Board of Education Regular
Board Meeting
The Board of Education of
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Board Members Present: Dave Robinson, President; Jim Stuart, Vice President; Kris Lesley, Secretary; Jon Chase, Jill Niewiadomski (7:02), and Paul Roberts Trustees. |
MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Board Member Absent: Bob Jenema, Treasurer |
MEMBERS ABSENT |
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Administrators Present: Scott Bogner, Superintendent; Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent; Tom Szocinski, H.S. Principal; Scott Cousineau, H.S. Assistant Principal; Lance Stray, H.S. AD; Lance Jones, M.S. Principal; Dan Simon, M.S. Assistant Principal, Joel Schuitema, Elementary Principal; Renae Galsterer, P.C. Principal; John Klever, Learning Center Director; and Jan Lesley, Finance Director. |
ADMINISTRATORS PRESENT |
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Others Present: Kathi Thornton & others. |
OTHERS PRESENT |
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President, Dave Robinson,
called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 p.m. |
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Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Kris Lesley, to approve the agenda as presented. |
AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 6-0 |
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Lisa Stuart, Music Boosters President,
addressed the board to publicly thank the high school personnel she works
with closely and let the board know what a great job they do. |
PUBLIC COMMENTS |
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Mr. Scott Bogner, Superintendent recognized
each member of the board of education as part of School Board Recognition
Month. The following board members were
honored with a certificate and small gift: President Dave Robinson 11 Years of Service Vice President Jim Stuart 8 Years of Service Treasurer Bob Jenema 6 Years of Service Secretary Kris Lesley 3 Years of Service Trustee Paul Roberts 15 Years of Service Trustee Jill Niewiadomski 4 Years of Service Trustee Jon Chase 2 Years of Service We sincerely thank the members of our board
for their continued dedication to the educational mission of |
SPOTLIGHT |
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Motion by Jon Chase, supported by Paul
Roberts, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. a. Approval of Minutes of December 11, 2006
Regular & December 18, 2006 Special b. Approval of Treasurer’s Report c.
Approval of Payment of Bills |
CONSENT AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Scott
Bogner, Superintendent, informed
the board that there would be an action item later in the meeting to approve contracting
with Professional Contract Management, Inc. for the hiring of our substitute
teachers. He explained how that would
work and what the monetary savings would be should we do that. He also informed the board that a reduction
in revenues for the school is imminent.
On a positive note, our bus fleet has passed with 100% rating for the
sixth year in a row. Congratulations
to our Transportation Department and especially Becky & Ash for the work
that they do. The candidate filing
date for the upcoming May election is no later than February 13, 2007. |
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT |
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Tom Szocinski, High School Principal, informed the board of
upcoming activities including parent/teacher conferences on January 24th,
the senior/board interviews on February 14/15, and Honors breakfast on
February 15. |
PRINCIPAL REPORTS |
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Mr. Lance Jones, Middle School Principal, reported that the
holiday band and choir concerts went well and that the Middle School will be
having a lockdown drill tomorrow. |
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Mr. Joel Schuitema, Elementary School Principal, reported that
the State Police will be making presentations to the students on January 9th
& 17th. |
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Mrs. Renae Galsterer, Primary Center Principal, reported that
Trooper Campbell will be in to talk with the students on January 23 &
24. Mrs. Behler
& Mrs. Plakmeyer have been presenting nutrition and hand washing
information to the students. The first
graders will also be taking part in |
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John Klever, Learning Center Director, introduced Erin Blandford as student of the month at the |
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The administration is requesting approval to contract with Professional Contract Management, Inc. for the hiring of substitute teachers starting with the 2007-08 school year. Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Jim Stuart, to approve said request. |
APPROVAL TO CONTRACT WITH PCMI |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Kris Lesley, to approve the Resolution Calling For Regular School Election setting the date of the school election on May 8, 2007. |
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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The board discussed setting dates/times for the upcoming finance committee meeting (January 16, 2007 at Administration Board Room, 4:30 PM), and Board Workshop (February 5, 2007, HS Library, 5:00 – 9:00 PM) |
DISCUSSIONS |
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Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Jon Chase, to convene into executive session to proceed with the superintendent’s evaluation. |
EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Jim Stuart to end executive session. |
END EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Kris Lesley, to adjourn the meeting. |
ADJOURNMENT |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Respectfully Submitted, Kathi Thornton Recording Secretary |
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