| Hinton Community School District | |||||||||
| Monday, August 18, 2008 | |||||||||
| REGULAR BOARD | A regular board meeting of the Hinton Community School | ||||||||
| MEETING | District Board of Directors was held in the school library on | ||||||||
| Monday, August 18, 2008. | |||||||||
| CALL TO ORDER | The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by | ||||||||
| President, Rob Held. | |||||||||
| QUORUM | Roll call was conducted by Board Secretary, Melissa Sanders. | ||||||||
| Members Present: Lynette Blanchard, Kenny Hoefling, Rob Held, | |||||||||
| Ed Vondrak, Steve Eddy. | |||||||||
| Secretary Sanders stated that a quorum was present. | |||||||||
| OTHERS PRESENT | Also in attendance were: Al Steen, Superintendent; | ||||||||
| Jane Krehbiel, Elementary Principal; Pete Stuerman, Middle School Principal; | |||||||||
| Sue Martens, High School Principal. | |||||||||
| Brenda Baldwin, Dennis Baldwin, Amy Erickson, Joel Bertrand. | |||||||||
| WELCOME VISITORS | Visitors were welcomed and invited to address the Board on any items | ||||||||
| not on the agenda. | |||||||||
| CONSENT ITEMS | Agenda: Motion by Vondrak, Second by Hoefling, | ||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve the amended agenda. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Minutes: Motion by Eddy, Second by Vondrak, | |||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve the minutes. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Monthly claims: Motion by Hoefling, Second by Blanchard, it was | |||||||||
| RESOLVED: To approve the following fund disbursements: | |||||||||
| General Fund: $58,650.15, Preschool Fund $388.82, Management | |||||||||
| Fund $3,095.97, Nutrition Fund $5,768.20, Activity Fund $5,345.79, | |||||||||
| Before & After School Program Fund $132.74, | |||||||||
| Physical Plant & Equipment Fund $66,917.46, Capital Projects Fund $317.00. | |||||||||
| The total of all fund disbursements $140,616.13. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Monthly financial reports: Motion by Blanchard, Second by Hoefling, | |||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve the monthly financial reports. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| REPORTS/INFORMATION | None at this time. | ||||||||
| PUBLIC INPUT | none | ||||||||
| ACTION ITEMS | Approve contract: Motion by Blanchard, Second by Eddy, it was | ||||||||
| RESOLVED: To approve Titus Landegent teaching contract for the | |||||||||
| 2008-09 school year as recommended by the administration. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve contract: Motion by Hoefling, Second by Blanchard, | |||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve Kathy Oetken a half-time teaching contract | |||||||||
| for the 2008-09 school year as recommended by the administration. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve contract: Motion by Vondrak, Second by Eddy, | |||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve Michelle Linden a full time teaching contract | |||||||||
| for the 2008-09 school year as recommended by the administration. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve contract: Motion by Eddy, Second by Hoefling, it was | |||||||||
| RESOLVED: To approve Ryan Gillaspie a coaching contract for JH Football | |||||||||
| as recommended by the administration. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve Legislative Action Network Representative: Motion by Blanchard, | |||||||||
| Second by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve Rob Held as our | |||||||||
| Legislative Action Network Representative. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve Delegate to IASB Delegate Assembly: Motion by Eddy, Second | |||||||||
| by Vondrak, it was RESOLVED: To approve Rob Held as our Delegate to | |||||||||
| Delegate Assembly. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| Approve After Prom Fundraisers: Motion by Vondrak, Second by Hoefling, | |||||||||
| it was RESOLVED: To approve the After Prom Fundraisers #1, 3, 4, and 5 as | |||||||||
| presented. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| DISCUSSION ITEMS | Held response to school board's request for a counter offer: | ||||||||
| The Board discussed the letter received from the Held family | |||||||||
| attorney requesting the Board to sign a confidentiality agreement | |||||||||
| to conduct monetary netotiations. The agreement would require | |||||||||
| a liquidated damages clause of some amount if the Board were to | |||||||||
| breach the confidentiality agreement. | |||||||||
| Mr. Steen informed the Board that the school's legal counsel advises | |||||||||
| the Board they cannot legally sign such agreement. | |||||||||
| The Board discussed various options ranging from using the current | |||||||||
| land owned by the District for expansion versus condemnation of | |||||||||
| the Held land the school has attempted to purchase. | |||||||||
| Future agenda topics | |||||||||
| Key communicator program | |||||||||
| DATES TO REMEMBER | August 21--Open House--7:00-8:30 p.m. | ||||||||
| August 25--first day of school | |||||||||
| September 9--School Board Elections | |||||||||
| September 15--Regular School Board Meeting--7:00 p.m. | |||||||||
| ADJOURN | Motion by Eddy, Second by Vondrak, it was | ||||||||
| RESOLVED: To adjourn the meeting at 8:02 p.m. | |||||||||
| Motion carried 5-0. | |||||||||
| BOARD PRESIDENT | BOARD SECRETARY | ||||||||