dr. Hamm then asked if they approved the agreement and kept a good performance record as to the expense to the district out of the general operating fund and found out that it was not a wise investment and they were not spending educational dollars wisely, could they terminate it at the end of the first year? Mr. Bleakley replied in the affirmative.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, JMrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS None.

" -dS-Tâ€™

HEARINGS ' None.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #263 Executive Session Approved 7:55 p.m.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session for the. discussion of negotiations and personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody., yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #264 Board Returned to Open Session 11:12 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill -that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

384

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Hamm. On roll call, thd votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I^also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting. 1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district

Clerk, Oklahoma'City Board of Education

this/Z^day of

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R. #265 Adjournment 11:13 p.m.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

AfiMINISTRATIVF: xCooks, Vallene

Star Spencer Asst, Prin./Teacher

*Cruzen, Gary

High Schools/Adult Ed Asst, to Director

8-05-81 7-22-81

SALARY

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNIIAI :

Lindley, Becky

Marshall Vocal Music

8-20-81

$18056.50

McElhaney, Deaune

Hayes Intermediate

8-20-81

18344.!

Morrissey, Kathv

Lee Special Education

8-20-81

L1Q32.i

Nichols, Linda

Spencer/Willow Brook Kindergarten

8-20-81

12824.

Pelton, Warren

Capitol Hill High Social Studies/Coach

8-20-81

14921.

21552.

CERTIFICATED:

■ ''r

ASSIGNMENT

$12264.

Berry, Ronald

Rogers Counselor

8-05-81

15922.

Portis, Shervle

Taft Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Biiws. Suzanne

West Nichols Hills Kindergarten

8-20-81

10761.

Royer, Ginny

Capitol Hill Middle Vocal Music

8-20-81

13897.

Brown, C^rol

Rogers Special Education

. 8-20-81

11037.

Stacey, Bobbie G.

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

10511.

Content, Janine

Joimson Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Wakefield, Judith

Hoover Counselor

8-05-81

15705,

Cruzen, Johnnie

Curriculum Media Specialist

8-05-81

15408.

DeLoney, Frances

Harding Learning Center

8-20-81

10511.

Green, Toni

Curriculum Vocal Music

8-20-81

10511.

Hartman, Sherri

Webster Math

8-20-81

10511.

Hickman, Carolyn

Lincoln Intermediate

8-20-81 '

10511.

SUPPORT:

Jencks, Carol

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

■ -X. 12671.

SERVICE:

Johnson, Lula

Rockwood Learning Center

8-20-81

11408.

ANNUAL:

PRAFFSSIflNAI TFCHNICAI : Biggers, Steve

Bowman, James

Planning Res & Eval Research Associate

8-03-81

19392.

MONTHLY: Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

7-21-81

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

$ 625.

‘ «ft-e»rion

PERSONNEL ^EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

SUPPORT: MONTHLY: to#’/ ... —

SERVICE:

Brooks, Tony

Marshall Custodial Worker

7-15-81

$ 625.

Chappell, James

All.Schools Custodial Worker

7-15-81

675.

Dodd, Annie

Northwest Custodial Worker

7-14-81

625.

Golston. Jesse

Grant Custodial Worker

7-13-81

625.

Holmes, Richard

Hayes Custodial Worker

7-20-81

625.

Humphries, Jerry

Marshall Custodial Worker

7-20-81

625.

Speaks, Lois

Jefferson Custodial Worker

7-21-81

625.

Thomas, Tony

Mayfair Custodial Worker

7-16-81

625.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

Sauls, Christine

Eugene Field Primary

5-29-81

Adam, Judy

Hawthorne Physical Education

5-29-81

Simpson. Velma

Capitol Hill High Business

5-29-81

Anderson, Agnes

Telstar Kindergarten

5-29-81

Slaughter, Anna

High School/Adult Ed C.P.R.

5-29-81

Billen, Judith

Northwest Reading

5-29-81

Sloan, Betty

Willow Brook Intermediate

5-29-81

Bradford, Chlo

Roosevelt Special Education

5-29-81

Stallings, Martha

North Highland Kindergarten

5-29-81

Intermediate

4-15-81

Tarbox, Lu Ann

Classen Science

5-29-81

Monroe Hearing Impaired

7-15-81

Venk, Georgia

Webster Science

5-29-81

Wasson. Linda

Eisenhower Math/Science

5-29-81

Wetherill. Patricia

Central Art

5-29-81

Wood, Janet

Dunbar Special Education

5-29-81

Young. Jeff

Jackson Counselor

6-05-81

Burr, Carol Feldman, Rebecca

Gardner, Lee

Stand Watie

Willow Brook Intermediate a’

King, Cindy

Dewey Intermediate ir Telstar Primary

Lewis, Melda

Star Learning Center

5-29-81

Marigny, Martha

Edgemere Intermediate

5-29-81

McCaslin, Liann

Mark Twain Primary

5-29-81

McLemore, Susan

Prairie Queen Physical Education

5-29-81

Boerstler, Sandra

Moon Nurse

5-29-81

Mitchener, Connie

Monroe Kindergarten

5-29-81

Case, Rebecca

External Funding Community Coord.

7-15-81

Pettigrew, Sharon

Rogers Reading

5-29-81

Owens, Anne

Douglass Nurse

5-29-81

Gibson, Louis

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

PROFESSIONAL OTHFR:

EFFECTIVE DATE

_SLEEQRL___________________ CLERICAL:

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Mewborn, William

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

7-13-81

NortonT~Glenn

Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

7-08-81

Crossley, Camille

Southern Hills^ Principal'1 y'^ecy?^:

6-05-81

Parton, Vernon

Bodine Custodian

6-25-81

Dejarnette, Marolyn

External Funding Teacher Corps Secy.

7-15-81

Ray, Jane

Jefferson Custodial Worker

6-29-81

Jackson, Carolyn

Purchasing Purchasing Clerk

7-31-81

Sam, James

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-10-81

Matthews, Lois

Star Spencer Library Clerk

6-12-81

Stevenson, FrfffnJea.

All Schools Custodial Worker

6-30-81

McCanne, Barbara

Mark Twain Attendance Cl erk

5-29-81

West, Kenneth

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-17-81

Smallwood, Hattie

Edwards Day Care Aide

7-24-81

Patrolman

7-17-81

CAMPUS POLICE:

SERVICE:

Rosales, Stephen

Beatty, Ronald

Northwest Custodial Worker

7-14-81 '■

Boyd, Andy

Hayes Custodial Worker

7-01-81

Brown, Alonzo

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-13-81

Carter, Clarence

Adams Custodial Worker

7-10-81

Fletcher, Duane

Marshall Custodial Worker

5-29-81

McGehee, Benny

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-24-81

SALARY

,w.

SALARY

Wyatt, Henry

SERVICE:

MEDICAL LEAVE:

SUPPORT:

Ross Custodial Worker

Planning Res & Eval Research Associate

EFFECTIVE DATE

7-14-81

7-31-81

5-29-81

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SALARY

Campbell, Edwin

SUPPORT:

DISMISSAL:

Fields, James

SUPPORT:

RETIREMENT:

Longenberger, Joseph

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING:

MFDICAI IFAVF:

SUPPORT:

NAME

Supply Warehouse Worker

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

Electrical Engineer

ASSIGNMENT

7-10-81

8-14-81

7-16-81

EFFECTIVE DATE SALARY

Sharp, Billy J.

•

’1 » 1I

3, 1981

STUDY LEAVE:

•(

{Gatewood ’Primary

1 1

Telstar Primary

/ Polk ■>/

ASSIGNMENT

Epdine | Special Education!f ', ■, f

PROFESSIONAL TECHNIC^

Venk, Suzanne

Powell, Janet

Peacock, Marv

Miller, Sara

PARENTAL LEAVE:'

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

% ’

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER

V ''

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 10, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1981, AT 8:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

ABSENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President

Call to Order

Roll call established that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

HEARINGS

The following persons addressed the Board: 1.

Charles Beyer - Representative, Wayne Bus Sales

Loren Sunday

- Representative, Bolain Equipment Company

Ken Stephens

- Representative, Oklahoma Bus Sales

Jerry Wil 1iams - Representative, American Transportation Corporation

Each of the speakers' remarks were in regard to the first item of General Business, the purchase of school bus bodies and chassis. Included in their comments was a suggestion that the district give consideration for making purchases from local ■dealers; prior business tranactions with the district by a certain bus company; reference to the bids that were submitted and further consideration of same; financial conditions of some bus companies; distances from the school district of companies involved; consideration for delivery and repair of vehicles; ability to render ^S®Wftffr'and other.

GENERAL BUSINESS - Purchasing '*• •.

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A motion was' made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of purchase of thirty-three 66-passenger schooLJ>usT>1)3T^-^nd chassis (diesel) and three 19-passenger bussettes (gasoline engine) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations’^ specifications (19 mailed - 7 returned):

International Harvester Company Oklahoma Bus Sales -* Wayne Bus Sales <otal'

728,343.00 270,534.00 47,400.00

$ 1,046,277.00

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.05. Tn discussing the motion, Mrs. Darrell inquired as to whether it was common practice to buy the chassis and bodies separately, and why would they bid it that way rather than as a unit? Mr. Douglas Markham, Superivsor of Transportation Services, explained that the school district had bought them both ways; however, generally speaking, when they put out specifications", they put out a set of specifications on a chassis and then on a body, and then packaged the two; that there were more vendors in the state that bid only bodies and only chassis.

Mrs. Darrell then inquired regarding maintenance arrangements on the buses, to which Mr. Markham replied that they do have warranties on the engines and transmissions; that the Garage Services Department needs people that can do body work. Mrs. Brody asked why did they decide to buy 66 diesel and three gasoline engines instead of buying all diesel engines?

R. #266 Approval for __ Purchase of School Bus Bodies and Chassis, and Bussettes

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Purchasing cont'd R. #266 Approval for Purchase of School Bus Bodies and Chassis, and Bussettes cont'd

With further explanation, Mr. Markham stated that diesel engines were not offered in ’’the particular size of the bussettes as recommended, but when and if they did, he would suggest that they buy them. Mrs. Hill expressed a concern about warranty problems; that delivery was not expected until December, which would only provide a half-year of service; that she remembered some problems in the past with a late delivery.

The question was then raised by Mrs. Darrell on what kind of safeguards were being used to avoid late delivery on the proposed purchase? Mr. Charles Allen, Supervisor of Purchasing, stated that the vendors would be required to provide a delivery bond, which would be held until the buses arrived. A concern was also expressed by Mrs. Hill regarding the number of buses being purchased and the understanding for replacement of buses every ten years. Dr. Payzant commented that anytime you started on a replacement schedule, you were going to have certain cycling problems; that the recommendation was only the first phase of what would be a second and third year of major bus replacements, because the major portion of the fleet was coming of age and they needed to get started with it.

Dr. Hamm suggested that since the ten-year turnover time was based on gasoline engines, maybe it would be feasible to take a look at the diesel engines for a longer period of £jme, possibly 12 years, since they were expected to last longer. Mr. Markham commmented that when they first recommended to start changing the fleet over to diesel, the recommendation was at that time that the diesel chassis life be extended to 15 years; so he thought that the 15-year turnover would be no problem. Mr. Markham also commented on some of the satisfactory results from the use of the diesel engines.

Dr. Payzant and members of the Board continued to discuss the number of buses in the total fleet; that the recommended purchase was the one and only bus purchase for the 1981-82 school year; if the district would be moving to diesel engines, the need to change the policy on how often buses are bought; that there were still a few more gasoline engines to replace; and the concern that a bond be provided on delivery of bodies and chassis, and also the supplying of parts.

Mr. Allen stated that he had talked with both of the people i nvolved in the particular the bodies and chassis; that he had talked with International Harvester and W were running smoothly; that there was no hint of any problems one way or another; that you never know what could happen, but at the present time everything looked very good aod-promising. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr.’ Hamm,:yesT**&«4Udrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

R. #267 Approval of Agreement for 3RI and DMI resti ng

It was moved by Dr. Hamm anckseconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of an agreement with CTB/McGraw Hill to provide ^instructional materials and services for Prescriptive Reading Inventory (PRI) and Diagnostd^tat^Jn.ventory (DMI) testing. The contract amount of $302,055.70 will be charged~To G24u?01___

Mrs. Darrell inquired about the shipping charges,-bating that it was included as a separate item in the agreement. Dr. Jesse Lindley, Assistant Superintendent/Educational Services, replied that the estimated cost for transportation was $7,000 and it was supposed to be added in the total contract amount.

Mrs. Hill noted that the figure as listed would be less a 20% discount; that the amount budgeted was $296,000 plus, which was less than the contract amount and she thought the record*-needed to show that they did plan to take advantage of the discount. Dr. Payzant explained that the discount would come on the scoring of the diagnostic tests and in order to qualify for the discount, they had to get all of the tests to CTB between September 1 and September 30; that they intended to do that and get the 20% discount, which would bring it below the figure that was approved in the budget. Mrs. Darrell then asked that on the discount, wouTd it be a reimbursement or would they pa/ the sum total after that point and time?

Dr. Lindley responded that if they sent the tests in, in September as they intended to, they would not have to pay the amount of the 20% discount. He added that since Mrs. Darrell had raised the question about the freight charges, he would check further to make certain of whether it was included in the total cost.

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Purchasing cont'd On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yesf Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

R. #267 Approval of Agreement for PRI and DMI Testing cont'd

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval to purchase at State Contract price a Chevrolet Citation, Model IXX68, from Henderson Chevrolet Company at $6947.00. This purchase is to be charged to Account G1230.06.

R. #268 Purchase of Automobile

After inquiry by Mrs. Hill regarding the other car that the Superintendent was driving, Dr. Payzant stated that the Ford Fairmont that he was driving was the same model as the Campus Police vehicles; that it had less than 10,000 miles on it and had been added to the Campus Police fleet, and they were due to add another one this year; so it was not an overall addition to the car pool for administrative use. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

With reference to the persons who addressed the Board during the Hearings, Mrs. Darrell expressed appreciation for their comments and stated that in regard to the representative from Wayne Bus Sales who raised a point about supporting businesses in the community, she would say that the bid process being a separate process with its own kind of scenario gets into a whole different scheme of things; that her personal concern was purely with delivery and follow-through.

Comments Mrs. Darrell

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel and negotiations. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

R. #269 Executive Session Approved 8:55 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as -Mlows? â€?Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, "yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

R. #270 Board Returned to Open Session 9:23 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs.^DSWSTWbR^-seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Tfrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. DarrellHamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

R. #271 Adjournment 9:24 p.m.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.-*'

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the~office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No, 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, tjme and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, plac^ and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district --

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education 7

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

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MINUTES^OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the minutes of August 3 and 10, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #272 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hill commented that she enjoyed reading the memo that the Superintendent sent to the principals on the expectations for a new year; that she thought it was very good and she particularly appreciated the policies that he pointed out for them, which were some of her aims and goals. She added that she also enjoyed the Superintendent's guest column in the July and August, 1981 issues of the The School Administrator.

Comments Mrs. Hill

•Stating that his comments would be in a negative manner, Dr. Hamm expressed a concern that Ta^t winter after football season, the U. S. Grant football; practice field was in a deplo-rable condition..and it worsened during the winter months; that it was Jiis understanding and he was assured that the field would be taken care of; that-just before th'e tWo-a-day practice started, he walked over the field and it was in a condition that the boys could not pract4e@«=aa5ait; that he called it to the attention of the Superintendent's staff, afte-^which they got on it and got the field in shape so that the boys;qcguld practice on it. Dr. Hamm further stated that he did not think it was a Board’ ftfembef's responsibility nor the Superintendent's staff to have to hand-walk the care of the field ^(hen work orders had been turned in timely; that he thought someone needed to acknowledge the fact that they had dropped the ball, and if they could not do the job, then maybe'^tb-ey^should^ be replaced.

Comments Dr. Hamm

ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of May 18, 1981 List of expenses on Cleveland School Building Meeting of July 6, 1981

Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

HEARINGS

None.

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LEGAL REPORT

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

1. Distribution of Sales from Channel 25 The last distribution of the Channel 25 sales money has been distributed. We escrowed ten percent of the purchase price for a period of two years.with half of that escrowed amount to be distributed to the district. So we have now received all of the monies from that escrow account plus the interest that has accrued on it.

Randy Robinson Case In the Randy Robinson case, which is pending in federal court, we had filed a Motion to Dismiss Dr. Payzant and Dr. Hamm as defendants in that lawsuit. We have received a response to our Motion to Dismiss and the plaintiff agrees that Dr. Hamm should be dismissed since he is no longer president of the Board, and they are resisting the dismissal of Dr. Payzant from the lawsuit.

National Gay Task Force Lawsuit In the National Gay Task Force lawsuit, which is also in federal court, as we reported last time, the motion to dismiss the district from the lawsuit was Overruled by the Judge. There has now been received a motion for leave to file an amended complaint in which the National Gay Task Force is attempting to make a party to the lawsuit a teacher in the Cushing School District, Kathleen McKean, *'who according to the pleadings filed fs a homosexual who feels that her rights are impaired by the statute and they want to join her as a party to that lawsuit. We will explore this as an opportunity, perhaps, to get this school district out of the litigation since there are no named plaihtiffs in the lawsuit who are employees of this school district.

Gerald DeMarsh Lawsuit

We have received an order today in the lawsuit filed by Mr. Gerald DeMarsh. Judge Daughtery has sustained our motion to dismiss the lawsuit. As far as the federal district court action, Mr. DeMarsh's lawsuit has been ended.

Agreement - ISP 89 and Vo-Tech 22 Re Property In discussions with John Cooper, an assistant of the Attorney General who did the opinion on the Vo-Tech District, he mentioned the existence of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, which is in Title 74 of the Statutes. Mr. Cooper recommended us examining this statute as a vehicle for resolving the issue with respect to the ' TSD land that the,Vo-Tech District wants to use at Foster Estes and Belle Isle. I reviewed the statute and it provides for local governmental units to^join together for any type of operation for which either of the units have authorization to do separately, and that wnuJH fit into the category of what the two school districts are trying to dixy There â€œi's oifly one potential area of the statute that might prohibit this type of arrangement, and in the definitions in Section 1003, it says "for the purposes of this Act, the term public^ agency shal1 mean any political subdivision of this state." It does not define Wajt^a political subdivision is, and there are about five other statutes which do, but^deffh^them in various ways. Two important statutes enacted by the legislature,^he Governmental Subdivision Tort Claims Act, which includes school districts, and the sTati^feerhat applies the federal Social Security program to governmental entities, al so'incl udes public school districts as a political subdivision. So while there are some statutes that do not include school districts as political subdivisions, I feel confident that the Attorney General will agree that both of these school districts are. What this would require would be for each of the two school districts to approve resolutions authorizing an agreement between the two school districts to enter into a relationship with respect to the land and how it is going to be used. That agreement would have to then be, according to this statute, submitted to the Attorney General, who would, review the agreement and determine whether or not it was in proper form and compatible with the statute. If you do not hear from the Attorney General within 60 days, it is deemed to be constitutional and in accordance with the statute. The statute in Section 1004 sets out the terms of such an agreement that would be entered into. -

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Agreement - ISP 89 and Vo-Tech 22 Re Property cont'd

Mr. ^Bleakley then referred to a typewritten copy of information that had been given to each member of the Board outlining seven provisions that would relate to such an agreement between the two school districts and some comments with respect to each one of the conditions. Explaining further those seven provisions, Mr. Bleakley continued:

The first one is that the agreement needs to state the duration of the agreement. I am proposing that you consider making it sort of like a reversionary clause that so long as the Vo-Tech District uses it for vocational-technical education, that the agreement will be in effect, and then another provision that the agreement could be terminated by agreement of both boards of education. The second one required is a nature of separate administrative agency. This is an optional provision. I don't think that it would be necessary here because the governing bodies of both districts are one and the same, so there is no problem with communications in administration. Since it is optional, I would recommend that the two boards do not create a separate agency to administer the agreement. The third requirement is the agreement state the purposes of the agreement, and this we can set out in terms of the joint needs for vocational-technical education, and t^at the Vo-Tech District can better apply these through the funding of the stateâ€™ and it can be enhanced by the utilization of this property without having to purchase the property.

The fourth requirement is the manner of financing and budget. I would assume that from the conversations and discussions that I have heard at the meetings, that if this land were made available then the maintenance of the land and all of the attendant cost would be borne by the Vo-Tech District which would be, in fact, operating it. The fifth requirement is a method for termination of the agreement and disposition of the property. That would require some provisions in the agreement that once the Vo-Tech District stops using it for vocational-technical education and neither district wants the property, to have some sort of mechanical process set up that would be compatible with the interest of bpth districts to dispose of the property. The most important element of that would be^the allocation of the proceeds of such a disposition, because under the scheme of things, the Vo-Tech District would probably be building buildings on it and improving the grounds, and there would be a need for reimbursement to that district if they wanted to sell the property and a different location. Also, the allocation of the proceeds between the districts ought to be covered. ' And then there is a chance or possibility that if the, Vo-Tech District ceases to use it, that there might be some need by ISD 89 for the property, and;'that might want to be a favorite disposition too; so That oughtto be provided for. The sixth requirement is provision for^WiTrtstrator or joint board if no separate

entity is created. The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of both of the boardsthink would be a logical person to have as the joint administrator. I don't see any need for the board because there is really not much interreaction between the two govfernm^ntal entitites, because it is mainly a vehicle for the transfer of the use of the land. The final requirement is a manner of acquiring, hutrftng and disposing of real and personal property used in joint undertakings. ^hrs<chjes not have to be too complicated because the only thing we are trying To eiccomplish is the transfer of the use of the land. The, three main points are the responsibility of the Vo-Tech District to maintain the property and providing that it can be improved by the Vo-Tech District if they want to increase the facilities on the property, that there probably ought to be some statement that this is an agreement of limited scope and there won't be any additional property brought into the joint agreement. Mr. Bleakley then stated th&t in the way of a discussion, he would like to get some comments from he Board, and if everyone agreed with the outline as set forth, he would like to work with the administration and draft an agreement and have it available to submit to the Vo-Tech District for scrutiny and get it prepared and send it to the Attorney General and push for a quick blessing so that they did not have to wait the 60 days for their approval. He added that they were under a pretty short time frame in terms of getting the disposition of the matter resolved; that an alternative would be in doing something like a declaratory judgment action where they would take the Attorney General's opinion and try to go to district ^ourt and show that it was an exceptional case to which the case was cited by the Attorney General; that he thought there was a good prospect of winning such a declaratory judgment action, but that the application of the statutes saved all of that trouble and provided for a method of transferring the use of the property, which would accomplish the same goal as selling it to the Vo-Tech District for a favorable price.

Attorney's Report cont'd

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Mrs. Hermes expressed a concern about the financing, to which Mr. Bleakley stated that payment could probably be worked into the plan with Vo-Tech 22 in terms of one of their responsibilities under it, but ISD 89 could also accomplish a transfer ^without any requirement for payment.

Attorney's Report cont1 d____________

Dr. Hamm inquired as to if the issue could be discussed in executive session, to which Mr. Bleakley responded that he would recommend that they not.

In commenting, Dr. Payzant stated that he, too, would like some direction from the Board; that he had been assuming that the goal of both boards was to move as expeditiously and fairly as possible to make arrangements for acquisition, and the key thing that was needed from the Board was some indication as to whether or not the approach made sense; that he had come to the conclusion that it made sense to approach it that way because the taxpayers and students served out in the community were one and the same, and it didn't make a lot of sense to him to do a great deal of taking out of one pocket and putting into the other, as long as they were not being unduly prejudicial to the interest of one particular segment of the community or the other; however, he would welcome their thoughts so that if they thought another approach should be taken, the staff could be doing whatever work needed to get ready to look at the alternative approach. After Mrs. Darrell inquired about the advantages of transferring the property, Mr. Bleakley stated that it was a fast and inexpensive method as opposed to litigating the district's right to sell it for less than adequate consideration.

Dr. Hamm added that as Vo-Tech 22 board members, they had financial concerns that they would like to keep in consideration. ST

Also responding, Dr. Payzant stated that if 1-89 did not have Vo-Tech 22 as a district, separately funded, providing vocational educational services for students in the geographic area which 1-89 serves, then they would still have a substantial vocational education program and financial burden on the 1-89 district, and as the result of shifting those programs to Vo-Tech 22 when the district was initially created, and any vocational education programs that might be transferred to it in the future; that the direct impact on 1-89 was a reduction in financial burden for those programs that they would otherwise have to finance, at least a portion of them out of 1-89 General Fund budget dollars.

Mr. Bleakley added that there was also an opportunity for a combination program of getting things rolling with that approach, and at some later date when the Vo-Tech District was more financially able, maybe they could terminate the agreement and sell the property outright to the Vo-Tech District. f

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Br* parnm expressed agreement with the philosophy, the expediency, and that it would best serve both districts; however, he voiced a concern about the provision for . administrator or joint board if no separate entity was created, stating that if by chance"injthe nexfTTew years Vo-Tech District 22 became a separate entity with a different board, how would they meet that?

Mr. Bleakley explained that iUJWOuTTTe^Tftually an agreement that would require

no administration; that the only administration that was going to come would be when the agreement's terminated and they were disposing of the property, then somebody would have to conduct the sale on it, but on an ongoing basis, there was really not going to be any requirement tor j»n administrator of what was created by the agreement. After further inquiry by Mrs. Darrelf-FFtb^be urgency, Dr. Payzant stated that he had gotten the message at the last Vo-Jech 22 T5(5aM meeting, and he thought rightly so, that it was time to get moving with a decisiqfl^crn a facilities and program expansion plan; that he was prepared to make a specific recommendation when the Attorney General's opinion arrived and raised the question of acquisition and the dollars that it would take under that opinion.

Mrs. Hill commented that she appreciated the work tive; that she did agree to her it was a good way

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she, too, thought they needed to get Vo-Tech 22 moving and by the Attorney and Superintendent in presenting an alternathat they were representing the same students and patrons and to really serve both areas.

After inquiry for the necessity of a motion, Dr. Payzant stated that it could be done either way; however, ifit was their sense to go ahead, then he could technically ask Mr. Bleakley to draft an agreement for consideration by both boards. No opposition was expressed.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT It jA/as moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Hamm to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

R. #273 Professional Trips Approved

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, National Humanities Faculty, Atlanta, GA, September 25027, 1981.

At Travel Expense to the School District

(b)

George Kimball, Research Associate, Planning, Research and Evaluation, 1981 Meeting Rocky Mountain Education Research Association, Dallax, TX, October 20-23, 1981.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for a grant and program as follows: $

Bilingual Education: Desegregation Support (Curriculum Development -♦Project). Under Section 751, Title VII, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Education Amendments of 1978, Public Law 95-561.

R. #274 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

Bilinguar Education Programs Approved

With regard to the report in your packet on the two bilingual education programs that were finally approved by the federal government, one will be a program for Indo-Chinese children and it will be located at Edgemere, a K-4 school. The ^?*--»second is for middle school level, Captiol Hill Middle, with a focus on Hispanic students. The budget is about $260,000, which is 25 percent less than what we reguested for these two grants, but a far cry from what we were originally told, which'would be a s-lim-chance of having them approved at all.

Council for Basic Education Meeting This weekend I was in Washington, D.C. at the committee meeting for the Executive CommitteeCouncil for .Basic Education.?. /I jam,working with.the./ Council on a proposal which has been submitted to two Oklahoma foundations, the Kerr Foundation and Phil 1 ips. Foundation, to underwrite a conference on making schools more effective, to be h<[d in Oklahoma City jointly sponsored by the Oklahoma City Public Schools in AprIt would be a one-day conference with prominent national speakers on the Effective-Schools Research and Practice, and it would be held in conjunction withXfte s-pring^ard of Directors meeting of the Council for Basic Education. I felt all Ti’ght about going ahead with the committee to have us jointly sponsor it because I was not committing any Oklahoma City Public SchooVfunds'and would only go forward on that premise. We might help with some in-i<ind services by making some of the arrangements for the program and speakers, but it would be open not only to people from Oklahoma City but around the state and would also encourage non-educators to be in attendance, business and general community people as well. I will keep you posted as developments occur. It would be a fine conference for us to have and one which I think would serve this area well.

CTB/McGraw-Hi11 Contract We did follow throggh on checking the CTB/McGraw-Hi11 contract and brought it in under the budget amount as we said we would in the recommendation to you which you approved at the last Board meeting.

Remarks Dr. Payzant

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PERSONNEL REPORT

Before the Board considered the Personnel Report, Dr. Payzant referred to two green -(sheet items, the resignations of Henry Werner and Thomas B. LaCoste to be added to the report. He also stated that there were eight people left on the Reduction in <â€˘ Force list; of the eight, four had been offered positions but they were not positions that the people wanted to accept, one had not updated his certification, another had been placed in a temporary substitute assignment in one of the schoolswhere another person was in another assignment on a temporary basis at least for the first two or three months of the year, another person they had been unable to contact despite repeated effort, which left only one person they had not made any kind of offer at all to. He added that they were getting very close to dealing with the entire list although four of the eight had not been pleased with the assignments that were offered them. R. #273 Personnel Approved

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the persons listed be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS R. #274 Encumbrances Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of encumbrances as listed for July 27 - August 7, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Purchasing

R. #275 Purchasing Approved

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following purchasing items:

Teaching Aids

Purchase of teaching aids (language and communication in the mentally retarded, language screening tests, etc.) for use by External Funding (Pre-School Incentive) â€˜From the following companies (available only from designated publisher and/or distributor): '

Trend Enterprises, Inc. 'sMafex Associations, Inc.

Total

1 ,100.43 ~ 2,400.40

3,500.83

These' puTcffttses are to be charged to Account 240.01 , Pre-School Incentive, and have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. ....

Lubricants Purchase of lubricants (motor oil, transmissfun~fTuid and oil) for use by Pupil Transportation and Garage Services frSm the foJU-tfwing companies which submitted the low quotations (9 mailed - 3 returned): ' ' '

$ 12,034.38 324.10

Pate Oil, Inc. Paul Penley Oil Company Total

$ 12,358.48

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: G240.05 G560.04

$ Total

324.10 12,358.48

$ 12,358.48

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Purchasing cont'd

3. < Musical Instruments and Supplies Purchase of musical instruments and supplies (pianos, cables, bass trombone, horn and baritone) for use at Cleveland Innovative, John Marshall and Star Spencer High Schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (13 mailed - 7 returned):

4,979.00 1,583.00 6,562.00

Musitronic Wepco, Inc. The Woodwind and The Brasswind

*1230.03, Title 4-C (Music Today) G1230.03

4,979.00 1,583.00

6,562.00

Total These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts:

Total

*This purchase has been approved through a Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 4.

Paint and Flooring Supplies Purchase of paint and flooring supplies (lacquer, paint remover, laminated plastic, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (9 mailed - 6 returned): PPG Industries S.E.B. Paint Company Southwestern Paint F. A. Highley Company, Inc. Cook Paint & Varnish Company

Total

487.68 1,079.88 1,254.00 5,215.00 272.80

8,309.36

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Electronic and Welding Supplies Purchase of electronic and welding supplies (diodes, transistors, phone cartridges, desoldering braid, solder, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering ‘ ■^’Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (18 mailed - 5 returned):

Radi6 Supply ..Electronic Distributor, Inc. Tfi ce Who 1 e s a 1 e

$ ___

Total

791.50 r 57.36 167.07

1,015.93

644.93 371.00

1,015.93

These purchases are to be. charged to the following Accounts: G740.08 BL5620.05 '

Program Software

-*^^°tal

(Del eted from approval)

Purchase of program software to be used at various schools in the Vocational Departments from Electronic Dictation Systems, Inc. (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $3,325 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech.

7. . 8.

Microphones Approval for confirmation to purchase microphones (12) for use in the auditorium from Ford Audio & Acoustics, Inc., which submitted the low quotation. This purchase in the amount of $1,727.16 is to be charged to Account G1230.06.

Payment on Bussettes Permission to make annual payment on lease/purciircise of three (3) Chevrolet Bussettes (1974, 1977, and 1978) and lease/purchase of seven (7) 1980 Wayne Bussettes for Pupil Transportation and External Funding to Wayne Bus & Equipment Sales. These payments are to be charged to the following Accounts:

G520.00 *520.00, Handicapped

Total

8,700.00 36,750.00 $ 45,450.00

R. #275 Purchasing Approved cont'd

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Purchasing cont'd

R. #275 Purchasing Approved cont'd

Payment on Bussettes cont'd *This expenditure has been approved through a Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Bus Parts

Permission to purchase parts from International Harvester Company (available only from designated distributor) to repair one 1980 model International Bus in the amount of $2,422.68 and charged to Account G560.04. 10.

Caterpillar Loader Repair

Approval for Boecking Machinery, Inc., to repair one caterpillar loader in an amount not to exceed $9,000.00 (Best estimate $8,586.12). This repair is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

11.

School Report Brochures

Permission to purchase School Report brochures for Graphics Department from Journal Record Publishing Company. (Invitations to submit quotations were sent to five companies. Four responded "No Bid," and one returned a bid.) This expenditure in the amount of $5,011.85 is to be charged to Account G130.16.

12. yPhotocopy Supplies Purchase of photocopy supplies (developer, rubber cement, rapid fixer, Polaroid film, negative paper, etc.) for use by Graphics Services, Douglass and Northwest Classen High Schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (9 mailed - 5 returned):

Pipkin Photo Services Triangle A/E, Inc.. Epperson Photo Lawrence Photo of Oklahoma, Inc.

Total

1,205.75

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.01.

Ws*.“Brody inquired about item 6, expressing dissatisfaction with the indication that there was only one designated distributor. She also asked if there was an agreement withvthe company when the systems were purchased that the disks would be bought that way, 8Td. aid. they they not-ge^any software With the machines, and could one disk be^ purchased and CQpiqs 'be made for others? Mrs. Brody added that she was always concerned when they only TvacLone designated distributor and there were a lot of distributors of the machine and the software.

Mr. Allen _r§£pe«4.ed, explaining the process that was usedI in submitting the recommendation, competitors‘I’ quotes, .the fact that the bid was cheaper than other bids, and other. Mrs. Hill also expressed a concerrT^^^-a^i^ble only from the designated distributor" was being used with regard to other items of; purchasing. Amendment - Later Withdrawn

- f'T

Following the discussion, "Mrs. Brody then moved to amend the motion to delete item 6 for consideration until they could get more competitive bids on software. The amendment was seconded by Mrs. Darrell.

Discussion continued with regard to a delay in delivery, competitive prices, etc. Ms. Wycoff^ Coordinator of Vocational Education, was asked to respond to some of the questions raised, at which time she referred to what was agreed to with the company in regard to the software when the systems were purchased, bid prices, quotations on items, and other. Dr. Payzant expressed a desire to see what the condition was of the original bid and whether the hardware bid was still valid if the software was not purchased from a certain vendor. *

Mrs. Brody withdrew the amendment and Mrs. Darrell the second.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D

Motion Withdrawn The original motion was then withdrawn by Dr. Hamm and Mrs. Brody the second.

R. #275 Purchasing Approved cont'd

Motion Considered

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of purchasing items 1 through 12 with the deletion of item 6.

Mrs. Hill stated that she had noticed that they were buying paint and painting was one of the Items Pending. Dr. Payzant explained that the recommendation forthcoming under Items Pending would deal with the way in which they would approach planning and the actual painting itself, but not the purchase of paint.

Mrs. Hill also inquired about item 8, lease/purchase on buses, to which Mr. Allen responded that the third payment would be made October 7, 1982, and at that time the buses would become property of the district.

Further concern was expressed by Mrs. Hill with regard to a lease/purchase on a bus that old.

Dr. Payzant explained that those -were buses that were needed to provide transportation for handicapped children, and under 94-142 they had the obligation to provide the services, and rather than try and locate new buses which they did not have the money to purchase, they came up with the secondhand buses that were in good condition and with reasonably low mileage. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. General Business

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell to grant permission for proceeding with the development of plans and specifications for expansion/renovation of the bus facilities at the Star Spencer High School site. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mpy^Dgn^grth declared that the motion carried.

R. #276 Approval Re Expansion/ Renovation of Bus Facilities at Star Spencer High School

BUILDINGS-AND CONSTRUCTION,.

A motion Was/'m^de by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following items:" ' :

Change 0rde r^

Approval of Change Order #1 on the contract with Eagle Roofing Company to remove defective roof deck and insulatigp and replace approximately 30 squares of metal roof deck and insulation at ArthufMTleme ntarv School - add (not to exceed) $6,735.00. ____ 2.

R. #277 Approval of Change Order and^> Acceptance of Low " Bid

Low Bid Acceptance of the low bid -and the awarding of a contract to Republic Construction Company for the encapsulation of acoustical plaster ceiling at Ridgeview, Ross, Southeast,: Wheeler and Arthur School. The contract in the amount of $10,600.00 is to be charged to Bond Account #1430.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Request Mrs. Darrell

Treating the RIF (Reduction in Force) as unfinished business, Mrs. Darrell stated •sthat she had some very serious concerns about the entire situation of the RIF, and for her own benefit she was submitting to the Superintendent and President of the Board a list requesting some specific information in that regard; that as the Superintendent gave his report of persons who were not placed, she wondered why those people had not been placed since there was no longer a budget problem. Mrs. Darrell added that since there was a possibility that the Board could be in a RIF action next year and for the benefit of any future needs, she thought it was important that they have the cost of such action in terms of educational dollars. Dr. Payzant stated that he thought the major questions could be answered in terms of the number of people affected, etc., but some of the cost breakdowns that were being requested would be very difficult to estimate, such as the number of hours that he and the staff had spent working on the RIF, since their time had not been prorated in that manner. Dr. Payzant, Mrs. Darrell, Mrs. Brody and Dr. Hamm continued the discussion which included the reason for action regarding the RIF as a budget decision, actions as they impact the expenditure of public funds, the RIF process as it affected the loss of employees, the RIF policy itself, the need to look back and see if the process could have been handled better and what it really cost, staff time not having been kept on the specific issue, the need for a cost analysis in management, and other.

Following the discussion, Mrs. Darrell stated that she just wanted some approximations, because she thought it would be information on which the Board could reflect for future reference; to which Dr. Payzant responded that he would do his best, but records had not been kept in that way. NEW BUSINESS

None. HEARINGS None.

EXECUTIVE SESSION R. #277 Executive Session Approved 8:20 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of negotiations, litigation and personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes'; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #278 Board Returned to Open Session 10:08 p.m.

Having comp!eted TtsTexecutive session, it was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Dr. Hammsthat the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows': ’Ws"; Brody, yes; Mr. Long—_vesj Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes’; and Mr.~TTOnwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion .carried. ADJOURNMENT

R. #279 Adjournment 10:09 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by‘Br,.Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody,-yes; "Mr^sLong, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared ■x-_ that the motion carried. .S"- *THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA)

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting. l^itnessmy hand,and seal ofkthis school district this ^^da.y 1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of"Education

401

MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE;

NAME

SALARY

1 1

SALARY

Chaney, Kathryn

Monroe Hearing Impaired

8-20-81

Clabby, Susan

Mark Twain Primary

8-20-81

10761 .

Danz,- Mari.Jo

Webster/Capitol H. M. Orchestra

8-20-81

18344.

Dees, Karen

Eugene Field Primary

8-20-81

11053.___

Douglas, Karen

Bodine Special Education

8-20-81

12241.

Edwards, Dee

Roosevelt Reading

8-20-81

10511.

Ford, Linda

Linwood Special Education

8-20-81

11037,

CArtfti*. Villa Rae

Special Services Coord, of Guidance

8-12-81

$28641.

Dodson, Martha Nell

Jefferson Principal

8-05-81

25223.

Allison, Pamela

Webster/Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Baglini, Luke

Jefferson Industrial Arts

8-20-81

10511.

Bandy, Mary

Capitol Hill Middle Reading

8-20-81

11053.

Fowler, Harold

Southeast Drafting

8-20-81

18344.

Barker, Sherri

Jefferson Special Education

8-20-81

11970.

Garrett, Connie

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

11606.

Barr, Audrey

Capitol Hill High Reading

8-20-81

11658.

Hagmaier. Karen

Putnam Heights Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Benedict, Zoraida

Grant Art

8-20-81

10511.

Harris, Cheryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

11978.

Bias, Shirley

Office of Assessment Psvchometrist P.T.

8-20-81

7072.

Harris, Sherri

Moon Language Arts

8-20-81

10761.

Black. Cathi

Elsenhower ESAA

8-20-81

11400.

Jefferis, Sheryl

Douglass Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Black. Wandalene

Douglass Special Education

8-20-81

11037.

Jones. Edith

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

14250.

Bryant, Vicki

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

H299.

Kaufman. Scott

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

10511.

Buchanan, Robin

Southeast Special Education

8-20-81

13465.

Killian. Debbie

Willow Brook Intermediate

8-20-81

10511.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

... ..... ... — .

NAME ■.....

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

CERTIFICATED?

„

EFFECTIVE DATE

ANNUAL:

CERTIFICATED-

I I

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

ANNIIAI •

Kreimeyer, Joan

Klng Special Education"'-

8-20-81

$11037.

Lyons, Bobbie

Parmelee/Prairie Qu. Special Education

8-20-81

13465.

Maxey, Sharon

Harding Math/Science

■*“ C 8-20-81

11408.

Montgomery, Laura

Johnson/Telstar Occup. Therapist

8-20-81

11037.

Parker, Sharon

Moon Special Education

8-20-81

11970.

Reutlinger, Linda

Roosevelt Math

8-20-81

12671.

Ross, Vem

Hoover ESAA

8-20-81

12264.

Savage, Margaret

Office of Assessment Psychometrist P.T.

8-20-81

7412.

Scott, John

Douglass Social St./Coach

8-20-81

Skoch, Nancy

External.Funding Speech Pathologist

Smothers, Donna

NAME

Wvatt.. flpnnne

ASSIGNMENT Moon Special Education

8-20-81

$11978.

Moon Nurse

8-20-81

10511.

PRDFF5SIDNAI nillFRThomas, Glenda

•

* SUPPORT: MONTHLY:

CLERICAL:

Braston, Janice

Garden Oaks PrinciDal's Secv.

8-05-81

$ 619.

Chapman, Glorianne

Gatewood Clerk, P.T.

8-20-81

354.

12264.

De.Jarnette, Marolyn

Willow Brook Principal's Secy.

8-05-81

663.

8-20-81

11970.

Dexter, Susan

Fillmore Principal's Secy.

8-07-81

647.

Lafayette Primary

8-20-81

12671.

Dodson, Marilyn

Jefferson Registrar

8-10-81

619.

Sparks, Donna

Rockwood Kindergarten

8-20-81

10511.

Community Education Secretary

8-03-81

774.

Thatcher, James

Grant Physical Ed./Coach

8-20-81

11053.

Lott, Wavna

Northeast Attendance Clerk

8-20-81

595.

Thompson, Karen

Nichols Hills Special Ed. P.T.

8-20-81

6418.

Schmitz,' Debbie

Johnson Principal's Secy.

8-05-81

647.

Wilpan, Marie

Guidance/Counseling K-5 Counselor

8-20-81

—12111.

Sheddrick, Albert

Southeast Clerk I

8-20-81

775.

-- Hudson, Betty

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'ersonnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: MONTHLY:

CLERICAL:

Thach, Pat

Northeast Attendance Clerk

8-05-81

$ 613.

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

600.

SERVICE: Bettes, Lisa

Classen Custodial Worker

7-30-81

625.

Brothers, Kenneth

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-21-81

625.

Butler, Bettv

King Custodial Worker

7-27-81

625.

Hishaw, Johnnv

CapTtol Hill High Custodial Worker

8-03-81

625.

Hugghins, Cecil

Adams Custodial Worker

7-21-81

747.

Pittman, Joe

Rogers Custodial Worker

7-20-81

625.

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING: Brooks, Robert

Skilled Machinist

8-03-81

1143.

Patterson, Randy

Painter

7-29-81

1121.

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ADMINISTRATIVE: Middle Se/5th Yr Ctr Asst. ''to Director

Wood, Maxie

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Kelson, Deborah

Truman Bilingual

8-04-81

Lillard, Mary Helen

Eisenhower In-House Teacher

8-03-81

Lucas, Thomas

Capitol Hill Middle Social Studies

8-10-81

8-18-81

GFRTIFICATFD: Bartee, Paul

Capitol Hill High Science

8-04-81

McNernev. Judv

Rogers Physical Education

8-12-81

Bielstein, Carl

Capitol Hill High Special Education

7-30-81

Palmer, Marilynâ€”----

Children's Hospital Primary

8-03-81

Bolles, Dianne

Bodine Primary

8-05-81

Rahill. Patricia * "

Creston Hills Intermediate

8-07-81

Bravo, Dorothy

Taft Math

8^05-81

Read. Sherrie

Rancho Village Primary

8-03-81

Buchanan, Lauretta

Parmelee Primary

8-04-81

Reed. Ava

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

Carter, Beverly

Moon Language Arts

8-10-81

Robinson, Gerald

Southeast Physical Ed./Coach

8-05-81

Dutcher, Elizabeth

Burbank Kindergarten

8-10-81

Shropshire, Lani

Monroe Primary

8-03-81

Capitol Hill Middle Language Arts

8-11-81

Smethers, Kathie

King Kindergarten

7-31-81

Godfrey, Stephen

Capitol Hill Middle Industrial Arts

8-11-81

Stevenson, Glenda

Webster Math

7-17-81

Hall, Sharon

Telstar Primary

8-06-81

Tapp, Dennis

Rogers Industrial Arts

8-05-81

Horn, Brenda

Putnam Heights Primary

8-05-81

Tavlor. Joyce

Parker Title I

8-11-81

Jones, Jack

Star Spencer Math/Social Studies

8-03-81

Tomlinson, Lexye

Telstar Primary

8-06-81

Fears, Melissa

SALARY

403

MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

... CERTIFICATED: Walters, Barbara

Gatewood Kindergarten

8-11-81

Williams, Geneva

Hayes/Lafayette G/T Facilitator

8-11-81

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

■

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

PROFESSIONAL OTHFRi

CFRTIFICATFD!

Johnson L.P.N.

De Spain, Jill

Northeas t Science

5-29-81

Duckworth, Mary

Page-Woodson Intermediate

5-29-81

Flatt, Kathy

Moon ESAA

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Hale, Angelica

Marshall Spanish/English

5-29-81

CLERICAL:

Hendrix. Frances

Grant Distributive Ed.

6-05-81

Basinger, Anita

Marshall Library Clerk

6-12-81

Willow Brook Primary

g 06-Sl

Carson, Joyce

Stand Watie Learning Ctr. Aide

5-29-81

Douglass Special Education

5-29-81

Fields, Donna

Star Spencer Principal's Secy.

6-19-81

Lease t Sharon.

External Funding Asst Coord Yout.h RE

7-28-81

Ford, Ardyth

Harding' Counselor's Aide

5-28-81

Lytle, Betty

Lafayette Primary

Godsy, Ruth

Bodine Principal's Secy.

6-05-81

Hamilton, Beverly

Roosevelt Financial Secy.

6-12-81

, 5-29-81 -----

Henzel, Becky

Wilson LRTA

5-29-81

,,-r. HoilMi4< -Norma

King, Ronald %

Rancho Markell, DorothS*’"'-’’* ■: Kindergarten

Anglin, Vera

... 5-29t :8]

.-■5-’29-8T~-'

7-29-81

Owens, Diana

Ross Primary

Robinson, Joel

Arthur/Mark Twain Physical Education

5-29-81—

Jordan, Noris

Madison Principal's Secy.

6-05-81

Seefeldt, Mary

Sequoyah Primary

5-29-81

Ruth. Lahoma

External Funding Clerk/Typist

5-15-81

Swanda, Susan

Jackson English

5-29-81

Snyder, Carrie

Adams Instructional Aide

5-29-81

Thompson, Etta

Marshall Attendance Clerk

6-12-81

K,.

404

MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CAMPUS POLICE:

SUPPLY: Scott, Jo Ann

Warehouse Worker

8-07-81

Gilchrist. Willie

Chief

8-14-81

Reed, Samme

Sergeant

8-07-81

SERVICE: All Schools

Baccus, Irving

Custodial Worker

8-10-81

Bryanij-Lewlfi

All Schools Custodial Worker

7-30-81

Carter, Clarence

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

7-10-81

Humphries, Jerry

Custodial Services Custodial Worker jr

7-28-81

Okoye, Chiazam

Northwest Custodial Worker

Scoles, Beverly

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

JZ-15-81

Pumps & Insulation

7-17-81

8-14-81

MAINTENANCE: Posada, Michael

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

CFRTIFICATFD:

ASSIGNMENT

-x

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

' x

HDICAI IFAVF: -aa y'

PARFNTAI IFAVF: Hensley, Margaret

Marshall Special Education

5-29-81

Little, Joanne

Parmelee Intermediate

5-29-81

Ponds, Diana

Dewey Intermediate

5-29-81

Ward, Teresa

Harding In-House Teacher

5-29-81

SERVICE:"""

McGee, Arthur

--------- 5C;

Harding Custodial Worker

7-20-81

Parker Intermediate

8-06-81

Polk Custodian

7-29-81

^IRFO^ CFRTIFICATFD: Ray, Louis

SUPPORT: PARFNTAI IFAVF:

SUPPORT:

CLERICAL:

SERVICE:

Wisley, Virginia

Putnam Heights Principal's Secy.

6-05-81

Mims, William

MFDICAI IFAVF-

CLERICAL: 1

Benton, Betty

Hoover Financial Secy.

6-12-81

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MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER 1

;

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CERTIFICATED:

CERTIFICATED!

PARENTAL. 1 FAVE:

MEDICAL LEAVE:

Fine, Diana

Moon Deaf Education

8-03-81

Franks, Linda

Monroe/Buchanan Physical Education

8-07-81

Hoose, Susan

Hayes Primary

8-12-81

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

Patrick, Peggy

Harrison Primary

7-31-81

Roosevelt Social Studies

8-04-81

SALARY

UNION LEAVE: DeGiusti, Anthony

EFFECTIVE DATE

STUDY LEAVE: ir

Neber, Barbara

Marshall Special Education

7-16-81

Orwig, Sara

Marshall Language Arts

7-29-81

PRffSSIONALOTHER: â€¢

STUDY LEAVE: Henderson, Roy

Student Attendance Counselor

8-08-81

-PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT \

EFFECTIVE JATE

PPOFFSSIONAI OTHFR-

Werner, Henrv

Student Attendance Asst. Attd. Officer

8-14-81

LaCoste, Thomas B.

Capitol Hill Sr. Language Arts

8-17-81

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

410

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 20, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM, BELLE ISLE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL

CENTER, 5904 NORTH VILLA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1981, AT 6:50 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation. Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Call to Order Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of Ms. Alice Strong Davis as Director of Personnel Services, effective August 31, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for ratification of the 1981-82 Collective Bargaining Agreement reached August 19, 1981 between the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, Local 2309 of the American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO and the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. ■ •*< Mr., Donwerth commented that he was extremely happy with the agreement; that he thought it was a record-setting negotiations project that had just been completed. He. congratulated both the Board's team and the Union's team for having worked together '^W'Mijegoti-ating. what he considered as one of the best contracts ever for the Oklahoma " City, school system.

Mrs. Brody, too, congra-tu-Iated both teams, stating that it was the first time in a long time that the teachers had started the school year with a contract. She also noted that some of the surrounding districts had not ratified their contract for the current school year. Mrs. Brody addedsctfRrt«-^hei...thought it meant a turning point for the Oklahoma City schools of gbtid morale and working together. Mrs. Hill also*stated that-she thought the negotiating teams should be commended for a job well done, and that there^as some discussion among the surrounding districts about the Oklahoma City contract

In commenting on the agreement, Dr. HarnnTstatebThat he, too, wanted to congratulate both negotiating teams, but he also wanted to>cbng£atulaj« the Board, because earlier in the year the Board was faced with several decisioftsT’fhat were very soul-searching and difficult to make, and it was the courage of the Board in making those decisions that enabled the negotiating'teams to come up with such a good contract. Mrs. Hermes expressed her thanks to both teams and stated that sometimes as board members who are elected to serve they forget that other people affiliated with the district also serve, and she knew that the negotiators had spent many long hours in trying to reach the deadline. Mrs. Darrell stated that she would ditto what had already been said;Tthat s-he, too, was very happy that they would have a contract at the start of school, and that both teams were to be commended for the hard work and dedication. She added that in conversation with a board member from another district, they were very envious in saying that 1-89 had negotiated a hard act to follow.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes-; and Dr. Hamm, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #280 Approval of Director of Personnel Services

R. #281 Ratification of 1981-82 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Professional Educators

411

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 20, 1981 - CONT'D

Mr. Donwerth recommended that the Board recess to conduct the Vo-Tech 22 meeting, after which it would reconvene to take care of additional business for 1-89.

R. #282 Board Recessed 7:05 p.m.

Meeti ng Reconvened

* A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board recess until after the Vo-Tech 22 meeting.

Members of the Board proceeded to discuss whether an item of business that was not printed in the agenda could be considered at the Special Meeting, specifically the facilities agreement with Vo-Tech 22.

After an explanation by the Attorney and further discussion by Dr. Payzant and members of the Board, it was concluded that other items of business should be considered at another Special Meeting of the Board. Special Meeting Scheduled

The Special Meeting was then scheduled for Tuesday, August 25, 1981, at 10:00 a.m., at the Administration Building, 900 North Klein, to consider the facilities agreement with .^o-Tech 22 and any other business that might be necessary. EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #283 Executive Session Approved 8:30 p.m.

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #284 Board Returned to Open Session

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Dorwerth declared that the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT R. #285 Adjournment 8:31 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll cal4, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs.''Hill, yes; Mrs^Sarrel 1, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNETTrâ€”â€” (A mechan-iccdh^gcording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays ahd holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand^and seal of this school district thiscF^ day

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

1981.

406

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1981, AT 10:00 A.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

ABSENT:

Shirley Darrell, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members, and representatives from professional groups. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Mrs. Hermes gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of Agreement between”Di strict 1-89 and District Vo-Tech 22 for use of Foster Estes and Belle Isle sites and facilities. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. In his remarks to the Board, Dr. Payzant stated that he had arranged registration for each of the board members to attend the Governor's Conference on Education, September 8 and 9, which would not include the dinner on the 8th because of a board meeting scheduled on that evening, but would include the reception that same evening if the meeting adjourned at an early hour, and'would also include the luncheon on Wednesday, the 9th, which would be a wrap-up of the conference.

R. #286 Approval of Facilities Agreement Between District 1-89 and Vo-Tech 22

Remarks Dr. Payzant

He. also referred to some materials from NSBA concerning participation of board members .Hb a? clinical workshop or panel at the national convention scheduled for Atlanta next ’ spring, and asked if anyone was interested in participating on a panel or as a chairperson of a session, they should complete the form and get it back to him by September 8 so he could forward it to NSBA. PURCHASING

It was movedHamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following purchasing items: 1.

Batteries and Brake Fluid

Purchase of batteries and brake fl ufcTfor "us^'‘ bv Garage Services from the following companies which submitted the l^w' quQtatiojja- on specifications (9 mailed - 4 returned).* 'Tl <

$ 12,276.25

Auto Battery & Equipment, Inc. (State Contract #0026)

1,590.00

Commercial Distributing, Inc. Total

$ 13,866.25

These purchases are to be charged to Account G560.04.

Intercom System

Purchase of intercom system & installation supplies (control center, wiremold boxes, speakers, connectors, wire, etc.) for use at Wilson Elementary School from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (7 mailed - 2 returned): Atomic Sound, Inc. Graybar Electric

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.ll.

2,366.50 145.94

2,512.44

R. #287 Approval of Purchasing

407

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1981 - CONT'D

PURCHASING cont'd R. #287 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

First Aid Supplies Purchase of first aid supplies (swabs, bandage compresses, medicated ointment, etc.) for use by Pupil Transportation from Willis Medical Company, Inc., which submitted the low quotation (10 mailed - 2 returned). This purchase in the amount of $3,836 is to be charged to Account G1230.06.

Teaching Aids Purchase of teaching aids (developmental language lessons and stories, speech and language screening tests, scoring forms, etc.) for use by External Funding (Pre-School Incentive) from the following companies (available only from designated publisher and/or distributor):

Teaching Resources Corporation Publisher's Test Service Total

12,105.15 1,541.30

13,646.45

These purchases are to be charged to Account 240.01, Pre-School Incentive, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 5.

Raper and Printing Supplies

Purchase of paper and printing supplies (precollated paper, white index, litho **film, plates, carbonless paper, ink, etc.) for use by Graphic Services (Washington Print Shop) which submitted the low quotations (11 mailed - 8 returned) Mid-Continent Paper Lawrence Photo of Oklahoma, Inc. Western Paper Company Duplicating Supply Jim Walters Paper (Graham Paper Division) Bingham Ink Company Carpenter Paper Company Total

32,709.95 8,451.35 1,233.70 697.39 457.80 779.60 10,071.00

54,400.79

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.05.

Jh*

Sewi ng Machine

^Purchase of a sewing machine (commercial) for use at U. S. Grant High School ''/Vocational 1 from. Hui let Industrial Sewing Machines which submitted the low quotation on specifications (6 mailed - 3 returned). This purchase in~the amountof $2,990 is to be charged to Account G1230.03. Mrs., Hi IT inquired about item«£'j the intercom system for Wilson Elementary School, as to whet^£it was a shared expense with the school or patrons?

Mr. Allen from the Purchasing Department stated that it was a replacement for a unit that was inoperable anckwguld be paid from the Maintenance Department equipment repair account. .

After inquiry with regard to the Pre-School IncentTvg. Program by Mrs. Hermes, Dr. Payzant replied that it was one of tlie‘ progrAffK ior which the district receives federal funds, and it deals primarily with any handicapped pre-school children.

With reference to ’item 6, Mrs. Hermes asked about replacement of vocational equipment.since it was known that they would be eliminating some vocational programs in the comprehensive high schools. Dr. Payzant1s response was that they were taking into consideration as equipment was replaced and in instances where equipment was purchased that it might be transferred to Vo-Tech District 22, that they would make the equipment available to 22 on a cost basis or move it to other programs in 1-89, so that they would not end up with equipment that would have to be warehoused or not used. On roll call, the Votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

408

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

It ^as moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the purchase of program software to be used at various schools in the Vocational Departments from Electronic Dictation Systems, Inc. This purchase in the amount of $3,325 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Adult Vo-Tech.

R. #288 Purchase of Program Software

i ;

Dr. Payzant explained that the item of purchase had been carried over from the last meeting because there were some questions raised; that he had done some additional checking and in looking back at the original bid and specifications, the software and hardware were really bid by the vendors as a package and some of the vendors chose to take more of a discount on the hardware and others on the software, but in combination, the one that was recommended was still low. He added that in investigating the possibility of separate purchase of the software and in checking with the two firms that bid, when you considered the servicing of that software and the training that would be available for the teachers who would be using it, the firm that was recommended was the most cost effective firm to do business with, in his judgment. Dr. Payzant also stated that Mr. Allen had checked with some other vendors by telephone who carry software and they indicated that they would not bid on the Xerox software equipment.

Mrs. Hill commented that she had noticed in the memo that the company would come in and do some on-site training and she thought that probably some of the vocational teachers felt that it was very much needed; that apparently some of the equipment that was ’"bought, they had received it not set up in any form and they were having to refer to the manual to use it. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS

After inquiry by Mrs. Hermes regarding a motion at the Vo-Tech 22 meeting on the changing of the name of Belle Isle Center, Mr. Donwerth, Dr. Payzant and Mr. Bleakley discussed the necessity of presenting the motion to the 1-89 Board, after’which Mr. Donwerth relinquished the Chair to Mrs. Hill, Vice President, and proceeded to make the following motion:

For Consideration at Next Meeting of i the Board Name Change for Belle Isle Center

"WHEREAS, Senator Marvin York is a resident of the Oklahoma City Public School District and a former teacher at U.S. Grant High School, and because during his tenure in the State House of Representatives for -^S'fx 'fG) years and the State Senate for seven (7) years, Senator York was an advocate for and one of the main sponsors of the expansion of Vocational Education throughout the State, and since we in Oklahoma City'are proud to-boast our first ever President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, I therefore move to change the name of Belle Isle Vocational School of Business to Marvin York Vocational-Technical Center." (The motion was secoQdeTTy^ffrs^—Brody.)

Mrs. Hill statg^fefeat the motion would be on the agenda for consideration at the next meeting of the Board. ' EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded b^J4rs. Hermes that the Board go into call, the votes were as executive session for the discussion of personnel."' follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. ,Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #289 Executive Session Approved 10:15 a.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #290 Board Returned to Open Session 11:15 a.m.

409

MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1981 - CONT'D

ADJOURNMENT

R. #291 Adjournment 11:16 a.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm. On roll call, ^the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr, Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. 4

I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this 1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

410

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation. Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors and acknowledged the presence of Mr. Art Hill, former member of the Board.

Dr. Payzant introduced two persons recently employed by the district - Alice Strong Davis, Director of Personnel Services; and, Howard L. Quarnstrom, Coordinator of Arts, K-12. Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the minutes of August 17, August 20 and August 25, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #292 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hill stated that she was quite pleased with how successful the new high school Comments ^e^SoMmeiit process had gone this year, and she thought it’was well received by students Mrs. Hill “and parents. Mrs. Darrell comiterited^that she thought it was quite fun and interesting to seer all of the nine high schools at the Football Preview which was held on Thursday, September 3.

Concerning the start of the school ^eafTa^~44anm. stated that it seemed like in years past board members received numerous telephone calls regarding problems that were being encountered, ^n^he^was happy to report that this year his phone had remained virtually silent, which reflected the smoothness with which school had started this year and he thought the staff and school personnel should be commended.

Mr. Donwerth commented that he, too, wo’ufd-.echQjyhat had been said with regard to the starting of school and it appeared that' it wal' goinfl^to be the best school year that he had experienced since being on the Boaerd: ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of May 18, 1981"“ List of expenses on Cleveland School Building

Meeting of July 6, 1981 Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

Meeting of August 17, 1981 Analysis of RIF Action - Oklahoma City Public Schools - 1981

Comments Mrs. Darrell

411

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

ITEMS PENDING cont'd

^Meeting of May 4, 1981 Status - Sale of District-Owned Property:

Group I - Central, McKinley, Carey, Woodson, and seven parcels of unimproved land - Bids opened 8/31/81. Group II - Arcadia High School, Dlinjee, Grant (Elem.) and Orchard Park - To be advertised in September. Group III- Tyler, Walnut Grove and Garfield - To be advertised in October.

(a)

Zachary Taylor - Under negotiations to sell part to City. part retained to be advertised for sale.

(b)

Sunnyside, Wright and Foster (site) - Attorney clearing titles.

The

Whittier Property under negotiations - Lease to be continued for one year (with additional year considered). Lease to be negotiated at an acceptable market value rate. HEARINGS

Therfollowing persons addressed the Board:

Jo Bazhaw

Art Hill

Virginia Miller

Charles Nesbitt

Hazel Gentry

Ms-. Bazhaw expressed a concern regarding the Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, by asking that the policy be adopted, but with some consideration for those teachers that were employed before March 3, 1980 as^well as those employed after that date as set forth in the policy, for credit for teaching experience.

.Mr. Hill's remarks were related to the Orchard Park building; that it not be sold provided for continued use as the Native American Center. He described some of .the activities that are sponsored by the Center and asked that the Board strongly reconsider and allow them to continue to lease the building at fair market price, a'lfacTTity- which h©- -s-tated was being used for educational purposes. Following Mr- Hill1 s remarks, Dr. Hamm asked that he,furnish the Board with some information regarding the prd^TW^he-used at Orchard Park, the number of students that are serviced through thefr/programs, the faculty, and whatever information that would be.-h£tpfuj for the Board to make its decision about the building; to which he responded that he would do so. One of'Ms; Miller's concerns "wa^the motion in the agenda for consideration by the Board of the naming of Belle Isle 'Cefrter---tbes?Marvin York Vocational-Technical Center. She also suggested that a member of the Boaru request a report on the legal fees spent by the district in the .schdoT ^us’Mtftrust^l^w^uit. Ms. Miller also spoke in support of the Oklahoma Museum of Art for the-sale of Central High School building and site.

Mr. Nesbitt's concern was the sale of the'Central property to the Oklahoma Museum of Art. Speaking as a representative of the organization, he cited reasons why they wanted to purchase the building and distributed printed materials to members of the Board in support of his quest. Included in these materials was the copy of an Attorney General's opinion and excerpts from the State Statutes.which he stated would substantiate a Board decision to sell the property to them. Ms. Gentry spoke in support of the Staff Salary Schedule policy that was included in the agenda for consideration.

412

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D L

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Facilities Agreement Between Boards of Education

As a follow-up to the interlocal agreement between the two boards of education, I conferred with the Attorney General's office and the only recommended change in the agreement is to provide for a specific duration of the term of the agreement. I have provided you with a recommended change of one sentence and an addition of one sentence to provide for a ten-year term for that agreement and follow-up extensions of the term for additional periods of ten years. This is on the transfer of the Foster Estes and Belle Isle property from ISD 89 to the Vo-Tech School District.

Settlement Agreement - Antitrust Bus Suit The other item which requires board action tonight is the proposed settlement agreement in the case of Independent School District No. 89 vs. Bolain Equipment, Inc. This was the school bus antitrust suit. We have reached an agreement with the attorneys for the defendant manufacturers and distributors and that settlement agreement is ready for your approval now. In conjunction with that settlement, it provides for a press release to be made and an explanation of the settlement. I think it might be apropos to read the presss release which will be part of the settlement. Then I will ask for the Board's approval of the agreement which has been submitted to you for your review.

PRESS RELEASE

The Oklahoma City Public School District and six other school bus dealers announced today the dismissal of the antitrust suit brought by the district against the dealers. Federal District Judge Fred Daugherty had previously denied certification of the class action, leaving only the Oklahoma City Public Schools as plaintiff in the case. The dismissal of the lawsuit resulted in a settlement agreement between the district and the six defendant school bus dealers in which the dealers have denied the allegations made in the school district's petition which alleged an arrangement between the six defendant dealers to divide the st^te school business among them. The parties to the lawsuit have agreed that its settlement should not be construed as any admission of liability on the part of the bus dealers. The settlement agreement provides that the school .district shall receive the sum of $10,000 from the defendant bus dealers one year from the date of settlement if the conditions of the settlement have been met.

If the agreement is approved by the Board, a motion to dismiss the action will be filed-tomorrow morning and the order dismissing the suit will be presented to Judge Daugherty. Mr. Ladd gave'3'routine treasurer's report. Clerk.) â€™ .

(Copy of report on file in office of the

Treasurer's Report

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrsâ€™. Hi*ldirect the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to-'the School District

(a)

Donald Price, Director, External Funding, Second Annual Legislative Conference, Washington, D. C., September 9-11, 1981.

(b)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Speaker, National Forum and Annual Business Meeting of the College Board, Chicago, Illinois, October 26-27, 1981.

(c)

Thomas W. Payzant, Board Meeting, University Council for Educational Administration Columbus, Ohio, October 28-29, 1981.

(d)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Board Meeting, Council for Basic Education, Washington, D. C., October 30-31, 1981.

R. #293 Professional Trips Approved

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

At no Travel Expense to the School District cont'd R. #293 Professional Trips r (e) D. E. Surface, Vocational Agriculture, John Marshall High School, Supervise Approved cont'd students attending the National FFA Convention and showing at the American Royal Show, Kansas City, Missouri, November 11-14, 1981. (f)

Randy Fields, Vocational Agriculture, John Marshall High School, Supervise students at the National FFA Convention and student exhibiting project at the American Royal Show, Kansas City, Missouri, November 11-15, 1981.

At School District Expense (g)

Oliver Stripling, Director, School Plant Services, Council of Educational Facility Planners, Denver, Colorado, September 19-23, 1981.

(h)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Wallace R. Smith, Assistant Superintendent, .Business Services, Education Applications for Executives, Los Angeles, California, September 22-24, 1981. (Registration and course expense to be paid by International Business Machines, Inc.)

(i)

Darrel Shepard, Director, Business Services, Association of School Business Officials Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, October 11-15, 1981.

(j)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Large City Superintendent's Meeting, Toronto, ^Ontario, October 14-17, 1981.

Dr. Payzant asked that the following agenda item be deferred until the September 21 meeting at the request of the City Manager's Office because the legal staff of the City had not completed work on the addendum which was the subject of the item recommended. Recommend consideration of an addendum'Xsubmitted by the City) to the Agreement with the City of Oklahoma City on the Northeast Sports Complex (Stadium) Board to designate a representative from the Oklahoma City Parks Department as one of the nine members to the Sports Complex Board.

R. #294 -Ratification of Negoti ated Agreement for Support Personnel

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for ratification of a riegotiated agreement with the Oklahoma School Employees' Union, Local 1357, of the Laborers' International Union of North America, July 1, 1981 through June 30â€ž 1982. Mrs. Hi 11 commented that she was very pleased with the bargaining that went on between the two groups" and appreciated the wgreemenLjthat was worked out.

On roll call^X^e votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. 'HfTl,\^es; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that tb^g motion carried.

R. #295 Approval of Items Re Representative Election for Professional Educators

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by^Ffrs. Brody for approval of the following items regarding a Representative Election professional educators: (a)

Acknowledge receipt of petitions calling for an election to determine which, if any, employee organization should represent the professional educators employed by the district. *

(b)

Accept the Superintendent's statement that the names of employees appearing on the petitions have been verified to be those of bona fide members of the professional educators bargaining unit, that 25% or more of the employees in the unit have signed the petitions, and that the percentage of names are sufficient for the Board<0 call a secret ballot election.

(c)

Direct the Superintendent to prepare guidelines to conduct the election to determine which, if any, employee organization should represent the professional educators employed by the district with the two teacher unions designating two of their members to assist in the preparation of guidelines.

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(d) Call a secret ballot election to be held October 6, 1981, to determine the ^organization, if any, which shall represent the professional educators for negotiations within the Oklahoma City Board of Education for the 1982-83 and 1983-84 school years. With reference to the item for consideration, Dr. Payzant informed the Board that he had received petitions from the United Teaching Profession requesting a bargaining representative election and, as the law requires, it was the duty of the school district to verify the signatures on the petitions prior to having the Board acknowledge that verification and proceeding with the call for an election. He added that there were 738 signuatures on the petitions of which 687 were verified; that the law requires that 25 percent of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit sign the petitions in order for an election to be called; and the percentage of verified names worked out to be 30.9 percent, which was in excess of the minimum required by Statute; therefore, he was asking that the Board establish October 6, 1981 as the ejection date for a secret ballot election to determine the organization, if any, which should represent the professional educators for negotiations.

R. #295 Approval of Items : Re Representative j Election for Professional Educators cont'd

Dr. Payzant responded to inquiries from members of the Board regarding the election date and involvement of teacher organizations in the review of the guidelines by stating that they would do as they did for the last election; they would confer with representatives of the AFT and the UTP, go over the proposed procedures and hopefully by consensus would be able to agree on what day it ought to be as it was done two years ago.

On roll rail, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Dr. Payzant stated that the Attorney had mentioned the amendment to the agreement on sites and facilities recently adopted by the ISD 89 and Vo-Tech District 22 Boards, and for the record he would read what the specific recommendation was for the Board to consider and the language that would be included in the amended agreement. He continued: A modification to the first sentence of Paragraph 2 to read - "This agreement shall commence on the date shown hereinabove and shall remain in full force and effect so long as either Foster Estes School or Belle Isle School are used by Vo-Tech District 22 for vocational-technical educational purposes or the expiration of a term of ten (10) years from the date of this agreement, whichever shall occur earljer^l„ Also, the following sentence - "The term of this agreement can be extended by mutuaT consent of the parties for succeeding terms of ten (10) years each, providing that the parties consent to such extensions in writing within sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of any such .term."

R. #296 Approval of Amendment to Facili ties Agreement Between Districts

A motion was. made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of an amendment to the agreement on sites and faci1ities-between Independent School District No. 89 and the Oklahoma City Area VocationaJ'-TechnicaT ’School District No. 22 and as required by Title 74, Oklatjorna Statutes, Section 1004, Subsection (c), Paragraph 1, to specify the duration oT*uie?cFgreement.

On roll call, the votes were as f&Mo^s: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, ye§> -Dr,,. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried'.

It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes=mr approval that the school calendar for 1981-82 be modified as follows: November 11, 1981 (Wednesday)

Parent Conference Day

(Students will not go to school on November 11, 1981. and schedule conferences with parents on this date.)

Staff will be on duty

Mrs. Darrell commented that she was real happy to see that date selected; that she thought it should do a lot for encouraging parents to make it to the scheduled conferences because a large segment of the population would be off on that day; and that she really hoped it would be very well publicized in that it would be different and a new approach, and that it would not fail because of the parents not becoming aware of it before they get involved in the holiday. Mrs. Hill stated that her concern was with the number of parents that might appear at the high schools and she would like a report back on that particular group.

