THREE LAKES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
President Zac Anshutz called to
order the regular board meeting of Three Lakes Educational Cooperative at 7:00
p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012. The
following individuals were present:
BOARD MEMBERS: OTHERS:
Zac
Anshutz Dr. Kathy Mickelson
Pat Bean Laura
Hogelin
Tanyea
Bingham Dr.
Steve Pegram
Scott
McCollom
Lori
Sturdy
Tim
Matthias
Motion was made by Pat Bean and
seconded by Tanyea Bingham to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed 6-0.
Dr.
Mickelson reviewed personnel changes as listed.
With the upcoming retirement of one of the coop’s two physical
therapists, Dr. Mickelson outlined her plans to fill the vacancy.
Approval
of Consent Agenda
Tanyea Bingham made the motion to
approve the consent agenda as follows:
·
Approval of Minutes
·
Approval of Financial Summary
and Treasurer’s Report
·
Approval of Warrant Register
– Payables
·
Approval of Resignations
·
Approval of Terminations
·
Approval of New Personnel
·
Approval of Transfers/Decrease/Increase
in time
·
Approval of PDC Plans and
Points
Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and
it passed 6-0.
DISTRICT
CONSULTATION
December 1
Headcount
Dr.
Mickelson shared December 1 headcount information with the board. After several years of decline, the headcount
for the coop increased by ten students this year. A list of coop personnel and the schools they
are assigned to was also included in the packet. A spreadsheet showing the exceptionalities by
district was distributed and reviewed.
KSDE SPED
Finance Update
The state aid for special education will not change under the governor’s current proposal. Special education is funded based upon the number of certified personnel and paraeducators employed. Full time certified staff are considered 1.0 FTE and full time paraeducators are calculated at .4 FTE.
SLP
Substitute
One
of the coop’s speech/language pathologists will be on maternity leave following
spring break through the end of the school year. Dr. Mickelson explained that she is exploring
various options to prepare for this absence.
The board and superintendents will be kept informed during the process.
Discussion
Items
Dr.
Mike Neal was a presenter at the October inservice and in lieu of receiving a
speaking fee, he requested that a scholarship be awarded to a student. Each district has paid $200 to fund the Dr.
Mike Neal scholarship for one student from the six districts based upon the
criteria defined by Dr. Neal.
Superintendents are sending sample application forms to be reviewed by
school counselors. Superintendents will
review the completed scholarship applications and award the scholarship.
A
copy of last year’s negotiation letter was reviewed. The board was in agreement to notice defined
benefits and salary. Zac Anshutz and
Tanyea Bingham volunteered to serve as negotiators for the board.
Executive
Session
Motion
was made by Tanyea Bingham and seconded by Scott McCollom to enter executive
session for a period of ten minutes beginning at 7:15 p.m. The purpose of the executive session is to
discuss personnel issues related to non-elected personnel. Justification of the executive session is to
protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. The meeting returned to open session at 7:25
p.m. Motion was made by Tanyea Bingham and seconded
by Scott McCollom to continue the executive session for an additional five
minutes beginning at 7:25 p.m. The purpose
of the executive session is to discuss personnel issues related to non-elected
personnel. Justification of the
executive session is to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to
be discussed. The meeting returned to
open session at 7:30 p.m.
Zac
Anshutz made the motion to authorize Dr. Mickelson to hire additional staff as
needed for positions discussed. Motion
was seconded by Lori Sturdy and it passed 6-0.
The
Director’s evaluation document was distributed.
The board requested that the clerk e-mail the document to board
members.
Adjournment
Pat Bean
made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:31 p.m. Motion was seconded by Tanyea
Bingham and it passed 6-0. The next
regular board meeting will be held Monday, February 20, 2012, at 7:00 P.M.
at the Three Lakes Cooperative office in Lyndon.
_________________________________________
Laura
Hogelin, Clerk
_____________ Approved
_____X_______ Unapproved 01-16-12