The regular meeting of the Cass City Board of Education was called to order on February 26, 2007, at 7:31 p.m. in the Cass City High School Cafeteria by President Michelle Biddinger. The Red Hawk Award of Excellence was held prior to the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Library.
The members present were Michelle Biddinger, Danny Haag, and Cathy Kropewnicki, Douglas Lautner, Teresa Rabideau, Randy Severance and James Turner. Also present were Superintendent Wilson, H. S. Principal Daniels, M. S. Principal Hartel, Campbell Principal Fernald and Student Representative Kyle Swanson.
It was moved by Randy Severance, seconded by Cathy Kropewnicki, that the minutes of the regular meeting held January 22, 2007, are approved as sent. The motion carried unanimously.
It was moved by Danny Haag, seconded by Douglas Lautner, that the bills of $114,025.75 be paid in their entirety. The motion carried unanimously.
Public Participation – Dave Knight expressed his opinions on having Doug Burtch accompany his daughter on the piano at the Solo and Ensemble Festival. He requested a letter from the Board. It was the general consensus of the Board that no motion or action be taken.
The Board received a written communication regarding a nine week grading system. Suzy Hartwick, who is on the School Improvement Committee, said the committee is looking into this.
Rachel Malone and Amy Cuthrell talked about a Health Advisory Program – The Smart Program. They would like it to start as soon as possible. It is a 14 week program and would be presented to the 7th and 8th graders in Scott Cuthrell’s gym class. It was moved by James Turner, seconded by Cathy Kropewnicki, to approve the Health Advisory Program – The Smart Program. The motion carried unanimously.
Shari Bock informed the Board that Mark Auvil would like to donate $1,000.00 for the free and reduced lunch program, Mr. Sweeney from the Missionary Church offered to help and some other individuals were interested in helping. Shari would like to open a separate food service account and use these funds to help the children on the reduced lunch program. It was moved by Danny Haag, seconded by Randy Severance, to approve accepting the funds and have Superintendent Wilson come back next month with a proposal on how to distribute the money. The motion carried unanimously.
It was moved by Randy Severance, seconded by Cathy Kropewnicki, to approve sending letters of recognition to the following:
a. Cass City High School had four students with art work at the Michigan Art Education Association Region 11 Student Exhibit in Saginaw this month. They are: Chelsa DeLuyck, Krystal Alexander, and Sarah Howard and Chelsea Depner.
b. On Saturday, February 17th, several students participated in the District III Solo and Ensemble Festival at Imlay City High School. The following students received honors:
a. Overall Rating of II (A “Good” Rating)
Ashlee Spencer – Trumpet Solo
Sarah Reed and Ariel Veneziano – Clarinet Duet
Chelsey Bootz, Ethan Damm, Alyssa Nicol, Kari Spencer and Samantha Swiderski – Clarinet Quintet
b. Overall Rating of I (An “Excellent” Rating)
Lauren Hudson – Euphonium Solo
Chelsey Bootz – Clarinet Solo
Evan Bushong – Trumpet Solo
Danielle Delamarter – Flute Solo
Alyssa Nicol – Harp Solo and Piano Solo
Adam Kranz – Snare Drum Solo and Marimba Solo
The motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Wilson gave a budget update.
It was moved by Michelle Biddinger, seconded by Douglas Lautner, to solicit bids for $2,450,000.00 for the tax anticipation note. The motion carried unanimously.
The proposal to increase building use rental costs was postponed until the March meeting.
It was moved by Teresa Rabideau, seconded by Cathy Kropewnicki, to adopt the policy regarding the ACT Prep Class. The motion carried unanimously.
The Superintendent evaluation forms should be turned in before the March meeting.
Chris Collins requested permission from the Board to take a group of students to Spain during Spring break of the 2007/2008 school year. There would be no cost to the school district. It was moved by James Turner, seconded by Douglas Launter, to grant Chris Collins request for the trip to Spain. The motion carried unanimously.
Rhonda Dennis gave a presentation on the 3 D Driving School LLC. The driver’s education courses would be given at the school beginning in April. It was moved by Danny Haag, seconded by Teresa Rabideau, to approve the 3 D Driving School LLC renting space at the school. The motion carried unanimously.
It was moved by Randy Severance, seconded by Teresa Rabideau, that regular meeting go into closed session. The motion carried unanimously.
During the closed session action was taken on the expulsion of three students.
It was moved by Teresa Rabideau, seconded by Cathy Kropewnicki, to return to open session. The motion carried unanimously.
Having no further business, it was moved by Michelle Biddinger, seconded by James Turner, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.