March 2, 2015 School Board Meeting Summary

School board honors all-state musicians
Photo by Marianne Deal Stephens

March 2, 2015 School Board Meeting Summary 

By Marianne Deal Stephens

Two occasions made the beginning of Monday's School Board Meeting more lively than usual. Prior to the regular meeting, the District held a ceremony honoring Gary Eneberg, Briarcrest Nurse and 2015 Support Person of the Year. See the District's February 12 Press Release for more on Mr. Eneberg.

 

The other reason for the liveliness was the presence of scores of student musicians and parents for the Board's recognition of the All-State and All-Northwest Musicians. 

Before the Board turned to the musicians, President Mike Jacobs began the meeting in the usual way, with the adoption of the Consent Agenda, which included:

• An official resolution honoring Mr. Gary Eneberg, noting that he "cares daily for students who get bumped and bruised" and serves Briarcrest with "good humor, kindness, and excellence in nursing."
• Acceptance of $13,556 from the Shoreline Foundation for elementary nonfiction books and $7220 for the secondary DBQ Project, a supplementary social studies curriculum. President Mike Jacobs expressed thanks and praised "the generosity of the community and the hard work of volunteers."
• Approval of the June 2015- July 2016 Board Meeting Schedule. The Board meets approximately every three weeks. The schedule, agendas, and minutes can be found on the School Board page 
• Approval of change orders for the high school building projects. The list of changes included adjustments to the Shorewood Athletic Fields, a demonstration mirror in the Shorecrest Food Lab, and bird deterrent on the main Shorecrest building parapets.
• Approval of Extended Field Trips, including: Shorecrest Hip Hop travel to State competition in Yakima; Meridian Park Math Club to the Math is Cool Masters competition in Moses Lake; a Shorewood UW Geology Class trip to Orcas Island in order to see "evidence of Puget Sound glaciation [and] terrane accretion"; Shorecrest Marching Band to Ireland in 2016 to march in Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade, walk the Titanic Trail, see the Book of Kells, and kiss the Blarney Stone. 

Recognition of All-State and All-Northwest Musicians 

District Music Coordinator Frank Halferty explained that students statewide produce more than 6000 audition recordings in the fall, and that Shoreline continues to have a high number of students in the honored groups. The 20+ middle and high school students present at the meeting introduced themselves with their year, instrument, and honor group. For the full list, see the District News Release

Emergency Preparedness

Look for a separate article coming up dedicated to the district's review of the January 7 lockdown incident.

Pre-Hazard Mitigation Plan

The District will undertake a revision of its Pre-Hazard Mitigation plan, which anticipates natural disasters and assesses potential impact on school buildings. In Shoreline, the main risks are earthquakes, floods, and landslides. Having the plan current will allow Shoreline to receive FEMA disaster mitigation funding should the need ever arise. The public is invited to to comment regarding this matter at the March 23 or April 6 Board Meetings. For more information, contact Director of School Safety Don Dalziel.

See Washington K-12 Pre-Distaster Mitigation Plan

Revision to Health Policies

Director of Student Services Amy Vujovich explained revisions to three health policies. The changes will bring the following policies up to current health protocols: Policy 3413, Student Immunizations and Life Threatening Health Conditions; Policy 3414, Infectious Diseases; and Policy 3417, Catheterization.

Board Reports

Members of the board drew attention to recent events and news: 

• STEM for Her at Shorewood (ongoing series);
• Shoreline Foundation Grant Awards http://www.shorelineschools.org/news/release.php?releasesid=1616
• Third Place Books Breakfast catered by Shorecrest Culinary Arts 2/26;
• Shorewood Lip Dub
• Q13 Fox story about the Lip Dub 
• Tammy Ceesay, Shorewood Teacher, named to the WSBPA Bowling Coaches' Hall of Fame

Members of the Board mentioned several events they are looking forward to:

• Shorewood Booster Auction 3/14
• Shorecrest Booster Auction 3/21
• FIRST Robotics Competition at Shorewood 3/21-22 and here
• Shoreline Foundation Spring Event

Spring Sports, which began March 2.