January 31, 2017 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening the meeting

1.A) Call to Order, Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance

2. Recognition of visitors/communication to the Board (Goals 2, 4)

2.A) Finance meeting update

3. Homer Council Report

4. Homer Support Staff Council Report

5. Consent Agenda

5.A) Approval of the December 20, 2016, Regular Board meeting minutes, the December 20, 2016, Closed Session meeting minutes and the January 24, 2017, Finance and Operations Committee meeting minutes (Goal 4)

5.B) Treasurer's report as of December 2016 (Goal 5)

5.C) Invoices payable January 2017 (Goal 5)

5.D) Personnel recommendations (Goals 2, 3)

5.D)1) Letter of Intent to Retire

5.D)1)a) One non-certified employee

5.D)2) Requests for Leave of Absence (Beginning and end dates open to modification)

5.D)2)a) Four certified employee requests

5.D)2)b) Two non- certified employee requests

5.D)3) Employment recommendations

5.D)3)a) One certified employee recommendation

5.D)3)b) Four non-certified recommendations

5.D)4) One extra-curricular recommendation

5.E) Review and approval of the salary adjustment stipend for the Board of Education recording secretary (Goal 3)

5.F) Review and approval of the job description for the District Data Secretary (Goal 3)

6. Informational Report

6.A) Enrollment update (Goals 2,3)

6.B) Land ownership report (Goal 5)

7. Old Business

7.A) Rental and architect project update (Goal 5)

8. New Business

8.A) Motion to award the Communication Radio Bid to A-Beep for 63 busses including all needed components (Goal 5)

8.B) Board policy updates and adoption: First and second reading of policies: 5:160, E1, E2, 5:222, 6:150 and 7:270 (Goals 2,3)

8.C) Review and approval of resolution approving travel, meal and lodging policy (Goals 2,3)

8.D) Motion to set registration fees for the 2017-2018 school year as follows: Grades K-4  $155; Grades 5-7  $185; Grade 8  $215; Little Learners  $275 per month (Goal 5)

8.E) Motion to award the printer/copier maintenance RFQ (Request for Quote) to Martin Whalen at a cost of $.0042/click for black & white and $.045 for color. This proposal includes replacing four existing copiers at a cost of $39,500 (Goal 5)

8.F) Motion to replace the 2004 F2350 truck with over 120,000 miles and needing $6,000 worth of repairs with a 2017 model (Goal 5)

9. Discuss future Board meeting agenda items

10. Motion to go into Closed Session for discussion of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity, discussion of the collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees and discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

11. Action from Closed Session

11.A) Approval of Administrative Retirement and Incentive

11.B) Approval of the recommendation to maintain Closed Session minutes as closed to the public

11.C) Approval of the recommendation to destroy all verbatim minutes older than eighteen months

12. Motion to adjourn