USD 241 Board Meeting - October 2022

October 30, 2022

Roll call:  Mark Kuhlman, Ross Cox, Brad Chubb, Craig Sloan, Todd Selzer, Camron Funk, Stephanie Johnson, Christy Hammer, Matt Brown, Val Poe, Andrew Korte, Marsha Klinge, Lance Finley, Aften Gardner
Approval of agenda: 
Stephanie Johnson moved, seconded by Brad Chubb to approve the agenda, as revised.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Consent items:
Minutes of September 12, 2022 regular meeting
Approval of warrants: general fund
Approval of financial reports
1. Treasurer’s report
2. Clerk’s cash summary
3. Revenue / expenditure report
4. Activity fund report
5 Financial spreadsheet
Approval of consent items:
Todd Selzer moved, seconded by Camron Funk to approve the consent items, as presented.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Citizen’s comments:
Lance Finley and Aften Gardner were present to talk to the board about active shooter training and what is involved with this.  The board asked several questions of Lance and Aften.
Staff presentation:
Marsha Klinge was on hand to explain several areas that the staff is working on: MTSS; KESA; ELA. This is something that they address and have in-service to provide the staff with multiple times a year.  These are all guiding framework for teacher improvement in the classrooms.
Athletic/activities director: Drew Korte
Andrew Korte reported on the progress of our cross country team; HS volleyball; JH football and volleyball.  Junior high FB and VB are winding down in the next two weeks.  HS football is going very well and there is the possibility that the boys will go on to bi-district play.  If they do we will possibly be the bi-district host.
Administrative reports:
A. NWKSC-Stephanie Johnson
Stephanie Johnson gave the board a short report.
B. NWKTC-Bruce Bolen
Mr. Bolen was absent
C. Principal-Matt Brown
Mr. Brown reported that homecoming went well; Mr. Brown has been doing classroom visits; and, Leoti is hosting Jackie Stiles next week to speak on her career and we have been invited to take the 7-12 grade to hear her speak.
D. Superintendent-Christy Hammer
Mrs. Hammer reported that the ESSER III has been approved; we have several new students; we received several awards from KASB; and, the wrecked bus was totaled. She is in the process of getting another bus to replace the wrecked one.
Brad Chubb left the meeting.
Discussion/action items:
1. Discuss supplemental positions
Ross Cox moved, seconded by Todd Selzer to approve Nikki Chubb for head JH girls basketball coach.  Motion carried 6 yea.
Brad Chubb returned.
Camron Funk moved, seconded by Stephanie Johnson to approve Jamie Hawkins as assistant JH girls basketball coach.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Executive session: student privacy.
Stephanie Johnson moved, seconded by Brad Chubb to go into executive session for five (5) minutes, for the purpose of discussing student issues, to protect the privacy rights of said persons and return to this room at 7:50 p.m.  Mrs. Hammer and Mr. Brown are invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Executive session: non-elected personnel
Stephanie Johnson moved, seconded by Ross Cox to go into executive session for ten (10) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said persons and return to this room at 8:05 p.m.  Mrs. Hammer and Mr. Brown are invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Ross Cox moved, seconded by Brad Chubb to go into executive session for five (5) minutes, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said persons and return to this room at 8:10 p.m.  Mrs. Hammer and Mr. Brown are invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.
2. Discuss out-of-town dances
To action.
3. Discuss vehicle rotation
Mrs. Hammer presented the board with a copy of our current vehicle rotation schedule.  The board would like us to stay on the current rotation to replace vehicles so that we are not having to replace more than one vehicle/bus in one year’s time.  Mrs. Hammer will update the rotation sheet and remove the wrecked bus. 
4. Discuss replacing staff-science
Mrs. Hammer presented the board several options for replacing our science/ag teacher position.  We will purchase the services of Elevate K-12 for the science classes and look for a replacement for the agriculture classes.
5. Discuss strategic planning
Mrs. Hammer reported on our current plan with SWPRSC and handed the board some information from Greenbush service center.  
Craig Sloan moved, seconded by Stephanie Johnson to approve a contract with Greenbush for $3,950.  Mrs. Hammer will take care of contacting Greenbush.  Motion carried 7 yea.
Executive session: non-elected personnel
Stephanie Johnson moved, seconded by Craig Sloan to go into executive session for five (5) minutes for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to protect the privacy rights of said person and return to this room at 8:41 p.m.  Mrs. Hammer and Mr. Brown are invited in.  Motion carried 7 yea.
6. Resignation
Ross Cox moved, seconded by Todd Selzer to approve the resignation from Laurel Rigby-Despain as our current science/ag teacher, effective October 28, 2022.  Motion carried 5 yea, 2 nay (Cox, Sloan). 
7. Discuss cell phones (in office)
There are currently two (2) cell phones in the office that are not being used.  Mrs. Hammer wanted approval of the board to dispose of these phones.  The consensus of the board was to do away with these phones. 
Craig Sloan moved to ban all cell phones in the building.  Motion died from a lack of a second.
8. KOMA
The letter from the attorney general was discussed.  
9. Discuss superintendent evaluation
Mark Kuhlman reminded the board that they need to do an early fall evaluation of Mrs. Hammer.  This evaluation in the early fall is for first time superintendents.  The board would like to do this at the next regular board meeting in November. 
Adjournment:
Mark Kuhlman moved to adjourn at 9:30 p.m.

Clerk
President

(These minutes are considered unofficial until approved at the next regular board meeting on November 14, 2022).