October 9, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Included in your packet you will find the minutes from the September 12, 2016 regular meeting for your review and approval.

Description:  A motion will be necessary to approve the agenda as presented (or) with changes as recommended.

Description:  Individuals may use this time to comment on any items listed as part of the meeting agenda. A copy of Board Policy 187 —Public Participation at Board Meetings is enclosed for your reference. Past practice has allowed 30 minutes for this section of the agenda.

Description:  Anaiah Kenas and Alyssa Kuhn are the high school student representatives who will provide an update of events from the high school.

Description:  Cindy Lindquist and Lynn Stenroos will give an update

Description:  This section is reserved for any comments from members of the board on meetings they attended or other informational items.

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Description:  Attached please find a presentation by Tim Schell and the building principals on the progress being made with Professional Learning Communities.  This topic is very large in scope and we will try to hit the high points of our PLC journey from a district and school based perspective.  If more in depth conversation is desired than time allows for at a regular Board Meeting, then we can look for an opportunity to bring the topic back to the board, or set up a special meeting on this topic.

Description:   Attached please find the presentation that Connie Beth and I will present to the Board on Monday night related to the strategic direction involving recruitment and retention of staff -- salary and benefits.  This presentation provides a vision for a salary approach for all employee groups.  The benefits section summarizes what is occurring this year with benefits, particularly health and wellness initiatives.  The information from this report has been shared with the HR Committee, too.

Description:  The purpose of this agenda item is to request School Board approval of
the resolution authorizing temporary borrowing. Attached please find
the resolution as prepared by Quarles and Brady, the district’s bond
counsel. PMA is the financial advisor hired to manage the cash flow
borrowing process. Here are the highlights of the cash flow borrowing process:
· A loan of $4,000,000 is taken out in October (compared to $4,000,000 last year) 
· The loan is bank qualified, which decreases interest costs
· PMA seeks bids on the borrowing
· The legal opinion is provided by Quarles and Brady
· The borrowing is rated by Moody’s and an official statement is provided to the bidders
· The issuance cost of the loan is higher due to the financial advisor fees, the
legal fees, and the rating fees
- Six other school districts are participating in this borrowing, which divides
the costs among all seven school districts
· The interest rate of the loan should be lower than non-rated, non bank qualified
loans
· The resolution is a parameters resolution, and the final terms will need to
be approved by the Business Manager or the Board President, Clerk, or Treasurer
As a reminder, the cash flow borrowing for 17-18 is bank qualified because
the district did not issue debt in the 2017 calendar year. Please let me know if you have
any questions or comments on this agenda item. You can contact me
at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 849-2000. Thanks. 
This item requires a roll call vote.

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Description:  Sophia and Alexis are now Semi-Finalists 2 of 16,000 active in the competition. 
Andrew, Ben, Kurt, Ben and Andrew are Commended students, 5 of 34,000, and are no longer under consideration in the competition.   While these five will no longer compete, their accomplishment is a great honor and will be recognized at the HS awards night for their efforts.

Description:  Attached please find the 3rd Friday in September Count summary detailed student count information. A summary email was sent to all administrators and School Board members last week. We are providing this information to our long range facility planning consultant Mark Roffers, and we will be bringing forward an update to the long range facility planning process in December. Please contact Steve Summers at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 849-2000 if you have any questions. Thanks.

Description:  Attached please find the wellness clinic report from August. I have requested the data for September, and hope to have it available at the Board meeting. As a reminder, this monthly data report will be provided for each regular School Board meeting. The more detailed powerpoint report will be provided quarterly. The powerpoint wellness clinic report combines patient use and financial data, and compares this data to the goals that were established. The monthly report is a snapshot of patient use of the clinic, and satisfaction. Please contact Steve Summers at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 849-2000 if you have any questions. Thanks.

Description:  Attached please find the October Update to the District Priorities for 2017-2018 school year.  I will review this progress update at the meeting on Monday night.  

Description:  The Goals Committee discussed holding a linkage meeting with the high school Justice League (student group) in either November or December.  This linkage meeting will be different than the previous meetings in that we will be linking with a specific group -- students.  I think there is an opportunity for this event to include the Board, Administration, and potentially, the District Leadership Team (teacher leaders).  The Justice League is holding a summit with 150 students at the high school on October 18th, and the take-aways from that meeting will help to inform the program they will design and lead for us.  I will discuss this topic with you in more detail on Monday evening, and will ask us to look at our calendars for a few dates that might work in the November/December time frame.

Description:  Attached in the "extras" section of Boardbook, please find a list of the accounts
payable payments issued during the month of September 2017. Please contact Steve
Summers at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 849-2000 if you have any
questions. Thanks.

Description:  Attached you will find the 2017-18 Budget Status report as of September 30th, 2017,
and the Cash Reconciliation report for August 2017. Please contact Steve Summers at ssummers@waunakee.k12.wi.us or 849-2012 if you have any questions. Thanks.

Description:   Please review the dates and times listed and sign up for any sessions you are available for.  Rebecca will have the sign up sheet on Monday night.