001the organizational meeting of the board of education. Like to start by um introducing our new board members and having them take their oath. So if we could do that, I thought maybe perhaps we could do it here in the center so I could snap a picture. Be lovely. Lory's going to do that. Sorry, new board members. I'll get out of the picture. This is probably the easiest way to get in. Wow. When you guys don't want the high school kid, I don't need to be in the No. You want to go first? If we go alphabetically. Yeah. Raise your right hand. I state your name. I David Bowman. Having been elected to the office of the Manituck Public School District Board of Board of Education. Having been elected to the office of the Manitwalk Public
002School District Board of Education. Swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin and I will faithfully discharge the duties and I will faithfully discharge the duties as a board of education member as a board of education member to the best of my ability. So help me God to the best of my ability. So help me God. Thank you. I I Anne Holston having been elected to the office of Manituck Public School District Board of Education having been elected to the Manitwalk Public School District Board of Education. Swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. Swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the State
003of Wisconsin and the State of Wisconsin. And I will faithfully discharge the duties. And I will faithfully discharge the duties as a board of education member as a board of education member to the best of my ability. So help me God. to the best of my ability. So help me God. [Applause] State your name. I Mary Loy Blanik having been elected to the office of the Manitwalk Public School District Board of Education. Having been elected to the Manitoba Public School District Board of Education, swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States in the state of Wisconsin. And the state of Wisconsin, and I will faithfully discharge the duties And I will faithfully discharge the duties as a board of education member
004as a board of education member to the best of my ability. So help me God. to the best of my abilities. So help me God. [Applause] this game all together. You swore them in, so you know it's part of the moment. It's just part of the moment. Somebody give him an A. All right, on the count of three. One, two, three. The same. Awesome. Thank you, little shark. That is the first time anybody has said I'm a little shark. Congratulations. Thank you very much. Yeah, congratulations. Congratulations. We'll get to you. So, we'll officially call the reorganizational meeting of the board of education to order. And we'll do the roll first. Sorry. Christopher Ael here. David Bowman here. Hansen here. Annne Holson here. Mary Loafy Bonnet here. Keith Shaw here. Harry Tras. Thank you. Okay. Um
005now for the organizational meeting portion uh the first portion is election of uh the board offices of president, vice president, clerk and treasurer. The board of education any board of education member uh may nominate any other board of education member for any of the officers positions. So, uh, we'll begin, uh, by declaring that nominations are now open for the office of president. Mr. Strael. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Tennis. Superintendent. Um, I would like to, although it's a little out of form here, I would like to propose a full slate of Mr. Hansen for president, Mr. Shaw for vice president, and Mr. Task for treasurer. want to be want to be clear while I move that it in no way prevents anybody else from moving anybody for any other positions. It doesn't preclude it at all.
006Okay. Thank you. Uh so there are nominated second the motion. Okay. Um there doesn't need to be a second for the nomination. So that also will leave it open. And I now say for a second time are there other nominations? Now this time I'm going to change it to say since we have a nomination for the office of president, vice president, um, and treasure, I will now basically say is are there any other nominations for president, vice president, and treasure? I have to say it three times. So I'm going to do it again. Are there any other nominations for president, vice president, or treasure? and the third time. Are there any other nominations for president, vice president, or treasur? All right, seeing none. Move to cast unanimous ballot. Been a motion to cast a unanimous
007ballot for the slate of officers. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Shaw. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Post. Nay. Motion carries. Congratulations to the officers. All right. I don't really We have to play. You're okay. I just got to get out of [Laughter] Y. The script for you. It's good. There you go. Great. It's the vice president. Do we have to sit up there? Well, that's something we could talk about. Yeah, let's get through this and then Okay, talk about that. Um, I need a nomination for the board secretary. This is the person taking the minutes and uh does it well and usually works within the board office somewhere. So, I would look for a motion to uh choose our secretary. I make a motion to approve L Brown
008secretary. Second. I have a second from David Bowman. Any other nominations? Other nominations? Mr. No. Other nominations. All right. All those in favor of Miss Brown as the board secretary say I. I. I. Post say nay. Congratulations, Lori. the uh specific deputy treasurer position. Um we will not be naming a specific person because Ken comes in and substitutes. It's usually the business manager. Um so what we will do is look for a nomination for the um director of business director of business to be the board treasurer at this time. Do so move. Motion by Mr. Ael. Do I have a second? Second. Miss Holen second. Any other nominations? Seeing none, hearing none, all those in favor say I. I. Post say nay. And congratulations to that person. Could be Ken and it will be whoever
009substitutes for him. Before we adjourn, we had talked a little bit before the meeting um about where you want to sit. Okay. and um major decision major it in the past new board members kind of were together just because old board members left and it if if you would rather sit like just intermingle between each other we're not going to have any of the other officers up here. Um so any place that you want to do Mr. Bowman I'm giving you the first shot because you're the first one there. I'll arm wrestle you for I don't care. It's fine. This is perfect for me. That's good. I am fine where I am. You're good. Same. You're same. I'm moving. No. Um if if I'm not trying to cause trouble. Yeah. It's just in my nature.
