Flinthills USD 492 Special Board of Education Meeting



Flinthills USD 492 Board of Education Meeting

Flinthills Primary School, Cassoday

September 10, 2007

7:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by President Russell Waller with the following present: Kermit Keplar, Steve Wilson, Brian Vogt, Pat Hannon, RayeAnn Vaught and Ava Wedel.

2. Approve Agenda

It was moved by Pat Hannon and seconded by Brian Vogt to approve the agenda with the addition of 5c and 5d. Pat Hannon withdrew his motion. Brian Vogt withdrew his second. It was moved by Brian Vogt and seconded by RayeAnn Vaught to approve the agenda with the addition of 5C Sharon Simmons, 5D Sonny Williams, 5E Marie Masterson and 5F Facility Walk around. Motion carried 7-0.

3. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes of August Meeting

B. Warrants and Transfers

It was moved by Kermit Keplar and seconded by Brian Vogt to approve the consent

agenda. Motion carried 7-0.

4. Public Forum

5. Principal and Staff Reports

A. Larry Gawith

Mr. Gawith informed the board that NWEA testing will begin next week, there is a

calendar conflict for the Primary Christmas program, a grant for playground surface

has been awarded, Koehn Construction will pour concrete under the downspouts on

the south side of the building for drainage problems and the parking lot lights are

working. It was moved by Ava Wedel and seconded by Steve Wilson to change the

Primary Christmas concert to Monday, December 10, 2007 at 6:30 and to change the December BOE meeting time to 7:30 p.m. Motion carried 7-0.

B. Neal Weltha

Mr. Weltha informed the board that Mrs. McCreight would like to change the date for the “Christmas Carroll” play to Dec 9th and 12th at 2:00 PM. It was moved by Steve Wilson and seconded by Ava Wedel to adopt the detention policy for 2007-2008 as presented pending approval of renegotiating the supplemental salary amount to reflect payment for detention once a week instead of twice a week. Motion carried 7-0.

C. Sharon Simmons

Sharon presented a film from the Choosing the Best program.

D Sonny Williams

Sonny informed the board about the bus routes, drivers and training for drivers,

and bus needs.

E. Marie Masterson

Marie Masterson gave the site council report.

F. Facility Walk Around

The board did a walk around of the facility.

6. Items of Benefit to the District

A. Approve Out of District Transportation Requests

It was moved by Ava Wedel and seconded by Steve Wilson to approve the out of

district transportation request presented. Motion carried 7-0.

B. Approve Site Council By-Laws

It was moved by Steve Wilson and seconded by Pat Hannon to approve the site

council by laws with Article 4 amended to read member must be an adult and

approved by the administration. Motion carried 7-0

C. Review Section A, B, and C of Board Policies

Policies A, B, and C were reviewed and changes made where necessary.

Policy ABE will include goals. It was moved by Steve Wilson and seconded by

Ava Wedel to change AD to review as needed. Motion carried 7-0.

BA goals to be inserted. It was moved by Steve Wilson and seconded by

RayeAnnVaught to change BBC to board members may serve on committees the

serve the board. Motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Brian Vogt and seconded by

Ava Wedel to set the fee for making copies at $.25 per copy per page. Motion

carried. 7-0

D. Board Goals

It was moved by Steve Wilson and seconded by Pat Hannon to approve the board

goals for 2007-2008. Motion carried 7-0.

E. Wellness Policy Review

Phyllis Jackson informed the board of the School Meals Initiative review that

requires us to stay within limits of fat, fiber, sodium, etc of all meals served and

reimbursed by the USDA.

F. BOE Review

It was moved by Pat Hannon and seconded by Ava Wedel to adopt the

superintendent evaluation with a 1-5 rating scale. Motion carried 7-0.

The board will do superintendent evaluation at the November board meeting.

7. Personnel

It was moved by Kermit Keplar and seconded by Steve Wilson to declare an

executive session on # 7. Personnel, to protect the privacy of the individuals to be

discussed, and that the meeting reconvene in the boardroom at 10:15 p.m. Motion

carried 7-0. The meeting reconvened in the boardroom at 10:15 p.m. It was moved

by Brian Vogt and seconded by Steve Wilson to approve Sharon Simmons as an

elementary counselor for eight days at a daily rate totaling $1726.00. Motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Brian Vogt and seconded by Pat Hannon to approve hiring Derek Sarkett as a part time substitute for the IDL lab and HS Math lab. Motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Pat Hannon and seconded by Ava Wedel to approve the supplemental coaches and sponsors:

Assistant High School Football Coaches:  Shane Thornton and Ryan Rose

Assistant High School Volleyball Coach:  Ashley McClure

Head High School Girls’ Basketball Coach:  Julie Muench

Head High School Boys’ Baseball Coach:  Shane Thornton

Assistant High School Boys’ Baseball Coach:  Ryan Rose

Student Council Sponsor:  Laureen Simon

National Honor Society Sponsor: Tammy Carr

9th Grade sponsors (unpaid):  Melanie Krehbiel and Tammy Carr

10th Grade sponsors (unpaid): Julie Muench and Mark McNemee

11th Grade sponsors: Rick Cox and Ryan Rose

12th Grade sponsors: Joseph Harkins and Michal Austin

High School Drama:  Julie McCreight

Middle School Head Football Coach:  Darrell Lowmaster

Middle School Assistant Football Coach:  Tobin Turner

Middle School Cheerleading:  Becky Naill

Middle School Head Boys’ Basketball Coach:  Richard Idlemann

Middle School Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach:  Ryan Rose

Middle School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach:  Abby Thorne

Motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Raye Ann Vaught and seconded by Brian Vogt to approve paying Denise Hodge $1500.00 over three years for her late resignation fee. Motion carried 7-0.

8. Superintendent Review

Goessen and Livingston will do the Quality Assurance for the playground

material grant... Mr. Diepenbrock will look into a facility audit with other

Companies, the administrators have done a security audit. has been repaired.

9. Adjourn

The meeting adjourned.

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Susan Grunder, Clerk

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