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Anita
Osterman, President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#4813 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to
approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 8, 2007. Ayes – 5; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4814 – Motion by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to
approve the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
Action Item 8B (Approve Amended Superintendent’s contract 2007-10)
was removed from the agenda
Ayes
– 5; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
Dr.
Lori Tubbergen Clark, Superintendent NCRESA, and Joe Gasper presented a
Power Point presentation and reviewed the services provided by NCRESA.
Bob
Cassiday, Pathfinder Principal, addressed the Board on proposed parking and
traffic flow improvements to Pathfinder.
John
Kingsnorth, Superintendent, informed the Board of a joint planning
committee meeting October 16, 2007 with City of Fremont, Sheridan
Townships, and Fremont Public Schools. The next meeting for the Joint Planning
Commission (JPC) is scheduled Monday, October 29, 6:30 p.m. at the Fremont
District Library.
Dr.
Kingsnorth also noted that he is looking for volunteers including Board
members for the S3 Planning Sub-Committees.
Superintendent
Kingsnorth also reported that the chargeback issue with the County of Newaygo was over and that we will be
paying the back taxes spread over five years.
Jim
Hieftje, Director of Curriculum & Instruction/Quest Principal, informed
the Board that MEAP testing for grades 3-8 and Social Studies Grade 9 is
winding down. The Board Curriculum
Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 25, 11:30 a.m. They will be hosting secondary math
representatives.
Mr.
Hieftje also reported on 13 high school students enrolled in the new
pilot
program for pre-teaching internship program at the High School
which
starts November 26, 2007.
Bing Hanson Lake,
Director of Financial Services, informed the Board that we are down
approximately 45 students and that we have no information on the State
Aid. Today we received our October
State Aid payment. We are moving
forward on bond refunding.
Jim Featherstone, Personnel Committee Chair,
gave an update on the October 15, 2007 Personnel Committee Meeting.
#4815 - Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Phil Harmon to
approve the resolution for MI Schools Energy Cooperative (MISEC)
Ayes
– 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
#4816 - Motion by Phil Harmon and
seconded by Jim Featherstone to go
into closed session at 8:18 p.m.
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 10:10 p.m.
#4817 - Motion by Phil
Harmon and seconded by Ed Wosinski to permanently expel a High School
student whose identity is known to the Board for persistent
disobedience—insubordination. Roll
call vote: Ayes – Anita Osterman, Ed Wosinski and Phil Harmon;
Nays – Linda Blais, Matt
Hendrie, Karla Gilliland and Jim Featherstone. Motion failed.
#4818 – Motion by Jim Featherstone and seconded by Matt Hendrie to
expel a High School student whose identity is known to the Board for
persistent disobedience—insubordination (180 days) with possibility of
conditional return with (1) assessment, (2) treatment, (3) homebound
instruction, (4) adult education.
Roll call vote: Ayes – Linda Blais, Matt Hendrie, Karla Gilliland, Jim
Featherstone. Nays
– Phil Harmon, Ed Wosinski and Anita Osterman
BOARD COMMUNICATION
·
Board committees requested to review
Superintendent’s contract and bring back to a vote at the November 12 Board
Meeting.
·
Matt Hendrie requested copy of documents of
Superintendent comparisons. All
Board members will receive this.
#4819–
Motion by Jim Featherstone and
seconded by Phil Harmon to adjourn the meeting at 10:25 p.m. Ayes - 7; Nays – 0. Motion carried.
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