McFarland School District News

2-16-09 School Board Minutes

Minutes of the School Board Meeting Held February 16, 2009

Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 7:03 p.m in the School Board Room, McFarland District Office 5101 Farwell Street McFarland, WI 53558.

Present: Arlyn Halvorson, Jim Moeser, Tom Allen, Don Schutt, and Kathy Siegmann at 7:04 p.m.

Absent: none.

Administrators Present: Scott Brown, Jeff Mahoney, Roberta Felker, Penny Simmons, Jim Hickey, Dave Witte, Sue

Murphy, and Tom Mooney.

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

- Minutes of the February 2, 2009 School Board Meeting and February 4, 2009 School Board Special Meeting

- Approval of General Fund Vouchers #142667 through #142885

- Professional Staffing Recommendations:

* Retirements: Kevin Krinke, 1.0 FTE MHS Technology Education Teacher

Robert Olson, 1.0 FTE WIS Special Education Teacher

JoAnn Sornson-Marsden, 1.0 FTE CEELC Kindergarten Teacher

Lois Thuemmler, 1.0 FTE MHS Marketing Education Teacher

* New Hires: Abbey Bollig, 1.0 FTE MPS Limited Term 2^nd Grade Teacher

Mary Jo Lessor, WIS Long Term Substitute Swim Program Teacher

Matt Levin, 0.333 FTE 3^rd Quarter IMMS Limited Term E-Gen Teacher

Karen MacDonald, 0.16 FTE CEELC/0.34 FTE MPS Long Term Substitute Reading

Resource Teacher

Jason Pickett, IMMS Limited Term 8^th Grade Math Teacher

* Increase of Hours: Cindy Weber, 2 hrs/week to 4 hrs/week CEELC Computer Support Casual Teacher

- Co-Curricular Staffing Recommendations:

* Resignations: Cindy Clark, 3.5% IMMS Forensics

Mark Matthews, 10.5% Head Hockey Coach

Gene Tempel, 6.0% Assistant Hockey Coach

Brian Bruno, 1.8% JV Hockey Coach

Dave Laux, 1.8% JV Hockey Coach

* New Hires: Amy Gallagher, 3.5% IMMS Forensics

Ted Mosso, 20% of 10.5% - 20% Head Hockey Coach

Jared Redders, 20% of 1.8% - 20% JV Hockey Coach

Todd Kroneman, 20% of 6.0% - 20% Assistant Hockey Coach

Motion carried 5-0.

Student Council Report – Audra Cohen and Andrew Hovel reported on recent Student Council and school events.

Superintendents Report –

A. School Forest update on the proposed direction for Indian Mound Park

B. Proposed 4K study – next steps

C. Valentine Gala update

D. School Breakfast Week proclamation

E. Important Dates

F. Recent District Photos & Events

Board Comments

Public Comments – none.

School Board Reports:

- New Teacher Induction/Dane County New Teacher Project – Roberta Felker, Amy Case, Cheryl Martin, Al Northouse, Dave Witte, Tom Mooney, Renee Glasbrenner, Bev Schmid, and Marc Heuer participated in a panel discussion that included both big-picture and personal perspectives on the role and importance of mentoring, along with the implications for our professional learning community.

- Business Manager’s Report – Jeff Mahoney discussed the 2009 audit contract renewal and provided a 2009-10 open enrollment update.

Action Items:

Motion by Schutt, second by Moeser to approve action on the 2009 audit contract with Reilly, Penner, and Benton LLP.

Motion carried 5-0

Notation was made of the following personnel items:

New Hires: Veronica Gunderson, 4 hrs/day MPS Food Service Worker

DeLynn Sjodin, Student Services Substitute Clerical Assistant

Upcoming Reports: March 2^nd - MATC President Bettsey Barhorst

School to Career/BEP

March 16^th - Senator Mark Miller & Representative Joe Parisi

Instructional Technology & Technical Services

Motion by Schutt, second by Siegmann 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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