Board of Education Regular Board Meeting October 12, 2015 7PM BECC Building, Board Room 125. S. Church Street Brighton, MI 48116 I. Call to Order II. III. IV. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Approval of Agenda V. Call to the Public VI. Superintendent Report A. Student Representative VII. For Action A. Minutes of September 28, 2015.................... B. Acceptance of Donation, Auto Shop................ C. Leave of Absence Request........................ D. Strategic Plan.................................. Report 15-165 Report 15-166 Report 15-167 Report 15-168 Page 2 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 VIII. For Future Action A. Acceptance of Donation, Student Nutrition............ B. Summer Tax Resolution.......................... Report 15-169 Report 15-170 Page 10 Page 11 IX. For Information A. Curriculum/Instruction B. Finance 1. Bills of September 25 October 2, 2015 Page 14 2. Financial Strategy C. Human Resources D. Board Reports E. Bond Report X. Second Call to the Public XI. Next Meeting, October 26, 2015 XII. Adjournment This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District s Business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in agenda item Call to the Public.
BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-165 For Action Subject: Board of Education Meeting Minutes Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the meeting minutes as presented. Rationale: Facts/Statistics: District Goal Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: To approve the minutes of September 28, 2015 as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 2
September 28, 2015 Board of Education Brighton Area Schools Regular Meeting Monday, September 28, 2015 7:00 PM BECC Minutes I. Call to Order President Krause called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. II. III. IV. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Members present: Jay Krause, Dave Chesney, Ken Stahl, Beth Minert, Bill Trombley and John Conely, 1 absent - Andy Burchfield. Also present: Superintendent Gray, Assistant Superintendents Surrey and Gistinger, staff, press, and visitors. Approval of Agenda Motion: To approve the agenda as presented. Moved by: Chesney Supported by: Minert Voice vote: 6 ayes, 1 absent Burchfield. Motion carried. V. Call to the Public Arnella Park reported on Pink week and $10,000 was raised. The funds are pledged to St. Joseph Cancer Center and the remainder of the funds will go to Susan G. Coleman Foundation. Also, she announced the 2015 homecoming theme will be Empire State of Mind. VI. VIII. Superintendent Report A. Formation of a BAS Math and Science Center - Jim Meyer former Dean of Utica Schools presented a model and formation of the structure, strengths and challenges of his districts Math and Science Center. B. Technology Presentation, Dr. Chris Turner, Director reported on initiative, infrastructure, hardware, software and training taking place in the BAS Technology Department. C. Student Representative Colleen Deaven, Principal provided and update on behalf the The Bridge Alternative High School. For Action A. Motion: To approve the minutes of September 14, 2015 as presented. Moved by: Minert Supported by: Stahl 1 Page 3
September 28, 2015 Voice vote: 6 ayes, 1 absent Burchfield. Motion carried. B. Motion: That the board approve the strategic plan as presented. Moved by: Supported by: Voice vote: Motion: To table, action item B. Strategic Plan. Moved by: Chesney IX. For Future Action A. Acceptance of Donation Brighton NC Machine Corporation will donate machinery valued at $15,000 to the BHS auto shop. Trustee Conley shared the details of the equipment being donated. X. For Information A. Curriculum/Instruction Dr. Surrey reported on professional development, data team meetings, learning studios and tools for teacher evaluations. B. Finance Dr. Gistinger presented district bills of September 11-18, 2015 and June 2015, Financial Statements for board review. Also, she announced that in just one year the district has gone from $4 million dollars in deficit to having positive fund equity of $1.4 million dollars. Financial Strategy Finance committee structure. C. Human Resources Dr. Gray reported finalizing the exit interview and strategy process. D. Board Reports Trustee Conely questioned if CTE funding can be used to pay for teacher absences. According to administration, substitute pay can only be covered if a classroom teacher is attending professional development. Also, he provided a handout on board member responsibilities, announced the hiring academic coaches, referenced a book on the Constitution and voiced concern on how the district observed Patriotic Week. Trustee Conely requested a list on what each teacher did to observe Patriot Week. Vice President Chesney announced the Brighton High School Musical Theatre will perform White Christmas at the BCPA during the month of December. Trustee Trombley inquired if Brighton will host the Wrestling match against Catholic Central. The response was Brighton has never hosted due to federal compliance of title IX and events taking classroom instruction time from students. E. Bond Report Treasurer Stahl reported on that the pool Occupancy will take place October 2. 2 Page 4
