August 12, 2013 Board Meeting Minutes

Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mineola, IA
Monday, August 12, 2013
 
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meetings to order at 7:02 p.m.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
 
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Romens, Ann Staiert, Craig Patzer, Henry Clark and Dave Blum.
 
Spotlight on Education
None
Friends of Education
None
 
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Ann Staiert made a motion  to approve the consent agenda including  items 4A  through 4M. Dave Blum seconded the motion. Patzer, Staiert, Blum and Romens in favor of the motion. Clark opposed. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on July 8, 2013 and the special meeting on July 22, 2013.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY
POLICY NAME
Basic Instruction Program
Summer School Instruction
Special Education
Career Education
Health Education
Human Growth and Development Student Excuse Form
Physical Education
Programs for At-Risk Students
Performance Testing for Classroom Credit
Alternative Programs
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY
POLICY NAME
Background Checks on Employees and Volunteers (New Policy)
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Personnel Operating District Vehicles and the Regulations
School Transportation for Extracurricular Activities - Request Waiver of Second Read
Transportation in Private Vehicles for Extracurricular Activities - Request Waiver of Second Read
Purchasing and Bidding
Checklist for Project Consideration
Purchasing and Bidding Flowchart
Process for Competitively Bidding Projects Costing Over $125,000
 
Page Two August 12, 2013
 
4E – New Hires
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
SALARY
1:1 Special Education Preschool Associate
$9.49 per hour
1:1 Special Education Preschool Associate
$9.49 per hour
Substitute Bus Driver
$29.86 per route
Technology Technician
$15.00 per hour
9th Gr. Indiv. Speech & 10th-12th Gr. Indiv. Speech Sponsor
$920 & $1,073.33
Assistant HS Play/Musical Director
$920
Middle School Yearbook Sponsor
$920
Middle School Family & Consumer Science Teacher
$49,712.39 -
Pending Receipt of Official Transcripts
High School Art
$48,702.39 -
Pending Receipt of Official Transcripts
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Special Education Associate
$9.49 per hour
Vision Associate
$9.49 per hour
Interpreter / C-Print Captionist
$26,500
Special Education Associate - Level I
$8.49 per hour
Bus Associate
$10.88
4F – Transfers
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
SALARY
Substitute Kitchen Worker to Bus Aide
$10.88
4.5 Hours Per Day to 7 Hours Per Day (SpEd Aide)
No Change
Substitute Teacher Aide to 2 Days per Week (SpEd Aide)
$9.49
5 Days per Week to 3 Days per Week (SpEd Aide)
No Change
SpEd Aide to Regular Ed Art Aide
$8.79
Bus Driver to Substitute Bus Driver
No Change
From Bus Aide to Substitute Bus Aide and Substitute Type II Driver
Aide - No Chg Driver $29.86/Rte
From 6.5 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
No Change
From 6.5 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
No Change
From 6.75 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
No Change
Substitute Aide to SpEd Aide
$9.49
From PreK SpEd Aide-7.5 Hours per Day-M T Th F to SpEd Aide-6.5 Hours per Day-M-F
No Change
4G – Resignations
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
DATE
Head Softball Coach
July 29, 2013
Middle School Media Associate
August 1, 2013
Child Care Provider
July 22, 2013
Child Care Provider
May 29, 2013
Child Care Provider - Summer Help Only
August 1, 2013
Child Care Provider - Summer Help Only
August 1, 2013
Middle School Yearbook Sponsor
May 31, 2013
Substitute Teacher
August 6, 2013
Head Girls Tennis / Asst Boys Tennis
August 7, 2013
Assistant Girls Softball
August 7, 2013
4H – Open Enrollments
STUDENT
RECEIVING DISTRICT
Glenwood
Fremont Mills
Glenwood
Glenwood
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of July 31, 2013 were approved.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
FUNDRAISER
PURPOSE
TARGET
DATES
Yearbook
Book Sales
Pay for yearbooks
$24,000
8/15/13-5/25/14
Yearbook
Ads
Pay for yearbooks
$5,000
8/15/13-5/25/14
Newspaper
Ads
Part of curriculum
$2,500
8/15/13-5/20/14
MS Student Council
Bead Sales
Commons furniture
$200
9/16-9/20/13
4K – Out of State Travel
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
None
 
 
 
4L – Overnight Travel Requests
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
None
 
 
 
4M – Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
Mills Co. Community Foundation
To purchase lumber & materials for a new outdoor shed for Kid’s Place and to purchase a new refrigerator for the lunchroom at Kid’s Place which would hold medications, as well as food and beverages.
$3,000
 
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
President Romens reminded the board of upcoming events and dates. On August 26, 2013 there will be a work session on student achievement and test scores in the Central Office starting at 7:00 pm. The Super Board Meeting will be held at the engineer’s office on August 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. September 10, 2013 is the school board election. Various back to school events will be going on from August 16th to August 22nd.
Presentations
None
Reports
Building Administrators, Director of Special Education, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Director of Operations, Print Shop and School Improvement reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.
 
Old Business
None
 
Page Four August 12, 2013
 
New Business
A.     Approval of License Agreement with LRG Prep LLC
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve a license agreement with LRG Prep LLC, which allows the school district to receive a minimum royalty of 50% on revenues received by LRG from the sale of products with the school’s name, nicknames, mascots, logos, designs and graphics. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B.     Appointment of Iowa User Agreement
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Iowa User Agreement with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigations in regard to background checks. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C.     Approval of Student Teaching Agreement with Grand Canyon University
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the student teaching agreement with Grand Canyon University for the year 2013-2015. Craig Patzer seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D.     Approval of Agreement with School Administrators of Iowa
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve the agreement with School Administrators of Iowa to participate in the School Administration Manager project. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried
E.      Approval of Agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the SAVE program agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F.      Approval of Agreement with City of Glenwood
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with the City of Glenwood for the School Officer Liaison Program for the 2013-14 school year. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
G.     Approval of Grading Practice Statements
Henry Clark made a motion to approve a new grading policy as presented by the Curriculum Coordinating Council. Craig Patzer seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
H.     Approval of Employability Skills Rubrics
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the Employability Skills Rubrics for High School, Middle School, West Elementary and Northeast Elementary as presented. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
I.       Approval of Agreement with Secured Data Services
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with Secured Data Services. This approval will allow the district to send backgrounds checks through their website rather than faxing the background checks in. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J.       Approval of Kids Place rate increase
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the 5% tuition rate increase for Kids Place as presented. The increase is effective August 26, 2013. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
K.     Approval to move Regular Board Meeting Date
Dave Blum made a motion to move the date of the September board meeting from September 9th to September 16th. This will allow the district to swear in new members soon after the board elections. 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 8:06 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Theresa Romens, Board President                                                           Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary