October 20, 2014
OFFICIAL MINUTES
BRIMLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 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 4 III.VISITORS 3
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 Freedman_Supported by__Wallin______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- Question on the Indian Education, was to late to get on the agenda, and Mr. Kantola suggested bringing to the school improvement team.
G. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
1. Regular Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2014
Motion by Jones____ Supported by leBlanc________ to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on September 15, 2014
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
H. APPROVAL OF CURRENT BILLS
Motion by_Freedman_____Supported by Wallin to approve payment of bills for 9/1/14 to 10/10/14 in the amounts of:
General Fund $598,605.37
Food Service $ 15,097.70
Total $613,703.07
Freedman ___
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
I. OLD BUSINESS- none
J. NEW BUSINESS
1. Financial Audit Report
A representative from Anderson, Tackman, and Company will present and discuss the financial audit for the 2013-2014 school year.
Motion by Cappelli____Supported by__Wallin______ to accept the 2013-2014 financial audit as presented.
LeBlanc ___
Wallin ___
Jones ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wilson___
Freedman----
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
2. EUPISD Special Education Millage Renewal resolution
On the November ballot will be a renewal of the 1 mill that is levied in the EUP for Special Education. We have been asked to pass a resolution supporting this renewal.
Motion by Cappelli____Supported by Freedman__________to declare Board of Education support for the EUPISD Special Education Millage Renewal, that is on the November 4th general election ballot.
LeBlanc___
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
3. Resignation
Motion by Cappelli______Supported by Wallin___ to accept the resignation of Junior High Boys Basketball Coach, Allyn Cameron, with regrets.
Wallin ___
Bedell ___
Jones___
LeBlanc___
Cappelli ___
Wilson ___
Freedman__
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
4. Hiring of a Junior High Boys Basketball Coach
Motion by Jones______Supported by ___Cappelli_____to hire Bob Lohff as Junior High Boys Basketball Coach, with the salary as per the Master Agreement.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
5. Hiring of a Special Education/Classroom Aide
Motion by ___Wallin_______Supported by Freedman__ to hire Samantha Luttmann as a Special Education/Classroom Aide, 7 hours per day, effective October 27, 2014, with the salary and benefits as per the Master Agreement.
Jones____
LeBlanc ___
Wilson ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
6. 2014-2015 General Fund Budget Amendments
The proposed budget reflects the most recent estimates for revenue and expenditures for this school year.
Motion by Jones____Supported by Freedman__________ to adopt the 2014-2015 General Fund Budget Amendments as presented.
Wilson____
LeBlanc ___
Jones ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
7. 2014-2015 Food Service Fund Budget Amendments
Motion by Cappelli______Supported by Freedman_________ to adopt the 2014-2015 Food Service Fund Budget Amendments as presented.
Wilson____
LeBlanc ___
Jones ___
Freedman ___
Bedell ___
Cappelli ___
Wallin___
All members Voted yes
Motion Passed
8. New Board Member Appointment
On the November 4, 2014 election ballot, there will be two Board seats voted on to fill the remainder of the term of two previously appointed Board members, Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Jones. Mr. LeBlanc has submitted a petition to run for his seat of the Board. Mr. Jones did not submit a petition to run for his seat. Mr. Wilson, whose current term expires on December 31, 2014, chose to run for the 2-year term. That term will begin the day after the election – November 5th. Therefore, Mr. Wilson, if elected to the 2-year term, will give up his current seat, which expires on December 31, 2014. Therefore the Board must appoint someone to fill the remainder of Mr. Wilson’s current term, from November 5, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Motion by ___Mr. Wilson________Supported by Freedman_________ to appoint _______Mr. Jones________as a Board member, effective November 5, 2014 and expiring December 31, 2014.
Jones____Abstained
LeBlanc ___ yes
Wilson ___ yes
Freedman ___yes
Bedell ___ yes
Cappelli ___yes
Wallin___yes
Motion Passed
K. BOARD REPORTS - SIT / PSC - Committee Meetings Next meeting next Tuesday 28th at 3:30 in Library
L. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Elementary Principal – Mr. Routhier.- Good start to the year. enrollment is up and we have taken in more since school started. School Pics, were September 24, with retakes being November 4th. Parent Conferences were last week, with the new format. Attendance was up there and he was pleased with that. Gizmos was done last week and focused on the area of mathematics and some science. The afternoon was working on the bottom 30%, and the gap that we have. Staff worked on solutions to assist those kids. Also, had new phone training, and intervention sevices. Getting ready to head to Baltimore for the award. At the end of this month will celebrate fall harves, on Oct 31st.
2. Middle School/High School Principal – Mr. Reattoir - Also had parent teacher conferences, but need to be bit more organized. Timing was an issue, had some backups. Be spending more time teaching parents, what is expected. The PD training went well, the bottom 30 was reviewed, end of 1st quarter is coming up really quickly. The report cards should go out the first week of november, as well as fall sports are wrapping up. We had one student do very well and will be asking her to come in for recognition. Did get some work done on the lighting outside, so it should be better.
3. Superintendent – Mr. Kantola ISD received a special grant for $310,000, all the schools will share in this grant. We get a lot of services from the ISD, so we will benefit from this grant. Next Monday evening the Michigan Associaton of School Boards, is holding a meeting, if interested you can participate from the ISD at 7 via interactive TV. Talk with boards and Superintendents from around the UP. Enrollment is up and is continuing to go up. The Baltimore trip, is the Education Trust award and so there will be something out in the paper and be on site to interview some people. They want to know the strategies we are using to make sure that all students are achieving. We believe that the curriculm teams help a lot in getting us where we are. They are paying for the Trip.
M. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by________ Supported by ________ to adjourn.
7:54
Freedman
LeBlanc
Bedell
Wallin
Jones
Wilson
Cappelli
Respectfully submitted,
Board Secretary