April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014 I.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Vice President McCarthy at 6:02 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Absent Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Lewis Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent Mr. Stewart Present Mr. Harrison Absent B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Others Present-None
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised agenda with revisions being made in Executive Session - Personnel decisions & classified recommendations, III. Food Service, IV. Central Office & High School/Learning Center, additional items to Open Session VIII.A.2. Calendar Hearing Minutes, VIII.B. Financial Report, XI.A. Bills for Payment & XI.C. Bank Bid recommendation, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:04 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion employees; (6) Student issues: (9) Negotiations with employees; (13)Individually identifiable personnel records; and the approval of the March 27, 21014 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and approved by the following roll call vote (4-0): Dr. Maynard, absent ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, absent ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mr. Lewis, yes and Mr. Stewart, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion to reconvene Open Session was made at 7:02 p.m.by Mr. Stewart, and seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present
Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent Mr. Stewart Present Mr. Harrison Absent Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:00 p.m. B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, HS Asst. Prin.Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Prin. Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Laiben, Alt Asst. Prin. Present D. Others Present Beth Petry, Kevin Carberry, Ray Bess, Margie Burris, Dr. James & Rene Sucharski, Steve Murray, Stephanie Lehman, Ron Martin, Kim Jackson, Steve Murray, Dan Norris, parents & students. V.
REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD A. Certify Election Results As Issued By The Verification Board Three Year Term: M. Beth Petry 844 John Lewis 634 Dan D. McCarthy 628 Joe Hanna 379 Jared M. Poyner 326 Heidi Cuddy 416 A motion to certify the above April 8, 2014 election results as issued by the Verification Board was made by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0. B. Elected Board Members Take Oath of Office The Secretary of the Board of Education, Beth Ann Johnston, administered the oath to: M. Beth Petry, John Lewis and Dan McCarthy. C. Election of Board Officers Dr. Cornman assumed the duties as temporary chairperson for the election of the Board President. 1. President Nominations Dr. Maynard was nominated for the office of President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. McCarthy. The superintendent called for nominations three times. A motion that nominations cease, and that Dr. Paul Maynard, be elected President by acclamation was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mrs. Stringer, and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Dr. Maynard abstaining. Dr. Paul Maynard was elected as President of the R-3 Board of Education
2. Vice-President Nominations John Stewart was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Petry. Dan McCarthy was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mr. McCarthy. A motion that nominations cease, and a vote be taken on the two nominations was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer: John Stewart received 3 votes Beth Petry, John Lewis, Jo Ellen Stringer -John Stewart Abstained Dan McCarthy received 2 votes Mr. McCarthy & Dr. Maynard. Mr. McCarthy requested to change his vote to vote for John Stewart as Vice President. Mr. John Stewart was elected as Vice President of the R-3 Board of Education 3. Treasurer Nominations Dan McCarthy was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, no one seconded the vote. John Lewis was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Boar of Education, by Mrs. Stringer and seconded by Mrs. Petry. A motion that nominations cease, and that John Lewis, be elected Treasurer by acclamation was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with John Lewis abstaining. Mr. John Lewis was elected as Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education. 4. Board of Education Secretary & Custodian of Records Nominations Beth Ann Johnston was nominated for the office of Secretary and Custodian of Records of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer. A motion that nominations cease, and that Mrs. Beth Ann Johnston, be elected Board of Education Secretary & Custodian of Records by acclamation was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Resolution to Continue Checking Account Signatures Mr. Engelbach requested that his name not appear as Treasurer on any district checks after April 15, 2014. So it was necessary to obtained new signature cards on Wednesday, get them signed and back to the bank so there would not be a delay in payroll checks on Thursday, April 17, 2014. VI.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Recognize Board Member Mr. George Engelbach B. Junior High Good News
VII.
VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups-None
VIII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of March 27, 2014 2. Special Calendar Hearing of March 27, 2014 B. Approval of Financial Report for March, 2013 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3279.78 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Handbooks – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised consent agenda as presented, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0
IX.
REPORTS A. Superintendent It was the consensus of the Board, that Dr. Cornman speak with the District’s counsel regarding chaperon Liability and give report at the May meeting. B. 2014 Commencement Exercises
X. XI.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None At This Time NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the Bills for Payment in the amount of $469,926.29 as presented, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. Approval of Dental Insurance Renewal Rate A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the 7% increase in Dental Insurance with Delta Dental as recommended, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. C. Approval of District Bank Depository A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the bid of Eagle Bank with compensating balance as recommended, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Hillsboro R-III Foundation Audit A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the audit of the Hillsboro R-III Foundation as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
E. Approve Increase In Lunch and Breakfast Meal Cost A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the increase of the cost of breakfast and lunch meals as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. F. Set Special Meeting Date For Negotiations & Hiring Staff It was the consensus of the Board to have a Special Meeting on April 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. XII.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m., by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr.
