MINUTES
WAYNE BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
April 14, 2008
The
regular meeting of the Wayne Community Schools Board of Education was held at
the Wayne High School, Wayne, NE on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Notice of the meeting and place of agenda
was published in the Wayne Herald. A
copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was displayed for the public to read.
The following board members
answered roll call: Mr. Mark Evetovich, Mrs. Kelly Kenny, Dr. Carolyn Linster, Mrs. Kaye
Morris, Dr. Jeryl Nelson, Dr. Jodi Pulfer.
Adoption of the Amended Agenda:
Motion
by Kenny, second by Nelson to adopt the amended agenda as presented. Motion carried.
Roll call vote: Evetovich, Yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny,
yes; Nelson, yes.
Approval of the Minutes from
Previous Meetings:
March 10, 2008 -Regular
Meeting- Motion
by Linster, second by Pulfer to approve the minutes from the March 10, 2008
regular meeting. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes;
Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes.
January 14, 2008-Amended
Regular Meeting- Motion by Linster, second by Evetovich to approve the amended minutes of the regular board meeting with the
adding of the committees of Technology- Dr. Nelson, Mr. Evetovich, and Dr.
Pulfer; Custodial- Dr. Linster, Mrs. Morris, and Mrs. Kenny. Motion carried.
Roll call vote: Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich,
yes; Pulfer, yes.
Pre-Scheduled Communications
from the Public:
Rodney
Garwood- Spoke on Mrs. Ballinger's resignation and he was sorry to hear about
this. He also stated his opinion regarding Special Education.
Betsy
Maryott- Spoke on behalf of the WEA stating the concerns about the public
perception that the faculty here at the schools is not involved or not
concerned with the changes that are taking place in the district. The teachers
would like to inform the public that they were under advisement from the NSEA
not to discuss their positions, or other items with Board members or at board
meetings during the Reduction in Force process.
The
Faculty would welcome the opportunity to give the board any information they
may require to make data driven decisions concerning our district. Ms. Maryott
also suggested that perhaps a faculty advisory committee should be formed to
work with the board. The WEA requests a meeting with Dr. Reinert and the Board
Finance Committee regarding the financial concerns before the end of the year.
Routine Business Reports and
Actions:
Personnel: Personnel Changes for the 2008-09 School Year
Resignation of Courtney Maas as HS Head Girls
Basketball Coach- Motion by
Evetovich, second by Pulfer to accept the resignation of Courtney Maas as HS
Head Girls Basketball Coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Kenny, yes;
Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes.
Hiring of Nathan Wall as the HS Head Girls Basketball
Coach- Motion by Evetovich, second by
Pulfer to approve the hiring of Nathan Wall as the HS Head Girls Basketball
Coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes; Pulfer,
yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes.
Resignation of Nathan Wall as Assistant Girls
Basketball Coach- Motion by Linster,
second by Nelson to accept the resignation of Nathan Wall as Assistant Girls
Basketball Coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes;
Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes.
Hiring of Josh Johnson as the Assistant Girls
Basketball Coach- Motion by Nelson,
second by Kenny to approve the hiring of Josh Johnson as the Assistant Girls
Basketball Coach. Motion carried. Roll call: Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny,
yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes.
Resignation of Josh Johnson as Freshman Girls
Basketball Coach- Motion by Pulfer,
second by Linster to accept the resignation of Josh Johnson as Freshman Girls
Basketball Coach. Motion carried. Roll call: Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris,
yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes. Evetovich, yes.
Hiring of Shannon Corkle as the Freshman Girls
Basketball Coach- Motion by Nelson,
second by Evetovich to approve the hiring of Shannon Corkle as the Freshman Girls
Basketball Coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster,
yes; Morris, yes.
Resignation of Liz Garvin as the Girls Golf Coach- Motion by Pulfer, second by Kenny to accept the
resignation of Liz Garvin as the Girls Golf Coach. Motion carried. Roll call
vote: Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes;
Nelson, yes.
Hiring of Josh Johnson as the Girls Golf Coach- Motion by Nelson, second by Evetovich to approve the
hiring of Josh Johnson as the Girls Golf Coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote:
Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny; yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich,
yes.
Resignation of Elizabeth Maryott as the 7/8 Volleyball
Coach-Motion by Kenny, second by
Nelson to accept the resignation of Elizabeth Maryott as the 7/8 volleyball
coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes;
Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes.
