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Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence
3. Consideration of Agenda
4. Visitor Comments/Public Forum
5. Tiger Pride – We Are Proud Of and/or Would Like to Recognize…
5.1. Tiger Pride - Storage Shed
5.2. Tiger Pride - Custodial Staff
6. Presentations
7. Approve Consent Agenda
7.1. Finances
7.1.1. Review and approve claims, accounts, and financial information
7.1.1.1. ADDENDUM - Approve to pay RJ Mechanical for the high school HVAC upgrades (Pay Application #2).
7.2. Meeting Minutes
7.2.1. Minutes of the July 20, 2015 School Board Meeting to be approved.
7.3. Personnel
7.3.1. Approve Britta Allen Family Medical Leave for 8 weeks starting October 7, 2015.
7.3.2. Coaches Resignations and Hires
7.3.3. Approve Ken Gagner Resignation
7.3.4. Approve to hire Lorelei Mau as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
7.3.5. Approve to hire Cody Hickman as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
7.3.6. Approve to hire Desiree Schneider as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 7 hours/day
7.3.7. Approve to hire Alexis Salas as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
7.3.8. Approve to hire Wendy Ringgenberg as a Title I para support at 6 hours/day
7.3.9. ADDENDUM Approve to hire Tiffanie Pew as a Paraprofessional and Title I Para.
7.3.10. ADDENDUM Approve resignation from Amy Zimmel
7.3.11. ADDENDUM Approve to hire Diane Baum in the Food Service Department
7.4. Celebrate and Recognize Good News, Gifts, and Donations
7.4.1. Recognize and accept donations from various individuals and groups.
7.5. Routine Business
7.5.1. Approve draft list of bus routes for 2015-2016
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
9. Review Management and Administrative Reports
9.1. Mark Ekren, Activities Director
9.2. Tony Reimers, Community Education Director
9.3. Ken Gagner, Elementary Principal
9.4. Bill Kehoe, High School Principal
9.5. Rick Lahn - Superintendent
10. School Board Reports
10.1. District World's Best Workforce Advisory Committee (Van Eps/Odello)
10.2. Finance/Facilities Committee (Kurtz/Wulf/Metzger)
10.3. Midwest Special Education Cooperative (Metzger/Nissen (Sub))
10.4. Morris Area Community Education (Kurtz)
10.5. MSHSL/Activities/Athletics/Big Cat Stadium (Solvie)
10.6. Negotiations/Personnel/Meet & Confer Committee
                           Non-Licensed (Solve/Stahman)
                           Licensed (Nissen/Fuhrman)
10.7. Curriculum/Strategic Planning Committee (Odello/Van Eps/Fuhrman)
10.8. Regional Fitness Center (Van Eps)
10.9. Wellness Committee (Fuhrman)
10.10. Strategic Planning Committee (?)
11. Consider Previous Business
11.1. Policy Review – Second Reading
11.1.1. Policy #406 - Private and Public Personnel Data (One Reading Only)
11.1.2. Policy #520 - Student Surveys
11.1.3. Policy #521 - Student Disability Nondiscrimination
11.1.4. Policy #522 - Student Sex NonDiscrimination
11.1.5. Policy #523 - Policies Incorporated by Reference
11.2. FY2015-2016 High School Staff handbook
11.3. Policy Review – Third Reading
11.3.1. Policy #516 - Student Medication
11.3.2. Policy #517 - Student Recruiting
11.3.3. Policy #518 - DNR-DNI Orders
11.3.4. Policy #519 - Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
12. Consider New Business
12.1. Policy Review - First Reading
12.1.1. Policy #524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy
12.1.2. Policy #525 - Violence Prevention
12.1.3. Policy #526 - Hazing Prohibition
12.1.4. Policy #527 - Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles Patrols Inspections and Searches
12.2. Approve the FY2017 Application for Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue/Expenditures and Statement of Assurance.
