USD 337 School Board
Minutes of the Last Meeting
July 14, 2010
Position #7 Rusty Douglas
Position #2 Boone Smith
Position #3 Pat Tuck
Position #6 Cindy Broxterman, Vice President
Position #5 Chuck Connell
Position #1 Jim O'Toole, President
Position #4 Linda Hegemann
OFFICIAL MINUTES
July 12, 2010
A regular meeting of the Board of Education, Unified School District No. 337, Jackson County, Kansas, was held on Monday, July 12, 2010 at the Royal Valley Administrative Office in Mayetta, Kansas at 7:30 PM.
The meeting was called to order by President Rusty Douglas. Other members present were Cindy Broxterman, Chuck Connell, Jim O’Toole and Pat Tuck. Linda Hegemann and Boone Smith were absent. Others present were John Rundle, Superintendent, Ali Holcomb, Reporter, Holton Recorder, and Bonnie Williams, Deputy Clerk.
The meeting was turned over to deputy clerk, Bonnie Williams.
Ms. Williams asked for nominations for Board of Education PRESIDENT President. Mr. Douglas nominated Mr. O’Toole for President. Mr. Connell seconded the nomination. There being no further nominations, Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Mr. Connell to appoint Mr. O’Toole President of the Board of Education. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Williams turned the meeting over to Mr. O’Toole.
Mr. O’Toole asked for nominations for Board Vice-President. Mr. Douglas nominated Ms. Broxterman. Mr. O’Toole seconded the nomination. There being no further nominations, Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Mr. O’Toole to appoint Ms. Broxterman Vice-President of the Board of Education. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Ms. Tuck to approve the consent items. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Broxterman moved, seconded by Mr. Douglas to set Board meetings dates and times as presented (7:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month except in October, November, December, May and July in which meetings will be held only on the 2nd meeting of the month; meetings will be held at the Royal Valley Administrative Office in Mayetta) and to appoint the following
Board officials:
Nancy DeKeyser – Clerk of the Board
Bonnie Williams – Deputy Board Clerk
Marlene Schilt – Treasurer and Public Information Representative
Chuck Connell – Governmental Relations Representative
Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Rundle reviewed the Board of Education timeline for the 2010-11 school year.
Board members discussed the BOE goals for the 2010-11 school year.
Mr. Rundle reviewed the final 2009-10 budget transfers and ending fund balances.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Ms. Broxterman to approve the out-of-district school attendance and transportation request, per KSA72-1046b, submitted by Deanna Johnson on behalf of her daughter who will be a 7th grade student at RVMS and her son who will be a 10th grade student at RVHS. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Rundle provided an update on the progress of the RVHS track project.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Ms. Broxterman to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between Royal Valley School District #337, PBPN Head Start and the Holton Special Education Cooperative. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Ms. Tuck to designate the Denison State Bank the Official Depository: to designate the Holton Recorder the Official Newspaper: to designate Michael Unrein the Official Board Attorney: to designate John Rundle as authorized representative for all federal and state programs, including, but not limited to, Food Service, Title I, Title II, Title VII and Impact Aid: to designate Nancy DeKeyser as KPERS Representative: to designate each building principal as Truancy Officer for his/her building: to adopt a 1116 hour calendar: to designate Bonnie Williams, Katie Petesch, Nancy DeKeyser, Joyce Royer and Diana Boyd as Determining Officers and John Rundle as Hearing Officer for the School Lunch Program: to appoint KASB Legal Services as Compliance Officers for the Nondiscrimination Requirement of the Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 and ADA (policy GAEA). Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Connell moved, seconded by Mr. Douglas to adopt Resolution 2010-11-1 rescinding all policy actions of the previous year. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Broxterman moved, seconded by Ms. Tuck to adopt Resolution 2010-11-2 to establish a petty cash fund at the District Office not to exceed $1,500.00 (one thousand, five hundred dollars) and to designate the superintendent as the administrator, and Resolutions 2010-11-3, 2010-11-4 and 2010-11-5 to establish a petty cash fund at each school not to exceed $750.00 (seven hundred fifty dollars) and to designate the building principals as administrators. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Ms. Broxterman to approve early payment of bills to avoid late charges. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Mr. Douglas to approve the RVES, RVMS, RVHS, transportation and athletic handbooks. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Broxterman moved, seconded by Mr. Douglas to adopt the GAAP Accounting Waiver Resolution No. 2010-11-6. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Rundle reviewed the proposed 2010-11 school year budget. Following the review, Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Ms. Tuck to publish in the official newspaper the budget as proposed with a mill levy of 47.181 mills, setting a hearing date for Monday, August 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM at the Royal Valley Administrative Office. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Douglas moved, seconded by Mr. Connell to approve the contract bid cap price from Mayetta Oil Company to provide propane for the district for the 2010-11 school year at a cost not to exceed $1.58 (one dollar fifty-eight cents) per gallon with the initial fill of the district propane tanks at a cost of $1.37 (one dollar thirty-seven cents) per gallon. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Broxterman moved, seconded by Ms. Tuck to approve the publication notice of hearing for the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan which provides partial tax rebates for approved new improvements within an incorporated city in Jackson County, Kansas. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Ms. Broxterman to approve a contract with the Holton Special Education Cooperative to operate as a four-district cooperative for the 2010-11 school year only. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Mr. Douglas to approve a one-year contract for the Holton Special Education Cooperative to provide special education services to the Prairie Hill School District #113 for the 2010-11 year. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Tuck moved, seconded by Mr. Connell to accept the retirement of Connie Dillner, Royal Valley bus driver. Motion carried 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 8:58 PM
