2005-2006 School Year Board Minutes
July 11, 2005
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, July 11, 2005 at 6:00
p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium. Members present were: DeAnne
Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Terry Daniel, Melanie Bingham, Kim Wilson,
Chuck Wren and Joseph Skye.
Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki
Bradley, Jamie Carlisle, Robert Womack, Steve Taylor, Mike Cook,
Larry Cannon, Tim Locke, Vicki O’Neal, Larry O’Neal, Bobbie Wood,
Jared Helms, Jerri Helms, Mickey Helms, Barbara Howey, Lawana
Binns, Joe DeVillers, Alice DeVillers, Tony Murray, Michelle
Grimes, Jimmy Grimes, Walter Sikes, Barbara Sikes, Cathy Parsons,
Justin Kemp, Katie Kemp, Brenda Locke, Matt Page, John Larson,
Linda Leonhard, Gene Leonhard, Mary Beth Smith, Kathryn Aupperle,
Bruce Smith, Trueman Smith, Leon Aupperle, Billy Qualls, Atrio
Namelo, Bob Weaver, Rachel Hartley, Brett Davis, Barbara Hall, Jim
Hall, Cassie Weaver, June Weaver, Janet Williamson, Richard
Williamson, Caleb Williamson, Amanda Williamson, Scott Binns,
Jeffrey Street, Ida Reddy Bud Johnson, Bill Davis, Deb Davis, Buzz
Busch, Leslie Busch, Summer Kemp, Ryan Kemp, Shirley Larson, Bill
Whipkey, Carolyn Whipkey, Debbie Page, John Gregory, Cassie
Richards, Holly Hoffman, Bryce Cullers, Wayne Stith, Amber Weaver,
Greg Kissel, Betty Karnes, Lou Johnson, Laura Kemp, Cassandra Goade
Bray, Jennifer Burton, Kyle Crotts and Roger McKinney.
The meeting was called to order
at 6:00 pm by Vicki Bradley, Clerk of the Board of
Education.
Vicki Bradley led the board and
guests in the flag salute and Angie Brasfield of the Nazarene
Church led the board and guests in a word of prayer.
Vicki Bradley, Clerk, then
administered the oath of office to Joseph Skye, Kim Wilson and
Terry Daniel, who were elected to new four year terms of
office.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
adopt the annotated agenda adding a resignation under Item X (b).
DeAnne Binns seconded. Carried 7-0.
Vicki Bradley opened the floor
for nominations for the office of President of the Board of
Education. Chuck Sweeton nominated DeAnne Binns. No other
nominations were received. Kim Wilson made a motion to elect DeAnne
Binns as President of the Board for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 6-1, with DeAnne Binns
abstaining.
Vicki Bradley then presented the
gavel to President Binns who presided over the duration of the
meeting.
President Binns opened the floor
for nominations for Vice-President of the Board of Education. Kim
Wilson nominated Melanie Bingham. Chuck Sweeton made a motion that
nominations cease and Melanie Bingham be elected by acclamation for
the office of Vice-President of the Board of Education for 2005-06.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
President Binns opened the floor
for nominations for Governmental Relations Contact for the Board of
Education. Melanie Bingham made a motion to elect Joseph Skye as
Governmental Relations Contact for 2005-06. Kim Wilson seconded.
Carried 6-l with Joseph Skye abstaining.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as printed. (copy attached) Joseph Skye
seconded. Carried 7-0.
President Binns introduced
Cassandra Goade Bray, a former student at BHS who addressed the
board as spokesperson of current and former students, on behalf of
Don Karnes.
President Binns introduced Scott
Binns, who addressed the board as spokesperson for parents and
patrons on behalf of Don Karnes.
President Binns thanked
Cassandra Bray and Scott Binns for addressing the board and thanked
patrons for their attendance and support at this board meeting. The
board will take their request under advisement and a decision will
be made at the August board meeting.
President Binns then informed
the crowd that the board would take a recess for 10 minutes and
would reconvene in the Middle School board room for the remainder
of the meeting.
6:17 p.m. Meeting
recessed.
6:27 p.m. Meeting
resumed.
President Binns called the
meeting back into session.
President Binns then presented a
plaque to Wayne Stith, former board member, in appreciation for his
service of four years to the students and patrons of
USD#508.
Dennis Burke presented a
resolution to the board to grant him permission to dispose of the
building trades home. Melanie Bingham made a motion to approve the
resolution to allow Dennis Burke to dispose of the building trades
home as requested. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
President DeAnne Binns reported
to the board that the planning session needed to be rescheduled. A
date of August 6, 2006 at 8:00 am at Café on the Route was set for
the session. She also asked the board to notify Vicki Bradley or
Dennis Burke in the near future if they planned on attending the
2006 NSBA Convention in New Orleans in April 2006 so that room
reservations could be made as soon as possible.
Dennis Burke reported on the
recent school finance bill and gave a budget update.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss negotiations and personnel
matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the public
interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and to
protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed,
and that we return to open session in this room after a 16 minute
period of time. This session shall include the board,
Superintendent and administrators as needed. Joseph Skye seconded.
Carried 7-0.
6:44 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:00 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss negotiations and personnel
matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the public
interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and to
protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed,
and that we return to open session in this room after a 5 minute
period of time. This executive session shall include the board,
Superintendent and administrators as needed. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 7-0.
7:00 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:05 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss negotiations and personnel
matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the public
interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and to
protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed,
and that we return to open session in this room after a 2 minute
period of time. This executive session shall include the board,
Superintendent and administrators as needed. Chuck Wren seconded.
Carried 7-0.
