Board of Education Regular Meeting

December 08, 2014 7:00 PM

Hayes Center High School

I. Call to Order – President Richards called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M. in the board room at the High School. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all board members.   

I.A. Roll Call – Board members present:  Joe Anderjaska, Connie Brott, Britt Hill, Amanda Johnson, Marian Richards, Bob Rosno.  Also present was Superintendent Ron Howard and Principal, Tony Primavera.

I.B. Pledge of Allegiance – President Richards led the Pledge of Allegiance.

I.C. Recognition of Visitors – Visitors were invited to sign in to speak to the board.

I.D. Recognition of Open Meetings Act poster – President Richards advised all in attendance of the Open Meetings Act poster which was displayed on the wall in the Board room.

I.E. Adoption of Agenda - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the agenda as presented passed with a motion by Johnson and a second by Rosno. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

II. Audience Communications – FFA Advisor, Randy Vlasin provided an explanation of parliamentary procedure and his Senior Parliamentary Procedure team gave a presentation of their upcoming district competition. 

III. Services Report – Gregg Bishop, Transportation Director fielded a couple of questions from the Board concerning Suburban tires.

IV. Board Member/Committee Reports - None

V. Administrative Report 

V.A. Principal/Activities Director report - Mr. Primavera had provided the board with an update on school activities; there were no questions from the board.

V.B. Superintendent report – Mr. Howard reported that three of our new board members attended the NASB State Education Conference last month.  He also reported that the staff Christmas dinner went well with approximately 50 staff members & spouses in attendance.

VI. Action Items 

VI.A. Consent Agenda - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented passed with a motion by Rosno and a second by Johnson. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.A.1. Approve minutes of the November 10, 2014 Regular meeting 

VI.A.2. Approve November 2014 Bank Transfers 

VI.A.3. Approve Hot Lunch Claims for $4063.54 

VI.A.4. Approve November 2014 Activity Fund claims for $5,001.49 

VI.A.5. Approve November Bond payment & fees of $166,836.25 

VI.A.6. Approve December 2014 Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund claims for $19,972.39 

VI.A.7. Approve November General Fund claim for $26,690.00 

VI.A.8. Approve December 2014 General Fund claims for $199,429.30

(Payroll - $158,844.32  Bills - $40,584.98) 

VI.A.9. Approve Financial Reports of the District 

VI.B. 2nd Reading - Board policy #7030.1 - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the 2nd reading of Board policy #7030.1 passed with a motion by Anderjaska and a second by Brott. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.C. 2nd Reading of amendment to Board policy #1014 - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the 2nd reading of the amendment to Board policy #1014 passed with a motion by Johnson and a second by Rosno. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.D. 2013-2014 Fiscal Audit - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the 2013-2014 Fiscal Audit passed with a motion by Anderjaska and a second by Hill. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.E. Approve the Hayes Center Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the 2016-2017 contract year - Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the Hayes Center Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the 2016-2017 contract year passed with a motion by Rosno and a second by Johnson. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.F. Superintendent evaluation – Mr. Howard requested his evaluation in open session.  President Richards stated that all comments are allowed in open session if the employee denies executive session.  President Richards presented Mr. Howard with the full evaluation, providing the rankings for each standard.  The board then discussed and set a performance plan for those standards that ranked at a 2 or below.  Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the Superintendent's evaluation and performance plan passed with a motion by Johnson and a second by Brott. 

Joe Anderjaska            No

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.G. Accept and recognize gifts to the district - Motion Passed:  Motion to accept the gifts to the district and thank the donors for their generous donations passed with a motion by Rosno and a second by Anderjaska. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.H. Set incentives for enrollment - Motion Passed:  Motion to postpone this item until the January meeting passed with a motion by Johnson and a second by Anderjaska. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VI.I. Approve sale of obsolete equipment – Discussion was held on the procedure for selling obsolete equipment.  Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the sale of the obsolete TVs from the DL room passed with a motion by Rosno and a second by Johnson. 

Joe Anderjaska            Yes

Connie Brott              Yes

Britt Hill                Yes

Amanda Johnson            Yes

Marian Richards           Yes

Bob Rosno                 Yes

VII. Discussion - none

VIII. Information Only  

VIII.A. ESU 15 & 16 Board Member Workshop in North Platte, January 28, 2015.  The board will also set a date for their workshop at the January meeting.

IX. Correspondence – Several thank you cards were received from staff and passed around to the board.

Discussion was held concerning how to set the agenda next month, since the president is going off the board.  Any agenda item should be presented to Mr. Howard or the Vice President, Joe Anderjaska.

The four board members that are going off the board received a gift and thank you from the district.

X. Executive Session - None 

XI. Future Agenda Items/Other 

XI.A. Oath of office for new Board members 

XI.B. Election of Officers 

XI.C. Board Committee appointments 

XI.D. Official Depository for the District 

XI.E. Official Newspaper for the District 

XI.F. District technology plan 

XII. Next Meeting - January 12, 2015 

XIII. Adjournment Motion – Motion made by Brott, seconded by Johnson to adjourn the meeting.  President Richards adjourned the meeting at 8:30 P.M.

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President

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Secretary

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