2019-06-27
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING – JUNE 27, 2019
The special Board meeting was called to order on the above date at 7:00 a.m. by Board President Cale Rieger in the administration office with all Board members present. Also present were Principal Darla Raile, Principal David Morrow, and Mark Penka.
Troy Hilt moved to approve the agenda that had been emailed to Board members on June 24th; the motion was seconded by Mila Bandel and carried.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the regular meeting on June 13, 2019, and the list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 0619001-0819039 and checks numbering 11390-11429 on BANKWEST and checks numbering 13750-13793 on FNB Bank for a total of $613,303.86. Chris Bracelin made a motion to approve the minutes and bills listed; the motion was seconded by Chris Hingst and carried.
Superintendent Schiltz reported that two more non-licensed contracts had been returned for signature. Mila Bandel made a motion to approve said contracts for signature; motion was seconded by Troy Hilt and carried.
Superintendent Schiltz requested an approval of a contract amendment for Holly Hingst to coach junior high track. Chris Bracelin made a motion to approve a contract amendment for Mrs. Hingst to coach junior high track; motion was seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried.
Superintendent Schiltz requested an approval of a contract for Jennifer Milne to fill the paraprofessional position at the grade school. Motion was made by Chris Hingst to approve the contract for Jennifer Milne; motion was seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried.
Superintendent Schiltz presented a letter of resignation from Toni Landenberger, resigning from her position as a bus driver. A motion was made by Troy Hilt to approve the resignation; the motion was seconded by Danielle McAtee and carried.
Superintendent Schiltz reported on the unencumbered cash balances as of June 26, 2019, in the various funds and discussed the proposed transfers of funds. He also indicated that, just as last year, Kansas schools will not receive the final payment of state aid for the month of June until sometime in early July, but the law requires that this July payment be recorded as a June 30th receipt; so this final state aid payment, a total of $119,046.00 plus a supplemental general state aid payment of $7,008.00 for St. Francis USD 297, already shows in the reports being reviewed at this meeting. Following further review of the year’s financial situation and the effects on various funds, Superintendent Schiltz recommended that $327,570.00 $327,201.45 be transferred from the General Fund to various funds as follows: $130,000.00 to Special Education; $16,553.00 to Career & Postsecondary Education; $81,563.00 to Food Service; $19,009.00 $18,628.63 to Professional Development; $65,034.00 $65,045.82 to At-Risk (K-12); and $15,411.00 to Bilingual Education. Superintendent Schiltz also recommended $63,613.00 $58,002.73 be transferred from the Supplemental General Fund (L.O.B.) to various funds as follows: $6,364.59 to Career & Postsecondary Education; $51,083.00 to At-Risk; $4,409.86 from Contingency Reserve to Supplemental General Fund; and $4,965.00 to Bilingual Education. Following review, Mila Bandel moved to approve all of the transfers as listed above and to grant authority to the administration and school auditors to make necessary adjustments to these transfer-amounts, with such adjustments being contained as part of the official minutes of this June 27, 2019, meeting and of the Audit Report. The motion was seconded by Chris Bracelin and carried.
Next, Principal Morrow reported that he has been looking into a new communication program to replace “SchoolWay”; he is looking at REMIND.
The next School Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 7:00 a.m.
At 8:16 a.m., Chris Hingst moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Daniel McAtee and carried.