7:05 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:07 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Dennis Burke recommended
re-hiring Roger Reynolds as MS Athletic Director for 2005-06 and
Glenn Crotts as HS Athletic Director for 2005-06. Chuck Sweeton
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to
re-hire Roger Reynolds and Glenn Crotts as athletic directors for
2005-06. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns presented a letter
of resignation from Art Roberts as bus driver to be effective July
31, 2005, as he wishes to retire. Kim Wilson made a motion to
accept the letter of resignation from Art Roberts, with regrets.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
adjourn. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 7:12
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of Education
President/Board of Education
August 8,
2005
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 6:00
pm in the Middle School board office. Members present were: Kim
Wilson, Melanie Bingham, Chuck Sweeton, Terry Daniel, Joseph Skye,
and DeAnne Binns. Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki Bradley,
Steve Taylor, JoAnn Thomasson, Roger McKinney, Mike Cook, Larry
Cannon, Tony Coble, Richard Williamson, Janet Williamson, Jerri
Helms, Jarod Helms, Mickey Helms, Gene Leonhard, Jeff Karnes, Linda
Leonhard, Betty Karnes, Elaine Clark, Keith Wilson, Joe DeVilliers,
Alice DeVilliers, Bernie Bollinger, Joyce Bollinger, Tammy Jaeger,
Mary Beth Smith, Trueman Smith, Kathryn Aupperle, Leon Aupperle,
Preston Smith, Scott Binns, Amanda Williamson, Brenda Locke, Vicki
O’Neal , LaWana Binns and a TV crew from KODE-12.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Terry Daniel led the board and
guests in the pledge of allegiance. Rev. Keith Wilson led the board
and guests in a word of prayer.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the annotated agenda adding an executive session under Item
XI for non-elected personnel, and to approve the consent agenda
which included approval of the bills, treasurer’s report and the
minutes of the July 11, 2005 board meeting. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 6-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Scott Madden as head baseball coach for 2005-06. Joseph Skye made a
motion to accept the recommendation of Scott Madden as head
baseball coach for 2005-06. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 5-1 with
Chuck Sweeton abstaining.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Cindy Sutterby for a 6 hour cook position for 2005-06. Kim Wilson
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire
Cindy Sutterby for a 6 hour cook position for 2005-06. Terry Daniel
seconded. Carried 6-0.
Vicki Bradley, Clerk, presented
GAAP waivers for 2004-05 and 2005-06 for approval. Melanie Bingham
made a motion to approve the GAAP waivers for 2004-05 and 2005-06
as presented. Chuck Sweeton seconded. Carried 6-0.
Vicki Bradley, Authorized
Representative for Food Service, presented the Food Service Program
Agreement for 2005-06 for approval. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the Food Service Program Agreement as presented. Joseph
Skye seconded. Carried 6-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the board policy updates as presented. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 6-0.
Dennis Burke presented for
approval a letter of commitment to PBA Architects of Wichita which
will go through their final report to the board in February 2006.
Kim Wilson made a motion to approve the letter of commitment to PBA
Architects of Wichita as requested. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
6-0.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
table the issue of leasing copiers until the September meeting.
During the discussion on this matter, Chuck Sweeton made a motion
to approve leasing of the copiers with the payment option to be
finalized in September. President Binns recognized the motion to
table was still on the floor and asked for a second to the motion.
Kim Wilson seconded the motion to table the issue of leasing
copiers until the September meeting. Carried 6-0. Chuck Sweeton
then rescinded his motion to proceed with leasing the
copiers.
Kim Wilson made a motion to set
a special meeting date of August 29, 2005 at 6:00 pm in the Middle
School board room for the purpose of conducting the budget hearing
and a planning session for the board of education. Terry Daniel
seconded. Carried 6-0.
President Binns asked the board
to inform the Clerk or the Superintendent if they were planning on
attending the NSBA Convention in New Orleans.
President Binns asked the board
to consider placing an emphasis on academics on each board agenda
and for ideas on this matter. She asked the board to give her their
input at the planning session on the 29th.
Superintendent Dennis Burke
reported that the annual back to school dinner will be held on
Thursday, August 25 at 5:00 pm at BHS, followed by a volleyball and
football scrimmage. He also reported on an offer from the city for
four lots where the former hospital was located, to build our
building trades homes upon. The lots would be at a cost of $4,000
each contingent upon the sale of the homes. The consensus of the
board was to allow the Superintendent to proceed with this
offer.
Superintendent Burke also
reported on summer projects in the district and commended the
grounds crew for a good job on the grounds at all
facilities.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed, and that we return to open session
in this room after a 20 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and Mike Cook.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
6:21 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:41 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed, and that we return to open session
in this room after a 15 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and Mike Cook.
Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 6-0.
6:42 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:57 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss negotiations in order to
protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable
contract, and that we return to open session in this room after a
20 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the
board and Superintendent. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried
6-0.
7:01 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:21 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
adjourn. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 6-0.
7:26 p.m. Meeting
adjourned.
DeAnne Binns
September 12, 2005
The Baxter Springs Board of
Education held a regular meeting on Monday, September 12, 2005 at
6:00 p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were:
Kim Wilson, Melanie Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck
Wren, Terry Daniel and Joseph Skye (6:05 p.m.)
Also present were: Dennis Burke,
Vicki Bradley, Jamie Carlisle, Larry Cannon, Robert Womack, Steve
Taylor, Jan McCandless, Ross Davis, Mike Cook, Ted Spence, Amanda
Soucy, Laura Kauffman and Shannon McDonough.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute and a word of prayer.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
adopt the annotated agenda removing Item IV. Chuck Sweeton
seconded. Carried 6-0.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
approve the consent agenda which included the approval of bills,
treasurer's report and minutes of August 8, 2005 and August 29,
2005 meetings. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
Jan McCandless addressed the
board to thank the students and faculty of USD#508 for their
contribution of water to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The
trucking firm she works for took water to the victims and the staff
and students of USD#508 contributed to that effort.
Joseph Skye arrived and was
present for all further voting.
