Palouse School District #301
Regular Board Meeting
Vice-chairman John Leendertsen called the Palouse School Board toorder at 7:04 PM.
John Leendertsen, Mike White, Mike Dymkoski, Darin Watkins, Ken Renstrom, Paul Hendrickson, Rusty Jamison, Craig Cochran, John Orfe
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox, Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan, Business manager Frankie Swinney, and reporter Neva Kuehner
Cindy Kimberling, Kathy May, Cher Curtis, Tim Coles
The Executive Session was stricken from the Agenda.
Accounts Payable: General Fund: Vouchers 18286-18338,Warrants 32799-32851 in the amount of $59,074.60
ASB: Vouchers 3061-3075, Warrants 3061-3075 in the amount of $4,296.43
Payroll Warrants 32718-32798 in the amount of $114,011.90 Electronic transfer-Federal Withholding/Social Security $23,260.26.
Recommendation for hiring of Nicole Jones for the position of Child Care Worker was brought to the Board for approval.
Action: It was moved by Mike White and seconded by Mike Dymkoski to approve the Consent Agenda including accounts payable, the minutes of the January Board meeting and the hiring of Nicole Jones. Motion passes.
Business Manager, Frankie Swinney presented the financial report to the Board.
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox stated that if the Board members have had questions from the community about the levy that needed further explanation there is still time to get additional communication in the mail.
Discussion was held concerning upper gym issues. Superintendent/Principal Fox stated that she would like to get two construction companies to attend a Board meeting to discuss possible solutions.
The meeting was called to recess at 7:13 PM.
February 28, 2007
Board Chairman Ken Renstrom called the Garfield Board to order at 7:15 PM.
Ken Renstrom, Craig Cochran, Rusty Jamison, Paul Hendrickson, John Orfe, John Leendertsen, Mike White Mike Dymkoski, Darin Watkins
Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan, Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox, Business Manager Frankie Swinney, and reporter Neva Kuehner
Cindy Kimberling, Cher Curtis, Kathy May, Tim Coles There were no changes to the Agenda.
General Fund #2:Voucher 39379,Warrant 45504 in the amount of $1,327.22
ASB: Vouchers 898-899,Warrants 898-899 in the amount of $299.68
Payroll: Warrants 45318-45392 in the amount of $109,525.63 Electronic transfer of Federal Withholding in the amount of $25,227.03
Action: It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by Paul Hendrickson to approve the Consent Agenda as presented including the minutes of the January meeting, adoption of the 3 year AHERA document and accounts payable.
Business Manager, Frankie Swinney, read the financial report to the Board.
Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan presented the finalized list for the Administrative Screening Committee.
Action: It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by John Orfe to approve the screening committee.
Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan reported that a second informational levy letter has been sent out to the community. The SACK organization is organizing a calling tree to remind patrons to vote.
The meeting was called to recess at 7:25 PM.
Palouse School District #301
Garfield School District #302
February 28, 2007
Regular Board Meeting
Vice Chairman John Leendertsen called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM
John Leendertsen, Mike White, Mike Dymkoski, Darin Watkins, Ken Renstrom, Paul Hendrickson, Rusty Jamison, Craig Cochran, John Orfe
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox, Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan, Business Manager Frankie Swinney, and reporter Neva Kuehner
Cindy Kimberling, Kathy May, Cher Curtis, Tim Coles, John Leendertsen asked that item A1 a discussion of the State Basketball tournament from Yakima to Spokane. Darin Watkins asked that item H a discussion of Legislative actions be added.
The following items were brought for approval under the Consent Agenda: Joint minutes of the January Joint Board meeting, Hiring-Mike Burt-Head HS Football, Hiring-Bob Wolf-Head MS Football, Hiring-Jeremy Kimble-MS Boys Basketball, Volunteers-HS Softball: Steve Witthuhn, George Landle, Volunteers-HS Baseball: George Landle, Tim Fox, Jeremy Kimble
Volunteer-Danny Kent-HS Track
Action: It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by Mike White to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carries.
Principal Bill LaMunyan reported that the Knowledge Bowl team ended on a high note winning their last four matches. The Volleyball team has ended their season with an ice cream party. Garfield and Palouse Elementary students’ grades 1-5 will be treated to the Pacific Science Center “on wheels” March 19th. M.S. Drama will present their performance on March 22nd and 23rd.
Principal Fox reported that we have received notification from the Washington State Board Of Education that we have been certified that we are in compliance with the basic education allocation entitlement. Reported on the success of both the Girls and Boys in the County, District and State basketball tournaments.
Athletic Director, Tim Coles, reported that high school student, Colby Cocking, would like permission to golf in Colfax as part of a combined team. There would be no cost to the Garfield-Palouse Schools for Colby to golf with the Colfax team. Ken Renstrom moved to grant permission for Colby Cocking to golf in Colfax. Rusty Jamison seconded the motion. Motion passes.
John Leendertsen brought up for discussion the State basketball tournament, its location, and the fairness to the teams and communities. After discussion, Darin Watkins suggested that a letter be drafted from the Board for publication in local and regional news agencies and forwarded to WIAA representatives.
Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan made the Board aware of a possible field trip being put together by Van Thompson and Robert Russell. This would be a coordinated field trip with Lapwai, Idaho students. The possible field trip would be a 3-day charter bus tour to Havre, Montana with selected 8th grade students’ parents paying the approximate $300.00 fee. The field trip is only a possibility at this time. Mr. LaMunyan wanted to bring it to the Board as informational only at this time.
March 15th, 2007 was set for special board evaluation and long term planning meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM dinner at Garfield Café and the meeting will follow at 7:00 PM.
The Districts Co-op plan was reviewed. Further discussion will be held during the long term planning meeting on March 15th, 2007.
Garfield will have an I-728 public meeting to be held on April 29th, 2007 at 6:30PM in the Garfield library. Palouse will have their public meeting April 29th, 2007 at 6:00 PM in the Palouse library.
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox asked the Board to approve a National Honor Society fundraiser for the Make a Wish Foundation.
Action: It was moved by John Leendertsen and seconded by Craig Cochran to approve the NHS fundraiser for this spring.
2006-2007 classified negotiation language was brought to the Board for approval. It was moved by Rusty Jamison to approve the classified language. Craig Cochran seconded the motion. Motion passes.
Darin Watkins brought up the discussion of full day Kindergarten. The proposal is currently being discussed in the Washington State Legislature. Darin Watkins stated that he would like to see some communication from the school to potential Kindergarten parents to see what the interest level is.
With there being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:10
PM.