1-19-09 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held January 19, 2009

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 6:07 p.m. in the Small Conference Room, McFarland District Office 5101 Farwell Street McFarland, WI 53558.

Present:                                    Arlyn Halvorson, Jim Moeser, Tom Allen, Kathy Siegmann, Scott Brown, and Jeff Mahoney.

Absent:                                     Don Schutt

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to go into closed session under WI Statute 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session – 1) teacher negotiation preparation and 2) K12, Inc. virtual charter school proposal discussion and 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility – review of resignation agreement.

The board discussed the upcoming teacher negotiations and the current status of the K12, Inc. virtual charter school proposal.  They also reviewed a proposed resignation agreement.

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to approve the resignation agreement as presented. 

Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to end closed session at 6:40 p.m. and return to open session at 7:02 p.m.

At 7:02 p.m., School Board President Arlyn Halvorson called the regular meeting to order in the School Board Room, McFarland District Office 5101 Farwell Street McFarland, WI 53558.

Present:                                    Arlyn Halvorson, Jim Moeser, Tom Allen, and Kathy Siegmann.

Absent:                                     Don Schutt.

Administrators Present:              Scott Brown, Jeff Mahoney, Roberta Felker, Penny Simmons, Jim Hickey, Sue Murphy, and

Tom Mooney.

Motion by Siegmann, second by Moeser to approve the following consent agenda items with three items removed from professional staffing recommendations:

-     Minutes of the December 15, 2008 School Board Meeting

-     Approval of General Fund Vouchers #141979 through #142427

-     Professional Staffing Recommendations:

*           New Hires:                    Kathy Carpenter, 0.5 FTE MPS Limited Term Reading Resource Teacher

                                                Joan Eggert, IMMS Reading Specialist/MHS Reading Specialist Additional Duties

                                                Katie Miller, IMMS Special Ed. Teacher/MHS Reading Specialist Additional Duties

-      Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

*           Resignations:                Emily Hoesly, MHS Student Council Head

                                                Katie Halverson, 5.5% FTE MHS Track Assistant

*           New Hires:                    Katie Halverson, 3.5% FTE IMMS Track Coach

Motion carried 4-0.

Student Council Report – none.

Superintendents Report –

A.      Gene Olson – Ch. 3 Top Teacher

B.      4 Year Old Kindergarten (Study Group?)

C.     Virtual Charter School Update

D.     Village Board Meeting – School Forest Update

E.      Important Dates

F.      Recent District Photos & Events

Board Comments

Public Comments – Anita Iwanski and Jeff Iwanski spoke to the board regarding questions on the proposed virtual charter school.

School Board Reports:

- Business Manager’s Report – Jeff Mahoney gave an open enrollment update and presented budget projections.

Action Items:

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to approve action that Infinite Campus Software be the District Student Management Software.

Motion carried 4-0

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to approve action on the 2008-09 Children at Risk Plan.

Motion carried 4-0

Motion by Siegmann, second by Moeser to approve action on 2009-10 Curriculum Proposals.

Motion carried 4-0

Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann to approve action on the 2009-10 McFarland High School Course Guide.

Motion carried 4-0

Motion by Siegmann, second by Moeser to approve action on Weather Cancellation Day Proposal.

Motion carried 4-0

Notation was made of the following personnel items:

                        New Hires:                    Michelle (Mary) Gordos, 10 hrs/week K-12 Instructional Technology Support

                                                            Kimberly Williams, 7.5 hrs/day MHS Special Ed. Assistant

Resignations:                Vicki Bindl, Building & Grounds Administrative Assistant

                                                            Mary Kalhagen, 4 hrs/day MPS Food Service

Upcoming Reports:        February 2^nd -    WASB Convention Report

                                                            CESA2 Services/DCTS

                                    February 16^th -   New Teacher Induction/Dane County New Teacher Project

Motion by Siegmann, second by Moeser to adjourn.  Motion carried 4-0 and meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Allen

District Clerk

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