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SUNBURST SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 REGULAR MEETING

BOARD MINUTES February 19, 2013 CALL TO ORDER: The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:02 pm by the Chairman, Mike Wallewein. The School District No. 2 Trustees present to constitute a quorum were:

Mike Wallewein, Chairman Marigail Sveum, Trustee James Nagy, Vice-Chairman Jason Hanson, Trustee Lisa Kearns, Trustee (absent)

Guests and staff in attendance were: Tim Tharp, Superintendent Jeanne Fairhurst, Business Manager District Staff Dan Nau, Elem Principal Colony Members Pledge to our flag.

BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT: Minutes from the January 15th Regular Meeting were discussed. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the minutes from January 15th Regular Meeting as written. Marigail Sveum seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.

Bills and Warrants were discussed. Marigail Sveum made a motion to approve the warrants numbering 19966-20046. Jim Nagy seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. Financial reports were reviewed and discussed.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Board Trustees, Marigail Sveum and Jim Nagy, commented that they had attended the Jazz Festival Concert in Shelby and enjoyed it.

Elementary Principal Report:

Principal Nau reported that enrollment for this month is 119 students in the Sunburst Elementary, 19 students at Rimrock Colony School, and 12 students at the Hillside Colony School. Nau discussed the many events that the Sunburst Elementary recently experienced and those coming up. Congrats to Haylee Koon for winning the local spelling bee. She and 14 others (plus two alternates) will be attending the Toole County Spelling Bee on February 26th. Prin Nau had special thanks to all the parents for all the time and effort they put in to make parties like Valentines and the Cabaret fun events for the elementary children. Nau noted that the local elementary science fair will be tomorrow and all are encouraged to stop by.

Superintendent Report:

a. Athletics/Activities Update: The high school basketball season is quickly coming to a close. Tournaments are coming up this week and next. High School golf and track will start practice on March 11th. b. Upcoming Legislative Session: Supt Tharp discussed the items of interest that are going on at the Legislative Session. c. Facilities Update: Supt Tharp noted that the heating/cooling unit in the mail office is installed. We are waiting for the ceiling to be repaired and lights added. Tharp will be moving into that office and Jeanne will be staying in the athletic director’s old office. Tharp’s office will be the new mail room. d. Superintendent out-of-district calendar: Supt Tharp discussed his calendar plans for the month of January and into February.

AGENDA ITEMS: a. Negotiations: Supt Tharp noted that the current contract with the certified staff will be coming to an end this year and negotiations will be beginning soon. Tharp also noted that for his negotiations he is requesting a two-year agreement with no salary increases. b. Call for Elections: Supt Tharp noted that the Board needs to pass a resolution calling for a school election to take place on May 7th for the purpose of electing one trustee for a three-year term. We do not have to set a levy amount at this time. If SB 175 passes, we may not need to have a levy this year. Jim Nagy made a motion to Call for Election on May 7th for the purpose of electing one trustee and possibly conducting a levy election. Jason Hanson seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. BOARD MINUTES February 19, 2013 PAGE 2

c. Accept resignation – Robin Johannsen: Supt Tharp received a letter of resignation from Robin Johannsen. Tharp recommended that the resignation be accepted with a big thanks for the thirty-five years of service to the students of Sunburst. May 24th will be Robin’s final day of teaching. Marigail Sveum made a motion to accept the resignation from Robin Johannsen. Jim Nagy seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. d. Approve Adult Education Microsoft Excel: After receiving requests for an adult education course in Excel be offered, Supt Tharp reported that our business teacher, Russell Biniek, said that he would be interested in teaching the course for Adult Ed. Biniek thought he could give the course in six weeks. Jim Nagy made a motion to approve the Adult Ed course in Microsoft Excel. Jason Hanson seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried. e. Approve contract with CTA Engineering: Supt. Tharp reported that he has met with CTA Engineering asking for a proposal for them to provide engineering services as part of a project to replace the return lines and perform a cost comparison on the use of steam versus hot water. The initial phase will cost approximately $4000. Based on Phase I determination of what the high school needs, the Board will decide how to proceed from there with engineering and bidding of a potential future project. Additional legal costs could be up to $16,000. The return line project could cost $125,000 to $200,000. Jim Nagy made a motion to accept the contract with CTA Engineering for the Phase I total of approx. $4000. Marigail Sveum seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion was carried.

The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting shall be on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Jim Nagy made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jason Hanson seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the meeting was adjourned at 7:59 pm.

______MIKE WALLEWEIN, CHAIRMAN JEANNE FAIRHURST, CLERK

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