HARTFORD UNION HIGH SCHOOL

BOARD MINUTES

October 30, 2006

Board President, William T. Priegel, in the Library, at Hartford Union High School, called a regular meeting of the Hartford Union High School Board of Education to order at 7:01 PM on October 30, 2006.

CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, ADOPTION OF AGENDA

AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENT: Crystal A. Berg, Tracie L. Black, David A. Kling, William T. Priegel, Shirley A. Reis, Mary Koehl, Principal/Director of Curriculum and Michael L. Kremer, Ph.D. District Administrator.

EXCUSED: None

Kling/Black, to call the meeting to order and approve the agenda as presented. Motion unanimously carried.

Mr. Priegel led the Board and Administration in the Pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVAL OF UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA

Black/Kling, to approve the unanimous consent Agenda as presented as follows:

Minutes: Regular meeting minutes of October 16, 2006 as printed.

Vouchers: Payroll vouchers in the amount of $287,871.41 and Total Vouchers in the amount of $579,216.50 and Grand Total Vouchers of $867,087.91.

Treasurer’s Report: Report ending with September 30, 2006 in the amount of $5,234,837.41.

Acceptance of Gifts: None

Acceptance of Budget Transfer Request: None

Bid Acceptance: None

Personnel Recommendations: Appointments: Other: CASH Aide vacancy, effective 11/6/06, Administration is recommending that this vacancy not be filled for the 2006-07 but be reevaluated during the 2007-08 budget process. Patricia Christel, Social Worker, effective 10/16/06, FTE 80% corrected contract amount. Roll Call: 5 - 0. Motion unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

Legislative Report

Mrs. Berg reported that she was in Madison and attended the Special Committee to review State School Aid Formula. The committee is chaired by Senator Luther Olsen. The Odden Foundation plan was presented as well as sales tax to help fund schools. Mrs. Berg will keep the Board informed on issues.

Oriole Academy Fundraisers – Cake Walk & St. Aidan’s

Mrs. Horst, Oriole Academy teacher talked about the October 28 October Fest held at the VFW Hall in Hartford as a fundraiser for Friends of Abused Families by Oriole Academy students and staff as an alternative to Trick or Treat. They raised $126 for Friends of Abused Families through their Cake Walk and Build a Bear. The other fundraiser planned is a Benefit for St. Aidan’s Church, a Spaghetti Dinner to be held on Sunday, November 12 from 11:00 – 5:00 PM at Fox’s Pizza/Oriole Academy. Tickets are $6.00 in advance and $8.00 at the door. Tickets are available at Fox’s Pizza, Oriole Academy, NAPA, Personalized Products, Angie B’z Subs, West Side Mart (BP Gas Station) and the HUHS Office. There will be a Silent Auction included as well and proceeds will benefit the St. Aidan’s Fire Fund. Packers vs. Vikings on big screen TV will be available. Students are required as part of their course work to do community service and work. She also provided statistics about programs like Oriole Academy at the time the program began there were only 7 programs in existence and currently there are over 70 in the State of Wisconsin; HUHS being one of the most inclusive. Mrs. Horst was thanked for the information that she presented and her work with the Oriole Academy.

Writing Assessment Report

Mrs. Pat Johnson provided the Board with the complete report. She gave an overview of the 6 – Trait Writing Assessment, process, assessment and results. Mrs. Johnson was thanked for work in this area and report.

Legal Seminar

Mrs. Berg reported that she attended the Legal Seminar in Madison and was informed on issues concerning Open Session, Closed Session, Minutes, Records and the Media.

COMMUNICATIONS

1^st Class Activities – Mr. Priegel shared First Class activities as presented.

Announcement of Acceptance of Gifts – None

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

TV Department Report

Mr. Hummel provided information on Class Projects, General Video Service, Video Production, Events, Cable Channel, Co-Curricular Support and other services that he provides in the school. Paul Zwack provides additional help in that area and does an excellent job. Jonathan Hostad also provides the technical support needed to keep things running. Mr. Hummel gave Board members a DVD of Department Reports. Mr. Hummel was thanked for his incredible service he provides for the school.

Student Council members were present at the meeting and provided information on student activities in the school. They will be providing breakfast on Friday, November 3 for staff. Student Council representatives will be appointed shortly to meet with the Board of Education at their regular meetings.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Community Meeting Report

Dr. Kremer asked for Board member comments about the Community Meeting held on Wednesday, October 25. Comments were that it was information setting forth information about situations since the beginning of the year to dispel rumors. They enjoyed being able to talk with people. Citizens were able to make comments. Consideration should be made for a Budget committee meeting informing citizens why cuts will be necessary. This may be the beginning of other Community Meetings. Although there wasn’t a huge turn out those in attendance were informed.

