There were additions/changes to the agenda. Move III ACTION ITEMS to IV and MOVE IV PUBLIC PARTICIPATION to III. Under Section IV Action Items change letter I to K and letter J to L.  Change letter I: Principal Appreciation Week and change letter J: Over night Ski meet for State Finals in Marquette. Letters K and L become the student discipline items.  Motion by Haskin and supported by Cauchi to approve the minutes for January 12, 2009. Yeas:
Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cobb and supported by Haskin to approve General Fund checks as listed for the period January 13, 2009 through February 9, 2009 after Treasurer Roth asked about a check to GWN Marketing and Trustee Haley asked about a check written to Henry Excavating. Business Manager Sullivan explained both of them. Yeas: Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cobb and supported by Haskin to approve the financial reports for the General Fund, 1998 and 1999 Debt Retirement Funds. Yeas: Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi and Hardy.  Nays: None. Motion carried.

Treasure Roth asked if they could have a combined meeting for the Building and Grounds and the Policy/Planning/Finance/Personnel/Labor Relations/Legal/Retirement Committees soon. President Hardy explained that they couldn’t have a “combined” meeting because it would then become a Board Meeting.  He stated to her that they could hold a Special Board Meeting or have the Committee meetings back to back. There was nothing to report on the committees at this time.

President Hardy asked if there was anyone who wished to address the Board. Community member Jim Reinke asked to address the Board regarding the incident at the middle school with a student putting a drug in his wife’s soda at school. He stated that he was concerned for not only now, but in the future if we don’t do something serious about it now. He thanked Superintendent House, Principal Foote and Deputy Bohr for their thorough investigation into the incident.

Motion by Roth and supported by Dennis to allow the high school to waive the required freshmen physical education class for students who successfully complete all three trimesters of ROTC I. Yeas: Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Haskin and supported by Cauchi to accept the recommendation from the High School Principal to hire ANTHONY WOOD for the 3rd Trimester to teach an extra Industrial Arts Class. Yeas: Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Haskin and supported by Cauchi to approve the Resolution for the Regular School Election which is hereby attached to these minutes. Yeas: Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cauchi and supported by Roth to appoint Superintendent House and Business Manager Sullivan as signatories for the school election plan and related matters. Yeas: Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cobb and supported by Haskin to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to hire ANDREA ANDERA for Chairperson of the District School Improvement Team. Yeas: Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Roth and supported by Cobb to extend a medical leave for ANN VANDYKE until the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. Yeas: Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley and Hardy.  Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Dennis and supported by Cobb to accept Athletic Director’s recommendation to hire LARRY FLEMMING as the Freshmen Volleyball Coach. Yeas: Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Bev Bonning from Thrun Law Firm and Robert Regan from Stifel Nicolaus gave the board a brief explanation on the sale of the refunding bonds. Motion by Cobb and supported by Haskin to adopt the Resolution to make the final sale on the Refunding Bonds which is hereby attached to these minutes.  Yeas: Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cauchi and supported by Roth to adopt a resolution acknowledging the Principals for all of their hard work and dedication to students at Harrison Community Schools which is hereby attached to these minutes. Yeas: Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Haskin and supported by Cobb to allow the Boy’s and Girl’s Ski Teams an over night trip to Marquette if they qualify for state finals. Yeas: Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis and Hardy.  Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Haskin and supported by Roth to enter into closed session at 7:44 p.m. to discuss the discipline of a middle school male student. Yeas: Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi and Hardy.  Nays: None. Motion carried.
Motion by Cobb and supported by Dennis to go back into open session at 8:42 p.m. Yeas: Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Roth and supported by Haskin to expel the male middle school student for a 180 school days with possible reinstatement at the beginning of the 2nd Trimester in the fall of 2009. Yeas: Haskin, Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cobb and supported by Dennis to go back into closed session to discuss the discipline of a middle school male student at 8:45 p.m. Yeas: Cobb, Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Haskin and supported by Cobb to go back into open session at 9:00 p.m. Yeas: Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Cauchi and supported by Roth to postpone the discipline hearing of the middle school male student due to student and parents not being in attendance. It will be on the March 9th board meeting agenda per the father’s request. Yeas: Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb, Dennis and Hardy. Nays:  None. Motion carried.

Superintendent House explained to the Board the Federal Stimulus Package Information. He stated he hasn’t heard anything back since submitting the proposal. He also thanked Mann Construction for lending us their architect on such a short notice.

Superintendent House outlined the changes which have been and are continuing with our Technology Support through the CGRESD. He explained that the CGRESD is pushing for us to change our student database software to be on board with Farwell using Skyward.

Superintendent House just wanted to remind the Board members who plan to attend the Area School Board Meeting on February 12th need to get their RSVP in.

Business Manager Sullivan gave the board an early projection on the budget for 2009-2010. He suggested the board have a Financial Committee meeting to begin discussion on what needs to be done to get the budget balanced.

Superintendent House asked the board to consider moving the Superintendent Evaluation to the end of the school year versus mid year. He suggested changing the format or leaving it as is, but at least moving the time in which to do it.

Superintendent House also explained the changes in the calendar so far and stated there were still some changes coming due to the elementary buildings still being deficit in their hours.

President Hardy noted that the Board Scholarship Fund was deficit and that the district covered the remainder of it so it could be presented last spring.

Motion by Cobb and supported by Cauchi to adjourn the meeting. Yeas: Dennis, Cauchi, Haley, Roth, Haskin, Cobb and Hardy. Nays: None. Motion carried.
President Hardy adjourned the meeting at 9:27pm.

Denise Haskin, Secretary

Tammy Harcourt, Recorder