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; Kris Lesley, Treasurer; Jon Chase and Paul Roberts, Trustees. |
MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Jill Niewiadomski, Secretary and Bob Jenema, Trustee |
MEMBERS ABSENT |
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Administrators Present: Scott
Bogner, Superintendent; Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent; Tom Szocinski,
H.S. Principal; Dan Simon, H.S./M.S. Assistant Principal; Lance Stray,
Athletic Director; |
ADMINISTRATORS PRESENT |
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Lance Jones, M.S. Principal |
ADMINISTRATORS ABSENT |
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Others Present: Kathi Thornton, Dr. Lori Tubbergen-Clark, Dr. Joe Gasper & 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 Kris Lesley, supported by Paul Roberts, to approve the agenda as presented. |
AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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Mrs. Candace Flauaus, 2nd grade
teacher at the |
SPOTLIGHT |
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No public comments were offered at this
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PUBLIC COMMENTS |
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Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Jon
Chase, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. a. Approval of Minutes of November 12, 2007
Closed and Regular b. Approval of Treasurer’s Report c.
Approval of Payment of Bills |
CONSENT AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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Scott Bogner, Superintendent, asked the Policy Committee to set a date for a meeting to discuss policy updates. He asked the board for input on the purchase of a stage that can be used for graduation. The one we currently have is borrowed and is not handicap accessible. He invited the board to the upcoming holiday concerts and promised they will be amazed at the talent our students possess. |
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT |
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Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, presented the board with his curriculum and instruction report. Some points of interest were: Education Yes grades have been released for all school buildings. Grant was the only district in the county to have all schools make Adequate Yearly Progress. MEAP testing has been completed in grades 3-9. Results will be in later this year. Due to the new state-mandated high school curriculum, we have expanded the high school math curriculum into the middle school with most eighth graders taking Algebra and Earth Science. We are piloting two software programs that help students make up credits needed at the high school level. |
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION REPORT |
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Tom Szocinski, High School Principal, updated the board on happenings at the High School and invited the board to attend the holiday concert on December 17th. |
PRINCIPAL REPORTS |
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Dan Simon, Middle School Assistant Principal, reported that the
MS had many students participate in the District VII Solo and Ensemble
Festival held at |
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John Klever, Learning Center Director, reported his student of
the month is Ruby Lopez who has now left to return to |
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Dianne Ring has requested an FMLA Leave of Absence due to some upcoming surgery. Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Jim Stuart, to approve the FMLA Leave as presented. |
FMLA LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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A position has opened up at the elementary school for which Jennifer Byland, previously laid off, is qualified for. Motion by Jon Chase, supported by Jim Stuart, to approve the recall of Jennifer Byland to fill the recently vacated position. |
EMPLOYEE RECALL |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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Jennifer Byland is requesting the remainder of the 2007-08 school year off for child care leave as per Article XI, Section E-2 of the GEA Contract. Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Paul Roberts, to approve the leave as presented. |
LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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The
Administration is recommending contracting with the City of |
POLICE LIAISON SERVICES |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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It is recommended by the Administration that Kyle Beerman be hired for the open bus driver position. Motion by Jim Stuart, seconded by Kris Lesley, to hire Kyle Beerman as a regular bus driver as recommended. |
STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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The high school has five students that are placed in classrooms as teacher assistants as part of their educational experience. The state requires us to have curriculum descriptions on hand for these students. The Administration recommends the board approve these for first reading. Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Jim Stuart to accept this curriculum for first reading by the board. |
CURRICULUM UPDATE |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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Mr. Bogner reminded the board that next month is Board Appreciation month and the superintendent performance review. The upcoming board calendar was also discussed. |
DISCUSSIONS |
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Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Paul Roberts to enter into closed session due to a personnel issue. |
CLOSED SESSION |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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It is recommended by the Grant Public Schools
Board of Education to continue the employment of the employee mentioned in
the correspondence dated November 26, 2007.
Motion by Kris Lesley, supported by Paul Roberts. |
OPEN SESSION |
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Ayes: Kris Lesley, Paul
Roberts, Dave Robinson, Jim Stuart & Jon Chase. |
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Nays: None |
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Motion Approved 5-0 |
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There being no further business before the
Board, President Dave Robinson entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion by Jon Chase supported by Paul
Roberts. President Robinson declared
the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kathi Thornton Recording Secretary |
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