IMPORTANT DATES INSIDE THIS ISSUE River Ridge School District TIMBERWOLF NEWS July 2016 River Ridge said goodbye to three retiring instructors at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. From left to right: Sandy Mergen (Art) – 35 years; Jeff Graewin (Grade 6) – 32 years; and Jill Faurote (4K) – 31 years. Thank you for your many years of service and inspiration to our district students. We wish you the best in your next chapter! River Ridge Honor Retirees Long-time River Ridge Business Manager, Carol Harris, retired on June 30, 2016, after 39 years of service to the River Ridge School District. Want to know whether Carol saw any changes over those years? Ask her about typing checks on electric typewriters and using data punch cards for payroll. Ask her whether she thinks federal and state reporting requirements have increased or decreased over the past 39 years. Thank you, Carol, for providing a secure infrastruc- ture for school operations for nearly four decades! We’ll miss you. Business Manager Carol Harris Retires Memorial Program.....2 Registration Notice....3 FFA News..................5 Honor Roll.................6 Activity Code.............7 Football Jamboree......8 Calendar ....................11 Minutes.....................12 July 4 Independence Day July 5-7 Girls’ Basketball Camp July 6 Policy/Curr. Com. Special Board Mtg. July 11-29 Summer School July 12-14 Dance Camp July 21 Bld & Grd. Com. Board Meeting
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IMPORTANT DATES
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River Ridge School District
TIMBERWOLF NEWSJuly 2016
River Ridge said goodbye to three retiring instructors at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. From left to right: Sandy Mergen (Art) – 35 years; Jeff Graewin (Grade 6) – 32 years; and Jill Faurote (4K) – 31 years. Thank you for your many years of service and inspiration to our district students. We wish you the best in your next chapter!
River Ridge Honor Retirees
Long-time River Ridge Business Manager, Carol Harris, retired on June 30, 2016, after 39 years of service to the River Ridge School District.
Want to know whether Carol saw any changes over those years? Ask her about typing checks on electric typewriters and using data punch cards for payroll. Ask her whether she thinks federal and state reporting requirements have increased or decreased over the past 39 years.
Thank you, Carol, for providing a secure infrastruc-ture for school operations for nearly four decades! We’ll miss you.
Business Manager Carol Harris Retires
Memorial Program.....2
Registration Notice....3
FFA News..................5
Honor Roll.................6
Activity Code.............7
Football Jamboree......8
Calendar....................11
Minutes.....................12
July 4 Independence Day
July 5-7 Girls’ Basketball Camp
July 6Policy/Curr. Com.Special Board Mtg.
July 11-29 Summer School
July 12-14 Dance Camp
July 21 Bld & Grd. Com. Board Meeting
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The River Ridge School District will strive to
provide a safe, challeng-ing environment for each
individual student by promoting excellent staff development, encourag-ing meaningful parent involvement, and earn-ing strong community
support through honesty, integrity, and open com-
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
The River Ridge School District will strive to
provide a safe, challeng-ing environment for each
individual student by promoting excellent staff development, encourag-ing meaningful parent involvement, and earn-ing strong community
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Visit our website at www.rrsd.k12.wi.us
Kevin Kocer (pronounced “coacher”) is the new Business Manager for the River Ridge District. Kevin joined the district on June 1 following five years as Business Manager for the Scotland School District in South Dakota. He received both his B.A. and Masters in Business Administration from the University of South Dakota. Kevin, his wife, Naomi, and their two year-old son are natives of South Dakota but now call Bloomington, Wiscon-sin, home. We were thrilled to have Kevin onboard for one month of training with Carol Harris. Please extend a “hello and welcome” to Kevin when you see him at school or elsewhere!
Meet Kevin Kocer, Business Manager
The months of researching veterans, typing reports and practicing skits and lines, (al-most on a daily basis since the end of March: culminated into one spectacular day! Third graders at River Ridge Elementary produced a Memorial Day Program on May 24th. Students sang songs, participated in skits, and recognized veterans from their family and other acquaintances. The third grade class wanted to recognize all of the work and sacrifices our veterans have made to keep our country safe.
The students did an excellent job with this program and they developed a more in-depth understanding of what veterans do; which translated into a greater appreciation. Parents, family, and friends were in the audience. Veterans were also present.
We would like thank all school personnel who made this program possible. It could not have been done without you. Another thank you goes out to the parents and grandparents for working with their children on this project. A special thank you goes to the kitchen staff for making the snacks. Thank you to Hardee’s in Prairie du Chien for donating or-ange juice. A tremendous amount of gratitude goes to the veterans for attending our program, donat-ing flags, and for EVERYTHING they have done and continue to do for our country.
Memorial Program by Shawn Chatfield and Samantha Jung
The River Ridge School District does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
District Administrator P.O. Box 78, 11165 County Highway P
Patch Grove, WI 53817 Telephone No. 608-994-2715
For further information on notice of non-discrimina-tion, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
Federal Civil rights PoliCy statement
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The River Ridge School District is committed to providing a safe, positive learning environment for all students, ac-cording to board policy. The expectation is that everyone will treat each other with respect and consideration. Actions, such as bullying, cyberbullying, hazing and harassment cre-ate an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, detract from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious violence. Therefore all types of bully-ing, hazing and harassment are prohibited. Cyberbullying is also prohibited and treated the same as all other types of bullying.
Bullying, cyberbullying, hazing and/or harassment of any student are expressly prohibited in the following settings and/or circumstances:
• During any educational program or activity conduct-ed by or sponsored in whole or in part by the school or
school district. • While being transported on a district provided bus or any other district vehicle. • Accessed, created, expressed or communicated us-ing any district owned computer, digital technology or system network. • Sent or passed on through any type of non-district owned technology or personal electronic device while on school grounds, at any school-related or school-sponsored activity, or on district provided transporta-tion.• Any type of threat indicated to be carried out in a school setting. This includes threats made outside of school hours that communicate intent to be carried out during any school-related or school-sponsored pro-gram or activity, or on district provided transportation.
The River Ridge School District is seeking two to three in-dividuals to videotape regular and special board meetings. Only one individual will be scheduled for each meeting. The individual who tapes the meeting will also be respon-sible for uploading the video to our district website. Train-ing will be provided for the tasks of taping and uploading. The Board meets one to two times per month for meetings that are one hour or more in length. Event pay of $35.00 per meeting will apply for RRSD faculty members. For non-faculty members, the pay rate will be the event rate ($35.00) or minimum wage, whichever is greater. If you are interested, please contact Deb Martell at [email protected] or phone, 994-2715, before August 1.
