REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #58
8701 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64131
Boone Elementary 7:00 p.m.
School Monday, October 22, 2012 Regular Meeting
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Board Members Present
Joe Nastasi, President
Julie Mattson, Vice President
Greg Westfall
Beverly Cunningham
Merrell Bennekin
Steve Stricklin
Cathy Jolly
Jan McMein, Secretary
Administrators Present
Dr. Robert E. Bartman, Superintendent of Schools
David A. Leone, Special Assistant to Superintendent
Juana Hishaw, Director of Elementary C & I
Sally Newell, Director of Secondary C & I
Gary Pointer, Director of Business
Betty McKinzie, Director of Student Services
CALL TO ORDER
President Nastasi called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance with Boy
Scout Troop 62 presenting the colors.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Nastasi mentioned Early Childhood through Middle School Parent/Teacher conferences this week; a scheduled Board work session on 11/05/12, and regular Board meetings on 11/19/12 and 12/17/12. Also mentioned was the District HS Football game and Senior Night Soccer game on Thursday, 10/25/12.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Bennekin, second by Stricklin to approve the Agenda. By show of hands motion carried unanimously.
RECOGNITIONS
The Board and Administration recognized the following:
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Josh Nastasi and Tim Rinker for their involvement in Boys State
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Joshua Gibson, Daniel Hall, Cody Groom, Ryan Jones, Chris Duggan and Adam Loehr for earning their Eagle Scout Award from Boy Scout Troop 62.
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Zada Murray, Raniah Bassand Mikayla Garrett as Top Participants in the Peer Mentoring program at the HS. Also recognized were sponsors Sharon Ahuna, Krista McGee and Sharon
Coleman.
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Kelly Wachel, Tamara Sandage and Aimee Alderman for their involvement in the development of the Made Smart program and for their presentation at the MSBA Conference.
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The Middle School Football team and coaches for their Outstanding 6-0 Season.
CONSENT ITEMS
Motion by Mattson, second by Bennekin to approve the Consent Items. By show of hands, the motion carried unanimously.
Consent items approved are as follows: a. Approval of Bills b. Attendance Report c. Permission to Bid – WAN and Phone Trunk Lines d. Approval of Bids – None e. Federal Report - None f. State Report – None g. Personnel i. Certified ii. Service h. Approval of Minutes i. 9/24/12 Regular Meeting ii. 9/24/12 Tax Rate Hearing i. Transportation Report

Minutes – Regular Meeting
BOARD OF EDUCATION
October 22, 2012 – Page 2
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Summer School – Sally Newell thanked the Board for adding an enrichment program to the Summer
School program. The 2012 program was a blend of both remediation and enrichment. Ms. Newell highlighted the Summer School report previously given to the Board. The Alternative Summer School program was partly supported by the Career Consortium. As part of the CAS program, 10 students participated in an unpaid internship program at various community businesses.
Co-Curricular/Activities Report – Mr. Leone commented that the more students participate in activities and athletics, the more they want to be at school. Brad Sweeten, Athletic Director at Center High School, and
Rusty Boyle, Athletic Director at Center Middle School, reviewed their reports and answered questions from Board members.
Quarterly Financial Report – Gary Pointer reviewed the First Quarter Fiscal Year Report. Our fund balance as of 9/30/12 is $4.3 million; 9/30/11 the balance was $0.98 million. Revenue is up 1.6% over last year; expenditures are up approximately $400,000 over last year. We have approximately $131,000 in bond monies remaining with most committed to purchases.
YouthFriends – Kelly Wachel, Coordinator of the YouthFriends program in our district, discussed the value of the YF program to our students. Currently we have 77 active Youth Friends with 18 pending.
She introduced Emily Kuennen who is serving as an Americorp VISTA volunteer assigned by the Mayor’s office to help with our YouthFriends program. Beginning this school year there was a $1500 cost to the
District to be a part of YouthFriends.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
President Nastasi reminded the Board of the CSDGKC annual Legislative Reception and Dinner to be held on November 14, 2012. An RSVP is due to Jan McMein by 11/02/12.
POLICIES / REGULATIONS / ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Motion by Bennekin, second by Mattson to approve the following policies, regulations and administrative procedures. By show of hands, motion carried unanimously.
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Policy ADF – District Wellness Program
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Policy ECD – Traffic and Parking Controls
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Regulation ECD-R1 – Traffic and Parking Controls
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Admin. Procedure EHB – AP – Technology Usage
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Policy IC – Academic Calendar/Year/Day
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Regulation IGD-R1 – District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Groups-Rules
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Regulation IGD-R2 – District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Groups-Transportation
Rules
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Admin. Procedure IGD-AP2 – District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Groups-Athletics
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Admin. Procedure IGD-AP4 – District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Groups-
Interscholastic
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Policy IGDA – Student-Initiated Group Use of District Facilities
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Policy IND – Ceremonies and Observances
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Policy KK – Visitors to District Property/Events
Delete the following policy and administrative procedure
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Admin. Procedure IGD-AP2(3) – District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Groups-Delete
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Policy IGDJ – Interscholastic Athletics
Motion by Westfall, second by Cunninghamn to suspend Policy BF which requires three readings of a new policy before adoption. By show of hands, motion carried unanimously.

Minutes – Regular Meeting
BOARD OF EDUCATION
October 22, 2012 – Page 3
Motion by Westfall, second by Cunningham to approve policy GCBDA – Professional Staff Short-
Term Leave and Absences, striking the sentence which reads “Days accumulated prior to the start of the 20052006 school year will still have the value of $25.” By show of hands, motion carried unanimously.
Policy GDBDA – Support Staff Leaves and Absences was pulled for clarification.
Motion by Bennekin, second by Westfall to approve Exhibit JECA-E2 – Residency Requirements.
By show of hands, motion carried unanimously.
MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Stricklin, second by Westfall to go into Closed Session per Revised Statutes of
Missouri Section 610.021 (1) Legal, (3) Personnel, and (13) Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings for records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment.
By roll call vote -- Ayes – Cunningham, Stricklin, Westfall, Nastasi, Mattson, Bennekin, Jolly. Nays
– None. Motion carried unanimously
MOTION TO GO INTO OPEN SESSION
Motion by Bennekin, second by Cunningham to go into Open Session. By Roll Call vote: Ayes –
Cunningham, Stricklin, Westfall, Nastasi, Mattson, Bennekin, Jolly. Motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Westfall, second by Stricklin to adjourn. By show of hands, motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Jan McMein, Secretary
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Joe Nastasi, President
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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