Glenwood Community School District

Special Meeting &Closed Session of the Board of Directors Glenwood City Hall 5 North Vine Street, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday - December 2, 2024

Special Meeting – 2:00 pm

1. Call to Order &Roll Call – President Matt Portrey called the Special Meeting to Order at 2:00 p.m. Upon a roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Matt Portrey, Elizabeth Richardson, Kellie Stewart, &John Zak. Tony Winton was absent.

    

2. Agenda Approval

   K Stewart made a motion to approve the agenda. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

   Closed Session

3. Closed Session

   3A. Superintendent Interviews –

   E Richardson made a motion to go into Closed Session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge, is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that that individual request a closed session, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5.1.(i). John Zak seconded the motion. M Portrey,

   E Richardson, K Stewart, and J Zak all voted “aye” to move to Closed Session. T Winton was absent.

   Tim Reinert, Glenwood Community School District Chief Financial Officer &Board of Education Secretary – Treasurer, Trent Grundmeyer and Dave Black from Grundmeyer Leader Services (GLS) were also present.

   The Board of Education went into Closed Session at 2:30 p.m.

    

4. Return to Open Session

   K Stewart made a motion to return to the Open Session. E Richardson seconded the motion. M Portrey, E Richardson, K Stewart, and J Zak all voted “aye” to return to Open Session. T Winton was absent.

    

   The Board of Education returned to the Open Session at 7:45 p.m.

    

5. Action

J Zak made a motion to direct Grundmeyer Leader Services to make a superintendent contract offer to the successful superintendent candidate. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Upcoming Meetings

December 9, 2024 – Regular Meeting

‌ Adjournment

As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by K Stewart &seconded by E Richardson to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.