April 13, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Announce Open Meeting Act Posting and Location

1.2. Approve agenda

1.3. Approval of Minutes of March 9, March 16, March 24, and March 31 meetings.

1.4. Excuse Absent Board Members

1.5. Next meeting: The next regular meeting is 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2015, in the Boone Central Middle School Media Center at Petersburg. An agenda will be kept current in the Superintendent's office.

2. Questions/Comments By the Public

3. Reports

3.1. Recognition

3.2. Board and Administrator Newsletter

3.3. Elementary Principal

3.4. Middle School Principal/Curriculum Director

3.5. High School Principal

3.6. Superintendent

3.7. Board Committees

4. Action Items

4.1. Approve the financial reports and payment of bills.

4.2. Approve the resignation of Karen Niewohner effective at the end of the 2014-15 school year.

4.3. Approve the resignation of Jacque Dickey effective at the end of the 2014-15 school year.

4.4. Approve the teaching contract for Morgan Sjuts for the K-5 and 9-12 Art position at BA Step 1.

4.5. Approve the teaching contract for Mark Hudson for the school psych position and other teaching responsibilities at MA 27, Step 15.

4.6. Approve the teaching contract for Justin Harris for the position of High School Physical Education teacher at MA 27, Step 13.

4.7. Approve the teaching contract for Sarah Bird for the position of Instructional Coach/Career Academy Coordinator with other teaching responsibilities at MA 27, Step 13.

4.8. Approve insurance renewal with EMC insurance for one year at a cost of $ 94,216.00

4.9. Approve new elementary reading program at a cost of $59,153.05.

4.10. Approve new secondary reading program at a cost of $55,242,91.

4.11. Approve Corrective Reading Intervention program at a cost of $6,899.89.

5. Questions By the Media

6. Executive Session

6.1. Motion to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel.

6.2. Motion to come out of executive session.

7. Action Items (Continued)

7.1. Approve the continued employment of non-tenured certified staff with completion of first year of teaching: Rylee Dexter, Sarah Esch, Gina Geier, Amber Hamik, Andy Imus, Hannah Jensen, Abby Knobbe, Jordan Temme, Corey Thome, Amy Thompson, Erin VanDeWalle, .5 Theresa Wilke, Michele Wright.

7.2. Approve the continued employment of non-tenured certified staff with completion of third year of teaching: Katie Stone, Stephanie Knust, Michael Volker, Dustin Nielsen, Kristen Evans and Tina Sauser.

7.3. Approve extended contract/additional service agreement days for the following certified employees for 2015-16 school year: Kathleen Gladem-2, Lisa Groth-2, Whitney Jones-14, Dustin Nielsen-20, Lynne Webster-20, Kay Flanagan-10, Abby Knobbe-20, Sherri Kelley-5

7.4. Approve pay for summer hours for the following certified teachers for the summer of 2015: Tina Sauser-Paid hourly as needed, Amy Thompson -Paid hourly as needed.

7.5. Approve the Superintendent's recommendation for continued employment of Principal Tim Hamilton for 2015-16.

7.6. Approve the Superintendent's recommendation for continued employment of Principal Jimmy Feeney for 2015-16.

7.7. Approve Superintendent's recommendation for continued employment of Principal Erik Kravig for 2015-16.

8. Adjournment