What is Happening at Arcohe? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCOHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL Regular Meeting Tuesday February 7, 2012 Arcohe School –Main Campus Room 21   CALL MEETING TO ORDER – 3:15 P.M.   ROLL CALL n      Gena Plummer --  parent ’12 - Secretary n      Blake Rasmussen -- parent ‘12 n      Suzanna Robinson -- parent ’12 – Vice chair n      Jose Maciel -- parent  ’13 - Chair n      James Hendricks -- parent  ‘13 n      Meg Mulherin -- teacher n      Casey Vandenburg -- teacher n      Donna Wood -- teacher n      Denise MacDonald -- other staff n      Jim Shock -- principal   FLAG SALUTE   PUBLIC INPUT / OPEN HEARING Members of the public may address the board on any item within the jurisdiction of this council.  By law, items not on the agenda cannot be addressed by the Council at this time.  Presentations are limited to three (3) minutes per person, per topic.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be allotted to this item.   NEW BUSINESS 5.1  Approve minutes of previous meeting 5.2  Update on Program Survey  results – SCOE team 5.3  Update on SES process /services 5.4  Review draft parent survey   5.5  After School / Preschool Program update    6.  FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS                                            6.1 Parent  survey 6.2 Develop and approve 2011-12 / 2012-14 Single School District Plan     7.  ADJOURNMENT   Printable copy of the School Site Council Agenda Click Here You need Adobe Reader to open this document. Click Here to download Adobe Reader ______________________________________________________________________________ The Arcohe Book Fair is coming February 24th - March 2nd. The whole school is excited about our upcoming Book Fair.  Mark your Calendar, February 27 – March 2.  Each child will visit the Fair with his or her class and will have the opportunity to purchase books.  And, you can select books for your child’s teacher to help build their classroom library.  Don’t miss this opportunity to light up a child’s face with the excitement of reading a good book! For more information visit Arcohe's Fair Homepage at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/arcohe  _______________________________________________________________________________ Frequently Asked Questions for parents (English)) Frequently Asked Questions for parents (Spanish) _______________________________________________________________________________ A Message from the Superintendent/Principal: As the second semester begins, the staff is working diligently with your students to assure they are well on their way to being prepared for the Spring STAR testing.  Please be sure you are checking your students' planners or checking in TeacherEase so that you know how your students are progressing and that they are keeping up with their assignments at school.  We can’t do it by ourselves.  Your assistance and support are vital to helping your child be successful. As you probably know, the state’s education budget is in serious trouble.   As we feared, the budget revenues did not materialize as hoped for and the state has “pulled the triggers”.  This means that our per-child allocation has been cut by about $200.  The worst news is that we are not going to get any of our anticipated transportation funding for the rest of this year.  That's about $80,000 that we had counted on and need.  The good news is that your school board wisely prepared for these potential cuts.  We will be able to continue our services through the end of the year and still have a small ending balance. Last month the governor released his initial budget proposal for the 2012-2013 school year.  This is the worst educational budget in history.  His plan is to end funding for school transportation forever, eliminate the opportunity for many students to attend Kindergarten (until they are almost 6 years old), and severely reduce our general funding income as well.   While the governor is proposing most of these measures in an attempt to put pressure on the public to pass a tax measure, it still doesn’t add up for districts like Arcohe.  Even if we, as a state, are able to pass a tax initiative in November (and sincerely hope that we do), there is no plan to ever refund school transportation.   The governor and the legislature are forcing us to decimate an already crippled school system. Be assured that the Board and I are, and will continue to work with our professional organizations to put as much political pressure on the governor’s office and our legislators as we can in an effort to stop or at least mitigate these issues.  Also be assured that we will continue to manage the district’s resources in a responsible and sustainable manner. Sincerely Jim Shock, Ed. D. Superintendent / Principal _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ To get rewarded with My Coke Rewards for Schools. Make sure you stock up on your favorite Coca-Cola beverages to get codes, and then enter the codes online to get points and donate them to our school. Thanks for your support! My Coke Rewards website ________________________________________________________________________________________ EAST CAMPUS The East Campus office is closed during the hours of: 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Students need to be checked out at the Main Campus Office during that time. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________        Mandatory 2011-2012 Bus fees The price is now $1.50 a day with similar discounts offered as last year. When you receive your bus form, please return it to Arcohe USD as soon as possible. 11755 Ivie Rd Herald, CA 95638 ________________________________________________________________________________________ KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2012-2013 There are new Kindergarten age guidelines for the 2012-2013 school year. Regular Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before November 1, 2012. For the students who turn 5 from November 2, 2012, through December 2, 2012, we will be enrolling them in our new transitional Kindergarten program. Students in transitional Kindergarten will be able to enroll in regular Kindergarten the following year. We will be accepting registrations beginning February 1st. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are you a technology donor? Arcohe is always in need of Pentium 4 and higher computers, flat monitors, printers, and any other internal or external parts to repair the current sick computer systems. Getting a new home theatre system? Donate your old TV with the A/V connection (yellow & white) & DVD players to Arcohe. Don’t forget to turn in your used ink cartridges and old cell phones to the front office. This is a continuing recycle program for our school. Lastly, a BIG THANK YOU to all community members that donated their computers & TV’s. You help keep technology up and running at Arcohe during this difficult financial year. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Arcohe School District Board Commitment:

