June 28, 2021 - Board of Education Special Meeting Minutes
USD #225 Board of Education Special Meeting
June 28, 2021, 6:30 P.M.
Call to order: T.J. Milford, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Milford lead in prayer.
Members present: Jared Weber, Kim Copenhaver, Ed Rarden, Fred Boyd, Tom Huelskamp, Cathy Heinz, and T.J. Milford were present. Others present were Cherie Nicholson, Superintendent, Corri McDowell, Principal, and Erica Littlewood, Board Clerk.
Recognition of Visitors/Communication: Debbie Wise, Donna Norman, Spring Sellars, Kim McLachlan, Jeff Zortman, Caty Zortman, Emily Dizmang, and Jenny Faurot
Approve Consent Agenda: Rarden moved, seconded by Copenhaver to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0.
EXECTIVE SESSION
Milford moved, seconded by Boyd to go into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel under KOMA, board, principal, and superintendent. This session is required to protect the privacy interests of the individual(s) to be discussed. Motion carried 7-0. 6:40 p.m.
PERSONNEL
New Hire – Milford moved, seconded by Heinz to hire Matthew Thomas as a secondary math teacher. Motion carried 7-0.
Fees – Huelskamp moved, seconded by Milford to approve the payment of Matthew Thomas’ teacher application fee and fingerprint fee. Motion carried 7-0.
Endorsement Fees – Rarden moved, seconded by Boyd to approve the payment of Jennifer Faurots’s endorsement fees for 7th – 9th grade math, science, and ELA. Motion carried 7-0.
DISCUSSION
KASB & Establishment Clause – Mrs. Nicholson shared information on the Establishment Clause. Heinz moved, seconded by Rarden to continue prayer at the beginning of each BOE meeting. Motion carried 7-0.
Negotiated Agreement – Milford moved, seconded by Weber to approve the 2021-2022 Negotiated Agreement as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
Update on Sports and Activities Cooperative – Mrs. Nicholson provided an update to the cooperative agreement being discussed with Meade USD. Discussion only.
Buildings: Weber moved, seconded by Milford to move district into high school building, keeping the GS cafeteria/kitchen for meals. Motion carried 7-0.
Financials:
Contingency Transfer – Rarden moved, seconded by Copenhaver to approve the use of contingency funds to pay for the high gas bills resulting from the deep freeze weather. Motion carried 7-0.
Gallagher Insurance – Milford moved, seconded by Huelskamp to approve the insurance proposal presented by Gallagher Insurance/KERMP for the 2021-2022 school year. Motion carried 7-0.
ESSER Funding – Huelskamp moved, seconded by Boyd to use ESSER 2 funding to purchase the equipment/services necessary to automate the grade school library (First year initial cost is $2,000 and $744 annually after the first year), and student needs (ex. Resources and technology). Mrs. Nicholson shared information on ESSER 3 with BOE.
Ski-Can – Huelskamp moved, seconded by Heinz to approve the payment of the annual Ski-Can fee in the amount of $30,000. Motion carried 7-0.
Meade County Health Department Renewal - Heinz moved, seconded by Huelskamp to approve the annual contract with Meade County Health Department as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
Surplus – Huelskamp moved, seconded by Heinz to give permission to the superintendent to remove surplus items from district. Motion carried 7-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Milford moved, seconded by Huelskamp to go into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss data relating to financial affairs under KOMA; board and superintendent. Motion carried 7-0. 9:03 p.m.
Milford moved, seconded by Heinz to remain in executive session for 10 minutes. Motion carried 7-0. 9:23 p.m.
Adjournment – Milford moved, seconded by Huelskamp to adjourn meeting. Motion carried 7-0 9:25 p.m.
For The Board of Education
_____________________________________, Board Clerk
_____________________________________, Board President