September 9, 2019 Meeting

Glenwood Community School District

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 6:00 P.M.

Glenwood CSD High School Media Center

Monday, September 9, 2019

 

Call to Order

President Becker called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 

Roll Call

Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Becker, Greg Schultz, Elizabeth Richardson, Ann Staiert, and Theresa Romens.

Spotlight on Education

None

Friends of Education

None

Consideration of Action on Consent Items

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4M, with grammatical corrections to the reads as proposed.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

4A - Approval of Minutes

Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on August 12, 2019 and board work session on August 26, 2019.

4B – Approval of Agenda

4C – Approval of Board Policies

Second Reading Approvals:

POLICY #

POLICY NAME

805.1

School District Records

805.1R

Record Retention

805.2

Personnel Records

805.3

Student Records

805.4

Bonds for Officers and Employees

805.5

Inventory

805.6

General Fixed Capital Assets

805.7

General Intangible Assets

805.8

Debt Management

806.1

Insurance Program

4D – Approval of Board Policies

First Reading Approvals:

POLICY #

POLICY NAME

505.4

Graduation Requirements

505.5

Early Graduation

505.6

Commencement

702.3

School Transportation for ExtraCurricular Activities

802.1

Local, State and Federal Income

802.2

Use of School Property and Equipment

802.3

Sale of Bonds

802.4

Investments

802.5

Gifts, Grants, Bequests, and Memorials

802.6

Depository of Funds

802.7

Student Activities Fund

4E – New Hires Contingent upon completion of pre-employment reqs and favorable background check

NAME

POSITION

SALARY

Savannah Apperson-Casteel

Health Aide

$13.00 per hour

Jordyn Coates

Special Ed Preschool Assoc & Floater Level 2/3

$10.73 per hour

Gabriella Goetzinger

Special Ed Assoc - Level 2/3

$10.73 per hour

Abigael Gorden

Child Care Assoc @ Kid’s Place Daycare

$9.70 per hour

Leeann Hill

Food Service Worker

$11.09 per hour

Makayla Huffman

Special Ed Preschool Assoc - Level 2/3 (1:1)

$10.73 per hour

Shana Johnston

Special Ed Assoc - Level 2/3

$10.73 per hour

Valerie Jordan

Media Assoc

$9.73 per hour

Evonne Kates

Special Ed Preschool Assoc - Level 2/3 (1:1)

$10.73 per hour

Elizabeth Keene

General Ed Assoc

$9.73 per hour

4F – Transfers

NAME

FROM / TO

WAGE

Jessica Bumann

From Food Service to Preschool Assoc - Level 2/3

$10.73 per hour

Charity Cunningham

From Food Service to Special Ed Assoc - Level 2/3

$10.73 per hour

Deb Davis

From Special Ed Assoc. to Sub Special Ed Assoc.

No Change

Paula Leick

From Health Aide to Sub Health Aide or Secretary

No Change

Lisa Sowers

From Preschool Assoc to Child Care Assoc at Kid’s Place

$10.56 per hour

Mark Starner

From Assistant MS Football Coach to Head MS Football Coach (8th)

$2,970

4G – Separation from District

NAME

POSITION

REASON

DATE

Adam Buthe

Assistant Weight Room Supervisor

Resignation

August 26, 2019

Craig Florian

Middle School Play Director

Resignation

August 30, 2019

Bree Jensen

Child Care Assoc

Resignation

August 9, 2019

Lisa Keltner

Special Ed Assoc

Resignation

August 19, 2019

Jarek Landess

Child Care Associate

Resignation

September 4, 2019

Courtney Lovely

Special Ed Assoc. / Test Proctor

Resignation

August 27, 2019

Sarah Madison

Sub Special Ed Assoc

Resignation

August 29, 2019

Jamie McMillan

Substitute Teacher

Resignation

August 12, 2019

Michael Williams

Bus Mechanic

Resignation

September 13, 2019

Dave Young

Bus Driver

Resignation

August 19, 2019

4H – Open Enrollments

NAME

DIST REQUESTED

REASON

DIST OF RESIDENCE

APPROVE OR DENY

FUNDED

Derek B.

East Mills

Family Move

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Zander B.

East Mills

Family Move

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Austin E.

Lewis Central

Family Move

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Akaisha M.

Fremont-Mills

Adoption

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Zaiden M.

Glenwood

Family Move

Lewis Central

Approve

Yes

James P.

Glenwood

For the 2020-2021 School Year

East Mills

Approve

Yes

Cash P.

Lewis Central

 

Glenwood

 

 

Ellsie P.

Lewis Central

 

Glenwood

 

 

Ethan P.

Council Bluffs

Foster Care

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Reese S.

Glenwood

Family Move

Treynor

Approve

Yes

Luke W.

Glenwood

Dual Enroll for Athletics Only

East Mills

Approve

Yes

4I – Approval of Financial Reports

Approval of bills and financial reports as of August 31, 2019.

