January 2, 2017
Gresham School Board Meeting
January 2, 2017 Minutes
Present: Alphia Creapeau, Grace Schwefel, Pat Pleshek, Andy Schmidt, Jeff Hoffman and Marge Eberhard. Absent: Holly Schmidt. Also present: Principal – Newell Haffner, Assistant Principal – Ben Heninger and Director of Finance and Operations – Holly Burr.
Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:02pm by President Andy Schmidt.
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 Alphia Creapeau, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Cross Country as a WIAA Sport – Jeff Zobeck and Chad Thorne: An update was given by Jeff and Chad. Motion to accept proposal to move Cross Country from a club sport to a WIAA sport was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Soccer Co-op Renewal with Bowler – Jeff Zobeck: Motion to approve the 2 year soccer co-op renewal with Bowler was made by Pat Pleshek, second by Alphia Creapeau, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Consent Agenda:
Approve the Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the December 5th meeting minutes was made by Alphia Creapeau, second Pat Pleshek, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Accounts Payable: $ 87,993.15
Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Pat Pleshek, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Administrative Report by Newell Haffner: Newell touched on the following items: Academic and Career Planning Leadership conference, SLATE conference, Midwest Google Summit and in-service review on 12/16/16.
Finance and Operations Report by Holly Burr: Holly reviewed the following: Conference/training updates and boiler update.
2017-2018 Course Description Booklet: Motion to approve the course description booklet for 2017-2018 school year was made by Alphia Creapeau, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried.
Advisory Committee Update: Kraus Anderson meeting on January 9, 6-9pm.
Requests for Future Agenda Items: Letter in support of schools controlling start date, Applied Population presentation
Next Board Meeting Date: January 16, 2017 at 7pm.
Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Pat Pleshek, 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