RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS School Board Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 18, :00 p.m. Oconomowoc High School Little Theatre

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1 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS School Board Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 18, :00 p.m. Oconomowoc High School Little Theatre RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order - President Wiemer called the regular board meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll Call: Present: Member Arenas, Clerk Bickler, Vice President Griswold, Treasurer Guckenberger, Member Schick, President Wiemer and Member Zimmer Others Present: Superintendent Neudecker; Assistant Superintendent-Business Services Barry; Director of Student Services Dawes, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Leonard-Witte and Deputy Clerk Snyder The meeting was properly noticed according to Wisconsin Statutes. The agenda was modified to move agenda item X.E. to the beginning of new business, and was accepted with this change. Rules for the meeting were used according to policy. SCHOOL SHOWCASES - will resume at the October, 2013 meeting AWARDS AND GRANTS - Superintendent Neudecker and Lisa Dawes, Director of Student Services, congratulated Greenland Elementary School on receiving the School of Merit acknowledgement from the WI Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Network! - Oconomowoc High School received a $25,000 Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) grant. Congratulations everyone! - Member Arenas thanked Greenland Principal John Flannery for sharing his vast knowledge on PBIS when they met together on this issue. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Superintendent Neudecker reported on the following: - All district graduation and promotion ceremonies have been completed and were well attended. - The recent OHS Scholarship Ceremony awarded $1.558 Million in scholarships - The Spring Play, To Kill a Mockingbird swept the Tommy Awards at the Overture Center in May. - Congratulations to teacher, Tom Klubertanz, who was recently inducted into the Tommy Hall of Fame at the Overture Center in May. - OASD experienced numerous successes in Athletics in all areas including State qualifiers, Conference Championships, national level competitors, Division 1 scholarship athletes, 10 overall State Team athletes, etc. - It s been another great year at OASD!

2 Page 2 Superintendent Neudecker also thanked Mr. Dirk Debbink in the audience. Mr. Debbink was a member of the Board when Dr. Neudecker was hired as Superintendent. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no public participation. Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Dave Guckenberger, to close Public Participation. The motion passed unanimously. REPORTS APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve the Regular Board Meeting minutes from May 21, The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF TREASURER S REPORT Treasurer Guckenberger provided an update from the Business Committee held on Monday, June 17, The committee met to review bank requisitions, check registers, financial statements, purchase cards and other reports. No unusual findings were identified. Other issues discussed included: Payroll report update; Park Lawn boiler replacement, scaled back OHS cafeteria project (i.e. furniture replacement now; remodeling next summer), Food Service Contract selection process currently underway. More detailed information is contained within the Committee s minutes. Sandy Schick moved, seconded by Dave Guckenberger, to approve the revenue and expense report for the period ending June 17, 2013, as recommended by the Business Committee. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS Mike Bickler moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve the revised recommended administrative staff resignation (Barry); and full-time one-year contract (Sheridan); certified staff resignations (Cantillon, Daane, Klemp, McDonald, Muldoon, O Connor, Shea, Stead); full-time continuing contracts (Acker, Beck, Darnell, Gaulke, Glaser, Gouvion, Holtz, Hughes, Jaeger, Leonhardt, Lockwood, Merritt, Nicholson, Niebler, O Leary, Phelan, Skosey); part-time one-year only contracts (Forecki, Hopkins, Leow, O Connor, Teske); leave of absence request (Augustin) and support staff new hires (Brattset, Brenning,Franklin, Haley, Hoida, Kluz, Looman, Myers, Parlier, Riemann, Rohde, Salzman, Schreiber, Thiesen, Wilkey, Wood, Zielsdorf) and support staff resignations (Gunst, Loppnow, Rolli). The motion passed unanimously. Superintendent Neudecker thanked Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Barry for his years of service as a key member of the Administrative Team. She also welcomed Beth Sheridan as the new Interim Director of Business Services. OLD (UNFINISHED) BUSINESS 2 nd READING/ACTION BOARD POLICY SERIES 800 (SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS) Language Change Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Lisa Arenas, to approve the second reading of Series 800 as follows: 823-Access to Public Records (and Rule); 860-Visitors to the Schools; 870-Public

