The Trustees of Whitefish School District No. 44 and High School met in regular session on May 9, 2007 in the Whitefish High School Library.

 

Members Present:         Chairperson Dave Fern, Pat Jarvi, Ruth Harrison, Shannon Hanson, Phil Mitchell and Eric Hosek.

 

Members Absent:          Amy Eddy.

 

Officials Present:           Superintendent Jerry House and District Clerk Danelle Reisch.

 

Call to Order

Chairperson Fern called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

 

Review and Revision of the Agenda

Chairperson Fern requested placing the audit exit conference prior to the monthly financial reports.  Superintendent House removed the retirement of Joyce Schar from the consent agenda.

 
Public Comment

There was none.

 

Minutes

Chairperson Fern requested comments and changes to the minutes of the April 10 regular meeting and the April 24 work session.    Pat Jarvi moved to approve the minutes as presented.  Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

School Board Member’s Report

Eric Hosek and Shannon Hanson reported on their attendance at the National School Board’s Association Conference in San Francisco.

 
Administrative Staff Reports

Kim Downey from Denning, Downey and Associates presented the district audit report for 2005-06.

 

District Clerk Reisch presented the following reports for discussion:

·         Elementary & HS General Fund Expenditure Budget Reports

·         Elementary & HS General Fund Revenue Reports

·         Cash Flow Report

·         Student Activity Account Ledger Report

·         Building Fund Cash Flow Report

·         Auditorium/District Office Construction Budget Report

 

Superintendent House presented information on the following:

·         Student Representative Kevin McDowell reported on spring activities and the Dawg Paw project was approved by the City Council.

·         Budget and Construction Updates

·         Health-Wellness Committee

·         Enrollment figures

 

Action Items

 

Approval of Election Results

District Clerk Reisch presented the following election results, comparing the 1139 votes casts with the tally sheets.

 

Trustee Election Results:

            Vote for Two (three-year term):

Amy Eddy                     536

Michael Ferda                627

Ruth Harrison                576

Not Voted                      539

 

Vote for One (two-year term):

            Pat Jarvi                        946

            Not Voted                      193

                                   

Elementary Levy:

For                   782

Against             353

Not Voted             4

 

Elementary Technology Levy

For                   725

Against             408

Not Voted             6

 

High School Levy:

For                   791

Against             406

Not Voted             7

 

High School Technology Levy

For                   771

Against             426

Not Voted             7

 

Shannon Hanson moved to approve the election results as presented.  Pat Jarvi seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Request for Meeting Date Change

Superintendent House requested moving the June 12 meeting to June 11 due to a conflict with the annual School Administrators of Montana Conference.

 

Eric Hosek moved to approve the meeting change as presented.  Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Policy 7320 – First Reading

·         Superintendent House recommended changing policy 7320 to allow for the newly legislated $50,000 bid limit.

 

Phil Mitchell moved to approve the policy change on first reading as presented.   Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Approval of Student Handbooks

Superintendent House requested approval of the Muldown, Whitefish Middle School, Whitefish High School and Whitefish Independent High School handbooks as reviewed at the April work session.  Eric Hosek moved to approve the handbooks as presented.  Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Approval of Contractual Services – Jeff Minckler

Superintendent House requested the board table this item for further study.  Phil Mitchell moved to table the contract until July 1.  Pat Jarvi seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Approval of WCEA Settlement Agreement

Superintendent House recommended approval of the Settlement Agreement with the WCEA regarding longevity in the 2005-2008 contract.  Phil Mitchell moved to approve the Settlement Agreement as presented.  Pat Jarvi seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Consent Agenda

 

Bills and Payroll

District Clerk Reisch requested approval of the payment of the following bills and payroll for April:

·         Payroll – Warrants 100963-101119 for $1,006,820.94

·         Accounts payable - Warrants 25032-25178 for $570,465.28

 

Personnel - Resignation

Superintendent House requested approval of the following resignations:

  • Sandy Cain – Muldown Special Services reduction in hours
  • Connie Bartlett – WHS Title I Reading Teacher
  • Renee Sinclair – WHS Special Services teacher
  • Shelley Maassen – WHS Head Cheer Coach
  • Wendy Lengstort – WHS Assistant Cheer Coach

 

Personnel – Approval of Transfer/Hire

Superintendent House requested approval of the following transfers/hires:

  • Pam Sexton – District Food Service – Cook
  • Ashlie Fleming – WHS Head Cheer Advisor
  • Wendy Lengstorf – WHS Counseling Secretary - .5 FTE
  • Eric Stang – WHS PE teacher and Head Boys Basketball Coach

 

Pat Jarvi moved to approve the consent agenda as presented.  Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

Adjourn

At 9:10 p.m. Shannon Hanson moved to adjourn the meeting.  Ruth Harrison seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

 

 

                                                                        6/11/07

Chairperson of the Board                                    Date                

 

 

                                                                        6/11/07

Attest:  Clerk to the Board                                  Date