BUCKLIN U.S.D. #459 BOARD OF EDUCATION MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT: Becky Breault Matt Imel (arrived at 7:14 p.m.) Natalie Boone (arrived at 7:07 p.m.) Lisa Hood Sandy Halling Troy Snook
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Travis Servis
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Kelly Lampe, Superintendent Mark Calvin, Principal Diana Walter, BOE Clerk
GUESTS: Teresa Commerford Brad and Mishaun Estes Emily Davis Chad Hailey
Meeting called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Lisa Hood in the District Office.
Lisa Hood asked that the following items be amended and added to the consent agenda: Change the approval of minutes from June 13 to July 11th and 29th. Add a discussion about the Dodge City Community College Budget.
M/S (Troy Snook – Sandy Halling) to approve the agenda as revised. M/C 4-0
Chad Hailey discussed the 1 to 1 proposal for high school students. He presented the board with a copy of the Laptop Policies and Procedures he would like to use to implement the 1 to 1 initiative. The policy would need to be signed by both the parent and the student. If the student would like to take the laptop home a fee of $50 would be charged. If not, the laptop will stay at the school and be checked in and out every day.
M/S (Troy Snook – Matt Imel) to approve the laptop policies and procedures and the $50 fee to allow a student to be able to take the computer home. M/C 6-0 Chad Hailey talked about the possibility of extending the warranty on the Dell computers for a cost of $10,000. However, Mr. Lampe recommended that we not do this.
Chad Hailey spoke about the GAPP Back to School Bash. It will be held on Friday, August 19th at 5:30 p.m. This will be a great time for the community to come out and meet the new superintendent along with the new staff members.
Emily Davis and Teresa Commerford spoke about the insurance committee’s findings. They recommend that the district switch from the grandfathered BC/BS plan to the BC/BS Quad option plan.
M/S (Matt Imel – Natalie Boone) to approve the change from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas grandfathered plan to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Quad option plan. M/C 6-0
M/S (Natalie Boone- Troy Snook) to approve the consent agenda: Board minutes for July 11th and 29th meetings Rescind supplemental contracts approved during June and July meetings and approve updated list of supplemental contracts, as attached Approved the following substitute teachers for 2016/2017 school year o Ansel Barngrover, Jane Baker, Dale Coverdale, Cheryln Coyle, Kathy Feikert, Sue Greenleaf, Sue Kirk, Sharon McDonald, Betty Rogers, Beth Smith and Marilyn White M/C 6-0
M/S (Matt Imel – Lisa Hood) to approve July 2016 Financials. M/C 6-0
The board received 2 bids on the blue bird bus that we had posted for sale in the Bucklin Banner. The bids were from Military Trucks and Jules Constantin.
M/S (Natalie Boone – Becky Breault) to accept the bid from Military Trucks for $500 subject to them picking it up within 30 days. M/C 6-0
Mike Fisher will put together a list of old equipment that the school is going to dispose of. We will then advertise the list in the paper and on facebook. After the public has had a chance to purchase, the remaining items will be picked up by Northend disposal at a cost of $500.
M/S (Troy Snook – Matt Imel) to approve the disposal process of old equipment by Kelly Lampe and Mike Fisher. M/C 6-0 M/S (Natalie Boone – Sandy Halling) for the Board of Education to accept a donation from the Paige Estes Foundation for $13,516 to pay for the new scoreboards in the big gym. M/C 6-0
The Board of Education will be having a goal setting session on September 26 at 7 p.m. with Gary Sechrist from KASB.
Diana Walter presented information about updating the computer software the district currently uses to a more modern version.
Kelly Lampe spoke about earthquake insurance. He informed the board of education that it would cost and additional $1,000 to add it to the current policy. After discussion, the Board decided not to purchase earthquake coverage at this time.
Kelly Lampe discussed the visitor’s bleachers. The structure is good but the seats need replaced. He will be calling to get quotes on fixing them.
Becky Breault discussed the Dodge City Community College budget hearing would be on Tuesday at 6 p.m. She encouraged the other school board members to attend.
Kelly Lampe discussed the following: Open forum on the agenda is a local control. Our board policy states that a 10 day notice is required and the Superintendent and Board President can decide who speaks. The board decided to leave the open forum on the agenda. Three interviews for the custodian position will be held this week. No one has applied for the 3rd grade para position. We will begin fingerprinting and background checks on all new employees. Mr. Lampe is still researching the options related to the HVAC system. KESA (Kansas Education Systems Accreditation) - This will be a 5 year plan. It will move us away from testing and more focus will be placed on Individual Plans of Study (IPS). We will have a full year to plan this. Chemical cleanup of items in the science labs is mandated by the state. The service center in Sublette is putting a team together to help with this.
Mark Calvin discussed the following: The league meeting is this week and dues will be decided. Bucklin will host the high school vocal festival and league track this year Individual Plans of Study will be developed for 7th to 12th graders Cristina Tudanca, our new math teacher from Spain is here and settled. She is adjusting well and working to prepare her classroom and lesson plans. To assist with training on new standards we will engage with Mindy Applegate from the SW Plains Regional Service Center.
M/S (Sandy Halling – Natalie Boone) to approve reports. M/C 6-0 M/S (Becky Breault – Sandy Halling) to go into executive session for 12 minutes to discuss personnel and to protect those involved. (8:55) M/C 6-0
M/S (Troy Snook – Matt Imel) to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 pm. M/C 6-0
______President Board of Education Attest: Clerk of Board