Help Wanted: Videotape School Board Meetings by Deb Martell
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In May, sixth grade students ex-plored their career interests in guid-ance class via the Career Locker website (formerly WISCareers). When students were finished taking personal inventories and completed a short assignment, they were en-couraged to participate in the “Find Captain Career” contest. Clues were given about a specific occupation and students searched for the “Cap-tain Career” character on certain pages of the website. Jakob Waller found Captain Career and submitted the answer to the website. His en-try was chosen as a winner and he received a $10 gift card to Subway along with a certificate. Way to go, Jakob! He is the first student in our district to win this contest!
Career Website WinnerBy Kam Fohey
Upper Elementary Student Names K9
Meet Riko, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department newest K9. The name was suggested by Payton Kaufman, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Miller’s class.
Deputy Ben Keller, Riko’s handler, decided to have fifth grade D.A.R.E. students to submit names. He narrowed the options and finally selected Riko.
On Friday, June 3, Deputy Keller, along with Deputy Nate Gallagher, the D.A.R.E. Deputy for the River Ridge School, went to Bloomington to meet with the students from the River Ridge Upper Elementary. Deputies Keller and Gallagher presented Payton with a D.A.R.E t-shirt signed by Riko himself. The students were able to meet Riko and ask Deputy Keller questions about his partner. The students enjoyed the visit with Deputy Keller and K9 Riko.
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Fire Prevention Poster Winner
Shayla Trautsch, seventh grader at River Ridge Middle School, placed first in the Wisconsin State Fire-fighter’s Association - Fire Preven-tion Poster Contest.
The contest is open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Shayla’s poster was chosen by the Bloomington Fire Department to be submitted to the county level. Those winning first in their grade level at the county level move onto state competition.
Shayla and other Grant County win-ners of the 2015 fire poster contest were awarded certificates and prize money at a ceremony at the James-town Fire Department in Kieler on May 17.
Congratulations, Shayla!
Kids with Character by Kam Fohey
In the month of May River Ridge students focused on the character themes of Honesty and Trustworthiness. We defined honesty as speaking the truth and acting truthfully.
Trustworthiness was defined as the ability to keep promises, to be honest, and reliable. Teachers and staff were on the lookout for trustworthy and honest behaviors. Three large groups of students and four individuals were recognized for their exceptional behavior and actions during the last month of school.
FFA News by Bret Iverson
River Ridge FFA hosted the first annual soils contest for our chapter. Mr. Rick Lange and Dr. Roger Higgs judged the contest, which was hosted by the Roger Guthrie family. A special thank you goes out to the Guthries for hosting the con-test, digging the pits, and helping us obtain the fantastic judges for the contest. Six schools participated June 24th. River Ridge placed first in the junior division and third in the senior division. Cuba City won the senior division. Justin Mor-row, Aidan Morrow, Matt Morrow, Matt Walz, Dillin Meier, Blake Wegmuller, Katelyn Quick and Lexi Harper competed for River Ridge.
River Ridge FFA State Convention UpdateBeth Zimmer completed a fantastic year as the State FFA Vice President. We want to thank her for her year of service. The River Ridge FFA received the PRIDE Award for increase in FFA membership. Bea Mumm was selected to apply for National FFA Choir. She will perform at the WI State Fair in August. Amber Patterson received her State FFA Degree. Bridgette Myers was state runner up in the Growmark Essay Contest. Dillin Meier won an iPad at state convention. Members from River Ridge ran two contests at state convention. Members attending were Amber Patterson, Kendra Jentz, Ethan Esser, Dillin Meier, Bea Mumm, Beth Zimmer, Bryan Maring, and Lexi Harper.
Grade 8: Cecil Callahan, Madison Hecht, Daniel Kerscher, Montanna Kielley, Noell Nading, Joshua Remis, Ryan West, Skyler Williams
Grade 9: Jiah Bailey, James Breuer, Colton Clark, Taylor Cooley, Blake Crubel, Katherine DeVoss, Ethan Esser, Madeline Johnson, Jordan Klaas, Eithan Knapp, Hunter Nettesheim
Grade 10: Brett Breuer, Emma Hampton, Britney Hoffman, Aidan Morrow, Matt Morrow, Ryan Redman, Ivan Trautsch, Matthew Walz, Shane West
Grade 11: Karli Jandro, Taylor Linder, Austin Revolinski, Nicole Sturmer
Grade 12: Anna Judy Bosetti, Autum Buss, Preston Clark, Shannon Kirschbaum, KayLynn Knight, Ann Peters, Tessa Reynolds, Samantha Steiger, Kevin White, Davidson Ziegler
River Ridge Middle/High School 4th Quarter Honors
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility andthe wings of independence.
--Denis Waitley
River Ridge Athletics Athletic Director: Wade Winkers
[email protected] PO Box 78 Phone: (608) 994-2715 Patch Grove, WI 53817 Fax: (608) 994-2891 Dear Parent/Guardian This fall, like every other, we will be having our annual Activity Code meeting. This will be held on August 1st at 7:00 PM in the River Ridge High School Gym. We have made a significant change to this year’s meeting and school requirements. Only freshmen, juniors, and new students are required to attend the meeting. As always, the student must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. All high school students interested in participating in athletics or co-curricular activities for the 2016-17 school year will be required to sign the code. Every potential athlete will be required to complete a number of forms and waivers to allow them to participate in high school athletics. These forms include the WIAA informational handout, emergency cards, activity code, and the concussion waiver. The concussion waiver will only need to be completed once and is good for the whole school year. All student-athletes are required to take an Impact test before they can take part in any sport. This is not an annual requirement. Athletes heading into their freshman or junior years are required to take the test. All of the incoming freshmen and soon to be juniors took the test in May. They will have this completed, unless they missed the meeting or moved after the testing date. If you are planning to be a fall athlete, are entering your freshman or junior year, and have not completed the Impact test, make sure you arrange a time to take the test before your season starts.
Each student-athlete must have a physical/alternate year card before participating in any sport. To determine what is needed, go off the last physical. If it was before April 1, 2015, a new physical will be needed. If it was between April 1, 2015 and April 1, 2016 only an alternate year card needs to be filled out. If unsure, it may be wise to get a physical in the summer before your freshman and junior years. You can also call or email me at school to get a definitive answer. Physical/Alternate year cards are available in the office. Please turn this information in at any time by putting it in my mailbox in the River Ridge High School office.
