McFarland School District News

5-2-11 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held May 2, 2011

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 6:04 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, Kathy Siegmann

Absent: none.

Administrators Present: Scott Brown, Jeff Mahoney, Roberta Felker, Penny Simmons, and Tom Mooney.

4K Work Session – School Board members held a work session to discuss four year old kindergarten programming.

At 7:25 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, Don Schutt, Tom Allen, Craig Howery, and Kathy Siegmann.

Absent: none.

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to begin the process of the election of officers.

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to appoint Arlyn Halvorson as President. Motion carried 4-1.

Motion by Siegmann, second by Schutt to appoint Kathy Siegmann as President. Motion failed 1-4.

Motion by Siegmann, second by Howery to appoint Don Schutt as Vice-President. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Siegmann, second by Howery to appoint Tom Allen as Clerk. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Schutt, second by Allen to appoint Craig Howery as Treasurer. Motion carried 5-0.

Committee	Member
Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB)	Craig Howery Alternate – Kathy Siegmann
Co-Curricular Committee	Craig Howery
Village of McFarland Liaisons	Arlyn Halvorson and Tom Allen
Asset Resiliency Council	Craig Howery
2011 CESA Convention	Kathy Siegmann Tom Allen, Alternate
Dane County School Board Consortium	Tom Allen, Don Schutt, and Arlyn Halvorson
Business and Education Partnership	Don Schutt Tom Allen, Alternate
Membership on Board Negotiating Team	This assignment will be made later in the year, based on the finalization of state law.

Motion carried 5-0

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

- Minutes of the April 18, 2011 School Board Meeting and March 8, 2011 School Board Special Meeting

- Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

* Resignation: Jeanne Hockett, 5.0% MHS Assistant Girls Tennis Coach

Samantha Marquardt, IMMS Newspaper Faculty Sponsor

Motion carried 5-0.

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

School Board Reports:

- Kindergarten Enrollment Update – Jeff Mahoney provided a report on kindergarten enrollment for 2011-12.

Board Comments

Public Comments – none.

Superintendent’s Report –

A. Recognition Reception

B. WKCE Results

C. WIVA Contract

D. Poetry Night

E. Important Dates

F. Posting School Board Meeting Notices

G. Recent District Photos and Events

Action Items:

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to approve action on 2011-12 School Board meeting dates.

Motion carried 5-0

Notation was made of the following personnel items:

New Hires: Ashley Jesberger, 1.0 FTE Building and Grounds Custodian

Kathryn DeVries, 5 to 15 hrs/week MPS/CE Literacy Teaching Assistant

Upcoming Reports: May 16^th - ELL Report

Music Department – Costa Rica Trip

Motion by Schutt, second by Allen to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0 and meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Allen

District Clerk

TA/as

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