12.3. Approve the Morris Area Schools Chromebook Policy & Usage Handbook
12.4. Establish the date, time and location for discussion of proposed school levies
12.5. Policy Review - #500 - Meal Charge Policy (One Reading Only)
12.6. Approve the 2015-2016 School Resource Officer
12.7. ADDENDUM - Approve the goals of Superintendent Lahn for the 2015-16 school year.
12.8. ADDENDUM - Approve Resolution to direct administration to review current non-MSHSL clubs and activities.
13. Other Items Deemed Appropriate by the Board
14. School Board Calendar Review
14.1. September 8 - 7:00 P.M. - Special School Board Meeting
14.2. September 21 - 7:00 P.M. - Regular School Board Meeting
(Change to 6:00 PM due to Homecoming Coronation starting at 8:00 PM)
15. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: August 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Subject:
1. Call to Order
Subject:
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence
Subject:
3. Consideration of Agenda
Subject:
4. Visitor Comments/Public Forum
Subject:
5. Tiger Pride – We Are Proud Of and/or Would Like to Recognize…
Subject:
5.1. Tiger Pride - Storage Shed
Subject:
5.2. Tiger Pride - Custodial Staff
Subject:
6. Presentations
Subject:
7. Approve Consent Agenda
Subject:
7.1. Finances
Subject:
7.1.1. Review and approve claims, accounts, and financial information
Subject:
7.1.1.1. ADDENDUM - Approve to pay RJ Mechanical for the high school HVAC upgrades (Pay Application #2).
Description:
Recommended motion to pay RJ Mechanical for the high school HVAC Upgrades (Pay Application #2) in the amount of $261,659.05.
Subject:
7.2. Meeting Minutes
Subject:
7.2.1. Minutes of the July 20, 2015 School Board Meeting to be approved.
Subject:
7.3. Personnel
Subject:
7.3.1. Approve Britta Allen Family Medical Leave for 8 weeks starting October 7, 2015.
Subject:
7.3.2. Coaches Resignations and Hires
Subject:
7.3.3. Approve Ken Gagner Resignation
Subject:
7.3.4. Approve to hire Lorelei Mau as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
Subject:
7.3.5. Approve to hire Cody Hickman as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
Subject:
7.3.6. Approve to hire Desiree Schneider as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 7 hours/day
Subject:
7.3.7. Approve to hire Alexis Salas as a Sp  Ed Para/District para support at 6.5 hours/day
Subject:
7.3.8. Approve to hire Wendy Ringgenberg as a Title I para support at 6 hours/day
Subject:
7.3.9. ADDENDUM Approve to hire Tiffanie Pew as a Paraprofessional and Title I Para.
Subject:
7.3.10. ADDENDUM Approve resignation from Amy Zimmel
Subject:
7.3.11. ADDENDUM Approve to hire Diane Baum in the Food Service Department
Subject:
7.4. Celebrate and Recognize Good News, Gifts, and Donations
Subject:
7.4.1. Recognize and accept donations from various individuals and groups.
Subject:
7.5. Routine Business
Subject:
7.5.1. Approve draft list of bus routes for 2015-2016
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended motion to approve a draft list of the bus routes for 2015-2016.
Subject:
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
Subject:
9. Review Management and Administrative Reports
Subject:
9.1. Mark Ekren, Activities Director
Subject:
9.2. Tony Reimers, Community Education Director
Subject:
9.3. Ken Gagner, Elementary Principal
Subject:
9.4. Bill Kehoe, High School Principal
Subject:
9.5. Rick Lahn - Superintendent
Subject:
10. School Board Reports
Subject:
10.1. District World's Best Workforce Advisory Committee (Van Eps/Odello)
Subject:
10.2. Finance/Facilities Committee (Kurtz/Wulf/Metzger)
Subject:
10.3. Midwest Special Education Cooperative (Metzger/Nissen (Sub))
Subject:
10.4. Morris Area Community Education (Kurtz)
Subject:
10.5. MSHSL/Activities/Athletics/Big Cat Stadium (Solvie)
Subject:
10.6. Negotiations/Personnel/Meet & Confer Committee
                           Non-Licensed (Solve/Stahman)
                           Licensed (Nissen/Fuhrman)
Subject:
10.7. Curriculum/Strategic Planning Committee (Odello/Van Eps/Fuhrman)
Subject:
10.8. Regional Fitness Center (Van Eps)
Subject:
10.9. Wellness Committee (Fuhrman)
Subject:
10.10. Strategic Planning Committee (?)
Subject:
11. Consider Previous Business
Subject:
11.1. Policy Review – Second Reading
Presenter:
Dick Metzger
Description:
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
All of these policies are in place and being reviewed as part of the normal policy review cycle.
