HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT #079

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

APRIL 11, 2011

8:00 P.M.

 

 

Call to Order-The regular meeting of the Board of Education for the Hayes Center Public Schools, District #43-0079 was held on Monday, April 11, 2011 in the Conference Room at the High School. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication and posting in accordance with the Board policy of giving notice of such meetings. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all Board members.

Roll Call- President Large called the meeting to order at 8:01 P.M. with Superintendent Ron Howard, Principal Brian Hof, and Board members Joe Anderjaska, Kris Kressin, Kevin Large, Marian Richards, Randy Richter, and Bob Rosno present.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.

Recognition of Visitors-Visitors present wishing to address the Board were Kim Maucher, Vickie Christner, and Patty Gohl.

Recognition of Open Meetings Act poster-The Open Meetings Law Poster was on display and recognized by President Large.

Addition to and Adoption of the Agenda-Rosno moved, seconded by Kressin , to adopt the agenda. Voting yes: Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

Audience Communications-Kim Maucher commented on the positive year and the positive impact Mr. Howard has had at the Elementary School. Vickie Christner agreed with Mrs. Maucher. Patty Gohl addressed the board concerning the High School Math program, Jr. High Math teaching position, and the fall sports meetings with the players.

Mr. Large addressed the concerns on the teaching positions and Mr. Howard addressed the coaching concerns.

Services Report-none, Teacher’s Association Update-Mrs. Fornoff has indicated to the board that the Teacher Negotiations team is ready to meet with the Board Negotiations team and begin the process for next year.

Board Member/Committee Reports/Requests- The Building Committee consisting of Richter, Kressin and Rosno met about possibly adding a pole building-bus barn. They talked to Gregg later. The consensus was that this is not the time to continue with the bus barn. Kressin also questioned the remodel and moving classes around at the Elementary school and putting the 6th grade back in that building. Mr. Howard explained that he did not intend to do remodeling in the building but would figure in climate control for the other classroom. There was some discussion of having the 5-6 class in the old part of the high school but the majority agreed they are better off at the Elementary building.

Anderjaska addressed his concern that he understood the Transportation Committee would be meeting at the bus barn, on the bus barn issue, and that Mr. Bishop would be in on the discussion along with Mr. Howard. President Large assured the board that he will make sure it is clarified which committee will be in charge and who the Chairman will be and that committee meetings will take place on school grounds.

Richards requested possible changes to the Superintendent Evaluation instrument and Richter requested a preliminary schedule of class offerings/teachers for the May meeting.

Superintendent’s Report- In the interest of saving time because of the long list of Action Items, Mr. Howard asked if there were any questions on the written report in the board packet. There was a question on the coaching positions. There was one applicant for volleyball and none at this time for football. There was also some discussion of the student numbers for Pre-K, Transition, and Kindergarten.

Principal’s Report- Mr. Hof reported that Adrian Smith will be the graduation speaker.

Action Items-Consent Agenda-Kressin questioned Mr. Howard on the budget/state aid cuts. Mr. Howard addressed his questions on set aside and state aid per pupil for next year.

Kressin moved, seconded by Rosno, to approve the consent agenda consisting of the Approval of Minutes of March 14, 2011 Regular meeting and Approval of April General Fund claims of $184,259.34 (payroll $139,539.83 claims $44,719.51) Voting yes: Large, Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

2nd READING NEW BOARD POLICIES- Kressin moved, seconded by Richter, to approve second reading of the Board Policies presented by the Superintendent as recommended by the State. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

REVIEW ALL BOARD POLICIES-1st READING- Richter addressed some changes needed in Policy 1111 and 2022 because Richter believes the Board President  and Superintendent were in violation of Policy 1111 and the Superintendent was in violation of 2022. President Large disagreed that he was in violation of Policy 1111 because the Superintendent in cooperation with the President shall be responsible for the construction of the agenda. It is at their discretion, according to policy,(backed by Kelley Baker, school attorney) what does and doesn’t get on the agenda.  Rosno moved, seconded by Anderjaska to approve first reading of Board Policies with amendments. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large. Voting no:  none. Motion passed 6-0.

