REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING



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DRAFT- 01/18/2012

FINAL – 01/25/2012

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES

For January 12, 2012

|Introduction |1. The Gadsden School Board convened in open session at 5:05 p.m. President Craig Ford presided at the |

|and |meeting held at the Gadsden Administrative Complex. |

|Roll Call | |

| |Members present: Craig Ford, Maria Saenz and Jennifer Viramontes. Board Member Gloria Irigoyen arrived at |

| |6:05 p.m. |

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| |Members absent: Daniel Castillo. |

|Pledge & |2. The Pledge of Allegiance and the pledge to the New Mexico flag were led by President Ford. President |

|Mission Statement |Ford read the Mission Statement. |

| |3. Programs, Reports, and Correspondence: |

|Superintendent's |A. Superintendent’s Report |

|Report |Superintendent Yturralde announced that 50% of our schools received an A or B grade. He said he was happy |

| |that none of our schools had received an F. |

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| |Superintendent Yturralde said that several meetings with civic organizations, schools and city councils are |

| |set up to present information on the upcoming 2 Mil Levy Tax Election. He said that the district will also |

| |have help from CAFÉ in disseminating the information. Superintendent Yturralde wanted everyone to remember to|

| |go and vote on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. |

|Board President |B. President: |

| |President Ford thanked Mr. Yturralde for representing Gadsden ISD well when interviewed by KFOX regarding the |

| |grades that our schools received. He congratulated Principal Rupcich from Chaparral High School and Principal|

| |Lovelace from Santa Teresa Middle School on the A received by their schools. |

|Board Member’s Reports |C. Board Members: |

| |Vice-President Saenz thanked all of the principals present on the good work they have done to improve the |

| |district. She challenged them to improve and for all of the schools to receive an A. |

| |Secretary Viramontes congratulated and thanked everyone on how well the district did. She thanked Mrs. |

| |Casillas for her work on analyzing that data and breaking it down. She attended a GPAC meeting and thanked |

| |the schools for sending out through the messenger the notice of the meeting. Mrs. Viramontes thanked the |

| |parents that took the time to come to the meeting and their input on the 2 Mil Levy brochures. She said both |

| |Mr. Suggs and Mr. Yturralde have done a good job on the brochure. She is looking forward to a great second |

| |half of the year. |

| |Board member Gloria Irigoyen – no report |

| | Board member Daniel Castillo – Absent |

|Student Representative |D. Student Representative – Absent |

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| |and Mr. Alfredo Holugin, director of Maintenance. |

|Personnel Report |The personnel report is included for the Board’s information with no action required. |

|Modification |4. Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the agenda without modification. Superintendent Yturralde |

|of the Agenda |recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried. |

|School Board Minutes |5. Ms. Saenz made a motion to approve the minutes for the December 8, 2011 board meeting. Superintendent |

| |Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried. |

|Consent Agenda |6. Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Superintendent Yturralde recommended |

| |approval of the motion. Motion carried. |

|Open Forum |7. Open Forum: None |

| |8. Action Items: |

|Election Day, November 6, |Lynn Ellins and Mario Jimenez from the Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office requested that the Board consider |

|2012, School Not in Session |Gadsden ISD not be in session on November 6, 2012 for the general elections. Mr. Ellins also said that they |

|for Students |will have convenience voting centers instead of the regular voting centers. People wishing to vote can go to |

| |any of the centers and cast their vote. |

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| |Ms. Saenz made a motion to approve School Not in Session for Students on Election Day, November 6, 2012. |

| |Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|Pre-Registration Handbook | B. Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the Pre-Registration Handbook for 2012-2013. |

| |Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|Memorandum of Understanding |Ms. Saenz made a motion to table this item until the end of the action items and the arrival of board member |

|Policy and Regulation |Irigoyen. Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

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| |Upon the arrival of Ms. Irigoyen, Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding |

| |Policy and Regulation. Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Ms. Saenz stated she is |

| |a member the board of of one of the mental health provider agencies and abstained from voting. Motion carried|

| |unanimously. |

|Re-Districting Procedures |Ms. Saenz made a motion to approve the Re-Districting Procedures. Superintendent Yturralde recommended |

| |approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously |

|Reading Intervention –Early |Ms. Saenz made a motion to approve the Reading Intervention – Early Grades. Superintendent Yturralde |

|Grades |recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously |

|Annual Audit Report for the |J. J. Griego from Griego Professional Services, L.L.C. and Steve Suggs, Interim Deputy Superintendent/CFO said|

|Fiscal Year 2010-2011 |that this was one of the quickest audits and the district was current in their audits. The district received |

| |an unqualified opinion. Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the Annual Audit Report for the Fiscal Year |

| |2010-2011. Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|Ratification of Amended Lease |Mrs. Viramontes made a motion to approve the Ratification of Amended Lease Agreement with B. N. S. L. |

|Agreement with |Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|B. N. S. L. | |

|Ratification of Lease |Ms. Saenz made a motion to approve the Ratification of Lease Agreement with Camino Real Regional Utility |

|Agreement with Camino Real |Authority. Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|Regional Utility Authority | |

|Ratification of Lease |Ms. Saenz made a motion to table the Ratification of Lease Agreement with International Beverages, L.L.C. |

|Agreement with International |Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

|Beverages, L.L.C. | |

|Ratification of Lease |Ms. Saenz made a motion to table the Ratification of Lease Agreement with Spirit Mission. Superintendent |

|Agreement with Spirit Mission |Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. |

| |9. Discussion Items: |

|Monthly Budget Report for the |Steve Suggs, Interim Deputy Superintendent /CFO presented information from the Monthly Budget Report for the |

|Month Ended November 31, 2011 |month of November 31, 2011 |

|NMSBA Student Achievement | President Ford said that it was time to consider nominating an outstanding person for the NMSBA Student |

|Award |Achievement Award. The nomination will then be submitted to the NMSBA. He reminded everyone that the |

| |nomination did not necessarily mean a student, but anyone who contributes to student achievement. |

|Teach for America Professional|Landon Mascareñaz, Executive Director for Teach for America addressed the Board with information on Teach for |

|Services Agreement |America. Currently Teach for America teachers are working in the north central part of New Mexico and would |

| |like to have an agreement with Gadsden I.S.D. and are requesting ten teaching positions. |

|Closed Session |10. Ms. Irigoyen made the motion to go into closed session pursuant to 10-15-1, H-2, NMSA 1978 as amended for|

| |personnel and Real Property Pursuant to 10-15-1, H-8, NMSA 1978 as amended to discuss Purchase of Land. |

| |Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. The Board went into|

| |Closed Session at 6:45 p.m.  |

|Reconvene |11. Ms. Irigoyen made a motion to reconvene in open session. No action was taken. Superintendent Yturralde |

| |recommended approval of the motion. Motion carried unanimously. The Board reconvened in Open Session at 7:50|

| |p.m. |

|Adjourn |12. Ms. Saenz made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Superintendent Yturralde recommended approval of the |

| |motion. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m. |

SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:

  

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Jennifer Viramontes, School Board Secretary Craig Ford, School Board President

Minutes taken by Elisa Saénz

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4950 McNutt Road

Sunland Park, New Mexico

P.O. Drawer 70

Anthony, N.M. 88021

Phone: (575) 882-6200

Efren Yturralde

Superintendent

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