January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016 I. ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by President Welker at 6:05 p.m. A. Board Members Present Mrs. Welker, President Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mr. Kruse, Vice President Present Mr. Good Present Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Present Mrs. Treat Present Mrs. Petry Present B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, Assistant Superintendent Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Others Present-Jeff & Karen Luby, Karen Vaughn, Joan Sebaugh, Kurt Patterson, Liz Duggan, Jennifer O’Brein, Ali Erickson & several students. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve the revised agenda by adding item X.K. Approval of Healthy Hawks Wellness grant application to Jefferson Memorial Foundation, X.L. Approval of Primary Playground, and X.M. Approval of lease agreement with First State Community Bank for 600 Chromebooks, and X.N. Approval on new Computer Science Class at in JH and revisions in Executive Session Personnel Decisions & Substitutes, seconded by Mr. Kruse, and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. III. RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:08 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 of employees;(6) Student issues; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the December 17, 2015, December 21, 2015 & January 11, 2016, Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and approved by the following roll call vote (7-0): Mrs. Welker, yes ; Mr. Kruse, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes ; Mr. Stephenson, yes ; Mr. Good, yes and Mrs. Treat, yes.
IV. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to reconvene Open Session at 7:10 p.m., seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Mrs. Welker, President Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mr. Kruse, Vice President Present Mr. Good Present Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Present Mrs. Treat Present Mrs. Petry Present B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, Assistant Superintendent Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present Mrs. Kelly Genge, CFO Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Stephanie Dix, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, JH Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Elem.Prin PresentMrs. Rachel Carroll, Elem. Asst. Prin.Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Jennifer Laiben, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present-Kevin Carberry, Renee Sucharski, Sara Sucharski, Mary Stephenson, Angie Oshia, Jerris Moonier, Shannon Murray, Ray Bess, Steve Murray, Maureen Galczynski, Crissy Mann, Stephanie Lehman, Jo Saulter, Kurt Patterson, Jeff & Mary Luby, Karen Vaughn, Melissa Winslett, Rusty Johnston, Margie Colton, Rick Francis, Vickie Johnson, Dennis Bradley, Maureen Galenzski, and numerous parents, staff, students. V. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Recognize the Board Members B. Intermediate Custodians Raise Money for Back Pack Program C. Junior High School Good News D. High School Good News VI. VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups 1. Karen Vaughn-Concern regarding the current state of athletics & coaches 2. Jo Saulter-MSTA Board appreciation 3. Mary Stephenson-Board appreciation 4. Angie Oshia-Student Leaders on the Board of Education 5. Lori Patterson-Volleyball Program
VII. ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of December 17, 2015 *Pull due to item X.B. Policy IGDA that was tabled until January 28, 2016 meeting, was not ready at the January 28th meeting. 2. Student Hearing of December 21, 2015**voted on separately 3. Special Meeting of January 11, 2016 B. Approval of Financial Report for December, 2015 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3251.53 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Overnight Trip Requests 1. Varsity Wrestling Team to MSHSAA District Meet in Farmington-Feb 12-13 2. Boys & Girls to attend KU Relay’s in Lawrence Kansas-April 20-23 3. STUCO to attend State Convention at Platte Co. School-March 10-12 4. STEM Conference at MU in Rolla-March 22-23 G. Program Evaluations 1. Technology A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve Consent Agenda Items after pulling Minutes from the December 17, 2015 meeting and the December 21, 2015 Minutes be voted on separately, seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve the Minutes from the December 21, 2015, seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0-3, with Mr. Lewis, Mr. Stephenson, and Mrs. Petry abstaining. VIII. REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities & Grounds C. Technology Report IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Policy GCI A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to pull from the table Policy GCI Professional Staff Assignments & Transfers to approve as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. X. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $506,863.99 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the bills for payment in the amount of $506,863.99 as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. B. Approval of 2016 Summer School Program A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve a full summer school in 2016 with the program needs to be determined by the first week in February 2016 then the posting of the administrative positions, with recommendations brought to the Board for approval at the February 25, 2016 meeting seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
C. Approval of Lawn Care Service A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the continuation of lawn care services with A & K Lawn Care Service for 2016-17 for the same cost of 28 cuts at $1100.00 per cut for a total of $30,800.00 from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. 2016-17 Professional Organizations Negotiation Proposal Due Date Change A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to allow the professional organizations to submit their 2016 -2017 Negotiation Proposals to the Board of Education no later than the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting in April 2016, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. E. Approval of Kindergarten Enrollment Dates A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Kindergarten enrollment dates for 2016-2017 as March 7-9, 2016, April 6-8, 2016 and April 21, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of 2017 Prom Venue A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the 2017 Prom venue to be held at Orlando’s Event Center, St. Louis, MO seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. Approval of Grant Application for Elementary Science Education A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve the Elementary applying for a Science Education Grant with Monsanto Co., seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Policy FBC-Building Accommodations’ A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve new policy FBC-Building Accommodations’ as presented, with a July 1, 2016 implementation date, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. I. Policy JO-Student Records Revised A motion was made by Mr. Good to table revisions to Policy JO-Student Records, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. J.
Lease Purchase for 1200 Chromebooks-No decision was made at this time.
K. Approval of Healthy Hawks Wellness Program to apply for Jefferson Memorial Foundation Grant A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Healthy Hawks Wellness Program applying for a Jefferson Memorial Foundation Grant, seconded by Mr. Good and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. L. Approval of Primary Playground A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve allocating funds not to exceed $15,000 for the playground at the Primary, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the playground at the Primary design proposal and site location, seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
M. Approval of Lease Agreement with First State Community Bank for 600 Chromebooks from Insight Public Sector A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the lease agreement with First State Community Bank for 600 Chromebooks from Insight Public Sector pending the district’s attorney review and approve, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. N. Approval of Implementation of New Computer Science Class in 2016-17 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the implementation of Computer Science as a new class at the Junior High, beginning fall of 2016-2017, and permission granted to apply for a Technology Grant from DESE, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XI. RECESS MEETING A motion was made to recess the meeting at 9:48 p.m. to return back in the Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues; (2) Leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion of employees;(6) Student issues; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the December 17, 2015, December 21, 2015 & January 11, 2016, Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Kruse, and approved by the following roll call vote (7-0): Mrs. Welker, yes ; Mr. Kruse, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes ; Mr. Stephenson, yes ; Mr. Good, yes and Mrs. Treat, yes. XII. RECONVENE THEN FINAL ADJOURN A motion was made to reconvene then final adjourn of meeting at 12:03 a.m., by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a roll call vote of 7-0: Mrs. Welker, yes, Mr. Kruse, yes, Mr. Lewis, yes, Mrs. Petry, yes, Mr. Stephenson, yes, Mr. Good, yes, and Mrs. Treat, yes.
IV. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to reconvene Open Session at 7:10 p.m., seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Board Members Present Mrs. Welker, President Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mr. Kruse, Vice President Present Mr. Good Present Mr. Lewis, Treasurer Present Mrs. Treat Present Mrs. Petry Present B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, Assistant Superintendent Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present Mrs. Kelly Genge, CFO Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Stephanie Dix, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Present Mr. Ed Moreno, A.D. Director, Present Mr. Heath Allison, JH Prin. Present Mr. Jim Ramsey, JH Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Scott Readnour, Interm. Prin. Present Dr. Kim Tooley, Int. Asst. Prin. Absent Mrs. Melissa Hildebrand, Elem.Prin PresentMrs. Rachel Carroll, Elem. Asst. Prin.Absent Dr. Callista Kostine, Prin. Present Mr. Matt Gillam, Asst. Prin., Present Mrs. Jennifer Laiben, Atl. School Prin. Present D. Others Present-Kevin Carberry, Renee Sucharski, Sara Sucharski, Mary Stephenson, Angie Oshia, Jerris Moonier, Shannon Murray, Ray Bess, Steve Murray, Maureen Galczynski, Crissy Mann, Stephanie Lehman, Jo Saulter, Kurt Patterson, Jeff & Mary Luby, Karen Vaughn, Melissa Winslett, Rusty Johnston, Margie Colton, Rick Francis, Vickie Johnson, Dennis Bradley, Maureen Galenzski, and numerous parents, staff, students. V. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS A. Recognize the Board Members B. Intermediate Custodians Raise Money for Back Pack Program C. Junior High School Good News D. High School Good News VI. VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups 1. Karen Vaughn-Concern regarding the current state of athletics & coaches 2. Jo Saulter-MSTA Board appreciation 3. Mary Stephenson-Board appreciation 4. Angie Oshia-Student Leaders on the Board of Education 5. Lori Patterson-Volleyball Program
VII. ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of December 17, 2015 *Pull due to item X.B. Policy IGDA that was tabled until January 28, 2016 meeting, was not ready at the January 28th meeting. 2. Student Hearing of December 21, 2015**voted on separately 3. Special Meeting of January 11, 2016 B. Approval of Financial Report for December, 2015 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3251.53 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Overnight Trip Requests 1. Varsity Wrestling Team to MSHSAA District Meet in Farmington-Feb 12-13 2. Boys & Girls to attend KU Relay’s in Lawrence Kansas-April 20-23 3. STUCO to attend State Convention at Platte Co. School-March 10-12 4. STEM Conference at MU in Rolla-March 22-23 G. Program Evaluations 1. Technology A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve Consent Agenda Items after pulling Minutes from the December 17, 2015 meeting and the December 21, 2015 Minutes be voted on separately, seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve the Minutes from the December 21, 2015, seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0-3, with Mr. Lewis, Mr. Stephenson, and Mrs. Petry abstaining. VIII. REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities & Grounds C. Technology Report IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Policy GCI A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to pull from the table Policy GCI Professional Staff Assignments & Transfers to approve as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. X. