ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Ð June 29,
2009
St John School
Library
7:00 p.m.
Mark Bailey
called the St John meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
Marvin Schmick
led the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from St
John were Andrea Miller, Mark Bailey, Frank Watson and Jim Rogers. Scott Hollingsworth was absent. Present from Endicott were Dwight Lust,
Marvin Schmick, Debbie Schlomer and Greta White. Frank Garrett was absent. Also present were Mr. Winters (Superintendent) and Dana
Crider (Business Manager). Guests at the meeting included Rob Roettger, Suzanne
Schmick, Becky Gonzalez, Bruce Porubek, Billy Ray, Janet Luft and Becky
Dickerson.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Andrea Miller
moved and Frank Watson seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the May
26, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting with
the deletion of item #7 in New Business Ð St John Bus Bids and the replacement
of item #7 in New Business Ð Discussion of Assistant Cook position in
Endicott. All St John Board
members agreed. Marvin Schmick
moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the
May 26, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting with the
deletion of item #7 in New Business Ð St John Bus Bids and the replacement of
item #7 in New Business Ð Discussion of Assistant Cook position in Endicott. All Endicott board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ST JOHN Ð Frank
Watson moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
June 2009: payroll warrants #9593-9678 in the amount of $192,726.52; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #9525-9592 in the amount of $72,667.99;
the Capital Projects Fund accounts payable warrant #2 in the amount of
$8,462.30; the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4537-4560 in the amount of
$10,512.09; the Transportation Vehicle Fund accounts payable warrant #2 in the
amount of $472.29. The board also
approved Resolutions #08-05 & #08-06 to cancel warrants, supplemental
contracts for spring sports district/state stipends and a supplemental contract
for Deanna Kile Ð 2008-09 Conflict Manager Coordinator. All St. John board members agreed.
ENDICOTT Ð Greta
White moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the June 2009: payroll warrants #40210-40278 in
the amount of $145,971.37; the General Fund accounts payable warrants
#40157-40209 in the amount of $40,800.05; the ASB Fund accounts payable
warrants #1343-1354 in the amount of $3,086.40; the Transportation Vehicle Fund
accounts payable warrant #110 in the amount of $57,888.76. All Endicott board
members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
None
NEW
BUSINESS:
A certificated
contract for Fine Arts teacher Mary Bertrand was presented to the board. Mrs. Bertrand is scheduled to teach 3
classes in both St John and Endicott school districts for the upcoming school
year. Frank Watson moved and
Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve the full time teaching contract
for Mrs. Bertrand. All cooperative
board members agreed.
Jim Rogers moved
and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve a maternity leave request from
St John 2nd grade teacher Stephanie McNeilly. She plans to be out on maternity leave
from July until January 2, 2010.
All St John board members agreed.
Andrea Miller
moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the letter of resignation
from Lead Preschool Teacher and Cheer Advisor Ð Hilory Brown. All board members agreed.
The board was
presented with 2009-2010 Administrative Contracts. After discussion regarding the SuperintendentÕs contract,
Mr. WintersÕ request for a payment to VEBA once a year was deleted from the
contract and will be discussed again at the July board meeting. Frank Watson moved and Andrea Miller
seconded the motion to approve administrative contracts for Rob Roettger Ð St
John Principal, Dana Crider Ð St John Business Manager and the amended contract
for Rick Winters - Superintendent.
All board members agreed.
Marvin Schmick
moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve administrative contracts
for Suzanne Schmick Ð Endicott Principal, Dana Crider Ð Endicott Business
Manager and the amended contract for Rick Winters - Superintendent. All board members agreed.
Jim Rogers moved
and Frank Watson seconded the motion to approve the St John Classified salary
schedule for 2009-2010. All board
members agreed. Debbie Schlomer
moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the Endicott Classified
salary schedule for 2009-2010. All
board members agreed.
A short
discussion was held regarding the increase of sports event passes and possibly
increasing the price of lunches.
Board members received the current fee schedules for both schools. Rob Roettger and Dana Crider will
present more information regarding the fee/lunch increases at the July board
meeting.
Discussion was
held regarding the open assistant cook position at Endicott. Greta White is not fond of the current
idea suggested by the Principal and Superintendent. The reduction in hours and inconsistency is a lot to add to
one person (the head cook).
