independent school district 876, Regular School Board Meeting minutes, Thursday, March 22, 2007 1. Chair Brown called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. Board members present were: Mary Barkley Brown, Norman Planer, Jeannette Rieger-Borer, Bryan Bruns and Douglas Kantor. Superintendent Niklaus was also present. Board Member Michael Dougherty and Student Representative Emily Spiegeler were absent. 3. Kantor moved to approve the agenda with the following addition: Add as item 8.h. Board recognition of BPA State/National participants Bruns seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Committee Reports: a. Student Representative: Brown read a report from Spiegeler on National Honor Society (NHS), Daffodil Days, Hat Day and other student activities. b. Advisory Committees: Rieger-Borer reported on the March 13, 2007 Bendix Elementary meeting. Kantor reported on the March 12, 2007 Middle School meeting. Principal Ofstedal noted that there was no High School meeting. c. MAWSECO: Planer reported on the March 6, 2007 meeting. d. Wright Technical Center (WTC): No Report e. Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC): Curriculum Coordinator Holahan noted that there was no meeting. f. Community Education: Bruns reported on the March 19, 2007 meeting. g. Minnesota State High School League and Athletics/Activities: No Report 5. Community Concerns and Comments: None Presented 6. Planer moved to approve the following under a consent agenda. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. a. Minutes from the February 27, 2007 regular board meeting. b. December accounts payable bills. c. December payroll bills. d. Cash Treasurer’s Report for the period ending December 31, 2006. e. Donations with a letter of thanks: 1. $1,371.00 from Mike and Vicki Zieska to be applied toward the purchase of a gymnastics beam. 2. $1,000.00 from Betty Gunnary to be applied toward the scholarship fund. 3. $682.84 from Lutheran Community Foundation to be applied toward the scholarship fund. f. Mary Bemboom’s retirement as elementary teacher effective June 30, 2007. Amy Opitz LaBean’s resignation as elementary teacher effective with the 2007-08 school year following a one year child care leave of absence during the 2006-07 school year. g. Wanda Kraemer’s child care leave of absence request effective with the 2007-08 school year. Jeff Kohl’s extended leave of absence request effective through April 2010. h. Molly Leuthner’s employment agreement as a long term substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2006-07 school year replacing Kucera who is currently on a child care leave of absence. 7. Unfinished Business: a. Planer moved to approve a request for a 9-day student trip to Costa Rica for interested 7th and 8th grade science students over spring break 2008 as presented by Matt Coalwell, middle school science teacher, at the February Board meeting. Rieger-Borer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. b. Brown moved to approve the following 2007-08 capital facilities expenditures and table the remaining requests until the April Board meeting: EL, $5,000.00, Roof/Miscellaneous Repairs EL, $750.00, Paint Flag Pole EL, $1,260.00, Tile – Kindergarten Bathroom Walls EL, $5,150.00, Booster Fans & Duct Work EL, $800.00, Blue Pod Bathroom Ceiling Tiles EL, $ 2,243.00, Window Shades – Staff Lounge EL, $2,400.00, Chimney Smoke Stack Maintenance EL, $930.00, Steam Valve for Domestic Hot Water EL, $4,550.00, Stain Temporary Building & Repair EL, $7,200.00, 3 Back Stop Repairs & Field Maintenance EL, $ 8,000.00, Replacing Bricks General Maintenance EL, $3,000.00, Cardinal Kingdom Staining & Repairs EL, T.B.D., Highway 24 Upgrade Effect on Elem Parking Lot MS, $ 5,000.00, Roof/Miscellaneous Repairs MS, $7,500.00, Hot Water Heater Replacement MS, $18,500.00, Hot Water Heater Replacement MS, $1,459.00, Bathroom Sinks (6) East Wing Boys & Girls Bathrooms MS, $1,606.00, Shades 1922 Building MS, $3,299.00, Flush Valves (20) Toilets – 6th Grade Wing & A Gym MS, $2,540.00, White Boards MS, $3,000.00, Lighting – South Lot MS, $3,795.00, South Lot – Sink Hole Repair – Patching North Lot HS, $5,000.00, Roof/Miscellaneous Repairs HS, $37,000.00, 11th/12th Grade Lockers HS, $8,500.00, Academic Hallway Paint HS, $800.00, Water Coolers (2) HS, $8,202.00, Faucets (20), Flush Valves (12) HS, $18,000.00, Water Softener Replacement HS, $15,000.00, Convert Industrial Tech to Weight Room HS, $5,000.00, Install Doors in Industrial Arts/Woods Classroom HS, $1,000.00, Convert Current Weight Room into a Health Classroom Dist, $3,000.00, Tennis Court Repair Dist, $8,110.00, District Wide Utilities – Scheduled Maintenance Agreement Dist, $10,000.00, Installation of Fiber Line from AHS Dist, $35,000.00, Sewer Line Repair – Assessments Over a 3 Year Period ($35,000 per year) $242,594.00 TOTAL
Planer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 8. New Business: (agenda item 8.f. taken out of order) a. Bruns moved to approve a contract with Adam Sparks as a high school art teacher for the 2007-08 school year at a BA30 step 9. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Sparks is filling the vacancy created by Kohl’s extended leave of absence approved in agenda item 6.g. b. Speech Clinician Matthew Carlson’s leave of absence request for the 2007-08 school year failed for lack of a motion. c. Rieger-Borer moved to approve an employment agreement with Tyler Behrends as Community Education Program Coordinator at a grade 7, step 4. Bruns seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Behrends is filling the vacancy created by Massman’s hire as Community Education Director approved 2-27-07. f. Superintendent Niklaus and Business Manager Erlandson reviewed the general fund budget forecast, student enrollment estimates and staffing levels for the 2007-08 school year. Administration was directed to prioritize and make recommendations for the April Board meeting. d. Kantor moved to approve June 6 as a school make up day and June 7 as a staff development day due to two weather related school closings this winter. Rieger-Borer seconded. After some discussion and on Planer’s recommendation, Kantor withdrew his motion and Rieger-Borer withdrew her second. Bruns moved to table this issue until the calendar committee could be polled. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. e. Bruns moved to approve the school calendar for the 2007-08 school year as follows: Student contact days equal 173; the school year will commence on September 4, 2007 and end on June 3, 2008; winter vacation is scheduled for December 24, 2007 through January 1, 2008; spring vacation is scheduled for March 24, 2008 through March 28, 2008; June 4, 2008 and June 5, 2008 are identified as make up days in the event school is closed due to weather emergencies. Planer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. g. Curriculum Coordinator Holahan presented a summary of small group discussions held with teachers following the CAC study of high school test scores this past fall/winter. This will be brought before the Board again at the April meeting. h. Planer moved to approve recognizing and sending letters of congratulations to Noelle Korbel, Andrea Merrill, Erica Wittrock, Brieanne Gallaway and Nick Gunderson for reaching the State Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition and to Andrea Merrill, Erica Wittrock, Brieanne Gallaway and Nick Gunderson for reaching the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition. Kantor seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Brown read a letter from Jenna Woelfel thanking the Board for their support of her competition at the State gymnastics meet. 9. Information Items: a. Brown noted the interview schedule for the high school principal position. b. Brown noted that the next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. 10. Bruns moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. Rieger-Borer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Music Room. Respectfully submitted, Norman Planer, Clerk A copy of the official minutes is on file at the District Office and is available for public review. (published in the annandale advocate wednesday april 25, 2007)
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