3 Page 3 Complaints; 872-Public Complaints about School Personnel; 881-Relations with Community Organizations; Relations with School Support Organizations; Relations with Churches; 891-Relations with Other Schools, District and Agencies; Relations with Cooperative Educational Service Agencies; Relations with Private Schools/Programs; 892-Relations with Colleges and Universities; 896-Charter Schools; and 896-Rule-Charter Schools. The motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF OPEN ENROLLMENT APPLICANTS Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve all Open Enrollment applicants with the exception of the student currently under expulsion order. The motion passed unanimously. The Board previously approved available seats for Open Enrollment students at the 12/18/12 Board Meeting. The requests received fall within the guidelines of that approval. Member Guckenberger asked that the format and color-coding be improved for next year s report to be more reader friendly. APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION Compensation Administrator Group Mike Bickler moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve a 1.5% increase in the administrators compensation pool for The motion passed unanimously. There was discussion of how this pool will be applied. Superintendent Neudecker said it will not be differentiated, and 1.5% will be applied equally to each individual in the Administrator group Compensation Non-Union Support Group; Administrative Assistants Group and Custodial Group. (The Board agreed to take the non-union support group, the administrative assistant group and the custodial group in one motion.) Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick to approve a 1.5% increase in the compensation pool for for the non-union support group, the administrative assistants group and the custodial group. The motion passed unanimously. AUTHORIZE BOARD CLERK TO ACT ON PERSONNEL CONTRACTS FOR JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, 2013 Dave Guckenberger moved, seconded by John Griswold, to grant the Board Clerk authority to act on personnel contracts for June, July and August, 2013 in the absence of a Board meeting. The motion passed unanimously. As in past years when this action was authorized by the Board, the Superintendent will make every effort to keep the Board informed. Any action taken by the Clerk on a personnel contract will be brought to the next Board meeting for the official record. ACTION ON SOUTHEASTERN WI SCHOOL ALLIANCE (SWSA) AGREEMENT The board was provided with the SWSA agreement and SWSA Resolution in the Board packet. Additional information about the SWSA can be found at

4 Page 4 Members Guckenberger and Griswold questioned the value of OASD s membership in this group. Other members felt that membership should be extended by one year to allow the new superintendent to have time to evaluate the group s purpose and progress. Sandy Schick moved, seconded by Steve Zimmer, to approve the resolution for OASD participation in the SWSA for the school year and to approve the $3,000 participation fee. Voting Aye: Arenas, Bickler, Schick, Wiemer and Zimmer Voting Nay: Griswold and Guckenberger The motion passed 5-2. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH MSI GENERAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A TENNIS PAVILION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $235,000 Attachments for elevation, floor plan, contract, and scope description were included in the Board packet. Mike Barry, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, provided the Board with information on pledges to date. He also provided information that OASD will cash flow the project and reimburse itself as donations are collected. Donation pledges are for a maximum of three years, which means OASD will carry this project on the balance sheet for the next three years until all pledges are fulfilled. John Kutz, Project Director of MSI General, provided an update to the Board and addressed questions. Member Bickler requested that a sink be included in the final plan, for the many times it is needed especially in concession-related needs. Athletic Director Scott Raduka thanked the multitude of people who have contributed in any way to this project and especially Suellyn Schellpeper-Rohrer. Ground breaking is scheduled for Monday, June 24 at 1:00 p.m. The goals is to have the facility, Match Point Commons Tennis Facility completed by the first home tennis match in September. A dedication ceremony will be planned when the facility is opened. Mike Bickler moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve the contract, as presented, with MSI General for construction of a tennis pavilion at Oconomowoc High School for a total cost not to exceed two-hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars ($235,000), with the understanding that a spreadsheet of all bids will be included as part of the minutes. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve the Oconomowoc Area School District Instructional Hours chart, which comply with DPI requirements. The motion passed unanimously. POLICY REVIEW ACTION 1 st READING POLICY SERIES 400 (Minor Revisions): Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve the first reading and waive the second reading of the following 400 Policies (Minor Revisions): 412-School Census; Full-time Students; Released Time for Religions Instruction; 436-Student Dismissal Procedures; Student Alcohol and Controlled Substance Abuse; Rule; Student Use and Possession of Electronic communication Devices; 444- Married Students and School-Age Parents; Life-Sustaining Care; Student Immunizations; Communicable Diseases & Rule; Student Physical Examinations; 455-Student Safety; Supervision of Students; Student Use of Motor Vehicles; 460-Student Awards and Scholarships; 460-RULE. The motion carried unanimously.

