Members present: Melinda Johnson, president; Julie Jenison, vice-president; Sue Sullivan, Gail LoPresto, and Jerry Cramer, members; Superintendent Dr. Jim Capps; Debbra Baldwin, clerk, and others.

ITEM #1 – INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE, MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – SHERRI BROWN, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.

Sherri Brown, Central Elementary Principal, gave an inspirational message, led in a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance.

ITEM #2 – PRESENTATION OF GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS – JAREL MILES, CHAIRPERSON, THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS COMMITTEE.

Jarel Miles, chairperson for the Golden Apple Awards, along with Board President Melinda Johnson, and Putnam City Public City Foundation members Glenn Floresca and Caroline Gist presented the Fall 2004 Golden Apple Awards. Receiving the awards were Sandy Cook, teacher at Mayfield Middle School; Andria Phillips, teacher at Putnam City West High School; Linda Rogers, teacher at Putnam City West High School; Dr. Diane Welker, principal at Central Intermediate; and Sheila Zummer, teacher at Hilldale Elementary. Each recipient was presented an engraved Brass Apple and a check for $200.00. Contributions were provided by the Putnam City Public Schools Foundation.

ITEM #3 – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

There was no public participation.

ITEM #4 – CONSENT AGENDA. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WHICH CONCERN REPORTS AND ITEMS OF A ROUTINE NATURE NORMALLY APPROVED AT BOARD MEETINGS, WILL BE APPROVED BY ONE VOTE UNLESS ANY BOARD MEMBER DESIRES TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON ANY OR ALL OF THESE ITEMS:

Julie Jenison made a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Sue Sullivan seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

a. Minutes for special board meeting November 9, 2004.

b. Minutes for regular board meeting November 15, 2004.

c. Financial report and bimonthly bills for purchase order numbers 200504169 to 2005045851 inclusive for time period November 10, 2004 through November 30, 2004 for the 2004-2005 school year.

d. School Activity Fund Transfer List including Cooper Middle School, Putnam City North High School and Putnam City West High School.

e. Declaration of obsolete and/or surplus items.

f. Agreement with Penn Square Mall during the holiday season and provide one insurance certificate for Putnam City district-wide performances.

g. School Activity Fund-raisers including Central Elementary, Santa pictures ($2,000.00); Ralph Downs Elementary, yearbook sales ($400.00); Northridge Elementary, Reindeer Express (sell candy canes) ($400.00); Wiley Post Elementary, candy sale ($8,000.00), sell pickles ($500.00); Mayfield Middle School, CiCi’s Pizza dinner night ($300.00), and semi-formal after school dance ($500.00); Putnam City High School, candy sale($200.00) and snack fund-raiser ($1,000.00); Putnam City West, host dance concert for dance ($1,500.00).

h. Overnight travel requests as submitted under separate cover.

i. Out-of-state trips:

1. Putnam City North Key Club students to Weekend of a Lifetime in Midlothian, Texas, January 28 – 30, 2005.

j. Retirements and resignations as listed on Attachment A.

ITEM #5– CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON RECOMMENDATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF NEW PERSONNEL AS LISTED ON ATTACHMENT A.

Sue Sullivan made a motion to approve employment of new personnel as listed on Attachment A changing Recommend to Hire to Duration of Need. Gail LoPresto seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

ITEM #6 – consideration of and vote on request for statutory waiver from the State Department of education to change elementary conference dates and times.

Gail LoPresto made a motion to approve a request for Statutory Waiver from the State Department of Education to change elementary conference dates and times. Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

The district is requesting a Statutory Waiver from the State Department of Education for the purpose of offering two evening conference dates this spring for parent convenience. The conferences would be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, rather than Thursday evening and Friday morning.

ITEM #7 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON RECOMMENDATION OF 2005-2006 DISTRICT CALENDAR.

Sue Sullivan made a motion to approve the recommendation for the 2005-2006 District Calendar. Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Board members asked about the process of developing the calendar. Dr. Millerborg stated that the calendar draft was sent to Jan Sands as well as 1,800 district employees. There was other discussion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, nay; Johnson, aye.

