2018-03-18
Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting –March 8, 2018
The meeting was called to order by Board President Cale Rieger in the administration office on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with everyone present. Dawn Zimbal was present to observe.
Mila Bandel made a motion to approve the agenda; the motion was seconded by Troy Hilt and carried.
The Board reviewed and discussed the items on the consent calendar. A motion was then made by Mila Bandel, seconded by Chris Bracelin, to approve the consent calendar, including the following items: a) The minutes of the regular Board meeting on February 8, 2018. b) A list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 0216001 – 0216077 and on checks numbering 11125-11138 on BANKWEST, and checks numbering 11139-11140 and 12736-12787 on First National Bank for a total of $269,957.48. c) The Cash Summary Report (including two transfers: $9,390.01 from Supplemental General Fund to the Career & Tech Education Fund, and $6,073.58 from the General Fund to the At-Risk Fund)¸ the Grade School Activity Fund Report, and the High School Activity Fund Report – all as of February 28, 2018. The Board approved a gift offer in the amount of $1,000.00 from Yost Farm Supply for the Robert and Arnita Yost Memorial Scholarship.
Audiences – Dawn Zimbal was present to observe.
Mr. Morrow will have the necessary scholarship information ready for the scholarship committee sometime later this month. We will contact the scholarship committee members with a meeting day and time.
At this time, we still do not know of any vacancies for next year. If we develop a need, we will schedule a hiring committee meeting as needed.
Under Old Business, Superintendent Schiltz discussed with the Board some school finance issues that are currently being reviewed by the legislature.
At 7:20 p.m., Troy Hilt made the following motion: Mr. President, I move that the board recess into executive session to discuss the performance of individual staff members in order to protect their privacy pursuant to the non-elected personnel exception under KOMA and that the open meeting shall resume at 8:05 p.m. in the board room. The motion was seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried. Dawn Zimbal left the room. At 8:05 p.m., Troy Hilt moved to go back into Executive Session for an additional 15 minutes for the same reason and justifications; Dustin Andrist seconded the motion and the motion carried. At 8:20 p.m., regular session resumed; Ms. Zimbal did not return to the meeting.
Under Old Business, the Board and administration continued with a brief discussion of staffing plans for 2018–2019. The boys’ golf program for this school year was briefly discussed; 3 boys need to go out for the sport in order for the school to hire a coach; Mr. Morrow will call a meeting to discuss and see who is interested. Riverside Recreation has put together an agreement setting out rules for student golfers.
The Board was reminded that by law (K.S.A. 72-5411, as amended), a school board must notify a teacher in writing on or before the third Friday in May (May 18th this year) if said teacher’s contract will not be renewed; and a teacher must notify the school board in writing on or before 14 days after the third Friday in May (June 1st this year) if (s)he is resigning from their teaching contract.
Contract offers and proposed reassignments (if any) for 2018-2019 can be acted-on at the regular meeting on April 12, 2018, or at the May meeting if necessary.
Also under Old Business, the Board again received a copy of the proposed school calendar for 2018-2019. Mila Bandel moved to approve the school calendar for 2018-2019 as proposed; the motion was seconded by Danielle McAtee and carried. The first day for students will be August 17, 2018 (full day), and the last day for students will be May 17, 2019.
In new business under personnel items, Chris Bracelin made a motion to approve contracts for Janell Pottorff as a Long-Term Substitute and Lynn Laten as a Paraprofessional at the elementary school. The motion was seconded by Mila Bandel and carried.
Also under new business, Superintendent Schiltz informed the board that March 28, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Gary Sechrist from KASB will be here to help the board establish goals. Troy Hilt made a motion to schedule a special meeting on March 28, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in the boardroom for the purpose of establishing USD 297 Board Goals. Motion was seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried.
Graduation was briefly discussed under miscellaneous items.
No School-Improvement Process or Review of Board Policy.
The next scheduled Board meeting will be held on March 28, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. At 9:26 p.m., Mila Bandel moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Troy Hilt and carried.
