January 19, 2015 Minutes Regular Meeting January 19, 2015 Iola High School Lecture Hall Board Members Present: Buck Quincy Doug Dunlap Jack McFadden Tony Leavitt Don Snavely
Administrators Present: Jack Koehn Stacey Fager Jack Stanley Jack Stanley Angie Linn Lori Maxwell Jason Marciano
Others Present: Scott Stanley, Marcie Boring, Dixie Quincy, Kathy Koehn, Terry Taylor, Susan Raines, Meta Tidel, Kayla Banzet, Ray Maloney, and Larry Walden. Call to Order At 6:00 p.m., Tony Leavitt called the meeting to order with 6 members present. Darrel Catron was absent. Approval of Agenda Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve the agenda. Buck Quincy seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Public Forum Larry Walden addressed the board. Consent Agenda Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve items on the Consent Agenda. Buck Quincy seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. _________________________________________________________________________________
Consent Agenda – January 19, 2014 1. Approval of Minutes (from 12/08/2014) 2. Approval of Bills Bank Account/ Liabilities General Fund Supplemental General Four Year Old At Risk Capital Outlay At Risk K-12 Food Service Fund In-service Education Fund Special Education Fund
131140.29 71448.86 140971.84 262.94 120985.37 30.00 66878.51 1384.71 335039.13
January 19, 2015 Vocational Education Fund Title II A Teacher Quality Title I Fund Safe and Supportive Schools Grant 21st Century Sup Grant July-June
Total
3441.67 1300.00 3248.77 5306.19 1733.50
$
883,171.78
Gifts and Grants McKinley School: Chris Weide- 1000.00 for PE Equipment from BCBS Foundation Kendra Goddard: $399.00 from Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation – Field Trip- Pumpkin Patch Jessy Coffield- 700.00 from Target-Field Trip Grant McKinley PTO wants to purchase IPADS for McKinley Teachers: 4392.00 Lincoln School: Chris Weide 1000.00 for PE Equipment from BCBS Foundation
USD # 257 Audit Presentation Meta Tidel from Jarred, Gilmore, and Phillips presented findings from USD # 257’s annual audit. Mark Burris made a motion to accept the audit report. Doug Dunlap seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0.
Adjourn as USD # 257 and Reconvene as Bowlus Trustees Don Snavely made a motion to adjourn as USD # 257 and reconvene as Bowlus Trustees. Doug Dunlap seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Approve the Agenda Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve the agenda. Jack McFadden seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Approve Minutes from Prior Meeting Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve the minutes from 09/22/14. Mark Burris seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Audit Presentation Meta Tidel from Jarred, Gilmore, and Phillips presented findings from the annual Bowlus audit. Don Snavely made a motion to approve the Bowlus audit report. Mark Burris seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0.
January 19, 2015 Adjourn as Bowlus Trustees and Reconvene as USD # 257 Board of Education Tony Leavitt made a motion to adjourn as Bowlus Trustees and reconvene as USD # 257 Board of Education. Don Snavely seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0.
Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) Update Lori Maxwell, McKinley Elementary Principal presented progress information on the Positive Behavior Supports Program.
Strategic Plan Proposal Jack Koehn, Superintendent of Schools, presented a proposal to utilize Greenbush to guide the district in planning for future and utilizing community input to develop a district wide strategic plan. Mark Burris made a motion to approve this Strategic Plan Proposal. Buck Quincy seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Review and Approval of BOE Policy Changes in Section C of BOE Policy Jack Koehn reviewed section C of the BOE Policy Manual. Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve section C of the policy manual with the exception of CEF. It will be review for future approval pending alternative wording. Don Snavely seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Approve Revised Handbooks Mark Burris made a motion to approve handbooks for all elementary schools, the middle school and high school. Don Snavely seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0.
Board Report Administrator Reports Jack Koehn presented the Superintendent’s report to the board. Stacey Fager shared with the board the success of the recent band trip to San Antonio, Texas to play in the Alamo Bowl. Executive Session for Personnel At 7:50, Tony Leavitt made a motion to go into executive session for 40 minutes for Personnel. Jack Koehn and Jack Stanley were asked to join if necessary. . This session was necessary to protect the privacy rights of identifiable individuals. Doug Dunlap seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Motions after Executive Session Tony Leavitt made a motion to approve hiring Dan Berg as High School Boys Tennis Coach. Mark Burris seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-1. Buck Quincy opposed. Executive Session for Negotiations At 8:30, Tony Leavitt made a motion to go into executive session for 30 minutes for
January 19, 2015 Negotiations. This session was necessary to protect the bargaining position of the the board. Mark Burris seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Adjournment Mark Burris made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Buck Quincy seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0. _____________________________________ Tony Leavitt, President ATTEST ______________________________________ Teresa J. Taylor, Clerk of the Board