February 14, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting

I recommend the board approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

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

I recommend the board approve the bills as presented. This motion, made by Rich Wenzl and seconded by Christopher Rogers, Carried.

I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed; retaining Mr. Tharman and Mr. Gebhard and returning to open session in this room at 6:39 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

At the October board meeting, the uniform rotation list was discussed.  Since that time, Mr. Gebhard has been gathering information to present on high school football uniforms. Color options and styles were a large part of the discussion. I move to approve the bid from Lou's Sporting Goods for the purchase of new football uniforms. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Shanna Hammond, Carried.

I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed; retaining Mr. Tharman and Mr. Gebhard and returning to open session in this room at 7:43 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Rich Wenzl, Carried.

At 7:43 PM 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(s) to be discussed; retaining Mr. Tharman and Mr. Gebhard and returning to open session in this room at 7:53 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Rich Wenzl, Carried.

At 7:53 PM, the meeting returned to open session. I move the board hire Laura Alsdurf and Kassandra Speer as Long Island custodians on a part-time basis, up to 20 hours per week, combined work time. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

I recommend the board approve the resignation of Mrs. Krafft for HS Vo Ag Teacher, FFA Sponsor, and Co-Head Teacher positions. This motion, made by Rich Wenzl and seconded by Christopher Rogers, Carried.

I recommend the board approve the leave requests for Mrs. Knuth, Mrs. Grote, and Mrs. Cox as presented. This motion, made by Steven Whitney and seconded by Shanna Hammond, Carried.

A proposal to have all junior sports practices during the school day was presented to the board.  There was much discussion including: amount of practice time, difference in needs for different sports, class time, transportation, supplemental pay versus certified pay, sharing of staff between buildings, coaches schedules, high school versus junior high shared space time, PE time, etc.   I recommend a trial practice time from 3 to 4 PM for the Jr. High this spring season, with the ability to pull students to the classroom if they are ineligible or needing to complete assignments. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

KSDE has made a change in which students are counted, for funding purposes, and now includes three-year-old preschool at-risk students.  In order to count them, they have to be attending a minimum of 456 hours per school year.  Currently, they are attending 342 hours per school year.  There was discussion on planning time, aides, clock time, etc.    I recommend the board approve the increase in hours for the three (3) year old preschool students, to a minimum of 456 hours, for the 2022 - 23 school year . This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, 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 Mr. Gebhard and returning to open session in this room at 9:40 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

At 9:40 PM, 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 Mr. Gebhard and returning to open session in this room at 9:45 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Steven Whitney, Carried.

At 9:45 PM, the meeting returned to open session. I recommend the board deny the out of district request for attendance at Northern Valley Schools. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Christopher Rogers, Carried.

I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss negotiations to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract; retaining Mr. Tharman and returning to open session in this room at 10:08 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

At 10:08 PM, the board returned to open session. I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss negotiations to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract; retaining Mr. Tharman and returning to open session in this room at 10:13 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

At 10:13 PM, the board returned to open session. I recommend the board go into executive session to discuss negotiations to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract; retaining Mr. Tharman and returning to open session in this room at 10:23 PM. This motion, made by Shanna Hammond and seconded by Laquita Smith, Carried.

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