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School District of Beloit

BOARD OF EDUCATION PURPLE PACKET – January 9, 2009

1. Events List for the Week of January 12 – January 17, 2009 2. Events List for the Week of January 19 – January 24, 2009 3. Board Member and Administrative Calendars for January, 2009 4. Follow-Up Report from Board Business Meeting Held December 16, 2008 5. Monthly Attendance and Recapitulation Data for December, 2008 6. Target Field Trip Tentative Grant Award 7. Extended Field Trip Request for BMHS M.E.O. to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of

Barrack Obama, January 18-22, 2009 8. Article from chicagotribune.com, Study: College Success Starts Early, December 11, 2008 9. Article from U.S. News & World Report, The Ranking Formula, December 15-22, 2008 10. E-mail from Ron Nortier containing AEF Newsletter for January 09 11. Wisconsin Taxpayer’s Alliance, Focus, Wisconsin’s 3,120 Governments, December 12, 2008 12. Wisconsin Taxpayer’s Alliance, Focus, Piecing Together the 2009 Property Tax Puzzle,

December 19, 2008 13. Wisconsin Taxpayer’s Alliance, Focus, Unmentioned News Story of 2008?, December 30,

2008 14. Notice of Meeting

Ad Hoc Gifted & Talented Committee Meeting, Monday, January 12, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Room 202 Special Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 5:15 p.m., Room 210 Policy & Personnel Committee Meeting, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 6:00 p.m.,

Room 210 Finance Committee Meeting, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7:00 p.m., Room 210 Curriculum Committee Meeting, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Room 210 (DRAFT) Special Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 5:30 p.m., Room 210

NOTES/UNDER SEPARATE COVER

The auditor’s report has been sent to each board member. The (E)Quality Committee’s Fall 2008 Parent Conference Report has been sent to each board member.

A copy of the Legal Notices for the School District of Beloit published in the fall has been sent to each board member.

The (E)Quality Term 1 grade reports have been given to each board member. The publication, Board and Administrator, January, 2009 is now available for your review. Now available are communications from: The family of Marguerite Mauermann Now available online are newsletters from: Converse, Cunningham, McLenegan, Morgan, Robinson, Todd and Wright.

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS

Special Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 27, 2009, Time to be determined, Room 210 Board Business Meeting, Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:00 p.m., Board Room

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Monday, January 12: Cunningham: PTO Meeting, 3 pm

School Events and Activities Week of 1112-1117

BMHS: Boys & Girls Varsity Reserve Basketball vs. Middleton, 6:00pm HOME!

Tuesday, January 13: Todd: Family Math Night, 5:30-7:00 pm Aldrich: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

Boys Basketball, 4:30pm (Team 3-4 at Marshall, 1-2 plays Marshall at home) McNeel: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

Boys Basketball, 4:30 pm (Team 1-2 vs. Edison at home, 3-4 at Franklin) BMHS: Boys Varsity Hockey at Waukesha, Time TBA

Wrestling at Madison Memorial, 7:00pm

Wednesday, January 14: Early Dismissal- Afternoon Staff Professional Development Royce: Investigating the Possibilities Parent Workshop for 2nd grade BMHS: Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet, 6:00 pm

Thursday, January 15: Aldrich: Boys Basketball, 4:30pm (Team 3-4 at Franklin, 1-2 plays Edison/Franklin at home) McNeel: Boys Basketball, 4:30pm (Team 1-2 at Edison, 3-4 plays Franklin at home) BMHS: Boys Basketball at Middleton, Fr-5:15/So-5:45Narsity-7:30 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Sun Prairie, Fr&So-5:45/Varsity-7:30 pm HOME!

Friday, January 16: Burdge: Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration, 1 pm Aldrich: Girls Swim at Edison, 4:30pm BMHS: Girls Hockey at University School Milwaukee (USM Ice Arena), Time TBA

Boys Swim vs. Verona, 5:00pm HOME!

Wrestling vs. Verona, 7:00pm HOME!

Saturday, January 17: BMHS: Wrestling at Madison Memorial N Invite, 10:00 a.m.

Boys Basketball vs. Sun Prairie, Fr&So-5:45/Varsity-7:30 pm HOME!

Girls Basketball at Parker, So-l :OON arsity-2:45/Freshmen-5 :45 pm (at Franklin) Boys Hockey vs. East/LaFollette (Telfer), N-6:00, Varsity-8:00pm HOME!

Girls Hockey at Beaver Dam (Family Center), 7:00pm

Monday, January 19:

School Events and Activities Week of 1119-1/24

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL BMHS: Girls Varsity Reserve Basketball vs. Parker, 6:00pm HOME!

Tuesday, January 20: Morgan: PTO Business Meeting, IMC, 3:00-4:00 pm Aldrich: Girls Swim vs. Marshall at BMHS, 4:30pm

Boys Basketball vs. Edison/Franklin, 4:30pm McNeel: Girls Swim vs. Franklin! at BMHS, 4:30pm

Boys Basketball, 4:30pm (Team 1-2 vs. Marshall at home, 3-4 at Edison) BMHS: Principal's Breakfast, Cafeteria, 7:00am

Wednesday, January 21: BMHS: JROTC Team Review/Awards Ceremony, 7:00pm

Juniors' Parent Meeting, Cafeteria, 6:00pm Seniors' Parent Meeting, Cafeteria, 7:00pm

Thursday, January 22: Robinson: Movie Night, 5:30pm Aldrich: Girls Swim at Edison, 4:30pm

Boys Basketball vs. McNeel, 4:30 pm (Team 3-4 at home, 1-2 at McNeel) McNeel: Girls Swim at Edison, 4:30pm

Boys Basketball vs. Aldrich, 4:30 pm (Team 3-4 at home, 1-2 at McNeel) BMHS: Term 2 Exams

Girls Basketball vs. Craig, Fr&So-5:45Narsity-7:30 pm HOME!

Friday, January 23: Early Dismissal - End of Second Quarter McNeel: School-wide Spelling Bee, Commons, I O:OOam-Noon BMHS: Term 2 Exams, Students dismissed at 11:15 am

Boys Swim at Middleton, 5 pm Boys Basketball vs. Craig, Fr&So-5:45/Varsity-7:30 pm HOME!

Saturday, January 24: BMHS: Boys Basketball at Parker, So-l :00/Varsity-2:45 pm

Boys Hockey at Greendale (Pond of Brookfield), N-6:00Narsity-8:00 pm Girls Hockey vs. Green Bay United (Janesville IA), 9:30am Girls Hockey vs. Green Bay United (Telfer), 7:00pm HOME!


lndMdual Name means Board Member is NOT Available

Board Members are not available on Saturday and Sunday unless otherwise noted.

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19 20 Martin Luther Acomb-AM King Jr. Day

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District Closed

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Administrative Calendar

V=Vacation

0 = Out of District on School Business &Reachable

C =Conference/Out of District & Reachable through Secretary

I = Interviews

R =Recruiting

M =Medical leave

*Mrs. Hickman is available AM unless otherwise noted*

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TOPIC

Additional Board Representative Appointments

Announcements, Communications & Recognitions:

Citizens or Delegations:

Superintendent's Report to the Board:

Consortium on Racial Equity in K-12 Education in Wisconsin (CREATE) (S. McNeal/C. Wesling)

Reports to the Board:

*Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings

Student Board Member Report to the Board:

Eclipse Charter School Board Student Member Rpt

Finance, Transportation & Property Committee Reports to the Board:

*Bills, Payroll & Cash Position Statement

Property Tax Chargeback Resolution Aughorizing the Borrowing of Not to Exceed $1,710,000 and Providing for the Issuance and Sale of Gneral Obligation Promissory Notes Therefor

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOLLOW-UP MEMO FOR DECEMBER 16, 2008

BUSINESS MEETING

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Initiate payment of chargebacks

Role Call Vote Needed!! Advertize to community, notify board counsel and performance contractor

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Curriculum & Instruction Committee Reports to the Board:


BUSINESS MEETING

Draft Information Technology Plan for 2009-20121Submit plan to DPI

Roy Chapman Andrews Academy Grant Award I Implement grant for 2008-09

Course Prerequisites I Update course description booklet

Summer School 2009 ]*Implement summer school plan

Policy & Personnel Reports to the Board:

Policy 223 Administrator Professinal I Development Opportunities (2nd Reading)

1 Distribute to Bookholders/Update Web

Policy 342.3 Gifted and Talented Programs (Second Reading) Distribute to Bookholders/Update Web

Policy 226 Perforamnce Awards System for Administrators (Second Reading) Distribute to Bookholders/Update Web Policy 226 RULE 1 Administrator Qualification Guidelines for Performance Awards (Second Reading) Distribute to Bookholders/Update Web

Policy 671.2 RULE 1 Guidelines Regulating Expense Reimbursement (Second Reading) Distribute to Bookholders/Update Web

Policy 368 RULE 1 de Guidelines for Responsible Use (First Reading) ; Prepare for 2nd Reading

Personnel Actions:

Personnel Recommendations- Exhibit A

Personnel Recommendations-Exhibit B I

Other Action Items: ~-::;ummer scnool plan: cost vs. revenues past 2 yrs, cost vs. revenues projected, checks & balances, number of students , graduating at the end of summer school

Note: Items in bold print are "Business/Action Items." Items with an asterisk (*) approved on the "Consent List."

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School safety plan and hazardous routes

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Curriculum & Instruction Committee: !Items Per December Minutes: I

\ Algebra A and Algebra B (January)

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Children at Risk Update (February) I

Instructional Materials Adoption for 2009-10 (February/March)

Youth Options First Semester 2009-2010 (April)

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Other BOE Requests:


BUSINESS MEETING

Even Start (To Be Determined) I Increase in Science and Mathematics Requirements (To Be

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Offering Health in 8th Grade (To Be Determined)

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SDB Attendance and Recapitulation Data December 2008 = 6992 2008-09 Counts: 3rd Friday Counts (7036): Enrolhnent Count=7114 Pupil Count=7188 Membership Count=7036

School KG T KG 1st T 1st 2nd T 2nd 3rd T 3rd 4th T 4th 5th T 5th Total Trds Attd% BUR Nordstrom 25 Simon 17 Richins 24 Clough 25 Sweeney 25 Hart 22 201 46 95.3

1/5/09 EC3 6 Miller 15 Schaefer 4K 36 Rifenbery- 6 --- --- ---Wish/ AquWrld Lowrie EBD

CON Rufer/Porkorn 24/22 Mann 20 Folia co 23 Hartenberge 27 Murry 27 Brown 21 384 82 96.7 ey (46) r

1/1/09 Zeilinger 22 (+3 Rasmussen 22 LeFevre 24 Bailey 24 Warden 26 --- --- ---ECK)

--- Malott 21 (+2 Hamilton 20 K4 Henthorn 40 Vrydaghs 21 --- --- ---ECK)

CUN Hosey/Hoffma 26 McQuisten 20 Johnson 20 Marshall 20 Griffin 4/5 24 Valentine 25 258 95 n Split

1/7/09 Ferger 22 Meyer 20 Otter 19 McNett 20 Greenfield 28 --- --- ------ McGLump EBD 5 Risseeuwcos 10 --- --- ---GAS Brunson 16 Mortimer 15 Jones 16 Meier 16 Harris 25 Combs 24 390 146 94.3

12/22/08 Roman 16 Schlichting 15 Taylor 15 Noack 16 Sennett 26 Ruchti 23 --- --- ------ Boyd 16 Weber 14 Warblow 15 Slavish 16 --- --- ------ Hildebra. ECK 15 Weberg 13 Olson 16 4K Bro.Dut 37 ECK 3-4 yr 11 --- --- ------ Handrich 13 --- --- ---HAC Knudson 18 Champion 23 Glodowski 20 Hoenig 25 Martin 23 Salinas 25 319 146 93.8

1/1/09 Oster 18 Wied 23 Ptacin 21 DeGeorge 25 Miller 19 Clark 25 --- --- ------ July-Aim 18 Rebout (4K) 36 --- --- ---MeL Blanco 13 Johnson 15 Carpenter 14 Waxier 15 King 22 Pfeiffer 23 283 50 95

1/5/09 Alter 12 Murphy 15 Wilson 15 Spencer 12 Williams( split) 10 Williams/split 11 --- --- ------ Miller 14 Madsen 15 NelsRicht 5/5 Bondar 15 (K4-35) (cds (HS-EC -10) --- --- ---

split 1/2) (10) -7)

MER Ross 14 McGregory 19 Sukowatey 24 Wood key 20 Ferger 22 Sperandeo 17 293

1/5/09 Drake 13 Simmons 20 Conery 24 Stokstad 22 Neal 22 --- --- ------ Shu ita 13 (K4-36) Mauritz CDS 8 Cassimy 20 --- --- ---MOR Anyanwu 15 Matysiak 13 Weiss 15 Gile 16 Allen 27 Albert 24 319 38 96.9

1/5/09 Oettiker 15 Day/Stanley 13 Schaefer 15 Clardy 16 Carroll 28 Denu 25 --- --- ---

---SAGE Shippee 15 Wehrli 14 Fitzs/ Spieg 15 Flood 16 4K 35 OHI Autism 2 --- --- ---ROB Giunta 16 Furman 14 Lund 16 Horvath 16 Rib beck 23 Bender 27 291 83 95.3

1/5/09 Fox 15 McCann 14 Krueger 16 Mitok 15 Petitt 25 Anderson 26 --- --- ------ Tran 16 McNamee 14 Weiss 15 Williams 15 EBD Rice 8 --- --- ---ROY End I 25 Conklin 25 Whitfield 19 Johnson 25 Michels 24 Libke 23 327 41 95.3

1/5/09 Larsen 25 Wisniewski 25 Ellertson 18 Bednarcik 25 Prado 25 Straub 24 --- --- --· --- K4 a.m.-20 K4 p.m.-18 EC3-AqWid 6 Total 44 --- --- ---TOO Mr. Rohrbeck 14 Striegel 16 Harryman 16 Alexander 13 Bentz 24 Baines 29 264 61 97.5

1/2/09 Gilles 13 Kindschi 16 Parsons 15 Wells 14 Stackhouse 23 --- --- ------ Mrs. VDL 15 Junig 16 Thomson 13 Herrmann 14 --- --- ------ Ms. Rohrbeck 13 Total EC 9 --- --- ---WRI Kehrberg 22 Kerbel 16 Freitag 17 Ruffer 18 Henry 9 Henry 12 248 40 94.5

1/5/09 Lasecki 18 Arnold 18 Douglas 16 Mork 19 Ryan 21 Buckley 25 --- --- ------ Lindsey- 4K 38 --- --- ---EVN STRT Laube- 4k 20 3 yr presch 22 --- 42 0 93.7

1/2/09

ALD Grade 6 202 Grade 7 236 Grade 8 225 --- 663 355 93.8 1/7/09

SYN Grade 6 24 Grade 7 19 Grade 8 6 --- 49 19 96.8 1/7/09

MeN Grade 6 248 Grade 7 225 Grade 8 226 --- 699 387 93.2 12/30/08

MEM Grade 9 616 Grade 10 422 Grade 11 455 Grade 12 379.4 --- 1873 3718 85.5 1/5/09

ECLPS CH Grade 9 24 Grade 10 53 Grade 11 48 Grade 12 64 --- 188 3 89 1/5/09

How to Read the Attendance and Recapitulation Report Totals

3rd Friday Counts (Sept 19th 2003):

Enrollment Count= 6941

This number includes all students who are enrolled to receive services from SDB, minus those students who are part-time Open Enrolled from another District or who are over 21 years of age.

Pupil Count= 6854

This number begins with the Enrollment count and subtracts those students who are being funded through Federal grants, i.e.: Evenstart and Title 1 preschool. Also subtracted are all Open Enrolled-In students from other Districts. Added to this count are all Open Enrolled Out students who live in the Beloit District but who have chosen to go to another Public School District for services.

Membership Count= 6817

This number begins with the Pupil Count and only counts its part-time students as partial numbers, i.e.: half-day preschool special education students who are District funded are counted as 0.5 each. This Membership count is used to determine the tax levy.

Monthly Count:

Onsite Attendance Count= 6929

This number has been reported to the School Board for many years, but does not relate to any of the three legal counts mentioned above. Some of the reasons for the difference in numbers between the counts includes, but is not limited to: Students who are in two half-day programs (i.e.: Synectics Charter in the moming and Aldrich Middle School in the aftemoon) have two attendance records and are counted twice. Students who are over 21 or who are part-time Open-Enrolled In will show up on the attendance count but can not be counted in Enrollment, Pupil or Membership. Students who are not serviced onsite (i.e.: Youth Options at Blackhawk Tech) are not present to be counted in the attendance report even though they are included in all of the above counts.

The Attendance count will increase and decrease in ways that do not relate to the legal Enrollment, Pupil or Membership counts.

TARGET FUELD TRIPS Scholarship America

One Scholarship Way

St. Peter, MN 56082

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December 30, 2008

Shawn S Fredricks 4323 Hearthstone Drive Janesville, WI 53546

Dear Shawn:

Congratulations! Based on information in your application, you have been selected as a tentative recipient of a 2009 Target Field Trip Grant in the amount of $800.00.

To receive the grant, please complete the enclosed verification/publicity release form and return it to Scholarship Management Services immediately. The completed and signed form must be faxed to 507-931-2964 by deadline date January 16,2009.

Provided the Verification/Publicity Release form is completed and received on time, you will receive the grant check in early February. The check will be made payable to your school and mailed to your home address.

!f you have any questions, please contact me at marial@scho!arshipamerica.org or call (507)931-0413.

Sincerely,

Maria Lokensgard Program Manager Scholarship Management Services

Enclosure

Target gives 5% of its income to communitiesover $3 million every weel!t.

Target.com/community

Shawn Fredricks 20001 BELOIT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

TARGET FIELD TRIP GRANT VERIFICATION/PUBLICITY RELEASE FORM

To the tentative grant recipient: You have been selected to receive a Target Field Trip Grant provided information on your application is verified by a school official such as your principal, superintendent. or supervisor. Please have the school official review, complete and sign this form. Your signature is also required. Return the completed, signed form to Scholarship Management Services immediately.

Verification of Field Trip information:

Name of field trip: Devil's Lake Retreat Approximate date of field trip: May/2009 Destination: Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo WI Subject area: Physical Education/Sports Grade of trip participants: 12 Number of students participating in field trip: 45

To the school official: The educator named above has been tentatively awarded a Target Field Trip Grant. Please review the information printed above and verify the trip will be implemented as stated. To qualify for funding, the trip must take place before the end of the current academic year (extension may be given for summer trips.) After you have completed and signed this form, please return it to the teacher/educator for signature and return to Scholarship Management Services.

I confirm the information regarding the planned field trip is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I attest the field trip will be implemented as planned by the teacher/educator. I certify the grant payment, which will be -~-- -1- -----L 1- J.- J.L..,.... ,...,..J......,....,...J .a~:ll J....,... , .... ,...rJ 1.-. +"nrl +hie- frin ~r-r-nrrlinn fr. fha nuirla/inp_~ I :::lllfhnri7R infnrm:::Jfinn

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School official's Signature _____ ~-------------------- Date ___________ _

Printed name __________________ Title __________________ _

School ___________________________________________________________________ __

Address _____________________ City ________ State __ Zip _______ _

Phone_( ______ , _______________________ E-mail _____________________________________ _

Certification by Teacher/Educator: I accept the Target Field Trip Grant and certify I will implement the trip as planned and according to program guidelines. Any funds not used for the stated purpose will be returned to the sponsor. Falsification of information will result in forfeiture of any grant awarded. I agree information about the field trip may be used by Target Corporation for publicity purposes.

Teacher/Educator's Signature ____________________________ Date ___________ _

Complete, sign and fax this form by January 16, 2009 to: 507-931-2964 ATTN: Maria Lokensgard

School District of Beloit Extended Field Trip Review

Field Trip: fJ\'LO d·o T-t1 ct Llq iA v-a.lr iil/l./'\ School: /!3AA /~ S u

Destination: [.v a J /1, 1t-·uJh~ tJ' c, Date(s) of Trip: " I Ct/\/l ' I ~;~ d- ;;;;_ i ;;2 c.: 0 ' ' "1\ L' "' Sponsor (School or Other): __ o.....:fY:.._1 1"--'L"""."-G"'-.~ _________________ _

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1. Instructional purpose of trip or tour.

2. An explanation of all financial arrangements including provision for fees and open access to all students.

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Cost of trip per participant and what is not included in the price.

Departure time, travel time, return time, dates, distances and modes of travel.

t> 5. Number of free transports, if any, and to whom they will be granted.

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6. Approximate number of students.

7. Number of and names of chaperones. There must be no more than 10 students per adult.

8. A list of fund raising activities and/or organizations that will be solicited for support.

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Revised 9-20-05 Date B.O.E. Notified:·------'------

EXTENDED FIELD TRIP PERMIT (Information Must be Typed)

School: Beloit Memorial High School Date Submitted: 4 December 2008

Sponsor(s): MEO in~conjunction with "The Change Began with the Dream" bus trip

Grade and/or Subject: BMHS students grades 9-12

lnstructionaiPurposeofExtendedFieldTrip/EducationaiGoals: As eyewitnesses to history (and in

lieu of the MEO MLK Unity Banquet),S MEO members will attend the inauguratibr

of President-Elect Barack Obama and create presentation.

Destination: Washington, D C Distance: 1594 miles roundtrii

Da~sclTrip: 18-22 January 2009 Number of Participating Students:. __ B __ _

Adults: 3 ·-----Name(s) of Chaperon(s) Participating:

Candace Link Timmy Link Carmen Fluker

Substitute(s) Needed: [X ]Yes [ ] No If Yes, Name of Staff Member(s), Grade and/or Subject, and Date(s) Needed:

Name Candace Link -/}fkc..!Sh.<";,.lta_ Grade/Subj'ect 9th--English Date(sf0-21 Jan 09

Date(s)20-21 Jan 09 Name Carmen Fluker Grade/Subject Sth--EngJ ish

Name _____________ _ Grade/Subject. ___________ Date(s ). ______ _

Financial Arrangements Involved: (check all that apply)

___ Building Budget

_.::.;X:___Student Contribution

_.::.;X:___Other Costs

Amount:""--------- Account No.: ______________ _

Amount: Account No.: ______________ _

Amount:$ 65.00 per student ( transpor-c&2-rlight hotel=$165)

Amount:$. 90-'"70 + Explain.--Students.will provide their

own mea~s~~nd:souyenirs.

Fundraising Activities and/or Organizations that will be Solicited for Support:_~~O wi2:_1 .;:.~_ona te $10 0 • 0 0 per

participant ($1,100) from its budget, roughly the amount spent on MLK banquet

Explain How Student Costs are Covered if Student is Unable to Afford Cost: If __ needed • IvlEO will cover the

cost, if donations or additional sponsors cannot be secured.

__ l.L.-_Number of Free Transports Names:. _________________________ _

Transportation:

___ Bus (Requisition No. X Other (explain):The Change Began with The Dream

___ Parent Drivers chart-=;red bus tr;J_p_.thvu __ Cbeesemari · C~aches

Departure Daternme: 18 Jan 2009 @ 2PM Return Date/Time: 22 Jan 2009 @ 2AM

IMPORTANT: The Administrator of Business Services should be contacted in writing regarding evidence of insurance

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School District of Beloit Beloit Memorial High School

1225 Fourth Street Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

608-361-3000

"'THE t;HAXGE EEGAX WITH THE :I>::R.EAM.,.

E"US T::R.IF TO :1>. «;. On Tuesday, 20 January 2009, eight (8) members of the Minority Excellence Organization (MEO) will have the opportunity to attend a truly historic event: the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America! Round trip transportation and two-night hotel stay at the Quality Inn (with Deluxe breakfast) will cost $165.00. Students will need money for food and any souvenirs they wish to purchase while visiting our nation's Capitol.

Name ofPupil ______________ Home Room __ _

The above named pupil has our consent to participate in the activity described above.

Group: the Minority Excellence Organization (MEO) Date: January 18-22,2009

Place Washington D.C. Departure Time Jan 18 @ 2PM Return Time Jan 22 @ 2AM

Candace Link, BMHS English/MEO Advisor Teacher(s) who will accompany this group

We understand the arrangements and believe the necessary precautions and plans for the care and supervision of the pupils during the trip will be taken. Beyond this we will not hold the school or those supervising the trip responsible.

I hereby release the Board of Education and its agents and employees from any and all liability that my result from my child taking medication on a field trip.

Parent or Guardian Signature

Home Phone Work/Emergency Phone

Address

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Candace Link - request for inauguration tickets

From: "Hekmat Maureen" ' To:

Date: 12/2/2008 7:17AM Subject: request for inauguration tickets

Dear Mrs. Link,

Your email to Congresswoman Baldwin was forwarded to me. I am currently maintaining a list of people who contact our office to request inauguration tickets. I would be happy to add your name to our list.

As you can imagine, our office has been flooded with phone calls and emails requesting tickets. We have over 2,000 requests and we will most likely only receive less than 200 tickets.

We should be able to determine our ticket allotment in the next week or so.

Sincerely,

Maureen Hekmat

Maureen Hek:mat Executive Assistant

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin 2446 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515 (202)226-6720

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Study: College success starts early

Students need academic help in elementary or middle school, authors say

By Tara Malone

Tribune reporter

December 11, 2008

Fewer than 2 in 10 of the nation's 8th-graders are on track to be academically prepared for college, and high school may be too late to bring them up to speed.

A study released Wednesday morning found that how students fare in middle school is a leading predictor of their ability to succeed in college or the workplace after high school. Research by Iowa City-based ACT. suggests that students who are not academically prepared going into high school are unlikely to make up ground even with a rigorous learning program and academic help. The trend cut across demographic and economic lines.

"What we're saying is college and career readiness is a process that includes high school, but is not exclusively a high school issue. It's a K-12 issue," said Cyndie Schmeiser, president of ACT's education division.

The report tracked 216,000 teenagers nationwide who completed the college-entrance ACT exam and its two precursor tests given in grades 8 and 10. Those involved graduated in 2006 and 2005. The sample did not include teenagers who left high school, leading Schmeiser to call the findings a "best-case scenario."

Only students who scored high enough on the 8th-grade exam to reach academic targets set in reading, English, math and science typically went on to earn high enough marks on the ACT exam as juniors to be considered ready for college in all four areas. In other words, middle-school students who were academically prepared for high school were more likely to be academically prepared for college.

The report's authors recommend tightening the academic link between elementary, middle and high schools. They also suggest giving students the academic help needed to succeed in high school before they reach the secondary level.

Illinois is one of three states that require all high school juniors to take the ACT exam. Many schools across the state also administer the two precursor exams.

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The Ranking Formula How we found the best public high schools

.By Robert J. Morse

he 2009 U.S.News % World Report America's Best High Schools methodology, developed by School Evaluation Services, a K -12 education data research business run by Standard & Poor's, is based on the key

principles that a great high school must serve all its students well, not just those who are bound for college, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show that the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators.

