USD #386 BOE Meeting
Monday, December 14, 2009
U.S.D. #386 Board of Education Meeting
Monday, December 14, 2009
President Gale Schroeder called the meeting to order at 8:30 p.m. Those present were Jeff Williams, Kelly Barnard, Gale Schroeder, Hal Luthi, Gena Ott, Sharon Hudson, Julie Buster, Ryan Bradbury, Stan Mitchell, Charla Dixon, Eric Bird, Wes Harrison, and Jola Casey.
Jeff Williams made a motion to approve the agenda and minutes of the November 9 meeting. Kelly Barnard seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
Wes Harrison from Hastco updated the Board on the building project The installment of the equipment is scheduled for December 18 and then the floor will be finished. The brick completion is to start next week.
Eric Bird presented the financial audit report for the 2009-2010 school year. Gena Ott made a motion to accept the presented audit report. Julie Buster seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
Sharon Hudson made a motion to approve the payment of $117,509.39 to Hastco for work completed. Jeff Williams seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
Jeff Williams made a motion to approve the “Business by Consent” which included the Current Accounts payable as detailed in the board packet of which checks #46971-47070 total $89,990.52, the Treasurer’s Report, the Activity Funds Report, the approval of declaring the old JH girls’ basketball uniforms as surplus items so that they can be sold, and the approval of the FHSEC Agreements. Sharon Hudson seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
Gena Ott made a motion for the last day of the year be a half day work day and convert the half day in-service to “flex time”. Flex time would require each teacher to accumulate 3.5 hours (half day) of in-service for professional development between now and the end of the school year. Julie Buster seconded the motion. Motion carried. 6 yes, Hal Luthi abstained.
Jeff Williams made a motion to approve the “Race to the Top: Memorandum of Understanding”. This allows our district to participate and be eligible to receive any funds the State of Kansas receives through RTTT, but still have the option to opt out at a later date if so desired. Gena Ott seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
Sharon Hudson made a motion to allow the use of Contingency Reserve Funds to cover general operating expenses due to the delay in receiving state aid payments. Jeff Williams seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7 yes, 0 no.