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $506,863.99 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the bills for payment in the amount of $506,863.99 as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. B. Approval of 2016 Summer School Program A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve a full summer school in 2016 with the program needs to be determined by the first week in February 2016 then the posting of the administrative positions, with recommendations brought to the Board for approval at the February 25, 2016 meeting seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
C. Approval of Lawn Care Service A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the continuation of lawn care services with A & K Lawn Care Service for 2016-17 for the same cost of 28 cuts at $1100.00 per cut for a total of $30,800.00 from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. 2016-17 Professional Organizations Negotiation Proposal Due Date Change A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to allow the professional organizations to submit their 2016 -2017 Negotiation Proposals to the Board of Education no later than the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting in April 2016, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. E. Approval of Kindergarten Enrollment Dates A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Kindergarten enrollment dates for 2016-2017 as March 7-9, 2016, April 6-8, 2016 and April 21, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F. Approval of 2017 Prom Venue A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the 2017 Prom venue to be held at Orlando’s Event Center, St. Louis, MO seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. G. Approval of Grant Application for Elementary Science Education A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve the Elementary applying for a Science Education Grant with Monsanto Co., seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Policy FBC-Building Accommodations’ A motion was made by Mr. Good to approve new policy FBC-Building Accommodations’ as presented, with a July 1, 2016 implementation date, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. I. Policy JO-Student Records Revised A motion was made by Mr. Good to table revisions to Policy JO-Student Records, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. J.
Lease Purchase for 1200 Chromebooks-No decision was made at this time.
K. Approval of Healthy Hawks Wellness Program to apply for Jefferson Memorial Foundation Grant A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Healthy Hawks Wellness Program applying for a Jefferson Memorial Foundation Grant, seconded by Mr. Good and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. L. Approval of Primary Playground A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve allocating funds not to exceed $15,000 for the playground at the Primary, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the playground at the Primary design proposal and site location, seconded by Mrs. Treat and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
M. Approval of Lease Agreement with First State Community Bank for 600 Chromebooks from Insight Public Sector A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the lease agreement with First State Community Bank for 600 Chromebooks from Insight Public Sector pending the district’s attorney review and approve, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. N. Approval of Implementation of New Computer Science Class in 2016-17 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the implementation of Computer Science as a new class at the Junior High, beginning fall of 2016-2017, and permission granted to apply for a Technology Grant from DESE, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XI. RECESS MEETING A motion was made to recess the meeting at 9:48 p.m. to return back in the Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of (1) Legal issues; (2) Leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate; (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promotion of employees;(6) Student issues; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the December 17, 2015, December 21, 2015 & January 11, 2016, Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Kruse, and approved by the following roll call vote (7-0): Mrs. Welker, yes ; Mr. Kruse, yes ; Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes ; Mr. Stephenson, yes ; Mr. Good, yes and Mrs. Treat, yes. XII. RECONVENE THEN FINAL ADJOURN A motion was made to reconvene then final adjourn of meeting at 12:03 a.m., by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a roll call vote of 7-0: Mrs. Welker, yes, Mr. Kruse, yes, Mr. Lewis, yes, Mrs. Petry, yes, Mr. Stephenson, yes, Mr. Good, yes, and Mrs. Treat, yes.
