Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting –April 20, 2022
Before the regular Board meeting started there was a 30 minute question and answer session open to the public to discuss and answer any questions regarding the possible sports COOP between St. Francis and Cheylin. There was a good turnout and good questions asked that were answered by Superintendent Penka.
The meeting was called to order by Board President Cale Rieger in the St. Francis High School auditorium on the above date at 7:00 p.m. with all members present. Troy Hilt made a motion to approve the agenda; the motion was seconded by Chris Hingst and carried.
The Board reviewed and discussed the items on the consent calendar. A motion was then made by Chris Hingst, seconded by J.W. Milliken, and carried to approve the consent calendar, including the following items:
b) A list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 0318001 – 0318074 and on checks numbering 11970-11982 on BANKWEST, and checks numbering 15749-15812 on First National Bank for a total of $388,491.49.
Audiences: There were approximately 66 people present for the question and answer session held prior to the regular board meeting. None stayed for the Board meeting. J.W. Milliken made the following motion: Mr. President, I move that the board recess into executive session to discuss the individual students in order to protect their privacy under KOMA and that the open meeting shall resume at 7:25 p.m.; the motion was seconded by Troy Hilt and carried.
The Scholarship Committee reported that they had met and made the recommended selections for one 2022 Alice Gillispie Academic Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 (non-renewable) and the 2022 Walter and Lucille Stephenson Memorial Scholarships.
Superintendent Penka informed the board that the Cheylin Board of Education has invited them to their board meeting on Thursday, April 28 th at 7:00 p.m. The St. Francis Board of Education
has accepted the invitation.
As discussed at the March meeting, by law (K.S.A. 72-5411), a school board must notify a teacher in writing on or before the third Friday in May (May 20th 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 3rd this year) if (s)he is resigning from their teaching contract.
Next, Superintendent Penka recommended waiting until the May meeting to extend all of our certified teacher’s staff members for the 2022-2023 school year. There are possible movements that will need to be made to have the opportunity for a full staff. It was also the consensus of the board to open up a possible K-5 classroom teacher position. Following further discussion, a motion was made by Troy Hilt to offer 2022-2023 contracts to all non-licensed personnel who have not resigned. The motion was seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried.
Under personnel items, the hiring committee recommended Christopher “Mack” Elliott for the technology director. He will be starting May 2, 2022. Troy Hilt made a motion to approve the
new hire; motion was seconded by Chris Hingst and carried. Next, Superintendent Penka reported that we have received resignations from the following: Ashley Raile resigning her position as HS assistant girls’ basketball coach; Kara Rodriguez resigning as At-Risk teacher at the grade school; and Kolt Trachsel resigning from his duties as assistant high school football coach and summer weights supervisor. Chris Hingst made a motion to accept the resignations, seconded by Dustin Andrist and carried.
Next, under new business Superintendent Penka requested a 15 minute executive session. Shawna Blanka made the following motion: Mr. President, I move that the board recess into
executive session to discuss the individual student in order to protect his privacy under KOMA and that the open meeting shall resume at 8:31 p.m. The motion was seconded by J.W.
Milliken and carried.
After resuming regular meeting the following motion was made by J.W. Milliken: the said student will be given the option to graduate from St. Francis Community High School after completing a total of 21 credit hours. Due to extenuating medical circumstances this will be done by said student attending as a part-time student for the 2022-2023 school year. Said student will graduate one year early and be considered a part-time student. This agreement is contingent on said student passing all classes in the last quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. The motion was seconded by Shawna Blanka and carried.
Under School-Improvement Process Superintendent Penka reported that a KESA Outside Validation meeting will be held here at SFCHS on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
No review of Board Policy.
The next scheduled Board meeting will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 7:00 A.M.
At 8:35 p.m., J.W. Milliken moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Chris Hingst and carried.
