September 27, 2012
September 27, 2012 I.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by President Maynard at 6:00 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent 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 Mrs. Stringer Mr. Lewis
Present Present Present
Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion to approve amending the agenda by moving item VII.F. Overnight Trip Request to X. E., tabling X.E.2013 Prom until October meeting and adding item X.F. District Van, was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Dr. Sucharski 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 ; and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the August 23, 2012 and September 4, 2012 Special Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Dr. Maynard, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, absent ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mr. Lewis, yes and Dr. Sucharski yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion to reconvene the open session at 7:00 p.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Mr. Harrison B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt.
Present Present Absent Present
Dr. Sucharski Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present
Present Present
Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Mrs. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Absent 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. 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. Absent Dr. John Koeneker, Asst. Prin., Absent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present – Tom Diggs, Julie Villa, Art Bond, Kim Glessner, Rhonda Harrison, Leigh Ragsdale, Clemintine Carberry. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Eddie Moreno Completes National Athletic Administrator Certification B. Intermediate Raises Money For The American Heart Association C. Krissy Venosdale Selected As METC Spotlight Educator
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 August 23, 2012 2. Special Meeting of September 4, 2012 B. Approval of Financial Report for August, 2012 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3309.77 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts *F. Overnight Trip Request –National Dance Team Championships-Orlando, FL G. Program Evaluations 1. Food Service 2. Safety 3. Facilities A motion to approve amended Consent Agenda items after moving item F. Overnight Trip Request to item X. E. was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
VIII. REPORTS – None At This Time IX.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Facilities Report – Final Committee Meetings A motion to approve the continuation of the TAB meetings 4 times a school year was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no.
X.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $651,847.94 A motion to approve the bills for payment in the amount of $651,847.94 as presented was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining.
B. Set Tax Rate For 2012-2013 A motion to formally adopt a resolution to revert back to the tax rate ceiling based on the 2010 tax rate ceiling without the voluntary reduction, while only increasing taxes $ .06. Motion was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and failed by a show of hands vote of 3-2-1, with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no and Mr. Lewis abstaining. A motion to formally adopt a resolution to revert back to the tax rate ceiling based on the 2010 tax rate ceiling without the voluntary reduction in order to meet salary obligations was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2 with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no. A motion to set the Tax Rate for 2012-2013 at 4.7103 with Incidental being 3.761, Debt Service .9493 was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2, with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no. C. Approval of Surplus Auction November 10, 2012 A motion to approve listing of surplus items as presented and set the date for the auction as November 3, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Superintendent Search A motion that the district will conduct the superintendent search instead of utilizing an outside agency, a sub-committee of volunteers, Dr. Sucharski, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Lewis will serve on committee was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. It was the consensus of the Board of have a special meeting on October 9, 2012 to start the process of the superintendent search and that all seven Board members may attend. E. 2013 Prom (This item was tabled until the October meeting) F. Overnight Trip Request A motion to approve the overnight trip request for the Varsity Dance Team to compete at the National Dance Team Competition in Orlando, FL January 31st-February 4th was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Dr. Maynard abstaining. G. Use of District Van (added) A motion to approve the use of a district van by the SRO was made by Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion to adjourn meeting was made at 7:54 p.m. by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Harrison and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
I. II. III.
ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF TAX RATE HEARING AGENDA TAX RATE HEARING A. Tax Rate Ceiling as Determined by State Auditor for 2012-2013 of 3.6419 B. Assessed Valuation (AV) as Certified by the County Clerk The total is $242,282,008 in AV. Of this amount, $1,012,940 is attributed to new real estate construction.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by President Maynard at 6:00 p.m. A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Present Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Present Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Absent 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 Mrs. Stringer Mr. Lewis
Present Present Present
Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion to approve amending the agenda by moving item VII.F. Overnight Trip Request to X. E., tabling X.E.2013 Prom until October meeting and adding item X.F. District Van, was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Dr. Sucharski 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 ; and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the August 23, 2012 and September 4, 2012 Special Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Dr. Maynard, and approved by the following roll call vote (6-0): Dr. Maynard, yes ; Mr. McCarthy, yes ; Mr. Engelbach, absent ; Mrs. Stringer, yes ; Mr. Harrison, yes; Mr. Lewis, yes and Dr. Sucharski yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND/OR REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS A motion to reconvene the open session at 7:00 p.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Dr. Maynard, President Mr. McCarthy, Vice President Mr. Engelbach, Treasurer Mr. Harrison B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Schonhoff, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt.