010If we're not going to have assigned seats, that means I don't have to sit here every time. I could change it sometimes. You would be in that seat forever. So, if you would like something else, you may choose it. Since you have seniority, if you would like to move one of the new people, you could. No, I would rather just have my recliner at home. That's what I'll say, Mr. Shaw. I'll stay right here. And our and Okay. And our student uh repair. That's why I like this spot. It's always good to be near the students. Good kids. All right. They straighten me out. We need a motion to adjourn and then we can go to our regular meeting. So moved. I do. I have a second to adjurnn. Mr. Ael. All those in favor
011say I. I. Post say nay. And we will move on to the regular meeting. 6 p.m. or immediately following the organizational meeting. So we can start. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. There isn't look at agenda. It's up to you. It's like both of just the teeth. S H W A to give some of the steak. You got to drink coffee. Yeah. Look, a coffee pot right here. Move it over there. We can plug one in. It's not a classroom if we can do that. Thank you. We're good. Mr. Tras is Yeah. Dr. Tras, may May I mention something before we start? Yes. Thank you. Uh Mr. Tras, I spoke with him the other day. He did want to send along his congratulations and his regrets that he couldn't be here, but it was a trip that
012he had planned when he thought this meeting was taking place a week earlier. He did not know that the way the calendar worked this year, it had to be the very last week. So, he just wanted to say that he regrets that he's going to be here to sworn in. And he will be back next time. Thank you. Okay. What I will do is call the regular board special regular board meeting to order. Um at this time and the first thing we do is the pledge of allegiance. Please rise and join us. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. I'm not sure if sign in to border book is
013anything official or it's just log on to your computer. Um and Lori if you take the role. Christopher Ael here. David Bowman here. Hansen here. And Holen here blanik here. Keith Shaw here and Carrie Tras. Thank you. Uh first order of business is the unfinished business from the last meeting and we have two items on the table. Both of them they're related. Both are the um salary increases of 2.9% consumer price index. Um and I think the new board members had a a meeting to explain what had happened there. So um I would look for a motion to approve the 2.9 cell increase for the teacher salaries for 2526. So moved second. I have a motion from Mr. Ael and a second from Mr. Shaw. Any questions on that? Questions discussion hearing? See none. All
014those in favor say I. I. Say nay. And I will look now for a motion for the administrators of that same 2.9% um increase too and support staff. Yes. All other question. All other staff. All other staff. Okay. Does that include directors? Yes. Yes. Yes. So do I have a motion for that? All administrators and others on in the MPSD 2.9. I will so move. I have a motion by Mr. Ael. Do I have a second? Vince Holen with the second. Any other discussion on that hearing? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. I. Oppos say nay. And those increases are approved. Yes. One extension. One extension. Yes. Thank you, sir. In new business, we were going to discuss the superintendent's contract. We will do that in close session at the um towards the
015end of this meeting and then hopefully come out of close session and vote on that when we're back open in open session at the end of the meeting. Um other business the committees um I have a rough idea of committees people would like to be on. If you would either email me or get a hold of me sometime tomorrow or early Thursday, I will formally put those together. If there are times that you cannot meet, please let me know that also in an email, the time of day that might be bad or days that are bad and that um the committee and the committee chairs will need to know that to set up meetings. There may be some changes because of makeup of the committees. Um but let me know that by Thursday morning and
016then we will assign committees. Yes. And your Hansen P Hansen P I know that. Yes. Mr. As far as those committees, um just a note on the committees. What I would like to do at the next meeting is adopt Robert's rules of order to run all of our meetings and our committees. Um last year was our first year of using committees after a period of just doing everything committee of the whole. So um it was a good year to get going. I would like to make a few little changes just so you know ahead of time that when a committee meets there's three people on that committee. There's seven people on this board. So, in the past, we've brought back things that were defeated in committee. If the vote was two to one in that
017committee, we would bring them back for a full vote. Um, even if it goes, you know, 30, if if or 03, I would bring it back and let the board have a say on the issue, whatever it was, because again, we're a small board and that committee is only three of the seven. It's not a a majority. That's how we've done it. Um, and the other thing I think that we will change this year is if your committee has three people there, the president will not vote. Last year, the president did. That's part of the rules um that we used. There's no need for the president to vote if all committee members are there. If somebody's missing, the president is a member of that committee. He's a member, he or she is a member of
018any committee. So, uh, they, um, would be voting if somebody's missing and when you have a committee meeting, anybody on the board may sit in on it and any board member is welcome to speak at a committee meeting. Um, but we'll look for those adoption at the next meeting at Robert's Rose board. Okay. Uh, moving on, establishment of the CISA 7 rep. I currently do that and I, if it's okay, I'll just stay on. I've been doing it a year and building some bridges there and uh it's uh one meeting a month, but it's fun to drive to Green Bay. Um WASBY representative for 20 25 and the rest of 25 and 26. Dr. Tras has done that in the past. No, I was just going to nominate Dr. Tras. He's done it the last
019couple years. He's very responsible. I was with the with him at the convention this year. He's well respected in that convention delegate. He knows what he's doing. He's formed some some significant associations in there and he enjoys it. So I nominate him to be our representative at the delegate assembly. Do we have a second for Dr. TR? And with a second. Any other discussion? Any other nominations to be a Wasby rep? Any others? Any others? Say none. All those in favor of Dr. Tra say I. I. Post say nay. Um there's many opportunities with the Wisconsin Association of School Board meetings and conferences to go to their Anybody can go. Anybody can go. He is just a rep that will go to meetings and vote for us. Um remarks of the board president. Oh, you
020need a delegate. Delegate. Yeah, we need an alternate one alternate for first time Christmas day. All right. So, uh, do we have somebody interested in being the alternate? I served last year. I'll do it again if nobody else wants it. I'd actually be interested in doing that. Yeah. Okay. Mr. Hans, can I also just, you know, in in terms of there are, as Mr. Hansen pointed out, there are multiple opportunities uh with WASBY uh for conferences that are regional and some meetings that are regional. Um the state convention though um is typically in January like I think that third we it's really a great opportunity um to not only um get a chance to network with other districts. So if kind of thinking ahead on your calendar if you can make yourself available it's certainly
021u a great opportunity for everyone if they can make it. So Mr. Bowman is interested. That's fine. We have a motion. Do I have a second? You put up quite the second for Mr. Bulmer means Bolson with the second. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Post say nay. Congratulations, David. Uh, remarks to the board president. Uh, I hope to do half as well as Mr. Ael did in the last term. Um, one of my goals is to try to get to the point where maybe those special meetings at the end of the month don't have to be every month and we can get everything done and in a good meeting. Sometimes it gets to be a long meetings, but we'll try to get things done and get them organized. As I
022said, last year was new with the committees and this year it's going to be even smoother. So, um, future meeting dates, the finance and facilities committee needs to meet May 8th. It's changed to May 8th. That's correct. Okay. Um and and Keith, do you usually meet at 5:00 in the afternoon? Okay. So, keep that in mind when you're trying to decide things you want to be on or be part of. Um and uh we'll make that decision. But if you're in that committee, it will be May 8th for sure at 5:00. The next regular board meeting is the 13th at 6 o'clock. Um the other committees, curriculum instruction personnel, um those will be determined by people who show interest for it. Um quarter century retirement celebration is May 28th at the Capitol Civic Center. Um
023it's pretty cool to see people that have been working here for 25 years and um and all the older veterans are invited also. So, um, it's a it's a it's good to see that recognition for people who put in a lot of time and energy for the kids. Um, that's at the capital and the 28th. What do you got? Yeah. So, also just with the other committees, um, so typically the these standing committees uh will will work through um items that are meant for those committees and then go to the board for full board uh consideration. And so typically what we've been trying to do is run those committees. And certainly it's up to the to the committees when they pick their days and their times, but we try to run them the same each
