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| Board of Education Meeting; Monday, October 15, 2007 | |
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| George | Oct 15 2007, 09:57 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.boardbook.org/APPS/BBV2/PUBLIC/...gKey=Mjg2Mzk%3D Livonia Public Schools School District Regular Meeting Monday, October 15, 2007 7:00 PM Board Room, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia I. ROLL CALL: Tom Bailey, Robert Freeman, Steve King, Daniel Lessard, Cynthia Markarian, Gregory Oke, Lynda Scheel II. COMMUNICATIONS A. Recognition of the Franklin High School String Ensemble Recognition of the FHS String Ensemble Attachment B. Gift--Hoover PTA Gift--Hoover PTA Action Sheet C. Written Communications D. Audience Communications (Limited to fifteen (15) minutes, with remainder following Personnel Matters.) E. Response to Prior Audience Communications III. CONSENT AGENDA--Items marked with an "*" will be considered in one motion. These routine items have been individually reviewed by Board committees and were unanimously recommended for placing on this consent agenda. Any member of the Board may remove items from the consent agenda prior to voting. Consent Agenda Action Sheet IV. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES A. *Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 1, 2007 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 1, 2007 V. BUSINESS MATTERS A. *Bills for Payment--October 16, 2007 Bills for Payment--October 16, 2007 Action Sheet Bills for Payment--October 16, 2007 Attachment B. *Approval to Purchase Paper Approval to Purchase Paper Action Sheet Approval to Purchase Paper Attachment C. Approval to Purchase Security Equipment Approval to Purchase Security Equipment Action Sh VI. INSTRUCTION MATTERS A. Franklin High School ROTC Presentation Franklin High School ROTC Presentation Attachment VII. PERSONNEL MATTERS A. Retirement Retirement Action Sheet Retirement Attachment B. Resignation Resignation Action Sheet C. Recall of Teacher Recall of Teacher Action Sheet Recall of Teacher Attachment VIII. REPORTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT IX. HEARING FROM BOARD MEMBERS X. ADJOURNMENT Our BOE did it again. They managed to table plans for further review of a state of the art security system for our K-4 schools. Nice job people. You can spend all kinds of monies on consultants, but you can't afford to manage to keep our children safe. I hope that they manage to come to terms and figure out a way to pay for this system. I know as a parent I would be happier knowing that my children were safe and secure. :angry: |
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| Vanna White | Oct 15 2007, 10:15 PM Post #2 |
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I heard that there were concerns about the price, but did not see the meeting. What happened? |
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| Renee Chesney | Oct 16 2007, 09:05 AM Post #3 |
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What make you thinks your kids are not safe? At the Committee of the Whole meeting this program was presented as the next step in being proactive on security measures. I am glad it was pulled off the agenda. I think there needs to be much more discussion to make sure the proactive step we take in protecting our kids is the right one. |
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| Major Card Player | Oct 16 2007, 09:24 AM Post #4 |
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If it was the 'stoopid' system they have at Jackson, it wouldn't protect the kids anyway. Better they table it and find something more effective(although chances of them actually choosing a good system is unlikely given their track record). |
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| jolly rancher | Oct 16 2007, 03:49 PM Post #5 |
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How about taking simple measures in ALL buildings before we spend more money. 1. Actually having someone walk around and verify that ALL doors are locked from the outside after the last bell rings in the morning. 2. Making sure that staff and students don't open the doors that are locked for someone who comes knocking on the door. Direct them to the front of the building. 3. Ask for ID when it's someone whom staff does not know that is signing in in the building. 4. Tell teachers and formally reprimand them if they prop open doors. I am sure that there are many other things that I am forgetting that can be done before we spend the money that Mark Schultz so desperately wants us to spend on this system, so that he can sit at Central Office and monitor it remotely instead of checking out residency issues. So Yes, I think this needs much more discussion before we move forward on it. |
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| D2ns | Oct 16 2007, 04:51 PM Post #6 |
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You seem quite upset with Mark Schultz and his want for the security system. I would've thought the staff at the schools were already doing the simple precautions you mentioned. When Mark gave the presentation at Holmes earlier this year he told all of us how our society is changing, faster than we can keep up with. He didn't seem the type to just sit around and watch tv monitors. I wondered who was responsible for residency checks. Is that part of his job description because it could indeed be security issues? |
