REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #151

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 - 7:00 PM

COULEE CITY ELEMENTARY LIBRARY

Open - Welcome

Board chair Brian Isaak called the regular school board meeting of Coulee-Hartline School District #151 to order at 7:00 PM and welcomed guests. Directors present were Robert Dove and Kim Jorgensen. Others present were Superintendent Edward Fisk, Susan Miller and guests Jim Randall and Gloria Randall.

Board Reorganization

Dove moved to retain the current board officers for 2007. Jorgensen seconded; motion passed.

Approve Consent Agenda

Dove moved to approve the consent agenda. Jorgensen seconded; motion passed.

a. Minutes of November 21, 2006 regular meeting

b. Grant County Treasurer's report for November 2006

c. General Fund vouchers #213 to #284 for $48,947.27

d. Capital Projects Fund voucher #11 to #12 for $15,543.00

e. ASB Fund vouchers #29 to #36 for $2,058.11

f. December payroll of $159,142.37, all items for budget year 2006-07

Superintendent/Staff Reports

Fisk said a Certificate of Achievement from the Washington State Patrol was received November 22, 2006 for outstanding bus inspections of winter 2005 and summer 2006. The board commended Transportation Supervisor Tom Crowder and his staff for the outstanding inspections.

The district's application for extension of the cooperative agreement with Almira School District and the application for construction of a high school facility with 90% state matching funds were both approved by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on December 17, 2006. Fisk said he has notified the district's architect that design plans and bid documents need to be completed by July 1, 2007 for funding in 2007. Fisk will set up a facility committee meeting in the near future.

High school insurance settlement - On January 11, 2007, Fisk will meet again with insurance representatives to discuss the insurance settlement for the flood damage resulting from vandalism at the high school in November 2005.

New Business

Jorgensen moved to approve Resolution #2-06-07 increasing the amount of local property tax collection previously certified in the district's 2006-07 budget for the Debt Service Fund from $200,000 to $243,000, for collection

in calendar year 2007. Dove seconded; motion passed.

Next Meetings

Regular C-H board meeting January 16, 2007 7:00 PM

Executive Session

At 7:35 PM, Isaak announced the board would meet in executive session for approximately 20 minutes to discuss personnel.

Reconvene

At 8:10 PM, the board reconvened in regular session.

Dove moved that 20 days be added to the superintendent's contract for 2006-07. Jorgensen seconded. Motion passed.

Jorgensen moved that the superintendent be offered a part-time contract (same as the 2006-07 contract of 141 days) for 2007-08. Dove seconded.

Motion passed.

Adjourn

At 8:12 PM, Dove moved to adjourn. Jorgensen seconded. Motion passed.

Clerk Chair