Stevensville Public Schools                                       

School District #2                              

300 Park Street                                  

Stevensville, Montana 59870                              

Telephone: (406)777-5481                             

Fax: (406)777-5291

 

Special Board Meeting

 

May 14, 2018                                      7:00 p.m.                           Music Center Choir Room

  1. Opening of meeting – call to order – present – salute to flag:

Chairman Greg Trangmoe called the special board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Center Choir Room.  Greg Trangmoe led in the pledge of allegiance.  Trustees present were Sean Lenahan, Penny Bertram, Cathi Cook, Tim Schreiber and Sarah Armijo. Lucas McCormick and Billy Donaldson were not present.  Superintendent Bob Moore and Business Manager/Clerk Bill Schiele were present.

  1. Recognize Visitors/Public Comment:

              Public Comment:

              There was no public comment.

              Board Comment:

              There was no board comment.

  1. Consent Agenda

           A. Resignations:

                    i. Rob Harcharik – Kindergarten Teacher

                  ii. Pam Johnson – High School Student Council

                 iii. Chris Lords – Asst. Boys Basketball and Asst. Trach

                  iv. Kati Hoffman – Cheerleading

              Chairman Greg Trangmoe told the Board they will now approve the consent agenda items.  Greg asked the Board if there were any questions or comments on the consent agenda items.  Greg asked the Board if there were any consent agenda items they would like to remove from the list.  There were no items to be removed.   Greg told the Board the consent of any trustee pertains only to the items they have the authority to decide on and if there is no objection the agenda items will be adopted by unanimous consent.  There was no objection and the consent agenda items were approved by unanimous consent.

      4. Business: Items for Action

           A. Canvas Election Results

                 i. High School

                ii. Elementary

Superintendent went over the election results that were provided from the county election office.  Bob told the Board the Elementary bond failed by 8 votes and the High School bond failed by 200 hundred votes.  Bob also told the Board that Cathi Cook and Sarah Armijo have been elected for a 3-year term for the Elementary/High School District and Michele Brunson has been elected for a 3-term for the Lone Rock District. Greg asked the Board if they have any questions on the Elementary trustee and bond election results. Cathi Cook made a motion to accept the Elementary trustee and bond election results as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  Sean Lenahan, Greg Trangmoe, Cathi Cook, Tim Schreiber and Sarah Armijo voted aye.  Penny Bertram could not vote.

Greg asked the Board if they have any questions on the High School trustee and bond election results. Penny Bertram made a motion to accept the High School trustee and bond election results as presented.  Sean Lenahan seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe recognized outgoing trustee Penny Bertram with a plaque.

              B. Oath of Office – Elected Board Members

Greg told the Board they will now take a 5-minute break to swear in the trustees.

Greg called the meeting back to order.

              C. Re-organization of Board

Chairman Greg Trangmoe told the Board they need to elect a Board Chairman.  Tim Schreiber made a motion to elect Greg Trangmoe as the Board Chairman.  Sean Lenahan seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe told the Board they need to elect a Vice-Chairman.  Tim Schreiber made a motion to elect Cathi Cook as the Vice-Chairman.  Sean Lenahan seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

              D. Appointment of Clerk of Board

Chairman Greg Trangmoe told the Board they need to appoint a Clerk of the Board.  Cathi Cook made a motion to appoint Bill Schiele as the Clerk of the Board.  Sean Lenahan seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

               E. Decision to Request a Recount

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board for the district to have a recount on the Elementary bond the district had to lose the election by 8 votes or less.  Bob told the Board the district falls within that range.  Bob told the Board this does not require a Board action but brought this to the Board for discussion.  After discussion from the Board on the procedure for the recount, the Board decided to proceed with an Elementary bond election recount.

                F. Employment – Casey Zander – High School Mathematics

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they have any questions on the hiring of Casey Zander as a High School Mathematics teacher for the 2018-2019 school year.  Sean Lenahan made a motion to hire Casey Zander as presented pending a successful background check.  Cathi Cook seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

               G. Out of District Enrollment Requests

                      i. Elementary

                      ii. High School

 Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they have any questions on the Elementary out of district students.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the Elementary out of district students for the 2018-2019 school years as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion. Sean Lenahan, Greg Trangmoe, Cathi Cook, Tim Schreiber and Sarah Armijo voted aye. Michele Brunson could not vote.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they had any questions on the High School out district students.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the High School out of district students for the 2018-19 school year as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

  1. Items for Information

Bob told the Board he has meet with the architects about the building project and updated the Board on that meeting.  Bob told the Board the district has lost a few more teachers since the last Board meeting.  Bob also talked about the committee meetings that are scheduled for the next few weeks.

 

  1. Adjourn:

Cathi Cook made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Sean Lenahan seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Board Chairman:Original Signed and located in District Office.

Date: June 12, 2018.

School Board Clerk: Original Signed and located in District Office.