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. Monday, October 19, 2009. The following individuals were present:
BOARD MEMBERS: OTHERS:
Zac
Anshutz Dr. Jennifer Barnhart
Lisa Reece Dr.
Kathy Mickelson
Pat
Bean Laura Hogelin
Brian
Lacey Allen Konicek
Tanyea
Bingham
Sondra
Drown Donna Powers Brenda Wigger
Mary
Kay Woods Barbara Lane Tommie Edmiston
Amy
Redmon Michele Luksa Debbie Reser
Marilyn
Runyon Jessica Rose Melissa Meek-Shields
Liz
Cordts Sue
Thompson Heather
Gardner-Roff
Twila
Wollenburg Lori Puckett Sarah Kuhn
Bryan
Sage Devin
Walker Jenny
Walker
Kathy
Harsch Jennifer
Vennart Rachel Wood
Carrie
Lingenfelter LeeAnna Walker Kim Rogers
Jill
Renner Kathy
Tyson Melissa
Hurley
Brandi
Kane Shirley
Ormsby Diane
Whiteside
Angela
Funderburk Lucinda Bainum
Ken Kirsop was absent and Dotson
Bradbury arrived at 7:37 p.m.
Motion was made by Pat Bean to
approve the agenda with the addition of 5G and one additional resignation. Motion was seconded by Tanyea Bingham 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 Pat Bean and
it passed 5-0.
DISTRICT
CONSULTATION
2008-09 Audit Report – Jim Long
Pending
the arrival of the auditor, this report was moved to later in the meeting.
Bryan Sage – Request to Address the
Board
Bryan Sage
presented a petition signed by 129 faculty members requesting that the board
re-evaluate their decision to not extend the contract for Dr. Barnhart beyond
2009-10. Mr. Sage indicated that some
staff members did not sign the petition because they were fearful of
retaliation. Board President, Zac
Anshutz, assured Mr. Sage that there would not be any retaliation. President Anshutz offered others in the
audience the opportunity to speak. There
were no additional comments.
ECSE
ECSE HEADCOUNT
Information
regarding the September 20th EC headcount for each district was
included in the packet. The students
are divided in to two groups; preschool which is up to age five and
kindergarten. Preschool students count
as .5 FTE unless they are five years old then they count as 1.0 FTE.
PRESCHOOL EQUALIZATION AID CALCULATIONS
Dr.
Barnhart noted that while the preschool numbers are down somewhat, there are
currently a total of 159 EC students generating over $286,000 for the districts.
Calling
Chain
Planning
ahead to the winter weather season, Dr. Barnhart asked the superintendents to
update their contact information, add itinerant staff to their district calling
chain and contact coop administration if they plan to close school for any
reason.
Proposed
Greenbush Medicaid Rate Increase
Greenbush
has notified the coop of their need to increase fees for SPECTRA services from
the current rate of 5% of our reimbursement dollars to 8%. This has the potential to cost the coop $80,000. Purchasing the software to submit claims on
our own is an option that could be considered in the future but superintendents
felt it was best to remain with Greenbush for now. Lisa Reese made the motion to approve the
Medicaid administrative rate increase. Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it
passed 5-0.
Staffing and
Budget Analysis
Dr.
Barnhart shared information documenting the dramatic gains in Kansas math and
reading scores for students on free lunch and students with disabilities. Dr. Barnhart stated that adequate staff,
professional development and resources allow us to ensure these results.
2008-09 Audit Report – Jim Long
Jim
Long, CPA, addressed the board concerning the year end June 30, 2009, audit
report. Mr. Long presented a favorable
report. There were no noted violations.
Jim
Long left the meeting.
Staffing and
Budget Analysis – Continued Discussion
Four
tiers of budget reductions were reviewed with the board.
Motion
was made by Tanyea Bingham and seconded by Lisa Reece to enter executive
session for a period of fifteen minutes beginning at 7:40 p.m. with coop
administration and board present. Motion passed 5-0. The
purpose of the executive session is to discuss personnel matters relating 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 7:55 p.m. No action was
taken.
PDC Plans
& Points
Motion was made by Tanyea Bingham
and seconded by Pat Bean to approve the PDC plans as follows:
Harold
Davis – Final Transcript
Motion passed 5-0.
No
executive session for personnel was taken.
Categorical
Aid Funding Update
Dr.
Barnhart reviewed the five recommendations that will be taken to the
legislature in the form of a bill regarding proposed changes to categorical aid
requirements.
Motion
was made by Pat Bean and seconded by Tanyea Bingham to enter executive session
for a period of ten minutes beginning at 8:03 p.m. with the board only
present. Motion passed 5-0. The
purpose of the executive session is to discuss personnel matters relating 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 8:13 p.m. No action was
taken.
2008-09
Audit Report
It
was noted that the board did not approve the 2008-09 audit report earlier in
the meeting. Motion was made by Tanyea
Bingham and seconded by Lisa Reece to approve the 2008-09 audit report as
presented. Motion passed 5-0.
There
were no further items discussed.
Pat Bean made
the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
Motion was seconded by Lisa Reece and it passed 5-0. The next regular board meeting will be held Monday,
November 16,
2009, 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 10-19-09