Approved at the 5/8/2007 Board meeting

April 24, 2007
Regular Board of Education Meeting
Central Administrative Offices Board Room

Present:  Allgaier, Gehl, Murphy, Schwei (via phone until 9:16 p.m.), Sylla,
               Wartman, and Ziegler; Gibson
               Brookfield Central and Brookfield East Student Representatives

President Meg Wartman called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Public notice of the meeting was provided in accordance with Chapter 19.85 Wis. Stats. The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Molly Kresl, Brookfield East Student Representative. Motion by Steve Schwei that the Board of Education approves the April 24, 2007 agenda, moving 2007-08 Board Committee and Liaison Policy prior to High School Facilities-Next Steps. Seconded by Cheri Sylla and carried on a voice vote.

CITIZENS' FORUM – Ben Tully, Shawn Matson, and Heidi Wacker reported that the Brookfield East Forensics Team won the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches' Association State Tournament on April 21 for the first time in the school's history.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS – In accordance with Board Policy 9200, President Meg Wartman presented nominations for four officer positions.

President - One nomination was presented for the office of President, Meg Wartman. Being there were no additional nominations for President, they were declared closed. Results of balloting: Meg Wartman-6 and other-1. Meg Wartman was elected President.

Vice President - Meg Wartman withdrew her name following election as President, therefore, three nominations were presented for the office of Vice President, Tom Gehl, Steve Schwei, and Bob Ziegler. Being there were no additional nominations for Vice President, they were declared closed. Results of the first ballot: Tom Gehl-3, Steve Schwei-2, Bob Ziegler-2. Results of the second ballot: Tom Gehl-3, Steve Schwei-2, Bob Ziegler-2. Steve Schwei withdrew him name from nomination. Results of the third ballot: Tom Gehl-4, Bob Ziegler-3. Tom Gehl was elected Vice President.

Clerk - Meg Wartman and Tom Gehl withdrew their names following election as President and Vice President, therefore, two nominations were presented for the office of Clerk Cheri Sylla and Bob Ziegler. Being there were no other nominations for Clerk, they were declared closed. Results of balloting: Bob Ziegler-6 and Cheri
Sylla-1. Bob Ziegler was elected Clerk.

Treasurer – Meg Wartman and withdrew her name, therefore, two nominations were presented for the office of Treasurer, Glen Allgaier and Cheri Sylla. Results of balloting: Cheri Sylla-6 and Glen Allgaier-1.Cheri Sylla was elected Treasurer.

CONSENT AGENDA – Motion by Patrick Murphy to approve consent items including minutes of the April 17, 2007 Regular Board Meeting and April 18, 2008 Board Work Session; contracts for Nicholas Havlik for $37,380; recognizing and extending congratulations to the commendations as presented; the payment of March checks from All Funds in the amount of  $1,402,940.59; Net Amount checks issued by Midwest Security in the amount of $1,181,721.90; Payroll check number 226939 through 226965 in the amount of $3,827.99; Payroll Direct Deposit check numbers 240324 through 243042 in the amount of $2,947,291.06; Wire Transfers - WRS payment in the amount of $430,878.18; Wire Transfers – TSA's in the amount of $40,712.72; ACH DEBIT - State Withholding in the amount of $225,144.31; ACH DEBIT - Federal Withholding in the amount of $1,109,877.79; ACH DEBIT – Wausau Insurance in the amount of $46,636.33; ACH DEBIT – FUND 38 in the amount of $399,002.50; ACH DEBIT – FUND 39 in the amount of $1,484,163.13; ACH DEBIT – Delta Dental in the amount of $61,355.60; ACH DEBIT – Commercial Card in the amount of $98,290.69;  for a total of $9,431,842.79; per the check register dated March 31, 2007; and let the record show that the Board of Education has examined Receipts numbered 3071 through 3074, 030705  through 030733, 02071211, 02071611, 02743101 through 02743114, 030734 through 030738, 10713101 through 10713105, 20717101 through 20717110, 20722101 through 20722105, 20723101 through 20723113, 20742101 through 20742113, 30465 through 30482, 30517 through 30594, 30606 through 30646; in the amount of $2,684,798.41; an allocation from the Contingency fund to cover the $3,175 cost to replace the Brookfield East High School air compressors; and the authorization to place orders totaling an amount not to exceed $1,206,684 of the 2007-08 proposed unit budget allocations for items such as supplies and materials, media and textbooks. Seconded by Bob Ziegler and carried on a voice vote.

REVISED SHARED SOLUTION FOR FAIRVIEW SOUTH SCHOOL – Motion by Steve Schwei that the Board of Education directs the District administration to develop a revised Fairview South facilities maintenance plan and present it to the Finance and Operations Committee at its May meeting for subsequent action by the Board. Seconded by Tom Gehl. Board member discussion included looking at all District facilities prior to entering into this commitment, looking for alternate sites, and making Boards of Education in each sending district aware of the shared solution. The motion carried 5-2 on a roll call vote with Glen Allgaier, Tom Gehl, Patrick Murphy, Steve Schwei, and Meg Wartman in favor and Cheri Sylla and Bob Ziegler opposed.

