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5-17-10 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held May 17, 2010

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 6:10 p.m. in the School Board Room, McFarland District Office 5101 Farwell Street McFarland, WI 53558.

Present: Arlyn Halvorson, Don Schutt, Tom Allen, Craig Howery, and Kathy Siegmann.

Absent: none.

Administrators Present: Scott Brown, Jeff Mahoney, Jim Hickey, Dave Witte, Sue Murphy, and Tom Mooney.

2010-11 Budget Review – Jeff Mahoney provided a 2010-11 budget review.

Motion by Schutt, second by Siegmann to approve the following consent agenda items:

- Minutes of the May 3, 2010 School Board Meeting

- Approval of General Fund Vouchers #148351 through #148654, #280957 through #281049, and Purchasing Card Transactions dated 3/21/10 through 4/20/10

- Professional Staffing Recommendations:

* Resignation: Ashley Brown, 1.0 FTE IMMS Special Education Teacher

Jodi Fisher, 1.0 FTE to 0.50 FTE IMMS Special Education Teacher

* Position Transfer: Missy Burke, 1.0 FTE WIS 5^th Grade to IMMS 6^th Grade Teacher

* Overloads: Brian Coleman, 0.167 overload IMMS 8^th Grade Science Teacher

Brett Jondle, 0.167 overload IMMS 7^th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Jared Redders, 0.167 overload IMMS 7^th Grade Science Teacher

Becky Stokes, 0.167 overload IMMS 7^th Grade Health Teacher

Nancy Sutherland, 0.167 overload IMMS 8^th Grade Social Studies Teacher

* New Hires: Cindy Brady, Carl Perkins Grant

Jodi Fisher, 0.50 FTE IMMS Student Intervention/At-Risk Support Teacher

Arlene Welcher, Project Lead the Way, Carl Perkins Grant

- Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

* New Hires: Camillo Castelnuovo, 5.0% MHS Assistant Volleyball Coach

- Extended contracts for the 2009-10 budget year

Motion carried 5-0.

Student Council Report – Alyse Weber provided a report on current events in the high school.

School Board Reports:

- Human Growth & Development Report – Scott Brown provided an update on Human Growth and Development related to changes within WI State Statute 118.019.

- Business Manager’s Report – Jeff Mahoney presented his monthly report which focused on a kindergarten open enrollment update.

Board Comments

Public Comments – none.

Superintendent’s Report –

A. Race to the Top Update

B. AVID Update – June report and vote

C. Leadership Structure Update

D. Important Dates

E. Recent District Photos and Events

Action Items:

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to approve action on 2010-11 Elementary Campus, WIS, and IMMS Student Handbooks.

Motion carried 5-0

Notation was made of the following personnel items:

Resignation: Anthony DiPrizio, MHS Study Hall Monitor

Upcoming Reports: June 7^th - Gifted & Talented Update

Asset & Resiliency Council Report

Strategic Priority Update

Motion by Schutt, second by Siegmann to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0 and meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Allen

District Clerk

TA/as

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