February 9, 2009 Board Minutes (7:30 Regular Session)
by Veryle Winter
February 12, 2009
NORFOLK
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board
of Education Regular Meeting
February
09, 2009 07:30PM
City
Council Chambers
Attendance
Taken at 7:28 PM:
Present
Board Members:
Joel
Carlson
Clark
Froehlich
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Julee
Pfeil
Alfredo
Ramirez
Absent
Board Members:
Paul
Cazabon
I.
Call to Order
President
Krivohlavek, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
II.
Declaration of a Legal Meeting
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared this a legal meeting and announced
that the Open Meetings Act was posted on the wall for
review.
III.
Vision/Mission/Strategic Goals of the Norfolk Public School
District
IV.
Welcome, Public Comments, Communication
President
Krivohlavek welcomed the visitors to the meeting.
V.
Amendments to Agenda/Approval of Consent Agenda
Items
No
amendments were offered.
Primary Motion Passed: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Clark Froehlich and a second by Julee Pfeil.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Absent
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
V.A.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
Minutes
of the following meetings were approved as printed:
January
12, 2009 -- 4:30 Study Session
January
12, 2009 -- 7:30 Regular Session
January
22, 2009 -- 2nd Meeting of the Month
V.B.
Excused Absences
Paul
Cazabon was excused from the meeting.
V.C.
Personnel
Dr.
Uhing gave an update on the hiring process of the Director of
Business and the Human Resources Director.
V.D.
Student Tuition Waiver for Foreign Exchange Student
Approved
tuition waiver for Rattana Chockduangdee of Thailand for the
2009-2010 school year. The host family is Phil and Kathy
Steinkamp.
V.E.
Claims
Approved
claims in the amount of $380,302.31 for General Fund; $35,819.95
for Cooperative Fund; $21,858.11 for Lunch Fund; and $53,731.77 for
Reserve/Depreciation Fund.
VI.
Award for Excellence
The
Award for Excellence will continue next month.
VII.
Focus on Students/Best of the Best
Focus
on Students will continue in March.
VIII.
Reports and Discussion Items
VIII.A.
Superintendent's Report
Dr.
Uhing updated the board on Legislative Bill 228 and 61 and on the
School and Community discussions meetings. We should receive
state aid notification no later than April 1, 2009.
VIII.B.
Financial Report
Mr.
Robert Waite, Director of Student Services, gave the financial
report.
VIII.C.
Instruction/Personnel Reports
Mr.
Hastings reported on the following: MAT 8 tests being phased
out and going to MAP Testing.
VIII.C.1.
Curriculum Council Report
Mr.
Hastings discussed the meeting of the Curriculum Coordinating
Council (CCC) and shared the membership and topics of
discussion.
VIII.D.
Student Services Report
Mr.
Witte reported on: Parent-Teacher Conferences, February
19th theatrical performance for 5th graders,
ELL Annual English Language Development Assessments, and Crisis
Response Team work/share session for area schools,
VIII.E.
Finance/Activities Committee Reports
The
Finance Committee met at noon today to review the bills. The
Finance Committee met at noon and reviewed the bills, the budget,
and the tractor purchase.
The
Activities Committee met on Monday, July 26, 2009 and discussed the
following topics: Winter activities, district completions,
and YMCA working closely with us in allowing our students afternoon
swim practice. Norfolk will be hosting the district track and
also girls golf for the next three year.
IX.
Action Items
IX.A.
School Calendar for 2009-2010
Primary Motion Passed: Motion to adopt the 2009-2010 school calendar passed with a motion by Julee Pfeil and a second by Alfredo Ramirez. (See Exhibit A) – Insert copy of School Calendar.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Absent
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
IX.B.
Policy
Primary Motion Passed: Motion to approve the first reading of Policy No. 201.7 and 201.8. passed with a motion by Julee Pfeil and a second by Clark Froehlich. (See Exhibit B and C) – Insert copies of Policy 201.7 – Conflict of Interest and Policy 201.8 -- Code of Ethics.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Absent
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
IX.B.1.
Conflict of Interest Policy 201.7
Approved
on first reading the Conflict of Interest Policy 201.7. (See
Exhibit B)
IX.B.2.
Code of Ethics Policy 201.8
Approved
on first reading the Code of Ethics Policy Policy 201.8. (See
Exhibit C)
X.
Future Meetings
The
second meeting in February will be held at noon on Thursday,
February 26, 2009 in the Central Office Board Room.
The
next regular meeting will be Monday, March 16, 2009, at 4:30
(Central Office) and 7:30 p.m. (City Council Chambers).
XI.
Adjournment
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared the meeting adjourned at 7:51
p.m.
_____________________________________
Superintendent
