USD 398 Board of Education attends to annual issues years ago
By SUSAN MARSHALL
News editor
Peabody-Burns board of education handled a number of housekeeping duties at the July 10 meeting in the central office. In addition to electing officers and appointing district administrator and board staff, annual issues related to ending one fiscal year and beginning another were addressed.
With all members present the board voted unanimously that board positions and staff appointments remain the same for the coming school year. Doe Ann Hague and Gary Jones will serve as president and vice president respectively, Tom Alstrom was appointed superintendent, Sharlene Brooks appointed clerk of the board, and Patti Gaines appointed treasurer of the board.
For the 2006-07 school year members also approved resolutions to: establish meeting dates, times, and places; waive requirements for generally accepted accounting principles; establish the school calendar in terms of hours; authorize early payment of claims and the destruction of records after required length of retention; adopt the home rule resolution; accept board appointments and authorizations; accept credit card/debit card account limits and petty cash limits; accept student fees; rescind policy statements found in the 2005-06 minutes and accept the 2006-07 policy manual.
In addition board members approved the classified handbook, re-appointed Beth Peter to a four-year term on Peabody-Burns Recreation Commission, accepted a bid for milk products from Hiland Dairy Foods, and a bid from Douglas Koehn for the sale of a bus.
Board members also were reminded to update their statement of substantial interest if there has been changes in their business or ownerships.
In other business the board;
— entered into executive session with the superintendent, high school administrator, and Peabody Police Chief Jeff Pohlman for the purpose of discussing school security issues. No action was taken on return to open meeting.
— entered into two executive sessions with the superintendent to discuss the acquisition of property. No action was taken on return to open meeting.
— entered into four executive sessions with the superintendent and the high school administrator for the purpose of discussing a student. No action was taken on return to open meeting.
— entered into four executive sessions with the superintendent and high school administrator for the purpose of discussing personnel.
— approved contracts for E. Gene Green as junior/senior high library aide, Marjorie Morgan as part-time district nurse, Les Loucks as Burns summer weight training supervisor, Krishyn Caldwell as jr./sr. high bookkeeper, and supplemental assignments as presented. The board also accepted the resignation of Brian Simmonds as head junior high track coach and took no action on filling the district technology position.
— approved emergency substitute certificates for the 2006-07 school year to Beth Eldridge, Connie Omstead, Jim Pohlman, Lorrie Reynolds, and Verna Unruh.
— scheduled the annual board-staff picnic for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at city park. The public will be invited to join them at 7 p.m. for ice cream.
— tabled until a future meeting review of criteria for selection of class valedictorian and salutatorian, discussion of district structure and boundaries as required by the state, and review of Kansas Association of School Boards policy updates.
— approved the out-of-district student applications for the coming school year.
— changed district worker's compensation insurance coverage to Peoples/Commercial Insurance Group.
— heard a review of executive session procedures by superintendent Alstrom, heard that negotiations will not be settled until after school is in session, and approved sending tentative job offerings to staff until negotiations and budget are settled.
