July 21, 2014
OFFICIAL MINUTES
BRIMLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014
HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M.
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda or at the discretion of the presiding officer.
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
B ROLL CALL I. BOARD II. STAFF 3 III.VISITORS 2
A. Cappelli yes
L. Freedman yes
J. LeBlanc yes
T. Wilson yes
S. Wallin yes
R. Bedell yes
P.Jones yes
C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion by Cappelli__Supported by__Freedman______to adopt the agenda as presented.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___absent
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
D. RECOGNITION / SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS
E. CORRESPONDENCE
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
G. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
1. Budget Hearing Minutes - June 16, 2014
Motion by Freedman___ Supported by Wallin________ to adopt the minutes of the Budget Hearing held on June 16, 2014.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
2. Regular Meeting Minutes – June 16, 2014
Motion by LeBlanc______ Supported by Freedman_____ to adopt the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 16, 2014.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Freedman___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
3. Special Meeting Minutes – June 30, 2014
Motion by Wallin________ Supported by LeBlanc_____ to adopt the minutes of the special meeting held on June 30, 2014.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
H. APPROVAL OF CURRENT BILLS
Motion by__Cappelli______________Supported by Freedman___ to approve payment of bills for 6/7/14 to 7/11/14 in the amounts of:
General Fund $1,022,523.82
Food Service $ 625.20
Total $1,023,149.02
Freedman ___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
I. OLD BUSINESS
J. NEW BUSINESS
1. Hiring of a First Grade Teacher
a. Motion by Freedman_____Supported by__Wallin______ to hire Kelly Cappellani as a First Grade Teacher, with the salary and benefits as per the Master Agreement.
Freedman___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
2. Reorganization
a. Establishing Meeting Times, Dates, and Locations
The 3rd Monday of each month has been the traditional meeting date. All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held in the High School Cafeteria.
Motion by Cappelli__Supported by ___Wallin_______ to hold regular meetings on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at the locations listed below:
2014 Dates Location
July 21 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
August 18 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
September 15 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
October 20 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
November 17 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
December 15 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
2015 Dates
January 19 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
February 16 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
March 16 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
April 20 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
May 18 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
June 15 Brimley Area Schools, Cafeteria
All members voted yes
Motion passed
b. Selection of Depositories
Listed below are the financial institutions we have accounts with, along with the type of account.
Motion by Cappelli__ Supported by ___Freedman_________ to deposit District funds in the following banks or financial institutions:
Michigan Liquid Asset Fund (MILAF) Investments
Central Savings Bank 1998 Debt Retirement Fund
1999 Debt Retirement Fund
2005 Debt Retirement Fund
Sweep Account
General Fund
Payroll Account
Food Service Account
Athletic Account
Trust and Agency Account
Bank of New York Bond Paying Agent
Standard Federal Bank Bond Paying Agent
Old Mission Bank Bond Paying Agent
Huntington Bank Bond Paying Agent
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members voted yes
Motion passed
c. Selection of an Advertising Source
Motion by Freedman__Supported by Jones to publish all legal and public notices in the Soo Evening News.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
3. MHSAA Membership Resolution
Motion by Cappelli____supported by__LeBlanc______ to adopt the 2014-2015 MHSAA Membership Resolution as presented.
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members voted yes
Motion passed
4. ACT/MME Results
We will go over the recently released results from the spring ACT/MME tests. No Board action is necessary.
5. Bond Sale
Early on this day, competitive bids were taken on the refinancing bonds. We will have the results of that bidding process for the Board to act on.
Motion by LeBlanc_________Supported by___Freedman______ to accept the low bid of 2.759012________from Stifel & Nicholas_____for refinancing school bonds and approve the Bid Resolution as presented.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
6. Proposed Board Policy Regarding Years of Experience Recognized for Newly Hired Teachers
Motion by Freedman____Supported by ___Jones_____ to adopt the following policy, effective immediately:
The maximum number of years of prior teaching experience that will be granted to newly hired teachers will be seven (7) years. A person with seven (7) or more years of teaching experience will be placed on the 8th step of the salary schedule.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
7. Hiring of a Middle School Math Teacher
Motion by Freedman___Supported by ___Jones_____ to to hire Dana Case as a Middle School Math/Social StudiesTeacher, with the salary and benefits as per the Master Agreement.
Wilson____
LeBlanc ___
Jones ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
8. Hiring of a High School English Teacher
Motion by Wallin____Supported by_Cappelli__ to hire Emily Baker_ as a High School English Teacher, with the salary and benefits as per the Master Agreement.
Wilson____
LeBlanc ___
Jones ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
9. Hiring of a Middle School English Teacher
Motion by LeBlanc_______Supported by__Freedman______ to hire James Kiurski as a Middle School English Teacher, with the salary and benefits as per the Master Agreement.
Wilson____
LeBlanc ___
Jones ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
10. Ratification of Support Staff Contract
We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 3-year contract with the Brimley Educational Support Personnel Association. We will discuss the changes made at the Board Meeting.
Motion by ____Freedman______Supported by ___Wallin_______ to approve the 3 – year Master Agreement with the Brimley Educational Support Personnel Association (BESP) as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin__
All members voted yes
Motion passed
11. Bookkeeper Contract
The position of Bookkeeper has been removed from the Support Staff Master Agreement. Attached is the proposed employment contract for this position
Motion by Wallin__Supported by_LeBlanc____ to accept the 2-year contract for Bookkeeper, Bill Beaune, effective immediately.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
K. BOARD REPORTS - SIT / PSC - Committee Meetings
L. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Elementary Principal – Mr. Routhier. Not too much to go over...still tying up loose ends and getting the new teachers in place. Summer school ended last week so kids get a break now.
2. Middle School/High School Principal – Mr. Reattoir -Finalizing the schedule for the Fall. new books are coming in now and the school is getting cleaned and we are ready to move in. Summer School ended and the kids have till August 8th to get there stuff completed. Looking forward to the new teachers and a new year.
3. Superintendent – Mr. Kantola -Anderson Tackman is finishing up the audit. Getting back into the swing of things, with meetings and hirings and so forth. We still need a play ground aid and we need to decide about the kindergarten class room because the counts are nearing 50. So, we will have to decide that quickly. Could hire another teacher or suppy rooms with parapro’s. Aide seems to be the way to go for now since the numbers are not confirmed. Board elections you have until 4 p.m. tomorrow to get the forms in. Building projects, roof is done the inspector comes on Wednesday and the logo is still in the works. Bus Garage and the alcove will be fixed before school starts but our concession rest room building will not be completed as we do not have the bids back yet. Discussion regarding no parking on the track. Some disagreed and some agreed, they will look for a different spot so the cars are not on the track and further away from the spectators.
M. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by________ Supported by ________ to adjourn 7:50 .
Freedman
LeBlanc
Bedell
Wallin
Jones
Wilson
Cappelli
Respectfully submitted,
Board Secretary