Board of Education Regular
Board Meeting
The Board
of Education of the
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Board Members Present: Dave Robinson, President; Jim Stuart, Vice President; Jill Niewiadomski, Secretary; Kris Lesley, Treasurer; Jon Chase, Bob Jenema, and Paul Roberts, Trustees. |
MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Administrators Present: Scott
Bogner, Superintendent; Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent; Tom Szocinski,
H.S. Principal; |
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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Request by Jill Niewiadomski that Action Item C: Approval of Student Organization Bylaws be pulled down and postponed until the November meeting so that content may be discussed. Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Paul Roberts, to approve the agenda with this change. |
AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 6-1 (Jenema) |
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Mrs. Galsterer, Primary Center Principal
brought along first graders Dominic Brock and
Brooklyn Presler to show off their reading
skills. Mrs. Galsterer explained the
level library at the P.C. |
SPOTLIGHT |
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No public comments were offered at this
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PUBLIC COMMENTS |
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Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Kris
Lesley, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. a. Approval of Minutes of September 10, 2007
Regular & Closed 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, provided
an update on what is happening at the government level regarding school
finance. At this point, the district
looks like it will be down approx. 18 students. The
board workshop needs to be rescheduled to November 5th at
4:00. After a minor bus accident on
October 3rd, 11 students were treated at |
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT |
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Tom Szocinski, High School Principal, reported that homecoming week was a great success. The honor awards will be given out during homeroom on Wednesday, October 10th, and the National Honor Society induction will be held on Monday, October 29th at 7:00. |
PRINCIPAL REPORTS |
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Lance Jones, Middle School Principal, informed the board that the students in his school will be taking the MEAP tests starting October 8th. He also invited all to attend the upcoming choir and band concerts on October 22 and October 25th respectively. |
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John Klever, Learning Center Director, reported that Chris Ausema is student of the month at the |
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At last month’s board meeting a
resolution to borrow for cash flow purposes was approved. Due to the uncertainty in the State of |
AMENDMENT TO BORROWING RESOLUTION FOR CASH FLOW |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Kristine Mayra, Primary Center Teacher, and Kim Urbanski, Middle School Art Teacher, have both submitted leave of absence requests for maternity reasons. Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Jon Chase, to approve these requests. |
LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTS |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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The Monthly Board Calendar was discussed and a date of November 5th at 4:00 p.m. was set for the board workshop. Mr. Bogner also informed the board of our duty to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Grant Area District Library Board. We will attempt to schedule interviews for the two interested parties during our board workshop on November 5th. We will make an appointment at the November 12th board meeting. |
DISCUSSIONS |
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There being no further business before the
Board, President Dave Robinson entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion by Bob Jenema supported by Kris
Lesley. President Robinson declared
the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kathi Thornton Recording Secretary |
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