03 04 2024 - Regular Meeting

Glenwood Community School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday March 4, 2024

1. Call to Order &Roll Call – President Matt Portrey called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Matt Portrey, Elizabeth Richardson, John Zak, Kellie Stewart, and Tony Winton .

2. Approval of Agenda – J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda with modification. K Stewart 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 February 12, 2024, Regular Meeting &February 26, 2024, 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
   505.4	Graduation Requirements
   506	Parent and Family Engagement Title I

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

   NAME	POSITION	SALARY
   Abigail Wingfield	Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place	$11.50 per hour
   Sonia Perea Morales	Teacher Contingent upon receipt &review of official transcripts	$50,537.60 (23-24)
   John Corcoran	Assistant High School Boys Track Coach	$3,306.00

   5E. Transfers

   NAME	FROM / TO	WAGE
   Dakota Evans	Was approved to transfer to a Special Education Associate position at Northeast but will be staying in her current position at Kid’s Place	No Change
   Christine Holland	From Child Care Associate to AM On-Site	$14.75 per hour

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

   NAME	POSITION	REASON	DATE
   Brian Morgan	Bus Driver	Resignation	June 28, 2024
   Holly Schneider	Middle School Assistant Volleyball Coach High School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach	Resignation	End of 2023-2024 SY

   5G. Open Enrollments

   NAME	DISTRICT REQUESTED	REASON	RESIDENT DISTRICT	APPROVE OR DENY	FUNDE D
   Kylee A.	Shenandoah		Glenwood	Approve	Yes
   Emma J.	Lewis Central	Remain after move	Glenwood	Approve	Yes

   5H. Approval of Financial Reports

   Approval of bills as of February 28, 2024.

   5I. Fundraising Requests

   GROUP	DESCRIPTION	PURPOSE	AMOUNT	DATES
   West Library	Scholastic Book Fair	Books for West Elementary Library	AMAP	April 16-19, 2024

   5J. Out of State and Overnight Travel

   REQUESTED BY	ACTIVITY	DESTINATION	DEPARTURE DATE	RETURN DATE
   Emilee Bilharz	FCCLA State Conference	Cedar Rapids, IA	03/17/2024	03/19/2024
   Jordan Bueltel	Kansas Relays	Lawrence, KS	04/19/2024	04/20/2024
   Becky Ruth	Kansas Relays	Lawrence, KS	04/19/2024	04/20/2024
   Mark Starner	Kansas Relays	Lawrence, KS	04/19/2024	04/20/2024
   Katie Wilson	Kansas Relays	Lawrence, KS	04/19/2024	04/20/82024
   Jordan Bueltel	State Track	Des Moines, IA	05/15/2024	05/18/2024
   Becky Ruth	State Track	Des Moines, IA	05/16/2024	05/18/2024
   Mark Starner	State Track	Des Moines, IA	05/15/2024	05/18/2024
   Jordan Bueltel	Drake Relays	Des Moines, IA	04/25/2024	04/27/2024
   Becky Ruth	Drake Relays	Des Moines, IA	04/25/2024	04/27/2024
   Mark Starner	Drake Relays	Des Moines, IA	04/25/2024	04/27/2024
   Katie Wilson	Drake Relays	Des Moines, IA	04/25/2024	04/27/2024
   Amy Benson	ADM Soccer Tournament	Adel, IA	04/12/2024	04/13/2024
   Rebecca Bardsley	ADM Soccer Tournament	Adel, IA	04/12/2024	04/13/2024
   Jackie Christian	ADM Soccer Tournament	Adel, IA	04/12/2024	04/13/2024
   Cort Lovato	Soccer Tournament	Adel, IA	04/05/2024	04/06/2024
   Elsa Griffen	Iowa Bandmasters Assoc. Conf.	Des Moines, IA	05/09/2024	05/11/2024
   Chris Visser	NWMSU Indoor Track Meet	NWMSU	03/16/2024	03/16/2024
   Jeff Bissen	National HS Athletic Coaches Assoc Conference	Bismarck, ND	06/23/2024	06/27/2024

   5K. Grant Requests

   NAME	PURPOSE	AMOUNT
   None

   5L. Curriculum

   CONTENT	DRAFT/FINAL	SCHOOL YEAR
   None

6. Announcements and Communications 6A. Comments from Public

   Ann Staiert thanked the Board of Education for their work and in support to extend the Revenue Purpose Statement (RPS) for the SAVE funding through January 1, 2051.

   6B. Comments from Board of Education

   Director Elizabeth Richardson expressed her appreciation to the BOE for the reasoned debate relating to the upcoming RPS vote.

   6C. Legislative Update – Superintendent Dr. Embray provided an update on recent legislative activity including the current AEA and minimum teacher pay legislative bills.

   6D. Presentations –

   The Glenwood Community School District Middle School Math Teachers gave a presentation on the Math Teaching Conference they attended in February 2024 in Seattle, Washington.

   The scheduled presentations from the TAG Robotics Teams were tabled and will be rescheduled for an upcoming BOE meeting.

    

   6E. GRC Campus Closing Update – Superintendent Dr. Embray provided an update on the GRC Campus closing.

    

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 F.

    

   9A. Approval of Cooperative Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa

    

   T Winton made a motion for approval of the Cooperative Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa for practitioner preparation (student teaching). K. Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

   9B. Approval of the Iowa LGRP Natural Gas Contract

   Elizabeth Richardson made a motion to approve the Iowa LGRP Natural Gas Program Participation Agreement for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

   9C. Approval of Five-Year Capital Plan

   T Winton made a motion for approval of the updated five-year capital plan. J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

   9D. Closed Session

    

   J Zak 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 Section 21.5(1)(i). T Winton 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 7:05 p.m. 9E. Return to Open Session

   T Winton 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 10:25 p.m. 9F. Action

   No action was taken.

10. ‌ Adjournment

As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by J Zak and seconded by T Winton to adjourn the regular meeting at 10:30 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

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