UNOFFICIAL MINUTES BARNES COUNTY NORTH DISTRICT #007 WIMBLEDON ND SCHOOL BOARD of EDUCATION MEETING MAY 16, 2018 Page 1

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1 Page 1 The meeting of the Barnes County North School Board of Education was called to order by President Mike Schwehr at 7:35 pm. A quorum of the Board was acknowledged. Board members present were Mike Schwehr, Bret Fehr, Michele Elston, Lori Carlson and Cindy Christianson. Board members absent were Kurt Reidman, Brent Bruner, Lee Guscette and Anne Osborne. Also present were Superintendent Michael Severson, Principal JR Wilson, Technology Coordinator Melissa Bitz, teacher representatives Alyssa Albrecht and Alicia Bollingberg and Business Manager Amy Darby. Guests included Dr. Ann Clapper and Derrick Lee. Principal Wilson congratulated Pam Rath and Celeste Piatz for the Video Tribute to BCN Staff. He also congratulated the following students: students who received April GRIT recognition, athletes that placed at the Jamestown, Lisbon and Ellendale track meets and students who participated in the State Music Competition. Mr. Wilson congratulated Mrs. Bollingberg and the K-12 students for their music performances. Motion to approve the agenda. Lori Carlson, Michele Elston. Unanimous approval. Motion to approve the consent agenda. (Inclusive of agenda, minutes from the regular board meeting on April 18, 2018 and the financial reports.) General Fund bills $68, Building Fund bills $0.00. Total of bills $68, Bret Fehr, Cindy Christianson. Unanimous yes roll call vote. Old Business: Motion to approve the school board election board of Marlys Carlson, Roleen Richards, Karen Lueck and Mary Plumb. Lori Carlson, Cindy Christianson. Unanimous yes roll call vote. School Board reorganization was discussed. A committee will be set up to study this issue and present possible changes. This will be done after the election. Mr. Wilson provided information the Board had requested regarding Narcan. Alyssa Albrecht discussed having training for the kitchen staff and bus drivers before the end of the school year. Mr. Wilson reported that there will be policies in place by the start of the new school year.

2 Page 2 Derrick Lee was present to discuss the archery equipment that needs to be purchased in order for the school to host a tournament. A tournament has tentatively been scheduled for January 11-12, The cost of the equipment is approximately $6,800. The school agreed to loan the archery team the money necessary to purchase the equipment. The archery program will then repay the school for the costs as they are able with the intent that the team become financially self-sufficient. All bills will be run through the school activity fund. There was a question regarding the school s possible liability for the tournament. This will need to be researched. An update was given on the Building Emergency Response Team (BERT) by Alyssa Albrecht. Mrs. Albrecht has been heading up this project. There will be a meeting in June to write the Crisis Plan. Teachers will receive this information at the fall in-service prior to the start of school. Law enforcement has been meeting with teachers and is impressed with the progress made at the school. New Business: Bus bids were opened. The 3 bids received were: Hartley for $77,890, Harlows for $80,925 and Trucks of Bismarck for $79,635. Motion to approve purchase of a bus from Trucks of Bismarck for $79,635. Lori Carlson, Bret Fehr. Unanimous yes roll call vote. The Budget/Finance Committee looked at giving the non-certified employees a cent raise. A group of Board members visited with these employees and the employees felt this was a fair amount. Motion made to approve a 50 cent raise for non-certified staff. Bret Fehr, Michele Elston. Yes votes: Michele Elston, Cindy Christianson, Lori Carlson, Bret Fehr. Abstaining Mike Schwehr. Motion then made to disregard Mr. Schwehr s abstaining vote and allow him to vote on this motion. Lori Carlson, Michele Elston. Unanimous yes roll call vote. Mr. Schwehr voted yes to the motion for the 50 cent raise for non-certified staff. Motion made to include the bus drivers in the 50 cent per hour raise effective with the school year. Michele Elston, Cindy Christianson. Unanimous yes roll call vote. The Board approved the contract of Jessica Jones to teach two sections of pre-school in the BCN School District for the school year. One section will be on Monday and Wednesday while the other section will be Tuesday and Thursday. Motion to approve the following teachers for the school year: Jessica Jones as Pre-school teacher, Mckenzie Schweitzer as Kindergarten teacher and Jeanie Magee as 7-8 Grade teacher. Michele Elston, Cindy Christianson. Unanimous yes roll call vote.

