CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

MINUTES of MEETING

BOARD of TRUSTEES

CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

Preparing Today for Success Tomorrow

CCSD#1 will prepare & empower all students for successful, lifelong learning through effective teaching.

CALL TO

ORDER The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Crook County School District #1 was held in Sundance, WY, Monday, June 15, 2020, at the hour of 6:00 PM at central office.

ROLL CALL The meeting opened with the following present: Chairman Brian Marchant; Trustees Marlene Edwards, Rick Gill, Thayne Gray (phone), Keith Haiar, Dena Mills, Ken Rathbun, Heith Waddell, and Chase Williams. No trustee absent. Administrators present – Mark Broderson, Superintendent, and Jim O’Connor, Sundance Secondary Principal.

APPROVAL of

MINUTES Motion was made by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Waddell to approve the minutes of the last regular meeting. Motion carried.

ADOPTION of

AGENDA Motion was made by Trustee Mills and seconded by Trustee Williams to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.

VISITORS No visitor asked to address the board.

FINANCIAL Motion was made by Trustee Gill and seconded by Trustee Edwards to approve the financial reports. Motion carried. Motion was made by Trustee Haiar and seconded by Trustee Gill to approve the 2019-2020 budget amendment. Motion carried.

BOCES/BOCHES Trustee Edwards asked board members to contact her if they wanted to read an email copy of the minutes of the last BOCES meeting.

SUPERINTENDENT Mark Broderson, Superintendent, informed board members that:

o Randy Gill, Facilities & Purchasing Manager, gave an overview of current district-wide projects.

o Extra-duty contracts for next year will have a one-time payment at the conclusion of the sports season or the event; this does not include contracts for athletic directors, extra instrumental or vocal music or FCCLA and FFA sponsors.

o Candidates for school board openings can file with the Crook County Clerk from August 5-24.

o Moorcroft Camp Keyhole, Moorcroft K8 summer school, and Hulett summer school will be held in July.

o Proms have been rescheduled: Sundance High School will its grand march and dance on June 27; Moorcroft High School will have its grand march and dance on July 9.

o A pandemic committee is scheduled to meet on June 17; the committee has teacher representatives from each building, as well as admin, nurses, special education, tech, lunch, custodial and transportation.

o CCSD#1 expects to start school on schedule in August; a brick and mortar opening has been approved by public health. However, extra-curricular activities are uncertain.

o Good input was received from parents who completed the COVID online survey. They requested instruction that is more direct, a uniform platform, quality work instead of busy work, tech and academic support at home, additional support for working parents, and more devices with better internet service (16%). Over 80% of the parents are ready to send their children back to school; that percent increases if there are spacing guidelines. Twenty-five homes are not ready to send their children back to school; this could be up to 100 students, which would have a major impact on ADM funding.

o There are 4 staff members who do not feel ready to return to school

o The Wyoming economy is experiencing a downswing; however, CCSD#1 is financially stable for next year so there will be no cuts.

EXECUTIVE

SESSION Motion was made by Trustee Rathbun and seconded by Trustee Haiar to go into executive session at 6:28 PM to discuss personnel issues and possible litigation. Motion carried. Executive session ended at 7:20 PM.

REGULAR

SESSION Chairman Marchant called the meeting back into regular session at 6:32 PM.

CONSENT

AGENDA Chairman Marchant asked if any board member would like any item removed from the Consent Agenda.

Motion was made by Trustee Haiar and seconded by Trustee Williams to approve the Consent Agenda.

To approve the bill listing and to issue warrants in payment thereof.

To approve the declaration of intent for CCSD#1 to participate in all federally funded programs.

To approve the 2020-2021 superintendent’s bond for $10,000.

To approve 2020-2021 teacherage rental rates as follows:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Moorcroft 3 bedroom: $475 $525 $575

Moorcroft 2 bedroom $425 $475 $525

Mobile homes $475 $525 $575

Hulett house $600 $650 $700

These are the same rates as 2019-2020. Occupancy in district housing is limited to three years.

