ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday Ð May 26,
2009
Endicott School
Library
7:00 p.m.
I-728 HEARING
Information was
presented to the board and visitors regarding the I-728 funds for 2008-09 and
2009-10. Rob Roettger reviewed the plan for the St John school, listing the
decreased amount of money we would collect and the areas served. Programs
supported by I-728 will be the Reading Specialist and staff development. Suzanne Schmick talked about the
use of the decreased I-728 funds for the Endicott school. She also listed two
areas of application for the program including summer school support and
professional development for staff.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Scott
Hollingsworth called the St John meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Rick Winters led
the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from
Endicott were Dwight Lust, Debbie Schlomer, Greta White and Marvin
Schmick. Frank Garrett was absent. Present from St John were Frank Watson,
Scott Hollingsworth, Mark Bailey, Jim Rogers and Andrea Miller. Also present were Mr. Winters
(Superintendent) and Dana Crider (Business Manager). Guests at the meeting included Rob Roettger, Suzanne
Schmick, Bruce Porubek, Mike Anderson, Aaron Krantz, Michele Beckmann, Becky
Dickerson, Leah Chinnell, Evelyn Beck, Nannette Naught, Marcea Newton, Gary
Newton, Barbara Strader, David Swannack and Janet Luft.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Debbie Schlomer
moved and Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of
the April 27, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of
the current meeting as mailed. All
Endicott board members agreed.
Andrea Miller moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the board
minutes of the April 27, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current
meeting as mailed. All St John
board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ENDICOTT Ð Greta
White moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
May 2009: payroll warrants #40089-40156 in the amount of $139,119.78; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #40039-40088 in the amount of
$32,039.53, and the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #1339-1342 in the amount
of $833.57. The board also
approved the list of contracts for certificated staff for the 2009-10 school
year and the list of classified employees for 2009-2010. All Endicott board members agreed.
ST JOHN Ð Mark
Bailey moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
May 2009: payroll warrants #9441-9524 in the amount of $192,435.91; the General
Fund accounts payable, warrants #9381-9440 in the amount of $42,005.39 and the
ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4518-4536 in the amount of $9,433.34. The board also approved a supplemental
contract for Bryan Carter as Head Baseball Coach, a letter of resignation from
Bryan Carter, a letter of retirement from Sue Blumenshein and a Reduction in
Force of Spanish Teacher Ken Hunley. A list of certificated staff contracts for 2009-2010
and a list of classified employees for 2009-2010 were also approved. All St. John board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
GearUp Director,
Leah Chinell, asked the Endicott board for their support in starting a summer
lunch program at the school. First
of all, Mrs. Chinell presented the board with the goals of the GearUp
program. Mrs. Chinell will be
providing 4 weeks of summer school at the Endicott school in which she would
like us to provide free lunch to anyone 18 and under. She believes there is a need in this community for children
to be well nourished during the summer and if we could help those students out
for just a couple weeks, we would be making a big difference in their
lives. Also, she believes by
offering lunch, it would increase her attendance at her summer school
sessions. By providing lunch, the
Endicott School District would be supporting the GearUp program with an in-kind
donation, which is required by the program. This would be our way of helping give back for the wonderful
things that GearUp provides to our students. Discussion was held.
Marvin Schmick moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve
offering a school lunch program during the four weeks of GearUp summer
school.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Mr. Winters
asked the board to change the date of the June board meeting from June 22, 2009
to June 29, 2009. Marvin Schmick
moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to approve the new date for the June
2009 board meeting. All
cooperative board members agreed.
Information
regarding new bleachers for the Endicott gymnasium was presented by Mr.
Winters. However, he informed the
Endicott board members that the companies that have been contacted regarding
quotes are not able to install the bleachers this summer so he did not pursue
any discussion at this time.
Evelyn Beck
thanked the Endicott board members and patrons for their support of the
Endicott bond and building renovation project. She also recognized Tim McCarthy and Theresa Nichols for
their part in making the remodel happen for the Endicott School District. Debbie Schlomer moved and Greta White
seconded the motion to approve Resolution #08-06 to Close the Debt Service Fund
and transfer the remaining funds to the General Fund. All Endicott board members agreed. The board and visitors were served cake to celebrate the
closing of the debt.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None.
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
Barbara Strader
provided a report from the SJE Foundation trustee board. Barbara gave a brief
financial statement. She also
explained the selection committee and criteria used to present scholarships
each year. The scholarships are designated for St John-Endicott High School
graduates, with over 295 scholarships provided to this date.
Bruce
Porubek updated the boards regarding spring sports. We have state qualifiers for both Track and Golf. The baseball team finished the year
with three wins. Once again,
various high school coaches will offer open gym throughout the summer. All athletes are invited. The spring awards banquet is scheduled
for Tuesday, June 9th in the high school cafeteria. Dessert will be provided.
Mike
Anderson spoke to the board regarding the Corps of Discovery field trip. He plans to take the students on an
overnight trip up the Snake River through River Quest Excursions. They plan to be gone June 2 &
3. The trip will be both fun and
educational.
Suzanne
Schmick thanked the Endicott board for their support of the GearUp
program. She noted that Aaron
Krantz has recently returned from a workshop regarding math/science testing in
the state of Washington.
Mrs. Schmick is excited and proud to have someone from her staff helping
with the new math/science testing procedures. Some dates to note are: 8th grade Promotion will be June 8, 2009 at 7:30
pm and the last day for preschool is Thursday, May 28th. Mrs. Schmick has been
working with the City of Endicott in applying for a grant to provide signaling
devices in school zones. She hopes
to receive positive feedback soon.
Mrs. Schmick is busy preparing for next year. Her staff will work on goal setting and enhancing student
learning in the classroom. She
also plans to integrate more technology into the classrooms.
Rob
Roettger informed the board that the new math curriculum has been ordered and
he hopes to receive the materials prior to the end of the school year. Mr. Roettger provided a draft of the
building goals for St John for the 2009-10 school year. He plans to implement a PLC
(Professional Learning Community) where the teachers work together to analyze
and improve their classroom practices.
The overall intent is to improve student achievement.
Enrollment
reports were provided for the month of May.
Dana
Crider provided fiscal reports and cash flows for both schools. Once again, it was mentioned that St
John is in jeopardy of not meeting the fund balance for this fiscal year. A spending freeze has been in place at
St John because of the low fund balance.
She also informed the St John board that the transportation department
has increased their funding for the year so funds need to be spent on
transportation items before the state recovers the unspent money. The board should expect to see
expenditures come through in the next 2 months for the transportation
department but these expenses have also been estimated on the cash flow.
Dwight
Lust acknowledged the guests and thanked them for attending.
ADJOURNMENT
Marvin Schmick
moved and Greta White seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board
meeting. Dwight Lust adjourned the
Endicott meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Frank Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to adjourn the
St. John board meeting. Scott
Hollingsworth adjourned the St John meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair