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September 21, 2006
7:30 p.m.
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, Randy
Wakeland, Lori Langhans and Patricia Green.
Members absent: Mike Miller and
Dion Moore.
Approval of Agenda-Patricia Green made motion to approve
the revised agenda as presented.
Seconded by Mylene Huskey. Motion passed 5-0
Staff and Patron Input- None.
Approval of Consent Agenda Items-Patricia
Green made motion to approve the
Consent Agenda (Minutes of Previous Regular Session, Special Meeting, Transfer
Items, Payment of Bills and Financial Report) as presented. Seconded by Randy Wakeland. Motion passed 5-0
Items for Decision
PTO Donation-Superintendent Brown reviewed with
the Board the Grandview Elementary PTO’s desire to donate carpet and
installation in the elementary library.
The carpet and installation will be purchased from Smitty’s in De Soto for
$3,800.00. The Grandview maintenance department
will be responsible for removing the book shelves. Smitty’s will remove the existing carpeting
and trim. Any funds remaining in the
PTO account will be used to purchase “fun rugs” such as the world maps, etc. Timeline for installation will be during
Christmas break.
This is a
donation from the PTO and is not subject to bid requirements as it is not tax
payer funds. All monies are from the
Cherrydale fundraiser, Jingle Bell shop, candy grams, etc.
Patricia
Green made motion to accept the carpet donation from the Elementary PTO. Seconded by Mylene Huskey. Motion passed 5-0.
Grandview Athletic Boosters Activity
Date Request-Superintendent
Brown reviewed the request from Chana Hires, Grandview Athletic Boosters
President for use of the grounds and buildings for a fundraiser on
10/27/07. This event will be called
“Shocktober Fest” and will help the boosters raise funds for Grandview Athletic
Teams. This will be an activity for all grades (K-12) and
parents. Time from 5:00 PM-11:00 PM
Patricia
Green made motion to approve the Grandview Athletic Booster fundraising date of
10/27/07 for the use of campus. Seconded
by Randy Wakeland. Motion passed 5-0.
PDC Budget 2007/08-Superintendent Brown reviewed the PDC
budget. This budget is based on 1% of
Line 14 monies of State Funding. For
2007/08 the PDC budget will be set at $38,000 this includes this year’s funds
plus rollover from 2006-07. The PDC
committee determines how these funds are allocated. There is also a portion for
Administration to send teachers to workshops, etc. This budget also allows the PDC Committee to
reimburse teachers for tuition expenses, travel expenses, etc. The
PDC Chair for 2007/08 is Kathleen Lyday.
Lorie Bean is responsible for all purchase orders and expenditures.
Patricia
Green made motion to approve the PDC Budget for 2007/08 as presented. Seconded by Mylene Huskey. Motion passed 5-0.
Collective Bargaining Board Policy
Approval-Superintendent
Brown reviewed the Collective Bargaining Proposed Board Policy that was given
to each member at the August 2007 meeting for their review. He is requesting the Board approve this
policy written for the District by Missouri Consultants for Education. Gary Dismang and Sherry Stehr were in
attendance to represent MSTA. This policy
will formalize the process.
Patricia
Green made motion to approve the Board Policy #4831 regarding Collective
Bargaining. Seconded by Mylene
Huskey. Motion passed 5-0.
Approval of Collective Bargaining
Group-MSTA-Superintendent
recommends MSTA as the Collective Bargaining Group for Grandview. This is based on the percentage of teachers
enrolled in each: MSTA 47 out of 70
(67%) and NEA 9 out of 70 (8%). This
group will not change unless there is a recommendation or request made to the
Board.
Mylene Huskey
made motion to approve MSTA as the Collective Bargaining Group for
Grandview. Seconded by Randy
Wakeland. Motion passed 5-0.
Change of Tax Levy by State Auditors
Office-Superintendent
Brown and Angela Huskey reviewed with the Board a change made by the State
Auditors Office regarding the Tax Levy set by the District in August. There are other Districts in the County
experiencing this same change. For example, De Soto will lower their levy by $.07.
At this time,
the Fed’s are not changing the prime interest rate and that affects the Cost of
Living. The Assessed Valuation has gone
up in the district. Based on these
factors the State Auditors Office has set the Fund 1 and Fund 2 levies not to
exceed $3.19. At this time, the district
must lower, fund 1 tax levy to $2.39 from $2.53. Fund 2 levy will remain the same at
$.80. This change will cost the district
approximately $66,000 in tax dollars.
The district has no choice in this matter. All levies as mandated by State Law. Tax ceilings are calculated based on this
formula and cannot be changed, increased or decreased.
Patricia
Green made motion to accept the revision to the Tax Levy for Fund 1 and Fund 2
as presented. Seconded by Mylene
Huskey. Motion passed 5-0.
Non-Certified Sick Bank Request-Executive Session
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation
Use of Facilities-Superintendent
reviewed the request from Jefferson County Parks and Recreation for youth
basketball. Dates requested January 26,
2008- April 5, 2008 on Saturday mornings.
The Parks and Recreation Department hire one of the Grandview Custodians
to keep the bathrooms and commons area clean.