Activity fees are also expected to be paid before a student participates in any activity including practice. Those fees can be paid the night of the Activity Code Meeting. Activity fees are not just for athletics, as all students involved in any school organizations that use school funds should be paying the activity fee.
If the student and parent/guardian are unable to attend the meeting, the student will not be allowed to participate until we make the meeting available as a video online and it has been viewed by the athlete and the parent.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at the high school. Sincerely,
Wade Winkers River Ridge Athletic Director
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11th Annual Six Rivers Football Jamboree @ UW-Platteville
Saturday, August 20th
River Ridge vs. Highland 12:30 PM
Remaining Jamboree Schedule
Saturday, August 22nd North Crawford vs. Benton-SM 10:00 AM Cassville vs. Shullsburg 3:00 PM Pec-Argyle vs. Potosi 5:30 PM Black Hawk vs. Belmont 8:00 PM Advance Ticket Prices Game Day Ticket Prices $5.00 per Adult $6.00 per Adult $3.00 per Student/Child $4.00 per Student / Child
All proceeds from advance ticket sales will benefit River Ridge. All proceeds from game day ticket sales will benefit UW-Platteville.
Tickets good for all Six Rivers Football Jamboree Games
Tickets will be available at River Ridge until August 19th.
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Online Registration doesn’t open at Southwest Tech until August 1, 2016
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A Special Meeting of the River Ridge Board of Education was called to order by acting chairperson, Kerri Schier, on Thurs-day, April 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken with the following members present: Jason Cathman, Cory Moravits, Kenny Nies and Kerri Schier. The following members were absent: Dave Breuer, Emilie Mumm, and Cory Raisbeck. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Athey, Business Manager Carol Harris, attorney Eileen Brownlee, and members of the public were also present.The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
III. PROOF OF NOTICE Kenny Nies presented proof of posting showing notice of the meeting posted on April 26, 2016 at Noon. A motion to approve the posting was made by Cory Moravits and seconded by Jason Cathman. On voice vote, all members approved.
IV. APPEARANCESPublic ParticipationThe following member of the public spoke during the public participation segment: Missy Cornwell requested that board members exercise caution in posting infor-mation to social media and that they make every effort to restrict their statements to factual information.
V. BOARD REORGANIZATION (Of-ficers and Assignment of Committees)
a. President – Jason Cathman nomi-nated Kenny Nies for President. The nomination was seconded by Cory Moravits. Kenny Nies was elected by roll call vote with the following mem-bers voting yes: Cathman, Moravits, Nies, and Schier.b. Vice President – Cory Moravits nominated Kerri Schier for Vice Presi-dent. The nomination was seconded by Jason Cathman. Kerri Schier was elected by roll call vote with the fol-lowing members voting yes: Cathman, Moravits, Nies, and Schier.c. Clerk – Kerri Schier nominated Emilie Mumm for Clerk. The mo-tion was seconded by Jason Cathman. Emilie Mumm was elected by roll call vote with the following members vot-
ing yes: Cathman, Moravits, Schier, and Nies.d. Treasurer – Cory Moravits nomi-nated Jason Cathman for Treasurer. The motion was seconded by Kerri Schier. Jason Cathman was elected by roll call vote with the following members voting yes: Schier, Moravits, Cathman, and Nies.
e.– k. Committee Assignments – Due to the absence of three board members, K. Nies recommended postponing committee reorganization until the May 11 meeting. Following a brief discussion and consul-tation with the district’s attorney, Eileen Brownlee, the attending board members reached consensus on the following:Committees will be re-organized at the May 11 meeting. In the interim, Jason Cathman will replace Lea Breuer on the Staff and Employee Relations Commit-tee and Cory Moravits will replace Randy Martin on the Building/Grounds and Finance Committee.
VI. RETIREMENT BENEFITSa. Rescind previous motion not to offer a teacher retirement package – Kerri Schier moved and Jason Cath-man seconded, to rescind a February 10, 2016 board action not to offer a teacher retirement package which had been recommended by the Staff and Employee Relations Committee. The motion to rescind was approved by unanimous voice vote.b. Consideration of offering a retire-ment package – C. Harris reviewed a retirement package which the Staff and Employee Relations Committee pro-posed to the Board in February, 2016. She provided terms of the package, the teachers who would be eligible, and the timelines that would apply if the pack-age was approved today by the board. She also reviewed analysis of a similar plan and information for support staff. Following considerable discussion regarding staff benefits pre and post Wisconsin Act 10, Kerri Schier moved to approve (with revised timelines) the teacher retirement package which was proposed in February, 2016 by the Staff
and Employee Relations Committee. The motion was seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion passed on a roll call vote with the following members voting yes: Cathman, Schier, Moravits, and Nies.
VII. INSURANCE PREMIUM HOLI-DAY for May & June, 2016 – C. Harris explained that claims against the district’s health insurance plan have been running lower over the past two years. C. Har-ris recommends that the Board approve premium holidays for May and June, 2016, to keep the self-insurance fund below the state allowed maximum level. Cory Moravits moved to approve a health insurance premium holiday for May and June, 2016. The motion was seconded by Kerri Schier. The motion passed on a roll call vote with the following members voting yes: Moravits, Schier, Cathman, and Nies. C. Harris noted that the district savings from health insurance premium holidays in 2016 may be reallocated to other 2015-16 district expenses, provided the money is expended prior to June 30, 2016. Administration will bring realloca-tion recommendations to the Board’s May 11 meeting.
VIII. Board member suggestions and rec-ommendations for future items (any board member may bring up items)The following topics were recommended by members:
• Videotaping of board meetings for possible placement on the RRSD web-site (Cathman)• Budget discussion (Nies)• Long Range Plan (Nies)• Detailed list of costs for operating the upper elementary school in Bloom-ington (Nies)• List of prioritized projects and cost estimates from McKinstry regard-ing improvements to RRSD facilities (Nies)
IX. INFORMATION a. Staff and Employee Relations Committee Meeting – Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 3:30 pm (Breuer, Cathman,
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: April 28, 2016
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and Nies)b. Policy/Curriculum Committee Meeting – next meeting will be set after the May 11 reorganization of committeesc. Building, Grounds and Finance Committee Meeting – Wed., May 11,
2016 at 5:00 pm (Moravits, Nies, and Raisbeck)d. Regular Board Meeting – Wed., May 11, 2016 at 6:00 pme. Building, Grounds and Finance Committee Meeting – Wed., May 18, 2016 at 5:00 pm
X. ADJOURNMENT The motion to adjourn was made by Schier and seconded by Moravits. On voice vote, all members approved. The meeting adjourned at 7:53 P.M.
