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Pine Island School Board discusses increased accessibility with e-mail addresses, and recording meetings
Wed, Jan 25th, 2012
Posted in Pine Island Education
Posted in Pine Island Education
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The Pine Island school board met January 17 approving just under $518,965 in December payroll and $257,132 in bills. The 2011 audit which had been presented on January 5 was approved unanimously by the board.
Superintendent Bates announced that the school would be hiring food service staff to provide pizza, hotdogs and other hot food items during the remaining home sporting events this year. The cost is estimated at $2,000, and records will be kept in order to decide whether profit warrants continuation of the program next year.
Beginning as early as February, the school board meetings may be recorded. However, this may require updated recording equipment. Whether the meetings will be recorded regularly or not, new recording equipment was recommended by board members, as closed meetings must be recorded.
It was agreed that in order to foster communication, in 2012 each board member will have an E-mail address which will be accessible on the Pine Island school website.
The board accepted the donation of a Dell INSPIRON laptop computer from Lois Untinen, as well as ten cases of bottled water for the Pine Island concession from Lyle Wendroth of State Farm Insurance, Zumbrota.
In order to better support district goals, Rob Warneke was named representative of the High Student Achievement Committee, Kim Fall was named representative of the Collaborative Work Environment Committee, and John Champa the representative of the Effective and Efficient Operations Committee.
Dan Sobeck, Head Custodian, will retire from Pine Island School effective Jan. 13, and Ag Teacher Denise Rogers will go on maternity leave in April.
The school board presented information on implementing a program to involve juniors and seniors in the school board process. The program will be implemented as soon as all of the details are worked out.
Finally, plans are being made for board members to receive PDF files of all information pertaining to school board meetings so that they can access information in a more environmentally friendly way rather than receiving packets on paper. This initiative will be tested at the next school board meeting using school laptop computers. Board members will receive information electronically as well as in hard copy for the next meeting as a test, and if all goes well, the full crossover to electronic data will be made.
All of these actions are subject to official approval at the next meeting February 20.
Superintendent Bates announced that the school would be hiring food service staff to provide pizza, hotdogs and other hot food items during the remaining home sporting events this year. The cost is estimated at $2,000, and records will be kept in order to decide whether profit warrants continuation of the program next year.
Beginning as early as February, the school board meetings may be recorded. However, this may require updated recording equipment. Whether the meetings will be recorded regularly or not, new recording equipment was recommended by board members, as closed meetings must be recorded.
It was agreed that in order to foster communication, in 2012 each board member will have an E-mail address which will be accessible on the Pine Island school website.
The board accepted the donation of a Dell INSPIRON laptop computer from Lois Untinen, as well as ten cases of bottled water for the Pine Island concession from Lyle Wendroth of State Farm Insurance, Zumbrota.
In order to better support district goals, Rob Warneke was named representative of the High Student Achievement Committee, Kim Fall was named representative of the Collaborative Work Environment Committee, and John Champa the representative of the Effective and Efficient Operations Committee.
Dan Sobeck, Head Custodian, will retire from Pine Island School effective Jan. 13, and Ag Teacher Denise Rogers will go on maternity leave in April.
The school board presented information on implementing a program to involve juniors and seniors in the school board process. The program will be implemented as soon as all of the details are worked out.
Finally, plans are being made for board members to receive PDF files of all information pertaining to school board meetings so that they can access information in a more environmentally friendly way rather than receiving packets on paper. This initiative will be tested at the next school board meeting using school laptop computers. Board members will receive information electronically as well as in hard copy for the next meeting as a test, and if all goes well, the full crossover to electronic data will be made.
All of these actions are subject to official approval at the next meeting February 20.
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