Dennis Burke requested approval
to re-open the books of FY05 to allow for a transfer to capital
outlay to correct an accounting error per the district auditors
request. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to approve the reopening of
the books for FY05 to allow this transfer as requested. Melanie
Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Ross Davis, district technology
coordinator, made a presentation to the board on the one to one
initiative. He reported that the district has received anonymous
donation pledges of $225,000 for this project. Chuck Sweeton made a
motion to allow the administration to proceed with this project and
then removed his motion due to discussion on personnel matters that
pertained to this project to be discussed later in the meeting in
executive session.
DeAnne Binns reported on the
upcoming Region 3 meeting in Parsons and NSBA meeting which was to
be held in New Orleans in April.
Dennis Burke reported on a
shared SRO position with USD#499 and gave preliminary enrollment
figures.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss negotiations in order to
protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable
contract, and that we return to open session in this room after a
15 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the
board and Superintendent. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried
7-0.
6:56 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:11 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion for the
board to take a 10 minute break. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried
7-0.
7:13 p.m. Break
begins.
7:23 p.m. Break ends and regular
session resumes.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed, and that we return to open session
in this room after a 45 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Chuck Sweeton seconded. Carried 7-0.
7:23 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:08 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Kami Cook as HS Musical Director. Melanie Bingham made a motion to
accept the recommendation of Mr. Burke to hire Kami Cook as HS
Musical Director. Chuck Sweeton seconded. Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Lynn Hartley as HS Assistant Baseball Coach. Chuck Sweeton made a
motion to accept the recommendation of Mr. Burke to hire Lynn
Hartley as HS Assistant Baseball coach. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Cory Perry as HS Head Softball Coach. Chuck Wren made a motion to
accept the recommendation of Mr. Burke to hire Cory Perry as HS
Head Softball Coach. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Dorothy Ellsworth as technology assistant. Melanie Bingham made a
motion to accept the recommendation of Mr. Burke to hire Dorothy
Ellsworth as technology assistant. Terry Daniel seconded. Carreid
7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Ryan Cannon as Middle School Intramural Weight coach. Chuck Sweeton
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Mr. Burke to hire
Ryan Cannon as MS Intramural Weight Coach. Chuck Wren seconded.
Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns presented
resignations from Stephanie Dewey as MS Assistant Track Coach and
Ramona Eldridge as para-professional, Head Cheerleading Sponsor and
Senior Class sponsor. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the
resignations of Stephanie Dewey and Ramona Eldridge with regrets.
Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
allow the administration to proceed with the one to one initiative
project. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
8:15 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne Binns
Clerk/Board of Education
President/Board of Education
October 10, 2005
The Baxter Springs board of education held a regular meeting on
Monday, October 10, 2005 at 6:00 pm in the Middle School board
room. Members present were: Joseph Skye, Kim Wilson, Melanie
Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren and Terry Daniel.
Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki Bradley, Jamie Carlisle,
Larry Cannon, Robert Womack, Steve Taylor, Mike Cook, Angela
Abbott, Gary Haddock, Angela Burrows, Courtney Buck, Linda Crotts,
Cassie Carlson, Joanna Ellsworth, Laura Kaufman, Benn Kerr, Lisel
Kroft, Matt McCandless, Stephanie Rarrick, Casey Rose, Amanda
Williamson, Naccota VonMoss, Gary McCandless, Jan McCandless, Tracy
Rowe, Kristi Rowe, Stacy Ellsworth, Dorothy Ellsworth, Tanya
Carlson, Janet Williamson, Richard Williamson, Mark Kerr, Sonjia
Kerr and Mike Kaufman.
President DeAnne Binns called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and guests in the flag salute. Rev.
Charles Thompson of the 1st Assembly of God Church led the board
and guests in prayer.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
adopt the annotated agenda tabling Item VIII for the financing of
technology purchase and adding the approval of the minutes of a
special meeting on September 16, 2005 to the consent agenda.
Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to approve the consent agenda which
included approval of the bills, treasurer's report and minutesof
the September 12, 2005 and September 16, 2005 meetings. Joseph Skye
seconded. Carried 7-0.
The board has decided to set aside a portion of each board meeting
to recognize academic achievement and began this with honoring nine
KU Honor Students from Baxter Springs High School. Vice-President
Melanie Bingham presented the following students with a certificate
of achievement from the Board of Education: Cassie Carlson, Joanna
Ellsworth, Laura Kaufman, Benn Kerr, Lisa Kroft, Matt McCandless,
Stephanie Rarrick, Casey Rowe and Amanda Williamson. Ms. Bingham
stated that special permission had to be granted from KU in order
to recognize all nine out-standing students who are in the top 10%
of their class and stated that the accomplishments of these
students were phenomenal. The students will be honored in Parsons
with a dinner hosted by KU.
The fifth grade teachers, Angela Abbott, Courtney Buck, Angela
Burrows and Linda Crotts, along with student Naccota VonMoss gave a
presentation on Technology Rich Classroom. Various demonstrations
of power point presentations, IMovies and tests being taken via
technology were given. All of this equipment and training was made
possible from a technology grant that Central School received in
the amount of $150,000. Also a news clip from KOAM-TV 7 was shown
in which these classes were featured.
Douglas Stuckey, CPA presented the audit report for FY2005. Chuck
Sweeton made a motion to approve the audit report as presented.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Gary Haddock, district testing coordinator, gave a presentation on
state testing and reported that Baxter Springs made AYP last year.
He reported that the State is changing the assessment tests this
year and we will not know the results until October of next
year.
President DeAnne Binns reported that the National School Boards
Association convention has been relocated from New Orleans to
Chicago. The Region 3 KASB meeting will be held in Parsons on
Thursday, October 13, 2005.
President Binns also asked that compliments be extended to Baxter
High School staff for the alumni dinner and homecoming festivities
as it was a wonderful time. She also asked for compliments to be
extended to School Nurse Peyton Kessler and the staff who worked to
set up BODY WALK as it was a great educational experience.
