May 22, 2014
May 22, 2014 I.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by President Maynard at 6:00 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. Stewart, Vice President Present Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Present Mr. Harrison Absent B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Mrs. Kelly Genge C. Others Present-Art Bond
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Harrison arrived at 6:02p.m. Present Present Present Present
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, seconded by Mr. Stewart 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 6:01 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; (12) Sealed bids and related documents and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records; in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Maynard, and approved by the following roll call vote (6 -0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. McCarthy yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to reconvene Open Session at 7:05 p.m. seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Mr. Stewart, Vice President Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Mr. Harrison
Present Present Present Present
B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Harrison left at 8:50 p.m. Present Present
Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present Mrs. Kelly Genge Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs.Melissa Hildebrand,HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Present Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Prin. Present Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Jennifer Laiben, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present-Diane Melton, Stephanie Petry, Kevin Carberry, Melissa Haefner, Karen Husky, Shannon Murray, Rhond Harrison, Noelle Horner, Cindi Heitert, Ray Bess, Steve Murray, Ronnie Martin, Dan Fox, Jackie Morton, Lauren Eatherton, parents and students. A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised agenda with revisions being made in Executive Session - Personnel decisions, and adding items X.I. Instructional Coach new position, X.J.RSMO 171-001 regarding policy, and X.K. Personal Threat of Board member, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Primary Good News B. Elementary Good News C. Junior High Good News D. High School Good News
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 April 15, 2014 Regular Meeting 2. Meeting of April 28, 2014 Special Meeting B. Approval of Financial Report for April, 2014 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3290.23 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Consent Agenda Items A-E as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of Student Handbooks-Second & Final Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the student handbooks as final reading & implementation as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. G. Curriculum First Reading – English Language Arts A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the ELA Curriculum as a first reading, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. H. Policy Revision – First Reading A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the policy revision as a first reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. I. Faculty Handbooks – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Faculty Handbooks as a first
reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. J. Substitute Handbook – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Substitute Handbook as a first reading, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. K. Transportation Handbook – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Transportation Handbook as a first reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. L. Approval to seek bids for printer cartridges A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer for approval to seek bids for printer cartridges for the district, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. M. Overnight Trip Request-Varsity Boys Soccer A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the overnight trip request for the Varsity Boys Soccer to Camdenton Laker Shootout Tournament September 26, 2014 seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. It was the consensus of the Board of Education that a Work Session of the Board be held on June 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. VIII. REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities Report It was the consensus of the Board of Education to go with Murphy Mechanical Service for the quote of $6,935.00 to replace & install the RTU #18 Compressor at the High School C. Highway Patrol Inspection of Transportation Fleet D. “One to One” E. Outside Facility Usage Report IX.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None At This Time
X.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $472,508.56 A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve bills for payment in the amount of $472,508.56 as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. B. Approval to Purchase District Copiers A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the purchase of (5) five used Canon copiers from Datamax, Inc. for a maximum of $22,500 with maintenance costs remaining the same rate annually for 7,000,000 copies, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. C. HR Report A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the additional position of Intermediate/ Elementary full time custodian for 2014-15, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. Approval of 2014-215 Prom A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the 2014-15 Prom to be held a The Falls Reception facility in Columbia, Illinois, seconded by Mr. Lewis and failed by a show of hands vote of 0-6-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining.
E. Approval of Professional Development Plan A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the 2014-15 Professional Development Plan as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of Bus Purchase A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the purchase of a used mini-bus for $8,500 from Midwest Transit and one new 2015 Thomas Saf-T Liner for $80,785 from Midwest Bus Sales, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. Recognition Dinner A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the 2014-15 staff recognition dinner to be held on March 12, 2015, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Approval of District Auditor A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the (5) five year contract with Daniel Jones & Associates as the District Auditor, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. I. Approval of New Position-Instruction Coach (added) Please note that there was a revision to this motion that the Board approved on July 24, 2014. See attached addendum to this motion. A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the creation of a new position of Instructional Coach District-wide, as long as Federal Funding is available to support position, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2-1, with Mr. McCarthy & Mr. Harrison voting no, and Dr. Maynard abstaining. J. RSMO 171-011 Policy (added) School board may adopt rules and regulations. 171.011 The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district. The rules shall take effect when a copy of the rules, duly signed by order of the Board, is deposited with the district clerk. The district clerk shall transmit forthwith a copy of the rules to the teachers employed in the schools. The rules may be amended ore repealed in a like manner. K. Personal Threat (added)
XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to recess the meeting at 8:49 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; (12) Sealed bids and related documents and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records; 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 (7-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. McCarthy yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
XII.
