Granton Area School Board ….

Granton Area School Board

Regular Meeting, July 8, 2024

I. REGULAR BUSINESS I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 6:46 p.m. by President Sheryl Young.

I.B. Roll call: Doug Eichten – here, Mark Elmhorst – here, Dennis Kuehn – here, Erica Bender – here, Sheryl Young – here. Also present was District Administrator Nancy Popp, Principal Amanda Kraus, District Administrative Assistant Char Johnson and six community/staff members.

I.C. Verification of notice to public: Notice to public was posted at the Granton School, Citizens State Bank, Granton Post Office, the school website and published in the TRG.

I.D. Pledge of Allegiance: Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Sheryl Young.

I.E. Approval of agenda: Motion to approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Dennis Kuehn. Voice vote. Motion carried.

I.F. Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes minutes of the June 10, 2024, regular board meeting and review of financial reports. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried.

I.G. Other I.G.a. Spotlight on Education: Katie Reider presented the many highlights and awards Granton FFA members received at the FFA State Convention held in June.

II. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE INPUT/REMARKS: There was no student council report this month.

III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no items for public comments.

IV. AGENDA ITEMS IV.A. Check register: Motion to approve checks 46438-46506 and wire transfers 202300148-202300170 for a total amount of $269,846.44. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV .B. Out-of-state trip: Motion to approve the out-of-state trip to the National FFA Convention, Oct. 22-26, 2024. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Dennis Kuehn. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.C. 2024-25 preliminary budget discussion: We are still finishing up this past year and working on the preliminary budget. May call a special meeting toward the end of the month to discuss budget.

IV.D. 2024-25 academic standards: Motion to approve the 202425 academic standards as presented. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.E. 2023-24 seclusion and restraint report: Motion to approve the seclusion and restraint report for the 2023-24 school year. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.F. Cell phone discussion: Discussion held about cell phone use in school.

IV.G. Student fees: No student fees will be implemented. IV.H. 2024-25 student handbooks: Motion to approve the 2024-25 elementary, MS/HS student handbooks and the behavioral expectations as presented. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.I. Athletics IV.I.a. 2024-25 athletic participation fees: Motion to waive all athletic participation fees for the 2024-25 school year. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.I.b. 2024-25 athletic code/handbook: Motion to approve the 2024-25 athletic code handbook as presented. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.I.c. Athletic positions: Still looking for a MS volleyball coach and a C-team volleyball coach.

IV.J. Joint library board meeting: We are looking for two volunteers to attend the joint library board meeting on Aug. 5, 2024, at 6:45 p.m. Nancy will attend. Sheryl and Doug will also attend.

IV.K. IT purchases: Motion to approve the purchase of four switches at $2,500 each. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Dennis Kuehn. Voice vote. Motion carried. Motion to approve the CDW quote for 26 wireless access points and subscription license for those items for a total of $38,554.62. 85% of the charges will be covered by E-rate funding. District responsibility will be $5,783.19. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.L. Transportation update/sale of bus: Motion to approve the sale of small bus through bid process. Minimum bid of $1,500. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.M. 66.0301 shared agreement for OT services: Motion to approve the 66.0301 agreement with Loyal School District for shared OT services. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried.

IV.N. Staff needs: Still looking to fill positions for 2024-25 school year.

IV.O. Personnel: Discussion on personnel items moved to executive session.

V. OTHER REPORTS V.A. School Board Committee reports: Sweet Treat Social was successful.

V.B. Principal's report: 1) Discussed a couple of options for the banners in the fieldhouse and will bring back pricing for each at the August meeting 2) Cahill photography will be the school photographer next school year.

V.C. Superintendent's report: 1) Excited about the discipline plan and documenting in Edu Climber; 2) Maintenance people are busy working on summer projects; 3) Transportation – looking for bus drivers. All the old buses have been taken to the scrapyard. One of our electric buses will be on display in the Wonders of Wisconsin area at the Central Wisconsin Fair in Marshfield on Tuesday, Aug. 20, which is their Energy Day. 4) Technology purchases 5) Budget work is continuing and audit work has also started.

V.D. Other VI. CORRESPONDENCE: Thank you card from Doug and Joye Eichten VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION VII.A. Convene in executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c) Motion to convene in executive session at 8:24 p.m. for the purpose of discussing/taking action under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Roll call vote. Erica Bender: yea, Douglas Eichten: yea, Mark Elmhorst: yea, Dennis Kuehn: yea, Sheryl Young: yea. Motion carried.

VII.B. Return to open session: Motion to move from executive session to regular session at 9:03 p.m. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Roll call vote. Erica Bender: yea, Douglas Eichten: yea, Mark Elmhorst: yea, Dennis Kuehn: yea, Sheryl Young: yea. School Board Clerk Douglas Eichten reported no action was taken in executive session.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 9:04 p.m. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Dennis Kuehn. Voice vote. Motion carried.

Douglas Eichten, clerk Sheryl Young, president WNAXLP 157079