This board meeting lasted about an hour. Only one non-employee stayed for the entire meeting. Other than that a student and her parents stayed until the monthly student awards were presented. There weren't many highlights to this meeting, but here is what I got this time around:
1) Oaths of Office for newly re-elected board members: Sandra Sprouse and Samantha MacLean. Also board selected officers and meeting time, which will stay the same this year as it was last year.
2) TTA President - Briefly updated the board on payroll issues and mentioned that the District Financial Officer will be presenting workshops for staff in January to help them to interpret their pay stubs so that each employee can verify that he or she is being properly paid.
3) Superintendent's Report - Dr. Tomes talked a little about a conference he and a board member attended during November. Interesting information was gained regarding LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) and facilities. Also their flight home had to be diverted from Ontario to LAX due to high winds, which caused quite an inconvenience for them. Additionally, the superintendent and HS principal may be making a presentation at an upcoming educational conference on the topic of PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) from the perspective of a small school.
4) A number of substitute personnel were approved by the board.
5) First Interim Business Report - This was approved after some discussion. A question came up regarding information presented by the TTA president regarding payroll. Basically, the question was If we are having payroll issues, how can we approve the first interim report? The superintendent answered the question and his answer (basically, the district is in good financial shape and that the payroll issue is not the result of lack of funds) was sufficient to persuade the board that approval of the report was not an issue.
6) Proposition 39 Energy Conservation Project - A company called IES was approved by the board to provide services regarding this project.
NEXT Regular Meeting: January 12, 2016