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Tomahawk School Board meeting
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TOMAHAWK HELD THEIR MARCH MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE NOKOMIS TOWN HALL. THIS WAS THE NEXT TO THE LAST MEETING FOR LONG TIME BOARD MEMBER GARY BAIER WHO REPRESENTS THE NOKOMIS AREA. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING INCLUDED TWO RETIREMENTS: NANCY STARK, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AND 29-YEAR EMPLOYEE AND GINNY PEDERSON, 9-YEAR EMPLOYEE. BOTH WERE CONGRATULATED BY THE BOARD AND THANKED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

IN OTHER BOARD ACTION APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDING: ABOVE PAY CONTRACTS FOR SHANE SOWINSKI, ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH. DE ANNE LANGE 50% ASSISTANT TRACK COACH AND RYAN HUSEBY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM LEADER. APPROVED THE RESIGNATIONS OF BOB SKUBAL CO-HEAD WRESTLING COACH AND TULA THEILER ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL ADVISOR. APPROVED THE VOLUNTEER COACHES: JACK JARVENSIVU AND JACK CHASE BASEBALL COACHES AND SARA PILLER AND MIKE LORETZ TRACK COACHES. APPROVED THE CONTINUATION OF JOB SHARES AND TEACHERS CONTRACT LIST AS SUBMITTED. APPROVED THE SECOND READING OF BOARD POLICIES-INCLUDING: BOARD LEGAL STATUS-SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS, BOARD MEMBER RESIGNATION/REMOVAL FROM OFFICE POLICY. BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES POLICY AND BOARD OPERATING PRECEDURES-BOARD COMMITTEES POLICY.

IN COMMITTEE REPORTS, THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE UPDATE ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND UPDATE ON A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN THE FIELDHOUSE WITH PORTIONS OF THE FUNDING FROM BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, WRESTLING AND VOLLEYBALL CLUB DONATIONS AND THE BOOSTER CLUB.

THE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTS COMMITTEE HEARD A UPDATE ON THE FOOTBALL ONLY CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT UPDATE, GRADUATION DATE UPDATE AND THE FIRST READING OF THE GRADUATION POLICY.

THOSE WERE THE HIGHLIGHT FROM THE TOMAHAWK SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR ROGER RINDO WILL JOIN US FOR OUR MORNING FORUM PROGRAM TUESDAY MARCH 23^RD AT 9:35 AM.

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