R. #297 Modification of School Calendar Parent Conference Day_________________

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT R. #298 Approval of Settlement in School Bus Antitrust Suit

Board Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, to be Presented at the September 21 Meeti ng

*A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the Attorney's recommendation for_a settlement in the Case, Civil Action No. CIV-8-0173-D, Independent School District #89, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma vs. Bolain Equipment, Inc., et al. (See Attorney's Report.) On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule of September 21, 1981:

as modified,,to be presented at the meeting

GCBA/GDBA STAFF

The Board believes

that

SALARY SCHEDULE

benefit from having a diver-

students

sified staff and that the district employees who can contribute to

and

should try to attract support

a diverse educational

program. The Board has

established and reviews

schedule programs groups:

Central

(2)

Classified Salary

Building Administrators Salary Schedule,

(3)

and Profession a 1-Technica 1

Office Administrator

and

on the respjptW^S^Ta-r-y schedule shall

re 1 erevious experience,

background.

The

mine the amount appropriate

and/or educational

training,

Pbsit-io-n^-'fi 11 ed after March 1 of

not be entitled to

following year

if the person employed

year;

the employee will

a step is

increase for the

a twelve-month work

be entitled to receive the

increase for the step to which

he/she

Employees covered by bargaining agreements will experience credit as

provided

fic provision exists,

for step

deter-

of exp er rejU^â€”to^e credited for placement on the

each year will

appropriate

be based on

sifpie,Cintendent or his/her designee will

salary schedule.

however,

(4)

Support

^salary s c hexLu-T-e . Placement

salary

corresponding to the respective employee

Certified Salary Schedule,

(1)

Schedule,

annually four basic

increases

for

in the agreement.

February 1

less

shall

assigned.

receive Where no speci-

apply as the cut-off-date

than 12-month employees.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Staff Salary Schedule (continued)__________________

For new classified employees

GCBA/GDBA

a maximum of six years

qualifying prior work experienced

of credit for and/or

(paid or volunteer)

approved training may be granted.

•For new c-e-rtificd employees

a—maximum of five ycar-s of credit on

the appropriate sal ary—fflay-be—gra-nt-ed for- approved teaching— -expor icncc ■eu4-si4e the sta4c-;—for approved mi+-i t-a-r-y- ser-v-4-c-e.. -a max imum of-f ivc-year&,—an-d f-e-r-c-emb i n-ed- t-ea-eh i ng ■ and milit-ary—

experience up to a maximum-of ton years. employed after March 3,

Certified employees

1980 may be granted up to twelve years'

credit on the appropriate salary schedule.

Of that total,

a maximum of ten years may be for approved teaching experience

and a maximum of five for military service,

experience credit granted be more than twelve

the total

shall

years.

but in no case

Experience gained

in the State of Oklahoma will

to the maximum approved by the State Department

credited up

Experience granted under this provision will

of Education.

be used for placement of teachers on the appropriate salary

schedule effective with the beginning of 1981-82 Employees who

leave the district

reemployed at

the" 'same experience

good

level

schedule towhich they were entitled Placement on^the salary schedule will changes

in educational

level

standing may be on the appropriate salary

the time of separation.

be subject

Wher^^<ppropriate,

reemployed at

level

additional

does

Reemployment

applies

a period

based upon

to the extent"that such placement

established for new emp1oyees.

to those who have worked for the district

under contract or on assignment employee for

any general

employees may be

on the s-al ary -schedu 1 e,

related experience,

not exceed the limits

or salary schedule occurring over

the intervening years. a higher

school year.

other than as

a substitute

in excess of 90 working days.

Contract

status may have been .either continuing or temporary (noncontinuing).

The superintendent shall administrators proper

be responsible for the placement of

and professional-technical

step on the salary schedule.

Adopted: March 3, 1980 Revised: January 19, 1981 Oklahoma City School District

support staff on the

Board Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, to be Presented at September 21 Meeting cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT R. #299 Approval of Sale of Central High School Site and Fac i1i ti es

Dr. Payzant referred to the next item on the agenda, consideration for sale of the ^Central High School building and site, and stated that before moving into the recommendations on the results of the public sale and bidding process, he would make a recommendation and some few background comments. He also made reference to Mr. Nesbitt's comments during the Hearings. In regard to some legal issues that were raised, Dr. Payzant stated that as he understood the procedure that the Board set forth for the sale of property, it did meet the standard of a public sale and any prospective bidder who was interested in submitting a bid on the property was obliged to follow the specifications and procedures as set forth by the Board; that the Oklahoma Museum of Art, to his knowledge, did not follow that procedure and he questioned whether the Board could consider Mr. Nesbitt's letter as a bona fide bid. He continued by giving some rationale for the recommendation that the Board go ahead and accept the bid of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of $2.7 million and sell the Central High School site and facility to that firm. Dr. Payzant stated that anytime you were engaged in a potential sale of property such as that, there were many variables that you had to consider; that you consider the appraisals or opinions of value that experts in the field submit to you; you try to get as good a reading on the market conditions that are out there and what is likely to happen to the economy, and whether the timing is right; that you look at some other variables which perhaps in that instance were less tangible, such as the concern that had been expressed about the historic preservation of that building and how any potential buyer would respond to a Certain community of interest that existed among alumni of that school and the desire to provide some opportunity for memorabilia from that rich tradition of Central Higfe School to be preserved and displayed; that it seemed to him that they would have to work as a board who had as its primary mission the support of the students in the public school system and the provision of resources to provide a strong quality education in considering a decision of that magnitude; in short, they would have to put the pencil to the paper and see what the options might be. Dr. Payzaht added that even if they could conceive of the Oklahoma Art Museum's letter of intent as a bona fide bid, they would have to weigh what that organization might be able to offer in six months should its money-raising efforts be successful, against having $2.7 million in cash presently to invest at interest rates which promised to stay high for at least the next three months, if not the next six, and look at that total dollar figure against the uncertain future of the economy in general and what the market for that kind o< property might be 90 to 180 days from now; that when you were dealing with the public's money, it was a little more difficult to sit and take a responsible action on chances that things would come out the way you wanted them, and it was with that ultimate responsibility in mind that he thought .^he-bona fide offer of $2.7 million, although it might not be as much as he would have hoped it might have been, was a good and firm offer and the Board should accept it and move forward.

Dr. Payzant continued by stating that to refresh everyone's memory, they-were not entering in,to._the sale of property as an exercise to derive additional money to put in the bank for a rainy day, but.-tTfSTF^were-some very real capital needs in the school district, some bui 1 dingirthat needed to be replaced such as Eugene Field and Wil lard; Pg^fce^and Green Pastures in the Star Spencer area; two schools in the southside area; Truman and Martin Luther King on eastside, as well as the possibility of additions at a couple of^schools where enrollment continued to be strong; that it was desirable in his view to â€™getpthe resources and to move forward with that capital program just as soon as possible, Sff^fr-wfts^-with that rationale that he was recommendin that they accept the high bid from Southwestern Bell..for the Central property.

As.suggested by Dr. Payzant, Mr. Donwerth asked MrF-Bleakley to comment on the legal questions that had been brought up by Mr. Nesbitt, to which he replied that the one statute relating to limitations upon disposition of property and expenditure of funds by school districts" did not apply to that situation because they were not dispensing with any schools or having an annexation situation in that case. Mr. Bleakley then pointed out some of the underlined portions of the statute as presented by Mr. Nesbitt and explained his interpretation of why it did not apply inâ€™that particular situation. He also referred to an Attorney General's opinion presented by Mr. Nesbitt, stating that his interpretation of the new provision was that it restricted the manner in which the property could be sold to those falling within that clause which were a nonprofit, charitable, or public educational corporation, which was the type of entity that the Oklahoma Museum of Art is, and it was his opinion that the district had the authority to have a public bid process in which people other than those types of institutions could bid for the property and sell it at the high market value. Mr. Bleakley gave further explanation with regard to his interpretation of the opinion. Mrs. Darrell stated that she had a problem with the process and asked Mr. Bleakley for his interpretation of that statement 1 "nonprofit, charitable or public education."

Mr. Bleakley's response was that his interpretation was that the school board did have the authority to sell it to Southwestern Bell and it did not have the authority to sell it to an entity such as the Oklahoma Museum of Art which did fall within the "nonprofit, chaitable, or public education corporation" without going through an actual bid process.

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Mrs. Darrell inquired further about the statement "that to dispose of property no longer needed, etc., " and through the process when it said "...to a nonprofit, charitable or public educational corporation, to be used for public programs..." and asked if that applied to their particular situation? Mr. Bleakley stated that it did not apply in the sale to’ Southwestern Bell because they did not fall within that qualification and they would be selling to them under the clause which did not have that restriction. He expressed further hisopinion about the two separate powers as staffed in the copy that had been provided by Mr. Nesbitt. Further concern was expressed by Mrs. Darrell as to how to resolve the difference of opinion and get a clear understanding of the statute. She also asked about the district's policy on the disposition of property. Mr. Bleakley stated that if he were to make some conjecture on the issue, he thought what was.trying to be accomplished by the statute and it missed the mark was that a district could sell it to that type of institution for less than fair market value and keep a reversionary clause that if it stopped being used for that purpose, it would revert back to the district and it could be used or sold, but it did not come out that clearly. He added that they could go to the Attorney General for an opinion as to whether or not the broad power to dispose of the property existed beyond the restrictive clause; that another course of action they could take would be to seek a declaratory judgment in district court, and that could even follow the Attorney General's opinion if it didn't come out the way they interpreted the statute.

Mrs. Darrell commented that her concern was not Southwestern Bell's bid or the current one that was being discussed, but she had a concern that they were clear and legal in whatever they did, and she would like some clarification. It was then moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill for acceptance of the high bid and approval for sale of Central High School building and site to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for $2.7 million.

Mrs. Brody then stated that she would like for Mr. Dale Krumme, a representative from Southwestern Bell who was in the audience, to respond to how they were going to protect . the interest of the alumni of Central High School and would they entertain any suggestions that would contribute to plans for Central. ! She also referred to the PSO building in Tulsa, in that they allow that to be the rallying point for the alumni association there. ’Mr. Krumme stated that he was familiar with the PSO building; that they did plan to arrange ^ memorial place, a museum which would have contributions from the alumni from Centr'al High School;3flthat they were very impressed with the project in Tulsa and probably.would use some of their idfeas. Mrs. Brody added that she was thinkiJign broader- terms, of not just having the graduates of Central High School pas's through but still having a building that they could still ralj^-agpund and participate in, have meetings, reunions or whatever. Mr. Krumme commented that they planried todo something of that nature; however, the plans had not yet been formulated?’

In discussion of the item, Mr. Donwerth stated that a-pa-r.t of the Board policy was that the building be sold; that not only wouW-they reaja^benefit from the sale of the building but would have continuous income with "the’property being on the tax rolls; that as much as he supported the art programs, with the Oklahoma Museum of Art, they would be dealing’with a nonprofit organization that would not place the property on the tax rolfs, and with Southwestern Bell, it would be placed on the tax rolls. Commenting with regard to the sale, Mrs. Brody stated that they had guaranteed $2.7 million and in six months time that could be increased considerably by interest and time was important along those lines; that even after six months if they rebid the property, "the interest would have been lost; that she had received telephone calls about the valuable collections around the City and Nation that could be placed in. the Museum, but she wanted to remind the-Board that they had their own valuable collection, and that was^, children who were in buildings that they did not need to be in, and she was going to opt for the kids getting out of those buildings; that she wished the Museum well in finding a good facility because she would like to see their collections, but the Board had to protect theirs.

Dr. Hamm stated that he was going to vote against the motion because he did not think they were getting as much for the property as they possibly could; that according to the appraised value, it was far short, and for that reason he would vote against it.

R. #299 Approval of Sale of Central High School Site and Facilities cont'd

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Mrs. Darrell stated that,first of all, she shared the concern of one of the speakers <during the Hearings, that she would prefer to see the Central building used for the Administration Building, but that was another story; that her concern in the issue was one of a legal nature that perhaps they could not get an answer to that night; that she was a supporter of the Arts and would like to see the builcting used for a lot of things; that she felt that whoever ended up with the building, that they could only place so many restrictions on the new owners to the property because they had decided to let it go.

Mrs. Hill commented that whether or not they had the right to sell the property was probably a concern of all the board members, but in reading the information and observing the punctuation, she felt like they were perfectly legal in what they were doing that evening; that she, too, wished they could have gotten more but when she thought of the interest that they would be receiving, she wondered if they could really afford to wait.

Mrs., Hermes stated that she had looked forward with pleasure and for a long time to the sale of Central High School; the money that it was going to bring to give schools to children who needed them and other, but with the Superintendent's recommendation and after seeing‘the bids; she was very1 disappointed; that as had been pointed out, the Museum would not give the district ad valorem taxes because it was a nonprofit organization and they did not bid properly; that on the other hand, she did not believe Southwestern Bell had given them a fair market price; so what she anticipated to be a very great deal of pleasure had turned out to be less than that and she was forced to make what she considered a political decision, and she regretted that. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #300 Acceptance of High Bid for Sale of Carey Property

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill for acceptance of the highest offer in the amount of $56,001.51 from Lee Roy Toby for sale of the Carey'building and site, 3701 S. W. 29. In discussion of the motion, Mrs. Darrell inquired as to whether Mr. Toby was offering to buy the property as an individual or a business establishment? After an explanation by Mr. Toby, who was in the audience, it was established that plans were to use the building to house a ceramic business enterprise which would consist of a school and supplies for ceramics, and the site would be on the tax rolls.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. .. Mr."vBonwerth declared-that the motion carried.

R. #301 Acceptance of High Bid for Sale of McKinley Property

R. #302 Acceptance of High Bid for Sale of Woodson Property

R. #303 Acceptance of High Bid for Sale of Site

A motiorN^as made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for acceptance of the highest offer“in the amount of $33©T=358ai^2;J7rom Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 344 Training Committee for sale ofr-McKinley building and site, 5318 South Shartel. On roll call, rhe votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs.’Dgrrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, abstain. Mr. Donwerth declared that thejjption carried.

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hil-l—for acceptance of the highest offer in the amount of $35,000.00 from Oklahoma^City^Commyn^ty Foundation, Inc., for sale of Woodson building and site, 300 S. W. 13. “ ■ On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for acceptance of the highest offer in the amount of $80,001.00 from D. C. Homes, Inc., for sale of the site at S. E. 55th and Parker. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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It vyas moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval to reject bids for the proposed sale of the following listed property with authorization for staff to notify all current bidders and to proceed to develop guidelines and specifications for readvertising for a sale at a later date: 1.

Property

at S. E. 54th and Bryant (Empire)

Property

at N. E. 63rd and Westminister

Property

at N. E. 114th and Oklahoma

Property

at 4101 S. W. 27th (Excess land at Pierce School)

Property at South Rhode Island and Shallow Brook Drive

R. #304 Approval to Reject Bids for Proposed Sale of Properties

After Mrs. Hermes inquired as to what the later date would be, Mr. Shepard replied that he did not know at the time; that the property was primarily residential in nature and there had been some discussion about maybe developing some different types of guidelines just to see what the interest might be which might include putting some signs upon the property and seeing what type of interest they might have. He added that he did not think in the near future it would be wise to put the property back out on the market unless they had an expressed interest, because that type of property presently* was not moving well. Mrs. Hi 4-1 suggested that they place a "For Sale" sign on the five pieces of property as listed; that they may find an interested buyer.

Vandalism Report

You received in your packet of materials a 'copy of the Vandalism Report for the last school year and I was very pleased to find that the number of vandalism occurrences decreased from a year ago, as well as the number of people hours required to do any repair work. Although the total dollar amount spent in the district last year on vandalism was about $78,000, I would put this school district up against any urban school district of our size in the country for that kind.of positive record, and I think that speaks well for the efforts of our staff, the attitudes of our Children and patrons, and the success of the Sonitrolzsystem which has been in operation for well over a year now.

Renovation Work at Cleveland Ip^o^TTv5~Tli-g4f-School It was incltKTetkas an item pending because I did not have the report completed on the cost of the renovation work at Cleveland, but I did include in your packet a report that we received orsEriday. You will recall that the original estimate for the work to be done at CTev^nd was $70,605.00. We have a six percent overrun; the cost of the renovatiorr^ffc-^h^p was $74,962.63. The scope of the work that occurred expanded a bit which explains-part of the six percent overrun, in that handicapped class facilities and<ri entry-j^mf? for handicapped students was added after we gave the original cost estimafeHo you. I am still pleased that the work did come in very close to the original estimate, given the passage of three months an<( increased cost of materials as each week goes by.

Mrs. Hill asked if the auditorium at Cleveland had been completed and would the expense be above the expense reported in the more recent information?

Dr. Payzant responded that it had not been completed but there were plans. At the request of Dr. Payzant, Dr. Oliver Striplirig, Director of School-Plant Services, replied that the things that were going to be done in the auditorium should be included in the total cost as stated. Dr. Payzant continued: â€ž 3.

Staff Development Committee Also in your packet of materials, I sent you someTinformation on the Staff Development Committee. You will recall that the Board does have the obligation to appoint a Staff Development Committee arid there are several groups that are involved in nominating people for membership on that committee. I have asked that each of you submit to me two names for consideration so that there would be fourteen (14) names submitted by board members, of which seven (7) would be presented. I have asked the other organizations such as the AFT and the classified

Remarks Superintendent

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Remarks Superintendent cont'd

Staff Development Committee cont'd employees' Union to submit their nominees and would hope to come to you at the next meeting or the first meeting in October with a recommendation for that committee so that we can get it underway much earlier than we did last year.

NSBA Clinics, Workshops, Programs, etc. At the last meeting I gave you some information from the National School Boards Association concerning participation in clinics or workshops, or programs, and if any of you have the desire to be panelists, speakers or moderators, please so indicate to me so that I can get the information back to NSBA.

Letter - Linwood Neighborhood Association Also included in your packet of materials was a copy of a letter from the finwood Neighborhood Association and Celebrations Educational Services, Inc., which includes a proposal for an extended day program at Linwood Elementary School. Before asking you to respond and presenting to you a recomniehdation on what that response might be, I am asking Mr. Bleakley to review the proposal with respect to any legal issues that might emerge concerning an arrangement being made with an organization such as the Linwood Neighborhood Association and Celebrations fpr that kind of program.

Mrs. Hill inquired as to when they could expect a report with regard to the proposal fr8m the Linwood Neighborhood Association? Dr. Payzant stated that they did explore the possibility of that kind of program last winter and spring, and then it was introduced with a specific proposal in the summer with a request that it be considered at the September Board meeting, which he hoped a recommendation coul'd be made at the September 21 Board meeting.. Mrs. Hermes commented that she had some materials that indicated that there was such a program at Lawton; that maybe they needed to look into it and also as a board have Linwood prove to them that there is a need from the parents as well as principal acceptance to have the children in the building after hours, since he or she would ultimately have that responsibility.

Dr. Payzant added that, that was definitely a concern; that the additional issue that was raised was if they let a private nonprofit organization like a neighborhood t^ggjanization or Celebrations use the facilities, they would be over into the same " issue that they had been discussing that evening about with respect to some of the ■' buildings and this was the issue he wanted Mr. Bleakley to look at to see whether ... theyxcould make the space available to the organizations to run their extended day program without affair and adequate consideration, which he understood would make a real' difference in the organizations' ability to offer the program. Dr. Payzant and members of the^’Board continued to discuss the issue with regard to the policyiSUjat neighborhood organizations could use the buildings as a meeting place as'(Tppo*si?d to use for a program when a fee is charged for the services; the understanding that the school district would provide the space and the organization would do the rest; the need £0^clearance as to whether they planned to pay a fee for use of the facilities; the"dtkfUiO-.oal expense involved in keeping the building open after school; and other. —__

Comments 4r. Donwerth Re leapporti onment if Board Member Districts

Inquiry *1rs. Hilll Re Enrol Iment

Mr. Donwerth informed the Board that Dr. ^ayzaTiOprtf’^he had met with Mr. Robert Dennis, Secretary, County Election Board, who gave them an update on the information that he had accumulated an reapportioning the board member districts which by law had to take place by the 1st of October; that Mr. Dennis had asked them to convey to each board member that they could come to his office anytime before five o'clock the following evening to look at any of the plans that he had. Mr. Donwerth added that Mr. Dennis would have the information available before he started drawing the lines and it was necessary for him to get started in order to have it for them at the next Board meeting, September 21; that he would deliver it so they would have time to look it ovef before any final decision was made. Mrs. Hill inquired of Dr. Payzant regarding the current enrollment, to which he stated that he had purposely not given them a report that evening because the "no-show" cards had- not been cleared out of the computer; however, :the informal figures reported by principals through the directors to him had indicated that they were running very close to projections at the elementary, fifth year centers and middle schools, and only slightly under projections at the high schools; that he thought that as had been the case traditionally of picking up students after Labor Day, he hoped they would meet or exceed the projections.and that he could provide the Board with a good solid report in their next packet of materials.

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PERSONNEL REPORT

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr.,Hamm that the persons listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #305 Personnel Approved

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill to approve Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of August payrolls and authorization of September payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for August 10-28, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Purchasi rig

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the following purchasing items: 1.

Cosmetology Equipment Purchase of cosmetology equipment (styling stations, syling chairs and manikins) for use in Grant, Marshall, Northwest and Southeast Cosmetology classrooms from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (8 mailed - 4 returned): Herzfeld's Beauty & Barber Supply, Inc. Henry Kayser & Fils, Inc. Total

$ 25,873.90 235.50 $ 26,109.40

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.03. Automotive Equipment

Purchase of automotive equipment (performance analyzers, computer wheel batancer, wheel alignment sets, grinder bench, etc.) for use by Vocational Departments at John Marshall, U. S. Grant, Cap^tomi 11, Star Spencer, and Northeast for Auto Mechanics, Auto Body and-^Upholstery from the following companies which submitted th<Jow quotations on specifications (13 mailed - 5 returned): $

Brodhead-Garrett Company Hart Industrial Supply tomg^ny Snap-On Tools Corporation Sun Electric Corporation X To tai

1,365.00 5,818.00 28,813.55 17,111.50

$ 53,108.05

These purchases are to be. charged to Account G1230.03.

Electrical Supplies

Purchase of electrical supplies (lamps, couplings, connectors, wire, fluorescent fixtures, circuit breakers, etc.) for use at Star-Spencer Greenhouse (Vocational Department) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (9 mailed- 4 returned):

Hunzicker Brothers -. Emsco Electric Supply Company Pyramid Supply1-

Total

424.73 90.16 496.31

1,011.20

These purchases are to be charged to Account 32, Adult Vo-Tech.

R. #306 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

R. #307 Approval of Purchasing

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Purchasing cont'd R. #307 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Telecommunications Option Unit Purchase of Receiving Telecommunications Option Unit for the Graphic Services from Addressograph-Multigraph International (available only from designated manufacturer). This purchase in the amount of $4,320.00 is to be charged to Account G1230.06.

Musical Instruments Purchase of musical instruments (clarinets, cornets, saxophones, French horns, tobas, snare drums, cases, etc.) for use at all high schools and middle schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (27 maildd - 19 returned): Jenkins Music Company Ideal Music Company Chenoweth & Green Music Company National Educational Music Company, Ltd. Larsen Music Company Norman Music Center Whittaker Music, Inc. Taylor Music, Inc. Sharp & Nichols Music Company McCormick's Enterprises, Inc. Frank Richards Music S & H Manufacturing Company Wichita Band Instrument Company, Inc. West Manor Music

1,752.00 8,171.00 14,357.60 48,429.22 13,124.00 10,190.00 2,493.99 1,068.00 2,114.00 2,644.00 5,258.00 185.00 16S 217.60 19,853.63

Total

$145,858.04

These charges are to be charged to Account G1230.03.

Liquid Soap

Purchase of liquid soap for use by Custodial Services from Oklahoma Paper Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications (24 mailed - 17 returned). This purchase in the amount of $13,288.00 is to be charged to Account G650.01.

Teaching Aids

Permission to purchase teaching aids (high-hat kits and articulation decks) for use by External Funding (Pre-School Incentive) from American Guidance Service ''Available only from designated distributor/publisher). This expenditure in the amount of $1 jCrrTToO is to be charged to 1230.03, Pre-School Incentive, “and has been^approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Program. 8.

Plumbing Supplies PurchaJe oT^plumbing supplies (pipe, tees, couplings, breakers, faucets, unions, etc.) for use by Mainteg^ance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from the following companies whiclv-sybmitted the low quotations on specifications (10 mailed - 5 returned):

...

Cooper Supply Company 74.00 Central Plumbing Supply ” " lj022.40“ Federal Corporation " 2,431.58 McAdams Pipe & Supply (State Contract #0013) 3,700.62 Mideke Supply Company ______ 23.25 Total

7,251.85

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Steam -Generator Permission to purchase steam generator from Hagar Restaurant Equipment Service (available only from designated vendor) to repair steam cooker at Rogers Middle School. This purchase in the amount of $1,454.75 is to be charged to Central Food Service Account.

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Purchasing cont'd 10.

Repair and Replacement Purchase of repair and replacement parts (filters, flashers, switches, spark plugs, truck tubes, etc.) for use by Pupil Transportation, Maintenance/ Engineering and Garage Services on buses and vehicles from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (24 mailed 11 returned):

Metro Parts Distributors, Inc. Severin Supply Company Buck's Wheel & Equipment Co. Wholesale Tire Warehouse Commercial Distributing, Inc. Billingsley Parts & Equipment, Inc. J. C. Hamilton Company J & R Auto Supply, Inc. Solloway Auto Supply Company J. R. Son Company

Total

R. #307 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

716.47 1,157.36 154.32 2,344.52 2,333.76 616.80 2,622.72 140.40 4,731.68 160.40

$14,978.43

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: a

$14,896.83 81.60

G560.04 ^BL5620.05 Total

$14,978.43

Dr. Payzant and a music teacher in the audience responded to Mrs. Hermes' question about the different quality of instruments recoiiimended for purchase in Item 5, and it was also noted that purchase of the instruments was made possible by a'gift from the Potter Estate.

Mr. Allen responded to questions related to Item 6, the purchase of soap. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hahn, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ^€Bier^ " Bus i n es s

A motion,.was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of agreement with Guarantee Mutual -L-i-fe Insurance to provide $15,000.00 term life insurance-for full-time teachers and other certified personnel covered by the negotiated agreement, and $7,500 term-life insurance for half-time teachers, with an Accidental Death and Dismemberment provision. Total cost--to be"“at—tlte rate of .12 per $1 ,000.00 coverage and .03 for Accidental Death and dismemberment provisions per month. Policy to become effective Octoj^r-^ 1981. Mrs. Darrell inquired about the^amount that had been estimated that the insurance would cost?

Mr. Shepard stated that last year the district paid o-ut-about $2,000 per month, so it would cost about $3,000 per month for the Current ygg.r^because of the increase in coverage of $5,000. >

On roll call, the votes were'as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #308 Approval of Agreement on Life Insurance

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

General Business cont'd Dr. Payzant stated that the next item on the agenda was regarding the Whittier property «and it had been included so thiat he could get some direction; that he had inferred from other discussion when the sale of surplus property was being contemplated and there was some response that came from people who were involved with OSU Tech and the Chamber of Commerce concerning the Whittier building and site to allow that organization to continue to lease the building for two years until their building plans could be finalized and money obtained from the State Regents or the Legislature for the construction of a facility at the Portland OSU Tech site, to allow them to continue to use the Whittier building, and that he wanted to make sure that was the intent of the Board. He also stated that some questions had been raised by a member of the Board and they had tried to get answers to them; they found out that the Legislature had not aprpoved any specific funding for OSU Tech to build that facility at the Portland site as of the conclusion of the last legislative session; that there was a building plan that had been prepared by OSU Tech and submitted to the State Board of Regents for approval and financing, but the State Board of Regents had not yet acted on that plan.

Discussion Whittier Property

Continuing, Dr. Payzant commented that in response to the question of whether an extension of the lease at a fair market price for two years would be sufficient to enable OSU Tech to get their building project completed, he could not answer yes because they could not receive a yes answer to their question; that it seemed to him that unless the Board put some limit on the time for which it was willing to extend the l,«ase that there may not be any momentum created to get anything done. He added that if it was the Board's intent to provide OSU Tech some time, a year or two years, to find another alternative to Whittier, he thought they should establish that expectation; if that was not the Board's intent, then they should go ahead and put that property up for sale in Group II or Group III as with the others.

Mrs. Hill commented that the reason she had raised the questions was that Dr. Payzant had written a letter to OSU Tech asking them to give the school district their specific plans and had hot received a response; she was wondering how hard they were pushing for a building; that as had been reported about their not receiving money for that purpose the current year, they did not know if they would get the money another year, and she thought the Board needed to decide if they wanted to stay in the leasing business or get out of the leasing business, because there were other groups that wanted to lease buildings also. Dr. Payzant explained further the reason for submitting the recommendation as it appeared in the agenda,which included some discussion previously concerning the sale of the property; that the Board had inferred that they wanted the Administration to t^A-with the organization to give them some lead time to get their new building built, and he thought it appropriate to bring it back before the Board so that he coijld get clear direction if he had misread their intent.

R. #309 Motion Re Whittier Property Approved as Amended

A motion,KWas then made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for deletion of the Whittie'r Se-hool Building, 1900 N. W_. 10, from surplus property sales list and continuation of the lease agr^menT’wTTPf’OS-U-Technical Institute. Lease to be continued through June 30, 198^. w4th-aR-add4t4eRa4-eRe-yeaF-ept4eR-thretigh dHRe-307-4£ig??^.Current rental fee to be increased to mutually acceptable fair market rate. New negotiated leasing rate to become effective subject to final approval by the Board of the new lease freemen t.

Mrs. Hill indicated that she did seer^rprabiL^pi with continuing the lease for more than one year, or even having that intent. Dr. Payzant added that their intent should me made clear to the lessee; that if the fioard'Was^a^ing they would give them a year to identify an alternative, they should say'"that or if it was their intent to give them an option for a second year until they found an alternative, that should be made clear also. Amendment

Mrs. Hill then moved to amend the motion, which was seconded by Mrs. Hermes, that the wording be changed by deleting "with an additional one-year option through June 30, 1983."

•

Members of the Board and Mr. Shepard discussed the improvements that had been made by the organization to the facility, would they be left when the lease expired; what would be consideredas improvements to the building and other. Mrs. Hill suggested that it be included in the lease agreement that OSU Tech would leave the improvements in the building that had been added by them. Discussion continued regarding the need for OSU Tech to make a concrete commitment about their plans for building another facility and the need for the Board to honor its commitment to sell excess property; the fact that the Board was willing to allow time for the Legislature to convene and give the State Board of Regents something definite, but the necessity for having the Regents understand the school district's seriousness about selling the property.

426

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr.^ Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion for the.amendment carried. On roll call for the motion as amended, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried as amended.

R. #309 Motion Re Whittier Property Approved as Amended cont'd

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Motion made by Mr. Donwerth and seconded by Mrs. Brody at the meeting of August 25, 1981 for cons iderati on at the meeting of September 8, 1981: "WHEREAS, Senator Marvin York is a resident of the Oklahoma City Public School District and a former teacher at U. S. Grant High School and because during his tenure in the State House of Representatives for six (6) years and the State Senate for seven (7) years, Senator York was an advocate for and one of the main sponsors of the expansion .of Vocational Education throughout the State, and since we in Oklahoma City are proud to boast our first ever President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, I therefore move to change the name of Belle Isle Vocational School of Business to Marvin York Vocational-Technical Center."

R. #310 Approval to Change the Name of Belle Isle Vocational School

On roll t!all, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Dowwerth declared that the motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Motion by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody, for consideration at the September 21, 1981 Meeting:

"I move that we delete Orchard Park from Group II of the advertised properties to be sold."

For Consideration at the September 21 Meeting

HEARINGS None.

SESSION

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive, session for the. discussion of personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: .Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. *â€”

R. #311 Executive Session Approved-9:15 p.m.

Having complet^4,jts executive session, it was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. DarrelT thatche Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes# apd Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #312 Board Returned to Open Session 9:35 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

V-

A motion to adjourn was madeyby Mrs. Brody and seconded by'Mrs. Darrell. On roll call, the votes Kwere as follows: -Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

R. #313 Adjournment 9:37 p.m.

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) ) SS: *COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) STATE OF OKLAHOMA

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

428

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

ADMINISTRATIVE:

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAL:

Cubit, Ralph

Star Spencer Special Education

8-20-81

$13032.

Duffield, Bridget

Willow Brook Learning Center

8-20-81

12000.

Edge, Kathy

Classen Science

8-20-81

12000.

Fatheree, Catherine

Rogers Special Education

8-20-81

12769.

Davis, Alice Strong

Personnel Services Dir. of Personnel

8-31-81

$40719.

Qvarnstrom, Howard L.

Curriculum Coord, of Arts, K-12

9-08-81

22102.

CFRTTFTCATFD! Allen, Sallie

Telstar Primary

8-20-81

12803.

Fatheree, Willie

Star Spencer History/Lang. Arts

8-20-81

13150.

Bays, Janice

Parmelee Primary

8-20-81

16385.

Fry, Larry

Jackson Language Arts

8-20-81

16050.

Beall, Barry

Office of Assessment Ps.ychometrist

8-20-81

16232.

Hahn, Lynn

Roosevelt Reading

8-20-81

16050.

Bernard, StfSana

Monroe Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Hall, Phyllis

Shidler Primary

8-20-81

15236.

Boldien,sCherryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

12769.

Hinev. Phyllis

Gatewood Primary

8-20-81

14471.

Brooks, Ann

Jackson Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Houston, Arthur

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

12000.

Buffalohead, Connie

Wheeler Learning Center

8-20-81

13150.

Hutchinson, Terry

Southeast Vocal Music

8-20-81

12000.

Clem, Pat

Edgemere Intermediate

8-20-81

19795.

Jackson, Carolyn

Telstar Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Conoway, Barbara

Star Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Kimble, Carolyn

Van Buren Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Cooksey, Susan

Rancho Kindergarten

8-20-81

Lewis, Carolyn

Taft Language Arts

8-20-81

12411.

Cooper, Elizabeth

Heronville Primary

12000. ■’K

8-20-81

10571.

McMahan, Kathy

North Highland Kindergarten

8-20-81

12000.

Adams Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Meyers, Kathleen

Children's Hospital Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

.-Oosmer, .Margie

NAME

CFRTTFTCATFTh '

ASSIGNMENT

Ostafin, Mary

Kais er/Hawthorne Physical Education ‘/’■Ejigene Field Intermediate

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAL:

Walkup, Joane

Buchanan Physical Education

8-20-81

^20-81

$12803.

Wasson, Deborah

Jackson Speech/Drama

8-20-81

13058. -’3,

8-20-81

18559.

Weatherford, Jenny

Capitol Hill Middle Science

8-20-81

12000.

Capitol Hill High Business

8-20-81

12000.

> '

Mitchell, Dwight

i i

NAME

$12803.

Paschal, David

Cleveland Art

8^-81

13058.

Wharton, Melva

Randall, Linda

Taft Math/Science

8-20-81

-—Williams, Terrill

Page-Woodson Intermediate

8-20-81

16050.

Sadberry, Novella

Mark Twain I,earning Center

120001 >■-

8-20-81

20044.

"Wilson, Elizabeth

Willow Brook Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Sappington, Suzanne

Star Primary

8-20-81

12803.

Zavola, Rosalinda

Shidler Primary

8-20-81

14624.

Smith, Linda

Webster Math

8-20-81

12000.

Sneed, Nancy

Riverside Primary

8-20-81

13150.

Soleimani, Sylvia

Eugene Field Primary

8-20-81

12411.

Stfellman, Marilyn

Burbank Kindergarten

8-20-81

13058.

Stoabs, Suzanne

Office of Assessment Psychometrist

8-20-81

14181.

Taylor, Eric

Marshall Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Tillman, Cecilia

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

12600.

Turner, Mary

Capitol Hill High Yearbook/Newspaper

8-20-81

■12000.

Turney, Phillip

Dunbar Industrial Arts

8-20-81

12000.

ANNUAL;

PRDFFSfsTDNAI TFCMNICAI • Computer Services App. Programmer

7-01-81

19484.

Henderson, Roy

Student Attendance Attendance Counselor

8-20-81

10761.

Webb, David

Grant Auto Mechanics

8-04-81

11761.

Brunkhurst, Charles

PROFFSSTONAI OTHFR: J

429

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

< NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

PROFFSSIONAI OTHFR: Johnson L.P.N.

Cooksev. Bernice

8-20-81

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

MONTHIY:

Mvles. Gail

Sunset Media Aide P.T.

8-24-81

S 236.

$ 992.

Patterson, Joann

Truman/Garden Oaks Media Aide P.T.

8-19-81

472.

Purser, Letha

Hoover Financial Secy.

8-13-81

686.

Ratliff, Frances

Harding Counselor's Aide PT

8-20-81

295.

MONTHLY:

Robinson, Dorothy

Roosevelt Financial Secv.

8-17-81

619.

Robison, Kris

Creston Hills Principal's Secv.

8-10-81

619.

.SUPPORT; CLERICAL:

NAME

Anderson, Sarah

North Highland Clerk/Aide

8-20-81

$ 535.50

Bailey, Lavelle

Carver Teacher's Aide

8-20-81

590.

Ruth. LaHoma

Roosevelt Counselor's Aide/Clk

8-20-81

593.50

8-17-81

619.

Samuels, Rubv

Dewey Clerk/Aide P.T.

8-20-81

456.

. Prairie Queen Principal1s Secy.

Baker, Edna

8-24-81

719.

Sanders, Bonnie

Prairie Queen Clerk I

8-20-81

652.

Childs, Mary

Edwards Preschool Aide *■ External Funding Clerk/Typist I

8-17-81

619.

Scott, Sharon

Transportation Clerk IV

8-17-81

665.

Clark, Jeweline

Lincoln Clerk/Aide P.T.

8-20-81

446.25

Scruggs, Donald

Sequoyah Clerk/Aide P.T.

8-20-81

238.

Fearell, Dessie

Harding Principal's Secv.

8-13-81

741.

Stevenson, Odella

Northwest Attendance Clerk

8-20-81

595.

Franklin, Gail

Truman Principal's Secv.

8-17-81

647.

Walker, Robin

Hawthorne Media Aide P.T.

8-21-81

356.

Miller, Alma

Horace Mann Media Aide P.T.

8-20-81

236.

Millican, Mary

Adams Clerk

8-20-81

508.80

Mobhs, Alma

Burbank Reading Aide

8-17-81

590,

Bus Driver

8-18-81

Bryan, Prudy

- -

- .1

NAME

ASSIGNMENT f ’’s

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

■

transportationBaay, Jim

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

418.

SALARY

.. --s.

Bus Driver

8-18-81

$ 418.

Bus Driver

8-18-81

440.

Hayslip, Marchita

Bus Driver

8-18-81

474.

Hines, Darrell

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Holman, Dale

Bus Driver

8-18-81

491.

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Greer, William

IppORTi:■------------------ . _Q| oumjR MONTHLY^'*

TRANSPORTATION:

$ 418.

SB5®wSinsi~Chester

Bills, Larry

Bus Driver

8-18-81

Brown, Connel

Bus Driver

8-18-81

228^50.4-

Campbell, Diane

Bus Driver

8-19-81

418.

Carolina, Mae

Bus Driver

8-18-81

474.

Howard, Star.

Courtney, Linda

Bus Driver

8-J.8-81

418.

Johnson, Don

Bus Driver

8-21-81

440.

Craham, Patricia

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Johnson, Esther

Bus Driver

8-19-81

474.

Craig, Margaret

Bus Driver

8-18-81

220.

Jones, Booker

Bus Driver

8-18-81

440.

Davis, Lillie

Bus Driver

8-20-81

418.

Jones, Gregory

Bus Driver

8-18-81

670.

Edwards, David

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Lewis, Elton

Bus Driver

8-24-81

418.

Farmer, Linda

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Mason, James

Bus Driver

8-18-81

440.

Fuller, Gail

Bus Driver

8-19-81

418.

Nunley, Eugene

Bus Driver

8-24-81

418.

Gaines, Rubv

Bus Driver

8-19-81

330.

Phillips, Arvie

Bus Driver

8-19-81

418.

Graham, Nolan

Bus Driver

8-19-81

418.

Potts, Tommy

Bus Driver

8-18-81

Green, Nunnery

Bus Driver

8-18-81

440.

Proctor, Frances

Bus Driver

___

8-18-81

418.

: ■

;

430

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

Spencer Custodial Worker

8-24-81

$ 714.

MONTHLY:

Ifemembi, Obi

Northwest Custodial Worker

8-19-81

625.

Mayberry, Benjamin

Rockwood Custodial Worker

8-10-81

625.

Ray, Norvella

Bus Driver

8-18-81

$ 418.

Smith, James

Bus Driver

8-19-81

418.

Merriweather, Sandra

Spencer Custodial Worker

8-18-81

625.

Stevenson, Charles

Bus Driver

8-20-81

440.

Moore, Samuel

Marshall Custodial Worker

8-17-81

714.

Taylor, Almona

Bus Driver.

8-18-81

418.

Newhouse, Miliam

Harding Custodial Worker

8-11-81

625.

Thomas, Arthur

Bus Driver

8-19-81

440.

Nguyen, Ba Kim

Service Center Custodial Worker

8-20-81

625.

Tipton, Ray .

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Steele, Dwight

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

8-24-81

625.

Walker, Alfonzo

Bus Driver

8-18-81

418.

Taylor, Dorothy

Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

8-20-81

625.

Williams, James

Bus Driver

8-18-81

110.

Trussell, Donald

All Schools Custodial Worker

8-11-81

625.

Wilson, Frank

Bus Driver

8-18-81

209.

Watt, Henry

Ross Custodial Worker

8-19-81

691.

Witherspoon, Michael

Bus Driver

8-20-81

457.

Williams, David

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

8-24-81

625.

SERVICE:

HOURLY:

Cowans, Walter

Southeast Custodial Worker

8-17-81

625.

Fisher, Vanessa

All Schools Custodial -Worker

8-14-81

$ 3.75

Dobbins, Raymond

Hoover Custodial Worker

8-21-81

625.

Hayes, John

Washington Custodial Worker

8-10-81

3.51

NAME

CFRTTFTCATFT):

SALARY

Hamilton, Lonnell

SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE .

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

-----------------

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

Martinez, Gwenda

Moon Math

5-29-81

McDonald, Jacqueline

Edwards Intermediate

5-29-81

Milliren, Betty

Riverside Learning Center

5-29-81

Creston Hills Special Education

5-29-81

Barker, Sherri

Jefferson Special Education

Barnes, Sheila

Rancho Special Education

Burrus, Linda

Star/Harrison Physical Education

5-29-31

Byram, Martha

Capitol Hill Middle Special Education

5-29-81

Parks, Claudia

Putnam Heights Primary

5-29-81

Carlson, Marian

Creston Hills Special Education

5-29-81

Roberts, Kathy

Marshall Reading

5-29-81

Carter, Linda

Parker Intermediate

5-29-81

Stewart, Mary

Madison Special Education

5-29-81

Cud.ioe, Christopher

Capitol Hill High Social Studies

5-29-81

Flaniken, Kenneth

Southeast Resource/Coaeh

5-29-81

Fuller, Shirley

Lee Kindergarten

5-29-81

Cox, Delores

Computer Services Project Team Leader

8-28-81

Hallmark, Dorann

Wheeler Learning Center

5-29-81

Hsieh, Wen

Computer Services Computer Operator

8-21-81

Heath, Willetta

Prairie Queen Primary

5-29-81

Hendrix, Marva

Monroe Primary

5-29-81

PRCFFSSIONAI OTHFR:

Jacobs, Donald

Jackson Science

5-29-81

Anquoe, Melva

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Jacobson, Eugene

Capitol Hill High Language Arts

6-12-81

Ard, Naomi

Curriculum Nutrition Specialist

7-31-81

Jenkins, Linda

Ridgeview Primary

5-29-81

Cook, Alan

External Funding Indian Ed. Specialist

5-29-81

-----

•J=^-'MiS'phy, Annie

SALARY

—

PROFFSSIONAI TFCHNICAI •

431

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

Bollinger, Lois

Page-Woodson Media Aide

6-05-81

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Carrethers, Joyce

Lincoln Attendance Clerk

5-29-81

llardimon, Sarah

External Funding Facilitator

6-12-81

Cudjoe, Sarah

Taft LRTA

5-29-81

Packhorse, Ralph

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Davis, Earline

Classen Attendance Clerk

6-01-81

Pratt, Laketa

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Davis, Lillie

Adams Learning Center

5-25-81

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

King Learning Center-----

5-29-81

Sanders, Susanne

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-28-81

Doty, Juana

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

5-29-81

Smith, Terry

Northwest ESAA Advisor

5-29-81

Gorman, Mary

Shidler LRTA

5-29-81

Stone, Betty

External Funding Indian Ed. Specialist

5-29-81

Greene, Louise

Stonegate Media Aide

5-29-81

Waldon, Russell

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor .

5-28-81

Gunter, JoAnna

Roosevelt Clerk/Aide

5-29-81

Womack, Lena

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Jenkins, Michael

Dunbar Teacher'8 Aide

5-29-81

Yates, Joan

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

5-29-81

Johnston, Nina

Star Spencer Hall Monitor

5-29-81

La Mondue, Norma

Hoover Instructional Aide

5-29-81

SUPPORT:

Lee, Lillie

Classen Attendance Clerk

6-01-81

CLERICAL:

Lusk, Rita

Parker Title I Aide

5-29-81

McEwin, Sharon

lee Teacher's Aide

5-29-81

Baxter, Odessa

Carver Teacher's Aide

5-27-81

SALARY

>3?-

NAME

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT v.

EFFECTIVE DATE

-X

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

TRANSPORTATION:

CLERICAL:

Ardrev. Nancv

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Neal, Louise

Emerson Financial Secy.

8-14-81

Brewer, Raymond

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Pickett, Patricia

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

8-21-81

Davis, Delbert

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Poole, Linda

Sunset Media Aide

6-01-81

Durban!/- Percy

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Ratliff, Ruth

Hillcrest Clerk

5-29-81

Garrett, Delma

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Smith, Virginia

Capitol 'Hill High Clerk

8-21-81

Jackson, Don

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Tamakloe, Sandra

Van Buren/Pierce MCA

6-05-81

Jones, Leo

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Weeks, Helen

Western Village Instructional Aide

5-29-81

Jordan, Monroe

Mechanic

7-24-81

Weyrick, Judy

Accounting Services Bookkeeper/Secy.

8-19-81

Mack, David

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Wooten, Carolyn

Columbus Learning Center Aide

5-27-81

Mitchell, Harvey

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Moore, Napolen

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Newton, Lloyd

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Poole, Ricky

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Scott, Danny

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Smith, Clyde

Bus Driver

5-28-81

SUPPLY:

Scott, Jo Ann

Relief Driver/ Warehouse Worker

8-07-81

Â»

SALARY

432

MEETING

OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SUPPORT:

Hayes, Donald

Carpenter

8-21-81___

TRANSPORTATION:

Hoel, C. Layne

Supv. of Engineering

9-09-81

Wise, Bryan

Screen Builder

8-05-81

Smith, Eddie

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Woolfolk, Greg

Bus Driver

5-28-81

All Schools Custodial Worker

8-07-81

Ballard, Dalton

Service Center Custodial Worker

7-31-81

Chatman, Charles

Northwest Custodial Worker

7-20-81

Edwards, Kevin

Star Custodial Worker

8-14-81

Sam, James

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

7-10-81

Scoles, Beverly

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

7-27-81

Watson, Albert

West Nichols Hills Custodial Worker

8-10-81

Electrician

8-05-81

SALARY

SERVICE:

Atlabachew, Delnessahu &

i MAINTENANCE:

'’■'tureff^ Jdfiri’

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER EFFE®T4Vfe '^SALARY «rDATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

'' *

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

PARFNTAI IFAVF: -r-

CFRTTFTCATFD: Buxton. Suzanne

NAME

Adams Intermediate

SERVICE: 5-29-81

s?-. ’

—-- Kofa, James

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

7-21-81

Douglass Physical Ed./Coach

5-29-81

RETIREMENT:

PFRSONAI 1 FAVF: Elkins, Sharon

Harrison Learning Center

5-29-81

CERTIFICATED: Alexander. Lola

MEDICAL LEAVE: SUPPORT: CLERICAL: Parmelee Media Aide

6-05-81

Ledford, Jerrie

Wheeler/Ross Media Aide

8-19-81

Robinson, Jo

Capitol Hill High Library Clerk

6-12-81

Heath. Mvrtle

STUDY LEAVE:

SALARY

433

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM, BELLE ISLE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL

CENTER, 5904 NORTH VILLA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1981, AT 6:30 P.M.

PRESENT:

Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

ABSENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President

With Mrs. Hill presiding, the meeting was called to order and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that six of the seven board members were present.

Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of GuidelTnes and Procedures for a Representation Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma City Public Schools as follows:

FOR REPRESENTATION ELECTION FOR EDUCATORS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES PROFESSIONAL

The Board of Education of

89,

fessional

that

authorizes

,.r - .sppof ess i onal

organization,

an election be held

if any,

1982-83

The Election will

represent

shall

and

the pro-

school years.

1983-84

be cOfrdtre-ijaxL-jn accordance with the proviJK?'

Oklahoma Statutes,

of*iH4Je 70,

to determine which

for negotiations with the Oklahoma City Board

educators

of Education for the

sions

District Number

also known as <the Oklahoma City Board of

Oklahoma County,

Education,

Independent School

pursuant to the guidelines

Section 509.1,

and procedures

seq.,

and

as hereinafter stated.

RESPONSIBILITY F&^^yUU^I_NG THE ELECTION

1 .

The Oklahoma County E1 eotfi on. Boar> will

be employed to

administer the Election by providing voting machines, personnel

Election

lines.

for polling places as

provided

in Paragraph

These guidelines will

Election.

Matters

and Certification of the

that

these guidelines

will

Election Board.

Costs

paid for by the Board,

in these guide-

govern the conduct of the

arise that

are not covered by

be resolved by the County

incurred

in the Election will

the United Teaching Profession

and the American Federation of Teachers with each

paying an equal

share.

The Board of Education,

the

United Teaching Profession and the American Federation

R. #314 Approval of Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma City Public Schools

434

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

R. #314 Approval of Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma Ci ty Public Schools cont'd

Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election cont'd

shall

of Teachers

be responsible for conducting the

in the manner prescribed by Title 70,

Election Statutes,

The Superintendent,

Section 509.2.

President of the United Teaching Profession

Oklahoma

the

and the

President of the American Federation of Teachers will each designate one person to be responsible for

The designated persons may

planning the Election.

as necessary,

choose other people to assist,

planning the Election. 2.

DATE OF ELECTION

The Election shall

be held on Tuesday,

October 6,

1981.

TIME OF ELECTION The voting will p.m.

begin at 7:00 a.m.

and close at 7:00

on the designated date and at the locations

designated present

(see para.

4).

Prospective voters who are

at the polling place for the purpose of voting

in the election

at 7:00 p.m> shall

be allowed to be

processed through the voting procedure and allowed to

â– 4.

â– POLLING PLACES FOR ELECTION

xThe Election will

located

in each Middre~'StftrcrO'l- and the Administration

Bi$=W4jig. Capitol

be conducted at polling places

Polling places

Hill

are:

Middle

2717 S.

Eisenhower Middle Harding Middle

1301

Robinson

Shartel

Eisenhower

Hoover Middle

2401

Jackson Middle

2601

Villa

Jefferson Middle

6800 S.

B1ackweIder

Moon Middle

1901

Rogers Middle

4000 N.

Spencer Road

Roosevelt Middle

3233 S.

Taft Middle

2901

Webster Middle Administration Building

>6708 S.

900 N.

115

Santa Fe Klein

435

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election cont'd 5.

SOLICITATION AND CAMPAIGNING AROUND POLLING PLACES PROHIBITED Neither posters, any kind, voters,

including verbal

shall

contact with prospective

nor the adjacent corridors,

and parking areas which

sidewalks,

entrances,

serve the "established areas"

from 7:00 a.m.

to 7:00

is being conducted.

on the date the election

p.m.

nor advertising of

be permitted within the specified

"established areas" hallways,

handbills,

signs,

VOTER ELIGIBILITY a,Persons

eligible to vote are those persons who

the employment of ISD 89

district at

September

1981,

and who have worked for the

as follows:

entry-year teachers,

nurses,

speech therapists

counselors,

certified teachers, consultants,

psychometrists,

psychologists,

assistant attendance officers,

and

union or association members who serving

least one day by the end of the day,

15,

librarians,

are

in the district,

are on union

leave and

and/or the presidents of the

-----.. bargaining unit employee organizations.

7.,

ELIGIBILITY LIST A

list of all

will

to ea-ch less

eligible voters

alphabetical

order

prepared on a^^mfULterpr i nt-out and provided organization

listed on the official

than fourteen (14)

ballot not

days before the election.

The

computer print-out wiW^aw^Jist of employees eli-

gible to vote in the electioÂť?incJuj^i>g their names, addresses, site.

phone numbers, job classification,

A second

list shall

and work

be prepared for use by the

election officials for the purpose of having each voter sign his or her name beside their printed

required by Statute as list

shall

name of all

name as

a condition for voting.

Such

contain Social Security number and printed persons eligible to vote as well

a space for each voter's

printed name.

Voters

shall

signature beside their present

taining their Social Security Number

identification con-

(card).

In the

R. #314 Approval of Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma City Public Schools cont'd

436

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R. #314 Approval of Guidelines and Procedures for Representati on Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma City Public Schools cont'd

Guide1ines and Procedures for Representation Election cont'd

absence of such

identification,

shows this Social

identification which

such

as voter

I.D. card or driver's

No person shall

used.

other commonly accepted

Security Number,

license may be

be permitted to vote by absentee

ballot.

BALLOT FORM

The ballot form for this election on which

educators who vote may choose either

fessional

sentative organization or shall

a repre-

indicate that no organization

represent the bargaining group

following choices

the pro-

in the exact

shall

contain the

language as

(a)

UTP-OKC an OEA/NEA Affiliate

(b)

AFT

(c)

Neither

shown below:

ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTION BY ELECTION BOARD As directed by the parties to this

agreement,

Oklahoma County Election Board shall Election

as provided by Title 70,

the

administer the

Oklahoma Statute,

The ballot and ballot box stipulated

Section 509.2. the Statute will

be replaced by a voting machine regu-

larly used by the Oklahoma County Election Board for other ei^tions s,

10.

using the ballot form prescribed

preceding paragraphs CERTIFICATION AND REVIEW BY ELECTION BOARD The Oklahoma County Election Board results

voting

shall

certify the

â– * of the electionto the Board of Education and

verify that

IT.

in the

there are no dppl icatF^ignatures

on the

lists.

OFFICIAL CHALLENGER

An official

challenger

a person

appointed by one of

the employee organizations for such

purpose.

Each

-organization may appoint one challenger to each polling

place. such.

Each challenger shall The challenger shall

be properly identified as limited to

inquiring

from the propsective voter--the voter's name,

job classification, challenger

and work site.

address,

The official

to announce to the judge those prospec-

tive voters which he/she challenges.

437

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election cont'd CHALLENGED VOTES

12.

"challenge" to a prospective voter for the right to

vote can be made only by one of the officia 1 assigned

area.

When

mitted,

voter

by one of the organizations a voter

is challenged,

by the election official,

list;

however,

to the voting

they will

the election official will

envelope.

the election official

which will

be placed

a paper and

in a plain

The envelope will

be sealed by

into a

locked box

be supplied for this purpose.

Envelopes

and dropped

containing the challenged votes will

unless

require

be supplied for such purposes,

the marked paper ballot will (unmarked)

be per-

to sign the eligibility

the challenged prospective voter to vote on

ballot, which will

watchers

not be opened

the Oklahoma County Election Board decides that

challenged votes

of the choices

should be considered to decide

if one

included on the ballot has received a

majority of the votes cast.

Dave Renfro President American Fed’eraHon of Teachers

Jo Bjrzhaw ~~~— Presi dent United Teaching Profession

Floyd Donwerth Presi dent Oklahoma City Board of Education

DATE___________________________

Dr. Payzant stated that the Board had set the Representation Election for Tuesday, October 6, 1981; that after their last meeting he and Mr. Ginn had met with representatives of the United Teaching Profession and the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers to go over the proposed procedures and they reached consensus on the procedures that were before the Board for their approval.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hermesy >yes[;' >Mrs. Darrel ly yesT -Dr;H^ipmy yessiand-Mrss Mrs. Hi’l/l?-decl!ar6d’that'the\:mQt.ipn carried;

R. #314 Approval of Guidelines and Procedures for Representation Election for Professional Educators of the Oklahoma City Public Schools cont'd

438

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of Resolutions for the finalizing of sale documents on Central building and site, Carey building and site, McKinley building and site, Riverside/Woodson building and site, and a site at S. E 55th and Parker Street, Oklahoma City, and for the deposit of proceeds from these sales as stated in each Resolution. (Copies of the Resolutions to be included in the minutes of the Board meeting.) CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, County,

Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma (hereinafter called "District”)

has determined

that it is in District’s best interests to cease its use of

certain real property commonly known as Central High School, 8,4 7 North Robinson, ^’Premises”)

Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma,

situated in Oklahoma County,

(hereinafter called

Oklahoma,

described

as follows: Lots 73, 74, 75, 76, 95, 96, of Florence Addition to Oklahoma City; and Lots 1 through 14 and Lots 17 through 33 of Block 3, Gault and Johnson Addition to Oklahoma City; and Lots 1 through 10 of Block 4, Owen and Welsch Addition to Oklahoma City; and

WHEREAS,

the Premises have’become surplus to the educational

needs of District and bids have been solicited by District for

- --the purchase of the premises; and WHEREAS,

the Board of Education of District (hereinafter Jr

called ’’Board”)

at its meeting of September 8,

1981

considered

such bids received by_i,j^isTrTS*ti;;ifer the purchase of the premises

and foiirldvthe bid of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (hereinafter called^’Buyer”)

in the amount of $2,700,000.00

Million Seven Hundred Thou^Ba^fis^Lars)

(Two

to be the best and

highest bid; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this Board that the •'<SS

following described real property located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma,

(the Premises)

be declared to be and are hereby surplus

to the educational needs of the District; Lots 73, 74, 75, 76, 95, 96, of Florence Addition to Oklahoma City; and Lots 1 through 14 and Lots 17 through 33 of'"Block 3, Gault and Johnson Addition to Oklahoma City; and Lots 1 through 10 of Block 4, Owen and Welsch Addition to Oklahoma City;>and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board sell,

convey all its right,

transfer and

title and interest of the District in and

439

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 -

CONT'D

SPECLAL BUSINESS

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL cont'd

to the Premises to Buyer; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such right, title and interest

in such real property shall be conveyed by a Quit Claim Deed and the District does not warrant merchantability of title by

such conveyance;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of full payment

to District by Buyer of the bid amount,

the President of the

Board be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to take all

such action and to execute and deliver all such documents for and on behalf of the Board,

for and on behalf of the District,

and*"under the corporate seal of the District or otherwise,

may be necessary and proper to consummate the sale contemplated herein and to carry out the intent and to accomplish the

purposes of the foregoing resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds of such sale be

deposited in the Districtâ€™s Bond Cash Fund Account.

CERTIFICATION

XI,

the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting

x. Clerkof the Board of Education of Independent School District

No.

89 of Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma,

hereby certify that the

foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Resolution approved

by said Board of Education^^t^its meeting of September 14,

1981.

VIVIAN STEVENSON, CLERK Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

440

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

CAREY SCHOOL

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS,

County,

Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma (hereinafter called ’’District")

has determined

that it is in District’s best interests to cease its use of

certain real property commonly known as Carey School,

29,th Street,

Oklahoma City,

(hereinafter called "Premises")

situated in Oklahoma County,

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3701 S. W.

Oklahoma,

described as follows:

All of lots one (1) through fifteen (15), both inclusive, and lots thrity-six (36) to fifty (50), both inclusive, in Block 32 in packinghouse View Addition, being a subdivision or a part of the SW1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 11N, R. 4W, according to the recorded plat thereof; and

WHEREAS,

the Premises have become surplus to the educational

needs of District and bids have been solicited by District for

the purchase of the premises; and WHEREAS,

the Board of Education of District (hereinafter

called "Board")

at its meeting of September 8,

1981

considered

such bids received by District for the purchase of the premises

and found the bid of.Lee Roy Toby (hereinafter called "Buyer") in the amount of $56,001.51

(Fifty-Six Thousand One and 51/100

Dollars) to bethe best and highest bid; '

N"0W_JTHEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED by this Board that the

following described reaTyproperty located in Oklahoma County,

OklahomaT^Tthe Premises)

be declared to be and are hereby surplus

to the educational needs^tjf the District; All of lots one (1) through fifteen (15), both inclusive, and lots thi'rty-.slx^.(^6) to fifty (50),. both inclusive, in Block 32 tri-Packinghouse View Addition, being a subdivision or a part of the SW1/J! of'Sec. 11, T. 11N, R. 4W, according to the recorded plat thereof; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board sell,

convey all its right,

transfer and

title and interest of the District in and

to the Premises to Buyer; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such right,

title and interest

in such real property shall be conveyed by a Quit Claim Deed

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CAREY SCHOOL cont'd

and the District does not warrant merchantability of title by such conveyance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of full payment

to District by Buyer of the bid amount,

the President of the

Board be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to take all such action and to execute and deliver all such documents for

and on behalf of the Board, for and on behalf of the District,

and under the corporate seal of the District or otherwise, as

may bye necessary and proper to consummate the sale contemplated herein and to carry out the intent and to accomplish the purposes of the foregoing resolution; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds of such sale be

deposited in the District’s Bond Cash Fund Account.

CERTIFICATION

the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting

of the Board of Education of Independent School District

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No.,89 of Oklahoma County, *

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Oklahoma,

hereby certify that the

foregoingis a true and correct copy of the Resolution approved !

by said Board of Education at’~’±trs~~m-ee.ting of September 14,

1981.

VIVIAN STEVENSON, CLERK Board of JEgUftjation of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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McKINLEY SCHOOL 1

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS,

County,

Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma (hereinafter called '’District”)

has determined

that it is in District’s best interests to cease its use of

certain real property commonly known as McKinley School,

South Shartel Avenue, '’Premises”)

5318

Oklahoma City (hereinafter called

situated in Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma, described

as follows: Beginning at a point 669 feet east and 278.4 feet south of the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of section Twenty-one (21), Township Eleven (11) North Range Three (3) West of the Indian Meridian; thence South and parallel to the west line of said quarter section 520.8 feet, thence east and parallel to the north line of said quarter section a distance of 651.00 feet, thence north and parallel to the west line of said quarter section 260.4 feet, thence west 2.15 feet, thence north 260.4 feet, thence west and parallel with the north line of said quarter to the point of beginning, including 7.40 acres more or less; and'-

WHEREAS, the Premises have become surplus to the educational ‘-■^•“£eds of District and bids have been solicited by District for ‘th,e purchase of the premises; xWHEREAS,

and

the Board of Education of District (hereinafter

called "Board")

at its^m-eetf^W^-September 8,

1981

considered

such ’Tztds^eceived by District for the purchase of the premises

and found the bid of^lymUers and Pipefitters Local 344 Training Committee (hereinafter call^d,*^”'Btfy$r”)

$339,378.57

in the amount of

(Three Hundred Thirfy-Ntn^Jh^usand Three Hundred

Seventy-Eight and -57/100 Dollars)

to be the best and highest

bid;

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED by this Board that the

following described real property located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma,

(the Premises)

be declared to be and are hereby surplus

to the educational needs of the District;

Beginning at a point 669

feet east and 278.4

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McKINLEY SCHOOL cont'd ________ ___________ _________________ _________ * feet south of the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of section Twenty-one (21), Township Eleven (11) North Range Three (3) West of the Indian Meridian; thence South and parallel to the west line of said quarter section 520.8 feet, thence east and parallel to the north line of said quarter section a distance of 651.00 feet, thence north and parallel to the west line of said quarter section 260.4 feet, thence west 2.15 feet, thence north 260.4 feet, thence west and parallel with the north line of said quarter to the point of beginning, including 7.40 acres more or less; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board sell, convey all its right,

transfer and

title and interest of the District in and

to thetf Premises to Buyer; and •IT

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such right, title and interest

in such real property shall be conveyed by a Quit Claim Deed and the District does not warrant merchantability of title by such conveyance;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of full payment to District by Buyer of thfe bid amount,

the President of the

Board be, and he hereby is authorized^ and directed to take all such action and to execute and deliver all such documents for

s ,-iijd.aii behalf of the Board,

for and on behalf of the District,

and ..pnder the corporate seal of the District or otherwise,

may benecessary and proper to consummate the sale contemplated

herein and to carry out the purposes

to accomplish the

foregoing resolution; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds of such sale be ■

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deposited in the District's Boti^*Gas^~Eund Account. .ST-

CERTIFICATION

the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting

Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District

No.

89 of"Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma, hereby certify that the

•foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Resolution approved

by said Board of Education at its meeting of September 14,

1981.

VIVIAN STEVENSON, CLERK Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

I. #315 approval of lesolutions ror Finalizing of iale Documents in Properties :ont‘ d

RIVERSIDE/WOODSON SCHOOL

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS,

County,

Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma (hereinafter called "District”)

has determined

that it is in District’s best interests to cease its use of

certain real property commonly known as Riverside/Woodson School, 300 S. W.

13th Street,

"Premises”)

Oklahoma City,

(hereinafter called

situated in Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma,

described

as follows: Lots 1 through 10, Block 15, Southpark Addition to Oklahoma City; and

WHEREAS,

the Premises have become surplus to the educational

needs of District and bids have been solicited by District for the purchase of the premises; and

WHEREAS,

the Board of Education of District (hereinafter

called "Board”)

at its meeting of September 8,

1981

considered

such bids received by District for the purchase of the premises and found the bid of Oklahoma City Community. Foundation,

(hereinafter called "Buyer")

in the amount of $35,000.00

Inc. (Thirty-

Five Thousand Dollars) to be the best and highest bid; “V. NOW THETTEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this- Board that the ~ V.

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following described real itraaegty located in Oklahoma County, .

■at?-’

Oklahoma..^the Premises)

be declared to be and are hereby surplus

to the educational tweeds of the District; x'' ' &

Lots 1 through^-IQ.^Block 15, Southpark Addition to Oklah^a ’CfW 5 and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the

convey all its right,

sell,

transfer and

title and interest of the District in and

to the Premises to Buyer; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such right,

title and interest

in such real property shall be conveyed by a Quit Claim Deed and the District does not warrant merchantability of title by such conveyance; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of full payment

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RIVERSIDE/WOODSON SCHOOL cont'd ----.

to District by Buyer of the bid amount, the President of the Board be,

and he hereby is authorized and directed to take all

such action and to execute and deliver all such documents for

and on behalf of the Board,

for and on behalf of the District,

and under the corporate seal of the District or otherwise, as may be necessary and proper to consummate the sale contemplated herein and to carry out the intent and to accomplish the

purposes of the foregoing resolution; and -BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds of such sale be dep^ssited in the District’s Bond Cash Fund Account.

CERTIFICATION

the undersigned,

being the duly qualified and acting

Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No.

89 of Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma^hereby certify that the

foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Resolution approved ,/r by “said Board of Education at its meeting of September

14,

1981.

Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

446

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

S. E. 55TH & PARKER SITE

WHEREAS, County,

Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma (hereinafter called "District”)

has determined

that it is in District’s best interests to cease its use of certain real property commonly known as S.

Oklahoma City (hereinafter called ’’Premises”)

Oklahoma County,

55th and Parker,

situated in

Oklahoma, described as follows:

A tract of land in the southwest quarter (SW1/4) of Section 19, Township 11 north, range 2 west of the Indian Meridian in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, according to the Government Survey thereof, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of said SW1/4; thence north 0 degrees 4 minutes and 5 seconds west along the east line of said southwest quarter a distance 1356 feet; thence south 89 degrees 13 minutes and 23 seconds west a distance of 150.01 feet to the point or place of beginning; thence south 89 degrees 13 minutes and 23 seconds west a distance of 541.98 feet; thence south 0 degrees 6 minutes and 55 seconds east a distance of 401.68 feet; thence south 27 degrees 6 minutes and 55 seconds east a distance of 313-84 feet; thence south 54 degrees 6 minutqs and 55 seconds east a distance of 281.15 feet; thence north 20 degrees 53 minutes and 5 seconds east a distance of 329.04 feet to a point of curvature of a curve to the left having a radius of 811.19 feet; thence along said curve a distance of 296.65 fertvo the point of tangency; thence north 0 degrees 4 minutes and 5 seconds west along said ''•■-^’-tangent and paral-lel to the east line of said SW1/4 a distance of255T6"0 feet to the point or place of beginning. EXCEPT the north 25 feet ?fnd the easterly 25 feet which is to be used for public Streets and utilities; and EXCEPT the southerly ahdwesterly 5 feet to be used for public utilitidTS-^ and

needs of District and bids have been solicited by District for the purchase of the premises; WHEREAS,

and

the Board of Education of District (hereinafter

called ’’Board”)

at its meeting of September 8,

1981

considered

such bids received by District for the purchase of the premises

and found the bid of D.

’’Buyer”)

C. Homes,

Inc.

(hereinafter called

in the amount of $80,001.00 (Eighty Thousand One

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SPECIAL BUSINESS S. --------------------------------------------------E. 55TH & PARKER SITE cont'd —

Dollars)

to be the best and highest bid;

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED by this Board that the

following described real property located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma,

(the Premises)

be declared to be and are hereby surplus

to the educational needs of the District;

A tract of land in the southwest quarter (SW1/4) of Section 19, Township 11 north, range 2 west of the Indian Meridian in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, according to the Government Survey thereof, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of said SW1/4; thence north 0 degrees 4 minutes and 5 seconds west along the east line of said southwest quarter a distance 1356 feet; thence south 89 degrees 13 minutes and 23 seconds west a distance of 150.01 feet to the point or place of beginning; thence south 89 degrees 13 minutes and 23 seconds west a distance of 541.98 feet thence south 0 degrees 6 minutes and 55 seconds east a distance of 401.68 feet; thence south 27 degrees 6 minutes and 55 seconds east a distance of 313-84 feet; thence south 54 degrees 6 minutes 55 seconds east a distance of 281.15 feet; thence north 20 degrees 53 minutes and 5 seconds east a distance of 329.04 feet to a point of curvature of a curve to the left having a radius of 811.19 feet; thence along said curve a distance of 296.65 feet to the point of tangency; the’nce north 0 degrees 4 minutes and 5 seconds west along said tangent and parallel to the east line of said SW1/4 a distance of 255.60 feet to the point or place of beginning. EXCEPT the north 25 feet and t-he^easterly 25 feet which is to be used for public streets and utilities; and EXCEPT the southerly and westerly 5 feet to be used for public utili£i1lirp“®!¥d—

BE-LlP’F^ttRTHER RESOLVED that the Board sell, transfer and

convey all its right, title and interest of the District in and

to the Premises to Buyer; an^^SS^^K^ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that stfdh pigi^* title and interest in such real property shall be conveyed by a Quit Claim Deed

and the District does not warrant merchantability of title by such conveyance;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of full payment

to District by Buyer of the bid amount, Board be,

the President of the

and he hereby is authorized and directed to take all

such action and to execute and deliver all such documents for

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

448

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

S. E. 55TH & PARKER SITE cont'd

and on behalf of the Board,

for and on behalf of the District,

and under the corporate seal of the District or otherwise,

may be necessary and proper to consummate the sale contemplated

herein and to carry out the intent and to accomplish the purposes of the foregoing resolution;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds of such sale be deposited in the District's Bond Cash Fund Account.

CERTIFICATION

*“

the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting

Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No.

89 of Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma, hereby certify that the

foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Resolution approved by said Board of Education at its meeting of September 14,

1981.

VIVIAN STEVENSON, CLERK Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, f, Oklahoma

Mrs. Hermes'xfefced for an explanation regarding the Bond Cash Fund since all of the Resolutions stated that the monies would go into that fund. x... .. Dr. Payzant stated that the Bond^Cash Fund is that fund which is used toward major capital improvements, either renova^frte^-^ildings or construction of new buildings, or purchase of major • equipment. -■ ——

Mrs. Hermes then inquired as to if the money was'-put into the Bond Fund, could it ever be taken out and put into another account? As a further explanation, Dr. Payzant stated that once it was put in the Bond Fund, it had to be used only for purposes which Bond Fund money could be spent; that he planned to come to the Board later in the fall with a specific recommendation and proposal for utilizing the money and also dealing with the issue of whether or not they should go for a bond issue to make it possible to do more of the replacement of buildings^and major remodeling and capital improvements; that the projects that had been discussed before which included the replacement of one school and the consolidation of others would be some of the first ones that they would look at and then there would be other priority recommendations developed that would be brought to the Board as soon as they could complete the next round of sales on property. He added that he would perhaps recommend authorization to start with what they had to go as far as they could, and then consider whether or not they wanted to go for a bond issue to do some other things as well; that he was saying that any money they got from the sale of property would only go so far in' beginning on one or two of the projects.

