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February 24, 2009
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| February 24, 2009 The Board of Education held their regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the board room. Members present: Aberg, Adkins, Hall, Kossakowski, Kuhn, Soiney, Swenson and Supt Love. Also present: Hannah Hall, Casey Olson, Erik Olson, Shelby Adkins, Karen Darrington, Paula Snell, Lana Hollar, Charissa Bates, Sheila Sand, JoAnne Aasum, Randy Coyle, Teresa Coyle, Deb Hirsch, Myron Hirsch, Melissa Hirsch, Kendra Sand, Jeff Nolte and Chris Hansen The meeting was called to order by Chair Adkins. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Motion by Kuhn, second by Hall and carried unanimously, to approve the revised agenda. The board recognized Casey Olson for placing in the Regional Spelling Bee. Charissa Bates, family support worker, presented information regarding the newly formed Cougar Mentoring Program for this current school year. Motion by Hall, second by Swenson and carried unanimously, to approve the January 13, 2009 minutes. Motion by Soiney, second by Aberg and carried unanimously, to approve payment of monthly bills. Motion by Swenson, second by Hall and carried unanimously, to approve revisions to Policy 501 School Weapons and Policy 506 Student Discipline. Motion by Kuhn, second by Aberg and carried unanimously, to accept with regret, the resignation of Linda Kowalsky effective for the 2009-2010 school year. The Board thanks Mrs. Kowalsky for her years of service to the District. The Board discussed the Chemical Free Policy. Motion by Swenson, second by Kuhn to allow students who fulfill all requirements listed in the chemical policy/second offense/third paragraph, to participate in the senior class trip. Voting Yes: Kuhn, Swenson, Aberg, Soiney, Kossakowski; Voting No: Hall; Motion carried. Lana Hollar presented options for clarifying requirements of the Ellestad and Farmer’s Shipping Scholarships. Motion by Hall, second by Aberg and carried unanimously, to add the following requirement: At the end of the second semester, student must present an official transcript showing all grades are at a C or above. Motion by Kuhn, second by Soiney and carried unanimously, to approve a sharing agreement with North Winneshiek for the 2009-2010 school year for .2 of Lana Hollar, guidance counselor. Motion by Swenson, second by Kuhn and carried unanimously, to table audit proposals until the March meeting. Motion by Kuhn, second by Hall and carried unanimously, to approve M-C Builders (Mr. Tollefsrud’s Ind Tech Class) selling bird feeders as a class project. Motion by Kuhn, second by Hall and carried unanimously, to table the endowment resolution until the March meeting. Supt. Love reported the district had received the FEMA dollars from the flood damage last year to the band room, MCEA’s desire to negotiate, possible cuts for the 2010 Budget and school calendar options for 2010 were discussed. Principal Nolte reported on the Eagle Bluff trip for the sixth graders and thanked both Mabel and Canton Legions, the Lions Club and parents for their support of the trip, the school had a practice lock down drill, a visit had been made to North Winneshiek to visit with the present eighth graders and updated the Board on evaluation progress and parent-teacher conferences. Board Member Swenson asked the Board to consider, in the future, board members going on the senior class trip as chaperones. Motion by Swenson, second by Hall and carried unanimously, to adjourn. Dave Swenson, Clerk |
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