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Anita
Osterman, President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#4902— Motion by Phil Harmon and seconded by Linda Blais to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of April 28, 2008. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4903 — Motion by Phil Harmon and seconded by Linda Blais to
approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Darlene
Mc Castle addressed the Board regarding her concerns for Developmental
Kindergarten. Twelve parents have
expressed interest in a D-K class if it were offered at Fremont Public
Schools.
Mark
Houston addressed the Board. He
wanted to thank Mr. Mellema and Mr. DeVries for hiring him. He also invited the Board to view the
outstanding Industrial Arts projects his classes had on display at the High
School.
Terry
Sergent addressed the Board regarding his concern over FPS hiring a JV
softball coach with no softball experience or a background in the sport.
President
Osterman addressed those in the audience with concerns regarding
softball. She instructed them to
start a dialog with Mr. Sherman and Dr. Kingsnorth. This is not a Board issue and they needed
to start with them.
Stacey
Church addressed the Board in support of a D-K program at Pine Street. She was also thankful for passage of the
recent renewal of the non-homestead millage. In addition, she would like to see the
district use in-put from the on-line surveys before making their decision
to renew the High School Principal’s contract as was on tonight’s agenda.
President
Anita Osterman administered the
Oath of Office to Phil Harmon. Phil was re-elected to serve on the Board
for four more years (2008-2012). Jim Featherstone was also re-elected to serve
four more years but was absent.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent
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Reviewed the S3 sub-committees
recommendations (Community Connections, World Ready and Technology) and
would like to bring them to the Board for approval at the June 9, 2008
Board meeting.
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The S3 Facilities Committee is
working on a long-range master plan for the district—especially the High
School. They begin in June—looking
at 4 different options to replace the High School.
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Next fall they would like to get feedback
from the community.
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FPS staff was presented with lanyards for
Staff Appreciation as a token of appreciation. They can be used to secure picture ID’s
for security purposes.
Jim
Hieftje, Director of Curriculum and Instruction/Quest Principal
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Several retirees leaving FPS.
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We are in the process of replacement with
interviews beginning May 13. The
principals are heavily involved in the process.
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Recommendations are scheduled for the June 9
BOE meeting.
Tom
Palmer, Executive Director of Student Services
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Presented to the Board a report on Athletics
and the effect of changing of the sport season to the district as well as
proposed changes to the Athletic Handbook
1)
Girls Basketball gate receipts increased
2)
Boys Basketball gate receipts down 40%
3)
Hurt us from a financial standpoint
4)
A drop in gate receipts for football season
were also seen
5)
We started playing before school was in
sessions
6)
Since we make more money in home games, we
prefer no home games at beginning of season
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Discussed dual sport athletes
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Discussed internet and social sites
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Discussed MHSAA Rule changes
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Discussed academic warnings
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Mark Houston and Cliff Somers discussed the
MHSAA standards for all students
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Discussed Code of Conduct and dealing with
student violations
President
Osterman reported that the Board would be looking at a student recovery
program in an effort to meet the new graduation requirements.
The
proposed handbook will be sent on to review by the Policy Committee. Any concerns or comments should be
forwarded to Linda Blais, Policy chair.
#4904 — Consent Agenda: Motion
by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Matt Hendrie to approve the disbursements for April in the
amount of $2,897,518.04. Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried
#4905 — Action Agenda: Motion by
Phil Harmon and
seconded by Ed Wosinski to approve the criteria change for
Excellence in
Education
– Vocational Area Scholarship. Roll
Call Vote:
Ayes – 3 (Ed Wosinski, Phil Harmon and Anita
Osterman); Nays – 3 (Karla
Gilliland, Matt Hendrie and Linda Blais). Motion failed
#4906— Motion by Matt Hendrie and seconded by Linda Blais to approve the criteria change for
Excellence in Education – Vocational Area Scholarship with a required GPA
of 2.5 and choice to attend a 2-4 year educational
institution. Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– 6, Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4907 — Motion by Phil Harmon and seconded by Karla Gilliland to approve the 3-Year Contract
for the High School Principal. Ayes
– 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried
#4908 — Motion by Phil Harmon and seconded by Ed Wosinski to
approve the authorization for the Superintendent to enter into a contract
with
PCMI for hiring personnel (2008-09). Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4909 – Motion by Ed Wosinski and seconded by Matt Hendrie to approve new High School textbook
adoption for natural Resources class (AG Science). Ayes – 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried
#4910 — Motion by Phil Harmon and seconded by Ed Wosinski to go into closed session at 8:15 p.m. in
accordance with MCL 15.268 Sub-section 8(c) for the purpose of negotiations
and MCL 15.268 Sub-section 8(d) – sale of property. Ayes – 6, Roll Call Vote: Linda Blais, Anita
Osterman, Karla Gilliland,
Matt Hendrie, Phil Harmon and Ed
Wosinski; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Returned
to Open Session at 9:10 p.m.
BOARD
COMMUNICATION
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Thank you note from the family of Dale
Hansen.
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Flyer regarding a fundraiser May 31, 2008
for Angie Kurtz.
#4911
— Motion by Linda Blais and seconded by Phil
Harmon to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m. Ayes - 6; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
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