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SPECIAL BUSINESS Mrs. Hill then inquired as to what fund the attorney fees would come from for the work that had been done on getting the properties ready for sale arid other? She asked if the fees could come from the Bond Fund?

Dr. Payzant stated that on any work that was directly related to Bond Fund projects or activities,, the attorney fees would be an appropriate charge for the Bond Fund if the Board wanted to handle it that way, and if it was their pleasure all he needed was direction from them.

R. #315 Approval of Resolutions for Finalizing of Sale Documents on Properties cont'd

Mrs. Hill inquired as to a consensus of board members that attorney fees for work on Bond Fund projects be charged to that fund and no one stated an objection. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes Mrs.. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mrs. Hill, yes. Mrs. Hill declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office .pt -yi^Xpunty Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays'and holidaysnqtice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meetipg was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this^&haol-district thisJ^^^day of 1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education.

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R. #316 Adjournment 6:50 p.m.

450

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present. Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

MINUTESV' OF PREVIOUS MEETING

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the minutes of September 8, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #317 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Mrs. Hermes commented that she had begun her volunteer duties and it was fun to be "in the swing" again.

Mrs. Brody stated that Stonegate School parents had put out a bumper sticker for fund-raising; that she became so excited about it, she got 20 of them and could not ^^efeOjne-JOf them; Dr. Payzant had many of them and he didn't keep any of them, so she •invited everyone to go out after Board meeting and look on the bumper of Dr. Payzant's car. She added that the bumper sticker said in black and white with a red heart "My HeariS-is in the Publi.c Schools, so are my Children; Oklahoma City Public Schools," and she would.make sure that each board member got one and anybody who was excited about it', as everyone else seemed to be, could contact the Stonegate School and the parents; that it was a marvelous exhiM^t^by^arents who care about public schools and want to express it.

ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of July 6, 1981 Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance^Reg^rt (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.) Meeti ng of.May 4, 1981

Status - Sale of District-Owned Property:

Group II - Arcadia High School, Dunjee, Grant (Elem.) and Orchard Park - To be advertised in September.

Group III— Tyler, Walnut Grove and Garfield - To be advertised in October.

(a)

Zachary Taylor - Under negotiations to sell part to City. The part retained to be advertised for sale.

(b)

Sunnyside, Wright and Foster (site) - Attorney clearing titles.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Comments Mrs. Brody

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

HEARINGS

xThe following persons addressed the Board:

Jerry Foshee

Millie A. Giago

Art Hill

Samuel C. Black

Gregory N. Powell

Mr. Foshee stated that he was the attorney for Roland Ross, a teacher to be considered for termination in an executive session of the Board. Speaking in Mr. Ross' behalf, Mr. Foshee referred to some things which he said he would like for the Board to consider in their deliberations on the matter. Ms. Giago expressed a concern regarding the Indian students who were enrolled in the Oklahoma City Public Schools and were not attending, and the services that are offered by the Native American Center which is housed in the Orchard Park School building. The remarks by Mr. Hill were also in support of the programs offered by the Native American Center in the Orchard Park building and a plea for consideration of the BoasFd to allow the building to continue to be leased for that purpose until other facilities could be found. Mr..Black addressed the Board in the form of a request for enrollment of an Iranian student in the Oklahoma City Public Schools who was not a U. S. citizen.

Following Mr. Black's remarks, Dr. Payzant stated that he had exchanged correspondence and talked on the telephone vith him before that evening and his request did involve an exception to the Policy, JECBA, Admission of Exchange Students, and if there was an exception to be made, the Board should be the one to do it. Discussion continued with regard to adoption proceedings and legal guardianship, with Mr. Black's contention that if he could ge’i>the boy enrolled under legal guardianship, he would do that.

Dr. Payzant, Mr. Bleakley and Mr. Black continued to discuss the concern, as to the ■"’eondi-tions under which the student was enrolled in a parochial school, the 1-20 form, .the acceptance of legal guardianship as opposed to adoption, and other. Following thevdiscussion and at the request of the Attorney, Mr. Donwerth stated that the matteKwould be takerr-under advisement; the Attorney would do some research-, and the Superintendent would get back to Mr. Black with an answer.

Mr. Powell addressed the Board pe^rcTtTrg-’a-n-amendment to the'Agreement beteeen the City of Oklahoma City and Independent School District Number of 89 on the Northeast Sports Comp'fe^the addition of a representative from the City to the Stadium Board, the Director of the Parksand Recreation Department. LEGAL REPORT Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

DeMarsh Case Mr: Gerald DeMarsh's"lawsuit was dismissed in the Federal District Court and he has filed an appeal with'the Tenth Circuit.

Due Process Hearing Appeal of Amanda Gerred The due process hearing appeal of handicapped student Amanda Gerred has been ruled on by the State Board of Education. The lower decision which was in favor of the district has been upheld by the hearing panel before the State Board of Education.

Description of Properties in Resolutions

I have one matter that I would like to have Board action on, and that is the correction of scrivener errors in the legal descriptions of two of the Resolutions that dealt with the sale of surplus property^ The first one is, with respect to Riverside/Woodson School, we need to insert the word Block 15 so that the description reads "Lots 1 through 10, Block 15, Southpark Addition to Oklahoma City." The other legal description relates to Carey School and two of the lot numbers need to be changed so that it reads "All of Lots 1 through 15, both inclusive, and Lots 36 through 50, both inclusive, in Block 32 in Packinghouse View Addition, being a subdivision a part of the SW1/4 of Section Eleven (11);,

452

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

LEGAL REPORT

Description of Properties in Resolutions cont'd

Township Eleven (11) North, Range Four (4) West, according to the recorded plat thereof." I would like for the Board to approve that so that we can make official corrections in these two legal descriptions.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for corrections in the Resolutions as recommended by the Attorney. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Attorney's Report cont'd

R. #318 Approval of Corrections in Resolutions Re Properties

(The corrections as approved appear in the Resolutions as printed in the minuted of the September 14,' T981 meeting of the Board.)

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District (a)

R. #319 Professional Trips Approved

Betty G. Mason, Director of High Schools and Adult Education, Overview of Vocational Program, Allentown, PA, September 22-24, 1981.

At School District Expense

(b)

Alice Strong-Davis, Director of Personnel Services; Linda Steele, Staffing Coordinator, AASPA Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, October 12-15, 1981.

(c)

Sylvia Lonian, Assistant to the Director of Elementary Schools, National Curriculum Institute for Curriculum Improvement, New Orleans, LA, October 23-26, 1981.

(d)

Douglas Markham, Supervisor, Pupil Transportation, National Association for Pupil Transportation, Orlando, FL, October 31 - November 5, 1981.

the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, *'yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. A motion was'made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be author^ged^toexecute the necessary documents and submit application for grants and programs as follows: 1.

Indochines^Refugee Childrens' Assistance Program - Under Public Law 94-405, Title II.

Library and Equipment Resoiu^ees-Program - Under Public Law 95-561 , Title IV.

R. #320 President of Board and Superintended Authorized to Execute Documents

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs^Brody,^ypS^Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes,

yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of an amendment (submitted by the City) to the Agreement with the City of Oklahoma City on the Northeast Sports Complex (Stadium) Board to designate a representative from the Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department as one of the nine members to the Sports Complex Board'. (Copy on file in office of the Clerk.)

Designation of District 5 Representative to Board

Before voting on the motion, Mr. Donwerth stated that by virtue of her position and as stipulated in the AgT-eement, he was appointing Mrs. Darrell as the District 5 Oklahoma City Board of Education representative to the Northeast Stadium Board. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody^yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #32T Approval of Amendment to Agreement with the City

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

R. #322 Approval of AtLarge Board Member for Northeast Stadium Board

Since the Northeast Sports Complex Agreement called for "another board member to be ^chosen at-large by the Oklahoma City Board of Education or that member's designated representative," Mr. Donwerth informed the group that it would be necessary to do just that.. He added that he would like to get the Board's feeling on appointing someone from the Administration or the Business Office to serve on that board. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Darrell expressed a desire to have another member of the Board as the representative. It was also mentioned that it might be feasible before making the appointment to wait until the boundary lines were drawn and finalized for the board member election districts.

Ms. Mason, Director of High Schools, spoke regarding the urgency of the appointment since the Agreement indicated that the Stadium Board must meet and inspect the Stadium, etc., before it could be used,and it appeared that it could be nearing completion for use. Expressing an eagerness to use the Stadium once it was ready for use, Mrs. Darrell spoke to making the appointment and, with the flexibility of the Board, if when the boundary lines were completed and there needed to be another member appointed, the Board could do so.

Moti on £

After Mrs. Brody volunteered to serve as the at-Targe board member on the Sports Complex Board, it was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that Jean Brody be the Board's representative to the Northeast Stadium Board.

In discussion, Mrs. Darrell indicated that after the initial meeting, she intended to appoint a parent as her designee to that board, which would provide for parental involvement. Mr. Donwerth commented that Mrs. Brody could Tikewise‘appoint another person as representative if she so desired.

Speaking to the concern of a representative on the Stadium Board from the Administration or Business Office, Mrs. Brody commented that she assumed the board would operate under the Open Meeting Law, whereby members of the Staff arid Administration could attend the meetings and advise those persons present. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, abstain *; Mr. Long,-yes'; Mrs:.- Hermes, yes; Mrs, Hill, yes7;sMrs... Darrell, yes; Dr.. .Hamm;' yes;, and Mr. Donwerth, Hr-‘. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for adoption of Policy GCBA/ GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, as modified:

GCBA/GDBA STAFF SALARY SCHEDULE

The Board believes that students benefit from having a diver-

sified staff and that the district should try to attract employees who can contribute to and support a diverse educational

program The Board has established and reviews annually four basic salary schedule programs corresponding to the respective employee

groups:

(1)

Schedule, (3)

Certified Salary Schedule,

(2)

Classified Salary

Building Administrators Salary Schedule, and (4)

Central Office Administrator and Professiona1-Technical Support

salary schedule. P1acement on the respective salary schedule shall be based on

background.

The superintendent or his/her designee will deter-

mine the amount of experience to be credited for placement on the

appropriate salary each year i

filled after March 1 of

no t

increase for the

following year if the person employed is on a twelve-month work year; however, the employee wffl *

snXitled to receive the

appropriate increase

Employees covered by experience credit *

as provided in the agreement

receive

Where no speci-

fic provision exists, February 1 shall apply as the cut-off-date for step increases for less than 12-month employees

R. #323 Adoption of Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, as Modified

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R. #323 Adoption of Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, as Modified cont'd

_______

For new classified employees

____

GCBA/GDBA

a maximum of six years of credit for

qualifying prior work experienced

(paid or volunteer)

and/or

approved training may be granted.

■For new certified-employees a max imum---of five years ef-cr&4-it on

^■he appropriate--salary-may-be—gr-anted--for approved teaching— experience outside the state-?-fer approved-mi 1 itary service a fit-aximum- of five years,—and for combinc-d teaching and m-ilitary

up to—a max-imttm of tee years.

experience

For placement on the

appropriate step of the salary schedule, after March 3,

teachers employed

1980, may be granted up to ten years credit for

out>of-state teaching experience and up to five years credit

but

for military service,

in no case shall

granted exceed twelve years.

of Oklahoma will

the total

Experience gained

credit

in the State

be credited up to the maximum approved by the

State Department of Education.

Experience granted under this pro-

be used for placement of teachers on the appropriate

vision will

step of the salary schedule effective with the beginning of 1981-82

school year. Employees who

leave the district in good

•-.^reemployed at the same experience

level

standing may be on the appropriate salary

schedule to which they were entitled at the time of separation. Placement on the salary schedule will x-'-X.

changes the

in educational

1 ev^e7SKWs®w=Tary schedule occurring over

intarjw^qjng years.

Where appropriate,

reemployed at a higherxjevel additional

does

be subject to any general

employees may be

on the salary schedule,

based upon

related experienc'es,;j^-th<,extent that such placement

not exceed the limits estab 1 te-ti'ed,f oj^jj«w employees. -ST-

Reemployment applies to those who have worked for the district under contract &r on assignment other than as employee for a period

a substitute

in excess of 90 working days.

Contract

status may have been either continuing or temporary (noncontinuing) .

The superintendent shall

building and central technical

support

be responsible for the placement of

office administrators and professional-

staff on the proper step on the salary schedule.

Adopted: March 3, 1980 Revised: January 19, 1981 Oklahoma City School District

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Mrs. Brody inquired that at the last meeting there was a question about teachers who perhaps came into the system before March 3, 1980, and she was wondering if they knew how much it would cost the district to givehthbse persons the same credit? Dr. Payzant stated that they did not have a specific cost estimate but he thought it would be substantial;” ■ they did not actually go through all of the records and try to compute what it would be, but he thought it would be in the thousands of dollars; that there was another reason that he was not recommending that it be retroactive, and that was that when it was initially adopted by the Board, it was adopted as part of an incentive package where the Board was attempting to attract teachers to the district, and that was the reason that it was done for persons at that time. He also reminded the Board that the district got into difficulty with the Attorney General's opinion and it was not until the Legislature acted ih'thglast session that it made what they originally intended to do all right.

R. #323 Adoption of Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule, as Modified cont'd

Mrs. Darrell asked about how many teachers they were talking about for the 1981-82 school year that would be affected and how it would impact the budget?

In responding, Dr. Payzant stated that they did not know the?exact number, but it did follow the intent of the Board when it was originally done and it was planned in the budget to go forward with it; that as he recalled, it was in the neighborhood of maybe.$10,000 to $12,000; that for the people hired since that date, in the spring of 1980, it i$as not an impact that the district could absorb; that if they went back and looked at’the history of every one of the 2,200 or 2,300 teachers, then they could be getting into big money. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Dr. Payzant asked that the following recommendation be pulled from his report and carried over to the agenda for the October 5 Board Meeting:

"Recommend Policy KG, Community Use of School Facilities, and the fee schedule for school facility use (Schedule I-Elementary Schools - Class IV) contained therein be used to determine the fees for the Linwood Neighborhood Association and *Ce1ebrations! Educational Services, hie., to rent space for an afterschool program at Linwood School."

Item Deferred Until October 5 Meeting - AfterSchool Program at Linwood School

Stating his reason for requesting that the item be deferred to a later date, -D^i^bayza-nt commented that he had received a hand-delivered letter from Ms. Sheryl "McGuire,who was with * Celebrations! , one of the organizations that had presented the proposal, for the use of Linwood School for an after-school enrichment and day-care program •for neighborhood-students, saying that they would not be able to attendrthe meeting that-.evening and requested that the item not be considered by the Board until the next board meeting; that one of the things Ms. McGuire was doing after he told her about some of his concerns about^tWTHtrpeeal^was checking with a similar program that was apparently operating in Norman; that she was in the process of getting information togeth-e^on the Norman program-and wanted the opportunity for him and the Board to have the benefit of that before any filial decision was made on the Linwood proposal. x. . Mrs. Hill asked Dr. Payzant if he had”'cli'Se4>iss.ed<with Ms. McGuire the leasing of renting of Linwood School? ___ _

Dr. Payzant stated that he had indicated to her that afMhe result of the Attorney General's opinion on adequate consideration, that did raise some questions about the Board's existing policy and that one of the options that he had was to recommend to the Board that the use of the building be granted but with adequate consideration, and what he was suggesting was that adequate consideration would be the Class IV designs tion under the existing policy which would require a $10.00 per hour fee for the use of each classroom; that he suspected that even that amount, although it was not a large one, would put a serious strain on their budget as they had initially put it together and would not enable them to go forward with the program; that what. :Mf.i >McGuire attempting to Ho was to establish some examples of similar programs in other places where a different arrangement had been made, but it could be that arrangement was made like many of the district's arrangements that were made prior to the last Attorney General's opinion, and it could or could not be relevant, but he thought in fairness to Ms. McGuire Ithey?shouldi.fcjd.ye her. a cfiaccbotocpresent the information.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT R. #324 Appointment of Staff Development Commi ttee

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the following persons be appointed to the Staff Development Committee for the 1981-82 school year consistent 'with Board Policy GCL/DGL adopted by the Board October 6, 1980:

Board Member Nominees

Race/Sex

E1izabeth Garrett Jerry Kernahan Jess Celia Nunley Alice Walsh Norma Gigliotti Gary Smith Linda Ferguson

W W B W W W

F M F F F M F

B B W W W B

M F F M F M

W W B

M M F

Kenneth Elsner Oklahoma Assoication of Colleges of Teacher Education

Judy Leach State Department of Education

Oliver Stripling Maintenance & Plant Operations

Support Personnel Arthur Johnson Margaret Winston Sue Drake Jack Adkins Maxine Coffman A. D. Lewis

Principals/Assistant Principal

Richard Vrooman Doy Burchel Joyce Henderson Central

Office and Other

Central.. Office and Other

Race/S&x

Carol Berry Special S

Maree Tarver External Funding

Alice Ho^st^n C u r r i c u Tura. ,S e r v i c e s

Maridyth McBee — —— Planning, ReseaHfhr arrd _E^H uation *

Odessa Wycoff Vocational/Technical

Education

Jack Isch Superintendent's Office

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Staf^f Development Committee for 1981-82 school year cont'd:

*â€™

Linda Gambi11 Susette Batson Margaret Mink Jessie Warrior Cindy Fravel Donna Rowlan Anne France Jack Nichols Mary Grace Jaeger Janette Koenig Barbara Outlaw Eulalia Cawood Cheryl Bullard Phoebe Revelle (Chair) Beverly Horne Betty J. McDermott David Turpin (Vice-Chair) Areda Williams LindaToure Joyce Stripling Al Engel Thelma Chambers Sharon Creager Marilyn Gotcher Nick Pagonis Nancy Taylor

W B B B W W W W W W W W W W B W W B B B W B W W W W

F F F F F F F M F F F F F F F F M F F F M F F F M F

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Dr. Payzant asked that the item - Consideration of dismissal of a school district employee, be deferred for action until after an executive session. Dr. Payzant reported:

Report op Results of 1980-81 Testing Program

As you know, in the spring of e^cR^T^T^+ft-May > the California Achievement Test in reading, mathematics, language arts and spelling is given to students Tn'kindergarten through grad^SJ- The individual student scores of those tests are mailed to parents during the summer, months. This year they went out in late July. So we have really two use for the tesi?x..There is the individual progress report that the parent has of the progress bd'inr^made by his or her students, and then we have the cumulative results of the test'^J^ehocd^and for the district that give us some indication of the progress that the school district is making in student achievement in these areas. Although whan we -presepfe *these reports it is customary to make comparisons about how we are doThg compared to a sample of students who took the same test nationwide, we should keep in mind that our major goal is to see tha| eachâ€?individual student is making progress and achieving between September and May regardless of the level of that student's achievement when he or she begins school in the fall of each year.

Overall, I am very pleased with the report. It is a good report; it shows a considerable, steady progres. It certainly also indicates that there is still room for ^improvement and regardless of how glowing the report might be that I present to you, I would always say that it is important for us to strive to do better. And I say that again this year. The most encouraging thing to me is that we have shown steady progress over the past two years and a greater percentage of students scoring at or above the national average. Two years ago, 40 percent scored at or above the national average; a year ago it was 43 percent of our students at or above the national average, and this year 45 percent. That shows steady growth and it is an impressive standard to meet this year and exceed the next. r

Information to the Board Dr. Payzant

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Information to the Board Dr. Payzant cont'd

Report on Results of 1980-81 Testing Program cont'd

What is the specific pattern that the results show? First of all let me be sure that you understand that when we report in : percentile scores, we mean the following. If a child scores in the 56th percentile or the average score for a school or a district is the 56th percentile, it simply means that child or that school or that district is scoring above what 56 out of 100 children would score who were taking the test and have been scored in that national sample. The specific pattern shows that we have gains, improvements in reading and math, language and spelling in a number of grades; we have held our own in others and unfortunately inseveral we have shown some drops. Remember also that when you arfe talking about medians, you are talking about a midpoint. When the national sample is computed, it is computed so that the midpoint will be the 50th percentile, which means that automatically half of the students are going to fall above the 50th percentile and half of the students in that national sample are going to fall below. So the sample is always arranged so that you get that normal distribution of half above and half below. If you look at our results, you will see that in five grades we showed gains over last year in grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 11, and in three grades we showed no gain nor loss; we held our own namely in grades 1, 7 and 10. In three grades, scores dropped in reading; those were grades 6, 8 and 9. The results in math are even a little better. We show gains in six grades - 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 11, and we held our own in three grades, grades 3, 4 and 5, and we dropped in only two grades, ^grades 6 and 10. In language, four grades show gains over last year, grades 2, 3, 4 and 5, and in four grades we held our own, in grades 1, 7, 10 and 11, and in three grades there was a loss, 6, 8and 9. The spelling test is not given in kindergarten and first grade; there were gains in the second and third grades; we held our own in six grades, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 and had drops in only two grades, grades 8 and 9.

When you look at an urban school district like Oklahoma City, you have to look at some other variables as well, particularly with respect to reading scores. For example, we have a larger percentage of students who do not have English as their first language than would the typical district that would show up in the national sample of districts using the ..California Achievement Test. Whereas, the average percentage of students in the national sample not having English as their first language is 6.8 percent,in Oklahoma Cityit is 8 percent. Also, you have to look at the Title I variable. Title I students are those students who are .economically or educationally disadvantaged and qualify for Title I services under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.Title I program. We have a relatively large percentage, 19 percent of our students who are served by compensatory 'education programs under Title I. „

It is interesting when looking at the Executive Summary to see how those factors affect We overall scores in reading,. Again. if you had a typical situation, you could expect half of your-students to” be “in the first and second quartiles, percentages 1 to 25 and 26 to 50, and half of your students being in the top two quart!tesT^the third being 51 to 75, and the fourth quartile being 76 to 100. Looking at our total Student population, you see that 45 percent of our students score at or above the 50^1' percentile and 55 percent score below. If you look at limited English speaking S-feudenfsas you might expect, they don't do as well, and only 33 percent of the limited-EngTTSh speaking students score in the top two quartiles or above the 50th percentile^ wTi'iTe^.67 are below. Looking at just English speaking students, they do a little bj^^etter than the district-wide average, 46 percent rather than 45. Of those schools that don't qualify for Title I services, 51 -percent of the students score at or above the national median of the 50th percentile. And again, you can look at Title I schools and you see that the pattern is a little bit different with a larger percentage of students scoring in the lower two quartiles and a smaller percentage scoring in the upper two quartiles. That is in no way to suggest that we should take the attitude that these students can't achieve more and cannot learn,’ because they can and we need to continue to be diligent in our efforts to work with these students to improve their^achievement.

With regard to PRI,the reading system that was implemented during the last months of last school year in our elementary schools and fifth year centers, and its relationship or-correlation that the success of that program might have with the California Achievement Test scores, although it is tempting prematurely to draw some conclusions because of the gains in the California Achievement Test scores in the early grades, 1 through 5, it is premature and we should not in any way try to make that link between PRI and those test score gains yet, because the program was only in place in most elementary schools and fifth year centers during the last three to four months of the 1980-81 school year. A year from now we will

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be in a position, I believe, to make more specific statements about possible correlations between that PRI program and the CAT scores. You do have in your Executive Summary, however, some information about the early results of the PRI program and you can see from looking at those data that in kindergarten, the fourth and fifth grade that the students equaled or exceeded the expected percentage of mastery on the objectives that were addressed during the late winter and spring months of 1980-81. In grade 1, there was 68 percent of mastery by the average student; in grade 2, 67 percent and grade 3 had 75 percent. Again, I reiterate it is too early to make a direct link between those programs but it is certainly encouraging to see the improvement in the California Achievement Test scores, particularly in the early grades, and our challenge now will be to go ahead and sustain those gains and keep the improvement going in the years ahead.

Information to the Board Dr. Payzant cont'd

There is one thing that we can't do this year that I hope we will be able to do next, and that is to develop a way to use our computer to access data that will give us matched student scores, that will enable us to follow students from one grade to the next, so we can actually pull out and identify a group of students that were with us in 1980-81 as first grade students and in 1981-82 as second grade students, and in 1982-83 as third grade students to get a pattern of what is happening with those students who are staying with us in the district comparedt the overall group of students that we serve, knowing that there is a great deal of mobility and students moving in and out of the school district. In the district profile, there is a section where we in a rough way attempted to take last year's first grade class and look at them as this year's second graders, but it is really very dangerous to draw a lot of conclusions on those comparisons because there is potentially a lot of change in the composition of those first and second grade classes or the second moving to third or the third moving to fourth.

Mrs. Brody stated that she thought the progress was really remarkable and the students and teachers who were responsible for it should be very proud. â€™However, she expressed a concern that it seemed that in the sixth grade they were having a problem in both reading and math, where they lost progress, and she was wondering if they knew why, and maybe there should be some concentration on why they were losing progress in the sixth year.in multiple subjects.

Dr. Payzant replied that the major losses came in grades 6, 8 and 9 and he did not have a good explanation for them; that several people had suggested what some of the reasons might be, but they were going to work through the fall to try to get a of answers; that last year the greatest gains made districtwide were made at the middle school level; that it could be that those gains were inflated in the sixth and eighth grade and there was some leveling off that occurred the current year, but the'fact that the se.venth grade either held their own or improved a bit in,math suggested that may not be the answer; that what had to be done was to start looking at alternatives such as that and see where they would lead you, and that was what they were going to try to do. As a further cogg^nt, Mrs. Brody stated that the sixth grade kept coming up the most it seemed in"Ttfss<cmd she would really like for this to be looked at and find out why; that maybe they could rearj^ange the curriculum or approach to that eleven-year-old child and how the middle school program was being presented to them, but the rest was really very good and she thought they-'Sh&uTd^alJ be very pleased. Mrs. Darrell stated that she would ditto what^had beeh~sa4d by Mrs. Brody; that she thought it was a very good report, very informative.rTâ€™f* j

Mr. Donwerth commented that in observing that the losses in grades 6, 8 and 9 were quite apparent, it might be significant to remember that eight and nine years ago, the Oklahoma City public schools were in a traumatic changeover and possibly this had some effect. Dr. Payzant added that there was no finite, scientific answer to the issue; that he had met with the middle school principals and Mr. (Vern) Moore, and he had asked them to do some brainstorming with their staffs, to look at the scores and try to get some insights from teachers, the people in the Curriculum Department as well as Planning and Research, and all of them feed in their ideas and then try to see which ones do 1 oiâ€? do.' not make sense, and act on them. Dr. Hamm remarked that as he read the report, he could come up with some sort of rationale for the sixth and ninth grade because those are entry year levels and a new setting for many of the young people, which could- have had its effect.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Information to the Board Dr. Payzant cont'd

^Dr. Payzant continued: 2. Report on Analysis of RIF

The next report that I have is in response to a request that was made a month or six weeks ago for an analysis of what occurred with the reduction in force that we went through last spring. I have presented to the Board a written report with detailed tables that identify each person who is affected by the reduction in force, what has happened to each of those persons since the reduction in force occurred. In summary, from the General Fund budget we had 18 administrators, eight from' the 1 professional and technical staff, 65 teachers and 35 classified persons who were affected by the RIF; of the 126 persons only 14 have not been reemployed as of this date; three of them are professional/technical employees; three are teachers and eight are classified employees. That means that we returned to employment or people were either offered new jobs, or they retired or resigned, and that makes up 89 percent of the total. The figures came out identical on the federal funds although they were different in numbers. We had 11 administrators, three professional/technical, 65 teachers, and 126 classified employees who were affected by the RIF for a total of 205; 182 have either been reemployed or they left the district for retirement or by resignation for other reasons, which gives the same figure of 89 percent with only 23 of the 205 who have not been reemployed. t is obvious from the experience here in Oklahoma City this last year, which was I. a firsthand experience, that any reduction in force is painful. We have been ^fortunate here that we have not had to go through a real reduction in force until last year, and when we have had to lay people off, we have always been able to rehire them through attrition and vacancies that have occurred. Even with the RIF this year, we did a pretty good job of rehiring most of those people and it is hard to speculate about what might happen another year except with the conversation and reports coming out of Washington right now, I would be remiss if I did not indicate to you that at least with the federal funds for next year, I think we can anticipate the possibility of having another reduction in force if the fund cutbacks that the administration is talking about actually do occur.

From the lessons that we learned on the last go-round, we are going to try to do a better job of planning and involving the people, informing them far enough ahead of time, and you the Board as well, so that at least the communications will be as clear and forthright and direct as possible although I know of no Sure-fire way to ease the pain of a reduction in force other than to do our best to try and rehire the people so affected just as quickly as we possibly can. Mrs. Darrell commented that she was pleased with the report; that it was not as cat^stophic as she had thought it would be and she was not going to rest until she had settTed it iwithin ,harÂťown mind. ' She added that she was very concerned thatrsome people took some very devastating, personal blows; that when you looked and saw that there were individuals who took as much as a $9,000 decrease in salary on short notice, it was devastating; that she was .aTscrrenGexned very much so on the continued dependency on federal funds, afftJ she was very disturbed that at almost every Board meeting so JSHS^his fall, they had had a new brief to review for a federal grant application, and'she was concerned that they did not get a lot of people on a payroll and get them tied in, and although a person may be told that when they are first hired, people do get obi igatibns^and commitments that make it very difficult to deal with. Mrs. Darrell also stated thcft--=^&he-^a^.concerned about the procedures and how a RIF is executed; that she was not pleased vfth tlie. way the district did the RIF; that she was very pleased with the fact that theâ€™newt Perspjwiel Director was employed for a good many years with the federal government anckkmows very definitely that there is a way a RIF can be done and a way to keep up with it by putting it in the computer and getting<a report on what is happening about every five minutes along the way; that the reason she was Very concerned about it was because she could foresee that at next budget time, they would be into a RIF again, because they would not know what the federal outlays were going to be; that there were more people on the RIF list from federal funds than from the General Fund, and she would hope that they would have a contingency plan of some sort.so that they arerttdown to the wire, the end of school, to traumatize a lot of people. She added that she wanted to thank the Superintendent and Staff "for the time put in on preparing the report.

(A copy of the report is'on file in the Office of the Clerk.) Dr. Payzant commented further with regard to federal funds stating that what they had tried to do in thb district, and he could not take credit for it because it was done before he arrived, was not to build in a dependency for federal funds to operate the basic programs that are supported by the General ^und; that they have taken the position that if you have the money, you have the programs, and if you don't have the money, you don't have the programs; that it still does not deal with the human factor of getting people on a federal budget that is going to be cut, but it really puts you back to "square one" in deciding whether you want to go after the federal money in the first place to have a short-term benefit for students in that area where they are going to be impacted and run the risk of having to let some people go if the funds run out; that his

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position basically has been that if they are going after the money not just for the sakeiof doing it,.but because they thought it was really going to do something even over the short haul for the students of the district, that it was worth that other risk, and then if they fulfill their obligation of being very clear to the people who are hired and very open and communicative with them as they go along as to what was happening as to their best guess about federal funds, that would be the best they coul'd do; that he was afraid they could get down to next May or June and everybody would not know which programs and how much, so that in April they would have to come to the Board and say the people would have to be given notice because they did not know really what was going to happen with those federal monies. Dr. Payzant continued:

Report on 1981-82 Enrollment

The next report is a bright one. We have not peaked in our enrollment yet. We normally peak later this month or early next month. Our projected enrollment was 40,131 students for this year; as of this afternoon we had 39,983, which is slightly less of our enrollment projection. At several levels we are already over projection. Our total enrollment for kindergarten through fourth grade is over; the fifth year centers are about 80 students under projection at this point; middl schools are up’quite a bit over projection, 102^ of projection; and high schools are about 100 students under projection. So I suspect that within another week or so we will have exceeded our projections in our total members and as I have noteB, we already have at some levels in the school district, and that is, a very positive sign. Dr. Hamm inquired as to how the enrollment figure of 39,983 compared to the enrollment at the same time last year?

Dr. Payzant stated that they had projected a drop of 800 students from last year to the present, so.if they met their projection they would be down about 800; that with the figure reported, they were down about 950 and he suspected that they would meet those projections and maybe do even better before their peak was reached for the year; and that projection was the smallest decline in 12 years. Maintenance Department Projects

4. _

I want to call your attention to a report in your packet which showed that the Maintenance Department had completed most of the projects that were given to it on short notice for improving the facilities that house a number of our vocational trade and industry programs in District 1-89. The department really rallied arou'nd.,and did a very .(jood job the last six weeks of the summer and the first two weeks of the school "year in that major program effort and I would like to " acknowledge it.

Oklahoma State School Boards As^ciTti^orTMeefTng

The 0klahd'maii*3t3 ate School Boards Association will be meeting as it normally does in mid-November and they had^thought about the possibility of having this board hold its meeting at the convehtigji on the night of November 16. Since that invitation was issued to us and yOu-a greed to go ahead and accept it, the School Boards Association has been able to get^Grahi^Down as the main speaker for that evening. He is Executive Director of the £owcir~forjgasic Education, the organization where I serve as Vice President. T like the Board to consider perhaps moving your November 16 meeting to Tuesday, November 17, because I really would like you to have the opportunity to hear him speak at the convention that evening. The other, reason is a more selfish one in that the OSSBA would like me to introduce Mr. Down. So if that is something you would be willing to entertain by moving that meeting, I would appreciate it. 6.

College Night We have some exciting plans for a College Night for our high school students this fall and the Director of High Schools, Ms. Mason, has been working very hard with Villa Rae Carter, people .in the Guidance Department and high school principals to • arrange for three College Nights, October 7, 12 and 14. On each night approximately three high schools will be involved and representatives from most of the institutions of higher education in the State of Oklahoma plus a number from other parts of the country will have representatives to meet with juniors and seniors, and even tenth graders who are thinking ahead, to^talk about college admission, testing programs and the like, and we encourage people to participate. We are trying to get a lot of publicity out to parents and students so that this first effort in this area in several years will really be a positive one.

Information to the Board Dr. Payzant cont'd

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PERSONNEL REPORT

R. #325 Personnel Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the persons listed in the ^Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

ENCUMBRANCES, PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS

R. #326 Approval of Encumbrances

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of encumbrances as listed for August 31 through September 11, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Purchasi ng R. #327 Purchasing Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to approve the following purchasing items: 1.

yShade Material and Supplies Purchase of shade material and supplies (brackets, cloth, pulls, tape, cord, rollers, etc.) for warehouse for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department to repair shades for all schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (7 mailed - 3 returned):

Draper Shade & Screen Company Carl Trappe Venetian Blind

Total

931.45 13,831.80

$ 14,763.25

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Plumbing Supplies Purchase of plumbing supplies (pipe, ells, couplings, and adapters) for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted .the low quotations on specifications (10 mailed - 4 returned):

Cooper Supply Company Federal Corporation

$ 2,260.00 _____ 100.40

Total

2,360.40

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Print Shop Equipment and Supplies Purchase of print shop equipment and ^upplÂŁes~TpT^te maker, processor, toner, conversion fluid, etc.) for use at WasKingfon>^?int Shop from A. B. Dick Products of OKC which submitted the low quotation (5 mailed - 3 returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,815.18 is to be charged to Account G1230.06. '*s

Steam Generator Permission to purchase steam generator from Hagar Restaurant Equipment Service (available only from designated vendor) to repair steam cooker at Stonegate Elementary School. This purchase in the amount of $1,099.79 is to be charged to Central Food Service Account.

Glass

Purchase Of glass for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (10 mailed 2 returned): PPG Industries, Inc. Acme Glass

Total These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

2,126.80 2,025.86

4,152.66

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Purchasing

, Lumber and Hardware

Purchase of lumber and hardware (birch, panel lumber, sanding belts, sandpaper, plastic wood, etc.) for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotation (10 mailed - 4 returned): Hart Industrial Supply Company Frank Paxton Lumber Company Mideke Supply Company

Total

1,901.00 3,234.00 70.00

5,205.00

R. #327 Purchasing Approved

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05. 7.

Repair Parts for Engines

Permission to purchase repair parts for Briggs & Stratton Engines (crankshafts, starter rewind assemblies, carburetor assemblies, head gaskets, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department for repair of lawn mowers, edgers, etc., from American Electric Ignition (designated Wholesale distributor for Briggs & Stratton Engine Service repair parts). This expenditure in the amount of $2,065.05 is to be charged to Account G740.01. 8.

Audio-Visual Equipment Purchase of audio-visual equipment (videocassette recorder/player, camera, power supply for cameras, and portable recorder/player) for use at Webster and Eisenhower Middle Schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (11 mailed - 4 returned):

Audio Visual Systems Dulaney's Total

2,099.90 1,770.00

3,869.90

These purchases are to be charged to Account GT230.03.

9. Automotive Repair Parts and Supplies Purchase of automotive repair parts and supplies (heaters, mirrors, mufflers, fuel filters, absorbent, air filters, etc.) for warehouse stock for use by Garage Services to repair buses and other district-owned vehicles from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (15 mailed -7 returned):

J & R Auto Supply, Inc. Buck's Wheel & Equipment Co. Billinjjste^uParts & Equipment, Inc. Solloway Auto Supply . Yow Brake & Clutch SuppTy International Harvester Company Metro Parts Distributors, Inc.

Total

1,062.48 1,488.78 2,849.56 4,871.11 909.88 375.48 417.20

$ 11,974.49

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: B560.04 BL5620.05

$ Total

2,692.56 9,281.93

$ 11,974.49

465

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Purchasing

R. #327 Purchasing Approved cont'd

10.

Tools and Hardware Supplies

Purchase of tools and hardware supplies (screw driver sets, wrench sets, pliers, door closers, gas valves, booster pumps, seals, etc.) for warehouse stock (Maintenance/Engineering Department) and Graphic Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (17 mailed 9 returned): $

Hart Industrial Supply Company Bolton's, Inc. Federal Corporation Mideke Supply Company Severin Supply Company ABS Enterprises, Inc. Herbert Helmus & Son, Inc. Brodhead-Garrett Company Total

275.08 362.25 3,681.94 752.40 41.64 2,239.70 93.22 45.27

$ 7.491.50

These purchases are to be charged to the followin g Accounts: $

G740.08 BL5620.05 Total 11.

219.60 7,271.90

$ 7,491.50

Data Processing Supplies

Purchase of data processing supplies (stock paper, warrants, class attendance cards, student daily schedules, etc.) for use by Computer Services from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (17 mailed - 7 returned): $ 2,700.00 8,845.90 4,947.50 30,097.92

IBM Origami, Inc. Uarco, Inc. Moore Business Forms, Inc.

Total

$46,591.32

These purchases are to be charged to Account G130.17. 12

Hardware and Welding Purchase of hardware and welding supplies (sawblades, chipping hammers, welding gloves, lubricant, solder, plastic tape, etc.) for use by Maintenance/ Engineering Department from ^heÂŤÂŁollwging companies which submitted the low quotations on specif icat-iotis (17 mailed - 9 returned):

^Rlce^Machinery Company Hart Industrial Supply Company PPG Industries, Inc. Hooper Supply Company Gates Hardware Supply Company, TffiW Mideke Supply Company Presto Welding Supplies, Inc.

Total

72.60 270.36 90.60 51.50 612.08 618.38 1,470.40

$3,185.92

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

13.

Paper Copier Purchase of Saxon plain paper copier for use by Fillmore Elementary School from Sax&n Business Products, Inc. This purchase in the amount of $5,462.75 for an SX-30 Copier and $141.50 for stand (total $5,604.25), to be paid $3,804.25 from Fillmore Activity Fund and $1,800.00 from district's allocated funds. The district's share of the purchase to be charged to Account G1230.03.

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Purchasi ng 14, Paper Copier

Purcahse of Saxon plain paper copier for use by Adams Elementary School from Saxon Business Products, Inc. This purchase in the amount of $5,462.75 for SX-30 Copier and $141.50 for stand (total $5,604.25), to be paid $3,104.25 from Adams Activity Fund and $2,500.00 from district's allocated funds. The district's share of this purchase to be charged to G1230.03.

R. #327 Purchasing Approved cont'd

15. Computers and Recorders Purchase of computers and. recorders for use by Northeast and Star Spencer High Schools from Radio Shack which submitted the low quoattion on specifications (18 mailed - 7 returned). This purchase in the amount of $11,428.60 is to be charged to the following Accounts:

G1230.03 *1230.03, *1230.03,

Computer Oriented Computer Linked

Total

47.96 7,992.00 3,388.64

$11,428.60

These purchases have been approved on our Federal Education Grant and/or Programs. On roli-call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

GENERAL BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following general business items: 1.

Electrical Repairs Confirmation to pay Smith-Weir Electric Colmpany $4,623.56 for electrical repairs (labor, material and supplies) furnished at Marshall, Douglass, Southeast and Northeast High Schools' vocational shops, electrical work required to cause these shops to meet the requirements set by the State Department of VocationalzTechnical Education.

(

Agreement to Lease Swimming Pool Facilities

Approval of Agreement to lease swimming pool facilities as follows: Total No. of Costs Facility Using Schoo.1 Hours

OklahomaTennis Club

Northeast

Southside YMCA

Grant Capitol Hili

Central YMCA

Northwest Classen

Northside YMCA

John Marshall

$26/hr.

$ 2,210.00

25/hr. —25Z£r.

63 63

1,700.00 1,700.00

-«257hY\ -^9 25/hr. ' ' -85

2,125.00 2,125.00

2,125.00

25/hr. Total

$11,985.00

These leasing costs are to be charged to Account G660.02.

roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. yes; Mrs. Hitl, yes; Mrs. Shepard, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #328 Approval of General Business

467

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BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION R. #329 Acceptance of Low Bid Re Heating Boilers

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody for acceptance of the low ^alternate bid and the awarding of a contract to Air Engineering, Inc., for the replacement of heating boilers at Arcadia and Katser Schools. The contract's total amount of $40,010 (Arcadia $22,730, Kaiser $17,280) is to be charged to Bond Account 1410.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Item Deferred Until October 5 Meeting Lease of Orchard Park Build-ing cont'd

Motion by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody, for consideration at the September 21, 1981 meeting:

"I move that we delete Orchard Park from Group II of the advertised properties to be sold." Commenting with regard to an article in the paper that Mr. Hill had alluded to when he addressed the Board, Dr. Payzant stated that he had not seen the article but in his memo to the Board, he had indicated that if the Board was going to make an exception as it did with the Whittier building, that it be done on the basis of an extension for one year to give them the opportunity to look for an alternate location and thereby be consistent; that he had also pointed out to the Board that there was . an Existing policy which did specifically state that the Board should not lease buildings to an organization that was running a private school, and the question had been raised as to whether the learning center at the Native American Center really was a private school that was serving students who could be served in the Oklahoma City public schools. Substitute Motion

A substitute motion was then made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody:

"I move that we do be consistent and allow the Native American Center to lease the Orchard Park School building for period of one year ending September 30, 1982 or until such time that they find another place, in keeping with Board policy, at fair market value." ; Discussion continued between members of the Board, Ms. Giago and Mr. Hill with regard co^tHe extent of cooperation between the Native American Center staff and that of the school system; the average stay of a student in the Center's alternative school; the motitwâs being in conflict with Board policy that "a private school, K-12 levels, may not be conducted'*!n a leased building;" the fact that the issue was not raised with regard to the policy, about their being a private school, when the building was originally leased to the Native Ame^sacuênter and the Center being viewed as a multi-purpose center for educational programs as opposed to a private school; the concern as to w hy some Indian children are not attending school in the district and the need toadcêss this problem, and other.

Substitute Motion Perfected Following the discussion and with the^on's’e'riT^of the second, Dr. Hamm asked that the

motion be perfected by adding "the alternative schooT^o be housed in another facility."

Dr. Hamm added that after reading the report from Mr. Hill he thought there were some worthwhile programs being,done there; that he did not think the School Board was in the real estate business and they needed to get out of it but they could show some compassion at that point in allowing that group of people time to find another place. The issue was then raised by a Mr. Alvin Deere in terms of whether the Center was a private school or not, and the fact that it came under 501C3 of IRS regulations; that by legal definition of the Internal Revenue Code, it was not a private school; the need for ajegal opinion and other. He also stated that with their meals program, it would be hard to serve at two locations.

• Members of the Board mentioned the fact that when the Orchard Park building was leased to the Native American Center, it was discussed that there would be the preschool, drug-related program and the tutoring program offered there, but it appeared that the main concern was the alternative school and that those students should be in the public schools; that the issue of a private school revolved around the fact that if a child was in the Native American Center, the school district did not receive the ADA for that student, which would cause it to be interpreted as a competitive school.

Ms. Giago’s contention was that they go out and identify Indian children who a're . not in school anywhere. She explained further some of the activities which they offer the students.

468

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Discussion continued about seeking a legal opinion about the Center being classified as«a private school, and rather than move the alternative school, work to get those students back in the public schools by making a concerted effort and objective to get those students back in the mainstream of education. Del eti on

Item Deferred Until October 5 Meeting - Lease of Orchard Park Building cont'd

Discussion continued as to the uncertainty involved in the language "or until such time," after which Dr. Hamm suggested and it was agreed to delete from the substitute motion "or until such time that they find another place." Members of the Board continued to discuss the end of a fiscal year and the intent to carry the lease through September 30, the interpretation of "fair market value" and other. Mr. Bleakley mentioned the provision of the statute relating to, "to sell or convey or lease- real.property or buildings no longer needed by the district at a public sale to nonprofit, charitable or public educational corporation to be used for public purposes" and the 5043C or 5013C federal code. r

Mrs. Darrell stated that she would like to offer another substitute motion that they defer the issue, and move Orchard Park from Group II to Group III in the interim, to get the additional information as to how or if they could lease the' property to the Native American Center. After r brief discussion about whether they could legally lease the property to the Native American Center, Mr. Bleakley asked the Board if he could delay the matter to the next meeting and review the Attorney General's opinion in regard to what they were specifically asking for, and advise the Board at that time. Mr. Donwerth stated that the Board would lay the issue over until the October 5 meeting and ask the Attorney to examine the Attorney General's opinion and bring back a report. Mrs. Hermes, speaking to Ms. Giago, stated that she hoped they could work together to get the Indian children in the school system; that there was the Metro School for middle school students and the alternative higli school program for high school students, and they would be happy to work with them in getting their children in some of those smaller groups when an alternative program was needed.

.Mr.s-. D?r.rell inquired as to if there was a special staff person who worked with >"Indian children, to which Dr. Payzant responded and gave the name of the person who he stated worked out of Central Office and that there were a number of people who worked'different schoo.1 sites as a part of the Title IV Indian Education prpgram.

NEW BUSINESS

•*'•* - * . ■ It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seecnded by MrsTTDarrel 1:

"I move Oklahoma City School Board recognize the efforts of OEA (Oklahoma Education Association) to seek the full benefits to the school children of the State of Oklahoma from the assets held in trust by the School Land Commision of the State of fol&aliorna and hereby ask the Oklahoma State School Boards Association to intervene iTTS'ach litigation in support of the causes of action in the state teachers' jpetitio’nT^# As an explanation of the motion, Mrs. Brody stated that"when Oklahoma became a state, as part of the entitlement o.f statehood, federal lands were given to be held in trust for the school children of Oklahoma; that there are now over 700,000 acres of land held in trust for these children; that the Attorney General, again, has said that these lands must have fair market value and some of these lands are being leased for as little as 58<t an acre per month. She added that the OEA has entered a suit in support of the Attorney General and the suit will be fought; that the money was held in trust to replenish the common school funds of Oklahoma and there are 700,000 acres out there that are supposed ..to be entrusted for the children and are not getting fair market value, and there would be those who could fight it. Speaking to the urgency of the matter and there being no objection, Mr. Donwerth asked that the motion be voted on at that meeting.

R. #330 Support Approved for Efforts Re Trust by School Land Commission

469

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NEW BUSINESS Motion to A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell: Reschedule i November Meeting "I move that we change the schedule of the second November meeting to - For Consideration November 17, 1981 instead of November 16." at Next Meeting of the Board Mr. Donwerth stated that the motion would be voted on at the October 5 meeting.

HEARINGS

Ms.. Jo Bazhaw addressed the Board regarding the Board policy, Staff Salary Schedule, which was voted on and carried. She stated that since the policy would give those teachers that came to the district after March 3, 1980 ten years of out-of-state experience, they would appreciate it if those teachers that were still in the district and had been there prior to March 3, 1980 could receive the ten years' out-of-state experience also. She further explained how she thought the policy could be changed so that it would affect all teachers and would not be a cost problem.

After Mrs. Hill asked if it would be a problem to get a report back on how much it would cost to change the policy to cover all teachers, Dr. Payzant stated that he would check and see if they could get the cost information through the computer, and he would report back. EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #33'1 Executive Session Approved 9:35 p.m.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #332 Board Returned to Open Session 10:53 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #333 Dismissal of Teacher

Dr. Payzant read the following recommendation: "I hereby recommend the dismissal of Roland Ross from employment in this school district on the grounds of immorality and acts of moral turpitude."

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to accept the Superintendent's recommendation. On rpll .call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the ^tloff^Wrri-ed. ADJOURNMENT R. #334 Adjournment 10:56 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was madeJsyJJr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs.^Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr? FttmTny^yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

resident

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma^ I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this v^^clay of

__________ Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

470

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

AUF’INISTRATIVF-

Curriculum Secondary Coord.

McElroy, Billie

9-09-81

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

. —

ANNUAL:

Bloekmon, Barbara

Capitol Hill Middle Industrial Arts

8-20-81

$12411.

$234 02.

Boykin, Bennie

Taft Phys. Ed ./Coach--------

8=.31=hl

1200IL

Braly, Marilyn

Garden Oaks Kindergarten

8-20-81

1.2QQQ.,

Brewer, Michael

Northeast Special Ed./Coach

8-20-81

126QQ.

CFRTIFICATFn-

Abrams, Rikki

Children's Hospital Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Bross, Nancy

Wheeler Primary

8-20-81

12QQQ.........

Aberson. Linda

N. Highland/West Nil Gifted/Tal ent.ed

8-20-81

15919.

Browning, Carol

Fillmore Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Adams, Jeane

Telstar Primary

8-20-81

14471.

Burrail, Sharon

Dunbar Special Education

8-20-81

12769.

Ambrister, Alan

Eisenhower In-House Teacher

8-20-81

12411.

Butler, Betty

Carver Learning Center

8-20-81

1,2803.

Andruss, Constance

Moon Hearing Impaired

8-20-81

13545.

Capps, Carol

Sequoyah Primary

8-24-81

12000.

Arambula, Teshi a

Harding Physical Education

8-31-81

12000.

Chaffin, Neill

Hoover Language Arts

8-20-81

12411.

Baker, Geraldine

Marshall Speech/Drama

8-20-81

13974.

Clappes, Cynthia

Dewey Intermediate

8-25-81

12000.

Baker, Martha

Harrison1 Learning Center P.T.

8-20-81

9279.

Coady, Jean

Harding Physical Education

8-20-81

12000.

Bass, Janet

Monroe Kindergarten

8-20-81

7235.

Cohen, Ruth

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

13711.

Berry, Rich

Classen Business

8-20-81

13058.

Coleman, Glynda

Webster Special Education

8-31-81

■ 16343.

Bhonde, Jerrie

Jackson Science

8-20-81

12803.

Comfert. Elizabeth

Prairie Queen Intermediate

8-20-81

12000.

8-20-81

12600.

Cox, Corann

Office of Assessment Psvchometrist

8-31-81

13900.

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

' Shidler Special Education

Blackwell, Myrl -

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Rogers Science

Davis, Carol

Nichols Hills Primary ‘fn-t'

Dayton, Dana

De Souza, Rebeca

■■

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAL:

Fulsom, Eyvonne

Telstar Primacy

8-20-81

$12000.

9-02-81

$12000.

Gee, Penny

Wheeler Primary

8-20-81

12000.

~8-20-81

12803.

Gieb, Blanche

Van Buren Physical Education

8-20-81

15236.

12411.

Grayson, Kristin

Curriculum Bilingual

8-20-81

12000.

13974.

Greear, Katrinka

Longfellow Physical Education

8-20-81

12411.

Green. —,^6 ----- Douelas-----------

Capitol Hill High Welding

8-20-81

14994.

CERTIFICATE^'-

Crabtree, Glenda

"Capitol Hill Middle Social Studies 8-20-81 ,, j,#' Curriculum Bilingual 8--2O-81

Dewey, Sheila

Alternative Ed. History/Lang. Arts

8-20-81

12411.

Dixon, William

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

18549.

Hale, Sharon

Jackson Language Arts

8-20-81

12803.

Dodson, Terry

Arthur/Bodine Physical Education

8-20-81

12000.

Hankey, Mary

Linwood Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Dunkin, Mary

Horace Mann Preschool

8-20-81

16237.

Harrison, Charlotte

Curriculum Elem. Consultant

8-05-81

25379.

Engel, Al

Douglass Math

8-20-81

17465.

Holt, Deborah

Alternative Ed. Special Education

8-20-81

13032.

Eschler, Evelyn

Bodine Primary

8-20-81

14471.

Horton, Brenda

Dunbar Home Economics

8-20-81

13974.

Eskridge, Walter

Moon Language Arts

8-20-81

12803.

Houtchens, Diane

Douglass Special Education

8-20-81

12769.

Factory, Fred

Jackson Lang. Arts/Soc. St.

8-20-81

18372.

Huff. Gina

Gatewood Kindergarten

8-20-81

12000.

Frank, Ginger

Truman ESL

9-09-81

13666.

Hull, Stephen

Roosevelt Speech/Social St.

8-20-81

12411.

Fuller, Billy

Rogers Orchestra/Vocal M.

8-21-81

12411.

Hutchinson, Sheila

Capitol Hill High Drama/Language Arts

8-20-81

12000.

Fuller, Cheryl

Putnam Heights Primary

8-21-81

12000.

Jennings, Jon

Capitol Hill High Social Studies

8-20-81

12000.

«u.,

471

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CFRTIFICATFD:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNIIAI ;

Munde, Susan

Marshall Spanish/Language A.

8-20-81

$13058.

Jones, Washington

Capitol Hill Middle Special Education

8-20-81

$12600.

Murphy, Alice

Emerson Language Arts

8-20-81

12000.

Kai’lln, Julie

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-12-81

13711.

Negri, Martha

Wheeler Physical Education

8-28-81

13058.

Kelly, Nicholas

Lincoln Intermediate

8-20-81

12000.

Nelson, Suzanne

Hayes Learning Center

8-20-81

12411.

King, Pamela

Jackson Counselor

8-17-8.1

19017.

Phifer, Elaine

Parmelee Primary

8-20-81

12161'.

Laws, Yarbrough

Capitol Hill High Special Education

8-24-81

13032.

Pittman. Cecilia

Putnam Heights Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Littlepage, Gay

Lineoln/Dewey Special Education

8-20-81

15195.

Pogue, Lana

Roosevelt ESAA

8-20-81

14014.

8-20-81

12000.

Qetlah, Ra Tef

Capitol Hill Middle Science

8-20-81

12000.

Mallett, Carol

Lee ■ Kindergarten

Mankins, Donna

Hayes’^ Primary

8-20-81

12803.

Randall, Janelle

Webster Science

8-24-81

12803.

Martin, Terry

Carver Driver Education

9-01-81

12411.

Reich, Danny

Moon Reading

8-20-81

13058.

McCurdy, Cassandra

Douglass Physical Ed./Coach

8-20-81

12000.

Reynolds. William

Rogers Industrial Arts

8-31-81

12000.

McDaniels, Don

Classen Driver Education

8-20-81

16050.

Richard. Linda

Riverside Learning Center

8-20-81

12000.

McGuire, Jeanette

Capitol Hill Middle Reading

8-26-81

14624.

Robbins, Barry

Capitol Hill High Lang. Arts/Soc. Stu.

8-20-81

13974.

Mitchell, Linda

Rogers Physical Education

8-20-81

12411.

Rushing. Don

Children's Hospital D.S.F. 1

9-02-81

21046.

Morris, Agnes

Moon Math

8-20-81

12000.

Scott,’ Elizabeth

Spencer Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Morrison, Tevedous

Garden Oaks/Columbus Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Servis, Lloyd

Emerson Math

8-26-81

12000.

1 - D.S.F. NAME

Facilitator ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE .QAJE

CERTIFICATED:

NAME

SALARY

ANNUAL:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Watkins, David

Northwest Math

8-20-81

$15236.

8-20-81

12000.

8-24-81

$12769.

Weist, Susan

Harrison Intermediate

8-20-81

.19754.

Weyrick, Judith

Telstar Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Marshall Math

8-20-81

12000.

Roosevelt Math

8-20-81

12000.

Smith, Carmeleta

External Funding Speech Pathologist -------- Green Pastures Intermediate

Snodgrass, Patricia

Northeast Science

8-20-81

13058

Southern, Mildred

Westwood Primary

8-20-81

12000.

Spaulding, Linda

Office of Assessment Psvchnmetri st

WiJfey, Naosii . .ST- ¥'

8-20-81

13900.

Wilson, Gale

External Funding Youth Re-entry Pgm.

8-20-81

15236.

Starr, Vemeda

Roosevelt Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

Winfrey, Jeanette

External Funding Speech Pathologist

8-20-81

13545.

Stewart, Dorothy

Rogers Science

8-20-81

18559.

Woodson, Claude

Creston Hills Intermediate

8-20-81

12000.

Stiles, Deanna

Star/Harrison Physical Education

8-25-81

12000.

Wyatt, Darlene

Edwards Intermediate

8-20-81

12000.

Tarpening, Phyllis

Hoover English

8-20-81

13058.

Thomas, Cathy

Jackson Learning Center

8r20-81

13308.

Thomas, Marvin

External Funding Youth Re-entry Pgm.

8-20-81

13058.

Thornton, Paula

Sequoyah Primary

8-21-81

Tucker, Mark

Southeast Social St./Coach

Van Osdoll, Joann

Walton, Jeannetta

Sleeper, Barbara

Virginia

' :

....

ANNUAL:

PROFFSKinNAI OTHFR:

Adelblue, Barbara

External Funding Nurse P.T.

8-20-81

6000.

12000.

Martin, Ellen

Douglass Nurse

8-20-81

12000.

8-20-81

12803.

McKinney, Flora

Jefferson Nurse

8-20-81

12000.

Alternative Ed. Math/Science

8-20-81

12411.

Rogers, Bennie

Moon Nurse

, , I

9-21-81

12900.

t .

Jefferson Special Education

8-20-81

12600.

472

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

MONTHIY:

Howard, Phyllis

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

8-24-81

$ 683.

Johnson, Christy

Linwood LRTA

8-27-81

655.

Moore, Sandra

Parker LRTA

8-25-81

661.

SUPPORT:

Nghiem, Van Nhan

Purchasing Purchasing Clerk

8-31-81

745.

CLERICAL:

Nghiem, Xuan Que

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

665.

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

PROFESSIONAL OTHFR:

Presson, Marcella

External Funding Indian Ed. Advisor

8-20-81

SALARY

$341.50

Baxter. Odessa

Carver Teacher's Aide

8-25-81

608.

Nguyen, Nhung

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

687.

Brown. Bernadlne

Monroe Teacher's Aide

9-04-81

655.

Nguven. Ouano

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

665.

Cottom, Willie 4Dearman, Linda

Johnson Teacher's Aide

9-01-81

655.

Nguyen, Ty Till

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

665.

Stand Watie Attendance Clerk P.T,

8-20-81

330.

Nguven. Van

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

665.

Dorsey, Lucille

Polk Intermediate Aide

9-01-81

681.

Parks, Patty

Monroe Teacher's Aide

9-08-81

655.

Franklin, Kelli

Northeast Science Clerk

9-08-81

660.

Pat, Sitha

Curriculum... Bilingual Aide

8-20-81

665.

Hannon, Pamela

Children's Hospital Instructional Clerk

8-31-81

655.

Patton, Marvina

Lincoln Media Aide P.T.

8-26-81

262.

llatehcoek, Jean

Willard Teacher's Aide

8-20-81

655.

Reddish, Irene

Webster Clerk I P.T.

8-31-81

330.

Highley, Margarita

West Nichols Hills Teacher's Aide P.T.

8-24-81

353.

Russell, Kristi

Marshall Attendance Secy.

8-24-81

672.

Horn, Debbie

Rancho Teacher's Aide

8-31-81

'655.

Smith. Sherrv

Lafayette Principal's Secy.

8-21-81

712.

Howard, Deboi-ah

Accounting Services Bookkeeper/Secretarv

9-03-81

665.

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SUPPORT:

8-31-81

771.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

'Souvannavong, Phokham

NAME

^Sc KTHLY:

CLERICAL: Starr, Angela

■s

^Dunbar Teacher's Aide

9-08-81

$ 655.

1^-03-81

655.

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE SALARY DATE ----------------- i

Bond, Mildred

Helper

8-25-81

$ 3.93

Brooks, Nancy

Cook

8-25-81

4.05

Brown, Ruby

Helper

8-27-81

3.93

Cleveland, Shelia

Helper

8-27-81

3.93

Cooks, Shirley

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Cornelius, Margie

Helper

8-26-81

3.93

Steward, Gisele

King LRTA

Tobin. Nene

Edgemere Attendance Clerk P.T.

*""" 8-25-81

330.

1 ! i

Tooley, Eric

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

8-31-81

341.50

Walker, Lillie

Pierce Media,.Aide P.T.

9-02-81

267.60

Detamore, Mary

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

York, Angie

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

8-24-81

346.50

Dickerson, Mary

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Dolan, Betty

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

HOURLY:

Dunham, Nora

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Dunn, Carlesia

Helper

8-27-81

3.93

(

X .,

i j

ii i !

FOOD SERVICE:

.. . •'

Akey, Audrey

Helper

8-25-81

$ 3.93

Allen, Bobbie

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Espinoza, Barbara

Helper

8-26-81

3.93

Barham, Hazel

Helper

8-31-61

3.93

Franklin, Gertrude

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Benardello, Jenny

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Frazeier, Patty

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Berry, Beulah

Helper

8-27-81

3.93

Gallaha, Bealie

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Bollinger, Sharon

Cook

8-25-81

4.05

Gethers, Sallie

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

i1 1

473

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd______________ ____________________________________

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

< NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Laekie, Clistie

Helper

8-25-81

$ 3.93

HOURLY:

Locke, Svlvi a

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Lozada, Dolores

Helper

9-01-81

'L22

SUPPORT:

FOOD SERVICE:

NAME

Goldman, Pamela

Helper

8-25-81

$ 3.93

Goodman, Gwanda

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

McConnell, Louise

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Green, Debbie

Helpei’

8-25-81

3.93

Minyard, Gertiemae

Helper

8-25-81

U23

Green, Delores

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Monroe, Linnie

Helper

8-28-81

JL92

Gregersen, Illa

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Moore, Mary

Helper

8-25-81

...^222

Haynes, Debra

Helper <£■

8-25-81

3.93

Murmam, Lovanda

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Jaekson, Mary

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

O'Hagan, Jewell

Helper

8-25-81

James, Elizabeth

ir Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Partridge, Nadine

Helpei’

8-25-81

3.93

Johnson, Brenda

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Patton. Marvlna

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Johnson, Essie

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Phillips, Brandon

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Jones, Equilla

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Potter, Zella

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Joseph, Kathryn

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Ramirez, Olympia

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Kanie, Mary

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Rawlings, Phyllis

Helper

8-28-81

3.93

Keithley, Avalon

Key Person

8-13-81

4.05

Riley, June

Helper

9-01-81

3.93

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

____

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

’"V.

Williams. Elaine

Helper

8-47-81

HOURLY:

Williams, Lavella

Helper

8-25-81

SUPBORT:

FOOD SERVICE:

. $ 3.93

___

Rollans, Joyce

Helper

8-25-81

$ 3.93

Williams, Meoma

Cook

8-25-81

4.05

Sam, Ramona

Helper

8-25-81

■^3.93

Wilson, Karen

Helper

8-25-81

3-93

Sarrio, Susan

Helper

8-25-81

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Scherer, Susan

Heiner

.8-25-81

3.93

Seay, Ray

Helper - *•

8-25-81

3.93

Smith, Terri

Helper

8-26-81

3.93

Ross. Trov

Warehouse Worker

8-24-81

$ 714.

Smith, Verna

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Schroeder, Susan

Driver/ Warehouse Worker

8-21-81

806.

Stevenson, Frances

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

Teague, Paula

Helper

8-25-81

3.93

TRANSPORTATION:

Teal, Debbie

Helper

£-25-81

3.93

Carter, Cris

Bus Driver

8-24-81

448.

Thompson, Patsy

Kev Person

8-31-81

4.05

Dobbins, George

Bus Driver

8-26-81

448.

Walker, Patricia

Heiner

8-25-81

3.93

Ledford, Sarali

Bus Driver

8-26-81

448.

Whitman, Joie

Helper

• 8-25-81

3.93

Lusk. Alfreds

Bus Driver

8-20-81

330.

Williams, Alberta

Baker

8-25-81

4.05

Miller. La Homa

Bus Driver

8-21-81

354.

3.93 ~

e.,Jhe lma ------------------

MONTHLY:

SUPPLY:

474

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

WORT;

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

MimilLYi

SERVICE:,

TRANSPORTATION;

SALARY

MONTHLY:

Dotson, Herbert

Putnam Heights Custodial Worker

9-03-81

$ 468

Foreman, Rickie

All Schools Custodian

8-25-81

1006.

Miller, Robert

Bus Driver

Mishlon, Anthony

Bus Driver

Greer, James

All Schools Custodial Worker

8-26-81

650,

Perry .. .Lee

Bus Driver

Kellum, Frank

All Schools Custodial Worker

8-27-81

650,

Steeler, Leo

Bus Driver

Morgan, Maryn

Davis Custodial Worker

8-31-81

87X

Walker, Walter

Bus Driver

Starr, David

Grant Custodial Worker

9-04-81

Wickware, Mark

Bus Driver

Wainscott, David

Adams Custodial Worker

9-01-81

if Durham, Percy

Bus Driver

Gilmore, Eugene

Bus Driver

Jackson, Benjamin

Bus Driver

Ford, Marty

Hawthorne; Custodial Worker

8-24-81

$ 3.93

Lewis, Cerola

Bus Driver

Hawkins, John

Oakridge Custodial Worker

9-02-81

.3,93

Louie, Ann

Bus Driver

Johnson, Donald

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

8-25-81

3.93

Metcalf, Clyde

Bus Driver

New, R.B.

Rogers Custodial Worker

8-25-81

1221

Smith, Alfred

Bus.Bri.Yer.

Uichols, Betty

Hayes Custodial Worker

9-01-81

3.93

Pickett, Raymond

West Nichols Hills Custodial Worker

9-01-81

3.93

8-27-81

HOURLY:

ASSfifiMMENT

NAME

650.

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

MAINTENANCE:

Hayes, Donald

MONTHLY: Carpenter

X.,

’,. *8-21-81

$ 1215.

CAMPUS POLICE:

■ ST- ¥1 ■

Mack, Gwendolyn

Dispatcher

9-08-81

725.

McAlister, Michael

Stationary Officer

9-07-81

739.

475

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

CERTIFICATED-

Coker, Edward

Truman Intermediate

8-24-81

Creel, Joyce

Johnson/Telstar C.O.T.A. 1

5-29-81

Baker, Martha

Nichols Hills Media Center Aide

6-05-81

Helderman, Martha

Marshall Math

5-29-81

Bruning, Bertha

Polk Learning Ctr. Aide

5-29-81

McCool, Helen

Taft Science

9-04-81

Byrd, Christine

Children's Hospital Teacher's Aide

5-29-81

Perry,.. Jacqueline

Gatewood Primal?/-

9-15-81

Gaddy, Rosa

Employment Services Secretary V

9-11-81

Rich, Irene

Rogers Gifted/Talented

5-29-81

Hankey, Mary

Linwood LRTA

5-29-81

Tucker, Linda

Pupil Services Speech1 Pathologist

5-29-81

Murdock, Bertha

Johnson Teacher's Aide

5-29-81

Von Merveldt, Michael

Webster Resource

5-29-81

Nguven. Tu Minh

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

5-28-81

Whenry, Dorothe

Shidler Special Education

5-29-81

Pickett, Patricia

West Nichols Hills Teacher's Aide

8-21-81

Rudkin, Rose

Southern Hills Principal's Secy.

9-09-81

Williams, Tina

Lincoln Attendance Clerk

6-08-81

Helper

8-25-81

CLERICAL:

PR0FFSSK1NAI OTHFR-

Baker, Frank

Classen Electricity

Shanker, Shirley

School Volunteer Ser. 5-29-81 Volunteer Assistant

8-25-81 FOOD SERVICE: ■ Joseph, Kathryn

JR.' 1 - C.O.T.A. - Certified C ccupational Therapist Assistant NAME

assignm ent

EFFECTIVE DATE

! SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

Maxwell. Raleirh

Bus Driver

5-28-81

TRANSPORTATION:

Miller, Bruce

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Myers, R.B.

Bus Driver

8-24-81

s........

Alavinjed, Donna

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Brown, Timothy

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Ragsdale, Deborah— -

Bus Driver

8-19-81

Collins, Beverly

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Simpson, Sue

Bus Driver

5-29-81

Conley, Iris

- ■< Bus Driver

5*28-81

Smi th, Cathedral

Bus Driver

5-28-81

' Graham, Nolan

Bus Driver

8-21-81

Tate, Alfonzo

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Greer, William

Bus Driver

5-21-81

Hill, Kenneth

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Jackson, Don

Bus Driver

8-19-81

Bennett, Michael

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-21-81

James, Carl

Bus Driver

8-19-81

Butler, Betty

Jackson Custodial Worker’

8-14-81

Jernigin, Dawn

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Ford, Marty 5'-

Hawthorne Custodial Worker

6-10-81

Johnson, Lonell

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Gamble, Terrv

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-20-81

Jones, Leo

Bus Driver

8-19-81

Gilliam, Odles

Custodial Services Custodian

8-25-81

Kelham, John

Bus Driver

5-28-81

Golston, Jesse

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-24-81

Ledford, Sarah

Bus Driver

8-28-81

Kayode, Johnson

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-26-81

-------------

SERVICE:

SALARY

476

MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

â€œpers onnel

TERMINATIONS

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY ;

SUPPORT:

SERVICE:

Kayode, Odeseye

Quail Creek Custodial Worker

8-25-81

Keeton, Paul

Madison Custodial Worker

9-04-81

Kins, Reginald

Rogers Custodial Worker

8-21-81

Mukes, Larry

Horace Mann Custodial Worker

8-19-81

Newhouse. Millam

Harding Custodial Worker

8-18-81

Newton, Tracy

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-25-81

Upshaw, Adolph

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-19-81

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CERTIFICATED: PARENTAL LFAVF:

Taft Math

Young, Kathy

8-19-81

.. <"\sMEDICAI IFAVF:

Cohlmia, Stefania

Webster *?,5Special Education

8-19-81

DECEASED: ADMINISTRATIVE:

Jones, Washington

Star Spencer Assistant Principal

8-21-81

Curriculum E.S.L.

5-29-81

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-25-81

CERTIFICATED:

Chandler, Barbara.

SUPPORT:

Mapp, Francis

SALARY

NAME

477

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1981, AT 3:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Hugh B. Ginn, Executive Administrative Assistant; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; and a representative from the news media.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Call to Order I Roll Call

SPECIAL BUSINESS

Before presenting Mr. Robert Dennis, Secretary, Oklahoma County Election Board, Mr. Donwerth stated the purpose of the meeting - to review a resolution prepared by the Oklahoma County Election Board establishing seven (7) Election Districts for Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, to be effective October 1, 1981.

Purpose of Meeting

In his presentation, Mr. Dennis referred to the State Statute which provides that the County Election Board divide the school district into seven (7) Election Districts. He talked about the boundaries, population and percentage with regard to each district. Using a map, Mr. Dennis pointed out the Election Districts as they had been drawn to be presented to the County Election Board for approval. He then asked for comments or suggestions from members of the Board. Some board members expressed total agreement with the boundaries as they were drawn and others suggested minor changes, to which Mr. Dennis agreed could be done and still maintain the percentages as necessary.

He concluded by stating that the final draft would be presented to the County Election Board later that evening for their approval.

The folTow,ing motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for copsideration at the October 5 meeting of the Board:

"I move that we join with any schaoXÂť,bjpard in defending the lawsuit brought by the Commissioners^ the Lan Suffice against the school districts..of^this state."

For Consideration at the October 5 Meeting of the Board

Mrs. Brody commented on the importance of defending the lawsuit so stated.

