October 9, 2018

Stevensville Public Schools                                       

School District #2                              

300 Park Street                                  

Stevensville, Montana 59870                              

Telephone: (406)777-5481                             

Fax: (406)258-1246

 

Regular Board Meeting

 

October 9, 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 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 Michele Brunson, Cathi Cook, Sarah Armijo and Tim Schreiber.  Lucas McCormick, Sean Lenahan and Billy Donaldson were not present.  Superintendent Bob Moore, Tracey Rogstad, Nate Fry and Business Manager/Clerk Bill Schiele were present.

2. Approval of minutes of previous meetings

         A. (Regular: September 11, 2018)

         B. (Closed Session: September 11, 2018)

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the trustees if they had any questions or comments on the regular board meeting minutes held on September 11, 2018 as presented.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the September 11, 2018 regular board meeting minutes as presented.  Michele Brunson seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the trustees if they had any questions or comments on the closed session minutes held on September 11, 2018 as presented.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the September 11, 2018 closed session minutes as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Clarification on the September board minutes.  At the September board meeting Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board he needs to remove Joe Gannon (Head Track coach) and Lori Lewis (Assist. Track coach) from the consent agenda items.  Bob told the Board these positions will be approved at a later board meeting.  These two agenda items were removed before the approval of consent agenda items.  This was not noted in the September minutes.

3. Approval of Claims:

              Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked if there were any questions or comments on the claims or students’ accounts. Greg told the Board the district has claims for $346,146.71 starting with claim #34570 and ending with claim #34675 and students’ accounts for $15,998.00.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the claims and students’ accounts as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

4. Recognize Visitors/Public Comment:

              Public Comment:

               There was no Public comment.

               Board Comment:

               There was no Board comment.

5. Consent Agenda

           A. Resignations:

           B. Employment:

                 i. David Cluff – High School Paraprofessional

                 ii. Lorraine Driver – High School Paraprofessional

                 iii. Charlee Kellough – Elementary SpEd Paraprofessional

                 iv. Samuel Nevins – Elementary SpEd Paraprofessional

                 v. Karen Darnall – Dishwasher

                 vi. Pat Ahlin – Custodian

                 vii. Mat Vanosdell – Middle School Science Fair

                viii. Kelsey Engel – Middle School Student Council

                   ix. Hank Praast – MS Boys Basketball (8)

                    x. Wade Weber– MS Boys Basketball (7)

                   xi. Eric Paulsen – MS Boys Basketball (8)

                  xii. Tony Anderson – MS Boys Basketball (7)

                 xiii. Alexzandera Miller – Speech, Debate and Drama Volunteer

                  xiv. Kristopher Golder – IT Volunteer

            C. Substitute List – Pending Background Checks

  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.

6. Business: Items for Action

           A. Disposal of Weeded Library Materials

                 i. High School

                 ii. Middle School

               iii. Elementary

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board the school districts librarians have gone through their books and weeded out all the old books and materials that no one has checked out for several years. Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if there were any questions or comments on the High School library books and materials up for disposal as presented.  Cathi Cook made a motion to dispose of the library books and materials for the High School District that are obsolete, outdated and otherwise undesirable for school use.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if there were any questions or comments on the Elementary library books and materials up for disposal as presented.  Cathi Cook made a motion to dispose of the library books and materials for the Elementary School District that are obsolete, outdated and otherwise undesirable for school use.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  Greg Trangmoe, Cathi Cook, Sarah Armijo and Tim Schreiber voted aye.  Michele Brunson could not vote.

         B.   Request for Additional Personal Leave Day – Andrea Mooney

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board that Andrea Mooney has requested and been granted a five personal day leave for February 2019.  Bob told the Board that Andreas is also requesting an extra personal day (unpaid leave) due to a situation that happened in which she could not return to work on September 17, 2018.  Bob told the Board they will need to make a formal motion to grant or deny Andreas’ request for an additional personal leave day.  Andrea explained her situation to the Board on why she is requesting the addition personal leave day.  After comments from the Board on the additional leave request and if this is a financial or bookkeeping problem with the district, Tim Schreiber made a motion to approve the additional personal leave day as unpaid leave for Andrea Mooney.  Greg Trangmoe seconded the motion.  Greg Trangmoe and Tim Schreiber voted aye.  Cathi Cook and Sarah Armijo voted nay.  Michele Brunson could not vote.  Motion failed

Cathi Cook made a motion to deny Andrea Mooney requested for the additional personal leave day as requested.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  Cathi Cook and Sarah Armijo voted aye.  Greg Trangmoe and Tim Schreiber voted nay.  Michele Brunson could not vote.  Motion failed.

Tim Schreiber made a motion to approve the additional personal leave day as unpaid leave for Andrea Mooney as presented. Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  Greg Trangmoe, Tim
Schreiber and Sarah Armijo voted aye.  Cathi Cook voted nay. Michele Brunson could not vote.

            C. Board Policy

                   i. First Reading 3141, 3224, 3416F, 3416F1, 7530, 8123

                   ii. Second Reading 1401, 1420, 4330, 4330F1, 4330F, 5002, 7320, 7332, 8124

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they have any questions on the policies that are up for first reading.  Superintendent Bob Moore talked about the changes in the policies.  After a comment on policy 8123, Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the first reading of the policies as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they have any questions on the policies that are up for second reading and adoption.  Cathi Cook made a motion to approve the second reading and adoption of these policies as presented.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion. All voted aye.

          D. Out of District Enrollments

                 i. Elementary

                 ii. High School

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board there are no Elementary out of district students this month.

Chairman Greg Trangmoe asked the Board if they had any questions on the High School out of district students as presented.  After a comment on one of the 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.

7. Items for Information:

           A. School Lunch Program Update – Jenna Henning Numbers and Issues

              Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board he has asked Jenna Henning to update the Board on the district lunch program.  Jenna talked about the districts lunch program and all the new changes they are doing this year.  Jenna told the Board they are going to be baking more items this year, they have implemented a breakfast program in the K-3 building, has purchased a new salad bar that will also be able to serve soups and that they are contracting with a local rancher to provide the school with fresh hamburger.  The Board thanked Jenna for all her hard work she is doing for the district and the students.

           B. Stevensville Teacher Association Request to Open Negotiations

              Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board that the teachers association has submitted a letter requesting to open Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiation with the Board.

          C. Student Representative Report

Erica Lykins, the student representative, updated the Board on all the events that happened since the last board meeting and Erica talked about the events that will be happening in the next few weeks.

           D. Administrative Report

Tracey Rogstad updated the Board on the 4^th grade enrollment numbers and that they are getting very close to the maximum number for that grade level.  Tracey thanked the Board for the extra lockers for the students.

           E. Five Year Enrollment Report

Superintendent Bob Moore went over the five-year enrollment numbers for the district.

           F. Average Number Belonging Report

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board the fall ANB numbers is very close to the ANB count that the district had at the February count.

            G. Free and Reduces Lunch Report

Superintendent Bob Moore went over the lunch numbers for the month of September.  Bob told the Board the numbers are looking very good for the district.

            H. Correspondence

Superintendent Bob Moore told the Board that Greg Trangmoe will be getting the Marvin Heintz award at MCEL this year. The Board congratulated Greg on the award.

8. Level 4 Grievance Hearing – Brandi Stewart Termination

The level 4 grievance has been postponed until a later date.

9. Adjourn:

Cathi Cook made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Sarah Armijo seconded the motion.  All voted aye.

Board Chairman: Original Signed and in District Office.

Date: November 13, 2018.

School Board Clerk: Original Signed and in District Office.