Board of Education Meeting, School District of Oakfield

Board of Education Meeting, School District of Oakfield

Oakfield Elementary School

July 16, 2012

Board Members - Present Administration - Present Others – Present Others - Present

Penny Kottke Pam Yoder John Barbeau Judy Holzmann

Robert Panzer Carmen Klassy Sherry Berrett

Paul Dercks (5:28) Administration - Absent Dave Cohen Ashley Holz

Angie Patterson Joe Heinzelman Mike Urban Katie Schmitz

Meg Murphy-Steinke Kalyn Hungerford Taylor Nolan

John Nyhuis Board Secretary – Present Jean Schaefer Charlotte Pegram

Ervin Kraft Jackie Hungerford Morgan Schaefer Krista Marcoe

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT

President Kottke called the meeting to order at 5:00 a.m. Roll was taken and is recorded above.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON MINUTES OF THE JUNE 18, 2012 AND JULY 11, 2012 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

Mr. Panzer, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to approve the June 18, 2012 school board meeting minutes. Motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent.

Upon Mr. Dercks arrival, Mr. Dercks requested a correction to the July 11, 2012 minutes to read; It was noted that Mr. Panzer and Mr. Dercks have current Wisconsin insurance licenses and that there will be no conflict of interest and they will not receive any compensation if we decide to go with The Insurance Center Company. Mr. Dercks, seconded by Mrs. Murphy-Steinke, moved to approve the minutes of the July 11, 2012 meeting as corrected: Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

DISCUSSION ON FINANCIAL REPORT

Administrator Yoder presented the financial report for July 16, 2012. The report is filed with the clerk.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON WARRANTS THROUGH JULY 16, 2012

Mr. Panzer, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to accept the warrants through 7/16/2012 as presented. Motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent.

RECOGNITION OF THE 2012 STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

President Kottke addressed the 2012 State Softball Champions and thanked them for another great season.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT

Judy Holzmann, from Johnson Bus, reviewed with the Board the 2012-2013 bus contract. Following board discussion, President Kottke, seconded by Mr. Panzer, moved to approve the 2012-2013 contract as presented. Motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent

DISCUSSION ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

There were no legislative issues to be discussed.

DISCUSSION ON PROMOTION OF SCHOOL VIDEO

Mr. Nyhuis shared with the Board the information that he gathered from different companies to develop a school video to post on our website and other area websites. Board discussion followed.

DISCUSSION ON 2011-2012 BUDGET

Administrator Yoder reviewed with the Board the 2011-2012 budget.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON 2012-2013 TENTATIVE BUDGET

Mr. Panzer, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to approve the tentative 2012-2013 budget for presentation at the annual meeting. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON SCHOOL NURSING AGREEMENT

President Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Murphy-Steinke, moved to approve the School Nursing Agreement with the Fond du Lac County as presented. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON CHILDCARE EMPLOYEE

Mr. Panzer, seconded by Mr. Nyhuis, moved to approve Alexis Mies as a new employee at the Oakfield Childcare. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ON ANNUAL MEETING RESOLUTIONS

Mr. Dercks, seconded by Mr. Panzer, moved to approve the resolutions for the annual meeting as presented:

Resolution to Fix Salaries of School Board Members

Resolution Authorizing the Salary of the Census Taker

Resolution Authorizing the School Board to Operate a Hot Lunch Program

Resolution Authorizing Temporary Borrowing by Board of Education

Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

DISCUSSION ON RETREAT AGENDA

Administrator Yoder discussed the topics that they will be discussing at the board retreat on Monday, August 13, 2012. Board discussion followed.

CESA 6 REPORT

Mrs. Patterson shared with the Board her attendance at the CESA 6 meeting. They participated in a presentation on the Teacher Effectiveness Program that we will be implementing in the 2012-2013 school year. CESA 6 is always looking for ways to develop new ideas to help the districts out with all the constant changes.

ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS

Elementary Principal/Administrator Yoder commented how well the cleaning is going in the elementary school, the car show will be on Saturday, August 4th, and we received a call from someone interested in putting disc golf in the woods by the old Belle Reynolds School. Board discussion followed.

MEETINGS

Next school board meeting, August 6, 2012, Oakfield Elementary School, 5:30 p.m. Budget Meeting, August 6, 2012, 6:30 p.m. Annual Meeting will follow the Budget Meeting.

ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA

School Video

ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER STATE STATUE 19.85 (1)(c) TO DISCUSS ADMINISTRATIVE EVALUATION AND PERSONNEL

President Kottke, seconded by Mr. Panzer, moved to adjourn at 6:15 p.m. to Executive Session under SS 19.85 (1)(c) to discuss Administrative Evaluation and personnel. Motion carried on roll call vote: Ayes – Kottke, Panzer, Dercks, Kraft, Patterson, Murphy-Steinke, Nyhuis. Noes – none. Absent – none.

Respectfully submitted by,

Jackie Hungerford, Board Secretary