_We analyzed 21,069 public high schools in 48 states using data from the 2006-2007 school year. This is the total number of public high schools in each state that had grade-12 enrollment and sufficient data to review primarily for the 2006-2007 school year. A three-step process determined the best high schools. The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all their students well. For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.

schools that were performing better than this state average. Schools that made it through the first two steps became

eligible to be judged nationally on the final step: collegereadiness performance, using Advanced Placement and/ or International Baccalaureate test data as the benchmark for success. (AP is a College Board program that offers collegelevel courses at high schools across the cou~try.) This third step measured which schools produced the best college-level achievement for the highest percentages of their students. This was done by computing a "college readiness index" based on the weighted average of the AP and/ or IB participation rate (the number of 12th-grade students who took at least one of these tests before or during their senior year divided by the number of 12th graders) along with how well the students did. The latter part, called quality-adjusted AP and/or IB participation, is the number of 12th-grade students who took and passed (received an AP score of 3 or higher or an IB score of 4 or higher) at least one test, divided by

The first step determined whether each school's stu- ADD UP. High school students Joeflynn Figueroa and Asia Hundley

the number of 12th graders at that school. For the college readiness index, the qualityadjusted participation rate was weighted 75 percent in the calculation, and 25 percent of the weight was placed on the simple participation rate. Only schools that had values greater than 20 in their college readiness index scored high enough to meet this criterion for gold and silver medal selection. The minimum of 20 was used because it represents a "critical mass" of students gaining access to college-level coursework. . dents were performing better

than statistically expected for the average student in the state. We looked at reading and math results for all students on each state's high school test. We then factored in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students (who tend to score lower) enrolled at the school to find which schools beat their statistical expectations.

College readiness. For the schools that made it past this first step, the second step determined whether the school's least-advantaged students (black, Hispanic, and low income) were performing better than average for similar students in the state. We compared each school's math and reading proficiency rates for disadvantaged students with the statewide results for these groups and then selected

The 100 high schools nationwide with the highest college readiness index scores were ranked numerically (ties were broken using the average number of AP and/ or IB exams passed per test taker) and awarded gold medals. The next 504 top-performing high schools nationwide based on their college readiness index scores earned silver medals. An additional1,321 high schools in 48 states that passed the first two steps were awarded bronze medals. Seventeen more high schools in nine states received an honorable mention if they would have scored high enough on the college readiness index to earn a gold medal but didn't fully meet Steps 1 and 2. •

Analysts from School Evaluation Services developed the

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methodology and compiled the analysis. At www.school matters.com, SES provides one of the largest, most easily searchable collections of education data ever available.AP is a trademark owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product.

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I ~It-"~nv1aft:<i's:!~ best prepare students for college. The following are the 100 that did the best. ?'"'·t<v:v-'i:: ~ ... -.-.--

Rank School

1 Thomas Jefferson High

2 Oxford High

3 Pacific Collegiate Charter

4 High Technology High

City, state

Alexandria, Va.

Cypress, Calif.

Santa Cruz, Calif.

Lincroft, N.J.

Miami

School type

Application (M)

Application (M)

Charter, Application (NJ

Application (MJ

Magnet, Application (M)

Economically disadvantaged

enrollment Enrollment (% of total)

1,802 1.4

1,109 16.8

417 0.0 .

262 3.1

469 36.0 5 Design & Architectural Senior High

6 International Academy Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Open enrollment 148 0.7

7 International Baccalaureate

8 Preuss School UCSD

Bartow, Fla. Application (M) 278 9.7

La Jolla, Calif. Charter, Application (N) 752 99.6

9 Academic Magnet High

1 0 Gretchen Whitney High

11 Pine View School

12 Maine School of Science & Math

13 Basis Tucson

14 International School

15 Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools

16 Benjamin Franklin Senior High

17 Early College at Guilford

18 School of Science & Engineering

19 Idea College Preparatory

20 Raleigh Charter High

21 lennox Math, Science, and Tech. Acad.

22 University High

23 Stuyvesant High

24 International Community School

N. Charleston, S.C.

Cerritos, Calif.

Ospcey, Fla.

Limestone, Maine

Tucson, Ariz.

Bellevue, Wash. _

Fort Collins, Colo.

New OrleEJns

Greensboro, N.C.

Dallas

Donna, Texas

Raleigh, N.C.

Lennox, Calif.

Tucson; Ariz.

New York

Kirkland, Wash.

25 loveless Academic Magnet Program High Montgomery, Ala.

26 California Academy of Math and Science Carson, Calif.

27 Boston latin

28 School for the Talented & Gifted

29 HS of American Studies at lehman Col.

30 Hume Fogg Magnet High

31 Dual language and Asian Studies High

32 Staten Island Technical High

Boston

Dallas

Bronx, N.Y.

Nashville

New York

Staten Island, N.Y.

33 Bronx High School of Science Bronx, N.Y.

34 Northside College Preparatory High Chicago

35 City Honors Sch. at Fosdick Masten Park Buffalo

36 Walnut Hills High Cincinnati

37 Yonkers High Yonkers, N.Y.

38 Baccalaureate School of Global Education Long Island City, N.Y.

39 lowell High San Francisco

40 The Science Academy Mercedes, Texas

41 Martin luther King Jr. Magnet-Pearl High Nashville

42 Charter School of Wilmington

43 Stanton College Preparatory

44 Walt Whitman High

45 University High

46 Horace Greeley High

Wilmington, Del.

Jacksonville, Fla.

Bethesda, Md.

Fresno, Calif.

Chappaqua, N.Y.


Application (MJ

Application (MJ

549 10.0

1,023 9.6

2,197 5.0

Magnet, Application (M) 125 10.4

Charter, Open enrollment 459

Open enrollment 503


Magnet Charter, Application (M} 628

Application (MJ 197

Application (MJ 396


Charter, Application (N) 520

Charter, Application (M)

Open enrollment

Open enrollment

Application (N)

Magnet, Application (M}

Application (M}

Application (M}

Application (M)

Application (M)


Open enrollment

Application (MJ

Application (MJ

Magnet, Application (MJ

Magnet, Application (MJ

Application (M)

Magnet, Open enrollment

Application (M}

Application (MJ

Application (N)

Magnet, Application (N)

Charter, Application (MJ

Magnet, Application (N}

Open enrollment

Charter, Application (MJ

Open enrollment

472

705

3,031

377

395

618

2,427

201

334

848

269

900

2,508

1,075

896

1,911

750

426

2,671

692

1,041

949

1,442

1,886

379

1,349

0.0

3.6

11.7

42.5

3.6

49.0

74.0

0.0

82.2

9.8

26.0

0.3

9.4

38.8

27.9

28.9

26.0

8.0

96.0

14.0

40.0

32.8

24.0

15.8

65.0

49.0

34.9

42.8

10.6

.2.7

7.9

1.5

3.7

1.0

Minority enrollment (%of total)

3.9

8.7

5.3

7.3

67.4

5.4

12.6

71.3

21.9

10.1

5.6

0.8

22.2

1.6

6.9

29.0

10.7

68.2

93.5

4.6

98.5

25.8

5.4

2.4

26.3

45.1

17.9

52.2

48.5

20.5

9.3

5.4

10.9

27.6

28.7

36.2

52.3

47.4

9.1

64.7

30.5

10.9

22.5

10.9

17.7

4.1

Quality-adjusted participation

rate (% of students)

100.0

99.4

98.4

98.4

97.1

97.8

97.3

96.2

94.1

92.6

92.6

92.5

91.7

89.1

88.5

87.7

88.9

85.3

85.2

88.2

86.7

86.8

86.5

85.9

82.4

82.9

81.6

79.1

79.1

77.3

81.8

79.4

80.6

79.9

77.1

76.9

80.4

76.9

78.5

75.7

71.5

76.7

76.0

74.7

73.2

73.4.

Visit www.usnews.com/highschools to see the schools that earned silver, bronze, and honorable mention awards

College readiness

index

100.0

99.5

98.8

98.4

97.8

97.8

97.5

97.1

95.5

94.4.

94.4

94.4

93.8

91.8

91.3

90.7

90.0

88.9

88.9

88.9

88.6

87.7

87.6

87.5

86.8

.85.8

84.3

84.3

84.3

82.8

82.4

82.4

82.0

81.9

81.8

81.6

80.7

79.8

79.8

79.7

78.6

78.1

77.8

76.9

76.5

75.3

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Subject: Fwd: AEF January 2009 Newsletter

Ron Nortier, Executive Director of Operations School District of Beloit 1633 Keeler Ave. Beloit, WI 53511 608-361-4010

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AEF' NEWSLETTER- JANUARY 2009

The annual membership meeting will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, January 22 in Room 203E at the Convention Center. Our principal speaker will be State Representative Torn Nelson, the newly elected Assembly Majority Leader. Torn will discuss school finance issues with us.

The School Finance Network (SFN) is expected to release its Legislative proposal within the next few weeks. AEF has been part of the SFN since its inception, but we have had to go our separate ways recently. The major issue has been the lack of equalization within the SFN plan.

Specifically, the SFN plan would increase categorical aids by $909 million (about 160%) in 5 years. General equalization aid would be increased by whatever is left. So if the SFN plan to increase state aid by $1,359.6 million over 5 years is adopted, there would be $450.6 million available to increase general aid and this would represent a 10% increase over 5 years. Worse yet, if only $909 million (or less) is available, there would be no increase in general aid.

Currently categorical aids in total are about 11% of general equalization aid. The SFN proposal would increase that proportion to almost 25% in 5 years. Equal access to revenues is simply not part of the SFN proposal. AEF proposals to balance the increases between equalization and categoricals were rejected; as was the AEF proposal to distribute the levy credit as general aid.

The end result was that AEF has withdrawn from SFN with the understanding that AEF will support . many of the elements of the SFN plan. But AEF will oppose the disproportionate increases in categorical aids relative to the proposed increase in general aids.

It is our intention to provide an item by item comparison of the specific elements of the SFN proposal at the Convention. It will be available at the AEF booth (No. 720) and at the AEF general membership meeting.

Association for Equity in Funding Doug Haselow, Executive Director

(866) 781-8332- [email protected]

New year ... new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines.

NOTICE OF MEETING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AD HOC GIFTED AND TALENTED COMMITTEE

Date: Monday, January 12, 2009

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: Kolak Education Center-Room 202 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

Committee Members: John Acomb, Brenda Atlas, Mark Dax, Sherry Gathof, Missy Henderson, Rich Spencer-Dobson, Susan Swedlund, Chris Gianvecchio, Steve McNeal, Chvala Brown, Lindsey Passwaters, Kathy Tobin, Kristy Champian and Lynda Oleinik.

AGENDA

10 Call to Order by Chairperson

20 Welcome Kristy Champion- New Gifted and Talented Coordinator (Middle School Support)

30 Parent Handbook Feedback

40 Screening Committee Update I Number of Identified Students

50 Parent Group

60 First in Math Program

7 0 Adjournment

Posted: January 8, 2009

NOTICE OF MEETING

Date:

Time:

Location:

AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Agenda

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

5:15p.m.

KOLAK EDUCATION CENTER The Roosevelt Building Conference Room 210 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

3. Budget Forecast Presentation-PMA Financial Network, Inc. (30 minutes)

4. Superintendent Search Process (15 minutes)

5. Executive Team Responsibilities (15 minutes)

6. Adjournment


NOTICE OF MEETING

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT BOARD OF EDUCATION

POLICY & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Time: 6:00 p.m. OR Immediately Following the Special Meeting, Whichever is Later

Location: KOLAK EDUCATION CENTER The Roosevelt Building, Room 210 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

Committee Members: Shannon Scharmer, Chair; Michael Ramsdail, John Winkelmann

AGENDA

1. Call to Order


3. Uniform Committee Membership (5 minutes)

4. Policies for Discussion (10 minutes) 522 Staff Conduct 850 Public Solicitations/Promotions in the Schools 850 RULE 1 Public Solicitations/Promotions in the Schools Regulations 853 Political Activities in the School

5. Policies for First Reading 222.1 RULE 2 Compensation for Temporary Administrative Assignments (10 minutes)

6. Policies for Second Reading 223 RULE 1 Procedures for Administrator Continuing Education Credit Reimbursement (10 minutes) 368 RULE 1 dc Guidelines for Responsible Use (10 minutes) 671.2 RULE 1 Guidelines Regulating Expense Reimbursement (10 minutes)

7. Personnel Recommendations (5 minutes)

8. Contract and Non-Renewal Discussion for Administrators, Administrative Assistants and Instructional Support Staff* (15 minutes) *A motion may be made and a vote taken to reconvene the Board of Education in Closed Session pursuant to Section 19.85 (1)(e) of the Wisconsin Statutes relative to determining collective bargaining strategies, whenever bargaining reasons require a closed session.

9. Update on Legal Claim Against the District** (Wellness Position) (10 minutes) **A motion may be made and vote taken to convene the Board of Education into Closed Session pursuant to Section 19.85 (1)(g)

of the Wisconsin Statutes relative to conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.

10. Future Items for Discussion (2 minutes)

11. Adjournment

It is anticipated that other School District of Beloit Board of Education members may attend the Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting.

Posted: January 9, 2009 REPOSTED: January 12, 2009


REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS TO THE POLICY & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

January 13, 2009

L BASIC INFORMATION

Topic or Concern: Uniforms Committee Membership

Your Name and Title: Shannon Scharmer, Committee Chair

Others assisting you in the presentation:

My report is for: Action

II. TOPICAL INFORMATION

A. What is the purpose of presenting this to the Policy and Personnel Committee?

The membership for a standing committee's ad hoc committee requires committee approval and board approval.

B. What information must the Policy and Personnel Committee have to understand the topic/concern and provide any requested action?

Please see the attached list of members. One addition has been made for approval by the committee and one resignation. Approval will also be requested from the full Board of Education.

C. If you are seeking Policy and Personnel Committee action, what is the rationale for your recommendation?

To add representative and accept resignation from one member on the committee

D. What are your conclusions? (NOTE: Reports requesting action must contain a specific motion for Policy and Personnel Committee consideration and a fiscal note.)

MOTION: The Policy/Personnel Committee approves the addition and resignation to the membership list and recommends the addition and resignation to the full board for approval.

FISCAL:

School District of Beloit School Uniform Ad Hoc Committee Members

Member Name Therese OldenburgDECLINED RESIGNED

Representation

Parent (Aldrich/BMHS)

Tim Taylor No longer in district Parent (QLAJBMHS)

Deb Gustafson Parent (Aldrich/BMHS)

TC Collins

Brian Cain

Christian Garcia

Rob Goodwin

Margo Grover

Jahlil Smith

Kerrie Bishoff

Kathy Rodgers

Barb Selmer RESIGNED 1/09

Brice Gustafson

Pam Charles

Tony Bosco**

Brenda Atlas**

Chris W esling* *

Diane Meier**

Karen Affeldt**

Lesli Nelson Richter**

Robin Lowery**- RESIGNED

Karen Brown**

Tim Weeden***

Melissa Corum****

Kevin Leavy*****

Melody Mickey*****

Anne Murphy*****

Dwight Brass******

**indicates addition for revised membership

Parent (Wright Elementary)

Parent (Aldrich)

Student (BMHS - 11)

Student (BMHS - 11)

Student (BMHS - incoming 9)

Student (BMHS - 1 0)

Rock County Juvenile Justice Manager

Retired Teacher (5th grade)

(E)Quality Committee Rep.

Dean (Aldrich)

School Board (Policy/Personnel Chair)

Dean(BMHS)

Principal (Merrill Elementary)

Pupil Services (Executive Director)

Teacher (Gaston Elementary)

Teacher (Aldrich Middle School)

Teacher (Merrill Elementary)

Teacher (McNeel Middle School)

Community Member (MeN eel Secy)

Community Member

Parent (McNeel Middle School)

Parent (BMHS)

Parent (McNeel Middle School)

Parent (BMHS)

Community Member

BOE Approved 3/25/08 **Revised 4/8/2008

***Revised 4/22/2008 ****Revised 5/13/2008

Revised 5/14/2008 *****Revised 9/23/2008

******Revised 1113/2009



January 13, 2009

I. BASIC INFORMATION

Topic or Concern: Policies for Discussion: 522 Staff Conduct; 850 Public Solicitations/Promotions in the Schools; 850 RULE 1 Public Solicitations/Promotions in the Schools Regulations; 853 Political Activities in the School (First Reading)

Your Name and Title: Shannon Scharmer, Policy/Personnel Committee Chair


My report is for: Information



The purpose is to discuss several events that may have violated policy.


Legal response that Ron Nortier is acquiring will be shared with the committee.


To determine if action is needed.


MOTION:

FISCAL:

522

STAFF CONDUCT

The School District of Beloit is concerned with the ethical and moral dimension of a young person's life. A goal is to assure that all students, on leaving school, will have developed a keen sense of personal and civic responsibility. To that end the District believes that all staff members should affirm for themselves, for our students, and for other staff members the following expectations:

1. Honesty. Each person carries out his or her responsibilities carefully and with integrity, never claiming credit for someone else's work and being willing to acknowledge wrongdoing. Students and staff share their ideas openly, in a climate oftrust, with confidence that what is written and spoken is honestly expressed and that all people are trustworthy.

2. Respect. Each person responds sensitively to the ideas and needs of others without dismissing or degrading them. Differences among people are celebrated, and all members of the community are able to accept both praise and constructive suggestions from others. While affirming individual freedom, the rights of the group are also honored.

3. Responsibility. Each person has a sense of duty to fulfill willingly the tasks he or she has accepted or has been assigned. All work is conscientiously performed. Members of the school community feel comfortable asking for help and agree that they must be held accountable for their behavior.

4. Compassion. Each person is considerate and caring. There is recognition that everyone, from time to time, feels hurt, confused, angry or sad. Instead of ignoring such conditions, people reach out to one another. In the case of conflict, members of the school community seek reconciliation and try to understand each other, even forgive.

5. Self-discipline. Each person agrees to live within limits, not only the ones mutually agreed upon, but, above all, those established personally. Self-discipline is exercised in relationships with others, especially in the way people speak to and about one another. Rumors and gossip have no place in the classroom, school or district. Self-discipline also applies to the use of time. At the simplest level, self-control reflects habits of good living.

6. Perseverance. Each person is diligent, with the inner strength and determination to pursue well defined goals. It does matter that a task be completed once begun, and to persevere not only teaches discipline, but brings rewards as well. Each person pushes hard to complete assignments, and all members of the school community willingly support others in their work.

7. Giving. Each person discovers that one of life's greatest satisfactions comes from giving to others, and recognizes that talents should be shared, through service. Rather than waiting to be asked, members of the school community look for opportunities to respond positively to the needs of others, without expectation of reward.

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All School District of Beloit employees shall exhibit conduct that is in keeping with their job classification and is a credit to the school system. All District employees have a responsibility to make themselves familiar with, and abide by, the laws of the State as these affect their work, the policies of the Board of Education and procedures designed to implement them. Employees are to exercise good judgment in their dealings with students, parents, other personnel and the public.

The following list is intended to be universally applied for all District employees and is intended to provide examples of types of unacceptable work conduct which may lead to discipline up to and including discharge. The following list is not intended to include all types of activity which could lead to discipline:

1. Violation of an established board policy.

2. Teacher refusal to follow Board approved District curriculum.

3. Inappropriate or threatening language directed toward another employee.

4. Spreading rumors or gossip about another employee, student or family.

5. Undermining the school system through destructive criticism of other staff members or of any department of the school system. Constructive criticism is welcome and is to be made directly to the particular school administrator who has the administrative responsibility for improving the situation and then to the District Administrator or school board.

6. Intentionally or negligently divulging of confidential information in violation of any state or federal law which guarantees the confidentiality of records or information.

7. Failing to uphold the school system's legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of students, including the need to ensure that students are under supervision during the school day and at school sponsored activities.

8. Teachers failing to provide careful attention to all professional duties including student attendance keeping, record keeping, student discipline, reporting to parents/guardians, supervision of students, attendance at appropriate meetings, in-services, seminars, etc., requested accounting documents regarding instructional materials and equipment and effective classroom interaction with students.

9. Theft of school property, the property of another school employee, or the property of a student.

10. Falsification of any school record or employment application.

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11. Deliberate destruction of school property or the property of another school employee.

12. Fighting or causing physical harm to another employee during working hours, or while discharging the duties of the school at school events.

13. Unlicensed gambling and/or games of chance during working hours or on school property.

14. Discussion on personal differences with other staff, administration, Board of Education, or other employees during working hours or on school property in the presence of students.

15. Possession or use of any firearm or other object that could reasonably be considered to be a dangerous weapon while working or on school property.

16. Any unauthorized absence or failure to report to work on time as per contractual agreement and/or other board policies and procedures.

17. Refusal to obey a supervisor's work related instructions or the use of threatening language to supervisors as it relates to job responsibilities.

18. Sexual exploitation, sexual assault and all sexual misconduct defined in Chapter 944 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

19. Solicitation for any cause or distribution of written or printed matter on school property during working hours or while performing other assigned duties.

20. Sleeping while on duty or taking breaks in excess of determined break time.

21. Use of a cell phone during student contact time without the permission of the immediate supervisor unless in an emergency situation.

22. Leaving assigned work site without permission from immediate supervisor unless in an emergency situation.

23. All staff shall wear clothing that is appropriate and conducive to an educational atmosphere while school is in session.

24. All staff shall dress in an appropriate manner when representing the school before the public so as not to distract from the group or the occasion.

The realization of District goals is dependent upon the behavior of all employees. Therefore, the job responsibilities will be expected to be followed as they may relate to employee job duties, job classification, and job descriptions.

APPROVED: September 23, 2003

REVISED: May 27, 2008

850

PUBLIC SOLICITATIONS/PROMOTIONS IN THE SCHOOLS

Students, staff members or the facilities of the schools shall not be used for advertising or promoting the interests of any community or non-school agency or organization except as otherwise provided. Specifically, the following activities shall be discouraged and/or prohibited in the schools in the District:

1. Announcements, posters, bulletins and comparable communications which do not relate to school activities or school-related activities shall be prohibited from being distributed in the schools except with the approval of the Superintendent or designee. "Principals shall be directed to prepare rules governing the implementation of this policy. Such rules shall be filed with the Superintendent's Office.

2. The use of students for distributing non-school materials in the community or for soliciting funds through sales campaigns to finance extracurricular activities shall be discouraged. Any fundraising project which involves students and/or the citizens of the District must be approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

3. Students shall not be solicited on, in or about school premises by any individual or organized group seeking to raise funds for any purpose, nor shall teachers permit such campaigns or drives within their classrooms or building unless approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

LEGAL REF.:

CROSS REF.:

APPROVED: REVISED:

s.s. 103.23 103.64 118.12

850 RULE 1 Public Solicitation/Promotions in the Schools Regulations

374 Student Fundraising Activities

February 3, 1976 November 25, 1980 January 26, 1988 June 14, 1994

850 RULE 1

PUBLIC SOLICITATIONS/PROMOTIONS IN THE SCHOOLS REGULATIONS

Students shall not be requested to participate in any organized campaign to raise funds for any purpose, nor may teachers permit such campaigns or fundraising drives within their classrooms. The only fundraising drives that will be officially recognized and permitted on school premises will be those approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Contests and activities which are sponsored by outside agencies and which involve participation by students or granting of awards or prizes to students shall not be announced or permitted in the schools unless approved by the Superintendent or designee. Such activities must be adjudged to have educational value for the participants before

permission may be granted.

1. General Guidelines

a. When groups such as the PTA, PTO, PTSA use the school name for fundraising projects, permission should be sought through the building principal.

b. Before Weekly Reader and other student newspapers are ordered, the consent of the principal should be obtained.

c. Parent solicitation by students for special fundraising drives shall be discouraged.

d. All collections of money and sales of any kind should have the principal's consent.

2. Staff Responsibilities

a. Responsibilities of Central Office

(1) Review the fundraising activities annually.

(2) Review contest requests such as Wisconsin Forensics League, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association, Department of Public Instruction, etc.

(3) Review requests for fundraising drives and contests and pass decision to the building principals.

b. Responsibilities of Principal

(1) Submit all requests for fundraising and contests, including a

recommendation, to the Superintendent's Office for determination as to approval or rejection.

(2) Inform parents/guardians that children under 12 years of age must have written parental permission and children under nine years of age must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older when participating in fundraising activities.

c. Responsibilities ofTeacher

(1) Submit all requests for fundraising and contests to the building principal before any other action is taken.

853

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHOOLS

Political activity, including distribution or posting of political campaign literature, is not permitted in any of the public schools or on school property.

Elections may be held in school buildings in accordance with state law.

Where discussions with students about political issues and/or candidates for any political office occur as a part of the instructional program, teachers must include considerations of both sides so as to afford students the opportunity to do their own thinking and decision-making. For this reason, teachers are encouraged to have speakers from all sides of an issue speak if they choose to use resource people to explain significant points of view to students. Candidates for election will not be permitted to speak on campaign issues in classes from the time nomination papers are taken out until after such election.

CROSS REF.:

APPROVED:

Policy 130 School Board Legal Status Policy 131 Board Elections

April 26, 2005



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Policy 222.1 RULE 2 Compensation for Temporary Administration Assignments (First Reading)






The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends all revisions to the Board of Education.


Please see attached policy revisions.


To ensure policy is current with the board's understanding and intent.


MOTION: The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends the revision and layover of Policy 222.1 RULE 2 Compensation for Temporary Administration Assignments for final reading.

FISCAL: Savings would be realized only through a reduction in force and subsequent reorganization.

222.1 RULE2

COMPENSATION FOR TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION ASSIGNMENTS

Compensation for personnel performing the job duties for a vacant position and in addition to their regular job duties shall be subject to Board approval.

ASSIGNMENT:

COMPENSATION:

APPROVED:

REVISED:

REPRINTED:

The Superintendent or designee may make recommendations for temporary assignments for administrative vacancies which are subject to Board approval.

Currently employed teachers may be temporarily assigned by the Superintendent or designee to administrative vacancies consistent with the provisions specified on the Proposal for Additional Duties (Business Services Office).

Administrative personnel may be temporarily assigned to administrative vacancies by the Superintendent or designee.

Clerical personnel may be temporarily assigned to administrative responsibilities by the Superintendent or designee.

The Superintendent or designee shall make a recommendation to the Board of Education Policy/Personnel Committee relative to compensation for current employees or for non-district persons.

Current employees (teachers, clerical personnel and administrators) shall~ receive their daily average salary (DAS) plus from five percent (5%) to t\venty five percent (25%) jfifteen (15%)1 of their DAS subject to Board of Education approval. !No recommendation for additional compensation will be made for permanent additional duties assigned as a result of the dissolution of a position or for ~ !vacant position that will not be posted and filled due to budgetary! ifestraints .1

February 28, 1995

June 27, 1995 September 22, 1998

November, 1996 September, 1997



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Policy 223 RULE 1 Procedures for Administrator Continuing Education Credit Reimbursement (Second Reading)








Please see attached policy revisions and new rule.


To clarify policy wording and due to budget constraints all non-critical expenditures need to be minimized.


MOTION: The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends the revision of Policy 223 RULE 1 Procedures for Administrator Continuing Education Credit Reimbursement for final reading.

FISCAL: Approximately $60,000 is budgeted annually for administrator continuing education reimbursement.

