FORS Meeting Monday May 4, 2009 (postponed from 4/29/09)

FORS Meeting Monday 5/4/09 (Postponed from 4/29/09)

Those in attendance:
Cheryle Apple
Rick Hennes
Tom Donnelly
Sarah Donnelly
Julie Kelly
Michelle Scott
Audrey Keebler

A. After all the hard work, Riverview School looks good!!!

B. The painting that Ms. Keebler wanted done @ RVHS is complete.

C. Fingerprinting Status:
Mr. Hennes said that firm guidelines need to be put in place before the sports season begins for the 2009-2010 schoolyear. There should also be a vehicle inspection in place for vehicles before leaving for offsite school events/sports. It is uncertain at this time who would pay for the fingerprinting- perhaps the district, ASB, or some sort of donation. The ultimate goal will be that the district would bus all athletes instead of going in several private vehicles. It is thought that the RVPD offers a livescan(fingerprinting) for a $25 fee.

D. It's official- Vicky Turk will be the new principal @ RVHS beginning in the 2009-2010 schoolyear.

E. The PG&E rebate that was being looked into to save the district money is cancelled at this time.

F. There is still an issue with air conditioners being left on at @ RVHS when noone is in the classroom. If you discover this still happening contact the RVHS office.

G. There is now a substitute list for custodians. Three subs have passed the required lifting test. If you see lights on @ night, chances are it's not neglect or wastefulness, it just means custodians are at work or some lights are kept on for safety. The custodians have a set schedule with a certain amount of minutes to clean each room. It is planned that the custodians will wax the floors over Winter Break. There will be a strict summer schedule for the custodians. The classrooms will be "spic and span" for school staff and students when they return to school in August 2009.

H. There needs to be an overall review of the RDUSD irrigation system.

I. The RVHS school handbook needs to be more concise. The consequences for issues like underage drinking at school functions needs to be straight forward and to the point.
The consequences needs to be better described in the handbook. The consequences needs to be enforced. The handbook will be used in a more proactive fashion.

J. Mr. Hennes provided all in attendance with a draft of the revised master plan for RVHS. It is also on the RDUSD website. Three different revisions are now combined into one. A plan is necessary before we start building more. First you have a plan, then you make decisions.
Abbreviated Proposal:
An "L" shaped building that will house 3-4 classrooms and a faculty room
Expand cafeteria and outdoor food court (maybe install WIFI)
Update woodshop building
Expand gym-add balcony with additional seating and equipment
(building new gym is expensive and takes up space)
Install steps from parking lot to building "E"(Theater-Performing Arts Building)
On Tuesday May 19, 2009 there will be a meeting to discuss the proposed RVHS draft.
It is hoped that at the 6/1/09 Board Meeting the board will approve the facility plan.
The funds for this endeavor will be drawn from bond money or developer's fund.

K. WASC
Two committee members will come on May 26, 2009 and visit RVHS. They will be reviewing our progress and tour the school. This visit is being treated as a follow-up visit and not an initial visit. Ms. Keebler provided those in attendance with the final draft of the WASC report that was submitted. The final report is available at the RVHS office.

L. In our ongoing endeavor to continue bringing quality teachers into our district, we already have many awesome teachers :), we may have to provide more incentives. We need to make pay competitive and perhaps we could negotiate apartments with the city's help. Teachers are being persued through Ed-Join and Job Fairs.

M. Presently there is an employee who is cataloging all the textbooks in the district, this is the employee's sole duty presently. This person is taking inventory of every textbook in every classroom in the district.

N. Infrastructure @ RVHS
Building E does not have proper infrastructure for smartboards.
Building F does have proper infrastructure for smartboards.

O. A job description and salary is being put in place for an IT person or company to work with and for the district. One of the responsibilties of this person(s) will be to identify the needs/issues regarding technology in the district.

P. Online attendance is needed to make the schools in RDUSD more efficient in this area. It will also save time for staff.

Q. RVHS now has 16 platinums and 20 black and white printers. The goal is to an XP in every RVHS classroom by the end of the 2008-2009 schoolyear.

R. The teacher inservice on Friday May 22, 2009 @ RVHS will be regarding an online grading system. The grading system is called ENGRADE.COM.

S. The finals for RVHS will occur before winterbreak of 2009.

Remember-The first day of the 2009-2010 schoolyear will be Monday 8/17/09 and NOT Wednesday 8/19/09.

Tentatively, the next FORS meeting is Wednesday 8/19/09. Time and locale to be determined.

The revised RDUSD 2009-2010 school calendar can be found and downloaded at the RDUSD website.

Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Scott