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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Regular Meetings July 9, 2007 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin |
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I CALL TO ORDER
The Board of Education meeting was called to order by President Arlene Silveira at 7:15 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Lawrie Kobza, Lucy Mathiak (left at 9:25 p.m.), Beth Moss, Arlene Silveira, Johnny Winston, Jr.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Maya Cole
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Sue Abplanalp, Lindy Anderson, Steve Hartley, Doug Pearson, Joe Quick, Lisa Wachtel, Ann Wilson-Recording Secretary
LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT: Attorney Frank Crisafi
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the minutes for the Regular meetings dated May 7 and June 4, 2007. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
III PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Judy Harris spoke in support of the current Policy 6700 regarding naming schools and urged that Board members not make any changes that would arbitrarily eliminate any potential names for any reason. Board members should be open to any suggestions and have confidence in their ability to make a sound decision. Do not narrow the field.
Heidi Reynolds shared her recommendations for the policy for naming a school - if it is a person, they should be deceased and their background diligently researched; consider people in the field of education; give consideration to being local; allow no politics or political correctness; and the geography/location of the school should be a major consideration. She recommended naming the school Linden Park, which represents an easy, uncontroversial end to the question. The school can still have areas/rooms named.
Earnestine Moss provided a written statement that Communities United supports accepting a second name from the Hmong community and taking the time to develop well thought-out and trustworthy policies and procedures.
IV BOARD PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
A copy of the report is attached to the original copy of these minutes.
There was no report.
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Carol Carstensen to suspend the rules in order to modify the agenda and take up item XB at this time. Motion unanimously carried by those present. Discussion and action occurred at this point but are recorded in the correct order of the agenda.
VI COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ACTION THEREON
A Performance and Achievement
1 It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve Evaluation of Learning Materials adoptions in the amount of $150,667.39. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
Lawrie Kobza reported the committee will meet on July 23 to hear a Four-Year-Old kindergarten report and on July 30 to discuss measuring student performance.
B Finance and Operations
Lucy Mathiak reported the committee met on June 28 and discussed the process for receiving feedback on the citizens' budget, data elements for monthly financial reports to the Board of Education, the process and timeline for review of Fund 80, and the schedule for regular meetings for the committee in 2007-08. At the next meeting, August 7, the committee will discuss the MSCR budget.
C Human Resources
No report.
D Long Range Planning
No report.
E Community Partnerships
No report.
F Communications
Beth Moss reported the committee met on July 9 to announce two citizen vacancies on the committee, to discuss goals for the coming year, to discuss a report on referenda in comparable Wisconsin districts, and to discuss ways to involve the community in advocating for state funding reform. Discussion will continue at the next meeting on July 23.
VII AUDITING, PURCHASING, TRANSFERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
A Auditing
1 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. that interim bills be approved amounting to $61,862,006.07 and covering the period May 31, 2007 through July 3, 2007. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
2 There were no School Building Fund bills.
B Purchasing
1 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr., to approve the proposal of $43,900 from Honeywell Building Solutions for building automation and temperature controls at Leopold Elementary School with funding from the 2007-08 General Operating Budget. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
2 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Beth Moss to approve the bid of $198,681 from Forward Electric for Mansfield baseball field lighting at Memorial High School with funding from the 2007-08 General Operating Budget. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
VII AUDITING, PURCHASING, TRANSFERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS (continued)
B Purchasing (continued)
3 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve the bid of $67,348 from Poblocki Paving for pavement replacement at West High School with funding from the 2007-08 General Operating Budget, Referendum. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
C Other Financial Transactions
1 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to accept a donation from the Village of Shorewood Hills in the amount of $10,000 to re-pave the basketball court at Shorewood Elementary School. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
2 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to accept a donation from Ray Clausen in the amount of $31,150 to refurbish the West High School baseball diamond. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
3 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to approve all advertisements received by the MMSD as of July 2, 2007 and accept $35,050 related to such advertisements which is subject to be reduced by the costs the District will incur as detailed in Section 3 of the contract with Sports Image, Inc. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
4 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to grant authority to process Selection of Program Materials orders from July 9, 2007 through August 13, 2007 with normal approval of these materials included on the August 13, 2007 Regular Board of Education meeting agenda. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
5 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. that Building Services be granted authority to approve bid items from July 9, 2007 through August 13, 2007 with formal actions of these awards included on the August 13, 2007 Regular Board of Education meeting agenda. Motion carried 4-2 with Lawrie Kobza and Lucy Mathiak voting no.
6 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. that Purchasing Services be granted authority to approve bid items from July 9, 2007 through August 13, 2007 with formal actions of these awards included on the August 13, 2007 Regular Board of Education meeting agenda. Motion carried 4-2 with Lawrie Kobza and Lucy Mathiak voting no.
