Royall School District
Board Meeting
Royall Intermediate School
January 23, 2017
IN ATTENDANCE: BOARD: Present: Kranz, Palamaruk, Trepes and Waterman.
ADMINISTRATION: M. Gruen, D. Uppena, & S. Uppena
VISITORS: One plus media
1. CALL TO ORDER, AGENDA VERIFICATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm, Waterman presiding. It was declared an open meeting. Motion by Trepes/Palamaruk to verify the agenda as presented. Motion passed.
2. CONSENT AGENDA: Approval of Minutes from the December 20, 2016 meeting and approval of bills. Motion by Trepes/Palamaruk to approve the minutes from the December 20, 2016 regular meeting and bills. Motion passed.
3. CELEBRATE ROYALL: Gruen shared that 42 out of 60 new wireless access points are in and this means that you can have up to 30 wireless devices running from every room in the district if we needed to.
4. COMMUNICATION: Communication is an open invitation to district residents to express an opinion to the Board of Education on items that relate to the District. Specific personnel matters cannot be brought before the Board. The Board reserves the right to set a time limit. K. Preuss spoke how she felt the bleachers were not safe and that people struggle to get up and down them and that athletes complain about pain because of the gym floor’s condition. C. Brown also stated that the floor here is hard on athletes’ bodies and that when they play other places they do not complain. M. Gruen stated that he takes the rap as just being about athletics, but most of the athletic needs are donated and are brought to people’s attention and what we do for academics is more behind the scenes. T. Trepes wants us to go home and think if your house has a leaky roof do you put a new floor in or a roof? R. Walz inquired as to what the floor was going to cost us. M. Gruen stated that it will be around $250K and reminded the public that we had a surplus last year and that we can afford it. M. Herek spoke that she supported the gym floor but asked if we are focusing on academics and that we have to focus on both, to advocate for those that have to pay for classes, hire curriculum person, stronger PLCs, to put all kids first and to do more for academics.
5. PERSONNEL
a. Increase in time-Ag Teacher. Motion by Trepes/Palamaruk to accept the Ag Teacher’s position to be a full-time position for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion passed.
b. 2016-2017 Co-Curricular, Kole Huth for Winter Strength Coach. Motion by Palamaruk/Kranz to approve the Co-Curricular position as presented. Motion passed.
c. Elementary Paraprofessional Positions. Motion by Palamaruk/Kranz to accept E. Thompson’s retirement with thanks for her 48 years of service, motion to accept new hires T. Thorson for the Title I teacher’s aide and B. Brown for the EC/4K Aide position. Motion passed.
6. BUSINESS
a. Graduation Policy #345.60. Motion by Trepes/Palamaruk to accept the second reading of the Graduation Policy #345.60 revision. Motion passed.
b. Open Enrollment spaces. Motion by Palamaruk/Kranz to accept open enrollment spaces as presented. Motion passed.
c. AGR Report- Discussion only.
d. Pupil Nondiscrimination Self Evaluation Report – Discussion only.
E&F Royall Booster Club donation for bleachers and floor replacement in HS gym and Performance Center and Gym Floor Restoration. Motion by Trepes/Palamaruk to postpone Business Items E&F until special board meeting, February 1st at 8:00 pm. Motion passed.
7. REPORTS: Reports were made.
8. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Palamaruk/Kranz. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Melanie Benson
Recording Secretary