School District of Augusta Board of Education Meeting High School Library September 3, 2013 - 7:00 P.M. Minutes I.

II.

III. IV.

Call to Order and Roll Call Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Byron King. Present: Byron King, Bernie Buttke, Joe Smith, Matt Guse. Absent: Sarah Erdman. Also Present: Bill Perry, Jill Horel, Kay Goss, Ryan Nelson, Jason Kestner, Paul Tweed, Carol Peuse. A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Acknowledgment of Proper Posting Motion by Matt Guse, second by Bernie Buttke acknowledging the proper posting of the September 3, 2013 Board meeting. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. C. Approval of Agenda Motion by Byron King, second by Joe Smith to approve the agenda as posted. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes A. August 13, 2013 Motion by Bernie Buttke, second by Matt Guse to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2013 Board meeting. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Citizen Comments None. Board Business A. Financial Business 1. Approval of Receipts and Vouchers (Funds 10, 30, 60) Motion by Matt Guse, second by Byron King to approve fund 10, general fund, vouchers 54635 – 54761. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. 2. Approve Preliminary 2013-14 Budget Motion by Joe Smith, second by Bernie Buttke to approve the Preliminary 2013-14 Budget. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. B. Action/Informational Items 1. Wildlands Update – Paul Tweed On behalf of the staff, students and parents at Wildlands, Paul Tweed thanked the Board for their support. Mr. Tweed shared a report which summarized enrollment, WKCE scores, graduate survey, and budget report. A building expansion project is in the planning stage, targeting the spring of 2015 for completion. 2. Race to the Top Grant – Memorandum of Understanding Motion by Matt Guse, second by Byron King to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the Race to the Top Grant. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. 3. 66.0301 Cooperative Agreement with the Eau Claire Area School District for Special Education Services for 2013-14 Motion by Bernie Buttke, second by Byron King to approve the 66.0301 Cooperative Agreement with the Eau Claire Area School District for Special Education Services for 201314. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. 4. Resignation a. 2012-13 Summer School Coordinator Motion by Byron King, second by Matt Guse to accept the resignation of Mrs. Kayla Schaefer as the Summer School Coordinator after the 2012-13 Summer School session. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. 5. Personnel Hiring a. Middle School Cross Country Coach Motion by Bernie Buttke, second by Byron King to hire Mr. Ben Schuh as the Middle School Cross Country Coach. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. b. 2013-14 Summer School Coordinator Motion by Joe Smith, second by Matt Guse to hire Mr. Ryan Nelson as the 2013-14 Summer School Coordinator. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. c. Part-Time Speech Teacher Motion by Byron King, second by Matt Guse to hire Mrs. Mary Zellmer as the PartTime Speech Teacher. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. d. Reading Specialist Motion by Joe Smith, second by Bernie Buttke to hire Mrs. Nancy Forseth as the Reading/Intervention Specialist. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried.

e.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

Part-time Wildlands Teacher Contract Motion by Bernie Buttke, second by Byron King to approve the contract for Mr. Chuck Forseth as a Part-Time Wildlands Teacher. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Administration Reports A. Elementary Principal Report 1. Beginning of Year Update/Family Learning Day Family Learning Day was held today. Attendance was between 90-100% for parents and their children. The new parent calendars were handed out and good feedback was received. Dean Place was present in the gym all day to help answer transportation questions. 2. RtI Update Mr. Nelson handed out a calendar indicating the RtI schedule for the year. First session of Discovery Block begins October 7, 2013. 3. PBIS Update The PBIS kick-off will be held on Thursday. All students will be taught expectations in all areas. Playground Rodeo will be held September 9th. 4. ELA Curriculum Update The PLC team will be using Curriculum Companion to help fill in some of the gaps in language arts. B. Middle/High School Principal Report 1. Middle School Update The PBIS team met and is planning on focusing on a different category each month. Middle School orientation sessions were held today. It was nice to see a full crowd at all sessions. There has been an increase in enrollment this year. 2. High School Update There was a good turnout for the awards ceremony which was held today for last semester’s academic awards. High school students went through a shortened schedule of classes today. A change for this year is that all students will be taking finals. There are five foreign exchange students attending Augusta High School this year. Traffic pattern of student drivers and buses has been updated. Student drivers will now exit in front of the elementary at dismissal. C. District Administrator Report 1. Maintenance Department Update None. 2. Transportation Department Update The bus garage has been built; waiting for doors to be installed. Base course will be delivered and the parking lot will be repaired where it was torn up. Buses were inspected and that process went well. 3. General Operations Update Received a letter from DPI indicating the USDA is dropping the lunch commodities program. We are not exactly sure what this means for the district yet, but school lunch will cost more in the future. Mr. Perry received word that Augusta Elementary was named a School of Recognition for the 5th year in a row and a Spotlight School for the 2nd straight year. Convene into Executive Session Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (b) (c) (f) (g) for the Purpose of Discussing 2013-14 Administration Contracts Motion by Matt Guse, second Bernie Buttke at 7:49 p.m. to Convene into Executive Session Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (b) (c) (f) (g) for the Purpose of Discussing 2013-14 Administration Contracts. Roll call vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Reconvene into Open Session to Take Action on Items Noted According to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (b) (c) (f) (g) Motion by Matt Guse, second by Byron King at 8:13 p.m. to Reconvene into Open Session to Take Action on Items Noted According to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (b) (c) (f) (g). Roll call vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Motion made by Bernie Buttke, second by Joe Smith to issue a two-year contract and to increase Superintendent/Building & Grounds Manager/Transportation Director Bill Perry’s salary by 4% and he will contribute 12.6% of his health insurance premium. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Set Future Board Meeting Dates September 23, 2013, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Adjournment Motion by Matt Guse, second by Bernie Buttke at 8:18 p.m. to adjourn. Voice vote, unanimous. Motion carried. Mr. Bernie Buttke – Augusta School Board Clerk