Monday, September 11, 2023 Will Start immediately following the public hearing / tax request resolution - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Recognition of Open Meeting Law

1.3. Pledge of Allegiance

1.4. Oath of Office - Student Board Member - Jonathan Frank

2. Reports, Communications & Public Participation

2.1. Board accepts public comments

2.2. Student board member report

3. Approve the consent agenda, which includes the minutes and financials

3.1. Approval of Expenditures/Payroll for August 2023

4. Reports from Staff Members and Committees

4.1. Facility committee

4.2. Finance committee

5. Administrator's written reports: Please review prior to the board meeting

6. Superintendent's comments

Jr. High Building Project

• Elements addressed in the design include building new classrooms and office spaces for grades 6-8, including all industrial arts classes and new or remodeled visual and performing arts classes. This will impact significant portions of the high school since Jr. High and Sr. High students share those classroom spaces. A new auditorium, and a new lunch room and commons area connecting the current high school and the new Jr. high building, which is necessary, since the current lunch room will be lost when the current Jr. High building is torn down. These changes will greatly enhance the academic environment and will also provide heightened security for students and staff at both the Jr. and Sr High buildings. 
• The only existing portions of the current Jr. High that will be incorporated into the new building are the gymnasium and the section of the building housing the office space. The rest of the building will be demolished to make way for new construction or additional parking space.

Career Fairs

• Building and district level administrators will be partaking in teacher recruitment fairs during the first semester. While this practice is not completely new to us, the number of fairs we will be attending has greatly increased as more and more colleges offer fall career fairs. Traditionally, the college career fairs were held in the spring, but this has dramatically changed over the past several years as competition for certified teachers has become more and more competitive. 

Safety Drills 

• The District has completed their safety drills for the start of the school year. There are a number of drills that we have the students go through at different times of the year, and the start of our fall semester is the time when we have the students practice a large number of them. 

Instructional Materials Adoption Cycle

• The District will be purchasing instructional materials for English language arts grades 6-12 and Science grades 9-12. The process of selecting the materials takes several months, so we will likely be making the purchase sometime during the spring semester. 

 

7. Business Manager Comments

8. Board member comments

9. New Business

9.1. Consideration of approval of the Budgets for all funds for the 2023-2024 school year

9.2. Consideration of approval of the 2023-2024 Tax Request Resolution

9.3. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action with regard to selecting the Construction Management at Risk method of construction delivery for a proposed new Junior High School addition and Senior High School renovation project under the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act.

9.4. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action with regard to adopting the Construction Management at Risk selection criteria and the evaluation point values for a proposed new Junior High School addition and Senior High School renovation project.

9.5. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action with regard to appointing members to the Construction Management at Risk selection committee for a proposed new Junior High School addition and Senior High School renovation project.

 

9.6. Approval of Local Substitute Certificates

9.7. Accept an anonymous donation in the amount of $1,000.00 for MHS with gratitude. 

9.8. Accept a donation from the Graff Charitable Foundation in the amount of $1,000.00 for the MHS Tennis program with gratitude. 

9.9. Approve changes to policy File 204.01 Regular Board Meetings. 

10. Positive Comments

11. Adjournment

12. Items for Review