SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TOMAHAWK 1048 E. Kings Rd. Tomahawk, WI Phone: Fax:

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1 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TOMAHAWK 1048 E. Kings Rd. Tomahawk, WI Phone: Fax: Notice of Regular Board Meeting School District of Tomahawk Middle School Library Tuesday, March 12, :30 p.m. I. Call to Order AGENDA II. III. IV. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Declaration of a Quorum V. Additional Agenda Items VI. VII. VIII. IX. Adoption of Agenda Public Comment Consent Agenda Items A. Approve Minutes from Board Meetings February 6, and 12, 2013 B. Approve Invoices from February 13, to March 12, 2013 C. Employment/Contract Adjustments 1. Approve Replacement Staff 2. Approve Additional Staff 3. Approve Above Pay Contracts 4. Approve Volunteers 5. Approve Resignations 6. Approve Leaves of Absence 7. Approve Layoffs / Recall from Layoff 8. Approve Retirements D. Youth Options Program E. Gifts / Donations to the District Financial Report X. Reports A. Staff Reports B. Student Council Representatives C. District Administrator

2 XI. Report on Choir trip to the Dorian Vocal Festival in Decorah, Iowa XII. XIII. Student Transportation Contract COMMITTEE REPORTS A. OPERATIONS 1. Trophy Display Case Project 2. Project List 3. Natural Gas B. CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTS 1. Physics Fieldtrip to Gurnee, Illinois on May 3, Smarter Balanced Assessment Presentation XIV. Board Development XV. Board Referrals XVI. Adjourn

3 School District of Tomahawk Minutes of the Regular School Board meeting held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Regular meeting of the School Board was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Wurl in the Middle School Library. The Tomahawk Leader was duly notified of this meeting by designee, Administrative Secretary, Marilyn Powers. Delegates and visitors: Kelly Huseby, Nathan Hanson, Dan McGuire, Scott Swenty, Michael Juech, Mitch Hamm, Mike DeBels and 7 members from the community and a representative from the Tomahawk Leader and WJJQ. Members present: Ernst, Schlegel, Schulz, Steigerwaldt, Kissinger Wolf, Wurl Members absent: Dirks, Hafeman, Krueger V. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS: There was none. VI. VII. VIII. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Moved by Schulz, seconded by Kissinger Wolf and carried to approve the agenda as printed. Motion carried. 6 ayes 0 nays PUBLIC COMMENT: Ann Swenty APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA: A. Approve minutes from board meeting February 6, and 12, B. Payment of bills amounting to $1,267, with check numbers C. Employment/Contract Adjustments 1. Approve Replacement Staff 2. Approve Additional Staff 3. Approve Above Pay James Burg as Varsity Volleyball Coach Andy Peissig as Middle School Assistant Football Coach 4. Approve Volunteers Anthony Klein for Baseball 5. Approve Resignations Jake Flohr as Varsity boys hockey coach Garth Gerstenberger as Middle school boys basketball coach 6. Approve Leaves of Absence 7. Approve Layoff/Recall from Layoff 8. Approve Retirements Bruce Bradley as Tech Ed. teacher Deb Overhaug as Middle School teacher Mary Smith as Family and Consumer Education teacher Darlene Machel as Food Service Director

4 D. Youth Options S.P. to take Fundamentals of Music at UWC-Online T.K. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.G. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.G. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical H.P. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.R. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical S.S. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.S. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical J.S. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical D.S. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.T. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical A.W. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical T.K. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical S.K. to take Certified Nursing Assistant Nicolet Technical E. Gifts/Donations to the District Donald & Ardell Stelter donated $50.00 to Student milk break. Sacred Heart Foundation donated $ to Student milk break Riser Energy/Exon Mobil Educational Alliance donated $ to High School Moved by Schulz, seconded by Schlegel and carried to approve the consent agenda items. Motion carried. 6 ayes 0 nays Yuliya Gamza from Balkhash, Kazakhstan thanked the Board for allowing her the opportunity to come to Tomahawk and she also spoke of her experiences so far. IX. FINANCIAL REPORT: was given by Roger Rindo. X. REPORTS were given by: Scott Swenty, Kelly Huseby, Nathan Hanson, Dan McGuire, Mitch Hamm, Katie Lee Middle School student council representative, Kim Schuman High School student council representative, Richelle Swan, Kylee Theiler Elementary student council representatives and Roger Rindo. XI. XII. XI. REPORT ON CHOIR TRIP TO THE DORIAN VOCAL FESTIVAL IN DECORAH, IOWA: No Action was taken. Corey Colburn and Hannah Schmit reported to the Board on the choir trip to Decorah, Iowa. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT: Moved by Schulz, seconded by Schlegel to approve the Student Transportation Contract as presented. Motion carried. 6 ayes 0 nays COMMITTEE REPORTS A. OPERATIONS 1. TROPHY DISPLAY CASE PROJECT: No Action was taken. Dr. Rindo explained the trophy display case project to the Board. He informed the Board that it will be coming back to them in the future with a fund raising plan to help pay for the project. 2. PROJECT LIST: Moved by Schlegel, seconded by Steigerwaldt to approve item five on the capital project list at the cost of $15, and item number 11to pay for the labor to put down flooring in three classrooms plus hallway. Motion carried. 6 ayes 0 nays 3. NATURAL GAS: No Action was taken. Mark Schlegel informed the Board that the committee discussed our gas buying strategy for the upcoming fiscal year. Given the current low price of natural gas and its recent trend to remain low, the committee has

5 recommended that Mike DeBels and Dr. Rindo keep an eye on the price, but at this time the committee advises not to lock in any percentage of our gas up front. B. CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTS 1. PHYSICS FIELDTRIP TO GURNEE, ILLINOIS ON MAY 3, 2013: Moved Schulz, seconded by Schlegel to approve the Physics Fieldtrip to Gurnee, Illinois on May 3, Motion carried. 6 ayes 0 nays 2. SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION: No Action was taken. Kelly Huseby reported to the Board that one component of the waiver Wisconsin was granted from the United State Department of Education dictated that our state assessment needed to undergo changes in order to be exempt from certain No Child Left Behind (NBLB) provisions. Wisconsin joined the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium in Spring 2010 as a governing state. The following are the Differences between WKCE and Smarter Balanced are: WKCE Smarter Balanced Assessment Fall Assessment Window Spring Assessment Window (12 weeks) No use of computer adaptive technology Use of computer adaptive technology No opportunity for retakes Opportunity to retake No performance tasks Performance tasks No computer adaptive interim assessments Computer adaptive interim assessments Results in months Results in weeks Grades 3-8 & 10 Grades 3-8 & 11 XIV. XV. XVI. BOARD DEVELOPMENT: No Action was taken. The Board discussed the article, Tapping the Strategic Potential of Boards. BOARD REFERRALS: ADJOURN: Moved by Schlegel, seconded by Kissinger Wolf to adjourn at approximately 8:50 p.m.