ROBEIN SCHO=
OL
DISTRICT No. 85
BOARD OF ED=
UCATION
MEETING
January 22,=
2009
MINUTES
1. CALL =
TO ORDER -
President Norvill called the meeting to order a=
t 6:00
p.m.
2. PLEDG=
E OF
ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL =
CALL
Members present: =
;
Mr. Newlan, Mrs. Pool, Mrs. Potts, Ms. <=
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class=3DSpellE>Schwader,
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Mrs. Vangunten, and Mr. Norvill
Members absent: =
Mrs. Taylor
Others present:
Channel 22 Representative; and Dr. Marx, Superintendent
4. CITIZ=
ENS
REQUEST/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - none
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5. APPRO=
VAL OF
MINUTES
A. &=
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Approve minutes of the December 15, 2008 regular meeting.
Motion by Van=
gunten,
seconded by Pool to approve the December 15, 2008 minutes of the regular
meeting. Motion carrie=
d.
6. CONSE=
NT
AGENDA
A. Treas=
urer's
Report
B. Finan=
cial
Reports
C. Activ=
ity Fund
D. Appro=
val of
Warrants
Motion by Potts, seconded by Schwader to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.<=
/span> On roll call, the following votes =
were
recorded:
YEAS: =
Newlan, Pool, Potts, Schwader,
Vangunten, and Norvill
NAYS: =
None
ABSENT:
7.
SUPERINTENDENT/PRINCIPAL REPORT
Due to the two days of no school on Jan. 15th and Jan.=
16th,
the 2nd 9 week grading period was extended through Wednesday, Jan. 21st.
Nominating petitions for vacant Board of Education pos=
itions
are currently being accepted. The
last day to file a nominating petition is on Monday, January 26th. Robein has four (4) Board of Educa=
tion
seats available at the April 7, 2009 election.
Awards Assemblies will be held on Tuesday January 27, =
2009
for the 2nd 9 week grading period.
Grades K-4 will be at 8:45 a.m., with grades 5-8 following at 9:15
a.m. We are trying to have the
times allow for parents/guardians to attend both assemblies if desired.
Response to Intervention (RtI)
Data Day will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009. RtI Co=
mmittee
members will assess DIBELS data to determine the percent of students within=
a
class that made the reading benchmark.&nbs=
p;
Members will discuss changes that can be made in the core reading
program for assistance to all students (tier 1). Members will also determine interv=
entions
and monitoring for reading instruction of tiers 2 & 3.
8. COMMI=
TTEE
REPORTS - none
9. OLD B=
USINESS
AND INFORMATIONAL
A. Four (4)
Board of Education seats are available at the April 7, 2009 election.
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Nominating petitions are currently being accepted in the school offi=
ce
for the seats
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of Mr. Newlan=
, Mrs.
Pool, Mrs. Potts, and Mrs. Taylor.
B. The transportation contract with
E.P.C.H.S. ends in June 2009.
Discussion of
alternatives for contract s=
ervices
or providing own service needs to occur.
C. First reading of proposed school
calendar for 2009-2010
10. NEW =
BUSINESS
A. &=
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Approve the
Motion by Pool, seconded by Schwader to approve the Robein R=
tI
Single School District Improvement Plan 2008. Motion carried.
B. &=
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Approve for Gorenz and Associates, Ltd. =
to
provide an audit of financial statements for FY09.
Motion by New=
lan,
seconded by Pool to approve for Gorenz and
Associates, Ltd. to provide an audit of financial statements for FY09. On roll call, the following votes =
were
recorded:
YEAS: =
Pool, Potts, Schwader,Vangu=
nten,
Newlan, and Norvill=
NAYS: =
None
ABSENT: <=
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11. OTHER
BUSINESS
A. Approve to
accept a letter of resignation from Mrs. Kris Bare effective at the end of =
the
2008-2009 school year with regrets.
Motion by Schwader, second=
ed by
Pool to approve to accept a letter of resignation from Mrs. Kris Bare effec=
tive
at the end of the 2008-2009 school year with
regrets. On roll call, the
following votes were recorded:
YEAS: =
Potts, Schwader, Va=
ngunten,
Newlan, Pool, and Norvill<=
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NAYS: =
None
ABSENT:
12.
ADJOURN:
Motion by Potts, seconded by Pool =
to
adjourn at 7:13 p.m. M=
otion
carried.
Next Board Meeting - Thursday, February 19, 2009 @ 6:00=
p.m.
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____________________________
Board President, Steve Norvill
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Board Secretary, Lee Ann Potts
Vice-President, Shauna Schwader