1 223 RULE 1 2 3 4 PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATOR 5 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT REIMBURSEMENT 6 7 1. This policy is intended for the Superintendent and other Executive Directors, Directors, 8 Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisor, and Administrators. 9

10 2. Continuing education credit reimbursement per credit will be set to a level equal to the 11 most up to date cost of one graduate credit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 12 state tuition rate. 13 14 3. Administrators will be reimbursed by the School District of Beloit for no more than 16 15 credits per contract year. 16 17 4. Every February a forecast of current administrators' intention to use continuing education 18 credit reimbursement during the next budget year will be performed to anticipate 19 budgetary impact. 20 21 5. Administrative forecast of continuing education credit reimbursement use will not exceed 22 16 credits per individual administrator. 23 24 6. Administrators desiring to use continuing education credit reimbursement as provided in 25 their administrative contract must participate in the forecast or they forfeit their right to 26 use continuing education credit reimbursement during the next budget year. 27 28 7. Administrators that participate in the forecast of continuing education credit 29 reimbursement uses are under no obligation to emoll in courses and seek continuing 30 education credit reimbursement. 31 32 8. Administrators new to the district must complete one contract year of service before they 33 will be allowed to participate in continuing education credit reimbursement. 34 35 9. The Prior approval application form for continuing education credit reimbursement must 36 be submitted in duplicate, at least one week prior to the beginning of the advanced study. 37 3 8 10. Approved copy will be returned to administrator. 39 40 11. Approval to attend class does not waive the responsibility to fulfill contractual 41 responsibilities 42 43 12. Upon completion of the course attach voucher/receipt for tuition payment and transcript 44 of course work and submit the Prior Approval Form for Credit Reimbursement to the 45 Personnel Office 46

4 7 13. Actual continuing education credit reimbursement will only be reimbursed for courses in 48 which the administrator receives the grade of A, B, Pass, or Satisfactory depending on the 49 marking system for the course and established by the college or university. 50 51 52 14. Administrators who participate in continuing education credit reimbursement agree to 53 maintain employment with the School District of Beloit for no less than six months after 54 the reimbursement date of the last course for which they were reimbursed by the School 55 District of Beloit. 56 57 15. If an administrator who participates in continuing education credit reimbursement 58 voluntarily terminates employment with the School District of Beloit prior to serving out 59 the longevity commitment of six months after the date of the last course for which that 60 administrator were reimbursed by the School District of Beloit that administrator may be 61 required to repay on a prorated basis the remainder of the amount of continuing education 62 credit reimbursement that was reimbursed to them by the School District of Beloit. 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 APPROVED:



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Policy 368 RULE 1 de Guidelines for Responsible Use (Second Reading)

Your Name and Title: Victor Masliah, Program Support Teacher for Technology

Others assisting you in the presentation: Ron Nortier, Executive Director of Operations




The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends all policy revisions to the Board of Education.


Please see attached policy recommendation.


The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) recently updated its requirements. The policy revisions are reflective of the new requirements placed on districts. A summary of the act is also included for your information.


MOTION:

FISCAL:

The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends the revision of Policy 368 RULE 1 de Guidelines for Responsible Use to the full Board of Education for final reading.

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 B. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

368 RULE 1 de

GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE

District sponsored users shall:

• access only materials suitable for educational use • use equipment only under adult supervision • use language appropriate for a school setting (non-offensive) • exhibit respectful behavior toward others (non-threatening) • follow the same standard of conduct expected in a classroom • adhere to building specific rules regarding use of technology • report violations of these guidelines to a teacher or administrator • obey copyright laws and licensing agreements • understand that filtering does not guarantee the blocking of all inappropriate sites

District sponsored users shall not:

• vandalize equipment • disrupt network services • impersonate another user • attempt unauthorized or anonymous access including but not limited to attempted use of

anonymous proxies or port tunneling • attempt to knowingly access any inappropriate sites • share account or software passwords with anyone • purposely introduce a computer virus to the network • send or retrieve material that violates any district code of conduct, written or implied • exploit the institutional privileges of their positions to promote candidates, political

parties, personal points of view or for personal financial gain. • send or retrieve material that is inappropriately obscene, racist, sexist, uses obscenities,

or contains inflammatory or abusive language • disclose own or any individual's personally identifiable information over the Internet

except when used for post-secondary enrollment applications or when specific authorization has been given by the District.

3 8 CONSEQUENCES FOR INAPPROPRIATE USE 39 4 0 Users who commit any of the listed violations or any not listed but deemed unacceptable shall be 41 subject to one or more of the following sanctions. 42 43 44 45 46

1. Access to district-owned or operated technology limited or denied.

2. Notification of proper authorities, which may include law enforcement or other appropriate agencies.

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3. Suspension

4. Dismissal/expulsion.

5. Restitution for property damage.

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57 TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS. 58 59 1. Network activity shall be monitored by systems administrator(s) or staff designee for 6 0 compliance with district policy. Internet activity may be monitored by outside sources. 61 Most material transferred via the Internet is not secure. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

2. Information electronically published and publicly accessible shall be subject to prior approval under district and/or building public relations policies.

3. District sponsored users displaying, allowing or encouraging inappropriate use of technology are considered to be in violation and subject to consequences.

4. The School District of Beloit has made every attempt to comply with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). [The Act includes[ in filtering out inappropriate content (i.e. pornogra hy, language content, violence, etc.) which could prove to be unsuitable for minors, as well as educating minors about a ropriate online behavior, includin interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms an cyberbullying awareness and res onse, in order to protect the District's students.

8 4 I CROSS REF.: Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 85 8 6 APPROVED: May 27, 1997 87 8 8 REVISED: March 26, 2002 8 9 July 25, 2006



January 13,2009


Topic or Concern: Policy 671.2 Rule 1 Guidelines Regulating Expense Reimbursement (Second Reading)








Please see attached policy revisions.


Due to budget constraints all non-critical expenditures need to be minimized.


MOTION:

FISCAL:

The Policy and Personnel Committee recommends the revision of Policy 671.2 Guidelines Regulating Expense Reimbursement for final reading.

In 2007-08, $95,000 was expended for mileage reimbursement, $93,000 in state and federal grants and $129,000 in individual site budgets.

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2na Reading

671.2 RULE 1

4 GUIDELINES REGULATING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 5 6 A. General Provisions 7 1. All commercial carriers, lodging, conferences and meals will be approved by 8 Leave/Conference Request fom1 prior to travel. 9

10 2. Travel expenses shall be reimbursed in accordance with established procedures. 11 12 3. All travel, regardless of funding source, will comply with these provisions. 13 14 4. Each employee's reimbursement claim must be sup orted by adequate, detailed 15 receipts and documentation. Meal receipts are not re uire . Credit card slips with 1 6 totals only are not adequate documentation. 17 18 5. Individual Leave/Conference Request forms must be correctly filled out and signed 1 9 before being submitted to the immediate supervisor and budget leader for approval. 2 0 They are then submitted to the Finance Office for processing. All necessary 21 registration forms must be completed and attached. Any agenda or program 2 2 containing information available on the leave/conference must be attached. If 2 3 registration is required to be prepaid, the form must be submitted two weeks prior to 2 4 the registration deadline. If no registration is re uired, the form must be submitted 2 5 fifteen ( 15) days prior to the first date of travel nless time line is waived b the 2 6 \superintendent or designee\. Reimbursement for expenses will be made only when 2 7 approved and processed prior to date of departure. The white copy marked 2 8 "Original" will be returned to the participant when all processing is completed. 2 9 Within 30 days after the travel is completed, Section IV of the "Original" white 3 0 copy must be completed, receipts attached, and Section IV signed in order to receive 31 any other reimbursement. The Superintendent or designee can deny reimbursement 3 2 on any forms not meeting these requirements. 33 3 4 6. All employees traveling on official approved business are expected to exercise the 3 5 same care incurring expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling on 3 6 personal business. Expenses over those deemed normal can be denied by the 3 7 Superintendent or designee. 38 39 4 0 B. Transportation by Common Carrier 41 1. Transportation by airline shall normally be secured through an approved travel 4 2 agency or methods approved by the Finance Office. Air travel shall be limited to 4 3 coach fare. 44 4 5 2. Individuals driving a personal vehicle shall be reimbursed the rate per mile as 4 6 determined by the Board of Education.

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671.2 RULE 1 Page 2 of4

5 3. The District shall pay direct for common carrier transportation. Round trip tickets 6 shall be secured whenever practical and economical. Insurance coverage for 7 persons traveling by common carrier is not allowable as reimbursable expenses. 8 9 C. Meals

1 0 1. The District, in recognition that the cost of meals exceed the cost of eating at home, 11 provides for a meal reimbursement for regular overnight travel as follows: 12 13 a. Reimbursement for single meals (including tips and taxes) jWill be at the curren~ 14 !state rates!. 15 Breakfast $5.00 16 Lunch $7.00 jj Dinner $15.00

19 b. Individual meals in out of state metropolitan areas (excludes RockfOrd, Illinois) 2 0 may exceed the meal limits by 50%. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

c. Detail meal receipts are required. Individual receipts are required \Vhenever possible. (credit card receipts are not adequate)

d. Reimbursement for individual meals will be based on the following schedule: Breakfast- when employee is out of the District prior to 6:00a.m. Lunch- when employee is out of the District for the two hours from 11:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. Dinner- when employee is out of the District after 6:30p.m.

e. Whenever meals are served on planes or provided by the conference, etc., the employee is not entitled to reimbursement.

f. Taxes and Tips are included in the single meal cost.

3 6 g. Unused reimbursement rates for one meal may not be applied to another or to 3 7 mid meal snacks. 38 3 9 D. Lodging 4 0 1. The actual lodging expenses, plus Wisconsin room taxes and out-of-state sales tax, 4 1 shall be allowable. Receipts for lodging expenses are required. Charges or direct 4 2 billings to the District shall be accepted for lodging. 43 4 4 2. When travel expense vouchers are supported by receipts which show signs of 4 5 erasures or alteration, the voucher shall be returned to the employee for a statement 4 6 of facts explaining the reason for the alterations before the travel voucher shall be 4 7 approved for payment.

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6 3. The least expensive single room rate must be used. When the employee in travel 7 status shares hotel or other lodging with non-employee (spouses, members of the 8 family, friends, etc.) reimbursement to the traveler will be for the single lodging rate 9 only. When two employees share lodging, each employee shall be reimbursed the

1 0 proportionate share of the total bill. Lodging should be arranged in advance. 11 12 E. Registration Fees 13 1. Enrollment or registration fees for conventions and meetings of associations or 14 organizations are allowable for employees attending as official representatives of the 15 District. If this fee is unusually high, it may be disallowed. Receipts shall be 16 attached. A program, literature or receipts shall be attached showing whether or not 1 7 meals are included in the registration fee. Corresponding deductions shall be made 18 based on the schedule for separate meals. 19 ~ ~ F. Miscellaneous Expense Items

2 2 It is expected that miscellaneous expenses incidental to official travel shall be held to 2 3 the minimum amount required for essential and efficient conduct of business. The 2 4 following rules are established as guides for the traveler and the approving officials and 2 5 shall not be considered as making all claims for these items allowable without 2 6 questions. 27 2 8 1. Taxicab- Charges are allowable when such travel is necessitated. 29 3 0 2. Parking Fees -Reimbursement for parking charges is allowable, including metered 31 parking. Receipts, when available, shall be attached to the travel voucher. 32 3 3 3. Guest Meals- the cost of guest meals is allowable only if it can be shown that such 3 4 cost was essential and necessary to the conduct of official business and approved in 3 5 advance by the Superintendent of Schools. In no case shall the amount allowed be 3 6 in excess of the maximum established. Full explanation shall be given on the 3 7 voucher including the name and position held by the guest and identification of 3 8 business shall be stated on the voucher. Receipts are required. 39 4 0 4. Rental of Rooms- Expenses for rental of special hotel rooms for meetings shall be 4 1 approved by the Superintendent only upon advance written request. Receipts are 4 2 required. 43 4 4 5. Alcoholic Beverages- Expenditures for alcoholic beverages shall not be allowed as 4 5 reimbursable items.

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~ G. Reimbursement

7 Reimbursement shall follow acceptance ofthe "original white copy." Each employee 8 will submit their own original white copy with original receipts when available. When 9 not available, copies of receipts must be attached and must indicate which employee's

1 0 original white copy has the original receipt, and which meals are being claimed. Meal 11 reimbursement payment will be paid directly to the eligible employee (i.e., not to the 12 employee submitting the original receipt). Specifically, group bills will not be paid to a 13 single employee. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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In addition to all above mentioned guidelines and limits, reimbursement for tuition and/or any other expenses relating to postsecondary education, continuing education or professional development shall not exceed $250.00 per fiscal year for any administrator or employee. Each employee must receive pre-approval from administration or the Board of Education for any expenses which he/she expects reimbursement.

3 9 APPROVED: July 26, 1983 40 41 REVISED: 42 43 44 4 5 REPRINTED:

May 22,2001 July 22, 2003 June 27, 2006

March 28, 2000



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Contract and Non-Renewal Discussion for Administrators, Administrative Assistants and Instructional Support

Your Name and Title: Shannon Scharmer, Committee Chair





To determine what language changes are needed and to discuss what non-renewals are needed.


All board members are being given the general contracts for the different groups with this report.


Make needed language changes and determine which non-renewals are needed.


MOTION:

FISCAL: ?

2007 - 2009 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT between

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT and

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS I DIRECTORS PRINCIPALS I SUPERVISORS I ADMINISTRATORS

1. SCOPE. The provision of this contract shall be applicable to all regular full-time and part-time Administrators, Executive Directors, Principals, and Supervisors.

2. PARTIES AND AGREEMENT. The Board of Education of the School District of Beloit, called the "Board," and the administrator named on the Contract Data Sheet, called the "Employee," agree that the Board shall hire the Employee, and the Employee shall work for the School District upon the following terms and conditions:

3. TERM AND PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT. The term of this contract is expressed either in one or two years, as designated on the Contract Data Sheet, unless terminated sooner pursuant to the provisions contained herein. The number of weeks or days required of a position is called the Period of Employment, which term is designated on the Contract Data Sheet.

4. COMPENSATION. The Board will pay the Employee a salary described on the Contract Data Sheet for the first year for work performed during the Period of Employment in the capacity described on the Contract Data Sheet, in accordance with the appropriate salary policies adopted by the Board. The annual salaries for the second year of employment (when a multi-year contract is provided) shall be the amounts, whether presently existing or subsequently adopted by the Board, determined under the salary policies of the Board with respect to this position. The salary for the second year shall not be less than the salary for the first year, unless otherwise required or provided by Wis. Stat. §118.245. The salary shall be paid as designated on the Contract Data Sheet, less deductions required by Federal and State Revenue Departments, State Statutes or authorized deductions as permitted by Board policy.

5. DURING THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT. A. The Employee shall faithfully perform at a professional level of competence the services, duties and

obligations required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the rules, regulations, and policies of the Board which are now existing or which may be subsequently enacted. The Board shall make available a written copy of all such rules, regulations and policies. In case of direct conflict between any rules, regulation or policy of the Board and any specific provision of this contract, the specific provision of this contract shall control.

B. Every new employee will serve a one (1) year probationary period. A probationary employee may be discharged without recourse to arbitration, provided the discharge was not arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory. No employee who has been employed more than a year may be discharged except for just cause. Layoff shall be determined in the inverse order of seniority, provided that the remaining employees, after a reasonable training period are qualified to do the remaining work.

C. The Employee shall devote his/her full time, skill, labor, and attention to the duties and responsibilities required by this contract and will not engage in any pursuit, which interferes with the proper discharge of such duties and responsibilities.

D. The Board will compensate the Employee for authorized use of the Employee's personal car within the District in the Employee's work pursuant to paragraph 6.K of this contract. Mileage reimbursement for approved out of district travel shall be reimbursed at the IRS standard rate. The Employer may be required by law to report this compensation on IRS Form W-2.

E. The Board of Education will compensate the Employee for authorized use of the Employee's personal cell phone within the Employee's work responsibilities at a rate of $10./month. This amount to be added to the Employee's monthly mileage allotment as described on the Contract Data Sheet.

F. The Board of Education retains all rights as provided by relevant statute and law, including, but not limited to, the right to assign or transfer the employee during the term of this contract to a position consistent with the employee's Wisconsin Licensure and abilities whenever, in the judgment of the Board, such assignment or transfer is in the best interest of the School District of Beloit.

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6. DURING THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT. During the Term of this Contract, the Board will provide the Employee with the following benefits. These benefits are paid entirely by the School District, unless otherwise specified.

A. Medical Insurance -Single or Family

Health/Medical Insurance: All administrators will have the option of participating in the District's Preferred Provider Option (PPO) Medical Plan or the District's Indemnity Medical Plan. The Board agrees to pay 97.5% of the annual premium cost for a PPO medical plan insurance for single or family coverage. If an administrator elects an Indemnity medical insurance plan, the administrator will pay any difference in premium cost between the PPO and Indemnity plan. Administrators hired after September 1, 2001 may only enroll in the PPO plan.

The employee may apply to have the District continue to pay the District's share of the medical/prescription insurance contribution if the employee has qualified for an occupational disability (Workers' Compensation) or Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits. The employee is required to pay his/her share of the medical/prescription coverage contribution.

The application for continuance of the District's contribution of medical/prescription insurance premiums shall be submitted to the Business Office and accompanied by verification of LTD benefits or occupational disability (Workers' Compensation).

Notification: Extension of health care coverage (called "continuation coverage") at the expense of the employee, spouse, or dependents, at group rates, in certain instances, shall be included in the Insurance Summary Plan Description Booklet for the School District of Beloit and also on the termination form.

B. Long Term Disability Insurance: The Long Term Disability income will begin on the 60th day of disability and provide a monthly benefit equal to 90% of the Employee's monthly salary as specified in the current insurance plan.

C. Dental Insurance - Single or Family The Board agrees to pay 100% of the annual premium for single or family coverage.

D. Basic Term Life Insurance: The Board agrees to pay 100% of the annual premium of Basic Term Life Insurance in the amount designated on the Contract Data Sheet.

E. Retirement Benefits: Full cost of the State Retirement System, employee and employer contribution, will be paid by the School District.

Retirement Program: See letter of understanding.

F. Sick Leave: Fourteen (14) sick days annually, two (2) days of which may be used for personal business. Other personal business requests may be considered by the Superintendent or designee. Sick leave may accumulate indefinitely. A maximum of 150 days sick leave may be used annually.

Disability Guarantee: In addition to regular sick leave, administrators will be guaranteed forty (40) sick leave days for their first year of employment. Said amount of guarantee to be reduced annually by fourteen (14) days until employee has accumulated forty (40) sick leave days.

G. Vacation Allowance: The scheduling of vacation time shall be in accordance with the policies of the Board. The Employee shall be entitled to time off on statutory holidays and such other days as may be designated by the Board. No more than ten (10) vacation days may be held over from one year to be used in the consecutive year.

12 Month Executive Directors. Directors and High School Principal shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation each school year (July 1 to June 30), with the option of a ten (1 0) day buy back annually. Vacation time shall not be cumulative unless otherwise noted on the Contract Data Sheet.

>- After 15 years of continuous employment, said employee shall receive one ( 1) additional vacation day per year up to a total of thirty (30) days.

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12 Month Administrators I Supervisors shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation each school year (July 1 to June 30). Vacation time shall not be cumulative unless otherwise noted on the Contract Data Sheet.

~ After 15 years of continuous employment, said employee shall receive one (1) vacation day per year up to a total of twenty-five (25) days.

H. Holidays: The District shall be closed in observance of the following holidays:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Spring Friday Recess Day Memorial Day

July 4th Last Normal Working Day before Christmas Labor Day Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Last Normal Working Day before Friday following Thanksgiving New Year's Day

I. Professional Dues: The District shall reimburse each administrator for professional association dues at $900 in 2007-2008.

J. Longevity Pay: Longevity pay schedule for administrators for 2007-2008 is as follows: 5- 9 years $ 847. per year

10-14years 1,704.peryear 15- 19 years 1 ,947. per year 20 - 24 years 2, 191. per year 25 - 29 years 2,433. per year 30 years and over 2,676. per year

K. Travel Reimbursement (In-county): Each administrator will have the option of rece1v1ng travel reimbursement based upon a standard monthly allocation as specified on the contract data sheet attached hereto or actual mileage usage per month. Actual mileage usage logs shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent or designee and based on the current IRS approved rate.

L. Health Maintenance:

Medical - Effective July 1, 1990, each administrator shall have bi-annually a physical examination which shall include, but not be limited to, a blood analysis, urine analysis and stress test performed at the Beloit Memorial Hospital or another agency as specified by the School District of Beloit. The District shall pay the expenses of said examination. The physician or agency's examination summary shall state only if the administrator is physically fit to assume his job duties. All job restrictions shall be specified based upon the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et. seq. The employee may request a second opinion at his/her own expense for the express purpose of obtaining an independent opinion.

At the option of the employee, this examination as specified herein may be completed by the employee's private physician. The Board shall be obligated to pay 65% of the cost of this examination performed by the employee's private physician.

Upon receipt of this report, the District reserves the right to direct the employee to be examined by a medical professional of its choosing for the purpose of an independent medical examination at the Board's expense. Confidentiality of Information - The summary health examination report shall be filed in the Superintendent's confidential file.

Vision - The District shall reimburse each administrator annually for the cost of vision expenses to a maximum of $300.00 per administrator and $300.00 per eligible dependent or spouse for costs not covered by the health/optical insurance program in effect in the District. Dependent or spouse eligibility shall be determined consistent with the Health Insurance Plan Document (1993).

M. Continuing Education: The Employee agrees to participate in professional meetings and college level courses for the purpose of improving and stimulating the Employee's professional growth. Participation shall be in accordance with Board rules, policies, and statutory requirements. Necessary expenses will be paid for by the Board of Education for these meetings and courses, as provided by Board rules and policies.

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N. Conference Leave: Each administrator will be allowed to attend every other year conferences/workshops during the school year that are aligned with the strategic plan. The allowable amount per administrator would not exceed $2,000.00 per year.

0. Career Exploration Leave: Administrators shall be allowed up to two (2) consecutive semesters for career exploration. Such leave shall be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee. Administrators granted such leave shall not be advanced on the salary schedule. Administrators have the right to retain medical, prescription drug, and dental insurance coverage at their expense. Administrators on career exploration leave may not claim unemployment compensation from the School District as a secondary employer.

P. Sabbatical Leave: For assistance in professional growth, sabbatical leaves shall be granted to administrators of the District. Approval of Sabbatical Leaves shall be granted by the Board following recommendation by the Superintendent or designee. Leaves shall be granted on the following basis: Definition of a Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical leave is a plan for providing administrators an opportunity for professional improvement. Compensation shall be rendered after a specified number of consecutive years of employment in the District. Eligibility: (1) An administrator shall have served at least seven (7) years in the District. Administrators shall be

paid 1/4 of their annual salary.

(2) An administrator with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree shall use the sabbatical for an advanced degree.

(3) Application shall be filled at least one ( 1) complete semester prior to the start of the leave.

(4) Quota - Maximum number of leaves shall not exceed 1% of the administrative staff per school year. Leave shall be allowed only on a yearly basis, but renewable at the discretion of the Board. (a) Experience shall be related to present staff responsibilities or definite future assignments. (b) May be used for an administrator to attend graduate school on a full time basis or professional

study or to do research or travel for the purpose of pursuing advanced work in the field of education.

(5) Employment - Additional employment while granted leave shall be discouraged and shall be allowed only as it pertains to the administrator's field of study while attending classes or in participating in a research project. The Superintendent or designee shall consent to any such employment.

(6) Obligations- The administrator shall return to the District for a period of two (2) years. (a) The administrator may accept employment elsewhere, but shall be required to reimburse the

Board for the full amount of compensation plus interest ( 1% per month of the total compensation received) while on sabbatical leave. If it is necessary for the Board to employ an attorney to obtain reimbursement of the compensation, the Board may recover its attorney's fees and costs in addition to the compensation. This amount can only be assessed to the individual.

(7) Guarantees (a) Upon return from a sabbatical leave, the administrator shall have the opportunity to return to

their same position or similar position in accordance with their training and experience. (b) Administrators shall be placed on the salary schedule at the level they would have attained had

they remained on the instructional staff. (c) Reclassification shall be according to Board policies. (d) While on leave, the administrator shall continue to participate in the retirement program medical

and prescription drug, and dental insurance group plan at their own expense. (e) Sick leave accumulation shall remain in force and be made part of the record, but may not be

taken while on sabbatical leave

7. COMPETENCY OF EMPLOYEE. The contract shall be null and void if during its term the Employee is not legally qualified by the laws of the State of Wisconsin or the rules of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to serve in the capacity designated.

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8. RENEWAL, NON-RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION - For DPI Certified Administrators, Directors and Supervisors. The renewal or non-renewal of this contract shall be subject to the provisions of Sec. 118.24 of the Wisconsin Statutes and the rules regulations and policies of the Board, which include a right to a written notice of intent to non-renew and a right to a public or private hearing on non-renewal.

9. CONTRACT TERMINATION. Where just cause exists, the Board may unilaterally suspend the Employee or terminate the contract and discharge the Employee from employment, provided that the Employee has received prior notice in writing from the Board of its intent, and the alleged reason or reasons for such suspension or discharge.

This contract may be modified or terminated anytime during the term hereof by mutual written agreement between the Board and the Employee without penalty or prejudice to either party. A resignation during the term of this contract must be made in writing to the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date of such resignation (unless a shorter notice period is mutually agreed upon) and is subject to acceptance or rejection by the Board on the basis of the reasons proffered therefore.

10. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. In the event the Employee breaches this contract for any reason during its term, the Board may address liquidated damages in the amount of $500.00. The Board may, at its option, demand the recovery from the Employee such amount of liquidated damages, provided, however, that this expressed intent to liquidate the uncertain damages and harm to the School District expected from such a breach is not the exclusive remedy or right of the Board, but is, rather, an alternative right and remedy and shall not, unless the Board elects to rely upon it, preclude the Board from seeking and recovering the actual amount of damages resulting from such breach .

. Understanding that there may be a need for the District to request the sharing of the Employee's expertise with their replacement, a portion of the damages not to exceed $250.00 may be waived. This should occur within thirty (30) days after the replacement is named.

11. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY. If any part of this contract is held to be invalid by operation of law or by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any part should be restrained by any tribunal, the remainder of the contract shall not be affected by such invalidity or restraint.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Early Retirement Program:

1. Description: Early retirement benefits shall be available to administrators who are between the ages of fiftyseven (57) and sixty-four (64) years and who resign their regular full-time duties. Administrators who desire to retire prior to the age of 57 may request an early retirement exception by applying directly to the Board of Education.

2. Eligibility: Any applicant for early retirement benefits must be a regular, full-time administrator falling within the age parameters noted above (inclusive) and who has served in the School District of Beloit for not less than ten (10) years. "Age" for the purpose of this program is defined as the administrator's age as of June 30.

Administrators who choose to exercise the early retirement option shall cause the early retirement declaration to be approved by the Board through normal personnel procedures on or before the second Tuesday in February of their final year.

3. Limitations: These provisions shall not be retroactive to any administrator who retired prior to the date that this program is approved by the Board of Education. This program shall not apply to any discharged, terminated or non-renewed administrators. The Board shall retain the right to limit the number of early retirements granted. The Superintendent shall make recommendations to the Board for consideration of the applications for early retirement benefits. Any administrator as defined above shall be eligible to receive the early retirement benefits set forth herein provided that financial benefit to the District shall result, and that the replacement of the cost of retirement benefits set forth herein do not equal or exceed the cost of retaining the eligible employee.

4. Compensation: Admin'istrators who are between the ages 57and 64 and have ten (10) years of in-district experience may apply for Board paid early retirement compensation. Service to the District in any combination of positions (Teacher, Administrator or other position) will qualify the Administrator for this retirement option. However, only the years served as an administrator will qualify the employee for the salary percentage indicated below. The administrator may be compensated up to a maximum of 40% of his/her last full year's annual salary or at least five percent (5%) for each year prior to age 65 subject to Board approval as specified below:

10 Years as an administrator in the

District:

Age 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Percent 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5%

All administrators who qualify with 10 years in District experience by totaling years as an administrator, a teacher, or other position, will have their own salary percentages prorated based on the number of years they served the District as an administrator. This benefit does not apply to administrators hired after September 1, 2000.

5. Insurance: Administrators with ten years of experience in the School District of Beloit who voluntarily retire before reaching normal Medicare eligibility shall have the Board contribute the same premium cost as it does for active employees, single or family, for the PPO health insurance premiums, dental insurance premiums, and group life insurance premiums subject to the provisions herein. If an administrator elects an Indemnity Medical Insurance Plan, the administrator will pay any difference in premium cost between the PPO and Indemnity plan. The Board reserves the right to self-fund health insurance coverage or to purchase a health insurance plan from another carrier.