APPROVE 2011-2012 SCHOOL CALENDAR-Richter moved, seconded by Kressin to adopt the school calendar for next year. Voting yes: Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

SENIOR TRIP-Mr. Wortman presented the itinerary for the Senior Trip. There will be seven seniors attending. Kressin moved, seconded by Rosno, to approve the Senior Trip. Voting yes: Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Richter. Voting no: none.  Motion passed 6-0.

RESIGNATIONS-Rosno moved, seconded by Large, to accept the resignation of Amanda Cox and thank her for her service. Voting yes: Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin. Voting no:  none. Motion passed 6-0.

                Kressin moved, seconded by Anderjaska, to accept Mr. Hof’s resignation and thank him for his participation in the community and years of service. Voting yes: Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

                Kressin moved, seconded by Rosno, to accept Sara Richards resignation and thank her for her service. Voting yes: Large, Anderjaska, Kressin, Rosno, Richards. Voting no: none. Recused: Richter. Abstain: Richards. Motion passed 4-0 with 1 recusing and 1 abstaining.

PERSONAL FINANCE CLASS-Mr. Howard has visited with Scott Laird about the EverFi Personal Finance class and Mrs. Frecks about a portion of the class to be offered by the Extension Service-both at no cost to the district. Anderjaska moved, seconded by Richards, to implement and proceed with the Personal Finance class. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

APPROVE 2ND GRADE CONTRACT- Mr. Howard recommended Hillary Bentley, a first-year teacher from Miller, Ne. Rosno moved, seconded by Anderjaska, to approve the teaching contract with Hillary Bentley. Voting yes: Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

APPROVE SECONDARY MATH CONTRACT-Mr Howard recommended Staci Mark, a first-year teacher from North Platte. Anderjaska moved, seconded by Rosno, to offer a contract to Staci Mark. Voting yes: Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Richter. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

ELEMENTARY COMBINATION CLASS-Anderjaska moved, seconded by Large, to proceed with the combined 5th-6th grade class. Voting yes: Richards, Large, Anderjaska, Rosno. Voting no: Richter, Kressin. Motion passed 4-2.

PK/TRANSITION KINDERGARTEN CLASS –Mr. Howard presented the proposed Transition program schedule to the board. Kressin moved, seconded by Rosno, to continue the Kindergarten Transition program. Voting yes: Large, Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

President Large moved Discussion, Information, and Future Agenda Items before Executive session to accommodate the visitors present since there would be no action taken after executive session.

DISCUSSION-District Finances/ LB 235- If LB 235 is approved it looks like the district will lose another $260,000 plus in state aid for next year leaving the district with approximately $143,000 in state aid. Mr. Howard made recommendations for offsetting the decrease.

Administrative position-Mr. Howard discussed options and made a recommendation to fill the position with a present staff member with a change to their title and job description, a pay increase of $6,000 and the superintendent taking on discipline at the High School. He presented a potential job description to the board. The board agreed to the recommendation for one year.

Mr. Howard and Mr. Hof recommend that Drivers Education be offered outside of regular classroom time.

INFORMATION ONLY-LID EXCLUSIONS, BUS SHOP ADDITION, FURNITURE PURCHASE, ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM DIMENSIONS, WIND GENERATOR DATA.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS-SUMMER PROJECTS, OPTION STUDENTS, SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL-Rosno moved, seconded by Anderjaska, to go into Executive Session to protect the public interest and discuss personnel regarding job performance. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Richter, Kressin, Rosno, Richards, Large. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

 President Large declared the board in Executive Session at 10:55 P.M.

The board came out of Executive Session at 11:55 P.M.

President Large adjourned the meeting at 11:55 P.M.

               

The next regular scheduled meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 8:00 P.M., in the High School Conference Room.

 

 

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