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Anita
Osterman, President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#4848- Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Phil Harmon
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 28, 2008. Ayes
– 5; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4849 – Motion by Linda Blais and
seconded by Ed Wosinski to
approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Item 11-E (Approve the rescheduling of the March 10 Board meeting to
March 3, 2008) was removed from the agenda by President Anita Osterman.
Ayes – 5; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4850 - Motion by Phil Harmon
and seconded by Karla Gilliland to go into closed session at 6:33 p.m. in
accordance with MCL 15.268 Sub-Section 8(B) to consider disciplining of a
Middle School student whose identity is known to the Board. Roll Call Vote: Ayes -- 5: Linda Blais, Ed
Wosinski, Karla Gilliland,
Phil Harmon
and Anita Osterman; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
Returned
to Open Session at 7:30 p.m.
#4851 - Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Phil Harmon
to approve the motion for the long-term suspension of a Middle School
student whose identity is known to the Board for the remainder of the
2007/08 school year for violation of the Michigan Weapons Free School Act
(P.A. 328). Roll Call Vote: Ayes – 6:
Linda Blais, Ed Wosinski,
Karla Gilliland, Phil Harmon,
Matt Hendrie
and Anita Osterman; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent, presented Board Recognition to Jace Kamphorst
in recognition for receiving the Newaygo County Michigan’s Youth Volunteer
of the Year Award as well as receiving the State of Michigan’s Youth
Volunteer of the Year Award. Jace
has now been nominated for a national award.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent
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Thanked the seniors for attending tonight’s
meeting.
·
The High
School is over 2 hours (of the state allotment of 30 hours) due to some
hours for a power failure problem and sewer problem days (called snow days)
and those hours will need to be made up.
The other schools are still one day out (one day = 6 hours).
·
We need a Board member to serve on the
NCRESA shared services committee.
They will be meeting in the day time.
·
One of the recommendations from the
Technology sub-committee (S3) will be for the district to go
wireless and paperless.
·
Next year we possibly will be starting that
request to go paperless with BOE members using laptops.
·
The March 10, 2008 Board meeting will be
changed to March 3, 2008.
Jim
Hieftje, Director of Curriculum
and Instruction/Quest Principal
·
We had planned a rigorous Release Day for
Monday, February 11 (Early Release) when school was cancelled due to the
weather.
·
Wednesday, February 13 all principals are
scheduled for a principals meeting at the Adm. Building.
·
Have
been looking at school improvement.
Also MEAP data--which has not been released to the public yet. Details will soon be coming.
·
Tuesday, March 11 the Michigan Merit Exam is
scheduled at the High School for
all juniors. Only juniors attend
school on that day. There will be
several other areas of testing like the Work Keys, etc. for the Juniors on
other days.
Bing Hanson
Lake, Director
of Financial Services
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Looking at the State Aid possibilities.
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$108 plus $108 foundation = $216 increase
per student
·
Effective 10/1/08 there will be a reduction
in the retirement rate leaving the rate for 2008-09 at 16.54% down from
16.72%.
#4852 -- Consent Agenda -- Motion
by Phil Harmon and seconded by Karla Gilliland to approve disbursements for
January 2008 in the amount of $2,344,394.77. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4853 – Action Agenda -- Motion by Phil Harmon
and seconded by Matt Hendrie
to approve the resolution for the Voluntary Severance Plan for certified
staff for school year 2007-08. Ayes
– 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4854 - Motion by Linda Blais and
seconded by Ed Wosinski to
approve the 2000 section of the Fremont Public Schools Board Policies. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4855 - Motion by Linda Blais and
seconded by Matt Hendrie
to approve the 3000 section of the Fremont Public Schools Board
Policies. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4856 - Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Phil Harmon
to approve the Superintendent’s Evaluation document for 2007-08. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Board
Communication:
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Received Certificate of Proclamation from
State of Michigan
proclaiming the week of February 10, 2008 as Principal’s Week.
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Received thank you notes from Fremont Public
Schools Advised Fund Scholarship recipients: Jenna Dezinski, Katie Johnson, Daniel
Jones, Adam Parker, Kathryn Paris, Terry Price, Rachel Robinson, David
Schouweiler, Emmy Schuiteman, Brad Smith, John Stariha, Ashley Westcott and
Lindsay Wever.
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Thank you note from Katie Kallenback,
Fremont High School Yearbook.
#4857–
Motion by Linda Blais and seconded by Phil Harmon to adjourn the meeting
at 8:10 p.m. Ayes - 6; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
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