November 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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2. Consideration to Approve Agenda
Presenter:
Board President
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3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Board of Education Meetings
Presenter:
Board President
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4. Opportunity for Audience
Description:
Any citizen who would like to address the Board will be able to do so as the item on the regular agenda. Comments will be limited to 2 minutes per subject. If further time is needed, concerns should be addressed to the Superintendent. Personnel matters will not be discussed in a public meeting. Items that appear under the heading Routine and Regular Business will not be discussed or comments taken unless it is requested that they be removed from that category and placed on the regular agenda. Action on Routine and Regular Business will be acted upon with one motion and one vote. |
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5. REPORTS/RECOGNITIONS 1) Attendance Winners 2) Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Elementary Winner - Sunset Wins 2nd month in a row. Secondary Level - PR Leyva wins Most improved school in attendance - Carlsbad Enrichment Center.
The County Commissioner certified the election on November 13th. Kevin Miller and Emily Wirth will take office in January. Introduce Jim Shapekahm, new high school principal, and Mindy Rogers - Director of Opportunity Culture. Superintendent's Report - Student Achievment Update; All of our students are given the SAT text. NM has it laid out with 630-680 Above State Expectations, 480-620 At Expectations, 420-470 below expectations, 200-410 well below expectations. Cohorts are very important;- increase in proficiency rates, 6th grades went to 31% A lot of kinds on low end of skew and we need to get them to the high end Very clearly we know that we have Seniors that have gone 3 years without a certified Math Teacher, they have significant gaps. Shifting resources, Need to have a collective sense of urgency on how we teach. We are tracking things in the right directions. |
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6. BUSINESS
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6.A. ROUTINE AND REGULAR BUSINESS
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6.A.1. Authorization to pay bills, approve District Cash report, approve Budget Report for the previous month and accept donations as included within the agenda.
Presenter:
Ursulita Vigil, Comptroller
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6.A.2. Budget Adjustments for the month of October 2023
Presenter:
Ursulita Vigil, Comptroller
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6.A.3. Monthly Vendor Spend Reports
Presenter:
Crystal Gonzalez, Chief Procurement Officer
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6.A.4. Quarterly Report - NM General Services Department
Presenter:
Crystal Gonzalez, Chief Procurement Officer
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6.A.5. Approval of Carlsbad Municipal School Truancy Referral
Presenter:
Gerry C. Washburn, Superintendent
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6.A.5.a. Motion to Approve Routine and Regular Business (ACTION)
Presenter:
Board President
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7. INSTRUCTION
Discussion:
Non school sponsored trip. Explore America Tour - Eastern Sea Board Purpose in Educational History Experience. Boston, Philadelphia, 12 students signed up to attend.l
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7.A. Notification of Educational Tour for PR and AV Schools Students (FOR INFORMATION ONLY - NO ACTION REQUIRED).
Presenter:
Eric Spencer, Asst. Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
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8. ADMINISTRATION
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8.A. First Reading of Proposed I-8550 - Animals In Schools
Presenter:
Steven Starkovich, Asst. Superintendent of Special Program
Discussion:
First Reading of Proposed
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9. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:
Presenter:
Board President
Discussion:
High School and Monterrey are coming along. Possibility that in a years' time some of these facilities will look very different. Exciting to see the new changes. Any other plans for existing schools? Craft is storage. - Can't dispose of at this time. What properties need to be disposed of? Repurpose Hillcrest (Technology) Eddy School - Training Center and Offices. We will continue to figure out what to do. We are making progress on a new middle school property. Getting quotes for scoreboards for Football, Baseball and Softball. Show the students we want them to be in good facilities. We have a tremendous opportunity for improvement. EM Smith school has been mentioned that it needs some maintenance. Looking to zero scape any of the old school buildings we own. In the last couple of years we can really see an improvement in school facilities.
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10. ADVANCE PLANNING
Presenter:
Gerry C. Washburn, Superintendent
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11. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motion by the Chair to dismiss to Executive Session by roll call to discuss limited Personnel Matters. The specific statute authorizing closing is NMSA 1--15-1 (H) (1) No action will be taken in Executive Session.
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12. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION - By Roll Call
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13. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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