July 11, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes

Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M.
Central Office 103 Central 3rd Floor
Monday, July 11, 2016
 
Call to Order
President Romens called the public hearing to order at 7:01 p.m.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Romens, Ann Staiert, and Curt Becker.
Spotlight on Education
None
Friends of Education
None
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4L.   Michelle Bahr seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on June 13, 2016, and the special meeting/work session on June 27, 2016.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
203.9
Citizens’ Advisory Committees
203.10
Legal Counsel
203.11
Conflicts of Interest of Board Members
203.12
Gifts to Board Members
204
Meetings of the Board
204.1
Open Meetings
204.2
Regular Board Meetings
204.3
Special Board Meetings
204.4
Closed Sessions of the Board
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
204.5
Organizational Meeting of the Board
204.6
Notice for Board Meetings
204.7
Quorum for Board Meetings
204.8
Rules of Order
204.9
Agenda for Board Meetings
204.10
Complaints About Personnel
204.11
Participation by the Public
204.12
General Procedure of Hearings
204.13
School Board Minutes
204.14
Compensation and Expenses of Board Members
4E – New Hires
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Jennifer Buckingham
MS Vocal Music Activities and 6 -8 Vocal Music Programs
$1,250 and $750
Sandra Burk
Director of School Improvement
$80,000
Alysa Jensen
Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place
$7.25 per hour
Megan Millar
Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place
$7.25 per hour
Sara Mulligan
7th Grade English / Language Arts
$39,741 conting. on receipt/review of official transcript/favorable background check results
Eric Rasmussen
Assistant Middle School Girls Basketball
$2,000
Whitney Thompson
4th Grade Teacher
$38,791 conting. on receipt/review of official transcripts/favorable background check results
4F – Transfers
NAME
FROM/TO
WAGE
Ben Haynes
Assist HS Girls Basketball to Head MS Girls Basketball (7th Gr)
$2,750
Jennifer Tallmon
From 4th Grade to Elementary Talented & Gifted
Same
4G – Separation from District
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Chase Carter
Substitute Bus Associate
Resignation
June 1, 2016
Judy Kirk
Substitute Teacher
Resignation
June 24, 2016
Shelly Lamkins
Special Education Teacher Associate
Termination
May 27, 2016
April Stewart
Substitute Driver & Substitute Bus Assoc.
Resignation
June 28, 2016
4H – Open Enrollments
STUDENT
RECEIVING DISTRICT
REASON
Alex L.
Treynor Community School District
Kindergarten Student.  Siblings attend Treynor.
Ella R.
Council Bluffs Community School District
Change in District of Residence
Evan R.
Council Bluffs Community School District
Change in District of Residence
Joseph V.
Lewis Central Community School District
Change in District of Residence
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of June 30, 2016.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
FUNDRAISER
PURPOSE
TARGET
DATES
HS Band
Sweetcorn sales
SWIHMB trip
$500
Fall 2016
HS Band
Poinsettia sales
SWIHMB trip
$1,000
10/1/2016
Band Parents
Photos
Rebuild Uniform Account
$1,500
8/8-8/19/16
4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel
ACTIVITY
LEAVE
RETURN
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
Iowa State Fair
8/11/2016
8/12/2016
Des Moines, Iowa State Fairgrounds
Jessica Miller
Just for Kix camp
6/27/2016
6/30/2016
Storm Lake, Iowa
Ruth Congdon
PLTW - Human Body Systems
7/10/2016
7/22/2016
Kansas City, Kansas
Jennifer Lewis
PLTW Core Training
7/10/2016
7/22/2016
Ames, Iowa
Michael Joyner
4L – Grant Requests
NAME OF GRANT
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
None
 
 
 
Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
None
Comments from Board
None
Presentations
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
A.Approval of Agreement with Sparkle Cleaning
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with Sparkle Cleaning for the 2016-2017 School Year. Curt Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B.     Approval of Contract with Curriculum Leadership Institute
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the contract with CLI for two on-site consultant service days for K-5 Social Studies and K-5 Science. Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C.     Approval of New CCC Members
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the 2 new CCC members, Ben Haynes will replace Carol Fisher, and Deb Fajardo will serve as the K-5 Science Representative. Curt Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D.     Approval of MS Social Studies Curriculum and K-3 Physical Education Curriculum
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum, as well as the K-3 Physical Education Curriculum as aligned to Chapter 12. Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
E.     Approval of Teacher Leader Assignment Agreements
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the Teacher Leader Assignment Agreements for the Full Time and Part Time Instructional Coaches, Master Classroom/Technology Integration, PLC Facilitators, Model Coaches, and Mentor Teachers.  Curt Becker seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F.      Approval to Request Permission
Curt Becker made a motion to approve to request permission from the SBRC to allocate 30% of the District’s Special Education Director’s salary to Consortium Education expenditures. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.
G.     Legislative Priorities
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the selected legislative priorities listed below. Ann  Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
  1. #28. State Penny
  2. #21. Supplemental State Aid
  3. #8. Mental Health
  4. #2. Standards and Accountability
  5. #27. Unfunded Mandates
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by Ann Staiert and seconded by Curt Becker to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:36 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
                                                                                                                                       
Theresa Romens, Board President                                              Kristi Buman, Board Secretary
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