024month so that it can just be, you know, penciled in for everyone. Um, and then in in addition to that, um, typically it's best if they could take place either that fourth or first week because our regular meetings are the second and those items are much fresher in everyone's mind if they go through. It's it's worked out pretty well to do that for the last year if that's possible. And obviously if we need more than a one committee a month, we can do that, but we've been surviving with one. Any questions on that? Most of our committee meetings have been at 3:30 or later, so just kind of keep that in mind. Um, now before we go to the close session, Yes. May I add one thing under your future dates? Yes. I was saving
025it so that we're chronological. I had received an email from Jackson about a I'm trying to get the right name of it. Family reading night that's coming up on May 29th, but I was waiting until you all had your emails so that I could copy it out to everybody rather than send it to half the board and then forget. So, now that you've all got them, I'll send that out tomorrow morning to you so you can see it and you can let them know. And if you're interested, they're looking for readers. Yeah. So, if you're a board member and they'd like to read, that'd be kind of cool. All right. Um, and if it's okay with the board, I I'm just asking this. Nobody's approached me, but I did notice some people came in later,
026and it would it be okay if they snapped a picture of the new board member as a family uh before we go close session. Is that okay with the board? Just bring a table up here so they don't have to get up. That's that village that I mentioned. Family's important. So, let's go ahead. This is a good spot for I'm reading it. I can take it. Sure. I am too. in the back or stand in the back six. Thank you. Snack, please. real good shape. There we go. My own restaurant got ripped apart by the wind of the rain in there, sir. All right, on the count of three. One, two, three. Took a few. Thank you. And all former MPS teachers are the guy. Good seeing you. How are you? Good to see you.
027Good seeing you, too. Thank you all for your indulgence. So a couple that's what family's for. Thank you. This time the board will vote to convene in a close session for the purpose of considering the employment promotion compensation performance evaluation data of any public employee over the governmental body that the this governmental body has jurisdiction of or exercises responsibility for. This meeting is pursuant to 19.85 1C of the Wisconsin statutes and we will be discussing superintendent contract. So it requires a roll call vote. Miss Brown, if you could help us with that. I need a motion to go into close session. So move. Mr. Ael, Mr. Bowman with a second. Christopher Ael. I David Bowman. Hi. Vip Hansen. I Dan Holen. Hi. Mary Loy Blanik. Hi. Keith Shaw. Hi. Thank you. So we are in
028close session. So, I'm sorry you have to leave. You're got your picture. Yeah. Not an ebike. I bet it's almost the same torque. Almost. You good? Okay, we're back in open session. Do I have a motion on the administrator contract for MPSD for the new superintendent to increase the to reward it and and do a just as the contract? Yeah, just accept the contract. Move to approve the contract as agreed. Second. Move to approve. Second from Mr. Shaw. Any other discussion, questions? Could I clarify one thing? In my motion where I said move to approve the contract as agreed, I meant agreed by the parties, not by this body. You do that when you vote. I only meant as agreed with the contract that the interim superintendent and I put together. Thank you. Just clarify.
029Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. I no and congratulations Mr. Super. [Applause] Now I'm looking for a motion to adjourn. Mr. President, just before um you mentioned thank you to Chris, but I too would like to just say that it opens up. Thank you for an outstanding job as president of this board. It has been an interesting year. period has been a year of of successes and challenges and many many things have been accomplished uh for the benefit of the Manuel Public School District, our kids, our family, the entire board. So, thank you for your leadership and thank you for all the time and effort you put into it. Thank you. You bet very much. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Now, do I have a motion to adjourn? So moved. Mr.
030Bowman, I saw you looking at me. I saw that. Mr. President, help me out here. All those in favor say I. Say nay. Thank you guys. See you in a couple weeks. Remember to contact me about committees. Sorry, I didn't