Oakville School District
School Board Minutes
August 25, 2008
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 5:32 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Establish Quorum/Accept agenda: Members present were Steve Mittge, Lisa Norskog, Laura Bale and Judith Palmer. Don Secena excused, out of town. Quorum established. Sandy Tuengel added to consent agenda, under personnel, the Fall Coaching Contracts, Athletic Director, ASB Advisor and Band Director. Kathy Lorton wanted to add an executive session to discuss Supplemental Contracts. Under new business, Cell phone use staff, osd website, and policy concerns.
Special Recognition: Penny Reinitz let the board and community know that our summer school program was very successful this year. We were a little concerned at the beginning about our student enrollment this year, but when we opened our doors the first day, we had many more students than had signed up. We were very happy and able to accommodate the additional unexpected students, much thanks goes to the tribal educational employees who volunteered their time. In all, we served 95 students. Judith would like to see the district send a big thank you to the tribe for their wonderful efforts and part in making our summer school a great success.
Correspondence: None
Community Comments: Bob Johnson reported on the continuing problems with the heating in the elementary. When Actionaire installed the new units, there were several factors they did not take into account. We have a bid from Sunset Air to replace the condensation pumps and correct some of the other factors that cause the heating units to not work correctly. It will cost approximately $1500.00 for all 5 units to be repaired.
Minutes: Laura Bale moved to approve minutes as corrected. Seconded by Lisa Norskog. Passed unanimously.
Business: Sandy Tuengel reported on the financials for LeeRae Ball, who was not able to attend the meeting. On the HR side, Sandy is very busy preparing for September payroll, the busiest payroll month of the year. We have also moved our office around and made it a very “welcoming” environment. We invite the board and community to come by any time and see our new configuration.
Board Committees: Judith asked the board to consider which board committee they would like to be on. Budget/Financial, Policies, Facilities, Legislative and Negotiations. Levy committee during a levy year.
Principals: Tom Phimister handed out some WASL information that was in a friendlier, more easy to read results. This will help the board and community to actually see how the students progressed from year to year. Discussion was held.
Superintendent: Kathy Lorton introduced Willa Corbus, our new third grade teacher.
Consent Agenda: Steve Mittge moved to approve consent agenda with the addition of Fall Coaching contracts with the correction to HS Assistant Football Coach, AD contract, ASB contracts and Band Director. Seconded by Laura Bale. Passed unanimously.
Old Business:
a. Staff Cell Phone Use: Judith wants a list of all personell who have a cell phone. Monthly log?
b. OSD New Web Page: You can view the newly constructed OSD Web site at www.theblackriver.net the OSD site temporary link. Fashioned after PeEll’s web site. We would like to see more information such as board pages, student pages, current events, school delay’s, early releases, etc.
c. Policy HouseKeeping: Judith mentioned that there are two or three policies such as 2022 that seem to need additional changes or are missing from the packet. Sandy said LeeRae has a few policies listed on our white board that need further attention.
New Business:
a. Bd. Waiver Policy 1733: This waiver was given to each board member to fill out. This is an annual housekeeping policy. Steve Mittge would like our attorney to look at this policy. He feels it is unnessesary due to the fact that compensation has never been given to our board members.
b. Policy/Procedure 3242 – Open Campus Review: Kathy Lorton passed out a letter that was mailed to all families K-12. It welcomes everyone back, and addresses specific rules on such items such as cell or electrical devices, etc. These came about through questionnaires and discussions with students, staff and parents. She has also asked the board to review policy 3242 policy and procedure. She asked for input from the board for understanding of interpretation. The policy is clear, however, the procedures are a little confusing. Until the board has time to review this, and we have a working session to discuss options and/or changes, our policy 3242 of closed campus for everyone will have to be enforced.
Community Comments:
Future Agenda Items: None
Executive Session: Called at 7:40 p.m. to last approximately 5 minutes long, to discuss supplemental contracts.
Re-entered regular board meeting at p.m.
Laura Bale moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Seconded by Don Secena. Passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
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_________________________________ August 25, 2008