THREE LAKES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Vice-president Tanyea Bingham called
to order the regular board meeting of Three Lakes Educational Cooperative at 7:00
p.m. Monday, October 17, 2011. The following individuals were present:
BOARD MEMBERS: OTHERS:
Randy
Boudeman Dr. Kathy Mickelson
Lisa Reece Laura
Hogelin
Pat
Bean
Lynda
Farwell
Tanyea
Bingham
Greg McCurdy was absent.
Motion was made by Lynda Farwell to
approve the agenda with added new personnel as noted. Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it passed
5-0.
Approval
of Consent Agenda
Lisa Reece made the motion to
approve the consent agenda as follows:
Motion was seconded by Lynda Farwell
and it passed 5-0.
DISTRICT
CONSULTATION
2010-11 Audit Report – Jim Long, CPA (Board)
Long
CPA has submitted a proposal in the amount of $3200 to complete the 2011-12
audit for TLEC. The price remains consistent
with the 2010-11 audit fees. Motion was
made by Pat Bean and seconded by Lisa Reece to accept the audit proposal from
Long CPA in the amount of $3200 for the 2011-12 audit. Motion passed 5-0.
Approval of
2011-12 TIP Grant
Notice
has been received from KSDE that the 2011-12 TIP grant has been approved in the
amount of $31,019. This grant helps to
fund materials, workshops, Infinitec, Project Stay and membership in the
Greenbush consortium.
September 20th
Caseloads
Dr.
Mickelson reviewed staff and their caseloads with the board.
TLEC West
Update
The
realtor has recommended reducing the listed price of TLEC West from $99,000 to
$94,000. Further recommendations were to
review and consider reducing every thirty days.
The listing will expire in January however, we can re-list with the same
realtor should we want to. Dr. Mickelson
noted that some maintenance issues had come up and have been taken care of by Neil
Mickelson.
October 10th
Inservice Update
A
thank you was extended to the Osage City School District for once again hosting
the joint inservice in their facility.
There have been many positive comments about the inservice this
year. Because districts have many
inservice topics to address within their districts, we will change to hosting a
joint inservice bi-annually starting next year.
Longevity
Pay
Dr.
Mickelson noted that one reason expenditures are up over the same period as last
year was the payment of longevity pay to certified and classified staff in
August and September. Staff members have
extended appreciation to the board for
their gesture to award years of service pay to TLEC.
Background
Checks
District
policy at West Franklin requires that all substitutes in that district undergo
a background check. The coop has just
completed these background checks for our substitutes who work in USD 287. The coop also conducts background checks for
new employees as a condition of employment.
Superintendents have requested that Dr. Mickelson obtain an estimate of
the cost to conduct background checks for all substitutes and present that
information at the November meeting. The
board recommended not requiring individuals to pay for the cost of the
background check.
Dr. Mike
Neal Scholarship
Dr.
Mike Neal was a presenter at the October 10th inservice and in lieu
of receiving a speaking fee, he has requested that a scholarship be awarded to
a student based upon criteria he established.
Superintendents have recommended assessing each district $200 to fund
the Dr. Mike Neal scholarship for one student from the six districts based upon
the criteria defined by Dr. Neal. The
scholarship will be awarded to the student determined by SAC review. The board recommended sending a thank you
note to Dr. Neal.
Transportation
of Model Students for Preschools
Superintendents
have been discussing guidelines for transporting model preschool students in
the future.
Observations
Dr.
Mickelson reported that she and Dr. Fritz have been conducting classroom
observations for staff evaluations.
Negotiations
– Executive Session
There
was no executive session held for negotiations.
Lisa
Reece made the motion, seconded by Pat Bean to enter executive session at 7:32
p.m. for a period of two minutes for the purpose of discussing 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.
Motion passed 5-0. The board
returned to open session at 7:34 p.m. Motion
was made by Lisa Reece and seconded by Pat Bean to pay unused sick and personal
leave at the daily rate of pay to the family of Kristin Martin. Motion passed 5-0.
Tanyea
Bingham made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it passed
5-0. The next regular board meeting will
be held Monday, November 21, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. at the Three Lakes Educational Cooperative office in Lyndon.
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Laura
Hogelin, Clerk
_____________ Approved
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Unapproved 10-17-11