Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools

CARSONVILLE-PORT SANILAC SCHOOLS 100 North Goetze Road Carsonville, Michigan 48419 (810) 657-9393

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 7:00 p.m. High School IMC

MINUTES I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by John Maher, President at 7:00 p.m.

A. Moment of Silence B. Pledge of Allegiance

Present: J. Maher, J. Nagelkirk, M.A. Magri, L. Blasius, C. Olds H. Titus, A. Binienda, J. Sutherland, M. Christenbery, S. Cole

Absent: C. Amey, C. Schneider

II. Approval of Agenda BOARD ACTION: Motion: By: M.A. Magri Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote that the Agenda be approved with the move of New Business C. Athletic Committee Report to B and re-letter as necessary.

III. Public Input None

IV. Consent Agenda BOARD ACTION: Motion By: M.A. Magri Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote that the Board of Education approves the Consent Agenda as presented.

V. Old Business A. 07-08 Board Goals

BOARD ACTION: Motion By: L. Blasius Supported By: C. Olds Passed: By unanimous vote, that the Board of Education adopts the 2007-08 Board Goals with approved changes.

VI. New Business A. Curriculum Directors Report

Brenda Cutler, Elementary Curriculum Director reported:

 Writing Class for staff members with Deoni Montei starts this month.  Jean Willis inserviced teachers on Chicago math assessments.  Jeremy Macejewski spoke with teachers on skill streaming, scope and sequence, homework helpers and common planning.  Elementary Student tutoring is being offered on Monday and Tuesdays from 3 until 5.  Peck schools will be visiting on Friday, October 12th, to view our Read Naturally Program.  10 Students have moved out of or on to the next level in Dibels.  Deckerville staff will join the CPS staff for a writing in-service.  A star student program to honor students for using the skill streaming objectives is being started.

Scott Bular, High School Curriculum Director reported:

 The MEAP testing window for grades 3-9 is October 8th through October 26th.  MME fall retake dates are October 27, 30 and 31.  Students retaking the MME are required to complete all of the subtests in order to receive a qualified score. The ACT subtest will be administered at an offsite location on Saturday, October 27th.  The spring 2008 MME test dates are March 11, 12 and 13.  CPS is one in a group of 13 counties in the State of Michigan that received a grant to administer the Locating Information portion of the WorkKeys test at no cost to the district. The test will be administered to this year’s senior class at a time yet to be determined.  Students who successfully complete all three WorkKeys sections will be issued a career readiness certificate from ACT.  High School and Elementary teachers will again be meeting by subject area to realign the core classes now that the new state benchmarks have been finalized. We will begin with the science area meeting, which should happen within the next two weeks.

B. Athletic Committee

Jeremy Macejewski, Athletic Director gave the following Athletic Report.

 Through-out the course of the school year the Athletic Director will work with the NCTL and coaches to schedule contest away from Wednesday Nights in the future. The committee will explore and modify things for the 2008-09 school year as a better understanding is gained of how the season changes impact our facilities.  The Committee is proposing golf as a club sport for the spring. This will be reviewed and re-evaluated during the 2008-09 school year.  Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheer will have the opportunity to “stunt” so long as it is part of a planned routine that has a purpose. Junior High Cheer will not be allowed to “stunt”.  Two portable 8 ft. basketball goals were purchased to be used with our 1st through 4th grade winter program.  An Athlete of the Week Program is up and running. One senior high and one junior high athlete will be chosen to spotlight each week. A display will display each athlete’s accomplishments and each athlete will get an “Athlete of the Week” T-Shirt.  The committee also evaluated and proposed updated wage alignments in Athletic Schedule B Positions.

BOARD ACTION: Motion By: M.A. Magri Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote, that the Board of Education approves the Althletic Schedule B Positions wage alignment as presented.

BOARD ACTION: Motion By: J. Nagelkirk Supported By: M.A. Magri Passed: By unanimous vote, that the Board of Education approves the motion to change Golf from a league sport to a club sport.

