Board of Education Minutes, June 7, 2010
by Jan Tremblay
Clifton Clyde USD 224
Board of Education Meeting
June 7, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Clifton Clyde High School
Members Present
Renay Branfort, Frank Brownell, Steve Feight, Paula Kieffer, Dean Michaud, Deb Ohlde,
Scott Seifert
Others Present
Superintendent Brian Pekarek, Principal Cheryl Keim, Clerk Jan Tremblay
Patrons: Lana Moore, Gary Carlson, Gary Begnoche, Connie Winter, Russ Steinbrock,
Keyna Steinbrock
Call to Order
President Brownell called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
Approve Consent Agenda
9c-USD 224 Swim Lesson Support was changed to 9c1. Motion made by Feight, seconded by Kieffer to approve the consent agenda as amended. Motion carried 7-0.
The consent agenda included accepting a Duclos Grant for $500, increase of the Energy
Manager Grant to $170,000, Kansas Farm Bureau Grant for $400 and a US Dept of Labor Grant of $7,000 for summer youth help at USD 224.
Approve Bills for Payment
Motion made by Branfort, seconded by Kieffer to approve the bills for payment. Motion
carried 7-0.
Review Correspondence
Mr. Pekarek informed the board that USD 224 was mentioned in the KASB School Board Review publication for the student presentation at the State Board of Education meeting.
Receive Patron’s Comments
None
Hear Board Member Reports
Requests for Next Month’s Agenda: Administrative contracts will be finalized after
negotiations is complete. The negotiations committee will meet on June 10th.
The board would like a bus policy on out-of-state travel.
Hear Administrator and Student Reports
Report from Mrs. Keim: No questions or comments from the board on the submitted
report.
Report from Mr. Pekarek: No questions or comments from the board on the submitted
report.
Unfinished Business
Summer School Teacher Contracts for 2010: Summer school will run from July 6-30 and will meet at the CCGS. Clifton students will be in class from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and Clyde
students from 9:30-noon. There will be approximately nineteen students attending.
The lunch program for all the students will be at 11:30 a.m.
Feight asked about tracking the progress of the students and Mrs. Reed received a grant for a program to test students from May through the end of the session.
Motion made by Seifert, seconded by Ohlde to approve the 2010 Summer School teaching
contract for Trudy Reed. Motion carried 7-0.
Motion made by Ohlde, seconded by Branfort to approve the 2010 Summer School teaching contract for Trudy Reed. Motion carried 7-0.
PreSchool Teachers Contracts for 2010-11: Motion made by Branfort, seconded by
Ohlde to approve a .4 USD 224 Preschool Teaching contract for Bryn Peterson for the 2010- 11 school year. Motion carried 7-0.
Motion made by Seifert, seconded by Feight to approve a .5 USD 224 Preschool Teaching
contract for Nicole Reed for the 2010-11 school year. Motion carried 7-0.
Mrs. Reed’s contract also includes enough subbing days and inservice days to give her a .5 position.
Assessment Report: Mrs. Connie Winter: Mrs. Winter reported to the board on the
state assessment scores for the spring of 2010. KSDE has encountered a lot of problems
with their accounting system resulting in delayed and inaccurate results.
Although not official, the preliminary data indicates a possible 10 out of 14 standard of
excellence awards for this year. 6 out of 7 in reading and 4 out of 7 in math.
Mrs. Winter may report at a later meeting when all information is official.
New & Miscellaneous Business
End of Fiscal Year Meeting Date: The board will meet on Monday, June 28th at 7:30 a. m. for FY10 close out meeting to approve transfers to FY11.
Carryover Days for Year-round Staff: Motion made by Ohlde, seconded by Michaud to allow the year-long staff at USD 224 to extend 5 of their vacation days into the next fiscal
year for a one-year trial period, but they must be used by Sept. 30th of 2010. Motion carried 5-2. Branfort and Kieffer cast the nay votes.
Bids for Small USD 224 Bus: Gary Bouley reported that bus #8 is 19 years old and won’t pass inspection next year. It has the wheel chair lift in it but is not being used at this point. The board discussed putting it in another bus or possibly selling it. This item will be tabled
until the next meeting after more information is available.
USD 224 Swim Lesson Support: After discussion, it was the consensus of the board to
support swimming lessons at $6 per district student for this year.
Set Meal Prices for 2010-11: Motion made by Branfort, seconded by Feight to increase the price of student breakfasts $ .15, and increase the price of elementary and middle school lunches $ .15 since we are far below the state median price. Motion carried 7-0.
Allow District Notification from Teachers to Change to June 15th: Motion made by Branfort, seconded by Brownell to extend this year’s notification date for teachers to June 15, 2010, which means that teachers can get out of their 2010-11 contracts with no penalty from the district up to this date. Motion carried 7-0.
USD 224 Supplemental Contracts: Motion made by Branfort, seconded by Ohlde to enter into executive session for a period of twenty minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in
order to protect privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed. Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 8:50 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 9:10 p.m. Mr. Pekarek and Mrs. Keim were invited into the session.
Motion made by Seifert, seconded by Feight to extend the session for fifteen minutes. Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 9:11 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 9:26 p.m. Motion made by Brownell, seconded by Branfort to extend the session for five minutes.
Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 9:27 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 9:32 p.m. Motion made by Brownell, seconded by Feight to extend the session for five minutes. Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 9:33 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 9:38 p.m. Motion made by Brownell, seconded by Feight to extend the session for fifteen minutes after a five minute break. Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 9:44 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion made by Brownell, seconded by Feight to extend the session for ten minutes. Motion carried 7-0.
The board entered into the session at 10:00 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 10:10 p. m.
Motion made by Branfort, seconded by Brownell to approve the following supplemental
contracts: CCHS Athletic Director: Ken McClanahan
CCHS Head Football Coach: Russ Steinbrock
CCHS Head Volleyball Coach: Molly Skocny
CCHS Head Cross Country Coach: Gary Begnoche
CCHS Boys Basketball Coach: Steve George
CCHS Girls Basketball Coach: Ken McClanahan
CCHS Boys and Girls Track Coach: Ken McClanahan
CCHS Forensics Coach: Vic Koch
CCHS Pep Club Coaches: Keri Feight & Barb Bielser
CCHS Summer Conditioning: Russ Steinbrock
USD 224 Instrumental Music: Renata Ramonda
CCMS Head Football Coach: Gary Begnoche
CCMS Head Volleyball Coach: Lana Moore
CCMS Head Girls Basketball: Gary Begnoche
CCMS Head Boys Basketball: Pat Girard
CCMS Head Track: Gary Begnoche
CCMS Head Teacher: Connie Winter
CCGS Head Teacher: Russ Steinbrock
Motion carried 4-3. Brownell, Kieffer and Branfort cast the nay votes.
The board thanked all the individuals who applied for the supplemental positions.
Superintendent Remarks
Mr. Pekarek, Mrs. Keim and the head coaches will work on the assistant coaching positions.
The negotiations team will meet later in the month.
There will be an article in the Salina Journal about the 4-day work week.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 10:22 p.m. to June 28th at 7:30 a.m.
*This is the unofficial record of the June 7, 2010 meeting of the Board of Education pending board approval at the regular July meeting.
