ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Ð August
24, 2009
St John School
Library
7:00 p.m.
Scott
Hollingsworth called the St John meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Jim Rogers led
the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from St
John were Scott Hollingsworth, Andrea Miller, Mark Bailey and Jim Rogers.
Present from Endicott were Dwight Lust, Debbie Schlomer and Greta White. Frank Garrett and Marvin Schmick
were absent. Also present were Mr.
Winters (Superintendent) and Dana Crider (Business Manager). Guests at the
meeting included Rob Roettger, Suzanne Schmick, Billy Ray, Aaron Krantz, Becky
Dickerson, Jim Van Lith, David White, Toni Blackwell, Becky Gonzalez, K.B.
Trunkey, Gary and Janet Luft.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Jim Rogers moved
and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the July
27, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting with
the addition of item #7 in New Business Ð Executive Session to discuss
potential board candidates. All St
John Board members agreed. Debbie
Schlomer moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the board minutes
of the July 27, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting with
the addition of item #7 in New Business Ð Executive Session to discuss
potential board candidates. All
Endicott board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ST JOHN Ð Andrea
Miller moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
August 2009: payroll warrants #9858-9928 in the amount of $182,961.74; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #9804-9857 in the amount of $42,746.98;
the Capital Projects Fund accounts payable warrant #5 in the amount of
$21,500.00; the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4568-4572 in the amount of
$3,297.88. The board also approved
2009-10 Classified and Supplemental contracts and Resolution #08-08 to transfer
$30,000.00 from the General Fund to the TVF Fund. All St. John board members agreed.
ENDICOTT Ð Greta
White moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the August 2009: payroll warrants #- in the
amount of $133,894.07; the General Fund accounts payable warrants #40398-40443
in the amount of $62,872.03; the ASB Fund accounts payable warrant #1362 in the
amount of $140.06. The board also approved Classified and Supplemental
Contracts for 2009-10 along with Resolution #08-08 to transfer $35,000.00 from
the General Fund to the Capital Projects Fund. All Endicott board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
None
NEW
BUSINESS:
Jim Van Lith,
the DistrictÕs insurance representative from AIA, was at the meeting to provide
information to both boards regarding uninsured motorist policies. This coverage has just become available
to our districts last year. The
policy would only need to be used when the other party is at fault in an
accident. Mr. Van Lith also stated
the policy can be added at any time, however, our current insurance package
renews September 1, 2009. Mark
Bailey asked Mr. Van Lith for his recommendation. Mr. Van Lith will continue to research statistics and report
to the board at the September board meeting.
Mark Bailey
moved and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve the letter of
resignation from Chad Hand, High School Boys basketball coach. All board members agreed.
Jim Rogers moved
and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve the letter of resignation from
K.B. Trunkey, Maintenance & Grounds Supervisor/Bus Driver. Mr. Winters thanked K.B for his years
of service and appreciates everything he has done for the St John School
District in his 24 years of service.
K.B. played a key role in the remodel of the school building and will be
greatly missed. All board members
agreed.
Andrea Miller
moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the supplemental contract
for Lisa Swannack, Cheer Coach - fall season. All board members agreed.
Resolution
#08-09 was presented to the St John board for their approval. The St John school district was awarded
a $60,000 Small Repairs Grant to upgrade the boiler system. Rob Roettger explained how the
grant money would be used. Two of
the burners will be replaced which will increase efficiency by 10-15%. Also, a new thermostat system will be
installed that will run based on the outside temperature. The resolution states that Rick
Winters, Superintendent and Dana Crider, Business Manager are authorized by the
board to sign any contracts needed to make necessary repairs for the upgrade
and also they are authorized to request reimbursement of the expenditures
associated with the boiler upgrade.
Mark Bailey moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve
Resolution #08-09. All board
members agreed.
St John board
members conducted interviews with 3 potential candidates to replace Frank
Watson, Director #2. The
candidates included: Toni
Blackwell, David White and K.B. Trunkey.
Once the interviews were complete at 8:00 pm, Mark Bailey moved and Jim
Rogers seconded the motion for the St John board to go into executive session
to discuss the potential board candidates. All members agreed.
Jim Rogers moved
and Mark Bailey seconded the motion for the St John board to come out of
executive session at 8:10 pm. All
board members agreed. The board
members thanked all of the candidates and encouraged them to apply for the
upcoming At Large position that will be available in November. Andrea Miller moved and Mark Bailey
seconded the motion to appoint Toni Blackwell as the new St John board member,
Director #2.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
Mr. Winters
provided the boards with the dates of the upcoming WSSDA conference. He encouraged Ms. Blackwell to attend
the new board member workshop as it provides very useful information.
Rick Winters informed the boards that Zelephone is no longer in operation this year. This system was used last year by both schools to notify staff members and parents of school closures. He is looking into other options and will keep the board informed of his decision.
Suzanne Schmick provided the board with current student listings, planned professional staff development for the school year, student class schedules and a copy of the P-8 student handbook. Mrs. Schmick also provided WASL reports for the Endicott building. She is very proud of the improvement for the students and the staff. We still have a few students that are scoring low that will be targeted for extra help this year.
Rob Roettger congratulated K.B. Trunkey on his 24 years of service to the St John School District. He has done many great things over the years and we wish him the best in his retirement. Mr. Roettger also commented on the great work that Bob Simpson has doing since K.B. has been out. He appreciates Mr. SimpsonÕs hard work. Mr. Roettger provided WASL scores for the St John building. Unfortunately, the high school math and science scores continue to be below the state average. Mr. Roettger also shared with the board his plan to address the students that are failing a class. The plan involves notifying parents, mandatory study table and grade checks every three weeks. The mandatory study table will be provided by Mr. Anderson after school.
Dana Crider
provided fiscal reports and cash flows for both schools.
ADJOURNMENT
Mark Bailey
moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to adjourn the St John board meeting.
Scott Hollingsworth adjourned the St John board meeting at 8:55 p.m. Greta White moved and Debbie Schlomer
seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board meeting. Dwight Lust
adjourned the Endicott board meeting at 8:55 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair