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OPENING of the Copper Country Intermediate School District Board CCISD MINUTES –3/15/16 OPENING OF The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of MEETING Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 3/15/16 2016, at the Intermediate Service Center, 809 Hecla Street, Hancock, Michigan, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The meeting opened with the reciting of the “Pledge of Allegiance.” ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert C. Tuomi, presiding; Nels S. Christopherson; Robert L. Roy; Karen M. Johnson; Robert E. Loukus; and Lisa A. Tarvainen. MEMBER ABSENT: Gale W. Eilola. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Katrina Carlson, Shawn Oppliger, Mike Richardson, Christine Salo and George Stockero. OTHER STAFF PRESENT: Jason Auel, Business Manager; Lynnette Borree and Gwen Stockwell, School Psychologists. GUESTS PRESENT: Graham Jaehnig, Reporter, Daily Mining Gazette. MTSS UPDATE Lynnette Borree and Gwen Stockwell, CCISD School Psychologists and members of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Implementation Team, gave a presentation on results of a recent data analysis. Results indicate that the ISD and districts partnering with them on an MTSS grant have made gains in their system supports, which include leadership, team functioning, planning and data systems. Student outcomes have been positive, with schools developing school-wide positive behavior supports, having less office discipline referrals than the national average based on their populations. In addition, ISD-wide, schools have increased the number of students meeting reading benchmarks, moving from 65.3 to 73.9 percent at the benchmark on Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) in the fall of 2015-16. As more schools have shown an interest in building their systems of support for all students, the CCISD is examining their capacity for the 2016-17 school year. AGENDA It was recommended by Superintendent George Stockero that the submitted agenda be adopted as presented. It was moved by Mrs. Johnson and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to adopt the agenda, as presented. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE It was recommended by Superintendent George Stockero that the MINUTES submitted minutes of the regular meeting of February 16, 2016, be 2/16/16 approved as presented. It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to approve the minutes of the regular monthly meeting of February 16, 2016, as presented. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence FINANCIAL by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the financial statements be STATEMENTS accepted as presented. It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. 1 CCISD MINUTES –3/15/16 Loukus to accept the financial statements as presented. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVAL OF It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence CHECKS by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the checks written for the month of WRITTEN February, 2016, be approved as presented. Mr. Roy moved and Mr. Loukus seconded to approve the checks written for the month of February, 2016, as presented. General Education Fund $728,958.55 Special Education Fund 85,219.92 REMC Fund 23,966.17 Total $838,144.64 All yeas; motion carried. APPROVAL OF It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence PAYMENT OF by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the bills as of March 15, 2016, BILLS as presented, be paid from the General Education Fund, the Special Education Fund and the REMC Fund. Mr. Roy moved and Mr. Loukus seconded to pay the bills as presented as of March 15, 2016. General Education Fund $40,199.73 Special Education Fund 46,199.08 REMC Fund 3,666.05 Total $90,064.86 All yeas; motion carried. APPROVAL OF It was moved by Mrs. Tarvainen and seconded by Mr. Loukus to CONFERENCE approve Conference Calendar dates for March through June 2016, CALENDAR as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. Date Location Conference Staff 3/16-18 Lansing, MI MAISA Spring George Stockero Meetings 4/11-13 Lansing, MI MAASE Meetings 1 Person 4/11-13 Grand Rapids, MI Crucial Conversa- Carla Strome tions Training* *Costs covered by Focus School funding. 4/14 St. Johns, MI GELN Meeting Carla Strome 2 CCISD MINUTES –3/15/16 4/20-22 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan Speech Wanda Kiiskila Hearing Association 1 Addtl. Person (MSHA) Conference 4/25-29 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan School Jason Auel Business Officials (MSBO) Annual Conference 4/27-30 Livonia, MI MAER Conference Kris Colombe (Blind & Vision Impairment) 4/28 Gaylord, MI MiSchool Data Carla Strome Training 4/29 Lansing, MI Educator Evaluation Carla Strome Conference 5/1-3 Lansing, MI START (Autism) Kristen Roggemann Conference & Sarah Hampton 5/10-13 Battle Creek, MI Michigan Math & Shawn Oppliger Science Centers Network Meeting 5/31-6/2 Lansing, MI Survey of Enacted Carla Strome Curriculum Training** **Costs covered by Focus School funding. 6/15-17 Traverse City, MI REMC Summer Mike Richardson In-service All yeas; motion carried. COMMUNICA- Minutes from the Copper Country Superintendents’ Round Table meeting TIONS on February 19, 2016, were presented and discussed. CCASB AWARDS It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Johnson to submit NOMINATIONS the following nominations for the annual Copper Country Association of School Boards awards, to be presented at the Michigan Technological University Memorial Union Ballroom on April 20, 2016, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. Outstanding Education Employee Award: Maren Rouleau, Teacher of the Mild Cognitive Impairment Program at Hancock High School 3 CCISD MINUTES –3/15/16 School Service Award: Lynnette Borree, School Psychologist, and Kelly Tuomikoski, MiBLSi Technical Assistance Partner Student Leadership Award: Reece Anderson, Hancock High School Auto Tech Student All yeas; motion carried. PURCHASE It was moved by Dr. Christopherson and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to STORAGE purchase an HP 3PAR 7200 96TB Storage Area Network (SAN) EXPANSION expansion, with installation and support, from low bidder InaComp Technical Services Group of Southfield, Michigan, at a cost of $38,808, plus $125 shipping, for a total of $38,933, as recommended by REMC 1 Director Mike Richardson, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. HIRE CAMP It was moved by Mrs. Johnson and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to NESBIT STAFF hire Jennifer Beaudette as Director, and Sarah Hampton and Maren Rouleau as teachers for the summer 2016 one-week Camp Nesbit camping session for students with disabilities, as recommended by Special Education Supervisor Katrina Carlson and Special Education Director Christine Salo, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE AIDE It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to approve a CONTRACT contract with Good Marks for Schools (GMS) of Marshall, -E. HARJU Michigan, for provision of temporary Instructional/Bus Aide services of Elissa Harju, as recommended by Special Education Supervisor Katrina Carlson and Special Education Director Christine Salo, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. RE-APPOINT It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to PAC MEMBER re-appoint Cindy Figures to an additional three year term on the Copper Country ISD Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education, representing the Copper Country ISD, as recommended by Special Education Director Christine Salo, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. Ms. Figures has been the PAC Chairperson since March 2006, and would like to continue in that role. All yeas; motion carried. RENEW ADMIN. It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Tarvainen to CONTRACTS approve administrative contract renewals as presented, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. ADMIN. The Board reviewed reports submitted by the Administrative Staff. REPORTS 4 CCISD MINUTES –3/15/16 SUPT’S. UPDATE Superintendent George Stockero updated the group on the status of recent legislation. He informed the Board that we have been offered a used car free of charge from Michigan Tech, and that Board President Robert Tuomi will be receiving the Michigan Association of School Boards Award of Distinction at the Copper Country Association of School Boards ceremony on April 20th. He also informed the group that the Interview Workshop held on March 11th at Michigan Tech was successful and received positive coverage from the Daily Mining Gazette and WLUC TV 6. The event is expanding, with students from Marquette-Alger RESA and Delta-Schoolcraft ISD also participating this year. PUBLIC COMMENTS........None. CLOSED SESSION It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. Loukus to recess to -SUPT. EVAL. closed session at 6:27 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the evaluation of the Superintendent and any other matters pertinent to the Superintendent’s evaluation. All yeas; motion carried. OPEN SESSION It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. Loukus to reconvene to open session at 7:02 p.m. All yeas; motion carried. RESULTS OF It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Dr. Christopherson to SUPT. EVAL. give an evaluation rating of Highly Effective to Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. RENEW SUPT’S. It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. Loukus to approve CONTRACT renewal of the Superintendent’s contract as presented. All yeas; motion carried. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Dr. Christopherson to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. All yeas; motion carried. Karen M. Johnson, Secretary Copper Country ISD Board of Education Robert C. Tuomi, President Copper Country ISD Board of Education 5 .
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