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August 16, 2007 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Pledge of Allegiance Call to order-At 7:30 PM the Board President called the meeting to order. Roll Call. Members present: Steve Casagrande, Mylene Huskey, Mike Miller, Randy Wakeland, Dion Moore, Lori Langhans and Patricia Green. Members absent: None. Approval of Agenda-Dion Moore made motion to approve the revised agenda as presented. Seconded by Mike Miller. Motion passed 7-0. Staff and Patron Input- None. Approval of Consent Agenda Items Dion Moore made motion to approve the Consent Agenda (Minutes of Previous Regular Session, Transfer Items, Payment of Bills, and Financial Report) Seconded by Mike Miller. Motion passed 7-0.Items for DecisionBus Route Approval 2007/08-Superintendent Brown presented the bus routes (see attached) for approval. These routes are subject to change based on student load, new students, etc. The district will eventually need to add a new stop to one route to include the new subdivision on Webb Road which is off of Tinhouse Road. This is a new development within district boundaries. The first day of school transporting students went well only two students got on the wrong bus and this was corrected without problem. Mike Miller made motion to approve the 2007/08 bus routes as presented. Seconded by Patricia Green. Motion passed 7-0. Set Tuition for 2007/08 School Year-Superintendent Brown reviewed current tuition rates with the Board of $5,000.00 per student for Londell and Richwood tuition students allowed to attend Grandview based on local board policy. Superintendent Brown recommends leaving the tuition rate at $5000 per student. The district currently has approximately 49 students enrolled from Londell and Richwoods. Patricia Green made motion to set the 2007/08 tuition rate at $5,000.00. Seconded by Mylene Huskey. Motion passed 7-0. Mileage reimbursement rates-Review of the 2007/08 mileage reimbursement rates with the IRS show $.49 per mile. Currently Grandview reimburses mileage at $.45 per mile. Superintendent Brown recommends increasing the Grandview reimbursement to be the same as the IRS regulations. This will be the rate until the next school year. Patricia Green made motion to set the 2007/08 mileage reimbursement rate @ $.49 per mile. Seconded by Dion Moore. Motion passed 7-0. Milk Bids 2007/08-Superintendent Brown reviewed the milk bid (see attached) received from Prairie Farms for the 2007/08 school year. This is the only bid received. The district did solicit other bids but did not receive them back. The district has received excellent service from Prairie Farms and would like to continue to use their products in our cafeterias. Dion Moore made motion to accept the bid from Prairie Farms as presented for the 2007/08 milk bids. Seconded by Mike Miller. Motion passed 7-0. Bus Lease –Angela Huskey reviewed the new bus lease with Commerce Bank. This lease replaces the lease purchase agreement with First State Community Bank. The lease with First State Community Bank was not allowable based on recommendation from District Auditors. Even though the current lease was allowable under Missouri Law, the district auditor would prefer that the district enter into a Municipal Lease Agreement. A letter from First State Community Bank was reviewed with explanation that they did not follow proper lease purchase bid language as per the bid request. (see attached) The new lease protects both the District and the Bank. There are no pre-payment penalties for this payoff. A new procedure will be implemented by the Central Office to review all future bid documents and lease purchase documents for review by either the district auditor or district attorney for their approval prior to approval by the Board of Education. Patricia Green made motion to approve the bus lease with Commerce Bank as presented. Seconded by Mylene Huskey. Motion passed 7-0. New Board Policy on Collective Bargaining-Superintendent Brown presented a new board policy on new state regulations on collective bargaining. This policy was written by Missouri Consultants for Education and follows all State and Governing Laws. Superintendent Brown requested that the Board review this policy and table the decision until the teacher representatives are in attendance in the September 2007 meeting. Patricia Green made motion to table the Collective Bargaining Policy until September 2007.Seconded by Dion Moore. Motion passed 7-0.