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT< GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: May 11, 2016.
Call to Order Board President Ken Nies called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm.
Roll Call - All board members were pres-ent. Also present was Superintendent Dr. Jeff Athey, Business Manager Carol Har-ris, school district attorney Eileen Brown-lee, and members of the public.The pledge was recited
IV. STATEMENT OF NOTICE PURSU-ANT TO WISCONSIN STATUTES SEC-TION 19.84 - Dr. Athey acknowledged that proof of notice had been given on May 6, 2016 at noon. Kerri Schier made a motion to accept that the meeting notice had been properly posted. The motion was seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion carried on a voice vote.
V. APPEARANCES Ken Nies mentioned that at the beginning of the meeting, anyone is welcome to speak on any topic. At the end of the meet-ing, people may speak only to items that were part of the agenda.
Nelda Krogman addressed the Board regarding three topics: the early retirement package which was approved at the April 28, 2016 meeting, the district’s long-range plan, and how much/who pays when the school attorney is present.
No other community members had signed up to speak during this time.
VI. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEET-ING MINUTES from April 13, 2016 - Dave Breuer moved to approve the min-utes (with the change of Justin Morrow’s name to Austin Morrow under “Reports”). The motion was seconded by Kerri Schier and carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES from April 28, 2016 - Cory Moravits made a motion to approve the minutes. Jason Cathman seconded this motion. The motion carried on a voice vote.
VII. ELECTION OF BOARD CLERK AND BOARD COMMITTEE REOR-GANIZATION - Ken Nies reported that Emilie Mumm respectfully declined the role of clerk as was voted at the April 28, 2016 meeting. Dave Breuer nominated Cory Moravits for Clerk. It was seconded by Emilie Mumm. With a 7-0 roll call vote in favor of the motion, Cory Moravits was elected Clerk.
Board Committee Re-organization - The following committee appointments were recommended by Board President Ken Nies:
Buildings & Grounds Committee: Cory Moravits, Ken Nies, & Cory Raisbeck. A motion was made by Dave Breuer and seconded by Cory Raisbeck to keep the Building & Grounds Committee separate from Finance and to have the finance report discussed with the full board at regular board meetings. The motion car-ried by voice vote.
Policy/Curriculum Committee: Kerri Schier, Emily Mumm & Jason Cathman (meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday at 5:15 pm).
Staff-Employee Relations Committee: Jason Cathman, Ken Nies, & Kerri Schier. Meets early spring and late fall.
Safety Committee: Cory Moravits to serve as the Board representative on the school district’s staff committee.
Technology Committee: Cory Raisbeck to serve as the Board representative to the school district’s staff committee.
CESA #3 Board of Control Representative: Emilie Mumm to serve as the Board rep-resentative to CESA #3’s annual meeting at the CESA #3 office in Fennimore – 1x/year.
WASB Delegate: Dave Breuer to serve as Board representative to the WASB State Conference; Jan. 18-20, 2017 in Milwau-kee.Motion to accept Committee Appoint-ments: Jason Cathman made a motion to accept the committee appointments for 2016/17. Emilie Mumm seconded the mo-tion. Motion carried by voice vote.
VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTSA. Student Activities Update – Austin Morrow, Student Council liaison to the Board, shared upcoming activities and events (e.g., the Music/Forensics Awards Night on May 18, Senior Awards Night on May 25, Graduation on May 27, Semes-ter exams – June 1-3 and the last day of school, June 3). Student Council has also begun planning for homecoming next fall.
B. Buildings & Groundsi. Trenton Smith provided a construc-tion update. The list of work/projects remaining is small. McKinstry is waiting for a balance report which will be forwarded to state inspector, Char Martin. The state electrical inspector has approved all the electrical work. After the smoke walls are completed at the high school, insulation will be put in the attic.
ii. McKinstry provided the district
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with a list of recommendations andcost estimates for possible future proj-ects. This information will be used to help craft a 10-year maintenance plan.
iii. Troy Marshall provided the board with a summary of an air quality test-ing report provided by Dave Havlik of EMC. Both schools are okay as it per-tains to mold spore counts. CO2 levels were above the maximum levels in rooms 111 and 117A at the UE. There was some question about the validity of testing in room 111. Trenton Smith (McKinstry) said they will check the HVAC in these rooms. The Buildings & Grounds Committee recommends EMC be invited back in the fall to re-test rooms to see whether the issues have been corrected.
iv. Finance Report- Business Manager Carol Harris presented the financial reports:
The following General Fund receipts were reviewed: River Ridge FFA Alumni, 26.36; State of Wisconsin, 4,508.18; Dept. of Health Services, 1,377.96; Dept. of Health Services, 5,263.59; Prairie Farm Dairy, 50.00; Fennimore Comm. Schools, 125.00; Platteville School District, 125.00; Prairie du Chien School District, 75.00; S.W.T.C., 100.00; County of Grant,74,431.58; Southwestern School Dist., 75.00; U.S. Dept. of Education, 1,219.23; State of Wis-consin, 4,320.00; State of Wisconsin, 23,803.00; Alternative Recycling, 57.95; West End Salvage, 28.35; C.E.S.A. #3, 13,665.82; De Soto School District, 125.00; Dodgeville School District, 125.00; Pecatonica School District, 75.00; Seneca School District, 75.00; S.W.T.C., 50.00; Staff/District, 11.00; Staff/District, 149.60; General Mills, 18.40; Sire T Auto Body, 25.00; River Ridge HS Pupil Activity, 15,108.40; Firstmerit Bank, 33.19; Firstmerit Bank, 60.76; Anchor-bank, 11.85; BMO Harris Bank, .85; Peoples State Bank, 20.67;
