THREE LAKES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

November 16, 2009

 

Call To Order

President Zac Anshutz called to order the regular board meeting of Three Lakes Educational Cooperative at 7:00 p.m.  Monday, November 16, 2009.  The following individuals were present:

 

            BOARD MEMBERS:                                     OTHERS:

            Zac Anshutz                                                 Dr. Jennifer Barnhart

Pat Bean                                                       Dr. Kathy Mickelson

Lisa Reece                                                    Laura Hogelin

            Tanyea Bingham                                       Darrel Finch

            Brian Lacey                                                 

Ken Kirsop                                                    

                                                                       

Marilyn Runyon                  Amy Redmon                     Mary Kay Woods

Twila Wollenburg               Tommie Edmiston              Joy Isch

Shirley Ormsby                    Kim Rogers                           Michele Luksa

Brenda Wigger                   Kathy Tyson                                                            

 

 

Approval of Agenda

Motion was made by Lisa Reece to approve the agenda with changes as distributed.  Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it passed 6-0.

 

Approval of Consent Agenda

Ken Kirsop made the motion to approve the consent agenda as follows:

 

 

Motion was seconded by Lisa Reece and it passed 6-0.

 

DISTRICT CONSULTATION

 

Interlocal Agreement

Superintendents met with Coop administration in October to review and update the Interlocal Agreement.  Dr. Barnhart outlined the process which will include the Coop board giving tentative approval tonight after which it will be sent to KSDE for review. When KSDE has completed their review, district boards will need to approve the agreement.  The Coop board will give final approval in June and adopt the revised Interlocal Agreement in July.    Motion was made by Ken Kirsop and seconded by Lisa Reece to give tentative approval to the revised Interlocal Agreement as presented.  Motion passed 6-0.

 

SPP Indicator 12

Dr. Barnhart reported that all districts were found to be in compliance on Indicator 12 of the State Performance Plan.   Indicator 12 refers to transitioning from Part C (infant toddler services) into Part B (preschool services).  

 

October 11, 2010 Inservice

Dr. Mickelson reviewed plans for the October 11, 2010 inservice with the board.  Superintendents approved contracting with, Rick Smith, Effective Instruction, as the keynote speaker.  Mr. Smith will provide a three hour presentation for under $5000.

 

Access to District Databases

Dr. Barnhart explained that the coop and the districts use different databases and sometimes there are discrepancies between the two regarding student information that is entered.  In order to avoid losing points at the federal level, this information must merge and match.  To help alleviate the problem, superintendents agreed to share accessibility to district databases with the coop. 

 

Copier Lease

The current five year copier lease will expire in January.  Superintendents have agreed to provide their current copier contract information to assist in obtaining bids. 

 

 

PDC Plans & Points

There were no PDC plans or points to approve.  Next month this item will be moved to the consent agenda.

 

Personnel

 

Executive Session - Certified Phase 1 Evaluations

Lisa Reece made the motion to enter executive session for a period of fifteen minutes with the board and administration present beginning at 7:12 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel issues related to non-elected personnel.  Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it passed 6-0.  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 7:27 p.m.  No action was taken.

 

Executive Session – Personnel Matter

Zac Anshutz made the motion to enter executive session for a period of ten minutes with the board, administration, and superintendent present beginning at 7:29 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel issues related to non-elected personnel.  Motion was seconded by Pat Bean and it passed 6-0.  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 7:39 p.m.  Lisa Reece made the motion to pay the family of Norma Prost for her unused sick leave at her daily rate of pay.  Motion was seconded by Tanyea Bingham and it passed 5-1 (Anshutz abstained).

 

Executive Session - Director’s Evaluation

Motion was made by Tanyea Bingham and seconded by Lisa Reece to enter executive session for a period of twenty minutes beginning at 7:42 p.m. with board only present.  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 8:02 p.m.  No action was taken.

 

Discussion Items

Darrel Finch reported that the districts have received word that state funding will continue to decrease.  Superintendents plan to take turns writing letters to the paper to keep the community informed on this issue.

Zac Anshutz encouraged everyone to help get the word out because many times only school personnel are aware of the grim situation schools are facing.

 

Adjournment

Pat Bean made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 p.m.  Motion was seconded by Tanyea Bingham and it passed 6-0.  The next regular board meeting will be held Monday, December 21, 2009, at 7:00 P.M. at the Three Lakes Educational Cooperative office in Lyndon.  

 

 

_________________________________________

Laura Hogelin, Clerk

 

 

_____________     Approved

 

_____X_______ Unapproved 11-16-09