Negaunee Public Schools

March 20, 2006

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, Negaunee Public Schools, City of Negaunee, County of Marquette, and State of Michigan, held March 20, 2006, at the Negaunee High School Library, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: Fae Collins, Dan Hintsala, Osmond T. Kemp, Virginia Paulson,

Martin Renaldi, Dave Rice, and Martin Saari

Members Absent: None

Administrators Present:

James Derocher, Superintendent

Bob Bonetti, High School Principal

Bob Trebilcock, Middle School Principal

Mary Kay Johnson, Administrative Aide for Finance

Julie Dompierre, Recording Secretary

134. The meeting was called to order by President Dan Hintsala at 7:00 p.m.

135. A quorum of the board was established.

136. Motion by F. Collins, supported by O. Kemp, to approve the agenda with the following changes: 144. New Business – item K. Closed Session for Contract Negotiations was moved to item L. and a new agenda item was listed as item K. Representative at MARESA Meeting. Motion carried 7-0.

137. Public Comment - None

138. Motion by V. Paulson, supported by D. Rice, to approve the minutes of the

Regular Board Meeting held on February 20, 2006, as presented. Motion

carried 7-0.

139. Motion by M. Renaldi, supported by O. Kemp, to approve the consent items as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

140. Payment of Bills and Financial Reports

A. Motion by M. Saari, supported by V. Paulson, to approve the payment of bills totaling $457,306.65. Motion carried 7-0.

B. Received the Financial Report from the Administrative Aide for Finance, Mary Kay Johnson.

141. A written report was received from the Community Education Director. Oral reports were received from Bob Bonetti, High School Principal, Bob Trebilcock, Middle School Principal, and Superintendent Derocher.

142. Correspondence - None

143. Old Business - None

144. New Business:

A. Motion by V. Paulson, supported by M. Saari, to allow the Negaunee High School All Sports Booster Club the ability to use lifetime sports passes as an incentive in their proposed fundraising campaign, which is designed to improve the Negaunee Public Schools Athletic Complex. Motion carried 7-0.

B. Motion by O. Kemp, supported by M. Renaldi, to award the bid for the HVAC upgrade at the Miner’s Dry to Pro-Therm, Inc., in the amount of $86,875. Motion carried 7-0.

C. Superintendent Derocher discussed the 2005 Grades 3-8 MEAP results with the Board. No action necessary.

D. Motion by F. Collins, supported by D. Rice, to approve a pilot program for Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) for the fourth quarter of the 2005-06 school year at the Negaunee High School. Motion carried 7-0.

E. Motion by V. Paulson, supported by F. Collins, to name Derek Cardinal and Suanne Trebilcock as the Teachers of the Year for the 2005-06 school year. Motion carried 7-0.

F. Motion by F. Collins, supported by M. Renaldi, to deny a request from Karen Bingel, Middle School Teacher, for an additional business leave day. Motion carried 7-0.

G. Motion by V. Paulson, supported by M. Saari, to approve the unpaid leave of absence request from Darlene Spencer, an Instructional Aide. Motion carried 7-0.

H. Superintendent Derocher informed the Board that he had received a letter of retirement from Robert Trebilcock, Middle School Principal. At this juncture the Board thanked Bob for his dedication and years of service to the Negaunee School District. No action necessary.

I. The Board approved the following Administrative contract renewals as follows:

Motion by O. Kemp, supported by D. Rice, to renew the contract for Robert Bonetti, High School Principal, through June 30, 2008. Motion carried 7-0.

Motion by M. Renaldi, supported by F. Collins, to renew the contract for Lynne Miettinen, Assistant Principal, Special Education and Title I Coordinator, through June 30, 2007. Motion carried 7-0.

Motion by M. Saari, supported by V. Paulson, to renew the contract for Mark Marana, High School Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, through June 30, 2008. Motion carried 7-0.

Motion by V. Paulson, supported by F. Collins, to renew the contract for Dan Skewis, Middle School Assistant Principal, through June 30, 2008. Motion carried 7-0.

J. Motion by F. Collins, supported by O. Kemp, to renew the contract for

James Derocher, Superintendent, through 2010-2011 school year.

Motion carried 7-0.

K. Motion by F. Collins, supported by O. Kemp, to appoint Martin Renaldi

as the district representative at the MARESA Annual Budget Hearing on

April 18, 2006. Motion carried 7-0.

L. Motion by D. Rice, supported by O. Kemp, to move into closed session at

8:33 p.m. Roll call vote 7 ayes 0 nays. President Hintsala moved the Board back into open session at 8:59 p.m.

Motion by O. Kemp, supported by V. Paulson, to increase the base salary of the Superintendent for 2006-07 school year to $96,000. The total compensation package for the Superintendent will be $121,008. Motion carried 7-0.

The Board discussed ways to improve the accessibility at the Lakeview Gym for senior citizens. The Board asked the Superintendent to look into the possible installation of handrails at the gym. Also, the suggestion was made to have the wood seats replaced and the gym completely painted, this summer, if funds are available from the Sinking Fund.

Motion by F. Collins, supported by M. Saari, directing the Superintendent to begin a study of the possibility of increasing the space available for housing all of the special education programs at Lakeview School. Motion carried 7-0.

145. Public Comment - None

146. Other Business – None

147. Motion by M. Saari, supported by O. Kemp, to adjourn the meeting at 9:27 p.m. Motion carried 7-0.

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Dan Hintsala, President Virginia Paulson, Secretary