Palouse School District #301
June 22, 2006
In Attendance: Val Fisher, Mike White, Mike Dymkoski, Kent Keller, Craig Cochran, Paul Hendrickson, and Ed Griner
Also in Attendance: Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox, Principal Steve Heeg, Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan, Business Manager Patsy Dunning, Assistant Business Manager Frankie Swinney and reporter Neva Kuehner
Guests: Marv Pillers, Cindy Kimberling, Nancy Fealy, Michael Rose, and Erin Madison
Accounts Payable: General Fund: Vouchers 17841-17893 Warrants 31727-31779 in the amount of $35,678.23 ASB: Vouchers 2971-2984 Warrants 2971-2984 in the amount of $6,316.90 Payroll: Warrants 31649-31726 in the amount of $133,498.70 Payroll taxes: in the amount of $31,612.56
Capital Projects handwritten warrant #123 in the amount of $1,308.65 (for interest on daycare loan.) Handwritten warrant #31726 in the amount of $12,000.00
It was moved by Kent Keller to approve the Consent Agenda including the minutes of the May 25, 2006 Board Meeting. Mike White seconded the motion. Motion carries.
Assistant Business Manager, Frankie Swinney, read the financial report to the Board.
School Board Applications should be returned to the Business Office no later than July 10th, 2006 by 3:30 PM. A Special Palouse Meeting will be held on July 11th, 2006 at 7:00 PM to screen the application letters.
The Palouse Meeting was called to recess at 7:18 PM. The Palouse Board reconvened at 8:30 PM
Superintendent Bev Fox asked the Board to approve an addendum to her 2006-2007 contract, which included striking the $200.00 travel stipend from her contract and keeping her salary at $85,000.00. She has chosen not to take the 3.2% increase. It was moved by Mike White and seconded by Kent Keller. Motion carries.
With there being no further business the Palouse Board Adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Garfield School District #302
June 22, 2006
In Attendance: Craig Cochran, Paul Hendrickson, Ed Griner, Val Fisher, Kent Keller, Mike White, and Mike Dymkoski
Also in attendance: Superinendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan, Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox, Principal Steve Heeg, Business manager Patsy Dunning, Assistant Business Manager Frankie Swinney, and Reporter Neva Kuehner.
Guests: Marv Pillers, Cindy Kimberling, Michael Rose, Nancy Fealy, and Erin Madison
Craig Cochran called the Garfield Board Meeting to order at 7:20 PM.
Accounts Payable: General Fund: Vouchers 38459-38507 Warrants 44456-44504 in the amount of $39,962.07 ASB: Vouchers 856-866 Warrants 856-866 in the amount of $1,578.26 Payroll: Warrants 44306-44378 in the amount of $96,908.54 Payroll taxes in the amount of $22,099.77
With the revision of the June 12th, 2006 Special Garfield Meeting time changed to 8:30 PM, Paul Hendrickson moved and Ed Griner seconded to approve the minutes of the May 25th, 2006 Regular and Special Meeting and the June 12th, 2006 Special Meeting. Motion carries.
Frankie Swinney read the financial report to the Board.
Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan recommended Mr. Phil Weagraff for a Title I Reading Specialist position for the 2006-2007 school year. Title I funding will be utilized to pay for this position. It was moved by Paul Hendrickson and seconded by Ed Griner to approve this contract. Motion carries.
The Garfield Superintendent’s contract for 2006-2007 was brought to the Board for approval. The contract is for 250 days with 25 days paid vacation at a stipend of $78,750.
Assistant Business Manager Frankie Swinney reported that we have concluded our audit ranging from September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2005. She was pleased to announce no findings and to report that both Garfield and Palouse will continue on the two-year audit cycle.
With there being no further business the meeting was called to recess at 7:30 PM.
Palouse School District #301
Garfield School District #302
June 22, 2006
In Attendance: Val Fisher, Mike White, Mike Dymkoski, John Leendertsen, Kent Keller, Craig Cochran, Paul Hendrickson, Ed Griner
Guests: Marv Pillers, Nancy Fealy, Cindy Kimberling, Michael Rose, Erin Madison
Val Fisher called the Joint Board to order at 7:40 PM Item B was added to New Business - bus purchase propasal
Kent Keller asked to have the minutes of the May 25, 2006 Joint meeting to be revised to include the statement as follows: John Leendertsen and Kent Keller observed that a reasonable operating deficit can be viewed as an investment in Palouse and Gar-Pal enrollment. Mike White moved to approve the Joint minutes as amended. Mike Dymkoski seconded the motion. Motion carries.
Approval was sought for the Envirohon team overnight trip to Manitoba for International Competition.
The resignations of Elsie Heeg and Patsy Dunning were presented to the Board. Kent Keller moved to approve the resignations and overnight trip. Craig Cochran seconded the motion. Motion carries.
Principals Bev Fox, Bill LaMunyan and Steve Heeg shared their end of the year reports with the Board.
The 2006-2007 fee schedule was presented to the Board for approval. Changes include meal fees, Traffic Safety fees, ASB cards, and annuals. John Leendertsen asked about renting of busses? Superintendent Bev Fox stated that the section on bus rentals should be taken off the fee list. It was moved by Mike White and seconded by Kent Keller to approve the fee schedule for Palouse. Motion carries. It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by Paul Hendrickson to approve the fee schedule for Garfield. Motion carries.
Changes in the 2006-2007 Elementary/Middle School/ and High School handbooks were brought to the Board for approval. Palouse Elementary had no changes to their handbooks. Superintendent/Principal Bill LaMunyan outlined changes to Garfields Elementary and Gar-Pal Middle School handbooks to the Board. Principal Steve Heeg outlined changes to the High School handbook. It was moved by John Leendertsen and seconded by Kent Keller to approve the changes to the High School handbook for the Palouse Board. It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by Paul Hendrickson to approve the changes to the Elementary and Middle School handbooks for the Garfield Board. Motion passes.
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox stated that discussion was held at the Board planning meeting on how to handle Extracurricular/Stipends/Supplemental Salaries. The following motion was brought to the Board for approval. “Move to retain the extracurricular/stipends/supplemental salaries at the current level and address this issue in negotiations.” It was moved by Craig Cochran and seconded by Ed Griner to approve the motion as stated for Garfield. It was moved by John Leendertsen and seconded by Mike Dymkoski to approve the motion as stated for Palouse. Motion passes.
Transportation Supervisor, Marv Pillers, presented the Boards with a proposal to purchase two new mid-sized route busses for the fleet prior to August 2006. John Leendertsen moved for the Palouse Board and seconded by Kent Keller to approve the purchase of the two busses. Craig Cochran moved for the Garfield Board and Ed Griner seconded the motion to approve purchase of the busses. Motion carries.
Superintendent/Principal Bev Fox announced that Marcia McCracken and Carol Nelson have been named to the All Palouse Teacher Team. The Joint Board was adjourned at 8:30 PM.