Superintendent Dennis Burke reported on the Blue Ribbon ceremony to
be held in Washington DC on November 10 and November 11, 2005. A
news clip video was shown on the blue ribbon ceremony which was
held at BHS and the 1:1 initiative. Mr. Burke also reported on
final enrollment figures.
The board has set a special meeting date of October 17, 2005 at
6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium to meet with PBA
Architects and to tour the Middle School building.
Jamie Carlisle made a recommendation to the board to consider
moving the graduation date from May 21, 2006 to May 20, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to move the graduation date
to Saturday May 20, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Terry Daniel seconded .
Carried 7-0.
It was the consensus of the board to take a brief break.
7:20 p.m. Break began.
7:30 p.m. Meeting resumed.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to enter into executive session in
order to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel in
order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed, and to discuss negotiations in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and
that we return to open session in this room after a 30 minute
period of time. This executive session shall include the board,
Superintendent, administrators and clerk as needed. Kim Wilson
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Due to a conflict of interest, Chuck Wren left the room for
discussion concerning High School Cheerleading Sponsor and then
re-entered the executive session for the remaining discussion.
8:02 p.m. Enter executive session.
8:22 p.m. Resume regular session.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring Carrie Oakes for HS library aide.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis
Burke to hire Carrie Oakes for HS library aide. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Jamie Carlisle recommended hiring Tracy Painter for HS head
cheerleading sponsor. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to hire Tracy
Painter as HS head cheerleading sponsor. Joseph Skye seconded.
Carried 7-0.
The board set a negotiations meeting for Monday, October 17, 2005
at 3:30 p.m. in the Middle School board room.
Terry Daniel made a motion to adjourn. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried
7-0.
8:33 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne Binns
Clerk/Board of Education
President/Board of Education
November 14,
2005
The Baxter Springs Board of
Education held a regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2005 at
6:00 p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were:
Melanie Bingham DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren, Terry
Daniel, Joseph Skye and Kim Wilson. Also present were: Dennis
Burke, Vicki Bradley, Robert Womack, Ross Davis, Traci Bush, Mike
Cook, Steve Taylor, Mary Kirkpatrick and Jamie Carlisle.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute. Rev. Satterfield from the First Assembly
of God Church led the board and guests in a word of
prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
approve the annotated agenda adding under Item IV (A) laptop usage
contract. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
approve the consent agenda which included approval of bills,
treasurer's report and minutes of October 10, 2005 and October 17,
2005 meetings. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Traci Bush reported on the
Accelerated Reader Program at Central and Lincoln.
Dennis Burke presented a laptop
usage contract for board approval. He informed the board that
parent meetings were being held at the High School on November 14
and 15 to inform parents about the students' usage of the laptop
computers and to answer any questions they may have. Chuck Sweeton
made a motion to approve the laptop usage contract as presented.
Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Mary Kirkpatrick and Jamie
Carlisle reported on the Blue Ribbon ceremony they attended in
Washington DC last week. They presented the plaque and the flag
that Baxter Springs High School received for this distinguished
honor. They both expressed their appreciation to the board on
behalf of all the staff members who attended the ceremony, for the
opportunity for them to go to Washington to accept this prestigious
award. Baxter Springs High School is one of thirty-three high
schools in the nation to receive this award in 2005. Mr. Carlisle
also expressed his appreciation to the Middle School, Central and
Lincoln staff's for their hard work in preparing students for high
school, for as he noted, this award could not have been achieved
without collaboration of our entire district staff educating
students. The board also expressed their pride and appreciation to
all staff for this great accomplishment.
Dennis Burke invited the board
to attend the annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Baxter High School to
be held on Friday, November 18.
DeAnne Binns reported on the
Task Force meetings that have been held recently and also asked
that if anyone was going to attend NSBA Conference in Chicago, to
inform the board clerk immediately as housing reservations open on
November 15, 2005. She also reported that she, Chuck Sweeton and
Kristi Ackerson went to Junction City, KS to receive a Challenge
Award for Baxter High School while the team was in Washington DC.
She expressed her pride and appreciation to the High School for
receiving another distinguished award.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session in order to discuss negotiations and
personnel matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract and to
protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed
and that we return to open session in this room after a 30 minutes
period of time. This executive session shall include the board and
superintendent. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
take a 10 minute break before beginning the executive session.
Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:58 p.m. Begin
break.
7:08 p.m. End break.
7:08 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:38 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the negotiated agreement for 2005-06 as presented. Melanie
Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve classified and administrative salaries for 2005-06 as
presented. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended Shelly
Grimes as elementary library para-professional for Central and
Lincoln. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the recommendation
of Dennis Burke to hire Shelly Grimes as elementary library
para-professional for Central and Lincoln. Chuck Wren seconded.
Carried 7-0.
Comments and concerns of the
board included cell phone usage while employees were driving school
vehicles.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
adjourn. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 7:45
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
December 12,
2005
The Baxter Springs Board of
Education held a regular meeting on Monday, December 12, 2005 at
6:00 p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were:
Joseph Skye, Kim Wilson, Melanie Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck
Sweeton, Chuck Wren and Terry Daniel. Also present were: Dennis
Burke, Vicki Bradley, Tony Simmons, Jeff Adams, Jamie Carlisle,
Mike Cook, Larry Cannon and Paige Kraft.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute. Jeff Adams of Riverton Friends Church,
led the board and guests in a word of prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
adopt the annotated agenda adding a resignation, audit report and
an executive session to discuss a student matter. Terry Daniel
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to approve the
consent agenda which included approval of the bills, treasurer's
report and minutes of November 14, 2005. Joseph Skye seconded.
