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 (7:02); Jon Chase, Bob Jenema, and Paul Roberts, Trustees. |
MEMBERS PRESENT |
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Administrators Present: Scott
Bogner, Superintendent; Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent; |
ADMINISTRATORS PRESENT |
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Administrators Absent: Tom
Szocinski, H.S. Principal |
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Others Present: |
OTHERS PRESENT |
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President, Dave
Robinson, called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00
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Motion by Paul Roberts, supported by Jon Chase, to approve the agenda as presented. |
AGENDA |
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Motion Approved 6-0 |
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Barb Foster, Recreation & Enrichment
Director, made a presentation to the board on the After School Program and
the overall Recreation Program. |
SPOTLIGHT |
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No public comments were offered at this
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PUBLIC COMMENTS |
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Motion by Bob Jenema, supported by Jim
Stuart, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. a. Approval of Minutes of August 13, 2007 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, updated
the board on current enrollment figures, and news from |
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT |
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Mike Ostyn, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, presented the 2006-07 Annual Report. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
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Dan Simon, High School Assistant Principal, reported that the
school year started on a positive note, Fall sports have started and
homecoming is September 28th. |
PRINCIPAL REPORTS |
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Lance Jones, Middle School Principal, reported that the new floor in the upper level of the cafeteria and the stairway have been completed and look fantastic! The 5th grade open house was held on August 29th, and the 6th – 7th grade open house is scheduled for September 13. School opened with 675 students enrolled. |
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John Klever, Learning Center Director, reported the hiring of Rosina Morales who will be working with the Limited English Proficiency students at the Elementary School. |
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The board is being asked to approve a State Aid Operating Loan Resolution which will allow the school to borrow $1,000,000 against our state aid for cash flow purposes. Motion by Bob Jenema, supported by Jill Niewiadomski, to approve the State Aid Operating Loan Resolution as presented. |
RESOLUTION TO BORROW FOR CASH FLOW PURPOSES. |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Linda Paton, teacher at the Elementary School has requested a 12 week leave of absence as outlined by the Family Medical Leave Act. Motion by Jim Stuart, seconded by Paul Roberts, to approve the request for leave as presented. |
FMLA REQUEST |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Scott
Cousineau, Beth Longstreet and Tina Ingell have all
resigned from positions within our system.
It is recommended by the administration to accept these resignations
with appreciation for their years of service to the children of |
EMPLOYEE RESIGNATIONS |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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It is recommended by the administration to realign our administrative staff to cover the resignation of Mr. Scott Cousineau. Changes will be as follows: Mr. Dan Simon will assume the duties of MS/HS Assistant Principal and Mr. Lance Stray will assume the duties as the HS/Middle School Athletic Director and HS Dean of Students. Motion by |
ADMINISTRATIVE REALIGNMENT |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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In keeping with our financial plan, the board of Education is asked to consider raising MS Athletic Ticket prices to $2.00. Motion by Bob Jenema, supported by Jon Chase, to approve the new ticket prices as presented. |
MS ATHLETIC TICKET PRICES |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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After reviewing bids for snow removal for the 2007/08 school year, it is recommended by the administration to approve the bid presented by Dan’s Excavating. Motion by Jim Stuart, supported by Kris Lesley to accept the bid from Dan’s Excavating for snow removal for the 2007/08 school year. |
SNOWPLOWING BID FOR 2007/08 |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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The
administration as procured the bylaws and policies for all student
organizations represented at |
FIRST |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Two positions are up for filling due to resignations at the end of last school year. The administration is recommending Ms. Rosina (De La Torre Barraza) Morales for the bilingual aide position at the elementary school and Mr. Vernon Lefeber to fill the open bus driver position. Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Paul Roberts, to accept these hirings as presented. |
STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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The monthly board calendar was discussed. A date was set for the workshop and upcoming conferences were discussed. |
DISCUSSIONS |
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At 7:55 a motion was made by Jon Chase, supported by Jim Stuart, to convene the board into closed session for discussion of negotiation items. |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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Motion by Jill Niewiadomski, supported by Jon Chase, to reconvene in open session. |
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Motion Approved 7-0 |
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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 Jim
Stuart. President Robinson declared
the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Kathi Thornton Recording Secretary |
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