August 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM - RSB Regular Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 8/13/2024 at 6:06 PM | |
| Elizabeth Hooge | Present |
| III Albert Kookesh | Present |
| Jack Strong | Present |
| Jen Todd | Present |
| Jim Wagner | Absent |
| Present: 4, Absent: 1 | |
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| Minutes |
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Calls meeting to order
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1.1. Reading of the Mission Statement
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Who volunteers to read the mission statement?
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2. Flag Salute
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Flag Salute is done
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3. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Roll call to determine which board members are present
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4. Recognition
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Recognition of guests
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5. Approval of the Agenda
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Approval of the agenda
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6. Opportunity For Public Comment On Non-Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Persons wishing to address non-agenda items may do so at this time. Please limit your comments to three minutes or less.
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7. Consent Agenda
Speaker(s):
Board Chair or Vice Chair
Description:
Consent agenda items fro approval or adoption
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7.1. Adopt RSB Minutes from June 18th and June 25th, 2024.
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7.2. Accept Resignation from Morgan Peterson-Park from Para position in Gustavus
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7.3. Approve Extra Duty Contract for Jennifer Marschke as Site Sped Coordinator at the Klukwan school for $10,000
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7.4. Approve hire of Christine Ramey as Assistant Cook in Angoon
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7.5. Approve Extra Duty contract for Tracy Lowell in the amount of $5000 for culinary arts/home ec in Gustavus.
Description:
This is funded by the Carl Perkins Grant
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7.6. Approve Extra Duty Contract for Ronald Benkelman in the amount of $2,000 for E-Sports in Gustavus.
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7.7. Accept resignation from Paul Dzubay Paraprofessional in Gustavus
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7.8. Approve the hire of Gina St Clair for FY2025 Preschool teacher in Klukwan
Description:
Funded by FSCS grant
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7.9. Approve long Term Sub Vija Pelekis for the preschool in Klukwan while Gina St Clair is out for a part of the year.
Description:
Funded by FSCS grant
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7.10. Approve Extra Duty contract for Karen McSpadden as Sped Director in the amount of $20,000
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8. Opportunity for Public Comment on Agenda Items
Description:
Persons wishing to address agenda items may do so at this time. Please limit your comments to three minutes or less.
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9. Financial Report
Speaker(s):
Teri Hoover
Description:
Current financial reports for review
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10. Action Items
Description:
Action items for approval and adoption
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10.1. Approve Out of State travel to Nashville Tennessee in September to attend the National School Business Official Conference for Michelle Shastwell.
Description:
Michelle was awarded a grant to help pay for the travel to and from this conference. This is a part of the New Business Manager Institute she is in. She is in year 3 of the three-year program. As part of the grant award she will write an article for the ALASBO newsletter on an issue addressed at the conference or other applicable topic.
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10.2. Approve the renewal of the Droplet program for $14,300.68
Description:
This program has transformed they way we do purchases orders, service agreements and other important forms. It has created a streamlined efficient platform.
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10.3. Approve the Frontline Education Platforms renewal in the amount of $12,736.32
Description:
These are our time management and human resources platforms. They are helping to streamline our process, and making us more efficient and organized.
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10.4. Increase Teacher Housing Rental Cost by 16.5% and decrease the rental stipend in Gustavus by the same percentage.
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10.5. Approve the funding for the previously approved Additional Elementary Teacher in Klukwan or Principal/Teacher for FY 2025
Description:
Approximately $100,000 cost for the salary and benefits
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10.6. Approve Mileage Reimbursement Funding for staff living 10 or more miles away from school.
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11. Special Reports
Description:
Special reports for review
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11.1. Superintendent Report
Description:
The Superintendents monthy report for review
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12. Information/Discussion Items
Description:
Items for discussion or additional information to give to the board
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12.1. Preschool in Gustavus
Description:
Cost for salary and benefits would be $68,233.30 for the whole year for a full time PreK teacher. For two days a week with a modified PreK schedule it would be $27,518.43 These amounts are salary calculated with 18.51%fringe and employee health insurance for self and spouse.
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12.2. RSB travel to a site for meeting
Description:
Possibly for the November meeting travel to Gustavus after the AASB Annual Conference.
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12.3. Superintendent Travel Budget
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13. Board Member Comments
Description:
Board members can comment on anything they would like to.
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14. Meetings/Work Sessions/and Other Announcements
Description:
Upcoming meetings or announcements
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14.1. RSB Work Session is Tuesday August 27th at 6pm
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14.2. Next RSB Regular Meeting is September 10th at 6pm
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14.3. Annual AASB Maintenance Conference is October 2-3
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14.4. The AASB Annual Conference is November 7-10 in Anchorage
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15. Adjournment
Description:
Adjourn the meeting
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