WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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A REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING was held on Monday,
September 11, 2006, in the Nicholson Board Room at the Longfellow
Administration Center, 415 Seymour Street, Wausau WI. The meeting had been
properly publicized in compliance with the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law.
Present: Jenny
Garver, Patrick Keefe, Dale Lawson, Keith Montgomery, John Ostertag, Todd
Punke, Michelle Schaefer, and Robert (Robb) Shepherd.
Absent: Kathleen
Grant.
Also Present: Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Murley; Assistant Superintendent
for Business, Cherna Gorder; Director of Human Resources, Jeff Gress; Director
of Secondary Education, Roger Rindo; Director of Elementary Education, Nancy
Caskey; Director of Information Services, Joel VerDuin; Director of Pupil
Services, John Waldron; Director of Bilingual/ Multicultural Education &
Equity, Nell Anderson; Assistant Director of Special Education, Ann Wicklund; Community
Relations Coordinator, Mary Ellen Marnholtz; Wausau West High School
Representative, Brad Larson; Wausau East High School Representative, Bree
Vanden Heuvel; and Deputy Clerk, Amy Arlen.
I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Keefe presided and called the
meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The
Student Board Representatives led the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Shepherd
moved that the Board of Education approve the minutes of the Regular &
Closed Sessions held August 14, 2006, seconded by Lawson. Motion carried.
III. SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
Gress and K-12 Health and Physical Education Coordinator
Tom Johnson provided the Board with an update on the District’s wellness
activities, which focuses on students, staff, and family health and wellness.
Murley reported on UWMC’s interest
to acquire the Maintenance and Operations Building (MOB) in order to expand its
campus. Preliminary costs to relocate
the MOB would exceed $7,000,000.
2. Update on 2006 Summer Projects/East High
School Tennis Courts
Gorder reported on the various summer projects that
were undertaken as well as the status of the East High tennis court project.
1. Approval of Bills
The Finance
Committee audited the bills. Shepherd
moved, seconded by Schaefer, to pay all bills listed as follows:
From 2006-2007 Budget
Vouchers 945129 - 946000:
Grants – Fund 11 170,419.05
Food Service Fund – Fund 50 22,592.11
Community Service Fund –
Fund 80 3,839.81
$2,123,976.68
Voucher 3920:
Capital Projects Fund –
Fund 40 $ _94,432.65
$
94,432.65
Vouchers :
Trust Funds – Fund 21 and
72 $___ .00
$ .00
Grand
Total $2,218,409.33
Motion carried.
D. Human
Resources
Consent Agenda
a. Leaves of Absence
There were none.
b. Additional Staff
There
were none.
c. Replacement Staff
David
Blaskowski (Science Teacher/Wausau East High School) 1.0 FTE replacing Connie Wild
effective August 30, 2006; Jennifer Dailey (Social Worker/District) .60 FTE
replacing Lisa Ort-Sondergard effective
August 30, 2006; Paul Ellenbecker (Emotional Behavioral Disability
Teacher/Wausau East High School) 1.0 FTE replacing Marilyn Janke effective
August 30, 2006; and Monica Moscinski (Learning Disability Teacher/Wausau West
High School) 1.0 FTE replacing Nathan Carlson effective August 30, 2006.
d.
Resignations
Lisa Ort-Sondergard (Social Worker/District)
.60 FTE effective June 9, 2006.
e. Terminations
There were
none.
f.
Voluntary
Retirements
There were none.
g.
Contract
Increases
Amy Jamroz (Teacher/John Marshall Elementary
School) increase from .50 to 1.0 FTE effective August 30, 2006; Shelly Smith-Payant
(Social Worker/District) increase from .50 to .60 FTE effective August 30,
2006; and Liang Chun Tai (ELL Teacher/Wausau West High School) increase from
.60 to 1.0 FTE effective August 30, 2006.
h. Layoffs/Recall from Layoff
Heather Muzenski (ELL Teacher/John Muir
Middle School) recall .20 FTE effective August 30, 2006.
Correction:
Jennifer Johnson (Deaf or Hard of Hearing Teacher/Wausau West High
School) 1.0 FTE replacing Cynthia Adamany-Nelson effective November 13, 2006.
Shepherd
moved that the Board of Education approve consent agenda items a-h, seconded by Ostertag. Motion carried.
