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Omaha School District School Board Meeting Minutes

For July 18, 2016

Members Present Scott Edwards, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Susan Moore Ingrid Sciarra 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:04 p.m. to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:05 p.m. to approve the minutes of the June 28th meeting. Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Francis Blevins at 6:16 p.m. to approve the financial report. Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Francis Blevins at 7:22 p.m. to accept the resignation of Jacqueline

Tate. For: Scott Edwards, Joe Ellis, Ingrid Sciarra and Francis Blevins. Susan Moore abstained from voting. Motion carried 4-0.

6. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:27 p.m. to approve the following policy changes

as recommended by the ASBA, licensed PPC, and the administration: 4.30,4.35,4.40,8.11 Motion carried 5-0.

7. Motion was made to go into executive session by Susan Moore at 7:30 p.m. No action

taken. 8. Motion made by Susan Moore to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.


For August 15, 2016

Members Present Scott Edwards, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Susan Moore Ingrid Sciarra 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:03 p.m. to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:04 p.m. to approve the minutes of the July 18th meeting. Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Francis Blevins at 6:09 p.m. to approve the financial report. Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:11 p.m. to hire Amanda Dodson as a para

professional. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 7:12 p.m. to hire Staci Copeland as Elementary

Custodian. Motion carried 4-0. 7. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:14 p.m. to approve a student transfer to

Harrison. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:16 p.m. to approve the bread bid with Edwards

Grocery. Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:22 p.m. to approve a propane bid with MFA

Propane. Motion carried 5-0. 10. Motion made by Susan Moore to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.


For September 26, 2016

Members Present Scott Edwards, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Susan Moore Ingrid Sciarra 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:06 p.m. to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 6:13 p.m. to approve the minutes of the August 15th meeting. Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:38 p.m. to approve the financial report. Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:40 p.m. to approve the ASCIP Plan for 2016-2017 FY

Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 7:41 p.m. to approve the Statement of Intent.

Motion carried 5-0. 7. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 7:42 p.m. to approve Statement of Assurance.

Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 7:53 p.m. to approve the Athletic Hand Book.

Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:59 p.m. to approve stipends for 2016-2017

school year. Motion carried 5-0.

10. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:30 p.m. to hire Tanya Ritchie as Cook. Motion carried 5-0.

11. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 8:32 p.m. to approve a Legal Transfer of two

students from the Omaha School District to the Harrison School District. Motion carried 5-0.

12. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 8:38 p.m. to approve the Budget for the 2016-

2017 school year. Motion carried 5-0. 13. Motion made by Susan Moore to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.


For October 24th, 2016

Members Present Susan Moore, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Ingrid Sciarra Frank Pyshny 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:02 p.m. to approve the minutes of the September 26th meeting. Motion carried 5-0 3. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:03 p.m. to nominate Frances Blevins as President,

Ingrid Sciarra nominated Susan as President. Vote: For Frances was Joe.

For Susan was Ingrid, Frank and Frances. Susan Moore was elected President. Motion carried.

5. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:04 p.m. to elect Frances as Vice President. Motion

carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:05 p.m. to elect Joe Ellis as secretary. Motion

carried 5-0. 7. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 6:05 p.m. to elect Joe Ellis to sign checks as a

Board Member. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:33 p.m. to approve the Annual Report to the Public.

Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:50 p.m. to approve the 5% Salary Increase Resolution

for 2014-15 to 2015-16 school year. Motion carried 5-0.

10. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:55 p.m. to approve a student transfer from Bergman via Harrison to Omaha. Motion carried 5-0.

11. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 8:57 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.


For November 18, 2016

Members Present Susan Moore, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Ingrid Sciarra Frank Pyshny 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:02 p.m. to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried 5-0 3. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:02 p.m. to approve the amended minutes for

October 24, 2016. Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:20 p.m. to approve the financial report.

Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 6:45 p.m. to purchase copiers from Corporate

Business Systems. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:51 p.m. to approve the school board resolution

adopting the Mitigation Plan. Motion carried 5-0. 7. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:07 p.m. to approve a Christmas Bonus of $500.00 to

all staff. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:01 p.m. to approve the duty stipends for the following

list:

Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 8:02 p.m. To approve stipends for Laura King as

Parent Involvement Coordinator. Motion carried 4-0. For Joe Ellis, Ingrid Sciarra, Frank Pyshny, Frances Blevins. Susan Moore abstained from voting.

