2011-12-08
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING – December 8, 2011
The meeting was called to order by President Derrick Tice in the administration office on the above date at 7:05 p.m. with all members present except Kelly Gienger, Mary Beth Miller and Ed Marin. St. Francis Herald reporter Karen Krien was also present to observe and take notes. District Clerk Sharon Olofson and Assistant Board Clerk Traci Neitzel were present as well.
Sherry Weeks moved to approve the agenda; the motion was seconded by Cory Busse and carried.
The Board reviewed and discussed the items on the consent calendar. A motion was then made by Mila Bandel, seconded by Sherry Weeks, and carried to approve the consent calendar, including the following items: 1) The minutes of the regular meeting on November 10, 2011. 2) A list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 1118001-1118075 and on checks numbering 9740-9756 on BANKWEST and numbering 8053-8120 on First National Bank for a total of $268,938.35. 3) The Cash Summary Report (including two transfers: $3,448.66 from Supplemental General Fund to the Vocational Fund and $6,828.95 from General Fund to the At-Risk Fund), and the Grade School and High School Activity Fund Reports—all as of November 30, 2011.
There were no audiences and no committee reports.
The Board considered appointments of members to two committees—the Meet-and-Confer Committee and the Scholarship Committee. Following brief discussion, Mary Beth Miller and Ed Marin were selected to serve on the Meet-and-Confer Committee, and Derrick Tice, Mila Bandel and Sherry Weeks were selected to serve on the Scholarship Committee. Sherry Weeks moved to approve these committee appointments; the motion was seconded by Mila Bandel and carried.
A letter was received from Sharon K. Olofson resigning her position with USD 297 after 32 years of service, 25 of which has been as District Clerk. A motion was made by Mila Bandel, seconded by Cory Busse, and carried to accept Mrs. Olofson’s resignation.
Two new contract offers were presented for Board consideration: 1) A new six-month contract (January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012) for Traci Neitzel who will replace Sharon Olofson beginning January 1, 2012 and 2) A contract for Dylan Loyd as a Junior High Wrestling Coach for the 2012 season. A motion was made by Sherry Weeks, seconded by Mila Bandel, and carried to accept the two new contracts.
The Board and administration reviewed and discussed several school projects that have been considered in the past or are being considered now. More information will be gathered and discussions will continue.
No report on the school improvement process and no review of Board policy were scheduled for this meeting.
Sharon Olofson was then honored by the Board for her many years of service and dedication to the district.
At 8:35 p.m., Sherry Weeks moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Mila Bandel and carried.
