Hinton Community School District
	Monday October 17, 2005
REGULAR MEETING	The October 2005-2006 regular board meeting of the Hinton Community School District Board of Directors was held in the school library on Monday October 17, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS	Members Present: Lynette Blanchard Steve Eddy Michelle Rodgers Ed Vondrak Kenny Hoefling
SUPERVISORS PRESENT	Al Steen, Superintendent Bruce Fey, Business Manager, Board Secretary/Treasurer Sue Martens, MS/HS Principal Pete Stuerman, Elementary Principal Jane Krehbiel, Curriculum Director Stacy Boeve, Pre-School Director Dave Attrill, Teacher
VISITORS PRESENT	Chris Plendl
CALL TO ORDER	Having determined a quorum was present, board President Rodgers called the meeting to order.
WELCOME VISITORS PUBLIC INPUT	Mr. Plendl asked the board to consider adding Vocational Agriculture/FFA instruction to the curriculum of the Hinton district. Citing the possibilities of sharing programs with other districts like Akron-Westfield, Lemars or Kingsley-Pierson or utilizing Mr. Moeller, Industrial Technology, who has Vo-Ag/FFA instruction experience, Mr. Plendl felt this would be a good opportunity to begin a program. He suggested the board look at a multi-purpose building that could be used for a bus garage and Vo-Ag instruction center freeing up the current Industrial Technology rooms for a wrestling practice gym.
CONSENT ITEMS	Agenda: Motion by Vondrak, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5 to 0
	Minutes: Motion by Hoefling, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve the minutes of the September 21^st regular board meetings and the September 28^th work session meeting. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Monthly Claims: Motion by Hoefling, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve the following fund disbursements: General Fund $32,115.66, Management Fund $763.10,Before and After School Fund $65.35, Pre-School Fund $621.62, Physical Plant and Equipment Fund $968.63, Capital Projects Fund $3004.80, Debt Service Fund $114,842.50, Nutrition Fund $19,731.33 and Activity Fund $18,794.71. The total of all fund disbursements $190,907.70. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Financial Reports: Motion by Vondrak, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve the monthly financial reports. Motion carried 5 to 0.
REPORTS	Stacy Boeve, Pre-School Director and Pete Stuerman, Elementary Principal, delivered a power point presentation describing the daily activities of the Pre-School program.
PUBLIC INPUT	Board President Rodgers invited the visitors to comment on the proposed Innovative Calendar. Hearing none, Rodgers invited the public to comment on any reports or action items on the agenda. Hearing none, the meeting proceeded.
ACTION ITEMS	Approve Resignations: Motion by Vondrak, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To accept the resignation of Peter Stuerman as Junior High Athletic Director. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Approve Resignations: Motion by Vondrak, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To accept the resignation of Rich Kallsen as Junior High Wrestling coach. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Contracts: Motion by Hoefling, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve hiring Rich Kallsen as Junior High Athletic Director. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Contracts: Motion by Blanchard, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve adding an additional teaching period to Barb Huygen’s contract. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Contracts: Motion by Hoefling, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve hiring Michelle Linden as a half-time fourth grade teacher. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Contracts: Motion by Vondrak, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve hiring Marjorie Giese as classroom aide. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Contracts: Motion by Blanchard, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve Linda Kramer as classroom aide. Motion carried 5 to 0.
ACTION ITEMS	Contracts: Motion by Hoefling, second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve Dean Binder as the High School Assistant Wrestling and Junior High Head Wrestling coach. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Innovative Calendar: Motion by Blanchard, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve an innovative calendar for the 2006-2007 school year as presented by the administration. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	SBRC Application: Motion by Vondrak, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve applying to the School Budget Review Committee for on-time funding budget adjustment and modified growth in the amount of $56,706. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Board Priorities: Motion by Eddy, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve the school board priorities as developed at the September 28^th work session. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Superintendent Priorities: Motion by Hoefling, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve the superintendent priorities as developed at the September 28^th work session. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Policy 604.9: Motion by Vondrak, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve policy 604.9 – Virtual/On-Line Courses as recommended by the administration and waive the second reading. The board discussed who sponsors the courses, whether the courses are available off campus and if there is a cost to the student. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	ISEBA Litigation Settlement: Motion by Eddy, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve the proposed ISEBA litigation settlement as outlined by the consortiums legal counsel. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Litigation Counsel Payment: Motion by Eddy, second by Hoefling, it was RESOLVED: To approve paying Wandro, Baer & Appel, P.C. an additional invoice amount of $45.03, for legal services rendered during the ISEBA litigation. Motion carried 5 to 0.
	Voting Representative: Motion by Vondrak, second by Blanchard, it was RESOLVED: To approve Kenny Hoefling to cast the ballot for Larry Peterson as AEA Director, representing Hinton Community School, at the Northwest Director District Convention. Motion carried 5 to 0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS	The superintendent presented a summary list of PPEL and SILO projects, with cost estimates for each, that the board had discussed at their September 28^th work session and had identified as having a higher priority. It was decided that the superintendent will prepare a rating/ranking tool for the board to use in determining which projects to pursue and in what order. The board discussed setting a dollar limit of $200,000 for the projects selected or $250,000 if one of the roof projects is included. The board discussed meeting Tuesday November 8, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. to narrow the list and make recommendations for action.
	The board discussed consideration of bringing a PPEL levy before the voters. A timeline for the vote, whether a board committee’s input would be advisable, the potential additional funds and their use and suspension of the debt service levy were discussed by the board. The board concluded, they should discuss this issue further at the upcoming work session.
FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS	Mr. Vondrak asked that the administration proceed with studying adding the Vocational Agriculture/FFA offering.
DATES TO REMEMBER	Work Session - November 8^th 6:00 p.m. IASB ABLE Meeting – Cherokee, November 10th IASB Convention – November 17^th and 18^th Regular Board Meeting – November 21^st
ADJOURNMENT	Motion by Hoefling, second by Eddy, it was RESOLVED: To adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Motion carried 5 to 0.
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