VIDEO: Hudson School District Board of Education Meeting - Nov. 13, 2012

Video is provided by The River Channel: Hudson/North Hudson Community Access Television.

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AGENDA

HUDSON BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA (6:30 p.m., Nov. 13, 2012) **AMENDED**

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Recognition (S. Kovatch)
    A. National Merit Scholarship Students: David Kocik, Andrew Dickerson, & Grant Starr
    B. 8th Grade Student Nick Persinger and Sustain Hudson
    C. High School Year Book Awards

4. Superintendent’s Report
    A. National Recognition of District
    B. Houlton Elementary Healthier US School Challenge Silver Award
    C. Presentation at 2013 State Education Convention by Dana Krahenbuhl
    D. Board Policy Review

5. Reports
    A. Building Elementary Literacy Capacity through Teacher Leadership (S. Kovatch)
    B. Administrative Compensation Study by Fox Lawson & Associates (N. Sweet)
    C. Board Work Session for Long-Term Secondary Space for Learning (T. Holland)

6. Citizens Request to Speak about Non-Agenda Items

7. Board/Administrator/Board’s Legal Counsel Response to Public Comments about Non-Agenda Items

8. Topics for Action
    A. Secondary Long-Term Space for Learning
        1) Criteria (M. Bowen-Eggebraaten)
        2) Community Advisory Committee (T. Holland)
        3) Planning Process: Initial Steps (M. Bowen-Eggebraaten)
        4) Process to Hire Architect Firm for Pre-Referendum Support (T. Erickson)
    B. Salary/Benefit Guidance to Provide Competitive Compensation for Employees (M. Bowen-Eggebraaten)
    C. Policy Revisions: Board Consensus from November 7, 2012 Committee of the Whole: Policies: #7600: School Board Meetings; #7601: Board Use of Electronic Communications; #2300: Board-Staff Communications; #7800: School Board Expectations & Ethics; #1125: Public Suggestions & Complaints; #1230: Loitering or Causing Disturbance; and Procedure #1310.1: Complaints: School Personnel (T. Holland) 
    D. Consent Items
        1) Approval of October 9, 2012 Board Meeting & October 30, 2012 Special Board Meeting Minutes
        2) Personnel Hires, Changes, Retirements/Resignations/Non-Renewals/Terminations & Leaves
        3) Expenditures
        4) Policy #7200: Board Policies (revision)
        5) Procedure #7200.1: Policy Development, Revision, Adoption and Dissemination (revision)
        6) 2012-13 Semester 2 Youth Options

9. Committee Reports
    A. 10/29/12 Learning & Program Development Committee Meeting (B. Bell)
    B. 10/29/12 Finance Committee Meeting (D. Tjornehoj)
    C. 11/6/12 Facilities & Grounds Committee Meeting (T. Holland)
    D. 11/6/12 Personnel Committee Meeting (M. Kaisersatt)

10. Adjourn to Closed Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e) to prepare for negotiations with WCEA-Hudson Teachers Union.

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Citizens may request to speak to the Board of Education on a particular topic listed under Topics for Action and/or during the Citizens Request to Speak item on the agenda. Citizens need to register to speak by submitting a brief form that can be found near the entrance. The form must be returned to the Board’s secretary prior to the introduction of the agenda item.