Mapleton Public School Board Minutes –November 13, 2017
A regular meeting of the Mapleton Public School Board was held on November 13, 2017in the Board conference room.
School Board Members Present were: Angie Michaelsohn,Joshua Radcliffe, Kara Hendrickson, Jay Dietz, and Aimee Mitchell. AdministratorTim Jacobsonand Business Manager Kenneth Steiner were present. Kayla Delzer, Kristin Haney, Dan Hermann, and Ethan Klein were present.
Add to Agenda: 1. Oath of Office 2. Portfolio Assignments 3. Dan Hermann, SRO
Oath of Office: Jay Dietz and Aimee Mitchell were given the Oath of Office as new board members
Portfolio Assignments; Buildings and Grounds – Jay Dietz; Transportation – Joshua Radcliffe; Finance – Aimee Mitchell; Curriculum – Kara Kendrickson
Minutes: A motion was made to approve the minutes of the October 9, 2017 Board meeting with changes (Radcliffe/Hendrickson – carried).
Financial Report: A motion was made to approve the financial report (Radcliffe/Mitchell – carried). A request was made to add percentages in a third column.
Bills: A motion was made to approve the September bills as presented (Dietz/Hendrickson– carried). A request was made to bring historical data of the old building and separate it from the current building.
NEW BUSINESS:
Dan Hermann, SRO: Dan Hermann presented information to the board related to security issues and procedures focused on increasing safety of students, staff, and the public.
OLD BUSINESS:
Construction Budget:
- Parking Lot – the board agreed to the repair agreement on the parking lot and instructed administration to negotiate related to the curb.
- Bathroom fans – the board agreed to not make any change to the operation of the fans in the SE bathroom.
- Cell Service Booster: A motion was made to approve obtaining a booster for the school (Dietz/Hendrickson – carried).
- Furniture: A motion was made to return certain desks, buy podiums, and order a conference room table (Dietz/Radcliffe – carried).
- Water Softner: A motion was made to approve the purchase and installation of a water softner (Radcliffe/Mitchell – carried).
- Playground: A motion was made to pay for the playground (Mitchell/Dietz – carried).
- Bus Garage: The Board requested a bid ad with two options, one being the cement and building separate and one being the cement and building together.
- Snow Removal: The board agreed to allow Jay Dietz & Joshua Radcliffe to submit a proposal to provide snow removal services.
Old School: The Board was instructed that the water in the house had been drained and Steve Wagner had agreed to take care of the boiler in the old school building. The Board was instructed a bid for demolition was received for a total of $122,645, which included no asbestos abatement.
Rental Policy:Tim Jacobson reviewed the new rental policy with the Board. A motion to approve the policy as submitted with necessary updates provided by Tim Jacobson was made (Radcliffe/Mitchell – carried).
School Board Convention: The Board agreed to table this item.
Old School: The buildings and ground portfolio will meet with Vance Bartha about his interest in purchasing the building. The Board requested to be sure of the rules around selling real estate by a public entity. The Board discussed the contents of the old building and agreed to have Aimee Mitchell, Tim Jacobson, and Kenneth Steiner meet to move the sale of the contents forward as necessary.
Folio Reports: Review folios with Tim prior to next meeting -
Principal Business: Tim Jacobson informed the Board that we had a 98% turn-out for parent teacher conferences. Kristen Haney and Kayla Delzer presented information to the Board regarding their work in the classroom and with students.
Next meetings: December 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
January 22, 2018
Adjourn – The regular meeting of the Board was adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Angela Michaelsohn
President
Kenneth Steiner
Business Manager