April 2017 BOE Meeting
April 26, 2017
REGULAR MEETING – April 10, 2017
Minutes of the board meeting are not official until after approval at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.
The Board of Education of USD #511 met in regular session on Monday April 10, 2017 and was called to order by President Lynda Newberry at 6:00pm. Members present included Jolene Peterson, Tye McDaniel, Eric Dark, Rogena Grigsby, Brett Traffas, and Roger Goodman. Guests present were Kate Hankins, Charles Keller, Erin Keller, and Mac Keller. Also present was Superintendent Dale Adams, and Clerk of the Board Amie Loreg.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance.
Eric moved and Peterson seconded to amend the agenda to include 6e. Resignations of Kristen Bellesine and Dana Smith 9a.a.Superintendent Contract.
Dark moved and Goodman seconded to accept the consent agenda, including the resignations of Kristen Bellesine as 3rd grade teacher and Dana Smith as Title I coordinator. 7-0, motion carried.
Special Education – Nothing at this time
Curriculum – State assessments in elementary are approximately 85% complete, high school and junior high are approximately half done. Issues at the state level caused shut down of the testing site but updates were applied and it seems to be running more smoothly now. The testing window closes April 28th. MAP testing is currently done for K-11 grades in math and reading. After stating that the tests were costly, and that students were tired of testing by the time they were administered, Mr. Adams said he would recommend a discussion to no longer administer the MAPS tests. Mr. Adams will attend KESA training at the end of April with the schools chosen group. Mr. Adams reported that Britt Hedlund will be presenting on the T2C program in Manhattan on April 11th and that he and Josh Schwartz, Chaparral Superintendent, will go to support her.
Technology – Erate bids found in packet to be discussed later.
Summer Rec – Attica will host soccer on April 27th and starting Wednesday, April 12th, rec will be hosting an adult volleyball league at the wellness center.
Transportation Log – Reviewed by members
Budget Summary – Mr. Adams reported that Randy Ford, auditor had come to the district and worked a day. He left for the board accurate numbers of accounts. There are still transfers to be made. Mr. Adams reported that at this time he feels good about the numbers Ford handed out. He also reminded the board that we will receive money back from Chaparral per the agreement on Britt Hedlund’s T2C Coordinator contract.
Wellness Center – Nothing at this time
Old Business: ERate – Bids to upgrade our current system were received back from Attica Independent for $15,175.00 and Network Computer Solutions for $4757.59 that did not include any labor costs. Mr. Adams asked the erate coordinator if he could get the labor costs, information was not available by the board meeting. SCTelcom was the only company to bid bandwidth – 100mpbs $899.95 or 50mbps $599.95. Tabled.
Sound System – Mr. Adams would like to purchase 3 microphones found on Amazon at the cost of $30 each to see if it helps with the sound problem in the gymnasium. When bids were received previously the microphones were $800.
High School Schedule – Mr. Adams asked if the board had the chance to look over the schedule they received at March’s meeting. McDaniel mentioned a possible conflict with the junior class and a couple of core classes. Mr. Adams will relay the information to Mr. Lanning.
New Business: Superintendent Contract – Dark moved and Goodman seconded to approve a contract for K-12 Superintendent/Principal for the 2017/2018 school year for Charles Keller.
Yearbook – Mr. Adams supplied costs of recreating the 2015/2016 yearbook. McDaniel moved and Peterson seconded to have the book redone and offer yearbook advisor, Ali Harbin a stipend to recreate the book. 5-2f (Dark, Traffas), motion carried.
High School Roof – Jay Adams, Head of Maintenance, received a bid from Ray Roofing to fix the current roofing issues in the high school. The bid also included a long term cost to repair the roof for an extended amount of time, known as a 10 year fix. After discussion the board asked for more bids to be obtained.
Baseball/Softball – Lance Vandeveer, AD sent a survey out to appropriate age students questioning interest in adding or cooping baseball and softball teams in the future. The results were viewed by the board. It was determined that on the girls side they would not have enough interest to have its own program. Mr. Adams told the board he would ask around and determine interest in a possible co-op.
Cheerleading – Mr. Adams reported that he had received a call from Argonia that their high school is no longer interested in the girls cheering together at games. They suggested taking turns at games or halves. After discussion the board decided they are not receptive to splitting the squad or taking turns. They feel like they are a team and should be presented as such. Mr. Adams agreed to contact Argonia and relay their feelings. This is high school cheerleading only.
Fire Inspection – The final inspection report was in the board packets to be viewed. There were no findings.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield – A policy was presented stating that after the anniversary date no new members would be added to the group policy rate. Individuals are able to add on to the schools policy at any time if there is a qualifying event at their individual rate. The end result would be staff premiums not changing during the plan year due to adding members. Traffas moved and Dark seconded to accept the policy as presented in board packets. 7-0, motion carried.
Items & Comments by Board Members: McDaniel asked about yard maintenance. Mr. Adams stated that some mowing had been done and contact had been made for spraying. Goodman questioned what would be the seniors last day, with Mr. Adams responding it looks like May 16th but has yet to be set. He also asked the results of the junior high track insurance discussed at March’s meeting. It was reported that upon investigation it was found that the school has a policy through Willis HRH that is catastrophic coverage that will cover them, even while performing during sports. In a final comment, Goodman mentioned that he thought the balance of the capital outlay account was low.
Administration: Mr. Adams announced that Mr. Fahring, Social Science teacher had taken and passed praxis tests giving him more teaching areas. He spoke about four things he was expecting decisions at the state level to be made in May; school finance plan, budget, flat tax proposal, and KPERS changes. Mr. Adams asked Amie Loreg, clerk to report on the recent food service audit. Loreg reported that the audit found no major issues and that state representative commended the school as to how far the program had come from the most recent audit in 2015. Mr. Adams reported to the board and gave them a handout of this quarters LPA (legislative post audit) responses as well as areas still needing attention.
Dark moved and Traffas seconded to go into executive session for 10 minutes for negotiations with Mr. Adams and the board. 7-0, motion carried.
McDaniel moved and Grigsby seconded to go into executive session for 5 minutes for nonelected personnel to protect the rights and privacy of an identifiable individual with Mr. Adams. 7-0, motion carried.
Traffas moved and Peterson seconded to adjourn. 7-0, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned,
Amie Loreg Clerk of the Board of Education 511