(a) The Board of Education shall contribute the full premium cost for the PPO health/medical insurance for family or single coverage that existed prior to early retirement, subject to the provisions herein.

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(b) Administrators marking early retirement or regular retirement on the termination form, who are between the ages of 57 and Medicare eligibility, are early retirees and are eligible for medical insurance benefits for a period up to eight (8) years at Board expense from the date of early retirement up to Medicare eligibility. When Medicare eligible, Board insurance as provided herein shall cease (i.e., if the administrator retires at age 57, he/she would receive eight (8) years of insurance as provided herein; if the administrator retires at age 60, he/she would receive five (5) years of insurance as provided herein; if the administrator retires as age 64, they would receive one ( 1) year of insurance as provided herein.

10 Years as an administrator in the

District:

Years of Service 10 11 12 13 14 15

Maximum Benefit 5.0 yrs. 5.5 yrs. 6.0 yrs. 6.5 yrs. 7.0 yrs. 7.5 yrs.

(c) The single and family medical and hospital insurance group rates and coverage for employees and retirees not covered by Medicare shall be the same.

(d) After the eight (8) year maximum, where applicable, the participant prior to Medicare eligibility may retain medical and health insurance coverage with the District by paying the group premium rates in effect at that time.

(e) When the participant becomes eligible for Medicare, District coverage may be coordinated with Medicare benefits. In this instance Medicare coverage becomes primary and District coverage becomes secondary (Medicare carve out).

(f) In the event the District purchases health insurance from another carrier, in order to be eligible for single or family insurance coverage under said plans, each administrator must opt into the plan at least thirty (30) days prior to leaving the District's self-funded health insurance plan.

6. Validity: If any aspect of this early retirement program is found to be discriminatory or violation of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, or any other State or Federal law or by any court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency, then that part of the program shall be considered null and void.

7. Recall Limitations: Administrators electing to retire under this program shall retain no re-employment rights with the District or any other rights or benefits except those specified within this early retirement program.

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2007-2008 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT between


ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

1. SCOPE. The provision of this contract shall be applicable to all regular full-time and part-time Managers, Administrative Assistants, Technology Support, Print Shop Operator, and Administrative Support-Energy Conservation.

2. PARTIES AND AGREEMENT. The Board of Education of the School District of Beloit, called the "Board," and the administrative support staff named on the Contract Data Sheet, called the "Employee," agree that the Board shall hire the Employee, and the Employee shall work for the School District upon the following terms and conditions:


4. COMPENSATION. The Board will pay the Employee a salary described on the Contract Data Sheet for the first year for work performed during the Period of Employment in the capacity described on the Contract Data Sheet, in accordance with the appropriate salary policies adopted by the Board. The annual salaries for the second year of employment (when a multi-year contract is provided) shall be the amounts, whether presently existing or subsequently adopted by the Board, determined under the salary policies of the Board with respect to this position. The salary shall be paid as designated on the Contract Data Sheet; less deductions required by Federal and State Revenue Departments, State Statutes or authorized deductions as permitted by Board policy.




C. The Employee shall devote his/her full time, skill, labor, and attention to the duties and responsibilities required by this contract and will not engage in any pursuit, which interferes with the proper discharge of such duties and responsibilities.

D. The Board will compensate the Employee for authorized use of the Employee's personal car within the District in the Employee's work pursuant to paragraph 5.1 of this contract. Mileage reimbursement for approved out of district travel shall be reimbursed at the IRS standard rate. The Employer may be required by law to report this compensation on IRS Form W-2.

E. The Board of Education retains all rights as provided by relevant statute and Board of Education policy, including, but not limited to, the right to assign or transfer the employee during the term of this contract to a position consistent with the employee's abilities whenever, in the judgement of the Board, such assignment or transfer is in the best interest of the School District of Beloit.

6. DURING THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT. During the Term of this Contract, the Board will provide the Employee with the following benefits. These benefits are paid entirely by the School District, unless otherwise specified.

A. Medical Insurance-Single or Family Health/Medical Insurance: Effective September 1, 2005, The Board agrees to pay 95% of the annual premium cost for a PPO medical plan insurance for single or family coverage.

COBRA Notification: Extension of health care coverage (called "continuation coverage") at the expense of the employee, spouse, or dependents, at group rates, in certain instances, shall be included in the Insurance Summary Plan Description Booklet for the School District of Beloit and also on the termination form.

B. Long Term Disability Insurance: The Long Term Disability income will begin on the 601h day of

disability and provide a monthly benefit equal to 90 percent of the Employee's monthly salary as specified in the current insurance plan.

The employee may apply to have the District continue to pay the District's share of the medical/prescription insurance contribution if the employee has qualified for an occupational disability (Worker's Compensation) or LTD benefits and has exhausted or used all accumulated paid leave allowed during the school year. The employee is required to pay his/her share of the medical/prescription coverage contribution.


Once an employee has qualified for Social Security or Wisconsin Retirement Benefits and is no longer receiving LTD benefits from the District's LTD carrier, the former employee may continue in the District's medical health care plan at their expense.

C. Dental Insurance-Single or Family: The Board agrees to pay 100% of the annual premium for single or family coverage.

D. Basic Term Life Insurance: The Board agrees to pay 100% of the annual premium of Basic Term Life Insurance in the amount designated on the Contract Data Sheet.

E. Retirement Benefits: Full cost of the State Retirement System, employee and employer contribution, will be paid by the School District. Early Retirement Program: (This benefit may be altered to meet the requirements of the court's ruling on the EEOC charges of possible discrimination.)

(1) Description: Early retirement benefits shall be available to administrative support staff who are between the ages of 55 and Medicare eligibility and who resign their regular full-time duties.

(2) Eligibility: Any applicant for early retirement benefits must be a regular, full-time, employee falling within the age parameters noted above (inclusive) and who has served in the School District of Beloit for not less than 15 years.

Administrative support staff who choose to exercise the early retirement option shall cause the early retirement declaration to be approved by the Board through normal personnel procedures on or before 60 days prior to their last day of work.

(3) Insurance: Administrative support staff with fifteen years of experience in the School District of Beloit who voluntarily retire before reaching the age of Medicare eligibility shall have the Board contribute the amount equal to that which active employees receive of the premium cost, single or family, for health insurance premiums, dental insurance premiums, and group life insurance premiums (basic coverage) as it contributes for active employees subject to the provisions herein. The Board reserves the right to self-fund health insurance coverage or to purchase a health insurance plan from another carrier.

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(a) The Board of Education shall contribute the amount equal to active employees of the premium cost for health/medical insurance for family or single coverage.

(b) Administrative support staff marking early retirement or regular retirement on the termination form, who are between the ages of 55 and Medicare eligibility, are early retirees and are eligible for medical insurance benefits for a period up to six years with Board contributions from the date of early retirement up to Medicare eligibility. When Medicare eligible, Board insurance as provided herein shall cease (i.e., if the employee retires at age 55, they would receive 6 years of insurance as provided herein; if the employee retires at age 60, they would receive 5 years of insurance as provided herein; if the employee retires at age 64, they would receive 1 year of insurance as provided herein. Should Medicare eligibility age be extended beyond age 65, the early retirement benefit will be extended in these examples but, will not exceed the six (6) year maximum.

(c) The single and family medical and hospital insurance group rates and coverage for employees and retirees under age 65 shall be the same.

(d) When the participant becomes eligible for Medicare, District coverage may be coordinated with Medicare benefits. In this instance, Medicare coverage becomes primary and District coverage becomes secondary (Medicare carve out). This will include Medicare Parts A, B, &D.

(e) After the 6 year maximum, where applicable, the participant prior to Medicare eligibility may retain medical and health insurance coverage with the district by paying the group premium rates in effect at that time.

(f) In the event the District purchases health insurance from another carrier, in order to be eligible for single or family insurance coverage under said plans, each administrative support staff must opt into the plan at least 30 days prior to leaving the District's current health insurance plan.

(4) Validity: If any aspect of this early retirement program is found to be discriminatory or in violation of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, or any other State or Federal law or by any court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency, then that part of the program shall be considered null and void.

(5) Recall Limitations: Administrative support staff electing to retire under this program shall retain no re-employment rights with the District nor any other rights or benefits except those specified within this early retirement program.

F. Sick Leave: Fourteen sick days annually, two 2 days of which may be used for personal business. Other personal business requests may be considered by the Superintendent or designee. Sick leave may accumulate indefinitely. A maximum of 120 days sick leave may be used annually.

G. Vacation Allowance/Compensatory Time: The scheduling of vacation time shall be in accordance with the policies of the Board. The Employee shall be entitled to time off on statutory holidays and such other days as may be designated by the Board.

12 Month Administrative Support Staff shall be entitled to 3 weeks of vacation each school year (July 1 to June 30) with the option of a five (5)-day buy back annually. Vacation time shall not accumulate to more than 1 0 days of carryover into the next year.

;.. After 8 years of continuous employment, said employee shall receive 1 additional vacation day per year up to a total of 25 days.

;.. It is understood that there will be times when time beyond the normally scheduled workday will be required to complete the duties of these positions. Employees, with administrative approval, will be allowed to accumulate up to 5 days of compensatory time annually. Compensatory time will not be able to be carried over to a future contract year.

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H. Holidays: The District shall be closed in observance of the following holidays:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Spring Friday Recess Day Memorial Day

July 41h Last Normal Working Day before Christmas

Labor Day Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Last Normal Working Day before New Year's Day Friday following Thanksgiving

I. Longevity Pay: Longevity pay schedule for administrative support staff for 2006-2007 will be as follows:

10- 14 years 15-19years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30 years and over

$1,617. per year 1 ,848. per year 2,079. per year 2,308. per year 2,539. per year

J. Travel Reimbursement (In-county): Each employee will have the option of rece1vmg travel reimbursement based upon a standard monthly allocation as specified on the contract data sheet attached hereto or actual mileage usage per month. Actual mileage usage logs shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent or designee and will be calculated with the current IRS reimbursement rate.

K. Health Maintenance:

Optical - The District shall reimburse each employee annually for the cost of optical expenses to a maximum of $300.00 per employee for costs not covered by the health/optical insurance program in effect in the District.

L. Continuing Education: The Employee agrees to participate in professional meetings and continuing education courses for the purpose of improving and stimulating the Employee's professional growth. Participation shall be in accordance with Board rules, policies, and statutory requirements. Necessary expenses will be paid for by the Board of Education for these meeting and courses, as provided by Board rules and policies.


8. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A. Definition - Grievance is a complaint, controversy, or dispute based upon an event or condition which

involves the interpretation, meaning or application of any of the provisions of this agreement. B. The grievant may at their request be represented at all grievance meetings by members of this

employee group. C. Step 1: A grievant shall attempt to resolve the grievance by oral discussion with the immediate

supervisor/principal/or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem. Initiation of the grievance must occur within 30 week days of the complaint, controversy or dispute.

D. Step 2: If the grievance is not settled in step 1, it may, at the election of the grievant be submitted in writing to the immediate supervisor/principal/ or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem within 5 week days. The supervisor/principal/or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem shall within 5 week days deliver an answer in writing to the grievant.

E. Step 3: If the grievance is not settled in step 2, it may, at the election of the grievant, be submitted in writing to the Superintendent or designee within 10 week days after receipt of the written answer from the immediate supervisor/principal/ or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem. The superintendent or designee shall within 7 week days thereafter schedule a meeting with the grievant to be held no more than 15 week days after receipt of the written grievance. The superintendent or designee shall within 10 week days after the meeting deliver an answer in writing to the grievant.

F. Step 4: If the grievance is not settled in step 3, it may, at the election of the grievant, be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Beloit Board of Education within 10 week days after receipt of the written answer from the Superintendent or designee. The Board shall within 10 week days thereafter

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schedule a meeting with the grievant to be held not more than 25 week days after receipt of the written grievance. The Secretary of the Board shall within 10 week days after the meeting deliver the Board's answer in writing to the grievant.

G. Step 5: If the grievance is not settled in step 4, it may, at the election of the grievant be submitted to arbitration by written notice to the Secretary of the Beloit board of Education within 10 week days after written answer from the Board. 1) The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties or in the event they fail to

agree within 10 week days, then either party may request the Wisconsin Employment Resources Commission to appoint an impartial arbitrator. In addition, the parties may mutually agree to a 3-man Board of Arbitrators. They may each select 1 arbitrator and the 2 arbitrators so selected shall select another who will act as chairman. If the 2 arbitrators fail to agree within 10 week days on the selection of a third arbitrator, he/she shall be appointed by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.

2) The decision of the arbitrator or Board of Arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both sides. However, the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority only to interpret the provisions of this Agreement and shall not add to, subtract from, or in anyway change the provisions of this Agreement.

3) The expense of producing witnesses and other documentary evidence at an arbitration hearing shall be paid by the party producing the same. The arbitrator's fees, expenses and cost of preparing stenographic records made at the hearing shall be borne equally by the grievant and the district.

H. Grievances not appealed to the next step within the time specified, shall be deemed settled. All time limits may be shortened or extended by mutual agreement.

I. Any grievance which is or shall be in process at the end of the school year may, be mutual agreement of the parties, either be advanced through the procedures at a faster rate or be held over until the commencement of the next school year when it shall be processed in accordance with the procedure which was applicable when the grievance was filed.

9. RENEWAL, NON-RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION. The renewal or non-renewal of this contract shall be subject to the provisions of the rules, regulations and policies of the Board, which include a right to a written notice of intent to non-renew and a right to a public or private hearing on non-renewal.


This contract may be modified or terminated anytime during the term hereof by mutual written agreement between the Board and the Employee without penalty or prejudice to either party. A resignation during the term of this contract must be made in writing to the Superintendent at least 30 days prior to the proposed effective date of such resignation (unless a shorter notice period is mutually agreed upon) and is subject to acceptance or rejection by the Board of the basis of the reasons proffered therefor. ·


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2007-2008 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT between


INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF

1. SCOPE. The provision of this contract shall be applicable to all regular full-time and part-time Health Room Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants (O.T.A.s), Physical Therapy Assistants (P.T.A.s), Childcare Coordinator, Educational Interpreter of the Hearing Impaired, and Deans of Students and other less than 52-week permanent employees.

2. PARTIES AND AGREEMENT. The Board of Education of the School District of Beloit, called the "Board," and the instructional support staff named on the Contract Data Sheet, called the "Employee," agree that the Board shall hire the Employee, and the Employee shall work for the School District upon the following terms and conditions:


4. COMPENSATION. The Board will pay the Employee a salary described on the Contract Data Sheet for the first year for work performed during the Period of Employment in the capacity described on the Contract Data Sheet, in accordance with the appropriate salary policies adopted by the Board. The annual salaries for the second year of employment (when a multi-year contract is provided) shall be the amounts, whether presently existing or subsequently adopted by the Board, determined under the salary policies of the Board with respect to this position. The salary shall be paid as designated on the Contract Data Sheet; less deductions required by Federal and State Revenue Departments, State Statutes or authorized deductions as permitted by Board policy.




C. The Employee shall devote his/her time, skill, labor, and attention to the duties and responsibilities required by this contract and will not engage in any pursuit, which interferes with the proper discharge of such duties and responsibilities.

D. The Board will compensate the Employee for authorized use of the Employee's personal car within the District in the Employee's work pursuant to paragraph 5.L of this contract. Mileage reimbursement for approved out of district travel shall be reimbursed at the IRS standard rate. The Employer may be required by law to report this compensation on IRS Form W-2.

E. The Board of Education retains all rights as provided by relevant statute and Board of Education policy, including, but not limited to, the right to assign or transfer the employee during the term of this contract to a position consistent with the employee's abilities whenever, in the judgment of the Board, such assignment or transfer is in the best interest of the School District of Beloit.

6. DURING THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT. During the Term of this Contract, the Board will provide the Employee with the following benefits. These benefits are paid entirely by the School District, unless otherwise specified. For part-time employees, the employee/employer share of the premiums will be prorated based upon the percentage of time the employee works. Full-time employment for Dean of Students, Health Room Assistants, and Childcare Coordinator will be based upon a regular workday of 8 hours. Full-time employment for COTA's, CPTA's, and Educational Interpreter of the Hearing Impaired will be based upon a regular workday of 7 Yz hours.

A. Medical Insurance-Single or Family Health/Medical Insurance: The Board shall provide a single or family plan. In the event of a retired

employee's death, if the employee has a minimum of ten (10) years of service, the employee's spouse may remain a part of all insurance programs until age sixty-five (65) at the expense of the spouse. 1. The Board agrees to pay annual contribution payments of ninety-five percent (95%) for

each single PPO plan and ninety-five percent (95%) for each family PPO plan. The employee shall pay the remainder of the premium of five percent (5%) for the single PPO plan and for the family PPO plan coverage.

2. The District's medical coverage includes a prescription drug program.

3. The employee may apply to have the District continue to pay the District's share of the medical/prescription insurance contribution if the employee has qualified for an occupational disability (Workers' Compensation) or LTD benefits and has exhausted or used all accumulated paid leave allowed during the school year. The employee is required to pay his/her share of the medical/prescription coverage contribution. The application for continuance of the District's contribution of medical/prescription insurance premiums shall be submitted to the Business Office and accompanied by verification of LTD benefits or occupational disability (Workers' Compensation).

B. Dental Insurance-Single or Family: The Board agrees to pay 100% of the annual contribution payment for each single or family plan.

C. Long Term Disability Insurance: The Long Term Disability income will begin on the 601h day of

disability and provide a monthly benefit equal to 90% of the Employee's monthly salary as specified in the current insurance plan.

The employee may apply to have the District continue to pay the District's share of the medical/prescription insurance contribution if the employee has qualified for an occupational disability (Worker's Compensation) or LTD benefits and has exhausted or used all accumulated paid leave allowed during the school year. The employee is required to pay his/her share of the medical/prescription coverage contribution.


Once an employee has qualified for Social Security or Wisconsin Retirement Benefits and is no longer receiving LTD benefits from the District's LTD carrier, the former employee may continue in the District's medical health care plan at their expense.

D. Basic Term Life Insurance: Basic Term Life Insurance in the amount designated on the Contract Data Sheet.

E. Retirement Benefits: Full cost of the State Retirement System, employee and employer contribution, will be paid by the School District.

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Early Retirement Program:

(1) Description: Early retirement benefits shall be available to instructional support staff who are between the ages of fifty-five (55) and Medicare eligibility and who resign their regular duties. Benefits will be prorated according to the average percent of time the employee worked in the final three years prior to the time of retirement.

(2) Eligibility: Any applicant for early retirement benefits must be a regular, employee falling within the age parameters noted above (inclusive) and who has served in the School District of Beloit for not less than fifteen (15) years of service.

Instructional support staff who choose to exercise the early retirement option shall cause the early retirement declaration to be approved by the Board through normal personnel procedures on or before sixty (60) days prior to their last day of work.

(3) Insurance: Instructional support staff with fifteen years of service in the School District of Beloit who voluntarily retire before reaching the age of 65 shall have the Board contribute the same insurance premium contributions on behalf of early retirees as it makes on behalf of active employees until they are Medicare eligible or their six (6) years of eligibility expires, which ever occurs first for single or family plan medical/prescription drug insurance premiums and group life insurance premiums (basic coverage) subject to the provisions herein. The Board reserves the right to self-fund health insurance coverage or to purchase a health insurance plan from another carrier.

(a) The Board of Education shall contribute the same amount for the cost of health/medical insurance for a family or a single plan that it contributes for active employees subject to the provisions herein.

(b) Instructional support staff marking early retirement or regular retirement on the termination form, who are between the ages of 55 and Medicare eligibility, are early retirees and are eligible for medical insurance benefits for a period up to six (6) years at Board expense from the date of early retirement up to Medicare eligibility. At Medicare eligibility, Board insurance as provided herein shall cease (i.e., if the employee retires at age 55, they would receive six (6) years of insurance as provided herein; if the employee retires at age 60, they would receive five (5) years of insurance as provided herein; if the employee retires as age 64, they would receive one (1) year of insurance as provided herein.

(c) Effective May 1, 1990, and thereafter, the single and family medical and hospital insurance group rates for employees and retirees under the Medicare eligibility age shall be the same.

(d) After the Medicare eligibility age, or when the participant becomes eligible for Medicare, District coverage may be coordinated with Medicare benefits. In this instance Medicare coverage becomes primary and District coverage becomes secondary (Medicare carve out). This includes Medicare Parts A, B, & D.

(e) After the six (6) year maximum, where applicable, the participant prior to Medicare eligibility may retain medical and health insurance coverage with the district by paying the group premium rates in effect at that time.

(f) In the event the District purchases health insurance from another carrier, in order to be eligible for single or family insurance coverage under said plans, each instructional support staff must opt into the plan at least thirty (30) days prior to leaving the District's current health insurance plan.

(g) Dental insurance may continue once an employee retires at the retiree's expense.

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(4) Validity: If any aspect of this early retirement program is found to be discriminatory or in violation of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, or any other State or Federal law or by any court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency, then that part of the program shall be considered null and void.

(5) Recall Limitations: Instructional support staff electing to retire under this program shall retain no re-employment rights with the District nor any other rights or benefits except those specified within this early retirement program.

F. Leaves

(1) Sick Leave - Twelve (12) sick days annually, two (2) days of which may be used for personal business. Other personal business requests may be considered by the Superintendent or designee. Sick leave may accumulate indefinitely. A maximum of 120 days sick leave may be used annually.

(2) Bereavement - Each employee shall been entitled to bereavement leave during the school year as follows: death within the immediate family (parent, spouse, brother, sister, children, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law-, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and stepson or stepdaughter), or household, three (3) days death leave and an additional two (2) days if necessary, such additional days shall be charged to sick leave. Death of near relative or relative by marriage (aunt, uncle, nephew, first cousin) one (1) day at full pay and additional two (2) days shall be charged to sick leave. Additional days may be charged to sick leave subject to approval of the Superintendent or designee.

(3) Emergency - Instructional support staff shall be allowed one (1) day per year (noncumulative) in the event of any emergency not covered by any other leave provision of the Agreement. An emergency is defined as an unforeseen combination of circumstances with a resulting state that calls for immediate action. Approval of such leave will be subject to the review of the immediate supervisor.

G. Longevity Pay: Longevity pay will be prorated based upon full-time employment. Longevity pay schedule for instructional support staff for 2005-2006 will be as follows:

H. Travel

14- 19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30 years and over

$ 657 per year 868 per year

1,061 per year 1 ,449 per year

(1) Travel Reimbursement: The Board will compensate the Employee for authorized use of the Employee's personal car within the District. Each employee will have the option of receiving travel reimbursement based upon a standard monthly allocation or actual mileage usage per month. Actual mileage usage logs shall be subject to the approval of the Immediate Supervisor. Travel shall be reimbursed at the current IRS standard rate.

(2) Transporting Students in Personal Vehicles: Instructional Support Staff who voluntarily elect to transport students and staff in their personal vehicles should be aware that their personal vehicle insurance will be considered as primary coverage and the District's insurance will be considered secondary. If an instructional support staff's job duties require the use of their personal vehicle to transport students as a part of their job, the District's insurance shall provide primary coverage. Proof of insurance at the minimal levels required by School Board policy must be provided annually to the Business Office.

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I. Continuing Education: The Employee agrees to participate in professional meetings and continuing education courses for the purpose of improving and stimulating the Employee's professional growth. Participation shall be in accordance with Board rules, policies, and statutory requirements. Necessary expenses will be paid for by the Board of Education for these meeting and courses, as provided by Board rules and policies.

J. Holidays: Employees will be paid for the following holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving and Memorial Day.


8. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A. Definition- Grievance is a complaint, controversy, or dispute based upon an event or condition which

involves the interpretation, meaning or application of any of the provisions of this agreement B. The grievant may at their request be represented at all grievance meetings by members of this

employee group. C. Step 1: A grievant shall attempt to resolve the grievance by oral discussion with the immediate

supervisor/principal/or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem. Initiation of the grievance must occur within 30 week days of the complaint, controversy or dispute.

D. Step 2: If the grievance is not settled in step 1, it may, at the election of the grievant be submitted in writing to the immediate supervisor/principal/ or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem within 5 week days. The supervisor/principal/or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem shall within 5 week days deliver an answer in writing to the grievant

E. Step 3: If the grievance is not settled in step 2, it may, at the election of the grievant, be submitted in writing to the Superintendent or designee within 10 week days after receipt of the written answer from the immediate supervisor/principal/ or administrator who has authority to affect resolution of the problem. The superintendent or designee shall within 7 week days thereafter schedule a meeting with the grievant to be held no more than 15 week days after receipt of the written grievance. The superintendent or designee shall within 10 week days after the meeting deliver an answer in writing to the grievant

F. Step 4: If the grievance is not settled in step 3, it may, at the election of the grievant, be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Beloit Board of Education within 10 week days after receipt of the written answer from the Superintendent or designee. The Board shall within 10 week days thereafter schedule a meeting with the grievant to be held not more than 25 week days after receipt of the written grievance. The Secretary of the Board shall within 1 0 week days after the meeting deliver the Board's answer in writing to the grievant

G. Step 5: If the grievance is not settled in step 4, it may, at the election of the grievant be submitted to arbitration by written notice to the Secretary of the Beloit board of Education within 10 week days after written answer from the Board. 1) The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties or in the event they fail to

agree within 10 week days, then either party may request the Wisconsin Employment Resources Commission to appoint an impartial arbitrator. In addition, the parties may mutually agree to a 3-man Board of Arbitrators. They may each select 1 arbitrator and the 2 arbitrators so selected shall select another who will act as chairman. If the 2 arbitrators fail to agree within 10 week days on the selection of a third arbitrator, he/she shall be appointed by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.

2) The decision of the arbitrator or Board of Arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both sides. However, the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority only to interpret the provisions of this Agreement and shall not add to, subtract from, or in anyway change the provisions of this Agreement

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3) The expense of producing witnesses and other documentary evidence at an arbitration hearing shall be paid by the party producing the same. The arbitrator's fees, expenses and cost of preparing stenographic records made at the hearing shall be borne equally by the grievant and the district.

H. Grievances not appealed to the next step within the time specified, shall be deemed settled. All time limits may be shortened or extended by mutual agreement.

I. Any grievance which is or shall be in process at the end of the school year may, be mutual agreement of the parties, either be advanced through the procedures at a faster rate or be held over until the commencement of the next school year when it shall be processed in accordance with the procedure which was applicable when the grievance was filed.

9. RENEWAL, NON-RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION. The renewal or non-renewal of this contract shall be subject to the provisions of the rules, regulations and policies of the Board, which include a right to a written notice of intent to non-renew and a right to a public or private hearing on non-renewal.


This contract may be modified or terminated anytime during the term hereof by mutual written agreement between the Board and the Employee without penalty or prejudice to either party. A resignation during the term of this contract must be made in writing to the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date of such resignation (unless a shorter notice period is mutually agreed upon) and is subject to acceptance or rejection by the Board of the basis of the reasons proffered therefor.


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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT BOARD OF EDUCATION

FINANCE/TRANSPORTATION AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE

DATE: January 13, 2009

TIME: 7:00p.m. OR Immediately Following the Policy & Personnel Committee, Whichever is Later

LOCATION: Kolak Education Center- The Roosevelt Building Conference Room 210 1633 Keeler Ave. Beloit, WI 53511

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

AGENDA

1. Call to Order


John Winkelmann, Chair Michael Ramsdail Pam Charles

3. Auditors Report (20 minutes)

4. Auditor Contract (5 minutes)

5. Constellation New Energy Contract Renewal for Natural Gas (5 minutes)

6. Rock County Disaster Funding (5 minutes)

7. Economic Stimulus Plan Requests (5 minutes)

8. Summer School (5 minutes)

9. P.O. Over $15,000- Copy Machine Request (5 minutes)

10. 2009-10 Budget (15 minutes)

11. Adjournment

It is anticipated that other School District of Beloit Board of Education members may attend the Finance/Transportation and Property Committee meeting.



REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS TO THE FINANCE/TRANSPORTATION AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE

January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Auditors Report

Your N arne and Title: Cathy Mark, Administrator of Business Services

Others assisting you in the presentation: Brian Mechenich, Auditor - Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP



A. What is the purpose of presenting this to the Finance/Transportation and Property Committee?

The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee reviews the audited Annual Financial Report.

B. What information must the Finance/Transportation and Property Committee have to understand the topic/concern and provide any requested action?

Brian Mechenich, auditor from Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP will present the results of the independent financial audit. Each Board Member will receive a copy of the audit report. Please bring those with you to the January 13, 2009 Finance, Transportation & Property Committee meeting.

C. If you are seeking Finance/Transportation and Property Committee action, what is the rationale for your recommendation?

D.

MOTION:

FISCAL:

The financial audit was completed in compliance with Department of Public Instruction and Governmental Accounting Standards Board guidance.

What are your conclusions? (NOTE: Reports requesting action must contain a specific motion for Finance/Transportation and Property Committee consideration and a fiscal note.

The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee recommends that the Board of Education accept the audited financial report for the year ended June 30,2008.

N/A

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January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Auditor Contract

Your Name and Title: Cathy Mark, Administrator of Business Services





The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee reviews all contracts over $15,000.


In February of 2006 Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP was awarded a three-year contract to provide auditing services for the fiscal years ending 2006, 2007, and 2008. At that time, requests for proposals were sent to seventeen public accounting firms located within 75 miles of Beloit. The District received responses from four of these seventeen firms. Reilly, Penner & Benton's bid price was less than half of the next lowest bid price.


We have been very satisfied with the services of Reilly, Penner & Benton and are requesting that we contract with them for the fiscal year ending 2009. This would be with the understanding that next year we will send out requests for three-year auditing proposals for the fiscal years ending 2010, 2011, and 2012.

The attached audit contract from Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP shows an annual audit price of $25,700 plus a $2,000 fee if we are selected by the Department of Public Instruction for a membership audit. We paid a total of $23,500 for the 2007-08 audit. However, we were not charged the $1,100 fee for the Integration Transfer Program (Chapter 220) audit because of an error

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MOTION:

FISCAL:

in the contract. If we had been charged this fee as they had intended, the new pricing reflects an increase of approximately 4.5%.


The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee recommends that the Board of Education approve the contract with Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP for the District's auditing services for the fiscal year ending 2009.

$25,700 Annual Audit Fee $2,000 Membership Fee if Required by the Department of Public Instruction

Fees for auditing services are funded through the Superintendent's annual budget allocation.

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Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP Cen:ified Public Accountants & Consultants

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Cathy Mark School District of Beloit 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

1.) Parties to Contract

Audit Contract

Richard A. Raymaker

Steven C. Barney

Steven R. Volz

Daniel R. Brophey

Thomas G. Wieland

Michael W. Van Wagenen

David A. Grotkin

This Contract is between the School District of Beloit, hereafter referred to as the "School District" and Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP, hereafter referred to as "RPB." The School District, a governmental entity established under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, hereby contracts with RPB, a public accounting firm, licensed in Wisconsin, and an independent contractor, for auditing services on the terms and conditions in this Contract.

2.) Responsibilities of Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP

A.) Financial Audit

RPB agrees to perform an audit of the School District's financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2009.

B.) Audit Objectives

The objective of our audit is the expression of an opinion about whether your financial statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and to report on the fairness of the additional information referred to in the second paragraph when considered in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole. The objective also includes reporting on:

• Internal control related to the financial statements and compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a material effect on the financial statements in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.

• Internal control related to major programs and an opinion (or disclaimer of opinion) on compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on each major program in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (if required).

The reports on internal control and compliance will each include a statement that the report is intended for the information and use of the audit committee, management, specific legislative or regulatory bodies, federal awarding agencies, and if applicable, pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

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2.) Responsibilities of Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP (Continued)

Our audit will be conducted in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards; the standards for financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996; and the provisions of OMB Circular A-133 (if required), and will include tests of accounting records, a determination of major program(s) in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, and other procedures we consider necessary to enable us to express such an opinion and to render the required reports. If our opinion on the financial statements or the Single Audit compliance opinion is other than unqualified, we will discuss the reasons with management in advance. If, for any reason, we are unable to complete the audit or are unable to form or have not formed an opinion, we may decline to express an opinion or to issue a report as a result of this engagement.

C.) Audit Procedures- General

An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; therefore, our audit will involve judgment about the number of transactions to be examined and the areas to be tested. We will plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether from errors, fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation of assets or violations of laws or governmental regulations that are attributable to the Organization or to acts by management or employees acting on behalf of the Organization. As required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular A-133 (if required), our audit will include tests of transactions related to major federal award programs for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and agreements. Because an audit is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance and because we will not perform a detailed examination of all transactions, there is a risk that material misstatements or noncompliance may exist and not be detected by us. In addition, an audit is not designed to detect immaterial misstatements or violations of laws or governmental regulations that do not have a direct and material effect on the financial statements or to major programs. However, we will inform you of any material errors and any fraudulent financial reporting or misappropriation of assets that come to our attention. We will also inform you of any violations of laws or governmental regulations that come to our attention, unless clearly inconsequential. We will include such matters in the reports required for a Single Audit. Our responsibility as auditors is limited to the period covered by our audit and does not extend to any later periods for which we are not engaged as auditors.

Our procedures will include tests of documentary evidence supporting the transactions recorded in the accounts, tests of the physical existence of inventories, and direct confirmation of receivables and certain other assets and liabilities by correspondence with selected funding sources, creditors, and financial institutions. We will also request written representations from the Organization's attorneys as part of the engagement, and they may bill the Organization for responding to this inquiry. At the conclusion of our audit, we will require certain written representations from management about the financial statements and related matters.

D.) Audit Procedures- Internal Control

In planning and performing our audit, we will consider the internal control sufficient to plan the audit in order to determine the nature, timing, and extent of our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the School District's financial statements and on its compliance with requirements applicable to major programs.


We will obtain an understanding of the design of the relevant controls and whether they have been placed in operation, and we will assess control risk. Tests of controls may be performed to test the effectiveness of certain controls that we consider relevant to preventing and detecting errors and fraud that are material to the financial statements and to preventing and detecting misstatements resulting from illegal acts and other noncompliance matters that have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. Tests of controls relative to the financial statements are required only if control risk is assessed below the maximum level. Our tests, if performed, will be less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on internal control and, accordingly, no opinion will be expressed in our report on internal control issued pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.

If required by OMB Circular A-133, we will perform tests of controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of controls that we consider relevant to preventing or detecting material noncompliance with compliance requirements applicable to each major federal award program. However, our tests will be less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on those controls and, accordingly, no opinion will be expressed in our report on internal control issued pursuant to OMB Circular A-133.

An audit is not designed to provide assurance on internal control or to identify reportable conditions. However, we will inform the governing body or audit committee of any matters involving internal control and its operation that we consider to be reportable conditions under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control that, in our judgment, could adversely affect the entity's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in the financial statements. We will also inform management of any nonreportable conditions or other matters involving internal control, if any, as required by Government Auditing Standards and OMB Circular A-133.

E.) Audit Procedures- Compliance

Our audit will be conducted in accordance with the standards referred to in the section titled Audit Objectives. As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, we will perform tests of the School District's compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and agreements, including grant agreements. However, the objective of those procedures will not be to provide an opinion on overall compliance, and we will not express such an opinion in our report on compliance issued pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.

OMB Circular A-133 requires that we also plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the auditee has complied with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and agreements applicable to major programs. Our procedures will consist of the applicable procedures described in the "OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement" for the types of compliance requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each of the District's major programs. The purpose of these procedures will be to express an opinion on the District's compliance with requirements applicable to major programs in our report on compliance issued pursuant to OMB Circular A-133 (if required).

F.) Supplemental Schedules

RPB will issue an auditor's report or reports on any supplemental schedules required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The audit work to be performed will be in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


G.) Membership Examinations

RPB will perform a membership examination of the Integration Transfer Program (if required) in accordance with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's "Membership Audit Program." RPB will perform a membership examination of all students if the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction makes a request of the School District for a membership audit.

H.) Preparation of Financial Statements and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards

RPB will prepare the financial statements and related notes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards for recommendation to and review by the Comptroller or Director of Business Services.

I.) Management Letter

RPB will provide, in writing, business observations on accounting, tax, regulatory and computer matters, if any, that result from the audit. RPB will review a draft of each of the letters with the Comptroller or Director of Business Services prior to their issuance.

J.) Discussion of Audits

RPB will discuss drafts of the financial statements, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards, the report to the Board of Education and the membership examination with the Comptroller or Director of Business Services before such reports are issued each year. RPB will discuss the results of the audit in a written report promptly after the conclusion of the audit, if so requested, with the Board of Education.

K.) Accounting Consultation

RPB will provide verbal consultation on accounting matters as long as this Contract is in effect.

L.) Completion of Services

RPB will issue the audited financial statements, the compliance audit and management letter, if any, by December 1 of each year. However, every effort will be made to issue the financial statements prior to this date. The membership audit will be completed in accordance with the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

M.) Number of Copies

RPB will provide the School District with 25 final copies of the reports.

N.) Ownership of Audit Documentation

RPB has all rights to ownership to the work papers and all other audit documentation. The audit documentation will be kept for a minimum of three years, unless notified, in writing, by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction or the United States Department of Education to extend the retention period.


0.) Access to Audit Work Papers

RPB will make the audit work papers available for review at RPB's place of business during normal working hours by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction or other governmental agencies after the Comptroller or Director of Business Services provides written consent. RPB will make the audit work papers available to succeeding auditors, if any, in accordance with the auditing standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

P.) Records of School District

RPB will not remove any records of the School District from the School District's premises, without permission from the Comptroller or Director of Business Services. However, nothing in this Contract will prohibit RPB from making copies of any records needed to perform the audit services under this contract.

0.) Questions on Audits from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

If the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction raises questions relating to any of the audits under this Contract, RPB will assist in answering such questions, including direct response to the inquiries. Any questions related to the reports of the independent auditor included in the audit reports will be the responsibility of RPB. RPB will inform and provide copies to the Comptroller or Director of Business Services of any responses made to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction or any other governmental agency.

R.) Partner in Charge

Steven R. Volz will be the partner in charge of all audit work under this Contract.

S.) Independence

RPB represents that at any time this Contract is in effect, RPB will be independent, as defined under auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, of the School District.

T.) Report Deadlines

RPB will meet all report deadlines established by DPI.

3.) Responsibilities of the School District

A.) Management Responsibilities

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control and for compliance with the provisions of applicable laws, regulations, contracts, agreements, and grants. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of the controls. The objectives of internal control are to provide management with reasonable, but not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorizations and recorded properly to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that federal award programs are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and grant agreements.

3.) Responsibilities of the School District (Continued)

Management is responsible for making all financial records and related information available to us. We understand that you will provide us with such information required for our audit and that you are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of that information. We will advise you about appropriate accounting principles and their application and will assist in the preparation of your financial statements, including the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, but the responsibility for the financial statements remains with you. As part of our engagement we may propose standard, adjusting, or correcting journal entries to your financial statements. You are responsible for reviewing the entries and understanding the nature of any proposed entries and the impact they have on the financial statements. Your responsibility includes the establishment and maintenance of adequate records and effective internal controls over financial reporting and compliance, the selection and application of accounting principles, and the safeguarding of assets. Management is responsible for adjusting the financial statements to correct material misstatements and for confirming to us in the management representation letter that the effects of any uncorrected misstatements aggregated by us during the current engagement and pertaining to the latest period presented are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements taken as a whole.

You are responsible for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect fraud, and for informing us about all known or suspected fraud affecting the District involving (1) management, (2) employees who have significant roles in internal control, and (3) others where the fraud could have a material effect on the financial statements. You are also responsible for informing us of your knowledge of any allegations of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the District received in communications from employees, former employees, grantors, regulators, or others. In addition, you are responsible for identifying and ensuring that the District complies with applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, as required by OMB Circular A-133, it is management's responsibility to follow up and take corrective action on reported audit findings and to prepare a summary schedule of prior audit findings and a corrective action plan.

B.) Access to Records

Upon request, the School District will make available all records in a timely manner to RPB. The School District will not restrict RPB from making copies of any of the records for audit purposes.

C.) Accessibility of Management of the School District

Management of the School District will be available in a timely manner for questions by RPB.

D.) Responsibility for Financial Statements and Internal Controls

Management of the School District is responsible for the financial statements and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards and the operation of internal controls. Further, management is responsible for adjusting the financial statements to correct material misstatements and for affirming to RPB, in the representation letter that the effects of any uncorrected misstatements aggregated by RPB during the annual audit and pertaining to the latest year presented are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements taken as a whole.

E.) Maintenance of Records and Analyses of Transactions

Management is responsible for the maintenance of all financial records and the analyses of transactions. Our fee detailed in the subsequent "Payment for Services" section is dependent upon the assumption that assets and liabilities have been reconciled to supporting documentation.

3.) Responsibilities of the School District (Continued)

F.) Questions on Audits from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Management is responsible for responding to any questions on financial statements and other financial information included in the audit reports from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The School District authorizes RPB to respond directly to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's questions on financial statements and other financial information.

G.) Payment for Services

The School District will promptly pay billings presented by RPB. The maximum amount of billings, including out-of-pocket expenses, for the audit services, excluding the membership examination and the risk assessment, under this Contract will not exceed $21,900 for the year ending June 30, 2009. A progress billing may be rendered as of June 30 of each year for audit services performed to date, but will not exceed $2,000, with the balance billed after the delivery of the reports.

Additional procedures required by new risk assessment standards described in the attached letter will be $2,600 for the year ending June 30, 2009.

The additional billing, including out-of-pocket expenses, for the membership examination of the Integration Transfer Program (Chapter 220) (if required) will be: $1,200.

In the year or years, when a full or complete membership audit is required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the additional billings, excluding the Integration Transfer Program, for the membership examination will not exceed $2,000 including out-of-pocket expenses. Only one billing will be submitted and only after delivery of the report.

H.) Additional Services

The School District and RPB must agree in writing to any additional services not covered under this Contract prior to beginning any such services.

1.) Term of Contract

The School District or RPB may vacate this Contract by giving written notice to the other party at least one hundred and twenty days (120) prior to June 30.

Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP

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David A. Grotkin, Partner Authorized Signor

Date: Date: --------------------------

Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP Certified Public Accountants & Consuita!lts

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Cathy Mark School District of Beloit 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

Richard A. Raymaker

Steven C. Barney

Steven R. Volz

Daniel R. Brophey

Thomas G. Wieland

Michael W. VanWagenen

David A. Grotkin

I am writing this letter to remind you about significant changes occurring in the audit industry. These changes will affect your District. The following is a summary of what has been included in your prior management letters and provides additional information concerning these changes.

In March 2006, the AICPA Auditing Standards Board issued eight new auditing standards, collectively referred to as the risk assessment standards. Most auditors believe that the changes caused by the risk assessment standards are the most significant in recent history. There were several reasons for issuing these new standards. One reason was to maintain and enhance the quality of independent audits, which have come under significant scrutiny in recent years. Another reason was to achieve convergence with international standards on auditing. Whatever the reasons, our firm and the profession are required to comply with the provisions of these new standards, which will be effective for your audit. These standards will require sweeping changes in our audit process.

I want to reassure you that the audits we have performed for your District in the past have been in full compliance with the standards in effect at the time. Those audits have been effective and we have streamlined our procedures whenever possible to reduce audit time. However, the audit industry is undergoing change and as a result, the Auditing Standards Board issued these new standards to improve the overall effectiveness of audits. The scope of the changes required by the new standards will have a significant impact on you, our client. We anticipate that future audits will require an overall increase in effort by both your District and our audit firm. In making this transition, we will leverage our existing knowledge of your Organization and industry wherever possible.

The term "risk assessment" refers to a focused audit approach in which we consider at a detailed level what can go wrong in your accounting records and in the preparation of your financial statements. The purpose is to identify areas where material errors or fraud are more likely to occur. We then concentrate our audit effort in those areas. An area may have a higher risk of error or fraud because of the nature of your business or the types of transactions that make up the account being audited. Or the area may have a higher risk of error or fraud because internal controls are not in place to prevent or detect a misstatement.

Risk assessment requires us to identify the things that could go wrong - when you process and record transactions, make journal entries to close the books, determine the appropriate values for assets and liabilities under GAAP, and prepare the financial statements and disclosures - that could lead to a material error. Our ability to assess risks at that level depends to a great extent on the depth of our understanding of your District, its industry, and your internal controls.

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The new risk assessment requirements are as follows:

• Obtain a more in-depth understanding of your District and its operating environment, including internal controls.

• Identify the specific risks of material errors or fraud occurring and remaining undetected by you, along with the actions you are taking to mitigate those risks.

• Perform a rigorous assessment of the risks of material misstatement of your financial statements based on that understanding.

• Link that risk assessment with the resulting audit procedures. • Meet new documentation requirements.

The new risk assessment standards will require us to do things differently. The following summarizes what our firm will do differently:

• Spend more up-front time planning the audit. o Perform new, required planning procedures. o Evaluate internal control in more depth.

• Reevaluate materiality levels. • Test accounts differently • Evaluate audit findings differently. • When necessary, communicate more internal control deficiencies. • Ask more questions about your business risks, responses, and performance measures. • Formally discuss the risk of material errors. • Observe more of your procedures and controls. • Inspect more documents and records. • Consider what can go wrong at a more detailed level to identify specific risks of error or fraud. • Assess the identified risks. • Link the risks to our audit procedures.

Implementation of the risk assessment standards will in most cases result in additional time spent, especially in the initial year of adoption of the new standard. Many practitioners have predicted that the additional time may range from 15-40%.

Your District's audit engagement letter, which accompanies this letter, includes an estimation of the risk assessment implementation fee.

I will be pleased to discuss in more detail the effects of the new risk assessment standards on your audit and on your financial statement preparation process. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or require additional information.

Very truly yours,

Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP

By



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Constellation New Energy Contract Renewal for Natural Gas

Your Name and Title: Cathy Mark, Administrator ofBusiness Services





The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee reviews all contracts over $15,000.


Transport gas is a purchasing method where the commodity, natural gas, is purchased from one company and the cost of moving of that gas, the transportation, is paid to another company. Since approximately 1999, the School District of Beloit has purchased our natural gas for Memorial, Aldrich, McNeel and Kolak in this manner. In recent years, Constellation New Energy has been the supplier (previously Kaztex Energy Management) and Alliant Energy is the transporter. Constellation. acts as our agent and buys gas for the pool of users in this area. Alliant Energy still maintains the pipelines and is responsible for delivering the gas to each facility. Alliant has special metering in place at each facility that uses transport gas to measure actual usage.

In this area pool members include Beloit College, Beloit Corporation, Beloit Memorial Hospital, Enzyme Bio-Systems, Frito-Lay and Hormel. The buying power of the pool translates into lower gas prices and transportation rates for all pool members. The largest part of the total cost of natural gas is the cost of the gas itself. Constellation uses a system of "hedging" and "pre-planned" purchases to minimize the volatility in natural gas purchases. Because the pool allows Constellation to buy a larger volume of gas, savings in transportation costs are also realized.

A copy of the contract is attached as well as information from Constellation which gives a brief description of program highlights. We are not asking to

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make changes in our current contract, we are requesting a renewal of the contract to March of2010.


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MOTION:

FISCAL:

One of the key factors in this program is pre-planning gas purchases based upon the market. It is necessary to extend our contract in order to take advantage of market opportunities as they arise. Please note that we do not pay for the gas that is purchased on our behalf until it is used.


The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee recommends to the Board of Education the approval of the contract renewal with Constellation Energy for natural gas through March, 2010.

The annual natural gas budget will include adequate funds to provide for this contract.

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Master Natural Gas Agreement

Constellation NewEnergy · Gas Division, LLC ("CNEG") and School District of Beloit ("Customer'') enter into this Master Natural Gas Agreement, which includes the attached General Terms and Conditions (the "Master Natural Gas Agreement"), effective this 7th day of January, 2009, (the "Effective Date"). CNEG and Customer are sometimes referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." This Master Natural Gas Agreement is intended to govern the purchase and sale of natural gas and related services ("Gas") between the Parties, each a "Transaction," which will be memorialized in a transaction confirmation ("Confirmation") that is subject to this Master Natural Gas Agreement. If a conflict arises between the terms of the Master Natural Gas Agreement and a Confirmation, the Confirmation will be controlling. The Parties may further agree to implement certain strategies, the specifics of which will be set forth in a rider executed by the Parties ("Rider''). All Confirmations and Riders, together with this Master Natural Gas Agreement, form a single integrated agreement and are sometimes herein collectively referred to as the ("Agreement"). The Parties agree as follows

1. NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND SERVICES. CNEG shall supply, and Customer shall purchase Gas subject to the terms and conditions agreed to herein or in one or more Riders or Confirmation(s). Such documents may also specify hedging, risk management and other services to be provided by CNEG in connection with the supply of Gas to Customer. Consistent with applicable Law, CNEG, in its sole discretion, is authorized to select on behalf of Customer such sources of Gas at such prices as it deems appropriate under the applicable Agreement or Transaction. CNEG shall deliver the Gas to the Delivery Point(s), at which point risk of loss and title shall transfer to Customer. All Gas delivered by CNEG shall meet the pressure, quality, and heat content requirements of the Receiving Transporter. Seller's delivery obligation and Buyer's receipt obligation under this Agreement shall be set forth on the Confirmation as Primary Firm, Secondary Firm, or Interruptible. Customer is obligated to purchase and receive, and Seller is obligated to sell and deliver, 100% of the Customer's usage requirements delivered to the Delivery Point during the Delivery Period.

2. STANDARD PRICING STRUCTURES. Unless otherwise set forth in a Confirmation or a Rider, the following terms and conditions will apply to each Transaction.

(a) Hedging: Unless otherwise agreed, Customer has the right to Trigger the NYMEX price for any month(s) at any time during the Delivery Period, prior to 12:00 p.m. EST/EDT on the final day of NYMEX settlement for each applicable Delivery Month. NYMEX Triggers can be transacted with CNEG as a (i) Market Order, (ii) Limit Order, (iii) Market Stop Order or (iv) Stop Limit Order. Customer acknowledges that a Limit Order does not provide assurance of execution as the market pricing may not allow for the order to occur. All such Trigger orders are assumed to be Good-Till-Cancel. NYMEX purchase/sale prices exclude pipeline and Utility distribution charges. The Customer also has the right to Trigger basis at a fixed price and at predetermined volumes. Basis Triggers are to be transacted as Market Orders unless specifically communicated otherwise to CNEG. Basis includes costs related to interstate or intrastate pipeline transportation but does not include the cost of the commodity or the local distribution charges assessed by the Customer's Utility.

(b) Non-hedged Gas: For all beginning of the month nominated volumes, or portions thereof, where the price is NOT fixed for a specified Delivery Period, Customer agrees to pay the Market Price.

(c) Incremental Gas: For all additional Gas quantities required by the Customer in excess of the nominated or fixed quantities set forth in a Confirmation, Customer shall pay the Market Price.

(d) Default Service: To the extent a Facility continues to receive Gas from CNEG beyond the Delivery Period, all such Gas will be considered month to month purchases and will be priced at the Market Price.

3. CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE. The Parties may enter into Transactions at any time by written transmission, electronic transmission, facsimile or other written record, or verbally, in person or by telephone (which each Party acknowledges may be on a recorded telephone line) with the offer by one Party and acceptance by the other Party constituting the legally binding agreement of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate either Party to enter into a Transaction at any time and the mere request of Customer to purchase Gas or related service from CNEG hereunder shall not constitute acceptance until CNEG shall have clearly accepted such offer. Any applicable requirement that a Transaction be "in writing" and "signed" shall be deemed to have been satisfied by this Master Natural Gas Agreement, by the Parties' signatures below and their express agreement to these procedures. The Parties agree that CNEG shall have the exclusive right to confirm any Transaction by sending Customer a written Confirmation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or otherwise, by facsimile, electronic transmission or other means. A failure to send a Confirmation shall not invalidate the Transaction agreed to by the Parties. All agreed upon Transactions shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Master Natural Gas Agreement, and each Confirmation is incorporated herein. If CNEG sends a Confirmation and Customer fails to object in writing to any term in the Confirmation within two (2) business days, the Confirmation shall constitute the definitive written expression of the Transaction.

4. INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZATION. Customer shall designate CNEG to the Utility and any other applicable Transporter(s) as an authorized recipient of Customer's current and historical Gas billing and usage data. Customer authorizes CNEG to take such actions it deems necessary to enroll the Account(s) with the Utility as Accounts to be served by CNEG and otherwise meet its obligations under this Agreement, including executing on Customer's behalf any documents necessary to effectuate any such election, undertaking the management of any storage or transportation capacity allocated to Customer by the Utility or other Transporter(s), disposing of storage balances as permitted herein, and receiving Usage Nominations from the Utility relating to Customer's Gas requirements. Customer shall take any actions and execute any documents as CNEG shall reasonably request in this regard. Customer shall also provide to CNEG, at minimum, the following information: Customer's Utility account number and meter number(s), meter read data, rate class, gas usage, Customer's formal legal name, address(es), telephone number, facsimile number, and other information as CNEG may reasonably require from time to time consistent with applicable Law, including without limitation, facility descriptions, operation information, and other information regarding the Account(s). Furthermore, Customer shall promptly notify CNEG of any changes in any of the foregoing information, including without limitation (i) any change to the name associated with the Account(s); (ii) any expected material change in the volume or pattern of use, including the closing of an Account for any reason; (iii) the replacement of an Account number with a new number; and (iv) an assignment by the Utility of a new Account number to any existing service addresses of Customer covered by a Confirmation.

5. INVOICING AND PAYMENT. For Gas supplied under this Agreement Customer shall pay the Contract Price. In addition to the Contract Price, and unless otherwise indicated in a Rider or Confirmation, Customer will pay and be responsible for all such other amounts related to the purchase and delivery of Gas, which will include amounts for (i) Taxes related in any way to the Contract Price, any services provided hereunder or the Gas at and after the Delivery Point(s) and (ii) transportation charges at and after the Delivery Point and related Taxes. Invoices issued by CNEG will be sent to Customer in accordance with CNEG's normal billing cycle. CNEG reserves the right to adjust its billing cycle from time to time. In the absence of actual usage data or where deliveries are made to Utility on behalf of Customer into Customer's storage account, CNEG shall have the right to invoice Customer based on estimated meter data or other estimated information. Customer's invoice will be adjusted the next billing cycle after which CNEG receives the actual consumption amount and other necessary information from the Utility to reconcile any difference between estimated consumption and actual consumption or other matters. Each billing statement sent to Customer shall also be subject

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to adjustment for errors in arithmetic, computation, meter readings or other errors. Invoices provided by CNEG, whether during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, shall be due and payable without offset or reduction of any kind not later than the twenty-eighth (28th) day of the delivery month if such 28th day is a business day (and if not, the next following business day) (the "Payment Date"). For payments received on or before the due date in good and sufficient U.S. Funds, a $.0015 per billed therm discount will be credited in the succeeding monthly invoice statement. Customer shall make payments to the address for payment provided below. If CNEG does not receive payment on or before the Payment Date, CNEG shall have the right to assess and collect from Customer a Late Payment Charge. In addition, in the case of late payments interest will accrue daily on outstanding amounts from the due date until paid in full at the Interest Rate.

