October Board Minutes 2009
by Carol Braun
October 13, 2009
MINUTES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Oct 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by President Doug Argo at 7:35 p.m. with the following members present: Doug Argo, Carmen McKeever, Terry Milligan, Harlan Rickers, Hannah Zimmerling. Dave Creevan entered the meeting at 9:44 p.m. Student board member, Matt Zvolanek entered the meeting at 9:47 p.m.
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 Doug Argo announced that a complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the back of the board of education meeting room.
Moved by Rickers, seconded by Milligan to excuse the absence of Dave Creevan and student board member, Matt Zvolanek.
Carried: 5-0
Guests present: Members of the senior class
C.D. Bids for the month were as follows:
Security First Bank:
Blue Springs
Special Fund .5%
General Fund .5%
Wymore State Bank
Special Fund .57%
General Fund .57%
The superintendent reported on selection of our student board member as a panelist at state school board convention, specs for bidding auditors, review of probationary staff, 1st half of superintendent’s evaluation, parent participation policy review, transportation report, certified evaluation form.
The elementary principal reported on enrollment, Reading program and state standards, parent teacher conferences, student council and Red Ribbon Week activities.
The secondary principal reported on enrollment, guest speaker from Hope Crisis Center, alternative school update, NWEA testing, high ability learners registration, SRS system.
The student board member reported on monthly student advisory meeting.
Moved by Rickers, seconded by McKeever to approve the following consent agenda items: Minutes of the September 14th budget hearing, property tax request hearing and regular board meeting, to adopt the agenda as proposed, approve financial reports and bills from General Fund, Special Building Fund and Unemployment Fund; compliance with policy 204.07.
Carried: 5-0
Moved by Argo to approve payment of summer hours request as presented. Motion failed for lack of second.
Moved by Zimmerling, seconded by Rickers to approve new certified evaluation form as presented..
Carried: 5-0
Moved by Milligan, seconded by Rickers to draw up specs for school auditing services.
Carried: 5-0
Moved by Zimmerling, seconded by McKeever to approve the parent participation policy as presented.
Carried: 5-0
A verbal review of probationary staff was presented.
Moved by Argo, seconded by Zimmerling to approve option enrollment requests as presented.
Carried: 5-0
Moved by Milligan, seconded by Zimmerling to approve a senior sneak trip for the class of 2010.
Carried: 5-0
Moved by Argo, seconded by Zimmerling to approve the 2009-10 Negotiated Master Agreement as presented.
Carried: 5-1
Voting Yes: Argo, Creevan, McKeever, Milligan, Zimmerling Voting No: Rickers
Moved by McKeever, seconded by Rickers, to approve the change of board meeting time in November to 8:30 p.m.
Carried: 6-0
Moved by Argo, seconded by Zimmerling to go into executive session at 9:55 p.m. for the purpose of prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual. .
Carried: 6-0
Moved by Milligan, seconded by Creevan to come out of executive session at 10:57 p.m.
Carried: 6-0
Moved by Creevan, seconded by Rickers to adjourn the meeting at 10:58 p.m.
Carried: 6-0
The next regular meeting of the Southern Board of Education will be November 9, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.
BY
President of the Board of Education
of this School District
ATTEST
Secretary of the Board of Education
of this School District
