Regular Board of Education Meeting

Unified School District No. 363

 October 9, 2006 - 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: Bill Biermann, Kristy Ellis, Steve Johnson, Phil Keidel,  W.S. Landis,

Others: Emily Behlmann, Richard Bennett, Pam Knoll, Rob McCallister, Jeff Sharp, Mary Ann Bennett

 

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

 

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Anne Jones, to amend the agenda to include 9(B), Crisis Prevention, 10(D) Resolution – Sunflower Electric        Motion carried:  7-0

 

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to amend the consent agenda to include, Signature for various bank accounts – Pam Knoll.   

Agenda

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to approve the agenda as amended.  Motion carried:  7-0

Consent Agenda

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

§         minutes – September 11th,  18th,  2006

§         substitute teachers – Michael Biernacki

§         custodian – Ramiro Serrano

§         girls assistant golf coach – Archie Oliver

§         signature for various bank accounts – Pam Knoll

Claims

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the expenditures  -  $784, 934.10.     Motion carried: 6-1

with Cindy Messenger dissenting due to a travel reimbursement.

Audit

Gary Schlappe reviewed the district’s audit.  Anne Jones moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to accept the audit.  Motion carried:  7-0

Engagement Letter

Anne Jones moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the service agreements presented by Lewis Hooper & Dick for assisting in budget preparation and conducting the district audit for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.  Motion carried:  7-0

Old Business                                    - DFE policy

After researching the policy recommendation from Kansas Association of Schools Boards, it was the consensus of the board to keep in place the current board policy, DFE – Investment of Idle Funds.  Motion carried:  7-0

New Business                                      - band & vocal request

Anne Jones moved, seconded Janet Sharp, to approve the requests from the elementary and high/middle school vocal music department and the district band department for an increase in program budgets and the purchase of music software.  Motion carried:  7-0      Band:     increase budget $1,000                                               Vocal:    (K-5) – increase budget $500

                                           inventory software – replacement    -       $1,575                     (6-12) – increase budget $500

                                           piano tuning – additional to budget  -       $  500

                                           uniform cleaning – additional to budget - $  500

- crisis prevention

Anne Jones moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to authorize the superintendent along with Richard Bennett, a board member and administrators to pursue the cost of implementing additional security measures for district buildings.  Motion carried:

 7-0                                                 

Old Business                                       - boundaries                                                         

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to adopt the resolution regarding the redistricting of member districts so that the population of any board member district is not greater than five percent above nor five percent below the mean population of all board member districts within the district.  Motion carried:  7-0  (resolution attached)

 

 

 

 

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Old Business (cont’d)                         -telephones

Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to approve the bid from Winters Technology for a reconditioned telephone system for the administrative center and the installation of fiber optic cable to the center.  Motion carried:  7-0

Bids:      Winters Technology         - $6,125.00

Pioneer Communications - $6,476.50

                                                                -FCCLA

Jennifer LaSalle petitioned the board to allow the FCCLA officers and sponsor to attend a national meeting in St. Louis, MO, November 17th – 19th and requested the district provide transportation for the Holcomb chapter and other chapters in our district.  In past years, other districts provided the Holcomb chapter transportation. 

 

Anne Jones moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve Jennifer LaSalle’s request allowing FCCLA officers and sponsor to attend the national meeting and the district will provide the requested transportation.  Motion carried:  7-0

                                    

                                                                -resolution

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to adopt the resolution in support of Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s PSD construction air permit application.  Motion carried:  7-0  (resolution attached)

 

Executive Session

At 9:07 p.m., Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to enter executive session for one hour to discuss personnel following a ten minute break.  Executive session is necessary to protect the privacy rights of an individual.  Motion carried:  7-0      At 9:25 p.m., Phil Keidel entered the session and exited at 9:30 p.m.  Bill Biermann entered at 9:55 p.m.   At 10:00 p.m. Bill exited Kristy Ellis entered.  Kristy exited at 10:05 p.m. and Phil Keidel entered.   

 

At 10:17 p.m., Phil Keidel exited the session and Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to extend executive session for an additional thirty minutes for the aforementioned matters.    Motion carried:  7-0    

 

At 10:47 p.m., Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to extend the session for an additional thirty minutes for the aforementioned matters.  Motion carried:  7-0    At 11:05 p.m., Steve Johnson was included in the session and exited at 11:15 p.m.

 

At 11:17 p.m., Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to extend executive session for an additional ten minutes for the aforementioned matters.  Motion carried:  7-0

 

At 11:27 p.m., the board reconvened in open session.  Anne Jones moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to recess until October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. - Holcomb High School, room 142.  Motion carried:  7-0 

 

 

Respectfully submitted:                                                                                   Approved:

 

 

_________________________                                                                      _________________________

Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk                                                                                   Tim Miller, President

 

 

 

 

Board of Education

Unified School District No. 363

Recessed Meeting

October 23, – 7:30 p.m.

Administration Office – 204 Wiley

MINUTES

Board of Education Members:

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

 Cindy Messenger, Mike Pfeifer, Jay Powers, Janet Sharp

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

Administrators Present: Bill Biermann, Phil Keidel

Others:  Emily Behlmann, Mary Ann Bennett

 

At 7:30 a.m., the meeting was called to order.  Anne Jones was not present. 

Agenda                                                 

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger to amend the agenda to add:  high school gymnasium floor.  Motion carried:  6-0

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to solicit another opinion regarding the high school gymnasium floor.  Motion carried:  6-0

Executive Session

At 7:40 p.m., Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to enter executive session for forty-five minutes to discuss personnel.  Executive session is necessary to protect the privacy rights of an individual(s).  Motion carried:  6-0

 

At 8:25 p.m., Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session for an additional thirty minutes for the aforementioned matter.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

At 8:55 p.m., Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session until 9:10 p.m. for the aforementioned matter.  Motion carried:  6-0   The superintendent exited the session.

 

At 9:10 p.m. Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to extend executive session for an additional two minutes for the aforementioned matter.  Superintendent included in the session.   Motion carried:  6-0

 

At 9:12 p.m., the board reconvened in open session.

 

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to approve Robert Krug’s request for leave of absence for eleven days commencing January 3rd for missionary work in Honduras.  Eligible personal leave days will be utilized and Robert Krug will pay the cost of the substitute teacher for the remaining days.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve an additional position for the elementary Odyssey of the Mind program.   Motion carried:  6-0

 

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the supplemental contract for Steve Johnson as the high school assistant girls’ basketball coach.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to increase the hourly rates for classified personnel by two-percent plus a step, place Linda Hamilton and Daniel Lucero at steps 18 and 15, respectively on the perspective salary schedules and increase the maintenance salary schedule by an additional twenty-five cents.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to increase the technology coordinator and the principals’ salaries by five percent.  Motion carried:  6-0    

 

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to increase the salaried classified personnel by three-percent.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to adjourn.  Motion carried:  6-0

 

Respectfully submitted:                                                                                      Approved:

 

 

__________________________                                                                   __________________________

Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk                                                                                   Tim Miller, President