Board Meeting

On August 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the administrative board room, the Board of Trustees, Todd Samuelson, Frank Brubaker, Ron Gifford, and Larry Pinkerton met for their bi-monthly meeting. Melissa Christiansen was chaperoning the cross country camp.

Business transactions

• School lunches will remain the same in the 2008-2009 school year, although prices may have to be increased for the 2009-2010 school year.



• The Board agreed to move $708,521.79 from the construction fund to the capital projects fund. This was done to reimburse the Capital Projects Fund for money used before the building project started in order to inform the community about the scope of the project.

• Mr. Tyree gave a short report on the teacher induction program. This was the third annual induction program. There were 13 new teachers and one assistant principal at the program. Presentations included the evaluation process, goal setting, technology, differentiated instruction, IEP’s and ILP’s, and poverty training. Teachers were taken to four different restaurants for lunch during the four-day induction.

• The Board authorized the central office to publish the annual financial report in the Pilot News.

• The Board established the date of September 17, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. in the administration office board room to meet with a facilitator in executive session and administrators to set corporation goals.

• The Board approved a motion for a resolution for the 403(b). The plan document will be presented to the Board at a later date.

• The Board approved the M.A.S.E. Trust agreement.

• Mr. Tyree updated the Board on projects including the high school soccer field, auditorium, the science room, and the cafeteria serving lines. He also gave a brief report on the damage that was done to the Washington Elementary air conditioning units. More information concerning that will follow.

• Mr. Tyree gave a report on enrollment as of Friday:

K-4: 1,362 (up 23 students)
Riverside: 555 (up 13 students)
Junior High: 549 (up 24 students)
High School: 1,055 (down 32 students)

This is an increase of 28 students at this time.

The Board will meet again on August 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the administration office board room. The budget workshop will follow approximately ten minutes after the meeting.