WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS                MINUTES OF MEETING

NOVEMBER 19, 2009                                                                        6:00 P.M.

WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

CHAIRMAN _________________________________

SECRETARY­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­________________________________

MEMBERS PRESENT                                              GUESTS

Mike Pauley, Chairman                                                                      

Jim Peterson, Vice Chairman                                    

Dee Busse

Joel Tyndell, Principal                                                

Ray Yoder, Superintendent

Sandy Sundling, Business Manager  

1. CALL TO ORDER, VERIFICATION OF QUORUM, AND FLAG SALUTE

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Mr. Pauley. Mrs. Gardiner and Mr. McDougall were not present for the meeting. The flag salute was said by all present.

 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Mr. Peterson made a motion to adopt the agenda. Mrs. Busse seconded the motion. Mr. Yoder stated that Item C under new business will be presented in December instead. Mr. Pauley stated that Item C under New Business “Schoolwires” Website will be tabled until December. The motion passed unanimously.

3. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD – None

4. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

Mr. Peterson made a motion to adopt the consent agenda. Mrs. Busse seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

5. OLD BUSINESS

A. Mr. Yoder informed the board that based on information from the state and the levy committee’s recommendation we will ask the voters to approve a levy for $335,000 for 2 years. Mrs. Busse asked if information was going to be given to the community informing them how the levy money will be used. Mr. Yoder responded that he has been putting articles in the Highclimber, brochures will go out to the community, and there will be articles in the Daily World. Mr. Yoder stated that people may not realize how important levies are. It is very important that the information gets out to the community. Mr. Peterson made a motion to approve Resolution 11-19-2009-1 Maintenance and Operation Levy and Proposition. Mrs. Busse seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

6. NEW BUSINESS

A. Mrs. Busse made a motion to approve the letter of resignation from Al Sorsby as the Knowledge Bowl Coach. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

B. Mr. Peterson made a motion to approve the recommendation to hire Betsy Seidel as the Knowledge Bowl Coach, Cherri Konshu as Assistant High School Girls Basketball Coach, and Katerina Eaton for JH Boys/Girls Basketball Coach. Mrs. Busse seconded the motion. There was additional discussion regarding the need for assistant coaches. The decision was made that the need for an assistant coach is determined by the number of players as per the contract. The motion passed unanimously.

C. Schoolwires – tabled until December

7. PRINCIPALS REPORT

• Mr. Tyndell reported that homecoming was a success.
• The Dig Pink Volleyball tournament was a success. They made around $3,000 with the gate and silent auction, and there are other schools that want to be a part of the tournament next year.
• Mr. Tyndell stated that we do not need to have conferences for 4 days anymore. We could easily do conferences in 2 days. The teachers agree that it would be better to have more class time.
• There were no problems with the H1N1 vaccination.
• Mr. Tyndell stated that the senior class will be sponsoring Donkey basketball as a fundraiser.
• Mr. Tyndell asked if there were any questions regarding the discipline and enrollment part of his report. Mrs. Busse stated that there were a few athletic code violations. Mr. Tyndell responded that the incident was the same as last year with some of the same students. Mr. Pauley asked if they were being offered any services. Mr. Tyndell stated that we offer them the True North Program.

8. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

• Mr. Yoder stated that snow routes have been established. With snow routes established, we should be able to operate 2 or more days during snow weather that we would not have previously offered with the regular routes. The routes have been advertised so that parents know what the snow routes are.
• Mr. Yoder stated that we were informed earlier in the year that we would not benefit by applying for SFSF 506 funds. Mrs. Sundling found out at a business managers meeting that in fact we would benefit and should apply. The district was approved and we have gained an additional $40,000 in revenue. We appreciate Sandy for bringing that information to the district and keeping her ears and eyes open for those kinds of things.
• Mr. Yoder summarized the letter to WIAA from Kristen Daniels, Athletic Director.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None

10. ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Peterson made a motion to adjourn at 6:35 p.m.