E. Approve Increase In Lunch and Breakfast Meal Cost A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the increase of the cost of breakfast and lunch meals as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. F. Set Special Meeting Date For Negotiations & Hiring Staff It was the consensus of the Board to have a Special Meeting on April 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. XII.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m., by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis , yes ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mr. McCarthy, yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Vice President McCarthy at 6:02 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Absent Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Lewis Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent Mr. Stewart Present Mr. Harrison Absent B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Others Present-None
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised agenda with revisions being made in Executive Session - Personnel decisions & classified recommendations, III. Food Service, IV. Central Office & High School/Learning Center, additional items to Open Session VIII.A.2. Calendar Hearing Minutes, VIII.B. Financial Report, XI.A. Bills for Payment & XI.C. Bank Bid recommendation, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:04 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion employees; (6) Student issues: (9) Negotiations with employees; (13)Individually identifiable personnel records; and the approval of the March 27, 21014 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and approved by the following roll call vote (4-0): Dr. Maynard, absent ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, absent ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mr. Lewis, yes and Mr. Stewart, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion to reconvene Open Session was made at 7:02 p.m.by Mr. Stewart, and seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present
Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent Mr. Stewart Present Mr. Harrison Absent Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:00 p.m. B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, HS Asst. Prin.Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Prin. Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Laiben, Alt Asst. Prin. Present D. Others Present Beth Petry, Kevin Carberry, Ray Bess, Margie Burris, Dr. James & Rene Sucharski, Steve Murray, Stephanie Lehman, Ron Martin, Kim Jackson, Steve Murray, Dan Norris, parents & students. V.
REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD A. Certify Election Results As Issued By The Verification Board Three Year Term: M. Beth Petry 844 John Lewis 634 Dan D. McCarthy 628 Joe Hanna 379 Jared M. Poyner 326 Heidi Cuddy 416 A motion to certify the above April 8, 2014 election results as issued by the Verification Board was made by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0. B. Elected Board Members Take Oath of Office The Secretary of the Board of Education, Beth Ann Johnston, administered the oath to: M. Beth Petry, John Lewis and Dan McCarthy. C. Election of Board Officers Dr. Cornman assumed the duties as temporary chairperson for the election of the Board President. 1. President Nominations Dr. Maynard was nominated for the office of President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. McCarthy. The superintendent called for nominations three times. A motion that nominations cease, and that Dr. Paul Maynard, be elected President by acclamation was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mrs. Stringer, and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Dr. Maynard abstaining. Dr. Paul Maynard was elected as President of the R-3 Board of Education
2. Vice-President Nominations John Stewart was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Petry. Dan McCarthy was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mr. McCarthy. A motion that nominations cease, and a vote be taken on the two nominations was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer: John Stewart received 3 votes Beth Petry, John Lewis, Jo Ellen Stringer -John Stewart Abstained Dan McCarthy received 2 votes Mr. McCarthy & Dr. Maynard. Mr. McCarthy requested to change his vote to vote for John Stewart as Vice President. Mr. John Stewart was elected as Vice President of the R-3 Board of Education 3. Treasurer Nominations Dan McCarthy was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, no one seconded the vote. John Lewis was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Boar of Education, by Mrs. Stringer and seconded by Mrs. Petry. A motion that nominations cease, and that John Lewis, be elected Treasurer by acclamation was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with John Lewis abstaining. Mr. John Lewis was elected as Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education. 4. Board of Education Secretary & Custodian of Records Nominations Beth Ann Johnston was nominated for the office of Secretary and Custodian of Records of the R-3 Board of Education, by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer. A motion that nominations cease, and that Mrs. Beth Ann Johnston, be elected Board of Education Secretary & Custodian of Records by acclamation was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Resolution to Continue Checking Account Signatures Mr. Engelbach requested that his name not appear as Treasurer on any district checks after April 15, 2014. So it was necessary to obtained new signature cards on Wednesday, get them signed and back to the bank so there would not be a delay in payroll checks on Thursday, April 17, 2014. VI.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Recognize Board Member Mr. George Engelbach B. Junior High Good News
VII.
VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups-None
VIII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of March 27, 2014 2. Special Calendar Hearing of March 27, 2014 B. Approval of Financial Report for March, 2013 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3279.78 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Handbooks – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised consent agenda as presented, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0
IX.
REPORTS A. Superintendent It was the consensus of the Board, that Dr. Cornman speak with the District’s counsel regarding chaperon Liability and give report at the May meeting. B. 2014 Commencement Exercises
X. XI.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None At This Time NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the Bills for Payment in the amount of $469,926.29 as presented, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. Approval of Dental Insurance Renewal Rate A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the 7% increase in Dental Insurance with Delta Dental as recommended, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. C. Approval of District Bank Depository A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the bid of Eagle Bank with compensating balance as recommended, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Hillsboro R-III Foundation Audit A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the audit of the Hillsboro R-III Foundation as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
E. Approve Increase In Lunch and Breakfast Meal Cost A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the increase of the cost of breakfast and lunch meals as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. F. Set Special Meeting Date For Negotiations & Hiring Staff It was the consensus of the Board to have a Special Meeting on April 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. XII.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m., by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr.
E. Approve Increase In Lunch and Breakfast Meal Cost A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the increase of the cost of breakfast and lunch meals as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. F. Set Special Meeting Date For Negotiations & Hiring Staff It was the consensus of the Board to have a Special Meeting on April 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. XII.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m., by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis , yes ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mr. McCarthy, yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