7 It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve all grants and other donations received by the MMSD since June 4, 2007. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
VIII HUMAN RESOURCES TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve item VIII in its entirely. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
IX REPORTS TO THE BOARD
A Common Council/Board of Education Liaison Committee
Lucy Mathiak reported the committee is waiting for a proposal from the Mayor's Office regarding possible restructuring of the committee before a meeting date is set.
B Student Representative Report
No report.
X OTHER BUSINESS
A It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to direct the Administration to publish a Request for Proposal seeking a qualified marketing/communications firm or individual to conduct market research identifying, across a representative sample of stakeholders, the public perceptions of the school district. The firm or individual in collaboration with and approval of the Board will develop a strategic communication plan based on the findings of the market research. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
B It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to amend Board Policy 6700, Naming a Madison Metropolitan School District Building and/or Facility or Areas Within a School Campus, to indicate that whenever the name of a person is being considered for the name of a school, the person must be deceased with no timeframe as to how long the person was deceased. Motion carried 5-1 with Johnny Winston, Jr. voting no.
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Lucy Mathiak to amend Board Policy 6700 so that a school can also be named after an idea or concept which represents a broadly respected community value.
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Carol Carstensen to amend Board Policy 6700 to include the identification of a delegation of people in the community who assist by narrowing the number of choices for the name of a school to four and reporting the reasons for those choices to the Board of Education. Motion failed 3-3 with Carol Carstensen, Beth Moss and Johnny Winston, Jr. voting aye and Lawrie Kobza, Lucy Mathiak and Arlene Silveira voting no.
Lawrie Kobza moved a substitute motion, seconded by Beth Moss, to amend Board Policy 5700 as shown in the revision identified as changes made by Lawrie Kobza and Lucy Mathiak and incorporating other changes made at this meeting. Motion carried 5-1 with Johnny Winston, Jr. voting no.
Board Policy 6701 will be reviewed when a final draft of Policy 6700 has been reviewed and approved.
C It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to amend Board Policy #8005 and direct the Superintendent to promote an administrator from within the district under Human Resources Policy #3.01 to fill the position of Chief Information officer. Lawrie Kobza made a friendly amendment, accepted by Johnny Winston, Jr., to move, under Position Vacancy Announcement, the new #1 to #4 and to remove the statement, if the vacant administrative position is not filled as in 1. above, from the original #1. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
D It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the resolution relative to the attachment of the Midtown Holdings annexation to the MMSD and the detachment of such annexation from the Verona Area School District pursuant to Wis. Stat. Section 117.132. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
Follow-up: Request that the Administration provide, with this type of agenda item, an analysis of long-term fiscal, enrollment and planning implications.
E It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to adopt the following resolution. Whereas, Madison School Board Policy 4045 and Wis. Stats. Section 120.13(1)(e) provide that the Madison School Board (hereinafter the "Board") may adopt a resolution in which the Board may authorize the use of an independent hearing officer appointed by the Board to determine pupil expulsion from school, and whereas, such resolution is only effective during the school year it is adopted, and whereas, the Board desires to adopt such resolution and use independent hearing officers to determine pupil expulsion from school for the 2007-08 school year, therefore, be it resolved that the Board hereby authorizes the use of independent hearing officers for the 2007-08 school year to determine a pupil's expulsion from school. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
X OTHER BUSINESS (continued)
F It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the following individuals as expulsion hearing officers for the Madison School Board for the 2007-08 school year:
Howard Bellman Helen Marks Dicks
Richard Cates Hamdy Ezalarab
Cheryl Daniels Henry Sanders
Motion unanimously carried by those present.
Lucy Mathiak left the meeting at this point.
G It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Johnny Winston, Jr. to approve entering into a contract with Supreme Water Sports in an amount of "up to $30,000" to provide outdoor adventure boating programs such as kayaking, sailing, and boating camps for Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) during the period of June 25, 2007 through August 30, 2007. The source of funding is entirely from registration fees. Supreme Water Sports will be paid 85 percent of the registration fees and MSCR shall keep 15 percent. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
H It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Dean Health Plan (DHP) in which DHP will reimburse the district $16,750 toward the cost of a nurse practitioner and nurse assistant to provide outreach to and establish and coordinate periodic Teen Clinics to provide preventive health care for school age children meeting DHP, Medicaid, or BadgerCare eligibility. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
I It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to approve the contract with American Institutes for Research (AIR) in which AIR will pay the district $37,823 between April 1, 2007 and August 31, 2009 for reimbursement of liaison time and participation in the "Mathematics Professional Development Impact Study," a project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to determine the impact of contact-based professional development for seventh grade math teachers on student achievement. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
J It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Carol Carstensen to allow, for one student over the age of 20, continued enrollment in the Madison Metropolitan School District for purposes of graduation. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
K It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Beth Moss that nine students be granted diplomas of graduation based on completed requirements. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
L Old and New Business
There was no old or new business.
XI ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Johnny Winston, Jr. and seconded by Beth Moss to adjourn the meeting at 9:35 p.m. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
Respectfully submitted,
Steve Hartley
Secretary to the Board of Education
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