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| Deleted User | Oct 16 2007, 05:00 PM Post #7 |
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Why in the HELL haven't we been doing this for years already? You are kidding yourself if you don't think we will need to spend money on security. We will need to spend. Lets just be sure we are spending it wisely. Nice to see the BOE table something for a little further discussion. Makes you wonder why it couldn't be done a little more often. Why the venom for Mark Schultz Jolly? Is the admin paying him back for not supporting the LI??? |
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| Dad | Oct 16 2007, 05:16 PM Post #8 |
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I'd like to see sinking fund go towards replacing windows that won't open first. I would think people would rise up if a security project trumps the windows debate that went on here. You all made me a believer. Am I to understand that windows are not a priority over a proactive security system? |
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| Queen of Hearts | Oct 16 2007, 05:25 PM Post #9 |
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I agree, Buchanan's windows should definitely come before the security system. |
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| Deleted User | Oct 16 2007, 05:53 PM Post #10 |
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I certainly won't forget this thread when something happens and everyone is screaming why we didn't do anything. |
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| Dad | Oct 16 2007, 06:50 PM Post #11 |
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Jimid- this sound so threatening. I wish we could find something to agree on. Here I finally thought I could get some brownie points for hearing and supporting something (windows that open) that folks have complained about on this site. I'm not sure it is an "either-or" situation. Nobody wants to see our kids safety compromised. God forbid something happen, I hope you wouldn't come here looking here for someone to blame. I simply was prioritizing- not saying that additional safety measures are not important. |
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| George | Oct 16 2007, 06:57 PM Post #12 |
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I would think people would rise up if a security project trumps the windows debate that went on here. You all made me a believer. Am I to understand that windows are not a priority over a proactive security system? I don't believe they can use the sinking for security systems. They were talking about having to pay for the system from the technology fund. I do believe that they should upgrade our schools windows......The district can use the sinking fund monies for building upgrades. For whatever reason, Liepa doesn't see the value in it. <_< |
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| Deleted User | Oct 16 2007, 07:11 PM Post #13 |
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By Emily Bazar and Marisol Bello, USA TODAY CLEVELAND — As school officials in Cleveland revise their security plans after a shooting rampage by a 14-year-old gunman, professionals who study youth violence said the solution is simple: Pay attention to threatening behavior and talk. A week before Asa Coon wounded four people and fatally shot himself at SuccessTech Academy in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday, he had threatened to blow up the school and stab students, said Doneisha LeVert, 14. Fortifying schools with metal detectors, security guards and surveillance cameras doesn't guarantee that a gunman will be kept out, criminologists and educators said. There were no metal detectors at SuccessTech on Wednesday. The experts said educators should learn a key lesson from the more than two dozen school shootings since Columbine in 1999: Troubled teens who plan attacks often warn of their intentions. Schools should teach staff and students to recognize and report threats, and require they be investigated, they said. "It's frustrating to see one shooting after another that could be prevented," said Dewey Cornell, a forensic clinical psychologist at the University of Virginia, who is a consultant on school violence prevention. "Schools have emergency response plans rather than prevention plans. FIND MORE STORIES IN: Police | Cleveland | Tony Dejak | Successtech Academy | Asa Coon "Prevention cannot wait until there is a gunman in the parking lot," he said. "There have been more than enough wake-up calls." Every school should have a program to stop bullying and one to overcome the mind-set that reporting a threat is "snitching," said Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston. "Nobody likes a person who rats," Levin said, but schools have to provide an environment where students who hear threats can turn to trusted teachers or counselors or even report the threats anonymously. He said the "law-and-order" approach, installing metal detectors and cameras, is a politically expedient solution that doesn't work. Today, Cleveland Schools CEO Eugene Sanders expected to present a plan detailing how the district will try to prevent similar tragedies. One piece of the plan would focus on the best security measures, such as metal detectors, mayoral spokeswoman Maureen Harper said. She said the plan will also address how to "spot the red flags and how we handle those red flags when they do come up." Coon, who