3 Page 3 Prior to the start of the Board meeting, Dr. Ann Clapper presented information on the Teacher Leadership Academy Program. This is a master s program through NDSU for teachers. Lori Carlson reported that she is resigning from the NDSOS board as well as the SEEC board. Board Discussion: None REPORTS: President s Report: None Career & Tech Report: Mr. Schwehr reported on numerous topics including: new drones for the ag program, the GED graduation was yesterday and 13 students graduated, one of the welding students who participated in the AWS competition won a welder, the lease agreement with Valley City Public Schools, support staff raises, Business Manager hours being adjusted, the summer projects at the Vo Tech Center including lighting upgrade, new carpeting and bulletproof film for the front doors. The assessment amounts will stay the same for the coming school year and the Vocational Center will deficit spend. The Narcan policies will be in place by fall. Choice Ready was reviewed. Activities Director Report: Rebekah Depesa will be the new Head Volleyball coach. Mckenzie Schweitzer will be the Junior High Volleyball coach and possibly the Elementary Girls Basketball coach. Allyson Dockter will be the Head Girls Basketball coach. The Spring Awards ceremony will be May 21 beginning at 6 pm. The State Track Meet is May 25 and 26. The only coaching position not filled at this time is the Junior High Boys Basketball coach. Extra-Curricular Committee: George Straub will be the Head Coach for the Central Dakota Football Co-Op for the season. Bud Cruff will be our driver and representative for the Co-Op. Additional coaching positions have been filled. The Extra-Curricular Committee recommended joining the Valley City football program beginning the fall of Mr. Severson has spoken to the Valley City personnel and they are interested in BCN joining their team. Mr. Severson will discuss this further with Valley City and report back to the Board. Technology Report: The new calendar is on the website and it s much more user friendly. There has been training on Schoology and more training is scheduled during the fall in-service. Mrs. Bitz stated the timeline is to open Schoology to parents second semester. She has a new

4 Page 4 wireless system coming into the school this summer. Mrs. Bitz and 2 teachers attended a Makerspace workshop and there will be additional training this summer. They have applied for a grant to purchase equipment for this program. Mrs. Bitz is also looking at different options for live streaming that will replace The Cube. She is also researching one form that will cover all the privacy issues with student s devices. There are 27 students that will have laptops this fall with the remainder of the students having ipads. Building/Grounds/Transportation: The Committee will meet on May 29 at 7 pm to start looking at possible work projects for the summer. Budget/Finance: A meeting will be set up next month to start looking ahead at the budget. Curriculum: The physical education/health requirement will not be changed at this time. The Curriculum Committee recommended the Financial Literacy requirement be filled by a one semester class for juniors or seniors. They also recommended making Accounting a required course for sophomores. These changes will be brought to the Board for approval when the handbook is completed. BCN Education Foundation: None K-12 Principal Report: May 24 at 1 pm will be the high school awards ceremony. Mr. Wilson is looking at a time for the elementary award ceremony as this hasn t been scheduled yet. The juniors and seniors are the last 2 classes to look at the class schedule for next fall. The K-12 handbook is almost complete and he hopes to have it done before the end of the school year. Superintendent s Report: Mr. Severson attended the GED graduation at the Vo-Tech Center. A student from BCN graduated from the Jamestown Transition Program. There will be a presentation to the retiring teachers at the staff breakfast on May 22 beginning at 7:50 am. The final Preschool screening will take place May 17. The last day of school is May 25 with graduation on May 27. The State Fire Marshall will be at the school next week. The special Board meeting to canvass the election votes was changed to June 11, 2018 beginning at 7:30 am.

5 Page 5 Board adjourned at 9:07 pm. Special Board Meeting to Canvass Election Votes Monday, June 11, 2018 at 7:30 am in the BCN Media Center. Next regular board meeting Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Amy Darby Business Manager Mike Schwehr President