SUNBURST SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
BOARD MINUTES February 21, 2012
CALL TO ORDER: The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 pm by the Chairman, Mike Wallewein. The School District No. 2 Trustees present to constitute a quorum were:
Mike Wallewein, Chairman Jason Hanson, Trustee
James Nagy, Vice-Chairman
Lisa Kearns, Trustee Sarah Turner, Trustee (absent)
Guests and staff in attendance were:
Tim Tharp, Superintendent District Staff
Jeanne Fairhurst, Business Manager Colony Members
Dan Nau, Elem Principal
Pledge to our flag.
BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT: Minutes from the January 17th Regular Meeting were discussed. Lisa Kearns made a motion to approve the minutes from January 17th meeting as written. Jim Nagy seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.
Bills and Warrants from February were discussed. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the warrants 19063-19163. Lisa Kearns seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. There was one void check: #18955 written to Crystal Inn that was reissued in the same amount and included in a check to VISA. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the void check and reissue. Jason Hanson seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. Extracurricular reports were viewed and discussed. Financial Reports were viewed and discussed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: None at this time.
Elementary Principal Report:
Elem Principal Report given by Dan Nau noted that the Sunburst Elementary/Middle School enrollment is 137, Hillside Colony is 25 and Rimrock Colony is 20. Nau discussed the completion of the winter benchmarking tests for all students K-8. He noted that Dr. Burnett’s office came to the school to do free dental checkup for all K-5 students. Congratulations to Katara Ryan, who won the local spelling bee and who will be representing our school at the county spelling bee on February 27th. Many other class and school activities were discussed. See Attached.
Superintendent Report:
a. Athletics/Activities Update: Supt Tharp reported on the outcomes of the District and Divisional Class C Basketball Tournaments. He noted that a few years ago the Tribal gentlemen from Heartbutte started presenting Native American blankets to those coaches and players that they felt they would like to honor for their sportsmanship, etc. This year of the four blankets that they presented, three of them went to Refiners. Those honored were Griff Bye, Scotty Bye, and Alex Watterud. Tharp also noted that the students have been helping to clean up the bleacher and gym area after the home basketball games. This is a big help to our custodians and very much appreciated.
b. MTSBA School Funding Committee update: Supt Tharp discussed the second meeting of the Committee that he attended on February 6th.
c. MQEC Update: Supt Tharp reported that the Coalition has been very successful and that the State of Montana wants to settle the most recent lawsuit over the lack of funding. He will know more at a later date how much the schools can expect to receive.
d. Facilities Update: Supt Tharp discussed the delays and progress of the high school projects. He did note that the stage area is getting close to completion.
e. Superintendent out-of-district calendar: Supt Tharp discussed his calendar plans for the month of February 2012.
AGENDA ITEMS:
a. Policy Review: There were two new policies from last month that need to have a second reading and action. New policy 7515 regarding GASB 54 requirements and new policies 8425/8425P regarding service animals. The policies were given a second reading and discussion was held. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the new policies 7515, 8425, and 8425P. Lisa Kearns seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.
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b. Set Calendar for 2012-2013: Supt Tharp discussed the survey results from the Junior Class parents regarding the graduation date for the 2013 class. Discussion was held. The Board asked for more input regarding a few of the dates.
c. Call for Election: The official Call for Election was read by Chairman Wallewein. The call was for two Trustee positions that will be open and for a levy, if it is deemed necessary. Either part of the Election may be cancelled if there are equal number persons running for the open Trustee positions or if the Board decides that a levy is not necessary this year. Lisa Kearns made a motion to approve the Call for Election for May 8th to be held in the Gordon Puckett Memorial Gymnasium from Noon to 8 pm. Jim Nagy seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.
d. Approve New Substitute Teachers: Anjeanette Haas and Jordann Lankford have applied to become substitute teachers for the School District. An application from Misha Kearns was also received, but not soon enough to be on the Agenda. Approval for her will be requested at the next meeting. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the hiring of Anjeanette Haas and Jordann Lankford to be substitute teachers. Jason Hanson seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.
An unofficial reading of the resignation from Kathy Enneberg was read. Kathy has been the District teacher at the Rimrock Colony School for many years. Action on her resignation will be taken at the March meeting.
The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting shall be on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 7:00 pm in the NTC High School Library. Jim Nagy made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Lisa Kearns seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the meeting was adjourned at 08:09 pm.
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MIKE WALLEWEIN, CHAIRMAN JEANNE FAIRHURST, CLERK
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