The following Flexible Benefits Ac-count receipts were reviewed: River Ridge School District, 956.94; River
Ridge School District, 1,112.19;
The following Debt Service Fund 38 receipts were reviewed: River Ridge School District, 100.00;
The following Other Capital Projects Fund 49 receipts were reviewed: Clare Bank, 170.54;
The following Scholarship Fund receipts were reviewed: Clare Bank, 12.59; Staff/District, 250.00; Staff/Dis-trict, 200.00; Firstmerit Bank, 3.80;
The following Insurance Fund receipts were reviewed: Joe Devlin, 110.50; Ann Hanson, 110.50; Carol Kalin-owski, 110.50; Judith Taylor, 65.50; River Ridge School District, 6,133.00; Wisconsin RX Co-op, 2,284.60; Judie Barnes, 1,048.88; Peoples State Bank, 51.19; Clare Bank, .63;
The following Debt Service Fund 39 receipts were reviewed: Peoples State Bank, 1.95;
The following Debt Fund 38 expen-ditures were reviewed: Peoples State Bank, 1.00;
The following Fund 49 expenditures were reviewed: McKinstry Essention, Inc., 86,730.00;
The following Insurance Fund expen-ditures were reviewed: Delta Dental, 850.40; Delta Dental, 1,581.000; Delta Dental, 2,952.75; Delta Dental, 409.77; Colleen Engelke 287.84; Sandra Hage-man, 548.78; Jerome Usgaard, 647.00; Shirley Wegmuller, 647.00; Benefit Plan Administrators, 23,979.95; Benefit Plan Administrator, 53,068.51; Benefit Plan Administrators, 35,093.65; C.V.S. Caremark, 16,092.00; C.V.S. Care-mark, 11,692.20; C.V.S. Caremark, 40.60;
The following General Fund expendi-tures were reviewed: SimplexGrinnell LP, (9,749.26); Thomas Block, 70.00; Lester Breuer, 38.34; Cassville Public Schools, 125.00; Sue Christ, 289.82; Lisa Clark, 90.72; Jeff Fellenzer, 95.00; Mike Flanagan, 140.00; Carol Harris,
41.04; Sue Kuenster, 64.26; Curtis Lad-wig, 95.00; Ellen Martin, 162.54; Bill Massey, 84.70; Larry McCann, 70.00; Sandra Mergen, 52.92; Trevor Nichols, 60.00; Garth Osterday, 140.79; Donald Peterson, 85.00; Platteville School District, 125.00; Barbara Ploessl, 73.65; Trevor Prochaska, 85.00; Andy Riechers, 45.00; Terry Schrobilgen, 70.00; Heidi Serres, 80.00; Barry Shea, 95.00; Shane Sperle, 154.98; Roger Wilming, 45.00; Charles Zahn, 45.00; Badger Sporting Goods, 3,000.00; Thomas Block, 10.00; Busch Mu-sic, 85.00; C.E.S.A. #3, 7,832.74; Cathmans Family Custard LLC, 120.78; CenturyLink, 1.70; Contract Paper Group, Inc., 1,504.56; Courier Press, 250.24; Dell Marketing L.P., 2,211.42; Dependable Solutions Inc., 13,263.94; E.M.C. Insurance Compa-nies, 10,118.22; Equipment Leasing Co., 330.00; Lori Frailey, 225.00; G.F.C. Leasing, 492.85; Gordon Flesch Company Inc., 1,545.28; Gordon Food Service Inc., 7,616.48; Hermitage Art Company Inc., 58.66; Hermsens Inc., 1,377.77; Hobart Service, 177.50; Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 103.00; The Instrumentalist, 140.00; J.J. Keller & Assoc., 935.90; J.W. Pepper & Son Inc., 46.49; Jostens, 237.20; Klondyke Welding & Repair, 24.03; Lacrosse Queen Cruises, 50.00; Langmeier, 71.65; Bill Massey, 10.00; Neff Company, 162.93; Nelsons True Value, 74.67; New Horizons Supply Co-op, 201.42; Okays Market, 8.83; Pan O Gold Baking Co., 293.70; Donald Peterson, 60.00; Pitney Bowes Corp., 180.00; Planks Printing Service Inc., 84.62; Prairie Farms Dairy, 2,320.44; Presidio Infrastructure Solutions LLC, 92.50; Michelle Quick, 42.81; Really Great Reading, 999.00; Reserve Account, 6,000.00; Reynolds Electric, 868.35; Andy Riechers, 95.00; River Ridge HS Pupil Act., 35.01; River Ridge Spe-cial Checking, 793.40; rSchool today, 40.00; S.S.E., Music, 181.00; School Specialty Inc., 861.43; Terry Schrobil-gen, 45.00; Sharp Electronics Corp., 228.84; Barry Shea, 45.00; Sinsinawa Mound Center, 90.00; Smart Apple US, 350.98; Southwest WI Tech College, 1,544.30; T.D.S. Telecom Inc., 187.28;
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Town & Country Sanitation, 425.00; Trophy Depot, 82.55; Village of Patch Grove, 1,698.67; W.A.A.E., 600.00; W.A.R.C.O. Transportation Inc., 48,699.45; W.H.S.F.A.,260.00; WE Energies, 3,836.03; West Music Com-pany, 20.10; Roger Wilming, 105.00; Yeomans Inc., 905.14; Lindy Zart, 50.00; Zip Print, 185.00; A.F.L.A.C. Premium Holding, 1,910.21; Ameritas, 155.00; Clare Bank, 2,875.00; Credit Bureau Date Inc., 146.52; Employee Flexible Benefit Account, 956.94; Employee Insurance Fund., 6,133.00; Firstmerit Bank N.A., 31,629.52; Hor-ace Mann Live Ins Company, 1,364.01; Madison National Life, 2,770.05; Minnesota Live Ins. Co., 1,195.38; National Insurance Company of WI, 1,195.38; Superior Vision Insurance Plan, 1,372.70; Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue, 5,746.32; Ameritas, 155.00; Clare Bank, 2,875.00; Credit Bureau Data Inc., 146.52; Employee Flexible Benefit Account, 1,112.19; Firstmerit Bank N.A., 33,086.18; Horace Mann Companies, 87.06; Horace Mann Life Ins Company, 1,364.01; Lincoln Life Administrator, 107.00; Wisconsin Dept., of Revenue, 6,023.95; Wiscon-sin Retirement System, 35,132.06; Brent Achenbach, 115.00; Alliant Energy/WPL, 7,036.92; Amazon/Synchrony Bank, 107.47; Thomas Block, 144.70; Boscobel Area Schools, 225.00; Torey Byers, 122.50; Clinicare Corporation, 10,826.55; Jeff Fellen-zer, 140.00; Fennimore Community Schools, 225.00; First National Bank, 817.16; Grant County Health, 109.76; Infomart Inc., 180.00; J.W. Pepper & Son Inc., 152.71; Clay Koenig, 207.36; Lancaster School District, 75.00; Trevor Nichols, 125.00; Patch Grove Postmaster, 83.63; Donald Peterson, 140.00; Trevor Prochaska, 70.00; River Valley School District, 125.00; David Rynes, 175.00; Daniel Sedwick, 122.50; Heidi Serres, 130.00; Barry Shea, 140.00; U.S. Cellular, 133.35; Village of Bloomington, 321.43; Vi-roqua School, 125.00; W.S.M.A. Inc., 92.50; Wal-Mart Community, 838.98; Wal-Mart Community BRC, 176.27; Wiscnet, 525.00; Charles Zahn, 255.00; Peoples State Bank, 100.00;
The following Flexible Benefits Ac-count expenditures were reviewed: Benefit Plan Administrators, 155.25; Benefit Plan Administrators, 1,427.88; Benefit Plan Administrators, 332.48;Dave Breuer moved to accept the fi-nancial report as presented. The motion was seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion carried on a 7-0 roll call vote.
