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Regular Board Meeting <strong>June</strong> 8, 2011 Page 4 2. Approval of recommended candidate for the position of Banting Elementary Principal: Pat Madden stated the administration is recommending Brian Babbitts for the position of Banting Elementary Principal P. Madden moved to approve the appointment of Brian Babbitts for the position of Banting Elementary Principal; seconded by E. Langill. Motion carried in a 9-0 roll call vote. 3. Approval of recommended candidate for the position of Butler Middle School Assistant Principal. Pat Madden reported the administration is recommending Chvala Brown for the position of Butler Middle School Assistant Principal. P. Madden moved to approve the appointment of Chvala Brown for the position of Butler Middle School Assistant Principal; seconded by W. Baumgart. Motion carried 9-0. 4. Approval of recommended candidate for the position of South High School Assistant Principal Pat Madden reported the administration is recommending Richard Lehman for the position of South High School Assistant Principal P. Madden moved to approve the appointment of Richard Lehman for the position of South High School Assistant Principal; seconded by J. Como. Motion carried 9-0. 5. Approval of recommended candidate for the position of South High School Assistant Principal Pat Madden reported the administration is recommending Timothy Joynt for the position of South High School Assistant Principal. P. Madden moved to approve the appointment of Timothy Joynt for the position of South High School Assistant Principal; seconded by S. Edlund. Motion carried 9-0. B. Information 1. Wellness Presentation: Jack Bothwell gave a presentation on the Employee Wellness program; Discussion followed. C. Discussion Items: None V. Policy Committee Ellen Langill, Chair A. Action Items: 1. Potential New Policy #1240 – Volunteers and #1240G – Guidelines for Volunteers: E. Langill reported that currently, we do not have any Board policy on volunteers. The potential new policy provides a statement about the District’s position on volunteers in the schools. The potential new guideline provides definitions of the different types of volunteer opportunities as well as criteria for having a background check. This item had a first reading in May. E. Langill moved to approve Policy #1240 – Volunteers and #1240G – Guidelines for Volunteers; seconded by B. Brzenk. Motion carried 9-0. 2. Policy #1312G – Guidelines for the Processing of Citizen Complaints: E. Langill reported that a citizen complaint advances to the Board President and a board hearing is automatically held under current policy language. The proposed revisions will allow the Board President and the Board Officers to review the request and decide if a hearing will be held or not. A majority of the Board could also vote to request that the hearing be held if the Board President and Board Officers decide not to hold a hearing. This item had a first reading in May. E. Langill moved to approve Policy #1312G – Guidelines for the Processing of Citizen Complaints; seconded by S. Edlund. Motion carried 9-0. 3. Potential New Policy #4108 – Employee Wellness: E. Langill stated that we currently do not
Regular Board Meeting <strong>June</strong> 8, 2011 Page 5 have any Board policy on employee wellness. The potential new policy provides a statement about the District’s position on employee wellness and details the District’s responsibilities in this area. This item had a first reading in May. E. Langill moved to approve New Policy #4108 – Employee Wellness; seconded by B. Brzenk. Motion carried 9-0. 4. Revisions to Policy #5135 – Anti-Bullying and #5135G – Anti-Bullying Guidelines: These policies were implemented in April 2010 due to changes in state law. The revisions to the policy and guidelines provide more clarity for staff to decide which situations are bullying and which are not. This item had a first reading in May. E. Langill moved to approve Revisions to Policy #5135 – Anti-Bullying and #5135G – Anti- Bullying Guidelines; seconded by W. Baumgart. Motion passed 9-0. 5. Revisions to Policy #6150 – Technology Acceptable Use Policy and #6150G – Guidelines for Technology Acceptable Use: E. Langill reported that revisions to policy #6150 add criteria for students to bring personal technology into school buildings. Revisions to the guidelines, #6150G, include updating and consolidating the student expectations for acceptable technology use to be more in line with bringing personal technology to school as well as taking district-owned technology home. To have this policy in effect for the 2011-12 school year, we are asking that policy #9310G – Guidelines to By-laws of the Board Formulation, Adoption and Amendment of Board Policy requiring two readings be waived. E. Langill moved to waive the two reading requirement; seconded by W. Baumgart. Motion carried 9-0. E. Langill moved for the approval of the changes to Policy #6150 and #6150G as presented; seconded by J. Como. Motion carried 9-0. B. Information Items: None C. Discussion Items: None VI. Legislative Committee Barbara Brzenk, Chair A. Action Items: None B. Information Items: None C. Discussion Items: None VII. Technology Committee A. Action Items: None B. Information Items: None C. Discussion Items: None VIII. Finance and Facilities Committee Joseph Como, Chair A. Action Items: 1. Approval of the CESA 1 Consortium Contract: J. Como reported that the District participates in a consortium with CESA 1 as the fiscal agent for the purpose of providing coordination and oversight for the vocation education program funded through Carl Perkins. Waukesha and fifteen other districts pool their federal grant in order to provide the most efficient use of the funding. The consortium has been in existence for 20 years and the District would like to continue our participation in the program. The contract being presented for approval is for the three-year period from July 1,
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