2011-11-10
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING––NOVEMBER 10, 2011
The meeting was called to order by President Derrick Tice in the administration office on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with all members present except Cory Busse, Kelly Gienger, Ed Marin, and Mary Beth Miller. Mary Beth Miller agreed to be present via a conference call, providing a quorum for the meeting. Kelly Gienger arrived at 7:20 p.m. Assistant Board Clerk Traci Neitzel and St. Francis Herald reporter Karen Krien were also present.
Superintendent Schiltz requested the addition of one item under Consent Calendar: Acceptance of gift-offer.
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 October 13, 2011. 2) A list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 1019001-1019077 and on checks numbering 9723-9739 on BankWest and numbering 7976-8052 on First National Bank for a total of $294,720.75. 3) The Cash Summary Report (including three transfers: $2,903.61 from the Supplemental General Fund to the Vocational Fund, $6,818.81 from the General Fund to the At-Risk Fund, and $48,578.00 from the General Fund to the Special Education Fund), and the Grade School and High School Activity Fund Reports––all as of October 31, 2011. 4) Acceptance of a gift-offer from Nex-Tech Wireless in the amount of $842.79.
There were no audiences and no committee reports.
The Board and administration briefly reviewed the Audit Report for FY 2011 (and the accompanying management letter) that had been completed by Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball. Following review, Sherry Weeks moved to accept the Audit Report as presented; the motion was seconded by Mila Bandel and carried.
Under New Business, Superintendent Schiltz reviewed with the Board the emergency plan that had been put into place two years ago for the elementary school and the junior-senior high school.
Superintendent Schiltz reviewed with the Board the 2011 Kansas Assessments Standard of Excellence Awards that had been received from the Kansas State Department of Education. It was noted that St. Francis USD 297 had received Standard of Excellence Awards in reading for the following grades: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11; and in math, grades 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11; and in science, grade 11.
A letter had been received from Jeff Beims, resigning his position as junior high football coach. A motion was made by Kelly Gienger, seconded by Mila Bandel, and carried to accept Mr. Beims’ resignation as junior high football coach.
Mr. Schiltz reported on the eighth-grade students’ field trip to Topeka on October 25 and 26. The trip was funded by a $2,500 Hansen Foundation Scholarship promoting the Kansas History Museum. For more detail and pictures, Board members were encouraged to visit the school website at www.usd297.org.
The Kansas Association of School Boards State Convention, to be held at the Overland Park Convention Center, December 2-4, was briefly discussed. Any Board members who are interested in attending will notify the superintendent so that arrangements can be made.
The Board and administration presented a few other miscellaneous items for information and discussion, but no action was taken.
Under Review of Board Policy, the following policies were read and briefly discussed: 3541—Student Transportation, and 3541.35—Use of School Buses by Community Groups. No changes were made in the two policies.
At 8:08 p.m., Kelly Gienger moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Sherry Weeks and carried.
