Regular Meeting

8-21-2007

  1. CALL TO ORDER: The school board meeting was called to order by Linda Backos at 6:00 p.m.

 

  1. ROLL CALL: Board Members present: Linda Backos, Cheryl Wignes, John Maynard, Mark Gualandri, and Janet Meyer.  Marc Fogarty entered the meeting at 6:06 and John Jones entered at 6:12.

 

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: A motion was made to approve the previous month’s board minutes by Cheryl Wignes.  John Maynard seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

  1. VISITORS: Mike Matteson, Mike Ruff, Carl Harvey, Patti Gould, Larry Duffell, and Jennifer Reed

 

  1. TREASURER’S REPORT: The treasurer’s report was not available for the Board meeting.

 

  1. PAYMENT OF THE BILLS: The bill list was reviewed.  Janet Meyer made a motion to approve the bill list as presented.  Cheryl Wignes seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none

 

  1. CORRESPONDENCE: Debbi Pusateri’s letter of thanks and resignation and Mrs. Weatherford’s letter of resignation from her cheerleading duties. 

 

  1. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

Superintendent:

a.       Third draft of the 07 budget

b.       Bookkeeper

c.       Maintenance update

d.       Kitchen update

e.       Life Safety

f.        Audit

g.       Hearing impaired umbrella

h.       September meeting

i.         Other

Principal

a.      New teachers

b.      Aide recommendations

c.      Building update

d.      Other

1.      vacancies

2.      intramural program

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS: None

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS:

a.      Health Insurance: Superintendent Matteson informed the Board that the health insurance rates have gone up just under 8%.  He has run this by the faculty & staff and they have shared with him that they are comfortable with that rise. 

 

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees as well as specific student discipline.
    1. Cheryl Wignes made the motion to enter into executive session at 7:40 pm.  This motion was seconded by Janet Meyer. 
    2. John Maynard made the motion to leave executive session, seconded by Janet Meyer at 8:37 pm.

 

NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED:

b.      Hire kindergarten teacher: The motion to employ Jycee Feiner as the 07/08 kindergarten teacher was made by Cheryl Wignes, seconded by John Jones.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none

c.       Hire part-time aide: The motion to employ Mylinda Threadgill as the 07/08 math aide and the 4-8 computers aide was made by Marc Fogarty, seconded by Cheryl Wignes.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none

d.      Hire special education aide: Cheryl Wignes made the motion seconded by John Maynard to hire an aide for the 07/08 school year. 

e.       Hire substitute, night, and summer maintenance help: Marc Fogarty made the motion to hire Don Baron as the substitute custodian.  He also approved that the substitute/night wage to be $10.00 per hour.  Janet Meyer seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none

f.        Approve the new bookkeeping contract: Marc Fogarty made the motion hire out the bookkeeping duties to Robin Girad at $600 per month.  Mark Gualandri seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none 

g.      Approve adjustments to other staff: Janet Meyer motioned to approve Carolyn Finucan as the new office secretary.  Cheryl Wignes seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.  Voice roll call resulted in: aye: Backos, Jones, Wignes, Maynard, Gualandri, Fogarty, and Meyer; nays: none

h.       Acceptance of the letters of resignation: John Maynard motioned to accept the letters of resignation with regret from Bookkeeper Debbie Pusateri as well as Cheerleading coach Mrs. Weatherford.  Cheryl Wignes seconded the motion. 

i.         May Board meeting: Cheryl Wignes made the motion to move the September board meeting (Goal Setting Meeting) to Monday, September 24th at 6:00 pm in the school cafeteria.  John Maynard seconded the motion. 

j.         Other

a.        Auction off old tractor: The Board authorized Principal Mike Ruff to find the value of the 1968 Allis-Chambers tractor and to then auction it off. 

b.        Larry Duffell’s contract: Janet Meyer made the motion to offer Mr. Duffell a $1,000 sign-on bonus and approved of renegotiating his annual contract independently.  Cheryl Wignes seconded the motion. 

c.        Approval of intramurals program and supervisors: The Board approved of an intramurals program to begin in September of 07 as a replacement activity for the fall soccer program. 

 

  1. ADJOURN: The motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 pm. by Mark Gualandri, seconded by Marc Fogarty.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

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Linda Backos, President                                                                              Cheryl Wignes, Secretary