The regular meeting of West Franklin USD #287 Board of Education was held on May 10, 2004 at the Education Center in Pomona, Kansas. The following board members were present: Mrs. Sheila Anderson, President Neal Baker, Mrs. Janie Dillon, Mr. Randy Hermreck, Mrs. Mary Ann Parkin, and Mr. Jeff Piersol. Mrs. Nancy Reed arrived at 7:12 pm. Also present were: Superintendent Susan Myers, Curriculum Director Mary Schleicher, Appanoose Principal Rick Smith, Learning Center Principal Robert Allen, Pomona Elementary/Middle School Principal Jody Cole, Pomona High School Principal Royce Powelson (7:10 pm), Williamsburg Principal Tracy Maring, Board Clerk Robin Bigham, and Transportation Director Richard Adler (7:30 pm). Others present included: Mr. & Mrs. Kent Stewart, Candace Jones (Ottawa Herald), Virginia Cook, Tim Davis, Cheryl Thomas, Karen Gibson, and Michelle Graf.

President Neal Baker called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Mary Ann Parkin moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and to pay the bills as presented. The motion was seconded by Sheila Anderson and the motion passed 6-0.

Appanoose Principal Rick Smith reported that the Appanoose Carnival went well and made approximately $1,000 in revenue. He doesn't know what they will do next year in regards to the annual Chili Supper/Carnival.

PES/PMS Principal Jody Cole reported that the PES/PMS Vocal Concert will be Thursday evening at 7:00 pm and that she will be riding in on a Harley Davidson. All are invited to attend.

Curriculum Director Mary Schleicher handed out Terra Nova Reading and Math scores for grades 2, 4, 6, 9, and 11 on the current cycle and reviewed them with the board.

Superintendent Susan Myers shared a couple of thank you notes with the board. Board policy IHF was revised and handed out to board members so that it would match the change the board made in the handbook. Dr. Myers reported that the legislature was supposed to vote at 3:30 pm on education finance for next year but had not heard any news. As of now, there will be no new money from the state for education for next year. Dr. Myers is also still interviewing for open positions for next year and her only concern is for the chemistry/physics position that is open due to the retirement of Mr. Don Hoch.

Mr. Royce Powelson gave the PHS Site Council Report to the board. The site council has covered numerous topics over the past school year including but not limited to: community and parent perspectives of Pomona High School, the triangle of success, school pride, the dress code, student handbooks, the PHS mission statement, and more involvement from the booster club.

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Travel requests were presented as follows:

Sponsor	Group Activity	Dates	Where
Robert Allen WFLC	Annual Trip	May 24-27	Minnesota
Royce Powelson Principal	KAASP Summer Conference	June 8-10	Emporia
Troy Ifland WHS Seniors	Annual Senior Trip	May 15-17	Osage Beach, MO

Janie Dillon made a motion to approve the travel requests. The motion was seconded by Mary Ann Parkin and motion passed 6-0.

Mr. Tim Davis addressed the board in regards to the Vocational Agriculture curriculum that was handed out last board meeting. Essentially, the curriculum was revised to meet the guidelines necessary for state funding and should be good for the next four years. Jeff Piersol made a motion to adopt the Vocational Agriculture curriculum as presented. Sheila Anderson seconded the motion and motion passed, 7-0.

Pomona Recreation Commission submitted letters recommending the following persons be appointed to the commission: Mr. Ed Thompson, Mr. Rodney Barnhart, Mr. Josh Blanco and Mr. Danny Morris. Mary Ann Parkin made a motion to appoint members to the Pomona Recreation Commission as submitted. Mary Ann Parkin seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

The BCBS representative met with Dr. Myers and presented the new insurance rates for next school year. There was a decrease in premiums across all district options and the board pays for a single, low option plan for eligible employees. The single, low option rate for next year will be $234.72 per month, per eligible employee. Nancy Reed made a motion to accept the new BCBS rate for the 04/05 school year. Sheila Anderson seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

The needs of the district were discussed. A few of the most immediate needs include: Virtual Prescriptive Learning at $55,000, an elementary counselor for Appanoose and Pomona Elementary/Middle School at approximately $40,000, a classroom for the WFLC at the farm, increase in salaries for all employee groups, and several classes that need to be split due to class size. Mrs. Michelle Graf presented copies to the board of a survey and survey results that were given to West Franklin teachers. The survey was to get the teachers perspective on the needs of the district. Mary Ann Parkin made a motion to authorize the purchase of the Virtual Prescriptive Learning nodule. Sheila Anderson seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

A discussion was held regarding the possible need of assistant principal/athletic director at the two district high schools.

Bids on a modular classroom were reviewed. Jeff Piersol made a motion to reject all bids. Neal Baker seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0. The bid process for a modular classroom will be started over.

The board took a ten minute break at 8:15 pm.

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Mr. Kent Stewart handed out a response concerning recommendation #10 on the facility report. He recommended forming a citizen's committee to help the board move forward with the needs of the district. He will send some guidelines to help with forming the committee. This topic will appear again on the June agenda and the board will study the report further before work begins on forming the citizen's committee.

Mary Ann Parkin made a motion for the board to enter executive session for thirty minutes at 9:12 p.m. 45 to discuss personnel issues. Justification of the executive session is to protect the privacy interests of identifiable individuals. Janie Dillon seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.
The board came out of executive session at 9:42 p.m.

Jeff Piersol made a motion to enter executive session for another ten minutes at 9:42 to discuss personnel issues. Justification of the executive session is to protect the privacy interests of identifiable individuals. Sheila Anderson seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

The board came out of executive session at 9:57 p.m.

Mary Ann Parkin made a motion to enter executive session for five minutes at 9:57 to discuss personnel issues. Justification of the executive session is to protect the privacy interests of identifiable individuals. Nancy Reed seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

The board came out of executive session at 10:02 p.m.

Mary Ann Parkin made a motion to accept the supplemental schedule as presented and to accept employment recommendations as follows:

Name	Position	Location	Action Taken
Carolyn Horne	Head Cook	Appanoose	Resignation
Ned Parker	Coach/Athletic Director	Pomona High School	Resignation
Don Hoch	Teacher	Pomona High School	Retirement
Kathi Hilliard	Teacher	Williamsburg High School	Resignation
Joni Jones	VB Coach	Pomona Middle School	Resignation
Eric Koppes	Principal	Pomona Elementary/Middle	Employment
Drew Walters	Teacher		Employment
Cheri Koppes	Teacher		Employment
Michelle Dusang	Teacher		Employment
Erica Crist	Teacher		Employment
Christine Bradley	Teacher		Employment
Mandi Minor	Teacher		Employment
Melinda Miller	Teacher		Employment
Diana Ritzel	Library Aide	Pomona Elementary/Middle	Employment
Lisa King	Library Aide	Appanoose	Employment
Terri Thompson	Head Cook	Appanoose	Employment
Brenda Coe	From 4th Grade to JH	Williamsburg	Transfer
Debbie Aubert	From 3rd Grade to JH	Williamsburg	Transfer
Darrin Ashmore	From 2nd Grade to JH	Williamsburg	Transfer
Shelly Welch	From Kdgn to 2nd Grade	Williamsburg	Transfer

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Neal Baker seconded the motion and motion passed 7-0.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:10.

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Robin Bigham, Board Clerk Neal Baker, Board President

(Minutes are not offical until approved at the following board meeting.)