Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting on April 10, 2017

Present:

Warren Grable	Pat McKernan

Nathan Geiger	Janel Anderson

Sherman Smith

Jennifer Luedke

Jason Winder

Sandra Reel

Nikia Weber (6:05 p.m.)

The regular Board of Education Meeting was called to order by President Warren Grable at 6 p.m.

AGENDA

It was moved by Smith and seconded by Luedke to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

The Board of Education took a moment of silence to reflect on all the service members’ home and abroad serving our country at this time, all the law enforcement personnel, and for all those that have currently lost loved ones around the district.

VISITORS: Tammy Simpson, Terry Collins, and Tonya McNemee

VOUCHERS AND BILLS

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Smith to approve the vouchers and bills as presented. Motion Carried.

Public Forum: Tonya McNemee addressed the Board of Education about starting a bullying committee with parents, teachers, and students to help students deal with bullying.

CONSENT AGENDA

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

Approval of Minutes – March 13, 2017 Meeting

Accept the Resignation of Sharon Handley and thank her for her 26 years of dedication to the district.

Authorize the Superintendent of Schools to Hire Summer Help for the 2017 Summer

FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT RENEWAL

It was moved by Smith and seconded by Reel to approve the Opaa! Contract Addendum for the 2017-2018 school year as presented. Motion Carried.

CAREER AND TECHNICAL PATHWAY FOR 2017-2018

It was moved by Sherman and seconded by Geiger to approve the Career and Technical Pathways for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion Carried.

A brief discussion was held on the capital improvement project list for the summer of 2017.

TRACK SEALING

It was moved by Smith and seconded by Reel to approve Master Seal to seal the track in the amount of $4000.00. Motion Carried.

Mr.McKernan updated the Board of Education that Mr. Jeremy Prudden has been selected as the Master Teacher for the 2017-2018 School Year. Spring 2017 P/T Conferences were well attended. Three teachers will be attending an Early Childhood Learning Conference.

Mr. Smith and Mrs. Luedke gave a brief DCEC report. The district is making plans for a retirement reception for Mrs. Turpin, Mrs. Handley, and Mr. Simmons on May 18th at 4 p.m. in the grade school cafeteria.

A handout update from Mr. Hevel was given to the Board of Education. On April 4th the THS students started a fundraising drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Their goal is $2017. HS government students attended county government day on March 31st. Spring participation numbers were given to the board. Eight students participated in State FBLA. Troy students participated in TVL art – 7 1st place awards, 12 2nd place awards, and 8 3rd place awards.

Mr. Terry Collins gave a Board update on DCEC.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Weber and seconded by Smith to go into executive session for a period of 10 minutes to discuss negotiations in order to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Mr. McKernan, and Mrs. Anderson

Returned to regular session at 7:20 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to go into executive session for a period of 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board and Mr. McKernan

Returned to regular session at 7:40 p.m.

PREK-12 COUNSELOR

It was moved by Reel and seconded by Smith to approve Korri Paden as the PreK-12 Counselor for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion Carried.

SUPPMENTAL DUTIES

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Weber to approve the supplemental duty list as presented. Motion Carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 a.m.

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Janel K Anderson, Clerk