Board of Education Meeting Recap - Monday, December 12, 2022
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The Board of Education discussed/voted on the following items during our regular Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 12, 2022:
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Recognition of Stand-out Students and Staff - (9:05)
- Congratulations to Isabel Williams and Jerry Whisler
Approval of Consent Agenda -(19:00)
- The board voted and approved the consent agenda items as amended.
Public Presentations - (19:18)
- There were seven individuals who spoke during Public Presentations
- The board voted and approved allowing three additional time to speak - one in executive session.
Finance (1:33)
- District Financial Information
Department Reports--(1:42:19)
- The BOE reviewed the following Director reports:
Admin Reports (1:50:50)
- The BOE reviewed the following Administrative Reports:
New Business
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Board Policy Update - December 2022 - Will vote in January 2023(1:55:16)
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Board Life Cycle - The board voted and approved as presented (2:01:10)
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Board Member Recognition Representatives (2:13:00)
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The board voted and approved Amy Cawvey, Pete Robinson, and Carla Wiegers to be representatives.
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Inventory - Proposal from Fixed Asset Inventory is provided below. This one is quoted for $11,500 as opposed to the $31,500 from another company we spoke of last month. We used them about 10 years ago. The board voted and approved. (2:14:22)
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Board Goals - Superintendent Wessel reviewed progress on board goals (2:21:50)
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Bond Refinancing - The board voted and approved (2:31:36)
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Policy IF - Textbooks, Instructional Materials and Media Center - The board voted and approved shortening the time to ten days for challenges and selecting committees through a pool of individuals (2:35:05)
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12-12-22 Policy IF - Textbooks, Instructional Materials and Media Centers
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Senior Literature and Senior Comp Curriculum (2:42:39)
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Review Committee:
Alan Penrose, Building Principal
Karen Averill, Library Media Specialist
Miles Azzeh, Content Area Expert
Maeve Bolin, Subject Area Expert
Erin Foster, Community Member
Wendy Vodarick, Community Member
Brooke Worrall, Student
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12-12-22 Senior Literature and Senior Comp Curriculum
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LHS Material Review Committee Findings
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KW Challenge 2
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Evaluations - Superintendent has held all of the admin evaluations and will be evaluating directors in the spring. (2:54:46)
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Strategic Planning Update - Superintendent Wessel gave an update on the Strategic Planning Process (2:59:13)
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12-12-22 Lansing Strategic Plan Goal Areas
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Bus Transportation Proposal - the board voted and approved the Transportation Proposal (3:05:32)
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12-12-22 Transportation Proposal
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Tennis Courts - Update (3:17:30)
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02225092 LHS Tennis Court Draft Boring Logs
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HVAC Update - The board voted and approved the Trane $1,718,511 cooperative purchasing proposal for HVAC improvements at the Intermediate School contingent upon KSDE’s approval of Lansing USD 469’s ESSER III application. (3:20:00)
Information Items and Announcements (5:35:27)
The board voted on and approved staff changes. We want to welcome the following individuals to the Lansing USD 469 family:
- Jodi Behmke - Long-Term Substitute (LES)
- Jacob Tanner - Paraeducator (LHS)
- Baleigh Williams - Paraeducator (LIS)
- Makayla Mullins - Paraeducator (LMS)
- Samantha Spears - Teacher Assistant
- Shilah Burge - Teacher Assistant
- Suleirys Santos - Paraeducator (LHS)
- Brian Thomas - Custodian
- Amanda Smith - Paraeducator (LIS)
- Lisa Fraser - Bus Monitor
- Abagail Dietz - Paraeducator (LES)
- Stacey Klingele - HR Clerk
- Matt O'Neil - 5th Grade Teacher (LIS)
The board voted on and approved administrator contract extensions through 2024-2025 school year.
- Ascendra Donald
- Rebecca Dalton
- Jennifer Kolb
- Becky Jones
- Martin Altieri
- Mechelle Settles
- Brooks Jenkins
- Nick Flynn
- Alan Penrose
- Nick Gray
- Sandy VanCise
- Gary Mattingly
- Miles Azzeh