OFFICIAL MINUTES

USD 341

Board of Education

6:30 pm

December 10, 2007

Members Present: Roy Artman

Daryl Chess

Herb Dissinger

Tammy Fowler

Jon Henry

Gary Willits

Also Present: Jon Pfau, USD #341 Superintendent

Darren Shupe, Mike Barbo, Doug Biesel, Administration

Darla Heard, Minutes Clerk

Terri Coughlin, JDLA Principal

1. Call Meeting to Order – Roy Artman

2. Roll Call

Six of the seven members present.

3. Approval of Agenda

Item #6 Presentation Regarding the Oskaloosa Junior/Senior High Counseling Program, tabled until January.

Herb Dissinger moved to approve the agenda as amended. Jon Henry

seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote: 6-0

4. Consent Calendar

Daryl Chess moved to approve the October 8, 2007 Minutes, Check Journal, PO Journal, Treasurer’s Report, Activity Fund Report, and Petty Cash Account as submitted.

Tammy Fowler seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

5. Communications

6. Presentation Regarding the Oskaloosa Junior/Senior High Counseling Program

Tabled

7. JDLA Transportation Presentation

Discussion with Terri Coughlin, JDLA Principal, in reference to JDLA Student Transportation.

Gary Willits moved to receive this report. Tammy Fowler seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

8. Consideration Regarding Approval of Corresponding Dates for Annual Senior Class Trip

Jon Henry moved to approve the Thursday and Friday before the second weekend of April, each year, as the corresponding date for the Senior Trip. Daryl Chess seconded the motion.

Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

9. Designation of Representative for Board Negotiation Team

Herb Dissinger moved to approve Jon Pfau as a representative for the Board Negotiation Team. Tammy Fowler seconded the motion.

Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

10. Discussion of NEKESC Inter-Local Agreement Renewal

Our current contract with NEKESC will expire at the end of this school year. Discussion Item.

11. Executive Session – Personnel

Herb Dissinger moved that the board go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters for nonelected personnel: to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable Individual;

for forty five (45) minutes, starting at 7:00 pm, and that the board return to the open meeting at 7:45 pm in this room. Gary Willits seconded the motion.

Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

All three principals were invited into Executive Session, as needed.

Herb Dissinger moved that the board go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters for nonelected personnel: to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable Individual;

for thirty (30) minutes, starting at 7:45 pm, and that the board return to the open meeting at 8:15 pm in this room. Gary Willits seconded the motion.

Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

All three principals were invited into Executive Session, as needed.

At 7:45 pm, due to the inclement weather, Mrs. Heard left the meeting, and Mr. Barbo acted as Minutes Clerk.

12. Personnel

Herb Dissinger moved to approve:

Employment - Personnel

Emergency Substitute Teacher – Macaiah Hanson

Transportation (Part-Time Van Driver) – Jerry Snell

Supplemental Positions

Assistant Junior High Track– Stephanie Newell

Daryl Chess seconded the motion.

Motion carried.

Vote: 5 – 0 – 1 (Fowler abstaining.)

13. Reports

NEKESC

Superintendent Report

14. New Business

15. Adjourn

Tammy Fowler moved to adjourn at 8:30 pm. Herb Dissinger seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Vote: 6-0

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Darla Heard, Minutes Clerk

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Mike Barbo, Acting Minutes Clerk

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Roy Artman, President