MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 2005

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A general meeting of the YVHS Athletic Boosters, Inc. was held on
November 2, 2005 at 7:13 p.m. in Concord, California for the purpose of
a monthly meeting. President, Stan Wilson, called the meeting to
order. The meeting was held in the Ygnacio Valley High School library.
Written notice of this meeting was sent via email and announced on the
web site to all general members of record on the books of the
corporation at such time and with such contents as required by the
Bylaws of the corporation.

Attending the meeting was:

Marci Jones Kellye Dykeman Gregg Syrovatka
Jim Davis Julie Kaufman Cindy Graffort
Don Morrison Stan Wilson Cathy Collins
Mario Balestrieri

Six out of eight board members were present, constituting a quorum of
the full Board.

APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES

The minutes of the October 5, 2005 meeting were passed out to all board
members. A clarification was requested regarding the date by which the
baseball loan was to be repaid. The change was made so that the
minutes read, “by Feb. 2007” rather than “within 1 year.” The motion
was made, seconded, and the vote approved the October minutes with the
clarification noted.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Jim Davis submitted the Treasurer’s Report as of October 30, 2005 (see
attached). The Treasurer’s Report was approved unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

SITE COUNCIL – Julie Kaufman reported:
• Textbook sufficiency is being handled by Mr. France, all teachers
submitted & signed if textbooks were sufficient or needed.  Site
Countil wil be informed when all orders have been received.
 
• Single Plan for Student Achievement is 43 pages long. A copy will be
received when finalized.  Reviewed pages 19 & 20, made amendments
regarding wording for Math on page 19.
 
• Meetings are back to the 2nd Monday of each month, next meeting on
11/14 (although this was changed to 11/21 because the Principle was
away for training).
 
• Curriculum- Staff development continues, they are being trained on 3
strategies for structural student engagement.  AP audit in 06/07,
teachers trained.
 
• Faculty Council - Meeting with Mrs. Plath on the 4th Monday of the
month, have not had the first meeting.  Copy machines seem to not be
working on a regular basis.  New risograph is not working, why? Mrs.
Plath was asked about the teacher and Librarian vacancies?
 
• Students- Homecoming, need chaperones for the dance.  Possible 10th
grade car wash fundraiser
 
• Band took 1st place in Santa Cruz!
 
• ELAC has their first meeting this week.
 
• Crab Feed, next meeting on 11/14 at 6:30, need Volunteers!
 
ESCRIP – No report

MEMBERSHIP – No new members. The Escrip flier and membership forms
were attached to the medical forms going out to winter sports
participants. Kellye will call Eugenia to see if it’s not too late to
get Booster information into the school newsletter.

TEAM REPORT –
• Cross Country is going to BVAL this week.
• Boy’s Water Polo are undefeated BVAL Champs! They will be
participating in NCS this Sat. afternoon.
• Girl’s Volleyball has won last 2 times.
• Girl’s Tennis has won 4 matches.
• Varsity Football plays Freedom Thurs. 11/3 at Mt. Diablo HS. Next
week they play at DLS on Fri., 11/11.
• Football NCS meeting Sun. 11/13 a.m.
• Fall Sports Awards scheduled for Dec. 6.
• Mario is in the process of arranging where the soccer teams will play.

TRACK/FIELD UPDATE – Work is progressing on the new track and
field. Mario has been assured that there will, in fact, be an 8 ft.
fence around the field by the end of the project. There will not be
“WARRIORS” printed in the end zones. It will just be plain. Cindy
Graffort offered to take pictures of the work on the field as it
progresses. The question was raised at to whether regulation Lacrosse
lines could be put on the field. It was reported by Mario Balestrieri,
via email, that the football scoreboard is not included in the
district’s budget for the new field. It was, however, agreed that the
Boosters will pay the balance of $15,000 in addition to the $20,000
already paid toward the cost of the scoreboard. If there is additional
cost (above the $35,000) for the scoreboard, the district will cover
it. They are choosing which scoreboard we will get. The new
scoreboard will need to have advertising space, as Safeway has already
given the Boosters $5,000 to have its name on the scoreboard.

UPDATE/ PLAYERS TRANSPORTATION FEE – The issue of covering the
transportation fee for athletes who can’t afford it (but don’t qualify
to have it waived), was again discussed at length. Mario reported that
he has discussed this with Mrs. Plath, and that the school has no extra
funds to cover these students. Mrs. Plath feels that the Boosters
should pay the transportation fee for these students. There is great
concern on the part of the board that by simply paying these fees it
will create resentment on the part of the families that do pay their
own fees, as well as setting a precedence that the Boosters will always
cover these costs if the athletes can’t. Mario will discuss this
problem further with Mrs. Plath.

KELLY KRAUSS/WEIGHT SCALES – Mario is still getting more information
regarding the NCS approved wrestling scales.

SPIRIT WEAR – Cindy reported for Roger Havens: There were two
deposits made totaling $770. They want to order high quality stadium
seats (like Deer Valley’s) to sell for approx. $45. Cindy requested
$1500 from the Boosters to pay for the order now so that they would
have the stadium seats to sell during basketball season.

WEBSITE UPDATE – Debbie Faires working to update the website.

NEW BUSINESS:

REQUESTS FOR FUNDING – No requests from teams.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS – No new board members.

CRAB FEED REPORT – Cindy Graffort reported that we still need a
Chairperson for the Crab Feed. The next meeting is Nov. 14 in the
teacher’s lounge. Meetings are held the second Monday of each month
(no meeting in Dec.). A second “thank you” will be sent this month to
merchants who previously donated. It will remind them that we will be
asking again in Jan. 2006 for their support for this event. Cindy
confirmed that the starting bid for the silent auction items will be
equal to half the value of the item. We need to help people understand
that the concept of the silent auction is to raise money for the
Boosters, not to come looking for bargains.

ROUND TABLE:
Cindy Graffort is preparing a photo montage for the Fall Sports Awards.
She has taken many pictures of football, and she will try to contact
the various teams so that all the sports can be represented.

Don Morrison informed the board that there is ongoing vandalism
happening at the baseball field. He and Mark Ferguson have spent many
hours on improving the facility and equipment, yet within a day or two
after they have worked on something, it has been ruined. The newly
painted backstop was broken apart. The batting cage that they repaired
and restrung was tipped upside down and cut apart. There are broken
beer bottles and marijuana paraphernalia that the vandals leave behind.
Unfortunately, the proximity of the baseball field to the walking
trail makes access to it very easy. There is no clear solution as how
to protect the baseball field and equipment.

The next Athletic Booster meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2005, at
7 p.m. in the YVHS Library.

There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Submitted by:

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Marci Jones
Secretary
November 15, 2005