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                                            February 14, 2007

                                        BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

At its regular meeting of February 13, 2007, the Upland Unified School District Board of Trustees:

   was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Upland Junior High School students, Brad
    McKane and Jason Wilson;

   heard Upland Junior High principal Brad Cuff and teacher Jason Craig introduce UJH students Brad
    McKane, Therese Perez and Jason Wilson and congratulate them for taking first place in the Future
    City program of the National Engineers competition. The students spoke about their experience and
    what they will be presenting at the National Competition in Washington D.C. later in February;

   listened to teachers Randy Keeth and Mary Levi speak about “Read Across America”;

   heard Superintendent Gary Rutherford and Assistant Superintendents Steve Cary, Linda Kaminski
    and Walt Schwartz report on the progress of the 2006 – 2007 Strategic Plan for Student
    Achievement;

   heard Marvin Creech, Director of Assessment and Student Information Systems, give an overview of
    the District Educational Technology Plan. The final plan will be presented to the Board for approval
    in March;

   listened to Superintendent Gary Rutherford share a plan to restructure administrator duties and
    assignments at Upland High School;

   approved the minutes of the January 23, 2007 regular meeting;

   approved the minutes of the January 30, 2007 regular meeting;

   authorized and/or ratified changes in certificated and/or classified personnel assignments, leaves of
    absence, resignations, terminations, and/or salaries, and/or transportation allowances, in accordance
    with recommendations included on the attachment to the agenda;

   approved the following field trips:
     Upland High School Winter Guard to the Winter Guard International Competition in Phoenix,
       Arizona, March 9 – 11, 2007;

       Upland High School ASB student leaders to the California Association of Student Leaders
        Conference in San Diego, California, March 31 – April 2, 2007;
       Upland High School Girls’ Volleyball Team to 6th Annual Volleyball Tournament in Lihue,
        Hawaii, August 7 – 14, 2007;

   approved the General Fund registers totaling $1,428,820.57; Adult Education registers totaling
    $60.00; Deferred Maintenance Fund registers totaling $4,808.31; Bond Fund registers totaling
    $50,384.03; Capital Facilities registers totaling $31,128.00; State School Building Fund registers
    totaling $80,385.00; for a grand total of $1,595,585.91;

   approved the Report of Quarterly Investments with the County Treasury;

   approved the intention to provide for annual audit by Boceta, Macon, Workman & Associates;

   renewed California Association of School Business Officials membership;

   accepted with thanks the following gifts and donations to the district:
     to Foothill Knolls Elementary School, printers and toner cartridges from Foothill Knolls PTA;
     to Healthy Start, clothes and gift certificates from Sandra Rojas, Christmas gifts from Wayne
       Leavitt, Rudolph Henderson Senior Apartments and The Claremont Club, cases of soap from
       John Hendon, shoes and socks from Upland Foothill Kiwanis, clothing from Janis Line, Alicia
       Keetle and Lisa Brandt, Christmas party donations at Cable Airport from Upland Fire
       Department, Cable Airport and Chick-fil-A restaurant;
     to Pioneer Junior High School, monies from Coca Cola Bottling Co.;
     to Sycamore Elementary School, gift certificate from Arlene Fernandez;
     to Valencia Elementary School, playground equipment from Valencia PTA, and camp donation
       from James Duffy;

   upheld expulsion order of transfer student #17156 and accepted terms and conditions established by
    the Fontana Unified School District;

   upheld expulsion order of transfer student #18946 and accepted terms and conditions established by
    the Southern Kern Unified School District;

   reinstated student #18946, effective February 14, 2007;

   approved as complete the work performed by Modtech Holdings, Inc. under Contract No. K-052160
    for (1) 48’ x 40’ and (1) 144’ x 40’ 2-Story Modular Classroom Building at Upland High School
    (Bid #25-03) for a total contract amount of $2,538,255.77;

   tabled the 2007 California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly election to the meeting on
    February 27, 2007.




The next regular Board of Trustees’ meeting will be 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Pioneer
Junior High School, 245 West 18th Street, Upland, California.