OFFICIAL MINUTES FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING OF THE

ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

The Board of Trustees for the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf met for their monthly meeting on June 10, 2008.

Present: Henrietta Williams, Chairperson; Pam Hyneman, Vice Chair; Beth Gray, Secretary; Andrew Tolbert, Board Member; Dr. Doug Watson, Board Member; Jim Hill, A.S.B. Superintendent; Dr. Marcella Dalla Rosa, A.S.D. Superintendent; Zania Musteen, Cherie Courtwright, Interpreters; Amy Ford, Office of the Attorney General; Members of the Deaf Community; Members of the Blind Community

Absent: Johnny McGehee

Call to Order

Ms. Williams called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. The next board meeting was scheduled for July 15 at 4:00 p.m. The date for the August board meeting will be August 19. Mr. Tolbert mentioned that he would not be able to attend the August board meeting because that was the first day of school. After discussion, it was decided to have the meeting on August 19, but schedules and dates will be discussed again at the July board meeting.

Consent Items

None

Action Items

None

Discussion Items

Johnny McGehee – A.S.B. Parent Representative

Mr. McGehee was not present.

A.S.D. Parent Representative – vacant

Ms. Williams said she called Taco Williams earlier to revisit about the A.S.D. Parent Representative and she was told they are still looking for someone to fill the position. She has made some inquiries, but the problem is that the child has to be enrolled in the school. Ms. Williams urged all to recommend someone for the position.

Board of Trustees Meeting

Arkansas School for the Deaf

Arkansas School for the Blind

June 10, 2008

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08-J-007 Motion to Approve Revised Evaluation Form

for the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind

Mr. Hill reminded the board that at the last board meeting, the Employee Performance Evaluation was discussed. Amy Ford reviewed the form and she approved it as changed. Mr. Hill said he and Marcella have also reviewed the changes. The rating scale will be: Satisfactory, 1 point, Above Average, 2 points, and Exceeds Standards, 3 points. He said this is a correction from the handout from the last meeting. Ms. Williams said the board needs to approve it for each school. Mr. Tolbert said since this is the joint meeting, if it is approved during this meeting, it would be approved for each school. Ms. Williams asked for a motion to approve the Evaluation Form and Mr. Tolbert made the motion. Ms. Gray seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

There being no further business of a Joint nature, the meeting moved to the Agenda for the Arkansas School for the Blind.

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Henrietta Williams, Chairperson

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Beth Gray, Secretary

Board of Trustees Meeting

Arkansas School for the Deaf

Arkansas School for the Blind

June 10, 2008

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