September 2009 Organizational/Regular Meeting
September 19, 2009
MINUTES, Regular and Organizational
Meeting
Anita Board of Education
Monday, September 21, 2009 6:30 p.m.
The Anita Board of Education was called to order by President
Randall J. Rabe for the regular and organizational session on
September 21, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. in the media center at the high
school. Members present were Jeff Gregersen, Phyllis Nichols,
Randall J. Rabe, Dr. Gerald Wessels and Julie Williamson. Also
present were Superintendent John Brazell, Secondary Principal
Dominic Giegerich, and Secretary Linda Edwards. There were five
visitors to the meeting including newly elected board members Nick
Kauffman and Chuck Kinzie.
POSITIVE COMMENTS: The board congratulated Alex Stork who was
selected as the Fareway Player of the Week. Dr. Wessels commented
that, for a school of our size, having four people running for the
school board was great. Mr. Brazell reported that the HeadStart
Program presented Anita Elementary with an award for Outstanding
Volunteers.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was given by Director Gregersen, seconded
by Director Wessels to approve the agenda, minutes of the regular
meeting of August 17, 2009, and the bills. The motion carried with
a 5-0 vote. The bills were approved in the amount of $45,130.69
from the General Fund, $44,298 from the Management Fund, $51,664.91
from the PPEL Fund, $42,279.13 from the SILO Fund, and $24,580 from
the PERL Fund.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS: A motion by Gregersen to approve the financial reports was seconded by Nichols. The motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
APPROVAL OF 2009-2010 MASTER CONTRACT: After completion of
re-negotiations with the teachers’ association after the loss of
Phase I funding, the updated 2009-2010 Master Contract was
presented and approved on a motion by Gregersen, seconded by
Nichols. The motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
FINAL ACTIVITIES OF RETIRING BOARD: Results of the September 8,
2009 school election was given the board as follows:
At Large
Nick Kauffman received 188 votes
Chuck Kinzie received 219 votes
Shane Smith received 132 votes
Doug Steele received 60 votes
A motion by Nichols was offered, and seconded by Williamson, to
record the votes as read. The motion passed 5-0 by voice vote. Nick
Kauffman and Chuck Kinzie were officially elected to the Anita
Board of Directors for terms of four years.
Gregersen moved, seconded by Williamson, to adjourn the meeting of
the retiring board. The meeting of the retiring board was declared
adjourned by President Rabe at 6:40 p.m.
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES: The new board was called to order at
6:40 p.m. by Secretary Edwards with Gregersen, Kauffman, Kinzie,
Rabe, and Williamson present. Secretary Edwards administered the
oath of office to newly elected Directors Chuck Kinzie and Nick
Kauffman. Edwards called for oral nominations for board president.
Director Rabe was nominated for president by Gregersen. No other
nominations were offered. Gregersen motioned the nominations cease
with a second from Williamson. The motion to elect Randall J. Rabe
as board president carried: ayes were from Gregersen, Kauffman,
Kinzie, and Williamson, with Rabe abstaining.
Oral nominations were received for vice-president. Gregersen
nominated Williamson for vice-president and there were no other
nominations. Kinzie motioned to cease nominations with a second
from Gregersen. The vote results of the motion to elect Julie
Williamson as vice-president were: ayes were from Gregersen,
Kauffman, Kinzie, and Rabe, with Williamson abstaining. President
Randall J. Rabe and Vice-President Julie Williamson were given the
oath of office by Secretary Linda Edwards.
President Rabe appointed Linda Havens and Kay Hansen as co-signers
to checks respectively for the high school and elementary activity
funds.
A motion from Gregersen and second from Williamson to approve the
new board’s agenda was carried with a 5-0 vote.
PRESENTATION: Mr. Miller will make the Drug and Alcohol
Presentation at a future meeting. There was no official motion or
vote on this item.
AG BUSINESS OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL REQUEST: Whitney Erickson, CAM FFA
secretary, has submitted three letters requesting permission for
out-of-state travel for FFA activities. The activities are
September 26, 2009 to the Quest Center in Omaha for the Aksarben
livestock show, October 8, 2009 to Maryville, Missouri for a
livestock judging contest, and for the FFA National Convention from
October 21 to 24, 2009 to Indianapolis, Indiana. A motion by
Williamson, second by Kinzie, to approve these trips carried with a
5-0 vote.
MEDIA PRESENTATION: The media center staff, Mary Lee and Shelly
Miller, and Tina Wahlert gave a presentation to the board on their
curriculum, presented their action plan and standards and
benchmarks, and their visions for the future. There was no official
motion or vote on this item.
APR GOALS PRESENTATION: Tina Wahlert, AEA representative, gave a
presentation of past and present APR goals. Last year’s reading
goal was not met on the high school level and extending the high
school schedule by 30 minutes to include a reading period should
help meet the goal. Also, Second Chance Reading is provided to all
9-12 students who are not proficient in the area of reading. Math
goal for 2008-09 was met but the science goal was not. Additional
science courses were added to the curriculum to help increase
proficiency. There was no official motion or vote on this item.
FIRST READING TO APPROVE NEW, REVISE, AND DELETE BOARD POLICIES:
Several policies need to be revised, deleted or added to the Policy
Manual. Subjects and policy numbers are listed below:
Accessibility and confidentiality of student records: 506.1,
506.1E2, 506.1E3, 506.1E4, 506.1E5, 5061.E6, 506.1E7, 506.1E9,
506.1R1.
Graduation Requirements: 505.5 and 505.6.
Student Responsibility and Discipline – Tobacco: 502.7 and
905.2.
