School District of Augusta - Board of Education Meeting Augusta High School Library October 16, 2017 - 6:00 P.M. MINUTES I. Call to Order and Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Byron King. Present: Byron King, Kelsey Lee, Joe Smith, Sarah Erdman, Mike Lea. Absent: None. Also Present: Ryan Nelson, Ken Abel, Nicole Steinmetz, Kay Goss, Jill Horel. A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Acknowledgment of Proper Posting Motion by Sarah Erdman second by Mike Lea acknowledging the proper posting of the October 16, 2017 Board meeting. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. C. Approval of Agenda Motion by Kelsey Lee second by Byron King to approve the agenda as posted. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. D. Approval of Minutes 1. September 14, 2017 - Regular Board Meeting Motion by Mike Lea second by Joe Smith to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2017 Regular Board meeting. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 2. September 18, 2017 - Special Board Meeting Motion by Sarah Erdman second by Byron King to approve the minutes of the September 18, 2017 Special Board meeting. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. II. Citizen Comments to Board None III. Board Business A. Approval of Receipts and Vouchers Motion by Kelsey Lee second by Mike Lea to approve Fund 10, General Fund, checks 63306 - 63611 and receipts 438373 – 438400 and 473001 - 473013. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. Motion by Byron King second by Joe Smith to approve Fund 60, Student Activity Account, checks 13742 - 13802 and receipts 11478 - 11521. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. IV. Board Action A. Personnel 1. Consideration of Hiring of JV Boys Basketball Coach Motion by Mike Lea second by Sarah Erdman to table hiring of the JV Boys Basketball Coach until next month. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 2. Consideration of Resignation of Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Motion by Sarah Erdman second by Byron King to accept the resignation of Mr. Brandon

Kimball as Middle School Boys Basketball Coach. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 3. Consideration of Hiring of Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Motion by Joe Smith second by Mike Lea to approve hiring Mr. Dale Zank as the Middle School Boys Basketball Coach. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 4. Consideration of Hiring of Wildlands Lead Teacher Motion by Mike Lea second by Joe Smith to approve hiring Mr. Paul Tweed as the Wildlands Lead Teacher at a 55% position. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. B. Planning & Recognition 1. Consideration of Approval of Youth Options Requests Motion by Kelsey Lee second by Byron King to approve the Youth Options applications as presented, contingent upon all students meeting the requirements. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. C. Policy & Legislation 1. Report of strategies used for participating in the Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Program Mrs. Nicole Steinmetz provided a review of the AGR strategies that are being used in grades K-3 to reduce the achievement gap in reading and math. Mrs. Steinmetz will follow up at a later date with a report outlining the gains that are being made. D. Business & Finance 1. Consideration of Approval of Tax Levy & Mill Rate Motion by Joe Smith second by Mike Lea to set the Augusta School District mill rate at 12.52 and to set the tax levy at $3,876,178.00. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 2. Consideration of Approval of 2017-2018 Budget Motion by Sarah Erdman second by Kelsey to approve the 2017-18 Budget as presented. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. 3. Consideration of Approval of Snow Plow Bid for 2017-2019 Motion by Mike Lea second by Joe Smith to approve the bid by Augusta Tire & Auto to provide snow plowing services for 2017-19. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. V. Administration Reports A. Elementary Principal Report: 1. Elementary School Updates Mrs. Steinmetz updated the Board regarding PBIS referrals compared to this time last year, each month will showcase a winning classroom as well as recognizing students that haven’t received an office discipline referral (ODR), PBIS coaches are meeting five times throughout the school year, RtI interventions are in their third week, parent-teacher conferences were well attended with 96% of parents attending, 41 guests ate lunch with students at the Read n’ Feed event during the Book Fair, author Molly Beth Griffin will be speaking to K-2 students about writing process works. B. Middle/High School Principal Report 1. Middle School and High School Updates Mr. Ken Abel provided updates regarding PBIS numbers to date, a recap of Homecoming week, upcoming events including SADD training, Sportsmanship Summit, manufacturing

show, and a health and fitness event. In addition, the juniors recently attended the Wisconsin Education Fair, author Kirstin Cronn-Mills will be doing a workshop about writing and publishing, a character development series is being incorporated at the middle/high school, Cordell Stanek and Michael Livingston have been nominated for the Presidential Scholar Award, parent-teacher conferences were well attended, the One Act play group has moved on to sectionals, the boys varsity cross country team is Dairyland Conference champions. Mr. Abel also shared an end-of-season checkout document for coaches. C. District Administrator Report 1. Learning Environment Additional shelving along the East wall in the library is expected to be completed next week. The custodial department has been winterizing buildings and trimming shrubbery in preparation for winter. 2. Transportation Mr. Nelson updated the Board regarding the status and condition of the current bus fleet. Buses are typically good for 150,000-200,000 miles. Looking to replace 1-2 buses at the end of the school year. 3. District Operations The board was updated on the recent Hall of Honor ceremony, planning has begun for the development for the 2018-19 calendar, an additional $10,000 in Title IV dollars was awarded to the District, changes in teacher licensing, professional development topics for the October 23 inservice, the development of a student advisory board, and information on the sportsmanship survey for families and community members. A proposal in the state legislation regarding an increase in sparsity aid for rural school districts means Augusta would receive an additional $100 per pupil beginning with the 2018-19 school year. Overall student enrollment for the September count is down 20 students; however, the open enrollment difference is +36 which is the highest the District has ever had. VI. Establish Future Board Meeting Dates November 21, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. – Regular School Board Meeting VII. Adjournment Motion by Sarah Erdman second by Kelsey Lee at 6:57 p.m. to adjourn. Voice vote, all present yes. Motion carried. Mr. Mike Lea – Augusta School Board Clerk