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1.
Call to Order and Welcome
2.
Roll call
Also present:
3.
Approval of the Agenda
Order #5421 - Motion Passed: Recommendation to approve the agenda passed with a motion by Ms. Tracy Overby and a second by Mrs. Vicki Allen.
4.
Recognition, discussion, communication and report items (No Board Action)
4.A.
Recognition
4.A.1.
Recognition of:
Fine Art Award Winners:
Chloe Massey 2nd Grade "Repetitive Hand Crayon Resist"
Trinity Randolph 5th Grade "Egyptian Cartouche"
Kylie Daugherty HS "Paper Mache Horse MasK
*Darla Bean: Elementary Instructional Assistant for outstanding work and extra effort.
*Emily Abbott: Teacher, exceptional effort on city window painting organization and also Sr. pancake breakfast and Halloween dances and haunted house.
*Andy Hall: Teacher, exceptional effort and coordination of Veterans Day Ceremony as well as another impressive Marching Band Season where consistent improvement was shown.
4.B.
Communications
4.B.1.
Board Member Communications
4.B.2.
Citizens and Delegations
4.C.
Reports
4.C.1.
Elementary Principal's Report
November 17, 2014 Board Meeting:
Elementary Principal Jennifer Ward
• TELL survey
In reflection of the TELL survey in 2013, below are the areas we are continuing to focus on:
• Community Engagement and Support
• Teacher Leadership
• School Leadership
• Managing Student Conduct
• Use of Time
• Professional Development
• Facilities and Resources
• Instructional Practices and Support
• New Teacher Support
• The areas that we continue to focus on are Teacher Leadership
? The role teachers play in determining the content of in-service professional development programs
? The input teachers have on how the school budget is spent.
• SBDM teacher members
• SBDM budget and minutes mailed out each month
• SBDM items placed on website each month
o Teacher meetings are occurring to help determine the professional development needs that the teachers have for the remainder of the school year. Once the meeting is conducted, the PD items that are listed will be considered on the basis of availability and funds available to make those happen.
o We will be focusing on individual teacher professional development and how those needs can be met to help forward student achievement in our areas of Math and Writing. (lower areas according to KPREP).
4.C.2.
Jr./Sr. High Principal's Report
4.C.3.
Employee Safety Training Report
4.C.4.
Enrollment and Attendance Report
4.C.5.
Superintendent's Report
4.C.6.
Facilities Report
Facilities, Maintenance, and Transportation Report L. Whalen
Buildings and Grounds:
-At the middle-end of October we totally sealed and striped all parking lots and drives on our entire campus. We also did some asphault work/repair in some areas where needed.
-We currently have an inquiry in to KDE regarding an extension of our waiver for our District Facilities Plan.
-We are in process of trying to reach a final resolution to the MS addition crack issue.
-We have set the preschool building for winter and will minimally support that facility.
-We have replaced a significant amount of ceiling tiles throughout the buildings and will continue to replace as needed.
-New lights will be installed in the MPR (small gym) over Christmas Break (we already had the lights).
-New HVAC Units for the gymnasium to be delivered on 11/12/14 and they will be installed later in the week.
-We are currently running our HVAC in “neutral” position in the High School and will be switching those over as weather dictates.
-We are preparing for inclement weather and our machinery is in the bus garage ready when needed and we have ice melt on hand in preparation for inclement weather.
**Upcoming facilities issues and items “on the radar” (not all inclusive):
-cafeteria freezer pad & freezer re-install
-painting in Jr/Sr High…multiple areas
-doors/hardware needs replaced (aging, sometimes not reliable)
-HVAC system upgrade in HS
-At some point we may have to address our electric control panels if we continue to blow mega-fuse in one of our boxes. It appears this is happening once or twice a year when we are under extremely heavy electric load when AC is running full tilt. We just did have these boxes cleaned and serviced.
-More than likely we are going to need to purchase some school buses over the coming years. Our fleet is aging fairly rapidly.
At this time our facilities are all in pretty good shape
5.
Action Items (Affirmative Motion needed)
5.A.
Approval of Treasurer's Report
Order #5422 - Motion Passed: Approval of the treasurer's report as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Vicki Allen and a second by Ms. Tracy Overby.
5.B.
Approval of proposal to accept Dr. Pepper/RC Cola as vendor of record for beverages for athletic and other school related events
Order #5423 - Motion Passed: Approval of proposal to accept Dr. Pepper/RC Cola as vendor of record for beverages for athletic and other school related events passed with a motion by Mrs. Vicki Allen and a second by Ms. Tracy Overby.
5.C.
Approval to enter into contract with Health Resources Inc (HRI) to provide dental insurance beginning January 1, 2015
Order #5424 - Motion Passed: Approval to enter into contract with Health Resources Inc (HRI) to provide dental insurance beginning January 1, 2015 passed with a motion by Ms. Melissa Knight and a second by Mrs. Vicki Allen.
5.D.
Approval to enter into contract with VSP to provide vision insurance beginning January 1, 2015
Order #5425 - Motion Passed: Approval to enter into contract with VSP to provide vision insurance beginning January 1, 2015 passed with a motion by Mrs. Vicki Allen and a second by Ms. Melissa Knight.
5.E.
Approval to accept release and settlement agreement from WBW Engineering and RBS Architects for the Middle School wing crack issue in the amount of $37,000
Order #5426 - Motion Passed: Approval to accept release and settlement agreement from WBW Engineering and RBS Architects for the Middle School wing crack issue in the amount of $37,000 passed with a motion by Mrs. Vicki Allen and a second by Ms. Tracy Overby.
6.
Student Learning and Support Consent Items
Order #5427 - Motion Passed: Approval of consent agenda passed with a motion by Ms. Tracy Overby and a second by Ms. Melissa Knight.
6.A.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for
6.B.
Approval of Payment of Bills and Salaries
6.C.
Acknowledge Notification of Personnel Actions:
Hired
Frances Freeman – Substitute Custodian
Debra Oldham – MS Girls Basketball Volunteer Coach
April Shrum – MS Girls Basketball Volunteer Coach
Misty Crim – Substitute Teacher & Instructional Assistant
6.D.
Approval of Superintendent expenses
6.E.
Approval of the Dawson Springs Board of Education to affirm nomination of CJ Merideth for the KSBA First Degree College Scholarship Program
6.F.
Approval of Grange Life Insurance Company Representatives to offer guaranteed issue life insurance to any employee who has interest (this is totally optional to the employees and non-contractual to district)
6.G.
Approval of annual advertising in Gymnasium for Dr. Crist Optometry and Tradewater Canoes and Kayaks.
7.
Approval to enter into closed session per KRS 61.810 to discuss proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the school district and the deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property
Order #5428 - Motion Passed: Approval to enter into closed session per KRS 61.810 to discuss proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the school district and the deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property passed with a motion by Ms. Tracy Overby and a second by Mrs. Vicki Allen.
8.
Approval to exit closed session and resume regular Board Meeting
Order #5429 - Motion Passed: Approval to exit closed session and resume regular Board Meeting passed with a motion by Ms. Tracy Overby and a second by Mrs. Vicki Allen.
9.
Adjournment
Order #5430 - Motion Passed: Approval to adjourn the meeting passed with a motion by Mrs. Vicki Allen and a second by Ms. Melissa Knight.
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