January 2016 Regular Minutes

Board of Education Regular Meeting

January 11, 2016 6:30 PM

Elementary School Media Center in Diller

Attendance Taken at 6:33 PM:

Present Board Members:   

Dean Engelman 

Toni Landenberger

Chad Lottman

Gary Stohs

Absent Board Members:   

Jill Scheele

Paul Kostal

Updated Attendance:   

Paul Kostal was updated to present at: 6:37 PM 

I. Open Meeting  

I.a. Roll Call  

Jill Scheele's absence was excused.

I.b. Recognize the Open Meetings Act information

I.c. Oath of Office  

Board members took the Oath of office and signed a written copy.  Jill Scheele had taken the oath and signed a copy prior to the meeting.

I.d. Approve minutes of last meeting  

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve minutes of last meeting passed with a motion by Dean Engelman and a second by Toni Landenberger. 

4 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Absent

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

I.e. Reorganization of Board

I.f. Election of Officers  

Motion Passed:  To retain respective offices of Gary Stohs, President; Chad Lottman, Vice President; Toni Landenberger, Secretary; Paul Kostal, Treasurer. Passed with a motion by Chad Lottman and a second by Dean Engelman. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

I.g. Committee Appointments  

Motion Passed:  Accept standing committees as presented passed with a motion by Paul Kostal and a second by Toni Landenberger. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

I.h. Selection of Official Newspaper, Legal Counsel and Repository  

Motion Passed:  To retain KSB School Law, retain the Beatrice Daily Sun as the official newspaper, retain the State Bank of Odell as the official repository, and to appoint Superintendent Meyerle as the Attendance Officer and the Federal Programs Director. Passed with a motion by Dean Engelman and a second by Toni Landenberger. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

I.i. Appoint Attendance Officer and Director of Federal Programs  

II. Instruction and Related Items  

II.a. Student Report  

Corina Lottman presented a student report on various student activities.

II.b. Principal's Report  

Mr. Prososki reported on AQuESST data, enrollment numbers, DIBELS Data, the ESSA Act, NeSA Writing, and Special Programs Enrollment Data.

III. Personnel Items  

IV. Support Service  

IV.a. Technology Update   

Mr. Prososki reported on the ESU 5 Programmer Academy.

IV.b. Facility Update  

Mr. Meyerle gave an update on a pipe break at the elementary.  He will gather some numbers on addressing some problem areas at both sites.  He also gave an update on the publication of bids for a fitness center in Odell, and a timeline for the possible project which included a start date in March 2016 and a completion date of June 15, 2016.

V. Superintendent Items  

V.a. Superintendent Report  

Mr. Meyerle noted that he would like to trade one of the district's buses for a new 65 passenger bus with AC that could be used for both routes and activities.

VI. Financial Items  

VI.a. Pay bills as presented  

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve bills as presented. Passed with a motion by Toni Landenberger and a second by Dean Engelman. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

VII. Board of Education Items  

VII.a. Approve the Teacher Negotiation Agreement  

Motion Passed:  To approve the Teacher Negotiated Agreement with the DOEA for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Passed with a motion by Paul Kostal and a second by Chad Lottman. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

The teacher base for 2016-17 is $34,050 and for 2017-18 is $34,950.

VII.b. Set Superintendent salary for 2016-17  

Motion Passed:  To increase Mr. Meyerle's salary by 4.44% to $117,525 for 2016-17. Passed with a motion by Chad Lottman and a second by Paul Kostal. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

VII.c. Committee Reports  

VII.d. Executive Session  

VIII. Adjournment  

Motion Passed:  Motion to adjourn passed with a motion by Toni Landenberger and a second by Dean Engelman. 

5 Yeas - 0 Nays.  

Dean Engelman                    Yes

Paul Kostal                            Yes

Toni Landenberger                Yes

Chad Lottman                        Yes

Jill Scheele                            Absent

Gary Stohs                            Yes

President Stohs adjourned the meeting at 7:23pm.The next regular meeting is February 8, 2016 at the High School in Odell at 7:30pm.

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