v. Carol Harris reviewed a list of purchases which the district may want to make with 2015-16 budget bal-ances, accrued from health insurance premium holidays. A total of $330,000 is available to be spent before June 30, 2016. Dave Breuer moved that the Board approve spending some of this money on a new copier and that the Board defer further designation of the accruals until a Special Board meeting on May 19. The motion was seconded by Cory Raisbeck. On a roll call vote, the motion passed 7-0.
vi. Carol Harris explained 2016-17 operating budget assumptions based on Wisconsin Act 55 (the budget bill for 2015-17) and its effects on the River Ridge School District. The information is an introduction to what will be shared at a Special Board meeting on May 19 beginning at 6:00 pm. when the Board discusses items to be included in a preliminary district budget for 2016-17.
vii. Carol Harris shared site operating costs of the two RRSD campuses. This was an informational item only.
C. Staff and Employee Relations Com-mittee – Carol Harris and Ken Nies reported on the May 3 Staff and Employee Relations Committee meeting where the Committee discussed health, dental, and vision insurance renewal as well as 2016-17 compensation for teachers, specialty license staff, and support staff.
i. Approve Health, Dental and Vi-sion Insurance Premium Rates and Renewal -Brent Straka from TRICOR Insurance appeared before the Board. He said that due to the low claims experience for RRSD enrollees, TRI-COR supports decreasing the district’s
health insurance premium rates for 2016/17 and reducing the coinsurance levels at 1-1-17. TRICOR also recom-mends that health insurance coverage be expanded to transplant options and Teledoc. TRICOR is recommending no increase in RRSD dental and vision insurance premiums. Cory Raisbeck moved to accept the health, dental, and vision premium recommendation as presented. Jason Cathman seconded the motion. The motion carried on a 7-0 roll call vote.
ii. Approve 2016-17 Compensation for these Employee Groups:
a. Teachers and Extra-Duty - Dave Breuer moved to accept the Committee’s recommendation for a 2.5% salary increase for the teachers and 2.0% increase for extra-duty. Cory Moravits second-ed the motion. On a roll call vote of 7-0, the motion passed.
b. Specialty Licensure Staff - Cory Raisbeck moved to accept the Committee’s recommendation for a 2.5% salary increase for spe-cialty licensure staff (1 employ-ee). Jason Cathman seconded the motion. On a 7-0 roll call vote, the motion passed.
c. Support Staff - Kerri Schier moved to approve the Staff and Employee Relations Committee recommendation to grant sup-port staff a 40 cent per hour raise and to pay RRSD’s Director of Maintenance a salary of $44,500 for 2016-17 with the provision of readjusting to $47,000 if fed-eral regulations implemented in October, 2016 justify the increased rate. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. On a 7-0 roll call vote, the motion passed.
iii. Approve List for 2016-17 Teacher Contracts -Dave Breuer moved to approve the list for 2016-17 teacher contracts. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. On a 7-0 roll call vote, the motion passed.
iv. Approve List for 2016-17 Specialty
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Licensure Contracts - Cory Raisbeck moved to approve the list for 2016-17 specialty license contracts. Jason Cath-man seconded the motion. On a 7-0 roll call vote, the motion passed.
v. Approve List for 2016-17 Letters of Assignment for Support Staff - Dave Breuer moved to approve the list of 2016-17 letters of assignment for sup-port staff. Kerri Schier seconded the motion. On a 7-0 roll call vote, the motion passed.
IX. OLD BUSINESSA. Discuss Process for Developing Long-Range Plan – Ken Nies asked the Board how they would like to proceed with a process for developing a long-range plan for the district. He noted that the Board has yet to address the long-range plan recommendations that were presented to the Board in February by community task force committees. Dave Breuer moved to send the community task force recommen-dations to the various board committees then have the board committees prioritize the recommendations for the full board. Cory Raisbeck seconded the motion. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 5 to 2 with Moravits and Schier voting no. Board members agreed to assign com-munity task force committee reports to the various Board committees when the Board meets May 19 in special session.
B. Camera at west end of high school – Troy Marshall said our current camera system doesn’t allow for another camera being added to the building. He is seek-ing pricing for a new system. He said a new system would have the capability of adding our old camera and provide better video resolution. The Board will receive an update at a future meeting.
C. Videotaping of Board Meetings for placement on website - Jason Cathman requested that the Board consider vid-eotaping meetings for placement on the RRSD website. He said it’s important that the board be transparent so that people know what occurs at board meetings. Dr. Athey said a video camera and tripod were placed on the list of proposed equipment to purchase with accruals from health in-surance premium holidays. (We currently
have only one camera and tripod in the district to videotape events.) The school district’s attorney, Eileen Brownlee, noted that there are schools in our area which videotape their board meetings. She said the district would need to update its public records policy if we began taping meet-ings. Dave Breuer moved to defer discus-sion of this item pending more informa-tion about necessary equipment, policy changes, and staffing for videotaping. Jason Cathman seconded the motion. The motion carried on a 7-0 voice vote.
D. Board packet materials on-line, and at meetings, for general public – There have been a number of instances when people in attendance at a board or board commit-tee meeting have asked for copies of in-formation that the board members receive. Following discussion, the Board asked Dr. Athey to investigate what technology is available for online publication and retrieval of board materials and to report back to the Board. Cory Raisbeck moved to table action on the topic until additional information is available. The motion was seconded by Dave Breuer. The motion car-ried on a 7-0 voice vote.
X. NEW BUSINESSA. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) – Request for district funding effective 2016-17 school year – FBLA Ad-visor Tina Dilley provided an overview of FBLA. Tina explained that FBLA prepares students for leadership roles and teaches them other helpful skills for workplace and civic involvement. Structured FBLA competitions offer a wide-range of oppor-tunities including public speaking and test taking. She reported there were 33 par-ticipants this year in grades 9-12 and that the RRSD students were active in regional and state competition. Student Council President and FBLA member Austin Morrow shared some of the worthwhile things he has learned through FBLA. T. Dilley requested that the board recognize FBLA as an official student organization at River Ridge. She asked the board to provide money to defray state competition costs and to pay for half of the competi-tion costs for students who may qualify for nationals. She also requested that the board provide advisor compensation for FBLA equal to the pay rate provided to
other RRSD student organizations.
