ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Ð July 27,
2009
Endicott School
Library
7:00 p.m.
BUDGET HEARING
ENDICOTT SCHOOL
DISTRICT #308
ST JOHN SCHOOL
DISTRICT #322
The 2009-2010
budget summary reports were received and reviewed by each board member and
guest at the hearing. Dana Crider
explained decreases and changes in the funding sources for staff support and
special programs. Time was
provided for guests and board members to ask questions regarding the budget.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Scott
Hollingsworth called the St John meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Debbie Schlomer
led the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from
Endicott were Dwight Lust, Debbie Schlomer, Greta White and Marvin
Schmick. Frank Garrett was
absent. Present from St John were
Frank Watson, Scott Hollingsworth, Mark Bailey, Jim Rogers and Andrea
Miller. Also present were Mr.
Winters (Superintendent) and Dana Crider (Business Manager). Guests at the meeting included Bruce
Porubek, Becky Dickerson, Becky Gonzalez, Lorraine Salzman, Steve Salzman and
Angela Salzman.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Greta White
moved and Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of
the June 29, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the
current meeting as mailed. All
Endicott board members agreed.
Andrea Miller moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the board
minutes of the June 29, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current
meeting as mailed. All St John
board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ENDICOTT Ð
Debbie Schlomer moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the items
on the consent agenda. Approved
were the July 2009: payroll warrants #40342-40397 in the amount of $134,053.15;
the General Fund accounts payable warrants #40279-40341 in the amount of
$30,723.52, and the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #1355-1361 in the amount
of $1,082.48. The board also
approved letters of resignation from Scott Hollingsworth Ð Middle School
Basketball Coach and Sara Hudkins Ð Middle School Assistant Volleyball
Coach. Supplemental contracts for
fall sports and the summer enrichment program were also approved. All Endicott board members agreed.
ST JOHN Ð Frank
Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
July 2009: payroll warrants #9732-9803 in the amount of $188,162.61; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #9679-9731 in the amount of $32,414.83;
the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4561-4567 in the amount of $4,613.17
and the Capital Projects Fund accounts payable warrant #3 in the amount of
$67,375.00. The board also
accepted a letter of resignation from Joey McCanna Ð High School Head Football
Coach. Supplemental contracts for
fall sports and the summer enrichment program were also approved. All St. John board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Dana Crider
presented information regarding increasing prices for lunch and sports passes. The information was gathered by Rob
Roettger, Bruce Porubek and Roger Beck.
The board was presented with expenses versus revenue for the lunch
program from the last five years, prices other local districts are charging for
lunch and proposed rate increases.
Proposed rate increases included:
+ $.25 for elementary; adding middle school price of $2.00; + $.50 for
high school; and + $.25 for adult lunches. Mrs. Crider also presented the board with information
regarding the increase of sports pass prices and what the anticipated
additional revenue would help support.
After discussion, Frank Watson moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion
to approve the proposed rate changes for lunches and sports passes. All St John members agreed. After discussion, Greta White moved and
Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve the proposed rate changes for
lunches. All Endicott members
agreed.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Since the budget
hearing was held prior to the meeting and all questions were addressed at that
time, the board moved forward with the official adoption of the 2009-2010
operating budgets for each district. Debbie Schlomer moved and Greta White seconded the
motion to approve the 2009-10 operating budget for the Endicott School District
#308 and sign the corresponding resolution #08-07. All Endicott board members agreed. Mark Bailey moved and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to
approve the 2009-10 operating budget for the St John School District #322 and
sign the corresponding resolution #08-07.
All St John board members agreed.
A letter of
resignation was presented by board member Frank Watson. Mr. Winters thanked Mr. Watson for his
years of service on the St John School board. He appreciates the wonderful work and leadership Mr. Watson
has provided over the years. Frank
Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to approve the letter of
resignation of St John board member, Frank Watson. All members agreed.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None.
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
None.
Bruce
Porubek reviewed all summer athletic activities that have been taking
place. He also announced coaches
for the fall sports season and when practices will begin. Mr. Porubek also presented the changes
that had been made to the athletic handbook. There are no major changes, just cleaning up some of the
language to make it more clear.
The fall coaches/parents meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 23,
2009. Canfield and Associates will
be here to discuss coach/player/parent conduct, liability and rules (athletic
code) and concussions.
Andrea
Miller asked for an update regarding the athletic field lighting. Mr. Winters stated that he is still
working with Inland Power and Light to move the power line on the west side of
the field. The plan is to trench down
the fence line and bury the power line.
Mr. Winters has met with Summit Excavating and is hoping to receive a
quote in the next couple of days.
Mr.
Winters discussed the ParaEducator shift at Endicott. He is attempting to assemble a committee that will meet on
Thursday to discuss and make proposals that he will then take to the board
chair. Mr. Winters hopes to
receive a couple of proposals from the committee that will work with the
schedule for next school year.
Dana
Crider provided fiscal reports and cash flows for both schools. Once again, it was mentioned that St
John will not meet their fund balance for this fiscal year. A spending freeze has been in place at
St John because of the low fund balance.
Dwight
Lust acknowledged the guests and thanked them for attending.
Greta White
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion for the Endicott board to go into
executive session to evaluate the SuperintendentÕs performance at 7:55 pm. The
session should last approximately 30 minutes and action is expected
following. Jim Rogers moved
and Mark Bailey seconded the motion for the St John board to go into executive
session to evaluate the SuperintendentÕs performance at 7:55 pm. The session should last approximately
30 minutes and action is expected following.
Marvin Schmick moved and Greta White seconded the motion for
the Endicott board to come out of executive session at 8:45 pm. Frank Watson moved and Andrea
Miller seconded the motion for the St John board to come out of executive
session at 8:45 pm.
ACTION
ITEM
No
action was taken due to the boardsÕ decline of the addendum to the
Superintendent's contract.
ADJOURNMENT
Marvin Schmick
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board
meeting. Dwight Lust adjourned the
Endicott meeting at 8:50 p.m.
Frank Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to adjourn the
St. John board meeting. Scott
Hollingsworth adjourned the St John meeting at 8:50 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair