Approved Minutes for November 7, 2016
Gresham School Board Meeting
November 7, 2016 Minutes
Present: Holly Schmidt, Alphia Creapeau, Grace Schwefel, Pat Pleshek, Andy Schmidt and Marge Eberhard. Absent: Jeff Hoffman. Also present: Principal – Newell Haffner, Assistant Principal – Ben Heninger and Administrative Assistant – Cathy Opperman.
Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:00pm by President Andy Schmidt.
Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
Approve or Amend the Agenda: Motion to amend the agenda (change the next board meeting date to November 21st) and approve was made by Pat Pleshek, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Consent Agenda:
Approve the Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the October 24th meeting minutes was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Accounts Payable: $ 43,364.08
Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Administrative Report by Newell Haffner: Newell reported on last teacher in-service.
Finance and Operations Report: In Holly’s absence, a report was distributed to all. It covered conferences attended, asbestos report, Applied Population Laboratory, 5Cast proposal from Forcast5 and mural designs.
Motion to approve the additional $800 study to Applied Population Laboratory for open enrolled students was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Alphia Creapeau, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Motion to approve the 3 year contract with Forcast5 was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Open Enrollment Alternative Applications: Motion to approve the open enrollment application was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Retainer Contract for Strang, Patteson, Renning, Lewis and Lacy Law Offices:
Motion to approve retainer contract with Strang, Patteson, Renning, Lewis and Lacy Law Offices was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Temporary Storage Building: Motion to approve the temporary storage building discussed (placement on the south side of the school) was made by Alphia Creapeau, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
State Convention January 18-20, 2017 at Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee: Andy encouraged anyone interested to attend.
WASB Regional Meeting Workshop Review: Andy briefly reviewed the powerpoint that was distributed.
Neola Digital Publishing Contract: Motion to table this item was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Advisory Committee Report: An update was given. The option of adding an additional 2 people to fill the open seats was discussed.
Motion to Move into Closed Session: Motion to move into closed session was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Pat Pleshek, roll vote was taken, 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Motion to Return to Open Session: Motion to return to open session was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried. No action was taken as a result of closed session.
Requests for Future Agenda Items: None
Next Board Meeting Date: November 21, 2016 at 7pm.
Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn at 8:54 pm was made by Alphia Creapeau, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Date Approved___________
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Andy Schmidt, President
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Grace Schwefel, Clerk