BOE January 14, 2008
Unofficial Minutes
Submitted by Mary Stuewe
January 15, 2008
Unofficial Minutes
January 14, 2008
Special Board Meeting
Mill Creek Valley USD #329
District Office
7:00 PM
Board President Yocum called the regular board meeting to order with all of the board members present except for Falk and Craghead.
Hund moved to approve the agenda with the following additions: added employment of day care director and assistant, and added an employment resignation. Silva seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
A patron addressed the board with an employment question. The board took his question under advisement and the superintendent will communicate with the patron in a timely fashion.
The principals gave no additional reports. Principal Andersen added that he contacted the State Dept. of Education for emergency approval to test the juniors on state assessments. This approval was needed as the juniors were unable to be tested before the end of the first semester due to the ice storm.
Transportation/Maintenance Director Joe Zeller thanked the board for the purchase of a new truck for him. He was able to use it for snow removal throughout the district, thus saving time and money.
Technology Director Don Westhoff stated that he was working on moving our filtering hardware from Wichita to Maple Hill. This should make the network faster and more responsive.
Breiner moved to approve the consent agenda. Hund seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The consent agenda included: Approved the December 10th Regular Meeting minutes; Approved the Treasurer’s report; and Approved payment of bills totaling $197,123.52.
Hund moved to approve a three year contract with Aldrich & Co. Auditors for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010. McCue seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
Hund moved to move forward with Emporia State University’s Effectiveness and Efficiency Review for schools. Yocum seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
The board took a five minute break.
Yocum moved to go into executive session for 30 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel. The purpose of the session was to protect the privacy interests of an individual. Breiner seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The board reconvened at 8:00 PM.
Yocum moved to go into executive session for 15 minutes to discuss negotiations. The purpose of the session was to protect the district’s right to their confidentiality of its negotiating position, and the public interest. Hund seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The board reconvened at 8:20 PM.
Yocum moved to approve Allison Morton as an emergency substitute teacher; Vanita Rae Piel as cook at Paxico; and Rosalie Wike as WHS secretary.
Yocum moved to regretfully accept Pam Dennis’ resignation as cook at Paxico; and Carrie Magette’s resignation as Math teacher and coach, effective at the end of the present school year. Silva seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
The following was discussed in the Superintendent/Board Members Forum: A WHS gifted trip to Salina was approved ; FEMA may help pay for the debris clean-up caused by the ice storm; Discussion of the number of snow days left in the calendar; and a student request to transfer to AGS from MHGS. Hund moved to approve the request for the student to transfer to Alma Grade School. Yocum seconded. Motion carried 5-0. There was a Day Care Center discussion. Hund moved to approve the administration’s recommendation for the operation of a registered and licensed day care center, with a thorough analysis of the program at the end of the first year of operation. Yocum seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Yocum moved to hire Stephanie Soden as Day Care Provider Director, and Heather Willier as Day Care Provider Assistant. Silva seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
Yocum moved to adjourn. McCue seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM.
Submitted by Mary Stuewe, Clerk
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