October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015 I.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Acting President Mr. Lewis at 6:02 p.m. A. Board Members Present Mr. Lewis, Acting President Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mrs. Welker Present Vacant Members B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Dr. Jon Isaacson, Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary C. Others Present-None
Present Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Mrs. Welker to approve the agenda as amended by adding items X.C. Pull From the Table Policies BBFA, GCD, GCI & GDC, item XI.H. Approval to Attend JAG National Conference and revisions in Executive Session to Personnel Decisions and Substitutes, seconded by Mrs. Petry, and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:04 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; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the September 24, 2015 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson, and approved by the following roll call vote (4-0): Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes; Mr. Stephenson, yes and Mrs. Welker, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to reconvene Open Session at 6:47 p.m., seconded by Mrs. Welker and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Moment of Silence for Troy Brody A. Board Members Present Mr. Lewis, Acting President Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mrs. Welker Present 3 Vacant Members B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, HR Director Present Mrs. Genge, CFO Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Stephanie Dix, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent 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.Present Mrs. 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, Rob Kruse, Lisa Treat, Derrick Good, Melissa Winslet, Dennis Bradley, Craig Calvert, Angie Oashia, Jerris Moonier, Steve Murray, Ronnie Martin, Tish Naeger, Maureen Galczynski and other individuals.
V. ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS Motion to Approve the Appointment from the County Executive Office A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve Mr. Derrick Good, Mr. Rob Kruse and Mrs. Lisa Treat as the appointed Board of Education members to fill the vacancy of Mr. John Stewart, Mr. Dan McCarthy and Mr. Charles “Bo” Harrison at the recommendation of the County Executive, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0. Appointed Board Members Take Oath of Office Given By Board Secretary Election of Board Officers Dr. Cornman assumed the duties as temporary chairperson for the election of the Board President. 1 .President Nominations Mrs. Lisa Welker was nominated for the office of President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. There was a second and third call for nominations. A motion that nominations cease, and that Mrs. Welker, be elected President by acclamation was made by Mr. Good, seconded by Mr. Lewis, received and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
2. Vice-President Nominations Mr. Erick Stephenson was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Rob Kruse was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Good, seconded by Mrs. Treat. A motion that nominations cease, and that a vote be taken on Mr. Erick Stephenson or Mr. Rob Kruse, as Vice-President was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Stephenson received a show of hands vote of 3, Mrs. Petry, Mrs. Welker and Mr. Lewis voting. Mr. Kruse received a show of hands vote of 3, Mr. Good, Mrs. Treat and Mr. Kruse. Mr. Kruse received a show of hands vote of 4, Mr. Good, Mrs. Treat, Mr. Kruse and Mr. Stephenson. Mr. Rob Kruse will be the Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education. 3. Treasurer Nominations Mr. John Lewis was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. A motion to nominations cease, and that Mr. John Lewis, be elected Treasurer by acclamation was made by Mr. Stephenson, seconded by Mrs. Petry, received and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. Resolution to Change Checking Account Signatures A motion to adopt a resolution to continue using the current banking account signatures until new signature cards can be obtained, signed and returned to the bank was made by Mr. Stephenson, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. VI. VII.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS-None At This Time VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups 1. Dennis Bradley-Concern about the actions of County Executive Ken Waller regarding the selection process of replacement candidates for the Board of Education. 2. Craig Calver-Transgender issue and policy presentations from other schools regarding transgender students. He requested the Board fire current legal counsel and read Luke 17:2.
VIII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of September 24, 2015 2. Hearing on Tax Rate September 24, 2015 B. Approval of Financial Report for September, 2015 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3305.3 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Program Evaluations 1. Career/Vocational Ed., AP, Dual Enrollment, Tech prep, and A+ 2. Federal Programs: Titles I & II 3. Food Service 4. Student Performance: APR & MAP-Jana Rhame did presentation G. Overnight Trip Request State Thespian Conference A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the Consent Agenda Items as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
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X.
REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities & Grounds C. MSBA Conference Report UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Pull From the Table-STUCO National Conference A motion was made by Mr. Good to pull from the table and approve the STUCO National Conference as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mrs. Petry voting no. B. Summer School - Using 12-Month Administrators As Directors A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to put this item on the floor for discussion and “further direction”, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. C. Pull From the Table Policies BBFA, GCD, GCI & GDC-Added A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to have a Special Work Session on October 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center regarding policies: BBFA-Board Member Conflict of Interest And Financial Disclosure, GCD-Professional Staff Recruiting and Hiring, GCIProfessional Staff Assignment and Transfers, GDC-Support Staff Recruiting and Hiring, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
XI.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $698,353.82 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Bills for Payment in the amount of $698,353.82 as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining. B. Approval of Jefferson County Officials Association (JCOA) Contract for the 2016 & 2017 Softball and Baseball seasons A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the Jefferson County Officials Association contract for the 2016- & 2017 Softball and Baseball seasons as pre-sented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
C.