The board of Arcohe Union School District is committed to carrying out our responsibilities based on the premise that our students and their education is our core focus. The board will strive to challenge each student to achieve their highest level of academic excellence. As board members we will listen and communicate and conduct our business with respect, trust, fairness and integrity.
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Next Special Board Meeting:
February 8, 2012
 at 1:30pm in the
East Campus Media Center

 

Board Agenda 2/8/2012

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING – GOVERNING BOARD

AGENDA

                      Special Board Meeting

                                                                                                Wednesday, February 8, 2012

                                                                                                1:40 p.m.

                                                                                                Arcohe School

                                                                                                East Campus Media Center

 

 

 

1.    CALL MEETING TO ORDER – 1:40 P.M.

2.    ROLL CALL

3.    FLAG SALUTE

4.    PUBLIC INPUT / OPEN HEARING

Members of the public may address the board on any item on the agenda. Because this is a special meeting items not on the agenda may not be addressed at this meeting by law.  Presentations are limited to three (3) minutes per person, per topic.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be allotted to this item.

5.    NEW BUSINESS

5.1.     Board Policy /Administrative Regulation – 6000’s –

           Instruction – 1^st Reading                                                                             ACTION       

6.    CLOSED SESSION  (Attendees include Board Members and Dr. Jim Shock,

     Superintendent)

6.1.     Superintendent Evaluation

7.    REPORTING OUT OF ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

8.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Any writing distributed either as part of the board packet, or within 72 hours of the meeting, can be viewed at the Arcohe Main Campus office; 11755 Ivie Rd. Herald, CA 95638.

In compliance with Government Code section 54954.2(a) Arcohe Union Elementary School District will, on request, make agendas available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.  Individuals who need this agenda in an alternative format or who need a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact, Cherie Goehring, 209-748-2313 Ext. 202.

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Next Regular Board Meeting:
February 16, 2012
 at 7:00pm in the
Media Center on the East  Campus

          

Board Agenda for 12/15/2011

ARCOHE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

The board of Arcohe Union School District is committed to carrying out our responsibilities based on the premise that our students and their education is our core focus. The board will strive to challenge each student to achieve their highest level of academic excellence. As board members we will listen and communicate and conduct our business with respect, trust, fairness and integrity.

 

 

REGULAR BOARD MEETING – GOVERNING BOARD

AGENDA

                                                                                                6:30 P. M.                

                                                                                                Thursday, January 19, 2012

                                                                                                Arcohe School

                                                                                                East Campus Media Center

 

1.      CALL MEETING TO ORDER – 6:30 PM

2.      ROLL CALL 

3.      REVIEW OF CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.      PUBLIC INPUT / OPEN HEARING REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

Anyone may address the Board regarding any item on the closed session agenda.  Presentations are limited to three (3) minutes per person, per topic.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be allocated to this item.

5.      CLOSED SESSION  (Attendees include Board members and Dr. Jim Shock, Superintendent and District Negotiator)

5.1      Anticipated litigation (two cases) pursuant to Gov’t. Code 54956.9

5.2      Give Direction to District Negotiator with ATA, Dr. Jim Shock

6.      CALL OPEN SESSION TO ORDER 7:00 P.M.

7.      FLAG SALUTE

8.      REPORTING OUT OF ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

9.      PUBLIC INPUT / OPEN HEARING

      Anyone may address the Board regarding any item that is within the Board’s subject

      matter jurisdiction.  However, the Board may not take action on any item, which is not

      on this agenda as authorized by Gov. Code Section 54954.2.  Presentations are limited

      to three (3) minutes per person, per topic.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be

      allocated to this item.

