Board of Education                                                                       Regular Board Meeting

Grant Public Schools                                                                            November 13, 2006

 

The Board of Education of the Grant Public Schools met in regular session on Monday, November 13, 2006 with President, Dave Robinson presiding.

 

Board Members Present: Dave Robinson, President; Jim Stuart, Vice President; Bob Jenema, Treasurer; Jon Chase, Jill Niewiadomski, and Paul Roberts Trustees.

MEMBERS

PRESENT

 

 

Board Members Absent:  Kris Lesley, Secretary

MEMBERS ABSENT

 

 

Administrators Present: Scott Bogner, Superintendent; Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent; Tom Szocinski, H.S. Principal; Scott Cousineau, H.S. Assistant Principal; Lance Jones, M.S. Principal; Dan Simon, M.S. Assistant Principal, Renae Galsterer, P.C. Principal; John Klever, Learning Center Director; and Jan Lesley, Finance Director.

ADMINISTRATORS

PRESENT

 

 

Others Present:   Kathi Thornton & others.

OTHERS PRESENT

 

 

President, Dave Robinson, called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 p.m.  

 

 

Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Bob Jenema, to approve the agenda as presented.

AGENDA

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

Mrs. Lauren Elliott & Ms. Cori Stark, High School Biology Teachers were present with the Beaver Island Team.  The team put on a PowerPoint presentation on how the Beaver Island Program works.

SPOTLIGHT

 

 

No public comments were offered at this time.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

 

Motion by bob Jenema, supported by Jill Niewiadomski, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

     a.  Approval of Minutes of October 5, 2006 Workshop and October 9, 2006 Regular Meeting

     b.  Approval of Treasurer’s Report

     c.  Approval of Payment of Bills

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

Scott Bogner, Superintendent, had Jan Lesley, Finance Director, present the finalized 2005-06 budget audit to the board.  Mr. Bogner informed the board that as of November 14th, he will have spoken to all staff regarding the financial condition of the district.  The response has been positive.  NCCS offered a letter of thanks for our support during the 2006 Coats for Kids drive.  They were able to provide 825 new coats.  We received our official “Certificate of Excellence” for achieving 100% pass rate on our school bus inspections for the 2005-06 school year.  That makes it five years in a row!  Mr. Bogner congratulated Trent Denhof for coming in 10th and Ike VanDoorne for coming in 21st in the State for cross country.  He noted the girls are playing districts this evening.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

 

 

Dave Robinson, Board President, and Bob Jenema, Board Treasurer, attended the 2006 MASB Conference in Detroit on November 9-11.  They gave a report to the board on several of the excellent speakers they had the pleasure of hearing from.  Both reported it was an excellent conference and very educational.

MASB CONFERENCE REPORT

 

 

Tom Szocinski, High School Principal, reported that parent teacher conferences went well.  The National Honor Society induction was held on October 30th.  Winter sports started practicing today.

PRINCIPAL

REPORTS

 

 

Lance Jones, Middle School Principal, reported that the middle school has been focusing reducing the amount of tardies to class and they have seen very positive results.  He also updated the board on upcoming athletic and fine arts events.

 

 

 

Renae Galsterer, Primary Center Principal, reported that the PC teacher conferences were very well attended, with five of her teachers having 100% attendance.  Mrs. Flauaus is gearing up for her yearly “yard sale”.  Proceeds from this event go to buy warm winter clothing for Grant children.

 

 

 

John Klever, Learning Center Director, presented Denae Myers as his student of the month.

 

 

 

In order to keep up with the rising costs of providing our students with Segment I and Segment II driver education, the Administration has requested an increase to $200.00 per student starting in the fall of 2007.  Motion by Bob Jenema, supported by Paul Roberts, to approve the request as presented.

DRIVER’S EDUCATION FEES 2007/08 SCHOOL YEAR

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

In order to keep up with the rising costs of officials and equipment, the Administration is requesting that athletic ticket prices be increased for the 2007/08 school year as follows

·        Adults-$5.00, Students-$4.00, Family-$15.00 per game

·        Family-$150.00, Adult-$50.00, Student-$35.00 per year

 

Motion by Jim Stuart, supported by Jon Chase, to approve the increase in ticket prices as presented.

ATHLETIC TICKET PRICES 2007/08 SCHOOL YEAR

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

Phil Riemsma, Fitness Center Custodian, and Vicki Martin, Primary Center Aide have submitted letters of resignation.  Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Jim Stuart, to accept the resignations as submitted.

STAFF RESIGNATIONS

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

The administration recommends the hiring of Thomas Reichard as a four hour custodian at the high school and V. J. Scarbrough as bus driver.  Motion by Jon Chase, supported by Paul Roberts, to approve the hirings as presented.

STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

The Policy Committee met and is recommending the following

bylaw and policies for first reading by the entire board:

 

Policy #

Name

Status

Bylaw 0168.3

Committee Meetings

New

2260

Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity

Revised

2431

Interscholastic Athletics

Revised

4120

Employment of Support Staff

Revised

5320

Immunization

Revised

5532

Performance-Enhancing Drugs/Compounds

Revised

5540

Interrogation of Students

Revised

8210

School Calendar

Revised

8420

Emergency Situations at Schools

Revised

8500

Food Services

Revised

 

Motion by Bob Jenema, supported by Jill Niewiadomski, to approve the above bylaw and policies for first reading.

NEOLA POLICY UPDATES

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

With the current funding from our bilingual consortium involving Grant, Newaygo and Fremont being significantly reduced and coupled with the current financial condition of the district, there is a need to reduce a bilingual teacher at the Learning Center.  It is recommended by the Administration that the teacher that fills this position, Michael Noguera, be placed on layoff status effective January 26, 2007.  Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Jill Niewiadomski, to approve the recommendation as presented.

REDUCTION OF BILINGUAL TEACHER

 

 

Motion Approved 6-0

 

 

 

The monthly board calendar and annual Board/Administrator Christmas party was discussed.

DISCUSSIONS

 

 

There being no further business before the Board, President Dave Robinson entertained a motion for adjournment.  Motion by Jim Stuart, supported by Bob Jenema.  The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

Kathi Thornton

Recording Secretary