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Certified Coaching Hire- Executive Session Items for DiscussionOpening day of school-Superintendent Brown requested that each Principal review their buildings and the first day of school. Kim Bequette-The first day went well. Concerns with the heat kept the students inside for afternoon recess. Students were kept in cool areas all day long and prior to getting on the buses for the afternoon ride home. Wet wash cloths were given to students for the bus ride home. New team teaching in grades 3 & 4 is exciting for this year. All the elementary teachers seem to be excited about the new year. Enrollment by grade as follows: KG 53; First Grade 33; Second Grade 70; Third Grade 56; Fourth Grade 63; Fifth Grade 56 for a total of 331. Jim Keeling-First day went well. Enrollment is up slightly. 6th grade = 75; 7th grade = 65; 8th grade = 67 for total of 207. The gym is the only area of high heat because of the low ceiling. Jaret Tomlinson-First day went great. Students were well behaved. Lunch period went very smooth and without problems. Enrollment is as follows: Ninth grade 100; tenth grade 63; eleventh grade 64; twelfth grade 74 for total enrollment of 302. Jack Mann-Numbers in the special education department are up again this year. The district has several Challenging special needs students this year. At this time student enrollment in this department is stretching the teaching staff to the limits. It is possible that a new teacher will be needed prior to the end of the school year. All district staff and administration are working together to ensure that each student is receiving the most appropriate placement for their individual needs. Enrollment numbers K-12 –Total 840 this is up from 817 last year. Items for InformationOther items from board of education members-Superintendent Brown informed the Board that T&S Alarm has been on campus installing all the cables needed to get the security cameras up and running. Timeline for completion is still early September. High School Football Field-Superintendent Brown informed the Board that Emerald Farms was here yesterday, the next step will be to test the soil in the two strips that are not growing to see what needs to be done to get the grass growing faster. Collective Bargaining-Steve Casagrande would like for Superintendent Brown to explain this process. The new law states that the district should “meet and confer” on any issue that both sides want to discuss, i.e. salary, benefits, working conditions. All items should be presented to the board in writing for the board to accept or reject. The Board has final decision. The Superintendent shall serve as the Board Representative and the Staff Representatives will be selected or appointed by the staff. New HS Building Update-Superintendent Brown informed the Board that the pre-bid meeting was held yesterday in the Board of Education room for contractors to pick up the bid packet. All bids are due back to the Superintendents Office by August 30, 2007 by 2:00 PM. These bids will be sealed until opened at this meeting. Four contractors were present to pick up packets:
Brockmiller Construction Another contractor came by to pick up the bid packet but did not leave their name. The Board will need to hold a special meeting for the purpose of selecting a contractor and to begin the building process. A date and time will be discussed with the Architect and then the Board will be contacted to set the final date and time. Distribution of copies of updated policies approved in 07/2007-Please place copies of policies approved in July 2007 into your board manuals. Copies have been given to each library for updates. At 8:18 Kim Bequette and Jack Mann were dismissed for the evening. At 8:19 PM Dion Moore made motion to go into executive session for Personnel Matters pursuant to § 610.021(3), Student Matters pursuant to § 610.021 (6),Legal Matters pursuant to § 610.021 (1). Seconded by Mike Miller. Rolll Call Yea Nay Abstain
Steve Casagrande At 9:15 PM returned to regular session to report the following: Nicole Barton has been hired as Middle School Volleyball Assistant Coach; Heath Reed has been hired as Middle School Boys Basketball Assistant Coach; Denise Corio has been hired as Math Vertical Team Alignment Leader; James Smith has been hired as Science Vertical Team Alignment Leader; Amanda Austin has been hired as Social Studies Vertical Team Alignment Leader; Mary Jo Teets has been hired as Language Arts Vertical Team Leader and the High School Activities Secretary Job Description has been approved. At 9:22 PM Patricia Green made motion to adjourn until the next regular meeting. Seconded by Randy Wakeland. Motion passed 7-0. Respectfully submitted,
Angela Huskey |
