USD 241 Board Meeting - November 2019

January 18, 2022

Roll call:  Ab Smith, Craig Sloan, Cecil Pearce, Todd Selzer, Heath Perry, Karli Springsteel, Camron Funk, Russell Orton, Kenneth Huff, Val Poe, Chance Rains, Stephanie Johnson, Ross Cox, Mark Kuhlman, Matt Brown

Approval of Agenda:

Craig Sloan moved, seconded by Karli Springsteel to approve the agenda, as amended.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Approval of consent items: A-C

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Heath Perry to approve items A-C (warrants; financial reports; minutes), as presented.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Citizen concerns:

Matt Brown presented a slideshow on robotics.

Executive session: non-elected personnel

Administrative reports:

A. NWKSC - Cecil Pearce - Short report

B. NWKTC - Russell Orton - Short report

C. Prin 6-12-Kenneth Huff

Athletics —BB started last week; quiz bowl started today; CC finished up well at state; FB/VB finished their season; eligibility is steady for past month; buffer week this week; music honor choir-Jessie Smith; Drayton Pletcher; Journey Gibbs and Brooklyn Bussen; request for a music trip to Elitch Gardens for a large choir/choral performance in the spring; bus riders; speed bump placed in bus area; new heater needed in shop area; student/teacher connection through short biography of instructors; and forensics numbers

D. Supt/K-5 Prin.- Russell Orton

Inservice in Oakley-for all teachers on January 20; Ruby Paine, on poverty for $25.00 per person; gym floor covering for GS gym $2400.00; ACT scores from last year’s graduates were above state average; KASB annual conference in December; student teacher next semester-in music-Rebeccah Harmison, from Dighton; no news on wheelchair lift; December meeting is on the 9th—BB tournament going on—but Tuesday Dec 10th would work; Coach thank you’s for VB/FB/CC

Discussion/action items:

1. Approve vaping policy

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Cecil Pearce to approve the vaping policy, as presented.  Motion carried 7 yea.

2. Discussion music trip - Denver

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Camron Funk to approve the music trip, in the spring.  Motion carried 7 yea.

3. Discussion senior trip

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Todd Selzer to approve the guidelines for senior trip, as amended.  Guidelines will be amended to---board will need to approve the itinerary in February; and, add trip will be taken either week before graduation or during spring break.  Motion carried 7 yea.

4. Asst coach resignation

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Heath Perry to accept the resignation from Chance Rains, as asst. Golf coach.  Motion carried 7 yea.

5. Address new school board

Ab Smith welcomed the newly elected board members to the meeting; he informed them that there are workshops/training for new/old board members that are very helpful to fully understand their position and duties as a board member.

6. Individual performance

7. Out-of-district applications

Heath Perry moved, seconded by Karli Springsteel to accept the out-of-district application for Raylene Welsh, Tribune. Motion carried 7 yea.

8. Supt. Search for 20-21

Some discussion.

9. Updated policies

Two (2) updated policies, per KSAB, will be approved in December.

Executive session: non-elected personnel

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Craig Sloan to go into executive session for five (5) minutes, for the discussion of non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person and return to this room at 7:50 p.m...  Mr. Orton is invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Karli Springsteel moved, seconded by Todd Selzer to go into executive session for ten (10) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person, and return to this room at 8:00 p.m.  Mr. Orton is invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Camron Funk moved, seconded by Karli Springsteel to go into executive session for fifteen (15) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person, and return to this room at 8:20 p.m.  Mark Kuhlman, Stephanie Johnson, Ross Cox and Chance Rains were invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Todd Selzer moved, seconded by Karli Springsteel to go into executive session for ten (10) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person, and return to this room at 8:30 p.m.  Mark Kuhlman, Stephanie Johnson, Ross Cox and Chance Rains were invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.

Craig Sloan moved, seconded by Todd Selzer to go into executive session for ten (10) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person, and return to this room at 8:40 p.m.  motion carried 7 yea. 

Cecil Pearce moved, seconded by Karli Springsteel, to go into executive session for fifteen (15) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person, and return to this room at 9:15 p.m...  Mr. Orton is invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.

The board and Mr. Orton returned at 9:08 p.m.

Adjournment: Ab smith moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m.

Clerk / President

(These minutes are considered unofficial until the next regular board meeting on December 9, 2019).