USD # 247 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING – June 14, 2010

 

A regular meeting of the USD #247 Board of Education was called to order by President Keith Ritchey at 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2010, at the District Office.   Other members present were Greg Hite, Mindy Dainty, Tara Underwood, Jerry Alexander, LaDonna Hartman and Joe Ulery.  Also present were Superintendent Tim Burns and Board Clerk Roberta Sellers.  


(1) Tara Underwood moved to approve the agenda as amended.  Greg Hite seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

(2)  Joe Ulery moved to approve the minutes of the May 10,and May 27, 2010 meetings. Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

(3) Jerry Alexander moved to approve the bills totaling $102,046.23.  Greg Hite

 seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

Scammon        Scammon Mayor Bill Forrest appealed to the Southeast Board of Education to allow

                        Scammon into the school district, which is based in Cherokee. “Our obvious goal is

                        to keep our school open,” Forrest said. He said if that isn’t an option, then  

                        redistricting at least would allow Southeast School District buses to

                        transport pupils to schools in Cherokee.


                       Superintendent Burns then  explained the state procedure parents must follow to

                       transfer their  children from USD 493 to USD 247.

                       The board discussed and advised that they would welcome and accept Scammon

                       students at the Weir Attendance center. All current Scammon students and or

                       their siblings that are attending Cherokee attendance center would be grandfathered

                       in and could still attend Cherokee.

 

AYP                Principals from Cherokee, Weir, McCune Attendance Centers and

                        Southeast High School announced the results of their Adequate Yearly Progress

                        (AYP) scores for their schools and ALL schools in the district met or exceeded

                        AYP. The board applauded the administrators and all the teachers for this great

                        achievement!

 

Grant                Representative Bob Grant discussed having a mural done at the Southeast High to  

                        celebrate the 50 anniversary of SEHS in 2012. Bob will get with SEHS

                        administrators to discuss a good location to have a mural done. Bob will coordinate

                        the donations for the mural so as no cost to the district.

 

Duling             Dan Duling, director of Southeast Kansas Interlocal 637, requested to move a

                        mobile building at Scammon Elementary School that has been used for pupils with

                        autism to Cherokee Elementary School. Duling said the program must be near a

                        functioning school with pupils of the same grade level so that pupils can be

                        mainstreamed into regular classrooms. The interlocal would provide the staff for the

                        building, as it did in Scammon.

 

                        

 

 

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Autism              (4) Tara Underwood moved to approve moving the Interlocal 637 Autism Program to

Program           the lot across from the Cherokee Attendance Center.   Greg Hite seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

                   

                     

Tech                 (5) Greg Hite moved to approve the USD #247 Technology plan as presented by Mr.

plan                  Burns.  Keith Ritchey seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.    

 

Jump                (6) Tara Underwood moved to continue the Jump Start program. Mindy Dainty

Start                 seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

                       

Waterstone       (7) Joe Ulery moved to accept the bid of $1,500 submitted by Central Building, Inc.

Building            for purchase of the Waterstone Building in Cherokee.LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

                        (8) Jerry Alexander moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for twenty minutes to reconvene at 8:05 pm.  Joe Ulery seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order. He called for a five minute recess.

 

(9)  Joe Ulery moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for thirty minutes to reconvene at 8:40 pm.  LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(10) Tara Underwood moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for twenty minutes to reconvene at 9:05 pm.  Keith Ritchey seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.  

 

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(11) Tara Underwood moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel and student issues for twenty minutes to reconvene at 9:26 pm.  LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(12) LaDonna Hartman moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel and student issues for twenty minutes to reconvene at 9:51 pm.   Jerry Alexander seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

 

 

 

 

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Colvin               (13) Per the administration’s recommendation, Tara Underwood moved to hire Mary

Jr. high cheer    Colvin as the jr. high cheer sponsor for the district for the 2010-11 school year.  Joe Ulery seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

(14) Joe Ulery moved to adjourn at 10:20 p.m. Jerry Alexander seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

 

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            Clerk of the Board                                             President