Regular Meeting
The
Board of Education of USD #331 met on March 12, 2007 at 7:00
p.m. for a regular meeting at the Board of Education Office.
Welcome Guests/Patron Communications
President Allen Young called the meeting to
order and welcomed the guests. George Ontiveros presented
communications to the board.
Approval of Agenda
The
agenda was approved with the additions of discussion on
charging admission in the Norwich Junior High League and the
cooperative agreement with St. Patrick’s school for a
physical education teacher.
Consent Agenda
·
Approval of the minutes of the February 12, 2007 regular
meeting
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Approval of the clerk’s/treasurer’s reports
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Approval of the warrants in the amount of $150,452.58
·
Approval of the Monthly Budget Report
Educational Program Updates
Jacqueline Charbonneau presented information on the regional
band clinic that she attended in Chicago, Illinois.
Update on Baseball and Softball Programs
Ashley Smith and Toby Munz gave short updates to the board
on the baseball and softball programs.
Consideration to Approve
Bids for Cooling Tower at KES
a. Consideration of
Original Bids
Don
Norton of Professional Engineering Consultants presented the
original bids for the cooling tower at Kingman Elementary
School. The board rejected all bids because they were too
high.
b. Consideration of
Alternate Bids
Don
Norton of Professional Engineering Consultants presented the
alternate bids for the cooling tower at Kingman Elementary
School. Mr. Norton had the companies remove a set of
controls from the original bid. The board approved the low
bid from American Mechanical in the amount of $198,799.00.
Consideration to Approve
Two Fund Raisers for Norwich High School Cheerleaders
The
board approved the Norwich High School Cheerleaders annual
fireworks stand. They also gave their approval to sell ads
at $40.00 each to local businesses for their “Spirit
Shirts”, and starting in 2007-2008 the cheerleaders will
start designating a “Fan of the Game”.
Discussion on Charging
Admission in the Norwich Junior High League
Lanny Hower and Melissa Hodson, principals at Norwich,
explained to the board that the league was discussing the
implementation of charging admission for the junior high
games in the league. Discussion was held and the board
advised the principals to vote for what was best for the
community.
Consideration to Approve
“Transportation Consent”
Discussion was held on a “Transportation Consent Form”
presented by the Kingman High School. It was decided that
this information would be added to the student handbooks
next year.
Consideration to Approve
Cooperative Agreement with St. Patrick’s School
The
board approved the cooperative agreement between Kingman
Elementary School and St. Patrick’s School for the 2007-2008
school year including football, volleyball, track and field
for the 7th and 8th grades, and band
for grades 5 through 8.
Consideration of
Cooperative Agreement with St. Patrick’s School for a
Physical Education Teacher.
The
board denied the cooperative agreement to provide a physical
education teacher for St. Patrick’s School.
Consideration of Updated
District Priorities List for 2007-2008 and Capital Outlay
Fund
Discussion was held on the district
priorities list for 2007-2008 and the capital outlay fund
was reviewed.
Administrative Reports
Leon Albert, assistant superintendent; Melissa Hodson, Lanny
Hower, Max Clark, Brent Garrison, Rick Henry, principals;
Bill Kelley, assistant principal; and Dennis Albright,
technology coordinator, gave written updates to the board.
Executive Session
The
board held several executive sessions to discuss matters
relating to non-elected personnel and negotiations.
Administrative Report by the Superintendent
Superintendent Don Mason gave a written update to the board.
Consideration of Resignations (Licensed and/or Classified)
The
board approved the resignations of Lee Smith as chemistry,
physics, and Principles of Technology teacher and head
football coach. They also approved the resignation of Monte
Vavra as custodian at Norwich.
Consideration of Contracts (Licensed and/or Classified)
The
board approved a contract for Tammy Goebel as a teacher at
Norwich, Christine Quinn as language arts teacher at Kingman
Elementary/Middle School, Desiree Moore as librarian at
Kingman High School, and Glenda Shepard as language arts
teacher at Norwich High School.
Schedule Board Members to Attend Building Site Council
Meetings
It
was agreed that if anyone was available they would attend
Kingman High School site council meeting on March 14, 2007
at 6:00 p.m., Jon Wollen will attend the Kingman Elementary
School site council meeting on March 30, 2007 at 7:15 a.m.
and Allen Young will attend the Norwich site council meeting
on March 26, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
Continuation of Board Self Evaluation Process
The
board reviewed the board self-evaluation process.
Next Meeting and Adjournment
The next
regular meeting will be Monday, April 9, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Board of Education Office. The meeting was adjourned
at 11:04.