CALENDAR 2005-2006

• Monday, July 4 Independence Day Holiday.
• Monday, August 1 216 day employees return.
• Monday, August 8 196 day employees return.
• Thur. & Fri, August 11, 12 New Teacher Induction.
• Monday, August 15 Teachers report.
• Thursday, August 18 Classes begin.
• Monday, September 5 Labor Day. No school.
• Wednesday, Oct. 19 End of 1st qtr., 44 days taught.
• Thurs. & Fri., October 20 & 21 Fall Break. No school.
• Monday, October 24 Professional Day. No classes.
• Friday, Nov. 4 Elementary/Middle School Conference Day.
• No Elementary/Middle School classes.
• Wed., Th., & Fri., Nov. 23, 24, 25 Thanksgiving Break. No school.
• Wednesday, December 21 Winter Break. No school.
• Wednesday, January 4 Professional Day. No classes.
• Thursday, January 5 Classes resume.
• Friday, January 13 End of 2nd qtr., 45 days taught.
• Monday, January 16 Professional Day. No classes.
• Friday, February 10 Middle School/High School Conferences &
• Pre-enrollment. No Middle School/High School classes.
• March, 13-17 Spring Break. No school.
• Friday, March 24 End of 3rd qtr., 44 days taught.
• Friday, March 31 Elementary Conference Day.
• No Elementary School classes.
• Friday, April 14 School Break. No classes.
• Wednesday, May 24 Last Day of classes
• End of 4th qtr., 42 days taught.
• Thursday, May 25 Professional Day. No school. (*If snow makeup day, after last student day)
• Th. & Fri., May 25, 26 Snow Days.
• Monday, May 29 Memorial Day. No school.
• Thursday, June 8 Last day for 196 day employees.
• Thursday, June 29 Last day for 216 day employees.

item #8 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT COURSE PLANNING GUIDE.

Julie Jenison made a motion to approve the District Course Planning Guide. Jerry Cramer seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

The guide describes course offerings district-wide and is designed for use by students, parents, and teachers in planning course selections for the succeeding school year. Students in grades 8 through 11 will receive a copy of the planning guide as part of the enrollment process for next year.

ITEM #9 – consideration of and vote on recommendation to approve easement to complete a transportation construction project.

Julie Jenison made a motion to approve the easement to complete a transportation construction project. Sue Sullivan seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

ITEM #10 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR COMPLETE INSTALLATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONCERT ASSESSMENT WITH PEARSON DIGITAL LEARNING. ($238,124.97)

Julie Jenison made a motion to approve a contract for complete installation and implementation of Concert Assessment with Pearson Digital Learning for $238,124.97. Gail LoPresto seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

Concert Assessment will allow administrators and teachers to quickly and accurately assess student progress against state standards, use the data to diagnose student learning needs, and target instruction to address those needs.

ITEM #11 – consideration of and vote on motion for approval of a contract with Pearson Digital Learning with the purchase of Concert Inform. ($129,848.00)

Jerry Cramer made a motion to approve contract with Pearson Digital Learning with the purchase of Concert Inform for $129,848.00. Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

Concert Inform will allow aggregation and disaggregation of different types of testing, proficiency and demographic information. Teachers will be able to access and review information on individual students and overall classroom performance, enabling them to develop measures to improve student performance. Principals will be able to see how many students are performing at various skill levels and analyze school-wide performance. District personnel will be able to analyze student performance across the district to help make decisions about curriculum development and prioritize where intervention will be most beneficial.

ITEM #12 – consideration of and vote on approval of the 2005-2006 Preliminary estimate of needs.

Gail LoPresto made a motion to approve the 2005-2006 Preliminary Estimate of Needs. Jerry Cramer seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

ITEM #13 – SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT.

· Susan Harding, Putnam City High School teacher, has been named Oklahoma’s Foreign Language Teacher of the Year.