6. TERM. This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and, unless terminated earlier as otherwise provided in this Agreement, will continue for a period of twelve (12) months ("Initial Term"). After the Initial Term, this Agreement will automatically renew for subsequent twelve (12) month periods (each a "Renewal Term") unless either Party provides the other Party with not less than sixty (60) days written notice of its intention to terminate before the end of the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term. If at the time of such termination notice any Confirmation or Rider is in effect, such termination will not become effective as to any such Confirmation or Rider until its expiration, which shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

7. ACCEPTANCE. This Agreement shall not be binding or enforceable against CNEG unless and until signed by an authorized representative of CNEG.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date set forth above.

CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY- GAS DIVISION, LLC

By:

Name: -------------------------------------

Title: -----------------------------------

For Notices to CNEG: Constellation NewEnergy- Gas Division, LLC N21 W23340 Ridgeview Pkwy W Waukesha, WI 53188

Attn: Contracts Administration Title: Contracts Manager Phone: (262) 506-6600 Fax (262) 506-6611

For Payments to CNEG: Bank of America Lockbox Services 15473 Collections Center Drive Chicago, IL 60693

ABA# 111000012 Account# 026009593 c/o Bank of America Lockbox Services 15473 Collections Center Drive Chicago, IL 60693


By:

Name: ----------------------------------------

Title: -----------------------------------------

For Notices and Confirmations to Customer: School District of Beloit 1633 Keeler Ave. Beloit, WI 53511

Attn: Jeff Hanke Title: Mgr Buildings and Grounds Phone: (608) 364-6115 Fax: (608) 363-7290

For Invoices to Customer: School District of Beloit 1633 Keeler Ave. Beloit, WI 53511

Attn: Jeff Hanke Title: Mgr Buildings and Grounds Phone: (608) 364-6115 Fax: (608) 363-7290 Email: [email protected]

END OF MASTER NATURAL GAS AGREEMENT

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General Terms and Conditions for Gas Agreement

THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL GOVERN THE GAS AND RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN RIDERS AND CONFIRMATIONS. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND A RIDER, THE TERMS OF THE RIDER WILL PREVAIL. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND A CONFIRMATION, THE TERMS OF THE CONFIRMATION WILL PREVAIL. T1. Definitions All capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below, in the Confirmations, in the Riders, or as defined elsewhere in the Agreement. "Accounts" means those account(s) covered by this Agreement (including those listed in any Confirmation(s)) which are to be supplied with Gas by CNEG under this Agreement. "Affiliate" of a Party means any person or entity that is controlled by, that controls, or that is under common control with, such Party. The term "control" (including the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Party, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. "Contract Price" means the price for Gas as set forth in the applicable Rider and/or Confirmation. "Contract Quantity" means the quantity of Gas (in Btus, Dths, GJs or therms) to be delivered and received as agreed in the applicable Rider and/or Confirmation. "Delivery Month" means a month or portion thereof during the Delivery Period in which deliveries of Gas are to be made by CNEG. "Delivery Period" means the period during which deliveries of Gas are to be made as set forth in a Confirmation. "Delivery Point(s)" means the city gate interconnection between the Utility and the upstream Transporter or such other delivery point(s) as are agreed in a Confirmation. To the extent that Customer owned transportation capacity is used to deliver gas to the Customer, the Delivery Point shall be the receipt point of such capacity. "Facility" means a Customer facility to which CNEG is providing Gas under this Agreement. "Good-Till-Cancel" means that the order will remain open until either filled, cancelled by the Customer or terminated because the Delivery Month is no longer available for execution. "Interest Rate" means the lower of (a) the then-effective U.S. prime rate of interest published under "Money Rates" by The Wall Street Journal, plus two percent (2%) per annum; or (b) the highest rate of interest permitted by Law. "Interruptible" means that the delivery of Gas by Seller and receipt of Gas by Customer may be interrupted at any time and for any reason. The Parties' obligations under Interruptible service is limited to Customer's obligation to take and pay for Gas it nominates on a daily basis and Seller's obligation to invoice Customer for such Gas taken at the price set forth in the Confirmation. "Law" means any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, statute, judicial decision, administrative order, or any Transporter's operating tariff, guideline, procedure or protocol, or rule of the public utilities commission, public service commission or similar state commission or agency having jurisdiction over Utilities and the Gas distribution system in the state in which the Accounts are located, and the like. "Late Payment Charge" means a charge imposed on the total dollar amount past due from Customer at a rate of two percent (2%) of the amount past due. "Limit Order'' means an order to buy at or below a specified price, or to sell at or above a specified price. "Market Order" means an order to transact at the prevailing market offer or bid, at the time of execution. "Market Price" is a per MMBtu price comprised of (i) the spot commodity cost of Gas as determined by CNEG in its reasonable sole discretion, plus (ii) all related interstate and intrastate pipeline charges required to deliver Gas to the Delivery Point, plus (iii) a reasonable market based margin. Market Price does not include the cost of local distribution or other Utility imposed charges, including but not limited to Utility or pipeline balancing charges unless otherwise agreed upon. "Market Stop Order'' means an order that does not become active until the market trades at or past the requested stop level. If the stop level is reached and/or breached, the order converts to a Market Order and is filled at the prevailing market offer or bid at the time of execution. "MDQ" mean the maximum daily quantity of Gas to be delivered as set forth in the Confirmation. "MMBtu" means one million Btu (British thermal units), which is equivalent to one dekatherm ("Dth"). "Notice Period" means five (5) calendar days or such other period as may be agreed to in a Rider or Confirmation. "NYMEX" means the New York Mercantile Exchange, or its successor. "Primary Firm" means deliveries and receipts of Gas under this Agreement may not be interrupted except for reasons of Force Majeure or curtailment on Customer's Utility. The Parties agree to make and accept deliveries of Gas on a non-interruptible basis up to Customer's MDQ. If Seller interrupts Customer for reasons other than Force Majeure or a curtailment by Customer's Utility, Customer's exclusive remedy shall be that Customer may recover damages as provided in T2.3 "Receiving Transporter" means the Transporter receiving Gas at a Delivery Point. "Secondary Firm" means deliveries and receipts of Gas under this Agreement will be on a best-effort basis up to Customer's MDQ. Seller may interrupt its performance without liability to Customer to the extent that one or more of the following conditions are present: i) Force Majeure; ii) curtailment by Customer's Utility; iii) curtailment of supply by a Gas supplier; iv) curtailment of storage by a storage provider; v) curtailment of transportation by a Transporter, including, but not limited to, transportation between secondary firm points; vi) recall of transportation capacity release by its releasor; or vii) curtailment of Gas production behind a specific meter. If Seller interrupts for any other reason, Customer's exclusive remedy shall be that Customer may recover damages as provided in T2.3. "Stop Limit Order" means to an order to buy at or below a specified price, or to sell at or above a specified price. "Taxes" mean all applicable federal, state, municipal and other taxes, duties, fees, levies, premiums or any other charges imposed by any governmental authority, whether direct or indirect, and whether in effect as of the Effective Date or enacted after such date, together with all interest, penalties or other additional amounts imposed in respect thereof, including without limitation, those levied on or measured by, or referred to as sales, consumption, goods and services, use, value added, receipts taxes, Btu taxes, franchise tax, privilege taxes, excise, stamp, withholding or surtaxes (but shall not include taxes imposed on the net income of CNEG). The term "Taxes" shall include any and all amounts imposed either on the Customer directly or on CNEG in its function as a supplier of Customer, and that are associated in any way with the supply of energy and related services to Customer (in which case the Customer shall be responsible to reimburse CNEG for all such amounts). All Taxes invoiced to the Customer under this Agreement will be displayed on the invoice as a separate line item or included in the Contract Price as required by Law. "Trigger'' means the request by the Customer for the CNEG to financially set/lock-in the value of the NYMEX and/or basis component of the Contract Price. "Transporter(s)" means all Gas gathering or pipeline companies, or local distribution companies, acting in the capacity of a transporter, transporting Gas for CNEG or Customer upstream or downstream, respectively, of the Delivery Point(s) pursuant to a particular Transaction. "Usage Nomination" means Customer's nomination of its forecasted Gas requirements, including without limitation (i) any such nomination by the Utility with respect to Customer, (ii) any such nomination permitted to be made by CNEG as provided in this Agreement or any Rider or Confirmation. "Utility" means the local distribution company owning and/or controlling and maintaining the distribution system required for delivery of Gas to the Account(s).


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T2.1. Transportation, Nominations and Imbalances. (a) Transportation. CNEG shall have the sole responsibility for transporting the Gas to the Delivery Point(s). Customer shall have the sole responsibility for transporting the Gas from the Delivery Point(s). If after the date the Parties enter into a Confirmation, there is an increase in the rate or amount of any applicable transportation charges (including but not limited to charges under any applicable tariff) or fees, or new transportation charges (including but not limited to charges under any applicable tariff) or fees are imposed, Customer shall reimburse CNEG for all such additional amounts and/or CNEG may adjust the Contract Price pursuant to Section T2.6 to reflect such charges. (b) Nomination. The Parties shall coordinate their nomination activities, giving sufficient time to meet the deadlines of the affected Transporter(s), it being understood that Customer shall notify CNEG of changes in utilization by 9:00a.m. in the place indicated as CNEG's address for notices on the day before the day on which the Gas is to be delivered. Each Party shall give the other Party timely prior notice, sufficient to meet the requirements of all Transporter(s) involved in the movement, transportation or management of the quantities of Gas to be delivered and purchased under the Program and/or Transaction. If Customer or the Utility fails to provide CNEG with a Usage Nomination for any Delivery Month in a timely manner, CNEG may establish a nomination for such Delivery Month in a commercially reasonable manner based upon Customer's historical usage data available to CNEG and shall have the right to use and rely upon such nomination unless and until notified otherwise by Customer or the Utility. Should either Party become aware that actual deliveries at the Delivery Point(s) are greater or lesser than the quantity of Gas confirmed by Transporter(s) for movement, transportation or management, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party. CNEG shall be entitled to rely on any Usage Nominations received from the Utility or established by CNEG in accordance with this paragraph in respect of the Account(s). Usage Nominations may be made verbally, in writing, by facsimile, or by other electronic transmission. (c) Imbalances. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid imposition of any fees, penalties, cash-outs, costs or charges (in cash or in kind) assessed by a Transporter for failure to satisfy the Transporter's balancing and/or nomination requirements ("Imbalance Charges"). If Customer or CNEG receives an invoice from a Transporter that includes Imbalance Charges, the Parties shall determine the validity as well as the cause of such Imbalance Charges. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of Customer's receipt or consumption of quantities of Gas greater than or less than the quantity of Gas confirmed by Transporter(s) for movement, transportation or management, then Customer shall pay for such Imbalance Charges or reimburse CNEG for such Imbalance Charges if paid by CNEG. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of CNEG's delivery of quantities of Gas greater than or less than the quantity of Gas confirmed by Transporter(s) for movement, transportation or management, then CNEG shall pay for such Imbalance Charges or reimburse Customer for such Imbalance Charges if paid by Customer. T2.2. Creditworthiness. FROM TIME TO TIME, CUSTOMER WILL PROVIDE CNEG WITH REASONABLE INFORMATION, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS REQUESTED BY CNEG TO COMPLETE A CREDIT REVIEW. CONTINUED SUPPLY OF GAS OR RELATED SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS CONTINGENT UPON CNEG'S DETERMINATION, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, THAT CUSTOMER IS CREDITWORTHY. If at any time and on an on-going basis during the term of this Agreement CNEG determines (i) that Customer's credit is unsatisfactory, (ii) Customer has experienced any adverse change in its financial condition, (iii) Customer's financial obligations to CNEG or CNEG's exposure under this Agreement increases for any reason, or (iv) if the Customer has made two or more late payments, CNEG will have the right to liquidate any storage gas or financial positions entered into in connection with this Agreement and hold the proceeds thereof as security for Customer's obligations to CNEG and/or apply same as provided in this Agreement, and/or require that Customer post security or make other credit arrangements satisfactory to CNEG (which may include without limitation, making a cash deposit, issuing a parental guaranty, posting a letter of credit acceptable to CNEG at a financially sound bank or other financial institution, or prepaying CNEG for Gas supplied under this Agreement) or to increase or supplement security or other credit arrangements previously put in place, in any such circumstance to ensure prompt payment by Customer of amounts owed or otherwise payable under this Agreement. Customer will provide the requested security or credit arrangements, including any increase thereof, within two (2) business days of CNEG's request. T2.3. Failure to Deliver or Receive Gas. The sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties in the event of a breach of an obligation to deliver or receive Primary Firm or Secondary Firm Gas shall be the following: (a) In the event of a failure to deliver Primary Firm or Secondary Firm Gas by CNEG for a reason other than Customer's breach, CNEG shall pay Customer the Replacement Cost. "Replacement Cost" means the amount Customer actually pays to replace the undelivered Contract Quantity less the amount Customer would have paid under this Agreement for such Contract Quantity. Customer shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to purchase replacement Gas at a reasonable total delivered cost. CNEG shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to resume deliveries of Gas to Customer as soon as reasonably practicable and in a manner that is reasonably intended to mitigate the Replacement Costs to Customer. In the event the calculation of the Replacement Cost results in a negative number, then the Replacement Cost shall be deemed to equal zero. (b) In the event of a failure to receive Primary Firm or Secondary Firm Gas by Customer for a reason other than to Seller's breach, Customer shall reimburse CNEG for any Revenue Loss incurred by CNEG in connection with such breach. "Revenue Loss" means the amount that CNEG would have received for the sale of the Contract Quantity pursuant to this Agreement less the amount actually received by CNEG in the alternate sale, if any, of the Contract Quantity that Customer failed to purchase plus any incremental Costs. In the event that CNEG does not enter into an alternate sale, Revenue Loss shall mean the amount that CNEG would have received for the sale of such Contract Quantity at the Contract Price less the amount CNEG would have received by reselling such Contract Quantity at spot market prices at or near the Delivery Point(s), as determined by CNEG in a commercially reasonable manner. In the event the calculation of the Revenue Loss results in a negative number, then the Revenue Loss shall be deemed to equal zero. T2.4. DEFAULT. AN "EVENT OF DEFAULT" MEANS ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) A PARTY'S OR ITS GUARANTOR'S FAILURE TO MAKE, WHEN DUE, ANY PAYMENT REQUIRED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY GUARANTY IF NOT PAID WITHIN ANY APPLICABLE NOTICE PERIOD; (B) ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY MADE BY A PARTY IN THIS AGREEMENT OR BY A PARTY'S GUARANTOR IN ANY GUARANTY PROVES TO HAVE BEEN FALSE OR MISLEADING IN ANY MATERIAL RESPECT WHEN MADE OR CEASES TO REMAIN TRUE IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, IF NOT CURED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE OTHER PARTY; (C) CUSTOMER OR ITS GUARANTOR FAILS TO PROVIDE SECURITY OR CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS AS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT; (D) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXCUSED BY FORCE MAJEURE, THE FAILURE BY A PARTY TO PERFORM ANY MATERIAL OBLIGATION SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN THE EVENTS THAT ARE OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY COVERED AS A SEPARATE EVENT OF DEFAULT HEREUNDER OR AS A FAILURE TO DELIVER OR RECEIVE THE CONTRACT QUANTITY) WHERE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH FAILURE IS CURABLE, IT IS NOT CURED WITHIN TWENTY (20) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE THEREOF; OR (E) A PARTY OR ITS GUARANTOR (I) MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT OR ANY GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS; (II) HAS A LIQUIDATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, RECEIVER, TRUSTEE, CONSERVATOR OR SIMILAR OFFICIAL APPOINTED FOR IT OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS PROPERTY OR ASSETS; (Ill) FILES A PETITION OR OTHERWISE COMMENCES, AUTHORIZES OR ACQUIESCES IN THE COMMENCEMENT OF A PROCEEDING OR CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER ANY BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF CREDITORS, OR HAS SUCH PETITION FILED AGAINST IT AND SUCH PETITION IS NOT WITHDRAWN OR DISMISSED FOR TWENTY (20) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER SUCH FILING; (IV) OTHERWISE BECOMES BANKRUPT OR INSOLVENT (HOWEVER EVIDENCED); OR (V) IS UNABLE TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY FALL DUE. T2.5. Remedies upon Default. (a) If an Event of Default occurs with respect to a Party or its guarantor (the "Defaulting Party"), the other Party (the "Non-Defaulting Party") may, in its discretion, at any time, terminate this Agreement in whole or solely with respect to those Accounts adversely affected by such Event of Default, as a result of such default upon

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written notice to the Defaulting Party setting forth the effective date of termination (the "Early Termination Date"). Further, if Customer is the Defaulting Party, then CNEG, as applicable, may, in its sole discretion and without waiving any rights or remedies it may have, (i) withhold further Gas deliveries or related services until such Event of Default is cured, (ii) to the extent applicable, remove Customer from CNEG's managed balancing and/or storage pools and/or apply any storage balance at prevailing market prices as an offset against the amount owed to CNEG by Customer, (iii) terminate any Riders (iv) terminate any Confirmations and liquidate the Terminated Volumes, and/or (v) liquidate any futures contracts or hedging positions relating to this Agreement or any Transaction(s) and apply the proceeds thereof against any amounts due to CNEG. If this Agreement is terminated, in whole or in part, pursuant this Section, the Non-Defaulting Party will in good faith calculate a termination payment as set forth below, and the Defaulting Party shall pay such amount following receipt of notice of such amount as provided herein. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any termination payment under this Agreement constitutes a reasonable approximation of harm or loss, and is not a penalty or punitive in any respect Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section T2.5(a) shall, unless otherwise indicated in the termination notice, terminate all Riders and Confirmations entered into under this Agreement (b) If Customer terminates this Agreement, in whole or in part, upon the default of CNEG, CNEG will pay Customer the following early termination payment: Market Value plus Costs minus Contract Value, as long as the Market Value plus Costs is greater than Contract Value. (c) If CNEG terminates this Agreement, in whole or in part, upon the default of Customer or Customer terminates this Agreement, in whole or in part, as permitted under a Confirmation or under Section T2.6 below, Customer will pay CNEG the following early termination payment: Contract Value plus Costs minus Market Value, so long as the Contract Value plus Costs is greater than the Market Value. (d) For purposes of this Section, "Contract Value" means the Contract Price for the Terminated Volumes. "Market Value" means the amount, as determined by the Non-Defaulting Party as of the Early Termination Date; a bona fide third party would pay for the Terminated Volumes at the Delivery Point(s) at current market prices. In determining "Market Value", the Non-Defaulting Party may consider, among other things, any or all of the settlement prices of NYMEX Gas futures contracts, quotations from leading dealers, energy swap agreements or physical gas trading markets, similar sales or purchases, and any other bona fide offers from either third parties or Affiliates of the Non-Defaulting Party, all as commercially available to the Non-Defaulting Party and adjusted for the length of the term and differences in transportation costs and other factors, as the Non-Defaulting Party reasonably determines. "Costs" mean brokerage fees, commissions and other similar transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by, or on behalf of, the Non-Defaulting Party in terminating, liquidating, or obtaining any arrangement pursuant to which it has hedged its obligations, and attorneys' fees, expenses and costs, if any, incurred in connection with enforcing its rights under this Agreement "Terminated Volumes" means the amount of Gas (in Btu), as determined by the Non-Defaulting Party, that would have been delivered under each Confirmation covered by the termination during the remaining Delivery Period had it not been terminated early. In making this determination the Non-Defaulting Party may (but is not required to) consider: (i) anticipated consistency with, or deviations from past Gas usage patterns, (ii) variations in anticipated weather patterns, (iii) general economic conditions or conditions affecting the specific industry(ies) in which Customer operates, and/or (iv) any other factors the Non-Defaulting Party deems appropriate. T2.6. Change in Law. If a new Law shall be enacted, or there shall occur any revisions in, implementation of, amendments to, or interpretations of any Law (including without limitation those that establish new, or otherwise modify existing, state-authorized retail Gas sales programs or Gas transportation charges, that impose new Taxes or change the rate of existing Taxes), in either circumstance affecting approved or anticipated rates, tariffs, Taxes, charges, fees, assessments, or other costs relating to the transportation or licensing, marketing, or supply of Gas or gas related services at retail to Customer that could adversely affect the anticipated economic return to CNEG under this Agreement (any of the foregoing a "Change in Law"), CNEG shall have the right to adjust upward the amounts payable by Customer under this Agreement to take account of such adverse economic consequences. Such additional amounts will be included in subsequent invoices to Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, where a Change in Law has occurred prior to the effective date of any Transaction, but CNEG cannot determine the economic impact of such Change in Law because sufficient information is not available (including lack of final implementing rules or regulations), CNEG shall have the right to adjust upward the amounts payable by Customer at such time during the term of this Agreement as CNEG is able to determine the economic effect of such Change in Law. T2.7. Market Disruption. If the Contract Price for the purchase or sale of Gas is based in whole or in part upon a specified index (a "Floating Price") and a Market Disruption Event occurs and is continuing for one or more day(s) on which the relevant price source published or was to publish the relevant price (each a "Trading Day"), then the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree on a Floating Price (or a method for determining a Floating Price). If the Parties have not so agreed on or before the fifth (5th) business day following the first Trading Day on which the Market Disruption Event occurred or existed, CNEG shall solicit quotes from reputable dealers in the applicable market for pricing on the Market Disruption Event day and shall average such prices and such average price shall be the Floating Price for such Trading Day. A "Market Disruption Event" shall mean any of the following: (a) the failure of the specified index to announce or publish information necessary for determining the Floating Price; (b) the failure of trading to commence or the permanent discontinuation or material suspension of trading in the relevant options contract or commodity on the exchange or market acting as the specified index; (c) the temporary or permanent discontinuance or unavailability of the index; (d) the temporary or permanent closing of any exchange acting as the specified index; or (e) a material change in the formula for or the method of determining the Floating Price. T2.8. Representations and Warranties. (a) Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party warrants and represents to the other the following (1) it is duly organized, validly operating and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation; (2) it is authorized and qualified to do business in the jurisdictions necessary to perform under this Agreement; (3) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are duly authorized and do not violate any governing documents or any contracts to which it is a party or any laws, rules or regulations applicable to it; (4) there is no material event(s) or other agreement(s) which would impair that Party's right, authority or ability to execute this Agreement and otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (5) it has knowledge and experience that enables it to evaluate the merits and risks associated with this Agreement (b) Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Customer. Customer warrants, represents and covenants that: (1) the data given and representations made concerning its Accounts are true and correct; (2) Customer is entering into this Agreement to purchase all or a portion of its Gas requirements only; and that the Gas purchased under this Agreement will be consumed at the facilities to which the Accounts relate, and Customer will not resell such Gas to any third party (with the sole exception of Customer tenants or lessees in the ordinary course of Customer's business); and (3) Customer is the party of record of the Accounts, or if it is not the party of record, it has the authority to enter into and bind its principal to this Agreement If requested, Customer will provide CNEG written proof of such authority. T2.9. Operational Flow Orders. If either Party receives an operational flow order ("OFO") or any other usage or operating instructions or similar notice from a Transporter or Utility requiring action to be taken in connection with the flow and/or consumption of Gas covered by this Agreement, such Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to give notice to the other Party of such event in a timely manner. Each Party will take all commercially reasonable actions required by the OFO within the time prescribed. If OFO penalties, charges, fees, costs or expenses result from the actions or inactions of one Party, then such Party shall be solely responsible for any such penalties, charges, fees, costs or expenses. T2.1 0. Force Majeure. "Force Majeure" means an event that is not within the reasonable control of the Party claiming Force Majeure ("Claiming Party''), and that by the exercise of due diligence, the Claiming Party is unable to overcome in a commercially reasonable manner, and such event will not be deemed a breach or default under this Agreement Force Majeure includes, but is not limited to, acts of God; fire; war; terrorism; flood; earthquake; civil disturbance; sabotage; facility failure; curtailment, disruption or interruption of firm transportation service by the Transporter (including without limitation as the result of an OFO) or supply into CNEG's supply pools; declaration of emergency by the Utility; regulatory, administrative, or legislative action, or action or restraint by court order or governmental

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authority; or any act or omission of a third party not under the control of the Claiming Party (including without limitation the Utility). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, where a Party is unable to carry out any obligation under this Agreement due to a Force Majeure event (other than a payment obligation, which will not be excused for Force Majeure), this Agreement will remain in effect but such obligation will be suspended for the period necessary as a result of the Force Majeure, provided that: (i) to the extent reasonably possible, the Claiming Party gives the other Party prompt written notice describing the particulars of the Force Majeure, including but not limited to, the nature and date of the occurrence and the expected duration of the Force Majeure; (ii) the suspension of performance is of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure; and (iii) the Claiming Party uses commercially reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform. During any curtailment of deliveries caused by Force Majeure, CNEG may prorate available supplies at the affected points, based on nominated quantities, among CNEG's customers receiving gas at those points. If the Force Majeure continues for a period of thirty (30) days (the "Extended Force Majeure Trigger Date") or more, the performing Party will have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to those Accounts adversely affected by the Force Majeure by providing the Claiming Party fifteen (15) days prior written notice after the Extended Force Majeure Trigger Date. T2.11. Indemnification. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless CNEG and all its Affiliates, and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, associates, employees, agents, representatives, successors, members, managers and assigns (collectively including CNEG referred to as the "CNEG Parties") from and against all claims, losses, expenses (including attorneys' fees and court costs), damages, demands, judgments, causes of action or suits (collectively, "Claims") of any kind, including but not limited to, Claims for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the Gas, which attach at and after the point at which Customer takes delivery. CNEG agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Customer and all its Affiliates, and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, associates, employees, agents, representatives, successors, members, managers and assigns (collectively including Customer referred to as the "Customer Parties") from and against all Claims of any kind, including but not limited to, Claims for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the Gas, which attach before the point at which Customer takes delivery. T2.12. Certain Limitations. (a) Limitations of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the entire liability of each Party for any and all Claims of any kind arising from or relating to this Agreement, including any causes of action in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, will be limited to direct actual damages only, subject in all cases to an affirmative obligation on the part of the claiming party to mitigate its damages. Furthermore, in no event will either Party be liable for any consequential, exemplary, special, incidental or punitive damages, including, without limitation, lost opportunities or lost profits. (b) Utility Services. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Utility is exclusively responsible for the Gas delivery system and all interruptions in the delivery of service and that CNEG exercises no independent control over the Utility's facilities necessary for the delivery of Gas. As such, Customer disclaims any and all right to damages from CNEG arising from any interruption in Gas service caused in whole or in part by interruption, termination or deterioration of service on the Utility's system. Furthermore, CNEG is not responsible for providing services related to the maintenance and operation of the Utility's natural gas distribution system, services regarding Customer's consumption of Gas, or other services which are provided by the Utility or third parties. CNEG will have no liability for any act or omission of the Utility, or any third party, and Customer understands and agrees that it shall be solely responsible for all amounts due to the Utility or third parties for these and other services. (c) Set-Off/Netting. CNEG shall have the right to set-off and net against any amounts owed to it by Customer under this Agreement, including without limitation any early termination payment or Revenue Loss payment, any of the following amounts: (i) monies owed to Customer under this Agreement or under any other agreement between CNEG or any of CNEG's Affiliates and Customer or any of Customer's Affiliates, (ii) any collateral or other financial assurance provided by Customer to CNEG under this Agreement, and (iii) any proceeds received upon liquidation of any futures contracts or hedging positions entered into in connection with this Agreement. T2.13. DISCLAIMER. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NO WARRANTY, DUTY, OR REMEDY, WHETHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, IS GIVEN OR INTENDED TO ARISE OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, AND CNEG SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. T2.14. Waiver and Severability. Failure to provide notice of, or object to, any default under this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any future default, whether like or different in character. If any portion of this Agreement, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held legally invalid, the remainder will not be affected and will be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and equity, and there will be deemed substituted for the invalid provisions such provisions as will most nearly carry out the mutual intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law. T2.15. Assignment. CNEG may assign, sell, pledge, transfer, or encumber any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or the accounts, revenues, or proceeds hereof to: (A) a bank, insurer, or other financial institution; or (B) any person or entity (i) succeeding to all or substantially all of CNEG's assets or business or the division or region of CNEG to which this Agreement relates or (ii) into which CNEG is merged or otherwise combined or reorganized; provided (with respect to this clause (B)) the succeeding entity agrees to be bound to this Agreement; or (C) any Affiliate of CNEG. Customer may assign all (but not less than all) its rights and obligations under this Agreement in their entirety or solely with respect to certain Accounts; provided (A) it gives CNEG sixty (60) days written notice of its intent to do so; (B) the assignee satisfies in full CNEG's credit requirements; (C) the assignee assumes in writing all of Customer's obligations under this Agreement; and (D) Customer continues to be liable for performance, including payment for goods and services received, prior to the assignment date. T2.16. Confidentiality; Marketing Reference. (a) Customer agrees to keep all terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the pricing offered to Customer, confidential and not to disclose them to any third parties without the prior written consent of CNEG. CNEG will keep confidential all Customer-identifying information and Account information that is not otherwise publicly available. Each Party shall have the right to disclose such information to its Affiliates and its Affiliates' employees, agents, advisors, and independent contractors who have a need to know such information and who agree to hold such information in the strictest confidence. CNEG shall also have the right to disclose information respecting Customer, including this Agreement, to brokers, agents, consultants or other third parties that are representing Customer in the purchase of Gas or any hedging or related activity. Furthermore, CNEG may make such other disclosures to third parties of information, including aggregate consumption data, provided they are in a manner that cannot be reasonably expected to specifically identify Customer. If disclosure of a Party's confidential information is sought through process of a court, or a state or federal regulatory agency or other legal compulsion, the Party receiving such request will notify the other Party immediately to afford the other Party the opportunity to oppose such disclosure or otherwise obtain a protective order or other relief as may be available. The Party receiving such disclosure request will cooperate with the other Party in its attempts to obtain such protections. (b) Customer further authorizes CNEG to utilize Customer's name for publicity and marketing purposes. T2.17. Choice of Law; Attorney Fees and Expenses. The validity, performance, and construction of this Agreement will be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including Title 14 of the New York General Obligations Law but without regard to any other choice of law principles. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO INITIATE OR BECOME A PARTY TO ANY CLASS ACTION CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. If either Party pursues court action to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the non-prevailing Party shall promptly reimburse the prevailing Party for all its attorney fees, expenses and costs. Further, CNEG shall be entitled to recover from Customer all costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with its efforts, whether in court or otherwise, to collect amounts due and payable to CNEG.