5 Page 5 1 st READING POLICY SERIES 400 (Major Language Changes) Mike Bickler moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve the first reading of the following policies: 420-School Admissions (WASB language changes; multiple LEG REF additions); 420-Rule (NEW RULE added to address Homelessness); 422-Admission of Nonresident Students (Specific Language changes for individual circumstances); Part-Time Open Enrollment (Language Clarifications. Specific Criteria Changes); 425-Admission of Students of Adult Age (Title change, New Language); 443-Student Conduct and Discipline (Language Changes per WASB). The motion passed unanimously. 443-RULE-Classroom Code of Conduct Changed to Rule (no longer Policy , per WASB); 446-Student Search Activities; 457-Suicide Prevention and Intervention had inadvertently not been included and will be reviewed at the July Board meeting. 1 st READING POLICY 374 STUDENT FUND RAISING (new policy) Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve the first reading of Policy Student Fund-Raising, and to waive the second reading. The motion passed unanimously. 1 st READING POLICY RELATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND (RULE) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT Mike Bickler moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve the 1st reading of Policy Relations with Law Enforcement and Rule - Interagency Agreement, and to waive the second reading. The motion passed unanimously. 1 st Reading INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK USE POLICY AND RULE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK USE GUIDELINE Sandy Schick moved, seconded by John Griswold, to approve the first reading of Information Technology and Network Use Policy, and Rule Information Technology and Network Use Guideline and to waive the second reading. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF GIFTED EDUCATION & AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT THREE YEAR PLAN ( ) Wendy Sallam, OASD K-12 Gifted Education & Talent Development Coordinator was present to address questions from the Board on this plan. Sandy Schick moved, seconded by Steve Zimmer, to approve the Gifted Education & Talent Development Three-Year Plan The motion passed unanimously. Stephanie Leonard-Witte, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, thanked Ms. Sallam, for her work in the development of the plan. APPROVAL OF CURRICULUM RENEWAL AND DESIGN PLAN The current Curriculum Renewal and Design Plan is in need of updating as the Board last reviewed and approved the plan in The Curriculum Coordinating Council reviewed and revised the Curriculum Renewal and Design Plan during the school year. The council updated the language to include references to Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning. The Learner Profile was revamped to incorporate the expectations of The College and Career Readiness Standards as well as the Common Core State Standards.

6 Page 6 Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Sandy Schick, to approve the updated Curriculum Renewal and Design Plan. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL TO ADOPT HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOK Mike Bickler moved, seconded by Dave Guckenberger, to approve the OHS Social Studies textbook, Economics Course Companion, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, c2012, for the approved IB Economics high school course for The motion passed unanimously. UPDATE ON WI STATE BUDGET POTENTIAL IMPACT ON SCHOOLS Mike Barry, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, updated the Board on the probable impact of recent legislative activity on the budget, as compared to the Governor s state budget proposal (February 2013). Key areas of the update included the following areas of the budget provision: possible increase in state categorical aid; possible great revenue authority; possible expansion of private school vouchers statewide and possible limit of Community Services Fund levy. He also addressed questions from the Board. FUTURE MEETING AND AGENDA ITEMS The next regular meeting is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, July 16, 2013; Little Theatre, Oconomowoc High School; 7:00 p.m. President Wiemer thanked Assistant Superintendent Barry for his work at Oconomowoc Area School District, and wished him well as he leaves to take a new position in Madison. Superintendent Neudecker and other Board members added their thanks. Superintendent Neudecker also thanked the Board for the retirement celebration at the Golden Mast on Friday, June 14, ADJOURNMENT Lisa Arenas moved, seconded by Mike Bickler, to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mike Bickler, Board Clerk Don Wiemer, Board President