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District NewsDecember 4, 2006 School Board Minutes ool Board Meeting Held December 4, 2006 Meeting called to order by School Board President Arlyn Halvorson at 7:04 p.m. Board Members Present: Tom Allen, Arlyn Halvorson, Jim Moeser, Kathy Siegmann, and Don Schutt
Administrators Present: Scott Brown, Roberta Felker, Barb Hagens, Jim Hickey, Jeff Mahoney, Phil Meissen, Tom Mooney, Penny Simmons, and Dave Witte, Student Council Member in Attendance: Sarah Suter Motion by Schutt, second by Moeser, to approve the following consent agenda items: - Minutes of the Closed Session and School Board Meeting held November 20, 2006 - General Fund Vouchers #129988 through #130177 - Professional Staffing Recommendations: * David Witte - Indian Mound Middle School Principal (effective starting date of 8-1-07) * Joan Eggert – Adjustment in Contract (from .5 FTE to .6 FTE) * Jack Ketelhut – approved for early retirement at the end of the 2006-07 school year. * Steve Schmikle – approved for early retirement at the end of the 2006-07 school year. - Co-Curricular Recommendation: Neil Weiss – Assistant Boys’ Swimming Coach (2.5%) Motion carried 5-0. Siegmann noted that she voted in closed session against approval of Jack Ketelhut early retirement recommendation. As part of the Superintendent’s Report, Pam Sam was awarded with McFarland’s Educational Best Award in recognition of her unselfish commitment and dedication to capturing ‘Spartan Spirit’ in pictures. Following summary remarks by Jim Hickey, Board President Arlyn Halvorson thanked Pam and presented her with this Community Involvement Plus Award. Gregg Krattiger and Stu Schafer were in attendance and presented a check in the amount of $7,000 from the McFarland Spartan Sharks. The $7,000 included $6,000 of fees paid and a $1,000 donation. Thanks and appreciation was extended to the Sharks for this generous donation. Superintendent Scott Brown highlighted important dates and reported on the following items: * Congratulations to David Witte on his appointment of Indian Mound Middle School Principal * Kelsey McLimans, one of the managers of the Spartan Headquarters, was in attendance and introduced some of the new items that the school store has available. * Update on W.I.A.A. Appeal * Arlyn Halvorson shared that a McFarland’s Educational Best Award will be presented to Tom Dvorak on December 7th in recognition of his life-long impact on the students he taught in the * Scott Brown shared a picture presentation of various activities that have recently taken place district-wide. Sarah Suter, representing the McFarland High School Student Council, shared information on the following events: * Winter sports are now in full swing. * On December 1st there was a 20-minute focus for a portfolio check-in where course portfolio ideas and contents were reviewed and seniors received a packet of possible scholarships. * Upcoming events: - December 6th - Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00 - 8:00 p.m.) - December 7th - - December 8th - Sixth annual Career Focus Day from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - December 9th - Holiday Fun Day at - February 22, 2007 - “Taste of During the Board Comments portion of the meeting, Kathy Siegmann and Arlyn Halvorson shared positive comments on the December 3rd Christmas Pageant held at the Madison Capitol. Names of students who participated in this event were shared. Don Schutt commented on the enjoyable sixth grade choir and band concerts recently held at John Feldner and Katie Heiser were in attendance and updated board members on both the community recreation and community aquatic programs. Board members discussed the resolutions that will be voted on at the 2007 WASB/WASDA/WASBO Convention later in January. The discussion was led by Jim Moeser. Motion by Siegmann, second by Schutt, to approve requests for early graduation as presented. Motion carried 5-0. Motion by Moeser, second by Siegmann, to approve the first reading of the following policies:
Motion carried 5-0. Motion by Moeser, second by Schutt, to approve the 2007-08 Budget Calendar and June 18, 2007 as the annual meeting date. Motion carried 5-0. Notation was made of the following personnel items:
Motion by Siegmann, second by Schutt to adjourn. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tom Allen, District Clerk |
