Oakville School District
School Board Minutes
July 31, 2008
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 5:35 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Establish Quorum/Accept agenda: Members present were Steve Mittge, Lisa Norskog and Judith Palmer. Don Secena excused for prior commitment. Quorum established. Sandy Tuengel added to consent agenda, under personnel, the resignation for Liana White and Kathy Rosbaugh, and revised summer school contract for Kristi Wells. Judith Palmer added an “e” to new business, the OSD web page.
Special Recognition: Kathy Lorton recognized all the students who took and completed traffic safety this summer, and how they were all complimented on by the instructor who was from ESD113, and had not met any of our students until class. This was indeed a great compliment.
Correspondence: Reviewed and discussed.
Community Comments: Ralph Griffin spoke to the board and welcomed Kathy Lorton as our new superintendent. He praised her abilities as a sound and fair leader. He also wanted to reiterate the “smart” decision the board made to hire two people in the business office. He praised the current business and HR manager as a competent, complimentary team, and our clean audit is proof positive of a sound decision. He thanked the board for their time and, even though he is downsizing his consultant business, he would help Oakville School District any time they may need his services.
Minutes: Steve Mittge moved to approve minutes as corrected. Seconded by Lisa Norskog. Passed unanimously.
Business: Sandy Tuengel reported to the board on the progress and changes in the district office so far this summer. She reported on the financials for LeeRae Ball who was unable to attend the meeting. Judith Palmer asked if we could possibly bring back the large binders for all board members. She also requested an updated copy of the newly adopted 2000 policy series.
Board Committees: Judith Palmer gave the superintendent a copy of some information and a sample policy on cyber bullying.
Principals: None
Superintendent: Kathy Lorton handed out some information to the board and community on what has been happening in summer school. She is so excited about the amount of middle school students who are attending this year. “We are so happy to have two instructors from the tribe who have volunteered their time to teach this particular group of students. Every time I walk through the library, where they hold their classes, children are engaged and learning!”
Consent Agenda: Steve Mittge moved to approve consent agenda with the addition of resignations for Kathy Rosbaugh and Liana White, and the revised summer school contract for Kristi Wells. Seconded by Lisa Norskog. Passed unanimously.
Old Business:
a. Second Reading and Adoption/Policy 4130: Steve Mittge moved to approve second reading and adopt policy 4130. Lisa Norskog seconded. Passed unanimously
New Business:
a. August Board Retreat, Monday, 11th: Kathy Lorton gave the board a draft of a proposed retreat agenda. She would like the board to review both the times and the agenda, and if there are any changes/additions, she would like them to contact her.
b. Copier Agreements Summary: Sandy Tuengel presented the board with the copier summary from Ikon Office Equipment. After receiving quotes from three separate companies, and reviewing the benefits of lease/maintenance vs. purchase, it was decided best for the district to renew our lease/maintenance agreement with Ikon. The new machines should be delivered sometime in the next two weeks.
c. Consideration for Appointment of New Board Member: Lisa Norskog moved to accept Laura Bale’s offer to fill the vacant board position, Director #2. Seconded by Steve Mittge. Passed unanimously. Judith Palmer swore her into office.
Steve Mittge was excused from the meeting at 7:42 p.m. to go to work.
d. RTI Informational Report: Kathy Lorton briefly discussed the workshop she and Tom Phimister attended. She will be teaching this workshop at the staff retreat. This particular workshop was designed for behavior. She will have more to report to the board at the August 11 retreat.
Community Comments: Kayla Coopmans asked about some maintenance items that had been in the levy flyer but had not been completed by the district yet. She was wondering why they had not been completed and if the district still had plans to honor these levy items. Steve Mittge spoke on some confusion as to what was actually in the flyer or had been mistakenly reported through other news media. Kathy Lorton will look into this and report back at a later date.
Future Agenda Items: None
Executive Session: Tentative PSE Agreement, Personnel Issues. Fifteen to twenty minutes. Entered executive session at 7:07 p.m.
Re-entered regular board meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Laura Bale moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Seconded by Lisa Norskog. Passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
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