North Adams Community Schools
Excellence: Teach it, Model it, Inspire it, Achieve it!
Regular School Board Meeting
North Adams Administration Building
6:00 p.m. – March 14, 2017
MINUTES
PRESENT: Ben Faurote, Stacey Bussel, Tim Ehlerding, Michelle Stimpson, Mark Bulmahn,
Carla Bultemeier, Steve Kreigh, Brent Lehman, Larry Carty, Scott Ainsworth and attached list of attendees
ABSENT:
A. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by President Faurote at 6:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
B. Public comment on agenda items
C. Consensus Items Motion by Ehlerding, seconded by Bussel, to accept the following consensus items as
presented. Motion passed 7-0
1. Minutes of February 14, 2017
2. Financial Report
3. Personnel
a. Assignments
1. Dan Rickord to be assigned the position of Bellmont High School Girls Head Golf Coach
for the 2016-17 school year.
2. Betty Sielschott to be assigned the position of Bellmont High School Work Study Coach
for the 2016-17 school year.
3. Steve Lee to be assigned the position of Bellmont Middle School Head Girls Soccer
Coach for the 2016-17 school year.
4. Permission to hire coaches for the spring of 2016-17.
b. Resignations
1. Jeff Brite to resign from the position of Bellmont Middle School Girls Soccer Coach
effective immediately.
2. Jennifer Guise to resign from the position of Bellmont Middle School Cheer Coach
effective immediately.
3. Stephen Houser to resign from the position of Bellmont High Assistant Volleyball Coach
effective immediately.
c. Leaves
d. Retirements
1. Betty Kreischer to retire from the position of Custodial Services on June 30, 2017. (15+
years)
e. Change of Position(s)
1. Prayer Hirn to change position from Bellmont Middle School Library Paraprofessional to
Bellmont Middle School Computer Tech for the 2016-17 school year.
f. LEA Business
g. Overnight and or Out-of-State Field Trips
1. Bellmont Middle School Overnight field trip to Kalahari Waterpark/straight “A”
students/May 14-15, 2017.
2. Bellmont High School out of state field trip to Kings Island/Show Choir
performance/May 19, 2017.
h. Leave Without Pay
1. Kristin Scheumann to request Leave Without Pay on May 11-12, 2017 for class field trip
with daughter.
D. Program update
E. Old Business Motion by Kreigh, seconded by Bulmahn, to authorize transfer of the Worthman Field
Deed to the City of Decatur as presented. Motion passed 7-0
1. Permission to transfer the Worthman Field Property to the City of Decatur
2. Facility Update
3. Hearing on Lease - Resolutions
-President Faurote opened hearing for the Lease agreement at 6:18 p.m. for public comment.
No public comment. Hearing closed at 6:19 p.m.
Motion by Stimpson, seconded by Bulmahn, to approve additional appropriations as presented.
Motion passed 7-0
- Approval of additional appropriations
Motion by Stimpson, seconded by Bultemeier, to adopt the resolution Determining Need for Project
as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Determining Need for the Project
Motion by Kreigh, seconded by Bulmahn, authorizing Execution of Lease Agreement as read.
Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Authorizing Execution of Lease Agreement
-Carty stated the lease has been available for public review
Motion by Ehlerding, seconded by Stimpson, to adopt the resolution for Additional Appropriations
as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Additional Appropriation Resolution
Motion by Ehlerding, seconded by Bussel, to adopt the resolution Assigning Construction Bids to
Building Corporation as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Assigning Construction Bids to Building Corporation
Motion by Bulmahn, seconded by Bultemeier, to approve the resolution approving Issuance of Bond
Anticipation Notes as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Approving Issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes
Motion by Kreigh, seconded by Bulmahn, to adopt the resolution approving Master Continuing
Disclosure and Issuing Bonds as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Approving Master Continuing Disclosure Undertaking and Issuing Bonds
Motion by Ehlerding, seconded by Stimpson, to adopt the resolution approving Post Issuance
Compliance Procedures as read. Motion passed 7-0
- Resolution Approving Post Issuance Compliance Procedures
F. New Business
Motion by Stimpson, seconded by Ehlerding, for approval to apply for Summer School. Motion
passed 7-0
1. Approval to apply for summer school
2. Superintendent’s Report - Lehman
-Lehman reported 45 students signed up at preschool roundup with another 15 sign-ups after
roundup.
-Lehman reported 80 students signed up at kindergarten roundup. This is the most sign-ups for
kindergarten since 2013-14.
3. Report of Transportation, Buildings, and Grounds – Carty
4. Other matters to come before the board
G. Board member and/or public comments
-Comment by Ms. Johnson requesting procedure to allow non-custodial parents to receive notices from
school.
H. Adjourn - 7:08 p.m.