BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 REGULAR MEETING BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
| CALL TO ORDER | Vice President, Sandy Tobler, opened the meeting at 6:00 pm
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| ROLL CALL | PRESENT: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler | ||||
| ABSENT: H. Burnett
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| OTHERS PRESENT : Mr. Timothy J. Donahue & Mrs. Tricia Lowery
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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 September 18, 2017 be adopted as written. ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
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S. Steinke, K. Falkenstein & D. Miller
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| COMMUNITY DIALOGUE/CITIZENS CONCERNS
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None
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| INFORMATION/REPORTS & NEW BUSINESS
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None | ||||
| SUPERINTENDENT /DEPARTMENT REPORTS
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All departments and building Principals submitted September 2017 updates respectively. Mr. Donahue reported an increase of students within the district by a count of 37. Out of the new students reported, 34 of them are school of choice. Mr. Donahue further discussed 2017 M-Step results and parking procedures at the Buchanan High School.
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| MEETING MINUTES
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MOTION BY Member J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED BY Member S. Tobler, The minutes of the regular meeting of August 21st, 2017 be adopted as written. ROLL CALL VOTE K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| WARRANTS | MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by R. Writer, The Board of Education approve the payment of payroll of $705,699.98 and the payment of expenditures of $236,147.93 for invoices from the General Fund and the payment of payroll of $3907.44 and the payment of expenditures of $16,574.88 for invoices from the School Service Fund. ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| BUCHANAN STEP UP GRADUATION CERTIFICATION | MOTION BY Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member S. Tobler, Upon satisfactory completion of district requirements for High School Graduation, the Board of Education hereby approves:
Buchanan Step Up: Arianna Simonetti Louis Innamorato Jr.
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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NON CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS
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MOTION BY Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member C. Lee, The Buchanan Board of Education approves the recommendations as submitted by High School Principal, Mrs. Stacey DeMaio and Moccasin Elementary Principal, Mrs. Stacey Denison to hire the following non-certified employees for the 2017-18 school year.
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATION
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MOTION BY Member K. Laesch, SECONDED BY Member R. Writer, The Buchanan Board of approves the recommendation as submitted by Middle School Principal, Mr. Mark Kurland, To hire Mrs. Tara Carlsen as 7th Grade Math Teacher for the 2017-18 school year. Mrs. Carlsen is recommended at step 13 of the BEA agreement due to her tenure within another school district. ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| 2017-18 BMS EXTRA-CURRICULA UPDATES
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MOTION BY Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member S. Tobler, The Buchanan Board of Education approves the Buchanan Middle School extra-curricula updates for 2017-18 as presented below:
Sondra Staggs: Pride Council .5 Pride BUCK Council .5 Vertical Team Chair – Math MS Math Dept. Chair Vertical Team – Math Mentor – Tara Carlsen (7th grade math teacher)
Monica Luke: Vertical Team Chair – ELA
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| CROSSING GUARD SERVICE AGREEMENT
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MOTION BY Member J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED BY Member S. Tobler, The Buchanan Board of approves the proposed Crossing Guard Service agreement as agreed between the Buchanan Community Schools and City of Buchanan. Effective date of agreement – August 15, 2017,
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| TRANSPORTATION SERVICES STAFF REIREMENT: KAREN POSNIK
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MOTION BY Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member R. Writer, The Buchanan Board of Education accepts the retirement of: Karen Posnik, Transportation Services. The Board would like to thank Karen for 3 years of dedication & service to the students of Buchanan Community Schools. We wish Karen the best in all future endeavors.
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE RESIGNATIONS
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MOTION BY Member C. Lee, SECONDED BY Member K. Laesch, The Buchanan Board of Education accepts the resignations of: BMS Interventionist – Sheila Iannarelli, effective September 29th, 2017 BMS Grade 7 Math – Joe Elsheikhi, effective September 29th, 2017
The Board would like to thank Mrs. Iannarelli and Mr. Elsheikhi for their service to the students of the Buchanan Community School District. We wish Mrs. Iannarelli and Mr. Elsheikhi the best in future endeavors.
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee & S. Tobler NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| QUESTIONS & COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS | None | ||||
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NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING |
Monday, October 16, 6pm @ Buchanan High School
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| ADJOURNMENT | 6:23 pm |
