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:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
701.2
Free or Reduced Cost Meals Eligibility
802
Income
802.1
Local, State, and Federal Income
802.2
Use of School Property and Equipment
802.3
Sale of Bonds
802.5
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, and Memorials
802.6
Depository of Funds
802.7
Student Activities Funds
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
803
Expenditures
803.1
Purchasing and Bidding
803.1E1
Checklist for Project Consideration
803.1E2
Purchasing Flowchart
803.1R1
Process for Competitively Bidding Projects Costing Over $135,000
803.2
Requisition/Purchase Orders
803.3
Receiving Goods and Services
803.4
Approval and Payment for Goods and Services
803.5
Unpaid Warrants
803.6
Payday Schedules
803.7
Payroll Deductions
803.8
Travel Allowance
803.9
Special Assessments
4E – New Hires
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Craig Florian
Middle School Play Director
$1,200
Dana Jewett
Authorized Substitute Teacher
$112 per day
Ashley Konfrst
Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
$7.25 per hour
Courtney Magnussen
Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
$7.25 per hour
Tim Pomerenke
Part Time Custodian
$10.34 per hour
Lyndie Van Ness
Child Care Provider at Kid’s Place
$7.25 per hour
4F – Transfers
NAME
FROM/TO
WAGE
None
 
 
4G – Separation from District
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Wendy Ausdemore
Assistant Volleyball Coach
Resignation
December 12, 2014
Kay Fast
High School Vocal Music
Resignation - Also requesting the
End of the 2014-2015 SY
 
 
Leave Incentive
 
Mercedes Fauble
Assistant Cheerleading Coach
Resignation
January 20, 2015
Linda Jens
Print Shop Coordinator
Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
June 30, 2015
Chris Miller
Assistant Middle School Play Director
Resignation
December 26, 2014
Callie Ohm
Assistant Softball Coach
Resignation
December 16, 2014
Reginald Radford
Custodian
Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
June 30, 2015
Martha Smith
Special Education Teacher Associate
Resignation
End of the 2014-2015 SY
Brianne Toscano
Lead Teacher at Kid’s Place
Resignation
November 14, 2014
Stanley Winquist
High School Industrial Arts
Resignation - Also requesting the Leave Incentive
End of the 2014-2015 SY
4H – Open Enrollments
NAME
DISTRICT REQUIRED
REASON
None
 
 
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of December 31, 2014 were approved.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
DATES
Student Council
Orange Leaf Sales
Money for PEP Bus to St Wrestling/Basketball
$600
1/23-1/31/15
Culinary Arts Class
9 Restaurants/Entrée Sales
Groceries and replace equipment
$500
1/16-5/22/15
FFA
FFA Community Breakfast
National and State Convention`
AMAP
2/28/2015
4K – Overnight Travel Requests
ACTIVITY
DATE(S)
 
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
ASHRAE Expo
1/26/2015
1/29/2015
Chicago, IL
Steve Houser
High School Science Bowl
1/23/2015
1/24/2015
Ames, IA
Dollie Mott
Ashra
1/26/2015
1/29/2015
Chicago IL
Steve Houser
GHAEA Superintendents' Legislative Retreat
2/4/2015
2/5/2015
Des Moines, IA
Devin Embray
ISU Cyclone Honor Band
2/5/2015
2/7/2015
Ames, Iowa
Dave Clark
4L – Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
Courtyard Outdoor Classroom
To purchase & install additional concrete, seating, shade structures for the   Courtyard Classroom.
$10,000
Courtyard Outdoor Classroom
To purchase native plants & perennials for the Courtyard Outdoor Classroom.
$1,000
Mills County Community Foundation
To purchase a washer/dryer combination for Kid’s Place Daycare for the necessary daily cleaning for health and sanitary reasons.
$1,500
Mills County Community Foundation
To purchase equipment for the auxilliary gym addition.
$20,000
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