Doug Huxman, Superintendent

Janel Anderson, Board Clerk
Sheila Marriott, Treasurer
Reeder & Boeh, Attorneys

Don Cash, Principal

Troy High School/Middle School
(785) 985-3533
Doug Huxman, Principal

Troy Elementary School

(785) 985-3538 /
Troy Unified School District 429
230 West Poplar
P.O. Box 190
Troy, Kansas 66087
Telephone (785) 985-3950
FAX (785) 985-3688
www.troyusd.org
“where students and staff excel; parents and community care” / BOARD OF EDUCATIONHugh Kinsey, President
Warren Grable, Vice President
Rita Clary, Member
Mark Fenley, Member
Margaret Sutherland, Member
Carl Tharman, Member
Mark Twombly, Member

Minutes of the Board of Education Meeting held on Monday, May 14, 2007.

Present:

Hugh Kinsey Doug Huxman

Warren Grable Don Cash (7:10 p.m.)

Rita Clary (7:31 p.m.) Janel Anderson

Margaret Sutherland

Carl Tharman

Mark Twombly

The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Troy Central Office by President Hugh Kinsey.

AGENDA

It was moved by Tharman and seconded by Sutherland to approve the agenda with the following additions: Items 8f: Worker Compensation Bids. Motion Carried.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

The Board of Education took a moment of silence to reflect on all the servicemen home and abroad serving our country at this time and all the people of Greensburg, Kansas.

VISITORS

Duane Weishaar and Emily Schoenfelder

MINUTES

It was moved by Twombly and seconded by Sutherland to approve the minutes with a correction to the April 30, 2007 Special Board of Education Minutes. Motion Carried.

VOUCHERS AND BILLS

It was moved by Tharman and seconded by Twombly to approve the vouchers and bills as presented. Motion Carried.

FINANCIAL REPORT

It was moved by Twombly and seconded by Tharman to approve the financial report as presented. Motion Carried.

TGS PLAYGROUND

Emily Schoenfelder, PTO President, informed the Board of Education of the playground upgrades that the PTO would like to help with. Mrs. Schoenfelder stated she had received one bid on improving the surfacing of the playground at Troy Elementary. The District is looking at trying to get a playground waste tire grant from Kansas Department of Health & Environment. The grant is a matching dollar grant.

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Twombly to approve the matching funds contingent on the district receiving the waste tire grant to improve the Troy Elementary School playground surface. Motion Carried.

SUMMER PROJECTS

The carpet is scheduled to be installed starting on June 4, 2007. The football field project is supposed to be started again this week. The new gym floor project is to begin on June 18, 2007.

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES

It was moved by Tharman and seconded by Clary to approve the technology upgrade bid from Yellow Dog Networks in the amount of $33,511.50 and the phone system upgrade bid from Integrated Systems in the amount of $35,332.50. Motion Carried.

4-H POND

The Board of Education discussed the closing of the north gate to the 4-H Pond. The Board of Education would like a gate put at the north entrance.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Sutherland and seconded by Twombly to go into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of those individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Principal

Returned to regular session at 10 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Twombly and seconded by Sutherland to go into executive session for a period of 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Principal

Returned to regular session at 10:10 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Tharman to go into executive session for a period of 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Principal

Returned to regular session at 10:20 p.m.

The Board of Education took a 5 minute break.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Twombly to go into executive session for a period of 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Principal

Returned to regular session at 10:35 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Grable and seconded by Sutherland to go into executive session for a period of 5 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Principal

The Clerk was asked to join the executive session at 10:36 p.m.

Returned to regular session at 10:40 p.m.

SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS

It was moved by Twombly and seconded by Tharman to approve Beth Stock – 1st grade; Barb Winder – 2nd grade; Brenda Turpin – 4th grade; Kristee Grable – 4th grade; Juli Smith/Nancy Gingery – 5th/6th grade math; Cindy Greaser- 5th/6th grade language arts; and Gracie Christenson - transportation as 2007 summer school teachers and driver. Motion Carried.

Mr. Tharman excused himself from the meeting.

SUMMER CUSTODIAL HELP

It was moved by Sutherland and seconded by Clary to approve Elizabeth Tharman as a 2007 summer custodian. Motion Carried.

Mr. Tharman rejoined the meeting.

Mr. Cash was excused from the meeting at 11 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Tharman and seconded by Grable to go into executive session for a period of 15 minutes to discuss negotiations in order to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract. Motion Carried.

Remaining: Board, Superintendent, and Clerk

Returned to regular session at 11:15 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.

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Janel Anderson, Clerk

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