MINUTES
DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
August 15, 2005
The Douglas School District No. 51-1 Board of Education held a special meeting
on
August 15, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the administrative offices of the Douglas
School District, Box Elder, South Dakota, for the discussing goals. Second
Vice President Mary Bowman presided. Those present were:
Mary Bowman, 2nd Vice President
Daniel Starr, Member
Cathy Melendez, Member
Joe Schmitz, Superintendent
Judy Smither, Recording Secretary
| Joe Hillberry |
Joan Dunmire |
| Bud Gusso |
Dan Baldwin |
| Naomi Hatfield |
Lee Thomas |
| Patty Dewey |
Linda Null |
| Jim Meszaros |
Ruth Claeys |
| Bonnie Harrison |
Andrea Cook |
All actions in these Minutes were by unanimous vote unless otherwise stated.
25530. Second Vice President Bowman called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
25531. Starr moved and Melendez seconded to approve the Agenda.
25532. Dr. Schmitz opened the meeting by reviewing the Douglas School District
Strategic Plan. NCLB has overridden the District’s vision of what a
graduating senior should look like. Some of NCLB is good but some of the requirements
can be harmful because they take away local control. Administrators reviewed
their goals and accomplishments for 2004-05 and their goals for 2005-06. (Copy
attached)
25533. Mr. Hillberry reported that under NCLB Douglas School District is
ahead of the State in six of eight categories for Math. In Reading the District
is ahead of the State in five of eight categories. Vandenberg Elementary met
AYP in all areas in 2004-05. Vandenberg will remain at Level 1 Improvement
Status for 2005-06 since a school must meet AYP for two consecutive years
to be taken off improvement. As a Title I school, Vandenberg must send a letter
to parents regarding NCLB school improvement. The Middle School is on Level
2 for Reading and on Alert for Math. According to the State, Douglas High
School met AYP in all categories except special education graduation rate.
However, on the State website this was reported as the High School not making
AYP in Reading and Math for special education. The District is appealing the
ruling on special education graduation rate and challenging the current formula.
District staff and administrators have worked very hard and progress has been
made.
Mr. Hillberry also shared Requirements for Title I Schools Identified for
School Improvement, School Improvement Timelines and Title V Part A Report.
(Copy attached)
Mr. Hillberry reviewed Board Policy KL – Public Complaints. Districts
are being dinged for not publicizing and complying with this policy. Policy
KL states that complaints involving instruction, discipline, or learning materials
will be channeled as follows: Teacher, Principal, Superintendent, Board. (Copy
attached)
25534. Mr. Hillberry shared Consolidated Application Goals and Objectives
for 2005-06. (Copy attached)
25535. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
__________________________
Mary Bowman, 2nd Vice President
Trista Hedderman, Business Manager
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