Carried 7-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss matters affecting a student
in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed and that we return to open session in this room after a
15 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the
board, Superintendent, Paige Kraft and administrators as needed.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:04 p.m. Enter executive session
6:19 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to enter into
executive session to discuss matters affecting a student in order
to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed
and that we return to open session in this room after a 10 minute
period of time. This executive session shall include the board,
Superintendent, Paige Kraft and administrators as needed. Joseph
Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:21 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:31 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss matters affecting a student
in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed and that we return to open session in this room after a
10 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the
board, Superintendent, Paige Kraft and administrators as needed.
Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:31 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:41 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Tony Simmons, Principal at
Cornerstone School, presented a report on Cornerstone and the
number of students that Baxter Springs has in the program
currently.
Dennis Burke presented a report
on the Kansas State Department of Education's recent
audit.
DeAnne Binns presented a letter
of resignation from Ena Smittle, High School Foreign Language
Instructor, effective at the end of the 2005-06 school year. Chuck
Sweeton made a motion to accept the letter of resignation from Ena
Smittle with regrets. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried
7-0.
Terry Daniel made a motion to adjourn. Chuck
Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 6:55 p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
January 9, 2006
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, January 9, 2006 at the
Middle School board room. Members present were: Joseph Skye,
Melanie Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren and Terry
Daniel. Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki Bradley, Robert
Womack, Jamie Carlisle, Larry Cannon, Mike Cook, Steve Taylor, Gene
Leonhard, Linda Leonhard, Rev. Madelyn Baxter, Wayne Metcalf, Steve
Dinger, Glenn Crotts and Homer Wilson.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute. Rev. Madelyn Baxter of Mt. Olive Baptist
Church
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
approve the annotated agenda adding a report on prom, honoring
athletes and an executive session to discuss negotiations. Joseph
Skye seconded. Carried 6-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the consent agenda which included approval of the bills,
treasurer's report and approval of minutes of December 12th
meeting. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 6-0.
Vice-President Melanie Bingham
presented a certificate to President DeAnne Binns for completing
the KASB Boardsmanship Academy.
DeAnne Binns presented bids for
refuse removal. Bids received were as follows:
Allied Waste Services - $370.00
per month
Dual County Sanitation - $380.00
per month
Dennis Burke recommended
accepting the low bid of Allied Waste Services. Melanie Bingham
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to
accept the low bid of Allied Waste Services. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 6-0.
Linda Leonhard made a
presentation for the Field of Dreams. She invited the High School
baseball and softball teams to play ball at their facilities if
even on a part-time basis. President DeAnne Binns thanked Linda for
her presentation and the board will take it under
advisement.
President DeAnne Binns reported
on the task force meetings and the upcoming tour of the Pittsburg
school facilities on Thursday, January 12, 2006.
Superintendent Dennis Burke
presented a request to purchase a new grasshopper mower. He
reported that the state bid was for $13,400 and they would shop
around for a better deal before purchasing. Superintendent Burke
also reported that the school calendar committee will meet
tomorrow, January 10, 2006 to work on the 06-07 calendar. He also
reported that the post audit report was now official and they
reported that the legislature would need to increase school funding
by approximately $316-390 million in 06-07.
Jamie Carlisle reported on
purchasing 80 band uniforms at an approximate cost of $28,000. Bids
will be taken for this purchase and presented to the board at a
later date.
Jamie Carlisle reported on a request to set
prom for March 17, 2006. After much discussion, Terry Daniel made a
motion to accept the recommendation of the High School
Administration to set the date for prom for March 17, 2006. Joseph
Skye seconded. Carried 5-1 with Melanie Bingham voting
nay.
Jamie Carlisle reported on
recognizing outstanding athletes for Baxter High School. Chuck
Sweeton made a motion to set up a committee to develop criteria for
recognition of outstanding athletes and to report back to the board
upon completion of the criteria being developed. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 6-0.
The board took a 10 minute
break.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel and to discuss negotiations in order to
protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed
and to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and
equitable contract and that we return to open session in this room
after a 30 minute period of time. This executive session shall
include only the board to begin with, and they will call for the
Superintendent and administrators as needed. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 6-0.
7:52 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:22 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion
to enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 15 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
8:22 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:37 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
8:38 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:48 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 5 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
8:49 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:54 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
extend the Superintendent's contract for one year. Joseph Sky
seconded. Carried 6-0.
The board extended their
appreciation to all the principals and vice-principal for doing a
great job as administrators.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.
Meeting adjourned: 8:56 p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
February 13,
2006
The board of education held a
regular meeting on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Middle School board room. Members present were: Kim Wilson, Chuck
Sweeton, Terry Daniel, Chuck Wren, Joseph Skye, Melanie Bingham and
DeAnne Binns.
Also present were: Dennis Burke,
Vicki Bradley, Jamie Carlisle, Mike Cook, Steve Taylor, Robert
Womack, Larry Cannon, LuAnn Hebert, Leslie Barton, Mandy Bingham,
Elayne Wade, Sam Ames, Casey Rowe, Skye Hart, Laura Kaufman, Amanda
Soucy, and Ross Davis.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute and Rev. Jeff Street of 1st Baptist
Church led the board and guests in a word of prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
adopt the agenda as printed. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried
7-0.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as printed, which included approval of
payment of bills, treasurer's report and approval of minutes of
January 9, 2006. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
LuAnn Hebert gave a presentation
of the Parents as Teachers program.
Leslie Barton and Mandy Bingham
presented a proposal on the purchase of band uniforms for BHS. They
presented a sample uniform from the Fruhauf Uniform Company of
Wichita, KS for the board to see. Mr. Burke will report to the
board on payment options.