Calendar A motion was made by Mrs. Petry that the Wednesday, November 25, 2015 the day before Thanksgiving, ALL staff may choose to leave work once their student related duties are completed or student dismissal is complete for the District, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
D. Consider Vehicle Purchase A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to allow the administration to look for and possibly purchase, two used vehicles, with the purchase price not to exceed $35,000.00 for both, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. E. Approval to Apply For National School of Character A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve applying for the award as A National School of Character as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F.
Three High School Grants A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve applying for the 3 grants: Nature Works Everywhere Garden Grants, Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grant and the Annie’s Grants for Gardens to expand resources for the agriculture class at the High School, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
G. Safety Grants A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve the administration to apply for an educational safety grant through the Missouri Center for Educational Safety as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Approve to Attend JAG National Conference in Washington, DC – Added A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the 3 students and two chaperones as delegates of the Hillsboro JAG Program to attend the JAG National Student Leadership in Washington, DC as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XII.
RECESS MEETING A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to recess the meeting at 9:28 p.m. to go back into 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 employees; (6) Student Issues; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, seconded by Mr. Stephenson, and approved by the following roll call vote (7-0): Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes; Mr. Stephenson, yes ; Mrs. Welker, yes; Mr. Good, yes, Mrs. Treat, yes ; Mr. Kruse, yes. A motion to reconvene Open Session then final adjourn of meeting was made at 11:03 p.m., motion was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
ROLL CALL Meeting called to order by Acting President Mr. Lewis at 6:02 p.m. A. Board Members Present Mr. Lewis, Acting President Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mrs. Welker Present Vacant Members B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Mrs. Rhame, Associate Superintendent Dr. Jon Isaacson, Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary C. Others Present-None
Present Present Present Present
II.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Mrs. Welker to approve the agenda as amended by adding items X.C. Pull From the Table Policies BBFA, GCD, GCI & GDC, item XI.H. Approval to Attend JAG National Conference and revisions in Executive Session to Personnel Decisions and Substitutes, seconded by Mrs. Petry, and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0.
III.
RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to recess the meeting at 6:04 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; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and the approval of the September 24, 2015 Executive Session Minutes in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson, and approved by the following roll call vote (4-0): Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes; Mr. Stephenson, yes and Mrs. Welker, yes.
IV.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to reconvene Open Session at 6:47 p.m., seconded by Mrs. Welker and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Moment of Silence for Troy Brody A. Board Members Present Mr. Lewis, Acting President Present Mrs. Petry Present Mr. Stephenson Present Mrs. Welker Present 3 Vacant Members B. Central Office Staff Present Dr. Cornman, Superintendent Present Mrs. Rhame, Associate. Supt. Present Dr. Jon Isaacson, HR Director Present Mrs. Genge, CFO Present Mrs. Johnston, Board Secretary Present C. Principals Present Dr. Cathy Freeman, HS Prin. Present Mrs. Stephanie Dix, HS Asst. Prin. Absent Mr. Mark Groner, HS Asst. Prin. Absent 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.Present Mrs. 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, Rob Kruse, Lisa Treat, Derrick Good, Melissa Winslet, Dennis Bradley, Craig Calvert, Angie Oashia, Jerris Moonier, Steve Murray, Ronnie Martin, Tish Naeger, Maureen Galczynski and other individuals.
V. ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS Motion to Approve the Appointment from the County Executive Office A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve Mr. Derrick Good, Mr. Rob Kruse and Mrs. Lisa Treat as the appointed Board of Education members to fill the vacancy of Mr. John Stewart, Mr. Dan McCarthy and Mr. Charles “Bo” Harrison at the recommendation of the County Executive, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 4-0. Appointed Board Members Take Oath of Office Given By Board Secretary Election of Board Officers Dr. Cornman assumed the duties as temporary chairperson for the election of the Board President. 1 .President Nominations Mrs. Lisa Welker was nominated for the office of President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. There was a second and third call for nominations. A motion that nominations cease, and that Mrs. Welker, be elected President by acclamation was made by Mr. Good, seconded by Mr. Lewis, received and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
2. Vice-President Nominations Mr. Erick Stephenson was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Rob Kruse was nominated for the office of Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mr. Good, seconded by Mrs. Treat. A motion that nominations cease, and that a vote be taken on Mr. Erick Stephenson or Mr. Rob Kruse, as Vice-President was made by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Stephenson received a show of hands vote of 3, Mrs. Petry, Mrs. Welker and Mr. Lewis voting. Mr. Kruse received a show of hands vote of 3, Mr. Good, Mrs. Treat and Mr. Kruse. Mr. Kruse received a show of hands vote of 4, Mr. Good, Mrs. Treat, Mr. Kruse and Mr. Stephenson. Mr. Rob Kruse will be the Vice-President of the R-3 Board of Education. 3. Treasurer Nominations Mr. John Lewis was nominated for the office of Treasurer of the R-3 Board of Education, by Mrs. Petry, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. A motion to nominations cease, and that Mr. John Lewis, be elected Treasurer by acclamation was made by Mr. Stephenson, seconded by Mrs. Petry, received and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. D. Resolution to Change Checking Account Signatures A motion to adopt a resolution to continue using the current banking account signatures until new signature cards can be obtained, signed and returned to the bank was made by Mr. Stephenson, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. VI. VII.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS-None At This Time VISITORS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION A. None scheduled B. Sign Ups 1. Dennis Bradley-Concern about the actions of County Executive Ken Waller regarding the selection process of replacement candidates for the Board of Education. 2. Craig Calver-Transgender issue and policy presentations from other schools regarding transgender students. He requested the Board fire current legal counsel and read Luke 17:2.
