June 16, 2014
OFFICIAL MINUTES
BRIMLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MONDAY, JUNE 16, 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 @ 7:25__ p.m.
B. ROLL CALL I. BOARD II. STAFF 4 III.VISITORS2
A. Cappelli yes
L. Freedman yes
J. LeBlanc yes
T. Wilson yes
S. Wallin yes
R. Bedell yes
P. Jones no
C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion by Wallin_________Supported by_Freedman___to adopt the agenda as presented
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion passed
D. RECOGNITION / SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS- none
E. CORRESPONDENCE- none
F. PUBLIC COMMENT- none
G. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
1. Regular Meeting Minutes - May 19, 2014
Motion by Freedman_______ Supported by Wallin______ to adopt the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 19, 2014.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
2. Special Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2014
Motion by Freedman______ Supported by Bedell___ to adopt the minutes of the special meeting held on May 12, 2014.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
H. APPROVAL OF CURRENT BILLS
Motion ppelli________________Supported by Freedman_______ to approve payment of bills for 5/8/14 to 6/6/14 in the amounts of:
General Fund $676,254.54
Food Service $ 25,314.02
Total $701,568.56
Freedman ___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
I. OLD BUSINESS none
J. NEW BUSINESS
1. Letters of Resignation
a. Motion by LeBlanc________Supported by_Cappelli________ to accept the resignation High School English Teacher, Kristen Houtteman, with regrets.
Freedman___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
b. Motion by Cappelli_______Supported by_Freedman________ to accept the resignation Middle School English Teacher, Deb Kavanaugh, with regrets.
Freedman___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
2. NEOLA POLICY UPDATES SECOND AND FINAL READING
In the Board packet are the proposed updates to School Policies and Bylaws. Each must be given two “readings” at two separate Board meetings, and be given Board approval at beach meeting.
Motion by Cappelli_______Supported by__Wallin_________ to approve the second and final reading for NEOLA Policy #: 0130, 1422, 1619.02, 1623, 2260, 2260.01, 2370.01, 3121, 3122, 3123, 3419.02, 4121, 4122, 4123, 4419.02, 5112, 5330.01, 5517, 8142, 8321, and 8420.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
3. 2013-2014 General Fund Budget Amendments
Motion by Wallin____supported by_Cappelli_______ to adopt the 2013-2014 General Fund Budget Amendments as proposed.
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
4. 2013-2014 Food Service Fund General Amendments
Motion by Cappelli_________Supported by_Freedman_____ _________ to adopt the 2013-2014 Food Service Fund Budget Amendments as proposed.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
5. 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2005 Budget Amendments
Motion by Cappelli______Supported by_Wallin_____ adopt the 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2005 Budget Amendments as proposed.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
6. 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2008 Budget Amendments
Motion by Freedman_________Supported by_Cappelli________ _________ to adopt the 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2008 Budget Amendments as proposed.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
7. 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2010 Budget Amendments
Motion by Cappelli________supported by_Freedman____ adopt the 2013-2014 Debt Retirement Fund 2010 Budget Amendments as proposed.
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
8. 2013-2014 Capital Projects (Building & Site) Fund Budget Amendments
Motion by Cappelli_________Supported by__Freedman______ adopt the 2013-2014 Capital Projects(Building & Site) Fund Budget Amendments as proposed.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
9. 2013-2014 Sinking Fund Budget Amendments
Motion by Cappelli_________Supported by__Freedman_____ _________ to adopt the 2013-2014 Sinking Fund Budget Amendments as proposed.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
10. 2014 – 2015 General Fund Budget
Motion by Freedman______Supported by_Bedell____ to adopt the
2014 – 2015 General Fund Budget as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
11. 2014 – 2015 Food Service Fund Budget
Motion by Cappelli_____supported by_Wallin______to adopt the
2014 – 2015 Food Service Fund Budget as presented.
