Unified School District 204 - Bonner Springs / Edwardsville Meeting Location: USD 204 Central Office 2200 S. 138 th St., Bonner Springs, KS Monday, November 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 1.0 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board President, Dave Pierce 1.1 Roll Call Present: Dave Pierce, Kim Beets, Tim McGinnis, Jeff Tinberg, Olliea Jarrett, Patricia Welicky Absent: David Toland Others Present: Dan Brungardt, Superintendent; Eric Hansen, Board Clerk 1.2 Adoption of the Agenda Motion by Kim Beets, seconded by Patricia Welicky to adopt the agenda as presented. 1.3 Recognition of Visitors Stormi Vitt, Deputy Board Clerk; Dr. Leticia Porter, Director of Elementary Instruction; Kristi Hoffine, Director of Secondary Instruction; Kim Mitchell, BSE Principal; Tiffany Goracke, BSE 1 st Grade Teacher; Clark McCracken, DRE Principal; Chelsey Harvey, DRE Kindergarten Teacher; Mike Harvey, Spouse; Tammy De La Rosa, CMS Principal; Michelle Briggs, CMS Speech and Language Pathologist; Arlen Briggs, Spouse; Sandy Jacobsen, CMS 6 th Grade Special Education Teacher; Jeff Jacobsen, Spouse; Becky Barger, USD 204 Treasurer; Rick Swearingen, Novak and Birks PC; Bill Miller, Novak and Birks PC; Dr. Jerry Abbott, Education Foundation; Dr. John Williamson, Education Foundation 1.4 Special Presentations There were no special presentations. 1.5 Request to Speak No requests to speak came before the Board. 1 Page
2.0 Approval of Minutes from Meeting of October 22, 2018 Motion by Jeff Tinberg, seconded by Patricia Welicky to approve the minutes as presented. 3.0 Approval of Warrant Register & October 2018 Financial Statements Motion by Kim Beets, seconded by Patricia Welicky to approve the warrant register and financial statements as presented. Old Business 4.1 CPA Audit Report on FY2018 Financial Statements and Records Mr. Rick Swearingen and Mr. Bill Miller with Novak and Birks PC reported the findings of the FY2018 CPA Audit Report to the Board. The report was very positive in nature. This was a first reading of the report, and the Board will be asked to take official action at the December 10, 2018 Board Meeting. 4.2 State Assess. Prep, Textbook/Instruc. Materials/Pacing Guide Update Dr. Porter and Mrs. Hoffine brought the Board up to date on district s preparations for State testing, instructional material adoptions, and the District Pacing Guides. 4.3 Renewal of Journey Church Facility Use Agreement Motion by Tim McGinnis, seconded by Patricia Welicky to increase the weekly facilities charge from $188.00 to $192.00 as recommended by District Administration. 4.4 B-TEC Furniture Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Kim Beets to purchase the furnishings for the B-TEC as presented in the amount of $221,961. New Business 5.1 Approve Donation Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Jeff Tinberg to accept the $500 donation from Mr. Randy Freeman, specifically for the fall play, The Addams Family. A thank you note will be sent to Mr. Freeman on behalf of the Board. 2 Page
5.2 YMCA Pool Heater Motion by Kim Beets, seconded by Tim McGinnis to approve the purchase of a new heater for the YMCA pool in the amount of $5,655. 5.3 Request to Recruit Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Jeff Tinberg, to allow Maria Richardson-Tacoa to recruit students for a non-sanctioned field trip to Puerto Rico in the Summer of 2020. 5.4 KASB Delegate Motion by Jeff Tinberg, seconded by Patricia Welicky, to nominate Kim Beets as the KASB Delegate to attend the Delegate Assembly on November 30 and December 1 & 2 in Overland Park, KS. 5.5 B-TEC Cabling Motion by Kim Beets, seconded by Tim McGinnis, to approve the contract for Core Communications in the amount of $61,242 to run necessary cable for the B-TEC. 5.6 Internet Filtering Software Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Jeff Tinberg, to approve the contract for Relay and Lightspeed in the amount of $30,900 for 3 years. 6.0 Business / Clerk Update 6.1 Flu Shot Update - Mr. Hansen reported that the number of in-district flu shots by KU Med West rose to 123 this year, as opposed to 115 in 2017. The number of shots given is fairly consistent each year; ranging from 115 to 123 in the past 3 years. It is a nice perk for staff to be able to get their flu shot without leaving their building. 6.2 Employee Benefits Enrollment Update American Fidelity Representatives are in all buildings this week to enroll staff for benefits. The online self-enroll feature opened on Monday, November 5 and will continue thru Friday, November 16. As of Monday 3 Page
morning, November 12, approximately 55 employees had utilized the self-enroll online feature. 6.3 Bonner Springs Community Dinner Mr. Hansen informed the Board of the plans by Cindy Rose and the OPAA! Team to host a holiday community dinner on December 2 at BSHS from 2 to 5 p.m. The price of the dinner will be $2 per person and is open to all members of the community. Mr. McGinnis suggested that Cindy contact Feed His Lambs and Vaughn-Trent as a means of letting the public know about the dinner and make sure folks who could really benefit know about it. 6.4 Meet and Confer Meeting The first Meet and Confer meeting for the 2018-2019 school year was held on Thursday, November 8. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes, and the attendees were Mr. Hansen, Mr. Brungardt, Jennifer Stricherz, BSHS (BSKNEA Chief Negotiator) and Trish Elder, BSHS (newly elected BSKNEA Vice-President who will also serve as President, as that position was not filled). A lot of good information was shared and presented, and Mr. Hansen and Mr. Brungardt welcomed any member of the Board Negotiating Team to attend the successive Meet and Confer sessions this year. Patricia Welicky expressed an interest in attending. 7.0 SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT 7.1 Construction Update Mr. Brungardt gave a brief update on the construction progress, including that the Tech Department was moving into the back area of the maintenance department at Central Office; where the Tech Department was previously at CMS will become a weight room. Phase 2 of construction is getting ready to gear up. 7.2 Ice and Snow Day Decision Process Mr. Brungardt showed the Board the process that is utilized to make a decision in the early morning hours whether school will be in session or not when there is inclement weather. 7.3 Energy Savings Update The Board was brought up-to-date on the current energy savings numbers. 7.4 Bus Accident Info This incident had just happened on Monday, November 12, so Mr. Brungardt added this to his report. A small truck had run into a USD 204 bus at the intersection of K32 and 435. The only passengers on the bus at the time was the driver and her own 2 students, and they were not hurt. The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital. Early indications are that the driver of the small truck ran a red light and rearended the bus. 7.5 Tower Update Counsel at MVP is still working toward an agreement on the cell tower on USD 204 property. As of now, the company has approved a 12-year guarantee as opposed to 10. It is hopeful that an agreement is reached and can be brought before the Board at the December 2018 meeting. The money generated from this, of course, goes to the Education Foundation. 4 Page
8.0 Executive Session..... Mr. Pierce There was no need for Executive Session. 9.0 Personnel Report Mr. Pierce Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Kim Beets to approve the Personnel Report as presented. 10.0 Adjournment Ms. Jarrett Motion by Patricia Welicky, seconded by Tim McGinnis to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 p.m. President of the Board Clerk of the Board 5 Page