VIII.
ACTION ITEMS BY CONSENT A. Approval of Board of Education Minutes 1. Meeting of September 24, 2015 2. Hearing on Tax Rate September 24, 2015 B. Approval of Financial Report for September, 2015 C. Attendance Data-Average Daily Attendance for the prior month was 3305.3 D. Investment Data E. Summary of Activity Accounts F. Program Evaluations 1. Career/Vocational Ed., AP, Dual Enrollment, Tech prep, and A+ 2. Federal Programs: Titles I & II 3. Food Service 4. Student Performance: APR & MAP-Jana Rhame did presentation G. Overnight Trip Request State Thespian Conference A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the Consent Agenda Items as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
IX.
X.
REPORTS A. Superintendent’s Report B. Facilities & Grounds C. MSBA Conference Report UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Pull From the Table-STUCO National Conference A motion was made by Mr. Good to pull from the table and approve the STUCO National Conference as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-1, with Mrs. Petry voting no. B. Summer School - Using 12-Month Administrators As Directors A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to put this item on the floor for discussion and “further direction”, seconded by Mr. Stephenson. C. Pull From the Table Policies BBFA, GCD, GCI & GDC-Added A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to have a Special Work Session on October 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Center regarding policies: BBFA-Board Member Conflict of Interest And Financial Disclosure, GCD-Professional Staff Recruiting and Hiring, GCIProfessional Staff Assignment and Transfers, GDC-Support Staff Recruiting and Hiring, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
XI.
NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Bills for Payment $698,353.82 A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the Bills for Payment in the amount of $698,353.82 as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 6-0-1, with Mr. Lewis abstaining. B. Approval of Jefferson County Officials Association (JCOA) Contract for the 2016 & 2017 Softball and Baseball seasons A motion was made by Mr. Lewis to approve the Jefferson County Officials Association contract for the 2016- & 2017 Softball and Baseball seasons as pre-sented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
C.
Calendar A motion was made by Mrs. Petry that the Wednesday, November 25, 2015 the day before Thanksgiving, ALL staff may choose to leave work once their student related duties are completed or student dismissal is complete for the District, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
D. Consider Vehicle Purchase A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to allow the administration to look for and possibly purchase, two used vehicles, with the purchase price not to exceed $35,000.00 for both, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. E. Approval to Apply For National School of Character A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve applying for the award as A National School of Character as presented, seconded by Mr. Stephenson and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. F.
Three High School Grants A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve applying for the 3 grants: Nature Works Everywhere Garden Grants, Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grant and the Annie’s Grants for Gardens to expand resources for the agriculture class at the High School, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
G. Safety Grants A motion was made by Mr. Stephenson to approve the administration to apply for an educational safety grant through the Missouri Center for Educational Safety as presented, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. H. Approve to Attend JAG National Conference in Washington, DC – Added A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to approve the 3 students and two chaperones as delegates of the Hillsboro JAG Program to attend the JAG National Student Leadership in Washington, DC as presented, seconded by Mr. Lewis and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0. XII.
RECESS MEETING A motion was made by Mrs. Petry to recess the meeting at 9:28 p.m. to go back into 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 employees; (6) Student Issues; (13) Individually identifiable personnel records and in accordance with Revised Missouri Statues 610.021, seconded by Mr. Stephenson, and approved by the following roll call vote (7-0): Mr. Lewis, yes ; Mrs. Petry, yes; Mr. Stephenson, yes ; Mrs. Welker, yes; Mr. Good, yes, Mrs. Treat, yes ; Mr. Kruse, yes. A motion to reconvene Open Session then final adjourn of meeting was made at 11:03 p.m., motion was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mrs. Petry and approved by a show of hands vote of 7-0.
