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Highlights of Board of Education Meeting
July 11, 2011
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approve Minutes and Documentation of Regular Meeting – June 28, 2011
B. Accept Bid Recommendations for 2011-2012:
C. Approve Contract with Climax Springs for Educational Services
D. Approve Transportation Handbook
The Board approved the above consent items as presented.
NEW BUSINESS
2010-2011 Health Services Report
Sue Blankenship, Coordinator of School Health Services, presented the 2010-2011 Health Services Report and goals and planned activities for 2011-2012.
Food Services Report & Approve Food Service Guidelines
Dawn Matthews has completed the annual report and evaluation on the Food Services Department. Superintendent Hadfield presented Food Services information. Free and reduced breakfast and lunch guidelines are approved annually. The recommendation to the Board was to consider keeping District breakfast and lunch prices the same as last year. The Board approved the 2011-2012 free and reduced breakfast and lunch guidelines as submitted and set student and adult breakfast and lunch prices for the 2011-2012 school year as proposed, the same as last year.
New Performance Based Teacher Evaluation
Dr. Rich presented a new PBTE. After a year's worth of study, review, revision, considerable discussion, deliberation, and hard work, the PBTE committee recommended new teacher evaluation documents (formative and summative) to be used for the pilot year 2011-2012, seeking Board approval of documents to be utilized as the evaluative instruments for those selected volunteers who so choose to participate. The Board adopted the recommended teacher evaluation documents to be used with selected teachers who have volunteered for the pilot year 2011-2012.
Adopt Annual/Perpetual Calendar
The Board was presented a proposed Annual/Perpetual Calendar for their consideration. This schedule would help the Board plan for their needs and also help the Board monitor District programs. This calendar would also assist the District in meeting the expectations of AdvancED. The Board adopted the Annual/Perpetual Calendar with a slight revision.
Review Policy JGA, Corporal Punishment
Due to the District’s non-use of corporal punishment (at the May Board meeting) MSBA would like the District to consider a new policy JGA which states that corporal punishment will not be utilized. MSBA believes this will better keep the District in line with state statute. This item will be on the August agenda for Board action.
Tuition Rate
This year Mr. Hadfield again completed DESE’s tuition worksheet. Based on this calculation the basic tuition rate for Elementary/Intermediate schools is $8,322.53. The Middle School/High School rate is $9,256.11. Based on previous actions, the recommendation is for an elementary (K-6) tuition rate for students in the amount of $8,300, a secondary (7-12) tuition rate for students in the amount of $9,200, and continue the ‘grandfathered’ status of students who were previously grandfathered but at an adjusted rate of an additional $500 for the 2011-2012 school year. This is for information purposes only this month.
Schedule Board Retreat
Last year the Board participated in a Board retreat facilitated by MSBA. Administration would like to hold another retreat to help establish priority areas for the foreseeable future. This sort of visioning activity can help District efforts with a number of items discussed over the past year. Administration will work to schedule October 25th as a Board worksession with a facilitator. This would be the regularly scheduled second Board meeting date of the month.
BOARD PRESIDENT’S WRAP-UP
This is an opportunity for the Board to report on upcoming meetings, meetings attended, registrations, and deadlines. President Masterson will submit as a legislative resolution from the District for next year that annual transportation dollars allocated to school districts be guaranteed at the amount specified on July 1st rather than decreasing throughout the year as has been the practice in the past.
Ms. Barbour informed the Board that a church in
The Board is invited to have lunch with new teachers on August 11 and 12.