Patricia
Green made motion to approve the facility use request from Jefferson County
Parks and Recreation for 2007/08.
Seconded by Randy Wakeland.
Motion passed 5-0.
Items for Discussion
Parking situation at the elementary.
Patricia Green expressed that several parents have contacted her and are
concerned about crossing Ware School Road at the end of the school day. Concerns have also been expressed about the
lack of handicapped parking at the elementary especially for special events and
about parents and small children walking up the hill at the end of the school
day.
Teachers do
not park around the elementary building, they park in the elementary back lot
or on the middle school lot.
Gary Dismang
assists the elementary students in the morning drop off and most of the time in
the afternoon pick up. The main problem-
the number of parents picking up students versus the size of the area.
Kim Bequette
has found that parents just need to be patient, walk through the playground or
stay in the “drive through line” to pick up their children. This is not a time for parents to skip in
line, or to be in a hurry, try to get ahead.
This only causes safety concerns and possible auto accidents.
Question from
the audience by Tonya Clark, “why don’t the buses pick up the middle school
students in front of their building, and then pick up the elementary students
and finally high school.”
Superintendent
Brown expressed concerns about the middle school students being on the buses to
long, waiting to leave to go home. This scenario would place middle school
students on the buses approximately 20 extra minutes per day if you loaded each
building separately. You would have both
discipline issues and weather issues.(hot and cold temperatures) You would also have to shorten the school day
for the middle school day by 5-10 minutes.
This would also cause a traffic jam with elementary parents on the lots
and crossing traffic.
There is a
middle school teacher on duty every afternoon to ensure middle school students
are safe crossing the road and getting on the buses.
The elementary
pick up procedures will again be placed in the elementary bulletin and in the
Eagles Eye View for parents to review and follow. The Board would also like Superintendent
Brown and Kim Bequette to look into additional handicapped parking spaces at
the elementary. At this time, there is
one handicapped parking space at the front door. Another request, please have the maintenance
department make a bigger crosswalk near the elementary playground entrance and
add a “yield sign” to the road.
Items for Information
Other items from board of education
members-Randy
Wakeland reported that he attended MSBA board training last month and has
completed his 16 hours of board member training. He has some fresh ideas such as; policy
review annually; professional development for board members.
Football Field Soil Testing-Dean Wilson, County Agent was
requested to test the soil on the football field. At this time, the soil on the field is within
all parameters for growing grass. The
football field grass should continue to grow and thicken. In the winter and spring Mr. Wilson will come
back and instruct the maintenance department how to fertilize the field to
ensure a good growth throughout the summer.
The field will be aerated in the spring and agriculture lime added.
Security Camera Installation
Completion Date-Superintendent Brown reported to
the Board that the camera installation is nearing completion. The elementary building is complete; the high
school is nearing completion along with the middle school. The principals report the picture quality is
good, zoom is great, etc. A few cameras
are on backorder and training still needs to be completed for each building. Superintendent Brown is to stay on top of
this to ensure timely completion.
All elementary
building doors are locked during the school day with the exception of the main
front door and the entrance to the cafeteria steps. This has proven effective and has not caused
any problems.
New High School Addition Start Date-Superintendent Brown reported to the
Board construction on the new classroom additions will begin during the
Christmas break. This will give EA Boyer
ample time to get all permits filed, final blueprints drawn, etc.
Superintendent
Brown also gave each member a copy of the pre-construction agenda and monthly
reporting to the board. He will keep the
Board up to date monthly on the process.
The contract
includes a late penalty of $300 per day and 10% holdback.
Completion of
the classrooms will be by 08/01/07.
The only
inconvenience during the construction will be to teachers that park at the back
of the building and the possible noise factor for the excavation.
2007 MAP Scores-Area
Schools Comparison-Jim Keeling, Middle School Principal reviewed an overall
comparison of the Grandview R-II Middle School to the other county districts.
Grandview
middle school (7th & 8th grade) placed number one in
the county in all core areas (math, science, communication arts). This also puts Grandview #20 in the
State! Mr. Keeling is trying to get the
local papers to publish this article along with a banner in the commons. The Board would like for Superintendent Brown
to recognize the middle school teaching staff for their efforts in this area.
At
8:35 PM Randy Wakeland made motion to go into Executive Session for Personnel
Matters pursuant to § 610.021(3), Student Matters pursuant to § 610.021 (6),
and Legal Matters pursuant to § 610.021 (1).
Seconded by Patricia Green.
Roll Call
Yea Nay Abstain
Steve
Casagrande
Mylene
Huskey
Randy
Wakeland
Lori
Langhans
Patricia
Green
Motion passed
5-0.
At 8:35 PM
Kim Bequette and Jim Keeling are dismissed for the evening. Jaret Tomlinson is to remain for executive
session discussion.
At 9:50 PM
the Board returned from executive session to report the following: Dion Moore arrived at 9:05 PM. The non-certified sick bank request has been
approved.
At 9:51 PM Patricia
Green made motion to adjourn until the next regular meeting. Seconded by Dion
Moore. Motion passed 6-0.
Respectfully
submitted,
Angela Huskey
Board
Secretary/Treasurer
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