Present Present Absent Present
Dr. Sucharski Present Mrs. Stringer Present Mr. Lewis Present
Present Present
Mrs. Genge, Director of Finance Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Mrs. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Absent 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. 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. Absent Dr. John Koeneker, Asst. Prin., Absent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present – Tom Diggs, Julie Villa, Art Bond, Kim Glessner, Rhonda Harrison, Leigh Ragsdale, Clemintine Carberry. V.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Eddie Moreno Completes National Athletic Administrator Certification B. Intermediate Raises Money For The American Heart Association C. Krissy Venosdale Selected As METC Spotlight Educator
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 August 23, 2012 2. Special Meeting of September 4, 2012 B. Approval of Financial Report for August, 2012 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3309.77 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts *F. Overnight Trip Request –National Dance Team Championships-Orlando, FL G. Program Evaluations 1. Food Service 2. Safety 3. Facilities A motion to approve amended Consent Agenda items after moving item F. Overnight Trip Request to item X. E. was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
VIII. REPORTS – None At This Time IX.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Facilities Report – Final Committee Meetings A motion to approve the continuation of the TAB meetings 4 times a school year was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no.
X.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $651,847.94 A motion to approve the bills for payment in the amount of $651,847.94 as presented was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining.
B. Set Tax Rate For 2012-2013 A motion to formally adopt a resolution to revert back to the tax rate ceiling based on the 2010 tax rate ceiling without the voluntary reduction, while only increasing taxes $ .06. Motion was made by Dr. Maynard, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and failed by a show of hands vote of 3-2-1, with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no and Mr. Lewis abstaining. A motion to formally adopt a resolution to revert back to the tax rate ceiling based on the 2010 tax rate ceiling without the voluntary reduction in order to meet salary obligations was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2 with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no. A motion to set the Tax Rate for 2012-2013 at 4.7103 with Incidental being 3.761, Debt Service .9493 was made by Mrs. Stringer, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-2, with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Harrison voting no. C. Approval of Surplus Auction November 10, 2012 A motion to approve listing of surplus items as presented and set the date for the auction as November 3, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Sucharski and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. D. Superintendent Search A motion that the district will conduct the superintendent search instead of utilizing an outside agency, a sub-committee of volunteers, Dr. Sucharski, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Lewis will serve on committee was made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Dr. Maynard and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-1, with Mr. Harrison voting no. It was the consensus of the Board of have a special meeting on October 9, 2012 to start the process of the superintendent search and that all seven Board members may attend. E. 2013 Prom (This item was tabled until the October meeting) F. Overnight Trip Request A motion to approve the overnight trip request for the Varsity Dance Team to compete at the National Dance Team Competition in Orlando, FL January 31st-February 4th was made by Dr. Sucharski, seconded by Mrs. Stringer and approved by a show of hands vote of 5-0-1, with Dr. Maynard abstaining. G. Use of District Van (added) A motion to approve the use of a district van by the SRO was made by Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. McCarthy and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0. XI.
ADJOURN MEETING A motion to adjourn meeting was made at 7:54 p.m. by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Harrison and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0.
I. II. III.
ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF TAX RATE HEARING AGENDA TAX RATE HEARING A. Tax Rate Ceiling as Determined by State Auditor for 2012-2013 of 3.6419 B. Assessed Valuation (AV) as Certified by the County Clerk The total is $242,282,008 in AV. Of this amount, $1,012,940 is attributed to new real estate construction.