Laura King District Parent Inv. Coord. 1,500 Laura King Elem. Parent Inv. Coord. 800

10. Motion was made to go in to executive session at 8:27 p.m. and out at 9:26 p.m. No

action taken. 11. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 9:26 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

Kayla Villines Pre-School Director $2,000 Pam Keafer H.S. Parent Inv. Coord. 800 Martha Hicks 504 Coordinator 800 Holly Perry Cheerleading Sponsor 2,000 Holly Perry Yearbook Sponsor 1,100 Holly Perry FBLA Sponsor 150 Rachel Nations FCCLA Sponsor 150 Heather Garrett OTAD Sponsor 150 Morgan Keener BETA Sponsor 150 Julie Cone Drama Sponsor 150 Scott Shaddox Student Council Sponsor 150 Jarod Jefferson MuAlpha Theta Sponsor 150 Scott Jones EAST Sponsor 150 Holly Perry Softball Coach 550 Sharla Mathes Softball Coach 550 Sharla Mathes Track Coach 1,100

Sharla Mathes Archery Coach 550 Dawn Dillon Archery Coach 550 Jarod Jefferson Baseball Coach 550 Gene France Baseball Coach 550 Rocky Dodson AD/Jr/Sr Boys Coach 8100 James Lincoln Jr/Sr Girls Coach 5600 Rocky Dodson Pee Wee Boys 500 James Lincoln Pee Wee Girls 500 Nancy Coffelt Senior Class Sponsor 700 Morgan Keener Senior Class Sponsor 700 Jarod Jefferson Junior Class Sponsor 700 Gene France Junior Class Sponsor 700 Martha Hicks Sophomore Class Sponsor 300 Jim Sanders Sophomore Class Sponsor 300 Genie Allen Freshman Class Sponsor 300 Rocky Dodson Freshman Class Sponsor 300


For December 13, 2016

Members Present Susan Moore, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Ingrid Sciarra-Absent Frank Pyshny 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:04 p.m. to approve the agenda. Motion carried 4-0 3. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:05 p.m. to approve the amended minutes for

October 24, 2016 and approve the November 18, 2016 minutes. Motion carried 4-0. 4. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:55 p.m. to approve the financial report.

Motion carried 4-0. 5. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 7:45 p.m. to approve the cleaning and custodial

supply bids as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 6. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 7:50 p.m. to go into executive session and out at

8:37 p.m. No action taken. 7. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 8:37 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 4-0.


For January 16, 2017

Members Present Susan Moore, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Ingrid Sciarra Frank Pyshny

1. The meeting was called to order at 4:27 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 4:29 p.m. to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0 3. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 5:01 p.m. to approve the December 13, 2016 minutes.

Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 5:10 p.m. to approve the financial report.

Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 5:15 p.m. to hire Kay Garvin for 80 days as a

teacher’s aide. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 5:16 p.m. to increase substitute pay for

Subteach from $65.00 to $68.00 per day to reflect the minimum wage increase. Motion carried 5-0.

7. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 5:18 p.m.to approve the Locker bid from Centar

Industries. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made to go into Executive Session at 5:23 p.m. and out at 6:13 p.m. No

action taken. 9. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:14 p.m. to extend the Superintendent’s contract

through the 2017-2018 school year. Motion carried 5-0. 10. Motion was made by Susan Moore to adjourn at 8:44 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.


For February 27, 2017


1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:03 p.m. to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0 3. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:05 p.m. to approve the January 16, 2017 minutes

after a correction to item number nine to read extend superintendent contract through the 2018-2019 year. Motion carried 5-0.

4. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:20 p.m. to approve the financial report.

Motion carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 8:10 p.m. to hire Amanda Green as K-12

principal for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion carried 4-1. For Frances Blevins, Joe Ellis, Ingrid Sciarra and Susan Moore, against Frank Pyshny.

6. Motion was made by Frances at 8:20 to purchase a used minivan and to be financed as

needed not to exceed $27,000.00. Motion carried 5-0. 7. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:25 p.m.to approve the following policy changes as

recommended by the ASBA: 7.5, 4.15, 3.28, 8.22, 3.31, 8.28, 7.24, 3.8 option A and B, 3.28F, 8.22F, 5.3 and removal of 4.45.1. Motion carried 5-0.

8. Motion was made to accept the resignation of Angie Williams as bus driver at the end of

the 2016-2017 school year. Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made to go into executive session at 9:00 p.m. out at 9:37 p.m. No action

taken.


For April 24, 2017

Members Present Susan Moore, President Frances Blevins, Vice-President Joe Ellis, Secretary Ingrid Sciarra-Absent Frank Pyshny

1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:00 p.m. to adopt the agenda. Motion carried 4-0. 3. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:09 p.m. to approve the March 27, 2017 minutes after

adding the Board approved the yard sale for miscellaneous school items. Motion carried 4-0.

4. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 6:09 p.m. to approve the financial report.

Motion carried 4-0. 5. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 7:15 p.m. to approve contracts with the OUR

Coop for Special Education, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist assistant and Speech Pathologist for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Motion carried 4-0.

6. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:20 p.m. to hire the following classified personnel.

Motion carried 3-0. Frank Pyshny abstained from voting.

Baker, Paige Barber, Anthony Brumley, Amy Campbell, Karissa Caraway, Cheryl Copeland, Staci Dodson, Amanda Edwards, Brandi

Eli, Patricia

Estes, Marsha

Feeser, Luella

Garrett, Heather

Harness, Rhonda

Holmes, Mark

Humphrey, Donna

Jones, Sandra

Kasper, Laura

Matlock, Jane McGehee, Winona Moore, Mandy Morrison, Andrea Mueller, Bonnie Parks, Ed Pearson, Kevin Ritchie, Tanya Shelton, J. R. Sinclair, Barb Stone, Bev White, Sharon Williams, Angie Williamson, Katrina Yocham, Tracey

7. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 7:35 p.m.to accept the bid from Anstaff Bank for

our operating account and activity fund account. Motion carried 4-0. 8. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:36 p.m. to approve dirt work on fields in partnership

with North Arkansas College in Harrison for the cost of 125% to reimburse fuel. Motion carried 4-0.

9. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:45 p.m. to approve Natco for phone services. Motion

carried 4-0. 10. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 7:50 p.m. to approve the bid from IT Savvy for

infrastructure improvements with E-rate reimbursement. Motion carried 4-0. 11. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 8:00 p.m. to approve the school calendar for 2017-2018

school year. Motion carried 4-0. 12. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 8:00 p.m. to approve policy number 5.16-

computer science course prerequisites and progression as recommend by ASBA. Motion carried 4-0.

13. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 8:05 p.m. to approve the sale of two buses, a 1991

and 1995 Bluebird. Motion carried 4-0. 14. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny to go into executive session at 8:23 p.m. out at 9:30

p.m. No action taken. 15. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 9:30 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 4-0.


For May 22, 2017


1. The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:03 p.m. to adopt the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Motion was made by Frances at 6:04 p.m. to approve the April 24, 2017 minutes.

Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 6:15 p.m. to approve the financial report. Motion

carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:25 p.m. to purchase flooring from Watts and Webb at

$3.00/sq. ft. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:35 p.m. to increase the certified salary schedule

per state regulation to a base salary of 31,800.00 through the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Motion carried 5-0.

7. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 7:55 p.m.to hire Shawnna Applegate and Pam

Keafer for the summer school program. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:56 p.m. to approve a bid from Feller’s to purchase a

braising pan for food service. Motion carried 5-0. 9. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 8:01 p.m. to approve Wellness Policy 5.29 as

presented by Mrs. Green. Motion carried 5-0. 10. Motion was made by Frank Pyshny at 8:10 p.m. to increase breakfast and lunch prices as

recommended by Child Nutrition. K-12 breakfast $1.40, K-5 lunch $1.75, 6-12 Lunch $2.00, Adult breakfast $2.00, Adult lunch $3.50. Motion carried 3-2. For Joe Ellis, Frank Pyshny, Ingrid Sciarra. Against Susan Moore and Frances Blevins.

11. Motion was made by Ingrid at 8:15 p.m. to accept the resignation of Jarod Jefferson as High School Math and Baseball Coach. Motion carried 5-0.

12. Motion was made by to go into executive session at 8:20 p.m. out at 8:46 p.m. No action

taken. 13. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 8:49 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.


For June 19, 2017


1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:00 p.m. to adopt the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:01 p.m. to approve the May 22, 2017 minutes.

Motion carried 5-0. 4. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 6:25 p.m. to approve the financial report. Motion

carried 5-0. 5. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 6:55 p.m. to purchase the Time Station time

management app. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Motion was made by Frances Blevins at 7:35 p.m. to extend Shelly Collins contract to

195 days. Motion carried 5-0. 7. Motion was made by Joe Ellis at 7:40 p.m.to approve the superintendent as ex officio

financial secretary for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Motion was made by Ingrid Sciarra at 7:55 p.m. to approve eTrition service contract bid.

Motion carried 5-0. 9. Approval was given by the board to pay a note for two buses in full to Equity Bank. 10. Motion was made by Frances Blevins to go into executive session at 8:13 p.m. out at

8:25 p.m. No action taken. 11. Motion was made by Susan Moore at 8:26 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

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