April 13, 2015 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. RECOGNITIONS
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I.1. State wrestling participants
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I.2. State gymnastics participant
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I.3. State Basketball participants
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II. CALL TO ORDER
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III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Minutes of the February Meeting were not Approved at March meeting (skipped over)
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IV. COMMUNICATIONS
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IV.1. Board Communications Received
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IV.2. Citizen Communications
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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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IV.2.a. President's Comments to the Audience
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. Thank you for your support of our school district. |
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V. CONSENT AGENDA
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A member of the board may request any item to be removed from the consent agenda and defer it for a specific action and more discussion. No vote of the board will be required to remove an item from the consent agenda. A single trustee's request shall cause it to be relocated as a action item eligible for discussion.
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V.1. Administrative/Business Services
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V.1.a. Approval of Bills Payable
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V.1.b. Approval of Budget Amendments
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V.2. Personnel Services
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V.2.a. Approval of 1.0 FTE for Orientation and Mobility Specialist Teacher
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The District recommends Tim Bauman to a 1.0 FTE Orientation & Mobility Specialist contract for the 2015-2016 school year. Tim's salary will be $51,000 and will be reimbursed through shared services with area school districts also contracting for O & M Services.
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VI. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
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VI.1. Review of Strategic Plan
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The District will provide an overview of the four focus areas of the strategic plan and action taken to date to meet each focus area.
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VII. ITEMS FOR ACTION
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VII.1. Approval of Math Curriculum
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Math Expressions is a math curriculum that blends student-centered and teacher-directed approaches with emphasis on learning through real-world examples for grades K-5. The curriculum is authored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and replaces 2007 purchased Math Investigations. A review of Math Expressions and how it compares to Investigations can be found at:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/quick_reviews/earlymath_012610.pdf First graders attending schools assigned to the Math Expressions curricula scored significantly higher on math assessments than students attending schools assigned to the Investigations curricula. Authors of a study report that math achievement of Math Expression students was 0.30 standard deviations higher than Investigations students, equivalent to moving a student from the 50th to 62nd percentile. The cost of the curriculum is $4,292.08 (not included is the cost of student workbooks as a consumable item).
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VII.2. Approval of Salary Schedules
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A compensation solution's team completed a study of numerous compensation schedules and makes a final recommendation to the board of education for approval of a new teacher compensation plan. The District recommends approval.
The support staff schedule completes a three year transition plan by increasing the starting pay for support staff by $.20 for the third and final year in a row. The District recommends approval.
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VII.3. Approval of Technology Budget
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VII.4. Approval of Dental/Vision Health Plan
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VII.5. Approval of CESA Contract
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VIII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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Luke Francois
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VIII.1. Election Results/Oath of Office
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On or prior to the fourth Monday in April, a school board member shall take and file the official oath. Official duties as member of the board commence April 27.
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VIII.2. Teacher vacancy 6th grade.
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IX. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
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IX.1. Approval of Teacher Contracts
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A spreadhseet of teacher contractual amounts for the 2015-2016 school year is attached. Contracts will be for a 191 day contract that includes six days of PD/work days, four days of vacation, and 180 school days.
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IX.2. Approval of Additive Schedule
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IX.3. Approval of Support Staff Wages
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IX.4. Approval of Principal Contracts
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IX.5. Resignation Agreement - Claude Tucker
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IX.6. Evaluation of Superintendent
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Per the superintendent's contract the board of education shall annually evaluate the superintendent.
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X. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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XI. NEXT MEETING DATES & ADJOURNMENT
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XI.1. Regular Board Meeting, May 11, 2015. MPSD Board Room 7:00 pm.
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XII. ADJOURN
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XIII. OTHER ENCLOSURES
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