CRESCENT VALLEY PARENT ORGANIZATION MEETING AND PARENT COFFEE
February 19, 2009
CVPO
BUSINESS:
Meeting began at 11:00 a.m.
with welcome and introductions.
MINUTES: The minutes of the January 8, 2009 meeting
were accepted. The Secretary reported
that there is one more step in editing before listing minutes on the CV web
page. Carolyn Teegarden may choose to edit the minutes before being listed on
the CV web page. At the present time, all officers help to edit the minutes
before placing them on the List Serve.
TREASURER’S REPORT: We have available funds of $3627.12 as of
1/31/09 that reflects income of $97.23 ($15.00 from dues and $82.23 from
E-Scrip) in January. No disbursements
were made in January. After a
discussion about the budget, we learned that the proposal goes out in May and a
final budget is accepted in September. Treasurer’s report was accepted.
TEACHER GRANTS: A recommendation went out that we wait to
discuss Teacher Grants until the March 12, 2009 CVPO Meeting and gather the most
up to date finances and figures that will enable us to make a good decision as
to how much will be allocated for the Spring Grant cycle.
CORRESPONDENCE: A Thank You note came from Kay Eilers
regarding the delivery and installation of the external speakers in the
Technology Dept.
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: All committee chairs/positions have been
filled. Dates and positions are listed as follows: Conference Dinner/ Carol Walsh and Nanette Armstrong, April 9-10,
2009. Staff Appreciation Lunch/ Tasha Galardi
and ‘team’, May 6th, 2009. Honor Society-Khris Trujillo.
SITE COUNCIL: The Survey of
Student Diversity has been finished.
Cherie Stroud will speak to the students before it is delivered to our
students. Site Council meets once a month,
third Tuesday of each month. Next
meeting will be March 17, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. in the CVHS Library. The Site Council is open to anyone who
wishes to attend.
CV EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN
UPDATE: We currently do not have formal
numbers due to illness at the district level. Those numbers will be reported
when we receive them.
ANNOUNCING THE CV EXCELLENCE
PHOTO CONTEST. Students, parents,
grandparents and friends-anyone in the CV Community. Here is an opportunity to show the world what excellence in
education means! All are welcome to
submit photos that exemplify our CV students and staff striving for excellence
in all that they do. Please see the
campaign website at www.CVExcellence.org for
details. Contest ends on March 13th,
2009, so please get those cameras out and start clicking now!
NEW BUSINESS: READER BOARD SIGN: A discussion regarding the idea of a sign in front of CVHS
announcing current and future events at CVHS were met with mixed results. Finances were obvious concerns. Keeping information updated and keeping
track of information, (who would do this?)
were other concerns. Discussions on what would be the best kind of sign,
ie., Electronic, Reader or Letter board, Sandwich board, Grease board etc.,
were discussed. No decision was made
and further discussion will be encouraged.
STUDENT MICROWAVE: A
discussion on acquiring a student microwave resulted in mixed results. Concerns were: Who would keep it clean, who would monitor it? Currently there is a microwave for student
use in the room by the mailboxes. Question is, would it be wise to add a 2nd
microwave in the room? Room for
discussion will follow.
OLD BUSINESS: SNOW MAKEUP DAYS: President’s Day was used as one of the Snow Makeup days. We still have 2 snow days to make up. The question was raised if we could use MLK
Day as another snow makeup day? Both
days are federal holidays but Oregon has made it against the law to have school
on MLK day but not on President’s Day!
The district came up with the decision to cut three days out of this
school year. Students will not make up
two of the three days missed in mid December due to snow and the last day of
school for students will be June 10th, one day earlier than scheduled.
PRINCIPAL’S
COFFEE @ 11:45 WITH CHERIE STROUD/ BUDGET UPDATE:
Cherie Stroud introduced
Kathy Rodeman, district business manager to give us the latest update on the
budget. At the present time we are
looking at significant losses in the district.
We are now looking at a $1.8 million to $3.2 million in reductions for
the current 2009 school year vs. the earlier November 2008 estimate of $920,000
in cuts.
The district hopes it will
not have to lay off any staff during this school year. The district plans to reduce its expenses to
makeup the state shortfall by eliminating 2 capital improvement projects, a
fiber optic wiring partnership with the city and the construction of Western
View Center Restroom facilities in the amount $440,000. Staff development plans are being revised to
save about $60,000. Each school and
department has been asked to cut 5% of their discretionary budget which should
result in a savings of $225,000.
Following discussions with Principals, a further reduction of about
$195,000 is being made in discretionary budget funds. The district will continue to look into other ways to meet the
growing shortfall including the possibility of an across the board pay cut
through reduced contract days. The
District also held four community meetings in the month of February to gather
the public’s comments and ideas on how the district should respond to the
economy’s impact on next year’s school budget.
The district welcomes creative ideas for how reductions can be
made. Donation of time, services or
supplies help make up for the cuts each school is making in its discretionary
budgets.
Cherie explained the Impact
of Reductions for Crescent Valley High School as of February 4th,
2009, for the 2009/10 school year. We
can expect the following:
*A Decrease
of 3.0 FTE-(3 staff-teachers) based on the following reductions in funding:
*
Elimination School Improvement Grant-$158,300
*Projected enrollment difference-$75,545
*10 % Discretionary budget reduction (used for
subs, time carding, printing and supplies etc.)-$12,779
*Total reduction for 2009-10= $246,624
Cherie stressed we must stay
true to the Local Option Levy, which supports lower class sizes in Math,
Science, Social Studies, and English, supports the Career Learning Staff and
Vocational programs and adds $150,000 to support Athletics and Activities.
We must follow state/federal
mandates, such as services for students IEP’s, Graduation Requirements etc.
The District Improvement Plan
goal will continue to be a priority, which focuses on literacy, Closing the achievement
gaps in specific subgroups and creating safe and inclusive schools.
Protection of district and
school infrastructure, which includes maintenance systems and building
safety. We will stay away from cuts
which cannot be sustained over time (one hit wonders), creating instability in
the system. Keeping cuts as far from
the classroom as possible.
Cherie requests your help and
creative ideas from the CVHS community.
Kathy Rodeman handed out a
paper listing the Guiding Principles for Developing the 2009-10 Budget and a
Summary of Proposed Budget Changes for 2009-10. If anyone has any questions or ideas concerning the 2009-10
school budget, please send them to: Kathy.rodeman@corvallis.k12.or.us
OTHER CV NEWS: Energy efficiency- Students from the AP
Environmental Science Class request that we reduce lighting throughout the
school with the hopes of reducing our electric costs. If you see tape over
light switches, they have been approved.
_ Flashing School Zone Beacon times: The flashing lights are in effect each school day from 7:15-9:15
AM, 12:45-1:45 PM, and 2:30-4:30 PM.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
CVPO Meeting/Parent Coffee: MARCH 12, 2009 @11:00am in the Staff Lunch
Room
CV Excellence Campaign Photo Contest: ENDS MARCH 13, 2009. See website
www.CVExcellence.org
Site Council: MARCH 17th, 2009 @
3:30PM in the CVHS Library.
NO SCHOOL:
MARCH 23-27th- SPRING
BREAK
CVHS Website: http://www.csd509j.net/cvhs/
Current Raider News:
http://www.csd509j.net/cvhs/raidernews/raider%20
Minutes submitted by Sandie Banowetz * CVPO
Secretary