WawonaNews.com - May 2018
YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Meeting
Wawona Elementary School
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 5:30 PM
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, California
AGENDA
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- CONSENT AGENDA
- Approval of minutes of the regular meeting, April 11 and April 30, 2018
- Comprehensive School Safety Plan
- Financial reports
- Monthly approval of warrants (Action needed)
- Financial Report
- Payroll Report
- HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
ACTION ITEMS
- Discuss and approve P-2 Report
INFORMATION ITEMS
- Budget Committee report
- June 13 graduation
- BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
- STAFF REPORTS
- L CAP Update and required hearing dates
- NEXT MEETING DATE; Discuss meeting twice a month for the remainder of school year
- CLOSED SESSION Personnel/Negotiations/Litigation
- Board Governance
- Personnel
- Employee Negotiations (Gov. Code 54957.6)
- Personnel (Gov. Code 54957)
- RECOVENE IN OPEN SESSION: ANNOUNCE CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
- ADJOURNMENT
YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Meeting
Wawona Elementary School
Monday, April 30, 2018, 4:30 PM
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, California
AGENDA
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
ACTION ITEMS
- Discuss and approve tech upgrades to school building. Proposal from EDJOIN.
- Discuss and approve adding a bus stop south bound at Sugar Pine
INFORMATION ITEMS
- Discuss Needs Assessment by Glenn Reid
- ADJOURNMENT
Glacier Point Road In Yosemite To Open For The Season
Posted by: gina clugston April 24, 2018
YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park has announced that the Glacier Point Road will open to all vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 28.
There will be limited visitor services available at Glacier Point. There is no projected opening date for the Glacier Point store or the Bridalveil Creek Campground.
The Four Mile Trail is open from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point.
Visitors are encouraged to slow down and drive with caution along all park roads, as bears and other wildlife may be present on or near the roadway. Drivers should be aware of potential hazards in the road, including wet and icy conditions or debris in the roadway.
For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200, press 1 and press 1 again.
YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park has announced that the Glacier Point Road will open to all vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 28.
There will be limited visitor services available at Glacier Point. There is no projected opening date for the Glacier Point store or the Bridalveil Creek Campground.
The Four Mile Trail is open from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point.
Visitors are encouraged to slow down and drive with caution along all park roads, as bears and other wildlife may be present on or near the roadway. Drivers should be aware of potential hazards in the road, including wet and icy conditions or debris in the roadway.
For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200, press 1 and press 1 again.
Message from WAPOA regarding the dead tree and debris removal
We have talked to the representative from PG&E’s Vegetation Management program coordinating the work in Wawona. At present, they have inspected all the properties in Wawona, and cut down the trees they had flagged. They will not remove all of these fallen logs. The property has to “qualify” and there are several factors that determine whether they will remove the logs from your property or not. They must be within 50 feet of a permanent livable structure, and they should be at least 6 feet in length. They will also take logs that may be a safety risk, such as ones that might roll into a house or onto a road. They will do a physical inspection and if the property qualifies, they will notify the owner – usually by phone or email (which they get from public records). The owner then will have to sign off on a form for the removal.
They have done the inspections in most of Wawona and reached out to owners who qualify. If you have not heard from them and want to talk to PG&E about removal, you should call the hot line at PG&E, which is 1-800-743-5000. You may have to hold 10-15 minutes, but once you reach them, they will give you a case number. They have to respond to you within 7 days.
If you do not qualify, it is your responsibility to get the logs removed.
Also – they will not be removing the “debris” – the bark and branches. Those are the homeowners’ responsibility. The bark cannot be chipped and they don’t have the capability for collecting and removing it, so the owners have to do it.
They will do inspections twice a year, since more trees will continue to die. They will look at everyone’s property each time and you may qualify then. You can call the hotline anytime and get a case number.
They have done the inspections in most of Wawona and reached out to owners who qualify. If you have not heard from them and want to talk to PG&E about removal, you should call the hot line at PG&E, which is 1-800-743-5000. You may have to hold 10-15 minutes, but once you reach them, they will give you a case number. They have to respond to you within 7 days.
If you do not qualify, it is your responsibility to get the logs removed.
Also – they will not be removing the “debris” – the bark and branches. Those are the homeowners’ responsibility. The bark cannot be chipped and they don’t have the capability for collecting and removing it, so the owners have to do it.
They will do inspections twice a year, since more trees will continue to die. They will look at everyone’s property each time and you may qualify then. You can call the hotline anytime and get a case number.
Wawona Pile Burning
Yosemite Fire began pile burning in Wawona Tuesday, April 17 and will continue pile burning for the next 4 weeks
Roaring Merced River and waterfalls flood Yosemite Valley
YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Meeting
Wawona Elementary School
Wednesday April 11, 2018 at 5:30pm
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, California
AGENDA
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- CONSENT AGENDA
- Approval of minutes of the regular meeting, March 14, 2018
- Approval of Board Policies and Administrative Regulations; 1000’s-Community Relations; 2000’s-Administration; 3000’s-Business and Non-Instructional Operations; 5000’s-Students; 6000’s-Instruction
- Bullying-Harassment: BP 5131.2
- Child Abuse and Reporting: BP 5141.4
- Disruptions: BP 3515.2
- Positive School Climate: BP 5137
- Transportation Safety and Emergencies: AR 3543
- Bus Conduct: BP 5131.1
- Fire Drills and Fires: AR 3516.1
- Exclusions from Attendance: AR 5112.2
- Chronic Absence and Truancy: AR 5113.1
- William’s Uniform Complaint Procedures: AR 1312.4
- Oath or Affirmation: AR 4112.3
- Travel Expenses: BP 3350
- Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus Driver’s: BP 4112.42
- Tobacco Free School: BP/AR 3513
- Exposure Control Plan For Blood Borne Pathogens: BP/AR 4119.42
- Universal Precautions: BP/AR 4119.43
- Environmental Substances: BP 3514
- Hazardous Substances: BP 3514.1
- Integrated Pest Management: AR 3514.2
- Facilities Inspection: BP 3517
- Financial reports
- Monthly approval of warrants (Action needed)
- Financial Report
- Payroll Report
- HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
ACTION ITEMS
- Discuss and appoint two representatives for California Risk Management Authority (CRMA)
- Discuss and approve the need for two additional computers for teachers and additional visual presenters for classroom
- Approve P2 Attendance Report
- Discuss and approve using Madera County Substitute List for YWECS substitutes.
INFORMATION ITEMS
- BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
- Fundraising
- STAFF REPORTS
- L CAP Update
- Attendance Report
- NEXT MEETING DATE
- CLOSED SESSION Personnel/Negotiations/Litigation
- Employee Negotiations (Gov. Code 54957.6)
- Personnel (Gov. Code 54957) Discuss parent complaint.
- RECOVENE IN OPEN SESSION: ANNOUNCE CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
- ADJOURNMENT
