District board meeting recap Dec. 17

Grace Altenhofen

Superintendent Fulton gives his remarks about strategic planning during the Dec. 17 board of education meeting.

Grace Altenhofen, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2018

The following is a summary of the Dec. 17 SMSD Board of Education meeting.

 

  • Adoption of agenda; approval of minutes from Nov. 26 regular and special meetings, as well as Nov. 13 and Dec. 10 board retreats

 

  • Report by Superintendent Michael Fulton
    • Roesland Elementary was named a 2018 National ESEA Distinguished School
    • Christa McAuliffe Elementary was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency for composting
    • SM South Associate Principal Nicholas Platko was given the Honor Administrator Award from the Northeast District of Kansas Music Educators Association
    • Biomedical teacher Brenda Bott was honored by Stanford University
    • Rhein Benninghoven custodian Michael Wesner and Apache Innovative School special education teacher Rebecca Dopheide were named SMSD All Stars

 

  • Reports from Board Members
    • Deb Zila attended the KSB convention and said the professional services committee is looking at hiring internal legal counsel
    • Mary Sinclair said KASB voted to approve their legislative platform

 

  • The board reviewed the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

 

  • Discussion about SMSD’s legislative platform, as well as the joint district platform with all six Johnson County school districts

 

  • The board reviewed definitions for committees and advisory boards

 

  • Superintendent Fulton gave a brief overview of the upcoming process for strategic planning

 

  • Presentation on graduation rates, Measures of Academic Performance testing and Career and Technical Education

 

  • Approval of consent agenda items

 

  • Approval of action items, including approval of both legislative platforms and revised programs of study

 

  • Comments from Board
    • Mary Sinclair expressed gratitude for having two meetings per month instead of one
    • Patty Mach congratulated Johnson County superintendents for their hard work on the issue of mental health
    • Sara Goodburn said SM North will hold a public session about mental health in January
    • Deb Zila wished everyone a good break
    • Brad Stratton thanked his fellow board members for their work