Mr. Donwerth indicated that the moti^Kiatpjjld be on the agenda for the October 5

meeting. ADJOURNMENT

A motion to-adjourn was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. (Mrs. Hill departed the meeting at 4:10 p.m.) Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

R. #335 Adjournment 4:20 p.m.

478

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1981 - CONT'D

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: 1COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

479

MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, OCTOBER 5, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that six of the seven board members were present. entered the meeting at 7:10 p.m.)

(Mrs. Darrell

Roll Call

MINUTES UF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the minutes of September 14, September 21 and September 29, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #336 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hermes commented that she visited Webster Middle School at the request of Beverly Horne, a teacher who had planned a very interesting experience for the children by inviting Dri. Payzant; Vern Moore, Director of Middle Schools, the principal and her to talk to the children and give them a firsthand idea of how administration is handed the chain of command, finally to the students and their parents, and then ■fiack’again to board members; that it was interesting to note that at the last board meeting $48,000 was approved for the purchase of paper supplies such as hall passes, etc., and^-the children werg quite surprised to know that every time they ripped,off a hall pass it meant that as taxpayers their parents would have to pay for them. She added that she really enjoyed her visit to Webster School and thought that Ms. Horne was doing an excellent job of informinq^-t^e^children.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Hermes alsoh4£ated that Open Houses for elementary schools were held the past week and Edgemere School-*’? Open House was well attended; that at Edgemere they needed to get the Oriental parents more involved, but that would come through note-writing and they were working on that. Mrs. Hill stated that she had received a fcrtrlTe’fflRfrom Linwood School, along with a directory, and she thought it was something gojjcMn the~adgertising of their school to the neighborhoods as well as a good instrument to he^fimprove the image of the public schools. She also commented with regard to students who got transferred to Northwest by Board action a year ago; that the Board approved that ninth graders could enroll at Northwest that year and finish high school there; that she had been informed that some students that afternoon at the sixth hour had received a note saying "you may no longer attend Northwest; you have to go down arid apply for a transfer and you have to do it early ini the morning or you will be at Northeast on Wednesday." Mrs. Hill added that the message had been received by a student who was even a junior and she could not understand why persons in the Attendance and Transfers office were telling students they could not attend school at Northwest, when they were there by Board action.

Dr. Payzant replied that“he would check into the situation; that all of the transfers were reviewed to make sure that people were not in schools on transfers from fictitious addresses, but it was quite clear that the ninth grade students who came in under the sibling clause last year would be allowed to continue*-but not the new ninth graders for the current year.

Comments Mrs. Hill

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COMMITTEE REPORTS -BOARD MEMBERS1 COMMENTS cont'd

xMrs.. Hi IT commented further that when the Board changed the boundary lines a year ago, the Monroe area was transferred to Northeast and apparently those students who were living there were the ones who received the memo in the afternoon. She added that it was not necessarily convenient for parents to come to the Administration Building as early as seven or eight o'clock in the morning for a transfer. Ms:. (Betty) Mason, Director of High Schools, stated that they would check the specific incident as reported by Mrs. Hill, but computer print-outs from the Data Processing Department had been sent to all of the high schools in the district asking them to check the addresses according to the computer print-out to ascertain whether a child was illegally enrolled in a particular school; that they had been asked to check the addresses and send in a verification of the findings, if, in fact, the students were not supposed to be there. She added that she believed the misunderstanding had occurred as the result of the print-outs having been sent to all of the schools. Ms. Mason also said that they would work all the way back and see where the error really did take place. Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr, Hamm stated that he, Mrs. Hermes and Mrs. Darrell attended the District 7, Oklahoma State School Boards Association meeting at Millwood and at that meeting they submitted a motion that was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell at the 1-89 meeting that they join in defending the lawsuit brought by the Commissioners of the Ljmd Office against the school districts of the state; that the motion was voted on at th’at meeting and was approved to be presented to the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association at their next meeting.

There was some discussion as to whether too late to give due consideration with, responded that it would be late but she problem and anytime they wanted to join Comments Mr. Donwerth

the meeting 'of the Board of Directors would be regard to the motion, to which Mrs. Brody thought the issue would probably be an ongoing in they would be welcomed.

Mr. Donwerth commented briefly on a newspaper article in The Daily Oklahoman by Jim Ki 1 lackey pertaining to the Oklahoma City Public Schools,and stated that he wanted to publicly thank Mr. Ki 1 lackey for the article. HEARINGS The following persons addressed the Board: 1.

Michael L. Winters

Jack Winters

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''‘‘A..

Art Hill

.r/-r.

Mr. Michael Winters spoke regarding a concern that a Fifth Year Center be placed in the south part of town and plans to sutmii-t^a petition supporting that interest. Mr. Jack Winders' remarks pertained to his visit to three elementary schools and some things he' sbSefVed in those buildings. Mr. Hill spoke in the interest o^f the lease of Orchard Park School building to the Native American Center and the need;to serve Indian students who are not in the public schools.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

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Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley stated, that there were no matters of litigation to report.

Treasurer's Report

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Tony Scott, Northwest Classen Industrial Arts Teacher, Industrial Arts Conference, Pittsburg, KS, October 2-3, 1981. Confirmation.

(b)

Rosetta Culpepper, Teacher, Northeast High School, CVE Home Economics Conference and Workshop, Kansas City, MO, October 4-6, 1981.

(c)

Shirley Swanson, Teacher, Dunbar Center, Brown and Gold Conference, Lubbock, TX, October 6-8, 1981.

(d)

Carole Willis, Coordinator-Indian Education; Cynthia Hernandez, Parent Committee Representative, National Indian Education Association Conference, Portland, OR, October 12-14, 1981.

(e)

Donald A. Price, Director, External Funding, Tenth Quincy Conference, Quincy, IL, October 14-17, 1981.

(f)

Bob Royse, Principal, Rockwood Elementary School, PDK 39th Biennial Council and Fifth#International Conference on Educational Issues, Chicago, IL, October 22-25, 1981.â€™

(g)

Jeslse Lindley, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services; Maree Tarver, Administrator - Title I, Exploring the Instructional Use of Microcomputers in Schools, Denver, CO, October 27-30, 1981.

(h)

John Hatfield, Community Education Specialist, National Adult Education Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 17-November 1, 1981.

(i)

Martha Nell Dodson, Principal, Jefferson Middle School, National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL, November 4-7, 1981.

(j)

Tonya Trimble, Staff Development Specialist, Monroe Training Complex, National Council of States on Inservice Education, New Orleans, LA, November 14-18, 1981.

R. #337 Professional Trips Approved

At School District Expense

(l) (m)

H. Savage, Administrator for Employee Relations, Personnel Services, Northeastern Oklahoma Negotiators, Broken Arrow, OK, September 15-16, 1981. Confi rmation. .. Jim Cox?, Industrial Arts Consultant, Industrial Arts Conference, Pittsburg',' KS, October 2-3, 1981. Confirmation. Gene Steiger, Special Project^tfminisTrertor,*'External Funding, Education Funding Research Conference, Dallas, TX, October 16, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. DarrelT^-ygs; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion^arrted.

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs? I^fiies that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for a grant and program as follows: A Support Program for Emotionally Disturbed Children - Under Public Law 95-142 Education for the Handicapped Act.

R. #338 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Agenda Item Wi thdrawn

5With regard to the next item on the agenda, Dr. Payzant stated that he had received a call from Ms. Sherryl McGuire of^Celebrations! Educational Services, Inc., and Celebrations and the Linwood Neighborhood Association had decided to withdraw their proposal for the extended day program at Linwood School and had asked that he withdraw the item from his report and therefore he was asking the Board to withdraw it from the agenda. "Recommend Policy KG, Community Use of School Facilities, and the schedule for school facility use (Schedule I - Elementary Schools - Class IV) contained therein be used to determine the fees for the Linwood Neighborhood Association and Celebrations! Educational Services, Inc., to rent space for an after-school program at Linwood School." After Mrs. Hermes inquired as to the reason they were withdrawing, Dr. Payzant replied that they did not want any action on the proposal along the lines that he had told them, that he would have to recommend at that point, and with the current budget and setup that they had, they were not in a position to pay the fee that would be required in the Use of Facilities policy of $10 an hour for each classroom; so rather than have the Board consider that proposal and take a specific action of that kind, they wanted to take another look and see if there were other possible ways to go. Mrs. Hil1 commented that she had talked with some members of the Linwood Neighborhood Association and they felt like they could not actually afford $30 an hour, as what was recommended, but she thought it was a good idea and if something could ever be considered with maybe a lower fee, it would be a good service for the rieighborhiood.

R. #339 Authorization to Add Teaching Positions

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for authorization to add fifteen (15) teaching positions to the 1981-82 budget allocation to reduce class size in schools with increased enrollment. Commenting on the item for consideration, Dr. Payzant stated that he had provided to members of the Board an updated membership report and’from looking at the figures they could see that they were only 89 students, as of the past Friday, below the number that was enrolled in the district on October 1 a year ago, which meant that it was good news, that there was not the enrollment decline that was projected; however, the other side of the coin was that there were some crowded classes. He mentioned that the Board would recall that when the budget was approved there was a contingency fund of twenty-two (22) teaching positions to allot to schools based on ênjolj.ment exceeding projections; that he had very quickly used those positions up during the first several weeks of the school year and therefore he was requesting fifteen (15) additional positions that hopefully would meet the needs for the balance ... of school year as./the result of the enrollment increase. Mrs. xHiTK;.asked if they would be in elementary, middle or high school? Dr. Payzant replied that of the^rfjrst twenty-two (22) positions that were' in the contingency fupdâbout eighteen (18) of them went to elementary, a combination of kindergartensR^f the grades 1 through 4; that in the second group of positions, there would be a large number that would go to middle schools and one or two to the high schools, but,overall the bulXôf^the positions had gone into kindergarten and the grades 1 through 4 where the biqde-r^.ijicreases were. there and the middle schools. Dr. Hamm commented that he thought adding^teachers'waâ lot more pleasurable process than reducing positions and those were the kind’ o/*^rroblems that he thought they should welcome with open arms even if they had to request a" supplemental’budget.

Mrs. Hermes stated that she wanted to request that Dr. Payzant and his staff look over the past three and four years of projected enrollment and actual teaching slots; that it was a third year in arow that some of the inner-city schools had been projected at 100 children below what actually appeared; that it was extremely disruptive after seven weeks of school to have those children taken away from their teacher and put in another room. She added that she understood that they could not be exactbut there were evidently some schools that were forming patterns that they would be over the projection, and perhaps their projection could be overestimated the next year or a new projection limit put on those particular schools. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes;. Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Before consideration of the next item on the agenda, Dr. Payzant stated that at the last*Board meeting a Mr. Samuel C. Black asked the Board for an exception to the Board policy which prohibited district officials from signing 1-20 Forms for nonimmigrant status, for individuals who come into the country for the purpose of education; that as the result of that request the Board asked its attorney to review the law in that area and members had received a copy of his opinion, and based on that opinion he was recommending that they not grant the exception to their policy but that Mr. Black be informed that the child would be admitted to public schools if he would adoptor obtain legal guardianship of the child.

R. #340 Denial of Request for Exception to Policy JECBA

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill to deny the request from Samuel C. Black for an exception to Policy JECBA which prohibits district officials from signing Immigration and Naturalization Service Form 1-20. Mrs., Hermes asked if the legal document that would prove that the child was being adopted or was legally a ward of the parent the same document that was required for transfers within the district? After Mr. Bleakley answered that it would be the same document, Mrs. Hermes stated that she had a concern because some of the parents who had tried to get transfers on Affidavits of Support had been denied those transfers.

Dr. Payzant explained that if someone adopted a child, that was pretty clear, but if it was legal guardianship, then the person would have to sign the Affidavit of Support; that he arid some members of the staff had worked with Mr. Bleakley to redo the’ Affidavit of Support form in trying to make it more stringent and require of the people who sign it more information about the basis of their legal guardianship. ir

Replacement on Staff

Development Advisory Committee

At the last meeting you approved the Staff Development Advisory Committee. One of the nominees submitted by Mr. Donwerth indicated that she would be unable to serve after the list was presented to the Board. I wanted to bring it to the attention of the Board so that it would be included in, the record that the person who was on the original list, Linda Ferguson, will be replaced by Jane McDonald. 2c' ^-Sta'ff "Salary Schedule Policy Extended Cost The-second item I have to report on is your request at the last meeting for information concern+rfg^a projected cost should out-of-state experience be granted to teachers who are employed prior to the March 19, 1980 cutoff date which is in your policy and was under consideration at the last Board meeting. This figure can change with’ each new report^rec^Tve^from-the State Department concerning review of teachers1' past experience and what the state is going to grant credit for, but basBtl^®© our projections of this week and current state reports, if you were to extend that policy.to all people who were hired prior to March of 1980, you would be talking about arsadditional $55,000 to $56,000 a year in salary cost. And at this point I cannot recbrrtffegd that you expend that amount of money, particularly with the addition of teSQTmg'qa^jtions and at this date in the year not knowing exactly what our financial position wi-TT-be with income through the end of the fiscal year, which of course issfJune-*30«4-wr/Ffte cost for providing the extra credit on your new policy for people hired ?ihoe March of 1980 worked out to $5732.00. So you are talking about that amount to implement the policy as you approved it. If you^were'to extend to all people who qualified, it would be an additional $55,000 to $56,000.

Update on Test Scores

The third matter I wanted to report to you concerns an update on the report given on test scores at the last Board meeting. One of the questions that you raised which I was unable to answer was related to the apparent drop-in test scores at the middle school grades when scores were up’in most other grade levels across . the district. I had already asked the staff to begin looking at that question in an attempt to find some answers, and I also asked the staff to compute the figures concerning the number of students who had scored at or above the national average in math where we had reported what students had done in reading. The news in math is as good as it was in reading and follows the same pattern showing a steady increase over the last two years in the percentage of our students taking the test who score at or above the national average. As it worked out, it was 45 percent for both. The other thing that we found out which perhaps explains in part the discrepancy in the middle school test scores is that we had used two different approaches to computing the median scores for the 1980-81 results only for the middle school scores. The manner in which we computed scores for grades K through 5 and 9 through 12 used the same base for the 1980 year and the 1981 year.

Remarks Superintendent

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Remarks Supe rintendent cont1 d

Dr. Payzant continued:

Update on Test Scores cont'd I don't want to confuse you with a lot of technical information about statistical method, but essentially in method one which was used for computing the grades K through 5 and 9 through 12 scores in 1980 and 1981 and the middle school scores for 1981, we took the individual raw scores of each student, averaged them and converted them to a percentile to produce a school percentile rank. We then took the school percentiles, ranked them and calculated a median to produce the district median percentile. In the second method the approach is slightly different. You take the individual raw scores of the students, convert them to percentiles and then you rank them and calculate a median to produce the school percentile rank. The second step is to take the individual raw scores, convert them to percentiles, rank them and calculate a median to produce the district median percentile.

Those slight differences lead you to really comparing unlike basis with respect only to the middle school scores for grades 6, 7 and 8 for the two years, and really to get a very clear comparison of progress made you must have the same method in your calculations with scores from both years. This was done inadvertently at the middle school level, but what you can see from the report that I have given you is that the picture looks a little bit better for our middle school scores for grades 6, 7 and 8 for 1981 than we reported to you two weeks ago. The reason for that is that the net effect of applying the same statistical calculation to the 1980 scores'is that it lowers the 1980 scores slightly so that the net difference looks better for 1981 scores.

In terms of the overall picture, it doesn't make a significant difference in what happened with the scores this year, but it does call to our attention the need to take care next year to be sure that we use precisely the same method for calculating scores for the two-year period. We are planning to refine our computer program and in so doing to reanalyze the test results of this year to provide a base line for making finer distinctions in data comparisons in the future. To give you an example of the kind of thing we are talking about, if you were to measure something on a scale and you had two scales, one which measured in ounces and the other which measured in pounds, you are going to get the same overall result but the weight in ounces will give you finer distinctions than the scale ,wXhat weighs only in pounds. Arid that is what we are talking about, making finer distinctions and finer discriminations. So as we look at our computer program for next year, we will use that approach which allows us to make finer distinctions ^'that will thereby, give us better information to work with, to analyze the gains and lpsses that groups of students make. As we do that, a year from now it could 'cMrfrgg the 1981 scores and not report them in the exact same way that they were repor£ed"‘this year. Whether ttofe^variance will show additional gains or losses, we won't know until we apply the calculation using the modified computer program. I wanpresent this to you so that you would be better, aware of what was going on. I don't present it in any way to make you concerned about the incredibility of the scores. They arefvejgy creditable. The only thing that I was uncomfortable with was that with the middle-school scores we were using two different bases of comparison which we should not’enake/’/Andjiow as presented in the supplement, you see a report that for the middle ^..chool s' compares the two sets of scores for 1980 and 1981, using the same basis of’computation just as was used on the K through 5 scores and the 9 through 12 scores/

PERSONNEL REPORT

R. #341 Personnel Approved

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the persons listed in the Personnel Report be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the approriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill to approve Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of September payrolls and authorization of October payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for September 14-25, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Purchasi ng

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following purchasing items: 1.

Ceiling Tile

R. #342 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

R. #343 Approval of Purchasing

(Removed from approval by substitute motion.)

Purchase of ceiling tile for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from the Denman Company, Inc., which submitted the only quotation (7 mailed - 1 returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,540 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Canvas

Purchase of canvas for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) fronrOklahoma Upholstery Supply, Inc., which submitted the low quotation (8 mailed - 2 returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,500 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Towels

Purchase of towels for use in physical education classes at all high schools and middle schools from Southeastern Textile Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications (16 mailed - 8 returned). This purchase in the amount of $5,547.40 is to be charged to Account G650.01. 4.

Hardware Equipment

Purchase of hardware equipment and supplies (power saws, drills, bits, nail sets, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (10 mailed - 2 returned):

Rice Machinery Company 'Hart Industrial Supply Company

Total

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295.60 1,061.57

$ 1 ,357.17

These purchases are to be charggd'to AccounT_B'L5620.05. 5.

Teaching Adfl’F**^ Purchase of teaching aids (cassettes, manuals, scales, and textbooks) for use by External Funding (Indochinese) frOffl^inguametrics (available only from designated publisher/distributor). This expendit4?fe"1<n'st!he amount of $1,898.10 is to be

charged to Account 240.01, Indochines, and has beerr~app roved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. ~ 6.

Pump Parts and Hardware Supplies ■*».

Purchase of pump parts and miscellaneous hardware supplies (pulls, couplers, impeller:pumps, nuts, and rivets) for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance/ Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (10 mailed - 5 returned):

Herbert Helmus & Son, Inc. Mideke Supply Company Boltons, Inc. • “

320.10 13,533.30 _____ 60.00

Total

$13,913.40

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

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Purchasi ng R. #343 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Iron and Steel Purchase of iron and steel for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (16 mailed - 8 returned):

Steel Supply Company Castle Metal Vincent Brass &Aluminum Company Zelrich Steel Company Agnew Steel

314.52 861.84 801.96 2,256.42 219.00

$ 4,453.74

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Permission to Place Orders Permission to place orders for Central Food Services Department with companies which have submitted quotations as follows: Todd Brokerage K^eth & Associates j. R. Simplot Swift & Company Oscar Mayer Jack Curren Kemper Foods Fred's Frozen Foods Wilson Foods

Staples , Canned & Frozen Foods

Southern Coffee & Restaurant Supply Cardinal Paper Company Command Sales Tyler-Simpson Company Carpenter Paper Company Morrison Paper Company

Miscellaneous Cafeteria Supplies " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

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9. Repair of Food Service Van •;<;(,.Confirmation approval for repair of a Chevrolet food service van (0746) by ’"’Horton Motors, Inc., who submitted the low estimate (three estimates received). This purchase in the amount of $1080.00 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

10.

Athletic Equi prrient

PurchaTeDf athletic equipmen-Uand^supplies (practice trunks, basketballs, baseballs, warm-up suits, ^ractice imiTorms, headgear, etc.) for use at Northeast High Sc^gol from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on spectfiOrPhins (18 mailed - 8 returned):

Dan McGee Sporting^oods, Inc. U. S. Athletic Supply Company, Inc. Arrow Shoe Company -—Champion Products Play Sports Activities Company

540.62 601.62 283.45 879.96 _____ 858.80 $

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Total

3,164.45

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.03.

11.

Step Van

Purchase of a step van for use by Supply and Distribution from King GMC Truck, Inc.,^which submitted the low quotation (14 mailed - 2 returned). This purchase in the amount of $12,271.24 is to be charged to Account BL6030.il.

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Purchasing

R. #343 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Substitute Motion Stating that she had a concern about Item 1 because there were seven invitations to bid mailed and only one returned, Mrs. Hermes then made a substitute motion which was seconded by Mrs. Brody, "to remove Item I from the motion for approval of the purchasing i terns."

After being asked to comment regarding the bid, Mr. Allen, Purchasing Manager, explained the practice that is used by the Purchasing Department in preparing mailing lists for bidders, the fact that apparently only one person was interested in the $1500 bid, the pbssibility of contacting some out-of-state vendors and also polling the vendors that were sent invitations to bid and did not respond, and other. He added that he would be happy to rebid the item.

There was further discussion between members of the Board; Dr. Stripling, Director of School Pl.ant Services, and Mr. Allen with regard to the need to buy the same kind of tile that the district already had in stock, if the supply was low, the possibility of contacting persons in smaller cities who could supply the tile, and other. Following the discussion, Mr. Donwerth asked for the roll call on the substitute motion, which was as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hi 11,^ yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the substitute motion carried. In discussing the original motion with deletion of Item 1, Mrs. Hermes inquired about the lateness of the order in Item 5 of bilingual material, to which Dr. Payzant responded that the official document for authorization to spend the money had just been received.

Mrs. Darrell expressed a concern also about the number of bids returned on purchasing items in general and updating.-the mailing list for.'bidders-. '

Mr. Allen stated that the bid lists are updated, described the' form tha't is mailed to bidders requesting information as to whether they want to be retained?dn ' the bid list, and he further explained the practice of removing a vendor from the bid list after they have been sent an invitation to bid three times in succession on the same item and do not respond. There was also discussion about the lapse in time from when a bid is submitted and payment is made, as to the possibility that this process could be a factor in vendors bids.

Responding to an inquiry from Mrs. Darrell about Item 11, purchase of a vehicle with fourteen"'(4 4) bids mailed.^nd two (2) returned, Dr. Payzant stated that during the last two years, at least, the district had experienced like bidding on vehicles, which generally'related to the dealer being able to deliver what was specified and whether the dealer happened to have the vehicleM^^tpeJc On roll call for.tlie original motion with the deletion of Item 1, the votes were as follows: Mrs.â€? Brody? yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes^and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

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A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darbe-11 for acceptance of the low bid and the awarding of a contract to Corley Construction, Inc., for the bus parking lot addition at Star Spejicer High School. This contract in the amount of $22,861.95 is to be charged to Bond Account 1414. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #344 Approval of Low Bid for Bus Parking Lot Addition

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

L #345 lotion Failed Re Irchard Park

Motion made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody at the September 8, 1981; ^meeting and carried over from the September 21 meeting for consideration on October 5, 1981:

"I move that we delete Orchard Park from Group II of the advertised properties to be sold."

Before consideration of the item as printed, Dr. Payzant stated that he would briefly summarize answers to the questions that the Board raised of the Attorney at the last meeting. He referred to the question which dealt with the Attorney's interpretation of the law with respect to leasing the Orchard Park facility to a nonprofit organization, which was what the Native American Center was, based on the information that representatives from that organization presented to the Board. Dr. Payzant stated that because they were a nonprofit organization, they would not be in the same category as a state-affiliated organization or institution, which OSU Tech is; that because they were a nonprofit organization the district, if it chose to lease the facility to the Native American Center, would have to do so on a bid basis; that the option to negotiate a lease with the Center prior to going through a public bid would not be in accordance with the law. He then spoke to the request that the Attorney look at the private school issue with respect to the alternative program at the Native American Center and its relationship to thÂŁ Board policy which refers to the district not making space available to a private school, stating that the Attorney, in essence, said that it was a matter of fact, and if indeed the young people who were enrolled in that alternative educational program were enrolled in part to meet the requirements of the state compulsory school attendance law, then by virtue of that fact, they were in effect in a school which was not a public school and thereby was a private school. In summary, Dr. Payzant stated that he thought the issues before the Board were (1) did they want to abide by their earlier decision which would first put the property up for public sale; (2) if they did not want to do that but rather consider leasing the building, they would have to do so by public bid; and (3) if the Native American Center should be the successful bidder for a lease, then unless they changed their existing policy, it would have to be their understanding that the Native American Center would not run a private school program at that'facility. He added that his original recommendation was to-see whether ^he property would bring an amount that the district would deem worthwhile selling it for, and failing that his next position would be to go for a lease, and there he thought they would have to be governed by the law and go through the public bidding procedure, and if they were not governed by that, would be fine to negotiate with the Native American Center; however, he 'also stated that if they should go that route, the understanding would have to be that if the Native American Center was the successful bidder for the lease, they would not .... ope>a<e a private school. Mrs.'DarrqlJ inquired as to the arrangement the Native American Center currently had with the district in regard to thew^ease^J-iow long they had been on that arrangement, and if they had been operating^-the same kirRTof program during the term of the lease?

Mr. Shepardr>D?>ector, Business Management and Operations, replied that the Orchard

Park building was leased to.the Native American Center for a nominal fee of $20.00 a month, insurance, maintenancfe-aijd operation of the building itself; the arrangement had been in effect for three yeanee 1978: that they, along with all other tenants, an^Was far as he knew, the program had been were put on a 30-day notice last sprtrrg an^^as the same during the time they had occupied the bulTcTn^g. Mr. Donwerth noted, however, that it had been indicated that the Native American Center did have a different program than what was initially provided at the time of the original lease.

Dr. Hamm inquired about the substitute motion that was made at the September 21 meeting as opposed to the original motion as printed in the agenda, after which Dr. Payzant explained that Mrs. Darrell's motion was the umbrella motion and therefore was carried over. He also, again, referred to the Attorney's opinion with regard to the issue ..being considered.

Mrs. Darrell commented that it was not her intention in making the motion to not sell the Orchard Park property but to remove it from Group II and further down the list, because she thoughtâ€œGroup II were those properties that would be advertised for sale real soon, and her intent was to buy approximately a year's time. In responding to a discussion earlier about programs offered at the Native American Center, Mr. Hill, Center Education Director, stated that when they moved in the building in 1978 they had the Preschool, serving ages 3-5; the Youth Council, serving teenagers; the Tutorial Program, serving grades 1-12; the Learning Center or Alternative

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D UNFINISHED BUSINESS School, serving 1-12; and Youth Services, the drug abuse and alcoholism program; that during the past year they had moved the Adult Education Center in the building. He explained further the operations of the programs, approximate number of students enrolled, and other.

R. #345 Motion Failed Re Orchard Park cont'd

Mrs. Hermes stated that she was going to vote against the motion because she thought if they should take that piece of property off the list, they would set a precedent and it would allow others to come before the Board with the same request; that the Board had made a promise to some patrons and students to repair or rebuild some rundown buildings and she thought they should keep that promise.

Mr. Donwerth commented that the same programs that are offered at the Native American Center are offered in the Oklahoma City public Schools; that he had a concern that the school system had been unable to reach some of the Indian children and thought that maybe something should be done; that he felt very strongly about the Board's commitment to public education in 1-89 and thought they should get rid of some of the unused property; that he would like to see the district improve possibly its public relations program to get the students that were attending the Native American Center back in the Oklahoma City public schools, but at the same time he felt the Board should be obligated and dedicated to the students in District 1-89 and do the best job with what they had to do it with. Mrs. Hill*inquired about the difference in guidelines for the Native American Center and thoseâ€™ for OSU Tech in the leasing of the Whittier building and bending the rule.

Mr. DoriWerth mentioned that the students that were being benefited at OSU Tech were adult students and not students of District 1-89.

Mrs. Hermes added that it was her understanding that they bent the rules because OSU Tech had plans in the making for a building. Commenting on the issue being considered; Mrs. Darrell stated that her reason for making the motion was to avoid inconsistency in the action of the Board; that if there was a concern about the Native American Center operating a private school, it bothered her that the Board had not dealt with it during the past three years; that it appeared that they only wanted to be consistent when it was convenient to be consistent; that her point was to afford the same opportunity for the Native American Center as that of OSU Tech; that she agreed thar the buildings should be sold, but OSU got a year's extension and did not go through the bid process, and she was only wanting the Board to be consistent. il^sTnjarrell then moved for the previous question, which was seconded by Mrs. Brody.

On roir^ll for the previous question, to stop the debate and vote on the motion, the votes were as fol lows:' "'"Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, abstain; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs; Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ~. On roll call fo.r^the original motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, -yes';WsWlermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion failed.

Motion made by Mrs. Hill and secondetSbyJ^rs. Darrell at the meeting of September 21, 1981 for consideration on October 5, 198H"I move that we change the schedule of the'se&grt^November meeting to

R. #346 Change of Schedule for Board Meeting

November 17, 1981." On roll call, the votes-were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Motion made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell at the meeting of September 21, 1981 for consideration on October 5, 1981:

"I move that we join with any school board in defending the lawsuit brought by the Commissioners of the Land Office against the school districts of this state." *â€˘

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes^. and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #347 Motion Re Lawsuit by the Commissioners of the Land Office

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D

NEW BUSINESS

HEARINGS

None. EXECUTIVE SESSION R. #348 Executive Session Approved 8:35 p.m.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of litigation and personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #349 Board Returned to Open Session 9:30 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs., Darrell that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #350 Attorney Authorized to File Declaratory Judgment

It was moved by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the District authorize its attorney to file a declaratory judgment action naming Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as defendant to judicially determine the District's authority to sell Central Hign School to such defendant. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long," yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT

R. #351 Adjournment 9:32 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

jA.mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

COUNTY OF

) ) SS:

I, the undersigned Clerkof^the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, 0 k 1 a h&nfe^g)-, he re by certify that prior, to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place~of fh^Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma". vI also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent-publ ic view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district th 1981.

491

MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ADMINTSITRATIVF'

Cockrell, Meredith

Jefferson Assistant Principal

9-21-81

NAME

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

ANNUAL;

Montes, Loretta

Curriculum Bilingual

9-08-81

$12161.

$20311.

Oney, Martina

We stwood/Columbus Kindergarten

9-14-81

12000.

Rendon, Teresa

Grant Language Arts

9-14-81

12900.

Skinner, Susan

Taft Science

9-16-81

12000.

CFRTIFTCATFT):

Calhoun, Jane

Quail Creek Special Education

9-01-81

12600.

Von Merveldt, Michael

Eisenhower ESAA Counselor

9-14-81

13150.

Campbell, Sidney

Grant Special Education

9-08-81

16853.

Williams, Tonya

Harding Lang. Arts/Soc. St.

9-14-81

12000.

Chambers, Dana

Northwest Special Education

9-08-81

13545.

Wright, Betty

Parker Intermediate

9-14-81

12900.

Corn, Rise f

Gatewood Primary

9-21-81

12161.

Grant Special Education

9-08-81

12600.

9-16-81

12000.

Hoover In-House

9-14-81

13150.

Heers, Jane

Emerson Voc. Home Economics

8-20-81

14994.

PR(]FFSSinNAI OTHFR:

Johnson, Lonnie

Southeast Special Education

9-21-81

12600.

Jensen, Diane

External Funding Float Nurse

9-14-81

9600.

Lanes, Quilla

Northeast Counselor

9-08-81

14787.

Lustey, Kevi

External Funding Float Nurse

9-21-81

12000.

Mills, Linda

Parmelee Special Ed. P.T.

9-14-81

8267.

Trimble, Tonya

Monroe C.E.T.S. i T.

7-20-81

9394.

Capitol Hill Middle Social Studies

8-31-81

12000.

Trimble, Tonya

Monroe T.C.S.D.S. i T.

7-20-81

9394.

Dubose, Juanita ----------------------------------------

Griffin, Donna 1 Hawkins, Veronica 1-----------------------------------------

. Mitchell, Gloria

Gatewood Primary

Griffith, Gary

... NAME

. ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

. SALARY

SUPPORT: CLERICAL:

MONTHLY:

Caffey, Jimmie

Adams LRTA

9>5^8L.

Carley, Nadine

Van Buren Media Center Aide PT

8-19-81

Computer Services Computer Operator

9-17-81

1137.

ANNUAL:

2 - T.C.S.D.S. - Teacher Corps Staff Development Specialist

1 - C.E.T.S. - Community Education Training Specialist

MONTHLY.:

PRDFFSSIflNAI TFCHNTCAI •

655.

.. NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

--•"-’Sfr $ 337.50 ”

Robison, Shelley

West Nichols Hills Aide PT

9-21-81

Scannell, Jackie

Van Buren Instructional Aide

9-21-81

661.

Shipley, Edna

West Nichols Hills Aide PT

9-08-81

337.50

Wgjjjls, Barbara

Horace Mann Principal's Secy.

9-16-81

675.

External Funding Bookkeeper/Clerk

9-15-81

760.

- t- ■_» Young, Etta

Do, Le H.

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

9-08-81

665.

Fowler, Peggy

Willow, Brook Clerk I PT

8-27-81

549.60

Frady, Cathy

Sequoyah Attendance Clk. PT

9-17-81

330.

Garrett, Artis

Employment Services Receptionist/Secy.

9-22-81

757.

Cooksey, Charlotte

Helper

9-08-81

$ 3.93

Harper, Kristine

Classen Counselor's Aide PT

8-17-81

327.50

Culwell, Pauline

Helper

8-27-81

3.93

Henzel, Becky

Wilson LRTA

9-21-81

661.

Hawthorne, Betty

Helper

9-09-81

3.93

Hill, Barbara

Horace Mann Preschool Aide

9-14-81

655.

Henderson, Ellen

Helper

9-04-81

3-93

Johnston, Nina

Star Spencer Counselor's Aide PT

8-17-81

334.50

Ingram, Rosella

Helper

9-14-81

3.93

Keesee, Vanessa

Stand Watie Teacher's Aide

8-31-81

655.

Jackson, Vicki

Helper

9-04-81

3.93

McDade, Juanita

Capitol Hill High Library Clerk

9-14-81

693.

Johnson, Barbara

Helper

9-14-81

3.93

Murphy, Nancy

West Nichols Hills Aide PT

9-08-81

337.50

Levi a, Martha

Helper

9-02-81

3.93

Powell, Theopa

Creston Hills Clerk/Aide PT

8-31-81

165.

Lewis, Dorothy

Helper

8-31-81

3.93

FOOD SERVICE:

HOURLY:

;

492

MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D

’ersonnel cont'd_____ _____________________________________ _____

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

* ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION:

FOOD SERVICE:

SALARY

HOURLY:

Bradlev, Charles

Bus Driver

9-08-81

$ 448.

$ 3.93

Cole, McCurtis

Bus Driver

8-24-81

493.

Mathers, Evelyn

Helper

9-04-81

McDonald, Geraldine

Helper

9-08-81

3.93

Davis, Robert

Bus Driver

9-23-81

448.

McNeely, Nancy

Helper

9-04-81

3.93

Dean, Carlton

Bus Driver

9-18-81

448.

Neal, Mildred

Helper

9-04-81

3.93

Dibble, Angela

Bus Driver

8-27-81

448.

Osborn, Regina

Heiner

9-14-81

3.93

Garrett, Delma

Bus Driver

9-09-81

246.50

Portee, Becky

Helper

9-11-81

3.93

Gates, Nazareth

Bus Driver

9-29-81

448.

Rains, Cathy

Helper

9-08-81

3.93

James, Carl

Bus Driver

8-24-81

234.

' Helper

9-11-81

3.93

Jennings, Juanita

Bus Driver

9-22-81

448.

Shepherd, Vivian

Helper

9-02-81

3.93

Johnson, Johnny

Bus Driver

8-25-81

224.

Wisdom, Barbara

Helper

9-03-81

3.93

Jones, Denisea

Bus Driver

9-21-81

448.

Lothlen, Fritz

Bus Driver

9-17-81

448.

MONTHLY:

Mack, David

Bus Driver

9-09-81

468.

$ 743.

Maple, Cornelius

Bus Driver

9-17-81

• Megginson, William

Bus Driver

Sheffield, Lola

Smith, Cynthia

Production Manager

NAME

ASSIGNMENT -------4=^-----------------------

9-24-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

448.

8-27-81 448. II —-- ------------EFFECTIVE SALARY DATE S'

Daniels, Louis

Lincoln Custodial Worker

9-21-81

$ 650.

MON-TOY:

Geren, Charles

Westwood Custodial Worker

9-21-81

650.

$ 448.

Grolick, David

Service Center Custodial Worker

9-21-81

650.

SUPPORT: TRANSPORTATION:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

•

Moore, Rhenay

Bus Driver

9-16-81

Phillips, Beth

Bus Driver

8-28-81

468<. ...

Howard, Louise

All Schools Licensed Custodian

9-08-81

875.

Roper, William

Bus Driver

8-28-81

319.

Jones; Williaa-------.

Harding Custodial Worker

9-09-81

700.

Rushing, Teresa

Bus Driver

8-31-81

448.

Kellum, Terry

Harding Custodial Worker

9-21-81

620,

Scott, Jimmy"

Bus Driver

8^25-81

440.

Robertson, Leonard

Madison Custodial Worker

9-09-81

781.

Smith, Willie

Bus Driver

9-22-81

448.

Rose, Mickey

Northeast Custodial Worker

9-08-81

650.

Stanglin, Johnny

Bus Driver

9-09-81

493.

Stepney, Brenda

Bus Aide

8-27-81

369.50

Mechanic

9-11-81

1236.

Turner, Marvin

Bus Driver

8-27-81

White, Johnny

Bus Driver

9-14-81

Strawn, Ray

Dunbar Custodial Worker

9-08-81

HOURLY: Hart, Rickey

Putnam Heights Custodial Worker

9-14-81

$ 3.93

448.

Lowery, Leamon

King Custodial Worker

9-22-81

3.93

448.

Russell, Elwo'od

Ridgeview Custodial Worker

9-09-81

3.93

Townsend, Pascel

Willard Custodial Worker

9-09-81

3.93

Underwood, Eugene

Marshall Custodial Worker

9-08-81

3.93

SERVICE:

Alayande, Joshua

jar- * •

781.

493

MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

HOURLY:

SERVICE - TRAINEES

Bettes, Tony

Rockwood Trainee

9-11-81

$ 3.51

Nguyen, Tink

Dunbar Trainee

9-10-81

3.51

Parker, Billy

Willow Brook Trainee

9-09-81

' 3.51

Rainbolt, Larry

Capitol Hill Middle Trainee

9-11-81

3.51

CAMPUS POLICE:’*

Conde, PMe

MONTHLY:

Stationary Officer

9-21-81

$ 700. _______

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

sa lar y

Scruggs, Donald

CERTIFICATED:

Allen, Stanley

Star Spencer Industrial Arts

8-24-81

Corff, Mary'-,..

Edgemere Speei-al-'-Education

9-11-81

Lyons, Bobbie

Parmelee Special Education

9-04-81

Wood, Eugene

EFFECTIVE DATE

Sequoyah Clerk

FOOD SERVICE: Wise, Thelma

Helper

8-27-81

9-17-81 TRANSPORTATION:

IS. ...

PROFESSIONAL OTHER:

Carter, Cris

Bus Driver

9-10-81

Bus Aide ja^lmore, Eugene -- — -------------v~

9-10-81

Haese, Joseph

Mechanic

9-10-81

SUPPORT:

Hammond, Sally

Bus Driver

9-18-81

CLERICAL:

Jackson, Benjamin

Bus Driver

9-11-81

Wells, Judith

SALARY

- —TO-'h"

Webster Metalwork "S’ss

Capitol Hill High Nurse

ASSIGNMENT

5-29-81

-a

Butler, Laurice

External Funding Title I Aide

8-28-81

Megginson, William

Bus Driver

9-10-81

Collier, Sharon

Arthur Clerk/Aide

9-30-81

Roper, William

Bus Driver

9-15-81

Fulk, Billie

Nichols Hills Aide ».

9-11-81

McNabb, Kathryn

Parmelee Aide

9-30-81

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

9-18-81

Nghiem, Xuan

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

SERVICE: &

9-18-81

Doakes, Bobby

. ....... __ .

494

MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CAMPUS POLICE:

SIPPORT: SERVICE:

Hernandez, Micaela

Stationarv Officer

8-25-81

Gort, George

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-25-81

Knight, Terone

Patrolman

9-10-81

Rector, James

Stand Watie Custodial Worker

9-03-81

Wvtch, Lake

Patrolman

8-24-81

Sam, Steve

Emerson Custodial Worker

9-01-81

Thomas, Tonev

Mayfair Custodial Worker

9-03-81

Upshaw, Adolph

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-25-81

Walker, Terome

. Custodial Services Custodial Worker

9-04-81

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

9-11-81

Bartie, Allen

Painter

8-28-81

Berryfield, William

Painter

8-25-81

Eftekhazadeh, Massoud

Engineer

9-17-81

Woods, Linzy

MAINTENANCE:

„ _ ____ L

NAME

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE

’Date

SALARY

CERTIFICATED: PARENTAI IFAVF: Brown, Baby V.

Mark Twain Primary

9-18-81

.... . .

STUDY LEAVE:

Cohlmia, Gayla

Northwest Special Education

5-29-81 '

SUPPORT: MEDICAL 1 FAVF: s.

SERVICE:

Sunset Custodian

11-16-81

Devers, Elvin

Gatewood Custodian

10-30-81

Eatmon, James

Page-Woodson Custodian

Deaton, Larence

RETIREITNrS: SERVICE:

9-30-81

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

495

MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, OCTOBER 19, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order'

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the minutes of October 5, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #352 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORT - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments Mrs. Brody commented that she had the opportunity to go to the first football game played at Northeast Stadium, and for the fact that plans were that it not be used until Mrs. Brody spring, it was a miracle that they were there, and the turnout was really great; that she thought the'enthusiasm shown justified opening the stadium and the hard work that went into it. She added that parking was hard to find, which to her meant that it was successful. Comments Mrs. Hill stated that she attended the second Parade of Bands where all of the bands Mrs. Hill from the,,Oklahoma City schools get together and parade and are judged, and it was worthwhile,,that board .members would probably like to place it on their calendar for next year; that it gives one the opportunity to see all the bands from the schools which so many times they don't get to see; that it was an enjoyable evening and wasn't a bad turnout for a cool evening. She also menti,oheri ^at * she appreciated standing in for Mr. Donwerth when the Safety Awards were presented in connection with the Fire Department. Reference was made to Open House Uei-ft^held in the schools, and Mrs. Hill commented further that she was invited to the Open-jjwse-.Jigld at Washington Center in the afternoon and there was a nice turnout of p'atrons,'and,^hfi...understood that at Taft Middle School they had standing room only, andMk pcincij^ * was to be commended for that attendance. -

Mrs. Darrell stated that she was sorry that she missed College Night at Northwest Classen but her daughter went and did report that it was very nice and very valuable. She added that she wanted to :also congratulate the Superintendent on his selection by the Professional Secretaries Association as Executive of the Year.

Comments Mrs. Darrell

Dr. Hamm commented that he did attend the College Night for the south Oklahoma City high schools and it was a real worthwhile event in helping young people begin to think if theywerea junior about what they need to do to prepare for college, and if they were a senior, that they need to really get busy and do it now as of yesterday; that he was anticipating that next year if the event was held again, it would be even better attended than it was this year.

Comments Dr. Hamm

Mr. Donwerth stated that he was out of town and was sorry that he was unable to attend the College Night activities.

Comments Mr. Donwerth

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The following persons addressed the Board: r 1. Jack Winters

Michael L. Winters

Susan Engel

James A. Engel

Cherie LaFleur

Jo Bazhaw

Mr. Jack- Winter's 'remarks were in regard to the physical condition of some school buildings, work order requests, and other. Rev. Michael Winters spoke about a petition in circulation for a Fifth Year Center to be located in the south quadrant of the school district and plans for the ACLU to screen the issue about the location of Fifth Year Centers, and other.

Ms. Engel spoke as a parent of Willard School and expressed a concern about the leaky conditions of the roof on that building and safety of the students.

Following Ms. Engel's presentation, Mrs. Hermes inquired about safety inspections of school' b * uildings, to which Dr. Payzant answered yes, the school buildings were subject to inspections from a variety of sources, not the least of which were the district's own inspections, the Fire Marshal, and inspections by health inspectors where health matters would be an issue. Report Hard School Dr. Payzant

Dr. Payzant stated that he had planned to make comments about Willard School later in the agenda, but because of concerns that had already been raised by persons addressing the Board on that subject, he proceeded to make the report as follows:

Last week when we received the heavy rains, there were leaks, as you will always have, in a number of buildings, but there were some major leaks in the old section of the Willard building. The old section of the building has classrooms in use on the second floor and third floor. In looking at the situation last week, there was concern expressed by the teaqhers and others at the school that some rather drastic steps should be taken to correct the problem immediately, and there was some television coverage and media attention given to the leaks at that particular school. We had the Maintenance Department people take a look at it. We did look at several alternatives for solving the problem. One of them >s">:‘*' ’"that we looked at and which I have rejected is a major roofing job on the old section of that building. It is hard to estimate what that would cost, but we are ■^probably looking at a figure of at least $20,000, and my guess is thatz-once we get on the roof’and start to rip it open, the cost could go much higher. Moreover, jn a. plan that I hope to bring to you within the next month or so for building plans and possibly a bond issu& *s ^ha,t replacement of Willard and Eugene Field would be at the top of my priority' 1ist, and~Tt would seem not to be very appropriate to go ahead and put $20,000 or $40,000 into a roof of that building when we may not be^tSfi'fg it longer than another year or year' and a half after this one. So we started to look atother alternatives with not only the safety of the children being the major concern, JbuJ^al so convenience of the work situation for the teachers and the learning situation for the children. One of the alternatives that was considered was“f^ move three self-contained special education classes from Willard to another school, mainly Lee, where space is available, so that the third floor of the old- building at Willard would no longer need to be used for children in classroom purposes. That was the plan that I understood to be the best of the options considered. Another one was to move in portable buildings, but we really don't have the annexes available now. You are talking about a four to five-week period to move them, plus $5,000 or $6,000 apiece to accomplish that. Today, I visited Willard with Mr. Ginn to see firsthand the evidence of the water damage from the rain last week, and while there talked with a number of teachers and met for 15 or 20 minutes or so with three speciaj education teachers who would be affected by the move. They were anxious to persuade me that they should not move from the building and that another alternative should be considered. Two of the regular classroom teachers also were present at the meeting and as the result of discussion and their strong arguments that a plan could be worked out to move all classes off the third floor and with the use of the auditorium and some other space in the building, even though it might be a little bit more crowded and all of the special teachers wouldn't have their own room, that would be preferable to having three special education classes moved.

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Dr. Payzant continued: I responded by saying that if that is the consensus of the staff and the principal, that seems like a logical solution; it is no problem of backing up and calling off the movement of three special education classes. I was told that after I left they met as a staff, reached consensus on that plan, and said that they were willing to work as a staff with it. So we are not going to move the special education classes from the building; we are going to relocate the classes that were on the third floor to other parts of the building, seal off the third floor for purposes of controlling the leaks, make sure that the electrical system is safe and even explore the possibility of tying off the electrical system on the third floor so that it will not have to be used. I think that short-term solution will be a safe one and also an expedient one in terms of cost for the short ones, until we can get a new building constructed to replace both Willard and Eugene Field.

Report Willard School Dr. Payzant cont'd

Mr. Engel,.too, expressed a concern about Willard School and its safety for the children.. Dr. Payzant stated/that from information he had received from persons who had inspected the building, it was not an unsafe situation. He also responded to Mr. Engel's inquiry as to how long it would be before a new building would be available for the Willard students by explaining what would be involved in submitting a bond issue to the people, acquiring a site, construction, etc. Dr. Payzant emphasized to Mr. Engel that the Willard building would not be used at any time if-it was unsafe for children. Ms. LeFleur, a teacher at Willard School, spoke about the undesirable conditions of the building whenever it rained.and expressed appreciation to Dr. Payzant for stating that the building would be made safe' for the children to attend.

Ms. Bazhaw, too, iridTuded in her remarks a concern about the condition of the Willard School building and expressed appreciation to Dr. Payzant for the attention that had been given to the situation. She added that she had called the Fire Department, Health Department, Electrical Inspector, and Maintenance and Building Inspector from the City but had not received a report from any of them; that it was a concern by the patrons and teachers that the building would be safe for use. Additional remarks by Ms. Bazhaw was in the form of a request to the Board to extend the allowance of out-of-state experience to all-^teachers as well as those employed after March 3, 1980 as provided in Board Policy GCBA/GDBA, Staff Salary Schedule.

Mrs. Hill referred to the concern that had been expressed by parents and teachers ..^j^^/the^safety of the Willard School building and asked if there was some way the ■inspections could be done?

Dr. Payzarrt replied that, the situation at Willard had be.en addressed and the district's staff was doing everything that they possibly could; that they had looked at several alternatives for handling the electrical system; that it was not at all being taken lightly, but he was trying to be rationaf--iHq««eap.onding and he did not want to throw good money after a bad project, thriving that it was going to impact the safety of children when .it:Was,.not necessary or there were other things that could be done to guarantee their^Safety.

Entering the discussion, Mrs. Brody stated that she had a feeling that eighteen months to two years was too long and wonderecF'why^ao.neyJ'rom the sale of Central could not be used to build a new facility to replace WTTTard aifd Eugene Field Schools as had been proposed earlier, rather than waiting for a bo#d' el option^ .

J till * 1* -v-

Dr. Payzant indicated that the issue had been discussed in his staff meeting and he explained the reasoning for no-t asking the Board to give him the go-ahead on Willard and Eugene Field as it related to the proposed bond issue, in that he thought persons from the attendance areas of those schools could help with the overall attempt to sell the community on the need for the bond issue. He also stated that his plans were to come to the Board sometime in November with a total package, with the Eugene Field/ Willard project at the top of the list, the date for a bond election, etc. Mrs. Brody continued to emphasize her belief that if plans were already underway for the construction of a new elementary school, the patrons of the areas mentioned would tend to even more so work for-and support the bond issue, and this would also show the concern that the Board had for the safety of the children.

Dr. Payzant further explained his viewpoint about the two schools would still be a top priority on the list of things to be done and the money from the sale of Central would probably be used for that purpose, but he and the staff had discussed the concept of a delay of a few months with assured help from persons in the Eugene Field and Willard area in working to get a bond issue passed and consideration for the total package for the district, yet to have alternative proposals to guarantee the safety of students

Discussion Willard School

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at Willard School. He added, however, that if the Board wanted to move ahead without seeing all of the other priorities, he would follow the Board's decision.

^Interest was expressed 'by Mrs. Darrell about the condition at Willard, the disrupting of the educational process, and her deep concern that the district have some alternatives with which it could move on in case of rain or snow, after which Dr. Payzant explained to members of the Board tht there were alternative plans already set up that would ensure safety for the students, and other.

Mr. Donwerth stated that he did not feel real safe about the building to have students on the second floor of Willard School and the third floor condemned.

Dr. Payzant then explained more specifically about the situation, outlining the steps to be taken where the second floor of the Willard building would be used and the sealing off the third floor, and the tying off of the electrical system on the third floor, making it independent of the electriâ€™cal system in the rest of the building. Dr. Hamm then gave an overview of his understanding of what Dr. Payzant had said; howeyer, he expressed his concern about the bond issue in that he thought persons would be more receptive if the Superintendent presented a total package that would include all of the monies in the bond issue funding as well as the hope for new monies and if the public was made aware of that package.

In responding, Dr. Payzant stated that he intended to bring to the Board as many as eighteen projects, everything from replacements to additions, to major renovations with that dollar figure, and would include the overall package of financing of roughly the^$4 million that was in the bond fund now, which included the sale of Central and the anticipated interest over the next few months, and the difference between that and what it would take to do the other projects or what the Board would think was reasonable to ask the voters for would be the dollar figure for the bond Tissue. Dr. Payzant and Dr. Hamm continued to discuss their agreement that the consolidation of the two schools (Eugene Field and Willard) was the number one priority. Dr. Payzant, again, stated that if that was the number one priority and if the Board wanted to start it immediately, then they would need to advise him to find a piece of property to build a school, to which Dr. Hamm responded that he thought they could begin looking and considering things to lessen the timeline.

Members of the Board and Dr. Payzant continued to discuss the package as it would be presented, the Eugene Field/Willard proposal as the number one priority, the consensus of the Board on the issue, and other. Trullis remarks, Mr. Donwerth stated that if the Board had agreed on the number one priority, he saw no reason to delay the issue, and he thought those persons from Eugene Field and Willard would still come in and support the bond issue.

Mrs. Darrell, again, expressed her concern for the safety of the children and her beliefihcomprehensive approaches; that she would rather see the total package before deciding to do any one thing to ai 1 dinq. She stated that she thought the district was operating too many-'facilities and their objective should be to maximize facil ities. .k

To avoid further delay, Mrs^Brody and Mrs. Hill commented with?, regard _to a date when the total package could be presented to the Board, after which Dr. Payzant stated that he could have it for the Nov'embe.r 2 meeting; however, he would not have perhaps done as good a job as he would want 'trrmakâ€™Vn^sureJshat all of the bases had been touched, but he would do his best to have^it- ready. 'J^e also stated that he wanted to make sure that it was understood that the comprehensive approach would not include recommendations on consolidation and closing of buiTdings.

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Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Selection of Hearing Officer in Termination of Roland Ross

The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow for the selection of the hearing officer in the termination of Roland Ross.

School Land Commission Case In the School Land Commission case, we filed a brief in opposition to the assumption of original jurisdiction in the lawsuit filed by the School Land Commission in hopes that the Supreme Court will instead choose to assume original jurisdiction in the case filed by the Oklahoma Education Association, Which I believe is a more favorable lawsuit for the resolution of all the issues relating to the operation of the School Land Commission.

Declaratory Judgment Action Against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company We have filed the petition in the declaratory judgment action against Southwestern Bell to be clarified by declaratory action the authority of the district to sell Central High School to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In a related matter the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will be presenting to the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society the facade easement that Wets, required in that sale, and that will occur at’;the board meeting on the 21st of October.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Alice V. Houston, Director of Curriculum Services, ASCD Executive Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 15-17, 1981. Confirmation.

(b)

Lee White and Patricia Murphy, Title I Parents; Hazel Compton, Title I PAC Facilitator, External Funding - PAC, Title I District Advisory Committee, National Coalition of ESEA Title I Parents, St. Louis, MO, October 21-24, 1981.

"(c)

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Don Price, Director, External Funding; Jack Isch, Administrative Assistant, Superintendent's Office, U. S. Department of Education, Region VI Consolidation BriMings, Austin, TX,? October 29-30, 1981.

(d)

Grayford H. Chesher, Welding Instructor, John Marshall High School, Dallas/ Ft. Worth Tool and Manufacturing G©nfe^nce_and Exposition, Dallas, TX, November 23-25, 1981.

(e)

Margaret PaToSbyles, Foreign Language Teacher, Southeast High School, ACTFL Annual Meeting, Denver, CO^November 23-25, 1981.

R. #353 Professional Trips Approved

'b ‘k . .

At School District Expense (f)

Betty Mason, Director of High Schools and^Adult Education, North Central Association - Committee on Large Urban Districfsfe** FdTsa, OK, October 27-28, 1981. ' '

(g)

Charles Eddington, -Transportation Mechanic, Garage Services, 9 Liter Diesel Engine School, Dallas, TX, November 2-5, 1981.

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R. #354 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the President of the iBoard and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit applications for grants and programs as follows:

(a)

Middle School Computer Education Program for Gifted and Talented Students, Under Public Law 95-561, Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act, State Department of Education.

(b)

Microcomputer Education Program for Gifted and Talented Students John Marshall High School, Under Public Law 95-561, Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act, State Department of Education.

(c)

Model Gifted and Talented Foreign Language, Under Public Law 95-561, Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act.

Mrs. Hill inquired about the breakdown of the program at John Marshall as to teachers and students. -Dr. Payzant stated that what she was referring to what was a'breakdown of the teachers, the gifted and talented students, and the total number of students at John Marshall High School, with 64 as a total number of teaching staff at John Marshall, the 162, the number of students who qualify under Gifted and Talented at John Marshall, and 1363, the total number of students in the student body.

Mr. Gqyie Steiger, Administrator of Special Projects, came to the microphone and stated that the program at John Marshall would involve almost all of the teachers there; the teachers who would have gifted and talented students in their classroom, whidh would be the top five percent. He explained how the program would be implemented at the school.and about other information related to the grants. Mrs. Darrell stated that she had serious concerns about continuing to apply for more federal programs and then a year later cuttingâ€™ them off.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #355 Approval of Facility/Program Plan

A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of a Facility/ Program Plan to close various Vocational Trade and Industrial Programs which are currently being conducted in the district's comprehensive high schools and transfer students in these programs to programs offered in Oklahoma City Vocational-Technical District Number 22.

Close 1-89 programs and transfer students to Vo-Tech District 22 as follows:

SCHOOL

PROGRAM

Dcaâ€˜f ting Electronics Upholstery Welding ..

PROGRAMS CLOSED AT THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR

Grant John Marshall G rant- DeugTarSs Capitol Hi 11-Douglass Capitol Hill-DouglassGrant Capitol Hi 11-Grant

Auto--Mechanics Auto Body-

1981-82 1981-82

Marshal 1-Northeast * * Northeast * Douglass

Auto Mechanics * * Welding Auto Body *

1982-83 1982-83 1982-83

Two Programs ****

**** Cosmetology

** 1982-83 ***

Four Programs ****

**** Cosmetology

1983-84

1981-82 1981-82 1981-82 1981-82

*0nly those students who are enrolled in these programs during 1981-82 will be accepted for these programs during 1982-83. **Two Cosmetology programs phased out in 1982-83. ***Four Cosmetology programs phased out in 1983-84. ****Cosmetology programs are currently conducted at Douglass, Grant, Marshall, Northeast, Northwest and Southeast. Hearing Before taking action on the motion, Mr. Donwerth called on Dave Renfro, President, Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, who stated that .he hoped \the Board Would

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consider air conditioning for any new that on behalf of a committee of 1-89 of Teachers wanted to go on record as Board concerning the transfer of 1-89 reasons for that opposition.

construction of school buildings. He then stated vocational teachers, the Oklahoma City Federation being in opposition to the proposal before the vocational classes to Vo-Tech 22. He then cited

As a brief overview, Dr. Payzant stated: You will recall at the time that the new Vo-Tech 22 District was created, one of the expectations was that the Trade and Industrial programs would eventually be moved. So this board has already acted on that general policy direction at the time that you created Vo-Tech 22. What you have not seen is a specific plan and a timeline for moving those T & I programs from the comprehensive high school to Vo-Tech 22, and that is what this is.

In looking at the rationale for this series of recommendations, several factors were considered. One was what best meets the needs of students? And as with most things, reasonable people will disagree on what best meets the needs of students. The purpose of the vocational program as distinguished from exploratory courses, industrial arts and other offerings which are now in and will remain in the comprehensive high school is to give students who are interested in a career or more of a,n in-depth training program in the skills that they will need to acquire in order3:0 go into these career areas and entry level jobs. That is best done in a program that is up to date in terms of equipment and technique and is housed in an appropriate facility and takes into account the demands of technology that particular career has in the outside world. The second factor we looked at was the cost factor. I think you know from discussions at the time that you created the new district that the funding base for T & I programs through Area Vocational Schools is better in the State of Oklahoma than the funding base is for T & I programs that are offered in comprehensive high schools. And this is something that we can't ignore. When the State Department of Vocational-Technical Education did an evaluation of our T & I programs, a number of specific recommendations were made concerning equipment upgrade, expansion of space, and facilities that would be required for long-term approval of these programs. We did some short-term things, which you are aware of, this summer in order to make sure that those--programs would be approved for the 1981-82 school year. In order to make those improvements in facilities in -particular, and equipment secondly, we wou^^haMfc'-^'siieWtf7anywhere from $25,000 to as much as $100,000 a prograr^teÂŤd0ÂťH^#i?nose up to standard over the long haul *-in>>89. We don't have that money right now and we don't have that probable source for obtaining it in the foreseeable future.

We also looked at the potential for program growth and enrollment growth, and in looking at the phasing that will occur as the result of students moving from Foster Estes.to Districts 21 and 23, probably at the start of the next school year, it will be some space available ^tT5tWrSaE-s4es and Marvin York to accommodate these students as well. The tfmdlines we looked at revolved around the phasing of the constructTTo^in Vo-Tech 22 as well as the phasing of the District 21 and 23 students into their own facilities and making arrangements for students who are this year enrolled in the fiisst.year of the T & I program in 1-89 for whom we must provide a second year in 1982-<i83?^Jhis then led us to a look at specific programs.

The only exception to the recommendation woujcF be-to-retain the Auto Mechanics and Carpentry programs at Star Spencer, with the puspose^of having them become a nucleus for the development of a third satellite eefiter for Vo-Tech 22 later on in the '80s as money becomes available arid the phases of program expansion and construction are completed in 1-89.

Mrs. Hill inquired about the programs as set up in regard to second-year students. Dr. Payzant replied that first they computed the student spaces that would be available at Foster Estes for second-year students, and then determined how many could be accommodated at Foster Estes and then looked at how many would be left, which made the basis for determining how many classes would remain in 1-89 for one more year to accommodate those second-year students, with the others going to Foster Estes.

Mr. Donwerth inquired abput the moving of the T & I programs, how it would affect those students who would want to continue to participate in athletic programs. It was indicated by Dr. Holodick that in that they would just be dealing with the Oklahoma City high schools, it would be easier for th# staff to work out a schedule that was comparable wih the 1-89 high schools and that they were presently working to release the vo-tech students by 2:30; p.m.

R. #355 Approval of Facility/Program Plan cont'd

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After Mr. Donwerth asked about other vocational programs that would be moved to Vo-Tech 22, Dr. Payzant stated that the recommendation only referred to T' & I programs and the industrial arts programs would hot be affected by the move; that they were only those programs that were three-hour classes and were approved as vocational programs by the State Department of Vocational-Technical Education. Mrs. Darrell inquired regarding the Cosmetology students, that if the glasses were moved to Vo-Tech 22, would only those students who were interested in the course as a vocation have access to those classes?

Dr. Payzant1s response was that any student who wanted to make the commitment to take the three-hour time block could go to Foster Estes or Marvin York; that he had said at a previous meeting that probably those students who had serious career interest would be more likely to make that commitment than if it was right in their own backyard at their own high school where they might not have to consider quite so seriously their career interest in order to get them to take the course. Mrs. Darrell commented further stating that she had mixed emotions, and since the program was supposedly designed in the best interest of the students, she had some concern as to if the students had been asked about their preference. She also cited some of the issues that had been raised by parents regarding the move and some of the questions in her mind such as a student having to jockey a schedule in their academic subjects in order to go to the vo-tech class, the travel across town, choice of extracurricular activities that would be affected by scheduling the vo-tech class at a vo-tech center, and other. V

Mrs. Hill also mentioned a concern she had from some parents about the announcements for seniors being in the morning at the comprehensive high school and the fact that the student would miss those announcements'if they were scheduled away from their main building at that time; and also assembly programs, etc.; that she did not think the plan would be for the best interest of the students. After Mr. Donwerth allowed Mr. Renfro to address the Board again, he stated that the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers had surveyed the students and out of about twenty teachers that did the survey, three to one, the students said they would drop vocational education if they had to be transported or furnish their own transportation to a vo-tech center.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. The fallowing was submjtted as information to the Board:

Tabulation of The Oklahoma County Election Board has certified the tabulation of the votes , Votes Cast in the Representation Election held onsJuasday, October 6, 1981. -w' Representation Election SCHOOL AFT UTP NEITHER Information to the Board Capitol Hill Middle 76 46 02 Eisenhower >-69 44 01 Harding T02. . 62 00 "^6 Hoover 73 â€”" 00 Jackson 28 52 > 00 Jeffe rson 79 6Z 03 Moon 124 78 01 Rogers 90 65 02 Roosevelt 76 59 01 Taft 117 102 01 Webster 95 76 05 Administration Building 106 85 02 Totals

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. payzant reported:

College Night

Remarks Dr. Payzant

I would like to add td what several board members noted from attendance at College Night. I was very pleased with the initial effort and I can assure you that we will do everything to make it an annual event and draw on suggestions of students and parents and those who participated, as we make plans for next year.

Enrollment Report

With regard to the Enrollment Report, we are still getting additional students and as of October 14 our enrollment was 40,859. We are running only 100 students behind the same comparable date of last year, and I think before we peak this month that we will see about the same number of students as we had last year.

Large- City Superintendents Meeting I spent' the last two days with the Large City Superintendents, which is a group of superintendents from cities of 300,000 population and above. There are fifty-five potential members of the group and twenty-eight attended this meeting. We discussed really three major things. The first was the impact of the federal budget?cuts on the large cities and what we could expect for next year. That was not a very happy part of our discussion. As you are probably aware, we really have-not felt the impact this year of the federal budget cut, and what is coming is the impact in the next year of the 25 percent cut that has already really been approved by Congress, and the President has asked for an additional 12 percent on top of that. So if that occursy: weT would’bb looking at an overall cut of about 37 percent on last year's base. So I think the real impact in the federal program area in terms of dollars available will be felt next year.

Along with that, of course, we will be moving from the federal government distributing the money directly to local districts to th^dUock grants which will establish a whole new pattern and raise a lot of questions about how state money gets distributed. So we are going to have to do a very effective jqb here in Oklahoma of making sure that the voice of the large cities, Tulsa and Qklahoma City, is heard when the distribution of those blodk grants occurs.

The second topic which we discussed with a good deal more optimism and fervor was the efforts going on in a variety of :schoblTicliis:trh’<t::tB in urban centers across this ‘lantFto make schools more- effective. You have heard me talk about this before and I will be talking more about it in the future. The third topic was-t-he interest that is occurring around the country with sreveral studies apd task forces underway to look at high school education and the high schoolicurriculum, and I think we are going to be hearing a great deal more about proposals for reform in this are^. * "’^s^Tvrays-y it was a stimulating meeting, one in which we used the ideas and experiences of each other to learn and dtd’.notrely on outside speakers:, and it continues to be probably the best outside meeting that I attend. PERSONNEL REPORT A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by^Mrs.-^Herj^s^that the listed persons in the agenda be employed as of the effective date specified-, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in“the name of .the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #356 Personnel Approved

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PURCHASING AND GENERAL BUSINESS R. #357 Approval of Purchasing

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the * fol lowing purchasing items:

Floor Tile and Supplies Purchase of floor tile and supplies (adhesive, tile, and adhesive linoleum) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (8 mailed - 3 returned):

$ 1,751.12 408.45

iThe Denman Company, Inc. Cook Paint & Varnish Company

Total

$ 2,159.57

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

-Laundry Supplies Purchase of laundry supplies (laundry bags, fluff, and chlorine dry) for use by Custodial Services at the school laundry from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (17 mailed - 5 returned):

R & R Laundry Supply, Inc. S & K Supply

600.00 549.34

$ 1,149.34

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account G650.04.

Garage Equipment Purchase of garage equipment (truck/trailer lift, dry blasting machine, and floor jack) for use by Pupil Transportation from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (7 mailed - 3 returned):

Big 3 Industries Severin Supply Company

$ 1,941.00 2,330.17

Total

$ 4,271.17

^^•^TTiese purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.06. 4. ^Clutch Pressure Plates - ------

Purchase of clutch pressure plates and sleeve bearings (replacement parts for existing .International Harvester chassis) for use by Garage Services from International Harvester Company? Ttrrs-purchase in the amount of $1,978.08 is to be charged to Account 0^60.04. 5.

•- * Permission to Place Orders Permission to place order's #jjth Buttry-Taylor, Inc., and Del Monte, Inc., to furnish canned food (corn, peas,'i_a^’ea:r^ts) to the Central Food Services Department for use in all school cafeterias.——

Confi rmation

Confirmation to pay Dr. Johnson W. Sanford for physical examinations (146 @ $13 eacli) for school bus drivers. This expenditure in the amount of $1,898 is to be charged to Account G520.00.

Art Equipment and Supplies Purchase of art equipment and supplies (rug hooks, brushes, scratchboards, glue, sawblades, ink, sanding drums, silver, etc.) for use at Northwest Classen High School from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (16 mailed - 7 returned): Sax Arts & Crafts Nasco Triarco Arts & Crafts Asel Art Supply Arrowhead Supply Pyramid Paper Company, Inc. Dick Blick Company

te"

Total

770.91 221.90 108.34 15.15 797.95 130.20 50.60

$ 2,095.05

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R. #357 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Art Equipment and Supplies cont'd These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: $ 1,238.38 856.67

G240.01 G1230.03

Total 8.

$ 2,095.05

Roofing Supplies

Purchase of roofing supplies (asphalt roofing steep, pitch, shingles, felt (tarred and asphalt) etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from Standard Materials Corporation which submitted the low quotation on specifications (11 mailed - 2 returned). This purchase in the amount of $9,129.61 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05. 9.

Special Education Books and Teaching Aids Permission to purchase special education books and teaching aids (sign language, highlights of American History, medical language, test kits, etc.) for use by External Funding (Handicapped) from the following companies (available only from designated publishers/distributors). This expenditure in the amount of $5,295.12 is to be charged to 240.01, Handicapped, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

$ 1,620.96 1,636.96 2,037.20

J. A. Preston Corporation Janus Book Publishers American Guidance Service

Total

10.

$ 5,295.12

Automotive Supplies

Purchase of automotive supplies (air filters, head lamps, bulbs, scrapers, tubes, oil filters, etc.) for use by Garage Services (warehouse stock) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations. (15 mailed - 5 returned):

Commercial Distributors, Inc. Solloway Auto Supply Company .....Burris Equipment Company

Total

153.60 458.84 1 ,079.22

$ 1,691.66

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05. 11.

Plumbing Equipment and Supplies

.osjr

Purchase ofigTjjmbing equipment and supplies (closet seats, traps, tape duct, ells, couplings, TrippF^s, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering and Custodial Departments from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (9 mailed - 7 returned): * < Central Plumbing Supply Company_ __ Cooper Supply Company ~ Crane Supply Comapny â€™ ' /t *; Federal Corporation " McAdams Pipe & Supply (State Contract 0013)

Total

$ 2,400.80 106.25 373.32 277.01 149.98 ___________

$ 3,307.36

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: $

B650.-Q1 BL5620.05

Total

990.00 2,317.36

$ 3,307.36

506

MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981 - CONT'D

General Business R. #358 Approval of Agreement Re Employee Insurance

it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of agreement with Employee Benefit Specialist to provide $10,000 group term life insurance from Guarantee Mutual Life Insurance Company for all full-time classified personnel and $5,000 group life insurance for all half-time eligible classifed personnel. Cost to be $.145/$1000 per month.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr.,Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

At 8:57 p.m., Mr. Donwerth recessed the meeting. The meeting was reconvened at 9:25 p.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None.

NEW BUSINESS For Consideration at Next Meeting of the Board

Motion by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for consideration at the meeting of November 2, 1981.

R. #359 First Meeting in December Rescheduled

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the December 7, 1981 meeting of the Board be rescheduled for December 14, 1981, at 7:00 p.m.

Inquiry Mrs. Hill

With reference to teachers employed and being granted up to ten years credit for out-of-state teaching experience and up to five years credit for military service, "I move that Board Policy GCBA/GDBA be revised to include all teachers and not just those employed after March 3, 1980."

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Referring to Section 650 of School Laws, Campus Police, - Powers, Mrs. Hill stated that in visiting the schools, a concern had been rasied by Campus Police with regard to the ^powers they would have to arrest students who spin out as they leave the school grounds ‘"aWspin up and down the roadways adjacent to the school grounds; that the Campus Police feel that their hands are tied.

Dr. Payzant, Mrs. HfTTand other members of the Board continued with discussion of the problem., the possible limitations imposed on the Campus Police, getting the City Police involved, and other. _ ____ Mr. Bleakley. referred to the clause in the School Laws as alluded to by Mrs. Hill and stated ifratMt was very poorly defined where it said "including the terri tory adjacent thereto," and it’WOuTdnpr’obably require further research to figure out what it exactly meant; that oftenHmes where you have jurisdictions for law enforcement people, if they are in pursuit o’fs&^yiebody who has committed some act within their jurisdiction, they go ahead and pursuel-theTB-beyond that jurisdiction, and that might be what the clause was intending to do. ; ——

After further discussion, Mr. Donwerth stated that they could ask the Attorney to research the matter and see what kind of authority the Campus Police would have along those Tines.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

t. #359 ixecutive Session ipproved-9:27 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board go into executive session for the discussion of litigation and personnel. On roll call, the votes were'-as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.'