· Overholser Elementary second grade is the recipient of a $1,000 grant from Sam’s Club. The purpose of the grant is to purchase reading materials.

· Twenty-six Putnam City students earned recognition as AP Scholars by the College Board. Eleven students were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor. Additionally, nine students earned AP Scholar with Distinction for receiving an average of at least a 3.5 on all AP exams taken and 3.0 or higher on five or more exams. Congratulations to these 46 students.

· Western Oaks Middle School employees will be working at the Bethany Children’s Center December 7th from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. to help raise funds for the center. Drive through and look at the lights.

At this time, Dr. Capps, Dr. Melani Mouse, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, and Sue Kuntze, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education, presented Academic Yearly Progress (AYP) updates as follows:

· The district’s appeals to the State Department of Education regarding high school Adequate Yearly Progress results were approved. As a result, Putnam City North High School is no longer on the state’s school improvement list. Putnam City West High School remains on the school improvement list, but falls short of making AYP in two areas rather then four.

· The district has been notified by the State Department that it is on the state’s school district improvement list. Districts that fall short of AYP for two consecutive years in the same subject receive the designation. Although the district made gains in 45 out of 46 areas measured (and in the other area maintained the same score), improvements in four areas were not enough to meet the target scores. The breakdown of scores shows across-the-board improvements in student achievement but also identify areas for additional focus.

ITEM #14 – COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS.

Gail LoPresto thanked administrators for the AYP information. She congratulated the Golden Apple Award winners. She also said she enjoyed hearing the Tulakes Elementary choir sing at the mall and appreciated the chance to attend the Tulakes health fair. She said she is pleased to see the Mayfield orchestra perform at the First National Center. She enjoyed the open house at Northridge Elementary and thanked the PTA for hosting the principals’ brunch.

Jerry Cramer praised the Golden Apple Award winners as outstanding educators and special people who deserve thanks for what they do.

Julie Jenison congratulated the Golden Apple Award winners. She also congratulated Putnam City High School and Putnam City North football teams on their success.

Sue Sullivan joined Julie Jenison in congratulating district high school football teams. She also said the district is blessed to have employees of the caliber of the district’s Golden Apple Award winners. She thanked the district PTA for hosting the principals’ brunch.

Melinda Johnson said she was looking forward to purchasing the Coronado Heights Elementary cookbook being produced as a fundraiser for the district cancer drive. She thanked Jarel Miles and other Golden Apple Award committee members for their work. She congratulated high school football teams and said she was enjoying getting out to holiday events in the schools.

ITEM #15 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OF THE REEMPLOYMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BEGINNING WITH THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO 25 O.S. §307(B)(1).

Sue Sullivan made a motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion of the reemployment of the Superintendent beginning with the 2005-2006 school year pursuant to 25 O.S. §307(B)(1). Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

ITEM #16 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND TO REQUEST THE BOARD CLERK TO RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Julie Jenison made a motion at 7:40 p.m. to return to open meeting and to request the Board Clerk to record the minutes of the executive session. Sue Sullivan seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION: Board Members Melinda Johnson, Gail LoPresto, Sue Sullivan, Jerry Cramer, and Julie Jenison; Superintendent Dr. Jim Capps, and Laura Holmes, Center for Education Law attorney, met in executive session for the purpose of discussion of the reemployment of the Superintendent beginning with the 2005-2006 school year pursuant to 25 O.S., §307 (B)(1) and (B)(7).

No action was taken.

ITEM #17 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON REEMPLOYMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR.

Sue Sullivan made a motion to reemploy the Superintendent for the 2005-2006 school year. Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.

ITEM #18 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION FOR NEW BUSINESS.

There was no new business.

ITEM #19 – CONSIDERATION OF AND VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN.

Sue Sullivan made a motion at 7:41 p.m. to adjourn. Julie Jenison seconded the motion. Vote: LoPresto, aye; Cramer, aye; Jenison, aye; Sullivan, aye; Johnson, aye.