September 28, 2015 Trustee Trombley voiced concern regarding bond work not completed. Also, he requested an update on the third party assessment. Dr. Gray confirmed that a meeting will be set up with Pete Lindhout of Lindhout Associates Architects. XI. Second Call to the Public Allison Cox requested that the board refrain from requiring every teacher to provide lesson plans on how they observed Patriot Week in the classroom. Kara Totaro requested that the board address the programming gap between elementary and middle school for advanced students. Sue Ellen and Wilson Ikens voiced concern to the board regarding Bus 12. Julie Hine addressed the board regarding utilizing technology and keeping people informed through communication, transparency and community access. Kim Hubert addressed the board regarding constitution week. Arnella Park addressed the board regarding patriot week and the use of CTE funds. XII. Adjournment President Krause adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m. 3 Page 5
BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-166 For Action Subject: Donation from Brighton NC Machine Corporation Recommendation: To accept the donation of C & C machines center and tooling. Rationale: Facts/Statistics: Per Board Policy 7230 All gifts, grants, or bequests having a value of more than $1,000 shall be accepted by the Board. District Goal Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: To accept with appreciation the $15,000 donation from Brighton NC Machine as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 6
BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-167 For Action Subject: Unpaid Leave of Absence Request Recommendation: Approval of Leave Request Rationale: Request letter attached Facts/Statistics: Gillian McColgan is requesting a one-semester unpaid leave of absence for the second semester of the 2015-16 school year. She is currently employed as a Grade ¾ Magnet Teacher at Spencer Elementary School with 3 years of service to the district. District Goal Addressed: X Communication X Fiscal Integrity X Student Achievement Motion: Moved by: Supported by: To approve the Unpaid Leave of Absence Request for Gillian McColgan as presented. Vote: Ayes Nays Page 7
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BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-168 For Action Subject: Brighton Area Schools Strategic Plan September 2015 June 2020 Recommendation: Rationale: Facts/Statistics: District Goal Addressed: X Communication X Fiscal Integrity X Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: That the board adopt the Brighton Area Schools strategic plan as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 9
BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-169 For Future Action Subject: Donation from United Dairy Industry of Michigan Recommendation: To accept the grant of $15,000.00 from United Dairy Industry of Michigan. This grant is to be used toward the purchase of coffee machine at BHS. Rationale: UDIM is sponsoring this machine to increase milk consumption in schools. Most drinks produced by this machine contain 8 oz of lowfat milk. Facts/Statistics: Per Board Policy 7230 All gifts, grants, or bequests having a value of more than $1,000 shall be accepted by the Board. District Goal Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: To accept with appreciation the $15,000 donation from Brighton NC Machine as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 10
BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 Report #15-170 For Future Action Subject: Summer Tax Collection Recommendation: That the board approve the resolution for 100% summer tax collection as prescribed by law. Rationale: The board of education must adopt a resolution to annually request, before January 1 in each year, each township and city in which it is located to agree to collect the summer school property tax levy in that year for the amount of school property taxes as specified in the resolution. Negotiations for the reasonable expenses for collection of the summer school property tax levy which the city of township may charge under Section 1611 or 1612 of the School Code will follow. Facts/Statistics: The district has collected 100% of property taxes in the summer since 2007. District Goal Addressed: X Communication X Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion: Moved by: Supported by: To approve the Summer Tax Resolution as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 11
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BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education October 12, 2015 For Information Finance: 1. Bills for payment of September 25 October 2, 2015. Page 14
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