Battle Ground Public Schools Director of Communications: Gregg Herrington, (360) 885-5337 PO Box 200 • Battle Ground, WA 98604-0200 • Office Location: 11104 NE 149th Street • Brush Prairie, Washington District Switchboard: (360) 885-5300

Oct. 11, 2011

BG Board, Briefly Swimming, gymnastics cooperative arrangements with Camas are OK’d Girls’ gymnastics is back! The School Board Monday, Oct. 10, approved a cooperative program agreement under which Battle Ground female gymnasts will train with the Camas High School gymnastics team but compete as Prairie or Battle Ground high school and wear their respective school uniform. Girls’ gymnastics was last an interscholastic sport here in 2008-2009. The Board also approved continuation of a similar cooperative arrangement with Camas that has been in place for several years for girls and boys swimming programs. In both sports, Battle Ground district athletes will practice in Camas with Camas High School participants and CHS coaches. However, at meets they will represent Prairie High or Battle Ground High. The new gymnastics arrangement helps the school district meet federal Title IX (gender equity) goals and both sports meet expressed interest of the students. The arrangements, sanctioned by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, were part of the consent agenda, which the Board approved 5-0 with all members – Steve Pagel, John Idsinga, Monty Anderson, Ken Root and Mavis Nickels -- present. The meeting was at the former Lewisville Middle School, just northwest of Battle Ground High School.

The Board also approved a request by MaryBeth Lynn, assistant superintendent for finance and school operations, to declare a portable building as “surplus” and offer it for sale. It is near BGHS and had been used to house the Learning Support Program. That staff has moved to the CASEE C building in Brush Prairie, near the district office. The Board also approved a contract with Camfil Farr Inc. for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) equipment and service. The two-year contract is not to exceed $95,000 but expected to cost closer to $86,000. In a work session prior to the regular meeting, the Board heard a report on last school year’s state test scores from Bruce Kelley, director of assessment and research. Results for all Washington school districts are accessible at http://www.k12.wa.us/ by clicking on the “State Report Card” tab on the right. Kelley invited the Board members to study the report and bring questions or comments to the next Board meeting at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, at Lewisville.

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The Battle Ground School District provides equal opportunity in programs and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin/language, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation-including gender identity, disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, HIV/Hepatitis C status and provides equal access to designated youth groups. Marcia Christian, Diana Gilsinger and Jane Mercier have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination. They can be reached as follows: Marcia Christian, Title IX Sexual Harassment Coordinator, 360.885.5415, [email protected]; Diana Gilsinger, Deputy Superintendent 360.885.5338, [email protected]; Jane Mercier, Section 504/ADA Coordinator 360.885.5318, [email protected]; or a letter may be submitted to the designated coordinator at the Battle Ground School District, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604

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