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Anita
Osterman, President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#4800 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to approve
the minutes of the regular meeting of September 24, 2007 with a date
correction.
Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4801 – Motion by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to
approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
President Anita Osterman
requested that Item 9B--Approve the Fremont Middle School Traffic Plan) be
removed from tonight’s agenda for a future meeting.
Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Jane
Drake, City of Fremont Council,
addressed the Board regarding working together with Fremont Public Schools
on the alternate route and the Middle School Parent Drop Off.
Rose
Stariha, Energy Manager, and Jon Lampus, Energy Education, Inc. gave a presentation
on the Energy Management Program at Fremont Public Schools.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent, discussed the School Equity Caucus report and
sent the entire report to the Board.
Dr.
Kingsnorth welcomed high school seniors from John Bull and Mark Wyn’s
classes. He also recognized the
sports teams and outcomes.
Jim
Hieftje, Director of Curriculum & Instruction/Quest Principal, informed
the Board that fall MEAP testing started today and that observers from the
Michigan Department of Education were at school.
He
also reported that Early Release day will be Monday, October 15, 2007.
Bing Hanson Lake,
Director of Financial Services, shared with the Board a letter to Holly
Moon, Newaygo County Treasurer, from NC RESA and local Superintendents.
Jim Featherstone, Personnel Committee Chair, reviewed
contract issues with the Board.
Phil
Harmon, Finance Committee Chair, reported on their meeting Friday, October
5, 2007. In attendance at the
meeting were Jane Drake and Chris Yonker,
City of Fremont,
and Don Vincent, Director of Transportation. They discussed Plan J and the proposed
cross-town route. They felt they
needed more discussion with the full Board.
Transportation
Director Don Vincent shared the need for an additional Special Education
Bus. The Finance Committee supported
purchasing a bus and reviewing the bus replacement plan.
Linda Blais, Policy Committee Chair, reported on
the policies on tonight’s agenda and the need to approve the policy service
also on tonight’s agenda.
Ed
Wosinski, Curriculum Committee Chair, reported on their meeting. Jim Hieftje and Anita
Osterman shared information on their recent visit to Grand Rapids to
observe our Reading Recovery Teachers’ demonstration at a Regional
Professional Development workshop.
The new Pilot Program for a Pre-Teaching Internship Program at Fremont High School (on tonight’s agenda)
was discussed.
#4802 - Motion by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to approve
disbursements for September in the amount of $2,533.271.20
Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4803 - Motion by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to approve
the list of Field Trips for 2007-08 (the FFA State Conference March 3-7 was
also added to the list):
1)
FFA Convention, Indianapolis – 10/24-27/07
2)
Close Up, Washington DC
– 2/17-23/08
3)
Annual Art Trip, Chicago – 4/11/08 or
4/25/08
4)
NCCS Art Trip, Chicago
or Detroit
– April 2008
5)
Yearbook Overnight Camp, Kalamazoo – 4/11/08 or 4/25/08
6)
Speak Up, Camp Newaygo
(overnight) – April 2008
7)
MI Casa
Program, Mexico
– Mid to late June 2008
8)
Quiz Bowl Tournament, E.
Lansing (if qualify) – April 2008
9)
Bi-Annual HS Choir/Orchestra trip, New York
City- 5/22-26/08
10)
Student Exchange Trip, Germany
– 6/9-20/08
11)
Yahaba,
Japan –
June-July 2008
12)
Beaver Island Group, Beaver Island
– June 8-14, 2008
13)
HS Theatre, Ontario – July or August 2008
14)
FFA
State Leadership
Conference, MSU – July 10-11, 2008
15)
FFA
State Conference –
March 3-7, 2008
Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4804 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to approve
Administrator and Non-union Wages 2007-08.
Ayes – 7; Nays – 0. Motion
carried.
#4805 - Motion by Linda Blais and seconded by Matt Hendrie to approve
the policy service with the MI Association of School Boards (MASB) . Ayes – 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4806 - Motion by Linda Blais and seconded by Phil Harmon to approve
Amended Policy 901 – Public Use of School Facilities. Ayes – 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4807 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Matt Hendrie to
approve the first reading of Policy 726 – Social Security Number
Confidentiality. Ayes – 7; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
#4808 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to approve
the first reading of Policy 728 – Personnel Records. Ayes – 7; Nays –
0. Motion carried.
#4809 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to approve
the first reading of Policy 729 – Unauthorized Release of Information. Ayes – 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4810 - Motion by Linda Blais and seconded by Matt Hendrie to approve
Amended Policy 506.3 – Middle School (Credit and/or Grade Acquisition for
High School Classes/Subjects). Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4811 - Motion by Ed Wosinski and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to go
into closed session at 8:05 p.m. to discuss acquisition/sale of
property. Roll call vote: Ayes:
Linda Blais, Ed Wosinski,
Jim Featherstone, Karla Gilliland, Phil Harmon, Matt Hendrie and Anita Osterman.
Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Returned
to Open Session at 8:55 p.m.
#4812–
Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded
by Phil Harmon to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Ayes - 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
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