LESLIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Monday, March 8, 2010
7:00 p.m. – Leslie High School Board Room
The regular meeting of the Board of CALL MEETING
Education of the Leslie Public Schools,
Ingham and Jackson Counties, Michigan,
was called to order by President Tim
Carroll at 7:00 p.m.
Members present: Tim Carroll
Mary Crowl
Eric Isham
Adrienne Bigg
John Wayne Stewart
Michael Knauf
Deann Maynard
Members absent:
Administrator(s)
present: Corey Netzley, Superintendent
Others: Bruce Barbour Rhonda Bennett
Andrew Rogers James Wood
Jeannie King Maureen Packer
John Denney Casey Sterle
Jennifer Shuster Stephanie Denczek
Lori Rosier Rick Samulak
Laura Fenger Pat James
Troy James Carol Franz
Casey Sterle Tom Sterle
Kristen Hawkins Stacy Swann
Tom Davis Robert Ruttan
Ed Schmidt Erica Willard
Brad Ries
Pledge of Allegiance given.
COMMENTS AND/CONCERNS OF CITIZENS PRESENT:
None.
Moved by M. Crowl, supported by M. Knauf AMEND AGENDA
to amend the Consent Agenda to add Action Item:
H. Hire Speech and Language Pathologist.
Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0.
Motion carried.
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Moved by A. Bigg, supported by D. Maynard CONSENT AGENDA
that the Board of Education approve
the amended March 8, 2010 Agenda;
Minutes of February 8, 2010 Regular
Meeting (open and closed); the bills
in the amount of $447,031.19 be
approved for payment as presented.
Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0.
Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
School Law Notes; Ingham Intermediate School
District minutes; Study: School District
Consolidation Not A Money-Saver (Mackinac Center
for Public Policy); 10 Reasons You Should Pay
Attention to Social Media; Consolidation of
Services: A Way of Business for our Schools;
Teacher Performance Evaluation System/Letter
from State Superintendent Mike Flanagan; and
several newspaper articles were distributed
as informational items.
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: (Consideration and/or Action)
1) MASA/Certificate of Honorable Mention
Aspire Program
Board President Tim Carroll presented
a Certificate of Honorable Mention to
Laura Fenger “in recognition of innovative
leadership which has furthered the quality
of education for all of Michigan’s students.”
Ms. Fenger gave a brief overview of an arts
integration project with Choir Director
Rebecca Scofield. Sixth grade students
wrote poetry and put the words to a song.
2) Enviro-Clean
Facility Director Troy James
updated the Board on the transition to
privatized custodial services.
3) Student Achievement Update
Director of Curriculum, Instruction
and Special Education Bruce Barbour presented
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a monthly report on student achievement
and professional development initiatives.
Fall 2009 MEAP scores will be reported
at the April Board meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
1) Enrollment
Enrollment as of Feb. 26, 2010 is 1,386.
2) Budget Committee Meeting Handouts
Handouts from the February 22nd, 2010
meeting were distributed to Board members.
Recommendations will be brought to the
Board sometime in April. Supt. Netzley
thanked James Wood and Mary Riehl for
chairing this committee. Next meeting
is March 15th, 2010.
3) Ingham County Schools “Net”
Schools of Choice Comparison
Leslie Public Schools has 235
School of Choice students, with 80
LPS students attending other Ingham
County Schools, leaving a net increase
of 155 students. These numbers are
from the September 30, 2009 count.
4) Special Education Shared Position
The ISD has not identified a potential
candidate for this position. A sub-
committee consisting of Mary Crowl,
Eric Isham, John Wayne Stewart and
Deann Maynard will study this position
in more detail.
5) Board Training Workshop
Supt. Netzley reminded Board members
that Monday, March 29th, 2010 will be a
special training meeting with a
facilitator from MASB.
6) LaPointe & Butler
Supt. Netzley recommended that
the Board not retain LaPointe & Butler
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as a legal firm specializing in
special education.
7) Transparency Reporting
New reporting requirements are
contained in a memo written by State
Superintendent Mike Flanagan. All
Michigan school districts must post
significant information on their
web site.
8) Superintendent Evaluation
Discussion ensued regarding
the timing of Board elections
and new Board members in relationship
to superintendent evaluations.
Supt. Netzley to look into this
timing issue and how it affects
the superintendent contract.
