February 2015 School Board Meeting Minutes

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 AT 5:30 P.M. AT HANKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THOSE PRESENT:
JONI TAYLOR, PRESIDENT                         CURTIS WHIPPLE, MEMBER
APRIL TORGERSON, VICE-PRESIDENT     BURKE TORGERSON, SUPERINTENDENT
CORY ANDERSON, MEMBER                    BRENDA WOOD, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
JEFF CHAPPELL, MEMBER

CONDUCTING: Joni Taylor

Joni Taylor called the meeting to order. She announced we would begin with the Pledge of Alligiance, which would be followed by our reverence. Curtis Whipple prayed.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
Curtis Whipple moved to approve the minutes of January 6, 12 and 22, 2015. Seconded by April Torgerson. All in favor.

FINANCIAL:
Accounts Payable -
April Torgerson moved to approve the accounts payable for payment. Seconded by Jeff Chappell. All in favor.

Monthly Financial Report -
Brenda Wood answered questions regarding the monthly financial report.

CITIZEN COMMENTS:
None.

INFORMATION ITEMS:
Superintendent's Report -
Superintendent Torgerson turned the time over to Corri Robinson so she could report what was going on at Hanksville Elementary.

Corri told the Board she chose to spotlight someone really unique. She told them that each year Hanksville hosts an artist in residence in February. The Hanksville PTA pays for this program. In 2014, they had a couple from New York and after their visit there was an article in Professional Artist magazine. These people said that coming to Hanksville Elementary was a highlight in their lives. This year they will have another professional artist from New York.

Corri told the Board that they are still a Gold Medal School. There is no longer any funding for this program, but they have chosen to continue the program. This year they have set their goal to travel 3,329 miles.

The Board thanked Corri for her presentation.

Superintendent Torgerson told the Board that we officially have three applications for the business administrator position. They discussed the process for interview questions.

Superintendent reminded the Board that the evaluation meeting and board meeting will be on March 3.

Superintendent told the Board that he has had some visits with some architects to get recommendations on what the district's needs are. Another group of architects is coming tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. He invited the Board members to attend.

Superintendent said there are a lot of bills for the legislature. Pattie Harrington does a fantastic job of providing information on those. He asked if any of the board members would like to attend the legislative sessions on Thursday and Friday.

Burke told the Board that IBooks and OverDrive are not on our IPADS. A parent came in and notified us that their were some inappropriate books that could be accessed. A note was sent out to all parents that they all need to be vigilant about the things their students are accessing. OverDrive is a CUES region library. These books are chosen by district media specialists.

BUSINESS ITEMS:
Final Reading Policies CBD, CBF and CBG -
April Torgerson moved to approve these policies for a final reading. Seconded by Curtis Whipple. All in favor.

First Reading Policies CDA, CDB and CBH -
Cory Anderson moved to approve these policies for a first reading. Seconded by April Torgerson. All in favor.

Suggestion to Waive Three Readings and Pass Policies CCA, CCB, CCC and CCF -
April Torgerson moved to waive the first and second readings of Policies CCA, CCB, CCC and CCF and approve these policies. Seconded by Curtis Whipple. All in favor.

Approve 2015-2016 First Draft School Calendar -
April Torgeson moved to approve the 2015-2016 school calendar. Seconded by Cory Anderson. All in favor.

Budget Approval for Using Capital Funds to Begin Bidding Process For Summer Projects -
April Torgerson moved to approve $50,000 to begin the bidding process for summer projects. Seconded by Curtis Whipple. All in favor.

BOARD MEMBER ITEMS:
April Torgerson asked if we could get some pressure reducers for the restroom sinks at Loa Elementary School. Superintendent said we would get it taken care of.

April also said that there seems to be a lot of aides at Loa Elementary School. She wondered if the secretary really needed to have an aide.

Cory Anderson said he thought we should all make sure we are using correct email addresses.

Joni Taylor said she thought we needed to focus on our MBA as a board. She would like to have MBA Update added to each agenda.

Curtis Whipple moved to adjourn to an executive session to discuss personnel. Seconded by Jeff Chappell. A roll call vote was taken as follows:

Joni Taylor - Aye
April Torgerson - Aye
Cory Anderson - Aye
Jeff Chappell - Aye
Curtis Whipple - Aye

Joni Taylor declared the meeting back in open session.

April Torgerson moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Jeff Chappell. All in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.