August 6, 2018
Gresham School Board Meeting
August 6, 2018 Minutes
Present: Joan Rosenow (7:05), Alphia Creapeau, Pat Pleshek (7:45), Grace Schwefel, Marge Eberhard, Jeff Hoffman and Andy Schmidt. Also present: Superintendent – Newell Haffner, Director of Finance and Operations – Nick Curran and Administrative Assistant - Cathy Opperman.
Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:00pm by President Alphia Creapeau.
Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
Approve or Amend the Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Consent Agenda:
Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the July 16th meeting minutes was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Grace Schwefel, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.
Accounts Payable: ($173,861.74)
Motion to approve the accounts payable list for 8/6/18 was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Resignation:
Eric Amweg/K-12 Music Teacher: Motion to approve Eric Amweg’s resignation was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Joan Rosenow, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
New Hires:
Patricia Conley/JH English and RTI: Motion to approve Patricia Conley as JH English teacher and RTI was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Joan Rosenow, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Larissa Cerveny/JH Volleyball Coach: Motion to approve Larissa Cerveny as JH Volleyball coach was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
TIffanie Ferguson/Varsity Girls Basketball Coach: Motion to approve Tiffanie Ferguson as Varsity GIrls Basketball coach was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Joan Rosenow, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Administrative Report by Newell Haffner: Newell reviewed the following:
Summer school, FFA trip, trainings, 4K curriculum, volleyball academic award, FFA blood drive, ELA training and Google training.
Finance and Operation Report by Nick Curran: Nick reviewed the following: Safe, Secure Entrance, State Safety grant, health insurance update.
Technology Agreement for 2018-2019: Motion to approve to 2018-2019 Technology Agreement was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 4-0, 3 absent, motion carried.
District Phone System: Motion to approve Convergent Solutions thru Frontier per agreement discussed was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Grace Schwefel, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Student Handbook
Elementary: Motion to approve the elementary student handbook with revisions was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
JH/SH: Motion to approve the JH/HS student handbook with revisions was made by Joan Rosenow, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Foreign Exchange Student, Erik Aakerblom: Discussion took place.
Resolution #70-2018 Notice of Student Academic Standards: Motion to adopt Resolution #70-2018 Notice of Academic Standards was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Substitute Pay: Motion to increase substitute pay to a daily rate of $125 and a long-term rate of $140 was made by Pat Pleshek, second by Jeff Hoffman, voice vote was 6 in favor, 1 opposed (Andy Schmidt), motion carried.
Standards Based Grading: Motion to table this item was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Future Agenda Items: Athletic Code Book, Standards Based Grading
Motion to Move into Closed Session: Motion to move into closed session was made by Pat Pleshek, second by Andy Schmidt, roll call vote was taken, all in favor, motion carried.
Reconvene into Open Session: Motion to reconvene into open session was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
No action was taken as a result of closed session.
Next Board Meeting Date: August 20, 2018
Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 7-0 favor, motion carried.
Date Approved___________
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Alphia Creapeau, President
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Grace Schwefel, Clerk