BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING AGENDA
April 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM
K-12 Library, 500 High, Onaga Kansas
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT PM BY
ROLL CALL: __ Nueva Bean Smith __ Mark Kopp
__ Scott Brunkow __ Randy Kufahl
__ Jeff Koelzer __ Tasha Lara
__ Marcus Weiser
AGENDA ITEMS:
I. Roll Call Page 1
II. Adopt Agenda Page 1
III. Approval of Bills and Treasurer’s Report Page 1
IV. Patron Input Page 2
V. Staff Input Page 2
VI. Board Reports Page 2
NB1. Approve Minutes Page 3
NB2. Negotiations; Executive Session Page 3
NB3. Personnel; Executive Session Page 3
NB4. Personnel; Certified Resignation Page 4
NB5. Personnel; Certified Resignation Page 4
NB6. Personnel; Classified Resignation Page 4
NB7. Personnel; Classified Resignation Page 4
NB8. Personnel; Supplemental Resignation Page 5
NB9. Personnel; Summer 2016 Driver Education Instructor Page 5
NB10. Personnel; Certified Staff-Kindergarten Page 6
NB11. Personnel; Summer 2016 Workers Page 6
NB12. Personnel; Summer 2016 Workers Page 6
NB12. Personnel; Reduction In Force Page 6
NB13. Form Committee; District Group Health Plan Page 7
NB14. High School Physics Trip Page 7
NB15. Negotiations; Chief Negotiator Page 8
NB16. Scholarship Committee Board Representative Page 8
II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Items requested to be added to the Regular Agenda
Addition 1)
Addition 2)
Addition 3)
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III. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BILLS AND TREASURER’S REPORT
ACTION: Approve the March 2016 bills and February Treasurer’s Report.
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IV. PATRON INPUT
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V. STAFF INPUT
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VI. BOARD REPORTS
1. superintendent/principal report; adam mcdaniel
§ Budget Update
§ Legislative Update
§ Elementary Happenings
§ Middle School Happenings
§ High School Happenings
§ Facility Items, including summer maintenance
2. technology update; darrin reith
§ Written Report
VII. OLD BUSINESS
VIII. ACTION ON NEW BUSINESS
1. APPROVE MINUTES
ACTION: I recommend approval of the minutes of the March 21st regular meeting as presented.
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2. NEGOTIATIONS
The Board’s negotiators request an executive session to discuss 2016-2017 negotiations.
ACTION: Move into executive session for ___ minutes to discuss negotiations and to protect the district’s right to the confidentiality of its negotiation position and the public interest.
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3. PERSONNEL; EXECUTIVE SESSION
ACTION: Move into executive session for ____ minutes to discuss nonelected personnel matters to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed.
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MOTION SECOND ACTION
4. PERSONNEL; CERTIFIED RESIGNATION
Anna Kohake has submitted a letter of resignation from her elementary teaching position effective at the close of the 2015-2016 school year.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the resignation as submitted and to thank Anna Kohake for her service.
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5. PERSONNEL; CERTIFIED RESIGNATION
Tim McVey has submitted a letter of resignation from his band/math teaching position effective at the close of the 2015-2016 school year.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the resignation as submitted and to thank Tim McVey for his service.
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6. PERSONNEL; CLASSIFIED RESIGNATION
Becky Nider has submitted a letter of resignation from her Kansas Reading Roadmap Coordinator position effective April 14, 2016.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the resignation as submitted and to thank Becky Nider for her service.
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7. PERSONNEL; CLASSIFIED RESIGNATION
Haley McVey has submitted a letter of resignation from her elementary para-professional position effective at the close of the 2015-2016 school year.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the resignation as submitted and to thank Haley McVey for her service.
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8. PERSONNEL; SUPPLEMENTAL RESIGNATION
Tim McVey has submitted a letter of resignation from his band and chess supplementals effective at the close of the 2015-2016 school year.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the resignation as submitted and to thank Mr. McVey for his service.
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9. Personnel; Summer 2016 Driver Education Instructor
May 17th is scheduled to be the first classroom session of driver education. Administration is recommending Dave Schmidt as the classroom and driving instructor for the drivers’ education program for 2016. The current level of compensation is $900 for classroom instruction and recordkeeping and $20 an hour for driving time.
ACTION: I recommend Dave Schmidt be hired as the Summer 2016 Driver’s Ed Instructor, with classroom instruction and recordkeeping compensation to be $900 and drive time to be paid at a rate of $20/hour.
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10. Personnel; Summer 2016 Driver Education Para-Professional
Administration is recommending that due to student needs, we advertise for a driver education classroom para-professional, salary to be determined with the hire.
ACTION: I recommend that the board give the superintendent the authority to advertise and hire for the Driver Education Para-Professional.
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11. Personnel; Certified Staff-KINDERGARTEN
The board authorized the superintendent to advertise for and hire a Kindergarten Teacher at the March 2016 meeting.
ACTION: I recommend Abbie Nider for the Kindergarten Teaching position effective with the 16-17 contract year. I would further recommend, due to her student teaching requirements, that for the 16-17 year we reduce the contracted salary to $24,052.70. (BS Step 1)
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12. Personnel; Summer 2016 WorkerS
Administration recommends filling the following summer positions.
Custodial/Mower TBD $7.25 per hr
Custodial/Maintenance TBD $7.25 per hr
Technology TBD $7.25 per hr
ACTION: Interviewing is happening as the agenda is being made and sent. Therefore, I will bring names to the board on the evening of the meeting.
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13. PERSONNEL; Reduction in Force
Due to the continued reorganization of the schedule, previous years of declining enrollment, continued declining cash reserves and revenue from the state, to meet the needs of our students and effectively use our remaining staff, the board must act on a reduction in force.
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14. form committee; district group health plan
October 2017 is the next renewal notification deadline for the district to continue participation in the State of Kansas Employees Health Plan (SEHP). The USD322 Negotiated Agreement reads:
Article III, Section 2. District Group Health Plan
A. Eligibility
All teachers whose contract with USD 322 includes 630 or more instructional hours per year shall be entitled to participate in the District’s Group Health Plan. Beginning in 2005-06 the District Group Health Plan for USD 322 will be the State of Kansas Health Insurance Plan.
Within eighteen months of the renewal deadline of the State of Kansas Health Insurance Plan, a committee will be formed consisting of three Board of Education members and three OEA association members for the purpose of reviewing and approving a district insurance plan. The superintendent will serve on the committee in an advisory role.
ACTION: The board needs to decide on which three members will serve on this committee.
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15. HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TRIP
Marcia Labbe is requesting approval for the physics field trip to Worlds of Fun on May 10th. All out-of-state trips must be approved by the Board.
ACTION: I recommend approval of the out-of-state travel. The district will pay the cost of the driver and fuel only.
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16. NEGOTIATIONS; CHIEF NEGOTIATOR
With the board having three negotiators, if they wish to designate a chief negotiator, we need it now as negotiations have started.
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17. Scholarship Committee Board Representative
ACTION: Appoint a board member to serve on the 2016 Scholarship Selection Committee.
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IX. ADJOURNMENT
April 11, 2016 Page 1 Regular Board Agenda