WINIFRED SCHOOL DISTRICT #115 K-12



WINIFRED SCHOOL DISTRICT #115 K-12

REGULAR MEETING

February 11, 2009

PRESENT:

PRESIDING OFFICER: MIKE SCHMITT

BOARD MEMBERS: PAT SLIVKA, ROBERT BOLD, GORDON WICHMAN

LAURIE GOETTLICH

SUPERINTENDENT: DUSTIN STURM

CLERK: ANN ECONOM

Presiding officer, Mike Schmitt, called the meeting to order at 7:13 o’clock.

SOMETHING POSITIVE:

The basketball teams are doing very well. T.J. Casey a cowboy poet spent a whole day doing workshops and an assembly with the students. All of the students really enjoyed it.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Pat moved to accept the January 12, 2009 regular minutes. Gordon seconded and they all voted aye.

MONTHLY REPORTS AND WARRANT PAYMENTS:

Robert moved to accept claim warrants 16610-16670 for $33,287.33, cash and budget balances, student activities, Payroll 5940-5949 & 4700-4735 for $69017.30. Laurie seconded and they all voted aye.

PRE-APPROVAL of UPCOMING MONTHS EXPENSES:

None

RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS:

None

COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS:

None

OLD BUSINESS:

DRAMA COACH:

Gordon moved to hire Kauri Stulc and Mandy Jones as co-drama coaches. Pat seconded and they all voted aye.

TRACK COACH:

Robert moved to hire Mandy Jones as the track coach. Pat second and they all voted aye.

DISTRICT HOUSING:

Superintendent Sturm discussed a home that has been built in Missoula through the construction academy. This home is for sale for $56,000.00. They also discussed the moving process if they did purchase it. This agenda item was then tabled until Superintendent Sturm talked to Norm Asbjornson. The board would also like a community meeting set up for the discussion of this agenda item.

NEW BUSINESS

PER DIEM:

After discussion of changing the per diem for food during travel, the board decided to keep the per diem at $6.00 for breakfast, $6.00 for lunch and $13.00 for supper.

BUS PURCHASE:

Superintendent Sturm has received a bid for a four wheel drive bus from Hartleys. The bid came in at $68,000.00 for a 14 passenger bus with no trade. After discussion the board would like to see if with a trade of one bus or two the price could be reduced to $63,000.00. Gordon moved to accept the fourteen passenger four-wheel drive bus purchase from Hartleys with a trade and a price of $63,000.00. Laurie seconded and they all voted aye.

CERTIFIED NEGOTIATIONS:

Robert and Gordon have met with the certified negotiators Marietta Boyce and Donna Cantu. Robert reported at that meeting the certified asked for 1. 5% raise year one, 2. Health Insurance rise to match what a single premium costs. 3. Add two steps to salary matrix so to go from ten steps to twelve steps. After the board thoroughly discussed options they decided to offer at the next negotiators meeting 3% raise every year for the next three years, plus health insurance raise to a single premium and a $1000.00 signing bonus this year.

TRACK CO-OP:

Pat moved to co-op track with Roy for three years. Laurie seconded and they all voted aye.

ASBJORNSON INVESTMENT:

Laurie moved to take Stephanie Wooderchak name removed for the stock and Dustin Sturms name put on the stock. Gordon second and they all voted aye.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE CURRICULUM CONSORTIUM APPROVAL:

Gordon moved to accept the curriculum with Golden Triangle. Pat seconded and they all voted aye. Superintendent Sturm reported that next Monday the staff will meet with the coordinator of this curriculum.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT:

*Clerk Econom will be attending workshop in GreatFalls Feb. 24 &25 for the Montana edition AIMS which correlates with infinite campus.

*The staff discussed the 2009-2010 school calendar and made a few changes.

*Certified teachers contracts will be given in April.

*Classified contracts given in May.

*The March school board meeting might need to be changed to another night pending tournament results.

*Superintendent Sturm notified the board that the basement windows in the supt. house need replaced.

FINAL COMMENTS AND REPORTS:

The board agreed that letting the museum sell tickets at the ball games made for great relations with the community. They would like to open this option up and limit it to one community entity/club per home game. The status on the green house project was mentioned and will be discussed at a later meeting.

Gordon moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:50. Bob seconded and they all voted aye.

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