Student Responsibility and Discipline – Alcohol: 502.7
Student Responsibility and Discipline – Violent Students: 503.1,
503.1R1
Student Responsibility and Discipline – Suspension and Expulsion:
503.1, 503.2, 503.5
Student Responsibility and Discipline – Weapons: 502.6
Library Materials: 506.2, 506.4, 605.1, 605.3, 605.7
Harassment: 104, 104.E1, 104.E3, 104.R1
Nondiscriminatory/Harassment: 603.4
Long Range Needs Assessment – Inform Community: 103
Long Range Needs Assessment – Inform K-3 parents of performance:
505.1
Long Range Needs Assessment – Community Feedback: 103
Curriculum Development – Content Standards: 602.1, 602.18A2,
602.18A3
Curriculum Development – Performance Levels: 602.2
Curriculum Development – Improvement Goals/Evaluation: 602.3
Special Education – Free appropriate education: 603.3
Special Education – Related Services: 603.3
Special Education – Least Restrictive: 603.3
Special Education – Confidentiality: 506.1
Special Education – Graduation Requirements: 505.5
Special Education – Admin. Of Medications: 507.2, 507.2E1,
507.2E2
Special Education – Health Services: 507.8, 507.8R1
Homeless: 501.16
Non-discrimination in employment:102, 102.E1, 102.E3, 102.E3,
102.E4, 102.R1, 302.1, 303.2, 401.1, 405.2, 411.7
Wellness: 507.9
Conflict of Interest: 203
Evaluation Criteria for all Staff:
Superintendent Eval: 302.5
Administrator Eval: 303.6
Licensed Employees: 405.8
Non-certified staff:411.7
General Accreditation items:
Equal Opportunity: 102
Board policy revision: 209.6
The board approved the first reading of the new, revised or deleted
policies as presented on a motion by Gregersen, seconded by
Williamson. The motion carried on a 5-0 vote.
EQUITY AND HOMELESS COORDINATORS: A motion to appoint the
elementary principal as the Equity Coordinator and to appoint the
high school principal as the Homeless Coordinator was approved on a
motion by Gregersen, seconded by Kauffman. The motion carried on a
5-0 vote.
SPECIAL EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN: The Special Education Delivery
Plan was developed by a committee and will be included in the
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP). After review of the
plan, a motion to approve the plan as presented was made by
Kauffman, seconded by Gregersen. The motion carried on a 5-0
vote.
SIAC COMMITTEE: The School Improvement Advisory Committee list was
presented by Mr. Brazell. The original committee includes three
board members due to the election of Chuck Kinzie. Dr. Wessels
agreed to serve on the SIAC committee and replace Randy Rabe. A
motion to approve the amended SIAC list was made by Kinzie,
seconded by Williamson. The motion carried on a 5-0 vote.
ALLOWABLE GROWTH AND SUPPLEMENTAL AID FOR A NEGATIVE SPECIAL
EDUCATION BALANCE: Board approval is needed to complete the 2009
Special Education Supplement and request Allowable Growth from the
SBRC if there is a negative balance in Special Education spending.
The calculations have not been made at this time as the reporting
mechanism provided by the Department of Education is still not
functioning correctly. A motion to approve the request for
allowable growth was made by Gregersen, seconded by Williamson. The
motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
2009 IASB DELEGATE: Schools are encouraged to send a delegate from
their school boards to the IASB Delegate Assembly. It was decided
at this time, the Anita Board of Education would not send a
delegate to this year’s Delegate Assembly. There was no official
motion or vote on this item.
RESIGNATION: The resignation of Suzanne Vacek as cook was accepted
with regrets on a motion by Williamson, seconded by Kauffman. The
motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
CONTRACTS: Contracts were approved for Gloria Waters, cook; Tim
Akers, bus driver; Molly Dennis-Drees, para; and Larry Hunt,
student council advisor, on a motion by Gregersen, seconded by
Williamson. The motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
SITE VISIT WORK:
*MEDIA MISSION STATEMENT: The following Media Mission Statement was
adopted by the board on a motion by Kauffman, seconded by Kinzie
with a 5-0 vote:
CAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the CAM
High School Library is to encourage lifelong learning through the
appreciation of reading and literacy and the competent use of ideas
and information resources.
*TECHNOLOGY DEFINITION: The following Technology Definition was
adopted by the board on a motion by Kauffman, seconded by Kinzie
with a 5-0 vote: All K-12 students will know and be able to
learn effectively and live productively in a digital world.
TITLE I BUDGET: Mr. Brazell presented the 2009-2010 Title I budget
for approval. This year’s allocation will be used for salaries and
benefits. A motion to approve the budget was made by Gregersen,
seconded by Williamson. The motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
FACILITIES UPDATE: Everything on the shop building has been
approved by the building inspector and the fire marshal said that
if it had been OK’d by the building inspector, it would pass
approval with the fire marshal also. There are two fire code
corrections to complete at this time. A gas shut-off valve needs to
be installed in the Family & Consumer Science room by the door
and smoke detectors need to be installed in the gymnasium.
Everything else has been completed.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: The superintendent’s report included a
request to participate in the Superintendents’ Network, IASB’s
financial situation, Visual Phonics and Love and Logic training at
the elementary level, an inquiry into interest by the board on
shirts with CAM logo, an update on the school nurse, early
retirement incentives, the Walking School Bus program, a recent
suburban accident and a contract with Coke. The secondary
principal’s report included information on the recent realignment
of duties for Larry Hunt as At-Risk Coordinator/Dean of Students,
the one-to-one initiative, CAM Reads, PLTW certification, and ACT
report 2009.
ADJOURNMENT: President Rabe declared the meeting adjourned at 7:58
p.m. and the board proceeded to the Redwood for supper.
(signed) Randall J. Rabe, Board President
(signed) Linda Edwards, Board Secretary