Laura Kaufman, Senior Class
President, and Sam Ames, Senior Class Sponsor, presented a request
from the Senior Class for a Senior Trip to Orlando, Florida. They
also requested the board to provide transportation to and from KCI
and to provide a pizza party as in the past. Chuck Sweeton made a
motion to approve the Senior Trip as requested. Joseph Skye
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Ross Davis presented the
technology plan for approval. This plan has to be submitted to the
State every three years. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to approve the
technology plan as presented. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried
7-0
The board reviewed the proposed
school calendar for 2006-2007. Kim Wilson made a motion to approve
the calendar for 2006-07 as presented. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns presented
resignations from Mark LaTurner as MS Social Studies and coaching
duties, Dorin Hill as custodian at Central School and Glenn Crotts
as HS Head Volleyball coach. Terry Daniel made a motion to accept
the resignations as presented. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried
7-0.
Dennis Burke presented a bid for
a Grasshopper mower for $13,141.80 from NewCo Services in Joplin,
Mo. Joseph Skye made a motion to accept the bid for the grasshopper
mower at a price of $13,141.80 as presented. Chuck Sweeton
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke reported on SEK on
the Hill and reported that he met with Rep. Doug Gatewood and
Senator Duane Umbarger. He gave an update on legislative issues
regarding education and education funding.
Mr. Burke reminded the board
about the first community dialogue meeting which will be held on
February 23, 2006 at the Middle School gymnasium. He also reported
that on February 15, 2006, the entire faculty and staff of USD#508
will attend an in-service to inform them of what is going on with
the district task force and community dialogue meetings.
Steve Taylor presented several
different options for a preschool classroom for the 2006-07 school
year. Mr. Taylor presented a request to the board to move a second
grade class from Lincoln School to Central School for the 2006-07
school year in order to make room for the large pre-school class
next year at Lincoln School. He felt like this was a better option
for the students rather than relocating the preschool to another
location for this year as well as a financial savings for the
district for this one year. The board will take this under
consideration and make a decision at a later date.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel and to discuss matters affecting a student in
order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed, and to discuss negotiations in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract, and
that we return to open session in this room after a 30 minute
period of time. This executive session will include the board,
Superintendent and HS administrators as needed. Kim Wilson
seconded. Carried 7-0.
7:20 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:50 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion to take
a 10 minute break. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
7:51 p.m. Break
begins.
8:01 p.m. Regular session
resumes.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel and to discuss matters affecting a student in
order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed, and to discuss negotiations in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract, and
that we return to open session in this room after a 30 minute
period of time. This executive session will include the board,
Superintendent and HS administrators as needed. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 7-0.
8:01 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:31 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel and to discuss matters affecting a student in
order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed, and to discuss negotiations in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract, and
that we return to open session in this room after a 10 minute
period of time. This executive session will include the board,
Superintendent and HS administrators as needed. Terry Daniel
seconded. Carried 7-0.
8:31 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:41 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel and to discuss matters affecting a student in
order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be
discussed, and to discuss negotiations in order to protect the
public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract, and
that we return to open session in this room after a 15 minute
period of time. This executive session will include the board,
Superintendent and HS administrators as needed. Chuck Wren
seconded. Carried 7-0.
8:42 p.m. Enter executive
session.
8:57 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Dennis Burke made a
recommendation to extend all school administrators contracts for
one year. Kim Wilson made a motion to accept the recommendation of
Dennis Burke to extend administration contracts for one year as
recommended. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Jamie Carlisle recommended Kay
Bowman as foreign language instructor for 2006-07 school year.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to accept the recommendation of Jamie
Carlisle to hire Kay Bowman as foreign language instructor for the
2006-07 school year. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 8:59
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
March 13,
2006
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 6:00
p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were: Chuck
Sweeton, Joseph Skye, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Wren, Melanie Bingham,
Terry Daniel and Kim Wilson. Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki
Bradley, Larry Cannon, Mike Cook, Robert Womack, and Steve
Taylor.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in a word of prayer and the flag salute.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
adopt the agenda as printed. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
7-0.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as printed, which included approval of
bills, treasurer's report and the minutes of February 13, 2006.
Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns presented
resignations from Dale Crane and Art Roberts as MS football
coaches. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the resignations as
presented with regrets. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
7-0.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 30 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:06 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:36 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 15 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:37 p.m. Enter executive
session.
6:52 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
rehire all certified staff for 2005-06 as recommended by
administration. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Mike Cook recommended hiring
Shelly Grimes for MS volleyball. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
accept the recommendation of Mike Cook to hire Shelly Grimes for MS
volleyball. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
Steve Taylor discussed a mobile
classroom for the 2005-06 school year at Lincoln School.
Dennis Burke reported that he
and Melanie Bingham have a conflict for the April board meeting due
to their attendance at National School Board Association conference
in Chicago and ask to move the April board meeting to Thursday,
April 13, 2006. Chuck Wren made a motion to move the regular board
meeting in April from April 10, 2006 to April 13, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
in the Middle School board room. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
7-0.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 7:04
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
April 13,
2006
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. in the Middle School Board office. Members present were:
Joseph Skye, Kim Wilson, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren,
Terry Daniel and Melanie Bingham. Also present were: Dennis Burke,
Vicki Bradley, Steve Taylor, Robert Womack, Mike Cook, Rev.McGahey
of the Presbyterian Church, , Leslie Barton, Mandy Bingham and
Michael Valasco.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the flag salute and Rev.McGahey led the board and guests
in a word of prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
adopt the annotated agenda adding hiring and an executive session.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as presented. Chuck Wren seconded.
Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns recognized USD#508
as the Business of the Year for the Baxter Springs Chamber of
Commerce. This award was presented at the annual banquet on April
8, 2006. She also recognized Kerry Lohman as the recipient of the
Teacher of the Year by the Baxter Springs Chamber of
Commerce.
Leslie Barton made a
presentation on the band uniforms. Bids received for new band
uniforms were:
Fruhauf Uniforms -- Wichita, KS
$31,280.98
Kim Wilson made a motion to
accept the bid of Fruhauf Uniforms not to exceed $31,280.98 for new
High School band uniforms. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0,
with Chuck Sweeton objecting to the uniforms not being school
colors.
