Minutes 9-24-2007

The Glacial Hills elementary School Board met on September 24, 2007 at Glacial Hills Elementary School.  President Lara Amundson called the meeting to order at 7:00.  Board members present were Lara Amundson, Nancy Rapp, Ernie Watson, Kurt Amundson, Mike Scott, Vanessa Larson, and Joy Peterson. 

Board member absent was Kurt Swensrud.  Also present were Jayne Schwalbach and Chad Kroenen.

A motion was made by Mike and second by Vanessa to amend the agenda and add the revised lease to the new business.  The motion carried.

A motion was made by Ernie and second by Mike to approve the minutes of the regular and special meeting.  The motion carried.

Dyanne Parson report:

-          September 4^th was the first day of school with 79 enrolled and 79 attending on the first day.

-          9^th- served food at the Buckthorn Bash at Glacial Lakes State Park.  We broke even and made about 40 dollars, but it was great exposure.

-          10^th- Ernie and Dyanne attended the City Council meeting to request the use of the Senior Center for our gym.  The request to Minnewaska Area for the use of the gym at the old Starbuck Elementary building was denied.  The city needs the building inspector and the fire marshal to look at the building first.

-          13^th- Lara and Dyanne attended a meeting with Greg Ohl and Heidi Roggenkamp and it went well.  It was discussed that the working relationship starts at the top and they agreed to work together.

-          18^th- We had our first program at the Community Center in honor of Constitution Day.

-          20^th- Dyanne, Steve, and Nancy attended meetings.  Lara subbed for the day.  Due to the storms the power went out.  We need an emergency plan and also flashlights, radios, etc.

-          25^th- Tim Post from MPR will be at the school to do a story.  Community members have been asked to due an interview with him.

-          27^th- The 5^th & 6^th grade are going to Morris for Conservation Day.

-          29^th- Eple Tiden at the Depot.  The 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th grades will perform and the 4^th grade is doing scarecrows to be on display.

-          October 5^th- The 5^th and 6^th grade will do ditch clean up.

-          18^th and 19^th- No school.

-          30^th- Picture Day.

 Old Business:

-          We will not be purchasing the Rainbow Rider from the nursing home.  We have been offered to purchase a bus for a dollar.  Dyanne will call the donor and ask more specific questions such as if it has been DOT inspected and it’s running condition.  The bus will be used for field trips and not for regular bus routs.  It was also discussed that only staff or board members from GHE will be driving the children on these trips.  We will need to have staff get licensed.

-          Minnewaska has denied us the use of the gym.  It is not possible to work us into the schedule of the gym but may look at us using the small gym.  Will look at the large gym again next semester.

New Business:

-          A motion was made by Ernie and second by Kurt to pay bills in the amount of 51,723.64.  The motion carried.

-          We need to have an emergency plan in place.  Greg Ohl has offered to share Minnewaska’s plan as soon as it is complete.

-          A revised lease has been completed.  The changes of the lease amount- now at 70,000 dollars, all repairs to be done by owner, and the option to lease for another year have been made.  A motion was made by Mike and second by Kurt to approve the lease and the changes.  The motion carried.  

Policies:

-          A motion was made by Mike and seconded by Vanessa to accept the second reading of policies 101,101.1, 103, 104, 806 and the revisions of policies 407, 413, 418, 420, 515, 524, 531, 532, and 709.  The motion carried.

Other Business:

-          A motion was made by Ernie and second by Mike to give Steve the authority to set the depreciation schedule at a rate that is reasonable and appropriate and to report that decision back to the board.  The motion carried.

-          A motion was made by Kurt and second by Mike to offer Aflac to the staff if they would like to do this on their own.  The motion carried.

The next meeting date was set for October 22^nd.

A motion was made by Ernie and second by Mike to adjourn the meeting.  The motion carried.  The meeting ended at 7:35.