MINUTES - Special Meeting - May 22, 2001 - Classified Staffing

Garfield Chairman Mike Cronk called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m.

Present: Garfield board members Mike Cronk, Pam Shelden, Roger Pennell, and Warren Neal.

Palouse board members Paula Echanove, Mike White, Dave Tharp, Jerome Schwartzman, and John Leendertsen.

Also Present: Superintendent Tami Hickle, Principals Beverly Fox and Skip Wilson, and Recorder Cindy Kimberling.

Guests: Tecla Blood, Kent Keller, Theresa Pfaff, Richard Leinweber, Chris Cochran, Vickie Griner, Marvin Pillers, Eric Neuman, Dawn Kriebel, Larry Hunt, Diana Bridge, Teresa Kerns, Teddi Brown, and Patty Cottrill.

Excused: Garfield board member Bill Broughton.

Tami Hickle went over the changes in the classified staffing for 2001-2002 school year. These changes include: 1) The Palouse secretary position will be a full four hour block. Therefore an aide will continue to operate the Accuscan machine in the lunchroom for one hour. 2) Connie Atkinson will accompany her one-on-one student to Garfield. Therefore, her position will be reduced by one half hour which was the recess duty she previously worked. 3) Cut Robin Woltering’s preschool and kindergarten aide positions in Palouse.

John Leendertsen entered the meeting at 8:19 p.m.

Warren Neal and Roger Pennell moved to accept the classified staffing revisions. Dave Tharp and Mike White made the same motion for the Palouse board. Both motions passed unanimously.

Bev Fox entered the meeting at 8:23 p.m.

In light of the modified educational program to be retained which the board has adopted, the collective bargaining agreement has been applied to the modified program to be retained, which considers specific qualifications and seniority within job classifications. It has been determined that these are the individuals that will have their contracts reduced or eliminated.

1. Tammy Van Dyke (Garfield custodian/food service) and Sue Willmore (Palouse aide and bus driver) have taken jobs elsewhere and their positions will not be replaced.
2. Marie Carter (Palouse custodian) will have her hours reduced from 8 hours per day to 4 hours per day beginning with the 2001-2002 school year. During the summer of 2002, the job will increase to 6 hours per day. At this time, the plan is for the job to return to 4 hours per day for the 2002-2003 school year.
3. Dawn Kriebel’s (Garfield special ed aide) hours will be reduced one hour per day from 7.25 to 6.25.
4. Josie Kliphardt’s (Garfield special ed aide) hours will be reduced one hour per day from 6.5 to 5.5.
5. Jody Akins (Garfield library aide) hours will be reduced one hour per day from 8 to 7 hours.
6. Theresa Pfaff’s (Garfield/Palouse grant aide and clerical worker) hours have been reduced 5.5 hours per day (grant work) which includes 2.5 hours per week (clerical time).
7. Darlene Brantner’s grant aide hours in Palouse have been cut 4 hours per day, which is her entire position.
8. Wendy Casey’s grant aide time in Garfield has been cut 1 hour per day, which is her entire position.
9. Debbie Mitzimberg (Palouse one-on-one special ed aide) will be reduced from 7 to 3 hours per day.
10. Robin Woltering (Palouse aide and 1 hour food service worker) will be reduced from 8 to 4 hours per day.
11. Connie Atkinson’s position (currently a Palouse one-on-one special ed aide, who will be accompanying her student to Garfield next year) will be reduced 1/2 hour per day.

Warren Neal and Pam Shelden made a motion to accept these reductions, and direct Tami Hickle to notify the affected employees. Dave Tharp and Paula Echanove moved to accept the reductions for the Palouse board, and direct Tami Hickle to notify the affected employees.

The regular meeting reconvened at 9:30 p.m.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:31 p.m.