HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT #079

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

OCTOBER 14, 2013

7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Board of Education for the Hayes Center Public Schools District #43-0079 was held on Monday, October 14, 2013 in the Board Room at the High School. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication and posted in accordance with the Board policy of giving notice of such meetings. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all Board members.

ROLL CALL- President Anderjaska called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. with Superintendent Ron Howard, and Board members Joe Anderjaska, Connie Brott, Britt Hill, Amanda Johnson, Marian Richards and Bob Rosno present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS: President Anderjaska reminded visitors to sign in if they wished to address the board.

RECOGNITION OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT POSTER -The Open Meetings Act Poster was in the room and recognized by President Anderjaska.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA: Rosno moved, seconded by Brott, to approve the agenda. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Brott, Hill, Johnson, Richards, Rosno. Voting no: None.Motion passed 6-0.

AUDIENCE COMMUNICATIONS-Shelley Wilkinson asked the board not to make the classification for the 2014-2015 football cycle yet but to consider the options.

Mrs. Jeffers reported on the Kindergarten class trip to the Pumpkin Patch. She shared several projects they have done and the learning experiences they have had based on the field trip. She hopes the trip can continue in the future.

SERVICES REPORT: Mr. Cox gave an update on the purchase of heating fuel and boiler repairs. Mr. Bishop reported on the $25,000 grant application that is being written and if accepted could be used toward the purchase of a new or used bus. The application is due November 15^th.  It would require the district to retire a bus from 2003 or older. The new Suburban is made and is awaiting a ship date. Mrs. Bishop updated the board on the new Bank Resolution and the new online banking program.

TEACHER ASSOCIATION UPDATE-None

BOARD MEMBER/COMMITTEE REPORTS/REQUESTS: Richards provided board members with a Community Engagement Proposal provided by NASB. This will be a future discussion item.

ADMINISRTATIVE REPORT-Mr. Howard reported that Kaitlin Howard has been chosen for National Honor Choir in Nashville, Tennessee. He also gave a Food Service update that because of the government shut-down the Federal dollars for the Hot Lunch Program will be paid in arrears.

ACTION ITEMS- CONSENT AGENDA-Johnson moved, seconded by Rosno, to approve the consent agenda consisting of the Approval of September 9, 2013 Final Property Tax Request Hearing minutes, Approval of September 9, 2013 Budget Hearing minutes, Approval of September 9, 2013 Regular Meeting minutes, Approval of additional September

General Fund claim of $1680.00, Approval of Depreciation Fund claims of $12,189.90, and Approval of October General Fund claims $213,721.21(Payroll - $154,137.31  Claims - $59,583.90).Voting yes: Brott, Hill, Johnson, Richards, Rosno, Anderjaska. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

FOOTBALL CLASSIFICATION FOR 2014 AND 2015 2 YEAR CYCLE-Brott moved, seconded by Johnson to approve 6-man football for 2014-2015 2-year cycle. After some discussion on probable numbers for Hayes Center for the next two years(13-15 for 2014 and 9 for 2015) and the possibility of visiting with area schools to see if there was any interest in a co-op- Richards moved, seconded by Johnson to postpone this motion until Monday morning October 21^st at 8:00 A.M. Voting yes: Johnson, Richards, Rosno. Voting no:  Hill, Anderjaska Brott. Motion failed 3-3.

Brott moved, seconded by Johnson to approve 6-man football for the 2014-2015 2-year cycle. Voting yes: Johnson, Anderjaska, Hill. Voting no: Richards, Rosno, Brott. Motion failed 3-3.

Brott moved, seconded by Rosno, to contact Wauneta/Palisade to see if they would be interested in meeting and discussing a co-op for two years on football only. Voting yes: Richards, Rosno, Brott, Johnson. Voting no:  Anderjaska, Hill. Motion passed 4-2.

Mr. Howard will contact Wauneta/Palisade to see if they are willing to meet.

JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL-Rosno moved, seconded by Hill, to approve the Junior High Basketball boys to participate with Wallace for the 2013-2014 season as recommended by Mr. Howard. Voting yes: Rosno, Anderjaska, Brott, Hill, Johnson, Richards.Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

APPROVE AMFIRST BANK RESOLUTION-Rosno moved, seconded by Hill, to accept the AmFirst Bank Resolution. Voting yes: Anderjaska, Brott, Hill, Johnson, Richards, Rosno. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

DISTRICT AND BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS-Richards moved, seconded by Hill, to approve the District and Board of Education Goals. Voting yes: Brott, Hill, Johnson, Richards, Rosno, Anderjaska. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION TOOL-The committee met with the NASB representative to come up with an updated evaluation tool. After meeting again and making revisions to the original tool the committee is recommending board approval so the new tool can be approved by the State for use in December.

Richards moved, seconded by Johnson, to approve the Superintendent Evaluation tool as amended. Voting yes: Hill, Johnson, Richards, Rosno, Anderjaska, Brott. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

RATIFY OPTION ENROLLMENT- Rosno moved, seconded by Brott, to ratify the option enrollment with regret. Voting yes: Johnson, Richards,Rosno, Anderjaska, Brott, Hill. Voting no: none. Motion passed 6-0.

DISCUSSION-STATE OF THE SCHOOLS REPORT – Mr. Howard asked if the board had any questions-COLLEGE CLASS INFORMATION AS INCENTIVE–Mr. Howard provided a draft of the incentive/reward plan that was discussed previously and was included as part of the Strategic plan-STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE- update on the staff professional development and the School Improvement committee meetings from last week.BULLYING/HARASSMENT PROCEDURES–discussion of procedures being implemented and followed; checks and balances to make sure that what we say we will do is getting done; future assemblies; further discussion and review by School Improvement Committee(Student Safety). INFORMATION ONLY-STATE FINANCIAL PICTURE AND HEARINGS –Mr. Howard updated the board with regard to the hearings and meetings that he has attended where discussion centered on changes to the state financial picture and specifically the finance formula.

CORRESPONDENCE –none;

EXECUTIVE SESSION – None;

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/OTHER: Multi-cultural plan- Policy Updates- Fiscal Audit-Superintendent Evaluation-Negotiations-College Incentive-Community Engagement-Safety Committee: Bullying and Harassment-HCEA Bargaining.

President Anderjaska adjourned the meeting at 9:22 P.M.

The next regular scheduled meeting of the board of education will be November 11, 2013 at 7:00 P.M.

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President                                                                                                            Secretary

These are a full draft of the minutes that will be considered for approval at the next regular Board meeting.