April 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Freeman April Board Meeting Agenda

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Executive/Closed Session may be necessary during this meeting for either:

1) Protection of the public interest; or,

2) The prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.

A copy of the “Open Meetings Act,” is posted within the meeting room for the public.

Rationale:  Excuse absent board members

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Previous Meetings Minutes

General Fund Claims in the amount of $76,537.19

Lunch Fund Claims in the amount of $10,910.43

Depreciation Fund Claims in the amount of $0.00

Special Building Fund Claims in the amount of $24,644.46

Payroll expenditures in the amount of $350,842.39

Financial Reports

Correspondence to the Board and Accommodations: State Speech Medalists, State FFA, State FBLA,

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Mr. Page:  Stage Lights and Sound, Graduation, Legislative Session, Staffing

Dr. Michl:  7th Grade Orientation, Bright Byte Survey, Summer Workshops/Plans

Mrs. Sieh:

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CTS visit and long-term planning

West Parking Lot

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Insurance as a negotiated option

Route Drivers

Rationale:  Classified Negotiations for our district are the final piece of negotiations left for the 2016-17 school year, a 1% increase is a cost to the district of about $5,200.

Rationale:  It is time for the Board to look at the Negotiation package for our Classified Staff for the 2016-2017 school year.  Office Staff, Para-Professionals, Custodial Staff, Kitchen Staff, Nurse, and Bus Drivers will all fall within this negotiation.  Attached you can see what each percentage increase will cost the district.  In June we will look at our classified tiers as well as we ensure that the district is staying competitive with classified pay levels.

Rationale:  Freeman has been involved in this interlocal agreement for many years and this agreement must be renewed each year.  The Contract will run through July1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

Rationale:  I will have numbers and a description of the project for the Board to review and the Board can discuss options regarding the above referenced project.  The Board will be looking at the entire space south of the existing parking lot from the street to the sidewalk at our concessions/crows nest.

Rationale:  SPARQ Data is the new name for North Star Negotiations, provided through NASB.  This is the same program we joined a few months ago to provide our comparability study data.  The contract will run from April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

Rationale:  Freeman has one unused weather day within our calendar which needs to be accounted for at this time.  In keeping our calendar consistent with our staffing contract of 185 days Freeman will need to shift our last student day to May 17 and our last staff work day to May 18.  On the original calendar the last student day was set for May 18 and our last staff work day was set for May 19.

Rationale:  the State School Boards Association provides the district with training, professional advice, conferencing opportunities throughout each school year.  NASB also provides our district with tools such as emeetings and north star negotiations to aide our mission as a district.  There is a discount to Freeman if our dues are paid in the month of April.

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NETA

Weather Days

End of Year Picnic

Summer Student Help

School Culture and Climate

Rationale:  Freeman Media Center, 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2016