Regular Meeting of the Board of Control
Date: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 at 7 pm
Location: CESA #2 Conference Room
Minutes
# / Item / Minutes / Action1. / Call to Order/Announcement of Compliance with Open Meeting Law / Time: 7:10 pm
2. / Roll Call / Present: Bowles, Dean
Callewaert, Dave
Gracyalny, Randy
Harkness, Kurt
Patterson, David
Rossmiller, Tina
Thompson, Nancy
Absent: Draeger, Duane
Hanna, Jeff
Tritz, Jaye
Also present: Gary Albrecht
Nicole Barlass
Bill Barrow
Beth Boucher
Tracy Elger
Jenny Geissmann
Lisa Stahl
3. / Review and Approve Agenda / Motion made to move presentations (item #8) to beginning of agenda, add addendum items and approve agenda with those revisions. / Motion: Gracyalny
Second: Harkness
Motion carried 7:0
4. / Presentations/Discussions / Jefferson County Head Start - School Readiness Goals
Beth Boucher and Jenny Geissmann
Presented on the five goal areas: Physical development and health; social-emotional development; approaches to learning; language development and literacy knowledge and skills; cognitive and general knowledge. Goals are aligned to the Head Start framework, CCSS and Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. Found that they need to provide more support to 3 year olds, develop a social/emotional curriculum and provide stronger science and math content.
Lisa Stahl, Director of Cooperative Purchasing
Presented on the vendors who participate in Cooperative Purchasing program and the nutrition program. Working to create a website with an Amazon-like feel for people to access information on the various discounts provided through the program. The nutrition portion will be going out for contract this year. Money received through the Cooperative Purchasing program vendors is shared with the CSN. Lisa attends WASBO meetings and the Education Convention to create awareness of program. Called CESA Purchasing because anyone in the state can participate.
5. / Approval of Minutes from July 17, 2012 meeting / Motion: Gracyalny
Second: Harkness
Motion carried 7:0
6. / Audit Committee Report and Payment of bills / Rossmiller provided the audit committee report. Motion made to approve the report and pay the bills. / Motion: Rossmiller
Second: Callewaert
Motion carried 7:0
7. / Citizen Input
8. / Reports
Agency Administrator
Financial Director
Director of Special Education
Director of Programs and Operations / Agency Administrator:
Shared video from DPI website of Tony Evers, State Superintendent, discussing Agenda 2017. Discussed goals for this year. Meetings being held with superintendents by region and attending school board meetings.
Financial Director:
Business office is busy with end of the fiscal year. Overall finances will be down 10-15% for this year because of artificial inflation last year of $1.5 million in revenue and expenses to pay for unfunded liability. Cindy Derenne has begun working and receiving training. The external audit will begin in September and be performed by Schenck. Next year the audit will be up to be re-bid. Will be offering leased vehicles to two employees on a trial basis to reduce mileage costs. Board members asked about personal use, type of car, reports and insurance. Vehicles cannot be used for personal sue and will be Ford Fusions. Reports will be provided through the gas card and the cars will be insured through Liberty Mutual.
Director of Special Education:
Reported on Instructional Services. The ESEA waiver DPI applied for was approved in July. Beginning to receive calls from districts for support. Hired Kevin Anderson and he will be providing full day inservices on 9/18 and 10/3, as well as giving presentations at the RSN meeting, Title I meeting and PAC meeting. Sid Larson, new Reading Specialist, will be providing PALS training (new kindergarten literacy screener) on 9/10. Kevin Anderson, Nancy Booth and Sid Larson are providing Curriculum Companion™ training (the tool from CESA #7 which provides a framework to make sure curriculum aligns with CCSS). In an effort to close the achievement gap for students with disabilities, the RSN meetings will focus on targeted professional development for Directors of Special Education. For this coming year, every other month Title I and RSN meetings will be held in conjunction to bring the teams together. Continuing to work on Math Grant with UWW. Participants will be presenting the math plans they’ve created and will receive follow-up to make sure the plans are moving forward. Itinerant staff are meeting over the next two days. There will be a shift in services towards working with students in the classroom rather than pulling them out and contributing to fractured days.