Ross Davis gave a technology
update. He reported that this has been a very successful year for
technology in the district as more has been accomplished this year
than any other year in USD#508 and that is not including the
addition of the 1:1 initiative.
Dennis Burke made a request that
the Red Cross wants to use the Baxter Springs High School as a
disaster location in Baxter Springs. The facility would be used as
an emergency shelter. Terry Daniel made a motion to allow the Red
Cross to use Baxter Springs High School as a disaster location as
requested. Chuck Sweeton seconded. Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns reported on the
Breaking Ranks II program that she and Dennis Burke attended today
in Parsons, KS. Susan Zordel and Troy Parker presented for Baxter
Springs High School. DeAnne Binns also reported on her recent visit
to the building trades home that is currently being built. She also
reported on the upcoming Region 3 KASB meeting.
Robert Womack reported that
Central had completed their testing last week and the students did
quite well. They had lots of incentives and rewards for the
students and he was proud of how well the students did.
Mike Cook reported that the 8th
grade took a pre-test and he thinks this will make a difference on
the scores. He also reported that he is purchasing projectors for
the science and social studies rooms for the 2006-07 school year.
He also reported that he is going to purchase two classrooms of
furniture which should bring all the furniture in the Middle School
up to date.
Steve Taylor reported on
activities that are taking place at Lincoln, with students visiting
the Heritage Center, Greenbush and the upcoming Rain
Forest.
Dennis Burke reported that the
next district task force will be on April 18, 2006 and the next
community dialogue meeting will be May 25, 2006.
Kim Wilson made a motion to take
a 10 min break. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 20 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board and superintendent. Joseph Skye
seconded. Carried 7-0.
6:55 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:15 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Joseph Skye made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of non-
elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the
individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session in
this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive session
shall include the board and superintendent. Terry Daniel seconded.
Carried 7-0.
7:15 p.m. Enter executive
session
7:25 p.m . Resume regular
session.
DeAnne Binns presented
resignations from Ryan Cannon as MS Assistant Football coach,
Michelle Grimes as MS intramural tennis coach, and Jason Lee as HS
Assistant Football Coach.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
accept the resignations as presented. Melanie Bingham seconded.
Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke made a
recommendation to hire Kelynn Heardt as High School Head Volleyball
coach. Melanie Bingham made a motion to accept the recommendation
to hire Kelynn Heardt as HS Head Volleyball coach. Kim Wilson
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Chuck Sweeton presented some
information on the Baxter Springs Educational
Foundation.
The board set a special board
meeting for Thursday, April 27, 2006.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 7:35
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President, Board of
Education
April 27,
2008
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a special meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were:
Melanie Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Terry Daniel, Joseph
Skye, Kim Wilson and Chuck Wren. Also present were: Dennis Burke,
Vicki Bradley, Mike Cook, and Robert Womack.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
adopt the agenda as printed. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried
7-0.
Mike Cook made a recommendation
to hire Joy Crockett for Middle School Social Studies for the
2006-07 school year. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the
recommendation of Mike Cook to hire Joy Crockett as MS Social
Studies teacher. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Robert Womack made a
recommendation to move Sharon Cannon to a fifth grade position for
the 2006-07 school year. Robert Womack made a recommendation to
hire Christina Frampton as 4th grade teacher for the 2006-07 school
year. Kim Wilson made a motion to accept the recommendation of
Robert Womack to hire Christina Frampton as 4th grade teacher for
the 2006-07 school year. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
7-0
Dennis Burke asked the board to
table the hiring of the HS custodian. Melanie Bingham made a motion
to table the hiring of a HS custodian until the regular meeting
scheduled for May 8, 2006. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried
7-0.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 6:17
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
May 8, 2006
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, May 8, 2006 at 6:00
p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were: Kim
Wilson, Melanie Bingham, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, and Terry
Daniel. Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki Bradley, Larry
Cannon, Jamie Carlisle, Robert Womack, Steve Taylor, Mike Cook and
Vicki Oneal.
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Terry Daniel led the board and
guests in the flag salute and a word of prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
approve the annotated agenda adding a resignation under Item VIII.
Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 5-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as printed which included approval of
the bills, treasurers report and approval of minutes of April 13,
2006. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 5-0.
Melanie Bingham, Vice-President
recognized Vicki ONeal as a Master Teacher which is an award given
by Emporia State University and also recognized her as a recipient
of the Fulbright Scholarship. She will be traveling for a month
this summer in Australia with 15 other teachers and Vicki is the
only teacher from Kansas. The board recognized Vicki for her
achievements and the honor she brings to our district.
Handbook changes for 2006-07
were presented for approval. Kim Wilson made a motion to approve
the handbook changes for 2006-07 as presented. Terry Daniel
seconded. Carried 5-0.
DeAnne Binns reported on the
upcoming district task force on May 11 and the 2nd community
dialogue meeting on May 23 at the Community Building. She
encouraged all board members to attend and to be encouraging all of
our neighbors, family and friends to attend as well so that the
public will be informed of what the task force will recommend to
the board.
Dennis Burke presented a
legislative update to the board. He also informed the board of the
upcoming summer school session and how that will be
structured.
Principals reported on the end
of the year activities in their respective buildings.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 30 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent. Terry Daniel
seconded. Melanie Bingham then withdrew the motion so that Vicki
ONeal could give a curriculum report on the Rain Forest.
Vicki ONeal reported on the Rain
Forest curriculum that she conducts at Lincoln School every year.
She reported on how she began the program and how it has progressed
through the years. She now conducts the rain forest curriculum for
approximately 450 kids each year for grades pre-K-5. Her rainforest
has been featured in local newspapers and on local television
stations and other schools have even visited this rainforest. She
has been doing this curriculum for twelve years.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 30 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and administrators
as needed. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 5-0.