Marvin Schmick stated that the alternative is to hire an assistant cook
rather than move current staff members in to help for four hours a day. Mr. Winters stated that due to budget
cuts he is trying to fill the open position from within. Debbie Schlomer asked about when the
head cook is gone, who will substitute?
She also stated that she would like to see more consistency with the
help in the kitchen. Suzanne
Schmick has worked with the head cook through different scenarios and they both
believe the coverage would be sufficient.
Mr. Winters does not expect the board to receive any proposals relating
to the matter happily. He would
like to have more discussion with the employees that are involved in this
transition and come back to the board in July with an official proposal. Mr. Winters also wanted to make known
that no formal proposal has been made at this time.
Marvin Schmick
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the list of surplus
items for Endicott. All members
agreed. Frank Watson moved and
Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve the list of surplus items for St
John. All members agreed.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
None
Bruce Porubek congratulated our high school students for
receiving the WIAA Scholastic Cup for 1B schools. Mr. Porubek handed out information regarding the amendment
regarding 8th graders playing on high school basketball teams. The amendment clarifies when 8th
graders can be used. He has
received back questionnaires from the students regarding their interest in
participating in sports next year.
So far, the numbers look good for all sports. Open Gym continues through July and into August. High school coaches are taking turns
supervising. We are having a
difficult time filling our football schedule. Mr. Porubek asked for feedback regarding the possibility of
playing a home football game on Saturday of Labor Day weekend. He has a team lined up that is willing
to travel to St John to play.
Mr. Winters updated the boards regarding the football field
lights. The power line that is in
the way on the west side of the field actually belongs to Inland Power and
Light, not Avista. Mr. Winters has
been in contact with Inland Power and Light and has scheduled a meeting for
next week to discuss the possibility of moving the line so our light project
may be completed.
Rob Roettger shared preliminary WASL scores for high school
students. He also stated that
students graduating in 2013 will have new graduation requirements. There will not be a WASL test, instead
the test will be named HSPE and will be much shorter in length than the
WASL. The graduates will also need
to have 3 math credits instead of 2 credits. After reviewing the WASL scores, we are lacking in math and
science. Mr. Roettger proposes the
following changes to help our students succeed in these areas. We need to start preparing our younger
students earlier, update the curriculum in the elementary and start PLCÕs in
the elementary. The high school
will be adopting new math curriculum in 09-10 that meets the new math
standards. Also, he will be
implementing a PLC for the math teachers.
Mr. Roettger also discussed the plans for summer staff development. Mr. Roettger is applying for a small
repairs grant that will allow us to replace the gym lights and do some boiler
repairs. Both projects will allow
our school to run more efficiently.
Mr. Roettger has interviewed potential candidates to fill our long term
sub positions for maternity leave requests. With the resignation of Hilory Brown, we will now be looking
for a replacement for Lead Preschool teacher. With the help of GEAR UP, Mr. Thrasher will be teaching a
CAD class to GEAR UP students in July.
Mr. Roettger is also asking GEAR UP to help support our math program
with extra dollars.
Suzanne Schmick reported they have completed orientations
for both the new 6th graders and 7th graders. They are busy preparing
pre-registration packets to go out soon to the students. Mrs. Schmick has also applied for a
small repairs grant with the intent of replacing the bleachers in the
gymnasium. Mrs. Schmick notified
the board that the school was successful in receiving the beacon light
grant. The new light will most
likely be placed on the St John-Endicott Road. The summer lunch program is averaging 7 students a day. Mrs. Schmick is grateful to those that
are helping with the lunch program.
She is looking into new ideas for advertising the summer lunch program
for the August session in hopes of bringing in more kids. The first GEAR UP computer animation
class is coming to an end. The
class will repeat in August and will coincide with the elementary summer
enrichment program. Mrs. Schmick
stated that the summer work crew is busy preparing the building for the new
school year. They are also completing
the security system in the building.
Dana Crider
provided fiscal reports and cash flows for both schools.
ADJOURNMENT
Frank Watson
moved and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to adjourn the St John board
meeting. Mark Bailey adjourned the St John board meeting at 8:20 p.m. Debbie Schlomer moved and Greta
White seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board meeting. Dwight Lust
adjourned the Endicott board meeting at 8:20 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair