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11-7-11 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held November 7, 2011

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 7:02 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 Jen Perfetti.

Absent: none.

Administrators Present: Scott Brown, Jeff Mahoney, Roberta Felker, Penny Simmons, Jim Hickey, Sherry Holly, Dave Witte, Aaron Tarnutzer, Brett Jondle, Sue Murphy, and Tom Mooney.

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

- Minutes of the October 17, 2011 School Board Meeting

- Professional Staffing Recommendations:

* Change in Contract: Cindy Clark, 0.8 to 0.2 IMMS/MHS Talented & Gifted Resource Teacher

Samantha Marquardt, 0.5 to 1.0 IMMS 7^th Grade Social Studies/8^th Grade Language Arts Teacher

Kitty Ver Kuilen, 0.5 to 1.0 FTE Talented & Gifted Coordinator / IMMS Long Term Substitute Speech Therapist

- Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

* New Hires: Brian Coleman, 5.0% IMMS 8^th Grade Team Leader (50%)

Andrew McKinney, 2.0% to 4.0% IMMS 8^th Grade Boys Basketball Coach – Correction from 10/17/11 meeting

Peter Willequette, 7.0% MHS Assistant Boys Basketball Coach

Motion carried 5-0.

Student Council Report – none.

School Board Reports:

PBIS Report – Aaron Tarnutzer and staff members from each building shared a presentation on the District’s PBIS initiative and how it is being implemented in each of their buildings.

4K Implementation and Operational Plan – Jeff Mahoney, Tom Mooney, and Penny Simmons presented the recommended 4K implementation and operation plan.

Board Comments

Public Comments – none.

Superintendent’s Report –

District Naming policy
iNACOL Conference and National Standards for Online Programming
BoardBook
Important Dates
Recent District Photos and Events – delayed to a future board meeting

Action Items:

Motion by Howery, second by Schutt to approve action on the recommended 4K implementation and operational plan.

Motion carried 5-0

Motion by Schutt, second by Perfetti to approve action on first reading of revised policy 0142.5 - Vacancy.

Motion carried 5-0

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to approve action on second reading and adoption of Policies – Series 2000 and 5000, including those changes detailed in the cover memo dated November 2, 2011.

Motion carried 5-0

Motion by Schutt, second by Perfetti to approve action on McFarland High School and WIVA Youth Options requests.

Motion carried 5-0

Notation was made of the following personnel items:

Resignation: Laura Fillmore, WIS Special Education Assistant

New Hires: Leslie Haynes, 8 hrs/day, Custodian

Change in Hours: Doug Peterson, 5 to 7 hrs/day IMMS Lunch/Recess Guided Study Monitor

Heather Stapleton, 7.5 to 8 hrs/day WIS Special Education Assistant/Bus Attendant

Arlyn Halvorson shared that Kathleen Osten, former McFarland Thistle Editor, was honored with a McFarland’s Best Community Involvement Plus award this past week.

Upcoming Reports: November 21^st – School Improvement Report

December 5^th – Audit Report

Talented and Gifted Report

Motion by Schutt, second by Howery to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0 and meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Allen

District Clerk

TA/as

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