507

MINUTES OF MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Having concluded its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs.â€˜Darrel 1, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #360 Board Returned to Open Session 10:25 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mr. Long. On rol1 call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ir

) ) SS:

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this^w^lay of, 1981.

J -Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

R. #361 Adjournment 10:26 p.m.

508

MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

ADMINISTRATIVE; DeBose, Myrna

External Funding Coord. T.I. Pgm. Act.

10-01-81

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAL:

Jones, Anita

Linwood Primary

9-23-81

$12000.

$26856.

Martinez, Pat

Hawthorne Kindergarten i T.

9-30-81

6575.

McConnell, Marilyn

Hillcrest Kindergarten J T.

9-14-81

7312.

Mitchell, Roberta

Polk Intermediate

9-18-81

13150.

Shehome, Eloise

Shields Heights Kindergarten $ T.

9-16-81

Tam, Arlene

Creston Hills Special Education

9-22-81

12600.

CERTIFICATED: Ames, Carolvn

Taft ESAA Counselor

9-21-81

Bates, Shirley

Buchanan Kindergarten i T.

9-21-81

6205.

Blackman, Dolores

Hayes/Lafayette Gifted/Talented

10-05-81

12000.

Taylor, John

Rogers Math

9-11-81

13150.

Conwell, Mary

Dewey/Duribar/N. High. Physical Education

9-16-81

12000.

Welsh, Kerry Jo.

Madison/ Putnam Hts. Special Education

9-23-81

12600.

Curry, Ann

Rockwood Primary

9-29-81

12000.

Wiley, Martha

Gatewood Primary

9-21-81

12900.

Daniels, Betty

Emerson Business

9-24-81

12000.

Williams, Dorothy

Creston Hills Intermediate

9-14-81

13150.

Duncan, Mildred

Northeast Business

9-24-81

16771.

Williams, Lee

Adams Primary

9-22-81

12000.

Fuller, Sandra

Wheeler Intermediate

9-21-81

12000.

Funches, Nancy

Taft/Rogers Gifted/Talented

9-30-81

12000.

Garrett, Linda

Telstar Kindergarten i T.

9-21-81

6000.

Harris, Alton

Taft Instrumental Music

9-17-81

12161.

Jackson, Connie

Ridgeview Kindergarten J T.

9-25-81

6000.

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

‘

EFFECTIVE DATE

12000.

SALARY

SIPPORT; “MONTHLY:

CLERICAL:

Bollinger, Sharori

Rockwood TSSerk I P.T.

9-30-81

$ 396. 665.

PROFFSSTONAI (TTHFR;

7235.50

MONTHIY:

Walling, Robert

Volunteer Services Intergenterational Sp.

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

10-05-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

723.

SALARY

Paxton, Larzenda

Columbus LRTA

9-22-81

$ 655.

Perkins, Penny

Arcadia LRTA P.T.

9-21-81

262.

Robinson, Sharon

King Media Aide P.T.

9-25-81

262.

Seats, Alfreds

Hawthorne Learning Ctr. Aide PT

10-12-81

327.50

Stiggers, Valencia

Page-Woodson Attendance Clerk P.T.

10-02-81

337.

Britton Learning Ctr. Aide

10-05-81

655.

Cao, Ha

External Funding Bilingual Aide

1,0-05-81

Clymer, Paula

Gatewood Teacher's Aide

" * 10-12-81

Davis, Lynda

Parker/Green Pastures Learning Ctr. Aide

9-29-81

669.

Evans, Bonnie <

Monroe Secretary P.T.

9-23-81

380.

Gordon, Claude

West Nichols Hills Preschool Aide

8-25-81

173.25

Hacker, Kyrah

Fillmore Teacher's Aide

9-25-81

655.

Arthur, Jean

Helper

9-14-81

$ 3.93

Leverett, Janice

Mayfair LRTA Aide P.T.

9-23-81

393.

Bartl, Marcella

Helper

9-29-81

3.93

Miller, Rhonda

Taft Counselor's Aide P.T.

9-30-81

327.50

Bottoms, Bernis

Cook

9-21-81

4.05

Montgomery, Lena

Parmele's Teacher's Aide

9-30-81

655.

Edwards, Martha

Helper

9-21-81

3.93

Ngo, Vinh

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-05-81

665.

George, Sharon

Helper

9-23-81

3.-53

Nguyen, Cuong

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-05-81

665.

Gray, Ora

Helper

9-24-81

3.93

Nguyen, Huong

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-05-81

672.

Grey, Edith

Helper ■

9-22-81

3.93

Oliver, Betty

Eisenhower Counselor's Aide P.T.

334.50

Hill, Pauletta

Helper

9-17-81

3.93

8-31-81

-’f ..Tyler, Valarie

HOURLY:

FOOD SERVICE:

...

509

MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

MONTHLY:

TRANSPORTATION:

FOOD SERVICE:

SALARY

HOURLY:

Berryman, Linda

Bus Driver

10-02-81

$ 468.

Forbes, Sharron

Bus Driver

9-29-81

389.

Jones, Margaret

Helper

9-16-81

$ 3.93

Kirby, Becky

Helper

9-21-81

3.93

Gray, George

Bus Driver

9-24-81

448.

Kirkwood, Julia

Helper

9-24-81

3.93

Hamilton, Dorothy

Bus Aide

9-29-81

369.50

Lawson, Wanda

Helper

9-23-81

3.93

Johnson, Mark

Bus Driver

9-23-81

224.

Peace, Carole

Helper

9-24-81

3.93

Moore, Domisher

Bus Driver

10-05-81

448.

Pharr, Tessie

Helper

9-25-81

3.93

Pearson, E.M.

Bus Driver

9-02-81

448.

Roberts, Mahalla

Helper

9-18-81

3.93

Roberts, Joseph

Bus Driver

9-21-81

468.

Smith, Donna

Helper

9-29-81

3.93

Threatt, Alberta

Bus Aide

9-21-81

369.50

Ward, Winzella

Helper

9-18-81

3.93

Viney, Luther

Bus Driver

10-02-81

448.

Wadkins, Thomas

Bus Driver

9-29-81

468.

Webster. Roderick

Bus Driver

9-29-81

448.

Northwest Custodial Worker

9-24-81

650.

SUPPLY:

MONTHLY:

Thompson, Essie

Warehouse Worker ■

10-05-81

$ 795. SERVICE:

...

" ■ ------- —ir------NAME

Aday, Walter

-3^ . . ...

ASSIGNMENT .

- -----------

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT:

Steele, Ronald

SERVICE:

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

MONTHLY: Roosevelt Custodial Worker

9-10-81

Asrat, Girma

Mayfair Custodial Worker

10-05-81

Johnson, Don

All Schools Relief Custodian

9-29-81

784.

Kofa, James

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

8-31-81

774.

.’** ^* r TECHNICAL SERVICES:'

Mitchell, John

Parmelee Custodial Worker

■ 9-30-81

650.

Sanchez, Ruben

Smith, Gillard

Telstar Custodial Worker

9-21-81

650.

Sosanya, Adeola

Shields Heights Custodial Worker

9-23-81

650.

"65o:;....

$ 3.93

MONTHLY:

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING : Stiles, Joseph

Tile Setter

10-05-81

$ 1261.

HOURLY:

9-23-81

SALARY

—-_

Aguinaga, Celso

$ 650.

Emerson Custodial Worker

EFFECTIVE DATE

Anderson, Bernice

Hawthorne Custodial Worker

9-28-81

$ 3.93

Broughton, Marvin

Stand Watie Custodial Worker

9-29-81

3.93

Brimson, Stephen

Ross Custodial Worker

9-22-81

3.93

Marley, John

Washington Custodial Worker

9-21-81

3.93

Murry, Lonzetta

Edwards Custodial Worker

9-29-81

3.93

/’H*-- ■ ■

Graphic Services Graphic Artist

9-28-81

875.

510

MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT;

CFRTinCATFnAnderson, Vertie

Rogers Science

10-09-81

Brown, Mary

Harding Drama

10-14-81

Anderson, Juanita

Helper

9-08-81

Burleigh. Annette

Eisenhower Home Economics

10-06-81

Edwards, Gloria

Helper

8-28-81

Heusel. Gerald

Hoover Secondary Counselor

Johnson, Irene

Helper

9-11-81

Lampkin. Toni

Johnson Primary

10-30-81

StihTrrfdt.. Cindv

West Nichols Hills Preschool

10-14-81

Simmons, Gail

Classen Activities Director

10-07-81

Dobbins, George

Bus Driver

9-09-81

Wheeler, Marcia

Emerson GED Instructor

Lothlen, Fritz

Bus Driver

9-29-81

Metcalf, Clyde

Bus Driver

9-04-81

Scott, Jimmy

Bus Driver

8-27-81

Turner, Marvin

Bus Driver

8-27-81

"Brooks, Tony

Marshall Custodial Worker

9-21-81

Ford, Marty

Hawthorne Custodial Worker

9-25-81

FOOD SERVICE:

8-11-81

TRANSPORTATION:

9-30-81

PROFESSIONS TFCHNTCAl": Peterson, David

SALARY

Computer Services Project Team Leader

10-02-81

PROFESSIONAL OTHFR;

SERVICE:

McCain, Ann

West Nichols Hills Daycare Specialist

10-09-81

Strasner, Hope

Volunteer Services I.S. 1

9-30-81

1 - I.S.,. - Intergenerational Specialist

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SERVICE:

■f--'

Laosebikan, Taiwo

Marshall Custodial Worker

Seay, Maurice

King Custodial Worker

9-25-81

Silas, Jonathan

Willard Custodian

9-23-81

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING Lorenz, Stephen

Plumber

10-05-81

DISMISSAL; CERTIFICATED: Ross, Roland

NAME

i-4-—--

-JS5

—SlJPPO.gr;

SALARY

Jackson Industrial Arts

9-21-81

■ y :■

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

CERTIFICATED:

PARFNTAL IFAVF: Turner, Kathrvn

MEDICAL 1FAVF: Cotter, Phillin

Williams, Alfred

* DFCFASFT)

1 SUPPORT:

!I i

ASSIGNMENT

Webster Gifted/Talented

Star Spencer History

Maint./Engineering Leadman Filters

SALARY

•

NAME

£' 4-L---------

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER EFFECTIVE DATE

9-21-81

10-05-81

10-08-81

s -------

------- 1

ASSIGNMENT

i\. ! 7

f t-.L.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

512

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,

900 NORTH KLEIN, NOVEMBER 2, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty-Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order______ :

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call^established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES^OF PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the minutes of October 19, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #362 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Brody referred to the recent Eighty-Niner publication, stating that after reading it over, she thought it was getting betjter and certainly meeting a Board goal, communicating with good, positive and useful information to the constituents and patrons. She added that, once again, she was very proud of the Eighty-Niner and would like to see it continued with whatever it took to produce it; that it was a wonderful

Commnets Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Hermes commented that;. she attended the State Legislative Network Conference held the past week and was pleased to note that the legislative goals provided 'to members of the Board by Dr. Payzant included most of the goals that were tentatively set up in that meeting.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

She also stated;^hat she appreciated having received a printed copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for classified employees; that she attended the Edgemere School carnival and there was excel lent participation from the Oriental parents, which had been a goal of the school. Mrs. Herjnes added that she was most pleased that Harding Middle School had received its booksâ€™>-tha.t .she was no longer receiving phone calls from Harding parents. Included in Mrs. Hill's comments was that in visiting in" some of the school buildings Comments the past week to hear the teachers' comments on the inservice which was held on Mrs. Hill Monday, October 26, she-had received nothing but glowing remarks about their inservice; that she thought all of those involved in the planning of it were to be commended for doing a very fine job.

Mrs. Hill then expressed a concern that the sale of buildings and property was no longer listed under Items Pending in the agenda and stated that she would like to see that information listed until the item was completely finished. Mrs. Darrell stated that she attended the Northeast High School homecoming activities and they were all very ivice; that the students seemed full of enthusiasm. She added that she felt that she owed Douglass High School an apology; that she was pleased that they sent her an invitation but she received it after their homecoming.

Comments Mrs. Dairre 11

513

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr. Hamm stated that he, too, like the majority of the board members, had been attending ^activities which were taking place in the schools - athletic events, booster club meetings, etc.; that he had attended a reception for U. S. Grant's new principal, Dr. James Robinson, and it was a very pleasing and worthwhile affair to attend.

He also referred to an article which appeared in Education U.S.A., a weekly paper put out by the National School Public Relations Association, that reported that in a study made by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety they were recommending the abolishing of driver education programs; that they had run a study in Connecticut and accidents among 16 and 17-year-olds dropped 63 percent because most young people would wait until they were 18 to drive. Comments Mr. Donwerth

Mr. Donwerth commented that he attended the inservice for teachers at Northwest High School and wanted to congratulate all of the teachers that attended; however, he added that he thought some time should be spent on plans for directing hall traffic prior to the .next one being held.

ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of July 6, 1981 Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

HEARINGS

Ms. Cherie LaFleur addressed the Board regarding Willard School, the renovation that had taken place, the moving of classes to another floor of the building, inadequacy of the boiler system, water fountain cut off on second floor, and other. She also stated that she hoped the Board would consider the planning of a new facility for that school as soon as possible. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

-.1.*-School Land Commission Case

,vThe Supreme Court has called for oral arguments on Thursday in the School Land Commission Case^aad the case brought by the Oklahoma Education Association with respect to the school land, and that oral argument would be with respect to whether or hot the cases should be consolidated and whether or not the Supreme Court should assume original JOTfreH-Gtixui. and hear the matter.

TerminatiQQ^of Louise White

With respect to the termination of Louise White, I have been in contact with the secretary to the State Botrrckof Education and she has been in contact with the hearing officer, but as of yet^Âť^daciÂ§4^n has been issued by the hearing officer in that case. ~ _ 3.

Judy Boswell Case

The-district's brief in the Supreme Court appeal of Judy Boswell has been filed and now after tFfe attorneys for Ms. Boswell filed a reply brief, that would be ready for a decision by the Supreme Court. Treasurer1 s Repo rt

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report.

(Copy on file in office of the Clerk.)

514

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT1D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Guilla M. Lanes, Counselor, Northeast High School, Recruiting Command tour to Fort Carson and Colorado Springs, CO, October 19-21, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Albert C. Fuller, COE Teacher-Coordinator, Grant High School, Southern Region Leadership Conference with National President Forrest Pollock, Baton Rouge, LA, October 22-24, 1981. Confirmation

(c)

Thelma Parks, Counselor, U. S. Grant, NAHRO National Meeting HUD, Colorado Springs, CO, October 26-28, 1981. Confirmation

(d)

Betty G. Mason, Director, High Schools & Adult Education, Skyline Vocational Education Center, Dallas, TX, November 12, 1981.

(e)

James Robinson, Principal, Grant High School, National Merit Scholarship Advisory Council, Evanston, IL, November 12-13, 1981.

(f)

Alice V. Houston, Director of Curriculum, Annual ASCD Urban Curriculum Leaders Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, December 3-5, 1981.

(g)

Leo*} Edd, Principal, Star Spencer High School, 66th Annual Principals' Convention, San Francisco, CA, March 18-23, 1981.

(h)

James Robinson, Principal, Grant High School, National Principals' Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 19-23, 1982.

R. #363 Professional Trips Approved

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, Yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. In presenting the preliminary draft of a plan for replacement and renovation of school buildings, Dr. Payzant stated, that it was*-the kind of plan exciting to create and fun to present because it represented what he believed was an important step that would help move the school district forward over the next few years; that the staff was enthusiastic about it; he was enthusiastic about it, and he would present it in ■thfF^rirTt. He added that he would underscore the wpfd ,Jdraft!! because there w^s s^i 11 room,for work to be done bn it; that he was suggesting that they hold public hearings oh' it at-£he fleeting scheduled for November 17, and that they schedule a special meeting on November30 to consfdeF'putting it in final form and making a decision. Dr. Payzant continued with the presentation as follows:

The plan that I present to you tonight has all of the basic recommendations that the staff h-asSjJtHsied together. I am recommending a plan which includes the construction of four new school buildings and major additions to four existing buildings. This would resultNn,closing seven old school buildings. The plan also recommends extensive renovat-fan and other capital improvement projects at most other schools in the district. TfMt'l'-^be^fal king about a specific way to finance the plan. That will include the use of money-that remains in the bond cash fund from the sale of surplus property'f'and'mo^'fffiportantly a recommendation to go to the voters in February or March and request*authorization to issue $30 million in general obligation bonds. I am going to talk about each of the major construction projects separately and give you some rationale about each of them.

The plan is a comprehensive one. We have not approached this in a piecemeal fashion. It does include ways to meet the minimum facility needs of the school district for the years ahead. And I underline "minimum" because even though this is a comprehensive plan which will move us forward aggressively, it should not be viewed as one that will solve all of our facilities needs for the next ten or fifteen years. •It will not do that. We considered many factors in developing the plan and the demography of the various attendance areas involved, membership projections, enrollment trends, and physical barriers involved in the attendance area such as m<yor traffic arterials. As most of you are aware, the work began when we considered the school consolidation matter beginning some two years ago, and as we discussed those proposals, there was considerable public discussion through the period of last fall and into the early winter of last year when the Board made its decision.

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As background information, in December of 1979, as part of the implementation of the Long Range Plan, the Board adopted a policy on the retirement of facilities. The policy established criteria to be used to identify schools to be considered for closing. Under that policy a school could be closed because of three things - low enrollment, high operating cost, or the poor condition of the building. The policy directed me to provide the Board with a list of schools to be considered for closing under the criteria and in January of 1980, the Board approved the list of twelve schools to be considered for closing. School study committees were created which included staff members and patrons, and their charge was to gather information and make recommendations to the Board. That review took most of 1980 and in December I recommended that five schools be closed and the Board rejected that recommendation. The Board also modified its policy and eliminated the criteria that a school could be considered for closing because of low enrollment or high per pupil cost. In fact, a four-year moratorium was declared on closing schools- for either of these two reasons. The remaining criterion, however, the condition of the facility, was left in place and it can still be considered as a valid reason for closing a school building. Further, the Board directed the administration in January of 1981 to prepare two additional plans, one which would deal with the sale of surplus property, and orffe for the renovation and replacement of school buildings. The Board received the plan and acted on it, that being the sale of surplus property, and we are proceeding ^according to that plan. The second is the one that I am presenting this evening.

The last bond issue was approved in January of 1969 and that bond issue was for $11,450,000. Major capital improvement projects were completed in all parts of the district with this money over the last decade; for example, additions to the physical education facilities at Douglass High School were made and a new gymnasium was added at Dunbar. The Van Buren School building was constructed; libraries of several high schools were air conditioned; boilers were replaced in a number of schools; heating, electrical and plumbing systems were modernized; a number of buildings were reroofed; many paving and fencing projects were undertaker at sites throughout the district; Foster Estes Vo-Tech Center was expanded; thirty portable classrooms purchased; and buildings and facilities at the Service Center and Administration Building were"compl eted.

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I want to point out that from the time that the district was placed under the United States District Court Order to implement its desegregation plan in " December of 1971, until that court order was dissolved in January of 1977, very little of the above work took place. The Court's order required that all capital improvement projects first be approved by the Biracial Committee and subsequently by-tfib Court itself. So as the result, the only major projects that werecompleted during the period were the gymnasium at Dunbar, the physical educationfacilities at Douglass, and some renovations at Central High School to make it ready for the innovajive’liTgtrmseh-ool program.

Even th$ftjhMnany renovation and construction projects have been completed during the eleven years since, the voters approved the bond issue in 1969, much remains to be done. Many of the^school buildings are still very old. The original structure at Willard was 6uiTt._in 1902; Putnam Heights and Woodson in 1909; Shields Heights, Lee, Columbus, Tugerre-Eiejd and Wheeler in 1910. In fact thirty-five of the district's buildings ;are ove-r—fifty years old. Most of the old buildings are in poor condition. Tor s«ve^aj-»^f them the cost of renovation would be so high that replacement is the only-treasonable alternative. You will recall that in 1979 the Board engaged the firm of Locke, Wright and Foster to study the'condition of about fifty buildings in the district, and that study resulted’in recommendations concerning a way to determine which buildings should be replaced and which buildings should be renovated. The buildings that we are recommending for replacement are those that are among the top of the list that the Locke, Wright and Foster firm recommended.

The first section of recommendations covers new buildings. I am recommending that we construct four new buildings, and these are not necessarily in priority order, there is room for all kinds of discussion on priorities; a new 525-student Fifth Year Center to replace the present King and Truman buildings; the new 400-student elementary schooj to replace the present Eugene Field School and relieve crowding at Gatewood and Wilson; a new 475-student elementary school to replace the present Riverside and Willard Schoolsand to accommodate a portion of the students who reside in the old Emerson attendance area; and finally a new 650-student school to replace the present Columbus and Westwood School buildings.

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Following the summary of recommendations, you will see in your plan a breakdown of projected enrollment, demographic and assignment information and maps that will help you see the proposed attendance areas arid the combinations.

At the end of the section I included a page dealing with a magnet elementary school that has been an idea being considered by a number of people representing various agencies and businesses in the downtown Oklahoma City area. I have hot included in the financing plan that I am recommending here that magnet elementary school. I believe that it is an excellent idea and one of the things that intrigues me about that school is the possibility of coming up with an innovative plan for financing it if it were to be truly located in the center of the downtown business district. And what I intend to do is to, with your blessing, continue exploring alternative ways of financing that magnet school if the idea in support for it continues to be strong. But I did not want you to be confused about that being included in this financial package. The next section details the recommendations for additions to existing school buildings; a 25,000 sq. ft. addition to Willow Brook Elementary School to relieve crowding at the school and to accommodate approximately half of the students now attending Star School, which would be closed; a 24,000 sq. ft. addition to Telstar Elementary School to relieve crowding at the school and accommodate the remainder of the students now attending Star. In short, we are recommending additions at both Willow Brook and Telstar and the closing of Star Elementary School.

We are also recommending a 15,000 sq. ft. addition to Green Pastures Fifth Year Center; close Parker and move all of the Fifth Year Center students tg the newly renovated Green Pastures Fifth Year Center with that addition; and, finally, a 10,000 sq. ft. addition at Bodine Elementary School to relieve crowding and eliminate the portable buildings. I am recommending the 2,000 sq. ft. addition at Webster Middle School and some modifications at Hoover Middle School and Northwest High School to accommodate the handicapped students now at Carver Center which would be closed. Carver was originally established as a program for physically handicapped secondary students. The school subsequently expanded its role tg serve other categories of handicapped students. Now approximately sixty-five students are enrolled in the school. Of the sixty-five, about thirty are there because of a physical handicap. The district operates programs for physically handicapped elementary students at both ...Ragcho anc* Johnson; Johnson serving students on the northside of the school district, and Rancho serving students on the southside of the school district. They are both excellent programs supported by staff and parents, I am recommending thaâ€˜f>wp provide a continuation of these elementary programs for the physically handicapped students at the middle and high school level by providing space and settfng.ttp classes that would be self-contained and in a self-contained setting, but locate it at middle and high SafehoojL-bJUjIdinqs - Northwest, Hoover and Webster. With the addition of space at -these schools arid renovation, excellent facilities can be provided for these students in a self-contained setting. The remainder of the students/Mio are now at Carver who do not have physical handicaps would be evaluated and assigned to appropriate programs elsewhere in the district. The present Carver facility woula be^,vacated and sold as surplus property.

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The next section deals with recommenda-tTo7iS's%r major remodeling and renovation projects. There is hardly a school in thf^.schooT cITsJpct that doesn't have a capital improvement need of some kind,. You wiTl JT^ffcfestimated costs for each category or project totaling more than $18 million. 'This amount along with over $18 million in recommended new building construction and additions would bring the total to more than the approximately $34 million suggested in the financial program that I will explain later. Therefore, I see a need to trim some of the projects back to get within a $34 million budget. You will find a category of renovations and the schools where that renovation would occur and the estimated cost or the total renovation in that category; for example, electrical modernization at seven schools, estimated cost $1 million and the schools are listed. You can follow through with replacement of boilers, replacement of burners, addition of boiler feed pumps and condensate return tanks, renovation of temperature controls, replacement of domestic'water piping, sanitary facility modernization, replacement of two gym floors, parking lot renovations, roofing, stadium lighting and a sound system at Star Spencer, and several categories that deal with energy efficiency, insulation at schools, replacement of exterior mortar, replacement of student lockers, both corridor lockers and athletic lockers in a number of schools, and one that may surprise you a bit, recommendation for air conditioning at about sixteen schools. These are schools that are fairly new schools, and when they were constructed, the basic duct work and preliminary work was done so that air conditioning could be installed at a later date, and these schools could be done

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for about $4.4 million, but only because a lot of preliminary preparation work was completed at the time these buildings were constructed. It would be quite another matter and far more costly to go into some of the older buildings and provide air conditioning there.

The plan also calls for the addition of a physical education facility at Taft and some modifications in athletic facilities at the high schools; remodeling the play areas and replacement of windows with the energy-efficient, aluminum-frame type windows at seven or eight schools; with the architecture/engineer fees, an estimated cost of something over $18 million. Included is a listing by school and the number of projects that would be proposed for each of the schools. There is also a page which summarizes the recommended plan for additions and new schools, with the enrollment and the size of the building. With regard to the financing plan, the estimated total cost of the projects presented here is approximately $37 million. I am recommending that some of the renovation or remodeling projects be deferred and that we plan to spend about $34 million for the entire program. We now have about $4.1 million in the Bond Fund account, which includes money that was left from the bond issue approved in 196?9, the sale of television station Channel 25, and the recent sale of surplus property including Central High School. I am recommending that we seek authority from the voters at an election in February or March, 1982, to'sell $30 million in bonds. This would make just over $34 million available to finance the plan. The total amount of bonded indebtedness which this school district may have is just over $68 million. That represents ten percent of the total net assessed valuation. Now the district has bonds outstanding in the amount of $5.4 million, and our 1981 millage requirement for the Sinking Fund, which is the fund that pays the interest and principal on the bonds,is .64 mills, which is sixty-four cents per Si,000 of assessed valuation. Under Oklahoma Statutes we could sell in an amount not to exceed $6216 million. So you can see that a sale of $30 million in bonds would be less than fifty percent of our bonding capacity. The law says that school dfstfict bonds may bear an interest rate not to exceed ten percent, arid we are basing the cost estimates for this financing plan on an interest rate at about nine percent on these bonds. '*■ I am suggesting that we recommend a $30 million bond issue with a payback in ten years, using the ten-year payback plan with a calculated bond maturity schedule and -*crrough draft of an amortization schedule. This would result the first year in a tax rate of $8.36 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Then each year of the ten that amount would go down some. So that means that a home that has an assessed valuation of'"$1,000 would-have a tax increase of $8.36 for the first year; add an assessed valuation of $5,000, the tax increase the first year would be $41.80. If it were a $T0,0O0-a.ssessed valuation, it would be $83.60. Keep in mind that in Oklahoma County right now, the assess,^ vTrucTriww-s averaging approximately ten percent of market value. So that if you are talking about a home that sells for $80,000, you are talkjS^about an assessed valuation probably closer to $8,000.

One of the’most interesting..discoveries in the research that we did for this plan is to look at the tax rates ifLsurrounding school districts. We have included detail for all of Oklahoma Countyf^rt-'Wlwi^. you will find when you study this is that even with the $30 million bond issue, and-th®-$8.36 increase that would result in Oklahoma City School District tax rate, we wouJ-ePstill be below just about every one of our neighbors - Edmond, Putnam Cit/;-Midwest City, etc., and their school tax rates, and that makes me feel very confident that we can convince the Oklahoma City taxpayers that they should put forth the effort to help meet the needs of Oklahoma City school youth.

In short, I am saying that it is a realistic financing plan, one that will not put excessive burdens on any taxpayers and that will generate revenue necessary to meet very pressing needs in our school district.

Before T conclude this overview presentation, let me mention several options that were considered and not recommended and why. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to spend a little time doing more research, thinking and study before saying to you off the top of my head that any particular combination of schools to consolidate made the best sense. One of the things we looked at was a configuration that would have paired Eugene Field and Willard; in fact, we had talked a lot about doing that, and constructing a new school that would take the enrollment from Eugene Field, Willard, and perhaps a little bit from latewood to ease the overcrowding there. You will see an analysis of what those combinations would look like. That particular plan would result in an acceptable size school for Eugene Field and Willard, but it would make the option for replacing Riverside much less plausible, because you would be talking about a school minus transfers of only 250 or so

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students, and that is getting very close to the 200 cutoff point which we have used in the past to look at the possibility of closing a school. By combining Willard andRiverside and using Eugene Field and portions of Gatewood and Wilson, you get two medium size elementary schools which makes a lot more sense in terms of constructing a new school facility. We also have looked at the possibility of including the old Culbertson attendance area in the King and Truman Fifth Year Center, the new building, but we found that if we did, we have problems with skewing the racial balance in that new school and decided to leave the Culbertson attendance area with Page-Woodson. But that is something that we can look at further. In earlier discussion with some of the people from Carver and the Carver parents, I promised to look at four or five different alternatives for Carver. We have done that and I think that it is only fair for me to indicate what alternatives that we have looked at and why I am not recommending one of these rather than the one I presented a moment ago. Alternative 1 would be to retain all students who are currently attending Carver, sixty-five (65) in other words, and renovate space at Northwest Classen High School and move the entire program to Northwest. We estimate that would cost about $250,000. The cost of this alternative is about the same as the one recommended, but it does not provide the opportunity for a north^ide and southside middle school location to serve physically handicapped students of middle school age. The two locations recommended will make transportation more accessible and provide continuity for the Johnson and Rancho programs. That would be Rancho to Webster and Johnson to Hoover.

The second alternative we looked at was to retain all students who are currently attending Carver, sixty-five (65), and use the space that is being vacated at Grant as the result of the move of the T & I programs from 1-89 to Vo-Tech 22. To renovate that vocational area at Grant would cost approximately $400,000, which is considerably more than-the alternative that I am recommending, $150,000 to be exact, and that location, of course, is not as central, and middle schools in this instant would not be housed at middle schools but in a high school location, and the staff and I do not believe that would be as desirable.

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The third alternative would be to retain tii& sixty-five (65) students in the Carver program, close an existing elementary school, which has low enrollment, and move the Carver program to that elementary school. Depending on which building was selected, the cost might be in the neighborhood of $100,000; it could be more "dr*TF could be less. In fact, this plan might be the most cost effective but it has the disadvantage of running counter to the decision that the Board made earlier to put a four-year moratorium on closing of those othereTenentary schools, and it was thie school faci-TTty that was involved. The fourth'ia4â€˜ternati ve was again based on the assumption that all sixty-five (65) students would be retained in jê Carver~pTugram and that a new school would be constructed^ just for that program. If that were done, we would be talking about a 35,000 -sq.(jÂŽês<ôot building at an estimated cost of $2.6 million and, frankly, that alternative is just too costly in my judgment and would be difficult to justify for sixty-five (65) Students at that cost. I will end where I began a few momenSTTgo^^.saying I am excited by the propects of this plan. I think we can do it. I recqghize-fhat you may want to make some modifications in it before you finally adtfpt iir aK-th^ end of this month. I hope you will study it with care and come November 17 prepared to listen to others speak on the plan and be ready to make up your mind on November 30 so that we can move ahPad vigorously and' get on with it.

Members'of the Board proceeded by askingiquestions"and discussing the issue. Mrs. Hill ihciuirqd'about the Carver students, that the recommendation was to split the students three ways and it would cause a very small group of students to be in one location.

Dr. Payzant replied that parents were divided on the theory but essentially he was recommending the continuation of the pattern that had been established in the elementary schools at Johnson and Rancho, and that those children in the program at those levels would go to similar programs at the middle school and high school levels. He explained further that he was talking about a section of the building in all instances that would be self-contained and that students would only be mainstreamed when they were ready.

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^After Mr. Donwerth inquired about available space at Northwest and Hoover to make the classroom self-contained, Dr. Payzant responded that at Northwest a wing and a block of classrooms would be space that could be used for that purpose, and a specific location had not been identified at Hoover.

Mr. Donwerth continued with the discussion of the Carver program, stating that he was concerned about splitting the physically handicapped students; that he did want to hear further from the Carver patrons. Dr. Payzant commented that one of the agreements he had with several of the Carver parents with whom he had talked was that there would be time for them toseethO'pl an.and the various alternatives, and react; that he had talked with some informally and there were some strong differences of opinion, but more so among some of those who had physically handicapped students who were now enrolled in programs at Rancho and Johnson and were looking ahead to middle school and high when their children got there.

In commenting on the plan, Mrs. Darrell stated that she wanted to commend the Superintendent and his staff for putting the packet of information together but her concern was that the Board deal with the four-year moratorium on school closings which was voted on at a different time; that she could not begin to deal with the plan while there were 16 school facilities with less than 200 enrollment, and she did not feel that a bond issue would pass to build new facilities under those conditions. She spoke further about the plan and not having dealt with the four-year moratorium and asking taxpayers to pay additional taxes.

Mrs. Brody inquired about Lincoln School and it being located in the northeast quarter, to which Dr. Payzant responded that the best information they had was that the proposed central expressway was not going to go through Lincoln School, and as to the impact it would have on the student enrollment, he stated that a substantial portion of the enrollment of the Fifth Year Center comes from outside the neighborhood. Mrs. Brody mentioned that kindergartners would come from those neighborhoods and Dr. Payzant stated that another consideration could be additional replacements and a possible combination of Page/Woodson-Lincoln and a replacement building for those two, but that would put another $4 million into the program.

Further inquiry by Mrs. Brody was if there held been any consideration given to student aid for the construction included in the plan since students were involved in the reconstruction program at the Vo-Tech Center? Dr. Payzant's response was that there was no reason that it coul'd not be looked at on a project-by-project basis, but *interms of the volume that could be done by that program, it would not come anywhere near to making a major dent in what was being recommended.

Mrs. Brody also asketf’^hen wbuld the Board be getting timelines on what theconstruction would look like and when they would plan to have it completed?

Dr. Payzant stated that one of decTsjWs^-that the Board had suggested they wanted to make was a commitment to go ahead with maybe one replacement project based on the $4 mill ion-tWt?4:t now had, so conceivably that could be an immediate decision after the plan was adopted. After Mrs. Brody inquired as to fK.they could prioritize on November 30, Dr. Payzant stated yes, they could do so on that dafe^orb^fore. Discussion was continued by Mrs. Brody and^Dr. Rayzae^with regard to a time .frame for getting the children out of the Willard building fn'ease of an emergency. He commented that there was not going to be a real emergency in terms of the building falling down because 'it was structurally sound, but obviously if an emergency should occur, they could get them out the same day; however, as far as getting everything relocated in terms of furniture and textbooks and instructional materials and the like, that would take a few days to get that all coordinated; that there were schools that the children could be moved to.

Mrs. DarrelJ spoke again about her concern that the Board deal with its previous moratorium "on the closing of schools; that it sounded like Willard School building was in an acute situation and there were probably some others, and she did like the comprehensive approach but to talk about a school downtown to her would seem like an accommodation and convenience for persons who did not reside in th& district; that she wainted to deal with delapidated conditions, those that needed to be replaced in the interest of safety of children; that if the Board wanted to be realistic about getting a bond issue passed, they should first reconsider*the four-year moratorium and include in the comprehensive plan the 16 school facilities; and other.

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Dr.xPayzant indicated that he was not recommending that a downtown magnet school be included in the plan; that it was an idea that was being discussed and he would pursue it on the basis of innovative, alternative financing; not as partjD.f the plan.

Commenting further, Mrs. Darrell stated that she was expressing the sentiments of persons in District 5 in that she receives questions about since the school district is no longer under a court order, why can't there be a K-4 or K-5 school northeast; that it was their sentiments that if the school system could operate these schools tn other areas with enrollments below 200, why could there not be one northeast'; and, therefore, it was her feeling that voters in District 5 would not support the bond issue unless the four-year moratorium on school closings was reconsidered and that included as a part of the comprehensive plan.

Dr. Payzant stated that he agreed that the Board should address the main issue; however, it was not going to work both ways; that some people had said they would never pass a bond issue if schools were closed and the other side of the coin was they would never pass a bond issue until some schools were closed; that he would not sit and not do anything; he thought that a decision should be made and they should go out vigorously and convice the community that the needs of the kids were there, and with the Hjghtunderstanding of the information and the facts, he thought that people would support it. Dr. Payzant added that if the Board would say look at the moratorium again, he and the staff would do that, but they would have to as a board say look at the moratorium, and he would take the next step. Commenting again, Mrs. Darrell stated that if Willard was an acute situation, she thought it should be pushed aside, because she did not think the bond issue would pass. Mrs. Darrell continued by citing reasons for her belief that the bond issue would fail -the stressed economy, hot being responsible for good management of facilities; that her challenge to the Board was to deal with the moratorium and management of facilities before voting on the motion. She pointed out, again, that if Willard or any other school building was in acute need and was in a priority one condition of needing replacement, she thought it needed to be pulled out because she thought the Board should address some other issues in order for the package to be approved by the public.

Dr. Payzant explained that there were other buildings in just as bad a shape as Willard, but it had received immediate attention because of a current hard rain, but other conditions could very easily exist at other schoolsr that could be as much a concern as the leaking at Willard. i<'W^;:*BTbdy commented relative to Willard being the number one priority of the Board and her concern to not wait six or seven.) months to do something that they were going to do anyway.

Mr. Donwerth,spoke about the Carver property as well as Willard and Eugene Field, and the fact that they could be considered valuable property to some. With reference to the comprehensive plan, Mr. Donj/^rth7"7obT'Vbated that maybe they needed to look again at the moratorium that the Board placed on schools; however, he did not want it to deJ'.ay ttre^g^mg ahead with the project; that he agreed that it was not necessary to wait for a bond issue to rebuild a school for Willard, and other. He also mentioned that the proposed air conditioning of 16 schools could help sell the bond issue. In his comments, Dr. Hamm referred to th^fcrct^4^t Mrs. Darrell had asked the Board to address itself to a previous decision regarding th-e-moratorium on the closing of schools and it appeared that the majority of the bo-ardjneiffbers were going to stand by that decision; however, he happened to share Mrs. Darf'eTl's sentiments regarding that concern and he, too, felt that the moratorium needed to be dealt with as part of the package. He also commepted on the fact that even though there were only 65 students involved at Carver Center, it was a very emotional thing, and in the discussion was the moving of them to several locations; that he would like to get some good, sound educational crieteria as to if the plan would work, which was the most desirable, a school for them or one-third of them south, one-third north, and one-third of them in a high school. Dr. Hamm also mentioned tht they had been talking about physical facilities and the moving of attendance zones and he would like information as to how the recommendation as presented was going to impact the rest of the district program with personnel, what administrators would be involved, the teaching staff, the maintenance staff, and how it was going to impact the General Fund as well.

Mr. Donwerth 'referred to when the moratorium on school closings was approved, the plan for closing or consolidating a number of schools was presented as a package to take it or leave it and he would have preferred a package th^t they could have worked on and pared out different programs. He spoke, again, about*the possibility that the Board would want to reconsider the moratorium. With regard to the moratorium, Mrs. Hill stated that several months ago the Board made the decision to go with it and she did not think they could go out to the 16 schools as mentioned and shake up the neighborhoods and then ask them to vote for $8.36 per $1,000 assessed valuation when there were plans to close or sell good buildings; that

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some did not have a resale value; in approving the moratorium, it created a positive rimage for the school board and was accepted by the community; that after it was mentioned to reconsider the moratorium, persons had been calling wanting to know what schools the Superintendent was going to recommend be closed. She continued, stating that she thought as a board when they made decisions, they should accept them, abide by them and go on. Stating that he had one other comment to make, Mr. Donwerth said that with regard to Willard and Eugene Field, he was not willing to wait on further study on different alternatives; that he thought they needed to go with the building of the new school and get on the way with it and eliminate that one project from the bond issue.

As clarification, Dr. Hamm stated that he wanted to make it clear that what he had said earlier was if he did not hear conversation from the Board addressing Mrs. Darrell's concerns, which he shared, he took that to mean that the Board was satisfied with its previous decision and was willing to go on from there, and as a member of the Board he would work with the majority to that end. After Dr. Payzant mentioned that he wanted to be clear on what the Board's expectations were with regard to their timeline for decision-making, etc., members of the Board discussed the meeting dates and plans for those meetings; that on November 17, people could come that night and through the regular public hearing plan to speak to the p^an if they wanted to do so, so that the Board would have the benefit of the community and staff reaction some two weeks before making a final decision at a special meeting on November 30. Dr. Payzant and members of the Board discussed plans to get copies of the plan to particular locations, organizations, etc.

After further discussion, Dr. Payzant stated that he was probably saying more than he should but he thought it was important that the Board address the issue as had been raised by Mrs. Darrell; that he thought the ’Board should be clear to givedirection of where they were as a board so they could really get out and take one course of action or the other and do it very positively and have it happen.

In response, Mrs. Hermes said that she would like to say publicly that she was not in favor of rescinding the moratorium on the closing of schools; that the Board had made some promises to some neighborhoods and she did not intend to go back on that; that if they were to consider rescinding the moratorium, she would be in favor of it only if they looked at every single school's enrollment that was below the 200 limit; that ^ttji.s. was not done the last time, and she did riot think' they would ihave the time "to look at all of those schools before February. A brief discussion followed about the moratorium, the Board's policy on reopening an i ssue, and other.

R. #364 Special Meeting of Soard Scheduled to Set Date and \mount for Call of School Bond il ection Remarks Superintendent

A motion was then made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes to call a special meeting of tjje Board at 7:00 p.m., November 30, 1981 , to set a date and amount for the call of a schooTbond election.

On roll call, the votes were^as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hili, yes.;. Mrs/ DarnelTHM^Dr. Mr. Donwentfi, yes. Mr. '.Donwerth'decl ared )fhat the motiofT~-carrt§§*' _____

Dr. Payzant reported: 1.

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Proclamation on.Support Personnel Week You received in your packet of materials a copy of a proclamation from Governor Nigh which sets the week of November 9-13 as Support Personnel Week. I would like the Board to take note of that and have the minutes reflect that it is Support Personnel Week. We have about 2400 support personnel in our school district and I ihink it is appropriate to acknowledge their efforts with that special week.

Mrs. Hill suggested that maybe in the Eighty-Niner, a special note could be given in some words to the support personnel.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. Payzant continued:

2. Legislative Goals The proposed legislative goals were included in your Board packet and I would like some direction from you. Would you like those listed in the agenda at the next board meeting as part of the agenda, and would you want to wait one more meeting before you act on them, or would you want to go ahead and list them in the agenda and act on them at the November 17 meeting?

Mrs. Hill commented that she thought it would be nice to let the public know what the legislative goals were and have input as to what the goals were, and they might have some questions concerning some of them.

Mr. Donwerth suggested that if they decided to do as mentioned by Dr. Payzant, that they hold it at a meeting in December since the agenda for the November 17 and 30 would be quite heavy. Dr. Payzant stated that the goals could be listed in the agenda at the November 17 meeting and the Board take action at the meetingrof’December 14, to which Mr. Donwerth agreed. Mrs. Hill stated that it appeared that some of the goals were in violation of what they as a board had supported in the past; namely, in the school programs where the kindergarten age would be changed back to December and she thought they were very firm on September.

Responding, Dr. Payzant stated that it was based on the fact that the children would have to pay tuition and his sense of the Board was that they were, not against the program but they were against the fact that some children who could afford the tuition could be involved and others who could not afford the tuition could not; that if that goal was adopted and the Legislature acted, then the district could do it without charging tuition. Discussion continued regarding the kindergarten age, Board policy relating to same, consideration for maturity of the child, and other.

Mrs. Hermes referred to Goal 13-"Seek introduction and support legislation that will require the State Board of Education to fund regional service centers to be operated by districts with an Average Daily Membership of more than 15,000," stating that she was, no^against it but did not understand how it would impact the district, and that *’she ’would like some explanation on how some of the other legislative goals affected the district.

Dr. Payzant explained that the goals were there basically for three reasons, either they wereacarryoverfrom<)goals that they had a year ago and were not effected; they did not reach them, or because individu&UJboard members had suggested them. He suggested that maybe the easiest wa^to give board members a background on the goals would be to go though and respond quickly to the ones that they had questions about. Dr. Hamm mentioned that in the past when some legislative goals were adopted, they were discussed in a work session ofj^he Board and he thought at some time in December they would have time to discuss them?arid,add to them; however, Dr. Payzant commented that other organizations in the state weY^settTf^ theirs during the month of November, some had already done it, and it would be helpful if'EocTrimembers had major questions that would require additional staff work or if it was,^efised that the Board would pull out, he would like to get them as ;early as possible and hot wait until the night on which the decision was made. , Mrs. Hill indicated that she had questions on two goals, number 14 and item 2 under retirement, which was about nonclassified personnel and the Teachers' Retirement System; that she was not sure that was what they wanted.

Dr. Payzant stated that anyone who wanted additional information on the goals, to call Mr. Isch .and talk with him, since he was the one that had put a lot of the goals together.

Remarks Superintendent cont'd

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Remarks Superintendent :ont'd

Dr. Payzant continued:

SAT Test Scores If you got a chance to glance at the evening news on television or the evening paper or heard radio, there was a press release today about SAT test scores, and I have a handout for you this evening that I would like to share and comment briefly on how those reports that are coming out of the Educational Testing Service and the College Board relate to Oklahoma and Oklahoma City.

When we are talking about SAT we are talking about Scholastic Aptitude Test. You must remember that it is an aptitude test; it is not an achievement test, and it is often used incorrectly to measure student achievement or to make judgments about schools and school districts. It really is a measure that predicts the success that a student is likely to have in college. There is a Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test which is usually given in the 11th grade and, in fact, was given last week, and that test is a practice test. That is not used for college entrance, but it is used to qualify students for the National Merit Program. The SAT has been a test that not many Oklahoma City students have taken over the years. The bulk of our college-bound students take the ACT test, which is the American College Test. And that has been pretty much the case throughout the southwest and south where the ACT has been more widely recognized by colleges aijd universities than the SAT. On the other hand, many of your private schools oh the East coast and the West coast will not accept the ACT; they just accept the SAT.

The news release that came out today provided the first state-by-state comparison of results on the SAT test last year, and you need to be cautious in reacting to that comparison because what happened is that those states where a smaller number of students took the test, in many cases those states showed better scores. Common sense would tell you that probably would happen. The same pattern holds in Oklahoma as a state and in Oklahoma City as a school district. When you have a smaller group of students taking the test, particularly with the nature of the SAT's being what they are and the schools that require them, you are going to get some of your better college-bound students who will take it. Since our numbers taking the test are extremely small, we only had 54 students who took the SAT last year, you can't generalize anything from that^number. We should have a lot more students taking that SAT. We had about 650 to 700 students who took the ACT. The Oklahoma City scores for those 54, again, don't generalize from them, it showed that our students that'.took the test were above the national average, but there was a slight decline in those scores from the scores of the 73 students who took the test last year. But in both cases, last year and this, our students scored considerably above the national average. In the case of the verbal, our students 'had a 469 average ^compared to 424 nationally; in math 492 compared to 466 nationally

I'f you look at the ACT results, there was a slight decline in the composite score of all Oâ€™f the Oklahoma City studanfs that fnnk the test in 1980-81 compared to 1979-80. But if you break^oMt the group of students by 11th grade and 12th grade, our llth^rade students actually improved their scores in 1980-81 over 1979-80, and oirTlwgrade students scored above the state and national average. Again, that is somewhat predictable, because the 11th grade students who take the test are usually those who knoW- tjiey are college bound, hsive-made some plans, and are committed to go to college. ' And often those are the better students. So look at the SAT results with caution because fhd*,mimbers aren't large enough in Oklahoma City or the state to draw a lot of grand concTuTTcjps. And in the ACT scores, the juniors, our bright spot; there is a siight*d^WTie overall in the composite scores when the seniors are added in. (A copy of the test-scores is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

PERSONNEL REPORT 1. #365 Jersonnel Approved

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the listed persons be employed as of the .effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. (Personnel listings - pages 528a-528d.)

Hermes,

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PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Hamm to approve Recommendation #1 and*#2 (ratification of October payrolls and authorization of November payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for October 1-23, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #366 Approval of Payrolls and Encumbrances

Purchasi ng

Heating System Confirmation of the purchase of a heating system boiler for Nichols Hills School from Hambricks Jones Ferguson Company which submitted the low quotation in the amount of $2,842. This expenditure is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

R. #367 Approval of Purchasing

Feeder

Purchase of a single sheet feeder to be used with existing CPT #6000 Word Processor for use by Curriculum Services from CPT of Oklahoma City (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $1,485 is to be charged to Account G1230.ll. 3.

Textbooks ---------------Purchase of 125 textbooks (Discovering Art History) for use at Classen High School, Cleveland Innovative, Northeast High School and Administration Building from Davis Publications, Inc. (available only from designated publisher). This purchase in the amount of $2,368.75 is to be charged to Account G240.01.

Lockers Purchase of lockers (Dressing room type) for use at Douglass High School and Harding Middle School from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (13 mailed - 4 returned):

Oklahoma Chalkboard Company Penco Products Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Paint Purchase of paint for warehouse sts^k^Eoa^use by Maintenance and Engineering Department from Oklahoma Paint-«arid Decorating which submitted the low quotation (13 mailed returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,875.00 is to be charged to^cWnt BL5620.05.

Instructional Supplies Purchase of instructional supplies for-warb^se stock for use by all schools from Sander's Office Supply and Equipment whic^submittecT^e low quotation (19 mailed 8 returned). This purchase in the amount of $2t)^584'T00 is to be charged to Account G240.00 (State Contract #0022).

Pipe

Purchase of pipe for warehouse stock for use by Maintenance and Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (6 mailed - 4 returned): McAdams Pipe & Supply (State Contract #0013) Federal Corporation ••

487.05

1 ,662.57 $ 2,149.62

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

8. I

Keypunch Service Confirmation payment for keypunch service provided by Sage System, Inc., for Computer Services Department. This expenditure in the amount of $1,915.51 is to be charged to Account G830.05.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #367 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Electrical Supplies

Purchase of electrical supplies (boxes, connectors, fuses, fittings, wire, switches,' etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (11 mailed 4 returned): Graybar Electric Company Pyramid Supply Hunzicker Brothers Emsco Electric Supply

Total

$ 2,813.64

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

10.

Ceiling Tile

■'Purchase of ceiling tile for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from Standard Materials Corporation which submitted the low quotation (6 mailed - 3 returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,587.20 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05. 11.

Teaching Aids

Purchase of teaching aids (microfiche backfiles and subscriptions) for use at irSoutheast High School from Bell and Howell (Micro Photo Division). This purchase is available only from designated vendor, plus shipping, at a cost of $1 ,583.50 is to be charged to Account G230.01. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

General Business R. #368 Approval of General Business

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of the following general business items:

Lease of Whittier Property

“Approval of an agreement to lease Whittier property (building and site) to Oklahoma State University for the period beginning January 1, 1982 through ■•^June 30, 1982, at the rate of $1,550 per month. 2..Resolution for Deposit of Interest on Bond Funds

Approval of the fol lowing^soTWRyf^-for- the deposit of interest earned on invested Bond Funds. RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Independent Sch6dy<Qistrict Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (hereinafter called "District''Xtr^-de.te^mined that it is in the District's best interest to place interest received ~ from the-i-nv-estment of the Bond Cash Fund in the fund from which the investment wasmade and^* WHEREAS, the Board of Education of District (hereinafter called the Board) has the authority to authorize such income received from said investment to be placed in the fund from which the investment was made according to Chapter 2, Article IV, Section 470, School Laws of Oklahoma, 1980, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Treasurer of the District be directed to henceforth' place any interest income received as a result of the investment of the Bond Cash Fund into the fund from which the investment was made. 3.

Rejection of Bids on Grant Property Rejection of alj offers which were received in response to sealed bids opened on October 23, 1981 to buy the Grant property, 3501 N. W. 108th, and direct that the property be offered for sale. Final sale and disposition of the property to be approved by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

General Business cont'd

4. ^Changes in Prices and Modification of Food Services Change in prices and modification of services (menu) effective November 9, 1981, in the two (2) adult only cafeterias (Service Center and Administration Building) as follows: Soup

$.65 - $.85

Sandwiches (cold cut, hamburgers, submarine, roast beef, etc.)

$.90 - $1.00 range

Soup/Sandwich Combination

R. #368 Approval of General Business cont'd

$1.65

Salad (Various)

$.55 - $1.50 range

Dessert (cookies, pudding, pastries, pies)

$.20 - $ .50

Darrell inquired about item 1, as to whether it was necessary to advertise for bids when leasing a building? Mr. Bleakley responded that the Attorney General had interpreted the provision that applied to nonprofit corporations to require bids; however, the lease of the Whittier property was to Oklahoma State University, and it would fall under the other clause authorizing the disposal of surplus property and the district's obligation to receive fair maFTcet value for it. After further questioning by Mrs. Darrell, he explained further that there were two different provisions in the power section of the Attorney General's opinion with respect to the disposal of property; that one was where they were exclusively selling it to a nonprofit corporation, which was, an area that required them to get bids; that the district had been disposing of property after getting bids when property was sold, but with respect to the leases that had been executed in the past, they did not get bids, and the Whittier lease would be the first lease that the district wiTlhave entered into subsequent to the power section point and time that determined that the district must get a fair market value.

In discussing the fair market value, at the request of Dr. Payzant, Mr. Shepard stated that the terms and conditions as outline^ had been agreed to by parties involved and it would be a two-stage type of operation. Mrs. Hill expressed a concern about item 3, which had included in it "and direct that ^y^^operty be offered for sale at the average opinion of value price of $75,000.00," â– which was in relation to the Grant property.

Mr. Shepard the opinion price asked property in

and members of. the Board discussed placing a value on the offer foresale, of value price, whether it would be acceptable by a bidder to offer the and then be rejected as the buyer, the possible change of value of the the future, and other.

After the discussjHDn, Dr. Hamm offered a perfection of the motion, which was accepted by the seconder^MT?. Darrell, to delete the words from the recommendation "at the average opinion of value price' of $75,000.00," which caused the item for approval to read :as previously shown in the minutes. Mrs. Hi 11 then inquired about item 4, asrt-o wh'etlTer a_survey had been made of the building as to why more people were not eatin^.in the a3uj^ cafeterias. Mr. Shepard's response was that a survey was made as to if the type,j^menu recommended would satisfy the needs of the particular building and they did receive a positive response. He also noted that there were not as many people in the Administration Building and Service Center as there had been in prior years.

The Central Food Service Financial Statement as of September 30, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board.

Central Food Service Statement - Information to < the Board

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #368a Approval to Revise Policy GCBA/GDBA

Motion by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell at the meeting of October 19, 1981, for consideration at the meeting of November 2, 1981:

With reference to teachers employed and being granted up to ten year credit for out-of-state teaching experience and up to five years credit for military service. "I move that Board Pol icy GCBA/GDBA be revised to include all teachers and not just those employed after March 3, 1980." Before consideration of the item as printed for unfinished business, Mr. Donwerth stated that persons had requested to address the Board on the subject, at which time the following persons spoke to the Board:

Dave Renfro

Jo Bazhaw

Hazel Gentry

All of the speakers spoke in support of the motion and gave reasons for that support. Mr. Renfro also mentioned how the item for approval in the motion related to the bargaining process. As maker of the motion, Mrs. Brody commented that she thought the Board Policy GCBA/GDBA as already approved was a basic case of discrimination, and it was necessary for board members to exhibit some form of human relations themselves or not pass anymore human relations policies. She added that she did not think it was relevant if other districts were paying out-of-state experience; that the Legislature gave permissive legislation and it was not the Board's point whether they would choose to give that teacher the value, but it was her point that they would give some teachers a pay scale that they were not giving others and it was basic discrimination; that there were teachers in the district who she thought the Board should say they valued them as much as they valued the new teachers.

NEW BUSINESS

Dr. Payzant stated that members of the Board had received a letter requesting that ‘■■^’’special meeting be held to hear several Level III grievance that had been filed by coaches at Northeast High School, and they would need to respond to that letter which was sent to Mr. Donwerth by Mike Barlow. He added that there apparently was a' communication«’problem over the setting of the Level II hearing; that'Mr. Barlow and Mr..Savage agreed to waive the timeline in the contract and set the hearing for Friday; October 23, and several days before the hearing was scheduled, Mr. Savage had a call from Mr. Barlow re^i^sfTncpTdr&t-the hearing be rescheduled because that Friday happened to be the daythat Northeast homecoming events were scheduled; that he also with Mr. Savage to call the AFT office with a new date that was set, and there was some problem in getting agreement on a date among the people who would be involved with the Level TIgrievance who would be presenting the district's case and the earliest date that MF’. -Savage could get was for Friday of last week; that he subsequently talked with Mr. date and it was not satisfactory to Mr. Barlow and then there were efforts made to try—and schedule it for Friday morning of Homecoming Day and that did not work g&t eiThar^^ft which time Mr. Barlow said he was going to go ahead and file at Level III. ' * Discussion continued by Members of the Board; Mr. Renfro, who spoke to the Board regarding the request by Mr. Barlow; Mr. Savage, who explained the refusal of Mr. Barlow to agree on a second.date fbr the Level IT grievance herring, Mrs. Tucker, as principal of Northeast High School commented on clarification of the coaches' assignments, and other-.

Following the discussion, Mr. Renfro stated that he would ask'Mr’. Barlow to schedule a Level H hearing.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

With reference to the SAT test report, Mrs. Brody commented that again the Planning, Research and Evaluation Department had done a good job; however, she had a concern about the national, state and local reactions on questionnaires with regard to guidance services, which showed that nationally students are satisfied 70 percent of the time with guidance services; state, they are satisfied 69 percent of the time; and locally, they are only satisfied 40 percent of the time. Mrs. Brody added that she thought they had taken some of the burden away from high school counselors imthe district, but something would have to be done about counseling and guidance at this level; that to her it was crucial and it appeared that the students were not satisfied and did not think they were getting the kinds of guidance services they needed.

Comment Mrs. Brody

Mrs. Darrell expressed a concern about student vehicles being registered and having decals for parking on school parking lots, stating that she would like for the appropriate staff to consider the feasibility, the pros and cons for this requirement. She added that it would probably eliminate some problems with non-students being on school property.

Inquiry Mrs. Darrel 1

Ms. Mason explained that she did not know exactly how many high schools were using registration and decals on student cars, but students had asked that decals not be put on their cars because when they would go from place to place their cars would be vandalized based on who their rival was as far as sports or whatever was concerned. She stated, however, that they do try to register the cars in the principal's office whereby a check could be made to quickly identify what car belongs to whom. After further discussion, Mrs. Darrell suggested that maybe a standard decal like Oklahoma City Public Schools could be used for this purpose, to which Ms. Mason replied that to Address it that way was worthy of consideration and they would look at it. Mrs. Hill commented that in reading the student newspapers, mention was made about the problem of chewing tobacco among students and she wondered if it was something that needed to be addressed policy-wise; and that probably they should have Mr. Isch look into it from that standpoint.

Comment Mrs. Hill

EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel and litigation. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #369 Executive Session Approved 10:10 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. HiLJ that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: ,’'”Mrs. Brody, yes-;-Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell* yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #370 Board Returned to Open Session - 11:35 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn Was made .by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody* yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, 'ye-St^and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #371 Adjournment 11:36 p.m.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. (A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

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528a

EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

ADMINISTRATIVE:

SALARY

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ANNUAI;

Lake, Patricia

Eugene Field Intermediate

10-12-81

$12411.

McDonald, Martha

Eisenhower Home Economics

10-06-81

20044.

9-23-81

■13150.

10-14-81

12000.

9-24-81

12161.

10-08-81

6000.

Fry, Larry

Harding Act. Asst. Principal

10-26-81

$18096.

Horn, Billy

Middle Sc/5th Yr. Ctr Asst, to Director

10-26-81

28641.

Moore, Kathy

Fillmore Preschool

Paulke, Frederick

Moon Act. Asst. Principal

11-02-81

18096.

Mutchler, Ryan

Mark Twain Primary

Quetlah, Anubis

Star Spencer Drafting

Sadler, Nadine

Shidler Kindergarten I T.

CERTIFICATED: Cannon, Rosemary

Riverside Primary

10-13-81

12RO3

Seldon, Patricia

Edgemere Kindergarten

Dutcher, Elizabeth

Sequoyah/Monroe Kindergarten

10-20-81

15071.

Suchy, Linda

Southeast Science

10-13-81

12161.

| '

Edwards, Kay **

Creston Hills Intermediate

10-19-81

12803.

Tillman, Larecia

Grant Language Arts

10-19-81

17465.

English, Wanda

Jackson Home Economics

10-07-81

12000.

Wilson, Rebecca

Stand Watie Intermediate

10-19-81

12000.

Fulton, Carol

Webster Arts & Crafts

10-07-81

12161.

Gillespie, Catherine

Edgemere Primary

10-19-81

12000.

Hicks, Hazel

Roosevelt Librarian

10-19-81

13782.

Computer Services Asst. Program Mgr.

10-14-81

25507.

Hills, Kim

Northwest Language Arts

10-06-81

12000.

Huffman. Cheryl

External Funding Bilingual Resource

10-12-81

16501.

Huynh,. Ngoc

External Funding Bilingual Resource

10-12-81

14726.

I..-- *:.. NAME

SUPPORT: .

ASSIGNMENT

•/.

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

9-29-81

6080.50

PRfFFSSKlNAI TFCHNICAI ■ Seitz, Ronald

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Riggs, Eugenia

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-09-81

MONTHLY:

Roberts, Richard

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-12-81

603

$ 655.

Robinson, Marquita

Page-Woodson Teacher's Aide

10-21-81

655.

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

10-19-81...

Wilson Instructional Aide

10-12-81

CLERICAL:

Belobraydic, Barbara

Whois Hills Instructional Aide

10-15-81

Brantley, Deborah

Children1s Hospital Clerk

10^-81^-

660.

Sparks, Marilynn

Cardenas, Maria

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-05-81

68,1'.'

Stephens, Kathy ----- --------

.ST-

$ 672.■

655.

Christian, Joan

Gatewood Learning Ctr. Aide

10-19-81

655.

Fife, Gordon

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-07-81

665.

Fox, Delores

Page-Woodson Teacher's Aide

10-12-81

669.

Bray, Carolyn

Helper

10-09-81

$ 3.93

Gado, Freda

External Funding Secretary

10-12-81

815.

Copeland, Patricia

Helper

10-01-81

3.93

Khamthans, Anan

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-05-81

665.

Cummings, Lodessa

Helper

10-08-81

3.93

Lowe, Delois

Rogers Learning Ctr. Aide

10-14-81

661.

Gymiah, Fatimah

Helper

10-02-81

3.93

McRae, Betty

Oakridge Media Aide P.T.

10-20-81

262.

McKinley, Shirley

Helper

10-01-81

3.93

Nash, Marie

Northwest Attendance Secv.

10-12-81

665.

Parnell, Rebecca

Helper

10-05-81

3.93

Nguyen, May

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

10-19-81

665.

Rader. Dorothv

Helper

10-07-81

3.93

Phiathep, Ly

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-09-81

665.

Watson, Thelma

Retired Manager

10-08-81

4.56

Pourshojai, Miroslava

External Funding Bilingual Aide

10-08-81

681.

FOOD SERVICE:

HOURLY;

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Personnel cont'd

_______ _______________ ___________________ __________

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: FOOD SERVICE:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Lewis, Ceroin

Bus Driver

10-05-81

HOURLY:

Lewis, Ray

Bus Driver

10-12-81

246.50

Martini, Evia

Bus Driver

10-05-81

155.

$ 155.

Tate, Wayne

Trainee

10-01-81

$ 3.35

Taylor, Gwendolyn

Trainee

10-05-81

3.35

McAllister, Reginald

Bus Driver

10-05-81

448.

Thomas, Dorothy

Trainee

10-01-81

3.35

McCloud, Albert

Bus Driver

10-07-81

155.

Meadows. Lorene

Bus Driver

10-05-81

155.

MONTHLY:

Proctor. Frances

Bus Driver

10-05-81

155.

Wallace, Charles

Bus Driver

10-14-81

448.

TRANSPORTATION:

Asbery, Mary

Bus Driver

10-07-81

$ 155.

Brown, Truman

Bus Driver

10-14-81

448.

Cocon, Audrey

Bus Driver

10-21-81

448.

Davis, Leon

Bus Driver

10-12-81

224.

Adahan io. Foluso

Marshall Custodial Worker

10-05-81

$ 650.

Garrett, Jewel

Bus Driver

10-05-81

155.

Barnett, Charles

Horace Mann Custodial Worker

10-05-81

650.

Harris, Ernest

Bus Driver

10-13-81

448.

Bennett, Michael

King Custodial Worker

10-07-81

756.

Hayslip. Marchita

Bus Driver

10-07-81

155.

Gooden. Phillip

Northwest Custodial Worker

10-22-81

650.

Hester, Lorine

Bus Driver

10-05-81

155.

Lehman, Harvey

King Custodial Worker

9-29-81

650.

James, Wendall

Bus Driver

10-07-81

155.

McDuffy, Edward

Marshall Custodial Worker

10-06-81

650.

MONTHLY:

SERVICE:

-■V-.5

NAME

____

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: i-.' -v" MONTHLY:

SERVICE: Peoples, Dwayne

Columbus ' Custodial Worker

10-01-81

Peoples, Levorn

Willow Brook Custodian

10-20-81

924.

Seay, Maurice

Johnson Custodial Worker

10-05-81

800.

Tavlor. Joe

Star Spencer Custodial Worker

10-21-81

756.

■

$ 756. Ji-'

HOURLY:

Anderson, Nanette

Putnam Heights Custodial Worker

10-14-81

$ 3.93

Bennett, Stephanie

All SchoolsCustodial Worker

10-14-81

3.93

Briggs, Elzie

Rogers Custodial Worker

10-13-81

3.93

Ginsterblum, Neil A.

Buchanan Custodial Worker

9-28-81

3.93

Thomas, Arthur

Grant Custodial Worker

10-12-81

3.93

MONTHLY:

CAMPUS POT.TC.E-

Gist, S.T.

Stationary Officer

10-26-81

$ 700.

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528c

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

Jefferson Industrial Arts

9-30-81

PROFF^STONAI i ixUrL-OO 1UIXHL- TFCHNICAI 1 CUll 11 UrtL.•■---

Bollinger, Sharon

Helper

9-24-81

Goodman, Gwanda

Helper

9-30-81

Gothard, Ollie

Helper

9-11-81

■R1 pfTAT».q J StPVg

Planning Res-. & Eval Research Associate

10-19-81

James, Ernestine

Helper

9-30-81

Surmann, Pania

Planning Res. & Eval Research Assistant

11-13-81

Parker, Jacaueline

Heiner

9-30-81

Potter, Zella

Helper

9-18-81

Shelley, Brenda

Hal ner

9-30-81

Whitney, Oma

Manager

10-13-81

SUPPORT:

r.T.1?RTnAT.*

nnl.14c

Antral fl

Wilson/Dewey Media Aide External Funding

10-29-81

TRANSPORTATION:

10-21-81

Kpn<kMr*.kf Nann.v

Harding Registrar

10-30-81

Durham, Percy

Bus Driver

10-05-81

Manek, Charlotte

Webster Learning Ctr. Aide

10-13-81

Gates, Nazareth

Bus Driver

9-30-81

Melton. Janal

Oakridge Media Center Aide

10-08-81

Harris, Ernest

Bus Driver

10-21-81

Pnv+nn . T.flT'Zonrla

Columbus LRTA

10-07-81

Rushing, Teresa

Bus Driver

10-23-81

Thach, Charlotte

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

10-01-81

Viney, Luther

Bus Driver

10-19-81

NAME

SUPPORT:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

' ■-><

SERVICE: Beatty, Ronald

SALARY

FOOD SERVICE:

rFRTTFTCAIFTb U KI 11 1UA 1LIJI--------------

■

NAME

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

CAMPUS POLICE: e

”TS:1 Schools Custodian

10-16-81

Brothers, Kenneth

Custodial Services f Custodial Worker

Clark, Mary

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

Jones, Billy

Lee Custodial Worker

10-20-81

Lehman. Harvey

King Custodial Worker

9-29-81

Potter, Utana

Roosevelt Custodial Worker

10-16-81

Twogunns, George

Capitol Hill High Custodial Worker

9-25-81

Underwood, Eugene

Marshall Custodial Worker

9-28-81

9-17-81

Anderson, Nanette

Dispatcher/Monitor

10-19-81

Conde, Pete

Stationary Officer

10-15-81

Farrier, Wynnell

Dispatcher/Monitor

10-23-81

Macjt, Gwendolyn

Dispatcher

10-09-81

------- *-------------------

DISMISSAL: •

SUPPORT: Hart, Rickey

Putnam Heights

* MAINTENANCE:

Brown, Rickey

Pumps & Insulation

10-06-81

Lusk, David

Pumps & Insulation

10-09-81

Stiles, Joseph

Tile Setter

10-06-81

528d

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

CERTIFICATED: PERSONAL LEAVE: McGuire, Cynthia

Northwest Special Education

10-12-81 *

SUPPORT: UNION IFAVF: Kautz, James P.

DECEASED:

Maint./Engineering Floor Tile Setter

10-26-81

CERTIFICATED: Shadid, Madelyn

Eugene Field Special Education

10-20-81

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

529

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, NOVEMBER 17, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

R. #372 A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the minutes of November 2, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, Minutes Approved yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Darrell commented that she thought the utilization of a holiday this year for parent-teacher conferences was very nice; that to her it was a convenience, and she thought it was worth considering for continuation. Mrs. Hermes stated that she, too, thought the parent-teacher conferences went very well; that she attended the Junion League Community Advisory Board as related to the ;Adjoptr:.A-School Program, and they had adopted one of the Oklahoma City schools this ■year’ and she would be working closely with them to make that a successful program. She also stated that she had attended the Oklahoma State School Boards Association convention, the last two days and heard some good speakers and noted the legislation that they would like passed in the current session which would be some positive”steps i n education. Mrs. Hermes also referred to four Eagle Scouts~tfiat were attending Oklahoma City Public Schools arid offergd^ongratulations to the young men.; . With reference to the Parent-Teacher Conference Day, Mr. Long stated that it was highly successful from the viewpoint of^the^teachers and principals with whom he had talked and they would like to see it continu&d.. ,

Mrs. Brody offered congratulations to a recent>.graduate~PTs.John Marshall High School, Mike Mackey, who became involved in the Future Farmersf^atuohn Marshall and had the Grand Champion lamb in Kansas City. ITEMS PENDING

Meeting of July 6, 1981 Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

Comments Mrs. Darrell

530

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

ITEMS PENDING cont'd ^Meeting of May 4, 1981

Status - Sale of District-Owned Property: 1.

Bids were received and rejected on the following property. "For Sale" signs have been placed on this property in order to solicit offers. Grant Elementary School - 3601 Northwest 108th

Excess Land: S. E. 54th and Bryant Gold Medal Drive and Musgrave Drive (no bids) N. E. 63rd and Westminister N. E. 114th and Oklahoma 4101 S. W: 27th (Pierce School land) South Rhode Island and Shallowbrook Drive

Whittier School - New lease agreement apporved with OSU Technical Institute.

Arcadia High School and Dunjee - Currently out for bid; bids open December 1, 1981.

bids open

Tyler, Walnut Grove, Garfield - Currently out for bid; December 15, 1981.

Orchard Park, Sunnyside, Wright and Foster (site); attorney clearing titles.

Zachary Taylor - Under negotiations to sell part to City. to be advertised for sale by sealed bid.

The part retained

HEARINGS

The following persons addressed the Board during the first Hearings portion of the meeting:

Barbara Chishko R. A. Wilson Ronda Humphries Cecil Clay 5* Raul Baltierra ■, 6. Karen Ludlow Adin a Howitz’.8. . Laveta M. Martin 1. 2. 3.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

The majority of the speakers e xp re ssdd'^eeFboe r n as a separate facility for handicapped students. support fo ^tr-’pT-an for these students as had been in students being placed in the least restrictive

Judi Ellis Sharon Bishop Leela C. Smith Rev. E. L. Davis Sue Tricker James A. Wilson Alberta C. Stephens Diana Gerred that the Carver Center program remain Two persons, however, expressed proposed by Dr. Payzant and alternative setting.

LEGAL REPORT Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Decision on Termination of Louise White

We have received the written opinion of hearing officer Robert Bird with respect to the termination of Louise White. The decision upholds the Board's action in terminating Ms. White.

Gerald DeMarsh Case

In the,, case of Mr. DeMarsh versus the School District, that has been appealed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The Court has placed it on Calendar "C". Calendar "C" is a process by which there are no briefs or oral argument but each side may submit a memorandum of law. We have prepared such a memorandum whiclrwill be transmitted to the Tenth Circuit this week.

