12 11 2023 - Regular Meeting

Glenwood Community School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

High School Media Center - 504 East Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday December 11, 2023

1. Call to Order &Roll Call – President Matt Portrey called the Regular Meeting to Order at 5:30 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Jon Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, Kellie Stewart and Tony Winton .

2. Approval of Agenda – J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda with modification. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried

3. Spotlight on Education - None

4. Friends of Education - None

5. Consideration of Action on Consent Items – E Richardson made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 5A through 5L. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried 5A. Approval of Minutes

   Minutes were approved for the November 13, 2023 Regular Meeting and November 27, 2023 Special Meeting &Work Session.

    

   5B. Approval of Board Policies - Second Reading Approvals:

   POLICY #	DESCRIPTION
   None

    

   5C. Approval of Board Policies - First Reading Approvals:

   POLICY #	DESCRIPTION
   803.1	PURCHASING AND BIDDING
   803.1E1	CHECKLIST FOR PROJECT CONSIDERATION
   803.1E2	PURCHASING AND BIDDING FLOWCHART
   803.1R1	FEDERAL FUNDS IN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS

    

   5D. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements &favorable background check results

   NAME	POSITION	SALARY
   Nolan Allmon	Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place (High School Worker)	$10.00 per hour
   Amanda Belt	Substitute Teacher	$170 per day
   John Corcoran	Assistant Middle School Boys Basketball Coach	$2,320
   Devan Rice	Substitute Nurse	$170 per day
   Lillian Sullivan	Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place (High School Worker)	$10.00 per hour
   Jerrah Williams	Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place	$11.50 per hour

   5E. Transfers

   NAME	FROM / TO	WAGE
   Brenda DeLashmutt	From Clerk to Assistant Kitchen Manager	$15.00 per hour
   Jared Rehn	From Special Education Assoc. to Substitute Special Education Assoc.	No Change

    

   5F. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.

   NAME	POSITION	REASON	DATE
   Madisen Doyen	Special Education Associate	Resignation	December 20, 2023
   Cory Faust	Head Middle School Girls Basketball Coach	Resignation	November 28, 2023
   Caroline Gran	Authorized Substitute Teacher	Resignation	November 30, 2023
   David Gran	Authorized Substitute Teacher	Resignation	September 30, 2023
   Emily Ray	Special Education Associate	Resignation	November 20, 2023

    

   5G. Open Enrollments

   NAME	DISTRICT REQUESTED	REASON	RESIDENT DISTRICT	APPROVE OR DENY	FUNDE D
   None

    

   5H. Approval of Financial Reports

   Approval of bills and financial reports as of July 31, 2023.

    

   5I. Fundraising Requests

   GROUP	DESCRIPTION	PURPOSE	AMOUNT	DATES
   Reach/SADD	Pink Out	Raise money for Mills County Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society	AMAP	Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 2024

    

   5J. Out of State and Overnight Travel

   REQUESTED BY	ACTIVITY	DESTINATION	DEPARTURE DATE	RETURN DATE
   Megan Wake	Presenting at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention	San Antonio, TX	03/12/2024	03/16/2024
   Devin Embray	ISFLC Conference	Ankeny, IA	02/20/2024	02/22/2024
   Tim Reinert	ISFLC Conference	Ankeny, IA	02/20/2024	02/22/2024

   5K. Grant Requests

   NAME	PURPOSE	AMOUNT
   None

   5L. Curriculum

   CONTENT	DRAFT/FINAL	SCHOOL YEAR
   None

6. Announcements and Communications

    

   6A. Comments from Public – Joann Farmer spoke on behalf of concerned parents regarding book themes of LGBTQ within Scholastic Book Fairs. She proposed alternatives to Scholastic Book Fairs that the district should research and consider for future book fairs.

    

   6B. Comments from Board of Education – None

    

   6C. Legislative Update – None

    

   6D. Presentations –

    

   6D1. The Glenwood CSD Administration Team gave a presentation on the Professional Learning PLC Institute conference that they attended in July 2023.

    

   6D2. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang gave a presentation on the GCSD 2022-2023 Iowa School Performance Profile results. Scores for all four buildings showed consistent improvement and show clearly that GCSD is on the rise and there is a lot to be excited about in the education programs GCSD provides.

    

   6E. GRC Campus Closing Update – Superintendent Embray provided an update on the GRC Campus closing. The Local GRC Task Force met recently and indicated that it is becoming clear that issues concerning future operation of the GRC power plant will be problematic for any future occupancy on the GRC Campus. Representatives of the task force are scheduled to go to Des Moines this week to speak to the Governor’s office concerning eventual handoff of the GRC Property in 2024. No plans for future operation of the GRC campus have been solidified and more information will be forthcoming.

    

7. Reports -

   Building Administrators, Special Education, School Improvement, Activities Director, Kids Place, Technology, Food Service, Transportation/Building and Grounds &Print Shop reported on their respective buildings or areas of accountability.

    

8. Old Business - None

    

9. New Business – A. to C.

    

   9A. Approval of Mid-Term Graduates

   J Zak made a motion for approval of Mid-Term Graduates, contingent upon successful completion of all requirements. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

    

   9B. Closed Session

   K Stewart made a motion to go into Closed Session 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, as provided in Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i). E Richardson seconded the motion. Matt Portrey, John Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, K Stewart, and T Winton all voted “aye” to move to Closed Session.

    

   The Board of Education went into Closed Session at 6:15 p.m.

   4B. Return to Open Session

   E Richardson made a motion to return to Open Session. K Stewart seconded the motion. Matt Portrey, John Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, K Stewart, and T Winton all voted “aye” to return to Open Session.

   The Board of Education returned to Open Session at 6:55 p.m. 4C. Action

   K Stewart made a motion to approve offering Lorraine Duitsman the high school principal position for the 2024-2025 through 2025-2026 school years. Upon acceptance of the offer, Lorraine Duitsman’s position title will also change to High School Principal for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.

    

10. Adjournment

As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by E Richardson and seconded by T Winton to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Matt Portrey, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer