Crook County School District #1

MINUTES of MEETING

BOARD of TRUSTEES

CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

Preparing Today for Success Tomorrow

CCSD#1 will prepare & empower all students for successful, lifelong learning through effective teaching.

CALL TO

ORDER The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Crook County School District #1 was held in Hulett, WY, Monday, February 18, 2019, at the hour of 6:00 PM at the Hulett School.

ROLL CALL The meeting opened with the following present: Chairman Brian Marchant; Trustees Marlene Edwards, Rick Gill, Thayne Gray, Dena Mills, Ken Rathbun, Heith Waddell, and Chase Williams. Trustee absent – Keith Haiar. Administrators present – Mark Broderson, Superintendent; Sandra L. Neiman, Director of Special Education; Linda Wolfskill, Hulett School Principal; Teresa Brown, Moorcroft K8 Principal; Becky Waters, Moorcroft HS Principal; Brian Hartwig, Sundance Elementary Principal; and Jim O’Connor, Sundance Secondary Principal

APPROVAL of

MINUTES Motion was made by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Neiman to approve the minutes of the last regular meeting. Motion carried.

ADOPTION of

AGENDA Chairman Marchant requested an addition to the agenda: Action Item E - Early Resignation Incentive. Motion was made by Trustee Gray and seconded by Trustee Rathbun to adopt the agenda as amended. Motion carried.

VISITORS Corey Crowder, Beulah resident and owner of Architectural Specialties, asked board members to consider earmarking a small percentage of the Career Technical Education monies for a program that would support community involvement in the schools; he feels there is a large pool of area residents who would donate their time and knowledge to help students learn various skills in the CTE classes.

FINANCIAL Motion was made by Trustee Gray and seconded by Trustee Gill to approve the financial reports. Motion carried.

BOCHES Trustee Edwards shared minutes from the January 10, 2019, teleconference meeting. The next meeting is May 9.

SPECIAL

PROGRAMS Sandra L. Neiman introduced Kassie Clements, Special Olympics coach, and Nicole Schuler, parent of a Special Olympics athlete. Ms. Clements:

o gave board members a sheet listing the medals won by CCSD#1 athletes at last week’s State Winter Olympics in Jackson Hole;

o invited board members to attend and/or pledge money in support of the annual Special O fundraiser, the Jackalope Jump, on March 2 at Keyhole; and

o thanked principals for allowing their staff members to accompany and chaperone the Special O athletes at the competitions.

Mrs. Schuler:

o thanked board members for their support of the Special Olympics program;

o passed around medals won by her daughter, Kamby, at state and regional competitions and told board members of Kamby’s delight in earning the medals; and

o told them that Crook County’s special education staff are phenomenal!

PRINCIPALS The five principals each spoke about academic and extra-curricular activities, which include:

o state wrestling

o regional basketball tournaments

o the new form to evaluate staff

o parent/teacher conferences

o Random Acts of Kindness Week at Sundance Elementary

o PLC cohorts at MHS

o WyTOPP testing preparations

o Mrs. Brown invited board members to the cardboard sled racing competition on March 1

SUPERINTENDENT Mark Broderson, Superintendent, informed board members that:

o He wants to know if the board would support a proposal he heard about at the superintendents’ retreat: provide a free school lunch for law enforcement personnel who visit the county schools to facilitate the students and officers getting to know each other and forming relationships. He would like to start this program next school year – the board members voiced their consent.

o A Marzano Research speaker has been scheduled for the April 5 in-service day to cover Formative Assessment & Standards Based Grading, Common Assessments, Rubrics, and Proficiency Scales.

o The district has been having problems with buses gelling up this winter and needs #1 diesel bulk fuel tanks in Sundance and Hulett; the district plans to lease 1000-gallon portable fuel tanks from M G Oil, of Rapid City, SD, who will deliver #1 fuel as needed.

o Senate Bill 43 passed; it allows consecutive CTE programs to count towards earning a Hathaway Scholarship under the electives requirement

EXECUTIVE

SESSION Chairman Marchant asked if there was need for an executive session. Trustee Gray said yes and requested one to discuss personnel issues. It began at 6:45 PM and ended at 6:57 PM.

REGULAR

SESSION Chairman Marchant called the meeting back into regular session at 7:01 PM.

CONSENT

AGENDA Chairman Marchant asked if any board member would like any item removed from the Consent Agenda.

Trustee Rathbun asked to remove Item D.

Motion was made by Trustee Gray and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda (A,B,C,E,F,)

To approve the bill listing and to issue warrants in payment thereof.

To approve 2019 Sundance EWC non-credit instructor:

1. Todd Hickman

To approve spring 2019 driver’s education instructors:

1. Lisa Dutton

2. Randi Faeth

ITEM REMOVED.

To approve spring 2019 extra-duty contracts:

1. Mary Hunter – Moorcroft JH Track Coach & Moorcroft HS Girls’ Head Track Coach

2. Zach Richards – Moorcroft JH Track Coach & Moorcroft HS Boys’ Head Track Coach

3. Kacie O’Connor – Sundance JH Track Coach

4. Victoria (Cross) Young – Sundance HS Track Assistant Coach

To approve a resignation at the end of the 2018-19 school year:

1. Susan Kelsey Ludemann – Sundance Elementary Teacher

Motion carried.

Motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Mills to approve spring 2019 EWC concurrent/dual enrollment instructors and/or proctors:

1. Sundance: Scott Gillis, Stephanie Grubb, Lisa Dutton, Todd Hickman,

Skylar Carsrud, Nick Olson, Julie Cross, Lance Hofland

2. Moorcroft: Stephen Richter

3. Hulett: Astrid Teter, Kenneth Merwin, Josh Willems, Orville Hess,

Dave Letellier

Trustee Rathbun asked Mr. Broderson to provide information on why stipends are received by staff members who are also being paid wages. Mr. Broderson said the staff members are reimbursed for additional paperwork and requirements to teach both high school and college credit classes. Motion carried.

HIRING As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Gill and seconded by Trustee Mill to approve 2019-20 administrative hiring:

1. Linda Wolfskill, Hulett K-12 School Principal

2. Teresa Brown, Moorcroft K8 Principal

3. Becky Waters, Moorcroft High School Principal

4. Brian Hartwig, Sundance Elementary Principal

5. James O’Connor, Sundance Secondary Principal

6. Sandra L. Neiman, Director of Special Education

7. Melissa Ruml, Instructional Facilitator

8. Pamela Garman, Business Manager

9. Janell Willems, Technology Director

10. Tom Necklason, Facilities Director

Motion carried.

POLICIES As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Mills and seconded by Trustee Rathbun to approve revisions to Policy IHBAG – Multi-Tiered System of Support. The language throughout the policy changed from “Response to Intervention (RTI)” to “Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)”. Motion carried. A copy of the policy is attached and becomes a part of these minutes.

As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Gray to approve revisions to Policy JFAB – Homeless Students. The policy change is necessary for the school district to be ESSA-compliant as required in the Consolidated Grant. Motion carried. A copy of the policy is attached and becomes a part of these minutes.

CALENDARS As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve the 2019-2020 school year calendar as presented. Discussion was held about the school year starting during the WY State Fair. The principals said 4-H and FFA students are considered to be at a school activity and are not counted as absent from class. Trustee Rathbun asked if this information is in the student handbooks – currently, it is not. Trustee Gray noted Friday, August 30, is a blue, professional development day right before Labor Day weekend - it should be a red, no school day. This error will be corrected and the right color & designation will be on the finalized calendar. Trustee Mills noted that the new teacher in-service begins on Biker Wednesday! The principals say this has happened before, so the schedule will have the new teachers begin early and be released early to beat most of the motorcycle traffic. Motion carried. A copy of the corrected 2019-2020 calendar is attached and becomes a part of these minutes.

As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Mills to approve the 2020-2021 school year calendar as presented. Motion carried. A copy of the 2020-2021 calendar is attached and becomes a part of these minutes.

EXECUTIVE

SESSION Chairman Marchant called for an executive session at 7:19 PM; it ended at 7:38 PM.

REGULAR SESSION Chairman Marchant called the meeting back into regular session at 7:40 PM.

TERMINATION As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Gray to terminate the employment of Angela Mills as Sundance Elementary custodian as of today’s date. Motion carried.

INCENTIVE Motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Edwards to offer an early resignation incentive of $1,500 to each certified employee who submits a written resignation to central office by 3 PM on Friday, March 8, 2019. Motion carried.

RECOGNITION Crook County School Board members want to recognize the following for their performance or accomplishments.

o Congratulations to the Moorcroft HS Wrestling program! Charlie Williams is Northeast Wrestling Coach of the Year; the team won its 7th consecutive regional team title; and Rowdy Pfeil a Ron Thon champion!

o Good work, Hulett Elementary cheer team, for raising $7000 at your fundraiser!

o Kudos to Nevada Gill for her appointment to the WHSAA Sportsmanship Summit!

o Congratulations to Lauren Haiar for serving as Rep. Tyler Lindholm’s legislative intern and for winning the Poetry Out Loud! Contest and qualifying for state competition!

o Congratulations to Mikka Rogers for serving as Rep. Tyler Lindholm’s legislative intern and for showing cattle at the Denver and Rapid City Stock Shows!

o Kudos to Camlyn Connally who was crowned Miss Teen Wyoming and for her work on a grades K-4 literacy project in conjunction with the former first lady, Mrs. Meade!

o Congratulations to Moorcroft K8 spelling bee winners: Valerie Mayfield. Brynn Wendling, Cade Williams, Madelyn Sasse, Hailey Beasley, and Lorenzo Cherry

o Congratulations to Will Inghram who competed in the Westminster Dog Show in New York City on February 9!

DISCUSSION Trustee Rathbun reminded board members that there has been a major change to the Hathaway Scholarship; it can be used for a different path, not just academic. Chairman Marchant requested a work session before the March meeting to continue discussion on funding CTE requests from the secondary schools.

ADJOURN-

MENT Motion was made by Trustee Gill and seconded by Trustee Gray to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 PM. Motion carried.

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Chairman Clerk