531

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

LEGAL REPORT cont'd 3.

.Answer in Declaratory Judgment Action We have received the answer of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in the declaratory judgment action brought against Southwestern Bell with respect to the sale of Central High School. We will meet with the judge and establish a briefing schedule and have a hearing set on that matter within the near future.

Attorney's Report cont'd

School Land Commission Lawsuit

In the lawsuit involving the School Land Commission, the Supreme Court in support of the brief submitted by me on behalf of this district has denied to assume original jurisdiction in the lawsuit brought by the School Land Commission but has assumed the original jurisdiction to consider the constitutionality of several statutes that are in existence with respect to the administration of the School Land Commission. This is the essence of the lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma Education Association. The Assistant Attorney General had filedajoint application for a temporary injunction which had been heard in oral argument today by the Supreme Court and they have that under advisement. The School Land Commission which happened to be meeting today decided not to take any action on the pending loans before it, and so it is anticipated that the Supreme Court would probably enjoin that and it appears that the School Land Commission is going to hold up any further proceedings until the constitutionality of these statutes is decided upon by the Supreme Court. I w&uld like to ask this Board of Education to authorize me to intervene in the OEA lawsuit since the one that you previously authorized me to participate in, there is no jurisdiction assumed, and the Court has asked for briefs on this matter by November 24. So I would like to have the Board's direction as to whether or not you wish for me to intervene in that lawsuit tonight and, if so, I will prepare and file a brief by the 24th.

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes - "I move that we direct the Board's attorney to intervene on behalf of this Board in the OEA (Oklahoma Education Association) lawsuit involving the School Land Commission."

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody, with amendment by seconded by Dr. Hamm, that the schedule of meetings of the Board for the ’1982. calendar year be approved as follows: PURPOSE

DATES

TIME—

PLACE

January 4, 18

7:00 p.m.

900 N^Klei n

Conduct Regular Business and Related —Issues

: 00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

March 1, 22

7:00 p.m.

V. . 900^. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

April 5, 26

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein**

Conduct-Regular Business and Related Issues -

May 3, 17 -

7:00 p.m.'

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

June 7, 21

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regul ar Business and Related Issues

July 6, 19

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

August 2, 16

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

September 7, 20

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

October 4, 18

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

November 1, 15

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

December 6, 20

7:00 p.m.

900 N. Klein

Conduct Regular Business and Related Issues

February 1, 15.’^>

Conduct Regular Business and Related sues

R. #373 Attorney Authorized to Intervene in Lawsuit Re School Land Commission

R. #374 Approval Schedule Meetings Calendar

Of of for 1982 Year

i j

532

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT' S REPORT

L #374 Approval >chedul e Meetings Calendar :ont' d

of of for 1982 Year

L #375 ’rofessional rrips Approved

On roll call for the amendment and motion, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; W. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Vickie Huffman, Cosmetology Teacher, Northwest Classen, Cosmetology Conference, Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX, November 9-10, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Pam Wheeler, Principal, John Marshall High School, FFA National Convention, Kansas, City, MO, November 13, 1981. Confirmation

(c)

Johna Harrington, Project Facilitator for Community Education, U. S. Department of Education's Community Education Meeting, Washington, D. C., November 18-20, 1981.

(d)

0on Price, Director, External Funding, U. S. Department of Education National Title I Conference, Chicago, IL, November 18-20, 1981.

(e)

Cheryl Huffman, Bilingual Resource Teacher, External Funding, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November Il-December 2, 1981.

(f)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Youth for Understanding International Student Exchange Workshop, Detroit, MI, December 4-6, 1981.

(g)

John Hatfield, Community Ed Specialist; Johna Harrington, Project Director, National Community Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, December 10-12, 1981.

At School District Expense (h) Jack Isch, Assistant to Superintendent^ National Title I Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 18-20, 1981. ; (i)

Margaret Gregory, Curriculum Consultant; Lura Rucker, Curriculum Consultant, “Annual Meeting of National Council of Social Studies and First National Conference on Energy Education, Detroit, MI, November 21-24, 1981.

(j)

Alice V. HoustOffT Director of Curriculum, ASCD - Member of Executive Council, Anaheim, CA, March 18-23, 1981.

(k)

Odessa Wycoff, Coordin a togjO'f VocT£TSTTzr1“ Education, American Vocational Associ^ldorVs Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, December 4-8, 1981.

(l)

Vern Moore, Director of Middle Schools and Fifth Year Centers; Don Taylor, Principal, Edwards FifthsYear Center; Richard Vrooman, Principal, Moon Middle School; Joyce Henderson, P^woXpal, Emerson Alternative School; Bob Royce, Principal, Rockwood Elementary ScBJ^fS^ice Strong-Davis, Director of Personnel; Betty Mason, Director of High Schools; Betty~Wr1-liams, Director of Elementary Schools; Formative Evaluation Workshop, Ariin-gioff*, TX, December 7-8, 1981.

(m)

Milton H. Denman, Principal, Ridgeview Elementary School, South Central Association Principals' Meeting, Houston, TX, February 8-12, 1982.

(n)

Howard L. Qvarnstrom, Coordinator of Fine Arts, Music Educators National Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 10-13, 1982.

(o)

Billie McElroy, Coordinator, Curriculum Services; Camolia A. Byrd, Coordinator, Curriculum Services ASCD, Anaheim, CA, March 20-24, 1982.

(p)

Velda G. George, Home Economics Consultant, National Vocational Home Economics Educators Conference, Washington, D. C., April 6-8, 1982.

(q)

Margaret Basey, Head Cataloger, Curriculum - Media Services, The American Library Association, Philadelphia, PA, July 10-17, 1982.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, Yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell; Yes; Dr. Hamm, yes'; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

533

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT It wxas moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for a grant and program as follows:

Indian Education Program, under Title IV, Public Law 92-318 of the Elementary and Secondary Indian Education Act.

R. #376 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

The following proposed legislative goals were submitted to the Board for action on December 14, 1981: BOARD'S 1982 LEGISLATIVE GOALS

School

Finance

During €he

last

legislative session,

in therstate school

significant progress was made

finance formula to provide a more equitable

distribution of state funds for education.

modifications

opportunities for children

school

finance

legislative goals

Advocate

should correct existing inequities.

legislation that will

Seek

The following

in the state.

support of common schools

la.

additional

in the formula must be made to further equalize educa-

tional

However,

provide

additional funds for

and vocational

education.

introduction of and give support to

for a constitutional

legislation

amendment which provides that when

a gerreTal X

fund

approved,

•each fiscal year thereafter until

of electors

lb.

levy is

Seek

the

levy shall

repealed by a majority

irCthe district.

introduction of and give support to

legislation for

a constitutionaf^amendment to allow school vote on

additional

10-mi 1 l„.aji._valorem

Suppgrt

districts to general

fund

X■

levy.

’ lc.

be made

legislation for a constitutional

would increase bonded indebtedness for

amendment that

school

districts

from 10% to 20% of assessed valuation.

Id.

Support legislation that will

improve the ad valorem tax

base through equitable assessment practices

county and the state.

in each

Legislative Goals Submitted for Action December 14, 1981

534

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT .egislative Goals submitted for \ction December 14, 1981 :ont' d

board's proposed 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd:

le.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

tion that will

ensure that revenues received from

school

at a rate commensurate with revenue

land is

received from privately owned 2.

Support

legisla-

legislation for

improvement

land.

in teacher salaries

effort to compensate teachers at a level

commensurate with

the pay of other professionals with comparable preparation and responsibility.

Support

legislation for improvements

salaries for support

personnel.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

provide reimbursement

legislation that will

at the rate of 65 cents per bus

route

mile for student transportation. Seek

introduction of and give support to

revised

weighting system which recognizes the additional

cost required to educate students with

Seek A.

legislation for a

special

introduction of and give support to

recognizes the

additional

needs.

legislation which

cost of education

urban

school

districts

Support

1 egi s 1 at i orr^fhat will

provide for a capital

outlay

assTVtance program.

Seek

introduction of africl^^^e^^jport to

increase financial

Support

legislation to

support fcsrf drj ve^^ducati on .

legislation to

increase

state textbook funding above

present level. 10.

Urge the Legislature to fully fund any new or existing educational

program or services

it mandates

local

school

districts

to provide. 11.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

legislation to

increase state funding for community education programs.

535

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Board's proposed 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd:

Seek

12.

introduction of and give support to

purposes of computing

all

Legislative Goals Submitted for Action December 14, 1981 cont'd

legislation for

state aid and apportioning all

dedicated revenues using the Average Daily Membership.

13.

Seek

introduction

will

require the State Board of Education to fund Regiohal

legislation that

of and give support to

Service Centers to be operated by districts with

an Average

Daily Membership of more than 15,000. 14.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

district to bill

a school

the resident district for the edu-

cation costs of a child who

living

in a state

public

institution or group facility by a state agency.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

and permit public

legislation to fund

schools to admit children five years old by

December 1 providing their maturity level

age 5 or above.

Operations

erode or remove

Oppose passage of legislation that will A.

Programs

School

institution

or group home facility or who has been assigned to a non-

*â€˘

School

legislation to allow

authority on matters regarding personnel management,

local

person-

nelpolicies, or management-1abor relations.

Oppose passage of

last best offer or

TegisTatTonCo permit

barbitrat ion for the resolution of an

impasse during

the collective barg^ajsj) i ng process.

Seek

introduction of and giv^, suppdr^^o

legislation for

establishing a specific period of two'years for decerti-

fication o>f employee organizations that engage 4.

Repeal

statutory grounds except

Seek

a strike.

statutory language which requires compliance with

evaluation process prior to dismissal

or nonrenewal

incompetency.

introduction of and give support to

mitting school screening,

employees.

districts to pay travel

interviewing,

on all

legislation per-

expenses related to

and selection of prospective

536

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

.egislative Goals Submitted for Action December 14, 1981 ?ont' d

^Board's proposed 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd:

Seek

introduction of and give support to

language of statute to permit

local

chaired by the superintendent or his

Seek

introduction of and give

in truancy law that will children's

Seek

legislation to amend

textbook

committee to be

designee.

support to

legislative changes

hold parents responsible for their

attendance in school.

introduction of and give support to

change school

conducted in

election

legislation to

laws so that school

a manner as

elections

are

other public elections with

all

expenses paid by the County Election Board. 9.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

include

in Powers

and Duties of Boards of Education the

authority to expend informational

10.

Seek

local

material

introduction of

70 O.S.

legislation to

funds to produce and disseminate

about school

bond and

levy elections.

"'K

legislation repealing the provision of

5-117 relating to the sale of surplus property to

nonprofit charitable or public educational

eliminate... ambiguities

corporation to

in District's power to dispose

s it r p 1 jus property. 11.

Seek

introduction of^and give support to

pro*v71bs for an Textbook

annual

legislation that

appointment of members of the

Committee: ^.Term shall

bers of the committee shaTl

be for one year,

hav^ expertise

State

and all mem-

in the subject

area to be adopted that year.

12.

Oppose passage of

according to 13.

Seek

legislation that will

restrict class

size

a weighted formula.

introduction of and give support to

legislation that

would change teacher termination notification from April to May 15.

537

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Board's proposed 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd:

Retirement 1.

Support

legislation to

improve the Oklahoma Retirement

Legislative Goals Submitted for Action December 14, 1981 cont'd

System. 2.

Support

legislation requiring nonclassified personnel working

more than one-half time to become members of the Teachers' Retirement System.

In speaking to the legislative goals to be considered for action at the December 14 meeting, Dr. Payzant stated: I have some suggestions for you. Under Item 1, under School Finance, since la, lb and 1c all would require constitutional amendments, you may want to select one as a priority for this year and push it, and if you do my recommendation would be la. &

Under Item 4 under School Finance, I am suggesting a change in wording which was reccfmmended by staff after these were printed and I would suggest that language be modified in the second line to read "provide for full state reimbursement," and delete "at the rate of 65 cents per bus route mile," and have the concluding portion of the sentence read "for student transportation cost." So it would read "Seek introduction of and give support to legislation that will provide for full state reimbursement for student transportation cost."

On Item 3 under School Operations, there is a bill that was laid over to the 1982 session which can and probably will be called back up but cannot be amended, which establishes the period of decertification at three years rather than two years. So you would not under the current legislative rules be able to ask a legislator to author an amendment to make that two yea^s on that existing bill. So I am suggesting that you change that from "two" to "three" years.

The goals that relate to the dues and powers of the Board may be ones that you ;J° consider setting some priority on, and I am talking about School ■ Operations, Items 4, 9 and 10. You'may have other additions or deletions to make, or further modificationsJn the language. , I would" urge you to take formal action on these at the December meeting because you have in the past circulated and approved Board goals to legislators prior to the beginning of the sessaaaa^, A motion was made^by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for adoption of the 1982-83 High School CurrTcVTlim for the school district as listed in the "1982-83 High School Curriculum." -x.

In discussing the High School CurricuTwJ^-ideasJiad been presented to the Board, Mrs. Hill inquired about the Industrial Arts changes, specifically Basic Automotive Maintenance, etc., as to if these courses woul^.stijl"be o/fered in the high schools. V■ .

Dr. Payzant explained that there were two different types of courses, Industrial Arts and Trade and Industry, that the Vocational Trades and Industry courses, which are three-hour courses, were- being moved to Vo-Tech District 22 with the exception of John Marshall and Northeast, where the half-day section would be retained in 1982-83 for students who begin the vocational classes in Auto Mechanics in 1981-82. He explained further that all of the high schools would not be offereing these courses; that it would depend upon the number of students who requested the course and the shop facilities that exist at a given high school. «u.

Mrs. Hill stated that She had observed that in some instances it was mentioned that certain subjects would be offered at a certain school "only" and wondered if it should not be uniform throughout the book if a subject was offered in a particular high school.

Dr. Houston, Director of Curriculum Services, commented that for the cluster courses, they went ahead and put it in the Guide as Mrs. Hill had noted, but it was something they could add to the course description book for particular courses. Mrs. Hermes expressed a concern about high school credits, stating that she would like for the Board to consider directing Dr. Payzant and staff to increase the credits for students to graduate; thfat Oklahoma City requires 38 credits, Tulsa requires 40, and she did not think students in the Oklahoma City Public School System were any less capable of holding 40 credits than Tulsa. She added that she was not suggesting that they had to be mandatory credits.

R. #377 ' J Adoption of 1982-83 High School Curriculum

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Mrs. Hermes also spoke about Study Halls; that she would certainly like to see them R. #377 ^eliminated, if at all possible; thatshe would like to see some electives go in those Adoption of slots. 1982-83 High School Curriculum She then spoke to the fact that the students who are now in the system would not be cont'd dealing at a governmental level with Europe, but would be dealing with the Third World powers, and she would like to see that addressed in the .curriculum.

Commenting further about the Curriculum Guide itself, Mrs. Hermes referred to the basic Math courses offered; that she would like to see the minimum requirements for those courses adhered to very strictly; that she was concerned that students, even though their CAT (California Achievement Test) scores would indicate differently, were taking the lowest courses they could; that she would like to see counselors make sure that students take courses that will challenge them. She also referred to some Clothing classes, inquiring as to whether these classes would be keptin the system when Tailoring was offered, to which Dr. Payzant responded that the same type of difference existed with Home Economics as with the Industrial Arts and Vocational T & I Courses, and shorter time blocks could be taken as e'lectives by students who did not want the vocational preparation in the three-hour time block requi red.

Mrs. I^ermes also expressed interest in courses relating to Child Guidance and how they were being offered, stating again her concern that students were being allowed to take the very easiest way out of high school.. With further explanation, Dr. Payzant stated that the required credits were very much tied to subject area; that Mrs. Hermes' comment about Math was apropos, to make sure that students get into the most challenging course, and in the required area you could designate the types of courses, English, Math Science, Social Studies, etc., but on the elective side, by definition, that was student choice. Mrs. Hermes then inquired as to whether Dance courses could be offered in place of Physical Education, to which Dr. Houston responded that some of the courses in Dances are quite strenuous and it was felt that they really could substitute for the Physical Education course; that to her knowledge the State Department of Education no longer held: the view that you could not offer Dance as a PE credit.

Dr. Hamm expressed a concern that Geometry should be just as essential as a prerequisite for Trigonomety as would Algebra. Mrs. Houston stated that they would look more closely at that.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes;■ <rs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

PERSONNEL REPORT 1. #378 \ction on ’ersonnel Deferred Jntil After Executive Session

It was movetf py^rs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody that action on the Personnel Report be deferred until after the Executive Session. On roll call, the votes were as Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes^"Dr?W«nm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ~ (Personnel listings - pages 547a-547c) ” .«•;

At this time, Mr. Donwerth called for a five-minute recess. ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING

L #379 Approval of Encumbrances

After Mr. Donwerth reconvened the meeting, a motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of Encumbrances as listed for October 23 - November 6, 1981.

On roll cajl, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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PURCHASING A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following purchasing items:

Teaching Aids Purchase of teaching aids for use by External Funding (Handicapped) from American Guidance Services (available only from designated publisher and/or distributor). This expenditure in the amount of $1,022.50 is to be charged to Account 240.01, Handicapped, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

Purchase of teaching aids (films and supplies) for use at Capitol Hill High School from Bell & Howell--Micro Photo (available only from designated distributor/ publisher). This purchase in the amount of $1,803.53 is to be charged to Account G230.01.

Fencing Supplies

Purchase of fencing supplies (posts, rail, wire ties, galvanized fencing, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (9 mailed 4 returned):

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Hurricane Fence Corporation Acme Fence & Iron Company Atlas Fence Company

340.00 2,046.75 1,188.05

Total These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Wiping Rags Purchase of wiping rags for use by Supply & Distribution (warehouse stock) from Mednik Wiping Materials which submitted the low quotation on specifications (17 mailed - 7 returned). This purchase in the amount of $1,917.00 is to be charged to Account G240.00.

Lamps, Light Fixtures, and Ballasts

.. .... Purchase of lamps, light fixtures, and ballasts for use by Maintenance/Engineering ^^HJepartment (warehouse stock and lighting the bus parking area) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (16 mailed 6 returned):

General Electric Supply Company Pyramid Supply, Inc.

3,285.92 250.00

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05. ... Electrical Supplies

supplies (conduit ancT&alTa-s-ts) for use by Maintenance/ Purchase of electrical companies which Engineering Department (warehouse stock) ffom t4ie/f^W$wing _ submitted the low quotations on specifications (T^ifia-iled - 4 returned): John H. Cqle Company, Inc. Graybar Electric Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

R. #380 Purchasing Approved

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PURCHASING R.#380 Purchasing Approved cont'd

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Storage Tanks Purchase of storage tanks for use at Capitol Hill Middle School, Classen High School, and the U. S. Grant High School from Federal Corporation which submitted the low quotations (8 mailed - 3 returned). This purchase in the amount of $12,152.00 is to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

Permission to Place Orders Permission for the Central Food Services to place orders during the ninety (90) day period following bidding date with Hi-Line Plastics, Inc., to furnish reusable plastic tableware (knives, forks and spoons) for use in cafeterias. This purchase to be charged to Central Food Services Account.

Vacuum Sweepers -Purchase of vacuum sweepers for use by Custodial Services from Kenny Skaggs Kirby Sales & Services which submitted the low quotations on specifications (15 mailed 9 returned). This purchase in the amount of $6,058.26 is to be charged to Account G1230.06.

10.

Plumbing Supplies Purchase of plumbing supplies (plugs, unions, valves, repair kits, pipe, faucets, ^couplings, etc.) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department (warehouse stock) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (13 mailed - 6 returned):

Cooper Supply Company Crane Supply Company Central Plumbing Supply Bailey Meissner Company McAdams Pipe Company (State Contract #0013) Cooper Supply Company (State Contract #0001)

T,076.99 114.72 6,663.26 1,062.32 663.35

128.47 ____________

Total

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9,709.11

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

11.

Purchase Agreement on Potato Granules

Approval of agreement to purchase french fry potato granules (dehydrated Vitamin C enriched) for use by Central Food Services Department in all secondary schools from ModernJalhQsl^ale, Inc., at a cost of $36.00/case. Modern Wholesale, Inc., ta^rovidemacTTine for reconstitution granules at no charge ,,to each secondary school cafeteria. Agreement to extend through May

On roll call, the votes wer^as,. fol lows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. DarreH-, yes,; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion-carftW. GENERAL BUSINESS

L #381 Acceptance of )ffer Re Excess â€™roperty

A motion was made by Dr.,Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for acceptance of an offer from Larry J. Cotter in the amount of $35,000 to buy Excess Property (4.5 acres) located at the Southwest Corner of Southeast 55th Street and Bryant (Bodine School area), which is hereby declared surplus and no longer needed by the district. Proceeds from sale of this property to be deposited in the Bond Cash Fund. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwarth declared that the motion carried.

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BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION It w^as moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of the following i terns: 1.

Low Bid for Bus Maintenance Facility

R. #382 Approval of Buildings and Construction Items

Acceptance of the low bid and the awarding of a contract to Embers Construction Company for a bus maintenance facility and a driveway addition at Star Spencer High School. The contract in the amount of $127,000 is to be charged to Bond Account #1416. 2.

Approval of Change Order on Bus Maintenance Facility Approval of Change Order Number One in the contract with Embers Construction Company on the Star Spencer bus maintenance facility to furnish and install an additional exit and an overhead door. Add $371.20.

HEARINGS Continued. These parsons addressed the Board during the second Hearings portion of the agenda:

Gus Chishko

10.

Pat Murphy

Jeannette Porter

11.

Cindy Bailey

Jerrie Reagan

12.

Mrs. Bailey

Becky Payne

13.

Lance Houston

Pat Vaught

14.

Brad Dickey

David Reeves

15.

Mrs. McKinnon

Cyndi Nabors

16.

Howard J. McIntosh

Thomas Bone

17.

Edna Jones

Dave Renfro

Remarks bythe speakers-inc 1 uded support for Carver Center, some needs for Horace Mann School,non-support of bond issue, remodeling of Eugene Field School rather than a new facility, ..concern that attendance area for Gatewood School not be changed, Parent United for Better Education orgdWiâ€™T^irienâ€”for parent involvement, desire for non-isolated situation for a child^c^ncews. of teachers regarding the bond issue, and other. _ '

In presenting the next item on the agenda - Consideration of a plan for building replacement, additions and renovations, and an amount and date to be included in the call of a bond election, Mr. Donwerth^-stated^thatmembers of the Board could at that time present any recommendations or changes tcTffre Superintendent.

Before the discussion began, Dr. Payzant referred to"a^jfltfdffication of the original plan that had been given to the Board, which was the result of questions raised by Mrs. Brody regarding attendance areas of Lincoln, Page-Woodson, and Truman Fifth Year Centers; that the staff^had looked at that particular area in greater detail and believed that a proposal which was better thanthe-one originally presented would be to consolidate Lincoln Fifth Year Center, Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center, and Truman in an area that would be south of 23rd Street and replace those three buildings with a Fifth Year Center; and then combine north of 23rd Street, King and Dewey Fifth Year Centers, and put a second fifth year center in that area of the city. He stated that he was adding that as a replacement recommendation to the one that was presented several weeks ago which suggested a combination of Truman and King. Members of the Board proceeded with the discussion by expressing their individual concerns.

Mrs. Darrell spoke first with regard to the timeline for the proposed bond election; how comprehensive they had been in the planning; the**fact that on the Carver issue, they had not.heard from the ordinary people, and she had a concern about attempting to include handicapped students in an ordinary environment; and that there was no indication of the special services that would be needed to include the students from Carver in an ordinary environment. She also, again, spoke of her serious concerns

Discussion Consideration of Plan Re Bond Election

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Discussion Consideration of Plan Re Bond Election cont'd

that they were not taking sufficient time and deliberation to consider a very serious reconfiguration of facilities in the district; that she would like to get some anticipated cost for a bond election; that there should be an alternative to address the needed repairs and facilities improvement if the bond issue failed; that she did not see any projections to do any kind of human relations if they were considering mainstreaming students, and other. She added that she felt that there were a lot of questions to be answered and that they were nowhere near ready to address the issue on November 30. Mr. Donwerth spoke to a clarification that the plan did not call for mainstreaming the Carver students.

In response to the cost implications, Dr. Payzant stated that they purposely did not delete teaching positions and special service positions because they assumed that those would involve the children and that they would maintain the kind of staffing ratios and staffing patterns to provide the individual attention and small group organization within the classes that would be in the program in a wing or section of a building at Hoover, Webster or Northwest Classen. He added that as to an alternative if the bond issue failed, that he and staff could do more work on that with some guidance from the Board on specifically what they had in mind; that it would be a decision of the Board to allocate the bond funds, and short of going back for another bond issue at a latter date or reallocating their priorities in the operating budget, there would really be no alternative for meeting a number of the needs that had been identified oh the deferred maintenance, major repair or the renovation side of the plan; that certainly there would be no alternatives for construction of new buildings in any number. Mrs. Darrell expressed further her concern about information about consolidation of the fifth year centers and the redistribution of students, to which Dr. Payzant explained that it would take the students that were currently attending Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center, Lincoln and Truman Fifth Year Centers, and combine those three in a new fifth year center; and likewise for Dewey and King.

Dr. Payzant also explained that the district could not put any money into promotional activities, flyers and that kind of thing with regard to the bond election; that the cost would be similar to that of the holding of any school election by the County Election Board. Mrs. Brody stated that one of her concerns,yfas that in looking through the plan, nothing was prioritized and she thought the Board needed some kind of priority list on things that should be done to buildings, parking lots, etc. She expressed concern about Northeast High School auditorium, the fact that presentations on stage there not be heard. She cited various recommendations made in the plan, emphasizing the need for them to be prioritized. She also expressed a desire that the Board not wait for a bond issue to rebuild Willard, but get on with it since there was already money, available.

Responding, Dr. Payzant'explained that he had been urged to present a plan, which because of the shortened timel ine3*fas=daQ±5i!as_ complete as what he usually presented; that it had been provided to the schools and'community but not with an overwhelming response, :Jie added, however, that it would be helpful if there were categories that the B ard*in rPfeir judgment thought were in a lower category than any other cateogries, to let him know and it woul^ make the work for him and staff more focused and productive in further planniwgj^that if they wanted a priority ranking within each of the categories on the list basedên cri teri a of safety and three or four other categories, it could be done. ■>„ ~~ Mr. Donwerth spoke to his concerns aboutîllaTd^rdûgene Field also, and it being top priority; consolidation of the attendance’areas for those buildings to be in one. building together-; his strong feeling for a desirable building for the students at Carver Center, and that he was in favor of keeping the children together rather than moving them to several locations. He added that he wanted to go ahead with Eugene Field and Willard, and he realized that they needed to make that direction and move on.

Inquiring about the Eugene Field and Willard situation, Dr. Hamm asked about the reason for pairing Willard with Rivers-ide in the plan rather than with Eugene Field as had been proposed earlier. Dr. Payzant referred to the speaker that had addressed the Board about Eugene Field asking that it be r*enovated in part, etc. He then continued by explaining that when they started to look at the premise, there was only one criterion that they could look at as the basis for putting together a consolidation and replacement plan, and that the criterion was the condition of the school facility; they then looked at the study that the Board had done by professional engineers and architects and the recommendation made by that firm which was accepted by the Board, and which stated that there was a point at which renovation was not cost effective; that in the long haul they were better off to build a new building than renovate an old one. He added that with Riverside being at the top of the list in looking at the criterion of replacing buildings, they assumed that because of the condition of the facility, it would have to be replaced.

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Dr. Payzant continued, stating that Willard and Eugene Field were also at the very top in regard to condition of facility; that they then began to look at the best combination,and taking into consideration the attendance area, size for the school, alternative combinations, it looked as if you get two medium sized schools serving more sensible attendance areas if you combined Willard and Riverside, and Eugene Field with a portion of the Gatewood and Wilson attendance areas; that if the Board decided on Eugene Field and Willard, it would not give them as many options as with Riverside, if they decided that Riverside needed to be replaced. He added that if they did not have a replacement plan and the money to replace a building, their only option would be to move the children out and move them to a school in another part of town where space was available.

Discussion Consideration of Plan Re Bond Election cont'd

Mrs. Hill, too, expressed a concern that the items be prioritized. She stated that the people she had been hearing from were concerned about the size of the bond issue and she would rather see the Board go for half of the bond issue this year and maybe next year another bond issue, rather than do it all the first year. She also stated that she had a concern about Carver, the capacity of the school and a concern from some of the parents from Rancho and Johnson with regard to a viable place for middle school students. She inquired about Moon since it had been suggested previously as a place for middle school handicapped students.and it was not listed in the plan.

Dr. Payzant explained that Moon's enrollment was up this year and did not have the space.available that Hoover had, plus it was a two-story building. He then responded to Mrs. Hyisinquiry about the plan to add a new addition to Webster, and the programs provided for handicapped students, stating that there are two major categories of students served, the physically handicapped and children with other kinds of handicaps; that th£re had been a change in pattern in the school district in that there are now more students who are with their parents requesting to be in a regular school setting; that there are some physically handicapped students attending some secondary schools in the regular program. He added that the district was probably serving somewhere in the neighborhood of 4500 to 5000 students with everything from a very mild handicap to severe multiple handicaps, and at least 90 percent of them are in self-contained programs within regular schools, or programs where they are in a special class or some kind for a portion of the day and in the regular school for the rest of the day; that he thought the real difference of opinion was based on no.t a difference in goal, whi.ch was to provide the best education possible for each child, but how you would get there and whether you could provide a quality program for children like those at Carver in anything but a self-contained, separate facility. He referred to an example whereby some parents had indicated to the Board that evening that they preferred a separate facility, and others had spoken just as strongly for moving toward programs in the regular school which would prepare young people for taking their place in-the regular world. Mrs. Hill stated that she was not in favor of splitting the Carver students as had been recommended in the plan, but favored starting a handicapped program in a middle school like" Hoover, since there was apparently more room there. Dr. Payzant and’Ws. Hill commented fue^haj!L..regardihq a feasible alternative and the possibility that it might be something theyHTTTglTrwant to consider later.

Among her concerKsy^Mrs. Hermes stated thht with regard to Carver, if they decided to split the children, she, too, thought that having just one middle school would provide a more cohesive educational experience. She also expressed a serious concern that the Board had been accused by rparents<s-eiUfa^ng to eliminate the program at Carver Center, and asked Mr. Peak, Principal, tO'-expliiTi^'-to the parents what was contained in the proposal; that it was not to do away wi£h the 'program but to continue it at another site; that she did not want to talk about savjf^the building, but saving the program; that the children were special and did deserve Special attention, but they did need to look at the program and the educational expertise afforded to them; that it was her opinion that they would do better in a regular middle school and a regular high school as long as they could still be kept separate for those children who wanted to be separate and those parents who wanted their children separated, but to still have the option of taking classes in the middle school or classes in the high school.

Mrs. Hermes also spoke about school buildings in the inner-city and their needing repair; that wdth regard to the bond issue, she would suggest that the Board ask the neighborhoods and schools to get together and prioritize what they thdught'their buildings needed and come back to the Board maybe in the summertime so they could put together the bond issue that would pass in the fall.

Mr. Donwerth noted that Oklahoma City had never turned down a bond issue until the Vo-Tech bond issue was presented to the people.

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Dr. Hamm stated that he was still up in the air with regard to the Carver situation, as to whether Carver was an alternative for special students and if the program was split up, would they be losing something special that was intangible, that they really couldn't put their finger on if they did that; that maybe Carver was the innovative school for the handicapped children.

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Discussion Consideration of Plan Re Bond Election cont1 d

Discussion continued with regard to Carver Center, the part Mr. Peak played as the principal for these handicapped students, the dedicated staff, and other. It was also mentioned that Taylor might be a desirable location to relocate these students. Mr. Long stated that the movement for better facilities was one that should have been started ten or 15 years ago; that he intended to back the bond issue if they could get it to where he thought it would pass. He commented about his concern for the Carver students, his respect for Mr. Peak, the principal, for the job he was doing, and he would not like to see the students in three different locations. He also referred to the number of empty classrooms in good modern buildings, stating that he wished they could work out some way to move the students to these locations and take them out of some of the very undesirable conditions of some of the old school buildings. Reference was made to a situation in Houston that he observed where schools were built like homes in residential areas and after they were no longer needed were converted to and sold as homes. He closed his remarks by again expressing his desire to keep the Carver program as an institutional thing, together in one building, and maybe moved to a better place like the Taylor building or some place built for them. He also acknowledged the presence of so many people who had addressed the Board on behalf of Carver Center. Mrs. Darrell commented that it would be interesting to know how many empty classrooms there were in the district.

Expressing an additional concern, Dr. Hamm noted that he was observing a wide variety of opinions among board members and stated that if they could not become cohesive and united on a bond issue package to present to the voters, they would have little chance of„it passing; that maybe they should be considering if they really wanted to buy some more time and come back with a package that they felt like all seven of them could get behind and support.

Mr. Donwerth referred again to the terrible conditions of some of the buildings and that the district had no way to repair them without a bond issue. He spoke again about the Willard and Eugene Field situation and the need to replace those facilities. R. #383 Superintendent Directed to Begin Process of Building School to Replace Willard and Eugene Field

After further discussion a motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes "I move that the Board direct the Superintendent to begin immediately in the process of building a new school to replace Willard and Eugene Field with the existing bond money." ’ -X.

After Mr. Donwerth established that the Board did not have any objection to voting on the motion that evening, on roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes, Mrs. Hill, abstain; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; ^K-'Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. In abstaining, Mrs. Hill stated that she was not sure she was ready to vote on the motion. Mrs. Darrell stated that she, too, had somequestions. Dr. Hamm abstained on the original roll call but later changed his vote 'to "Yes", stat-ing that he was doing so to draw more unanimity among tire Board. Dr. Payzant asked for further direction as to what the Board's expectations were for the staff to work on for the NpyemSer~^0s-ffieeting; that one suggestion was to get staff recommendations on priorities within the categories on the renovation side of the packag^M^ch they could do, but he had some questions as to what to do about Riverside, and whether the Board wanted him to look at another combination or something else. x Mrs. Darrell stated that her uncertatrrty'-aba^i; voting on the motion was the result of her not understanding whether they were going to-~&bift the timelines as far as considering a bond issue now and move on With WdllajpU^or whether they were moving with Willard and were also going to move with thff’bond issue; that she thought they needed to give some clear direction to the staff as to whether they were going to pursues replacement facility for Willard and Eugene Field and the bond issue or whether they were going to adjust the timelines on that, and she did not think they were going to be able to be very effective on doing both of them. She suggested that maybe they could consider changing the timeline on considering the bond issue, which would allow time for them to see what they would be dealing with.

Mrs. Hermes stated that she did not think there was enough time to prioritize and get it all put together into something that they could all back and support. Dr. Hamm suggested that maybe the Board needed to back off and give more time and consideration to all °f the concerns that were raised by the Board that evening.or wait until after the 30th; and that maybe they would want to get more input from the community.

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Dr. Payzant commented that the needs were not going to lessen if they waited three months, six months, or a year; that they would have to get together as a board and set some priorities about which needs were most important and go to the community and 'say if it was good enough for them to pass in all of the suburban districts, the Oklahoma City kids deserved as much. He added that they had been waiting for 12 years and it was time to make the decision, establish priorities; that they may want to take it in steps over two or three years, but they needed to go out and sell the community on the needs of the school district, resolve the disagreements over priorities and move on. Briefly discussing what would be required in presenting a total amount for a bond issue, Mr. Donwerth noted that there would have to be a change in the presentation as the result of the vote on‘the motion regarding Willard and Eugene Field.

Members of the Board continued to discuss their preference with regard to Carver Center, whether to split the students into two separate buildings, have them remain in a separate unit, etc. They also discussed again the del ay‘in’submitting the bond issue.

Mrs. Darrell commented with regard to what would happen if they lost the bond issue and the fact that she thought at this point it was a calculated risk. She stated that she thought Oklahoma City would be a better comparison with Tulsa than with the surrounding suburban school districts; that she wanted to make sure that they had dealt with the things that they needed to consider so that they would have a positive approach, because if the bond issue did not pass, there would be a much longer period of time before they could approach the community again to consider another^one and facilities of the school district would be in worse shape.

Again, Dr. Payzant stated that his recommendation would be that they needed to decide and make a vigorous decision one way or the other and get on with it; that if the timing was right was a legitimate issue to raise; that his assessment was that no time was right to do anything that would result in an increase in taxes; that if the Board thought they would be better off to do more to prepare a package, have greater opportunity for discussion and set priorities and go with it in the fall, they could make that decision and go in that direction; but if they were willing to go now, they could make the decision and it could be done right. Speaking again to the concern that there seemed to be a difference of opinion among board members about what should be done next, Dr. Hamm stated that it would probably be best to declare the discussion ended that evening and continue with the timeline as presented, and then on November 30 if they had gotten themselves together about the issue, they could deal with it.

Dr. Payzant commented further regarding the two issues involved, agreement on priorities and establishing a consensus on whether the time was right. He explained thart because of the law-t*»ey would have to be specific on the call of the election, which would probably necessitate another meeting following the one of November 30.

After further discussion, it was agr^ed~tfttrt~4h^-jiieeting of November 30 be used to work on prioritiesrand the officiartall be made at the December 14 meeting.

After Mrs. Hermes inquired as .to whether they should prioritize by school or by type of renovation, Dr. Hamm suggested that they could take the instrument that the Superintendent and staff had prepared and use that as a starting place and each board member go through that and maybe priorTti^-dt.hy^^category, and then prioritize within categories. Mr. Donwerth agreed that it was a starting place, but fre also noted that as the result of the motion approved that evening some due consideration would have to be given to Riverside; that people in the area did not want the Riverside building taken out’o’f their community.” He closed by stating that they would cease with the discussion that night and hopefully on November 30 they could come up with more unanimity between themselves.

Discussion Consideration of Plan Re Bond Election cont'd

546

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

Comments Mrs. Brody

NEW BUSINESS Mrs. Brody commented that at the last meeting she had said some things about counseling and the SAT scores, which she did not intend to give the impression that it was the counselors' fault, because it was well known what made good counseling and what did ^hot, and sometimes it was what happened in a building; that good counseling would go on if the administrator in that building insisted on it; that perhaps the counselors had beey stymied some through the years because of paperwork and maybe they needed some help in redirecting themselves. She added that she would like for the staff and Counseling Department to be looking at how they could improve counseling down through and across the system; not just putting all the burden on counselors on how to get better, but if there was blocking going on in the buildings, she thought the Board should know aboutit.

Mrs. Brody expressed further a concern regarding information she had received about an EEOC complaint being filed by Charlotte Bibb-Harrison; that if it meant saving legal fees and some trouble, she thought they should grant her a Level III Grievance Hearing. MOTION

A motion was then made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Darrell - "I move that we grant Charlotte Bibb-Harrison a Level III Grievance."

In discussion of the motion, Mrs. Brody added that she had been told that Dr. Harrison's attorney had filed an EEOC discriminatory suit against the district and if granting a Leved III Grievance would stop that, she thought it was worth it.

For^urther clarification, Dr. Payzant stated that no grievance form had been received and asked the attorney to comment on the matter. Mr. Bleakley stated that he had met with Dr. Harrison's attorney and had reached agreement that he would develop a chronology of events relating to her employment status; that the Personnel Department had prepared the documentation and he had drafted a letter which would be finalized the next day, and after Dr. Payzant's review would be delivered to her attorney. He added that it was his understanding that no action was going to be taken until she had received the information; that he did not understand the basis for an EEOC complaint with respect to whether or not a grievance would be heard; that Ms. Tyree, Dr. Harrison's attorney, had submitted an extensive document that related to events that went over a period of more than a year and was drafted in a letter that did not reflect either the grievance procedure or the policy complaint procedure which has specific forms; that a request had been made with regard to the policy that the grievance be set forth on one of the district's forms, which request had not been done. He also stated that it was his impression that they were feS^iM-in communication with Dr. Harrison's attorney and that the information that was going to be provided was going to be reviewed for any action that was taken. After'discussing whether the motion was of an emergency nature, Mrs. Hill suggested that since the attorney had already done the work and research on the matter, that they should wait maybe until November 30 when they would have more’information.

Mrs. Hermes, too, expressed theft/she was still in the dark as to why a Level III Grievance .wasMi^cessary. Mr. Donwerth asked Dave Renfro to respond, at which time he stated that the only contact they had with Lana Tyree was tfiarf^of her asking the difference between a grievance form and complaint form; that Charlotte Wb^Hcurrj^son was not a member of the bargaining unit but was on’the administrative level and wouliiJKit be eligible under the bargaining agreement to file a grievance or complaint*’ He^re/erjped to Board policy which related to filing a grievance or complaint and stated that-Tt was his understanding in talking with Ms. Tyree that the complaint would be filed because the request for a. complaint hearing<had been denied based upon it just being on the wrong form.

Mr. Bleakley noted that an executive session was part of the agenda and suggested that maybe the Board would want him to discuss the matter with them at that time and they receive more information prior to taking action on the motion. R. #384 It was thep moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody to table the motion Motion Re regarding the Level III Grievance for Charlotte Bibb-Harrison until the Board reconvened Level III Grievance after its executive session. Tabled On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

547

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

NEW BUSINESS In the form of a request, Mrs. Darrell stated that she had a growing concern each time she 'went through the purchases and encumbrances as to what the outlay was to minority businesses, vendors and jobbers; that she knew that many of the supply items were perhaps not available through minority vendors but she was very interested and would like to know from the Business Services Department the amount of dollars that the district was spending with minority vendors, jobbers and suppliers; that she was getting that request quite often from her district.

Request Mrs. Darrell

Mr. Donwerth stated that he understood the concern but if items were advertised for public bid, he wondered how many bids they were getting from minority businesses, at which time Mrs. Darrell responded that, that would be interesting to know and she would like to have access to that information also.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #385 Executive Session Approved 11:55 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: JMrs. Brody, yes; Mr; Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carri ed.

R. #386 Board Returned to Open Session 1:21 a.m.

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the listed persons be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved; also, that the motion regarding the Level III Grievance for Charlotte Bibb-Harrison be withdrawn. On roll call,' the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #387 Personnel Report Approved and Motion Re Level III Grievance Withdrawn

R. #388 Adjournment 1:23 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, ;t^^-Jesâ€žwere as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; â– Nirs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

I, the- undersignedClerk'of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma Country, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting. . Witness my hand and seal of this school district this/^^day of

1981.

Clerk, Oklahoma City Board of Education

547a

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Pierce-Erhardt, Mary

External Funding Speech Pathologist

SUPPORT:

Rider, Alfonzo ANNUAL: $22577.

CAMPUS POLICE:

Tiller, Darrel

Campus Police Chief

11-04-81

CERTIFICATED:

SALARY

9-29-81

112241,

Jefferson Social Studies

10-26-81

12411,

Roberts, Richard

Jackson Language Arts

11-02-81

12000.

Thompson, Betty

Bodine Special Education

10-26-81

Ware, Glimerine

Shields Heights Learning Center

10-19-81

12803.

Warlick, Gloria

Curriculum Vocal Music

10-19-81

13308.

____

11-02-81

12161.

Watson, Sandra

Harding Drama/Language Arts

11-02-81

12000.

Star Spencer Social Studies

10-19-81

12161.

Williams, Colleen

Southeast Special Education

11-16-81

12600.

Cravens, Rosetta

Oakridge Primary

11-09-81

12161.

Wheeler, Donna

Page-Woodson Special Education

10-27-81

12600.

Dahlke, Janice

Adams Learning Center

11-02-81

12161.

York, Jean

Polk Intermediate

10-27-81

12000.

Eggleston, Sue

Marshall Special Education

10-19-81

13808.

Ely, Debra

Green Pastures Intermediate

11-02-81

12161.

Hall, Janet

Jefferson Gifted/Talented

11-02-81

12000.

Henry, Julie

Dunbar Learning Center

10-28-81

12000.

Irey, Thomas

Moon Math/Science

10-21-81

16771.

Keeler, Rebecca

Lee Primary

10-26-81

12000.

Brown, Michael :--------- ----- --------------

EFFECTIVE DATE

Shidler Intermediate

Abdul-Raheem, Raushanah

nr*

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Hytche, Saun

Tiller, Darrel

Campus Police Chief

11-04-81

11-02-81

17328.

HOURLY: Daniel, Carolyn

NAME

Curriculum Artist-in-Residence ±

10-27-81

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

140.00

■

SALARY

External Funding Speech Pathologist

Rider, Alfonzo

Jefferson Social Studies

10-26-81

124U,-^.

ANNUAL:

Roberts, Richard

Jackson Language Arts

11-02-81

12000.

$22577.

Thompson, Betty

Bodine Special Education

10-26-81

13542-

Ware, Glimerine

Shields Heights Learning Center

10-19-81

12803.

Curriculum Vocal Music

10-19-81

13308.

»»----

CAMPUS POLICE:

Curriculum Inst. Data Const.

Pierce-Erhardt, Mary

ADMINISTRATIVE: SUPPORT:

-ANNUAL

PROFFSSIONAI OTHFR:

',r

CERTIFICATED:

*Warlick, Gloria

9-29-81

$13242,

Abdul-Raheem, Raushanah

Shidler Intermediate

11-02-81

12161.

Watson,• Sandra

Harding Drama/Language Arts

11-02-81

12000.

Brown, Michael

Star Spencer Social Studies

10-19-81

12161.

Williams, Colleen

Southeast Special Education

11-16-81

12600.

Cravens, Rosetta

Oakridge Primary

11-09-81

12161.

Wheeler. Donna

Page-Woodson Special Education

10-27-81

12600.

Dahlke, Janice

Adams Learning Center

11-02-81

12161.

York, Jean

Polk Intermediate

10-27-81

12000.

Marshall . Special Education

10-19-81

13808.

Ely, Debra

Grefen Pastures Intermediate

11-02-81

12161.

Hall, Janet

Jefferson Gi fted/Talented

11-02-81

' 12000.

Henry, Julie

Dunbar Learning Center

10-28-81

12000.

Irey, Thomas

Moon Math/Science

10-21-81

16771.

Keeler, Rebecca

Lee Primary

10-26-81

12000.

.Eggleston, Sue

ASSIGNMENT

■i 1 i

.ANNUAL—

PROFFSSIONAI OTHFR: Hytche, Saun

Curriculum Inst. Data Const.

11-02--81

17328.

HOURLY: Daniel, Carolyn

Curriculum Artist-in-Residence

10-27-81

$40.00

547b

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

HOURLY:

SERVICE:

SUPPORT-

TRANSPORTATION :

Asare> Beverly CTiAa+.TiAm. Clinton P.T'pwf'nT’H j

MONTHLY:

Campbell, Mildred

Lee Custodial Worker

10-21-81

$ 3.93

Curry, Brenda

Columbus Custodial Worker

11-03-81

3.93

Bus Driver

11-02-81

$ 448.

Bus Driver

10-27-81

448.

Gulley, Brenda

Sunset Custodial Worker

11-02-81

3.93

10-23-81

448.

Halstied, Raymond

Grant Custodial Worker

11-02-81

3.93

Watson. Robert

Creston Hills Custodial Worker

IQ-.26=£L

3.93

Stellv. Scottie

Trainee

10-01-81

3.51

Taft, Marcellus

Trainee

10-05-81

3,51

Datt v I

Simmons, Ivory v

Bus Driver

10-28-81

448.

Thompson. David

Bus Driver

11-03-81

448.

Vir.kr

Bus Driver

10-26-81

448.

May Ia

SALARY

SERVICE:

All Schools Custodial Worker

11-03-81

824.

Johnson, Edward

Grant Custodial Worker

10-26-81

700.

Npw+.on. Norma

Jefferson Custodial Worker

11-05-81

650.

Webb, Alwyn

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

11-02-81

650.

W11 son. Hpnrv

Marshall Cu stodia1 Worker

10-26-81

650.

■'

NAME

Engineer

11-02-81

$ 1702.

Lawrence, Sheila

Dispatcher/Monitor

11-02-81

725,

Robinson, Carmen

Di spatcher/Mbnitor

10-26-81

725.

Smith, Kenneth

CAMPUS POLICE:

PERSONNEL TlERMINATIONS

MONTHLY:

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

NAME

S' ASSIGNMENT

L-CERTIFICATED;

_ ■st'

Clary, Sara

Webster Vocal Music

Johnson, Patricia

Webster Language Arts

Stanley, Terri

Moon Social Studies

*•

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

FOOD SERVICE: ’

‘

11-04-81 11-06-81

•11-13-81

■

...

Bray, Carolyn

Helper

10-28-81

' ~~-^_Locke, Sylvia

Helper

10-07-81

Helper

10-19-81

Helper

10-02-81

Peaxafj Carale .>» ------------ ‘«a^‘ .-ST- *' Wilson, Karen

is®

i .SUPPORT:

CLERICAL:

TRANSPORTATION:

Ford, Janet

Monroe Teacher's Aide

10-30-81

Bradley, Charles

Bus Driver

9-22-81

Hill, Patricia

Hawthorne *■ Attendance Clerk

10-23-81

Brown, Truman

Bus Driver

10-13-81

Horton, Teena

Shidler Principal's Secy.

11-02-81

Burrough, O.B.

Bus Driver

10-30-81

Le, Do

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

10-23-81

Green, Nunnery

Bus Driver

10-30-81

Nguyen, Bich-Dung

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

10-21-81

Holley, Gregory

Bus Driver

11-02-81

Roberts, Richard

Jackson Bilingual Aide

10-30-81

Smith, Willie

Bus Driver

10-23-81

Robinson, Dorothv

Roosevelt Financial Secy.

10-30-81

Stepney, John

Bus Driver

10-06-81

Valentine, Betty

Dunbar Media Center Aide

10-14-81

547c

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: SERVICE:

Ginsterblum, Neil A.

Buchanan Custodial Worker

10-30-81

McDuffy, Edward

Marshall Custodial Worker

10-li-81

Minyard, Homer

Webster Custodial Worker

10-30-81

Speaks, Lois

Jefferson Custodial Worker

10-16-81

Steele, Dwight

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

10-16-81

Thomas, Arthur

Grant Custodial Worker

10-22-81

Hunt, Jeff

Roofer

10-28-81

Jones, Robert

Caroenter

10-27-81

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER 1

..........

1----- ■-----------------------

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

NAME

CFRTIFICATFn:

MFDICAt IFAVF:

ft-

" *•"

Green Pastures Intermediate

10-27-81

«<*

RETIRFMFNT:

—1

PROFESSION OIHFR: Jones, Mary

1 <1

Taft Nunse

10-30-81

548

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 30, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, NOVEMBER 30, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth and Dr. Hamm gave the invocation.

Call to Order

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hill commented that she did appreciate being invited to Cleveland Innovative High School when they had their Thanksgiving luncheon; that they did invite the community and she thought that was something very positive to include the community. She added that a lot of parents were in attendance; staff people from the Central Office and from the State Department of Education were there also, and she thought the school deserved a big commendation for the activity.

Comment Mrs. Hill

Mr. Donwerth stated that he received a letter from NSBA (National School Boards Association) appointing him to the nominating committee, along with two other board members in the Council of Urban Boards, to screen nominations for members of the Urban Boards of Education Committee. He then gave a copy of the letter to each member of the Board and asked them to be thinking of a nominee and added that a letter had been received by the Superintendent requesting that he ask the Board and encourage them to make a recommendation for a member of the Oklahoma City Board of Education to serve as a committee person on the national board. He asked that they think it over and come prepared to suggest a nominee at the next regular meeting.

Comment Mr. Donwerth

HEARINGS

The following persons addressed the Board: 1.

Jerrieâ€œ"Reagan

Opio Toure

JantSeJ^Scott

10.

Melody Smith

Eddie Baker

11.

William Woods

James Belle

Cherie LaFleur

Dorothy Tucker

Virginia.Miller

William W. Talley

12. Thomas Bone 13?" Shirley Howitz < Teslrr^^Smi th

Ms. Reagan's remarks were in regard to closing of schools and abandoned buildings, schools for special children, the bond issue, and other.

Ms. Scott, a representative of the Urban League, directed her remarks to the proposed Plan for Replacement and Renovation of School Buildings, but expressed a deep concern for issues such as student assignments and attendance areas, goals of the northeast quadrant of the city, school closings, and other.

Mr. Baker's remarks were directed toward the Taylor School building not being sold and it being maintained for the Pathways Development Center. He commented on the program ofâ€™Pathways, Inc., and asked that they be allowed to enter into a contract with the district for a period until September 1, 1982 for use of the building. Mr. Toure and Mr. Belle spoke in support of the non-sale of the Dunjee High School building, commenting on the value of its use for programs in the community. Mr. Toure asked that the Dunjee building be withdrawn from the list for sale of property. Ms. LaFleur expressed appreciation to the Board for its decision at the last meeting to go ahead and build a new building for Willard and Eugene Field Schools. Representing the Oklahoma City Principals Association, Ms. Tucker expressed support for the Superintendent's Plan and the bond issue and spoke regarding an ongoing plan

549

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 30, 1981 - CONT'D

HEARINGS cont'd

for replacing obsolete buildings, and other. < Ms. Miller suggested ways for use of school buildings in the 1-89 School District, and other. The remaining persons spoke about Carver Center and its program for handicapped students, the necessity for keeping it as a separate facility, and other. Dr. Talley presented a printed copy of extensive comments regarding the Carver program, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk.

SPECIAL BUSINESS 1. #389 ’resident of Board ind Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit an application for a grant program as follows: Educational and Behavioral Learning Process Program for Emotionally Disturbed Students Under Sections 623 and 624 of the Education of the Handicapped Act, Handicapped Childrens' Early Education Program, Public Law 91-230, Title VI, Part C, as amended by Public Law 94-49.

On roW call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. ^onwerth declared that the motion carried. 1. #390 ’rofessional Trips Approved

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Dr. Hamm to direct the following persons to attend out-of-district meetings at no travel expense to the district:

(a)

Jesse Lindley, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce trip to Denver, CO, to meet with officials of business and industry considering relocation in Oklahoma City, December 1-2, 1981.

(b)

Albert C. Fuller, Vocational Teacher, U. S. Grant High School, National Board Meeting, Future Business Leaders of America, Atlanta, GA, December 3-6, 1981.

(c)

Maree Tarver, Title I Administrator, Technical Assistance Center, Regional Workshop, New Orleans, LA, December 8-9, 1981.

- On-roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr.Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Consideration of ’acilities Replacement and Renovation to be :inanced by lond Issue

Referring to the next item on the agenda, consideration of facilities replacement and renovation plan to be financedJty J^TTffHen-bond issue with priorities established, Dr. Payzant stated that the projects had been rank-ordered and the amount that was included in^-ttre^ubtotal represented the amount that was being recommended to include in the bond issue for the respective categories or proj'ects. He also mentioned other information printed in the agenda foH reference and for action on December 14, 1981. Mrs. Darrell asked that the Board item on the Carver Center students and program before discussion of the bond issue packa-ge-r-stating that she had a problem dealing with the bond issue package first ^tecause-J^je*thought it would have a bearing one way or another on the bond issue.

Dr. Payzant commented that he would agree with Mrs. Darrell in that if the Board decided to construct a faciTity that would require money from the sale of bonds for a Carver Center; that regardless of what the Board decided, he thought that they needed to deal with the Carver issue ultimately and not fall back on the status quo of leaving Carver in the existing facility; also, if they decided, for example, to go with a separate building and included it in the bond issue and something happened and the bond issue failed, they would still have Carver to deal with.

In response, Mrs. Darrell stated that she was still having problems with dividing the program and she was leaning toward Carver being kept as one program, whether it meant adding to an existing facility that may need some modification or whatever, but she did have some problems with the program being separated into two parts. She also stated that she had a concern about putting the children in one part of a school building. Mr.Donwerth commented that he, too, shared the concern of splitting the Carver students into different units. He continued by referring to the items that would have to be considered with regard to Carver, whether to keep the program intact as one unit

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 30, 1981 - CONT'D

SPECIAL BUSINESS

and keep the entire student group together, build a new building to house the Carver program, relocate them in other’buildings in the district, and other. Commenting on the Carver situation, Mrs. Brody stated that she thought they had to face three things; that the building for Carver Center was inadequate, they would either have to make the decision to keep Carver and remodel it or go along with the Superintendent's proposal and divide the students up; that her feelings were not to divide the students but keep the middle and high school students together; that she had thought of perhaps keeping them together and putting them in self-contained classrooms at another site. She mentioned the fact that parents who have children at Carver had said that they wanted self-contained classrooms, but that the Board had also heard from parents who wanted their handicapped children to have some access to other students; that her feelings would be to keep the whole program together and perhaps at another site, build a self-contained area with new, modern facilities for the students, and give them the best that they could give them, which was what they deserved.

After Mrs. Hermes inquired as to if Mrs. Brody was suggesting that they build a self-contained facility on a campus such as Northwest and that the children be totally isolated, Mrs. Brody responded that students would have the opportunity to participate in music, drama, sports, etc., if they chose to do so; which would not only be good for the handicapped children but for the other students as well. Mrs. Hermes commented that she was not sure putting a facility on an existing campus was the answer in regard to what some parents had been saying, such as, they did not want theRr child with normal children; they wanted them totally separated. Dr. Hamm asked if using some of the material that had been provided to them by the Superintendent they could include an amount of money in the bond issue for the construction of a self-contained facility for the Carver students?

Dr. Payzant stated that the only estimate that he and staff had done on a new building was based on the idea of a self-contained building, not an addition to another school proper, which was the estimate of $2.6 million and based on not only providing regular classroom space but also special facilities for physical education, therapy, office space, all-purpose area, cafeteria, a complete school that would be self-contained and separate; that the $2.6 million figure could couie down if some of the things mentioned were not included; but the answer was yes, they could include an amount in the bond issue.

;E^|iip^^xng further concern, Dr. Hamm stated that the fiscal responsibility of building a school for 72 or 73 students bothered him, and asked if there was a potential that there would be an increase in enrollment for the program? Dr. Payzant's response was that with regard to the part of the program that served the physically handicapped, they knew what physically handicapped children there were in the district and at what grade 1 eve-T&^«u±hey gave brojections based on those children staying in the system; however, it was more difficult to project with any accuracy what th^number might be if they continued to make the adjustment portion of the program partor’Tarver. He also stated that there were seven out-of-district students attending Carver. ‘ _ .■ ■fs" Speaking to board members' opinions. rth_ stated that he would be in favor of reconstructing a new Carver Center at a nw siWjvto continue the program as it is and to sell the current site and take that moggy and applj^it for the construction, and increase the bond issue in any amount that wouTcl bsriFequired.

Mrs. Hill commented that she did not believe they should separate the students that were currently attending Carver and that they needed to keep the Carver Center program in a separate facility; that she had some problem with adding a building on one of the current campuses, because that would basically call for mixing the students. She added that maybe they did need to establish a Carver type program for the middle school physically handicapped students that would be an optional type program if they wanted to go, and which could be on a trial basis for those parents who wanted their children to have access to a normal school environment; that they could maybe start it at Hoover since there was room there. She also mentioned that she had suggested that they look into the Taylor situation as a possible site for renovation, or maybe they co&T.d renovate Carver, but her main concern was that they keep the Carver students together. With reference to possible sites for location of a building for the Carver program, Dr. Hamm stated that there was considerable ground around Capitol Hill High School that was owned by the district and appealed to him as a possibility.

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Mr. Long in giving his opinion stated that he thought the Carver students should be ^kept together, but it some student would prefer going to another school, there should be a facility for them. Additional comments were made by Mr. Donwerth with regard to the Board being charged with the responsibility to provide education for all of the students of the district, including the special students at Carver Center; that he would be in favor of attaching the additional $2.6 million to the bond issue to construct a new facility for'the Carver students; that he felt very positive about the bond issue and that the people in Oklahoma City wanted the best for their students. After Mrs. Brody inquired that if they had a separate facility for the Carver students and a parent with a handicapped child would insist on facilities at one of the regular middle or high schools, because of 94-142 would they have to provide the necessary facilities?

Dr. Payzant's response was yes; that the legislation read "equal educational opportunity in the least restrictive environment" and if the parent did not agree with the educational placement that was recommended as the result of the development of the individual educational plan which involved the parent and the school staff, then the parent had due process rights for having their point of view heard on appeal through a hearings process; that he thought increasingly more in the future there would be parents who would want their children to have access to a regular program; that it was not a question of whether they would have to do it, but a question of when.

Mr.*Donwerth asked if that meant that they would have to go into the regular secondary

schools and remodel them for the physically handicapped? Dr. Payzant stated' that it would depend upon the needs of the particular child; that when a child was confined to a wheelchair and able to move around independently, that would call for physical barriers in the building, but when a child had multiple handicaps or more severe handicaps where additional help was needed with aides, therapy and so on, they would have to provide those services either by sending somebody into the school or making provisions for them in some way; that some children could require special equipment, and they would be faced with some additional equipment purchase and renovation work.

After establishing what had already been discussed with regard to the Carver program, Mrs. Hermes stated that she wanted to go on record as Saying she did not want the students split, and she would go along with the Board and work very hard for keeping -students together as long as those students who did want to be in aâ€™middle â€™school or existing high school still had the option Of doing so andwere not forced to go to Caryer because of the equipment there or the rest rooms. Mrs. Hill indicated that her suggestion was to have it tried at Hoover and they could see how ft ..worked, but that the students currently at Carver would not be forced to go t he re.

Mrs. Hermes s^ei^tioned that the other side of the coin would be that they could spend a lot of money on very expensive equipment and put it in a middle school and then not have students enroll, wh^ch would be a waste of money. The Superintendent's recommendatf6n-4BsfcJ;i]e,agenda was as follows:

Consideration of the following plan fior rejocatipri of Carver Center students and program --

R. #392 Motion Approved Re Carver Center * Program

A. .

Establish Carver Program for middle school physically handicapped students at Hoover Middle School.

Establish Carver Program for high school physically handicapped students at Northwest Classen High School.

Close Carver Center and sell building and site.

Stating that it appeared that the Board was not going to go with the Superintendent's recommendation as printed, Mrs. Darrell made the following motion which was seconded by Mrs. Hill:

"I move that the Carver program remain as a unified program, and a separate facility to house the program either be constructed or an existing structure be renovated to accommodate the program." Dr. Hamm suggested that the motion be perfected to include the cost to be added to the bond issue for that purpose; "toith the new construction or remodeling not to exceed $2.6 million," the figure as had been given by the Superintendent.

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Discussion continued by board members with regard to if the Carver building site were sold, that money being applied to another building; renovating the current Carver site; the fact that Carver is located on valuable property and could sell for a premium price since it is in an industrial area; use of money from the current sale of buildings for building and renovation, and other.

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Adding comments to the discussion, Dr. Payzant stated that money from current sales could be applied but he reminded the Board that some of the bids that had already been received on property had: been rejected; that the big dollar item, Central High School, the funds had been spoken for in the decision to build a replacement for Eugene Field and Willard; that none of the properties that were on the list for sale would bring in large syms of money; that the Carver property would probably bring as much as any of the property out there, but even that would not be the kind of dollars-that were received for Central High School.

After Mrs. Darrell and Mrs. Hill agreed to the perfection of the motion by Dr. Hamm, Mr. Donwerth called for a vote... Motion as perfected:

On roll*call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; arid Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. Continuing with discussion of the proposal as presented by the Superintendent, Mrs. Darrell expressed a deep concern about whether the kindergarten students who would be attending the fifth year centers proposed for new construction for Truman, Lincoln, Page/Woodson, Dewey and Martin Luther King would have transportation provided for them.

Dr. Payzant explained that if a child resided beyond the walking distance that the district did provide transportation; that is, beyond the'one and one-half mile radius, and that transportation was sometimes provided'where it was determined that there were hazardous conditions; that the one and one-half mile was a state standard and one on which the district was reimbursed for transportation costs.

W^^teFrell stated that in the area as she mentioned, they would not necessarily be "dealing with the one and one-half mile as much as they would be dealing with human hazards ,.with regard to the areas between Eastern and Santa Fe and Reno and N. E. 23rd. ... f

In response ,to whether the district provided transportation for kindergarten students, Dr. Payzant responded that transportation was provided one way; that is, if a child lived where he or she would be entitl^f£Wisti»^msportaion in the first or second grade, and was in the kindergarten morninfpsession, they could ride to school on the bus, or if in the afternoo-n^session could ride home; that it was the responsibility of the parent to pick*the‘child up at the end of the morning session or take the child to the beginning of the afternoon session. Mrs. Darrell said it was not dealing^wtt^Wi&^^ility, but she would like to see the Board strongly consider a child care facility at’oottuthe. proposed fifth year centers similar to what was at Edwards and West Nicholssf HiLls^JJj^t she was sure it would be a real concern since the proposed plan would definiteTy^expand the area and radius that those children would have to travel.

A concern was expressed”by Mrs. Hill with regard to the proposed new buildings, stating that she was at King and they had just finished a lovely painting job there; that she toured Page/Woodson where the district had spent a lot of money on heating, electrical modernization, etc.; that she was wondering if maybe it would be wiser to spend a little bit more money there on renovation than to combine the enrollment and sell the three schools for a new location. She also mentioned that at one time cons ide rati on "was given to housing kindergarten students from the Culbertson and Truman areas at the Moon building. Dr. Payzant explained that there was discussion at one time of having a kindergarten section at Moon to accommodate the neighborhood, but the enrollment at Moon had increased substantially and was projected to be up again next year, which limited space available at the Moon building.

Mrs. Hill commented further about’ how she was impressed with the condition of the Page/Woodson building, and also mentioned that in looking at the Long Range Plan, Page/Woodson was not one of the buildings high on the priority list for replacement.

In further explanation, Dr. Payzant said the reason for the recommendation with regard to Page/Woodson was because when they’looked at the various combinations, the natural attendance areas, major dividing streets, etc., it made more sense in terms of an

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attendance area to consolidate Truman, Lincoln and Page/VJoodson; and Dewey and King; ihowever, even though Dewey and Page/Woodson were further down the list, they could justify keeping them and doing some additional renovation work there.

Mrs. Darrell referred to the Northeast Quadrant Study as was mentioned in a letter from the Urban League and some of the concerns that surfaced as the result of the study, the construction of new housing in one area, the demise of school facilities as a constant point of contention in the area, and other.

Dr. Payzant stated that they were aware o'f the study in a general sense but there were some questions that were still unanswered with respect to exactly how the development was going to unfold; that they had tried to take the information that was available and give a best estimate of what was likely to happen; that they could not be much more precise than that because they did not have alt of the answers in terms of what would actually happen. With,regard to what the Board was trying to accomplish regarding’the consideration of the plan, Dr. Payzant suggested that they first should de'cideyif.they were-going for t ie bond issue or not, that they establish the dollar amount that they would want to go with, and then decide on specific priorities.

R. #393 Approval fd.r fond Issue

After further discussion, a motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody as follows: ir "I move that we go for a bond issue and set the date of the bond election for March 2, 1982."

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill,. yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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With further consideration of the proposal, Dr. Hamm suggested that he would like to add Carver Center to the priority listing with a number 3 priority.under Replacement of Buildings, and for an amount of $2.6 million.

Members of the Board then discussed the possibility that a replacement for Carver Centerr.could probab/lybe a renovation of an existing facility, which would make it necessary to add another category for priorities and it would be Priority 1 under that category. Mrfter-Dr. Payzant asked at what point did the Board see themselves deciding which way to go, Mrs. Donwerth responded that after the staff brought back a recommendation to remodel or to build. •...

Dr. Payzant commented that the only option that came ’to rbind for consideration was for renovating the existing facility atJTaylor, and Board members had been given information on that as the result oF'^Ws^+oos asked at the last meeting. Mention wa%Wte$kmade about the suggestion about land around Capitol Hill High School; however, after further discussion, it was suggested that there would be three things for consideration with regard to the Carver program - land around Capitol Hill High School, renovating of the CarVer^acility, and renovation of the Taylor building; with consideration of the Capitol Hill sTtg-fo^^c^struction of a new facility.

Under Additions to Buildings, Dr. Hamm suggested that^riority No. 4, Taft (gymnasium) be moved to Priority No. 5, and Bodine (classrooms7"be moved to Priority No. 5. Membersof the Board discussed the necessity for additional classrooms at Bodine in comparison to the Taft gymnasium and agreed to Dr. Hamm's suggestion. Mrs. Darrell inquired about how the priority order would impact the bond issue should it pass? Dr. Payzant stated that there could be difficulty if the cost estimates were off in the sense that inflation had its effect, and the prioritizing would set the order in which they go with the projects; that it could have an impact on the projects that were 'cit the bottom of the priority list.

Mrs. Hill different something needed to

commented that she thought they should look at where they were placing things indifferent parts of the school district; that they should offer very major in all of the areas, and she thought air conditioning of buildings have a higher priority ranking.

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SPECIAL BUSINESS Mrs. Hermes expressed a concern about the portable buildings at North Highland Fifth Year Center; that she really would like to have seen that included in the bond issue.

Mrs. Hill asked about the provision for storage space at Polk, to which Dr. Payzant responded that Polk was tight on enrollment and the particular design of the building was such that there was not adequate storage provided and the storage space would be used for equipment, instructional materials, books, etc. He added that the building was laid out on the site in isuch a way that it would be relatively easy to close in an area and get some classroom space, and in looking at the priorities with the staff, the argument was that the pressure in terms of space and students was greater right now at Polk than North Highland, although the North Highland situation with the eight portables there was close behind Bodine in terms of the percentage of the overall student body served by portable buildings rather than classroom space; that the reason Hayes came in above North Highland was that they were talking about the old annex building at Hayes which houses four regular classrooms and a learning center, and they would raze the building, which may have to be done and the annexes moved in before they were in a position to build an addition at Hayes.

Mr. Donwerth inquired as to if they moved out of some of the buildings and with the unused property that the district already had and the sale of some of the properties, could they not use the monies received from the sale of those properties toward taking care of some of the items like Hayes and North Highland that were not included in the boqd issue? Dr. Payzant replied in the affirmative but stated that he did not want to encourage them to*"think that they had a lot of property out there that was going to bring $100,000 or $200,000, and if they looked at the estimated cost of the properties, they would have to sell a lot of property to come up with $350,000; however, he advised members of the Board that it was appropriate for them to decide if they thought, for example, that Hayes or North Highland or one of the other additions was more important than doing some renovation work that was listed in the priority list. Dr. Payzant explained that replacement of exterior mortar was. taking out the mortar that had been deteriorated between the bricks and replacing it with new mortar.

After Dr. Hamm asked about the ceiling fans that were installed as sort of a pilot program in some of the schools, Dr. Payzant staged that they had been very well received; that he had heard good comments from teachers and persons with whom he had talked about them.

Menibers of the Board proceeded with discussion of the air conditioning of the 16 .'schools, with Mr. Donwerth stating that it was probably one of the best selling points for the bond issue and should, as had been stated by Mrs. Hill, h'ave a higher priority in the listing. Mrs. Hill, again, spoke in favor of moving the, air conditioning to Priorityâ€™l in its area, stating that this would be all that some of those'schools would receive. It was further explained that those schools recommended were buildings that had been-arepared when constructed with ducts, etc., that would make installation of tho-^air conditioning system very easy to do. Referring to ModiTWing on the list for air conditioning, Mrs. Darrell inquired about

Douglass High School auditorium, stating that it had been there since 1954 and did not have any windows in it nor afcees^ to an outside exit. Discussion continued with regard to the a^'cohdWioning,which included that none of the auditoriums in the district were air conditionedj^the^/act that classrooms are used more than auditoriums, and other. In response* td-Hfiqui ry as to if the new buildings for Eugene Field and Willard, and Carver wouldâ€™be air conditioned, Dr. Payzant stated that he would propose that any new construction that they do would include air conditioning. In further comments. Mrs. Darrell stated that she had a problem with any new construction, because in her opinion the new construction would not be as good as the buildings that the district already owned. Mrs. Brody also inquired about replacing of the floor in the Science Room at Northeast High School, to which Dr. Payzant responded that it was a maintenance item and would be handled in that.way.

Continuing the discussion again about the air conditioning, Mrs. Hermes Stated that she thought maybe the air condtioning should be taken out since it meant that some students would not have that comfort while others did. She also mentioned that a parent had said to her that the air conditioning woulkd probably raise the cost efficiency of their school and she would rather have no air conditioning than have their school closed.

Mrs. Brody commented that she thought it was the beginning of phases in air conditioning some schools and replacing old buildings, as had been the case of a neighboring school district; that they ihad to begin somewhere; also, that the buildings were being used longer, with summer school, etc.

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Mrs. Hermes commented further about the air conditioning ducts being in the schools '’that had been built in the last 20 or 25 years, which did not include any schools in the inner city but those on the outskirts of the city.

