McFarland School District News

7-21-08 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held July 21, 2008

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 7:00 p.m. in the School Board Room, McFarland District Office 5101 Farwell Street McFarland, WI 53558.

Present: Arlyn Halvorson, Jim Moeser, and Don Schutt

Absent: Tom Allen and Kathy Siegmann

Administrators Present: Jeff Mahoney and Roberta Felker.

Jim Moeser was appointed as acting clerk by President Arlyn Halvorson.

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

- Minutes of the June 25, 2008 School Board Retreat and June 30, 2008 School Board Special Meeting

- Approval of General Fund Vouchers #139255 through #139811

- Professional Staffing Recommendations:

* New Hires: Heidi Meyer, 0.667 FTE IMMS 7^th Grade Language Arts Teacher

* Resignation: Margaret Huebbe, 1.0 FTE IMMS Speech & Language Pathologist

- Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

* New Hires: Rachel Burnett, 6.5% FTE MHS Newspaper Advisor

Anthony DiPrizio, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Soccer Coach

Jackie Forsterling, 7.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach

Gaelen Fraboni, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Boys Soccer Coach

Jeanne Hockett, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Tennis Coach

Craig Howery, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Golf Coach

Craig Howery, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Boys Golf Coach

Jeff Kunkle, 5.5% FTE MHS Assistant Baseball Coach

David Laux, 1.8% FTE MHS 60% JV Hockey Assistant Coach

Katrina Lemens, 4.0% FTE IMMS Speech & Drama Assistant Director

Mark Miner, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Tennis Coach

Mark Miner, 5.0% FTE MHS Assistant Boys Tennis Coach

Al Northouse, 7.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach

Melissa Pfohl, 7.0% FTE MHS Head Girls Golf Coach

* Resignation: Becky Stokes, 7.0% FTE MHS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach-

Motion carried 3-0.

Superintendents Report –

A. Madison Community Foundation Grant – Roberta Felker

B. Important Dates

Board Comments

Public Comments – none.

School Board Reports:

- Business Manager’s Report – Jeff Mahoney presented an overview of the district’s cash flow year from July 2008 and projected through June 2009.

Action Items:

Motion by Schutt, second by Moeser to approve action on the tax & revenue anticipation borrowing by district.

Motion carried 3-0

Motion by Schutt, second by Moeser to approve resolution and action on the 2008-09 66:0301 Global Academy Agreement.

Motion carried 3-0

Upcoming Reports: August 4^th – Tentative McFarland Youth Center Report

September 15^th – Summer School Report

October 6^th – School Improvement Teams EC-2/WIS

Tour of McFarland Primary School – postponed to the August 4, 2008 school board meeting.

Motion by Schutt, second by Moeser to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0 and meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Moeser

Acting District Clerk

JM/as

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