Board Minutes – 09-16-2024

Posted: September 23, 2024 at 8:56 AM

 

MFL MarMac Community School

Regular Meeting

Monday, September 16, 2024

 

The MFL MarMac Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was held on September 16, 2024, in the Learning Commons of the Monona Schoolhouse.

 

President, Gina Roys, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  Members present at roll call were Tonya Meyer, Roberta Hass, Aaron Schroeder, Danielle Schlake, Dr. Jon Moser and Josh Grau.  Also, present – Tim Dugger; Superintendent, Karla Hanson; Board Secretary, and Student Board Members; Mattie Hallberg and Mariah Moser.

 

Business item 4c – Review Test Scores/Jennifer Wilwert – will be moved to next month due to data not being available.  Motion by Aaron Schroeder, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the agenda with the change as stated.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the consent items from the agenda as follows:

 

  • Minutes from the August 19, Regular Board Meeting
  • Bills against the district as listed: General Fund: $112,373.45, Management:  $2,268.00; Enterprise: $.00; Capital Projects: $377,906.71; PPEL:  $25,084.89; Activity Account: $16,049.17, Food Service:  $14,562.63, Little Bulldog Childcare:  $6,353.74, Dr. Smith Childcare:  $2,520.45.
  • The Secretary’s Report, Activity Report and Food Service Report will be filed subject to audit.

 

The motion was unanimously carried.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Jon Moser, to approve the following:

 

Contracts:           Cayden Pester, 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

Cayden Pester, Volunteer HS Football Coach

Karter Decker, Volunteer HS Football Coach

 

Resignations:     LeVirgil Monroe, HS Softball Coach

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Brett Jackson and Brent Pape gave a brief presentation about the trip to Nashville last summer for the Elevate Reading Conference.   Mr. Jackson and Mr. Pape thanked the Board for the opportunity and highly encourage other staff members to take advantage of professional development opportunities.

 

Motion by Dr. Moser, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the following lane changes:  Caitlin Friederich BA15 to MA, and Cheryl Drowns BA30 to MA.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve changing the Early Graduation deadline from June to November and to approve the early graduation requests submitted to date.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Dr. Moser, to approve the 1st reading with the suggestion to change “2 days” to “2 business days” in the following policies:  211 Open Meetings, 212 Closed Session, 212.1 Exempt Meetings, 213 Public Participation in Board Meetings, 213.1 Public Comments, 214 Public Hearings, 215 Board of Directors’ Records, 216.1 Association Membership, 216.2 Development and Training, 216.3 Expenses, 217 Gifts, 218 Grievance Procedures, and 218.E1 Grievance Form.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Danielle Schlake, to approve the 2nd reading of the following board policies:  210.1 Annual Meeting, 210.2 Regular Meeting, 210.3 Special Meetings, 210.4 Work Sessions, 210.5 Meeting Notice, 210.6 Quorum, 210.7 Rules of Order, 210.7R1 Rules of Order Regulation, 210.8 Board Meeting Agenda and 210.9 Consent Agenda.

 

Student Representatives, Hallberg and Moser, reported on Homecoming highlights for the week, which include a fun day, lunch provided by the Pork Producers, parade, game and dance.

 

Middle School Principal, Denise Mueller, reports that it is already almost midterm.  Other highlights include Fall sports, registration verifications, School of the Wild, Eagle Bluff trip, IEP updates, and Fast Bridge screening.

 

Larry Meyer, High School Principal, expressed his appreciate for the work done by Student Council for Homecoming.  The start of the school year was extremely busy as always, but has gone incredibly well.

 

Mr. Dugger, Superintendent and Elementary Principal, reports that the Certified Annual Report, Transportation Report and Special Education Supplement Reports were completed and certified by the September 16 deadline.  Certified enrollment is due October 1, sixty students are enrolled in Preschool and there is a waiting list, and he was re-elected to the Advisory Committee and will serve another three years.

 

President Roys adjourned the meeting at 6:31 p.m.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2024, at 6:00 in the McGregor .

 

Respectfully,

 

Karla Hanson, Board Secretary/Treasurer