Emilie Mumm moved to approve FBLA as a school organization. Cory Raisbeck seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7 - 0 voice vote.
Cory Raisbeck moved to add $2,000 to the 2016-17 budget for FBLA and to add the position of FBLA advisor to the extra-cur-ricular compensation schedule at a rate of 5%. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. The motion carried on a 7-0 voice vote.
B. Approve Applications for Open Enroll-ment (In and Out) for 2016-17 - Dave Breuer moved to approve the open enroll-ment requests for 2016-17 as presented in the May 11 board meeting packet. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The mo-tion passed on a 7-0 voice vote.
C. Approve Student Fees and Hot Lunch Meal Prices for 2016-17 – C. Harris reviewed the board packet material regard-ing student fee and hot lunch meal prices for 2016/17. She explained a couple of options related to meal price increases. Dave Breuer moved to accept “Option 1” to raise meal prices for grades 9 – 12 by 5 cents. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7- 0 voice vote.
D. Approve 2016-17 Transportation Rates with Warco Transportation – C. Harris re-viewed board packet materials pertaining to the district’s bus contract with WARCO for the coming two years. WARCO’s pricing proposal for 2016-17 represents a 3.17% increase from 2015-16. C. Moravits asked when the bus contract was last bid out. C. Harris responded that 1999 was the last time bus contracts were put out for bids although other contract changes have been made since then. Dave Breuer moved to approve the proposed 2016-17 rates for WARCO. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7 - 0 voice vote.
E. Accept Resignations/Retirements– Cory Moravits moved to accept, with thanks and regrets, the retirement letters of three teachers: Sandra Mergen (Art), Jill Faurote (4K) and Jeff Graewin (Grade 6). Jason Cathman seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7- 0 voice vote.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: MAY 19, 2016 AT 6:00 PM.Board president Kenny Nies called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.Roll Call - All board members were pres-ent. Also present were Superintendent Dr. Jeff Athey, Business Manager Carol Har-ris, and members of the public. III. STATEMENT OF NOTICE Cory Moravits presented proof of post-ing on May 16, 2016 at Noon. A motion to approve the posting was made by Cory Raisbeck and seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion carried by a voice vote.
IV. APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. V. DISCUSSION OF THE 2016-17 PRE-LIMINARY BUDGET Carol Harris reported that the roof repair fund will have a balance of $30,665.00 af-ter Allen Roofing completes the repairs on the roof. She also provided an overview of how open enrollment numbers affect state aid and that the long range plan decisions may also affect the 2016-17 budget. No action was taken.
VI. AVAILABLE 2015-16 BUDGET
BALANCES AND RECOMMENDED USES – Carol Harris provided an updated list of items which could be purchased prior to July 1, 2016 to expend the premi-um insurance holiday money. The board discussed a 2 page list and indicated those items they approve for purchase. Dave Breuer made the motion to approve the list as edited by the board. Cory Raisbeck seconded the motion. The motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0.
VII. DENIAL OF AN OPEN ENROLL-MENT APPLICATION “out” for 3-year-old Early Childhood Program – Dr. Athey reported that because River Ridge School District does not offer a 3-year-old Early Childhood Education program, the Board should deny the open enrollment request. Cory Raisbeck made the motion to deny the open enrollment request. The motion was seconded by Dave Breuer and carried by unanimous voice vote.
VIII. LONG RANGE PLANNING The Board recommended assigning the following input topics to each board com-mittee:
1. Technology Committee – address the category of “Technology”
2. Buildings and Grounds Committee – address the categories of “Facilities” and “Fiscal Responsibility/Efficiencies”
3. Policy/Curriculum Committee – meet with the Administrative team to address the categories of “Academics” and “Co/Extracurricular Activities”
4. Staff-Employee Relations Committee- address the category of “Communications/Community Relations”Kerri Schier moved to approve the rec-ommended assignments. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The motion carried by voice vote.
Set committee dates and times for long-range plan discussions- The Board set the following committee meeting dates:2. Staff-Employee Relations Committee - Monday, May 23 – 4:30 pm3. Buildings and Grounds Committee – Tuesday, May 31 – 5:00 pm4. Policy/Curriculum Committee –
F. Approve Amendment of 403(b) Plan to Allow Employer Contributions – C. Har-ris explained that this action is a necessary corollary to the board’s recent decision to provide a retirement package for up to three teachers. Kerri Schier moved to approve amendment of the 403(b) plan to allow for employer contributions. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The mo-tion passed on a 7-0 voice vote.
XI. APPEARANCES Pertaining ONLY to Today’s Agenda Items - Public partici-pation (public comments) is limited to 2 minutes per person. The total meeting time allotted for public participation is 15 minutes. Three people spoke under the Appearances segment:
• Brian Nichols complimented the board on the night’s meeting and on good hir-ing decisions by the board and adminis-tration.
• Bob Woods expressed dissatisfac-tion with the microphone system and explained that he has difficulty hearing the meeting proceedings.• Darlene Mueller asked for a copy of the site operations costs and a copy of the bus contract with Warco. [Mrs. Mueller will be able to obtain copies under our Open Records request policy/procedure.]
XII. INFORMATIONA. Upcoming Meeting Schedulei. Technology Committee – May 17, 2016 at 7:15 amii. Special Board Meeting – May 19, 2016 at 6:00 pm (2016/17 Preliminary Budget discussions)iii. Policy/Curriculum Committee – June 1, 2016 at 5:15 pmiv. Building & Grounds Committee – June 15, 2016 at 5:00 PM
v. Regular Board Meeting – June 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM
B. Board of Education Member Sugges-tions and Recommendations for Future Items• Bus bids discussion (Moravits)• Parking/pick-up at end of school day (Raisbeck)• Signage for baseball and softball fields re: no alcoholic beverages permitted on school property or at school events (Schier)
C. Adjournment Dave Breuer moved to adjourn. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The meet-ing was adjourned at 9:34 p.m. on a 7-0 voice vote.
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APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: JUNE 1, 2016 AT 6:00PMBoard president Kenny Nies called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.Roll Call - All board members were pres-ent. Also present were Superintendent Dr. Jeff Athey, Business Managers Carol Harris and Kevin Kocer, and members of the public.
