Minutes for January 18, 2016

Gresham School Board Meeting

January 18, 2016 Minutes

Present: Andy Schmidt, Bill Arendt, Holly Schmidt, Jeff Hoffman, Grace Schwefel, Jeff Brady and Marge Eberhard. Also present: Principal – Keary Mattson, Assistant Principal – Newell Haffner, Director of Finance and Operations – Holly Burr and Administrative Assistant – Cathy Opperman.

Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:00pm by President Andy Schmidt.

Pledge of the Allegiance: The Pledge of the Allegiance was recited by all present.

Approve or Amend the Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda but move #15 as needed to accommodate Financial Advisor was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Approve the Minutes of the Previous Meetings: Motion to approve the previous meeting minutes (January 4th and 14th) was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Administrative Report: Keary touched on the following items: ACT test results, scheduling and FFA blood drive. Articles were discussed.

Finance and Operations Report: None

Consent Agenda:

Payables: $14,926.47

Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Bill Arendt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Policy Committee Report:

Full Time Open Enrollment Policy #424: Changes were discussed. (1st reading)

Athletic Salaries: Changes were discussed. A hard copy will be available at next meeting.

Graduation Requirements Policy #345.6: Motion to approve the verbiage addition regarding the state required Civics test to the current policy was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Establish Open Enrollment Seats for 2016-2017 School Year: Motion to approve the open enrollment seats for 2016-2017 school year as presented was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Jeff Brady, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Restatement of Gresham School District 457 Deferred Compensation Plan: Changes were made to the language of the plan due to law updates. No other changes have been made that affect the plan. Motion to approve the Restatement of Gresham School District 457 Deferred Compensation Plan was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Jeff Brady, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Gresham High School Band Trip: Details of the band trip were presented. Motion to approve the high school band trip was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Athletic Trainer: Discussion took place. Motion to table this item was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Future Construction and Remodeling: Update from the committee took place.

Referendum for Construction Projects: Motion to bring construction project to referendum was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Jeff Brady, roll call vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried. Motion for a 2 question referendum was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Andy Schmidt, roll call vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried. Motion for Class Renovation for 6,000,000 to be listed as question #1 was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Jeff Brady, roll call vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried. Motion for Athletic/Multipurpose facility for 3,800,000 to be listed as question #2 was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Jeff Brady, roll call vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Requests for Future Agenda Items: None

Motion to move into closed session: Motion to move into closed session at 9:15pm was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, roll call vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Motion to return to open session: Motion to return to open session at 9:45pm was made by Jeff Brady, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Action taken as a result of closed session: Motion to accept Newell Haffner’s contract as proposed was made by Jeff Brady, second by Jeff Hoffman, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried. Motion to accept Holly Burr’s contract as discussed was made by Jeff Brady, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 6 in favor, 1 opposed, motion carried.

Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn at 10:00pm was made by Jeff Brady, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Date Approved___________

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Andy Schmidt, President

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Grace Schwefel, Clerk