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Anita
Osterman, President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#4864- Motion by Linda Blais and
seconded by Ed Wosinski to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February
25, 2008. Ayes – 5; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4865 – Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Karla Gilliland to approve the agenda for
tonight’s meeting. President
Osterman removed Item 10 – Closed session to consider discipline of a Quest
High School Student. There would be
discussion followed by the Action Item.
She also removed Action Item #13 – Approve the Superintendent’s
Evaluation 2007-08. There would be
the closed session to discuss the evaluation, but the approval will be on
the March 24th agenda. Ayes – 5;
Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Todd
Blake, Clerk from the City of Fremont
addressed the Board on the topic of changing the annual school election
from the month of May to be included in November along with the other City
and township elections. He will
bring more detailed information to the Board for their consideration.
Mr.
Blake also discussed Safe Routes to
School with the Board. He would
like to see a couple representatives from Fremont Public Schools on this community
planning committee. He will also be
bringing more detailed information to the Board at a later date.
President
Osterman suggested Mr. Blake meet with the Superintendent to work on a
schedule of dates to bring to the Board for consideration.
Superintendent
Kingsnorth congratulated Cliff Somers and the Cross-Country team on their
recent State Championship. A
duplicate trophy, such as was given by the State, will be presented to
Cliff in recognition of this great achievement. Mr. Somers thanked the Board for the
recognition and for their support to the Cross-Country Team.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent
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After today’s Snow Day, we have used up all
our snow days (30 hours). The High
School has additional hours to make up due to a power outage and a sewer
problem in December.
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Brad Jones, Mike Dunbar and Tim Carpenter
advanced to the state wrestling tournament.
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The girls and boys bowling teams competed at
the state level. The girls for the
first time and came in 18th place at the finals. The boys went up against the regional
champs and lost to Grand Rapids Northview after being seeded number one.
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Boys basketball district playoffs are
tonight in Coopersville.
Jim
Hieftje, Director of Curriculum and Instruction/Quest Principal
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The MTH and Mini-Grant selection committee
meets this Friday, March 7. (Now
postpones until Friday, March 14, 2008.).
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Due to the high number of applications this
year, they will be using a scoring system to determine the winners.
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Sunday’s Grand Rapids paper had an article
“Poverty Stalks our Schools.” Although Newaygo County
schools were not included in this article, the increase in all districts is
similar to those identified in this article.
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Fremont Public Schools poverty rate
increased since 2000 has been 21%.
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March 11 there is an In-service (A Framework for Understanding Poverty)
scheduled to be presented by Sue Nelle DeHart from the Ruby Payne Institute.
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A light breakfast will be served at 8:00
a.m. with the presentation beginning at 8:30 a.m.
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At
11:30 a.m. there will be a lunch for Quest staff, the presenter as well as
any Board members who would like to attend.
Please let us know if you plan on attending.
Bing Hanson Lake,
Director of Financial Services
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Currently the budget situation is on hold
until further information is known.
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We are waiting for the deadline for
certified staff to submit applications for the VSP—April 7, 2008.
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The number of retirees and the state aid
allowance will determine any budget reductions that may be necessary.
#4866—Consent Agenda – Motion by Ed
Wosinski and seconded by Karla Gilliland to approve disbursements for
February in the amount of $2,718,959.67.
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0. Motion
carried.
#4867—Action Agenda – Motion by Ed
Wosinski and seconded by Linda Blais to approve the proposal for a new
course offering at the High School – Introduction
to e-Commerce Ayes – 5; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
#4868 – After Board discussion
regarding disciplining of a Quest High School student a Motion by Ed Wosinski and
seconded by Karla Gilliland to approve 180-day expulsion of a Quest High School student whose identity
is known to the Board for violation of the Michigan Weapons Free School
Zone, MCL 380.1311 Subsection 2.). Ayes – 5, Roll Call: Matt Hendrie,
Linda Blais, Ed Wosinski, Karla Gilliland and Anita Osterman; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
#4869 -- Motion by Karla Gilliland
and seconded by Ed Wosinski to go
into
closed session at 6:02 p.m. in accordance with MCL 15.268 Sub-section 8(a)
for the purpose of superintendent’s evaluation. Ayes – 5, Roll Call Vote: Linda Blais, Ed Wosinski, Karla Gilliland,
Matt Hendrie
and
Anita Osterman; Nays – 0. Motion
carried.
Returned
to Open Session at 6:40 p.m.
#4870–
Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Matt Hendrie to adjourn the meeting
at 6:45 p.m. Ayes - 5; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
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