BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
AUGUST 20, 2018 REGULAR MEETING GARDNER SCHOOL HOUSE – SCHOOL FARM
| CALL TO ORDER |
President Harvey Burnett opened the hearing at 6:04 pm
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| ROLL CALL | PRESENT: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, and H. Burnett ABSENT: D. Wentworth
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| OTHERS PRESENT : Timothy Donahue
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| ADOPTION OF AGENDA
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MOTION BY Member R. Writer, SECONDED BY Member C. Lee the agenda for the regular meeting of August 20th, 2018 be adopted as written.
ROLL CALL VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
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R. Cornwell, J. Elliott, K. Rettig, D. Miller, and M. Nixon
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| COMMUNITY DIALOGUE CITIZENS CONCERNS | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INFORMATION/REPORTS & NEW BUSINESS | The Board presented Mrs. Donna Trigg with a gift for retirement and in recognition of 42 years of service to the Buchanan Community Schools.
Mr. Donahue updated the Board on our current hiring matters and vacancies. He also shared details of the two upcoming PD days for our teachers on August 28-29th. He extended an invitation to Board members to attend the district opening day presentation and breakfast on Monday, August 27th.
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| ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA
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MOTION by K. Laesch, SECONDED by S. Tobler, The Board of Education approves the consent agenda for the regular board meeting of August 20th, 2018 be adopted as written:
1. Minutes: 7-16-2018 7-20-2018 Work-Session Board Retreat 2. Warrants: June 2018 Expenditures 3. Certified Staff Retirement: Mrs. Donna Trigg – 42 years of dedication and service to Buchanan Community Schools 4. Recommendations to hire as submitted by Moccasin Principal Mrs. Stacey Denison, Ottawa Principal Mrs. Karin Falkenstein, Buchanan Middle School Principal Mr. Mark Kurland and Business Manager Mrs. Tricia Lowery:
5. Recommendation to hire new coaches as submitted by Athletic Director Mr. Lonnie Hoover:
6. Staff Resignations as submitted: Katelyn Coules: Special Education Teacher, JV Volleyball, Varsity Girls’ Soccer Lindsay Harroff: MS Volleyball Coach
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| ADOPTION OF ELEMENTARY STUDENT HANDBOOKS
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MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by K. Laesch, The Buchanan Board of Education adopts the Buchanan Community Schools Elementary Student Handbook for the 2018-19 school year as presented.
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| SUPERINTENDENT’S EVALUATION | MOTION BY Member K. Laesch, SECONDED BY Member R. Writer, The Buchanan Board of Education, accepts the recommendation as submitted by the Personnel Committee for the 2017-18 Superintendent’s evaluation.
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| QUESTIONS & COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS | Board Members discussed the Welcome Back agendas for August 27th – August 29th, 2018. The Superintendent and Board Members further discussed the current situation of difficulty in hiring personnel.
Mark Nixon discussed work being completed on the Gardner School House and offered information regarding the school’s farm.
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| NEXT BOARD MEETING | Regular Meeting: September 17th, 6pm @ Buchanan Middle School – Media Center
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| ADJOURNMENT | 6:27 pm |
