Approved at the 6/25/2007 Board Meeting
Regular Board of Education Meeting
Central Administrative Offices Board Room
June 12, 2007
Present: Allgaier, Gehl, Murphy, Schwei, Sylla, Wartman,
and Ziegler; Gibson
President Meg Wartman called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Public notice of the meeting was provided in accordance with Chapter 19.85 Wis. Stats. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Motion by Cheri Sylla that the Board of Education approves the June 12, 2007 agenda. Seconded by Tom Gehl and carried on a voice vote.
CITIZENS' FORUM – No requests to speak.
CONSENT AGENDA – Cheri Sylla requested that personnel items receive separate consideration. Motion by Bob Ziegler that the Board of Education approves the following remaining consent items: minutes of the May 22, 2007 Regular Board Meeting; recognizing and extending congratulations to the commendations as presented; the 2007-2010 District Information Technology Plan; and Wednesday, July 11, 2007 for the superintendent's evaluation with such meeting to convene at 7:00 p.m. Seconded by Steve Schwei and carried on a voice vote.
Personnel Matters – Cheri Sylla expressed concern about a 50% special education teacher contract at Wisconsin Hills Middle School. Motion by Cheri Sylla that the Board of Education approves contracts for Linda Deets for $24,700, Allison Lauber de Garza for $42,136, Micah Nelson for $42,136, Jennifer Rohde for $46,786, David Sampe for $54,517, and Katie Ulman for $33,642; the leave of absence for Jessica Collier; resignations of Patricia Gregorich, Patrick Rutland and Renee Wilberg; contract modifications for Cathy Berrall, Stephanie Cieciwa, Susan Deerr, Keri Mallon, Matt Martin, Ann Wisner and Lisbeth Zaborske-McGinn; and the release of Joe Schroeder from his Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services contract effective June 30, 2007 and authorizes a recruitment and selection process for his successor. Seconded by Steve Schwei. Board members expressed appreciation to Joe Schroeder for his service to the District during the past eight years and wished him well as superintendent in the Muskego-Norway school district. The motion carried on a voice vote.
K-5 MATH PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS – Motion by Steve Schwei that the Board of Education approves the two-phase implementation of Everyday Math at a cost of approximately $90,475 for the 2007-08 school year and approximately $163,370 for the 2008-09 school year as proposed. Seconded by Bob Ziegler. Board discussion included rationale for phasing, feedback loops from parents, pre and post testing assessments and computational fluency being imperative. The motion carried 6-1 on a roll call vote with Glen Allgaier, Tom Gehl, Patrick Murphy, Steve Schwei, Cheri Sylla, and Bob Ziegler in favor and Meg Wartman opposed.
FAIRVIEW SOUTH LONG TERM MAINTENANCE PLAN – Bob Borch, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations, reported that The Fairview South Study Team was asked to provide a proposed plan that would provide long-term maintenance for Fairview South School, thereby allowing the school to continue to operate at the location. The recommendation was provided in December, 2006 and called for work to be completed immediately. At Board request, the Team developed a longer range plan to phase maintenance work over eight years. The administration was asked to review the proposal and supply a recom¬mendation for the phased plan. The initial plan provided by the administration on May 8, 2007 was more extensive than the Team's proposal; the Board requested administration to review the plan and develop a less costly proposal. The revised proposal was presented to the Finance and Operations Committee on May 30, 2007. The Committee voted 2-1 to recommend the administration's revised plan. The 2007-08 cost to the District, $132,459, would be reflected in the October budget adjustments.
Duane McAllister addressed the Board requesting that the Board discuss the merits of the plan and that, when action is taken, a unanimous vote would communicate positively with potential donors, staff, parents, and cooperative districts. Board discussion included presentation of 2007-08 budget amount at the District's Budget Hearing, concern that the plan is not a long term solution, before action is taken on the plan that all buildings and sites in the district should be evaluated, and that the plan would bring the building to a more satisfactory standard to deliver curriculum for students in the program. This will be an action item on June 25.
HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES NEXT STEPS STEERING TEAM UPDATE – Meg Wartman reported that an organizational meeting of the Steering Team is scheduled on June 13 and asked Board members for areas of interest to serve on each analysis team.
BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT – Meg Wartman announced that the District Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting are scheduled in the Dixon Elementary cafeteria on Monday, June 25. The Budget Hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. and the Annual Meeting begins at 8:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE CHAIR/LIAISON REPORT – Tom Gehl announced that the Personnel Committee end of year report was at each Board member's place. Steve Schwei announced that the Gifted/Talented Parent Advisory Board met on June 7 with approximately 20 people attending the meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – Matt Gibson invited Board members to attend a social gathering at 5:00 pm on June 14, reported that Newsweek ranking of the top 1300 high schools in the Untied States included Brookfield Central as #641 and Brookfield East as #915, and that the District Annual Report had been mailed to District households and contain a response form on the final page of the report.
MAY 8, 2007 AGENDA ITEMS AND PROCESS – Projected action item includes Fairview South Long Term Maintenance Plan and projected discussion items include High School Facilities Next Steps Steering Team Update, 2007-08 District Goals, 2007-08 Boar Goals, 2007-08 Board Committee Goals, and July 10, 2007 Agenda Items and Process.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Steve Schwei announced that he would not be in attendance on June 25.
Motion by Patrick Murphy that the Board of Education adjourns the meeting. Seconded by Cheri Sylla and carried on a voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
/s/Meg T. Wartman, President