Target Range School District #23 4095 South Avenue West Missoula, Montana 59804 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Phone: 406-549-9239 Fax: 406-728-8841 www.target.k12.mt.us General Meeting - May 18, 2015 Meeting Minutes 5/18/2015 Mr. Bob Carter called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM and led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. ROLL Mr. Bob Carter, Chair - Present Mr. Dave Cook, Vice-chair - Present Mr. Jerry Armstrong. Trustee - Present Mr. Nathan Lucke, Trustee - Present Ms. Cathy Mikesell, Trustee - Present 3. OFFICIAL GUESTS Dr. Corey Austin, Superintendent - Present Mrs. Barbara Droessler, Principal - Present Ms. Megan Hopper, Assistant Principal - Present Mrs. Elaine Higuera, Technology Director - Present Mrs. Tammy Tulberg, District Clerk - Present 4. BOARD APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Jerry Armstrong moved to approve the agenda as presented. 2nd by: Ms. Cathy Mikesell 5. BOARD CORRESPONDENCE Mrs. Rachel Sutherland read a letter that she submitted to the board in support out-of-district students. 6. NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Dave Cook reported that the negotiations committee met twice with certified and classified negotiators and once with other contract members. The classified bargaining agreement for 2015-2017 will be presented further down on the agenda. The certified bargaining agreement will be submitted at a later date. The other contracts will be also addressed further down on the agenda. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA Mrs. Peggy Morrison - Target Range Farmers Market starts this Sunday. Mrs. Betty Jo Johnson - Out-of-district students and charging tuition. Mrs. Laurie Brynn - Open up the open enrollment discussion again. Mrs. Kathy Flamand - In support of out of district. Mrs. Kathleen Harvey - Open discussion about the pros and cons about out-of-district students. 8. ACTION ITEMS a. Canvass of the Votes Mrs. Tammy Tulberg presented the canvass of the votes to board members. The canvass sheets are located within the packet and were signed by each board member. b. Swear-In New Trustees Mrs. Tammy Tulberg preceded to swear-in the following new trustees; Mr. Gary E. Botchek Mr. Nathan Lucke Mrs. Sharon Sterbis c. Board Chair Election Mr. Bob Carter moved to elect Mr. Dave Cook as board chair. d. Board Vice-Chair Election Mr. Nathan Lucke moved to elect Mr. Bob Carter as Vice-Chair. Mr. Gary Botchek moved elect Mr. Nathan Lucke as board vice-chair. For lack of second, motion failed. on original motion. e. Appointment of District Clerk Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the appointment of Mrs. Tammy Tulberg as the District Clerk. 2nd by:mrs. Sharon Sterbis f. Appointment of Election Administrator Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the appointment of Missoula County as the Election administrator and the election contract as presented:. 2nd by:mrs. Sharon Sterbis 9. PRESENTATION Ms. Elizabeth Kaleva, Target Range School Attorney, gave a handout to all board members about the roles of trustees. The handouts are included in the hard copy of the minutes. 10. BOARD APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the board minutes of the General Board meeting held on April 20th and the Board Work Session minutes held on 4/23/15. Mr. Dave Cook - keep minutes as have been done in the past. Items can be highlighted. Motions that are important and need to be word for word should be noted. Board members can abstain from voting. Public comment: Mrs. Anne Rupkalvis inquired about recording the meetings. 11. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Mr. Nathan Lucke appreciated the inclusion of the updated substitute list on the consent agenda. 12. ACTION ITEMS a. Board Approval of Transportation Reports Dr. Austin reported that the transportation contracts for the 2nd semester and the individual contracts for next year need approval. Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the transportation contracts as presented. Vote: 4-0 b. Board Approval of Intercap Draw #21 Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the Intercap Draw #21 as presented. c. Board Approval of Participation in National School Lunch Program and Setting Prices Dr. Austin recommended the school continue to participate in the National School Lunch Program and that meal/milk prices increase by $.05. The school is well under the national school price of $2.70 for lunch. Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the participation and the meal/milk increase. 2nd by : Mrs. Sharon Sterbis Add the word guest before salad bar and salad bar/entree Mr. Gary Botchek abstained d. Board Approval of Certified Staff Tenured Renewals Dr. Austin recommended that the board approve the list of three certified staff members that were not included on the tenured list at the April board meeting. Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the renewal of the three staff members as presented. Vote 5-0 e. Board Approval of Classified Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2015-2017 Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the Classified Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2015-2017 as presented. Mr. Dave Cook reported that all changes were highlighted in yellow. He spoke about the more substantive changes. Mr. Gary Botcheck abstained. Mr. Dave Cook reported about the MOU and the effects on one employee.
Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the MOU as presented. f. Board Approval of Administrative/Non-Union Exempt Contracts Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the entire list of administration/non-union exempt contracts as presented. Vote 4-0 g. Board Approval of Specialist Contracts Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the Specialist Contracts as presented. Public Comment: - Mrs. Kathleen Harvey - the necessity of these positions. Vore 4-0 h. Little White School House Mr. Dave Cook - Need to discuss how to spend the remaining funds of the building reserve fund. Dr. Austin - MMW 4 options given and that the school should not go over the funds remaining from the building reserve levy. Mr. Bob Carter would like to see the outside painted. Mr. Gary Botchek agreed. Mr. Nathan Lucke - Items should be contracted using outside services. Mrs. Anne Rupkalvis - Engage community Mr. Eric Beyer - Get good professionals and request that people donate materials Mr. Bob Carter - Bring in Laura Howe as project manager Mr. Gary Botchek -= MMW should provide information about repairing the building and then go to a contractor in regards to replacement of siding and painting. Get RFP (Request for Proposals) Mr. Bob Carter moved to ask MMW to prepare a RFP for proposals to be taken to committee 2nd by: Mr. Gary Botchek Information will go to the subcommittee and then decision should be made by the board. Vote: 3 Ayes Mr. Gary Botchek, Mr. Nathan Lucke Mr. Bob Carter 2 Nays - Mr. Dave Cook and Mrs. Sharon Sterbis Motion passes 3-2 i. School Calendar for 2015-2016 Dr. Austin reported that the U of M and MCPS changed their school calendars in regards to Spring Break. He recommends that we follow those calendars and move Spring Break to the first full week of April. Mr. Bob Carter moved to approve the updated calendar. 2nd by: Mr. Gary Botchek Vote 5-0 13. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION a. Board Committee Assignments Mr. Cook determined the committee assignments as follows: 1. Policy/ Curriculum - Mr. Bob Carter and Mrs. Sharon Sterbis 2. Personnel/Negotiations/Insurance - Mr. Dave Cook and Mrs. Sharon Sterbis 3. Facility/Grounds - Mr. Nathan Lucke & Mr. Gary Botchek 4. Monthly Warrant audits will be conducted by Mr. Bob Carter b. Principal's Report
Mrs. Droessler pointed out there are a lot of field trips planned with an educational purpose. The Jump Rope for Heart raised approximately $4,000.00. 35 students will be participating in the Meet of Champions for track next week on the 28th at 1:00 PM at Big Sky HS. c. Superintendent's Report i. Accreditation Status Dr. Austin reported on the accreditation status from OPI. Target Range has acheived regular status for both the elementary and middle school. ii. Resignations Dr. Austin reported that he received the following resignations - 1. Ms. Megan Hopper - 2nd Grade Teacher 2. Mr. Jared Miller - 6th Grade Teacher. d. District Clerk's Report Mrs. Tammy Tulberg reported the process for creating a Standard Operating Manual. Mr. Bob Carter complimented Mrs. Tulberg on doing a great job. e. TREA Update There were no additional comments. 14. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Bob Carter moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 PM. Mr. Dave Cook, Chair Mrs. Tammy Tulberg, District Clerk