Hiring of Shannon Gibson as the 7/8 Volleyball Coach- Motion by Pulfer, second by Linster, to approve hiring
of Shannon Gibson as the 7/8 volleyball coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Kenny,
yes; Nelson, yes, Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes.
Resignation of Elizabeth Maryott as the Assistant B/G
Varsity Track Coach- Motion by
Nelson, second by Pulfer to accept the resignation of Elizabeth Maryott as the assistant
B/G varsity Track coach. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Nelson, yes;
Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes.
Resignation of Kelly Ballinger as Special Education
Director- Motion by Pulfer, second by
Linster to accept the resignation of Kelly Ballinger as Special Education
Director. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster,
yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes.
Financial Reports and
Claims:
Financial Claims- Motion by Linster, second by Evetovich to approve the financial claims
and reports as presented. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Pulfer, yes; Linster,
yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes.
Out at 6:31 p.m. for Honor Coffee
In at 6:52 p.m.
Gifts: None
Bids and Contracts:
ESU Contract- Motion
by Evetovich, second by Linster to approve the ESU contract of $334,086.52 with
Mrs. Ballinger checking to see if the Visually Impaired rate is correct. Motion
carried. Roll call vote: Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes;
Nelson, yes, Evetovich, yes.
Bid from Y&Y Lawn Service- Motion by Linster, second by Pulfer to approve the bid
of Y& Y Service for $7951.50. Discussion: Mr. Evetovich stated that maybe
we could table this item for a year to get by a year without spraying due to
the short fall. Dr. Pulfer noted that on behalf of the foundation we need to
keep the football field in good shape due to the funds the foundation has
received, and maybe we could just have the field sprayed and nothing else. Mr.
Ruhl stated that the field is young and does not need to be overtaken with dandelions
killing out the good turf. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Evetovich, no;
Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, no; Nelson, yes.
Bid from Kratke's Lawn Service- Choice to take the cheaper bid of Y&Y lawn
service.
Proposal from Nordby Construction & Fencing
Company-Motion by Nelson, second by
Pulfer to reject the proposal from Nordby Construction & Fencing Company.
Motion carried. Roll call vote: Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny,
yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes.
Informational Items or
Reports:
Faculty:
Report on Faculty Assignments (Added
from last agenda)
Dr. Reinert discussed his
plans for teacher's assignments. He is now working with administration. This,
so far, is just a proposal.
Administration:
Written
reports were provided by administration. Copies of their reports are available
at the district office upon request.
Mrs. Lutt
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Schrunk
Mr. Krupicka
Mrs. Ballinger
Mr. Ruhl
Superintendent Report-
Dr. Reinert-
Food Inspection from the
State went well. The staff does a consistent job to insure food safety.
Darlene Lilienkamp- continued
education. This item is to inform the board. Informational only.
Graduation-WSC Auditorium-
Graduation will be indoors and Commencement will be May 10, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
Columbia Insurance-Claim
LB 1157- This bill did pass
and assessments will continue. In another four years there will be state testing
for all schools throughout Nebraska.
Assignment in Classrooms-
Motion by Linster, second by Morris to table assignment in classroom schedule
to a special meeting "Budget Retreat" on April 22, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Motion
carried. Roll call vote: Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny; yes; Nelson, no;
Evetovich, yes Pulfer, no.
Out of State Travel- Power
Drive Team- May 3rd- Pacific Junction, IA; Marching Band- May 3rd-Kansas
City, MO
Motion by Evetovich, second
by Pulfer to approve the Power Drive Team and the Marching Band to travel out
of state on May 3, 2008. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Evetovich, yes;
Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes.
Board
Committees
Finance
Negotiations- WEA Negotiation's Representatives- Brad Hoskins,
Tanya Heikes, and Lee Brogie- Board
Committee members-Kaye Morris, Jeryl Nelson,
and Carolyn Linster,
Planning-No report
Budget- A budget meeting will be planned for
April 22, 2008 p.m. in the Commons.
Legislative-No report
Policy- Policies 1000 & 2000 need to be reviewed for next
month.
Legislation
-LB1157 passed. Dr. Nelson reported
that state aid is down another $133,000 from last month.
Americanism-No
report
Curriculum-
No report
Public Relations/Facilities
Foundation- Dr. Pulfer reported that the foundation has dispensed
in the amount of $20,000 to the Fine Arts,
$20,000 to Technology.
