District: Board Minutes: November

November Minutes

U.S.D. #338 VALLEY FALLS

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

November 12, 2007

School Library

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 school library.

Present: Paul Brown, LaVerne Clark, Larry Martin, Jody Lockhart, Bobbi Kearney, Richard Malm, David Grove, Jacques Molleker, Susan Grey and Brenda Henson.

Absent: Charley Bartlett

II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Motion by Laverne Clark second by Jody Lockhart to approve the agenda as amended.

Yes 6 No 0

III. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Approve minutes of previous meeting.

2. Approve Treasurer’s Report and approval of warrants.

3. Receive NEKESC Board meeting report.

Motion by Richard Malm second by LaVerne Clark to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Yes 6 No 0

IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND/OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

The Board and staff received a thank you note for a flower arrangement from Angie Seymour and family.

V. COMMENTS FROM PATRONS AND GUESTS

None.

VI. PRINCIPAL BUILDING REPORTS AND SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

1. Susan Grey presented the Elementary/Middle School principal report. She indicated that the turn-out for parent-teacher conferences was good. Red Ribbon Week was a success. Several teachers will be attending training during this month. Ms. Grey requested that the Board consider purchasing a display case to display academic awards.

2. Jacques Molleker presented the High School principal report. He spoke about how the teachers are going to use different techniques to motivate students that need help. Mr. Molleker spoke about formative testing and assessments. He indicated that the basketball season would begin soon and that he was proud of what the students had accomplished in football and volleyball.

3. No Superintendent Report was given.

VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. McPherson and Jacobson LLC conducted a presentation to the Board concerning the Superintendent Search.

2. The Board discussed the bond issue and how to proceed.

3. The Board reviewed Board Policy Sections A and B.

4. The Board discussed the preliminary draft of the District Bullying Policy.

5. The Board discussed the issue of refurbishing the bleachers in the gymnasium.

6. The principals presented information concerning MAP Testing in Grades K-12.

7. The principals presented state assessment test results for the 2006-2007 school year.

8. The Board discussed attending the KASB convention on November 30th and December 1, 2007, at the Overland Park Convention Center.

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

1. Middle School Pep Club Proposal for Free Admission to Home Middle School Games for Pep Club Members.

Motion by LaVerne Clark second by Richard Malm to allow Pep Club Members free admission to home middle school games.

Yes 6 No 0

2. Board Approval for Facility Updates.

Motion by Larry Martin second by Bobbi Kearney to take bids on the reshaping and seeding of the football field.

Yes 6 No 0

3. Board Approval to Move Forward with the Superintendent Search.

Motion by Jody Lockhart second by Bobbi Kearney to move forward with the Superintendent Search and hire the Kansas Association of School Boards to conduct the search.

Yes 6 No 0

4. Board Action Concerning Transportation Request.

Motion by Bobbi Kearney second by Jody Lockhart to approve the request from Molly Kearney regarding her transportation request. The Board agreed to transport children to/from a daycare provider that is no closer than half a mile away from the elementary school building front door.

Yes 6 No 0

IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Personnel

Motion by LaVerne Clark second by Bobbi Kearney to go into executive session beginning at 10:45 P.M for a period of fifteen (15) minutes to discuss matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed, and that we return to open session at 11:00 P.M. in this room.

Yes 6 No 0

X. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

The meeting returned to open session at 11:00 P.M.

XI. B.O.E. MEMBER SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR NEXTMONTH’S MEETING

1. None.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. by Paul Brown.

U.S.D. #338

Valley Falls

Board of Education Special Meeting

November 26, 2007 @ School Library

6:30 P.M.

MINUTES

I. Call Meeting To Order

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by President, Paul Brown.

Present: LaVerne Clark, Paul Brown, Jody Lockhart, Richard Malm, Bobbi Kearney, Charley Bartlett, David Grove and Brenda Henson.

II. Adoption Of Agenda

Motion by LaVerne Clark second by Richard Malm to adopt the agenda as presented.

Yes 6 No 0

Larry Martin arrived at 6:40 P.M.

III. Comments From Patrons and Guests

Lisa Cook made a comment to the Board regarding the bond issue.

IV. Discussion Items

1. The Board discussed with Dr. Bill Majors of KASB issues concerning the Superintendent search. Dr. Majors discussed setting up a timeline for the search. Dr. Majors is tentatively wanting to schedule a screening of possible Superintendent applications at approximately 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.

2. Architect, Mark Lieb, presented a hand-out to the Board from SFS Architecture. Mr. Lieb is wanting to create information that gives more detail and three dimensional renderings of the proposed building. Mr. Lieb indicated that he did not have adequate time to create a marketing plan or cost outline of the bond issue. Michael Christianer, of SFS Architecture, will try to attend the December Board meeting.

3. The Board discussed the hiring of a financial advisor for the bond issue.

V. Action Item

Motion by Charley Bartlett second by LaVerne Clark to approve Brenda Lloyd to sign checks for the high school activity account.

Yes 7 No 0

VI. Executive Session

Motion by Charley Bartlett second by Larry Martin to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel, in order to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable individual; beginning at 7:15 P.M. for a period of forty-five (45) minutes and that we return to this room at 8:00 P.M. The meeting was extended until 8:15 P.M. It was then extended until 8:25 P.M.

Yes 7 No 0

VII. Return to Open Session

The meeting returned to open session at 8:36 P.M.

VII. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M. by Paul Brown.