April 2, 2019

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Board Retreat

April 2, 2019 5:30 PM

 

District Services Center
540 Canyon Del Rey, Del Rey Oaks, CA
https://montereypeninsula.agendaonline.net/public/

 

 

Attendance Taken at 5:32 PM:
Present:   
Debra  Gramespacher
Dr. Jonathan Hill
Thomas Jennings
Dr. Bettye  Lusk
Alana Myles
Wendy  Root Askew

Dr. Amanda Whitmire
 

1. OPENING BUSINESS

I.a. Call Public Session to Order - President Tom Jennings  
Minutes:
Board President Tom Jennings called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.

 

I.b. Roll Call  
Minutes:
Board Members Present: Debra Gramespacher, Dr. Jon Hill, Tom Jennings, Dr. Bettye Lusk, Alana Myles, Wendy Root Askew, and Dr. Amanda Whitmire.
Staff Present: Dr. PK Diffenbaugh, Marci McFadden, Cresta McIntosh, and Beth Wodecki. 

I.c. Adopt Agenda
Motion Passed:   Passed with a motion by Wendy Root Askew and a second by Dr. Amanda Whitmire.
Yes      Debra Gramespacher

Yes      Dr. Jonathan Hill
Yes      Thomas Jennings
Yes      Dr. Bettye  Lusk
Yes      Alana Myles
Yes      Wendy  Root Askew

Yes      Dr. Amanda Whitmire

Minutes:
The Board APPROVED the agenda. 

I.d. Pledge of Allegiance  
Minutes:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dr. Jon Hill. 

 

 

 

1. PUBLIC COMMENT
   Minutes:
   There were no Public Comments.

 

III. PUBLIC AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS  
Minutes:
There were no Public Agency Communications. 

 

1. STUDY SESSION
2. a. BP/AR 5144.1 Suspensions and Expulsions/Due Process
   
   Minutes:
   Dr. PK Diffenbaugh opened up the discussion by going over a review of the five-year historical suspension data followed by three, twenty-minute learning stations with district administrators, staff, board members, parents, students, and members of the community. The learning stations discussed practices/approaches to supporting students through alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices.  Conversation also entailed highlights from the learning stations, next steps to continuing the dialogue around the Board Policy and District practice.  
   
   

VIII. ADVANCED PLANNING   

VIII.a. Future Meetings  

1. ADJOURNMENT
   
   

IX.a. Meeting Adjourned  
Motion Passed:   Passed with a motion by Dr. Bettye Lusk and a second by Dr.  Jon Hill.
Yes      Debra  Gramespacher
Yes      Dr. Jonathan Hill
Yes      Thomas Jennings
Yes      Dr. Bettye  Lusk
Yes      Alana Myles
Yes      Wendy  Root Askew

Yes      Dr. Amanda Whitmire
 
Minutes:
The Board ADJOURNED the meeting at 8:35 p.m.