June 9, 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. High School Media Center
Monday June 9, 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
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:   President Romens, Ann Staiert, Michelle Bahr and Dave Blum.  Craig Patzer was absent.
 
Spotlight on Education
The board recognized students who qualified for State Track, State Boys Tennis and State Trap Competition. Margo Young was recognized for being selected as runner up for the Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award for the 2013-14 school year. Stan Winquist was recognized for being selected by the Iowa Division of the Sir Izaac Walton League as their Teacher of the Year for the 2013-14 school year.
 
Friends of Education
None
 
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4M.   Michelle Bahr seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the super board meeting on May 8, 2014; the regular meeting on May 12, 2014 and the special meeting on May 22, 2014.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
902.8
Tobacco and Nicotine Products-Free Environment
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
406.5R
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Personnel Operating District Vehicles - Regulations
4E – New Hires
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Evan Gammon
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
$8.46 per hour
Krista George
4th Grade
$41,641 (Includes TSS)
Sherie Hollander
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
$8.46 per hour
William McGinnis
Substitute Bus & Suburban Driver
$29.86 per route
Madison Mead
Child Care Associate
$8.46 per hour
Matthew Miller
Summer Mowing & Grounds
$9.08 per hour
Rosanne Nutting
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
$8.46 per hour
Katelynn Sowers
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
$8.46 per hour
Grant Stivers
Assistant Baseball Coach
$3,220
4F - Transfers 
NAME
FROM/TO
WAGE
William (Trey) Hughes
Substitute Teacher to Middle School Special Education Teacher
$36,711 includes TSS
 
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4G – Separation from District
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Teyana Blanchard
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
Resignation
May 23, 2014
Brent Douma
3rd Grade, Assist Boys Basketball, and Assist MS Football
Resignation
June 9, 2014
Deb Fajardo
Individual Speech
Resignation
May 30, 2014
Dennis Hagymasi
Bus Associate
Resignation
May 30, 2014
Dan Jones
Assist MS Girls Basketball and Head MS Boys Track
Retirement
May 30, 2014
Susan Jones
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
Resignation
May 23, 2014
Lynda Radford
Lead Teacher at Kid’s Place
Resignation
June 11, 2014
Ashley Reese
C-Print Captionist
Resignation
May 30, 2013
Denny Reeves
Custodian
Resignation
May 27, 2014
Sue Schulz
On-Call Office Help
Resignation
May 29, 2014
Gayle Spetman
Kid’s Place Secretary
Resignation
June 30, 2014
Kirstie Sturgeon
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
Resignation
June 5, 2014
Steve Sylvester
Head Boys Golf
Resignation
May 30, 2014
Kristin Tadin
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
Resignation
May 23, 2014
Bethany Woodruff
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
Resignation
May 28, 2014
4H – Open Enrollments
STUDENT
RECEIVING DISTRICT
REASON
Kole A.
Lewis Central
Kindergarten Student
Leah C.
Lewis Central
Kindergarten Student
Grahm N.
Glenwood
Kindergarten Student
Jason R.
Glenwood
Nothing Stated
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of May 31, 2014.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
FUNDRAISER
PURPOSE
AMT
DATES
Student Council
T Shirt Sales
Support school spirit
$400
8/1-22/14
FCCLA
Business Donations
National Conference
$400
6/01/-30/14
Kids Place
Rummage Sale
Cafeteria Tables
$500
6/17-28/14
Student Council
VolleyBro Tournament
Local charity/student disability awareness
$500
11/8/2014
4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel
ACTIVITY
LEAVE
RETURN
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
Advanced Placement Teacher Training Institute
7/6/2014
7/10/2014
Iowa City, IA
Robin Hundt
Advanced Placement Teacher Training Institute
7/6/2014
7/10/2014
Iowa City, IA
Dianne Bentley
PLTW Training
7/6/2014
7/18/2014
Rolla, MO
Kelly Schubauer
Define! Design! and Deliver! IA ASCD
6/23/2014
6/24/2014
Des Moines, IA
Heidi Stanley
Define! Design! and Deliver! IA ASCD
6/23/2014
6/24/2014
Des Moines, IA
Genie Wickham
Define! Design! and Deliver! IA ASCD
6/22/2014
6/24/2014
Des Moines, IA
Richard Hutchinson
Define! Design! and Deliver! IA ASCD
6/23/2014
6/24/2014
Des Moines, IA
Kelli Berke
Define! Design! and Deliver! IA ASCD
6/22/2014
6/24/2014
Des Moines, IA
Rick Nickerson
SAI Executive Leaders and ISFIS
6/18/2014
6/19/2014
Des Moines, IA
Devin Embray
Dance Camp
7/7/2014
7/11/2014
Storm Lake, IA
Ruth Congdon
4M - Grant Requests
NAME OF GRANT
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
None
 
 
 
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Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
None
 
Comments from Board
The Google Summit is June 23 and 24, 2014.  The June 23, 2014 work session will be held on June 30, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office boardroom.
 
Presentations
School nurses Shari Gregory, Katie Kelly and Roni Score presented a Nurse’s administrative procedure handbook they put together. The handbook provides the same nursing protocol and health forms for all buildings.  Some of the forms are online.  The procedure handbook will be updated as regulations change.
 
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.Kids Place Recommended Changes
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the recommended Kids Place changes and tuition fees presented in the board packet effective July 1, 2014. Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B.     Milk Bid
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the low milk bid from Hiland Dairy for the 2014-15 school year. Hiland Dairy had the low bid and is the only milk company that will deliver daily. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.
C.     Bread Bid
Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve the low bread bid from Pan O Gold Baking Company. Pan O Gold had the low bid and will deliver twice a week. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D.     Middle School, West and Northeast Handbook Changes
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the proposed Middle School, West and  Northeast  handbook changes as presented in the board packet. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
E.      Approve Curriculum
Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve the curriculum that has been written as draft documents for the 2014-15 school year for English/Language Arts; Career/Technical Education including Principals of Tech 1 and Gateway to Technology. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F.      Communication Course Requirement
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve discontinuing the Communication course graduation requirement for incoming freshman starting with the 2014-15 school year. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
G.     Pay Bills End of Year
Dave Blum made a motion to approve to pay outstanding bills at the end of the fiscal year, contingent upon funds. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
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H.Legislative Priorities
The board discussed the 2014 Legislative Priorities. The board will decide the priorities they want to support at the July 2014 regular board meeting.
I.       ISFIS Participant Agreement
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the participant agreement offered by ISFIS for the Enrollment Project Service in the amount of $2,000. The projection will be completed after the new bridge opens. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J.       District Clerical Support
Dave Blum made a motion to approve hiring a district clerical support person to handle all curriculum based work as well as provide additional support to student services and central office. The position is 10 and half months and will cost around $33,000 including benefits. 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 Ann Staiert to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:06 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
                                                                                                                                      
Theresa Romens, Board President                                              Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary