June 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM - Regular

Description:  Stoxen____, Wilhoit____, Bird____, Miller____, Klein____, Bauman____, Shelton____

Description:  " I make the motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees for the public body or legal counsel for the public body, the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students, litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular District has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the District finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the closed session minutes, discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  Update on Knop Technology and Transportation

Description:  This is the time which we invite the public to address the school board with issues and concerns.  In the interest of time, we ask you to limit your comments to 3 minutes.  We will not tolerate personal attacks or inappropriate language.  If you are interested in making a comment, please stand and state your name and address.  Thank you.

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: " I make the motion to approve the Closed Session minutes of the May 18, 2011 regular meeting of the Board of Education as presented." Roll call  
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION:" I make the motion to approve the Open Session minutes of the May 18, 2011 regular meeting of the Board of Education as presented." Roll call 
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  No meeting this month.

Description:  No meeting this month.

Description:  Minutes from the May 16, 2011 meeting.

Description:  Minutes from the May 23, 2011 meeting.

Description:  No meeting this month.

Description:  No meeting this month.

Description:  Minutes from the April 12, 2011 meeting.

Description:  No meeting this month.

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: " I make the motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  Information Only

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the hiring of Lisa Frasik for the position of 5th grade dual-language English teacher, Sarah Heagney for the position of 7th grade Math teacher, Danielle Horst, for the position of 6th grade Language Arts teacher, Candy Learman for the position of Special Education teacher at Crosby Elementary, and Tara Peterson for the position of Bilingual Kindergarten teacher at Crosby Elementary, and all for the 2011 - 2012 school year." Roll call
Miller _____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make a motion to accept the resignations of Jason Pederson from the position of 7th Grade Boys Basketball coach at the end of the 2010 -2011 school year and Kevin Kern from the position of 8th Grade Girls Basketball coach at the end of the 2010 - 2011 school year." Roll call
 Miller_____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the transfer of Joy Brauer from 7th grade special education teacher to Language Arts support - Reading Interventionist for the 2011-2012 school year and Cathy Cartland from 4th grade bilingual teacher to 4th grade regular education teacher, and Belinda Gonzalez from bilingual kindergarten teacher to bilingual second grade teacher at Crosby Elementary for the 2011 - 2012 school year." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the Family and Medical Leave for Joy Brauer to begin on May 25, 2011 and to end on or before August 25, 2011 for medical reasons, and Ashley Hendryx to begin on October 3, 2011 until the end of the 2011 - 2012 school year for the birth of her child." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make a motion to accept the September 10, 2011 retirement of Ray Zuchel and the June 16, 2011 retirement of Dean Albright as presented."  All in Favor
Motion: _________
Second: _________

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve hiring Will Benson for the position of Varsity Boys Basketball coach, Don Nolen for the position of  Boys Sophomore and Varsity Assistant Basketball coach, Steve Torrez for the position of Boys Freshman Basketball coach, John Lally for the position of Girls Varsity coach, Edna Salazar for the position of Girls Sophomore and Varsity Assistant Basketball coach, Doug Sijersen for the position of Girls Freshman Basketball coach, Tim Haak for the position of Varsity Wrestling coach, David Able for the position of JV and Varsity Assistant Wrestling coach, Todd Streit for the position of Freshman Wrestling coach, Bill Melson, David Gratz and Dan Haeflinger for the positions of volunteer Assistant Wrestling coaches and Melissa Laffey and Elise Vendegna to share the position of Boys Varsity Basketball Cheerleader coaches, Kevin Kern for the position of 8th grade Boys Basketball coach, Erin Kruckenberg for the position of 7th grade Girls Basketball coach, David Schultz for the position of Jr. High Head Wrestling coach and Tim Soutar II for the position of Jr. High Assistant Wrestling coach all for the 2011 - 2012 school year." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve and forgo the reading of the Resolution Authorizing Notice of Remedial Warning to Janice Bolander as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve and forgo the reading of the Resolution Authorizing Notice of Suspension and Remedial Warning to James Peterson as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the High School Attendance Secretary, High School Guidance Secretary and High School Building Secretary job descriptions as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION : "I make the motion to adopt and forgo the reading of the Resolution to Transfer Excess Monies in the amount of _________from the Capitol Projects Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund as presented." Roll Call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve Vanderstappen Surveying & Engineering, Inc. to perform the Civil Engineering outlined in their proposal as presented." Roll call
Miller___, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION:" I make the motion to approve the change order for Construction Systems, Inc in the amount of $1,580.00 for a new contract sum of $431,524.00 as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make a motion to approve LaForce Inc. to replace the exterior doors at the High school and Jr. High as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make a motion to approve the Safety Drill information as presented." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve Harvard State Bank as the official depository for 2011-2012 Fiscal Year." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the necessary accounts payable to allow proper closeout of Fiscal Year 2011 expenses." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the Northwest Herald as the official District newspaper for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the treasurer's bond for the 2011 - 2012 school year in the amount of $4,500,000." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION: "I make the motion to approve the establishment of petty cash in the amount of $100 for the High school, $100 for the Jr. High school, $100 for Jefferson school, $100 for Crosby Elementary school, $50 for Washington school, $100 for the Board Office, $550 for Athletics and $500 for District Meet and Greet." Roll call
Miller____, Klein____, Bird____, Wilhoit____, Bauman____, Shelton____, Stoxen____

Description:  On May 23, 2011 the District received a FOIA request from Jim Vodak for natural gas utility monthly invoices from suppliers for Harvard CUSD 50 for fiscal year 2008 to present.  On June 1, 2011, Susan Johnson sent via email the information requested.  On May 24, 2011, the District received a FOIA from Kristina Duber for the amount of money committed dollarwise to cancer research, aid to those impacted by the disaster in Haiti, our soldiers abroad, various international education efforts.  On May 31, 2011, Susan Johnson sent a reply requesting her to reduce her request to be more manageable.