T2.18. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for CNEG Parties and Customer Parties under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties hereto, and no third party will have any rights under this Agreement whatsoever. If Customer is represented by a third party in connection with the procurement or performance of this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement CNEG will have no liability therefore, and Customer will be fully responsible for any fee, commission or other compensation owing any such third party, and will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the CNEG Parties from any and all Claims of any kind of any such third party arising from or relating to this Agreement T2.19. Notice. To be effective, all notices must be in writing delivered by hand, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by express carrier to the addresses provided in this Agreement A Party may change its address by providing notice of such change in accordance herewith. T2.20. Entire Agreement; Survival of Terms. This Agreement (which constitutes the Master Natural Gas Agreement, including these General Terms and Conditions, Riders and any Transactions agreed to by the Parties from time to time) embodies the Parties' entire agreement and understanding, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, and may not be contradicted by any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require CNEG to execute and deliver this Master Natural Gas Agreement or any Confirmation, even if Customer shall have already executed and delivered such to CNEG. A facsimile copy of either Party's signature will be considered an original for all purposes under this Agreement, and each Party will provide its original signature upon request Except to the extent otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, no amendment to this Master Natural Gas Agreement will be valid or given any effect unless signed by both Parties or expressly provided in a Confirmation. The terms of any purchase order (PO) or other writing sent by Customer and/or any alteration, addition, or modification made by Customer to the preprinted terms of this Agreement shall be void and without any effect In the case of any conflict among the documents comprising the Agreement, they will control in the following order of priority: first, a Confirmation(s); second, a Rider; third, the Master Natural Gas Agreement; and fourth, any oral agreement of the Parties as to the Transaction. The applicable provisions of this Agreement will continue in effect after termination or expiration hereof to the extent necessary, including but not limited to providing for final billing, billing adjustments and payments, the obligations of Customer to balance the over and under deliveries of Gas to zero, limitations of liability, the forum and manner of dispute resolution, and with respect to any indemnification obligations under this Agreement The section headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will in no way affect the meaning of the provisions of this Agreement T2.21. Affirmation. Customer affirms that it has read this Agreement in its entirety and it agrees to the terms and conditions contained herein. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement T2.22. Relationship of the Parties. CNEG is an independent contractor under this Agreement Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, neither Party has the authority to execute documents that purport to bind the other, and nothing in this Agreement will be construed to constitute a joint venture, fiduciary relationship, partnership or other joint undertaking. T2.23. Forward Contract; Qualified Financial Contract; Inapplicability of Commodities Exchange Act. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is a "forward contract," that CNEG is a "forward contract merchant" for purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, as amended, and that this Agreement is a "qualified financial contract" within the meaning of Section 2-201 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Further, CNEG is not providing advice regarding the value or advisability of trading in "commodity interests" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 1-25, et seq., as amended (the "CEA"), including futures agreements and commodity options or any other activity which would cause CNEG or any of its Affiliates to be considered a commodity trading advisor under the CEA Customer acknowledges that CNEG is not operating a commodity pool, that Customer's purpose in entering into each Transaction is not speculation, but rather price volatility control and/or budget management for procurement of natural gas for one or more of its facilities. Customer represents that it qualifies as an "eligible contract participant" as the same is defined under the CEA T2.24. Payments to Brokers. To the extent Customer is represented by a broker, agent, association or other third party (collectively "Broker"), Customer acknowledges and understands that: (a) CNEG may be making a payment to Broker in connection with its efforts to facilitate Customer and CNEG entering into this Agreement; (b) Unless otherwise noted, the Contract Price reflects the fee, if any, paid to Broker; and (c) Broker is acting on Customer's behalf as its representative and is not a representative or agent of CNEG.


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EXHIBIT A- FORM OF TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION*

*The actual Confirmation entered into between Customer and CNEG may differ from this form to reflect state regulatory and other local requirements and terms applicable to Account(s). This Form of Confirmation is for illustrative purposes only and CNEG reserves the right to alter the form of this Confirmation at any time.

This Transaction Confirmation is delivered pursuant to and in accordance with a Master Natural Gas Agreement executed on the __ day of _______ , 200_ (the "Master Natural Gas Agreement"), by and between Constellation NewEnergy - Gas Division, LLC ("CNEG") and _____ ("Customer"), and is subject to and made part of the terms and conditions of such Master Natural Gas Agreement Capitalized terms used herein but not defined will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master Natural Gas Agreement

Facility Name:

Deliverv Period:

Default Service: To the extent a Facility continues to receive Gas from CNEG beyond the Delivery Period, all such Gas will be considered month to month purchases and will be priced at the Market Price.

Nature of Parties' Obligation:

Contract Quantity/Price:

MonthNr Contract Quantity (in MMBtu) Contract Price

Delivery Point(s):

Utility:

Special Provisions:

This Transaction Confirmation documents a Transaction previously reached by authorized representatives of the Parties. It is binding and shall be deemed accepted as the definitive expression of the Transaction unless disputed by Customer in writing within two (2) business days of Customer's receipt.

CNEG:

By: Name: Title Date:




Managed Portfolio Services Rider WISCONSIN

This Managed Portfolio Services Rider ("Managed Portfolio Rider''), effective the 7th day of January, 2009, ("Managed Portfolio Rider Effective Date") to that certain Master Natural Gas Agreement ("Master Natural Gas Agreement") entered into on the 7th day of January, 2009, by and between Constellation NewEnergy -Gas Division, LLC ("CNEG") and School District of Beloit ("Customer''), and is subject to all of the provisions, terms and conditions of such Master Natural Gas Agreement. The purpose of this Managed Portfolio Rider is to set forth the specific terms and conditions related to the Managed Portfolio Services whereby CNEG will manage the natural gas portfolio for Customer's Accounts located behind Wisconsin Power and Light ("Utility"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master Natural Gas Agreement.

1. SERVICES. CNEG will provide on an exclusive basis, and Customer will pay for, the Managed Portfolio Services set forth below (collectively, the "Services").

a. Account Management:

i) CNEG shall purchase Customer's natural gas requirements as per the terms of the Master Natural Gas Agreement, this Managed Portfolio Rider and any related Confirmation(s). Customer shall take all reasonable steps necessary to appoint CNEG as Customer's agent with the Utility to receive Customer usage and account information, where applicable, for the following facility location(s):

Facility Location Utility Account Number Pool Election CNEG Account Number (described in § 1 [c])

1859 NORTHGATE DR, BELOIT, WI 489600-002 GOLD SDB1-001 1524 FREDERICK ST, BELOIT, WI 489633-002 GOLD SDB1-002 1633 KEtlER AVE, BELOIT, WI 608010-002 GOLD SDB1-003 1225 4TH ST, BELOIT, WI 193904-011 GOLD SDB1-004

ii) CNEG will designate an Account Manager to deliver/provide Managed Portfolio Services. The Account Manager will serve as the Customer's point of contact and manage the relationship between CNEG and the Customer.

iii) Customer will be provided a username and password to access CNEG's secured web-based portal. Account specific information and reports can be viewed and printed. Examples of account specific reports that may be available include: (a) monthly analysis reports, (b) daily usage histories, and (c) monthly usage and peak day analysis. All market based information can also be viewed and printed from the portal. Examples of market based information may include: (a) Weekly Market Summary, (b) Natural Gas Market Update, (c) Natural Gas Futures Update, and (d) historical NYMEX pricing.

iv) Annual energy conferences will be provided covering the latest information on the energy markets, regulatory and legislative changes, and product and service developments.

b. Natural Gas Portfolio Management:

i) CNEG will establish a natural gas portfolio to manage Customer's risk and exposure to natural gas price volatility. The portfolio will be comprised of a combination of the CNEG Pool Gas Price for Utility citygate delivered gas and optional fixed price transactions. As used herein, "CNEG Pool Gas Price" is a combination of the spot commodity cost of gas, all related interstate pipeline charges required to deliver gas to the Utility city gate, the cost of the Services as described herein, plus a reasonable market based margin. Specific costs included in the CNEG Pool Gas Price will be based on market conditions at the time of delivery and Customer's Reliability Pool election below. The CNEG Pool Gas Price does not include the cost of local distribution or other Utility imposed charges which are billed to the Customer by the Utility and directly paid by Customer to the Utility, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing.

ii) CNEG will manage potential Customer usage imbalances by forecasting usage daily and then adjusting deliveries accordingly based upon the needs of the Customer, the position of CNEG's overall pool of customers behind the applicable city gate ("Pool") and taking into account whether the Utility is daily or monthly balanced, or both. Any imbalance costs that are created due to Customer's usage that CNEG was not able to balance in the Pool using commercially reasonable efforts shall be passed through to Customer.

iii) The CNEG Pool Gas Price will apply to Customer's Monthly Delivery Volume nomination. Variations in Customer's usage above or below the Monthly Delivery Volume nomination in any month that cannot be balanced in the Pool by CNEG using commercially reasonable efforts, will be charged or credited to Customer based on then current spot market prices.

c. Customer Pool Election:

Customer will select a reliability level for its purchases from CNEG. CNEG will aggregate Customer's volumes with other customers CNEG is physically serving ("Reliability Pool"). Options for reliability levels are as follows:

Reliability Pool Description Platinum 115% For the period November through March, CNEG will reserve and make available, Primary Firm Gas supply in an amount

equal to 115% of Customer's average January daily usage ("Daily Platinum 115 Quantity"). Platinum 100% For the period November through March, CNEG will reserve and make available, Primary Firm Gas supply in an amount

equal to 100% of Customer's avera~e January daily usa~e ("Daily Platinum 100 Quantity"). Gold Standard Gas deliveries to the Utility on Customer's behalf will be made using a blend of Primary Firm Gas and Secondary Firm

Gas supply. The blend of Primary Firm Gas and Secondary Firm Gas will be based on Customer's and the Reliability Pool's usages from recent normal temperature winters.

Silver Solution Gas deliveries to the Utility on Customer's behalf will be made using Secondary Firm Gas supply.

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Bronze Benefit Gas deliveries to the Utility on Customer's behalf will be made using Secondary Firm Gas supply and Customer agrees to switch to alternative fuel upon CNEG request for up to 10 da s durin the period December throu h March.

For the purposes of this Managed Portfolio Rider, CNEG will not be permitted to suspend Secondary Firm deliveries of Gas without liability if such suspension is caused by the recall of transportation capacity released by its releasor.

d. Monthly Delivery Volume Determination:

The "Monthly Delivery Volume" is a specific quantity nominated by Customer for the next delivery month. Customer must make the Monthly Delivery Volume nomination to CNEG by the ninth (9th) to last business day of the month preceding delivery. In the absence of a specific nomination from the Customer, CNEG will establish Customer's Monthly Delivery Volume based on Customer's historical monthly usage and current consumption rates.

2. TERM, TERMINATION. The initial term of this Managed Portfolio Rider will commence upon the Managed Portfolio Rider Effective Date and will continue for a period of one (1) year thereafter (the "Initial Term"). This Managed Portfolio Rider will be extended and renewed for additional one-year terms automatically, unless terminated by either Party upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other Party delivered to each Party's respective Notice address prior to the annual renewal date. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer acknowledges and agrees that CNEG is performing the Services as an adjunct to the provision of Gas under the Master Natural Gas Agreement, and as such if either Party has the right to terminate all or a portion of the Master Natural Gas Agreement in regard to the provision of such Gas, that shall be a basis to terminate this Managed Portfolio Rider as well. CNEG shall have no obligation to continue to provide Services if CNEG is no longer supplying Gas to Customer Accounts under the Master Natural Gas Agreement.

3. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS. It is understood and agreed that the Services may include advice and recommendations, but all decisions in connection with the implementation of such advice and recommendations shall be the sole responsibility of, and made by, Customer, and Customer acknowledges that CNEG is not in the business of giving, and does not offer hereunder, legal or tax advice regarding the desirability, suitability, legality or enforceability of any implementation of such advice or recommendations. In connection with its Services hereunder, CNEG shall be entitled to rely on all decisions and approvals of Customer. CNEG is not acting in the capacity of a broker, dealer, seller, fiduciary or investment advisor of securities or commodities of natural gas, electricity or other energy products or resources. Customer acknowledges that the price it may ultimately pay for Gas or other energy commodities as a result of Customer's implementation of advice or recommendations provided by CNEG as part of the Services may not be as favorable as the prices Customer otherwise would have paid had it not implemented such advice due to a variety of factors, including unpredicted market fluctuations, unanticipated changes to energy commodity usage patterns and volumes, and/or other uncontrollable or unanticipated causes.

4. INDEMNITY. Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless and, if requested by CNEG, defend CNEG and it members, managers, officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors, consultants and Affiliates from and against any and all third-party claims of any kind, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise relating to, arising from, or in connection with the Services performed by CNEG or its Affiliates pursuant to, or otherwise in connection with, this Managed Portfolio Rider. At CNEG's option, it shall have the right, at any time, to assume and control the defense and settlement on commercially reasonable terms of any Claim, utilizing counsel of its choice reasonably acceptable to Customer, at Customer's sole expense. If CNEG chooses not to assume and control the defense, Customer shall assume and control the defense and settlement using counsel reasonably acceptable to CNEG. Customer shall not settle any Claim without the prior written consent of CNEG, which consent CNEG shall not unreasonably withhold. Customer shall reimburse each CNEG Party monthly for costs and expenses covered by this indemnity obligation. The Parties shall cooperate with each other in the defense and settlement of any Claims.

5. SURVIVAL. Section 4 shall survive any termination of expiration of this Managed Portfolio Rider.

6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. In accordance with Section T2.20 of the Master Natural Gas Agreement, upon the effective date, Customer hereby grants, assigns, and transfers all transactions related to prior agreements to the Master Natural Gas Agreement as if fully incorporated therein. Following the assignment of all related transactions, the prior agreements shall be terminated.

This Managed Portfolio Rider shall not be binding or enforceable against CNEG unless and until signed by an authorized representative of CNEG. This Managed Portfolio Rider may be executed by facsimile and in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

In Witness whereof, the Parties have caused this Managed Portfolio Rider to be executed on their behalf as of the Managed Portfolio Rider Effective Date above.

Constellation NewEnergy- Gas Division, LLC School District of Beloit

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE

PRINTED NAME PRINTED NAME

TITLE TITLE

*Any report or other communication provided to Customer regarding the Services described hereunder ("Reports") is not to be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy electric power, natural gas, coal, fuel oil or any other energy commodity. These Reports are provided to the Customer for informational purposes only and should not be construed as advice regarding the purchase or sale of exchange-traded futures, options contracts or energy commodities. Any such Report is based, in part, upon factual information obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy of such information is not guaranteed. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Furthermore, the forward-looking information and analysis that may be contained in any such Report may be based upon: (a) a number of viable factors and assumptions that are constantly changing and (b) CNEG's subjective judgments and opinions. Such information will be provided as of the date of any such report (with no obligation on CNEG's part to update) and is subject to change. Reliance upon any such information and analysis in such a Report for decisions is at the sole risk of Customer.

WI - Managed Portfolio Services Rider- Non-Standard V.1. October 2008; Prepared: 1/7/2009 CS

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Minimize Volatile Pricing (MVP) Rider

This Minimize Volatile Pricing Rider ("MVP Rider''), effective the 7th day of January, 2009, ("MVP Effective Date") is made part of, constitutes a Rider under, and is subject to, the Master Natural Gas Agreement dated 7th day of January, 2009, (the "Master Natural Gas Agreement") between Constellation NewEnergy - Gas Division, LLC ("CNEG"), and School District of Beloit ("Customer"). The Master Natural Gas Agreement and this MVP Rider together are referred to as and constitute the "Master Gas Agreement" between the Parties. Capitalized terms used in this MVP Rider and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Master Natural Gas Agreement.

1. HEDGING STRATEGY. The Minimize Volatile Pricing Program ("MVP Program") systematically hedges prices for certain portions of Customer's aggregated natural gas volumes according to the NYMEX proximity to certain established pricing targets ("Target") as set forth in the MVP Program hedging strategy ("Hedging Strategy") set forth below. The Target methodology under the Hedging Strategy is subject to modification by CNEG at any time, for any reason ("New Hedging Strategy"). Should CNEG issue a New Hedging Strategy, CNEG shall send Customer written notice and details of the New Hedging Strategy and Customer will have the option of declining to participate in the New Hedging Strategy, but only may exercise such option by providing timely written notice of its non-participation to CNEG. If Customer's notice of non-participation in the New Hedging Strategy is not received by CNEG within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of the New Hedging Strategy notice, then Customer shall be deemed to have accepted such New Hedging Strategy and will be subject to the methodologies contained therein.

2. HEDGING VOLUME OBJECTIVE. The Hedging Volume Objective ("HVO") is the amount of natural gas therms, for each month ("Target Month") during the term set forth in the applicable Transaction Confirmation, as such period may be amended from time to time (the "Term"), for which the Customer would like to control price volatility. Customer represents and warrants that as of the MVP Effective Date throughout the Term the HVO to be hedged will not be greater than Customer's anticipated natural gas usage, after storage considerations, adjusted for any other price hedging services employed.

3. MVP PROGRAM OVERLAY OPTIONS. The Customer has the ability to select a cost averaging overlay (Option A orB below) that will assure that the HVO will be purchased for each Target Month. In addition, Customer may select a budget overlay or a rolling cost averaging overlay (Option CorD below) that will assure the HVO is met by a date certain. Any change to, or implementation of, an overlay will not be retroactively applied to volumes that are part of the MVP Program at the time the overlay change or implementation is requested or effectuated.

(a) FULL-TERM COST AVERAGING: Under this option, a minimum monthly volume will be hedged at or near the last business day of each calendar month. The minimum monthly volume will be calculated at the beginning of each month by dividing each Target Month's remaining unhedged HVO by the number of months a Target Month has yet to trade before expiration. As an example, if there are six (6) months remaining before a Target Month expires, approximately 116 (17%) of the remaining unhedged HVO will be hedged for that month. The minimum monthly hedge will be filled first via Target hedges, if any. To the extent Target hedges do not equal or exceed the minimum, the amount necessary to bring the monthly amount up to the minimum will be hedged. NOTE: This option will not commence before twenty-four (24) months prior to a Target Month expiring.

(b) LATE-TERM COST AVERAGING: This option is the same as the Full-term Cost Averaging option listed above, except that no minimum hedges will be made until the fourth (4th) month prior to each Target Month's NYMEX contract expiration.

(c) BUDGET OVERLAY: This option assures that each term's HVO (as elected by Customer) will be hedged prior to the specified date for each term. For example, if Customer specifies that hedging for the period January 2009 through December 2009 should be completed by November 1, 2008, the entire HVO for each Target Month will be known by November 1, 2008.

(d) ROLLING COST AVERAGING OVERLAY: This option assures that each Target Month's volume will be hedged prior to the specified number of months in advance of its NYMEX contract expiration.

(e) CEASE HEDGING: This option assures that all remaining unhedged HVO be removed from the MVP Program. Note: If the Budget Overlay or Rolling Cost Averaging options are selected (C. or D. above) and no term cost averaging option is selected (A. or B. above), then CNEG cannot assure that the entire term's HVO will be hedged.

4. HEDGING FREQUENCY. For each Target Month, there is a limit of one (1) monthly Target hedge until twelve (12) calendar months prior to each Target Month's NYMEX contract expiration. Thereafter, two (2) Target hedges per month will be allowed, but not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of each Target Month's HVO (e.g., the July 2009 NYMEX contract may receive up to two (2) Target hedges beginning in July 2008).

5. BILLING. Customer shall be invoiced as set forth in the Master Natural Gas Agreement with the weighted average cost of the hedges entered into for each Target Month serving as the Fixed Price for the applicable month under the Transaction. The Floating Price for the applicable month under the Transaction shall be the price of natural gas published on the NYMEX at the expiration of the applicable Target Month.

6. COSTS OF SERVICES. In consideration of CNEG agreeing to enter into a Transaction with Customer, in addition to all other amounts that may become due hereunder, Customer agrees to pay the costs of service that represent the costs to CNEG to effect a Transaction and to administer and oversee a Transaction ("Costs of SeiVices"). The Costs of Services may include, but are not limited to, a fixed monthly or annual service charge ("SeiVice Charge") and/or a per unit charge ("Per Unit Charge"). The Costs of Services will be billed monthly on the CNEG invoice and assessed from the month of enrollment in the MVP Program through the last Target Month listed.

7. TERM OF OBLIGATION. The term of this MVP Rider shall extend from the MVP Effective Date through the last Target Month elected with a HVO greater than zero (0). Customer acknowledges that any termination of the Master Natural Gas Agreement shall not be effective while there are outstanding Transactions under this MVP Rider in effect, unless due to an Event of Default or Termination Event, or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Master Natural Gas Agreement.

8. RIDER MODIFICATIONS. Customer may request modification of the HVO hedging options or Term and/or withdrawal from further hedging activity at any time for volumes not already hedged; provided, however, that any actual amendments to this MVP Rider will be made in accordance with Section T2.20 of the Master Natural Gas Agreement and will require mutual agreement and signature of both Parties. CNEG will process the written request and will notify Customer of its acceptance or rejection of Customer's request within thirty (30) calendar days from its receipt of the request.

9. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. As part of the MVP Program, CNEG will grant Customer limited access to the CNEG's electronic platform, subject to all applicable disclaimers and usage and licensing agreements. Through CNEG's electronic platform, Customer will be able to view online reports identifying hedge positions and volume percentages secured in the prior month as well as cumulative hedges and average costs since the inception of Customer's participation in the MVP Program.

10. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MVP HEDGING STRATEGY. In determining the Targets to be utilized in the Hedging Strategy for a particular future month (e.g. April 2009), CNEG will tabulate all of the daily closing price projections from the April 2006, April 2007, and April 2008 NYMEX contract months. In addition, CNEG will tabulate all of the daily closing price projections available from that point in time for each of the future NYMEX contract months of April 2009, April 2010, and April 2011. All of these data points will then be listed sequentially from lowest price to highest price and ranked by percentile (e.g. the thirty-fifth (35th) percentile ranking means sixty-five percent (65%) of the price projections are higher than this price). The NYMEX price for such future month will then be continuously compared against those percentiles to determine if a hedge should be made. The lower the percentile ranking, the higher the HVO hedge percentage up to a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the HVO during any given month will be purchased

Targets will be calculated on the first (1st) Business Day of each month. The first monthly hedge will take place no earlier than the fifth (5th) calendar day (or closest Business Day) and the second monthly hedge will take place no earlier than the twentieth (20th) calendar day (or closest Business Day), according to the determined Targets. CNEG will compare the NYMEX price for such future month to the determined Targets and make the appropriate hedge. The second monthly hedge may only be implemented if a higher percentage Target level is reached. If two hedges per month are allowed, the sum of the two hedges may not exceed the highest Target level hit during any given month.

Percentile of Composite Data Pricing projection at or below the lowest 34% of daily settlement prices Pricing projection between 35%- 44% of daily settlement prices Pricing projection between 45%-54% of daily settlement prices Pricing projection between 55%-64% of daily settlement prices Pricing projection between 65%- 7 4% of daily settlement prices Pricing projection at or above the highest 75% of daily settlement prices

MVP PROGRAM EXAMPLE

Percentile of HVO to Buy Approximately 25% Approximately 20% Approximately 15% Approximately 1 0% Approximately 5% 0%

TARGET MONTH OF APRIL 2009 (as calculated on March 1, 2008)

PERCENTILE OF HVO TO HEDGE

25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

PERCENTILE OF DAILY SETTLEMENT PRICES TARGET

1% to 35% $- to 36% to 45% $0.61741 to 46% to 55% $0.70281 to 56% to 65% $0.75101 to 66% to 75% $0.77621 to 76% to 100% $0.79691 or

If the current NYMEX contract for April 2009 were trading at $0.5000 per therm, a 25% hedge would be made. If the current NYMEX contract for April 2009 were trading at $0.8000 per therm, no hedge would be made.

$0.61740 $0.70280 $0.75100 $0.77620 $0.79690 Higher

Customer acknowledges receipt of the MVP Hedging Strategy and agrees to the hedging process set forth under this MVP Rider and the applicable Hedging Strategy.

The Parties have caused this MVP Rider to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the MVP Effective Date.

Constellation NewEnergy- Gas Division, LLC

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PRINTED NAME

TITLE

1/7/2009 cs Physical Sale

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SIGNATURE

PRINTED NAME

TITLE

Minimize Volatile Pricing Transaction Confirmation

This Minimize Volatile Pricing Transaction Confirmation confirms the transaction between Constellation NewEnergy - Gas Division, LLC ("CNEG") and School District of Beloit ("Customer") entered into on the later of the date of execution by the Parties ("Transaction Date"), under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Master Natural Gas Agreement between the Parties, dated the 71h day of January, 2009, and the Minimize Volatile Pricing Program Rider, dated the 71h day of January, 2009, attached thereto (the "Master Gas Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not defined in the Transaction Confirmation shall have the meanings provided in the Master Gas Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Transaction Confirmation and the Master Gas Agreement, this Transaction Confirmation will control for purposes of the Transaction described herein.