Director of Programs & Operations:
Presented on School Report Cards.
9. / Action items (consent agenda): / Motion made to approve items in the consent agenda. / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Patterson
Motion carried 7:0
Discontinuation of Position/Reduction of Staff / Letha Kuecker, Receptionist, Whitewater office
Mary LaMore, Receptionist, Whitewater office
Peter Steinhofer, Dane County Program Assistant, Dane County office
FMLA / Adele Smith, Educational Assistant, UGSEC
New Hire / Cindy Derenne, Accounting Associate, 81.25% FTE, Whitewater office
Jessica Schaewe, EC Special Education Teacher, 100% FTE, WSEA
Resignations / Jacob Brickl, Driver Ed Instructor
Donna Fisher, Service Coordinator, TLC - Birth to Three
Karen S. Gulbransen, Program Assistant, WSEA
Linda Tenhagen, EC Special Education Teacher, WSEA
Jonn Turzenski, Educational Assistant, UGSEC
10. / Jefferson County Head Start
School Readiness Goals for 2012-2013 School Year / Motion made to approve the Jefferson County Head Start School Readiness Goals for 2012-2013 School Year. / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Patterson
Motion carried 7:0
11. / Jefferson County Head Start
Annual Self-Assessment 2011-2012/Program Improvement Plan / Motion made to approve the Jefferson County Head Start Annual Self-Assessment 2011-2012/Program Improvement Plan. / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Bowles
Motion carried 7:0
12. / IDEA Discretionary Project - Regional Service Network / Motion made to approve acceptance of IDEA Discretionary Project - Regional Service Network grant of $123,573.00 from the Department of Public Instruction. / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Harkness
Motion carried 7:0
13. / Dousman Transportation Contract for 2012-2013 - WSEA / Motion made to approve contract between CESA #2 and Dousman Transport Co., Ltd to transport students in WSEA. Costs were increased by 2.25% from the 2011-2012 school year. $1.42/mile, $24.36/hour with a minimum of 40 miles and 2.75 hours for any single route. $13.27 handling charge per student except when aide available reduced to $6.64. / Motion: Gracylany
Second: Patterson
Motion carried 7:0
14. / Housing Agreements for 2012-2013 - WSEA / Motion made to approve housing contracts for WSEA at the following districts (amounts are for the year):
Salem - EC Special Ed Classroom - $4,500
Salem - WSEA Office - $18,000
Wheatland - EC Special Ed Classroom - $4,500
Wheatland - OHI Classroom - $4,500
Wheatland - OT/PT Classroom - $4,500 / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Patterson
Motion carried 7:0
15. / 66:0301 Agreement for Nursing Services for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 - WSEA / Motion made to approve 66:0301 Agreement for Nursing Services between Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District and Rae Anne Niles. Agreement includes 1.2 hours for CESA #2/WSEA to be used for students enrolled in OHI/Orthopedic Impairment program at Wheatland Center School. / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Harkness
Motion carried 7:0
16. / Resignation / Motion made to accept the resignation of Maribeth Weissenborn, Early Childhood Service Coordinator, Jefferson County Head Start / Motion: Callewaert
Second: Harkness
Motion carried 7:0
17. / Jefferson County Head Start Personnel Items (from addendum) / Motion made to approve the changes in status and new hires and to accept the resignation.
Change in Status:
Cristina Becker, Bilingual Family Worker, from LTE to full time
Danielle Damrow, Teacher, from LTE to full time
Laura Madson, Teacher, from LTE to full time
New Hire:
Alyssa Berger, Substitute
Resignation:
Becky Minning, Family Advocate / Motion:
Gracyalny
Second:
Callewaert
Motion carried 7:0
18. / Cracker Barrel / Discussion was held regarding the new superintendent’s positive impact on the Evansville School District and teacher contracts.
19. / Adjourn / Motion made to adjourn the meeting. / Motion: Gracyalny
Second: Harkness
Time: 9:16 pm