April 13, 2009 Minutes -- Regular Session
by Veryle Winter
May 08, 2009
NORFOLK
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board
of Education Regular Meeting
April
13, 2009 07:30PM
City
Council Chambers
Attendance
Taken at 7:33 PM:
Present
Board Members:
Joel
Carlson
Paul
Cazabon
Clark
Froehlich
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Julee
Pfeil
Alfredo
Ramirez
Absent
Board Members:
I.
Call to Order
President
Krivohlavek called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
II.
Declaration of a Legal Meeting
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared this a legal meeting of the Board
of Education and announced that the Open Meetings Act was posted on
the wall for review. A copy of the agenda is available at the
desk of the recording secretary.
III.
Vision/Mission/Strategic Goals of the Norfolk Public School
District
IV.
Welcome, Public Comments, Communication
President
Krivohlavek welcomed the visitors to the meeting and asked if
anyone wished to speak to an agenda item to state their name at
this time. Two patrons asked to address the board. They
were Dave Copple and Bob Summerer.
Mr.
Copple addressed the board on behalf of the patrons of Sunny
Meadow. He asked the board to “pause” and to consider not
closing Sunny Meadow this year but to give it some time. Mr.
Summerer, a Tara Heights resident, expressed his concern of not
having a school and what it would do to the value of
homes.
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
Yes
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
V.A.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
Approved
the following minutes as presented:
March
9, 2009 - Study Session (4:30 p.m.)
March
9, 2009 - Regular Meeting (6:15 p.m.)
March
26, 2009 - 2nd Meeting of the Month (12:00 Noon)
March
28, 2009 - Board Retreat (8:30 a.m.)
V.B.
Excused Absences
No
excused absences were necessary.
V.C.
Personnel
No
amendments were offered.
V.D.
Claims
Approved
claims in the amount of $298,517.32 for General Fund; $7,690.81 for
Cooperative Fund; $112,255.85 for Lunch Fund; $110,311.03 for
Reserve/Depreciation Fund; and $158,618.64 for Special Building
Fund.
V.E.
Personnel
V.E.1.
Resignations
Accepted
the resignation of Michelle Williamson effective at the end of the
2008-2009 school year.
V.F.
NASB Membership
Approved request to approve membership dues in the Nebraska
Association of School Boards. Dues are $7,467 per year, based
on school district size. The district participates in
programs to reduce costs to districts by co-oping with other
districts, attend continuing education programs, and receive
legislative issues support.
VI.
Award for Excellence
Award
for Excellence will continue next month.
VII.
Focus on Students/Best of the Best
There
was no Focus on Students this month due to Parent/Teacher
Conferences.
VIII.
Reports and Discussion Items
VIII.A.
Superintendent's Report
VIII.A.1.
Shaping the Future Recommendations
Dr.
Uhing outlined the Shaping the Future Recommendations. The
main recommendations included:
1. Grade configuration of K-4 elementary schools, 5th and 6th grade (at current middle school), 7th and 8th (at current Jr. High), and grades 9-12 in the high school.
2. Appropriate amount of space at Sr. High to accommodate the 9th grade.
3. The Montessori Program should match the grade configuration of the other elementary schools; a new home for the program.
4. Consolidate programs where appropriate, elementary buildings should be 2-track.
Consolidate pre-school programs at a common location.
Alternative program located closer to the high school.
Possibly integrate Learning Center program into an elementary attendance center.
5. Development of transition plans where changes will occur.
(Insert
Copy of Entire PowerPoint Relating to Recommendations) – Exhibit
A
VIII.B.
Financial Report
Bob
Waite gave the financial report.
VIII.C.
Instruction/Personnel Reports
Mr.
Hastings, Director of Teaching and Learning, reported on MAP
testing, Language Arts CRT’s, and personnel plan.
VIII.D.
Student Services Report
Mr.
Witte, Director of Student Services, reported on the
following: kindergarten roundups (including transition plans
for Sunny Meadow students, TeamMates Walk on Sunday,
April
19,
Norfolk Arts Center/NPS “Link-UP” Concert on April 28;
5th grade band concert; and NPS K-12 Art
Show.
Mr.
Witte shared that the board has agreed to move the requests from
Sunny Meadow parents to the top of the list for boundary
exceptions. Parents should give a first and second choice
when applying for boundary exceptions. If you decided to
return to your home school you do not need to fill out a boundary
exception form. Mr. Witte will send a letter to all Sunny
Meadow parents. He encouraged them to visit schools to see
where they might want to send their child(ren). All questions
regarding boundary exceptions should be directed to the Student
Services Office.
VIII.E.
Finance/Activities Committee Reports
The
Finance Committee met at noon today and reviewed the bills.
They also discussed budget issues. They are keeping a close
eye on bills in the Nebraska Legislative.
The
Activities Committee met on Monday, April 23, 2009. Topics
discussed included spring sports and numbers in each sport,
coaching assignments, salary schedule for extra duty, and a staff
survey on the extra duty assignments.
IX.
Action Items
IX.A.
Voluntary Separation Program
Primary
Motion Passed:
Approved
with a motion by Julee Pfeil and a second by Joel Carlson to
approve the following into the Voluntary Separation
Program:
Kay
Stafford
Laura
Gass
Paula
Aguirre
Cheryl
Spittler
Cindy
Pichler
Pam
Wright
Sharon
Cazabon
Shirley
Burkhardt
Stacy
Hatten
Dr.
Uhing also reported that no RIFS would be made this
year.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Abstain
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
IX.B.
Closing Sunny Meadow Elementary as Attendance Center
Primary
Motion Passed: Motion to close Sunny Meadow as an
attendance center effective at the end of the 2008-2009 school year
passed with a motion by Clark Froehlich and a second by Julee
Pfeil.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Yes
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
X.
Future Meetings
The
next regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 11, 2009.
The second meeting of the month will be held on Thursday, April 23,
2009.
XI.
Adjournment
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared the meeting adjourned at 9:10
p.m.
_______________________________
Superintendent