E. Approve Strategic Planning Initiative
Murley stated
that the District has a policy and a tradition of using community engagement,
and Administration is recommending that community engagement be utilized to set
the District’s course for the next 5-10 years.
He reviewed the proposed strategic planning initiative.
Garver
moved that the Board of Education approve the Strategic Planning Initiative as
presented by Administration, seconded by Shepherd. Motion carried.
F. Approve 2006-2007 District Goals
Montgomery
moved that the Board of Education approve the following District Goals for
2006-2007:
· Increase literacy achievement for all students
through continued implementation of a comprehensive literacy approach,
effective use of reading interventions, and professional development targeting
strategies for content area reading, word study, and expository writing.
· Deliver quality education through strategic
planning that includes community involvement and effective financial
management.
· Engage students, staff, and families in
programs that promote healthy lifestyles.
seconded
by Schaefer, motion carried.
G. Approve 2006-2007 Board Goals
Lawson moved
that the Board of Education approve the following Board Goals for 2006-2007:
· Support delivery of quality education through
strategic planning that includes community involvement and effective financial
management.
· Reorganize the Board of Education committee
structure to optimize effectiveness and efficiency.
· Strengthen communication between the Board of
Education and the Administrative team.
seconded
by Shepherd, motion carried.
H. Donations to District
Schaefer moved that the Board of Education
approve the following donations with gratitude: $500 prize from the National
Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University to Grant Elementary
School as winner of a 2006 Partnership School Award; a fan and numerous student
materials from Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gertschen and school supplies from Mrs. Ruth
Griswold to Grant Elementary School; $500 from Walmart to the Environmental
Club and a Reynolds Flute from Elizabeth Oestreich to the Band Department at
Horace Mann Middle School; $2,500 from Saint Clare’s Hospital to Wausau East
High School, $300 from Intercultural Student Experiences and $1,250 from Wausau
Tennis Players Association to Wausau East High School Tennis; $200 worth of
clothing from Chuck Cannistra to Wausau East High School Drama Program; $608.05
from Target’s “Take Charge of Education” program to Wausau West High School and
$107.75 from Roundy’s Supermarket for the Wausau West Athletic Department; and
$135.14 from Target’s “Take Charge of Education” program to John Muir Middle
School, seconded by Garver. Motion carried.
IV. COMMITTEE/BOARD REFERRALS
There were none.
V. OPEN FORUM
A. Public
There were no
participants.
B. Forthcoming District & Educational
Events
Murley
provided a reminder of the upcoming Business · Education Leadership Summit on
Wednesday, October 11, 2006, featuring keynote speakers Dr. Willard R. Daggett
and Dr. James M. Stone III.
C. Board Liaison Report
Lawson commended everyone on the very smooth start to the
school year.
Montgomery attended the June 29th Open House
for the Fresh Start Program. He was very impressed that 85% of participating
youth enter post-secondary education or move into the workforce upon program
completion.
Montgomery also attended the July 28th Camp
Invention celebration. He commended Camp Director Nancy Cedar for a job well
done.
D. WASB Board Development
Murley announced that the WASB Personnel Management
Seminar will be held on October 6, 2006, and the Wisconsin School Law
Conference will be held on October 20, 2006.
E. Student Board Representative Report
High School Board Representatives Vanden Heuvel (East) and
Larson (West) reported on current and upcoming activities at the high schools.
VI. REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO STATE STATUTES
Pursuant to
Wisconsin Statutes, Montgomery moved, seconded by Ostertag, to reconvene in
closed session to discuss the following:
A.
Municipal
Employee Reclassification s.
19.85(1)(c)
B.
Maintenance
& Custodial Negotiations s.
19.85(1)(c)
C.
Reconvene
in Open Session for consideration/action,
as appropriate, with respect to
closed session
A
roll call vote was recorded: Garver,
Keefe, Lawson, Montgomery, Ostertag, Punke, Schaefer, and Shepherd voting aye.
Motion carried at 7:40 P.M.
The Board
reconvened in open session at 8:34 PM.
Shepherd
moved that the Board of Education approve the 2006-2008 Collective Bargaining Agreement
with the Maintenance and Custodial Union with calculated compensation packages
of 4.657% and 4.645% respectively, seconded by Schaefer. Motion carried.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Lawson moved to adjourn, seconded by
Shepherd. Motion carried at 8:35 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Robert
A. (Robb) Shepherd
Clerk
of the Board
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