was suspended Monday for fighting, was familiar to authorities. Police had been to his home in a working-class neighborhood on the city's west side five times in the past year for calls about domestic violence, assault and property crimes. His brother, Stephen, 19, was taken into custody for parole violations Thursday. When Asa Coon was 12, he was charged in juvenile court with domestic violence, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported. His mother, Lori, had called police and said her son slapped her and called her a vulgar name. A woman who answered the door at the Coon home would not comment. Coon stood out for his "goth" style of black trench coat, dog collar and nail polish, and for frequent angry exchanges with students. Student Frances Henderson, 14, said he often argued with her. Neighbors said he was a polite boy who ignored the taunts of other youths. Anthony Rodriguez, 23, who has lived in the neighborhood for nine years, said the badgering may have made Coon snap. "People picking on him pushed him over the edge." "Every time I saw him, he was pleasant," said Chequita France, 48, who has lived next door to the Coons for four years. Her daughter Paris, 16, said she frequently saw Coon fight with his mother and sister. "Sitting on the porch in the summertime, he used to argue with his mother," she said. She sometimes saw him kicking and screaming. Based on the initial investigation, police said Coon entered the school with two handguns, two boxes of ammunition and three folding knives. He went to a fourth-floor bathroom to change clothes. There was one armed guard at the entrance, Police Chief Michael McGrath said at a news conference. Coon went to a classroom on the fourth floor, spoke with a teacher, then shot him in the chest. He then asked for the whereabouts of another teacher and left to search for him. History teacher Michael Grassie, 42, remained hospitalized after surgery. Police said Coon attacked because he was mad about being disciplined. "What we know now is it was over some disciplinary issues that this particular suspect had with teachers in the school," McGrath said. Bello reported from McLean, Va. Contributing: The Associated Press http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-1...-shooting_N.htm |
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Student killed in Michigan elementary school shooting Students evacuate the school February 29, 2000 Web posted at: 3:07 p.m. EST (2007 GMT) MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- A 6-year-old girl was shot to death by a 7-year-old classmate at a Michigan elementary school on Tuesday, authorities said. A single shot was fired during a first-grade class at Buell Elementary School with a teacher and about 22 students present, said Mount Morris Township Police Chief Eric King. It was not immediately clear if the shooting was accidental or intentional, he said. The girl died about 10:30 a.m., said Hurley Medical Center spokeswoman Stephanie Motschenbacher. Police said the shooting suspect, a boy, was in custody. King said police were still investigating and details were sketchy. Initial reports said the boy was showing off a handgun to classmates when it fired. Police closed off nearby streets and the students were immediately evacuated and the parents notified. Third-grader Corey Sutton, 9, said he heard a bang. "I thought it was a desk or something falling," he said. "The principal came over the PA system and told teachers to shut their doors and lock them. I was scared. My heart was pounding." http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/02/29/schoo...g.02/index.html |
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May 21, 1998: In Springfield, Ore., Thurston High sophomore Ryan Atteberry is helped to a waiting ambulance hours after police say Kip Kinkel opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing two and wounding 20 more. Kinkel is also accused of killing his parents the previous day. |
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May 19, 1998: Emergency personnel work on Robert "Nick" Creson, 18, after he was shot in a parking lot behind Roy Clark Field House at Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tenn. Creson died about 15 minutes after being brought to the hospital. According to police, student Jacob Davis, 18, shot Creson in a dispute over a girl. |
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April 24, 1998: A student from James W. Parker school in Edinboro, Pa., after science teacher John Gillette was shot and killed by another student. |
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March 28, 1998: Mourners at a funeral service for 11-year-old Britthney Varner, one of four students and a teacher killed four days earlier by Drew Golden and Mitchell Johnson in Jonesboro, Ark. |
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December 1, 1997: A Heath High School student at the scene of a shooting that left three students dead and five wounded. A 14-year-old freshman, Michael Carneal, was arrested and charged with shooting eight fellow students who were finishing an informal prayer meeting. |
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October 2, 1997: Luke Woodham, 16, exits the city's courtroom after entering not guilty pleas to charges he murdered his mother and two high school classmates the day before in Pearl, Miss. Woodham was sentenced to life in prison. |
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