Members Present: Anne Jones, Cindy Messenger, Tim Miller, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp
Administrators Present: Bill Biermann, Steve Johnson, Phil Keidel, W.S. Landis
Others:
At 7:30 p.m., Tim Miller called the meeting to order. Jon Becker and Cindy Messenger were not present. Cindy arrived at 7:40 p.m.
Agenda
Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried: 5-0
Addition: 12 (C) – Appointment to Governmental Relations
Committee
12(L) – Approval
of Food Service Agreement
Add to Consent Agenda:
Consider supplemental contract for
wrestling coach
Consider resignation of assistant
high school boys basketball coach
Remove from Consent Agenda: contract
for middle school language arts instructor
Election of Officers -president
Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to appoint Tim Miller board president. Motion carried: 5-0
-vice
Jay Powers moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to appoint Mike Pfeifer vice president. Motion carried: 5-0
Appointment of Officers
Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Anne Jones, to appoint Mary Ann Bennett to the position of board clerk, Linda Hamilton, deputy clerk and Deb Nicholson, treasurer. Motion carried: 5-0
Consent Agenda
Anne Jones moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried: 6-0
Items approved:
§ minutes - June 13, 16, July 8, 9, 2005
§ elementary paraprofessionals
§ Johnetta Hebrlee – computer lab
§ Lupe Hernandez – media center
§ contracts
§ Tammy Parker – third grade instructor
§ Joe Arellano – wrestling coach
§ resignation
§ Scott Pfeifer – assistant high school boys’ basketball coach
§ re-organizational -appointments
1) building principals - attendance officers; 2) building principals - truancy officers; 3) W.S.
Landis - director of federal programs, representative for Title VI, Title VII, Title IX and Section 504, hearing
officer for free and reduced meal applications, authorized representative for the food service program, district QPA
chairperson; 4) Phil Keidel, Director of Title I, determining officer for the food service program; 5) Richard Bennett -
asbestos
manager; 6) Deb Nicholson - KPERS
representative; 7) Linda Hamilton - Freedom of Information
Officer; 8) Mike Stegman - transportation director
-designate
1) The
Garden City Telegram - official district newspaper for publication of
school notices; 2) The
First National Bank
of Holcomb and Security Savings - district's official banks for board funds; 3) Mary Ann Bennett, Linda Hamilton,
W.S. Landis and Deb Nicholson authorized personnel to have access to safe deposit box; 4) valid signatures for
various accounts; 5) building principals to suspend/expel students; 6) building principals and building maintenance
personnel to report crimes that occur on school grounds; 7) Dr. Terry Hunsberger - workers compensation authorized
physician
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-consider
1) Adoption of 1,116 hour calendar for 2005-2006 school year - K.S.A. 72-1106; 2) resolution for annual G.A.A.P. Waiver - requirements for generally accepted accounting principles - K.S.A. 75-112A; 3) destruction of old records - K.S.A. 72-5369; 4) early payment request - K.S.A. - 72-105(b); 5) mileage reimbursement - 40 cents per mile (state rate); 6) adopt resolutions to set petty cash limits for needed school district expenditures - K.S.A. - 72-8208, district limit - $1,000, buildings - $500; 7) adopt resolution to set guidelines for middle school and high school activity accounts and gate receipts - K.S.A. - 7208208a; 8) rescind/adopt board policies
Claims
Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to approve the expenditures - $1,217,541.59. Motion carried: 6-0
Reports -superintendent- building &
grounds
§ carpet installation is scheduled for the south end of Holcomb Elementary building and the hallways in the old addition of the high school
§ the district will solicit sealed bids for a gas range
- updates
§ August pre-service schedules have been finalized
§ August 21st is the date for the employee pool party
§ special board meeting has been scheduled for August 26th to review updated board policies and discuss board goals
-principals
§
A written annual summary of the curriculum
council’s activity prepared by Carol Panzer was presented.
-High Plains Educational Cooperative
§ Karen Roth will be the Gifted Facilitator for Holcomb school district.
Old Business -updating board goals
The superintendent reviewed 2004-2005 board goals. Goals will be updated for the 2005-2006 year at the August 26th meeting.
Break
At 8:23 p.m., Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to recess for ten minutes. Motion carried: 6-0
New Business -budget hearing
The date for the 2005-2006 budget hearing will be announced at a later date.
-GAOC Policy
Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to table, for further clarification, the policy banning employees smoking on school grounds. Motion carried: 6-0
Action Items -Items 12.(A)-12(I)
Anne Jones moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to approve items
12 (A) through 12(L) with the exception of item G(2), participation fees and item J,
administrative contract. Motion carried: 6-0
12(A) second Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. CST and 7:30 p.m. DST in room 132, Holcomb High School was set for the date, time and location for the board of education meetings
(B) Wayne Tate retained as board counsel
(C) board committees: Governmental Relations – Skip Landis; Capital Improvement - Anne Jones, Tim Miller; Curriculum – Jon Becker; High Plains Educational Cooperative representative - Cindy Messenger; HPEC alternate - Mike Pfeifer; 2nd alternate - Jay Powers; Insurance – Jon Becker, Janet Sharp; Negotiations - Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers; Public Relations – Cindy Messenger; Board/Classified Liaison, Jon Becker
(D) season pass rates: football - adult..........$10.00 basketball - adult..........$15.00
student......$ 5.00 student......$10.00
family.......$25.00 family.......$50.00
(E) breakfast prices: K-12.........$ 1.00 lunch prices: K-5 ........ $ 1.75 reduced.....$ .30 6-12..........$ 2.25
adult..... .... $ 2.75
reduced .....$ .40
(F) textbook fee: K-5............$ 40.00
6-12...........$ 45.00
reduced......$ 20.00
(G-1) driver education.....................................$100.00
(G-3) 6th - 12th technology fee..........................$10.00
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(H)
(I) activity/student accident insurance premium -$11,750 ~ Summit America Insurance
(K) transfer between account funds by phone
(L) Kansas State Department Nutrition Services Food Service Agreement
Participation Fee
Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Anne Jones, not to increase the participation fee ($30; family cap, $130) and requested administration review assessing fees for other activities and report back to the board. Motion carried: 6-0
Administrative Contract
Anne Jones moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to offer Kristin Ellis a contract for the position of middle school principal – contract amount, $63,000 inclusive of optional health insurance benefit package. Motion carried: 6-0
Executive Session
At
At
At
Additional
Business
At
10:05, the board reconvened in open session.
Anne Jones moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to approve the
superintendent’s request to transfer one half to his remaining vacation days to
the 2005-2006 vacation days. Motion
carried: 6-0
Adjourn
At 10:10 p.m., Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers moved, to adjourn. Motion carried: 6-0
Respectfully submitted: Approved:
_________________________ _________________________
Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk Tim Miller, President