Regular Board of Education Meeting

Unified School District No. 363

March 12, 2007 - 7:30 p.m.

305 Wiley, Holcomb, Kansas

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, Kristy Ellis, Steve Johnson, Phil Keidel, W.S. Landis,

Others:  Andrea Ardery and middle school girls basketball team, Joe Arellano and members of the wrestling team, Jennifer Barrett, Lee Barrett, Lisa Bascue, Misti Becker, Emily Behlmann, Richard Bennett, Julie Chamberlain, Britt Fairbanks, Tina Fairbanks, Gene Gaede, Jeff Gottschalk, Tammy Gottschalk, Gerard Hamilton, Emily Hamlin, Tom Hawkins and members of the middle school basketball team, Johnetta Hebrlee, Kenzi Hunter,  Staci Kennedy, TallyAnn Klitzke, Michelle Komlofske, Pam Knoll, Vicki Krehbiel, Colleen Lauer,  Rob McCallister, Sam Mesa,  Becky Miller, Archie Oliver and art students, Becky Peitz, Michaela Rios, Juventino Rosas, Sylvia Rosas, Scott Smythe, Kelly Snodgrass and high school girls basketball team, Monte Stapp, Scott Stegman and members of the basketball team, Caleb Swank, Martha Symmonds,

Mary Ann Bennett

 

At 7:30 p.m., Tim Miller called the meeting to order.   Anne Jones and Cindy Messenger were not present.  Cindy arrived at 7:35 p.m.

 

Agenda

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to amend the consent agenda to add:  1) Additional instructional substitutes*

Motion carried:  5-0

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Jon Becker, to approve the agenda with an additional consent agenda item and place item 9(B), Consider language arts textbook adoption after item no. 6.  Motion carried:  5-0   

Consent Agenda

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to approve the consent agenda.  Motion carried:  6-0

§         minutes – February 12, 19, March 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2007

§         substitute teachers –  Cliff Dunlap, Marshall Hibbs*, John Dan Kelly, Michelle Mayo*

§         supplement coaching contracts – Joseph Rodgers, assistant baseball; Kelly Snodgrass, middle school head girls track

§         resignations – Jan Kirkhart, elementary secretary

Claims

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Jay Powers, to approve the expenditures  -  $183,161.52.  Motion carried: 6-0

Recognition

Jennifer Barrett received the Kansas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Destiny Award.  The award is given to early career instructors who have shown leadership in curriculum development.

Middle school and high school basketball and wrestling coaches and team members were recognized.  TallyAnn Klitzke and Archie Oliver recognized respective art students for awards received.  Kenzie Hunter and Caleb Swank gave a power point presentation of the award winning art work.

 

 Elementary Odyssey received three – 1st place awards and one – 3rd  place award at the regional competition.

 

New Business                                      -textbook adoption

Misti Becker and Emily Hamlin reviewed recommended textbooks for the language arts program. 

 

Jay Powers moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to adopt the recommended 6th – 12th language arts textbooks from Holt, Rinehart and Winston and the Write Source Program from Houghton Mifflin for the quoted price of $43,787.21  Motion carried:  6-0     

 

 

 

March 12, 2007/Minutes

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                                                -kindergarten

Becky Miller, Staci Kennedy and Becky Peitz petitioned the board to implement “all day kindergarten” program with one-half day attendance as a parent option.  A power point presentation reiterated the positive aspects of the program. After discussion, it was the consensus of the board to revisit next month.

Old Business

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the quote from American Digital Security for equipment for district buildings.    Motion carried:  6-0     Package cost:  $24,995.69 plus $375 for key tags 

Equipment purchased will be cameras and push button release via phone system and key tag system for selected doors at each building. (copy attached)

Recess

At 9:20 p.m., Jon Becker moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to recess for five minutes.  Motion carried:  7-0

New Business                                      -policies

Policies CYA, Document Reproduction, and GAO, Entering Locker Rooms/Restrooms, will be presented next month for adoption. 

                                                                -capital outlay

Capital Outlay list will be reviewed and finalized next month. 

                                                                -bus operators

Information to increase bus operators’ salaries was presented.  This item will be placed on the April agenda.

Action Items                                         -bus bids

Janet Sharp moved, seconded by Mike Pfeifer, to approve the bus bid from Kansas Truck Equipment Company, Inc. for a seventy-two passenger bus equipped with special needs equipment as specified.  Motion carried:  6-0

Bids:  Kansas Truck Equipment Company, Inc. - $89,913.00 + $1,854.00 for underbody storage

          Nebraska/Central Equipment, Inc. – No Bid

          Colorado/West Equipment, Inc. – No Bid

                                                                -recreation commission appointment

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to appoint Scott Pfeifer to the Holcomb Recreation Board of Directors effective immediately.  Motion carried:  5-1 with Mike Pfeifer abstaining.   Scott replaces Colleen Lauer who resigned last month.   Other candidates:  Tim Matheson and Scott Symthe

                                                                -contract form

Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to approve the new superintendent contract form.  Motion carried:  6-0

                                                                -superintendent’s contract

Jon Becker moved, seconded by Cindy Messenger, to hire Robert O’Connor and ratify a two year contract with the salary of $90,000.00 for the 2007-08 year.  Motion carried:  6-0                             

Executive Session

At 10:12 p.m., Cindy Messenger moved, seconded by Janet Sharp, to enter executive session for one hour, preceded by a five minute recess, for personnel and negotiations.  Executive session is necessary to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) and to protect the district’s right to the confidentiality of its negotiating position and the public interest.  Motion carried:  6-0   Sam Mesa was included in the session.  Sam exited at  10:30 p.m. and Kristy Ellis, Steve Johnson, Phil Keidel entered.  At 10:50 p.m., Kristy, Steve and Phil exited the session.

Adjourn

At 11:17 p.m., the board reconvened in open session.  Mike Pfeifer moved, seconded by Jon Becker to adjourn.  Motion carried:  6-0 

 

Respectfully submitted:                                                                                   Approved:

 

 

_________________________                                                                      _________________________

Mary Ann Bennett, Clerk                                                                                   Tim Miller, President