I. Roll Call All members were present. Time: 6:00 P.M. MINUTES BOARD MEETING BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH MERCER R-III SCHOOL April 14, 2014 Moriah Stark, Nicole Laughing, Jeremy Price, Angie Couchman and Peggy Johnson were in attendance of the meeting. II. Approval of Minutes A. March 10, 2014 Julie Graham made a motion to approve the March 10, 2014 board minutes. Tami Campbell B. March 18, 2014 Chris Main made a motion to approve the March 18, 2014 board minutes. Julie Graham III. IV. Plaque Presentation Mr. Owens presented Mike Noe a plaque in appreciation for his years of service on the board. Adjourn Tracy Meinecke made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:03 p.m. Chris Main seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0 Mike Noe yes, Gregg Widner yes, Tami Campbell yes, Tracy Meinecke yes, Julie Graham yes, Chris Main yes, and Kirk Ellis - yes. President Secretary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Roll Call All members were present. Time: 6:05 P.M. Moriah Stark, Nicole Laughing, Jeremy Price, and Angie Couchman were in attendance of the meeting. II. Adoption/Modification of Agenda Mr. Owens asked the board to modify the agenda adding Teacher Resignation and Board Paid Life Insurance to New Business.
Tami Campbell made a motion to adopt the modified agenda. Tracy Meinecke seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0. III. IV. Oath of Office The Oath of Office was given to the following board members: Gregg Widner, Julie Graham and Peggy Johnson. Election of Officers Kirk Ellis made a motion to elect Gregg Widner as Board President. Tracy Meinecke seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0. Kirk Ellis made a motion to elect Tracy Meinecke as Board Vice-President. Tami Campbell Tracy Meinecke made a motion to elect Julie Graham as Board Secretary/Treasurer. Kirk Ellis Gregg Widner, Tracy Meinecke and Julie Graham will be on two district checking accounts at Farmers Bank. V. Citizens Input VI. Consent Agenda A. April Bills B. Revenue/Expense Report C. Nurse & Service Worker Reports D. Current Tax Report E. Program Evaluations: Technology; Guidance All reports were included in the board packet. The counselors plan for office space will be discussed later. There are no plans to remodel this year; will be moving offices around. Chris Main made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Julie Graham seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0. Rob Koon, Technology Coordinator, is looking into increasing bandwidth and adding two new servers in order for students to take state testing electronically. The need for new computers is also being looked into. High-stakes testing for next year has been postponed. VII. Old Business A. Agriculture Building A budget report for the building was handed out. There is $78,655 left to spend this year and $75,000 budgeted next year. The following is what s left to do: rough in/finishing; flooring in classroom and lobby; concrete sidewalk/parking; HVAC/electrical/lighting and plumbing.
An ad seeking bids for rough in/finishing will be in the paper the next two weeks. Windows and doors are being put in this week. VIII. New Business A. Senior Trip Presentation Moriah Stark presented the agenda for senior trip. The seniors will be going to Daytona Beach, Florida; May 4-8. Moriah Stark, Nicole Laughing, Jeremy Price, and Angie Couchman left the meeting at 6:30 p.m. B. Years of Service Awards Mr. Owens went over a list of faculty and staff members who have been with the district for 5, 10, 15, and 35 years. They will be recognized at the awards ceremony at the end of the year. Kirk Ellis made a motion to recognize the faculty and staff members. Tami Campbell C. 2014-2015 Preliminary Budget A preliminary budget was included in the board packet for review. The budget includes 15% health insurance increase, step, and 1.5% raise for all other employees. Capital Projects will include remodeling principal s office and band room storage. Money is tight therefore, limited to what can be done. Total Revenues: $2,918,657 Total Expenditures: $3,054,936 ${136,279} A final budget must be adopted by July 1. Upon accepting resignation will have a fulltime counselor rather than two part-time counselors. There are not a lot cuts that can be made with staff. D. Teacher Resignation Bridgette Stark, Counselor, submitted her letter of resignation effective end of school year. Julie Graham made a motion to accept Bridgette Stark s resignation. Tami Campbell E. Board Paid Life Insurance Mr. Owens asked the board to approve switching Board paid life insurance from FSL to Unum. There is a minor savings in the $10,000 policy and it also gives employees the opportunity to purchase voluntary life insurance. Julie Graham made a motion to approve switching board paid life insurance from FSL to Unum effective July 1, 2014. Peggy Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0.
IX. Principal s Report Mrs. Palmer reported the following: o Horse team qualified for State FFA o FFA auction raised around $3,500 o Elementary music program was held last week and junior high/high school program will be tomorrow night o David Hagerman was here at Family Reading Night and performed a Science Show in collaboration with 21 st Century and Title I grants o Guidance: preparing students for testing, Financial Aid meeting, A+ Advisory meeting, and A+ parent meeting have been held or will be this month o Twenty-two students are at State FBLA o Preschool Program has completed Accreditation. Next year there are low numbers for four-year old preschool. Looking at filling gaps with three-year olds. It will be a lottery type system. Students must be potty-trained and three-year olds will not be allowed to ride the bus o Summer School: Working on theme. Newtown students will be coming over again. There is one teacher spot left to fill o MAP testing will start at the end of the month o 21 st Century Grant evaluation will be completed at the end of the month. Evaluators will be here and at Newtown o Prom is scheduled for April 26 o Baccalaureate will be May 9 th at 6:00 p.m. at the Mercer Assembly of God o Graduation will be held May 11 th at 2:00 p.m. X. Superintendent s Report Mr. Owens discussed board policies and Sunshine Law guidelines. The Assessed Valuation is uncertain at this time. XI. Executive Session A. 610.021 (Subsection 3) Chris Main made a motion to go into executive session at 7:04 p.m. per 610.021 (Subsection 3). Julie Graham seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0 Gregg Widner yes, Tracy Meinecke yes, Julie Graham yes, C Tami Campbell yes, Peggy Johnson yes, Chris Main yes, and Kirk Ellis - yes. Tami Campbell made a motion at 7:22 p.m. to come out of executive session. Gregg Widner XII. Actions from Executive Session A. Non-Certified Staff Tracy Meinecke made a motion to give non-certified staff a 1.5% salary increase for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Terry Bomgardner for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Nellie Henley for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0, Julie Graham abstain.
Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Clifford Houk for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Heather Miller for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0, Kirk Ellis abstain. Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Brian Persell for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Marlene Stark for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Jennifer Wilson for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Judy Wilson for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main Tracy Meinecke made a motion to employ Mary Wilson for the 2014-2015 school year. Chris Main B. Extra-Curricular Contracts Kirk Ellis made a motion to appoint extra-curricular contracts as written. Chris Main Assistant Girls Softball and Senior Sponsor are the two positions left to fill. XIII. Adjourn Tracy Meinecke made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:26 p.m. Julie Graham seconded the motion. Motion carried 7-0 Gregg Widner yes, Tracy Meinecke yes, Julie Graham yes, Tami Campbell yes, Peggy Johnson yes, Chris Main yes, and Kirk Ellis - yes. President Secretary