9) Goal Update
Progress on goals was distributed
to Board members.
BOARD DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION:
Moved by D. Maynard, supported by M. Knauf ACCEPT
to accept the resignation of Speech and RESIGNATION
Language Pathologist Christina Listermann
effective February 26, 2010 and thank her
for her 4-1/2 years of service to the
school district. Vote: ayes 7, nays 0,
absent 0. Motion carried.
Moved by E. Isham, supported by A. Bigg POLICY &
that the Board of Education approve changes REGULATION
to Policy and Regulation #7630 – Graduation #7630
Requirements (First Reading) as outlined in GRADUATION
Enclosure #2. Vote: ayes 6, nays 1 (M. Knauf), REQUIREMENTS
absent 0. Motion carried. FIRST READING
Moved by J. W. Stewart, supported by M. Crowl REMOVE
to remove LaPointe & Butler PC off the table LAPOINTE &
(tabled from the Feb. 8, 2010 Regular Board BUTLER FROM
meeting). Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0. TABLE
Motion carried.
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Moved by E. Isham, supported by A. Bigg NOT RETAIN
to not retain the firm of LaPointe & Butler PC LAPOINTE &
(special education attorneys) for the calendar BUTLER PC
year 2010. Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0.
Motion carried.
Moved by A. Bigg, supported by E. Isham HIRE ASST
to hire Ken Weinstein as Assistant Forensics FORENSICS
Coach per the recommendation of High School COACH
Principal Andrew Rogers. Vote: ayes 2 (T.
Carroll, M. Crowl), nays (A. Bigg, E. Isham,
J.W. Stewart, M. Knauf, D. Maynard), absent 0.
Motion failed.
Moved by M. Knauf, supported by A. Bigg OVERNIGHT
to approve an overnight trip to State WRESTLING
Individual Wrestling Finals at the TRIP
Palace of Auburn Hills March 3-5, 2010
per the recommendation of Athletic
Director Matt Johns. Vote: ayes 7,
nays 0, absent 0. Motion carried.
Board Committee appointments originally COMMITTEE
made at the Annual Organizational Meeting ASSIGNMENTS
on January 11, 2010 need to be revised REVISED
based on the results of the February
special election.
Building and Grounds Committee/Committee of the Whole
Finance Committee/Committee of the Whole
Superintendent Evaluation Committee:
Tim Carroll, John Wayne Stewart, Mike Knauf
Health Committee:
Tim Carroll, Deann Maynard
District Advisory Team:
Adrienne Bigg
Alternate: Mary Crowl
Leslie Area Educational Foundation:
Mary Crowl
Alternate: Eric Isham
Ingham School Officers Association:
Tim Carroll
Alternate: Mary Crowl
MASB Legislative Relations Network
Eric Isham
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Moved by M. Crowl, supported by A. Bigg HIRE SPEECH
that the Board of Education hire Danielle AND LANGUAGE
Okley as a Pre-K – 2nd grade Speech and PATHOLOGIST
Language Pathologist at MA-1 per the
recommendation of Director of Curriculum,
Instruction and Special Education Bruce
Barbour. Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0.
Motion carried.
Moved by D. Maynard, supported by J. W. Stewart CLOSED SESSION
to convene into closed session pursuant to
Subsection 8 (c) of the Michigan Open
Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing
contract negotiations. Vote: ayes 7,
nays 0, absent 0. Motion carried.
The Board entered Closed Session at 9:06 p.m.
Moved by E. Isham, supported by A. Bigg OPEN SESSION
that the Board of Education re-enter
regular session at 10:41 p.m. Vote: ayes 7,
nays 0, absent 0. Motion carried.
Moved by E. Isham, supported by D. Maynard
to authorize the Superintendent to draft
and implement an early retirement incentive
group plan for eligible Leslie Public School
employees subject to the following:
1. In an amount not to exceed $15,000 for 6 or less;
$20,000 for 7 to 11; and $25,000 for 12 and more
up to 2 years.
2. Eligibility based on ability to receive full
retirement benefits under the Michigan Public
School Employees Retirement System on July 1,
2010.
Vote: ayes 7, nays 0, absent 0. Motion carried.
President Carroll adjourned the meeting ADJOURNMENT
at 10:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Adrienne Bigg, Secretary
Leslie Public Schools