3/11/2025 Special Board Meeting

Mr. Kisabeth led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Dr. McBride nominated Mr. Perez to be Treasurer Pro Tem. Mrs. Stephey agreed with the nomination. 

Mr. Perez was appointed as Treasurer Pro Tem for the March 11th, 2025 Special Board Meeting. 

Mr. Perez conducted Roll Call. Mr. Williams was not present at the meeting. 

The agenda was adopted as presented. 

The consent agenda was approved with no discussion needed. 

When the Leadership class arrived Mr. Kisabeth introduced all the board members and explained board policy and protocol. Class presentation started at 1:45pm. Mr. Ottney introduced the class and the presenters for "Start a Movement" Parking Lot Proposal. Mr. Ottney explained that this year there are 34 students in the leadership class. This group of individuals have completed 47 community service hours within the community and at the elementary schools. Colleges are currently looking for students that have leadership skills out of high school. The students addressed 1. Respect for teachers, 2. Assigning parking spots/designated spot for teachers, 3. Car tags that match the parking spot number. Some concerns that were mentioned: respecting homeowners on Union and Ella and handicap parking. The current handbook for Columbian has not been updated in multiple years. Therefore, it is very unclear. Many students are in and out of the building on any given day. This does not allow all students to hear the same morning announcements. The Leadership class sent out a Google Form Survey to all teachers. 75% said yes and 25% said no. The student survey was returned with 91% of students wanting to park in the lot by Columbian. Many students think the walk from the Baseball field is too long. Dr. McBride asked a question about how many students are currently driving? Mr. Ottney responded that the school didn't know that exact answer because not all forms are completed. Many students chimed in and said that they were not aware they needed a parking tag. Mrs. Stephey mentioned that before it was a form on Final Forms that the parents need to complete annually. Mr. Ottney said the hassle with Final Forms is that students start driving mid school year. The form at that time is never completed. A student mentioned that Sentinel does a similar system with car tags. The student tags are color coded by age and that determines how many individuals they can have in the car at one time. The next step is that each program has a designated area to park at. Mr. Ottney thinks this is a great fundraising opportunity to raise money if people would like to paint their spot. Mr. Perez mentioned about seniors have priority and then a lottery. A student recommended color tags for grade band and these should be implemented at the beginning of the school year. Mrs. Stephey asked how do we know if it is student versus teacher currently? Mr. Ottney responded by the license plate. Dr. McBride asked about the cost of each tag. Mrs. Hineline responded that is it $5.00 if you do not return it. Dr. McBride asked about who monitors the parking at this time. Mrs. Hineline said, Officer Skornicka, Mr. Scheiber, Mr. Reuter. Mr. Perez said that the signage around the property also needs to be improved. Mr. Perez asked about ideas for fees? Mrs. Stephey said this needs to be enforced on Final Forms. Consequences: ticket versus detention. Mr. Kisabeth asked about the time period per day for each spot. Mr. Ottney answered with end of the school day. Mr. Kisabeth said that the individuals mentioned above cannot spend their entire day outside monitoring parking spots. Mr. Ottney said it is important to inform parents of this process. Mr. Ottney said this is where Final Forms could be a sign off by parents. The board members discussed about color tags, tickets versus towing contract and making sure teachers are first priority. Dr. McBride asked about a timeline. Mr. Ottney said that the seniors are aware this is not going to happen prior to graduation. This movement will be something to look back on and say "I started that". Mr. Perez said this needs to be a handbook adjustment. Mr. Kisabeth said that Board of Education has 3 responsibilities: 1. hire Superintendent, 2. hire Treasurer, 3. approve policy. Mr. Kisabeth commented on the next steps of the process. This was a great proposal. Next, the proposal will need to be provided to the High School Administration, the High School Administration will adjust any materials to have prepared to provide to the Superintendent, Superintendent will recommend for the Board of Education to review and vote on. 

No board discussion happened at the end of the presentation. 

Meeting started: 1:19pm 

Meeting ended: 2:25pm 

Mr. Kisabeth ended the meeting with showing the students how a board meeting was adjourned.