Minutes

Board of Education

Unified School District 443

Dodge City Public SchoolsFord County, Kansas

Unified School District 443

Dodge City, Kansas

February 11, 2013-7:00 PMAusten Board of Education Auditorium

1000 North Second Avenue

Dodge City, Kansas

AgendaItem

No. Item Person(s) Motion or ActivityAction

Taken

1. Call to Order President Lisa Killion

2. Pledge of Allegiance President Lisa Killion

3. Roll Call President Lisa Killion All members present except Brian Winter, Jill Druse andMario Sanchez.

4. Adoption of the Agenda Moved - Jeff Hiers

Seconded - Tammie West

Adopt the agenda, with the Supplemental PersonalReport, as amended.

• Agenda Page No. 24 - Under StaffRecommendation, the amount to be paid should be$25,500, rather than $25,000.

• Agenda Page No. 30 - Under CurrentConsiderations, the last sentence should state:Payment of these bills will be reported at thesubsequent Board of Education meeting on March25, 2013, rather than March 28, 2013. *

Motion

Passed 4-0

5. Special Presentations President Lisa Killion Dodge City Middle School Honor Choir with Director PattiAhem

Mario Sanchez joined the meeting at 7:10 PM

6. Approval of Bills Moved - Tammie West

Seconded - Ryan AusmusThe Board of Education approved the bills, as presented.Bills were reviewed by Brian Winter.

Motion

Passed 5-0

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7. STUCO Reports Joshua Austin, DCHS STUCO President, provided anupdate on the DCHS Student Council.

Brian Lopez, Comanche Middle School President,provided an update on the Comanche Middle SchoolStudent Council.

Pamela Rosales, Dodge City Middle School Vice-President, provided an update on the DCMS StudentCouncil.

None

8. Recognition of Visitors President Lisa Killion No public comments were made. None

9. Consent AgendaA. Approval of PersonnelB. Approval of Minutes for

January 14,2013 Boardmeeting

C. Approval of Minutes forJanuary 28,2013 Boardmeeting

D. Approval of GrantApplications for BrightBeginnings State Pre-KProgram & Pre-K PilotProgram

E. Approval of Applicationfor "I Love to Read"

Student CreativityContest

F. Approval of Contract foriPad ProjectManagementDeployment Services

G. Approval of NetworkFirewall Upgrade

H. Approval of Additional

Moved - Jeff Hiers

Seconded - Tammie West

Moved - Jeff Hiers

Seconded - Mario Sanchez

Board member Jeff Hiers requested that Consent Agendaitems F and G be held for additional discussion.

The Board of Education approved the revised ConsentAgenda, including the Supplemental Personnel Report.

Following a discussion, the Board of Education approvedthe Consent Agenda items F and G

Motion

Passed 5-0

Motion

Passed 5-0

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Dodge City High SchoolBand Uniforms

I. Authorize the Clerk of

the Board to Pay MarchBills

10. New Business

A. Curriculum and

Instruction

1. TechnologyIntegration

Instructional Coach,Jayne Jones

The Board of Education received a TechnologyIntegration update regarding the use of iPads in theclassroom.

None-

Information

Item Only

2. iPads for Teachers -

Professional

Development

Assistant Superintendentfor Secondary Education,Mischel Miller

The Board of Education received the information

regarding Apple iPad professional development for USD443 teachers.

None-

Information

Item Only

B. Human Resources

1. Teacher Vacancies

and Recruitment

Update

Executive Director of

Human Resources, SusanScherling

The Board of Education received the update regardingstaffing for the 2013-14 school year.

None-

Information

Item Only

2. Workers

CompensationGuidance and

Resource

Implementation withKFSA Update

Executive Director of

Human Resources, SusanScherling

The Board of Education received the information

presented regarding the implementation of thepartnership with KFSA Insurance on the district-wideWorkers Compensation safety plan.

None-

Information

Item Only

C. Business Services

1. Approval of VehiclePurchases

Executive Director of

Business and Operations,William Hammond

Moved - Jeff Hiers

Tammie West - Seconded

The Board of Education approved the purchase of a 2013Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck and a 2013 Chevrolet3500HD box truck, as specified, from MagouirkChevrolet.