To set 2020-21 petty cash amounts:

Central Office $1200

Hulett School $ 400

Moorcroft K8 $ 400

Moorcroft Secondary $ 400

Sundance Elementary $ 300

Sundance Secondary $ 400

Moorcroft Community Ed $ 25

Sundance Community Ed $ 25 TOTAL: $3,150

To approve Hulett 2020 summer custodial hiring:

1. Kristen Wolf

To approve 2020-2021 classified hiring:

1. Lacy Sewell – Hulett School Part-time Title 1 Para

To approve 2020-2021 special education related services contracts:

1. Northeast Wyoming BOCES

2. Belle Fourche School District #9-1

To approve summer 2020 hiring:

1. Victoria Cocharo – Sundance Special Education Summer School

2. Andrea Wood – Moorcroft Secret Squirrel Brigade

3. Shanna Kinnick – Moorcroft Secret Squirrel Brigade

To approve 2020 Moorcroft K8 and Hulett summer school hiring:

Mandy Connally LaNae Curr Jacilyn Garrison

Sarah Merchen Nate Fulton Gina Dewey

Jenna Thomas Marie Cartwright Jesse Hinkhouse

Michelle Davis Shawna Fischbach Sharon Bailey

Savannah Knapp Jenni Gill Kaylee Williamson

Roxane Gerry Alyssa Brown Emily Bishop

Krista Hieb Darlys Roberts Gypsy Petz

Anna Backen Jessica Watkins Kelly Pannell

Teresa Brown

To approve spring 2020 EWC/SHS non-credit instructors:

1. Doug Carter (.5) – Build a Bee Hive

2. Todd Hickman (.5) – Build a Bee Hive

To approve a spring 2020 extra-duty contract:

1. Deb Harrison – Moorcroft High School Play

To approve 2020 summer stipends:

Anna Backen Maylee Baron-Kanode Emily Bishop

LaNae Curr Shawna Fischbach Lacy Foskett

Jacilyn Garrison Lindsay Hansen Jesse Hinkhouse

Tina Inghram Abbie Love Chrystal Rodriguez

Mindi Woolsey Teresa Brown Melissa Ruml

To approve 2020-2021 special education extra-duty contracts:

1. Kassie Clements – Special Olympics Coordinator (3 seasons – fall, winter, spring)

2. Kassie Clements – Special Olympics Coach (3 seasons – fall, winter, spring)

3. Julie Stephany – DW Instructional Facilitator

4. Shelby Gill – DW Instructional Facilitator

To approve 2020-2021 Perkins Grant facilitators:

1. Hulett: Nicholas Edelman

2. Moorcroft: Travis Santistevan

3. Sundance: Stephanie Grubb

To approve 2020-2021 extra-duty contracts for Hulett, Moorcroft, and Sundance. Motion carried. The listing for each town is attached and becomes a part of these minutes.

SALARY PAGE

CORRECTION Motion was made by Trustee Gill and seconded by Trustee Rathbun to approve a correction to the 2020-2021 certified salary schedule page. Motion carried. During salary committee meetings, the BA+45 column was deleted. The first two lines of #8 in the notes referring to the BA+45 column should also have been deleted; however, they remained in the final salary schedule packet approved on April 20. The corrected page is attached and becomes a part of the minutes.

JULY MEETING As recommended by the superintendent, motion was made by Trustee Haiar and seconded by Trustee Gill to schedule a Zoom budget hearing on July 15, 2020, at 4 PM. Motion carried. The Zoom meeting allows CCSD#1 to fulfill the Wyoming statute requirement that school districts hold a hearing of their proposed budget each year on or before the third Wednesday in July, which falls on July 15 in 2020. The regular school board meeting in July will remain on the third Monday, July 20, 2020.

RECOGNITION None this month.

DISCUSSION Mr. Broderson briefly addressed the following topics and asked board members to take home a packet of information for reading and review:

1. Suicide policy information

2. Policy BD - Board Meeting Rotation

3. Pandemic survey results from parents and staff

4. Updated CCSD#1 Goals and Strategic Plan from admin retreat

5. Smart Start reopening framework for fall 2020 school opening

6. Wyoming’s economy

ADJOURN-

MENT Motion was made by Trustee Mills and seconded by Trustee Gill to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 PM. Motion carried.

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Chair Clerk