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BOE September Meeting
Submitted by Suzanne Davidson, Board Clerk
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The monthly meeting of the Board of Education of USD 509 was held on September 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the district office with the following present: President Ted Barlow, Members Brett Butler, Delmer Spencer, Jr, Chris Deyoe, Todd Ray, Sharon Mason, Superintendent John Showman, Principal Kim White, and Clerk Suzy Davidson.
Several patrons of the district were present at the meeting to discuss and ask questions about the following: the district’s purchase of new property, community interest in baseball, and preschool issues.
Following the adoption of the agenda, the minutes of the special board meeting of August 29, 2007 were read and approved. The Board reviewed the budget balance summary and purchase orders and approved the September warrants for payment.
Sharon Mason gave an update on Interlocal #619 and Todd Ray gave an update on governmental relations with input from John Showman. Activity Fund accounts and reports were reviewed by the Board.
Discussion was held on the following with no action taken: the district’s property purchase, the feasibility of a cooperative baseball agreement with Caldwell, issues concerning the preschool program, and the process involved in strategic planning.
In other action, the Board voted to meet on October 3 to discuss how to proceed with strategic planning, to raise the medical reimbursement limit to $5,000, approved Technical Education Assurance Plans (TEAP) for the district, approved the contract with Futures, Unlimited for preschool this school year, approved the purchase of the house on Main Street, approved the sale of the house on Wichita Street by sealed bids, and voted to replace the cafeteria’s hot water tank with a tankless hot water system. A motion to do a fact-finding mission on costs, configurations, models, etc. of neighboring baseball and softball programs failed.
Following executive sessions for the discussion of personnel and student issues, the board voted on the rate of pay for the VPL instructor, to give a $.50 per hour increase in pay for the head custodian to supervise transportation, to hire Danielle Schuster as preschool bus driver and elementary paraeducator, to hire a part time activities and substitute custodian for $9.25 per hour, to raise substitute teacher pay to $75 per day, retroactive to August 22, 2007, to hire Justin Pond as assistant football coach with an entry level contract for 2007-2008, and to hire Dale Savage as full-time maintenance/grounds/custodian.
Kim White gave the monthly Principal’s report which included updates on the League meeting, NWEA testing, KS State Assessments, the school hot lunch program, and needs for the new principal’s house.
John Showman gave the monthly Superintendent’s report which included updates on the rooftop units and the final costs involved with the project, K-12 enrollment and the possible need to republish the budget, the possibility of a cooperative agreement with Caldwell concerning Junior High football, upcoming KASB seminars, the replacement of the walk-in freezer door as well as the condensing unit and evaporating coil, and an update on the kitchen ‘s new steam table.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 pm.
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