Regular Meeting Minutes – December 20, 2010
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 20, 2010
6:30 P.M.
Community Open Forum: 6:30 – 6:45 P.M.
Dan Setzer, 651 Leavens Avenue, Sheboygan Falls, addressed the board regarding our current football program and the future/direction of the program.
This regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Education of the School District of Sheboygan Falls was held on Monday evening, December 20, 2010, in the High School Library at Sheboygan Falls High School. Board President, John Mauer, called the meeting to order at 6:49 P.M.
Present: Mr. John Mauer, President
Mr. Tom Bigler, Vice President
Mrs. Victoria Bramstedt, Clerk
Mr. Christopher Lacey, Treasurer
Mrs. Sandy Seifert, Clerk Pro-Tem
Mr. Peter Geise
Mrs. Linda Adams
Mrs. Julie Hahn, Board Secretary
M/S/Bigler/Adams to approve the agenda as printed. Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Geise/Bramstedt to approve the minutes of November 15, 2010 Board Meeting as printed. Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Bramstedt/Lacey to approve the accounts for November, 2010, as prepared. Motion Carried Unanimously. Expenditures for November, 2010, were $1,487,065.60. Receipts for November, 2010, were $444,191.24.
Administrative Reports:
District/Dave Wessel: Reported on the holiday programs this week.
John Phelps, High School Principal; Meloney Markofski, Middle School Principal; Kellie Manning, Elementary School Principal; Ann Roy, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services; and Jean Born, Director of Instruction gave their monthly reports to the Board.
A highlight during high school administrative reports was a Robotics presentation put on by three high school students, Jon Schad, Nate Bramstedt and Joe Reiter, along with the help of Technology Education Teacher Ed Hughes.
Committee Reports:
Personnel/Mauer/Bramstedt/Seifert: Met and items will be discussed in executive session.
Public Relations/Seifert/Geise/Adams: Met on Nov. 19th with marketing specialist, Mark O’Brien and reviewed the communication plan in detail and discussed the vision.
Policy/Bramstedt/Mauer: Have not met.
Finance/Bigler/Lacey/Geise: Have not met.
Facilities/Bigler/Lacey/Adams: A vision statement will be presented for full board approval later in the meeting. A facilitator has been identified for the community taskforce committee. This committee will look at the results of the feasibility study.
Rec Board/Seifert: Discussed the weight room fee as there was opposition and the usage fee was rescinded. Rate increases for the aquatic center will go into effect in January as a way to increase revenue to fund services provided.
CESA #7/Bigler: Nothing to report.
WASB/Seifert/Adams: Repeat of Legislative items discussed.
Legislative/Wessel: Items discussed at today’s Legislative Breakfast included the prevailing wage, the property tax levy credit, Supt. Tony Evers Fair Funding for the Future.
Sheboygan Falls School Foundation/Geise: Met with Foundation members and discussed the next step in setting up a meeting to clarify the purpose and also the role of members of the foundation.
H.S. Site Council/Bramstedt/Phelps: Met for the first time. The focus of this meeting was put on formulating bylaws and how to proceed with future meetings.
M.S. Site Council/Seifert/Markofski: Met and discussed where they are with their goals. No meeting in January. Sneak Peak in February.
Elem. Site Council/Bigler/Manning: Met and topics included feedback on the yearbook/cover, Above the Line/Below the Line posters, and the elementary school’s new photographer has put together a composite of the entire school and staff to be displayed in the entrance at the elementary school.
Rebecca Bartels and Bernard McKichan, German teachers in our District, outlined the request for 13 of our German students to attend an immersion trip April 15-17th, 2011. M/S/Lacey/Geise to approve the German trip to Bemidji, MN from April 15-17, 2011 as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Discussed was the newly implemented weight room fee. The fee has since been reversed and students refunded their $25.00 membership fee.
M/S/Lacey/Adams to approve the final reading of Board Policy 6640: State Tournament Attendance as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
M/S/Bramstedt/Seifert to approve the first reading of the NEOLA Open Enrollment Policy Updates as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
M/S/Bigler/Lacey to accept the gift of $2,200 from the Kohler Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of funding our robotics program, as presented, with gratitude. Motion carried unanimously.
M/S/Seifert/Lacey to continue to table the resolution opposing the continuation of the school levy credit distribution method as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Geise/No, Seifert/No, Lacey/Yes, Mauer/No, Bigler/No, Bramstedt/No, Adams/No. 6 No/1 Yes. After further discussion it was decided that members would rather amend the resolution than table it again.
M/S/Bigler/Geise to amend the resolution opposing the continuation of the school levy credit distribution method as presented with the exception of removing the paragraph regarding the Homestead Tax Credit Program. A roll call vote was taken. Geise/Yes, Seifert/Yes, Lacey/Yes, Mauer/Yes, Bigler/Yes, Bramstedt/Yes, Adams/Yes. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Collin Kachel, Technology Education Teacher, presented on the new course regarding Technology, and Jean Born, Director of Instruction, presented on the new AP Language and Composition class. Neither course will have staffing impact on the budget.
M/S/Lacey/Geise to approve the new high school course, Girls, Gumption, and Technology (Intro to Tech for Girls). Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Adams/Lacey to approve the course, AP Language and Composition. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Mary Blaha, Director of Business Services, presented on the 2011-2012 Budget Calendar.
The March 2011 meeting has been rescheduled for March 28th,2011, as the 3rd Monday of March falls during spring break this year.
The Facilities Committee presented their Facilities Vision Statement for the Sheboygan Falls School District to the full board. M/S/Bigler/Lacey to approve the Facilities Vision Statement. Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Bramstedt/Lacey to Adjourn Into Executive Session Per Wis. Stats. 19.85(c)(d)(e) to discuss Administrative Contracts, Preliminary Performance Review, and Possible Rollover of these Contracts. A roll call vote was taken. Geise/Yes, Seifert/Yes, Lacey/Yes, Mauer/Yes, Bigler/Yes, Bramstedt/Yes, Adams/Yes. Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Geise/Bramstedt to return to open session. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Return to open session.
M/S/Lacey/Bramstedt to roll over administrative contacts for Mary Blaha, Director of Business Services, Jean Born, Director of Instruction, Ann Roy, Director of Special Education & Pupil Services, John Phelps, High School Principal, Luke Goral, High School Associate Principal/Athletic Director, Meloney Markoski, Middle School Principal and Kellie Manning, Elementary School Principal. A roll call vote was taken. Geise/Yes, Seifert/Yes, Lacey/Yes, Mauer/Yes, Bigler/Yes, Bramstedt/Yes, Adams/Yes. Motion Carried Unanimously.
M/S/Lacey/Seifert to adjourn. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Adjournment @ 10:35 P.M.
Minutes taken by Julie M. Hahn, Board Secretary
Approved by the Board of Education on January 24, 2011
Victoria Bramstedt, Board Clerk