III. STATEMENT OF NOTICE Cory Moravits presented proof of posting on May 25, 2016 at 2:00 pm. A motion to approve the posting was made by Kerri Schier and seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote.
IV. APPEARANCES There were no public appearances.
V. ROOF REPAIR PAYMENT Carol Harris stated that $30,975.00 is still owed to Allen Roofing on the balance for the recent roof repair at Patch Grove. Carol Harris asked the board whether to pay the balance from the savings accrued through the 2015-16 insurance premium holidays or from Fund 49. Cory Moravits made the motion to pay the roof repair balance from the General Fund. The mo-tion was seconded by Kerri Schier and it passed on a 7–0 roll call vote.
VI. PURCHASES FROM INSURANCE PREMIUM HOLIDAY SAVINGS - The Board approved the purchase of one set of bleachers for the softball field and a replacement pitching machine for the
softball team, using the savings from the insurance premium holidays. Kerri Schier made the motion to approve the purchase of both items. Jason Cathman seconded the motion and it passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
VII. RIVER RIDGE LONG-RANGE PLAN DISCUSSION 1. Co and Extra-curricular – The Policy and Curriculum Committee did not have time to discuss this area at their last com-mittee meeting.
2. Communications/Community Relations – The Staff-Employee Relations Commit-tee met May, 23. Committee Chair Jason Cathman reported on the following recom-mendations.
• Drop down screen to show informa-tion at meetings▪ Large screen TV to post announce-ment information electronically▪ Update the districts website more frequently▪ Videotaping of board meetings▪ Chain of Command – concerns of the public go through the proper channels
3. Technology – The district’s Technol-ogy Committee met May 17 and 31. Cory Raisbeck reported on the following recom-mendations.
◦ Hiring a person who can provide teachers with training on how to use
technology and lay out a scope-and -sequence of what technology skills students should be learning at each grade level.◦ Purchasing Chromebooks (rather than Chromeboxes for the labs at the UE and HS)
Cory Raisbeck made a motion to purchase Chromebooks instead of Chromeboxes. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
4. Academics – The Policy and Curricu-lum Committee met on June 1. Committee Chair Kerri Schier reported on the follow-ing recommendations.
▪ AP Biology course beginning in 2017-18▪ Looking at how 8th grade students can take high school courses for credit▪ Whether to move to everyday 4K and or whether to add early childhood▪ Discussed keyboarding at the el-ementary level
5. Fiscal Responsibility – The Buildings and Grounds Committee met on May 31. Committee Chair Ken Nies reported the following.
• RRSD has hired a new Business Manager Kevin Kocer to replace Carol Harris when she retires at the end of June.
Wednesday, June 1 – 5:00pm
A motion was made by Kerri Schier to approve the committee meeting dates and times. The motion was seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion carried by voice vote.
Set date/time for special board meeting to discuss the long-range plan – Kerri Schier moved that the Board hold a special board meeting on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm. Cory Moravits seconded the motion. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
IX. DISCUSS PROCESS FOR EVALU-ATION OF DISTRICT SUPERINTEN-DENT/ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL The board discussed the options and decided to try to meet in closed session in July to conduct the performance evalua-tion. No action was taken.
X. APPEARANCES (2nd time) There were no appearances
XI. UPCOMING MEETING SCHED-ULE
1. Staff-Employee Relations Commit-tee – May 23, 2016 – 4:30 pm2. Buildings & Grounds Committee – May 31, 2016 – 5:00 pm3. Policy and Curriculum Committee – June 1, 2016 – 5:00 pm4. Special School Board Meeting – June 1, 2016 – 6:00 pm
XII. ADJOURNMENT Cory Raisbeck made a motion to adjourn. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. The motion carried. The meeting was ad-journed at 8:25 pm.
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6. Facilities – The Buildings and Grounds Committee met on May 31. Committee Chair Ken Nies reported on the following.
▪ Not interested in dissolving district or consolidating with another district▪ Discussed 4 building options▪ Option 1: maintain the two sites we now have and continue with 5th and 6th graders attending UE in Bloom-ington with everyone else in the Patch Grove site. Repairing both buildings as recommended by McKinstry’s FIM Summary.▪ Option 2: maintain the two sites we now have but move 4K through 4th grade down to Bloomington and everyone else into the Patch Grove site. Repairing both buildings as recommended by McKinstry’s FIM Summary.▪ Option 3: have all students in the district attend school at the Patch Grove site, but still make use of the
existing track/football field in Bloom-ington. This plan would call for build-ing a minimum of four classrooms and a gym at the Patch Grove site.▪ Option 4: have all students in the district attend school at the Patch Grove site. This plan would call for building a minimum of four class-rooms, a gym, a football field, track, and additional parking.
Cory Moravits made a motion to autho-rize McKinstry to provide the RRSD with costs of the four facility options. The mo-tion was seconded by Jason Cathman. The motion passed on a 6-1 roll call vote with Dave Breuer voting no.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee is planning to visit the Desoto high school to tour their addition.
VIII. UPCOMING MEETING SCHED-ULE
• June 16, 2016 – 5:00 pm-Buildings and Grounds• June 16, 2016 – 6:00 pm-Regular School Board Meeting• July 6, 2016 – 5:15 pm-Policy/Cur-riculum Committee Meeting• July 13, 2016 - 5:00 pm-Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting• July 13, 2016 – 6:00 pm Regular School Board Meeting
IX. APPEARANCESShelly Stagman thanked the board for discussing the long-range plan. She also voiced her concerns about teaching the elementary students keyboarding at a younger age.
X. ADJOURNMENT Dave Breuer made the motion to adjourn. Emilie Mumm seconded the motion. The mo-tion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:01.
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Walk through the buildings, visit with your child’s teacher, and view activities they will be doing throughout the school year.
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Kenneth Nies - President ....................... 988-4536 Kerri Schier - Vice President ................. 996-2242Cory Moravits -Secretary ....................... 988-4531Jason Cathman - Treasurer ..................... 994-3263Dave Breuer - Member .......................... 794-2428Emilie Mumm- Member ........................ 994-2483Cory Raisbeck- Member ........................ 412-2867
AdministrationDr. Jeff Athey - District Administrator ................994-2715 Ext. 100Dr. Jeff Athey - Elementary Principal ..................994-2715 Ext. 100 Clay Koenig - Upper Elementary Principal ........994-2715 Ext. 103Clay Koenig - Middle/High School Principal .....994-2715 Ext. 103Kevin Kocer - Business Manager ........................994-2715 Ext. 104Trudy DeSimons - IEP/RTI Coordinator .............994-2715 Ext. 302
