LESLIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Minutes

Special Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

6:00 p.m. – Leslie High School Board Room

The special meeting of the Board of CALL MEETING

Education of the Leslie Public Schools,

Ingham and Jackson Counties, Michigan,

was called to order by President

Sherrell at 6:00 p.m.

Members present: Randy Sherrell

William Myers

Mary Crowl

Pat Fogg

Adrienne Bigg

Tim Carroll

Eric Isham (arrived at 6:01 p.m.)

Members absent: None

Administrator(s)

present: Corey Netzley, Superintendent

Others: Ed Schmidt Bruce Durfee

Carl Howe Barb Fogg

Pam Kunkel-Chappell Peggy Howe

Joyce Kunkel T. Scott Blankinship

Jennifer Shuster Dawn Durfee

Pledge of Allegiance given.

COMMENTS AND/CONCERNS OF CITIZENS PRESENT:

Pam Kunkel-Chappell, 4480 Kinneville Rd., Leslie,

spoke about proposed budget cuts.

Dawn Durfee, 123 High Street, Leslie,

spoke about privatization.

Mary Crowl, 2351 Olds Rd., Leslie,

spoke about possible pay cuts.

Joyce Kunkel, 4276 Kinneville Rd., Leslie,

spoke about employee pay cuts.

Barb Fogg, 2079 Kinneville Rd., Leslie,

spoke about pay cuts start at the top.

BOARD DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION:

A proposal to form and support BOYS TENNIS

a Cooperative Program for a boys TEAM/LANSING

Tennis Team with Lansing Christian was CHRISTIAN

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introduced by Supt. Netzley. More

information will be provided to

the Board at the April 13, 2009

Special Board meeting.

Moved by T. Carroll, supported by A. Bigg REINSTATEMENT

to support the recommendation of the OF STUDENT

Re-instatement Committee for Leslie 2008-09.4

High School Student 2008-09.4.

Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0,

abstention 0. Motion carried.

Moved by W. Myers, supported by P. Fogg CLOSED SESSION

to convene into closed session pursuant

to Subsection 8 (a) of the Open Meetings

Act for the purpose of Superintendent

Evaluation. Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0,

abstention 0. Motion carried.

Time entered Closed Session: 6:24 p.m.

Moved by W. Myers, supported by T. Carroll OPEN SESSION

that the Board of Education re-enter regular

session at 8:56 p.m. Vote: ayes 7, nays 0,

absent 0, abstention 0. Motion carried.

Moved by P. Fogg, supported by A. Bigg CLOSED SESSION

to convene into closed session pursuant

to Subsection 8 (c) of the Open Meetings

Act for the purpose of discussing

contract negotiations. Vote: ayes 7,

nays 0, absent 0, abstention 0.

Motion carried.

Time entered Closed Session: 9:11 p.m.

Moved by W. Myers, supported by M. Crowl OPEN SESSION

that the Board of Education re-enter regular

Session at 10:17 p.m.

Moved by W. Myers, supported by P. Fogg

to eliminate “90-day trigger in Paragraph 5

and related language as determined by legal

counsel.” Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0,

abstention 0. Motion carried.

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President Sherrell adjourned the meeting at 10:35 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Carroll, Secretary

Leslie Public Schools