September 19

Members of the Board of Education, East Central ISD #2580, met in regular session on Monday, September 19, 2011 in the East Central community room.

Chair Kester called the meeting to order at 6:00PM. Present: Members Domogalla, Ecklund, Jansen, Kester and Thomsen; Student Member Yaste; Superintendent Schultz; Administrative Assistant Hopkins; Business Director Netzke; Elementary Administrator/Turn Around Officer Miller; Secondary Administrator Youngberg; Teacher Bill Saumer; Askov American Reporter Collette Stadin; and Christy Fells Huntington.

Comments from the floor from Christy Fells Huntington: bus rides are too long and kids are too tired. Chair Kester will have transportation committee review.

Motion by Ms. Domogalla, second by Mr. Thomsen to approve September 19, 2011 agenda. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Mr. Jensen to approve following consent items: September encumbrances; the August 15, August 25, and September 9, 2011 meeting minutes; and donations by Microsoft to the High School for $292.96 and to the District Office for $312.37. Motion unanimously carried.

Superintendent Schultz reported on the Federal Conference; there was valuable information including federal grants, workshops, and negotiations. In addition, they reviewed a model school that was run like a college and would like to implement some of their ideas here. The administration team also had a meeting with MDE and will be doing the final tweaking on the SIG grant.  Stef Youngberg, Deb Miller, Toni Groe, Todd Netzke and Kathy Smith submitted written reports on file. Ms. Miller added that the federal audit training was very helpful, particularly in Title 1, Title 2 and lunch programs.

The extracurricular activities agreements were approved as indicated. Motion by Ms. Domogalla, second by Mr. Ecklund to approve John Torzewski as Jr. High Girls Basketball Coach. Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Mr. Thomsen to approve Steve Kimmey as Ninth Grade Boys Basketball Coach. Motion by Ms. Domogalla, second by Mr. Ecklund to approve Jill Warner as Football Cheerleading Coach. All motions unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Thomsen, second by Ms. Domogalla to approve the second reading of the CLC Handbook. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Mr. Jansen to approve the bid by D & E for $10,199 for server room cooling system. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Thomsen, second by Ms. Domogalla to approve the lane change of Lynn miller from BA+15 to BA+30. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Jansen, second by Ms. Kester to approve the lane change of Sarah Klocke from BA+15 to BA+30. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Thomsen, second by Mr. Jansen to approve the hire of Timothy Fugleberg as Social Studies Teacher at step BA1 of the East Central United Educators contract effective September 12, 2011. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Mr. Jansen to approve the master agreement with Lucas Miller as Technology Director.  Votes were as follows: ayes for Jansen, Ecklund and Kester; nays for Thomsen and Domogalla. Motion carried.

Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Ms. Domogalla to approve the master agreement with Stefanie Youngberg as Interim Secondary Administrator. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Thomsen, second by Mr. Ecklund to approve the American Federation of State , County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) contract. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Ms. Domogalla, second by Mr. Ecklund to accept the resignation of Lorriane Loew as paraprofessional effective September 6, 2011. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Thomsen, second by Ms. Domogalla to approve the resignation of Deb Hekerdle as kitchen staff effective August 26, 2011. Motion unanimously carried.

Motion by Mr. Ecklund, second by Mr. Thomsen to approve the first reading of the secondary handbook revisions. Motion unanimously carried.

Chair Kester adjourned the meeting at 6:48PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Jansen
Clerk