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
12. 2014 - 2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2005
Motion by Freedman_______Supported by____Wallin_____ adopt the 2014 - 2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2005 Budget as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
13. 2014 – 2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2008
Motion by Cappelli_______Supported by____Wallin_______ to adopt the 2014-2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2008 Budget as presented.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
14. 2014 – 2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2010
Motion by Cappelli_______Supported by_Wallin_______ to adopt the 2014 – 2015 Debt Retirement Fund 2010 Budget as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
15. 2014 - 2015 Sinking Fund Budget
Motion by Cappelli_________Supported by___Freedman____ to adopt the 2014-2015 Sinking Fund Budget as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
16. Hiring of a Varsity Volleyball Coach
Motion by Cappelli______Supported by___Freedman______ to hire Courtney Amble as Varsity Volleyball Coach, with the salary as per the Master Agreement.
Freedman____
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
17. Hiring of a JV Volleyball Coach
Motion by__Wallin______ Supported by Freedman____ to hire ______ as Shelly LeBlanc Junior Varsity Volleyball Coach with the salary as per the Master Agreement.
Freedman yes
LeBlanc yes
Bedell abstained
Wallin yes
Jones
Wilson yes
Cappelliyes
Motion Passed
18. Hiring of a Middle School Special Education Teacher
Motion by Wallin_____Supported by__Freedman__ to hire Denise Sweeney as a half-time Middle School Special Education Teacher
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
19. Application for Final Qualification of Bonds
The Board must adopt the enclosed Resolution in order to participate in the Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program.
Motion by LeBlanc_______Supported by__Freedman_________ to adopt the Application for Final Qualification of Bonds Resolution as presented.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
20. BEA Master Agreement Ratification
Motion by_Freedman_______ Supported by Wilson______ to approve the 3-year BEA Master Agreement, beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017, as presented.
Freedman
LeBlanc
Bedell
Wallin
Jones
Wilson
Cappelli
All members voted yes
Motion Passed
K. BOARD REPORTS - SIT / PSC - Committee Meetings
L. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Elementary Principal – Mr. Routhier A couple of things as he winds the year up. Congrats to Claudia on her time here and they staff gave her a nice send off. Staffing for elementary school there are a couple changes, coming. Report Cards went out and everyone should have those. Staff members that will work the 19th of June and they will be working on the math binder. Fixing the holes we have and so they will be working on fixing that. 7 teachers in total will be working on it. Wish you all a good summer and thanks for your hard work.
2. Middle School/High School Principal – Mr. Reattoir His reports were sent out Friday, so they should be getting them soon. Summer school started today so far 21 but there will be more. There was a leadership conference at baymills and last thursday one at LSSU, a very good presentation. Getting schedules finalized for next year. net books were turned in and they are doing inventory on them. Thanks for another good year. there is a meeting with mdot tomorrow in regards to crosswalks and changing sidewalks
3. Superintendent – Mr. Kantola State aid, proposals that past, an increase in the foundation allowance to $7,251 per student. MPSERS, is going up again They have allocated monies for administrator evaluations. MEAP is back for one or two years, but new ones for English and Math. There is still performance monies in the budget if you have good meap scores. Best practices are still there as well, and we have received monies for both of these items in the past. A very busy summer lots of teachers to hire, looking for the bids on the new concession stand. Need to hold a special meeting on Monday June 30th at 7:00 p.m., need it for our annual borrowing of money from the state. Also, hoping to recommend an engineering firm for the prints together for the outdoor buildings. The new fiscal year starts July 1, so there are no retroactive pay for anyone. He will be bringing them on June 30th, the administrators at that meeting. Mr. Philips has asked to revisit the tennis court areas. Board asked that Mr. Philips come and talk to the Board on June 30th.
M. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by________ Supported by ________ to adjourn. Time: 8:12_________pm.
Freedman
LeBlanc
Bedell
Wallin
Jones
Wilson
Cappelli