RECONVENE OPEN THEN FINAL ADJOURN A motion was made to reconvene then adjourn meeting at 10:30 p.m. by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by President Maynard at 6:00 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. Stewart, Vice President Present Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Present Mr. Harrison Absent B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Mrs. Kelly Genge C. Others Present-Art Bond
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Harrison arrived at 6:02p.m. Present Present Present Present
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, seconded by Mr. Stewart 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 6:01 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; (12) Sealed bids and related documents and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records; in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Maynard, and approved by the following roll call vote (6 -0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mr. Harrison, absent; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. McCarthy yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to reconvene Open Session at 7:05 p.m. seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Mr. Stewart, Vice President Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Mr. Harrison
Present Present Present Present
B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent
Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. McCarthy Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Harrison left at 8:50 p.m. Present Present
Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present Mrs. Kelly Genge Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs.Melissa Hildebrand,HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, JH Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Present Mrs. Jackie Kocurek, Elem. Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, Elem. Asst. Prin. Present Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Jennifer Laiben, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present-Diane Melton, Stephanie Petry, Kevin Carberry, Melissa Haefner, Karen Husky, Shannon Murray, Rhond Harrison, Noelle Horner, Cindi Heitert, Ray Bess, Steve Murray, Ronnie Martin, Dan Fox, Jackie Morton, Lauren Eatherton, parents and students. A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the revised agenda with revisions being made in Executive Session - Personnel decisions, and adding items X.I. Instructional Coach new position, X.J.RSMO 171-001 regarding policy, and X.K. Personal Threat of Board member, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Primary Good News B. Elementary Good News C. Junior High Good News D. High School Good News
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 April 15, 2014 Regular Meeting 2. Meeting of April 28, 2014 Special Meeting B. Approval of Financial Report for April, 2014 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3290.23 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Consent Agenda Items A-E as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of Student Handbooks-Second & Final Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the student handbooks as final reading & implementation as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. G. Curriculum First Reading – English Language Arts A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the ELA Curriculum as a first reading, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. H. Policy Revision – First Reading A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the policy revision as a first reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. I. Faculty Handbooks – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Faculty Handbooks as a first
reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. J. Substitute Handbook – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Substitute Handbook as a first reading, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. K. Transportation Handbook – First Reading A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the Transportation Handbook as a first reading, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. L. Approval to seek bids for printer cartridges A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer for approval to seek bids for printer cartridges for the district, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. M. Overnight Trip Request-Varsity Boys Soccer A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the overnight trip request for the Varsity Boys Soccer to Camdenton Laker Shootout Tournament September 26, 2014 seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. It was the consensus of the Board of Education that a Work Session of the Board be held on June 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. VIII. REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities Report It was the consensus of the Board of Education to go with Murphy Mechanical Service for the quote of $6,935.00 to replace & install the RTU #18 Compressor at the High School C. Highway Patrol Inspection of Transportation Fleet D. “One to One” E. Outside Facility Usage Report IX.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None At This Time
X.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $472,508.56 A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve bills for payment in the amount of $472,508.56 as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. B. Approval to Purchase District Copiers A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the purchase of (5) five used Canon copiers from Datamax, Inc. for a maximum of $22,500 with maintenance costs remaining the same rate annually for 7,000,000 copies, seconded by Mr. Stewart and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. C. HR Report A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the additional position of Intermediate/ Elementary full time custodian for 2014-15, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. Approval of 2014-215 Prom A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the 2014-15 Prom to be held a The Falls Reception facility in Columbia, Illinois, seconded by Mr. Lewis and failed by a show of hands vote of 0-6-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining.
E. Approval of Professional Development Plan A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the 2014-15 Professional Development Plan as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of Bus Purchase A motion was made by Dr. Maynard to approve the purchase of a used mini-bus for $8,500 from Midwest Transit and one new 2015 Thomas Saf-T Liner for $80,785 from Midwest Bus Sales, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. Recognition Dinner A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the 2014-15 staff recognition dinner to be held on March 12, 2015, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Approval of District Auditor A motion was made by Mr. Stewart to approve the (5) five year contract with Daniel Jones & Associates as the District Auditor, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. I. Approval of New Position-Instruction Coach (added) Please note that there was a revision to this motion that the Board approved on July 24, 2014. See attached addendum to this motion. A motion was made by Mrs. Stringer to approve the creation of a new position of Instructional Coach District-wide, as long as Federal Funding is available to support position, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2-1, with Mr. McCarthy & Mr. Harrison voting no, and Dr. Maynard abstaining. J. RSMO 171-011 Policy (added) School board may adopt rules and regulations. 171.011 The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district. The rules shall take effect when a copy of the rules, duly signed by order of the Board, is deposited with the district clerk. The district clerk shall transmit forthwith a copy of the rules to the teachers employed in the schools. The rules may be amended ore repealed in a like manner. K. Personal Threat (added)
XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion was made to recess the meeting at 8:49 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; (12) Sealed bids and related documents and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records; 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 (7-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. Stewart, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. McCarthy yes and Mrs. Petry, yes.
XII.
RECONVENE OPEN THEN FINAL ADJOURN A motion was made to reconvene then adjourn meeting at 10:30 p.m. by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
