June 3, 2019
Gresham School Board Special Meeting
June 3, 2019 Minutes
Present: Alphia Creapeau, Andy Schmidt, Grace Schwefel, Joe Ejnik, Marge Eberhard and Terrance Miller. Absent - Doug Huck. Also present: Superintendent - Newell Haffner, Principal - Ben Heninger, Finance and Operations Manager - Nick Curran and Administrative Assistant - Cathy Opperman.
Meeting Called to Order: The meeting was opened at 7:00 pm 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 as presented was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Recognition in Memoriam of Joan Rosenow: A certificate and gift was presented to Roger Rosenow.
Consent Agenda
Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the May 20th meeting minutes was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried. Motion to approve the May 28th meeting minutes was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Joe Enjik, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 1 absent, Terrance Miller abstained, motion carried.
New Hire: ERVING Spanish Teacher/Taylor Powers: Motion to approve the hire of Taylor Powers as the Spanish teacher was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
May Voucher Report: Motion to approve the May vouchers was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Administrative Report by Newell Haffner: Newell reviewed the following: Musical, CF walk, field trips, 8th Grade Recognition, elementary book exchange and graduation.
Finance and Operations Report by Nick Curran: Nick reviewed the following: Donation of a snowblower and 4 AED’s units, budget and Taher contract.
Motion to approve Taher contract for 2019-2020 was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Open Enrollment for 2019-2020 School Year: Motion to rescind the approval of the 9 open enrollments students in made on 5/20/19 was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, one absent, motion carried. Motion to approve 8 open enrollment students in and deny 1 was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Construction Update: No updates provided at this time. Kraus-Anderson is still working on prospective vendors.
Committee Structures for the Board: Tabled for next meeting.
Health Plan Renewal: Motion to approve a 4.3% increase in the amount of $21,682 for the employee health insurance renewal with WEA was made by Terrance Miller, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Policy Update 28.1 (1st Read): The policies that were updated were distributed. The remainder will be distributed at the next board meeting.
Support Staff Evaluation System (1st Read): The support staff evaluation was given out for a 1st read.
Motion to move into Closed Session: Motion to move into closed session was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Joe Ejnik, roll call vote taken, all present were in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Motion to Reconvene in Open Session: Motion to reconvene in open session was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Terrance Miller, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Motion Made as a Result of Closed Session: Motion to approve compensation of $1,250 with a 3 year retention contract for professional development for a staff member was made by Terrance Miller, second by Andy Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Future Agenda Items: None
Next Board Meeting Date: June 17, 2019, 7pm.
Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Andy Schmidt, second by Terrance Miller, voice vote 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Date Approved___________
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Alphia Creapeau, President
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Grace Schwefel, Clerk