SPECIAL MEETING  7:00 P.M.

HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA

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 OF MEMBERS: ( Cappelli_yes_ Bedell_yes__

Freedman_yes__  Jones_yes__Wallin__ no_Wilson_yes

C.  EUPISD BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION

We will discuss the candidates who have submitted peitions to run for the EUPISD

Board of Education.  Current law requires our Board to hold a meeting to discuss the

candidates prior to deciding who to vote for.

D. ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Freedman______________Supported by ___Jones_________________

to adjourn. Time: ___7:05___________pm.

BRIMLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING  7:05 P.M.

HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA

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 OF MEMBERS: ( Cappelli___ Bedell___

Freedman___  Jones___Wallin___Wilson___

C.  ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

D.  RECOGNITION/SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

1.  EUP Principal’s Award Winners

2.  MEAP Achievement

3.  Michigan History Day Awards

4.  Valedictorian & Salutatorian of the Class of 2013

5.  Robotics Demonstration

E.  CORRESPONDENCE

F.  PUBLIC COMMENT

G.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR APRIL 15, 2013

H.  APPROVAL OF CURRENT BILLS

I.   OLD BUSINESS

J.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Appointment of a Board Trustee

2.  Director of Physical Plant, Maintenance and Grounds

3.  Food Service Director Contract

4.  Superintendent Contract

5.  EUPISD Board Election Resolution

6.  EUPISD Budget Resolution

7.  Roofing Bids

8.  2013-2014 Budget Projections

9.  Hiring of a Varsity Football Coach

10. 2013-2014 School Calendar

11. Transfer of Property

12.  Card Access Doors Bid

13. Renaming and Dedication

K.  BOARD REPORTS

L.   ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

M.  ADJOURNMENT

BRIMLEY BOARD OF EDUCAxcTION

WORKING AGENDA

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING  7:00 P.M.

HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA

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 @ 7:05__________ p.m.

B. ROLL CALL I. BOARD II. STAFF III. VISITORS

C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Motion by _____Freedman____Supported by__Cappelli__________to

adopt the agenda amended adding 13 renaming of Library.

Freedman____

All members voted yes

motion passed

D. RECOGNITION / SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

1.  EUP Principal’s Award Winners

We will recognize the seniors who qualified for the EUP Principal’s

Award by scoring at least a 24 of the ACT and having   a 3.3 GPA.

2.  MEAP Achievement

The EUPISD recognizes the top 10 area students for each test at

each grade level.

3.  Michigan History Day Awards

We will recognize the students who placed at the State Michigan

History Day Competition.

4.  Valedictorian & Salutatorian of the Class of 2013

We will recognize the two students with the highest GPA’s of the

Class of 2013.

5.  Robotics Demonstration

Our Robotics team will demonstrate the robot built this year for

state-wide competition.

E. CORRESPONDENCE

F. PUBLIC COMMENT- a report from Elizabeth Shelton on keeping the

library open.  handed the board 3 proposals to keep the library open. 

G. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

1. Regular Meeting Minutes April 15, 2013

Motion by ____Freedman______ Supported by Bedell________ to

adopt the minutes of the regular meeting on April 15, 2013, as

Freedman___

All members voted yes

motion passed

H. APPROVAL OF CURRENT BILLS

Motion by Freedman______Supported by___Cappelli_______  to

approve payment of bills for 4/9/13 to 5/13/13 in the amounts of:

General $616,558.87

Food Service $   16,981.93

Total $633,540.80

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

motion passed

I.  OLD BUSINESS

J.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Appointment of a Board Trustee

This vacancy results from the resignation of Rudy Johnson.

Motion by ___Freedman___ supported by Bedell___to

appoint James LeBlanc as School Board Trustee, to fill a vacancy for a

term which expires after the general election of November 2014.

All members voted yes

motion passed

2.  Director of Physical Plant, Maintenance and Grounds Contract

Motion by Cappelli_______ supported by Bedell______to extend

the contract of Denny Holdsworth, for one additional year, through June

30, 2015, with the salary to be determined at a later date.

All members voted yes

motion passed

3. Food Service Director Contract

Motion by ___Cappelli_______ supported by Freedman____________to

extend the contract of Christine Chartrand for one additional year,

through June 30, 2015, with the salary to be determined at a later date.

Freedman ___

4. Superintendent Contract

Motion by  Jones _____supported by____Freedman____to approve the

contract for Superintendent, Alan Kantola, through June 30, 2014.

Freedman___

All members voted yes

motion passed

5. EUPISD Board Election Resolution

Our Board must designate one of its members to cast our vote

in the EUPISD Board election, and direct that member to vote for a

specific candidate (s).  The list of candidates are all incumbents.  They

are:  Kate Ter Haar (Les Cheneaux), Patti Weinreis(Tahquamenon),

Gwen Worley (Sault Ste. Marie.

