November 13, 2006...
...Board Meeting Notes
by Randy Rivers
November 14, 2006
The Board approved the CONSENT AGENDA, which included:
- Minutes of the October 9, 2006 and October 30, 2006 Meetings
- Treasurer's Report
- Bills submitted for payment
- Building Activity Fund reports
- NHS Petty Cash Fund report
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. The Board heard the 2005-2006 Financial Audit Report from a representative of the J.D. Wilbert CPA firm.
2. Principals Alan Roberts and Nicki Traul summarized building level activities for the Board. Mrs. Traul also reported on the first meeting of the Northeast Curriculum Council that was held on November 3rd.
3. Mr. Rivers reported on the status of the Special Education Interlocal and that the NEO-NEA and Board negotiators would meet for mediation on the contract negotiations Thursday, November 16th at 7:00 PM at Northeast High School.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Mr. Rivers shared charts and graphs of 2005-2006 student achievement testing with the Board. Copies of these charts and graphs are available on the website www.usd246.net in the Highlights section of the Front page in an article titled Student Achievement Indicators.
2. Donna Fleury shared the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment system with the Board. She also showed the Board the current levels of performance of the Kindergarten, First and Second grades. A discussion of intervention strategies followed and Mrs. Traul and Mr. Rivers recommended that the Board consider hiring an additional reading instruction teacher for the rest of the year to assist with reading interventions to assist all of the children in reaching their literacy goals this year. Action was taken later in the meeting.
3. Mrs. Traul discussed 2007-2008 enrollment projections for the elementary school with the Board. She also addressed potential staff assignments and possible staff additions she is considering for recommendation after the Christmas break.
4. Mr. Rivers and Mrs. Humble shared information with the Board about the PowerSchool student information management system. Mr. Rivers recommended that the District migrate from SASIxp to PowerSchool in the 2006-2007 school year. Action was taken later in the meeting.
5. The Board discussed the upcoming KASB (Kansas Association of School Boards) Convention in Wichita on December 1-3, 2006. The Board appointed Rae Ann Rose as their voting delegate for the Convention.
6. The Board discussed plans for its December dialogue session with students. A group of 10-20 students will be selected by the administration to discuss the school system with Board members on December 11th.
ACTION ITEMS
1. The Board voted to accept the Audit Report of the 2005-2006 Financial Records as presented.
2. The Board approved the purchase of the PowerSchool student information management system for the 2007-2008 school year.
3. The Board approved the addition of a full-time reading teacher at NES for the remainder of the 2006-2007 school year.
4. The Board approved the employment of a half-time custodian at the high school.
5. The Board approved the addition of a substitute cook and substitute bus driver to the District's substitute lists.
November 13, 2006...
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