Glenwood Community School District

Special Meeting &Work Session of the Board of Directors

Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday January 27, 2025

Special Meeting

1. Call to Order, Roll Call &Agenda Approval –

   President Matt Portrey called the Special Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Elizabeth Richardson, Matt Portrey, John Zak, Kellie Stewart and Tony Winton.
   J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

2. Informational Items –

   
   

   2A. Superintendent Kooiker provided a Building update.
   

   
   

   2B. Superintendent Kooiker provided a Kids Place update.
   

   2C. Superintendent Kooiker presented a tentative plan to shift Board Agendas to Simbli in February.
   

3. Discussion Items –

   
   

   3A. Technology Director Jedd Taylor discussed bids from three vendors for a HS Lab computer purchase.
   

4. New Business – A.

4A. Approval of Quote from ByteSpeed

T Winton made a motion for approval of the quote from ByteSpeed to upgrade computers in High School labs used by Project Lead the Way (PLTW) computer science, engineering and digital media courses J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

WORK SESSION

American Middle Level Educators Conference Presentation – Instructors Lindsay Tadin, Katy Marvel &Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang provided a presentation on the American Middle Level Educators Conference they recently attended.

High School Hope Squad – Instructors Heather Roberson and Hannah Doorenbos &Hope Squad student Mia Schau gave a presentation on the High School Hope Squad.

Strategic Plan Update – Superintendent Nicole Kooiker &Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang provided an update district’s strategic plan.

Upcoming Meetings

February 10, 2025 – Regular Meeting

February 25, 2025 – Work Session

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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 meeting at 7:14 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

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