The pickup will be paid from the Capital Outlay Budget

Motion

Passed 5-0

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and the box truck from the Food Service budget. Allcontracts are subject to review by Board Counsel.

2. Approval ofPreliminary BudgetAssumptions for FY2014

Executive Director of

Business and Operations,William Hammond

Moved - Tammie West

Seconded - Ryan Ausmus

The Board of Education received the FY 2012-2013

revenue report based on the State audit. The Board ofEducation also approved the revenue assumptions for theFY 2013-2014 budget.

Motion

Passed 5-0

D. Superintendent1. Approval of the

Dissolution of the

SAFE Program forthe 2013-2014

School Year

Superintendent, AlanCunningham

Moved - Tammie West

Seconded - Mario Sanchez

The Board of Education approved the dissolution of theSAFE Program, beginning with the 2013-2014 schoolyear, and directed administration to notify participatingfamilies of the opportunities that will be available throughthe 21st Century Learning Centers partnership with theDodge City Family YMCA.

Motion

Passed 5-0

2. Approval of AssistantPrincipal Position atRoss ElementarySchool

Superintendent, AlanCunningham

Moved - Jeff Hiers

Seconded - Tammie West

The Board of Education approved the reclassification ofthe Ross administrative intern position to an assistantprincipalship, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

Motion

Passed 5-0

3. Approval of ExemptEmployees' Terms ofEmployment

Superintendent, AlanCunningham

Moved - Ryan AusmusSeconded - Tammie West

The Board of Education approved the renewal and/orextension of administrative and other exempt employeeterms of employment, as recommended.

Motion

Passed 5-0

4. Dodge City Night inTopeka

Superintendent, AlanCunningham

The Board of Education received the information

regarding the Dodge City Night in Topeka on February25, 2013, as well as the update on the Head Start visitingteam in Dodge City.

None-

Information

Item Only

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E. Board of Education

Member District

Responsibilities

1. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - MarioSanchez and Brian Winter Alternates: Jay Gifford andTamie Preston

2. Bright Beginnings /Head Start Policy Council - RyanAusmus

3. KASB Annual Convention Report - Ryan Ausmus4. Special Education - Tammie West and Alternate: Jill

Druse

5. Legislative - Jeff Hiers6. Capital Outlay - Brian Winter and Jill Druse7. Calendar Committee - Tammie West

8. Review district bills prior to March 25th Board Meeting:Mario Sanchez

None -

Information

Item Only

11. Announcements President Lisa Killion • February 19, 2013 - SKACD (Special Education)Board Meeting - Ensign - 10:00 AM

• February 25, 2013 - Dodge City Night in Topeka(please note date change)

• March 4, 2013 - Board of Education LuncheonMeeting - Central Elementary School - 12:00 PM(Lunch-11:45 AM)

• March 11-15-Spring Break• March 25, 2013 - Board of Education Meeting -

Austen Board Room - 7:00 PM

None-

Information

Item Only

12. Executive Session Moved - Tammie West

Seconded - Ryan AusmusFollowing a break, the Board moved into executivesession at 8:40 PM for 30 minutes, for discussion ofpersonnel matters of non-elected personnel in order toprotect the privacy of the individual(s) to be discussed, forpreliminary discussions about the acquisition of realproperty in order to protect the public interest in obtainingthe property at a fair price, and for discussion ofnegotiations in order to protect the public interest bynegotiating a fair and equitable contract.

In addition to the Board of Education members, theExecutive Session included Alan Cunningham,

Motion

Passed 5-0

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Superintendent of Schools; William Hammond, ExecutiveDirector of Business and Operations; Susan Scherling,Executive Director of Human Resources; and BradRalph, Board Legal Counsel.

William Hammond left the Executive Session at 8:57 PM.

Reconvene Open Session Returned to open session at 9:10 PM.

13. Items for Future Board

Meetings and/or AdditionalInformation

None None-

Information

Item Only

14. Adjourn Meeting Moved - Tammie West

Seconded - Ryan AusmusAdjourned meeting at 9:12 PM. Motion

Passed 5-0

These minutes were approved by the Board of Education, Unified School District 443, Ford County, Kansas, on Monday, March 4, 2013.

Lisa Killion, l^residentUSD 443 Board of Education

XblA^<^iam Hammond, Clerk of the Board

Unified School District 443

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