AGENDA

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Monday March 31, 2008

Independent School District 252

High School Board Room

    7:00 p.m.

 

I.   CALL TO ORDER:  Time:  __________

 

II.  ROLL CALL:                                                                 Present                   Absent

                                                                                                                                                                                             

                Dick Peterson - Chairman                                   ____                            ____

                Bob Brintnall - Vice-Chairman/Clerk ____                            ____

                Cathy Banks                                                         ____                            ____

                Pat Dougherty                                                      ____                            ____

                Bill Thompson                                                      ____                            ____

                Dan Ellison- Treasurer                                        ____                            ____

 

III.     APPROVAL OF AGENDA:                     

 

IV.    APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:            February 25, 2008

                                                                                March 10, 2008                                                                                     Attachment A

 

V.      FINANCE REPORT:                                                                                                                            Attachment B

 

 

VI.  OLD BUSINESS:

               

A.           

B.            

               

 VII.  NEW BUSINESS:

 

Note:  Items under the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion.  In the event a board member wants to discuss any item it is removed from the consent agenda for separate action.

 

A.             1)    Approval of the Lunch Report:                                                                                    Attachment C.

             2)  Approval of the Personnel Items:                                                                                   Attachment D.

 

B.         Approval of the Expenditures for February and March.                                                      Attachment E.                      

C.         Discussion of the preliminary budget for the 2008-2009 school year                                Attachment F.

 

D.        Consideration to reduce expenditures by $269,000 for the 2008-2009 school year due to reductions of enrollment and financial limitations.

 

E.         Consideration to Non-Renew the following non-tenured staff

 

1.        Stacy Mittag – 1.0 Secondary English

2.        Morgan Krieg – 1.0 Secondary Science

3.        Kelli English – 0.5 5^th grade

4.        Jon Reker – 1.0 Secondary Chemistry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.         Consideration to make the following reductions due to reductions in student enrollment and financial limitations:

 

1.        1.0 Industrial Arts Instructor - $49,488

2.        1.0 Secondary Science Instructor - $57,194

3.        2.0 Elementary Special Education Instructors - $90,000 (approximately)

4.        0.5 Kindergarten Instructor - $19,490

5.        3.0 Para professional positions - $42,000

6.        Reduce social studies by 0.2 ftes - $9,500

7.        Reduce secondary supplies - $6,750

8.        Reduce the number of secondary rovers - $19,20

9.        Consideration to eliminate the school’s portion of Channel 12 personnel and supplies on the extra-curricular pay schedule– $7000.

10.     Consideration to eliminate C softball and C baseball in the 2008-2009 budget – $4,800

 

G.         Consideration to accept retirement letter for David O’Keefe                                              Attachment G

 

H.        Consideration to accept retirement letter for Ronald Mehrkens.                                        Attachment H

 

I.           Leave of absence for Stacie Banks for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

J.          Consideration to advertise for a 1.0 Chemistry/Science teacher to replace Mr. Reker’s non-renewal position due to licensure.

 

K.        Consideration to advertise for a 0.5 Secondary English Teacher and a 0.25 Alternative Learning Center English teacher for a total of a 0.75 English Instructor.

 

L.         Consideration to hire a 0.2 Social Studies instructor for the ALC/ALP.

 

M.       Consideration to hire a 0.2 Science Instructor for the ALC/ALP.

 

N.        Consideration to hire a 1.0 Director for the ALC/ALP.

 

O.        Consideration to approve bakery bids for the services provided from April 1, 2008 through

                         June 5^th, 2008.                                                                                                                                               Attachment I

 

P.         Consideration to approve the spring coaches and fall head coaches.                                              Attachment J

 

VIII.  Items for board meeting scheduled for 4/14/2008:

 

a)       Unrequested leaves for tenured teaching staff

b)       Final staff reductions for 2008-2009

c)            

d)                                                                                                                                                                       

 

IX. PUBLIC FORUM:

 

Scheduled presenters should contact the district office at least one week prior to the board meeting.  Three to five minutes will be the time allowed to address the board on issues that are not on the agenda.

                               

X.   ADJOURNMENT:  Time:  __________