May 13, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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II. BOARD RECOGNITION
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Forensics Speech Team
UW Platteville Partnership - - Ed Dept- Linda Doser and Lindsey Hollingsworth. MP is a Professional Development Site with the opportunity to work with pre-student teachers. National Award Recipients - Sarah Fox and Julie Stephenson |
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III. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS
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III.1. Oath of Office
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III.2. Election of Officers
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Nominations will be accepted and officers elected in the following order: President, Vice President, Clerk, and Treasurer. Each officer shall serve a term of one (1) year. Balloting for any of the four (4) above mentioned officers shall continue until a clear majority is received.
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III.3. Appointment of Secretary
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The Board will appoint a secretary each year. the secretary is an employee of the district and will not be a member of the Board.
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III.4. Establishment of Board Meeting Dates and Times
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The Board will establish both the meeting dates and times for future regularly scheduled board meetings. Currently the board meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm.
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III.5. Determination of Board Member Salaries
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Board Policy 164 states each Board member will be paid for each regular, adjourned, and special meeting of the Board he/she attends and for the committee meetings he/she attends. the per-meeting amount shall be determined by the board annually. For the past three years the Board did not take pay for meetings. Prior to that, the salary was $35 for Board Meetings and $25 for committee meetings.
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III.6. Appointment of Standing Committees
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Currently there are four standing committees: Operations, Policy, Personnel, and Finance/Negotiations.
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III.7. Appointment of CESA 3 Delegate
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An appointment of a CESA 3 delegate shall be determined.
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IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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V. COMMUNICATIONS
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V.1. Correspondence/Board Communication
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V.2. Citizen Comments
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If interested in addressing the School Board during the Communications portion of the meeting, please stand and state your name when the Board President requests communications from the citizens.
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V.2.a. President's Comments to the Audience
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On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience to stand with comments about items of interest or concern that do or do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be appreciated if you would limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Wisconsin law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. Thanks for your support of our school district.
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VI. CONSENT AGENDA
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VI.1. Administrative/Business Services
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VI.1.a. Approval of Bills Payable
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VI.2. Personnel Services
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VI.2.a. Approval of Staff Appointments
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There are no staff appointments at this time.
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VI.2.b. Approval of Staff Retirement
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There are no staff retirements at this time.
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VI.2.c. Approval of Staff LayOffs
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There are no staff layoffs at this time.
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VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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VII.1. Strategic Plan
Presenter:
Luke Francois
Description:
Strategic Planning using a consultant was discussed and approved at the last board meeting. Brian Kammers, Vice President of the Pewaukee School School Board has agreed to consult with the Mineral Point School District as a highly accomplished board member and presenter at the national conference for school boards.
Brian is able to meet with the board to discuss what is strategic planning on May 29th. |
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VII.2. Energy Efficiency Project and Vendors
Presenter:
Luke Francois
Description:
The Energy Efficiency final project finds Control Solutions as the selected vendor to replace/add the HVAC and Lighting controls and Zephyr Aluminum Products for the window replacement.
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VIII. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
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VIII.1. Budget Development for 2013-2014 and Staffing Update
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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Budget Development for the 2013-14 school year continues.
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IX. ITEMS FOR ACTION
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IX.1. Charter School Application
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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The Board has received an application to commence the Greenleaf Charter School for the 2013-2014 school year.
Action Required: Approve or reject the charter application.
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IX.2. 2013-2014 School End Time Amendment
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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Todd Schmitz, Coordinator of Transportation, requested that the end time for both schools be the same to allow for MS/HS traffic to vacate the parking lot prior to elementary school buses arriving for MS/HS pick up.
The district recommends moving the elementary end time from 3:10 to 3:15. |
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IX.3. Policy 300 Series
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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The Policy Committee has reviewed the Board Policy 300 Series on Instruction. The policy revisions were presented as a first reading by the board in April.
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IX.4. School Nutrition Program Meal Prices 2013-2014
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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The district recommends increasing the price of breakfast by $.15 and the price of milk by $.10.
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IX.5. Insurance Contract for 2013-2014
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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The district recommends increasing the office visit co-pay from $10 to $20 and using the savings from the change in plans to support operations and increase the dental/vision reimbursement from $340 and $625 to $500 and $1,000.
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IX.6. Approval of Contract for CESA 3 Services
Presenter:
Luke Francois
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The District recommends reducing CESA 3 services to MPSD from $58,809 to $50,609 and utilizing resulting services in a more strategic way.
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IX.7. Open Enrollment Exceptions
Presenter:
Luke Francois/Anne Palzkill
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Open enrollment requests for the 2013-2014 school year have been received. Written acceptance
or rejection notices must be issued to the open enrollment applicants by June 7, 2013.
The district recommends accepting the applications for open enrollment students into Mineral Point Schools.
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IX.8. Summer School and Related Staffing
Presenter:
Anne Palzkill
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The district recommends approving the staffing plan for summer school 2013.
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IX.9. Approval of track and field cooperative
Presenter:
Luke Francois
Description:
The district recommends approval of a two year cooperative agreement with the Dodgeville School District commencing in the 2013-2014 school year.
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IX.10. Budget Amendments for 2012-2013
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X. CONVENE IN POSSIBLE CLOSED SESSION
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XI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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XII. NEXT MEETING DATES & ADJOURNMENT
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XII.1. May 29, 2013, 6:30 pm, Special Board Meeting, Board Room - Strategic Planning
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XII.2. June 10, 2013, 6:30 pm, Regular Board Meeting, Board Room
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XIII. OTHER ENCLOSURES
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