Public Meeting Minutes: September 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Rich Wenzl and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Approval of Minutes

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

August 9

Approval of Bills

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve to pay the bills as presented. This motion, made by Laquita Smith and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (4)

Hearing of Visitors

Sandra Dole

Discussion: Mrs. Dole shared her appreciation for the continued support of the administration and board. She talked about the pre-school program and the number of students in attendance this year. Mrs. Dole also got a curriculum that aligns with the rest of the grade school.

Old Business

KJUMP Update

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I move the board accept the KJUMP negotiated agreement with Symmetry and that we will be joining Wood River for the coming year. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Rich Wenzl, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (4)

Back to School Plan

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve the Northern Valley School 2021 - 22 Covid Plan as presented. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Northern Valley Schools 2021 - 22 Covid plan

Personnel

Staff

Action(s):

Motion 1 Carried:

I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters to protect the privacy interests of the individual to be discussed, retaining Mr. Tharman and returning to open session at 6:57 pm in this board room. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

Motion 2 Carried:

At 6:57 the meeting returned to open session. I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters to protect the privacy interests of the individual to be discussed, retaining Mr. Tharman and returning to open session at 7:27 pm in this board room. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

Motion 3 Carried:

At 7:27 pm the meeting returned to open session. I recommend the board approve the resignation of Hannah Mongeau as the HS Language Arts teacher and the HS Head Volleyball coach. In addition the board expects Mrs. Mongeau to pay the '4% of the teacher's total contract salary for a resignation received after the 61st calendar day following the resignation notification date set by law.'. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Rich Wenzl, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (2)

Supplementals

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve the hiring of Jessie Thalheim as HS Asst. Track Coach and Jacque Horacek as Co-Concession Stand Sponsor for the 2021 - 22 school year. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

New Business

Out of District Requests

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve the out of district requests as presented. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Shanna Hammond, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (1)

Out of District Requests

Approve Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP's)

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve the teacher's IPDP's as presented. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

Mr. Tharman went over the past couple of months activities regarding the revenue neutral rate. This is a new thing this year and the county offices are learning along with us. The recommendation from the state and a couple of county officials was to go forward with the resolution to exceed the RNR in case valuations drop after the first of the year. I recommend the board approve the resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the 2021 - 2022 budget. This motion, made by Laquita Smith and seconded by Rich Wenzl, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (2)

2021 - 22 Budget Hearing

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I recommend the board approve the 2021 - 22 budget as presented. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Shanna Hammond, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Attachments: (3)

Teacher Evaluation Schedule

Discussion: Mr. Tharman explained the timelines and the shared the list of those that are up for evaluations this year.

Attachments: (1)

Teacher Evaluation Schedule Aug 2021

Administrative Reports

Superintendent / 9-12 Principal Report

Discussion: Mr. Tharman shared a list of the enrolled students and that we are up twelve this year. He talked about the Hansen survey the HS students had taken. There is a STEMM Career Exploration presentation on Sept. 16 / Football game on Sept. 17 was moved up to 3 PM / Will be attending the Council of Superintendents on Sept. 22 / WKLL leadership conference for the 7 - 12 grades will be Sept. 22 / Spirit week is Sept. 26 - Oct. 1 / That will be a five-day week, to accommodate Spirit Week.

Documents

Attachments: (1)

Enrollment numbers

K-8 Principal Report

Discussion: Mr. Gebhard was unable to attend, but had sent documents ... which are attached.

Attachments: (3)

Reports of Board Members

Adjournment

Action(s):

Motion Carried:

I move to adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

Christopher Rogers: Absent
Shanna Hammond: Yea
Laquita Smith: Yea
Hilary Van Patten: Yea
Rich Wenzl: Yea
Steven Whitney: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

September 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting

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