Missing Detail of December 17th, 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015, Marcella Moran wrote:

Dear Soquel Union Board Members,

I feel like the board meetings from the 12/17 meeting are incomplete. I do not think they should be approved as is. In particular I feel like Section 6 regarding Board Policy 1230 is incomplete.  This section lacks many important details regarding the discussion between the community and the board members.  These details need to be documented in the minutes so they can be referenced in the future should any questions regarding the details and the intent of the board policy arise.  Furthermore, I feel like the minutes do not adequately describe the confusion and conflicting statements and consequent clarifications that arose between the board members, the public and the Superintendent. Again, I feel it is important that these are documented so that the community can look back upon them when needed, especially with such a contested policy.

Lastly, I find the minutes to be inadequate in regards to the details of the discussion that took place regarding the practice of having only one reading for board policies. The minutes do not reflect the discussion that took place amongst the board members regarding the need for two readings except in trivial situations.  The minutes do not note that the board has been acting against current board policy by approving policy changes that are not trivial with only one reading.

I now again feel a level of distrust with this system.  It is very important that the minutes function as an adequate reflection of the community input and conversation that takes place at the board members. I will take the time to review the audio from the December 17th and take notes on all items I feel were erroneously left out of the minutes.

Thank you for your time,
Marcella Moran

Here is a follow up letter from Marcella


Good Afternoon,

Here are the important details I feel like were omitted from the minutes. 

Board members expressed a need for clarification regarding Board Policy 1230. 

Board members stated that there was a large amount of misinformation and miscommunication about board policy 1230.

Board members apologized for the large amount of miscommunication and misinformation regarding board policy 1230. 

Board members expressed that from this point forward board policies like 1230, that affect the students and parents,  will have two readings. 

Board members clarified that under Board Policy 1230 the language regarding board authorization was in regards to the legality of the organization of the home and school club itself.

The board members clarified that the  board is not involved in the approval of the specific fundraisers and does not need a fundraiser list.  

The Board members clarified that it is the principal and the home and school clubs that will work together on the fundraiser specifics. 

The board members clarified that the AR once written can be reviewed if it is not consistent with the intent of the board policy

Thank you,