REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #151
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2005 - 7:00 PM
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Open Meeting - Welcome
Chairman Brian Isaak called the regular school board meeting of
Coulee-Hartline School District #151 to order at 7:12 PM and welcomed guest
Steve Russell. Directors present were Howard McDonald and Shirley McLean.
Superintendent Edward Fisk and Susan Miller were also present.

Approve Consent Agenda
McDonald moved to approve the consent agenda. McLean seconded; motion
passed.

    a. Minutes of May 17, 2005 regular meeting
    b. Grant County Treasurer's report for May 2005
    c. General Fund vouchers #1443 to #1505 for $58,369.66
    d. Capital Projects Fund voucher #36 to #42 for $3,143.18
    e. ASB Fund vouchers #231 to #244 for $9,570.88
    f. June payroll of $154,881.35, all items for budget year 2004-05

Superintendent/Staff Reports
Maintenance projects for the summer include replacing a roof on a storage
shed at the former middle school, replacing a bus garage door, and building
a dividing wall in a classroom at the high school. The summer bus
inspection is scheduled for Monday, June 21st.

Superintendent Fisk said Cindy Early has requested approval for her daughter
to attend Knolls Vista Elementary School in Moses Lake School District for
the 2005-2006 school year.

McLean moved to accept the Apple Award project. McDonald seconded; motion
passed.

High school vo ag teacher Steve Russell received approval to run for a state
office in the Washington Association of Agriculture Educators. If elected,
Russell will serve a four-year term starting as state secretary and ending
as state president. The district will be responsible for substitute
expenses while he is attending meetings and conferences and WAAE will pay
his travel costs.

Board members received an updated elementary building schedule for 2005-06
school year and a plan for students who will need to retake WASL tests.
Fisk said three teachers will be attending a class on writing the individual
student plans.

Board members reviewed the revised attendance policy which may be adopted at
the next board meeting. Fisk said he will notify parents of changes in
excused and non-excused absences before school starts. Fisk also said a
nutrition policy will need to be adopted by August 1, 2005.

Fisk updated board members on the 2005-06 budget process, noting that
certified staff has been reduced by .7 FTE.

Unfinished Business
Fisk reviewed the situation of the high school boiler and presented a report
from Charles Estey, a professional engineer with the Spokane firm of
Northwest Mechanical Engineering, Inc. Repair of the existing boiler
system is estimated at $30,000; replacing it with electric heating is
estimated at $180,000 to $240,000. A decision for replacement will need to
be made by January 2006 for work in the summer of 2006. The boiler will
have a safety inspection soon by the school district's insurance company.

New Business
Board members agreed with Dr. Fisk's recommendation to increase lunch prices
as follows, pending approval by Almira School District:

    Grades K-5 $1.75 Grades 9-12 $2.50
    Grades 6-8 $2.00 Adults $4.00

There would be no change in breakfast prices or milk prices.

Board members agreed to increase traffic safety fees for students to
$100.00, pending approval by Almira School District.

Personnel
McDonald moved to accept a resignation from Corby Schuh, high school math
teacher and varsity coach for high school boys' basketball. McLean
seconded; motion passed.

McLean moved to approved certified contracts for the 2005-2006 school year
and a 1.2% increase in the superintendent's salary authorized by the
Washington state legislature during the 2005 session. McDonald seconded;
motion passed.

Next Meetings
    C-H budget hearing/ regular board meeting July 19, 2005 7:00 PM
    Joint board meeting at CC August 16, 2005 7:00 PM
    Regular C-H board meeting August 16, 2005 8:00 PM

Adjourn
At 8:55 PM, McDonald moved to adjourn. McLean seconded.





Clerk Chair