August Minutes
U.S.D. #338
Valley Falls
Board of Education Special Meeting
August 8, 2007
School Library
6:00 P.M.
I. Adoption Of Agenda
Motion by Charlie Bartlett second by Richard Malm to adopt
the
agenda as presented.
Yes 4 No 0
II. Action Items
1. Recommendation to the Board of Education to Approve Ridge
Bunde as the High School Assistant Football Coach for the 07-
08 School Year
Motion by Charlie Bartlett second by Jody Lockhart to hire
Ridge Bunde as the High School Assistant Football Coach for
the 07-08 school year
Yes 4 No 0
2. Recommendation to the Board of Education to Approve Brandy
Turner and Trisha Morrow as the Middle School Spirit Squad
Sponsors for the 07-08 school year.
Motion by Jody Lockhart second by Richard Malm to approve
both Brandy Turner and Trisha Morrow as the Middle School
Spirit Squad Sponsors for the 07-08 school year.
Yes 4 No 0
III. Adjournment
The Board of Education Special Meeting was adjourned at 6:14
P.M. by President Paul Brown.
U.S.D. #338 VALLEY FALLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
AUGUST 13, 2007
7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by President Paul Brown at 7:00
P.M. in the Library.
Present: Paul Brown, Charley Bartlett, LaVerne Clark, Jody
Lockhart, Richard Malm, Bobbi Kearney, David Grove, and Brenda
Henson. Larry Martin was absent.
II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion by Charley Bartlett second by Laverne Clark to approve
the
agenda.
Yes 6 No 0
III. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approve minutes of previous meeting.
b. Approve Treasurer's Report and Warrants.
c. Receive NEKESC board meeting report.
Motion by Jody Lockhart second by Bobbi Kearney to approve the
consent agenda as presented.
Yes 6 No 0
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND/OR WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS
a. Thank you notes from Janice Maddox. Bonnie Johnson.
Deb Gerstner, and Jeanine Slava and family.
V. COMMENTS FROM PATRONS AND GUESTS
VI. PRINCIPALS REPORTS
Susan Grey and Jacques Molleker advised they attended a
workshop. Jacques indicated that open enrollment on August 2,
2007, went smoothly. The principals also met with new staff.
Jacques discussed the need to find ways to raise test scores. He
is meeting with his faculty. They will discuss assessments with
faculty. The district needs to get kids involved in
extra-curricular
activities. The district needs to work on response to parents in
a
timely manner. MAPP will be given early in September. Faculty
needs to utilize results of tests. He advised that fall coaches
have
been hired.
VII. ACTION ITEMS
1. Board of Education Approval to Change Bank Signature Cards at
Kendall State Bank for the 07-08 School Year
Motion by Richard Malm second by Laverne Clark to authorize:
Paul M. Brown, Cyrena Burghart, Mary F. Herring, Janice
Maddox, .#21830
Jack Molleker, Senior High School Activity Account #20893
Brenda Henson. Senior High School Activity Account #20893
Jack Molleker, Susan Grey and Brenda Henson (Visa)
Susan Grey, Brenda Henson (K-8 Activity Accounts)
Yes 6 No 0
2. Board of Education Approval to Sign KATS and Washburn
University Affiliation
Motion by Laverne Clark second by Charles Bartlett to sign the
affiliation agreement between KATS and Washburn University
Yes 6 No 0
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Motion by Charley Bartlett second by Jody Lockhart to go into
executive session at 8:05 pm and to resume at 8:15 pm to
discuss matters concerning an individual to protect the privacy
rights of an individual who is identifiable. The board extended
the session for 15 minutes, until 8:30 pm.
Yes 6 No 0
The meeting resumed at 8:30 pm.
CONTINUATION OF ACTION ITEMS
3. Approval of CLC Aides
Motion by Richard Malm second by Laverne Clark to authorize
hiring of Jeannet+e Kingman and Billie Meyer as CLC Aides for
the 2007-2008 school year
Yes 6 No 0
Approval of Middle School Knowledge Bowl Sponsor
Motion by Jody Lockhart second by Bobbi Kearney to authorize
hiring of Trista Gish as Middle School Knowledge Bowl Sponsor
for the 2007-2008 school year.
4. Approval of 4-Year-Old-At-Risk Teacher
Motion by Laverne Clark second by Charley Bartlett to
authorize hiring of Jolina Wildeman as the 4-Year-Old-At-Risk
teacher for 2007-2008.
IX. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Request by Recreation Commission to Write Own checks
and pay their own bills.
The Recreation Commission requested to leave things as they
are at the present time.
b. PTO Concession Stand Discussion
The board reviewed the issue of the PTO running the
concession stand.
c. Discuss District goals for 2007-2008 School Year
The board reviewed the District goals for 2007-2008 school
year. These were presented by the superintendent after
reviewing the history of the documents. These goals will be
presented to the teachers and timelines will be developed so
that progress towards achieving these goals can be adequately
measured.
d. KASB Administrative Performance Assessment
Evaluations
The board reviewed the KASB Administrative Performance
Assessment Evaluations. The Board is interested in initiating
Performance Based Evaluations for the district administrators,
and the superintendent gave them an example of this type of
evaluation format which was developed by the Kansas
Association of School Board (KASB).
e. Presentation of Board Calendar for the 07-08 School Year
The board received the board calendar for the 07-08 school
year.
f. Discussion of free textbooks for eligible patrons
The board discussed the applications of free textbooks for
eligible patrons.
X. B.O.E. MEMBER SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH'S
MEETING
a. Bond issue and industrial arts.
b. Maintenance and carpet bids to be discussed at
September board meeting.
c. Teacher in-service CPR and defibrillator training.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M. by the President.