Discussion continued with regard to those schools that there were plans to replace, the schools that had a low enrollment, and the need to go ahead with the air conditioning for those schools that appeared to be healthy with regard to enrollment. Dr. Payzant explained that none of the schools that were on the list for air conditioning were on the proposed list for closing and stated that’the only reason the 16 schools were included was that you get the most for the investment out of air conditioning those building that have got the preparation work done; that once you get into estimating cost for air conditioning an older structure, it increases substantially because there is the need to do a total renovation to make the building energy efficient with a total heating and air conditioning system, insulation, etc., and they could probably do three or four schools for what they could do the 16 for that already had the preparatory work done; that it was sheer economics and getting the most for the dollar investment that lead to that particular recommendation. Members of the Board continued with a brief discussion about other priorities and air conditioning, after which they agreed to leave the air conditioning of the'16 buildings in the same priority ranking as listed. a

Mrs. Darrell asked if thenfloor tile recdmmehded' for'replaement was chipped tile,, after which Dr. Payzant explained that it was replacement of tiles with pieces that did not match,as well as chipped tile. Dr. Payzant also responded to inquiry about remodeling of the television area at Classen for classrooms, stating that it was a request to take the space where Channel 25 was and convert into classroom space, not in terms of enrollment pressures at present but for the foreseeable future.

After an inquiry about the water fountatins at Northeast High School, Dr. Payzant stated that it was one of the major projects that came in after the original draft was presented to the Board; that a number of the schools after they saw the draft and saw that certain things were not included, sent in additional projects and the water fountains was one of them.

Mrs. Darrell also inquired about the sound system for Northeast High School, after which Dr. Payzant explained that the renovation of the Northeast auditorium was included iji Xhe auditorium renovation category which was Item No. 14.

R. #394 Approval of Facilities Replacement and Renovation to be Financed by Bond Issue

Following the discnsrSTbn, a motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded bjrMrs. Brody for approval of the facilities replacement and renovation plan to be financed by a $32.6 million bond issue with priori.ties and amendments as; established in the listing on the following pages: -----

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Project

Approximate

Priiority

Cost

Included iir® Bond Issue

Replacement of Buildings Truman/Lincoln P age-Woodson

$3,900,000

yes

Dewey/Mart i n Luther King

$3,900,000

yes

Subtotal

Columbus/Westwood

$7,800,000

$3,750,000

Replace/Renovate - At Present Site or Another Site Which is to be Selected

Carver Center

$2,600,000

Additions

Yes

Buildings

Green Pastures*

$1 , 125,000

yes

Willow Brook*

$1,875,000

yes

Te1 st ar*

$1 ,800,000

yes

700,000

yes

300,000

yes

Bodine

(classrooms)

( gynasi urn)

Polk (class rooms storage)

and

300,000

_ ^Subtotal Hayes

( c Lajsrooms ) -•w

North Highland (c 1 assrooms)

S.-

Southeast H. S. (1 ibrary expansi on) ♦Includes

classrooms

$6,100,000

350,000

700,000

Polk, North Highland (classrooms) Hayes, Bodine (all purpose rooms/gymnasi urns) 9

Northeast H. (c 1 assrooms)

yes

$1,400,000'

750,000

200,000

and

gymnasium

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Renovation of Buildings

Pr i or i t.y

Project

Approx imate Cost

Included In Bond Issue

Replacement

of Burners

310,000

yes

Replacement

of Boilers

$1,450,000

yes

$3,900,000

yes

Addition boiler feed pumps/condensate return tanks

100,000

yes

Sanitary facility modernization

$1,350,000

yes

Replacement water pipes

350,000

yes

650,000

yes

250,000

yes

•Replacement of Roofs

of domestic

Electrical

modernization

Renovation controls

of temperature

Replacement of window frame s

... 8

$1,420,00

yes

insulation

225,000

yes

of gym floors

50,000

yes

500,000

yes

Rep 1 ac eme nt —oT ceilings

500,000

yes r

Renovation of

auditoriums

250,000

.yes

Air condition SChOOkl^'1

sixteen

$4,375,000

yes

168,000

yes

—175,000

yes

Addition

Replacement

'■^^'■'Replacement mortar

Install

of exterior

ceiling fanV... y

Replacement lockers

of student

Replacement lockers

of gym

17 18

35,000

yes

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Approximate Cost

Pr i or i ty

Project

Addition of screens middle schools

yes

42,000

Included In Bond Issue

Subtotal

$16, 100, 000

Remodel athletic facili t i es

$1,000,000

Remodel play areas

280,000

Renovation of parking 1 ots

280,000

Replacement of Star Spencer stadium lighting and sound system

100,000

Other

Stadium for C1 assrooms

Remodel &

Douglass High School IpInstal1

at Entrances

Glass Doors

Northeast High School

250,000

10,000

Replace Floor Tile Classen High School Douglass High School

Remodel

150,000

Instrumental Music Room

Northeast High School

50,000

25,000

Carpet Library

Classen High School *"-*K■‘’D'ouglass High School Northeast High School

Rem o ■d'e'T' F o r m e r Television Area For Classrooms

C1 a s s e’n H i g h S c h o o 1

Replace

Northeast High

$ 236,250

. .>.29

SchcTo 1,

Central

High

Replace

Capitol

Hill

Glass

High School

Bond

Field House 10,000

10,000

Exterior

33 Total

8,000

In Top Windows,

Sandblast Emerson Alternative

20,000

r Fountains 31*'

School

System

Replace Northeast

Sound

Issue

Recommended

$32 ,600,000

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SPECIAL BUSINESS For Consideration it December 14, The following information was submitted to the Board for consideration at the 1981 Meeting i ^December 14, 1981 meeting - Proclamation and Notice of Election for the purpose of 3rocl amation and submitting to the voters the question of the issuance of bonds in the sum of thirtyNotice of Election two million, six hundred thousand dollars ($32,600,000) as follows: for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Questior of Issuance of 3onds

PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE OF ELECTION

Under and by virtue of Section 26, Article 10 of the Constitution of Oklahoma and Title 70, Article XV, Oklahoma Statutes, 1971, and other

laws supplementary and amendatory thereto, and Resolution of the Board

of Education of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County,

Oklahoma, adopted the 14th day of December, 1981, an election to be held in said Independent School District is hereby called to be held on the

2nd

day of March,

1982, for the purpose of submitting to the regis-

tered qualified electors thereof the following proposition:

PROPOSITION Shall Independent School District Number 89 'of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma,

incur an indebtedness by issuing its negotiable coupon bonds in the sum of THIRTY MILLION ($30,000,000.00). Dollars, to provide funds for capital

improvements including constructing,.^purchasing, improving and equipping real property and buildings for said Independent School District; and levy and collect an annual tax, in addition to all other taxes, upon all

"the taxable property in such District sufficient to pay the interest on

such bonds as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the£,principal thereof when due, said bonds to bear interest not to exceed ten percent (10.00%) per annum, payable semi-annually, and to-

become due serially within ten (lUT~years from their date. The ballots used atsa^d election shall set out the proposition as above

set forth and shall als’o epritain the words: 1st

2nd.

*■'

v- ..

Above Proposition

Against the Above Proposition

(If the voter desires to vote FOR the above Proposition, he shall stamp an

"X" in the first square above; if he desires to vote AGAINST the above Proposition, he shall stamp an "X" in the second square above.)

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For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and Notice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Question of Issuance of Bonds cont'd

Thepolls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock A.M. and remain open continuously until and be closed at 7:00 o'clock P.M. The number and location of the polling places shall be as follows:

Adams Elementary School, 3416 S. H. 37th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Administration Building, 900 North Klein, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Adult Vo-Tech Training Center, 201 N. E. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Arcadia Elementary School, Arcadia, Oklahoma

Arthur Elementary School, 5100 S. Independence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Bodine Elementary School, 5301 South Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Britton Elementary School, 1215 N. W. 95, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Buchanan Elementary School, 4126 N. W. 18th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Burbank Elementary School, 3232 N. W. 65th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

10. _

Capitol Hill Middle School, 2717 South Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

11.

Capitol Hill High School, 500 S. W. 36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

12.

Carver Center, 2801 S.

13.

Classen High School, 1901 North Ellison, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

14.

Cleveland Innovative High School, 2725 N. H. 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

15.

Columbus Elementary School, 2402

South Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Okla.

16.

Coolidge Elementary School, 5212

South Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17.

Creston Hills Fifth Year Center,

2240 N. E.

18.

Davis Elementary School, 324 S. E. 53rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

19.

Dewey Fifth Year Center, 3500 North Lindsay, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

20.

Douglass High School, 900 North Easter^, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

21.

Dunbar Center, 1432 N. E. 7th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

22.

Edgemere Elementary School, 3200 North Walker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

3rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

19th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

•<^1feX-dwards Fifth Year Center, 1123 N. E. Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 24.

Eisenhower Middle School, 1301 N. E. Eisenhower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

25.

Emerson Al ternattv-e Education Center, 715 North Walker, Oklahoma City? OK

26.

Eugene Field Elementary School, 1515 North Klein, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

27.

Fillmore Elementary School, _52W"^-^frTackwel der, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

28.

Foster £§tes^Vo-Tech Center, 4901 South Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

29.

Garden Oaks Fifth Year Center, 3401 N. E. 16th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

30. Gatewood Elementary SchobJ. J.821 N. H. 21st, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ___ __ __ _ ____________ _____ __ -..... .________________________ _ ______________ __ .__ 31. Grant High School, 5016 South PeSnsyT^lia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

...----—

32.

Green Pastures Fifth Year Center, 4360 NorthRoad, Oklahoma City, OK

33.

Harding Middle School, 3333 North Shartel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

34.

Harrison Elementary School, 721 Britton Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

35.

Hawthorne Elementary School, 2300 N. W. 15th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

36.

Hayes Elementary School, 6900 South Byers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

37.

Heronville Elementary School, 1240 S. W. 29th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

38.

Hillcrest Elementary School, 6421 South Miller, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

39.

Horace Mann Elementary School, 1105 N. W. 45th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

40.

Hoover Middle School, 2401 N. W. 115th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

41.

Jackson Middle School, 2601 South Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

42.

Jefferson Middle School, 6800 South Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

43.

Johnson Elementary School, 1810 Sheffield Fload, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

44.

Kaiser Elementary School, 3125 Lyons Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

45.

Martin L. King, Jr., 1537 N. E. 24th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

46.

Lafayette Elementary School, 500 S. H. 44th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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SPECIAL BUSINESS For Consideration it December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and lotice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to /oters the Question jf Issuance of tends cont'd

47.

Lee Elementary School, 424 S. W. 29th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

48.

Lincoln Fifth Year Center, 1138 North Geary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

49.

Linwood Elementary School, 3416 N. W.

50.

Longfellow Fifth Year Center, 1201 N. E. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

51.

Madison Elementary School, 3117 North Independence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

52.

Mark Twain Elementary School, 2451 West Main, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

53.

Marshall High School, 9017 North University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

54.

Marvin York Vo-Tech Center, 5904 North Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

55.

Mayfair Elementary School, 3200 N. W. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

56.

Monroe Elementary School, 4810 North Linn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

57.

Moon Middle School, 1901 N. E. 13th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

58.

Nichols Hills Elementary School, 1301 W. Wilshire, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

59.

Northeast High School, 3100 North Kelley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

60.

North Highland Fifth Year Center, 8400 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

61.

Northwest Classen High School, 2801 M. W. 27th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

62.,<?

Oakridge Elementary School, 4100 Leonhardt Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

63.

Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center, 600 North High, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

6^.

Parker Fifth Year Center, 12000 N. E. 42nd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

65.

Parmelee Elementary School, 6700 South Hudson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

66.

Pierce Elementary School, 4101 S. W. 27th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

67.

Polk Fifth Year Center, 3806 North Prospect, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

68.

Prairie Oueen Elementary School, 6609 S. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK

69.

Putnam Heights Elementary School, 1601 N. W. 36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

70.

Quail Creek Elementary School, 11700 Thorn Ridge Road, Oklahoma City, OK

71.

Rancho Village Elementary School, 1401 S. Johnston Drive, Oklahoma City, OK

72.

Ridgeview Elementary School, 10010 North Ridgeview, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

7>s~

Riverside Elementary School, 421 S. W. 11th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

74.

Rockwood Elementary School, 3101 S. H. 24th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

75.

Rogers Mi.ddle*-School, 4000 N. Spencer Road, Spencer, Oklahoma

76:

Roosevelt Middle School, 3233 S. W. 44th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

77.

Ross Elementary School, 4KfH4a-walia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

78.

Seqpoyah Elementary School, 2400 N. W. 36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

79.

Service Center, 2700 North Miramar, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

80.

Shidler Elementary ^hog,l, 1415 South Byers, Oklahoma City,. Oklahoma

81.

Shields

82.

Southeast High School, 5401 South Shi el d5Tâ€œOklahoma City, Oklahoma

83.

Southern Hills Elementary School, 7800 SoSCh Kentucky, Oklahoma City, OK

84. ..

Spencer Elementary School, 8900 N. E. 50th, Spencer, Oklahoma

85.

Stand Watie*â€™Elementary School, 3517 South Linn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

86.

Star Elementary School, 8916 N. E. 23rd, Spencer, Oklahoma

87.

Star Spencer High School, 3001 North Spencer Road, Spencer, Oklahoma

88.

Stonegate Elementary School, 2525 N. W.

89.

SJnset Elementary School, 3105 Sunset Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

90.

Taft Middle School, 2901 N. W. 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

91.

Telstar Elementary School, 9521 N. E. 16th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

92.

Truman Fifth Year Center, 1324 North Kelham, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

93.

Van Buren Elementary School, 2700 S. W. 40th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

94.

Webster Middle School, 6708 South Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

95.

West Nichols Hills Elementary School, 8400 North Greystone, Oklahoma City, OK

96.

Western Village Elementary School, 1508 N. W. 106th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Heights Elementary~Se+*&0-l.., ^01 S. E. 38th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

112th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

971

Westwood Elementary School, 1701 Exchange Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

98.

Wheeler Elementary School, 501 S. E. 25th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

99.

Willard Elementary School, 1400 N. W. 3rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

100.

Willow Brook Elementary School, 8105 N. E. 10th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

101.

Wilson Elementary School, 2215 North Walker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The following is a statement of specific projects for which at least seventy (70%) percent of the proceeds of the aforesaid Bonds to be

voted upon at said election shall be expended and the dollar amounts

to be expended on each specific project:

Acquiredwo sites; one to be located within a rectangular area bounded on the west by Santa Fe Avenue, on the east by Eastern Avenue, on the

north*by Northeast 23rd Street, and on the south by Reno Avenue; one to be located within a rectangular area bounded on the west by Santa Fe

Avenue, on the east by Eastern Avenue, on the north by Northeast 42nd Street, and on the south by Northeast 23rd Street. All sites to be located in Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County.

Construct and equip school buildings to be located at

the acquired sites in Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma

County. r^tsflsthtct and equip building additions to six existing school buildings

located at:

4300 North Post Road

Green'^Pastures Fifth Year Center

Willow Brook Elementary Schppr^”''^'*''"—8405 N. E. 10th Street

Tel star ^egentary School

9521 N. E. 16th Street

Taft Middle School

2901 N. W. 23rd Street

Bodine Elementary School

South Bryant

Polk Fifth Year Center

North Prospect

Two new

equipped.■ $13,900,000

For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation arid Notice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Question’ of Issuance of Bonds cont'd

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SPECIAL BUSINESS For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and Notice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Question of Issuance of Bonds cont1 d

REMODELING AND RENOVATION

Remodel and/or renovate school buildings located throughout Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County.

Replace/Renovate - At Present Site or Another Site Which is to be Selected 1.

2801

Carver Center

Southwest 3rd Street $

Replacement of Heating 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Grant High School Douglass High School Classen High School Marshall High School Rockwood Elementary School Capitol Hill Middle School Southeast High School Star Spencer High School Eisenhower Middle School

2,600,000

Boiler Burners 5016 900 1901 9017 3101 2717 5401 3001 1301

South Pennsylvania North Eastern North Ellison North University Southwest 24th Street South Robinson South Shields Avenue North Spencer Road Northeast Eisenhower $

310,000

Replacement of Heating Boilers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Johnson Elementary School Heronville Elementary School Lafayette Elementary School Stand Watie Elementary School Mark Twain Elementary School Sequoyah Elementary School Cleveland Innovative High School Wilson Elementary School

1810 1240 500 3517 245 1 2400 2725 2215

Sheffield Road Southwest 29th Street Southwest 44th Street South Linn West Main Street Northwest 36th Street Northwest 23rd Street North Walker

$1,450,000 Replacement of Roof Areas

PRIORITY I Harding Middle School Westwood E1ementary School._ Rancho Village Elementary Scho'oT"—Davis Elementary School" Mayfaa&>E*Twjientary School Mark Twain Elementary School Taft Middle School Ross Elementary SchooT Douglass High School Longfellow Fifth Year Center Hoover Middle School *'■ Hawthorne Elementary School Washington Center

PRIORITY

3333 1701 1401 324 3200 245 1 2901 4120 900 —-U01 .^1 2300 820

North Shartel Exchange South Johnston Drive Southeast 53rd Northwest 48th West Main Northwest 23rd South Magnoli a North Eastern Northeast 28th Northwest 115th Northwest 15th West California

Marshall High School Douglass High School Class-en High School Emerson Alternative Roosevelt Middle-School Edgemere Elementary School Horace Mann Elementary School Lafayette Elementary School West Nichols Hills Elementary School Star Spencer High School Southeast High School Capitol Hill High School Grant High School

9017 900 1901 715 3233 3200 1105 500 8400 3001 5401 500 5016

North University North Eastern North Ellison North Walker Southwest 44th North Walker Northwest 45th Southwest 44th Greystone Northeast Spencer South Sheilds Southwest 36th South Pennsylvania

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III

Britton Elementary School Burbank Elementary School Dunbar Center Edwards Fifth Year Center Fillmore Elementary School Garden Oaks Elementary School Gatewood Elementary School Harrison Elementary School Heronville Elementary School Jefferson Middle School Lee Elementary School Mayfair Elementary School Monroe Elementary School Nichols Hills Elementary School Prairie Queen Element ary School Shields Heights Elementary School Spencer Elementary School Van Buren Elementary School Wheeler Elementary School Wilson Elementary School

1215 3232 1432 1123 5200 -3401 1821 721 1240 6800 424 3200 4810 1301 6609 301 8700 2700 501 2215

Northwest 45th Northwest 65th Northeast 7th Northeast Grand Blvd. South Blackwelder Northeast 16th Northwest 21st Britton Road Southwest 29th South Blackwelder Southwest 29th Northwest 48th North Linn North Wilshire South Blackwelder Southeast 38th Northeast 23rd Southwwest 40th Southeast 25th North Walker

$3,900,000

Addition Boiler Feed Pumps/Condensate Return Tanks

1. Harding Middle School 2. Shields Heights El erne nt ary 3. Lee Elementary School 4. Stand Watie Elementary School 5. Mark Twain Elementary School 6. Wheeler Elementary School 7. Cleveland Innovative High School 8. Sequoyah Elementary School 9. Rockwood Elementary School 10. Shidler Elementary School *JJ-Wash ington Center

3333 301 424 3517 245 1 501 2725 2400 3101 1415 820

North Shar tel Southeast 38th Street Southwest 29th Street South Linn West Main Street Southeast 25th Street Northwest 23rd Street Northwest 36th Street Southwest 24th Street South Byers West California

100,000

Sanitary Facility Modernization

1. 2 . 3 . 4. 5 . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 .

Harding Middle School Classen High School Jackst^jMi dd 1 e School Taft Middle School Creston Hills Fiftk.Year Center Wheeler Elementary S'ch-Qol Putnam Heights E1 ement Dunbar Center Heronville Elementary School Lee Elementary School Linwood Elementary School

3333 North Shartel 1901 North Ellison 2601 South Villa 2901 Northwest 23rd Street 2240 Northeast 19th Street 501 Southeast 25th Street 1601 Northwest 36th Street .Northeast 7th Street -U4Q,Southwest 29th Street 4T4 Southwest 29th Street 3416 Northwest 17th Street $1,350,000

Replacement of Domestic Water Pipes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Northeast High School Wheeler Elementary School Shidler Elementary School Shields Heights Elementary School Dewey Fifth Year Center Douglass High School

3100 501 1415 301 3500 900

North Kelley Southeast 25th Street South Byers Southeast 38th Street North Lindsay North Eastern $

350,000

For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and Notice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Question of Issuance of Bonds cont'd

565

MINUTES OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 30, 1981 - CONT'D SPECIAL BUSINESS Electrical 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Modernization

Cleveland Innovative High School Putnam Heights Elementary School Gatewood Elementary School Lafayette Elementary School Stand Watie Elementary School Capitol Hill High School (small gym)

2725 1601 1821 500 3517 500

Northwest 23rd Northwest 36th Northwest 21st Southwest 44th South Linn Southwest 36th

Street Street Street Street

Street

650,000

Renovation of Temperature Controls

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ^ 10. 1J.. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Creston Hills Fifth Year Center Harding Middle School Wheeler Elementary School Shields Heights Elementary School Northeast High School Classen High School Mark Twain Elementary School Lee Elementary School Linwood Elementary School Capitol Hill Middle School Capitol Hill High School Hawthorne Elementary School Jackson Middle School Heronville Elementary School Eisenhower Middle School

2240 3333 501 301 3100 1901 2451 424 3416 2717 500 2300 2601 1240 1301

Northeast 19 th Street North Shartel Street Southeast 25th Street Southeast 38th Street North Kelley North Ellison West Main Southwest 29th Street Northwest 17th Street South Robinson Southwest 36th Street Northwest 15th Street South Villa Southwest 29th Street Northeast Eisenhower $

250,000

Replacement of Window Frames

Classen High School ’ Harding Middle School Capitol Hill Middle School Taft Middle School Capitol Hill High School 6. Creston Hills Fifth Year Center Z„. West Nichols Hills Elementary 8 > , Sequoyah .E J@mentary School 1. 2. 3. 4.

1901 North Ellison 3333 North Shartel 2717 South Robinson 2901 Northwest 23rd 500Southwest 36th 2240 Northeast 19th 8400 Greystone 2400 Northwest 36th

Street Street Street .Street

$1,420,000

Adtfftion of Insulation

1. 2 . 3. 4. 5 . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13 . 14.

Southeast High .School Harding Middle SeJag.ol Capitol Hill High *Setfoo 1 Douglass High School '~j Taft Middle School Hoover Middle School Webster Middle School Mark Twain Elementary School ■Linwood Elementary School Edgemere Elementary School Hawthorne Elementary School Ridgeview Elementary School Burbank Elementary School Oakridge Elementary School

5401 3333 500 900 -2401 '6708 2451 3416 3200 2300 10010 3232 4100

South Shields Blvd. North Shartel Southwest 36th Street North Eastern Northwest 23rd Street Northwest 115th Street South Santa Fe Avenue West Main Street Northwest 17th Street North Walker Northwest 15th Street North Ridgeview Drive Northwest 65th Street Leonhardt Drive $

225,000

Replacement of Gym Floor

1. 2.

Cap i to 1 Hill High School Jackson Middle School

(small)

500 Southwest 36th Street 2601 South Villa $

50,000

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Replacement of Exterior Mortar

T. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Capitol Hill Middle School Hawthorne Elementary School Harding Middle School Northeast High School Linwood Elementary School Heronville Elementary School Dewey Fifth Year Center Lee Elementary School

2717 2300 3333 3100 3416 1240 3500 424

South Robinson Northwest 15th North Shartel North Kelley Northwest 17th Southwest 29th North Lindsay Southwest 29th

500,000

Street

Street Street

For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and Notice of Election for Purpose of Submitting to Voters the Question of Issuance of Bonds Cont'd

Street

Replacement of Ceilings Various Schools

Renovation of Auditoriums

^Northeast High School Cleveland Innovative High School Douglass High School

1. 2. 3.

3100 North Kelley 2725 Northwest 23rd 900 North Eastern

250,000

$ Air Condition Sixteen Schools

1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9n 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Bodine Elementary School 5301 South Bryant. Eisenhower Middle School 1301 Northeast Eisenhower Green Pastures Fifth Year Center 4200 North Post Road Hayes Elementary School 6900 South Byers Moon Middle School '’*■ 1901 Northeast 13th Street North Highland Fifth Year Center 8400 North Robinson Oakridge Elementary School 4100 Leonhardt Drive Parmelee Elementary School 6700 South Hudson 'Quail Creek Elementary School 11700 Thornridge Road Rogers Middle School 4000 North Spencer Road ^Southern Hills Elementary School 7800 South Kentucky Spencer E1 emerffary School 8700 Northeast 50th Street Stonegate Elementary School 2525 Northwest 112th Street South Santa Fe Avenue Webster Midd1e School 6708 Western Village E1 eme^ary~5cTrtm+-- 1508 Northwest 106th Street Telstar Elementary School 9521 Northeast 16th Street $4,375,000

Purchase and

Installation ofc-j^eT! i ng Fans

Various Schools $

168,000

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

For Consideration at December 14, 1981 Meeting Proclamation and Notice of El ection for Purpose of Submitting to i/oters the Question of Issuance of Bonds Cont1 d

Replacement of Student Lockers

Athletic Lockers 500 Southwest 36th Street 1901 North Ellison 5401 South Shields Blvd. 2801 Northwest 27th Street 5016 South Pennsylvania

Capitol Hill High School Classen High School Southeast High School Northwest High School Grant High School

Corridor Lockers

1. 0 â€¢ 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 . 9 . IQ.

1901 3333 2717 3100 500 2901 3233 900 2401 5016

Classen high School Harding Middle School Capitol Hill Middle School Northeast High School Capitol Hill High School Taft Middle School Roosevelt Middle School Douglass High School Hoover Middle School Grant High School

Purchase and

1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 . 8.

North Ellison North Shartel South Robinson North Kelley Southwest 36th Street Northwest 23rd Street Southwest 44th Street North Eastern Northwest 115th Street South Pennsylvania

Installation of Screens Middle Schools

2601 3333 2717 2901 3233 1901 1301 4000

Jackson Middle School Harding Middle School Capitol Hill Middle School Taft Middle School Roosevelt Middle School Moon Middle School Eisenhower Middle School Rogers Middle School

South Villa North Shartel South Robinson Northwest 23rd Southwest 44th Northeast 13th Northeast Eisenhower North Spencer Road

$ Total

210,000

Remodeling

and Renovation

42,000

$16,100,000

Recommended for Action at December 14, 1981 Regular Board Meeting

568

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EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr.,Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #395 Executive Session Approved 10:00 p.m.

R. #396 Board Returned to Open Session 11:36 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in the office of the Clerk.)

President

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Special Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was ppe^t&d^fiT' permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

1981.

Witness my hand and seal of this school district this_/ x â€”

R. #397 Adjournment 11:37 p.m.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, *

900 NORTH KLEIN, DECEMBER 14, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Others present: Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent; Vivian Stevenson, Clerk; William Bleakley, Attorney; Donald H. Ladd, Treasurer; Central Office staff members; representatives from professional groups, the news media and other interested persons. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Donwerth.

Call to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed j

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the minutes of November 17 and November 30, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #398 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS1 COMMENTS Mrs. Hill commented that some of the board members attended the AVA Convention and it was nice to see a student from Grant High School, Forrest Pollock, President, National Future Business Leaders of America, who was there representing the state, very well. Mrs. Darrell stated that there seemed to be an awful lot of very good Christmas scheduled from the various schools and she was sorry that she could not make vfh’em all. She also commented regarding the Superintendent's picture on the cover of the Eighty-Niner, stating that it was outstanding.

Comments Mrs. Darrell

Dr. Hamm commented that he, too, was impressed with the picture on the cover of the Eighty-Nfner'‘-'h.ut was less impressed with the recipes in the book, thinking that it was kind of a waste of money. He also rQferreek-tcu__a_ Monroe Complex Training brochure and stated that he was really impressed with the information and was looking forward to a report on hotwell it was received.

Comments Dr. Hamm

Referring to the next item on tlje agenda, selection of architect for project to replace Eugene Field and Willard ElementarySchools, Mr. Donwerth explained the procedure that had been used in the process of elimfhiataajuj£or^the final selection, whereby he stated that nineteen (19) architectural firms ha<F Submitted information in the interest of being the architect for the replacement of th^two_school>as mentioned; that each board member after receiving a list of the architectSsWgselected from one to six firms on a weight of six to one, six points for number one, five for number two, and on down; that the three firms'that received the most points were selected as the architects from which one would be chosen at the meeting.

Consideration of Procedure for Selection of Architect

Mr. Donwerth stated that the fee listed on each architect's submittal was a negotiable fee and he thought that when the architect was selected for the job, that the selection should be made pending successful negotiations for fees. He then informed the audience that the three firms that had been selected by the Board on a weight of one to six;.the firms that received the most points were: (1) HTB, Inc.; (2) Locke, Wright, Foster, Inc.; and (3) RGDC, Inc.

Comments Mrs. Hill

Mr*. Donwerth then explained the procedure that would be used in the final selection; that each board member Would write their choice on a piece of paper to'be collected, tai 1ied, and read aloud by the Clerk; that if a single firm was the choice of four or more members, then a motion would be made to appoint that firm; that if a majority choice was not evident fhom the first round, the Board would go through the same process with the two top choices until one firm was a choice of the majority, at which time an appropriate motion co.uld.be made.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #399 Procedure for Selection of Architect Approved

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the procedure as had been submitted by Mr. Donwerth. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; 'Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Each member of the Board proceeded to write the name of the architect that he or she had chosenj the papers were collected by the Clerk who was then asked to read the results of the votes. The results were five (5) for HTB, Inc.; one (1) for Locke, Wright, Foster, Inc.; and one (1) for RGDC, Inc. R. #400 Architect Selected

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board select HTB, Inc., to be the architect for the project to replace Eugene Field and Willard Elementary Schools, pending negotiations of a percentage fee. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

In discussion of the contract, Dr. Payzant stated that the staff could work with HTB on a contract and present it to the Board for consideration at the next meeting. Dr. Payzant commented that with regard to the project, consideration of a site was underway; that he, Jack Isch and Betty Williams had met with some parents and school staff people from the Eugene Field and Willard communities and schools to talk about alternative sites; that they agreed to look at a number of sites in the two communities and would meet again the following Wednesday to hear back from the people who had looked at various sites during the week. He added that he had appointed Jack Isch to chair a committee to write educational specifications for the new school; that the committee would be comprised of Betty Williams, Alice Houston, as well as four or five teachers and principals, and their work would commence the first week in January, immediately after the holidays. ITEMS PENDING Meeting of July 6, 1981

Recommendation on Painting Changes - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wolfberg and Associates, Inc.)

Meeting of May 4, 1981

Staffs. - Sale of District-Owned Property: xl.,?^ids were received and rejected on the following property. "For Sale" signs have "been placed on this aroaerty in order to solicit offers. Excess School Land: —- --------------S. E. 54th and Bryant Gold Medal Drive aiWMu£.grave Drive (no bids) N. E. 63rd and Westminfster _ __ N. E. 114th and Oklahoma 4101 S. W. 27th (Pierce School L^id) South Rhode Island and Shallowbrook Driver*2 *8'’' 4 3

2. ^ Tyler, Walnut Grove, Garfield - Currently out for bids; bids open December 15, 1981. 3.

Orchard Park, Sunnyside, Wright and Foster (site); attorney clearing titles.

Zachary Taylor - Under negotiations to sell part to City. to be advertised for sale by sealed bid.

The part retained

HEARINGS Mr. Donwerth called jin Ms. Barbara Chishko, who had requested to address the Board. Ms. Chishko expressed appreciation to the Board for its concern and action in the last two meetings with regard to Carver Center.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Job Reference Letters A gentleman named Mr. Salmon from Corpus Christi, Texas has filed a lawsuit in District Court representing himself and seeking the release of some confidential job reference letters that the district received in conjunction with a job application of his. Sick Leave and Vacation Pay - Ra,y Thompson

Mr. Ray Thompson has brought a suit in State Court Seeking $2600 in vacation pay and $1600 in sick leave. I will discuss those two items of litigation with the Board in executive session. Lawsuit Against Principal of Northeast High School

Last week a lawsuit was filed against the principal of Northeast High School by Mr. Patton and Mr. Hart seeking a temporary restraining order against the district with respect to their suspension without pay as basketball coaches. The court declined to issue a temporary restraining order without a hearing. A hearing was set for last week and the plaintiffs declined to pursue the matter further and the suit wi11 be dismissed. 4.

National Gay Task Force Litigation --->-------------------------------------------In the National Gay Task Force litigation, the plaintiff has filed a motion for summary judgment. The factual issues have been resolved and Judge Eubanks will be hearing the matter on the brief submitted by both Darties. So an opinion should be forthcoming within the next few months in that matter. Louise White Termination Action

The 30-day appeal period has expired with respect to the Louise White termination action and therefore the hearing judge's decision has become final.

Surplus Properties

I have a number of,items that I would like either input or action from the Board on. The first of those is with respect to two potentially surplus properties, -.^Fight School and Sunnyside School. In each of these school parcels there is a ^-""portion of the tract which has a reversionary interest in it. That means that when the district ceases to use it for educational purposes, the title to that tract reverts back to the previous owners. The Wright School property is a five-acre tract. One of the” acres is subject to reversionary interest and there is an overlap of the building onto this tract.

The Sunnyside School property -isa two-acre~Tract. The building sits on an acre which has a5gjeversionary interest. The other acre which does have a building is owned in Teeoy^the district.

Whenever property reverts to the^.previous owner the district has a right to remove the buildina or scrap it for salVa-qe .a n d on 1 y has to return the land to the previous owner. I am therefore recommend'ifi'jM'hat we enter into an arrangement with each of these reversionary interests by whjch the'pTWerty is sold as an entire tract with the building sitting on it which shcTul^W^t the highest value for the property, and then the proceeds of that sale be divided between the school district and the owners. With respect to the Wright School I am recommending that we enter into an agreement with the owners to pay them twenty percent of the net proceeds or one-fifth for their interest in that property.

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With respect to the Sunnyside School I am recommending that we enter into an agreementJ?y which the owner gets fifty percent of the proceeds. I have discussed this matter with Mr. Shepard and he is in agreement with these recommendations. What I would like tonight is if any of the board members have any questions or concerns about that procedure, to hear from you and then communicate to these property owners and‘•try to get a written offer from them that we could present officially to the Board for consideration. I would like at this time if any of the board members have any questions concerning that approach or any concerns they wish to express/

Mrs. Darrell inquired about the difference in the percentages on the split for the heirs or owners, twenty percent on Wright and fifty percent on Sunnyside.

Attorney's Report

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LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS attorney's Report cont'd

Mr. Bleakley responded, stating that they were both proportional to their interest in ÂŤ1and; that in each of the situations, the building was in part on their land, so they thought that would probably be the most equitable way to approach it since if they refused to enter into such an agreement they would have to remove in the Sunnyside case the entire building, or in the Wright case a portion of the building in returning the property to them. He added that they thought the fairest approach would be to do it on the basis of the land area.

Mrs. Hill asked if the sites were currently being leased to community groups? Mr. Shepard stated that a tentative lease was established on the Wright property but they had never used it, that the building was really in shambles; that the other property, Sunnyside, was currently being used by a community group there in the neighborhood. R. #401 attorney Di rected to Enter Into Negotiations Re Alright and Sunnyside Properties

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Attorney be directed to enter into negotiations with the owners of the properties, Wright and Sunnyside, to work out an arrangement to dispose of the properties as: suggested.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Dgnwerth declared that the motion carried.

Mr. Bleakley continued: IT

Interlocal Agreement The Vo-Tech District 22 has authorized me to file an action with the Supreme Court seeking a Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition with respect to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between this district and that district. I would ask at this time that this Board join with the Vo-Tech Board in being a plaintiff in that lawsuit.

R. #402 Attorney Authorized to File Action with Supreme Court Re Interlocal Cooperation Agreement

It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Attorney be authorized to file an action with the Supreme Court as recommended with regard to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. â– Mrr"-Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Mr. BTeakley continued-: 8.

Bond Attorneys

The final item is with respect to my inquiry of the Board on the desire of the Board. to recommend to it what bond attorneys are, in my opinion, qualified to serve the district with respect to the anticipated bond issue, and does the Board want me to make inquiries of the recognized bond attorneys in this community as to their fee structured aijd make recommendations to the Board at a subsequent meeting date?

Mrs. Hill stated that she, for one, was notin -fauo^df the attorney firm going through the process of making the recommendations as inquired about by Mr. BTeakley. Treasurer's Report

Mr. Ladd gave a routine treasurer's report. the Clerk.)

(Copy of report on file in office of

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It v^as moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the following persons be directed to attend conferences as indicated:

At no Travel Expense to the School District

(a)

Susan Arn, Math Teacher, Capitol Hill High School, Big 8 Recreation and Intramural Conference, Manhattan, KS, December 4-6, 1981. Confirmation

(b)

Alice V. Houston, Director of Curriculum, ASCD Educational Technology Meeting, Dallas, TX, December 10-11, 1982. Confirmation

(c)

Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Council for Basic Education, Executive Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1982.

(d)

Robert Condren, Principal, Parmelee Elementary School; Howard Morrow, Principal, Edgemere Elementary School; South Central Association of Elementary Principals, Houston, TX, February 8-12, 1982.

(e)

Rose Mary Jones, -Principal, Creston Hills, South Central Regional Meeting, National Association of Elementary Principals, Houston, TX, February 9-12, 1982.

(f)

Pamela Wheeler, Principal, John Marshall High School; Robin Gaston, Principal, Northwest Classen High School; Elton Matthews, Principal, Cleveland Innovative High School, National Association of Secondary School Principals, San Francisco, CAr March 19-23, 1982.

(g)

Claire Stubblefield, Facilitator/Teacher, Cleveland Innovative High School, Close-Up, Washington, D.C., March 22-26, 1982.

(h)

Robert Condren, Principal, Parmelee Elementary School; Howard Morrow, Principal, Edgemere Elementary School; Doy Burchel, Principal, Rancho Elementary School, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Atlanta, GA, March 26-31, 1982.

At School District Expense (i) Sally R. Cole, Principal, Classen High School, NASSP Institute, Kansas City, MO, January 13-16, 1982. (j) • '*

William P. Bleakley, School District Attorney, NSBA Council of School Attorneys, •'Francisco, CA, January 14-15, 1982. (District will pay 50% of registration and travel, approximately $300.) (Deleted by amendment to motion.)

Amendment

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Commenting thaVsTie did not feel it was-the obiigation of the school district to pay expenses for the attorneys firm to^get information professionally, Mrs. Brody moved for an amendmen^to^delete item (j) from the motion, which was seconded by Mrs. Darrell. After Dr. Hamm inquired as to wljat had been the practice in the past with respect to the district paying for expensestofJ;he Attorney to attend conferences, Dr. Payzant stated that there had been other insta-nceg ,where the Board had paid the travel expenses for the Attorney to participate in a conference<iW workshop. Mrs. Hill commented that she had wondered if it was* a^Wflzof the Attorneys' contract for the district to pay travel expenses for the Attorney, to which Mr. Bleakley replied that he was not sure but he thought there was some general language in the contract that applied to it, but^in the past it had always been on the basis of Board approval when he attended any of the seminars or anything that he had dealt with.

On roll call for the amendment, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the amendment carried. On roll call for the motion as amended, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; an’d Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried as amended.

R. #403 Professional Trips Approved

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A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of the following 'items related to the school election:

R. #404 Approval of Items Related to School El ecti on

1. Approval of the preliminary estimate * of the amounts of money and the tax rates that will be required for the district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, and the call for an election contained in the estimate form, an election wi 11 be held on Tuesday, April 13, 1982 for the purpose of voting on the following questions: (a)

Making an Emergency Levy of 5 mills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, under Section 9 (D), Article X, Oklahoma Constitution.

(b)

Making a Local Support Levy of 10 mills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, under Section 9, (D-l), Article X, Oklahoma Constitution.

(c)

Making a Building Fund Levy of 5 mills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, under Section 10, Article X, Oklahoma Constitution.

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2. ^Adoption of the following Resolution to the County Election Board, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma: RESOLUTION

An election of the School District Electors of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, will be held at**ninety-eight (98) school buildings in said District on the 13th day of April, 1982, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 7:00 p.m. on said date, to consider or vote upon:

(a)

Emergency Levy - 5 Mills

(b)

Local Support Levy - 10 Mills

(c)

Building Fund Levy - 5 Mills

POLLING PLACES 1. Adams Elementary School 2. Administration Building 3. Arcadia Elementary School 4. ^Arthur Elementary School 5. ’Bodine Elementary School 6. Britton Elementary School 7. * Buchanan Elementary School 8. Burbank Elementary School 9. Capitol Hill High School 10. Capitol Hill Middle School 11. Carver Center 12. Classen High School 13. Cleveland Innovative High School 14. Columbus Elementary School 15. Coolidge Elementary School 16. Creston Hills Fifth Year Center 17. Davis Elementary School 18. Dewey Fifth Year Center 19. Douglass High School ’-*■ 20. Dunbar Center 21. Edgemere Elementary School 22. Edwards Fifth Year Center Ei senhower Middle School 24. Emerson Alternative 25.., Eugene Field Elementary School 26. *'-Ei 1 Imore EJ-eraentary School 27. Garden Oaks Elementary School 28. Gat.ejivopd Elementary School 29. Grant High School / 30. Green Pastures Fifth^ear Center 31. HardijR^Midd 1 e School 32. HarrTsorr Elementary School 33. Hawthorne Elementary School 34. Hayes Elementary ScWgJ 35. Heronville Elementary SYItq -q J 36. Hillcrest Elementary Scho 37. Hoover Middle School 38. Horace Mann Elementary School 39. Jackson Middle School 40. Jefferson Midd 1 e. Schoo 1 41. Johnson Elementary School 42. Kaiser Elementary School 43. Martin Luther King, Jr. 44. Lafayette Elementary School 45. Lee Elementary School 46. Lincoln Fifth Year Center 47. Linwood Elementary School 48. Longfellow Fifth Year Center 49. Madison Elementary School 50. Mark Twain Elementary School 51. Marshall Hi^h School 52. Mayfair Elementary School 53. Monroe Elementary School 54. Moon Middle School 55. Nichols Hills Elementary School 56. Northeast High School

- ELECTION**

3416 S. W. 37th 900 North Klein Arcadia, Oklahoma 5100 S. Independence 5301 South Bryant 1215 Northwest 95th 4126 N. W. 18th 3232 Northwest 65th 500 Southwest 36th 2717 South Robinson 2801 S. W. 3rd 1901 North Ellison 2725 Northwest 23rd 2402 S. Pennsylvania 5212 S. Villa 2240 Northeast 19th 324 S. E. 53rd 3500 N. Lindsay 900 North Eastern 1432 Northeast 7th 3200 North Walker 1123 Northeast Grand Blvd. 1301 Northeast Eisenhower 715 North Walker 1515 N. Klein 5200 South Blackwelder f 3401 Northeast 16th 1821 Northwest 21st 5016 South Pennsylvania 4200 North Post Road 3333 North Shartel 721 Britton Road 2300 Northwest 15th 6900 South Byers 1240 Southwest 29th 6421 S. Miller 24TJT .Northwest 115th "1J^O. W. 45th 260T South Villa 6800 South Blackwelder 1810 Sheffield Road 3125 Lyons Boulevard 1537 N. E. 24th 500 Southwest 44th 424 Southwest 29th 1138 North Geary 3416 Northwest 17th 1201 N. E. 48th 3117 N. Independence 2451 West Main Street 9017 North University 3200 Northwest 48th 4810 North Linn 1.901 Northeast 13th TT30T North Wilshire 31-00 North Kelley

R. #404 Approval of Items Related to School Election cont'd

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R. #404 Approval of Items Related to School El ection cont'd

POLLING PLACES - ELECTION**

57. 58. 59. 60. 61 . 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 7£. 7’6. 77. *78. 79. 80. 81 . 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. -fr4. 95. 96. >7-. 98.

8400 North Robinson North Highland Fifth Year Center 2801 Northwest 27th Northwest High School 4100 Leonhardt Drive Oakridge Elementary School 600 North High Page Woodson Fifth Year Center 12000 N.E. 42nd Parker Fifth Year Center 6700 South Hudson Parmelee Elementary School 4101 S. W. 27th Pierce Elementary School 3806 N. Prospect Polk Fifth Year Center 6609 South Blackwelder Prairie Queen Elementary School 1601 Northwest 36th Putnam Heights Elementary School 1700 Thorn Ridge Road Quail Creek Elementary School 1401 Johnston Drive Rancho Village Elementary School 10010 North Ridgeview Drive Ridgeview Elementary School 421 S.W. 11th Riverside Elementary School 3101 Southwest 24th Street Rockwood Elementary School 4000 North Spencer Road Rogers Middle School 3233 Southwest 44th Street Roosevelt Middle School 4120 Magnol ia Ross Elementary School 2400 Northwest 36th Street Sequoyah Elementary School 2700 North Miramar Service Center 1415 South Byers Shidler Elementary School 301 S.E. 38th Shields Heights Elementary School 5401 South Shields Blvd. Southeast High School 7800 South Kentucky Southern Hills Elementary School 8700 Northeast 50th Street Spencer Elementary School 3517 South Linn Stand Watie Elementary S"hool 8916 N.E. 23rd Star Elementary School 3001 Northeast Spencer Rd Star Spencer High School 2525 Northwest 112th Street Stonegate Elementary School 3105 Sunset Boulevard Sunset Elementary School 2901 Northwest 23rd Street Taft Middle School 9521 Northeast 16th Street .Telstar Elementary School 1324 N. Kelham Truman Fifth Year Center 2700 Southwest 40th Van Buren Elementary School’^ 6708 South Santa Fe Avenue Webster Middle School 8400 Greystone West Nichols Hills Elementary 1508 N. W. 106th Western Village Elementary School 1701 Exchange Avenue Westwood Elementary School 501 Southeast 25th Wheeler Elementary School 1400 N. W. 3rd Willard Elementary School 8105 N. E. 10th Wi 1 lowJM^eok Elementary School 2215 North Walker Wilson Elementary School

Appro-v§l>’of^the employment of the County Election Board of Oklahoma County, and election of officials.thereof, to conduct the following elections: ... (a) A Levy Election for mak^jng an Emergency Levy of 5 Mills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, eTagtjwhip^e conducted on April 13, 1982;

(b)

A Levy Election for making a Loctfl Suppory^y of 10 Mills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1982, election t(f be conducted on April 13, 1982;

(c)

A Levy El ection "for making a Building Fund Levy of 5 Mills for the year beginning July 1, 1982, election to be conducted on April 13,

(d)

A Nomination Election to be held April 13, 1982; and,

(e)

A General Election to be held on May 4, 1982.

fiscal 1982;

The election to be held at polling places designated by the Board of Education. Also approval of payment of compensation at the established rate to the election officials and office personnel helping to conduct the elections, and payment of other election expenses, including the rental and transportation cost of voting machines, election supplies and the printing of ballots.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs.. Darrell, -yes;. Dr. Hamm,’yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared;that'the'motion carried^ 1

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for approval of a proposal submitted by the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers for three teachers to be released from teaching responsibilities for the second semester of the 1981-82 school year to assist in the development and implementation of a public relations program to enhance the image of the Oklahoma City Public Schools and inform the pbblic about them with all expenses associated with the release time of the teachers to be reimbursed to the school district by the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers.

Commenting with regard to'the item for approval, Dr. Payzant stated that the three teachers to be released would work in conjunction with other district personnel and the community to get the message across to the community about the good things that are going on in the Oklahoma City Schools; that the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers would reimburse the district for all expenses associated with the salary and benefits of the people released for the second semester and the people so released would not lose any benefits for purposes of seniority and advancement on their salary schedule as a result of the semester leave. Dr. Payzant added that he was eager to try the innovative approach where teachers, administrators, classified/support people, and community people can work together toward the end of improving the public confidence in public schools, and he thought it was a well-conceived proposal, one that they should join in optimistically and heartily and give it a try.

Mrs. Hermes said that she thought the proposal was like a breath of fresh air but she had some concerns about the expenses and wanted to know if they would be split between the school district and the Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers. Dr. PayFant stated that a number of the things mentioned in the proposal would be absorbed by the Union; that there would be some projects that they would engage in together where the district would make a contribution, but it would primarily be through in-kind services where they were already working with publications, with people, with resources that are built into the budget through staff time and that sort of thing, but they were not talking about adding an additional amount to the General Fund budget to finance the proposal.

Mrs. Darrell expressed a concern about how it would impact the slots that the three particular teachers would be on, in getting those filled. Dr. Payzant replied that, that was one negative^in the entire proposal, because the teachers that would be selected were top-notch people whose slots would be difficult to fill; that one of the reasons he was bringing it to the Board at that time was to give them a month to work on it before the second semester started, and hopefully they ,able to get good replacements to serve in those slots for the second semester. ■'fie added that the three persons involved included an elementary counselor, fifth year center teacher, and a middle school teacher.

After Mrs. Darrell commented further with respect to three top-notch persons being taken from their positions to do public relations work, Mr. Donwerth stated that he thought it important to have toD-notch^eja&ons.. doing that type of work and he wanted to personally commend the Union an-d-’the adminstration for coming up with the plan, and by giving the^staff a month to find a replacement for these persons, he thought it would prove •‘to W- beneficial to the district. Mrs. Darrell stated that her main^^pcem was that those three persons could be replaced with equally as competent arkl-^^aoable individua 1 s. because she had a personal problem with trying to sell the districtr’-that'she thought their most important ’ commodity: Mas the students and their learning^.that she~w^ not concerned with bumper stickers and t-shirts, and : she did not think they~we.re^going to communicate what they were really trying to communicate; that her concern was about the students because every year?that they are in t-he system, they are either being impacted positively or negatively, and she would want to know that the slots would be secured adequately.

Dr. Hamm commented that he thought they could look upon the venture as an investment in the future as well; that should it meet with some degree of success, it would assure them of an investment in the future of students who would maybe opt for the choice of attending a public school because they had been impressed with what they had heard about it. Additional comments by Mrs. Darrell included an unfavorable experience which she stated her daughter had with a substitute teacher; her concern for those students who were in school now; difficulty in hiring some teachers, and other. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm^yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #405 Approval of AFT Proposal on Public Relations Program

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A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of a proposal <for an alternative school program for potential high school dropouts to be sponsored jointly by District 1-89 and Vo-Tech District 22 and implemented beginning the second semester of the 1981-82 school year. Dr. Payzant explained that 1-89's contribution in the program would be the academic teachers in the four major subject areas - Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science; that Vo-Tech 22 would provide the site at the Adult Training Center and the vocational instructors to provide the vocational programs. Mrs. Hill asked if the students that were already in the Carpentry/Reconstruction program were really those that had experienced failure in high school, so that there would be no change in the makeup of the class,* to which Dr. Payzant answered yes.

Dr. Hamm inquired about the expense of the program to 1-89. Dr. Payzant explained that in computing $15,000 to $16,000 for each instructor, and a secretary's salary, they would be looking at approximately $35,000 to $38,000 additional for next year, but they would also be serving a number of students who perhaps would not otherwise be served.

A concern was expressed by Mrs. Hermes with respect to using four academic teachers to teach all of the required credits for high school graduates. &

Ms. Mason responded, at the request of Dr. Payzant, and stated that it would be based on their experience with alternative programs; that it would have to be recognized thaf the students would be at different entry levels and consideration was being given to those teachers teaching all day while teachers were also teaching the vocational skills all day; recognizing that there woul'd be nd' ninth' graders in the program since vocational education did not address ninth graders, One English teacher could teach tenth and eleventh grade English, and the same thing could happen in eleventh and twelfth grade English, and when the combinations were put together, it was conceivable that it could happen, also realizing that one teacher could teach tenth and eleventh grade English as a morning period and again as an afternoon period. She mentioned that the program was being designed like that of the Emerson Alternative School which addressesâ€™ a particular subject area for a period of time and allows the student to go on to still another course; that the methodology would hot be comparable to the comprehensive high school but comparable to^Emerson Alternative School.

Mrs. Hermes asked if the students would still complete four years of school with all of the necessary requirement courses?

rlrs.â€™ Mason stated that the program would include the basic requirements and the vocational education programs would take the place of the several electives that stucte-qts get in the hi_gh school. Dr. Hammxinquired regarding the teaching positions as to if it had been referenced against the negotiated agreement with^respect to the teachers that would be teaching at the Adult Training Center ia^rthe program would still be within their negotiated contract wittl^the district? Ms. Mason's response was that the program'had not been referenced against the negotiated agreeement but it was,..not contrary to situations that were already in existence in the system, and she Tvo-uld hope that those situations also were not in conflict with the agreement. As further explanation, Ms. Mason cited some situations that already existed in the system where'yie sugge^^^method of teaching occurred. After expressing further interest about a conflict with the negotiated agreement, Dr. Hamm asked if the Oklahoma City Federation had been contacted with regard to the program^? Dr. Payzant stated that he did not think the method of teaching in the program would be in conflict with the negotiated agreement; that the academic teachers would be employees of 1-89; would be. hired by 1-89 and therefore as teachers part of the 1-89 teacher bargaining unit and would be covered by the contract.just as teachers at Emerson on. any other alternative program; and the Vo-Tech people who worked in the program would be employees of Vo-Tech 22 and part of the Vo-Tech teacher organization. Mrs. Hermes referred to the Carpentry/Reconstruction as being a main part of the program and inquired-as to whether there would be a program for female dropouts that would prefer a different kind of course?

Mrs. Mason explained that the Carpentry/Reconstruction would be phased into the program, but the hope and plan was that the students would have the opportunity to take advantage of any of the many courses offered at the Adult Vo-Tech Training Center, such as Nurse Training, Computer Science, and other.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #406 Approval of Proposal for Alternative School Program for Potential High School Dropouts cont'd

The followinq Board Policies were recommended for adootion at the December 21, 1981 Meeting:

Board Policies Recommended for Adoption on December 21, 1981

GCP

STAFF SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION (CERTIFIED, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES) &

The Board

within

believes scope

the

should

employees

their

emp1oyment.

superintendent to assist employees

and Board

satisfactorily

recognizes

missing

the

performing

need

who

employees

opportunity for

have

the

However,

duties.

their

federal

violate

directs

in adjusting to their positions

process

for

Board

The

success

for

suspending

and

state

and

dis-

statutes

and

will

not

Board policies and administrative regulations. ■‘■'K

who

Employees

are

from

dismissed

employment

cause

for

,.*• -tee-entitled to severence pay or payment for unused vacation days.

statutes-in

the

-follow

shall

The KBoard

the

event

procedures

necessary

outlined to

the

suspend

state

dismiss

certified employee.

&W-GDP

STAFF

The

Board

within

believes

the

superintendent their

positions

However,

the

employees

scope

AND TERMINATION SUSPENSION (CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES)

their

assist

and

ftoard

and

regu1ati ons .

state

have

employment.

personnel

recognizes

statutes

and

the

The

need

directs

adjusting

for

their

and

who

the to

duties.

process

employees

pcfiicies

success

Board

performing

dismissing

and Board

opportunity for

emp1oyees

satisfactorily

ropr iman44-egsuspending-

federal

should

for

violate

administrative

580

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Board Policies Recommended for Adoption on December 21, 1981 cont'd

Board Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd:

the

event

and

pay

severence

entitled In

are dismissed from employment for cause will

who

Employees

pay

payment

employee

di smi ssed

will

benefits

days.

vacation

suspension,

fol 1 owing

the

date

against -ana— employee

will

depend

range

from

calcul ated

unused

for

not be

effective

the

suspension.

The

ex-tert— e-f— the--a-ction

the

-upon

sor i ousnes-s- of

taken

the

may

and

violation

be4—r-ep-p-imand to- di sm4ss-al—f-rom- employment.

entitled -t-e— all 44— will

duc-precoss—r-iph4s

cmp leymcnt.

a-f feet

The employee wi4-4—be

whce the action

A- complaint

ver -

available 4o

process

such.. 4h-a-t

-a-ny employee who believes an unfair action has been taken.

Examples

justifiable

employee are:

Incompetence

carry Physical

the

perform

satisfactorily

knowingly

incapacity

violation

refusing

failing

functions

required

mental

duty

the

out

dismissal

suspension

for

of the positions;

neglect

Willful

inability

functions

required

reasons

position;

the

job;

the

perform

Immorali ty; Willful

5 .

persistent

po 1 i c i e s '"or* administrative

school

Board

laws,

regulations;

-'■'x

Conviction of

Repprtjng

a felonAU.^__

work

under

working

influence

the

Unauthorized

Uti1izati on

""ex ces s i ve -.... the districts

and of

for personal

use or

materials,

11.

Abandonment of position.

action may be taken only by the supervisor

taking

the

supervisor must 1)

the alleged violation, 2)

advise which

the they

employee are

the

based,

and

shall

deciding

upon

conclusions 4)

funds

provide

Prior

superior.

conduct

determine the facts

opportunity to dispute the

facts.

equipment

and

Insubordination;

action,

tardiness;

absenteeism

gain;

upon

intoxi-

or controlled dangerous substances;

cants

inquiry

into

and circumstances, drawn

the

and

the

employee

facts

with

allegations

and /or provide additional

the

course

action,

the

supervisor

take into consider at ion the seriousness of the violation,

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Board Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd:

the

record

work

the

emp loyee,

any mitigating

and

circumstances related to the violation.

extenuating

that wi 1-1-boc-emc a part of^t-hc em-ployec's official •wu-sd -b-e-rev i ewed

-Ac a-etion personnel

file

1 evel— ef— admi-e-i str-a-t-ion— bcf ore -the

a higher

■action can become ■efficialIf

alleged

welfare

violation

students

such

that

employees,

other

the

it may affect

safety or

-a-n-d 44 4s- 4-n- 4-h-e b-e-s4

4nterest-s- e4 4-h-e district 4e re wave 4he emp 1 oyce from 4he

4h-e out-come -e4 -any i nves4i gatien ,

4mmedi at-e environment pending eourt proceeding,

modical- oval uation

exhausti-e-n e# intern-a-1

procedures—

appea 1

-th-e emp 1 oyec ,

the

-er

superintendent

authorized to: Reassign

the

same salary;

employee

position

sensitive

less

P1 ace

*3*5" 2.

Suspend the employee.

■el— a b s o n c oy

1 eave

-e-n— -an— unpaid

the- emp 1 oyce

-2^

Emp 1 oycc-s- way appeal 4-h-e action 4e 4h-e nex4 hi gh-er admindstrati ve 1 eve 1 v

-Members

procedure

e4 4he

outldncd

4n-

bargaini ng

4h-e

units

appropriate

■ether emp-1 oyeesway -tte-e 4he cstabl i shed

wit 1

tr-s-e 4he

negotiated

cowpl ai nt

griev-ance

agreement

-and

procedure? (-see

-Po lid ies-&B-M -a-nd BDE-)-. ______

_______ _____ ____

_____ ..

___

PcrformaW^&». evaluations

w444

-ne4

_______________ ________________________ ___

-be

use-d

fer

reprimanding

emp1oyocs.

SUSPENSION The

superintendent

classified

from’duty without pay.

emp1oyees

The fol 1 owin-g guide 1 i nes s-ha-14 -be used 4n

a44 suspensions:

■Susponsie-n Without -Pay

4-r

Short-term -s- Suspensions

without pay may be

given -wh-ere when

the violation is one that warrants such action- and Short-term

suspensions- without w o rking days

-pay

sh-a-1 -T -ne4

they

not

exceed

ten

a-nd during 4h-e peried e4 suspension 4he empleyee

will- net accumulate

sic-k

1 eave er vacation days.

Board Policies Recommended for Adoption on December 21, 1981 cont'd

582

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Board Policies Recommended for Adoption on December 21, 1981 cont'd

Board Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd:

w i -thout

s u s p e n s i o n-s

Long -berm

c i r cums tance-s-

excopt-i-ena4

wT-bh

-under

a p p rbva T r

Board

i f the

initiated

only

taken

i s for a. period exceeding ten working d ays.

charge or

involving a. criminal

case

shall

w i -11

only

Proceed i ngs for termination

suspension

p-ay

suspension may extend or adjudicated

until

indictment,

the emp1oyee's

I n _a

the i s dismissed

case

at a^ trial .

DEMOTIONS An -

employee

will

not

for

demoted

Board policies and

state statutes,

of federal

violation

and

administrative regulations.

SUSPEMSION-W-ITH PAY 4-r

Short term

-s us pens ions

accordance

w4bb

pay

with

-st-a-t-e

statutes

p-ay

wif h

-s-uspensions

-sh-a 11

ef -t-he

-ten

-tn

with

-a

-Short

emp 1 oyee .

e-x-ceed

n-ot

only

-g-i v en

ee ft fiecti-on

-and

pending det-erm i n at i on en dismissal term

-s-h a 1 -1

w-or k-

days.

■Buring -the period ef -susp-ension -fc+re -empleyee -will -accrue

e44 b-e n e f i t s -tc wh i ch o n titled.

‘V

Long-term -suspensions wit-h -p-ay -will net- be -ad-mi-nis-tered -a-s- -an -apfion -against -an- -cmp-1 oyee.

DISMISSALS

are

entitled

are

encouraged

dismissed from employment for

Emp1o/eed^may

appeal

a~ny"

policy,

Bea r d-

process

dismdssa.l__ action

c 4a s s i f i e d’T-a-ft-d

-The

unjustified.

due

procedural

-a-n-d

4-h-e-

dismissal

they -feel

ee-rt if i ed

Oklahoma

Employees

cause.

and

be 1 ieve

bargaining p co v i d e

-sbatutes

■protections- re4-ated 4c f-air dismissal ef -employees .

RIGHT TO HEARING After'- any

shall

conducted

employee

notified

by *the

Board

notice shall

hearing.

suspension

request

prior

certified

(see

termination,

any

mail

Board

hearing

be considered

the

policy

within

right

BDE) . working

emp 1 oyee

Failure

day?

a. waiver of the emp 1 oyees1 s

hearing of

the such

right to _a

583

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Board Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd: 3

the

requests

employee

conducted

the

next,

meeting

next,

succeeding,

the

request

the

Board

hearing.

may The

the

cal 1

hearing

1ater than 30 days

received

regularly

emp 1 oyee

succeeding,

special

shall

hearing

the

hearing,

request

Board

the

regularly

scheduled

the

meeting

held

the

Board meeting.

conduct

sooner

scheduled

prior

days

discretion to

shall

the

than

Board,

requested days

nor

after the receipt of the request.

REMARKS^ Dr. Payzant reported:

Chemicals in Schools

I know that you have from various media sources heard a good deal about chemicals in schools these past several weeks. Included in your packet of materials was a next-to-final draft of a memo which I am sending to the Superintendent's staff and all principals outlining a rather detailed procedure for doing inventory, identification of chemicals, requirements for storage of hazardous chemicals, and the procedures for actual separation and removal of these chemicals. This memo should be in the schools tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest and we are asking the people in the schools to make every effort to work on the inventory prior to the winter break two weeks from now. As is often the case, although the issue has been joined in Oklahoma City and is an issue that is a timely one in v^t-eyery-school district in the state, and although high schools are most likely to ,have chemicals because of their science programs, we are also looking at the middle schools and elementary schools to make sure that any chemicals which should â€™ not be there are identified and removed. Because it will be a rather cost-ly process to provide the appropriate storage, cabinets, shelving, ventilation, etc., for the-areas, in which chemicals are to be stored, in the short run until arrangements are made for those thingsw,toaTe~tnrsta4-led, there may be some chemicals removed from the schools that will hamper the science program somewhat. I am not sure to win^t^xtent that will occur until the inventories are completed and we see the extent of the quantities of chemicals that need to be removed. But at th point, I would opt to get chemicals out that are questionable and then work to provide the appropriate stora'ge^^z.entilation, etc., before they are putback in, in case you hear the other side of th^^-tor^as to why aren't they there for the science program. We are already getting calls fr-onuother districts and other organizations for our procedures that we jfttend- taj^d* to take care of this situation. â–

Evaluation of Superintendent

Board Policies Recommended for Adoption on December 21, 1981 cont'd

I want to call to your attention, which I know that you are aware of, the requirements of my contract that I be evaluated in December and June. With the press of board meetings and busy schedules during December again this year, I would like to suggest that you make that evaluation a part of the January 4, 1982 meeting in executive session, if you would like to do so. That would mean that we would not have to schedule another meeting in December during the rush of the holiday period. Also, I expect to have a rather complete report available for that January 4 meeting on the progress made in reaching goals and objectives, and I really want you to Ijave that as a major document to reference in considering my evaluation. If that is agreeable with you, I am very comfortable in making that a part of the January 4 meeting.

Remarks Superintendent

584

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Remarks Slice rintendent cont'd

Dr. Payzant continued:

Lola T. Alexander Scholarship Fund I don't know whether all of you know that the district lost one of its longtime employees from Douglass High School. Lola T. Alexander passed away recently and she was a long-time employee of the school district who was a very successful physical education teacher and coach, and had an impact on a number of students and adults who worked with her in the school district over the years. I thought you might be interested in knowing that the family has asked that in lieu of sending flowers or contributing to other things, that a memorial scholarship be established at Douglass entitled The Lola T. Alexander Scholarship Fund, and contributions are being accepted at the Medical Center State Bank. The scholarship will be given each year at Douglass High School to a senior girl athlete aspiring to go to college.

PERSONNEL REPORT R. #407 Personnel Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody that the listed persons be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

On *roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. (Personnel listings - pages 604a-604c.)

PAYROLLS, ENCUMBRANCES AND PURCHASING R. #408 Approval of Payrolls and incumbrances

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm to approve Recommendation #1 and #2 (ratification of November payrolls and authorization of December payrolls) and payment of encumbrances as listed for November 7-25, 1981. On roll call, the votes were as follows: M^s. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Purchasing R. #409 Approval of 3urchasi ng

It wa-s.. moved by Dr. H^mm and seconded by Mrs. Hill to approve the fol lowing, purchasing items: '

Teaching"Aids Permisstonto purchase teaching aids (books) for use at North Highland Fifth Year Center*fFomSiDemco, Inc., (available only from designated vendor). This purchase in the amount of $1,008.1)3 is to be charged to Account G230.01. Electrical Supplies Purchase of electrical supplies (exteg^ion cordsT/or use by Supply and Distribution (warehouse stock) from Graybar*ETertric Company which submitted the low quotation (11 mailed - 4 returned). This purchase in the amount of $3,231.00 is to be charged to Account G240.00.

Audio-Visual Equipment Purchase of audio-visual equipment (cassette recorders, headsets, and card readers) for use by External Funding (Bilingual) from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (6 mailed - 3 returned):

Dowlings, Inc. Fairview Audio-Visual

Total

596.44 1,958.40

$ 2,554.84

These purchases are to be charged to Account G1230.03, Title VII-Bilingual, and have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. 4.

Teaching Aids

Permission to purchase teaching aids (puzzles, exerciser, scooters, crawler, activity tray, etc.) for use by Educational Services (Special Education at Telstar School) from J. A. Preston ompany (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $1,659.37 is to be charged to Account G1230.03.

585

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing 5.

.Wheelchair Lift '

5— . ..........

Purchase of automatic wheelchair lift for installation on a school bus to be used by External Funding (Handicapped) from Beesley's Adaptive Equipment Company (only vendor available for installation). This purchase in the amount of $2,825.00 is to be charged to Account 1230.03, Handicapped, and has been approved on our Federal Education Grant and/or Programs.'

Wax Stripper

Purchase of wax stripper for use by Custodial Services (warehouse stock) from Quality Chemical Company which submitted the low quotation on specifications (29 mailed - 15 returned). This purchase in the amount of $4,560.00 is to be charged to Account G650.01.

Horticulture Supplies

Purchase of horticulture supplies (rakes, shovels, peat moss, seed flats, pots, trowels, etc.) for use at Star Spencer High School from the following companies which, submitted the low quotations (7 mailed - 3 returned): $ 2,598.69 113.69 222.98

American Plant Products & Service M-fdeke Supply Horn Wholesale, Inc. &

Total

$ 2,935.36

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.01. 8.

Repair Work on Mobile Reading Laboratory Confirmation for repair work on mobile reading laboratory for use by External Funding from Hopeman Equipment Company, Inc. This purchase in the amount of $1,193.39 is to be charged to Account 740.03, Title I, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

■ 9.

Motor Overhaul

Permission for motor overhaul of seven (7) buses for Garage Services from Buddy . Rice Engine Service which submitted the low quotation (11 mailed - 3 returned). ^^Wf’r^xpenditure in the amount of $8,715.00 is to be charged to Account G560.04.

10.

Instructional Supplies

Purchase^of instructional supplies (toys and games) for use by External Funding (Handicaooed)from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (8 mailed - 5 re^ur1ie3)Tai*^— EducatiBfrzrtaJeaching Aids (Div. A. Daigger & Co.) Constructive Playthings Childcraft Education Corp. Thompson Book & Supply

547.90 214.57 1,027.46 416,77

$ 2,206.70

These purchases are to be charged to the following^Accounts: $

*240.01, Handicapped' *1230.01, Handicapped

Total

464.41 1 ,742,29

$ 2,206.70

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

R. #409 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

586

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing R. #409 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

11. Permission to Place Orders

12.

Permission to place orders through dates shown for the Central Food Services Department with companies which have submitted quotations for the following items: Chenille Manufacturing Company (12/23/81)

Linen

Keeth & Associates (90 days)

Frozen Foods

Kemper Food Brokers (90 days)

Frozen Foods

Morrison Paper Company (90 days)

Miscellaneous Supplies

Cardinal Paper Company (1/30/82)

Miscellaneous Supplies

Broomtown, Inc. (12/31/81)

Miscellaneous Supplies

International Distributing Corp. (12/15/81)

Sugar

Todd Brokerage (60 days)

Flour

. Dust Collector and Supplies Purchase of a dust collector and supplies for Maintenance and Engineering Department to be installed at Roosevelt Middle School from companies which submitted the low quotation (9 mailed - 2 returned):

ACP Sheet Metal Company, Inc. Smoak Environmental Products ,

113.60 2,752.00

$ 2,865.60

Total

These purchases are to be charged to Account BL5620.05.

13.

Ribbon for Office Machines "V Purchase of ribbon for office machines for Supply and Distribution Department ('wayfe^puse stock for use in schools) from Downtown Office Machines which submitted the lovTigtrotation (15 mailed -Ajceturned). This purchase in the amount of $3,877.32 is to be charged^td Account^24D.OO.

14.

Draft! rtg^^pp 1 i es Purchase of drafting supj5j4eÂ§, (pencil lead cleaner, shields, triangles, lead, lead pointers, etc.) for Suppfy^and Distribution Department warehouse stock for all schools from the following crw^ÂŠ5^hich submitted the low quotations mai

Ridgway's Inc. Alvin & Company, Inc. Charvoz-Carsen Corp.

Total

286.20 237.60 564.36

% 1,088.16

These purchases are to be charged to Account G240.00.

15.

Paper Purchase of paper (buff and canary index) for use by Graphic Services Department from Mid-Continent Paper which submitted the low quotation (13 mailed - 3 returned). This purchase irr the amount of $2,680.65 is to be charged to Account G240.05.

587

R. #409 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Purchasing

16.

17.

Teaching Aids Permission to purchase teaching aids (electronic games) for use by External Funding (Handicapped) from Sears, Roebuck & Company (available only from designated distributor). This purchase in the amount of $1,062.60 (plus shipping) is to be charged to Account 240.01, Handicapped, and has been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs. A 10$ educational discount has been deducted from each item.

Vehicles Purchase of vehicles (step vans-1 ton, van-Jg ton, truck--lJs ton pickup, truckle ton, cab and chassis-3/4 ton, and service bodies for 3/4 ton cab and chassis) for use by Maintenance/Engineering Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (17 mailed - 8 returned):

International Harvester Company Boyd Chevrolet Jack Marshall Chevrolet Company

$ 12,338.00 96,181.00 6,999.19 Total

$115,518.19

Thes§ purchases are to be charged to Account BL6030.il.

Dr. Payzant and Mr. Allen responded to questions from members of the Board related to purchase of wax stripper and machines, the processing of invoices in order to receive the discounts allowed, and those purchases from designated vendors rather than by bid. With respect to using a designated vendor, it was suggested that a policy be considered that would help eliminate this method of purchasing. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr.. Long, yes.; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr:.' Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. The Central Food Services Financial Statement as of October 31, 1981 was submitted as information to the Board.

Information to the Board

GENERAL BUSINESS •A motion was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for the acceptance of an offer from the Sweetser Company, 420 West Main, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in the amount of $71,§5-7,,00 to buy GranJ.. Elementary School and property, approximately 1.5 acres plus or minus, located at 3601 Northwest 108th, which is declared surplus and no longer needed by thedistrict. Proceeds from sale of the property to be deposited in the Bond Cash Fund? “

Dr. Hamm inquire^d^about the Sweetser Company, as to the kind of business. Mr. Shepard replied that they deal in many things, but they build mostly office complexes and buildings; that Mr%jSvjgetser was an investment person.

