January 12, 2015 Board Meeting
Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M.
High School Media Center
Monday, December 8, 2014
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll Call
The following Board members were present: President Romens, Ann Staiert, Michelle Bahr, Craig Patzer, and Dave Blum.
Spotlight on Education
A. Stan Winquist - Stan was selected as a finalist for Teacher of the Year! We will be congratulating Stan at Monday night’s meeting.
Friends of Education
None
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4L pulling the first Grant Request for the Courtyard Outdoor Classroom. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on December 8, 2014.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
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POLICY #
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DESCRIPTION
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701.2
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Free or Reduced Cost Meals Eligibility
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802
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Income
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802.1
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Local, State, and Federal Income
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802.2
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Use of School Property and Equipment
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802.3
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Sale of Bonds
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802.5
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Gifts, Grants, Bequests, and Memorials
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802.6
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Depository of Funds
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802.7
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Student Activities Funds
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4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
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POLICY #
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DESCRIPTION
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803
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Expenditures
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803.1
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Purchasing and Bidding
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803.1E1
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Checklist for Project Consideration
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803.1E2
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Purchasing Flowchart
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803.1R1
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Process for Competitively Bidding Projects Costing Over $135,000
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803.2
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Requisition/Purchase Orders
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803.3
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Receiving Goods and Services
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803.4
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Approval and Payment for Goods and Services
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803.5
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Unpaid Warrants
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803.6
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Payday Schedules
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803.7
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Payroll Deductions
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803.8
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Travel Allowance
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803.9
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Special Assessments
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4E – New Hires
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NAME
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POSITION
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SALARY
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Craig Florian
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Middle School Play Director
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$1,200
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Dana Jewett
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Authorized Substitute Teacher
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$112 per day
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Ashley Konfrst
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Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
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$7.25 per hour
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Courtney Magnussen
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Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
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$7.25 per hour
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Tim Pomerenke
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Part Time Custodian
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$10.34 per hour
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Lyndie Van Ness
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Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
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$7.25 per hour
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4F – Transfers
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NAME
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FROM/TO
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WAGE
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None
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4G – Separation from District
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NAME
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POSITION
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REASON
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DATE
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Wendy Ausdemore
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Assistant Volleyball Coach
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Resignation
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December 12, 2014
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Kay Fast
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High School Vocal Music
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Resignation - Also requesting the
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End of the 2014-2015 SY
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Leave Incentive
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Mercedes Fauble
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Assistant Cheerleading Coach
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Resignation
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January 20, 2015
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Linda Jens
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Print Shop Coordinator
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Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
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June 30, 2015
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Chris Miller
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Assistant Middle School Play Director
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Resignation
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December 26, 2014
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Callie Ohm
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Assistant Softball Coach
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Resignation
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December 16, 2014
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Reginald Radford
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Custodian
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Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
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June 30, 2015
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Martha Smith
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Special Education Teacher Associate
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Resignation
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End of the 2014-2015 SY
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Brianne Toscano
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Lead Teacher at Kid’s Place
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Resignation
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November 14, 2014
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Stanley Winquist
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High School Industrial Arts
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Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
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End of the 2014-2015 SY
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4H – Open Enrollments
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NAME
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DISTRICT REQUIRED
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REASON
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None
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4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of December 31, 2014 were approved.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
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GROUP
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DESCRIPTION
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PURPOSE
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AMOUNT
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DATES
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Student Council
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Orange Leaf Sales
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Money for PEP Bus to St Wrestling/Basketball
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$600
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1/23-1/31/15
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Culinary Arts Class
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9 Restaurants/Entrée Sales
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Groceries and replace equipment
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$500
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1/16-5/22/15
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FFA
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FFA Community Breakfast
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National and State Convention`
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AMAP
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2/28/2015
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4K – Overnight Travel Requests
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ACTIVITY
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DATE(S)
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DESTINATION
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REQUESTED BY
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ASHRAE Expo
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1/26/2015
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1/29/2015
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Chicago, IL
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Steve Houser
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High School Science Bowl
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1/23/2015
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1/24/2015
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Ames, IA
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Dollie Mott
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Ashra
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1/26/2015
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1/29/2015
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Chicago IL
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Steve Houser
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GHAEA Superintendents' Legislative Retreat
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2/4/2015
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2/5/2015
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Des Moines, IA
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Devin Embray
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ISU Cyclone Honor Band
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2/5/2015
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2/7/2015
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Ames, Iowa
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Dave Clark
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4L – Grant Requests
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NAME
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PURPOSE
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AMOUNT
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Courtyard Outdoor Classroom
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To purchase native plants & perennials for the Courtyard Outdoor Classroom.
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$1,000
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Mills County Community Foundation
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To purchase a washer/dryer combination for Kid’s Place Daycare for the necessary daily cleaning for health and sanitary reasons.
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$1,500
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Mills County Community Foundation
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To purchase equipment for the auxilliary gym addition.
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$20,000
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Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
This time is reserved for patrons and Board members to speak to items not on the agenda and to request to speak to any items on the current agenda. There were no comments from the public.
Comments from Board- Discussion re February 9, 2015 Board Meeting Jazz Choir event the same evening
The Board meeting on February 9, 2015 will be held at 5:30 due to the Jazz Choir event that evening. The Super Board meeting will be held on January 15, 2015, in the central office 3rd floor conference room. The Board will have a retreat day on January 17, 2015 to work on redefining goals.
Presentations- Kelly Schubauer’s Engineering Design & Development class would like to give a short presentation (7-10 min.) to the Board based on their assignment to develop a product. The final part of their grade is to present the product to a panel.
The Board heard from Sara Schoening, Brogan Weddum, and Austin Jarosz on their PLTW capstone project on wire harness organizers.
Reports
Building Administrators, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Print Shop and School Improvement reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.
Old Business
None
New Business
A. Approval of Revisions to Principles of Engineering Curriculum & Rationale.
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve the proposed revisions to the Principles of Engineering Curriculum. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Approval of Revisions to Algebra I Curriculum
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the proposed revisions to the Algebra I Curriculum. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C. Approval of K-12 Guidance Curriculum
It was decided by the Board to postpone this item until the February work session. Dave Blum made a motion to approve postponing the approval of the K-12 Guidance Curriculum. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by Dave Blum and seconded by Craig Patzer to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:09 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Theresa Romens, Board President Kristi Buman, Board Secretary
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