REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #151
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006 - 6:00 PM
COULEE CITY ELEMENTARY MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Open Meeting - Welcome
Chairman Brian Isaak called the regular school board
meeting of
Coulee-Hartline School District #151 to order at 7:04 PM and welcomed
guests. Directors present were Howard McDonald, Robert Dove, Kim Jorgensen
and Dean Thompson. In addition to Superintendent
Edward Fisk, 30 people
listed on the attached sheet were present.
Explanation of the Decision to Move the High School
Chairman Isaak reviewed the reasons leading to the
board's decision to move
grades 9-12 to a facility in
over 100 students since 1994 and student enrollment is continuing to decline
each year. If the number of buildings is not reduced, the district would be
faced with either cutting more educational programs or staff. In meetings
with
across the cooperative would attend classes in Almira,
grades 9 to 12 in
continue to be held there. Both boards believe this arrangement would
maintain the cooperative agreement while reducing operating expenses for
Questions, Answers and Public Comment
Guests asked a number of questions about what would happen to the facility
in Hartline, what the community of Hartline could expect from the district
in the future, and why they were misled into voting for a bond to remodel
the current elementary school in Coulee City with promises that the $500,000
state matching funds would be used for improvements in the Hartline
building. Other comments were received about students facing increased
bus
time, students attending school in neighboring districts, and applying for
state matching funds. At 8:20 PM, the public comment section of the
meeting
concluded.
Approve Consent Agenda
McDonald moved to approve the consent agenda. Dove seconded; motion
passed.
a. Minutes of February 21, 2006 regular
meeting
b. Grant County
Treasurer's report for February 2006
c. General Fund vouchers #397 to #450 for $44,805.22
d. Capital Projects Fund vouchers #21 to
#25 for $4,181.23
e. ASB Fund vouchers #74 to #82 for
$5,596.90
f. March payroll of $162,090.81, all items
for budget year 2005-06
Superintendent/Staff Reports
Superintendent Fisk reported the state audit of fiscal years 2003-04 and
2005-06 has been completed.
Fisk and Isaak will attend the WSSDA Spring Regional
Meeting at
on Thursday, March 30th.
Fisk said the first facilities committee meeting is scheduled for Monday,
March 27th, at Coulee City and he will send out an agenda this week
New Business
Dove moved to approve Resolution #3-05-06 to fund petty cash purchases and
cash boxes for high school activities. Thompson seconded; motion passed.
Board members approved sending one middle school student and an additional
student, if possible, to the Marine Science Camp sponsored by the North
Board members signed the one-year extension of the cooperative agreement
with
2006 joint board meeting.
Board members approved a request from the Town of Coulee City and the Grant
County Department of Emergency Management to install a back-up generator at
the elementary school which would supply power in case of an electrical
outage. The school would also be used an an
emergency center if needed.
Personnel
Thompson moved to approve a supplemental contract for Brandon Walsh as an
assistant softball coach; McDonald seconded. Motion passed
McDonald moved to approve a supplemental contract for James Cox as a track
coach; Thompson seconded. Motion passed.
Fisk said that Ruth Dove, elementary school custodian, will be retiring at
the end of the 2005-06 school year. Jorgensen
moved to approve the
retirement; Thompson seconded. Motion passed.
Next Meetings
Regular C-H board
meeting April
18, 2006 7:00 PM
Joint board meeting @ Almira
April 20, 2006 7:00 PM
Executive Session
At 8:45 PM, Isaak announced the board would meet in
executive session for
about 30 minutes to discuss a legal issue and personnel.
Reconvene - Adjourn
At 9:25 PM, the meeting reconvened in regular session and adjourned.
Clerk
Chair