Any recommended changes are shown.

No action necessary; other than to recognize the second reading of these policies as presented.
Subject:
11.1.1. Policy #406 - Private and Public Personnel Data (One Reading Only)
Subject:
11.1.2. Policy #520 - Student Surveys
Subject:
11.1.3. Policy #521 - Student Disability Nondiscrimination
Subject:
11.1.4. Policy #522 - Student Sex NonDiscrimination
Subject:
11.1.5. Policy #523 - Policies Incorporated by Reference
Subject:
11.2. FY2015-2016 High School Staff handbook
Presenter:
Dick Metzger
Description:
ACTION
Any recommended changes are shown since the last reading.  
Recommended action - a motion to approve the third and final reading of this handbook s as presented.
Subject:
11.3. Policy Review – Third Reading
Presenter:
Dick Metzger
Description:
ACTION
Any recommended changes are shown since the last reading. 
Recommended action - a motion to approve the third and final reading of these policies as presented.
Subject:
11.3.1. Policy #516 - Student Medication
Subject:
11.3.2. Policy #517 - Student Recruiting
Subject:
11.3.3. Policy #518 - DNR-DNI Orders
Subject:
11.3.4. Policy #519 - Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
Subject:
12. Consider New Business
Subject:
12.1. Policy Review - First Reading
Presenter:
Dick Metzger
Description:
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
All of these policies are in place and being reviewed as part of the normal policy review cycle.
Any recommended changes are shown.
No action necessary; other than to recognize the first reading of these policies as presented.
Subject:
12.1.1. Policy #524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy
Subject:
12.1.2. Policy #525 - Violence Prevention
Subject:
12.1.3. Policy #526 - Hazing Prohibition
Subject:
12.1.4. Policy #527 - Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles Patrols Inspections and Searches
Subject:
12.2. Approve the FY2017 Application for Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue/Expenditures and Statement of Assurance.
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended motion to approve the FY2017 Application for Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue/Expenditures and Statement of Assurance.
Subject:
12.3. Approve the Morris Area Schools Chromebook Policy & Usage Handbook
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended motion to approve the Morris Area Schools Chromebook Policy & Usage Handbook.
Subject:
12.4. Establish the date, time and location for discussion of proposed school levies
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended action - a motion to approve the date, time and location for discussion of
proposed school levies.
Subject:
12.5. Policy Review - #500 - Meal Charge Policy (One Reading Only)
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended action - a motion to approve the only reading of the policy as presented.
Subject:
12.6. Approve the 2015-2016 School Resource Officer
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended motion to approve the 2015-2016 School Resource Officer Agreement as presented.
Subject:
12.7. ADDENDUM - Approve the goals of Superintendent Lahn for the 2015-16 school year.
Presenter:
Rick Lahn
Description:
ACTION
Recommended action - a motion to approve the Superintendent goals for the 2015-16 school year.
Subject:
12.8. ADDENDUM - Approve Resolution to direct administration to review current non-MSHSL clubs and activities.
Description:
ACTION
Be it resolved that the Morris Area Board of Education directs administration to conduct a thorough review and audit of all current non-MSHSL activities and clubs.  The purpose of this audit is to examine if each activity/club has direct educational ties to our current curriculum and educational programs.
Recommended action - a motion to approve the Resolution to direct administartion to review current non-MSHSL clubs and activities as recommended by the Activities Committee.
Subject:
13. Other Items Deemed Appropriate by the Board
Subject:
14. School Board Calendar Review
Subject:
14.1. September 8 - 7:00 P.M. - Special School Board Meeting
Subject:
14.2. September 21 - 7:00 P.M. - Regular School Board Meeting
(Change to 6:00 PM due to Homecoming Coronation starting at 8:00 PM)
Subject:
15. Adjournment

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