Regular Board of Education Meeting Unified School District No. 363

September 12, 2005 ~7:30 p.m.

Room 132,  Holcomb High School

MINUTES

Board of Education Members:

Tim Miller (President), Jon Becker, Anne Jones,

Cindy Messenger, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp

 

Members Present:  Jon Becker, Anne Jones, Cindy Messenger, Tim Miller, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp

Administrators Present: Bill Biermann, Kristy Ellis, Steve Johnson, Phil Keidel,  W.S. Landis,

Others:   Cassie Dover, Melissa Eckhardt, Colleen Lauer, Julie Nemechek, Deb Nicholson, Becky Owens, Paul Pfeifer, Kristen Phelps, Shelly Schap, Gary Schlappe, Blake Waters, Robin Wolking, Linda Hamilton

 

At 7:30 p.m., Tim Miller called the meeting to order.

 

Agenda

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Anne Jones, to approve the agenda with noted additions to the consent agenda.   Motion carried:  7-0   Additions:  Mary Kisela – substitute crossing guard; Archie Oliver and Liz Sosa – high school scholar bowl sponsors

 

Consent Agenda

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to approve the consent agenda.  Motion carried:  7-0

§        minutes –  August 8, 15, 31, 2005

§        paraprofessional resignation – Mary Rivas

§        substitute teachers – Becky Jones, Brandy Scott, Patricia Welch

§        substitute paraprofessional – Morgan Luna

§        preschool At Risk paraprofessional – Tara Giarratana

§        English Language Learners paraprofessional  - Loretta DeLaRosa

§        bus operator – Larry Baier

§        supplemental contract recommendations – Ronnie Barnes and John Pescitelli, assistant middle school football; Roxanne Baier and Lory Lambert, assistant middle school volleyball; Trisha Pescitelli, middle school cheerleading sponsor; Gerald Hamilton, assistant middle school boys basketball; Colleen Lauer, middle school student council sponsor; Liz Sosa, head high school student council sponsor; Amy Wickwar, assistant high school student council sponsor; Phillip Nguyen, freshman class sponsor; Erica Hoff, sophomore class sponsor; Patty Knoll, second position junior class sponsor; Tom Hawkins, sixth grade sponsor

§        substitute crossing guard – Mary Kisela

§        high school scholar bowl – Archie Oliver, Liz Sosa

Claims

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the expenditures  -  $282,669.49   Motion carried: 7-0

 

Reports                                   -updates

§        KASB Region 10 fall meeting – October 4th at Satanta

§        Farm Bureau monetary donation of $1,000; sponsorship plaque to be placed in the high school gymnasium

§        meeting for policy updates – September 14th, 7:15 p.m.

-audit

Gary Schlappe gave the district’s audit report.

 

Anne Jones moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to accept the audit report.  Motion carried:  7-0

 

Farm Bureau

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to accept Farm Bureau’s monetary gift of $1,000 and to place a plaque in high school gymnasium noting sponsorship of Farm Bureau.  Motion carried:  7-0    Members requested a letter of acceptance and gratitude be sent to the Farm Bureau organization.

 

 

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-Holcomb Recreation Commission

§        possibility of soliciting investment bids from two banks in the district

§        board’s request for Sonnie Baird and Dan Knight to research grant writing

§        the mill levy for benefits will decrease next year

§        plans for the second year anniversary promotion of the Wellness Center

-High Plains Educational Cooperative

§        administrators received a 5.2% salary increase

-Southwest Plains Regional Service Center

§        no report

Old Business                                     -investments

After discussion regarding the investment of the district’s funds, Jon Becker moved, seconded by Anne Jones, to continue soliciting bids from both First National Bank of Holcomb and Security Savings.  Motion carried 4-0 with Cindy Messenger, Mike Pfeifer and Janet Sharp abstaining. 

 

New Business                         -Payroll

A date change for disbursement of payroll checks was discussed.  Anne Jones moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to table the item until further research.  Motion carried:  7-0

                                      -inflation of fuel costs

Assessing a per mile fee for transporting students who reside out of the city limits and not providing transportation for in-town students were items discussed as a means to defray the increased fuel costs.

 

 

Action Items                           -Centers of Excellence

Due to non-enrollment of Holcomb students in the Centers of Excellence, there was no motion to approve the agreement with USD 457 and the Garden City Community College. 

 

Recess

Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to recess for ten minutes.  Motion carried:  7-0

 

Executive Session

At 10:04 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to enter executive session for forty-five minutes for personnel matters and negotiations.  Executive session is necessary to protect the privacy rights to an individual(s) and to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract.  Motion carried:  7-0 

 

At 10:49 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to extend executive session for an additional five minutes for the aforementioned matters.    Motion carried:  7-0

 

At 10:54 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by  Mike Pfeifer, to extend executive session for an additional five minutes for the aforementioned matters.    Motion carried:  7-0

 

At 10:59 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by  Mike Pfeifer, to extend executive session for an additional five minutes for the aforementioned matters.    Motion carried:  7-0

 

At 11:04 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by  Mike Pfeifer, to extend executive session for an additional five minutes for the aforementioned matters.    Motion carried:  7-0

 

At 11:09 p.m., the board reconvened in open session. 

 

Additional Business                -administrator contracts

Anne Jones moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to allow the transfer of up to twenty-five accrued sick leave days for Kristin Ellis, Bill Biermann and for any newly hired principal hereafter.  Motion carried:  7-0

 

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to increase the salaries of Phil Keidel, Bill Biermann, Steve Johnson and W.S. Landis by four percent for the 2005-2006 school year.  Motion carried:  7-0

 

 

 

 

 

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Adjourn

At 11:20 p.m., Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers to adjourn.  Motion carried:  7-0   

 

Recorded by: 

 

____________________________

Linda Hamilton

 

 

Transcribed and respectfully submitted:                                        Approved:

 

 

_________________________                                              _________________________

Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk                                                 Tim Miller, President