The foundation donated towards the smartboards for the elementary, the
foundation did
not pay for the whole thing. WEB paid the majority of the cost.
Community Relations-No Report
Facilities- There will be a committee of Mr. Evetovich, Dr.
Linster, and Dr. Pulfer along with
Leslie Schulz, Shannon Gibson, and Shelly Jorgensen. These
committees will research information regarding
problems and solutions to the wheel chair lift at the high
school.
Technology- We are presently working with Allen, Emerson schools
on technology services.
Transportation- Dr. Nelson reported that there were 203 surveys sent out and 107
responded. Most
surveys reported that they do not want the
routes to be any longer, and they will not be willing to pay for the
bussing services, but they are willing to see the in-town route
dropped to save the district money.
Custodial- This is ongoing at the
present time.
Old Business: None
New Business:
Policy 1209-Public
Participation at Board Meetings- 1st Reading
Policy 2007- Job
Descriptions- 1st Reading
Policy
3005-Transportation-District-Owned Vehicles- 1st Reading
Policy
3006-Transportaion-School Bus Rental- 1st Reading
Motion
by Pulfer, second by Linster to approve the first reading of policies 1209, 2007,
3005, 3006. Discussion. Motion by
Pulfer and Linster to withdraw their motion to approve the first motion. Motion
by Nelson, second by Linster to approve the first readings of Policy 2007- Job
Descriptions and Policy 3006- Transportation- School Bus Rental. Policy 1209-
Public Participation at Board Meetings and Policy 3005 Transportation- District
Owned Vehicles need to be reworked. Motion carried. Roll call vote: Pulfer,
yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson, yes; Evetovich, yes.
2008-09 School Calendar- Motion by Kenny, second by Pulfer to approve the
2008-09 school calendar. Discussion. It
was brought to the board's attention that the staff has not seen the school
calendar to have their input. The board asks staff members if they approved or
disapproved of the Monday early outs. There were mixed answers from the staff
for and against the early outs. The motion was defeated. Roll call vote:
Linster, no; Morris, no; Kenny, no; Nelson, no; Evetovich, no; Pulfer, no.
Curriculum Director-Position- Motion by Nelson, second by Pulfer to approve the
elimination of the Curriculum Director position. Discussion. Numerous people
spoke concerning the curriculum position. They are: Lori Ruskamp, 4th
grade elementary teacher, Kris Janke, 4th grade elementary teacher,
Mike Jaixen, 2nd grade elementary teacher, Leslie Schulz, parent ,
Kelly Ballinger, SPED Director, Sandy Spethman, 4th grade elementary
teacher, Duane Blomenkamp, High School teacher, and Daryl Schrunk, Elementary
Principal.
Chris Connelly reminded the
audience that the position, not the person, would be eliminated.
Out at 8:22 p.m. - Recess
In at 8:40 p.m.
Motion by Nelson, second by
Pulfer to withdraw their first motion of the approval of the elimination of the
Curriculum Director position. Motion by Pulfer second by Nelson to have a
Special meeting for teacher assignments and the curriculum director position with
a 14 day extension on the Curriculum Director's contract which expires on April
15, 2008 and the Budget before April 29, 2008. Motion carried. Roll call vote:
Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson,
yes.
Boardsmanship:
NASB-Election- Board members may vote for
one candidate.
Wayne Middle School
-Science Fair 2008- Information only
Negotiations Meeting- Wisner-Pilger-
April 16, 2008 - If you would like to attend please contact Ann.
Future Agenda Items:
Policy
1200- Open Meeting Act-Types, Schedule and Location, Policy 1209-Public Participation at Board Meetings,
Policy 3005- Transportation- District Owned Vehicles reworked. Policy 2007 &
3006 second readings, 2008-09 School Calendar, ESU- Contract- Visually Impaired
Teacher. Curriculum Director position, Alternating board meeting dates with
Pender.
Executive Session: No executive session needed.
Adjournment: Motion by Pulfer, second by
Nelson to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m. Motion carried. Roll call vote:
Evetovich, yes; Pulfer, yes; Linster, yes; Morris, yes; Kenny, yes; Nelson,
yes.
The
next regular meeting of the Wayne Community Schools Board of Education will be
held on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at Wayne High School.
__________________________________
Ann Ruwe, Secretary