6:34 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:04 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Mike Cook recommended hiring
Robert Womack as MS Head football coach for the 2006-07 school
year. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to accept the recommendation to
hire Robert Womack as MS Head football coach for the 2006-07 school
year. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 5-0.
Jamie Carlisle recommended
hiring Cory Huffman as HS custodian. Chuck Sweeton made a motion to
accept the recommendation to hire Cory Huffman as HS custodian.
Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 5-0.
Dennis Burke presented a letter
of resignation from Scott Madden as MS basketball coach. Kim Wilson
made a recommendation to accept the resignation of Scott Madden as
MS Basketball coach as presented. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried
5-0.
The board took a five minute
break.
7:10 p.m. Enter executive
session
7:15 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 20 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and HS and MS
administrators. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 5-0.
7:15 p.m. Enter executive
session
7:35 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board, Superintendent and HS and MS
administrators. Chuck Sweeton seconded. Carried 5-0.
7:35 p.m. Enter executive
session.
7:45 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session
in this room after a 5 minute period of time. This executive
session shall include the board and Superintendent. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 5-0.
7:45 p.m. Enter executive
session
7:50 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Terry Daniel made a motion to
adjourn. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 5-0.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
June 13,
200
The Baxter Springs board of
education held a regular meeting on Monday, June 12, 2006 at 6:00
p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were: Kim
Wilson, DeAnne Binns, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren, Terry Daniel,
Melanie Bingham and Joseph Skye. Also present were: Dennis Burke,
Vicki Bradley, Rhonda Greenlee, John Greenlee, Lynn Hartley, Robert
Womack, Jamie Carlisle, Marilyn Gilmore, Rev. Robert Baxter, Scott
Madden, Lynn Hartley, Larry Cannon, Brett Hartley and Steve
Taylor
President DeAnne Binns called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and
guests in the pledge of allegiance and Rev. Robert Baxter led the
board and guests in a word of prayer.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
approve the annotated agenda adding hiring of HS social studies in
Item B under Item X. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 7-0.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
approve the consent agenda as printed which included approval of
the bills, treasures report and minutes of April 26 and May 8,
2006. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 7-0.
Melanie Bingham, Vice-President
officially recognized the 2006 Boys Baseball Team as 3A State
Champions. Head coach, Scott Madden and assistant coaches, Lynn
Hartley and Brett Hartley accepted the recognition. Scott Madden
thanked the board for supporting him and his coaching staff
throughout the year.
Marilyn Gilmore, Food Service
Director presented the Wellness Plan for approval. Kim Wilson made
a motion to approve the wellness plan as presented. Melanie Bingham
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Marilyn Gilmore presented the
2006-07 Food Service Program Agreement for approval. Melanie
Bingham made a motion to approve the FS Program Agreement for
2006-07 as presented. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried 7-0.
Marilyn Gilmore presented a
request for a 4 hr. position in the High School kitchen. This
request will be decided at the July board meeting.
Dennis Burke recommended moving
the immunization exclusionary date to the first day of classes each
year. Peyton Kessler, school nurse has scheduled an immunization
clinic during the week of August 7, 2006, so that students would
have the opportunity to receive the required immunizations. Mr.
Burke asked the board policy to specify the first day of classes in
the fall. Chuck Wren made a motion to change the immunization
exclusionary date to the first day of classes as requested. Kim
Wilson seconded. Carried 7-0.
DeAnne Binns reported that the
KASB annual convention will be held in December. She also reported
that the next task force meeting will be June 20, 2006 at 6:30 pm
and a special board meeting will be held on June 26, 2006 at Baxter
Springs High School at 5:00 p.m. at which time the task force will
make their recommendation to the board of education.
Superintendent Dennis Burke
reported that at the special board meeting, there will be
representatives from bond companies present and also the board
should select a construction manager. He also reported that the
Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments on the proposed school
finance bill on June 22, 2006.
Steve Taylor reported on summer
school at Central and Middle School. He also reported that in 3-4
weeks, the mobile classroom will be delivered to Lincoln School for
the computer lab for 2006-07.
Melanie Bingham made a motion to
take a 10 minute break. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried
7-0.
6:37 p.m. Break began
6:47 p.m. Resume regular
session.
Kim Wilson made a motion to
enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of
non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of
the individuals to be discussed and to discuss negotiations in
order to protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and
equitable contract and that we return to open session in this room
after a 30 minute period of time. This executive session shall
include the board and Superintendent. Joseph Skye seconded. Carried
7-0.
6:47 p.m. Enter executive
session
7:17 p.m. Resume regular
session.
DeAnne Binns presented a letter
of resignation from Jason Lee as High School Social Studies
teacher. Kim Wilson made a motion to accept the letter of
resignation of Jason Lee as presented. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried
7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Lynn Hartley as HS Head Girls Basketball Coach. Melanie Bingham
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire
Lynn Hartley as HS head girls basketball coach. Joseph Skye
seconded. Carried 7-0
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Art Roberts as Middle School Boys Basketball coach. Kim Wilson made
a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire Art Roberts as Middle
School Boys Basketball coach. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried
7-0
Dennis Burke recommended hiring
Brett Hartley as HS Social Studies teacher for 2006-07. Joseph Skye
made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire
Brett Hartley as HS Social Studies teacher for 2006-07. Chuck Wren
seconded. Carried 7-0.
Dennis Burke recommended
re-hiring all classified staff for the 2006-07 school year. Kim
Wilson made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke
to re-hire all classified staff for 2006-07. Chuck Wren seconded.
Carried 7-0.
Chuck Wren made a motion to
adjourn. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned: 7:23
p.m.
Vicki Bradley DeAnne
Binns
Clerk/Board of
Education
President/Board of
Education