Educator of the Year

Mr. Timmer provided information on the definition of Educator for the Educator of the Year. He worked with Board members, Mrs. Berg and Mr. Priegel. An Educator is defined as “1. one whose profession it is to educate others; one trained in teachering. 2. specialist or authority in the field of education. Clarifications: Criteria B.) “The educator is not eligible to win the award while on the selection committee” and H.) “The selected educator will be presented at the Academic Recognition Program and the Rotary Banquet in May”. Motion by Berg/Black, to approve the definition, criteria and nomination form with clarification as stated above. Motion unanimously approved.

CITIZENS AND DELEGATIONS

Julie Allen commented on the Community Meeting as educational. She would like to see another meeting with information that would be helpful to parents. She had a concern that it wasn’t on the WEB site until the day of the meeting, however, a mailing was done to parents as well as news media coverage.

(NO FURTHER AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION)

OLD BUSINESS

Proposal #06-1571b. – Second Reading of Policy #5451.01 0 – Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. Kling/Reis, approve Policy #5451.01 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship as presented. This Policy was reviewed by the Counseling Department and Instructional Team. This policy will be put in its final format and returned from NEOLA. Motion unanimously approved.

NEW BUSINESS

Proposal #06-1576 – Social Studies Department Europe Trip. Berg/Reis, to approve the Social Studies Department trip to Europe, planed for June/July of 2007 for 16 days. Twelve HUHS students and five adults including teacher, Jeff Martin will experience the culture and history of various European countries, England, France, Italy, Austria and Germany. There will be no cost to the school district and liability insurance is included. Motion unanimously approved.

Proposal #06-1577 – Costa Rica Trip – Summer 2007. Kling/Black, to approve the trip to Costa Rica by the International Club and TAP students. Approximately 12 – 25 students will take a nine day trip from June 12 to June 20, 2007. There will be one adult chaperone for every six students. They will experience Costa Rica’s natural beauty, including the rain and cloud forests, waterfalls, a national park, a volcano and visit a museum and school. The cost is $1,569 paid by the student with no cost to the district and is all inclusive. Liability insurance is included as well. Motion unanimously approved.

Proposal #06-1578 - Course Proposal Changes 2007-2008. Black/Kling, to approve Course Proposal changes for the 2007-2008 year with additions of 2340 World Literature, 1 Accelerated Spanish I (H) and 3502 Accelerated Spanish II (H) and numerous course modifications as presented. Motion unanimously approved.

Proposal #06-1579 – Revise Weighted Grades. Berg/Black, to approve the revision of Weighted Grades as presented. This was discussed by the Instructional Team and recommended to begin with next year’s freshman class. Motion unanimously approved.

Proposal #06-1580 - Change the November 20 Board meeting Date to November 13. Berg/Kling, to approve changing the November 20 Board meeting date to November 13, 2006 due to a conflict in Board President Priegel’s calendar. Motion unanimously approved.

Proposal #06-1581 – First Reading of Policies. The following policies were presented for a first reading by the Board: #2260.01, 3213, 4213, Delete 5112, 5200.01, 6670, 8320.01, 8330.01 and 8452. After some discussion these policies will be brought back for a second reading as presented at the next board meeting, November 13, 2006 no action need be taken by the board at this time.

Proposal #06-1582 - Adoption of the 2006-07 Budget and Tax Levy Certification. Kling/Black, to approve the 2006-07 school district budget (final budget passage) and to certify the tax levy. The total (TIF out) Tax Apportionment equalized value for HUHS district as certified on October 1, 2006 is %$3,059,071,037. The total levy of $11,196,935 resulting mill rate for 2006-07 is $3.66 per thousand dollars of equalized value. This rate is a decrease of ($.05) per thousand dollars of equalized value. Roll Call: 5 - 0. Motion unanimously approved.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETINGS

November 9, 2006 5:00 PM – HEA Step 3 Grievance - Board - Library

November 9, 2006 6:00 PM – Student Discipline Hearing - Library

November 11, 2006 6:30 PM – B.E.S.T. Dinner/Theater – Schauer Arts & Activities Center

November 13, 2006 3:30 PM – Board/HSA Negotiations – Rm 89

November 13, 2006 7:00 PM – Regular School Board Meeting – Library

November 16, 2006 6:00 PM – Key Communicators Meeting – Rm 89

November 21, 2006 5:30 – 8:30 PM - Parent Teacher Conferences

November 22, 2006 8:00 – 11:00 AM – Parent Teacher Conferences

Agenda items for next meeting: There were none.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION

“Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.” WI Stats. 19.85(1)(c)

PERSONNEL ISSUES

“Deliberating on negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.” WI Stats. 19.85 (1)(e)

HSA NEGOTIATIONS

“Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons except where par. (b) applies which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations. WI Stats. 19.85(1)(f)

STUDENT DISCIPLINE

ADJOURNMENT

Reis/Kling, to adjourn to closed session. Meeting was adjourned at 9:01 PM.

Roll Call: 5 - 0. Motion unanimously approved.

Respectfully submitted,

William T. Priegel, President

Michael L. Kremer, Ph.D.

District Administrator

Approved: November 13, 2006

/s/ Crystal A. Berg

Crystal A. Berg, Clerk