April 14, 2008
USD 456 School Board Meeting
by Kathy Cope
April 21, 2008
The Board of Education of Unified School District 456 met in regular session, Monday, April 14, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. with the following board members in attendance: Billie Jo Doty, Brian Lacey, Raylen Phelon, Marilyn Rose, Karla Saffle, and Kathy Zabel. Others in attendance were Superintendent Ted Vannocker, Principal Steve Burkdoll, Principal Twila Wolleberg, and Board Clerk Angie Volkman.
Board President Raylen Phelon called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The minutes of the March 19, 2008, regular board meeting were approved as well as the agenda, bills, and financial reports.
The board approved the re-publication of the General Fund as published in the Osage County Herald-Chronicle issue on March 20, 2008.
The board moved to ratify the Memorandum of Agreement for the 2008-2009 school year, which defines the items negotiated between the board and the teachers and finalizes contracts for the 2008-2009 school year. The motion carried 6-0.
Under projects, the board accepted the following summer projects:
Quenemo - new carpet in the modular classroom, new security system, new T-8 lighting, finish the gym floors, paint outbuildings, new hand dryers in the restrooms.
Melvern - new T-8 lighting, new tile in the commons/kitchen, new restroom partitions/repairs in the main building, complete the junior high lockers, complete the tectum in the old gym, new classroom doors for the lower floor, complete the handrail project in the new gym, repair & re-carpet the end walls of the new gym, new carpet in Mrs. Reeser's room, new hand dryers in the restrooms, new security system.
The board also authorized Superintendent Vannocker to pursue additional bids for football lighting.
Following the recommendations of Principals Wollenberg and Burkdoll, the board moved to offer summer school teaching positions to Linda Carson, Melissa Criqui, Donald Dyke, and Melissa Kewley, and to move the elementary summer school dates from June to July. The board also moved to offer Matt Thomsen a contract as the instructor for the 208 MdCV Diver Education Program.
Superintendent Vannocker presented pay increases for all classified employees. The approved the pay increases as presented.
The board entered executive session at 9:05 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel matters for non-elected personnel. The executive session is required to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable person.
Pay increases for Principals Wollenberg and Burkdoll were approved. The board moved to offer Superintendent Vannocker a contract at the 2007-08 amount with the addition of an annuity.
The Board entered executive session at 9:35 p.m. for 15 minutes with Superintendent Vannocker, and Principals Wollenberg and Burkdoll in attendance for the purpose of discussing personnel matters for non-elected personnel. The executive session is required to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable individual. Open session resumed at 9:50 p.m. with no action taken.
Principal Wollenberg presented a report to the board highlighting: state assessments, summer workshops for teachers, summer school and projected enrollment for the upcoming school year.
Principal Burkdoll presented a report to the board highlighting: assessments, science fair, new classroom doors upstairs, "TalkAbout" new reading incentive program for the entire high school, the 2008 Girls in Transition Lock-in, school planners for next year, and the 8th grade breakfast that will beheld on May 16th @ 7:15 a.m.
The board members and administrators would like to recognize Mrs. Casten for her had work on the science fair and Mrs. Kewley for organizing the Girls in Transition Lock-In. Their dedication to the MdCV students is appreciated.
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted by Angie Volkman, Board Clerk