C. Technology Report The Technology Committee met on September 25th and based on this meeting Ann Binienda gave the following report:

 Technology Organizational Information was reviewed. All Technology issues or concerns should be directed to the building principals first. If the elementary principal is not available and the issue/concern needs immediate attention, it should be directed to Brenda Cutler and if the high school principal is not available and the issue/concern needs immediate attention, it should be directed to Ann Lopez.  Teacher computers TV - VCR/DVD - Nancy Rich is working on updating this and a priority list is being made.  Website - The new website is still in development. A managers training was held and after the setup of the sections and editor information is entered, the editors training can then be scheduled.  Library Catalog Access. - The goal is to have access in each room at the elementary.  Keyboarding Program - The appropriate age level to begin teaching keyboarding and a new keyboarding program are being investigated.

Elementary School  The lunchroom computer has been fixed and the breakfast line has been reorganized to help students get through more quickly.  The network has been updated.  Student classroom computers and printers are being updated/repaired as quickly as possible. All concerns should be directed to Mr. Sutherland to the added to the priority list.  The feasibility of an announcement broadcast on classroom televisions and staff flash drives are being researched.

High School  The network is being updated  The old Keyboarding Lab is in the process of being fixed and updated.  The Video Arts computers need updating.  The best time of the day for channel one, training for teachers in using the video arts room equipment, Books in File format, Keytrain and accelerated programs are being researched. D. Bus Lease BOARD ACTION: Motion By: C. Olds Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote, that the Board of Education approves the lease with Hoekstra, LLC for the 2008 thru 2010 school years as presented.

E.Custodial Position BOARD ACTION: Motion By: L. Blasius Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote that the Carsonville – Port Sanilac Board of Education approves the hire of Daniel Miller to the position of part-time custodian.

F.Schedule B BOARD ACTION: Motion By: M.A. Magri Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote, that the Board of Education approves the High School Schedule B Positions wage alignment as presented.

G. Sanilac County School Board Survey Harold Titus presented the Board and Administration of CPS with a Cost Saving Survey that is being conducted by the Sanilac County Association of School Boards. All Board Members and Administration are requested to fill out the survey and return it to Mr. Titus by October 19th.

H. Closed Session - Review Attorney Opinion BOARD ACTION: Motion By: L. Blasius Supported By: J. Nagelkirk Passed: By unanimous vote that the Carsonville – Port Sanilac School District Board of Education adjourn to Closed Session at 10:03 p.m. for the purpose of review attorney opinion.

BOARD ACTION: Motion By: J. Nagelkirk Supported By: M.A. Magri Passed: By unanimous vote that the Carsonville – Port Sanilac School District Board of Education return to Open Session at 10:07 p.m.

VII. Information Harold Titus, Superintendent, reported that CPS Student, Katie Leen received the Meritorious Award at the Police and Firemen’s Award Banquet on Saturday and Alumni CPS, Ryan McConnachie, was named 2007 Police Officer of the Year. Mr. Titus also reported that the Alternative Education Program is offering extended hours on Monday and Wednesday Nights from 4 p.m until 7 p.m.

Joseph Sutherland, Elementary Principal, reported that the PTA and Athletic Boosters for their generous gifts to the District, Elementary Halloween Parade will be held on October 31st at 2:00 p.m. and Elementary classrooms are gathering items for Theme Baskets with themes such as Lion’s Football, Dog Basket, Toys, Wrapping Supplies, Holidays, Movie Night, Games, Sports, Cleaning Supplies, Party Supplies, Warm-up for Winter, Tailgate, Tools and Red, White and Blue. The PTA will assemble the baskets for display. Raffle tickets for these baskets will be sold for 1 ticket for $1.00 or 6 tickets for $5.00 and are available at home athletic events and the elementary office.

Ann Binienda reported that the Middle School Quiz Bowl Team, Lucie Sertich, Calvin Amey, Max Hogue, and Brian Schneider, placed 1st at the Sandusky Quiz Bowl Meet, the High School has had one fire alarm drill and one lock down drill, and she gave the monthly discipline report.

Margie Christenbery reported to the Board of Education that the Annual Audit will be presented at the regular Board of Education Meeting in November and she gave an update on the unaudited student 4th Friday Count.

VIII. Future Meetings A. November 8, 2007 Regular Board Meeting

IX. Adjournment BOARD ACTION: Motion By: L. Blasius Supported By: C. Olds Passed: By unanimous vote that the meeting be adjourned at 10:07 p.m.

DATE: November 8, 2007

John Maher, President