ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
August 19, 2019, 8:00am
Creekside Computer Lab
PRESENT: Board of Education: Todd Brennan, Linda Bush, Rick Dernberger, Tom DenHerder, April DeWitt, Ron Scott
Administrators:
ABSENT: Board of Education: Mark Snyder (arrived 8:45AM for closed session)
GUESTS: Rebecca Purnell
I. CALL TO ORDER: 8:00AM Rick Dernberger
A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Cal De Kuiper
B. RECOGNITION
Students from the high schools attended the meeting and discussed their recent trip to Spain with teacher, Rebecca Purnell.
C. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF VISITORS:
II. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS
III. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. July 15, 2019, BOE Organizational Minutes and July 15, 2019, BOE Regular Minutes regular board meetings were approved.
B. Approved bills paid as of July 2019. Checks #129169-129371
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: $1,367,146.52
PAYROLL: $3,380,643.16
TOTAL: $4,747,789.68
C. New Staff Approved:
Tyler Bartolacci (Ferris) ZWHS STEM BA-7 1.0
Kevin Blohm (MSU/GVSU) Lincoln Psych MA+30-1 .50
Karen Brummans (GVSU) New Gron SpEd BA-18 1.0
Jeff Carlson ZEHS English 1.0
Lisa Cunningham (CMU/GVSU) Linc-Intervention MA-8 .50
Sara DeVisser (Hope/GVSU) Crk - Social Worker MA+30-8 1.0
Elizabeth Estep (Hope/WMU/ Roos - ASD Teacher MA+30-18 1.0
Oakland Univ)
Kendra Gontjes (Calvin) ZCS-Sh Time Music BA-1 .56
Emily Green (Hope) Roos-4th Grade BA-4 1.0
Amanda Hanson (Cornerstone) ZE - SpEd MA-4 1.0
Diane Heyboer (Hope/GVSU) Wdb/NG - Spanish MA-7 .70
Rebecca Hull (Calvin) Crk - ELA Temp BA-1 1.0
Heather Keesler (GVSU/ Roo/ZQ/NG - Art BA-8 .93
Ferris/Kendall)
Molly Kwiatkowski (AQ/Hope) ZEHS-Science/Span MA-6 1.0
Emily Laatz (GVSU) NG - 1st Gr Span Im
Stacey Mathieu (GVSU) Qui/NG - Psych MA+30-2 1.0
Brian Michael (GVSU/Marygrove)Creekside - AP
Jenna Mills (GVSU) Wdbg - Resource
Rebecca Naal (Hope) Cty - Social Worker MA+30-1 1.0
Adam Pittman (Purdue) NG - Kdgn BA-5 1.0
Haley Potts (GVSU) Creekside - SpEd BA-4 1.0
Melanie Rappelli (Hope) Creekside - Health BA-2 .60
Samantha Reitsma (Calvin) Roos - Speech Path MA-5 1.0
Cristina Schreur (GVSU) Lincoln - SI MA-8 1.0
Jamie Schwartz Wdb - 1st Grade BA-4 .50
Rebekah Skinner (Hope/GVSU) ZWHS - ELA Temp BA-1 1.0
Travis Spaman (Hope/ ZW - Athl Director
Concordia)
Nathan Soules (CMU) Borculo - Music BA-1 .55
Anthony Troeger (IN Wesleyan) Borculo - PE BA-3 .40
Brooke VanderStelt (Hope) ZEHS - Science BA-3 1.0
Gerrit VanKlaveren (Calvin/ Qui/Roo/ZQ - PE MA-3 1.0
WMU)
Ally VanValkenburg (Hope) Lincoln - 1st Gr SI BA-1 1.0
Christa Veldkamp (Calvin/ Adams/ZQ-Speech
Univ of N Colorado)
Catherine Vila (Aquinas) Cityside - SI BA-5 1.0
Mark Vizithum (GVSU) ZWHS - Indust Tech BA-10 1.0
Elizabeth Young (SVS/GVSU) Quincy - 4th Gr BA-7 1.0
D. Approved 2019-20 student handbooks and current curriculum .
E. Endorsement of the Reproductive Health Advisory Board was approved.
Tom DenHerder moved and Todd Brennan supported the motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented.
VOTE: All yes (6)
V. DISCUSSION
A. Goal & Focus Area Update
Cal De Kuiper gave a brief review of the district Goal & Focus Areas, highlighting several hot topics.
VI. ACTION: None
VII. SUPERINTENDENT & REPORTS
A. First Day of School: Tuesday, August 27, 2019
B. Construction & Busing - first day.
VIII. CLOSED SESSION
Tom DenHerder moved and Ron Scott supported the motion that the Board of Education of the Zeeland Public Schools convene in closed session for discussion to consider the purchase of real property per Section 8(d) of the Open Meetings Act.
VOTE: All Yes (6)
The regular meeting of August 19, 2019 adjourned at 8:34A.M. and went directly into closed session.