MINUTES OF JANUARY 18 REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 18 MINUTES
by Marilyn Mickey
January 25, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
A regular meeting of the Riverside Board of Directors was held on January 18, 2010 at the Riverside Middle School. President Greg Hansen called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Board members present were: Mark Beedle, Jeff Buckingham, Murray Fenn, Greg Hansen, Tom Novotny and Phil Reed. Absent: Dan Ives.
AGENDA
Mark Beedle moved, Phil Reed seconded approval of the agenda with two additions. Motion carried unanimously.
OPEN FORUM
No one spoke during open forum.
CONSENT AGENDA
Jeff Buckingham moved, Phil Reed seconded approval of the consent agenda as presented.
Motion carried unanimously. The consent agenda included approval of minutes of the prior meeting, approval of bills and claims and financial reports. Personnel included hiring Justin Cody as 2010 assistant boys soccer coach as per Schedule B, hire Justin Williams as 2010 head girls softball coach as per Schedule B, hire Scott Robinson as 2010 assistant baseball coach as per Schedule B, accept the resignation of Veva Larson as high school teacher at the end of the current contract.
ACTION ITEMS
HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK REVIEW/REQUEST
Mrs. Stempel and two of her students from the Applied Communications class were present to request permission to include “senior favorites” as part of the 2010 yearbook. Each category will be approved by the staff and the receiving student. After discussion, Tom Novotny moved, Jeff Buckingham seconded approval of the request. Motion carried unanimously.
PRINCIPAL REPORTS
Mr. Gute, High School principal, reported a good start to second semester. ITBS are coming up soon. The high school boys will be sponsoring a “coaches VS cancer” program at the basketball game on Friday, January 29.
Mr. Perrien, Middle School principal, reported that the 8th grade basketball boys had a great season with a 10-0 record and the 7th grade team went 8-2. Girls’ basketball and wrestling seasons have begun. Seventh and eighth graders will be going on their annual skating, bowling and skiing trips soon. These trips are in conjunction with their PE classes.
Dr. Sutton, Elementary principal, reported that several teachers are participating in training for reading and ESL strategies. He spoke at a recent Farm Bureau meeting regarding the financial plan for the upcoming year.
CD PURCHASE
Tom Novotny moved, Murray Fenn seconded approval of purchase of a $500,000, 120 day certificate of deposit from Great Western Bank at a rate 1.7% APY. Motion carried unanimously.
BIDS FOR MOWING AND TURF CARE
Murray Fenn moved, Phil Reed seconded approval for the administration to seek bids for mowing and turf care for the upcoming season. Motion carried unanimously.
FIRE MARSHAL REPORT UPDATE
Dr. Sutton updated the board on the progress of repairs in accordance with the fire marshal’s report. Projects at the Elementary are nearly finished, the Middle School two-thirds finished and the High school about one-third finished. Bids are being received for smoke dectors and fire prevention equipment. No Board action was necessary.
FOOD SERVICE REPORT
Tim Blum updated the board on the auditors adjustment for the hot lunch program. No board action.
SCHOOL FINANCE OVERVIEW
Dr. Sutton presented a video on school finance in conjunction with Chapter 11 of the IASB handbook. It detailed how different taxes are generated that support the school district.
FEH PROPOSAL FOR PREPARATION SERVICES
FEH Architects have purposed preparation services (drawings etc) for $15,000 which will be deducted from their fee when the bond issued passes. Phil Reed moved, Murray Fenn seconded approval of the proposal. After discussion, the motion failed unanimously.
AHST SHARING POSSIBILITIES
Talks continue with AHST administrators and board about sharing possibilities for the next school year. They are not interested in sharing a superintendent but may want to share some teaching positions, and possibly an elementary counselor. The consensus of the board was to move forward with exploring more sharing. No board action was necessary.
SNOW MAKE UP DAYS
Make up days will be February 18, April 5 and 6, with two additional days added to the end of the school year. Currently the last day for students is scheduled for May 28.
SIAC MEETING
The board members were invited to the SIAC meeting to be held on Thursday, January 28 at the Carson Community Building.
RESIGNATION
Murray Fenn moved, Tom Novotny seconded acceptance of the resignation of Jennifer Gee as high school math teacher effective January 22, 2010. Motion carried unanimously.
Murray Fenn moved, Phil Reed seconded acceptance of the resignation of Marlene Hubbard as elementary counselor, effective at the end of her contract. Motion carried unanimously.
POLICY ADOPTION
Tom Novotny moved, Jeff Buckingham seconded adoption of policies 206.3, 206.4, 207, 209.1E1, 210.7, 211.4, 213, 214.1, 214.3, 215.1, 216, 219.5, 507.9. Motion carried unanimously.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
Due to some changes in requirements, new bids were reviewed from Fullerton Lumber and Valley View Construction for replacement doors and locks. Jeff Buckingham moved, Murray Fenn seconded acceptance of the bid from Fullerton for $38564.00. Motion carried unanimously. These improvements are a requirement of the fire marshal’s report.
CLOSED (EXEMPT) SESSION
The Board went into closed (exempt) session to discuss negotiations.
SUPERINTENDENT’S EVALUATION (CLOSED SESSION)
Murray Fenn moved, Tom Novotny seconded that the board go into closed session as provided in section 21.5(l)(i) of the open meetings law to evaluate the professional competency of an individual who performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation, as that individual has requested a closed session. Motion carried. The board went to closed session as 9:20 and came out at 9:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m.
Greg Hansen, President Marilyn Mickey, Secretary