4J – Fundraiser Requests

GROUP

FUNDRAISER

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

DATES

MS Student Council

Ram Beads

Classroom VR set

$200

9/16-9/20/19

1st Grade

Donors Choose

headphones for classroom

$351

all year

West Library

Book Fair

books for West Elementary

AMAP

10/17-10/24/19

Junior Class- Class of 2021

Powder Puff Football Game

DJ services, snacks and decorations

$800

11/8 or 11/9/19

Junior Class- Class of 2021

Volleybro Volleyball Tourney

DJ services, snacks and decorations

$500

11/15/2019

Northeast Media

Book Fair

books for Northeast Elementary

AMAP

10/14-10/28/19

Glenwood Band (Flags)

Little Rams Color Guard camp

guard equipment and routines

AMAP

11/16/2019

Glenwood Band

Cookie Dough

assist students with 4 year trip and SWIHMB trip

AMAP

2/1-3/1/20

FCCLA

Strawberry Sales

national conference travel expenses

AMAP

2/3-2/24/20

FCCLA

Pass the Stocking

Donation to Ronald McDonald House

AMAP

12/2019-01/2020

Hospitality and Baking

Sales of Entrees and baked goods

supplies and ingredients for hospitality and baking

AMAP

9/9/2019

FFA

fruit, meat, cheese, beef jerky

CDE and SAE costs, leadership conferences, FFA dues, apparel, fair project materials, animals SAE showcases animal and livestock tags, FFA official dress

AMAP

10/7-11/6/19

Cheerleaders

Cheer Camp & Shirts

new 2019-2020 season expenses and new signs from Warrens/Varsity

$50-$100

8/15-10/4/19

Transitional Kindergarten

Donors Choose

mats for rest time

$600

8/30-12/19/19

Kindergarten

Donors Choose

chair pockets

$302

8/19-12/19/19

Reach/SADD

AHS - Red Out

raise money for AHA and raise awareness for healthy heart care

AMAP

10/7-10/21/19

SPED LEVEL II/III

Staff Pizza

entry and travel to special olympics

$500

9/27/19-5/28/20

4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel

REQUESTED BY

ACTIVITY

DESTINATION

DEPARTURE

DATE

RETURN DATE

Nancy Wright

International Literacy Association annual conference

New Orleans, LA

10/9/2019

10/14/2019

Nicole Guild

Attend EC SDI Year 2 cohort

Des Moines, IA

10/10/19

10/10/2019

Bobbi Hancock

Attend EC SDI Year 2 cohort

Des Moines, IA

10/10/19

10/10/2019

Julie McMullen

Attend EC SDI Year 2 cohort

Des Moines, IA

10/10/19

10/10/2019

Kevin Kilpatrick

Men's Choir Festival

Lincoln, NE

10/7/2019

10/7/2019

Janis Moore

FCCLA National Fall Leadership

Dallas, Texas

11/14/2019

11/17/2019

Jeff Yoachim

NATA Convention (art)

Nebraska City,  NE

9/27/2019

9/28/2019

Chelsey Hirt

Nevada Tournament

Nevada, IA

9/27/2019

9/28/2019

Kathryn Johnson

Volleyball tournament

Nevada, IA

9/27/2019

9/28/2019

Jedd Taylor

ISCA Conference

Des Moines, IA

11/3/2019

11/5/2019

Katie Wilson

Volleyball Tournament

Nevada, IA

09/27/2019

09/28/2019

Colleen Confer

Teaching, Learning, Coaching Conf.

Overland Park, KS

10/5/2019

10/8/2019

Jennifer Pontefract

ISCA Conference

Des Moines, IA

11/3/2019

11/5/2019

4L – Grant Requests

NAME OF GRANT

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

Glenwood Comm School Foundation Grant

Provide support to students, staff and community in ways that contribute to their ability to excel in academic progress and enrichment activities

$2,000

4M – Curriculum

CONTENT

DRAFT/FINAL

SCHOOL YEAR

NONE

 

 

Announcements and Communications

Comments from Public

None

Comments from Board

Discussed superboard meeting.  City is going to be proposing a $2.5 million bond for improvements and firetruck.  The county is building three cabins by pony creek.

Presentations

None

Activity Complex Update

None

Reports

Building Administrators, Student Services/School Improvement, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Transportation/Building and Grounds, and Print Shop reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.

Old Business

None

New Business

  1. Approval to Accept School Research Nexus Membership

Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the acceptance of membership in School Research Nexus.  Elizabeth Richardson seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       B. Approval of Co-Sexual Harassment Officers

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve the appointment of Rick Nickerson and Genie Wickham as the District’s Co-Sexual Harassment officer(s) for 2019-2020..  Greg Schultz seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       C. Approval of Equity Officer

Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the appointment of Cindy Menendez as the District’s Equity Officer for 2019-2020.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       D. Approval of Level I Investigators and their Alternates

Elizabeth Richardson made a motion to approve the appointments of all administrators as Level I investigators and as alternates for each other.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

        E. Approval to Use Signature Stamp and Electronic Signature

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the authorization of the Business Manager to use the Board President signature stamp and/or electronic signature to sign all contracts for tuition-in, transportation, PMIC, and alternative school student contracts.  Also for the Superintendent’s Administrative Assistance to use the Board President’s signature stamp and/or electronic signature to sign all employee contracts; and the Athletic Director to sign all officials/referees agreements.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       F. Approval of Special Education Deficit

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve the Special Education Deficit in the amount of $586,477.71.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       G. Closed Session

Greg Schultz made a motion to move into closed session at 6:17 p.m. as provided in Section 21.5(1)(i) of the open meetings law to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation, as that individual has requested a closed session.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, all voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

       H. Return to Open Session

Greg Schultz made a motion to open session at 6:26 p.m.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, all voted “aye”.  Motion carried.  Greg Schultz then made a motion to approve changes in paragraph 10 of the current superintendent contract with regards to educational stipend and reimbursement.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

 

ADJOURNMENT

As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by Greg Schultz and seconded by Theresa Romens to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:46 p.m.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

 

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Curt Becker, Board President                                                             Kristi Buman, Board Secretary