10.  OPEN SESSION AGENDA MODIFICATIONS

      Items on the agenda may be moved on the agenda.  No new items may be added to the

      agenda at this time.

11.  STUDENT RECOGNITION – 6^th Grade

12.  COMMUNICATIONS

12.1  From the Office of County Superintendent Dave Gordon  

13.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

      13.1  Superintendent / Principal

   Enrollment / School Site Council / Provider Fair /

14.  CONSENT AGENDA                                                                                      

      Items on the consent agenda are passed in one motion without discussion.  Any item may be

      pulled from the consent agenda by the Board and moved to the Business/Action section when

      approving the agenda.                                                                                           ACTION

14.1    Minutes of Regular Board Meetings November 17 and December 15, 2011.

14.2    Minutes of Special Board Meetings December 14, 2011, and January 11, 2012.  

14.3    Warrant runs of December 8, 13, 2011, and January 3, 5, 2012.

14.4    Acceptance of Donations

14.4.1    New Men’s Club and Venture Crew 4077 – $400 for computers.

14.4.2    Bob and Carol Stepps – $300 for student lunches or wherever needed.

14.4.3    Salvador Sandoval – $40 for Mrs. Satoshige’s class

15.  PERSONNEL

16.  NEW BUSINESS

16.1  Governor’s Initial Budget Proposal for 2012-13                                 DISCUSSION

16.2  Resolution  11-12-11 Black History Month                                                ACTION

16.3  Resolution 11-12-12 Career and Technical Education Month                    ACTION

16.4  Board Policy 6170 – Transitional Kindergarten – First Reading                ACTION

16.5  Arcohe Governance Handbook                                                                   ACTION

16.6  Arcohe Union School District Strategic Plan – Objectives                         ACTION

16.7  Williams Quarterly Report for October – December, 2011                         ACTION

16.8  Kindergarten Instructional Minutes                                                             ACTION

16.9  2010-2011 Audit Report                                                                             ACTION

16.10 MOU with Galt Illusions Softball Club                                                     ACTION

17.  FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS –  Strategic Plan – Strategies, Board annual goals, Board self-evaluation, Superintendent evaluation, Single School District Site Plan, Auditor selection

18.  DATE OF NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING –  February 16, 2012 - Board

      SPECIAL BOARD MEETING – February 8-9 (?), 2012 – Board Policy review - 6000’s,

                 Superintendent Evaluation

19.  BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 

20.  ADJOURNMENT – Return to Closed Session (if necessary)

 

 

 

Any writing distributed either as part of the board packet, or within 72 hours of the meeting, can be viewed at the Arcohe Main Campus office; 11755 Ivie Rd. Herald, CA 95638. In compliance with Government Code section 54954.2(a) Arcohe Union Elementary School District will, on request, make agendas available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.  Individuals who need this agenda in an alternative format or who need a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact, Cherie Goehring, 209-748-2313 Ext. 202.

 

THE ARCOHE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPROTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

School Board – President: Scott Smith; Clerk: Michele Nieder; Members: Mindy McCreery, Melissa Snow, Bobby Stepps; Superintendent – Dr. Jim Shock

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Minutes from the 1/11/2012

Special School Board Meeting:

       

ARCOHE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

HERALD, CALIFORNIA 95638

 

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

 

 

DATE:  January 11, 2012

TIME:   Open Session 1:30 p.m.

PLACE: ARCOHE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

                     East Campus Media Center

 

ITEM NO.      ITEM

 

1.                                          CONVENE / OPEN SESSION

1.1    Board President Scott Smith called the special meeting to order at 1:42 p.m.

1.2    Roll call found four members present.  Michele Neider was absent.

 

2.                                          PUBLIC INPUT / OPEN HEARING

2.1 No public input.

 

3.                                          NEW BUSINESS

3.1    On motion of Mrs. Stepps and second by Mrs. McCreery, the Board approved the Superintendent Evaluation Process.  Motion carried four ayes.

3.2    On motion of Mr. Stepps and second by Mrs. McCreery, the Board approved Board Policy – Administration (2000 Series) first reading.  Motion carried four ayes.

3.3    On motion of Mrs. McCreery and second by Mr. Stepps, the Board approved Board Policy – Facilities (7000 Series) first reading.  Motion carried four ayes.

3.4    Superintendent Shock reported on the current issues related to textbook assignment and requirements that students need to carry all of their textbooks.

 

                          ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mrs. Snow and second by Mr. Stepps, the Board adjourned the meeting at 2:27 p.m.   

 

____________________                                ___________________

Board President                                              Board Secretary

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