By Dan Bechtold
Editor
Two new members and an incumbent took the oath of office at the Winner School Board meeting on Monday.
The new members on the board are Haley Barfuss and Julie Manke. Incumbent Scott Meiners started a new three-year term on the board.
Supt. Keven Morehart presented plaques to Nelle Schlomer and Joe Hockett who are going off the board. Schlomer served three years on the board and Hockett has served 20 years.
Kim DeMers, curriculum coordinator, thanked Schlomer and Hockett for their years of service on the board. She said they have done a good job.In election of officers, Mike Calhoon was re-elected chairman and Scott Meiners was re-elected vice chairman.
As the school board re-organized for the 2019-2020 school term, there were several motions approved pertaining to the start of the new term.
The board chairman was approved as custodian of all legal depositories of all district accounts. Supt. Morehart and business manager Laura Root remain on all legal depositories.
Named as depositories were Wells Fargo, First Fidelity Bank, BankWest, Sentinel Federal Credit Union. The Winner Advocate was designated as the official newspaper for the school district.
The time and place for board meetings will be the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in room 200 at the high school. This is a new location as the board has been meeting in room 103 at the administration building. The move to the high school for board meetings will start at the August meeting.
The salary for board members was set at $45 per meeting and $25 for special meetings for the chairman and $40 per meeting and $20 for special meetings for the other board members.
Mileage, meals and lodging rates for the 2019-2020 term were set. The mileage will be 42 cents per mile and state rate for lodging.
Designated as school attorneys were Scott Swier and Rodney Freeman.
The board authorized the publishing of salaries at the end of September.
The admission charges for school events were set at $5 for adults, $3 for students, $1 for students in advance, $60 for adult season passes. Senior citizen are free and anyone age 62 or older can stop at the school office to receive a pass.
Board committee assignments include:
Building and grounds—Bill Mann, Rusty Blare, Scott Meiners
Finance—Mike Calhoon, Scott Meiners and Steve Kubik
Curriculum—Bill Mann, Julie Manke and Haley Barfuss
Negotiations—Steve Kubik, Julie Manke and Haley Barfuss
Calendar—Scott Meiners, Rusty Blare and Haley Barfuss
Amended consent—Mike Calhoon, Steve Kubik and Julie Manke
The administrative appointments are:
Trust/agency—Root and Cathy Ducheneaux
Title 1, II, IVand VI—Kim DeMers and Morehart
Title IX—Morehart, Brett Gardner, Dan Aaker and Brian Naasz
PL 94-142-SPEd—Naasz/Morehart
Section 504/ADA coordinator—DeMers/Morehart
Title Vii impact aid—Root/Morehart
Asbestos—Root/Morehart
Transportation—Root/Morehart
Food service—Root/Morehart
Facilities management—Orville Schroeder, Morehart, Naasz, Gardner and Aaker
District technology—Gerald Witte and Gardner
Truancy officer—Morehart, Gardner, Aaker and Naasz
Continuation of admended consent decree—Morehart/DeMers
Supt. Morehart was authorized to close school in emergency situations and in case of inclement weather.
The business manager was authorized to invest and reinvest funds in institutions which serves the greatest advantage to the school district.
The board authorized the advertising of bids for materials not already purchased.
Lori Weiland was offered a contract as assistant cheer coach.
A letter of resignation was received from Kara Connot who has worked as a paraprofessional in the Winner district for nine years. In her letter, Connot said she has accepted a position at the Burke School.
Business manager Root was authorized to negotiate the price for the purchase of a vehicle.
Prior to the start of the meeting, a public hearing was held on the 2019-2020 budget. Root explained there were very few changes from the budget she presented at the May meeting.
The budget totals $8,907,724 which is a decrease of $341,161 from last year’s budget. Root explained the school is budgeting for 710 students for this school term. The projected general fund revenue is $5,767,532.
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