District News

Board Minutes - October

by Carol Braun

October 14, 2008

MINUTES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
October 13, 2008
7:30 P.M.

The meeting was called to order by President Margaret Michaelis at 7:22 p.m. with the following members present: Doug Argo, Gretchen Lauby, Margaret Michaelis, Terry Milligan and student board member, Colby Argo.

Reasonable advance publicized notice of the meeting was given according to law by publishing , a designated method for giving notice of the school district. Reasonable advance notice was simultaneously given to board members and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda attached. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

President Margaret Michaelis announced that a complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the back of the board of education meeting room.

Guests in attendance: Shirley Anderson, Shelly Gerdes, Harlan Rickers

Moved by Lauby, seconded by Milligan to excuse the absence of board member Kelli Murphy
Carried: 4-0

Moved by Lauby, seconded by Milligan to approve the minutes of the September 8th regular board meeting, the September 20th budget hearing, September 20th special board meeting and September 29th special board meeting.
Carried: 4-0

C. D. Bids for the Month were as follows:

Security First Bank:
Blue Springs Branch
Special Fund 1.60%
General Fund 1.60%

Wymore State Bank:
Special Fund 1.68%
General Fund 1.68%

Moved by Lauby, seconded by Argo to approve the claims to the General Fund, Special Building Fund and Unemployment Fund as presented.
Carried: 4-0

Dave Creevan entered the meeting at 7:40 a.m.

The superintendent reported on state school board convention, Career Academy development with SCC and Blue Ribbon school celebration on 10/29.

The elementary principal reported on enrollment, Reading First program and State Standards, parent teacher conferences, elementary student council and Red Ribbon week.

The secondary principal reported on enrollment, alternative school, parent teacher conferences and picture retakes.

Moved by Milligan, seconded by Lauby to approve consent agenda as follows: option enrollment of Olivia Saathoff to Beatrice for the 2009-2010 school year.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Argo, seconded by Milligan to approve the property tax resolution as presented.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Argo, seconded by Creevan to approve the revision of the general training rules for activity participants.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Argo, seconded by Lauby to eliminate membership in North Central Accreditation and to suspend the authorization of any field trips which would be paid out of the district general budget.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Lauby, seconded by Argo to:
1. Approve a resolution for the administration and finance committee to review “to and from” school
busing with the goal of reduction in the number of routes.
2. Approve a resolution for the administration and finance committee to audit all academic programs (elementary and secondary) as to the possible reduction in such programs.
3. Approve a resolution for the finance committee to review the district’s participation in the Alternative School for possible reduction or elimination of such participation.
4. Approve a resolution for the finance committee to study the issue of “pay to play” for school activities.
5. Approve a resolution for the finance committee to study the issue of a “four day school week”.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Argo, seconded by Creevan to go into executive session at 9:12 p.m. for the purpose of personnel and negotiations.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Milligan, seconded by Argo to come out of executive session at 10:26 p.m.
Carried: 5-0

Moved by Argo, seconded by Milligan to adjourn the meeting at 10:26 p.m.
Carried: 5-0

The next regular meeting of the Southern Board of Education will be November 10, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

BY
President of the Board of Education
of this School District

ATTEST
Secretary of the Board of Education
of this School District