Members Present:

Richard Kowalski, President; Dawn Klida, Vice-President; Terrence O’Hare, Treasurer; Barbara Skowronski, Secretary; John Loop, Trustee; Patrick Shaffer, Trustee; Scott Sturm, Trustee

Members Absent:

None.

expressions/communi-

cations from the public

None.

superintendent’s evaluation

other items for discussion

Mr. Kowalski turned the meeting over to Dawn Klida, Personnel, Policy, and Finance Committee Chairperson.   At this time, Mr. Andress requested a closed session for review of his evaluation.

A motion was made by Barbara Skowronski, supported by Terrence O’Hare, to go into executive session for the purpose of reviewing the superintendent’s evaluation.  Motion carried unanimously

At 7:15 p.m. the meeting reconvened into open session.

Mrs. Skowronski raised a question about the ability of a part-time person who may be laid off being able to bump into a full-time job.  She thought they could only bump into a part-time job.  People were telling her that the part-time sub caller would be able to bump into and take a full-time job. 

Mr. Andress said that this was a seniority issue.  Mr. Kowalski stated that most unions only recognized full-time employees.  Mr. Andress did not know if the district could legally interfere in this issue.  It was a union issue.  Mr. Kowalski suggested that Mr. Andress go back to Lynne Moore, BTESP President, and find out how a part-time person can bump into a full-time job and report back to Mrs. Skowronski.

Mr. O’Hare stated that usually following the superintendent’s evaluation the Board made a motion on his contract.  He asked Mrs. Klida if she was going to do that or if it would be done at the same time as the other administrators’.  Mrs. Klida said that she was not planning on it.

Mr. O’Hare then made a motion to extend the superintendent’s contract for one year based on his evaluation.  The motion was supported by Mrs. Skowronski.  A roll call vote was taken.  Ayes:  Terrence O’Hare, Barbara Skowronski, Scott Sturm.  Nays:  Richard Kowalski, Dawn Klida, John Loop, Patrick Shaffer.  Motion was defeated. 

Mr. O’Hare had heard that there is grant funding available for the COPS Program so that districts did not have to pay for it.  He gave an example of a local school district that had applied for funding.  He asked if there would be anything the district could do to get funding for this program since it was recently included in the budget reductions.

Mr. Andress said that he has a meeting next week with someone about grant writing.  He said that he had not known about the grant funding for the local COPS program.  The district had not applied individually for Homeland Security grant funds, but had joined a consortium with the ISD.  The funds come through Crisis Incident Management who has received another year for their people.  He was told the money was coming through the county.  Mr. O’Hare said that it may warrant a phone call to the local district for more information about the grant.  Mr. Andress said that he would check into this.

Mr. O’Hare said that if there is any grant money the district can apply for, he was all for it.   Mr. Andress reviewed the process the district has followed since entering into the consortium.  The first year of the grant was for planning, followed by table-top exercises.  The second year was supposed to be the financial portion.  At the end of the first year he was told that the funds were going to be given to the county, Paul Cormier.  Mr. Shaffer asked if the information that he had given Mr. Andress regarding Homeland Security would tell him about that.

adjournment

At 7:00 p.m. a motion was made by Dawn Klida, supported by Terrence O’Hare, to adjourn the meeting.