2007-08 FIVE YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN SECTIONS – Chris Hedstrom, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, reported that parents of 2007-08 five year old kindergarten students enrolling in the integrated program were contacted by principals concerning their interest in enrolling in a half-day program should one become available at either Hillside or Burleigh and that letters were sent to parents of all students enrolling in the 2007-08 five year old kindergarten program explaining the three different five year old kindergarten options offered in the District. Jill Gutenberger expressed interest in a half-day five year old section being offered at Burleigh for the 2007-08 school year. Motion by Tom Gehl that the Board of Education supports the staffing and class level as submitted by the administration for half-day five year old kindergarten at Burleigh and Hillside for the 2007-08 school year. Seconded by Patrick Murphy and carried 7-0 on a roll call vote.

2007-08 BOARD COMMITTEE AND LIAISON POLICY – Board discussion for the 2007-08 school year included reducing the Curriculum Planning Team to two members, adding a Parent Network Liaison, suggesting a later start time for Curriculum Planning Committee meetings, and asking members of the Curriculum Committee to be liaisons to the Gifted/Talented Advisory Board and Special Education Parent Advisory Board.

HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES-NEXT STEPS – Hayden Jones, Karen Jones, and Cindy Stadler addressed the Board concerning need for handicapped accessibility as soon as possible at Brookfield Central. The Board discussed immediate handicapped accessibility needs at Brookfield Central, asking state legislature to increase the revenue cap so a "pay as you go" plan can be implemented, and a more formal community engagement and review plan. Discussion will continue on May 8.

The meeting recessed at 9:16 p.m. and reconvened at 9:33 p.m.

ACADEMIC CORE ELECTIVES (ACE) COURSE PROPOSALS – Melanie Stewart, Director of Assessment and Secondary Student Learning, provided an overview of the 36 course proposals submitted by Pilgrim Park and 44 course proposals submitted by Wisconsin Hills as enrichment courses, proposals for sixth grade transition to middle school and support classes in math, reading, science, language arts, and strategies to be offered during the 2007-08 ACE period. Following this presentation, proposals will be reviewed by the Curriculum Planning Committee on April 25, by the Curriculum Committee on May 3 and return for action by the Board on May 8. Board discussion included evaluation of ACE, meeting standards in support classes, and receiving a schedule of ACE classes.

2007-08 PROPOSED BUDGE REVIEW – Chris Hedstrom reviewed staffing needs for the 2007-08 school year and provided a more detailed report on staffing changes presented at the April 17 Board meeting.

PRELIMINARY STAFF SURVEY RESULTS AND NEXT STEPS – Matt Gibson reviewed data from the District Stakeholder Survey administered in March, 2007 by reporting on strengths and opportunities for improvement and next steps including a shorter building level survey and district department survey to be administered in mid May.

2007-08 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE – The Board reviewed the 2007-08 Board meeting schedule according to Board Policy 8510. Three meetings will be rescheduled; they include the July 17 meeting to be rescheduled to July 10, the August 28 meeting rescheduled to August 21, and the March 25 meeting, falling during spring break, to March 18. The Board will act on the meeting schedule on May 8.

BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT – Meg Wartman reported that the Elm Grove Memorial Day parade is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on May 28. It was reported that a car will be available to the Board for the parade.

COMMITTEE CHAIR/LIAISON REPORT – Cheri Sylla reported that the Curriculum Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on April 25 at 5:30 p.m. and on May 7 at 4:30 p.m. and that the Curriculum Committee is scheduled to meet at 7:45 a.m. on May 3.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – Matt Gibson reported that finalist interviews for Pilgrim Park Associate Principal and Fairview South Program administrator are scheduled on May 3 and May 7 respectively and invited Board members who are interested in participating on teams to contact Chris Hedstrom.

MAY 8, 2007 AGENDA ITEMS AND PROCESS – Projected action items include 2007-2008 Board committee and Liaison Appointments, 2007-2008 Board Meeting Schedule, Annual Meeting Location and Agenda, Academic Core Electives (ACE) Course Proposals, District Nurse's Agreement Ratification and a closed session. Projected discussion items include Together We Celebrate Success: 2006-2007 Student Representatives and Gifts to the District during the 2006-2007 school year, High School Facilities-Next Steps, 2007-2008 Proposed Budget Review prior to May 22 Adoption, 2007-2008 Textbooks and Materials, Strategic Planning Update and Next Steps, 2007-2008 Board Goals, and May 22, 2007 Agenda Items and Process.

ANNOUNCEMENTS – Joe Schroeder reported on the letter received from the Department of Public Instruction to report that the District is no longer identified as making disproportionate referrals for special education.

Motion by Patrick Murphy that the Board of Education adjourns the meeting. Seconded by Tom Gehl and carried on a voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:01 p.m.

/s/Robert J. Ziegler, Clerk