Princeton High School District 500 Board of Education met Oct. 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The Princeton High School Board of Education, District #500, met in Regular Session on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in the Learning Resource Center. Board Members present: Gary Hanna, Colleen Sailer, Terry Smallwood and Al Taylor. Board Members Absent: John Young. Also in attendance were Kirk Haring, Superintendent; and Jeff Ohlson, Assistant Principal and Activities Director.
Colleen Sailer, Vice President, called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. She welcomed guests and the media. The meeting began with the pledge of allegiance. There was no Public Comment.
Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda contained Minutes of the September 27, 2017 Budget Hearing and Regular Monthly Meeting; Monthly Bills; Treasurer’s Reports and Zearing and Phelps Farm Reports. Gary Hanna moved to approve the Consent Agenda items as presented, seconded by Al Taylor. The motion carried on a roll call vote: Terry Smallwood-yes, Al Taylor-yes, Gary Hanna-yes, and Colleen Sailer-yes.
Education and Administration Assistant Principal’s Report – Mr. Ohlson stated there were nine nominations for October students-of-the- month, and introduced the six recipients: Kenzie Mason, Koel Hjertstedt, Garrett Allen, Emily Burns, Kim McKeown and Cydney Kelly. These students were congratulated on this honor, and the parents praised for their support.
Mr. Ohlson’s report was reviewed. The October attendance rate was 94%, and 92.5% in 2016. There were 135 disciplinary write-ups during the same period, compared to 124 a year ago.
Activity Director Report - Mr. Ohlson’s report summarized Fall extracurricular activities in Boys and Girls Golf, Soccer, Girls Tennis, Volleyball, Football and Cross Country. The Fall Chorus Concert was on October 16th and the Fall Play “Diary of Anne Frank” will be presented on November 3rd and 4th.
Principal’s Report – Mr. Berlinski’s report included information about recent parent-teacher conferences, upcoming Student Council blood drive, the Practice SAT will be given to freshmen, sophomores and juniors on November 3rd, and lanyards have been distributed to all eligible seniors. PHS has received a request to host a foreign exchange student, Ida Kapel-Boyson, from Denmark; she will live with the Larry and Amy Mack family and be in the 10th grade.
Personnel – Al Taylor made the motion, seconded by Gary Hanna, to approve the following appointments, Winter Coaches, Maternity Leave request and resignations as presented:
Appointments:
Abby Bosnich Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Laura Gray Assistant Scholastic Bowl Coach
Appointment of Winter Coaches
Michael Fredericks Boys Basketball Head Coach Paid
Brik Wedekind Boys Basketball Assistant Paid
Patrick Smith Boys Basketball Assistant Paid
Ben Schmidt Boys Basketball Assistant Volunteer
Eric Tinley Boys Basketball Assistant Volunteer
Tiffany Gonigam Girls Basketball Head Coach Paid
Abbie Bosnich Girls Basketball Assistant Paid
Val Rueter Girls Basketball Assistant Volunteer
Wayne Bailey Girls Basketball Assistant Volunteer
Steve Amy Wrestling Head Coach Paid
Aaron Christiansen Wrestling Assistant Paid
RK Lunn Wrestling Assistant Volunteer Brian
Taylor Wrestling Assistant Volunteer
Maternity Leave Nachelle Norman January 8, 2018 through February 13, 2018
Resignations: Scott Underwood Assistant Girls Golf
Coach Ed Young Girls Soccer Coach
Second to the motion made by Gary Hanna. Roll call: Terry Smallwood-yes, Gary Hanna-yes, Al Taylor-yes and Colleen Sailer-yes. Motion passed.
Foreign Exchange Student – The motion to approve Ida Kapel-Boyson as a Foreign Exchange Student for the 2018-19 school year was made by Gary Hanna, seconded by Terry Smallwood, and carried on a voice vote.
Approval of Title I Plan – The Title I plan has been updated with current testing requirements. Al Taylor made the motion, seconded by Gary Hanna, and passed with a voice vote, to approve the Title I plan as presented.
Finance FY18 Tuition – The motion to approve the tuition rate of $13,341 for the FY18 school year was made by Gary Hanna, seconded by Terry Smallwood, and approved on a voice vote.
Executive Session There was no Executive Session.
Other Business November Meeting – Gary Hanna moved to change the start time for the November 20 meeting to 5:00 p.m. Second by Al Taylor, and passed with a voice vote.
Adjourn The motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 p.m. was made by Gary Hanna, seconded by Al Taylor, and passed on a voice vote.
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