March 19, 2007 School Board Meeting

Elmwood School District Board Meeting
7 pm in the Boardroom
March 19, 2007

6:30 - 6:55 pm Public Input with Dave Wolf and Toni Baier in the cafeteria prior to the School Board Meeting . Present as well, Kris & Rick Talford and Teacher , Mr. Pickerign. No other public showed up
Attendance- President Sue Borgerson, Dave Wolf, Steve Thompson, Toni Baier, Jim Maves, Janelle Wolf, Jason Afdahl, Shawn Madden, Barry Rose and Public Members, Neil Boltic, Kris & Rick Talford, Mr. Pickerign, Jon Hinzmann, and 2 other people, I did not recognize.(but may have been Kory Graf & Tiffany Laper)


Agenda-
1- Public Input- none
2- Minutes- Feb. 19, 2007 approval for publication. motion made by Jason A. and 2nd by Janelle W.
A roll call vote was unanimous
3- Administrative Reports-
A. Shawn Madden- His report was short, he gave Student of the Month info.
He reported that the AYP goals where being met, and that the Spring sports had begun.

B. Barry Rose- Title 1 news update was given- He then went into the open enrollment information. 14 students will be coming into the District next year, and 9 will be leaving. Last year the numbers where similar, with 9 students coming to Elmwood, and 12 that left. Tech Ed services info. was sent home with each member to look at prior to this meeting. The Cesa 11 contracts will not be renewed at this time, Rose stated. The SSA capital report with the 07’-09’ priorities are listed, with the proposal from Gov. Doyle listed. What we support, and what we do not support are listed. He then stated that the State of WI has seen a 60% decline in enrollment. The capital report part 2 meeting will be in Chippewa Falls on the 27th. This will cover the Funding System. The Joint Pac meeting is also upcoming, and Janelle, Sue, Dave, and I will be attending. There will be 2 extra days added to the school year, due to the weather we have had. Teachers will have to change their planners to go through June 4th, 2007 now.
4- Approval of the Agenda- Dave W. made the motion and Steve T. gave the 2nd. Roll call vote was unanimous.
5- Action Items-
A. approval of bills- motion made by Steve T. and 2nd by Jim M. Roll call vote was unanimous
B. 66:0301 agreement approval- A co-op with Spring Valley has been initiated for the special ed services. This will be part time, and under a trial basis through the end of the school year. Toni B. asked if they had discussed splitting the transportation costs, to assist both schools. Barry responded by stating , we have not discussed that yet. Toni B. then made a motion to approve, and Janelle W. gave the 2nd. A roll call vote was unanimous. Another co-op with Glenwood City was formed to make the Physiologist/ Special Ed designee as one. Rose made a recommendation for Elmwood School Toni Miland to fill this position, and replied He was happy that he only had to deal with one person now. Jason A. questioned if the cutting of Cesa was money savings, and Rose replied Yes. Jason A. made the motion to approve, and Jim M. gave the 2nd. A roll call vote was unanimous.
6- Information Items-
A. Spring Referendum- Rose gave info. about the first of two meetings held for the referendum. He said about 35 people attended, and he was asking if there where any changes that anyone felt might be needed before the next meeting. I can change or tweak things he replied. We must have informed voters though. I rec’d the voter registration information for the 9 municipalities, and phone calls will be needed to be made.
Jason A. stated two things. 1- I have heard talk about dissolving . People think that will make the cost go away. They do not understand that they will still have to pay someone for it, one way or another. 2- The power point slides show the mil rates, but not after the referendum would go through. We need to show what the costs would be after the passing of this.
Steve T. then stated that he has heard similar talk. People think that the cost will just drop, if this is not passed. The mil rate can increase either way.
Jason A. then spoke again, saying the article done by Joanne Baier was done well in the Argus.
Janelle W. said maybe the Herald should just copy that letter for print.
Sue B. then told all the members that there was a need for volunteers to be making the phone calls to encourage people to come out and vote. She added, that all the calls needed to be made off site. This means that the phone calls cannot be made from the school phone lines. Caller ID may prove the enemy, if they make any calls from the school buildings.
B - Presentation of the DSC-Championship Plaque for Boys Basketball
Barry Rose stated that he wanted to promote the good things that are going on in the school district. The athletics and extra curricular activities are just an extension of the day, that we can use to continue our influence over the kids.
Jon Hinzmann (coach) & Jim Maves (assistant) where both present. Jon gave a short speech. The last championship here was 14 years ago, and I have been here the past 6 years. I feel I have many positions from mentor, to coach, to sometimes parent to some of these kids. We went 20-0 for the 1st time in the school history. I want to thank the board and the administration for the chance, and the resurfaced floors, as well as the updated weight training equipment we have. There where 21 boys on the squad, and I heard a lot of respectful talk about them this year. Kris Talford started to applaud, but no one else did. I was surprised at this, so I got up and congratulated Jon before we left. The Whole Team deserves a big hand of applause.
7- executive session-- closed to the public per WI statue 19.85 (c)(1) personnel matters-- 7:34 pm