JOINT BOARD MEETING
COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #151 /ALMIRA SCHOOL DISTRICT #17
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2006 - 7:00 PM
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Chair Brian Isaak called the joint board meeting of Coulee-Hartline School
District #151 and Almira School District #17 to order at 7:04 PM and
welcomed guests.  C-H board members present were Bob Dove, Kim Jorgensen and
Dean Thompson.  Almira board members present were Steve Horter, Mike
Carstensen, Lisa Peha, Bill Higginbotham and Shawn Groh. Also present were
C-H superintendent Ed Fisk and Almira superintendent Aaron Chavez and the 25
guests and district staff listed on the attached sheet.

Carstensen moved to approve the minutes of the joint meeting of January 19,
2006,   The motion was seconded and passed.


Staff Reports:
Scott Brown, high school principal/athletic director, updated board members
on the number of students turning out for spring sports.  The position of
middle school softball coach is currently open and Jan Dormaier has resigned
as track coach.  Because of the number of players, it is possible that an
assistant coach will be needed for high school softball.  He also
recommended that a contract for assistant coach for high school wrestling be
approved for Jeremy Laurent at the C-H regular school board meeting.

Brown reviewed changes to handling cash at the high school and said the
state auditor had reviewed and approved the procedure changes.


School Improvement Plan - ACH High School:
Carstensen moved to approve the school improvement plan for Almira Coulee
Hartline High School.  Dove seconded; motion passed.


Personal Services Contract:
Thompson moved to approve a personal services contract with Yusuf Quidwai to
provide traffic safety education at a cost of $360 per student.  Peha
seconded; motion passed.


ACH Foundation:
Ben Adams, treasurer of the nonprofit ACH Foundation, withdrew the
foundationıs requests to be a covered organization under the Coulee-Hartline
School Districtıs insurance policy and the Almira School Districtıs
insurance policy.  He said the foundation will provide their own insurance.

The foundation requested approval to serve wine at their dinner and auction
on March 17, 2006, in the high school gym.  Helen Marie Groh said the Almira
town council passed a resolution stating their opposition to serving alcohol
at this location.  Peha moved to not allow the serving of alcohol at the
dinner and auction; Groh seconded.  Motion passed.

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Facilities:
Isaak reported the facility committee is making the following
recommendations:  Grades K-5 in Coulee City and in Almira; Grades 6-7-8 in
Almira, and Grades 9-12 in Coulee City with athletic events continuing to be
held where presently located.  Isaak said the new configuration will meet
the goal of maintaining the current cooperative agreement.  Carstensen moved
to approve the recommendations of the facility committee regarding grade
configuration; Dove seconded.  Motion passed with Carstensen, Horter, Peha,
Groh, Higginbotham, Jorgensen and Dove voting yes and Thompson voting no.

The committee is also recommending approval of a ten-year extension of the
co-op agreement at the September board meeting with substantial penalties
for early withdrawal.

Carstensen moved to approve a one-year extension of the current cooperative
agreement renewal which will expire in June 2006; Thompson seconded.  Motion
passed.


Next Board Meetings:
    Possible joint board meeting @ Almira        March 16        7:00 PM
    Almira regular board meeting            March 16        8:00 PM
    C-H regular board meeting                March 21        7:00 PM


Adjourn:
At 8:04 PM, Dove moved to adjourn.  Motion was seconded and passed.



                  
Superintendent/Secretary                Chair, Coulee-Hartline School
District



                  
Superintendent/Secretary                Chair, Almira School District