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Regular
Board of Education Meeting Unified
School District No. 363 April
10, 2006 - 7:30
p.m. Room 132,
Holcomb High School |
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Board of Education
Members: Tim Miller (President), Jon
Becker, Anne Jones, Cindy Messenger, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp |
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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:
Randy Ackerman, Richard Bennett, Colleen Lauer, Deb Nicholson, Kristen Phelps,
Martha Symmonds, Katelyn Symmonds, Mary Ann Bennett
At 7:30 p.m., Tim Miller
called the meeting to order.
Agenda
Anne Jones moved, seconded by
Jon Becker, to approve the agenda as amended.
Motion carried: 7-0
Delete Item: 9B, Consider adoption of elementary communications
textbooks and materials
Consent Agenda
Jay Powers moved, seconded by
Mike Pfeifer, to approve the consent agenda.
Motion carried: 7-0
§
minutes – March
13, 14, 2006
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retirement notice
– W.S. Landis
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resignations
effective May 26, 2006
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Julia Chamberlain
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Phillip Nguyen
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Danelle Schoenberger
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custodial work
agreements
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Marcela Acosta
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Angelica Ruiz
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paraprofessional
work agreement - Michaela Rios
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substitute
teacher – Dustin Turley
Claims
Janet Sharp moved, seconded
by Jay Powers, to approve the expenditures -
$271,327.55. Motion carried:
7-0
Presentations
·
Tim Cruz, State
Board of Education candidate, presented his platform items and reiterated the
importance of voting this next election
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In a written
statement, Andrew Larson, Jr. petitioned the board to draft a letter of consideration
requesting the state review alternative plans/designs for the Highway 50
project.
Jon Becker moved, seconded by
Janet Sharp, to draft a letter to the Kansas Secretary of Transportation
opposing the current design of the highway 50 project and request the state
reconsider an alternative plan due to safety concerns of the current plan. Motion carried: 7-0
Reports -superintendent
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state board of
education forum – April 20th, 6:30 p.m., Garden City Plaza
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overview of
technology applications in the classroom – April 24th p.m., Wheatlands Convention Center
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Sunflower
Electric Power Corporation project update meeting April 20th at
11:00 a.m. at the Garden City Community College student union
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Physical
Education Program Grant awarded to the elementary and middle school physical
education programs
Recognition -principals
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Connie Griffin
and Cynde Pfeifer were recognized as coaches for the elementary
Odyssey of the Mind and the team for winning state competition. The team will travel to the World competition
in Ames, IA in May.
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Ann Knoll was
selected as “ Volunteer of the Year” by the Kansas Children League Community
Council
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Jannelle
Robins-Gaede and Susan Lawless as middle school Quiz Bowl sponsors
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Shona Pfeifer assisting at the middle school during state
assessments
February 13, 2006/Minutes
Page 2
Old Business -food
service
Anne Jones moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to extend the
food service management agreement with USD 457 for one more year. Motion carried: 7-0
Break
At 9:19 p.m., Jay Powers moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to
recess for ten minutes. Motion
carried: 7-0
New Business -capital outlay projects
Randy Ackerman presented bids
from four computer companies for the proposed laptop initiative. Alternatives were not included in the bid
price such as filtering software outside the school premises. After discussion, Randy will request
alternative bids which will include the filtering software.
Anne Jones moved, seconded by
Jon Becker, to table the laptop initiative until concrete amounts are brought
back to the board. Motion failed 0-7
Anne Jones moved, seconded by
Jon Becker, to direct Randy Ackerman to proceed with the laptop initiative and
submit the best bid to the board at the May meeting. Motion carried: 6-1 with Cindy Messenger opposing.
Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded
by Janet Sharp, to approve the remaining capital outlay items with the
exception of the
north end of Holcomb Elementary demolition and renovation project. Motion carried: 7-0
Items: Holcomb Elementary office window; reseal gym
floors; replace southeast entry doors at the high school; new window for the
Holcomb Elementary library; outside basketball goals at the middle school;
middle school tech lab; upgrade district computers; ceiling mounted classroom
projectors for all district classrooms; ice cream machine for soft serve
Action Items -administrative
center
Jay Powers moved, seconded by
Mike Powers, to approve the low bid from Dick Construction for the building
demolition and remodeling the north end of Holcomb Elementary. Motion carried: 6-1 with Anne Jones dissenting.
Bids including alternates #1
and #2: Dick Construction, $529,916; Orr Construction
Management, $551,500; Rhoads Construction, $578,650; Lee Construction, $586,600
-extension
of certified contracts
Anne Jones moved, seconded by
Jay Powers, to move
10C, 2006-2007 certified
staff recommendations, after the executive session. Motion carried: 7-0
Executive Session
At 10:55 p.m., Anne Jones
moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to enter executive session for thirty minutes
for personnel matters, negotiations and discussion regarding acquisition of
property. Executive session is necessary
to protect the privacy rights of an individual(s), protect the public interest
in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and protect the public interest in
obtaining property at fair price, respectively . Motion carried: 7-0 Steve Johnson was included in the
session and the superintendent exited.
At 11:10 p.m.,
Steve exited and the superintendent entered.
At 11:25 p.m., Anne Jones
moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session for an additional
twenty minutes for the aforementioned matters.
Motion carried 7-0. Bill Biermann
and Steve Johnson were included in the session.
At 11:45 p.m., Bill and Steve exited the session and Anne Jones moved,
seconded by Jay Powers to extend executive session for an additional ten
minutes. Motion carried: 7-0 Kristy Ellis was included in the session; Kristy exited at
11:50 p.m. and Bill Biermann entered the session.
At 11:55 p.m., the board reconvened in open
session. John Becker moved, seconded by
Jay Powers, to approve the recommendation to extend contracts for certified
personnel with the exception of Julie Chamberlain and Phillip Nguyen who submitted written
resignations after the principals’ staff recommendations were submitted. Motion carried: 7-0
At 11:00 p.m., Jay Powers
moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to adjourn.
Motion carried: 7-0
Respectfully submitted: Approved:
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Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk Tim
Miller, President