MINUTES

The minutes of the previous meeting were checked and accepted. Principal Dellepiane then spoke: Accreditation is March 18 -- 21. March 18, Sunday, is the arrival day and the team will meet with the parents.

Our Academic Decathlon Team did much better this year. They scored higher in the standings and got several individual awards.

We are about to open up the assistant principal position ( Ms. Dellepiane's previous position). We will advertise the position by sending out flyers and letting the word of mouth filter through the district. The district will screen the applicants for minimum requirements. The selection committee will then interview the qualified applicants. The committee is Mary Gerdwagen, Jennifer Ingram, Jean Hoelscher, Cheryl Dellepiane, and Charlie Noyes.

Mr. Ornelas will stay with athletics and student activities. Mr. Plevack will take on discipline as well as his attendance office duties. The new administrator will be in charge of Curriculum, staff development, technology, and will share budget duties with Ms. Dellepiane.

A new administrative assistant is on her way from San Fernando Middle School. No one on our staff is eligible for this position. Martina Martin was the trainer of Virginia Hancock, hang on to your hats.

A suggestion was made to move the Minolta copier out of the office as it doesn't fit well any more. Ms. DeBoer volunteered to allow to rest in her outer college office. This plan was vetoed due to the lack of supervision in that office. Everyone remembers what happened to Mr. Riemer.

Money is coming. $115,000 from the state for our API improvement. Also, $ 27 a student from the state in a block grant. The block grant must have an educational plan which must be approved by district B by May 1. Of course, we haven't seen any of this money yet.

Do want to see our budget up close and personal? Go to www.frbd.lausd.kl2.ca.us and look up the VHHS budget.

Suggestions were made on how to spend the API money. Since the students did the improving, the student body should get something. Suggestions: New Marquis sign as the present one is an embarrassment about $25,000. Repair and replace science equipment so the students have adequate, modern equipment. Landscape the hillside along Plainview to prevent erosion and beautify it. A video projector for the auditorium. It was also suggested that we should fund a part time position to promote the school with the media. Perhaps it could even be an elective class.

Filming will take place February 20, 25, and March 2. More information coming. A strike is looming and other schools are competing for this money, so we to "make hay while the sun shines."

The meeting was adjourned at about 4:03. (Almost a record)

Attending were: Shahla Balizadeh, Steven Vanover, Natalie Scibetta, Daniel Weaver, Steve Saryan, Mary Gagossian, Dare Doolittle, John Plevack, Glenda Thomas, Mike Koons, Fred Koegler, Dino Stirpe, Mike Fahy, Hector Ornelas, Cheryl Dellepiane, Richard Thomas, Easy Delaney, Jim Nelson, jean Hoelscher, and,yours truly, Charlie Noyes.

Next meeting, March 5.