Acct #: Succinum SOB 1

Term: April1, 2009 through March 31, 2010

Hedging Volume Objective: Counterparty elects the following HVO(s):

Program Election:

Cost of Services:

Evidence of Agreement:

Customer: School District of Beloit

CNEG:

TARGET MONTH

Apr-09

May-09

Jun-09

Jul-09

Aug-09

Sep-09

Oct-09

Nov-09

Dec-09

Jan-1 0

Feb-10

Mar-10

Cumulative Total

No Overlay

HVO (in therms)

8,400

5,250

8,500

19,800

31,000

37,000

31,200

23,400

164,550

Service Charge: $30 per month Per Unit Charge: If annual HVO volume is 500,000 therms or less, $0.006 per therm. If annual HVO volume is more than 500,000 therms, but equal to or less than 1,000,000 therms, $0.004 per therm. If annual HVO volume is more than 1,000,000 therms, $0.003 per therm.

This Rider shall not be binding or enforceable against CNEG unless and until signed by an authorized representative of CNEG. This Rider may be executed by facsimile and in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Signature:

Title: Date: Signature:

Constellation New Energy- Gas Division, LLC

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MVP Objective:

Enhances protection against market volatility through systematic, diversified purchases of NYMEX related future prices

Key Features

Employs the principles of Time and Targets

Key component of a diversified portfolio

Eliminates guesswork & 'where you think the market will go' decision making

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MVP Fundamentals

Price targets are established based on percentile ranking of historical pnces

Historical prices derived from past three and future three years of NYMEX daily closing prices for each month

Purchases are made, if the futures market is within the range of pnce targets

Greater volumes are purchased as lower price targets are reached

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January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Rock County Disaster Funding

Your Name and Title: Jeff Hanke, Manager of Buildings & Grounds

Others assisting you in the presentation: None




In the first ten months of my employment in the District, Rock County has been declared a disaster area twice. The first time was for the snow fall in February, 2007 and the second in June/July, 2008 for the record flooding of the Rock River.


After each event, I attended meetings with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials and learned that funding was available to offset disaster related expenses. After doing the necessary information gathering and filing the appropriate paperwork, the applications for relief were submitted. In the snow related disaster, we were reimbursed $7,458.50 for staff overtime, equipment use, contracted services, administration time and the ice melt used for that weather event. For the flooding event we received $1,757.67 in reimbursement for equipment use, food and beverage for the staff and volunteers and the sand used for filling sandbags.

During the FEMA meetings for the flooding disaster, the officials talked about long term mitigation plans for future flooding events. In the past riprap has been added to the shoreline behind the High School on an annual basis. I applied for funding to do the entire 1,700 lineal feet of shoreline. I have an initial proposal for the project in the amount of $57,750.00. We were awarded funds to complete that project in the amount of $43,312.50. The additional funding would come

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from the building and grounds budget. I am currently waiting on the final riprap permit approval from the DNR

Total FEMA and State funding received by the School District of Beloit for the two declared disasters and riprap for the shoreline equals $52,528.67.


D.

MOTION:

FISCAL:

NIA


NIA

N/A

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January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Economic Stimulus Plan Requests

Your N arne and Title: Cathy Mark, Administrator of Business Services





To keep the Finance, Transportation and Property Committee informed about the District's economic stimulus plan requests.


The attached e-mail was sent by John Forester, asking school districts to complete a National Economic Stimulus School Infrastructure Survey. We completed the survey and followed it up with the attached letter to Senator Robson and Representative Benedict.


D.

MOTION:

FISCAL:

N/A


N/A

N/A

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From: To: Date: Subject: Requested!

<john. [email protected]> <[email protected]> 12/18/2008 1 :36 PM National Economic Stimulus School Infrastructure Survey- IMMEDIATE Response

NATIONAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEY -IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUESTED!

We have all heard reports about a significant national economic stimulus effort currently being developed by the Obama Transition Team in consultation with members of Congress. Clearly, they are interested in putting American workers back to work by funding improvements in American infrastructure ... including school infrastructure.

You might have read reports of Governor Doyle's testimony in Washington D.C. last week in support of a stimulus package. The Governor's office, through the Department of Administration, has asked the SAA to survey school district administrators and school business officials to accumulate "best available" data on appropriate school infrastructure projects for this effort.

Please recognize that this effort will likely move very quickly with Congress possibly passing a bill even before President Obama is sworn in and have the bill ready for his signature. So, time is clearly of the essence. It is also vitally important that we assemble "best available" information on these school infrastructure projects within the next two weeks, ambiguous as some of this may be.

We believe the school projects emphasized with this stimulus package are new buildings, building additions, renovations or remodeling, maintenance and repairs, and other types of projects. We have also provided you with the construction sub-categories of technology, energy efficiency, safety and security, educational delivery systems, and other in order to further describe the scope of your projects. Consider infrastructure needs that have not been met to date.

I understand that this survey comes as the holidays are fast approaching. But, please give this a high priority for a quick turnaround. This survey is being sent to district administrators and business officials. Please work together to return your district's completed survey IMMEDIATELY, but NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 30TH (please send it sooner if at all possible).

PLEASE NOTE: The survey linked below is designed to provide Governor Doyle with a "best estimate" of the infrastructure needs Wisconsin school districts have that could be eligible for any national economic stimulus funding to be passed by Congress and signed by President Obama after his inauguration.

Everyone understands that your estimates will change as circumstances change. Please give us your "best estimate" of the need in your district at this time.

This survey is designed to accommodate as many as ten separate project areas. If your district has more than ten projects to report, please consolidate your projects into project areas to stay within the 10 project limit of the survey.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this important survey. If you should have any questions or require additional information, please contact John Forester at [email protected] or 608-242-1370.

Please complete the survey at the link below: http://www. su rveymon key. com/s. aspx?sm= 1_ 2foLOOxk8ci7fziLQaQWmg_ 3d_ 3d

John Forester SAA 4797 Hayes Rd, Suite 202

January 6, 2009

Senator Judy Robson P.O. Box 7882

School District of Beloit Committed to Excellence • Strengthened by Diversity

Madison, WI 53707-7882

RE: Economic Stimulus Package

Dear Senator Robson:

We are writing to make you aware of significant infrastructure needs at the School District of Beloit should funds become available in a new economic stimulus package. For example, our elementary school buildings have not had any major improvements in more than 25 years. The 40 year old swimming pool at the high school is in need of replacement. We have been working with an architectural firm for the past year developing a long range facility plan to address these and other facility concerns. We have also completed a district wide energy audit highlighting building improvements which would reduce our utility expenses. Since much of our planning is completed or near completion, we could be ready to begin working on facility improvements in the near future if funding became available.

We have tried to fund our District's needs within the revenue limits in order to reduce the tax burden for our citizens. However, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to meet the educational needs of our students within these constraints. In 2008-09 we were faced with a 3.9 million dollar budget deficit and we are estimating a deficit of more than 4 million dollars for 2009-10. Our building and grounds budget was reduced by $100,000 as part of the current year's budget reductions.

As you are aware, Beloit is not a wealthy District. As of October of 2008, 67% of our elementary school students qualified for free or reduced lunch. District-wide more than 61% of our students were eligible. This is up from 51% in 2003-04. With the closing of the GM plant in Janesville we anticipate that these percentages will increase. Funding for these projects could provide employment opportunities in the Beloit area.

Dr. Lowell Holtz, Superintendent of Schools Kolak Education Center, The Roosevelt Building • 1633 Keeler Avenue • Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

(608) 361-4017, FAX (608) 361-4122 • [email protected] • www.sdb.k12.wi.us AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The ten projects we listed on the School Administrator's Alliance survey for the economic stimulus plan, in order of priority, are as follows:

1. District wide Energy Conservation Improvements 3,000,000 2. Elementary and Middle School Additions/Renovation 81,500,000 3. High School Swimming Pool Replacement 7,800,000/10,000,000

or Community Aquatic Center 4. Technology Upgrades 5. Re-paving Playgrounds and Parking Lots 6. Roof Maintenance 7. Asbestos Abatement 8. High School Renovation 9. Central Office Renovation 10. Stateline Career and Technical Education Academy (SCTEA)

(estimated costs for new construction)

1,300,000 250,000 500,000 250,000

2,000,000 7,200,000

26,000,000

Thank you for your consideration of these requests. Please call if you have questions or need additional information.

Sincerely,

~4{~ v:.::ell Holtz

Superintendent of Schools

Ronald Nortier Executive Director of Operations

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l&v~Ll \ ~J(__ Cathy Mark Administrator of Business Services

Cc: Representative Chuck Benedict



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: Summer School

Your Name and Title: Ronald Nortier, Executive Director of Operations

Others assisting you in the presentation: Cathy Mark, Administrator of Business Services




To request funding for summer school in the 2009-10 budget.


Attached is a Summer School Evaluation report showing the estimated net losses for 2008 and 2009. This report also shows that we would break even on the 2010 summer school session with expenditures at the current level of $550,000 and a membership count of 61 in the revenue limit formula. After reviewing our past two years of summer school data and discussion with Steve McNeal we feel that this is a very obtainable goal.

Postings for Summer School positions would include a statement that staffing 1s contingent upon enrollment, with a student to staff ratio of 20:1.


D.

MOTION:

FISCAL:

Our Summer School data shows that it is reasonable to expect that we will break even on our 201 0 summer school session. We are recommending providing summer educational opportunities for our students at no cost to the District.


The Finance, Transportation & Property Committee recommends that the Board of Education allocate a $550,000 summer school budget for the fiscal year ending 2010.

Revenues generated from summer school membership will offset expense.

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Summer School Evaluation January 13, 2009

Total Expenses

Estimated Revenue- 20 FTEs (100% revenue per member) Estimated Revenue- Balance of FTE's ([email protected], [email protected], 38@ 100%) Estimated Total Summer School Revenue

Estimated (Loss) Gain Summer School

2009-10 Summer School Estimates

FTE's needed to break-even Estimated Expenses 08-09 2007-08 Revenue Per Member (did not increase since amt. is unknown) App. MEMBERSHIP FTE's to break even (assumes 58 FTE for all 3 years in revenue limit formula formula- used 61 FTE in 09-1 0 above since we had 56 and 57 students in prior years)

Minutes needed for 60 FTE's in Revenue Limit Instructional Minutes in 1 FTE 2.5 FTEs needed for 1 FTE in Revenue Limit (.4) Total Minutes Needed for 1 FTE in Revenue Limit

Summer School Minutes Daily Minutes of Instruction (4 hours x 60 minutes) Days of Summer School Possible Instructional Minutes per student

Total Minutes Needed for 1 FTE in Revenue Limit Possible Minutes per student Students Needed for 1 FTE in Revenue Limit

FTE's needed in Revenue Limit to break even at $550,000 Students needed per FTE Total Students@ 6,960 minutes each

Students Possible Instructional Minutes per student Total Minutes Minutes for 1 FTE Total FTEs 1 Summer School FTE counts as .4 FTE for Revenue Limit Total FTE's in Revenue Limit for Summer School

FTEs in Revenue Limit 07-08 Revenue per Member Estimated Revenue for Summer School

57 FTE 2007-08 503,995

180,909 111,449 292,358

(211 ,637)

550,000 9,522.96

58

48,600 2.5

121,500

240 29

6,960

121,500 6,960 17.46

58 17.46 1,013

1,013 6,960

7,050,480 48,600

145 0.4 58

58 9,522.96 552,332

56 FTE 61 FTE 2008-09 2009-10 550,000 550,000

190,459 190,459 234,665 361,872 425,124 552,331

(124,876) 2,331



January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: P.O. Over $15,000- Copy Machine Request

Your Name and Title: Ron Nortier, Executive Director of Operations





Seeking committee input on replacement of high volume copy machines.


We have 5 year lease agreements on our high volume copy machines, with nearly 2 years left on these leases. The machines have been experiencing an inordinate amount of time waiting to be repaired causing a high level of frustration by staff. There are 3 copy machines at BMHS, 1 at each middle school and 2 at Kolak which are also used by the elementary schools.


D.

MOTION:

FISCAL:

Bids have been received from IKON, Konica Minolta and NEXUS.

IKON Konica Minolta NEXUS $172,745.88 $193,193.00 $198,528.00

IKON, our current vendor, can upgrade all 7 machines at no additional cost to the district with new 5 year lease agreements.


The Finance, Transportation and Property Committee recommends to the Board of Education approval of the IKON proposal.

The annual expense of$172,745.88 is included in the site budgets.

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January 13, 2009


Topic or Concern: 2009-10 Budget

Your Name and Title: Cathy Mark, Administrator ofBusiness Services





To continue 2009-10 budget discussion.


Topics to discuss include online budget survey, Sage status, closing a school and staffing ratios.


N/A

D. What are your conclusions? (NOTE: Reports requesting action must contain a specific motion for Finance/Transportation and Property Committee consideration and a fiscal note.

MOTION: N/A

FISCAL: N/A

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NOTICE OF MEETING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BELOIT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

Date: Wednesday, January 14,2009

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: KOLAK EDUCATION CENTER-Room 210 1633 Keeler A venue Beloit, WI 53511

Committee Members: John Acomb, Chair; Pam Charles; Amy Oselio

AGENDA

1. Call to Order by Chairperson


3. Curriculum Update (20 minutes).

4. 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Proposal (1 minute)

5. Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant Award (1 minute)

6. Algebra A and Algebra B (10 minutes)

7. Advanced Placement/College Partnership Courses ( 5 minutes)

8. Course Booklet (10 minutes)

9. Ongoing Items for Future Meetings: -Children at Risk Update (February) -Instructional Materials Adoption for 2009-10 (February/March) -Youth Options First Semester 2009-10 (April) -Even Start (To Be Determined) -Increase in Science and Mathematics Requirements (To Be Determined) -Offering Health in gth Grade (To Be Determined)

10. Adjournment


It is anticipated that other School District of Beloit Board of Education members may attend the Curriculum and Instruction Committee meeting.


REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS TO THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: Curriculum Update

Your Name and Title: Chvala Brown, Supervisor, Elementary Education Jo-Ellen Fairbanks, Supervisor, Secondary Education




A. What is the purpose of presenting this to the Curriculum and Instruction Committee?

To update the committee on the progress of curriculum writing and demonstrate the Eclipse Software Management system.

B. What information must the Curriculum and Instruction Committee have to understand the topic/concern and provide any requested action?

Not applicable.

C. If you are seeking Curriculum and Instruction Committee action, what is the rationale for your recommendation?

Not applicable.

D. What are your conclusions? (NOTE: Reports requesting action must contain a specific motion for Curriculum and Instruction Committee consideration and a fiscal note.)

MOTION: Not applicable.

FISCAL: Not applicable.



January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: 2008-09 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Proposal for Cunningham and McLenegan Elementary Schools

Your Name and Title: Jo-Ellen Fairbanks, Supervisor, of Secondary Education





Providing information to facilitate the decision-making process.


See attached grant abstract.


Board of Education approval of grant proposals is required.


MOTION: The Curriculum and Instruction Committee recommends approval to the full Board of Education of the 2008-09 21st Century Community Learning Center grant proposal for Cunningham and McLenegan Elementary Schools.

FISCAL: The grant amount is $100,000 (per year) per site for five years.

2151 Century Community Learning Center Grant

Funding Source:

Project Site:

Proposal Summary:

Department of Public Instruction- Competitive Grant

Cunningham Elementary School McLenegan Elementary School

The primary purpose of the program is providing community learning centers in a safe, healthy and drug-free environment when school is not in session. The EXCCEL (Education x Community = Centers for Extended Learning) program is currently in their seventh year of 21st Century Community Learning Center funding at two elementary sites, Todd and Wright, and in the first year at two other elementary sites, Hackett and Merrill Elementary. The School District of Beloit would be expanding the programs to two new additional schools, Cunningham and McLenegan Elementary Schools. Cunningham and McLenegan were identified as schools with high academic needs, based on performances on WKCE state testing. In addition, both schools have high poverty rates.

Student experiences will focus on enhancing educational competencies, social engagement and personal social skills pertaining to asset development and serving students in grades K-5. Direct instruction for literacy and mathematics will be provided to students identified as at risk for academic failure. Hands on academic units, tutoring, mentoring, homework help, and academic emichment in science, social studies, and technology will be integrated into the programming to meet the needs of students in poverty who do not typically have access to these advantages. The program will offer community service opportunities, asset building, drug and violence prevention programs, character education programs, developmental guidance activities, music, art, theater, dance, sports, recreation, and cultural activities. Parent education will be school-based and in collaboration with the day program and the community partners. Programming and special events will be designed to enhance parenting skills, family involvement and community engagement.

The primary collaborating community partnerships may include, but not limited to, the following: Beloit College, 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Girls Who Rock the World, UW-Extension, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Inc., Stateline Boys and Girls Club, and the Merrill Community Center. The program funds will also be used to supplement and expand other state and federal programs. Each site is currently receiving Title I funds ..

Grant Duration:

Grant Award:

Contact Person:

July 1, 2009- June 30,2010 (Year 1)

$1 00,000/year for Five Years Per Site

Robert Pickett, Principal- Cunningham Elementary 361-2210 Carole Campbell, Principal - McLenegan Elementary 361-2510



January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: 2008-09 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant Award

Your Name and Title: Jo-Ellen Fairbanks, Supervisor, of Secondary Education





Providing information to facilitate the decision-making process.


See attached award letter.


Board of Education approval to accept grant awards is required.


MOTION: The Curriculum and Instruction Committee recommends approval to the full Board of Education to accept the 2008-09 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education grant award.

FISCAL: The grant award amount is $84,064.00

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December 18, 2008

Lowell Holtz District Administrator Beloit School District 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, WI 53511-4799

Dear Dr. Holtz:

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Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent

I am pleased to announce approval of your 2008-09 application funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of2006 (CPA).

Please review the enclosed Carl Perkins budget/budget modification (PI-1303-A) to determine which items have been approved. The enclosed Grant Award Acceptance (PI-1136-A) and approved project listing must be reviewed, signed, and returned by January 15, 2009. Please contact your CPA liaison consultant with any questions or concerns.

Beloit School District is to be commended for its interest and effort in developing programs of study that strengthen the connection between career and technical education programs and the skills needed for the 21st Century workforce. We look forward to working with you to develop, expand, and improve secondary career and technical education programs in Wisconsin.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Burmaster State Superintendent

EB:mb Enclosures

c: Steve McNeal, L VEC/CTE Coordinator Brent Kindred, CPA Liaison Consultant

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 • Street Address: 125 South Webster Street, Madison, WI 53702 Telephone: (608) 266-3390 • Toll Free: (800) 441-4563 • FAX: (608) 267-1052 • TOO: (608) 267-2427 • Internet Address: dpi.wi.gov

FY '09 APPROVED PROJECT LISTING

FISCAL AGENT PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS PROJECT NUMBER $ALLOCATION $APPROVED

Beloit Beloit 9- 0413 1 J 30 -5 $84,068 $84,064

Return the signed Grant Award Acceptance (PI-1136-A) and the FY'09 Approved Project Listing to Marilyn Bachim, Career and Technical Education Team, by January 15, 2009



January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: Algebra A and Algebra B

Your Name and Title: Carlton Jenkins, Principal, Beloit Memorial High School Ken Davis, Professional Educator, Beloit Memorial High School





Follow-up to previous conversation regarding math offerings.


See attached.


Not applicable.




Questions Concerning the Addition of Algebra A & Bat Beloit Memorial HS Submitted by BMHS Math Department 1/06/09

The addition of Algebra A & B has generated many questions from the department. Questions that we feel need to be answered before we can have a knowledgeable discussion about whether or not to add these courses to our current curriculum.

1. How will this course prevent placing of students into two tracks at BMHS? How will this course help eliminate the idea of tracking students into "lower" and "higher" mathematics? How will this course eliminate a system that creates two tiers of students of mathematics at BMHS? In this sense, how will course help eliminate or close the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots"?

2. What criteria will be used to select students for this course? How will "struggling" students be identified?

3· What book(s) will be used in the course?

4· The district currently has a process for introducing and removing courses, will this course be exempt from such procedures?

5· When one looks at the district math curriculum K-8, any student that successfully pilots their way through our K-8 curriculum, in our opinion, such students are prepared for Algebra I curriculum. With this in mind, what procedures are in place to ensure that any student going through our K-8 curriculum are mastering the material at each grade level before moving to the next grade? If those measures are in place and working, what is the need of a class at 9th grade for students who are struggling?

6. How will this course prepare students for post-secondary academics or the work force? How will this course prepare students for taking standardized tests, such as the WKCE or ACT?

7. Who will provide the funds to prepare teachers for in-services, classwork or any other type of academic preparations teacher may need prior to teaching this course?

8. Have we exhausted all of the means of instructing teachings in the art of differentiated instructions as a means to assist our current classes to meet the needs of struggling students?

g. With the budget cuts that are currently facing this district and the possibility of losing personnel, what are the effects of introducing a new course into our current curriculum?



January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: Advanced Placement/College Partnership Courses

Your Name and Title: Carlton Jenkins, Principal, Beloit Memorial High School

Others assisting you in the presentation: Diane Pilliard, UW-Rock County




Providing requested data on Advanced Placement courses and potential UW-Rock County course offerings.


See attached.


Not applicable.




Beloit Memorial High School 2008 AP Courses Total# Students Total# of Dropped Students

Course Teacher Total# Students Total# Dropped AP ENGLISH S. Deforest-Davis 52 1

J.Schenck 42 1 AP CALCULUS (AB) A. Firlus 15 0

D. Prowse 22 0 AP CALCULUS (BC) A. Firlus 11 0

D. Prowse 21 0 AP US HISTORY J. Pellet 22 1

G. Stuedmann 65 3 AP PSYCHOLOGY C. Kremer 45 3 AP US GOVERNMENT D. Schicker 50 4 AP BIOLOGY M. Kleinschmidt 16 1

Totals 361 13

Beloit Memorial High School 2008 AP Course Grade Analysis

A B

Course Count % Count

AP ENGLISH 116 52.5% 37 CALCULUS 43 31.9% 68 AP US HISTORY 84 53.2% 39 AP PSYCHOLOGY 30 36.1% 15 AP US GOV'T 56 43.4% 39 AT PHYSICS 5 33.3% 6 AT CHEMISTRY 16 72.7% 4 AP BIOLOGY 16 32.0% 18 Total 366 45.0% 226

c D

% Count % Count

16.7% 27 12.2% 18 50.4% 17 12.6% 7

24.7% 23 14.6% 9 18.1% 22 26.5% 12 30.2% 21 16.3% 10

40.0% 3 20.0% 0

18.2% 1 4.5% 1 36.0% 9 18.0% 5 27.8% 123 15.1% 62

The data was gathered by running the Grade Analysis Report in Skyward. The counts are the number of grades given in each course; they do not necessarily indicate the number of students who took the course (students would have received 1 to 4 grades per course, depending on enrollment and course length).

F

% Count % Total

8.1% 23 10.4% 221 5.2% 0 0.0% 135 5.7% 3 1.9% 158

14.5% 4 4.8% 83 7.8% 3 2.3% 129 0.0% 1 6.7% 15 4.5% 0 0.0% 22

10.0% 2 4.0% 50

7.6% 36 4.4% 813

Introduction to Public Speaking: (COM103) A study of principles and techniques of effective speaking and listening in a variety of selected communication experiences.

AP 3 credits

Prereq: NONE

Both semesters - maximum students 22 each class

College Algebra: (MAT110) Definition of function; linear and non-linear functions and graphs, including logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of linear equations; theory of polynomial equations; such as mathematical induction, matrix solution of linear systems and Cramer's rule.

Prereq: a grade ofC or better in MAT 105 or placement based on placement test score.

MS 3 credits

First semester

Trigonometry: (MA T113) Trigonometric functions, their basic properties and graphs, identities, inverse trigonometric functions, solving trigonometric equations and solutions of triangles.

Prereq: a grade Cor better in MAT 110, concurrent enrollment in MAT 110 or placement based on placement test scores.

MS 2 credits

Second semester

History of the United States to 1877 (IDS101) A survey of America political, economic, social and intellectual history from the Age of European Exploration and the period of colonization to the era of the American Civil War. This course thoroughly integrates the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and/or Asian Americans into US History in a manner that fosters understanding and appreciation of the perspectives and experiences of a least two of these groups as well as their contributions to, and interactions within American society.

SS/ES- 3 credits

First semester

History ofthe United States: Civil War to the Present (IDS102)

A survey of America political, economic, social and intellectual history from the era of the American Civil War to the Present. This course thoroughly integrates the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and/or Asian Americans into US History in a manner that fosters understanding and appreciation of the perspectives and experiences of a least two of these groups as well as their contributions to, and interactions within American society.

SSIES- 3 credits

Second semester



January 14, 2009


Topic or Concern: Course Booklet

Your Name and Title: Carlton Jenkins, Principal, Beloit Memorial High School





For approval of format to allow freshmen to petition to take upper level courses.


See attached.


Board of Education approval is required.


MOTION: The Curriculum and Instruction Committee recommends approval to the full Board of Education of the petition format for freshmen to take upper level courses.

FISCAL: No fiscal impact.

DRAFT FOR INCLUSION IN THE COURSE SELECTION BOOK

Enrollment in Courses Categorized Above Grade Level

Courses in the course selection book are listed at appropriate grade level as determined by each department. Courses are listed by grade level to facilitate the greatest opportunity for student academic success. To establish the grade level, prior knowledge and developmental readiness for course topics are taken into account. However, there are situations which warrant consideration for a student to request enrollment in a course above their grade level. As long as a student meets any curricular pre-requisites they may petition for enrollment by completing the following steps.

1) Indicate the intended course on the course selection sheet by course name and number.

2) Complete the petition for enrollment available from the student's counselor. 3) Return the completed form to your counselor by the deadline listed on the

petition form. 4) Attend a meeting with your parent or guardian which will include the

appropriate department chair, counselor and instructor (if known) to determine the status of enrollment. This meeting will be organized and convened by the counselor.

It should be noted that even if enrollment is granted, the request will be filled only if seats are available. Courses are first filled by seniors, than juniors, sophomores, and finally freshman.

Petition for Enrollment in Above Grade Level Course

StudentName ------------------------------------------------

Parent/Guardian Name --------------------------------------------

Address _________________________________________________ ___

Phone Number --..,------------- Best time to be reached ______________ __

Course Requested (Name & Number)

Please check one of the following reasons for your request.

Identified as Gifted and Talented by the School District of Beloit in the area of the request.

ACT scores indicate advanced prior knowledge in the area of the request.

Supported claim of high interest in this area. (Support may be in the form of extensive prior experience or involvement.

For example, a student who has completed four years of experience with the 4-H Photography project would have extensive prior experience and show support for admittance into a Photography course.)

___ Other (Please Specify)

Please explain your reasons for requesting enrollment in this course and indicate support as necessary. (Continue on the back of this form if necessary.)

Return this form to your counselor by February . Your parent/guardian will be contacted for a meeting with two weeks of this date.

NOTICE OF MEETING

Date:

Time:

Location:

AGENDA

1. Call to Order



SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

5:30p.m.

KOLAK EDUCATION CENTER The Roosevelt Building Conference Room 210 1633 Keeler Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

3. Facility Study Update (30 minutes)

4. Budget Update (30 minutes)

5. Referendum Options (30 minutes)

6. Non-Renewals (1 0 minutes)

7. Adjournment
