January 24, 2013
January 24, 2013 I.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Vice President McCarthy at 5:59 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Absent Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Present Mr. Harrison Present B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary C. Others Present – None
Dr. Sucharski Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m. Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:02 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues ; (2) Leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion employees; (6) Student issues ; (9) Negotiations with employees, and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the December 20, 2012 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, absent ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, yes ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mr. Lewis, yes and Dr. Sucharski, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion to reconvene the open session at 7:02 p.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President
Absent
Dr. Sucharski Present
Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Present Mr. Lewis Present Mr. Harrison Present Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m. B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Mrs. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mr. Carl Imhoff, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Absent Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin.Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin.Absent Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Absent Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. resent Dr. John Koeneker, Asst. Prin., Prsent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present – Clemintine Carberry, Melissa Hindle, Randy Hargis, Monty & Lisa Kennedy, Carolyn Fishback, Rhonda Harrison, Beth Lehman, Steve Murray and Kim Glessner. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Board of Education Recognition Week January 20-26, 2013 B. Pink Out Volleyball Match Helps Provide Mammograms
VI.
VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups - None
VII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of December 20, 2012 B. Approval of Financial Report for December, 2012 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month 3217.22 D. Investment Data-$502.15 was earned in December E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Policies First Reading G. Kindergarten Enrollment H. Overnight Trip Requests 1. ACappella Choir & Swing Choir – Branson, MO – April 19th & 20th 2. Winter Guard Intnl Regionals–Bowling Green, KY–March233&24 A motion to approve the consent agenda items as presented was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
VIII. REPORTS A. Update On Geotechnical Investigation At The Junior High A motion to approve Associated Land Surveyors, Inc. to conduct the topographic survey of the Junior High required to stabilize the slope north of the Science and Arts Wing for the cost of $1,750.00 was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. Board of Education Candidate Filing IX. X.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None at this time NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $302,591.75 A motion to approve the bills for payment as presented in the amount of $302,591.75 was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Engelbach and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. SRO Job Description A motion to approve the revised SRO job description as presented was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. C.
Superintendent Time Line Dates A motion to set dates for Special Meetings of February 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. to re-view superintendent applications, February 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. to meet with committee, February 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to interview candidates, all meetings will be held at the Learning Center was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m.
D. Kindergarten Summer Camp Proposal A motion to approve the a fee-based Kindergarten Camp the week of June 3-7, 2013 from 8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. as presented was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
E. Summer School A motion to approve the 2013 Summer School program to include credit recovery, reading improvement instruction and extended school year for students with IEP’s and meeting the criteria for this extended service also to include credit recovery for grades 9 -12 as presented was made by
Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Board Work Session A motion to set the date of March 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center to have a work session between Central Office Administration, the Board of Education, and the leadership of District organizations to determine the District’s current fiscal viability was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. 2013 Budget Amendment The amendment to the FY’13 Preliminary Budget includes an increase in total revenue. An increase in local taxes is presented based on the board approved and certified tax rate. Other local revenue was increased to reflect the final Coop payout of Part B funds. The district has received our portion of the Financial Institution Tax distribution which is presented on the revenue summary. An update to federal revenue reflects actual Title II funds received for FY13. This amendment includes revenue and expenses that were incurred as a part of the September Bond Crossover Refunding. Property, liability and worker’s comp insurance was slightly lower than anticipated. These expenditures have been adjusted accordingly. Salary and benefit expenditures were increased to reflect the July hires of full-time Speech Pathologist and Interpreter (previously unfilled). Increased expenses for the board approved evaluation and planning services of Bond Architects. Finally, the budget amendment includes additional expenditures as related to the new agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for our School Resource Officer. A motion to approve the above FY’13 Budget Amendments as presented was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50p.m. was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Vice President McCarthy at 5:59 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Absent Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Present Mr. Harrison Present B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary C. Others Present – None
Dr. Sucharski Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m. Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:02 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues ; (2) Leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion employees; (6) Student issues ; (9) Negotiations with employees, and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the December 20, 2012 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, absent ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, yes ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mr. Lewis, yes and Dr. Sucharski, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion to reconvene the open session at 7:02 p.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President
Absent
Dr. Sucharski Present
Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Present Mr. Lewis Present Mr. Harrison Present Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m. B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Mrs. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mr. Carl Imhoff, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Absent Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin.Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin.Absent Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Absent Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. resent Dr. John Koeneker, Asst. Prin., Prsent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present – Clemintine Carberry, Melissa Hindle, Randy Hargis, Monty & Lisa Kennedy, Carolyn Fishback, Rhonda Harrison, Beth Lehman, Steve Murray and Kim Glessner. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Board of Education Recognition Week January 20-26, 2013 B. Pink Out Volleyball Match Helps Provide Mammograms
VI.
VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups - None
VII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of December 20, 2012 B. Approval of Financial Report for December, 2012 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month 3217.22 D. Investment Data-$502.15 was earned in December E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Policies First Reading G. Kindergarten Enrollment H. Overnight Trip Requests 1. ACappella Choir & Swing Choir – Branson, MO – April 19th & 20th 2. Winter Guard Intnl Regionals–Bowling Green, KY–March233&24 A motion to approve the consent agenda items as presented was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
VIII. REPORTS A. Update On Geotechnical Investigation At The Junior High A motion to approve Associated Land Surveyors, Inc. to conduct the topographic survey of the Junior High required to stabilize the slope north of the Science and Arts Wing for the cost of $1,750.00 was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. Board of Education Candidate Filing IX. X.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None at this time NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $302,591.75 A motion to approve the bills for payment as presented in the amount of $302,591.75 was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. Engelbach and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. B. SRO Job Description A motion to approve the revised SRO job description as presented was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. C.
Superintendent Time Line Dates A motion to set dates for Special Meetings of February 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. to re-view superintendent applications, February 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. to meet with committee, February 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to interview candidates, all meetings will be held at the Learning Center was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no Dr. Maynard arrived at 7:37 p.m.
D. Kindergarten Summer Camp Proposal A motion to approve the a fee-based Kindergarten Camp the week of June 3-7, 2013 from 8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. as presented was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
E. Summer School A motion to approve the 2013 Summer School program to include credit recovery, reading improvement instruction and extended school year for students with IEP’s and meeting the criteria for this extended service also to include credit recovery for grades 9 -12 as presented was made by
Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Board Work Session A motion to set the date of March 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center to have a work session between Central Office Administration, the Board of Education, and the leadership of District organizations to determine the District’s current fiscal viability was made by Mr. Engelbach, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. 2013 Budget Amendment The amendment to the FY’13 Preliminary Budget includes an increase in total revenue. An increase in local taxes is presented based on the board approved and certified tax rate. Other local revenue was increased to reflect the final Coop payout of Part B funds. The district has received our portion of the Financial Institution Tax distribution which is presented on the revenue summary. An update to federal revenue reflects actual Title II funds received for FY13. This amendment includes revenue and expenses that were incurred as a part of the September Bond Crossover Refunding. Property, liability and worker’s comp insurance was slightly lower than anticipated. These expenditures have been adjusted accordingly. Salary and benefit expenditures were increased to reflect the July hires of full-time Speech Pathologist and Interpreter (previously unfilled). Increased expenses for the board approved evaluation and planning services of Bond Architects. Finally, the budget amendment includes additional expenditures as related to the new agreement with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for our School Resource Officer. A motion to approve the above FY’13 Budget Amendments as presented was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50p.m. was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
