LAFAYETTE SBDM COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

March 20, 2008

5:45-7:00

Lafayette Library

The next SBDM Council meeting is set for April 10 2008

Present:  Mike McKenzie, Sally Adams, Tim Mitsumori, Kathy Doyle, Bill Bradford, Mike Henderson, Janet Lee, Randy Gonzalez, Jeannie Graham, Scott Davis, Marsha Bordas, Ann Cowan, Susannah Kilbourne, Larry Sykes, Michael Brown

Introductions

·         None.

Agenda

• Bill Bradford made a motion and Jeannie Graham seconded that:  We approve the agenda as amended.  The motion passed.

Minutes

• Marsha Bordas made a motion and Janet Lee seconded that:  We approve the minutes from the March 13, 2008 SBDM Council meeting as amended.  The motion passed.

Community Input

• Janet Lee and Jeannie Graham complimented the students on the TSA, speech and academic teams for the great job they did during recent competitions.

Staffing

• The Council had a thorough discussion on where to make the .5 staffing reduction.  Suggestions were .5 in the business department, .5 in the English department, and 1.0 in world languages department.  All German non-tenured teachers will be pink slipped. 
• Randy Gonzalez made a motion and Larry Sykes seconded that:  We reduce the world languages department by 1.0 position.  German will not be offered for the 2008-09 school year.  The motion passed.
• Kathy Doyle made a motion and Susannah Kilbourne seconded that: The additional .5 position will be used in the most effective way possible.  The motion passed.
• Janet Lee made a motion and Larry Sykes seconded that:  The SBDM Council charges the world languages department to pursue Japanese as a course offering and making periodic reports to the Council on it’s progress.  The motion passed.

Budgeting

• Kathy Doyle made a motion and Bill Bradford seconded that:  We approve, for 2^nd reading, the 2008-09 Sec 6 budget as amended.  The motion passed.

Adjournment

• Mike Henderson made a motion and Marsha Bordas seconded that:  We adjourn the SBDM Council meeting.  The motion passed.