Mrs. Hill stated that the average apprai^TvgriFSe^of the property was approximately

$76,000 and two appraisers assessed the value at $78,’W0"and she was not in favor of selling the property for the amount that had Seen offered py the Sweetser Company.

In discussing what the property would be Sports Association, whowere now leasing that he did not plan to do anything with Board continued to discuss its location, through the area, that it was in the Qua area, and other.

used for, Mr, Shepard stated that the All the property, had been told by Mr. Sweetser it for the next year or so. Members of the the fact that a highway would be going 1 Creek and John Marshall Schools attendance

Mrs. Hill's camtention was that if they hold onto the property for two or three years they cddid be offered considerably more even though the current zoning there was residential; that probably some high-rise office buildings would be built in the area in* the future.

After further discussion, Mr. Shepard stated that if they did not want to accept the offer, it would be easier for him to negotiate with respect to the property if he had a figure with which to work.

Following the discussion, it was decided to vote on the motion first. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, no; Mrs. Hermes, no; Mrs. Hill, no; Mrs. Darrell, no; Dr. Hamm, no; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion failed.

R. #410 Motion Failed Re Acceptance of Offer to Buy Grant Elementary School Property

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GENERAL BUSINESS Members of the Board continued to discuss the Grant property with regard to accepting ^no less than the average appraised value and how the motion should be worded to give Mr. Shepard the authorization needed.

R. #411 Authorization to Solicit Offers for Grant Property for an Amount

R. #412 Approval of Agreement Re Bethany Convalesceht Center v

R. #413' Rejection of Offer to Buy Arcadia High School and Property

A motion was then made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Dr. Hamm to authorize Mr. Shepard, Business Manager, to solicit offers for the Grant plementary:School property forCnotbing less than $78,000. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of an agreement to participate with other school districts in the sponsoring of a program for the education of Oklahoma City School District children who are assigned to the Bethany Convalescent Center. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Brody to reject all offers which were received in response to sealed bids opened on Tuesday, December 1, 1981, to Buy Arcadia High School and property and readvertise and offer the property for sale by posting "For Sale" signs and listing in local newspapers. Final sale and disposition of property to be approved by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting.

Mrs. Hill referred to an alternate bid that had been submitted by the Arcadia Youth and Family Life Education Center, Inc., which was currently leasing the property, whereby they had offered to buy the property on a five-year lease purchase agreement at ten percent interest. She stated that she agreed with the first part of the motion to reject the offer, but would like to negotiate with the group that was currently leasing the building, stating that the Attorney could draw up an agreement with the necessary safeguards with respect to reversionary arrangements if there was a default in payment. Mr. Shepard stated that the person who submitted the offer might be interested in buying the property outright if a sale price was established; however, he added that he^wpjuld be somewhat hesitant about a lease-purchase arrangement with the group currently leasing the building in that'they did not submit a bona fide bid but sent a letter simply saying what they would like to do; that he was’ notmsure about the finaWial condition gf. the particular organization since they were operating on federal funds and he was not sure they would continue to receive those funds; also, he waxssure that they would have a substantial down payment or the district could be assured'that the building would^be^maintained in the same condition that it was in currently. Mrs. HilT’domrrie'h’ted further with regard to the fact that the Attorney could draw up the purchase agreement with safeguards and that she had a concern, also, that no more money be . spent .’for adverti sing the property.

Mr. Shepard added that he was not thTrrinngof^a formal bid process per se, but making the property available for sale, soliciti^g’sdme’ offers, and if appropriate response was not received, they could go back and negoti'ate’twrith the current lessee. Members, of Lthe Board discussed the appraised value of the property, $63,000, stating that they would like to get this amount in a sale. Dr. Payzant suggested that they first reject the bid on the Arcadia property; that authorization be given to not sell the property for less than $63,000, and if they were unable to sell it outright, to consider a negotiated sale on a lease purchase basis.

After further discussion it was agreed to go ahead and vote on the motion as presented with the understanding that they would take nothing less than the $63,000 for the property.

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GENERAL BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Darrell and seconded.by Mrs. Hill that the Dunjee School building and property be readvertised and offered for sale by posting "For Sale" signs and listing in local newspapers. Final sale and disposition of property to be approved by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting. Mrs. Darrell inquired about the appraised value of the Dunjee property, to which Mr. Shepard apologized for not bringing the information to the meeting with him but stated that he thought it was something like $100,000; however, it would probably be very difficult to get that for it. He described the layout of the property and the fact that it was being offered for sale in two parcels.

R. #414 Approval for Dunjee School and Property to be Readvertised and Offered for Sale

Mrs. Darrell commented further with regard to the community group that was currently using the building, stating that they would probably be interested in buying the property.

Mr. Shepard commented that the real value of anything, of course, was what people were willing to offer for it, and he could try to find out what might be available in offers and bring it back to the Board for approval; also, that they were going to be meeting with the community group using the Dunjee building to talk with them about the possibility of some type of arrangement of selling the property, and if they made an equitable arrangement in terms of a lease purchase plan, he thought they could proceed with suggesting that to the Board; that they would work them. On roll c511, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the following i terns: 1.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance

R. #415 Approval of Agreements Re Insurance

Approval for the continuation of an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma to offer health care insurance to employees of the Oklahoma City Public Schools with provision for payroll deduction; contract period January 1, 1982 through December 31, 1982. Premi urns

Single Coverage

$ 53.70/month

Family Coverage

$129.40/month

PruCace of Oklahoma

Approval-of an agreement with PruCare of Oklahoma to offer a Health Maintenance OrganizatiorTtHM) ) plan to emoloveas--afJ-fee_Oklahoma City Public Schools in conjunction with the basic BluÂŽ-?Cross/Blue"TKield as an alternative for any employee interested, with provisions for payroll deduction; contract period January T", 'fOBS^through December 31 , 1982. Premi urns

Single Coverage Family Coverage

$ 41.80/month

$113.51/month

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm; yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared tfiat the motion carried. With reference to the next item on the agenda, the approval for a bond election, Comments Re Carver Dr. Payzant stated that he wanted to call to the Board's attention that at their last meeting the staff was asked to look at three alternatives for Carver; (1) to retain Dr. Payzant Carver at the existing site and renovate and add to the facilities there; (2) that they look at the Za'chary Taylor site and the possibility of adding to that facility; and (3) look at a new building on a separate site; that the staff had looked at each of the alternatives and their recommendation, which was reflected in the election call, was that a new facility be constructed on the site which the district owned to the west of Southside Stadium, near Capitol Hill High School, where there was more than enough acreage and a good, level site to construct a building. Dr. Payzant continued by stating that the Zachary Taylor site was really not conducive, either in terms of location or topography, and it would be difficult to really save the existing building that was there, which was small and not of the best construction for a long-term investment. He added that the third alternative, staying at the existing site and renovating those buildings, did not seem to be particularly desirable either in terms of what would be possible and the cost incurred to get a first-rate facility.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #416 It was moved by Mrs. Darrell and seconded by Mrs. Hill for approval of Proclamation Approval of ÂŤand Notice of Election for the purpose of submitting to the voters the question of the Proclamation and issuance of bonds in the sum of thirty-two million six hundred dollars ($32,600,000) Notice of Election as follows: for Bond Issue

PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE OF ELECTION

Under and by virtue of Section 26, Article 10 of the Constitution of Oklahoma and Title 70, Article XV, Oklahoma Statutes, 1971, and other laws supplementary and amendatory thereto, and Resolution of the Board of Education of Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, adopted the 14th day of December, 1981, an election to be held in said Independent School District is hereby called to be held on the 2nd day of March, 1982, for the purpose of submitting to the registered qualified electors ^thereof the following proposition: PROPOSITION Shall Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, incur an indebtedness of issuing its negotiable coupon bonds in the sum of Thirty-Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($32,600,000) to provide funds for capital improvements including constructing, purchasing, improving and equipping real property and buildings for said Independent School District; and levy and collect an annual tax, in addition to all other taxes, upon all the taxable property in such District sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof when due, said bonds to bear interest not to exceed ten percent (10.00%) per annum, payable semi-annually, and to become due serially within ten (10) years from their date.

"The ballot used at said election shall set out the proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words:

l-st^

For the Above Proposition

2nd

Against the Above Proposition

(If the voter desires to vote FOR the above Proposition, he shal^^amp an "X" in the first square above; if he desires to vote AGAINST the above Proposition, he shall stamp an "X" in the second square,.above.)

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS Tfie polls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock A.M. and remain open continuously

until and be closed at 7:00 o'clock P.M. The number and location of the polling places shall be as follows:

Adams Elementary School, 3416 S. W. 37th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Administration Building, 900 North Klein, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Adult Vo-Tech Training Center, 201 N. E. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Arcadia Elementary School, Arcadia,. Oklahoma

Arthur Elementary School, 5100 S. Independence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

.Bodine Elementary School, 5301 South Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Britton Elementary School, 1215 N. W. 95, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Buchanan Elementary School, 4126 N. W. 18th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Burbank Elementary School, 3232 N. W. 65th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

10.

jpapitol Hill Middle School, 2717 South Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

11.

Capitol Hill High School, 500 S. W. 36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

12. * Carver Center, 2801 S. W. 3rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 13.

Classen High School, 1901 North Ellison, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

14.

Cleveland Innovative High School, 2725 N. W. 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

15.

Columbus Elementary School, 2402 South Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Okla.

16.

Coolidge Elementary School, 5212 South Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17.

Creston Hills Fifth Year Center,

18.

Davis Elementary School, 324 S. E. 53rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

19.

Dewey Fifth Year Center, 3500 North Lindsay, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

20.

Douglass High School, 900 North Eastern-, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

21.

Dunbar Center, 1432 N. E. 7th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

22.

Edgemere Elementary School, 3200 North Walker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

23.

Edwards Fifth Year Center, 1123 N. E. Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2240 N. E. 19th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

24. v Eisenhower Middle School, 1301 N. E. Eisenhower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 25.

Emerson Alternative Education Center, 715 North Walker, Oklahoma City, OK

26.

Euge'neJLield Elementary School, 1515 North Klein, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

27.

Fillmore Elementary School#’52OO’T7~BTarckwelder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

28.

Foster^E&^s Vo-Tech Center, 4901 South Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

29.

Garden Oaks Fifth Year Center, 3401 N. E. 16th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

30.

Gatewood Elementary SchobT^1821 N, W. 21st, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

31.

Grant High School, 5016 South PermTyTV^a, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

32.

Green Pastures Fifth Year Center, 4310 North-Pg£#rRoad, Oklahoma City, OK

33.

Harding Middle School, 3333 North Shartel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

34.

Harrison Elementary School, 721 Britton Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

35.

Hawthorne Elementary School, 2300 N. W. 15th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

36.

Hayes Elementary School, 6900 South Byers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

37.

Heronville Elementary School, 1240 S. W. 29th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

38.

Hillcrest Elementary School, 6421 South Miller, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

39.

Horace Mann Elementary School, 1105 N. W. 45th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

40.

Hoover Middle School, 2401 N. W. 115th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

41.

Jackson Middle- School, 2601 South Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

42.

Jefferson Middle School, 6800 South Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

43.

Johnson Elementary School, 1810 Sheffield Rgad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

44.

Kaiser Elementary School, 3125 Lyons Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

45.

Martin L. King, Jr., 1537 N. E. 24.th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

46.

Lafayette Elementary School, 500 S. W. 44th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

47.

Lee Elementary School, 424 S. W. 29th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

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R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

Polling places continued: 48.

Lincoln Fifth Year Center, 1138 North Geary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

49.

Linwood Elementary School, 3416 N. W. 17th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

50.

Longfellow Fifth Year Center, 1201 N. E. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

51.

Madison Elementary School, 3117 North Independence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

52.

Mark Twain Elementary School, 2451 West Main, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

53.

Marshall High School, 9017 North University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

54.

Marvin York Vo-Tech Center, 5904 North Villa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

55.

Mayfair Elementary School, 3200 N. W. 48th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

56.

Monroe Elementary School, 4810 North Linn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

57.

Moon Middle School, 1901 N. E. 13th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

58. -

Nichols Hills Elementary School, 1301 W. Wilshire, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

59.

Northeast High School, 3100 North Kelley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

60.

North Highland Fifth Year Center, 8400 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

61.

Northwest Classen High School, 2801 M. W. 27th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

62.,*

Oakridge Elementary School, 4100 Leonhardt Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

63.

Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center, 600 North High, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

64;

Parker Fifth Year Center, 12000 N. E. 42nd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

65.

Parmelee Elementary School, 6700 South Hudson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

66.

Pierce Elementary School, 4101 S. W. 27th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

67.

Polk Fifth Year Center, 3806 North Prospect, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

68.

Prairie Queen Elementary School, 6609 S. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK

69.

Putnam Heights Elementary School, 1601 N. W, 36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

70.

Quail Creek Elementary School, 11700 Thorn Ridge Road, Oklahoma City, OK

71.

Rancho Village Elementary School, 1â€™401 S. Johnston Drive, Oklahoma City, OK

72.

Ridgeview Elementary School, 10010 North Ridgeview, Oklahoma-City, Oklahoma

73.

Riverside Elementary School, 421 S. W. 11th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Rockwood Elementary School, 3101 S. W. 24th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

75.

Rogers Middle School, 4000 N. Spencer Road, Spencer, Oklahoma

76?'- Roosevelt M+deHe School, 3233 S. W. 44th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

â€œ

77? <Rq.ss Elementary School, 4120 Magnolia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

78.

Sequoyah Elementary Schgp-I

79. 80.

Serv-i^_Center, 2700 North Miramar, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Shidler Elementary.School, 1415 South Byers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

81.

Shields Heights ElemerW&gy School, 301 S. E. 38th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

82.

Southeast High School, 540PSjgwth-ShiqJds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

83.

Southern Hills Elementary School, ^8.00 Sou^fTK^tucky, Oklahoma City, OK

84.

Spencer Elementary School, 8900 N. E. 50tlTv-Spencer, Oklahoma

85.

Stand Watie Elementary School, 3517 South Linn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

86.

Star Elementary School, 8916 N. E. 23rd, Spencer, Oklahoma

87.

Star Spencer High School, 3001 North Spencer Road, Spencer, Oklahoma

88.

Stonegate Elementary School, 2525 N. W. 112th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

89.

Sunset Elementary School, 3105 Sunset Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

90.

Taft Middle School, 2901 N. W. 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

91.

Telstar Elementary School, 9521 N. E. 16th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

92.

Truman Fifth Year Center, 1324 North Kelham, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

93.

Van Buren Elementary School, 2700 S. W. 40th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

94.

Webster Middle School, 6708 South Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

95.

West Nichols Hills Elementary School, 8400^'North Greystone, Oklahoma City, OK

36th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

593

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS Polling places continued:

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.... _____

______ _______________

_ ________ _______

96.

Western Village Elementary School, 1508 N. W. 106th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

97.

Westwood Elementary School, 1701 Exchange Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

98.

Wheeler Elementary School, 501 S. E. 25th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

99.

Willard Elementary School, 1400 N. W. 3rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

100.

Willow Brook Elementary School, 8105 N. E. 10th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

101.

Wilson Elementary School, 2215 North Walker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The following is a statement of specific projects for which at least seventy (70%) percent of the proceeds of th* aforesaid Bond to be voted upon at said election shall be expended and the dollar amounts to be expended on each specific project: Acquire two sites; one to be located within rectangular area bounded on the west by Santa Fe Avenue, on the east by Eastern Avenue, on the north by Northeast 23rd Street, and on the South by Reno Avenue; one to be located within a rectangular area bounded on the west by Santa Fe Avenue, on the east by Eastern Avenue, on the north by Northeast 42nd Street and on the south by Northeast 23rd Street.

The two sites to be located in -Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County. Construct and equip school buildings to be located at the acquired sites in Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County. o-rfig twQ new sjtes

anc| buildings equipped:

$7,800,000

Construct and equip a school building to be located on a site current+y^owned by the district at 700 Southwest Grand "Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The building and' eq^u-ipjnent at this site to be designed primarily for the housing of programs fdF-Wnddx^pped students.

One new^tHdlding on a site currently owned by the district equipped:. $2,600,000 Construct and equip buri lading additions to six existing __ school buildin g s located --4T3T3Q N. Post Road 1. Green Pastures Fifth Year Center hool " N. E. 10th Street 2. Willow Brook Elementary S 5301 South Bryant 3. Bodine Elementary School 9521 N. E. 16th Street 4. Telstar Elementary School 2901 N. W. 23rd Street 5. Taft Middle School 3806 North Prospect 6. Polk Fifth Year Center Additions to six buildings equipped:

$6,100,000

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont12 d 6 5 4 3

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue :ont'd

REMODELING AND RENOVATION Remodel and/or renovate school buildings located throughout Independent School District Number 89 of Oklahoma County.

Replacement of Heating Boi1 er Burners

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

5016 900 1901 9017 3101 2717 5401 3001 1301

South Pennsylvania North Eastern North Ellison North University Southwest 24th Street South Robinson South Shields Avenue North Spencer Road Northeast Eisenhower

310,000

Replacement of Heating Boilers

1. <2. 3. 4. -5. 6,. 7. 8.

1810 1240 500 3517 2451 2400 2725 2215

Sheffield Road Southwest 29th Street Southwest 44th Street South Linn West Main Street Northwest 36th Street Northwest 23rd Street North Walker $1,450,000

Replacement of Roof Areas

Harding Middle School Westwood Elementary School Rancho Village Elementary School Davis Elementary School ^Mayfair Elementary School Mark Twain Elementary School Taft Middle School 'v R.qs s Elementary School Doug lass H i g ff S"c h o o 1 Longfellow Fifth Year Center Hoover~Mi ddle School _ Hawthorne Elementary School Washin;g^ton Center

Marshall High School" Douglass High School Classen High School . Emerson Alternative Roosevelt Middle School Edgemere Elementary School Horace Mann Elementary School Lafayette Elementary School West Nichols Hills Elementary School Star Spencer High School Southeast High School Capitol Hill High School Grant High School Northwest Classen High School

3333 1701 1401 324 3200 2451 2901 4120 900 1201 2401 2300 820

North Shartel Exchange South Johnston Drive Southeast 53rd Northwest 48th West Main Northwest 23rd South Magnolia North Eastern ~ Northeast 28th Northwest 115th Northwest 15th West California

9017 North University 900 North Eastern _19 01 North Ellison North Walker -’•^3233 Southwest 44th 3200 North Walker 1105 Northwest 45th 500 Southwest 44th 8400 Greystone 3001 Northeast Spencer Rd 5401 South SheiIds 500 Southwest 36th 5016 South Pennsylvania 2801 N. W. 27th

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Replacement of Roof Areas continued: it

Britton Elementary School Burbank Elementary School Dunbar Center Edwards Fifth Year Center Fillmore Elementary School Garden Oaks Elementary School Gatewood Elementary School Harrison Elementary School Heronville Elementary School Jefferson Middle School Lee Elementary School Mayfair Elementary School Monroe Elementary School Nichols Hills Elementary School Prairie Queen Elementary School Shields Heights Elementary School Spencer Elementary School Van Buren Elementary School Wheeler Elementary School Wilson Elementary School

1215 3232 1432 1123 5200 3401 1821 721 1240 6800 424 3200 4810 1301 6609 301 8700 2700 501 2215

$3,900,000

'4C

Addition Boiler Feed Pumps/Condensate Return Tanks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -9 10 11

Harding Middle School Shields Heights Elementary Lee Elementary School Stand Watie Elementary School Mark Twain Elementary School Wheeler Elementary School Cleveland Innovative High School Sequoyah Elementary School Rockwood Elementary School Shidler Elementary School Washington Center

3333 301 424 3517 2451 501 2725 2400 3101 1415 820

North Shartel Southeast 38th Street Southwest 29th Street South Linn West Main Street Southeast 25th Street Northwest 23rd Street Northwest 36th Street Southwest 24th Street South Byers West California $

100,000

Sanitary Faci44t^Jil&dernization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 .

Hardin,g~.,Middle School Classen High School Jackson Middle School Taft Middle School wCreston Hills Fifth Year^Center Wheeler Elementary School Putnam Heights Elementary SchooJ. Dunbar Center Heronville Elementary School Ljqe Elementary School Linwood Elementary School

3333 North Shartel 1901 North Ellison 2601 South Villa 2901 Northwest 23rd Street 2240 Northeast 19th Street v- 501 Southeast 25th Street 160T~Narthwest 36th Street r43L2f<ortheast 7th Street 1240* Southwest 29th Street 424 Southwest 29th Street 3416 Northwest 17th Street

$1,350,000

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

Replacement of Domestic Water P i pes

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Northeast High School Wheeler Elementary School Shidler Elementary School Shields Heights Elementary School Douglass High School

3100 501 1415 301 900

North Kelley Southeast 25th Street South Byers Southeast 38th Street North Eastern $

350,000

Electrical Modernization

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Cleveland Innovative High School Putnam Heights Elementary School Gatewood Elementary School Lafayette Elementary School Stand Watie Elementary School Capitol Hill High School (small gym)

2725 1601 1821 500 3517 500

Northwest 23rd Northwest 36th Northwest 21st Southwest 44th South Linn Southwest 36th

Street Street Street Street Street

650,000

Renovation of Temperature Controls

1. *~2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

2240 3333 501 301 3100 1901 2451 424 3416 2717 500 2300 2601 1240 1301

Northeast 19th Street North Shartel Street Southeast 25th Street Southeast 38th Street North Kelley North Ellison West Main Southwest 29th Street Northwest 17th Street South Robinson Southwest 36th Street Northwest 15th Street South Villa Southwest 29th Street Northeast Eisenhower $

-x?

250,000

........ ~..........

Replacement of Window Frames

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Classen High School — Harding Middle Sclfifol .,Cap?4J^l Hill Middle School Taft’Middle School Capitol Hill HigJ].School Creston Hills FiMh^Year Center West Nichols Hills E^effiejkt^y^ Sequoyah Elementary SchooH *•

1901 3333 2717 2901 500 2240 8400 .2400

North Ellison North Shartel South Robinson Northwest 23rd Southwest 36th Northeast 19th Greystone Northwest 36th

Street Street Street Street

$1,420,000

Addition of Insulation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Southeast High School Harding Middle School Capitol Hill High School Douglass High School Taft Middle School Hoover Middle School Webster Middle School Mark Twain Elementary School Linwood Elementary School Edgemere *£ 1 ementary School Hawthorne Elementary School Ridgeview Elementary School Burbank Elementary School Oakridge Elementary School

5401 3333 500 900 2901 2401 6708 2451 3416 3200 2300 10010 .3232 4100

225,000

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Replacement of Gym Floor

1. 2.

Capitol Hill High School Jackson Middle School

(small)

500 Southwest 36th Street 2601 South Villa $

50,000

Replacement of Exterior Mortar

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Capitol Hill Middle School Hawthorne Elementary School Harding Middle School Northeast High School Linwood Elementary School yeronville Elementary School Lee Elementary School

2717 2300 3333 3100 3416 1240 424

South Robinson Northwest 15th North Shartel North Kelley Northwest 17th Southwest 29th Southwest 29th $

500,000

Street

Street Street Street

Rep 1acement of Ceilings School

District Buildings

Renovation of Auditoriums

• e •

Northeast High School Cleveland Innovative High School ’*• Douglass High School

3100 North Kelley 2725 Northwest 23rd 900 North Eastern

250,000

Air Condition Sixteen Schools

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Bodine Elementary School 5301 South Bryant EisenhowerMwklle School 1301 Northeast Eisenhower 4200 North Post Road Gr^en Pastures Fifth Year Center HayEs^Xlementary School 6900 South Byers 1901 Northeast 13th Street Moon Middle School North Highland Fifth War Center 8400 North Robinson Oakrijtte^Elementary School 4100 Leonhardt Drive Parmelee' tlementary School 6700 South Hudson 11700 Thornridge Road Quail Creek Elementary School 4000 North Spencer Road Rogers Middle School' Southern Hills Elementaf>--ScJiQpJ 7800 South Kentucky ^ 8700 Northeast 50th Street Spencer Elementary School ~~'~~ 252'5~~lVgrthwest 112th Street Stonegate Elementary School ?70^'South Santa Fe Avenue Webster Middle School 1508 Northwest 106th Street Western Village Elementary School 9521 Northeast 16th Street Telstar Elementary School

$4,375,000

R. #416 Approval of Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS R. #416 Approval of < Proclamation and Notice of Election for Bond Issue cont'd

Purchase and Installation of Ceiling Fans School

District Buildings

168,000

Replacement of Student Lockers Athletic Lockers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Capitol Hill High School Classen High School Southeast High School Northwest High School Grant High School

500 1901 5401 2801 5016

Southwest 36th Street North Ellison South Shields Blvd. Northwest 27th Street South Pennsylvania

1901 3333 2717 3100 500 2901 3233 900 2401 5016

North Ellison North Shartel South Robinson North Kelley Southwest 36th Street Northwest 23rd Street Southwest 44th Street North Eastern Northwest 115th Street South Pennsylvania

Corridor Lockers 1 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Purchase and

1. 2. 3. 4. .â€ž5. 6. 7.

210,000

Installation of Screens 1Middle Schools

Jackson Middle School Harding Middle School Capitol Hill Middle School Taft Middle School Roosevelt Middle School Moon Middle School Eisenhower Middle School Rogers Middle School

2601 3333 2717 2901 3233 1901 1301 4000

South Villa North Shartel South Robinson Northwest 23rd Southwest 44th Northeast 13th Northeast E i senhower North Spencer Road $

Total

42,000

$32,600,000

On roll call, the votes were as follows: ^Mrs. -Bro.d^*yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm,\yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

599

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Brody for approval of the Board's 1982 Legislative Goals as follows:

1 982- LEGISLATIVE GOALS

School

Finance

During the in

last

legislative

the state school

session,

significant progress was made

finance formula to provide a more equitable

distribution of state funds for education.

However,

additional

in the formula must be made to further equalize educa-

modifications

The following

in the state.

tional opportunities for children

school finance legislative goals should correct existing

Advocate legislation that will

support of common schools Seek

la.

provide additional

and vocational

a general

fund

Seek

lb.

legislation

amendment which provides that when

levy is

approved,

the levy shall

each fiscal year thereafter until of electors

funds for

education.

introduction of and give support to

for a constitutional

inequities.

be made

repealed by a majority

in the district.

introduction of and^give

a constitutional

amendment to

vote on an additional

10-mill

legislation for

support to

allow school ad valorem

districts to general

fund

levy.

Support

1-C.

â€œ"would

legislation for a constitutional

increase bonded

indebtedness

for

amendmentfthat

school

districts

from 10% to 20% of assessed valuation.

Id.

Support

legislation that will

improve the ad valorem tax

base through editable assessment practices

county and the state.

le.

See-k

introduction

tion that will school

of and give

in each

;â€”

support to

legisla-

ensure that revenues received from

land is at a rate commensurate with revenue

received from privately owned

land.

R. #417 Approval of Board's 1982 Legislative Goals

600

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #417 Approval of Board's 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd

legislation for

Support

improvement in teacher

‘ effort to compensate teachers

at a

salaries

level commensurate with

the pay of other professionals with comparable preparation and responsib i1i ty. 3.

legislation for

Support

improvements

salaries for support

personne 1,

4. •

Seek

introduction of and give

provide for full

support to

legislation that will

state reimbursement for student trans-

portration costs. 54

Seek

introduction of and give support to

weighting system which recognizes the additional

revised

cost required to educate students 6.

Seek

legislation for a

introduction of and give

needs.

with special

support to

legislation which

recognizes the additional cost of education

urban

school

districts. 7.

legislation that wilj

Support

provide for

a capital

outlay

assistance program. introduction of and give support to

Seek

increase ,f.inancial

Support

support for driver education.

legislaticrh to

increase state textbook

funding

above

level.

" ’p’res^nt

10.

legislation to

..4-

Urge the Leqis 1 atur*e^t.o.: fu 11 y fund any new or existing educational

program or services^it maTHTat^s

local

school

districts

to provide. "*s.

11.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

legislation to

increase state funding for community education programs.

12. .Seek

introduction of and give support to

purposes

ofcomputing all

dedicated revenues 13.

legislation for

state aid and apportioning

all

using the Average Daily Membership.

Seek

introduction of and give support

will

require the State Board of Education to fund Regional

Service Centers

legislation that

to be operated by districts with

Daily Membership of more than 15,000.

an Average

601

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

14.

Seek

introduction of and give support to legislation to allow

a school

district to bill

the resident district for the edu-

cation costs of a child who is

institution

assigned to

or group home facility or who has been public

a state

living

R. #417 Approval of Board's 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd

a non-

institution or group facility by a state agency.

School Programs 1.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

legislation to fund

and permit public schools to admit children five years old by

December 1 providing their maturity level &................... ................

_____

School 1.

.......................................................

........................................................................... ......

......

__________________ ____ ___ _______ __

Operations

Oppose passage of legislation that will authority on matters regarding personnel nel

2. '

or above.

is age 5

policies,

local

person-

management,

or management-labor relations.

Oppose passage of legislation to permit binding

erode or remove

last best offer or

arbitration for the resolution of an

impasse during

the collective bargaining process. 3.

Seek

introduction of and give support

legislation for

establishing a specific period of three years

that engage

'■'fication ^f’^employee organizations 4.

Repeal

for decerti-

a strik'e.

statutory 1 aj^oage’~wTTcir-requires compliance with

ev&lthcM’on process prior to dismissal

or nonrenewal

all

statutory grounds^xcept incompetency. 5.

Seek

introduction of anS^ve-^is^pport to

mitting

legislation per-

school districts to p*ay t-ray&J^xpenses related to

screening,

.•js- V -;

interviewing,

and selection of prospective

emp1oyees.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

language of statute to permit

local

textbook

chaired by the superintendent or his 7.

Seek

in truancy law that will

hold parents

children's

school.

committee to be

designee.

introduction of and give support to

attendance

legislation to amend

legislative changes

responsible for their

602

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS R. #417 Approval of Board's 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd

Seek

introduction of and give support to

’change school conducted

election

laws

legislation to

so that school

a manner as all

elections

are

other public elections with

expenses paid by the County Election Board.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

include

in Powers

and Duties of Boards of Education the

authority to expend

local

informational material 10.

Seek

legislation to

funds to produce and

about school

bond and

disseminate

levy elections.

introduction of legislation repealing the provision of

70 O.S.

5-117 relating to the sale of surplus property to

nonprofit charitable or public educational corporation to in District's power to dispose of

eliminate ambiguities

surplus property.

11.

Seek

introduction of and give support to

provides for

an annual

Textbook Committee.

legislation that

appointment of members of the State

Term shall

be for one year,

and all mem-

bers of the committee shalljiave expertise in the subject area to be adopted that year.

12.

Oppose passage of legislation that will

restrict class

size

accordinc^to a weighted formula.

13.

S'e^ek

introduction of^and= giye support to

legislation that

w.^ld^change teacher termination notification from April

to May 15.

Reti rement

I'.

Support

=’*■ -

legislation to improve the Oklahoma Retirement

System.

Support

legislation requiring nonclassified personnel working

more than one-half time to become members of the Teachers'

Retirement System.

603

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Reference was made by Mrs. Hill to la, lb, 1c and Id under School Finance, inquiring as to whether the Board would want to select only one of those and push it as a priority for the year, as had been recommended by the Superintendent. Dr. Payzant explained that his recommendation was simply based on the reality of trying to get four constitutional amendments considered in the same year.

R. #417 Approval of Board's 1982 Legislative Goals cont'd

After further discussion, Mr. Donwerth stated that it seemed to be the consensus to leave all of the goals in but consider la as a priority. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that Mrs. Betty Hill's name be submitted as nominee to the NSBA (National School Boards Association) Council of Urban Boards of Education.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, abstain; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #418 Board Member Submitted as Nominee to NSBA Council of Urban Boards of Education

Mr. Donwerth: said Dr. Payzant would be directed to send the name of the nominee to the selection committee for the NSBA Council of Urban Boards of Education.

Dr. Hamm stated that at a previous meeting when the Curriculurn Handbook was approved he had suggested that they look at Geometry as a prerequisite for Trigonomety along with Algebra, and he would like to get a report as to the findings.

Comments Dr. Hamm

Dr. Payzant stated that he had done a follow-up once but would do so again and double-check on it. Mrs. Darrell expressed appreciation to Mr. Shepard for preparing the report on minority businesses and contractors.

Comments Mrs. Darrell

NEW BUSINESS Mr. .Donwerth appointed the following committee of board members to work with ^Dr;.*'P®yzant and Mr. Ginn to interview bond consultants and prepare a report for the Board: Jean Brody, Del Hamm and Floyd Donwerth.

Dr. Payzant asked the committee to give him a time frame as to when they would dike to interview bond consultants so he could set up a schedule.

Appointment of Committee to Interview Bond Consultants

Mr. Donwerth suggested that they set u^-a’Sis^§tltrTe~4uring the first week in January, since they were approaching the ChristmaTholiidays; to‘which the other committee members agreed. EXECUTIVE SESSION

........

It was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded session to discuss personnel and litigation.

that the Board go into executive

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody^'yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that th'e motion carried.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. HilT, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #419 Executive Session Approved 9:15 p.m.

R. #420 Board Returned to Open Session 10:55 p.m.

604

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

R. #421 Professional Trip Approved for Attorney

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of Item (j) in the Superintendent's Report for persons to attend conferences as follows: At School District Expense

(j)

William P. Bleakley, School District Attorney, NSBA Council of School Attorneys, San Francisco, CA, January 14-15, 1982. (District will pay 50% of registration and travel, approximately $300.)

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, no; Mr. Long, no; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, no. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT R. #422 Adjournment 11:05 p.m,.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Brody and seconded by Mr. Long. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting is on file in office of the Clerk.)

) ) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA )

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, time, place and agenda of this meeting was .^pos-ted in permanent public view at the location of the meeting.

►v Witness my hand and seal of this school district thi 198'f'?-. —

Cl e r i\ 5 U-K

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604a

MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

C.FRTIFICATFD:

...

SALARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

ANNIIAI ■.

Phillips, Cleo

Rogers Social Studies

11-16-81

Priddy, Barbara

Davis Special Education

11-24-81.

Roach, Frances

Curriculum Bilingual

11-23-81

SALARY

$12000.

Barry, Rosa

Curriculum Resource Teacher

11-09-81

$14325.

Caldwell, Cheryl

External Funding Speech Pathologist PT

11-09-81

6516.

Cardenas, David

Capitol Hill High Language Arts

11-09-81

12000.

Schultz, Cheryl

Webster Language Arts

11-16-81

12000.

Cregg, Abby

Rockwood Primary

12-01-81

14471.

Smith, Troy

Webster Reading

11-16-81

12000.

Day, Janice

Pierce Kindergarten

1-08-82

12000.

Thomas, Leona

Britton Kindergarten PT

11-12-81

7618.

Debelak, Pam

Northwest Special Education

1-04-82

12600.

Waterworth, Sherry

Putnam Heights Primary

11-30-81

12000.

Faulkner. Liifcille

West Nichols Hills Preschool

11-30-81

12000.

Fazlalizairer, Sandra

Moon Art

11-16-81

12161.

Forbis, Peggy

Rancho Physical Therapist

11-30-81

16981.

Borodovskv. Yuly

Computer Services Senior Programmer

11-23-81

25016.

Hatley, Abby

Moon Social Studies

11-16-81

12000.

Crawford. W. John

P. R. & E. 1 Research Associate

12-21-81

22006.

Haywood, Jami

Children's Hospital Special Education

11-10-81

13545.

Hendrickson. Tim

Computer Services Programmer PT

11-23-81

9565.

Hitchcock, Darlene

External Funding Speech Pathologist

11-03-81

16343.

Ledbetter, Charles

Curriculum Consultant

11-16-81

Lohman, Kerry

Pierce Primary

22259. ■■K

11-30-81

14471.

Mentzer, Debra

Garden Oaks Special Education

11-10-81

14673.

iffiHLyj

PROFESSIONAL OTHER: Telstar C.O.T.A.

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

. SUPPORT; CLERICAL:

11-30-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

.-14726.

ANNIJAI :

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL:

Green, Pam

126Qa.

$ 1035.

2 - C.O.T.A. - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

1 - P. R. & E. - Planning, Research and Evaluation II

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

......

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY $ 3.93

Benjamin, Deborah

Helper

11-09-81

MONTHLY:

Bowen, Vera

Helper

11-16-81

3.93

$ 262.

Cawthon, Sharon

Helper

11-24-81

3.93

Benjamin, Deborah

Lincoln Media Aide PT

Currier, Rebecca

External Funding Bilingual Aide

11-12-81

712.

Helper

11-16-81

3.93

Dunn, Ruth

Fillmore Kindergarten Aide

Coursey, Sharon --------------

11-20-81

655.

Daniels, Audrey

Helper

10-07-81

3.93

Haggard, Mary

Harding Registrar

11-10-81

718.

Dorsey, Janice

Helper

11-23-81

3.93

Hellrich, Karen

Gatewood Instructional Aide

11-16-81

655.

Gaston, Gladys

Helper

11-16-81

3.93

Ingram, Vicky

Wilson Instructional Aide PT

11-16-81

393.

Griffen, Ivadol

Helper

11-06-81

3.93

Jaramille, Guadalupe

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

11-05-81

655.

lagan, Julia

Helper

11-25-81

3.93

Kemal, Sharon

Madison Instructional Aide

11-13-81

655.

Simons, Rhonda

Helper

11-09-81

3.93

Ryan, Anna

Quail Creek Instructional Aide

11-09-81

655.

Taylor, Margaret

Helper

11-03-81

3.93

Wiley, Doris

Wilson/Dewey Media Aide

11-17-81

655.

Walton, Clara

Helper

11-13-81

3.93

Wilson, Debra

Helper

11-25-81

3.93

1X16-81

FOOD SERVICE:

HOURLY:

Baker, Eddie

2nd Cook

11-03-81

Beck, Ja.ck

Helper

12-01-81

$ L.

-Xi

3, .93

604b

MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981

CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS

•< ■x

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Trainee

11-16-81

Trojack, Judy

Trainee

12-01-81

TRANSPORTATION:

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

Bus Driver

11-13-81

$ 448.

Schlageter, Henry

Bus Driver

11-17-81

448.

Smith, David

Bus Driver

11-23-81

493.

Stevenson, Louis

Bus Driver

11-16-81

448.

Washington, Bernice

Bus Driver

11-16-81

448.

MONTHLY:

Williams. Prentice

Bus Driver

11-18-81

448.

Wood, Rodney

Bus Driver

11-30-81

448.

HOURLY:

Adams, Norma

ASSIGNMENT

Ross, Theodore

SUPPORT:

FOOD SERVICE:

NAME

____ 3.35

Cole, William

Bus Driver

11-23-81

1 53L

Cooper, Julius

Bus Driver

11-09-81

493.

Dean, Bobby

Bua^Driver IT

11-18-81

AA&

Ford, James

Bus Driver

12-02-81

448.

Johnson, Terry

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

11-17-81

$ 756.

Frederick, Karen

Bus Aide

11-09-81

369.50

McClendon, John

Webster Custodial Worker

11-11-81

659.

Gist, S. T.

Bus Driver

11-24-81

448.

Smith, Eural

Northeast Custodial Worker

11-17-81

756.

James, William

Bus Driver

11-09-81

531.

Tucker, Lawanda

All Schools Custodian

11-25-81

843.

Wheeler. Matilda

Willard Custodian

11-16-81

899.

Johnson, Mark

Bus Driver

11-17-81

224.

Miller, Bruce

Bus Driver

11-10-81

493.

Bus Driver

11-17-81

448.

Prince, Algernon..

'•f,">'1'- '■

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

WOBIi SERVICE

HQURI.Y;

Bennett, Stephanie

Eugene Field Custodial Worker

11-09-81

$ 3.93

Daniels, Bruce

Northeast Custodial Worker

11-16-81

JL23.

Knox, Kenneth

Buchanan Custodial Worker

11-18-81

X23.

Haywood, David

Moon Trainee

11-24-81

MAINTENANCE:

MONTHLY:

Heath, Bobbie

Skilled Carpenter

11-30-81

$ 1361.

Miller, Dennis

Skilled Roofer

11-24-81

1198.

Powers, Randy

Skilled Painter

11-30-81

Walker, James

Skilled Plumber

11-23-81

MONTHLY:

SERVICE:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

’

604c

MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SUPPORT:

ADMINISTRATIVE: Computer Services Admin. Supervisor

Dockum, Garrol

11-30-81

CLERICAL:

CERTIFICATED-

Baxter, Odessa

Carver Center Teacher's Aide P.T.

11-13-81

Foreman, Inez

Mark Twain LRTA

11-25-81

Manharth, Juanita

Harrison Instructional Aide

ll-Q6r8L

Heatly, Cynthia

Gatewood Intermediate

Magness, Maxine

Putnam Heights Primary

11-30-81

Patton, Marvina

Lincoln Media Aide

11-06-81

O'Bryan, Robert

Northwest Math

11-05-81

York, Angie

West Nichols Hills Teacher's Aide

11-06-81

Stalcun, Betty

Hoover Science

11-20-81

Sweten, K^rolyn

Polk Intermediate

11-30-81

Ward, Teresa

Harding Language Arts

11-16-81

Akey, Audrey

Helper

10-19-81

Cooksey, Charlotte

Helper

10-14-81

Cornelius, Margie

Helper

10-14-81

PRDFFSSIONAI

SALARY

1-08-82

FOOD SERVICE:

HTHFRi

Darst, Jim

External Funding Career Awareness Spec

11-16-81

Franklin, Gertrude

Helper

10-05-81

Featherston, Jill

External Funding Career Awareness Spec

11-06-81

Fuller, Regina

Helper

10-23-81

Smith, Natalie

Pupil Attendance Asst. Attend. Officei

11-24-81

Goldman, Pamela

Helper

9-01-81

Green, Delores

Helper

10-08-81

NAME,.

SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY

NAME

SUPPLY:

—

FOOD SERVICE:

Bus Driver

11-09-81

Davis. Robert

Bus Driver

11-03-81

10-23-81

Fuller, Gail

Bus Driver

11-09-81

Helper

Jones, Equilla

Helper

11<L3-81=^5

King, Mary

Helper

10-14-81

Lackie, Clistie

Helper

9-09-81

SALARY

11-20-81

Johnson, Brenda

■•xs

EFFECTIVE DATE

Warehouse Worker

Schroeder. Susan

ASSIGNMENT

9-01-81

TRANSPORTATION:

■

Gb^&tham, Clinton

McGuire, Mary

Helper

Minyard, Gertiemae

Helper

10-23-81

Harper, Teresa

Bus Driver

11-18-81

Phillips, Earline

Heiner

10-13-81

Johnson, Mark

Bus Driver

10-27-81

Sarrio, Susan

Helper

9-01-81

Jones, Bruce

Bus Driver

11-16-81

Scharabok, Sally

Helper

11-16-81

Lewis. Rav

Bus Driver

11-13-81

Self, Evelyn

Helper

9-30-81

Louie, Ann

Bus Driver

11-04-81

Spitler, Mary

Cook

10-23-81

Lusk, Alfreds

Bus Aide

11-06-81

Tate. Wayne

Trainee

10-20-81

McAllister, Reginald

Bus Driver

11-05-81

Rnhprtfl. Joseph

Bus Driver

11-13-81

Smith, Eural

Bus Driver

11-19-81

ftp

604c

MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 1981 - CONT'D

..........

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE

ASSIGNMENT

SALARY 1

MAINTENANCE:

TRANSPORTATION:

Decker, Bobby

Wallace, Charles

Bus Driver

10-14-81

Woolfolk, Kevin

Bus Driver

10-01-81

Skilled Plumber

11-20-81

Budgerrian, Roark

Truck Driver

11-24-81

DISMISSALS: SUPPORT:

SERVICE:

Hawkins, John

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

11-06-81

Howard, Stan

Bus Driver

11-12-81

House, Dennis

All Schools Custodial Worker

11-13-81

Johnson, David

Bus Driver

11-18-81

Mayberry, Benjamin

Rockwood Custodial Worker

11-18-81

Ma ck.

Bus Driver

11-06-81

Mewborn, William

EisenhowerCustodial Worker

11-13-81

McFadden, Melvin

Custodial Worker

11-18-81

Phifer, Clifton

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

11-06-81

Stephens, Mark

Bus Driver

11-17-81

Custodial Services Custodial Worker

11-03-81

Wadkins, Thomas

Bus Driver

11-30-81

Townsend, Pascel

Willard Custodial Worker

11-09-81

Webb, Alwyn

Eisenhower Custodial Worker

11-11-81

■ Starr, David

----- "" ---------- .

NAME

David

"'K

—

- ------

P ERSO NNEL LEA\fES AtMD OTHER ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

NAME

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

— SALARY

—----SUPPORT-

mf di pa i iFfiVF-

■

— A —~ ■

Baker

'-'■’Si

10-21-81

MEETING OF DECEMBER 15, 1981

A SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1981, 5:00 P.M., TO BE HELD IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL

MATTERS.

AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING A QUORUM WAS NOT PRESENT AND THEREFORE THE

MEETING WAS CANCELLED.

Clerk

605

MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 89 OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMA, MET IN A REGULAR MEETING IN THE BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 900 NORTH KLEIN, DECEMBER 21, 1981, AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:

Floyd Donwerth, President Betty Hill, Vice President Jean Brody, Member Shirley Darrell, Member Delbert Hamm, Member Susan Hermes, Member Hugh Long, Member

Cal 1 to Order

Mr. Donwerth welcomed all of the visitors present.

Visitors Welcomed

Roll call established that all of the board members were present.

Roll Call

MINUTES 49F PREVIOUS MEETING A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the minutes of December 14, 1981 as presented. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #423 Minutes Approved

COMMITTEE REPORTS - BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Mrs. Hermes commented that she spent an afternoon at Douglass High School as the guest at a Christmas luncheon by Ms. Lettie Ruth Hunter's Foods class. She stated that it was .a very nice luncheon; she met some nice people and it was an opportunity for her to visit Douglass again.

Comments Mrs. Hermes

Mrs. Hill stated that she appreciated being guest at a dinner by the Journalism class anttMitudent Council at Northwest Classen; that it was always a very enjoyable time.

Comments Mrs. Hill

ITEMS PEN&TNG

‘

Meeting of Juty Ju,. 1981 Recommendation on Painting Chan'ges - Maintenance Report (Kapner, Wglfberg and Associates, Inc.)

Meeting of May 4, 1981

• Status - Sale of District-Owned PropertyJ^*^—

The fol lowing property has been offered forcsale. by b>#. Bids were received and rejected o;r in some cases, no bids were received^-^For Sale" signs have been placed on the property in order to solicit offers.

Excess School Land:

Gold Medal Drive and Musgrave Drive (no bids) N. E. 63rd and Westminister N. E. 114th and Oklahoma 4101 S. W. 27th (Pierce School Land) South"Rhode Island and Shallowbrook Drive. •

School Buildings:

Tyler Elementary School, 1621 S. W. 15th (no bids) Arcadia High School, 5th and Broadway, Arcadia, OK.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

ITEMS PENDING continuted: 2.

Schools currently out for bids: Walnut Grove, 500 South Durland - bids open January 22, 1982. Garfield, 4138 South Drexel - bids open December 28, J1981.

Orchard Park, Sunnyside and Wright - Attorney proceeding to clear titles as instructed at Board meeting of December 14, 1981.

Excess land, Foster site, S. E. 51st and Foster - Attorney working on wording for bid specifications, currently plan for bids to open approximately February 22, 1982.

Zachary Taylor - Negotiations continuing with City to sell part for park development; balance to be advertised for sale by sealed bid.

HEARINGS

Ms. Jo Bazhaw extended Christmas greetings to the Board and other persons present. LEGAL REPORT if

Attorney's Report

Mr. Bleakley reported:

Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition Suit We have the pleadings and briefs prepared in the Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition Suit against the Attorney General. We will have those printed up tomorrow and ready for filing.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

R. #424 Professional Trips Approved

It was moved by Mrs. Hill arid seconded by Dr. Hamm to direct the following persons to attend conferences as indicated: At no Travel Expense to the School District

Jesse Lindley, Assistant Superintendent; Maree Tarver, Title I Administrator; Don Price, Director of External Funding, to observe Computer Assisted Instruction in a Title I program, Ft. Worth, TX, January 5-6, 1982. (b) ^Thomas W. Payzawt, Superintendent, College Board Project Equality Workshop, xRiq2 University, Houston, TX, January 8, 1982. (c)

Albert Fuller, Business Te a.c r, i g h School, FBLA National Executive Council Meeting, Washington, D. C., January 10-16, 1982.

(d)

Carolyn Wakely, Assistant Principal, John Marshall High School, NASSP Institute Situational Leadership^sarid Change: Making Things Happen, Lake Tahoe, NV, February 7-11 , 1982.

(e)

Robert Webb, Principal, Star Elementary School;,..James A. Wallace, Principal, Telstar Elementary School, SCA ElemeM-tary-.Prjpetals Conference, Houston, TX, February 9-12, 1982.

On roll call, the votes Were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yesâ€?;, Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. R. #425 President of Board and Superintendent Authorized to Execute Documents.

A motion was made by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the President of the Board and the Superintendent be authorized to execute the necessary documents and submit applications for grants and programs as follows:

(1)

Bilingual Education Curriculum Development Project under Title VII ESEA.

(2)

Bilingual Education - Basic Program under Title VII ESEA.

On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes;.and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Dr. Hamm for the appointment of Syb^l Morgan to fill a teacher vacancy on the Staff Development Advisory Committee. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

Referring to a "green sheet" item for consideration, Dr. Payzant stated that in response to the direction of the Board given at the last meeting, Mr. Shepard entered into further negotiations on the sale of the Grant Elementary School Property and had received a firm offer from the potential purchaser and a deposit; therefore, it was being recommended for approval.

R. #426 Appointment to Vacancy on Staff Development Advisory Committee

R. #427 Approval for Sale of Grant Elementary School Property

It was then moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hill for acceptance of an offer of $78,000 from the Sweetser Companies for the Board's interest in the Grant Elementary School Property, 3601 N. W. 108th, which has been declared surplus and no longer needed by the district. Closing of the sale to be within thirty (30) days after acceptance of offer. Sale proceeds to be deposited in the Bond Cash Fund. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes;-Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. IT

As a follow-up to the Board's action in Resolution #400 in minutes of the meeting of December 14, 1981, the Supdfinterident in his memorandum of December 18, 1981 advised the Board that the negotiated architect's fee of 6% was acceptable for the contract which was based on the coverage of a Standard AIA agreement form modified to meet the district's requirements.

Information to the Board Re Architect's Fee d

PERSONNEL REPORT

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the listed persons be employed as of the effective date specified, and that contracts or assignment notifications with the appropriate persons therein listed be approved as executed in the name of the district by the Superintendent or person by him designated; also, that other personnel recommendations and information listed be approved.

R. #428 Personnel Approved

vrJÂŽtrjfttt-<Gal 1, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, "yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. (Personnel" listings -â€œpaggs 614a-614c.) ENCUMB RANCE-Sx AND PURCHAS I NG It was moved by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for approval of Encumbrances as listed fop Novenjber 30 thru December 15, 1981.

On roll call, the votes were ass<fpllows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. DarrelT,'\yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motiorT'ca^reied.__

R. #429 Encumbrances Approved

Purchasing

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Hermes for approval of the following Purchasing items:

Hardware and Hand Tools

Purchase of hardware and hand tools (hammers, sandpaper, screwdriver, drills, saw blades, portable generator, safety glasses, etc.) for use by Supply and Distribution, warehouse stock for all schools, Curriculum, and Maintenance/ Engineering Departments from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (32 mailed - 20 returned):

Hooper Supply Company Rice Machinery Company Presto Welding Supplies Boren/Zink Safety Company, Inc. Miller Specialties, Inc. Whitton Supply Company Herbert Helmus & Son, Inc. Brodhead-Garrett Company

318.00 199.50 339.14 576.00 3,753.00 355.00 1,342.08 1 ,037.40

R. #430 Approval of Purchasing

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Purchasing Hardware and Hand Tools cont'd

R. #430 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

Hart Industrial Supply Company G & R Equipment Company, Inc. Mideke Supply Company Gates Hardware & Supply Company, Inc. Paxton/Patterson Fergus Cart & Wheel Company, Inc. Stephens Industrial Paul Blakeney Company Severin Supply Company Total

17.60 1,013.70 1,718.52 58.82 44.28 896.25 189.17 2,599.00 810.72

$15,268.18

These purchases are to be charged to the following Accounts: $ 6,610.64 3,800.39 1,783.15 3,074.00

G240.00 G1230.03 BL5620.05 BL6030.il

Total

$15,268.18

Art Equipment and Supplies

Purchase of art equipment and supplies (acrylic paints, clay, brushes, glaze, construction paper, seal-lamin, crayons, etc.) for use by Supply & Distribution and Various Schools from the following companies which submitted the low quotations on specifications (32 mailed - 20 returned):

$ 5,790.31 1,896.72 25,162.20 63.80 437.40 677.48 14,200.29 1,120.61 265.03 1 ,523.85 T06.20 133.62 25,555.59 10,232.04 965.52 850.25 355.50

Thompson Book & Supply Mid-Continent Paper Oklahoma Paper Company Dick Blick Company Beckmann, Inc. Trinity Ceramic Supply Jim Walters Paper (Graham Division) Carpenter Paper Company S & S Arts & Crafts ,Sax Arts & Crafts J & A Handy-Crafts, Inc. Business Essentials Pyramid Paggf Company, Inc. Asel Art Supply <XTriarco Arts & Crafts Nascb ~ Arrowhead Supply

Total

$91,899.37

These purchases are to be^cjjarged to the following Accounts:

G240.00 G240.01 G1230.03

$88,368.49 2,290.75 1 ,240.13

Total

$91,899.37

Exterminating Supplies

Purchase of exterminating supplies (rodent poison) for use by the Custodial Services Department from the following companies which submitted the low quotations (11 mailed - 4 returned): Horn Wholesale, Inc. T-E Agri Supply Company

$ 1,212.00 282.36

Total These purchases are to be charged to Account G650.01.

$ 1,494.36

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Purchasing

Lease of Bussettes

Permission to lease two (2) nineteen-passenger bussettes for a period of six (6) months from Wayne Bus & Equipment Sales, Inc., at a rate of $590 per unit per month. This expenditure in the amount of $7, 080 is to be charged to the following Accounts (9 mailed - 1 returned):

R. #430 Approval of Purchasing cont'd

$ 3,540.00 3,540.00

*520, Handicapped *520, Discretionary E. D. Support

*These purchases have been approved on our Federal Educational Grant and/or Programs.

With reference to the number of bids sent out and returned on Items 1 and 2, Mrs. Hill stated that she thought the Purchasing Department should be commended. She also inquired as to why a special age model was specified with regard to the leasing of the bussettes in Item 4. Dr. Payzant replied that in the past they have taken the vehicles that were leased and after the leasing was completed, have often gone ahead and purchased them, and if they were going to do that they would like to get the newer vehicles for the beginning stages of the lease so that they know what the record of maintenance and so on is pn the piece of equipment before consideration is given to purchasing them on down t’he line. On roll-call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A motion was made by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Darrell for adoption of Policy GCP, R. #431 Staff Suspension and Termination (Certified, Administrative and ProfessionalAdoption of Technical Employees) as follows: Policy GCP, Staff Suspension and GCP Termination (Certified, STAFF SUSPENSION A,ND TERMINATION Administrative and (CERTIFIED, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES) ProfessionalTechnical Employees)

The Board believes employees

should have opportunity for success

within the scope of their employment.

superin ten de nt ’‘to"8*assist employees

The Board directs

the

in adjusting to their positions

and in satf-s f actori ly pe rforjaujLg^thei r duties. Board rec.qcjnizes the need for a process dismissing employees who violate federal

However,

the

for suspending and

and state statutes and

Board policies and admi ni s tiMjtiye regulations. Employees who are dismissed from empl oymeT^K'fo r cause will

not

be entitled to severance pay or payment for unused vacation days. The Board shall statutes

follow the procedures outlined in the state

in the event it is necessary to suspend or dismiss a

certified employee.

Mrs. Darrell expressed a concern about use of the term "for cause" in the policy under consideration as well as the succeeding one, stating that she thought it should be defined.

After Dr. Payzant explained that it was defined for certified employees in the state statutes, Mrs. Darrell commented further with regard.Jto it being defined someplace , where it would be easily accessible to employees, such as in the Employee Handbook, the "for cause" being statutory language, how it could be broadly interpreted, perhaps the need to have the statutes cited in the policy, and other.

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #431 Adoption of Policy GCP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Certified, Administrative and ProfessionalTechnical Employees) cont1d

Ms. Alice Davis, Director of Personnel Services, referred to the statute specific examples of employees being dismissed for cause.

R. #432 Adoption of Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees)

It was moved by Mrs. Hill and seconded by Mrs. Brody for adoption of Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) as follows:

which gave

Reference was made by Dr. Hamm to the fact that one of the articles of the negotiated agreement was that both parties would abide by state statutes, after which Mrs. Darrell stated that her major concern was that everyone was clear on the issue.

GDP

STAFF SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION (CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES)

The

believes

Board

within

the

statutes

and

positions

their

have opportunity for success

should

employees

satisfactorily

Board

The

employment.

assist

the

suspending

scope

superintendent

However,

employees

adjusting

performing

recognizes ^the

need

directs

Board

their

for

their duties.

pay

the

and Board policies and administrative regulations.

pay

severence

event

anrd^^nefits

employee

will

suspension. Examples

state

and

Employees who are dismissed from employment for cause will entitled

for

process

and dismissing emp1oyees who violate federal

the

payment

is~dTsmissed

calculated

following

effective

days.

vacation

unused

for

not be

the

suspension,

date

the

â€˘ justifiable

reasons -for

nsion

dismissal

an emp1oyee are:

Incompetence

inability

satisfactorily

the

perform

required functions of the positions;

Willful

neglect

duty

knowingly

failing

refusing

carry out the required functions of the position;

Physical or mental

Immorality;

Willful

incapacity to perform the job;

persistent

violation

policies or administrative regulations;

school

laws,

Board

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

GDP

Conviction of a felony;

Reporting

work

under

working

influence

the

intoxi-

cants or controlled dangerous substances; 8.

Unauthorized and excessive absenteeism or tardiness;

Utilization

the

materials,

district's

equipment

funds

use or gain;

for personal

Insubordination;

10.

11. Abandonment of position; 12.

Refusal to submit to a polygraph examination;

13.

Refusal son

work

permit

vehicle

a reasonable

while

of the employee's

the

premises

school

and

employee's

area.

action may be taken only by the supervisor or superior.

taking

action,

the

supervisor must 1)

advise

upon

which

the

are based,

and

employee

they

conduct

determine the facts

the alleged violation, 2) 3)

per-

conclusions 4)

provide

Prior

inquiry

into

and circumstances,

drawn

the

and

the

employee

facts

with

â– .PP4TQ.rtunity to dispute the allegations and /or provide additional facts.

deciding

the

upon

course

the

action,

supervisor

shall ta.ke intoTo'nsideration the seriousness of the violation-;

the

prevYous

work

record

of^Xha^jemp 1 oyee,

and

any mitigating

extenuating circumstances related to the violation.

alleged

violation is

such that

welfare of students or otli er-

authorized

Reassign

employee

same salary; or 2.

Suspend the employee.

the safety or

m p 1 oyees, the superintendent

to: the

it may affect

less

sensitive

position

the

R. #432 Adoption of Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) contâ€™d

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

R. #432 Adoption of Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd

GDP

SUSPENSION

The

superintendent

authorized

classified

suspend

employees

from duty without pay. Suspensions

that

action

such

warrants

may

pay

without

given

they

and

when

exceed

not

violation

the

one

working

ten

days. Proceedings is for

termination

for

charge

days.

suspension

case

involving

suspension may extend

the

indictment,

if the

initiated

exceeding ten working

a period

criminal

shall

tire employee's case is dismissed or adjudicated

until

a trial.

DEMOTIONS An

employee

not

will

demoted

violation

for

Board policies and administrative

state statutes,

federal

and

regulations.

DISMISSALS

Employees

dismissed from employment

may be

are

entitled

-are

encouraged

Employees

cause.

for

procedural to

any

appeal

dismissal

believe

they

action

be unjustified.

conducted

the

by to

emp1oyee

notice shall

certified

notified

Board^j see

mail

Board

termination, the

be considered

employee

right

BDE).

policy

hearing ^w^thlnâ€”10

request

any

prior

hearing

Failure

days

working

the

such

right to a

a waiver oft h e emp1oyees's

hearing.

the

conducted

Board

meeting

next ,

the

request ^of

the

Board

hearing.

may

The

requests

employee

next,

the

call

hearing

succeeding,

special shall

scheduled

regularly

the

scheduled Board meeting.

received

regularly

employee a

request

succeeding,

the

shall

hearing

the

hearing,

the

meeting held1"no

prior

days

the

discretion

the

conduct

sooner

than

later than 30 days after the receipt of the request.

Board,

requested days

nor

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mrs. Darrell expressed again her concern that employees know what they are being held accountable for and cited some examples of the wording in the policy, with questions as to its meaning.

Ms. Davis referred to the necessity of revising the Board's policy because of state statutes effective January 1, 1982 that would affect classified employees with regard to being entitled to a hearing.

R. #432 Adoption of Policy GDP, Staff Suspension and Termination (Classified Employees) cont'd

Mrs. Darrell and Ms. Davis continued to discuss various aspects of the policy which included notification of proposed termination of an employee, refusal to submit to a polygraph examination, and other.

Dr. Payzant gave further explanation for including that portion of'the policy regarding the polygraph examination and reasonable search of the employee's person or vehicle, stating that the school district was having some difficulty with some internal larceny. Dr. Hamm raised the question with regard to Administrative Regulations addressing some of the concerns that had been raised by Mrs. Darrell, to which Dr. Payzant responded that some of those concerns could be a part of the Administrative Regulations and stated that the administration could take direction from the Board in terms of specifics that they perhaps had not covered, that would spell it out in more detail. Mrs. Darrell commented further regarding her concerns about the policy, such as the listing of justifiable reasons, some offenses that appeared more serious than others but were in the same category as some minor ones, and the need for the wording in the policy â‚Ź6 be more specific.

Dr. Payzant's response was that there would have to be a judgment decision made in all instances.

Discussion continued between Mrs. Darrell, Ms. Davis and Dr. Payzant with regard to some of the wording in the policy; however, Mrs. Darrell stated again that she thought the policy should be more specific.

Dr. Hamm commented with respect to the definition of policy being the general thrust of what the Board believes, but not setting forth perhaps a lot of specific details. Discussion continued with regard to Policy GCP being written with little detail and Policy GDP with more detail, and the relationship of recent action by the Legislature pertaining to the policy for classified personnel, yet a pattern having already been established for certified personnel in state statutes. Mrs. Darrell made further reference to the wording on "Demotions," stating that it was very confuting. _____ Dr. Payzant commented that Mrs. Darrell had raised but the administration and Board were ufeaaadnst a done by January 1, and that with everyone being so discussed before.eyen though it was printed in the

a lot of very legitimate questions deadline since the policy had to be busy the issue had not been agenda of the last Board meeting.

It was then suggested by Dr. Hamm that action could be taken on the policy and later on it could be revised at the requesVoij^the Board. After further discussion, Mr. Donwerth stSted'^W^a vote would be taken on the policy

and if it was adopted, the Board could at any J^ime study^tte policy and make recommendations to change it. * On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, abstain; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth,. yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Dr. Payzant advised the Board that it would be necessary to set a Special Meeting for a Level III Grievance Hearing request from Ms. Jeanette McGuire; the January 25, 1982 date was suggested.

Mrs. Hill inquired about'-the time frame, due to several weeks that would have passed before that time.

Dr. Payzant nice to get specific in the 25th of

commented that it would be desirable to hear it earlier in that it would be it resolved as close to the event as possible; however, there was nothing that particular grievance that would make it bad if it was not heard until January.

Hearing no further opposition, Mr. Donwerth stated that by consensus theâ€™Special Meeting would be set for January 25, 1982, at 7:00 p.m. to hear the Level III Grievance of Ms. McGuire.

Special Meeting Set for Level III Grievance Hearing

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Comments Re Board Policy GDP

Mrs. Hermes commented that since the Board had some concerns about Policy GDP which had just been approved, perhaps they should direct staff to make some revisions and bring it back early in the spring or as soon as possible. Mrs. Hill suggested not waiting until spring but making any changes early in January to avoid the expense of reprinting.

Dr. Payzant suggested that if Board members had some changes that they would like to see made in Policy GDP, to call him or Ms. Davis, after which Mr. Donwerth added that they should contact them as soon as possible and tell them any concerns that they might have. EXECUTIVE SESSION

R. #433 Executi ve Session Approved - 7:45 p.m-

A motion was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Hill that the Board go into executive session to discuss personnel. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

R. #434 Board Returned to Open Session - 8:32 p.m.

Having completed its executive session, it was moved by Dr. Hamm and seconded by Mrs. Hermes that the Board return to open session. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs.-Darrel 1, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr. Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

R. #435 Adjournment 8:33 p.m.

A motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Hermes and seconded by Mrs. Darrell. On roll call, the votes were as follows: Mrs. Brody, yes; Mr. Long, yes; Mrs. Hermes, yes; Mrs. Hill, yes; Mrs. Darrell, yes; Dr. Hamm, yes; and Mr..Donwerth, yes. Mr. Donwerth declared that the motion carried.

THEREUPON THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

(A mechanical recording of the meeting, is on file in office of the Clerk.)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA - ■)•-) SS: COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA ) I, the undersigned Clerk "Sf the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 89 af^QH^fcoma County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that prior to 48 hours before the meeting, the date, time and place of the Regular Meeting was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. I also certify that at least 24M^rs^.£rior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, notice of the date, ti’me,..place and agenda of this meeting was posted in permanent public view at the location ojfjbhe meeting. Witness my hand and seal of this school district this A

1982. ’

Clerk,-Oklahoma City Board of Education

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MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

Personnel

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CFRTIFICATFD:

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

ANNIIAI :

Smith, Melanie

External Funding Speech Pathologist PT

11-24-81

$13973.

Tyson, Nellie

Polk Learning Center

11-11-81

16385.

SALARY

Burch, Ron

Webster Industrial Arts

1-04-82

$12000.

Calvin, June

Webster Gifted/Talented

12-07-81

13058.

Casey, Helen

Curriculum Curriculum Developer

12-01-81

15276.

PROFFSSIONAI GTHFR:

Dale, Allen

Riverside Intermediate

12-08-81

12000.

Anderson, Sherry

Ellzev, Sheila

Johnson Primary

11-12-81

12000.

Ferguson, Sharon

Adams Learning Center

12-01-81

12000.

SUPPORT:

Gasch, Helen*

Webster Vocal Music

12-01-81

12900.

CLERICAL:

Gauthier ^Melanie

Gatewood Primary

1-11-82

12000.

Beihl, Lastenia

External Funding Bilingual Aide

11-20-81

$ 712.

Kachel, Stanley

Jefferson Industrial Arts

1-04-82

12000.

Brooks, Marjorie

Webster Learning Center Aide

11-25-81

706.

Manuel, Shirley

Hoover Counselor

12-07-81

17722.

Collins, Debbie ■

Davis Special Ed. Aide

12-07-81

655.

McCandless, Penny

Arcadia Primary

12-14-81

12000.

Eaves, Vanessa

Lincoln Teacher's Aide

12-01-81

655.

Nixon, Mary

Creston Hills Intermediate

11-30-81

12900.

Floyd, Tammie

Hawthorne Attendance Clerk PT

12-04-81

396.

Reeves, Margaret

Arcadia Special Education PT

12-00-81

Goodfellow, Beverly

Maint./Engineering Secretary

11-24-81

771.

Richards, Robert

Rogers Science

11-30-81

13800.

Hunziker, Rebecca

Wheeler Media/Inst. Aide PT

12-01-81

196.50

Roach, Frances

Curriculum Bilingual

11-23-81

14726.

Lai, Muoi

External Funding Bilingual Aid-:

12-09-81

665.

7912.50 ■

■MONTHLY:.— Johnson COTA

12-07-81

1035.

MONTHLY:

* 1 - COTA - Certified Occupational Therapist

11_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

SUPPORT:

EFFECTIVE DATE s.r

CLERICAL:

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

TRANSPORTATION:

SALARY

MONTHLY

Fuller, Gail

Bus Driver

12-04-81

Lusk, Alfreds

Bus Aide

12-07-81

369.50

Bus Driver

11-30-81

493.

Bus Driver

12-08-81

448.

Adeni.iiohhaness, Yink

Heronville Custodial Worker

12-01-81

650.

Briscoe, Donald

Southeast Custodial Worker

12-07-81

800.

HOURLY:

Engmann, Vera

All Schools Custodial Worker

12-07-81

650.

Johnson, Keheven

Dewey Custodial Worker

12-04-81

650.

McGehee, Benny

Parmelee Custodial Worker

12-02-81

MONTHLY:

McFadden, Gloria

West Nichols Hills’"'-. -ag-07-81 Preschool Aide PT

Opp, Jane

Shields Heights Instructional Aide PT

12-07-81

327.50

Rogers, Andrea

Roosevelt Financial Secretary

11-23-81

683.

Smith, Wanda

Nichols Hills Media Aide PT

12-01-81

267.60

Thacker, Carolyn

Monroe Teacher's Aide

12-07-81

655.

Williams, Barbara

Purchasing Secretary V

12-03-81

861.

FOOD-SERVICE:

NAME

SALARY

$ 353.

Goff, Freda

Helper

11-30-81

$ 3.93

Main, Grissel

Helper

12-01-81

3.93

Peters, Lessie

Helper

12-02-81

3.93

Thomas, Kathy

Helper

12-01-81

3.93

Williams, Rosalie

Helper

12-04-81

3.93

—Myers, R.B.

'Patmon, K.C.

$ 448.

SERVICE:

-•5

700.

HOURLY:. DeShazer, Curtis

Sunset Custodial Worker

12-07-81

$ 3.93

Ellis, Elvie

Lee Custodial Worker

12-02-81

3.93

614b

MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D --------- —

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Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENTS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: SERVICE:

HOURLY:

Halstied, Mildred

Rockwood Custodial Worker

12-03-81

$ 3.93

MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING

MONTHLY:

Burger, Jim

Skilled Painter

12-07-81

$ 1256.

Harding, Norman

Skilled Plumber

12-07-81

1380.

Jackson, Mike

Leadman Roofing

12-07-81

1286.

Johns, J. Steven

Skilled Tile Setter

12-07-81

1261.

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

CFRTIFTCATFT): Dees, Karen Ferguson, Diane

Leach, Robin

Eugene Field Primary .JAfest Nichols Hills r.Tlntermediate Webster Special Education * X

12-11-81 1-08-82

ASSIGNMENT

NAME

EFFECTIVE DATE

Lewis, Erma

Helper

11-13-81

SI oan.

Helper

9-04-81

Helper

9-01-81

.Ta d a +,

Wilson, Karen

SALARY

1-08-82 J?

’K

TRANSPORTATION:

'Davis,Teon

PROFFSSTONAI TFC.HNTCAI: Pelley, Michael

SALARY

Computer ger^e^s,. System Programmer^-

12-18-81

SUPPORT:

Bus Driver

11-30-81

Dean, Bobby

Bus Driver

11-19-81

DeShazer, Curtis

Bus Driver

12-04-81

Bus Driver

12-04-81

Gulley, Brenda

Sunset Custodial Worker

12-04-81

Murry, Lonzetta

Edwards Custodial Worker

12-02-81

Steele, Marvin

Quail Creek Custodial Worker

12-04-81

Walker, Myron

Southeast Custodial Worker

11-20-81

Johnson^ Mark...

CLERICAL:

Littlejohn, Sharon

Curriculum Bilingual Aide

12-11-81

Willis, Yvonne

Wilson Principal's Secy.

12-04-81

«u.

FOOD SERVICE: Dorsey, Janice

Helper

11-19-81

Grey, Edith

Helper

11-02-81

. SERVICE:

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614c ------ ■

MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 1981 - CONT'D

-..... *—

Personnel cont'd

PERSONNEL TERMINATIONS NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

SUPPORT: MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING : Haywood, John

Skilled Painter

11-25-81

Diggs. Darrell

Jackson Custodian

12-03-81

Mansur, Mark

Maint./Engineering Furniture Repair

12-11-81

DISMISSALS: V

SUPPORT: .

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■

PERSONNEL LEAVES AND OTHER X.

■

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY

NAME

ASSIGNMENT

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DADCMTAI 1 FAVF?X . rMKtiMiHL irHvr:-------------------------

Adams In+.prmedi ate

MFTITCAI ripuiLHL

12-07-81

1 FAVF«: l c hvl

Spencer

Forming. TmHfi

Douglass Welding

ll^QrSl

12-07-81

EFFECTIVE DATE

SALARY