Motion by Freedman________ supported by Cappelli_______to

approve the Election Resolution as presented, designating

__Jill Coates_ as its election representative, and direct him/

her to cast our vote(s) for Kate Ter Haar (Les Cheneaux), Patti

Weinreis(Tahquamenon), and Gwen Worley (Sault Ste. Marie.

Freedman___

All members voted yes

Motion passed

6. EUPISD Budget Resolution

In the packet is information on the EUPISD budget projections for the

2013-2014 school year.  State law requires local Boards of Education to

either approve or disapprove the general fund budget.

Motion by Cappelli______Supported by Jones_____ to approve the

EUPISD General Fund Budget Resolution as presented.

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

motion passed

7.  Roofing Bids

Motion by Cappelli__ supported by Freedman___to accept the reroofing bid from Great Lakes Roofing and Insulation Systems, of Sault

Ste. Marie, at a total cost of $108,025 with a change order to do phase

Freedman___

All members voted yes

motion passed

8. 2013-2014 Budget Projections

We will look at projections for the 2013-2014 budget, based upon

current information and estimates on  revenue and expenditures.  A

meeting of the Finance Committee will be scheduled in order to develop

recommendations to the Board on the major issues involved in the 2013-

9. Hiring of a Varsity Football Coach

A committee interviewed 4 applicants for this position.

Motion by ___Freedman____Supported by Cappelli___________

to hire Caleb Rader as Head Varsity Football Coach, with the salary as

per the Master Agreement.

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

Motion passed

10. 2013-2014 School Calendar

We have reached agreement with the BEA of next year’s school

calendar.  It is based upon the EUPISD Common Calendar and is very

similar to this years calendar.  This includes 163 full days of school and

12 “half” days of school, along with 6 ½ days of staff In-Service.

Motion by Cappelli_____Supported by__Bedell____to approve the

2013-2014 School Calendar, as presented.

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

motion passed

11.  Transfer of Property

Attached is a letter from Mr. Phillips, Superior Township Supervisor,

asking that the school transfer to Superior Township the property

around and including the “tennis court”.  Their plan is to make extensive

improvements to the site, including putting a roof and walls around the

Motion by ___Jones___ supported by Wilson____to approve the

transfer of the school property, around and including the tennis court, to

Superior Township.

MOTION TABLED

12.  Card Access Doors Bid

The Building & Site Committee recommends that we equip 4 additional

school entry doors for “card access” entry.  The company , Ascomnorth,

Inc., whose bid we have previously accepted to make our 2 main entry

doors, accessible via cards and with “buzz in” capability, has bid $9,050

for this addition to the project.

Motion by Freedman____Supported by Bedell__________

to accept the bid from Ascomnorth, Inc., for $9,050, to equip 4 other

school entry doors for card access entry.

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

Motion passed

13.  Renaming of the Library

Motion by Cappelli    supported by  Jones      to rename the Library to

the proposed name that was shared with the board.  (this is a surprise

and therefore the name was not mentioned in public)

Freedman ___

All members voted yes

Motion passed

K. BOARD REPORTS - SIT/PSC School improvement next tuesday is

the last meeting and they are working on attendance policy changes.

L. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Elementary Principal – Mr. Routhier-  Lots going on of course.  5th

and 6th graders went to Science North and it was a great time and

the kids did a great job.  Appreciate all the people that help make

that happen.  they also went to mind treckers at LSSU and they had

a great time there as well.  Thanks to the staff for all there work this

year.  Kindergarten graduation is coming up, an awards assembly and

track and field day too.  Lots going on.  Thanks to Board of ed as well.

2. Middle School/High School Principal – Mr. Reattoir-  End of year

is very busy.  This Friday is Baac. and Sunday is graduation please

be here at 1 p.m. so we can start on time.  trying out a new program

called illuminate this year replacing power school, so hopefully it goes

well.  This past Saturday was the Bay Mills graduation here and it went

very well.  Thanks to the faculty and staff for all their hard work this

year and again next year we will have different testing again.  So, its a

change again, for both the students and faculty.  Working alot on those

changes right now.  Thanks for everything this year. 

3. Superintendent – Mr. Kantola- Nice to see all the kids here to

start and all the awards that were given out.  Was really nice.  All

of you should be on the MASB mailing list and their was one on the

common core that Brian spoke about.  So read the articles and become

acquainted with it.  tomorrow is the Athletic Banquet were Mr. Willard

Wiser will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Please attend if you

can.  Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Dillion are retiring and there will be a get

together for them.  Finance committee should meet Wednesday, May 29

at 7, and prior to that the negotiations should meet at 6:30. 

M. ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Freedman_______Supported by Cappelli_________

to adjourn. Time: 9:00_____pm.

All members voted yes

Motion passed