Regular Board of Education Meeting Unified School District No. 363 November 14, 2005 ~6:30 p.m. Room 132, Holcomb High School
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: Clint Bailey and members of the football team, Dawn Bailey, Jennifer Barrett, Maryll Bennett, Richard Bennett, Scott Bjrustrom, Julie Chamberlain, Lindall Cox and members of the cross country team, Tom Hawkins, Stan Kennedy, TallyAnn Klitzke, Julie Nemechek, Deb Nicholson, Marilyn Ornelas, Linda O’Sullivan, Raul Otero, Kristen Phelps, Becky Stoppel, Shelly VanCleave and members of the volleyball team, Amy Wickwar, Mary Ann Bennett

At 6:30 p.m., Tim Miller called the meeting to order.

Agenda

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried: 7-0 Addition: 8(b) Future utility cost

Consent Agenda

Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Anne Jones, to approve the consent agenda adding, substitute teacher and placing supplemental contract recommendations after executive session. Motion carried: 7-0

§ minutes – October 10, 2005

§ substitute teacher - Karie Roth

§ custodian work agreement – Lupe Natividad

§ substitute paraprofessional – Heather David

§ bus drivers – Cynthia Amerine, TallyAnn Klitzke

§ increase to five hours per day changing Sherri Grimm’s employment status from part-time to full-time

Claims

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the expenditures - $421,547.76 Motion carried: 7-0

Recognitions -athletics

• football, cross country and volleyball teams.
• new high school volleyball coaches - Jennifer Barrett and Amy Wickwar.

-middle school

• middle school staff for receiving the Certificate of Merit sponsored by the Kansas Public Education Task Force

The award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishment based on the Kansas

Assessment.

-high school

• Bob Wilson as an outstanding and dedicated science teacher
• Steve Johnson for the “Assistant Principal of the Year” award for Area VI. The award is sponsored by Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals

Reports -buildings and ground

• Tentative plan for the district office and conference center was presented. The architect indicated the bids could be solicited by February or March.

-updates

• Kansas Association of School Boards convention in Overland Park on December 2^nd and 3^rd

November 14, 2005/Minutes

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Old Business -handbook

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the district’s volunteer handbook. Motion carried: 7-0

-utilities

The superintendent discussed facility usage for non-school activities and the future cost of utilities.

New Business -delegate

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to appoint Tim Miller delegate to the KASB convention. Motion carried: 6-1 with Tim Miller abstaining.

-resolutions

Resolutions that will be voted on at the delegate assembly during the KASB convention are: 1) School Finance – equitable funding; 2) KPERS – change in contribution and lifting the restrictions on earnings and loss of retirement benefits; 3) School Expenditure Requirements – no district limits on how area funds are expended; 4) Student Nutrition of Wellness – local policies; 5) Student Discipline Hearings – support flexibility in the time frame of disciplinary hearings; Proposed Amendment, Student Health – immunizations and health impairments that interfere with learning

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to support the proposed resolutions and policy amendment. Motion carried: 7-0

Executive Session

Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to enter executive session for sixty minutes, personnel and negotiations, following a ten minute recess. Executive session is necessary to protect the privacy rights of an individual(s) and to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract. Motion carried: 7-0

At 7:52 p.m., the board entered executive session. Kristy Ellis was included in the session. At 8:20 p.m., Kristy exited the session and Bill Biermann entered and exited at 8:40 p.m.

At 8:52 p.m., Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to extend executive session for an additional sixty minutes for the aforementioned matters. Motion carried: 7-0 Richard Bennett was included in the session and at 9:15 exited.

At 9:25 p.m., Steve Johnson entered the session; exited at 9:35 p.m. and Bill Biermann re-entered.

At 9:45 p.m., Bill Biermann exited and Phil Keidel entered executive session.

Phil Keidel exited at 9: 52 p.m. Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to extend executive session for an additional twenty-five minutes for the aforementioned matters. Motion carried: 7-0 Deb Nicholson was included in the session.

At 10:17 p.m. Deb exited the session. Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to extend executive session for an additional twenty minutes for the aforementioned matters. Motion carried 7-0

At 10:20 p.m., Skip Landis exited the session and re-entered at 10:30 p.m. At 10:37 p.m., Tim Miller moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to extend executive session for an additional ten minutes for the aforementioned matters. Motion carried: 7-0

At 10:47 p.m., the board reconvened in open session. Anne Jones moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to approve the supplemental contract recommendations with the exception of the high school assistant boys’ basketball coaching position.

Motion carried: 7-0 The position will be will be advertised in the Garden City Telegram.

1. Susan Lawless – middle school Scholar Bowl

2. John Pescitelli – middle school assistant girls basketball

3. Gerard Hamilton – middle school assistant boys basketball

4. Joe Ortiz – high school assistant wrestling

Recess

At 11:05 p.m., Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to recess until Thursday, November, 17^th at 7:30 a.m. – administration office, 204 Wiley. Motion carried: 7-0

Respectfully submitted: Approved:

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Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk Tim Miller, President

Board of Education Unified School District No. 363 Recessed Meeting November 17, – 7:30 a.m. Administration Office – 204 Wiley
Board of Education Members: Tim Miller (President), Jon Becker, Anne Jones, Cindy Messenger, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp

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

Administrators Present: W.S. Landis

Others: Deb Nicholson, Mary Ann Bennett

At 7:30 a.m., the meeting was called to order. Cindy Messenger was not present. Cindy arrived at 7:35 a.m.

Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to enter executive session for thirty minutes to discuss negotiations. Motion carried: 6-0 Executive session is necessary to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract carried. Deb Nicholson was included in the session.

At 8:00 a.m., Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session for an additional ten minutes for the aforementioned matter. Motion carried: 7-0

Deb exited the session at 8:10 a.m. Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session for an additional five minutes for the aforementioned matter. Motion carried: 7-0

At 8:15 the board reconvened in open session. Anne Jones moved, seconded by Janet Sharp to adjourn. Motion carried: 7-0

Respectfully submitted: Approved:

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Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk Tim Miller, President