August 20, 2012 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 20, 2012
 
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, Dave Blum, Henry Clark, Craig Patzer and Ann Staiert.
 
Spotlight on Education
None
 
Friends of Education
None
 
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4N. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on July 9, 2012 and the special meeting held on July 18, 2012.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY NO
POLICY NAME
None
 
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY NO
POLICY NAME
604.6
Appropriate Use of Computer, Computer-Like Equipment, Computer Network Systems, and the Internet
4E – New Hires
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
SALARY
Alisa Winquist
Jump Start Summer School Teacher
$19 per hour
Zachary Harper-Blunt
Audio Visual Tech – Video Board
$3,300
Willis Ballinger
Substitute Bus Driver
$14.53 (2 hr minimum)
Tim Riley
High School English Teacher
$37,652.39 (Includes TSS)
Betty Davis
Special Education Teacher Associate
$8.29 per hour
Andrea Morrison
Preschool Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.29 per hour
Patricia Mitchell
Preschool Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.29 per hour
Allison Codney
Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.29 per hour
4F – Transfers
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
SALARY
None
 
 
4G – Resignations
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
DATE
Gina Christofferson
Kid’s Place Child Care Provider
July 23, 2012
Rachel Lammert
Substitute Teacher
July 30, 2012
Brenda Rumery
Substitute Teacher
August 1, 2012
Rachel Shirley
Substitute Teacher
August 8, 2012
Bob Thaller
Bus Driver
July 31, 2012
Judy Isadore
Substitute Associate
July 16, 2012
Maria Cadena
Food Service Cook
August 14, 2012
Steve Tornquist
Substitute Teacher
July 12, 2012
Alexa Schoening
Kid’s Place Child Care Provider
August 16, 2012
4H – Open Enrollments
STUDENT
RECEIVING DISTRICT
DATE RECEIVED
Angel E.
Treynor Community School District – Continuation after move
08/13/2012
Izabella H.
Treynor Community School District – Continuation after move
08/13/2012
Lucy H.
Treynor Community School District – Continuation after move
08/13/2012
Lulu L.
Treynor Community School District – Siblings attend Treynor
08/13/2012
Effie M.
Lewis Central Community School District – Siblings attend Treynor
07/30/2012
Lila M.
Lewis Central Community School District – Kindergarten Student
08/15/2012
Blake C.
Lewis Central Community School District – Continuation after move
08/17/2012
Kalvin C.
Lewis Central Community School District – Continuation after move
08/17/2012
Alexandra R.
Council Bluffs Community School District – New District of Residence
08/03/2012
Manuel R.
Council Bluffs Community School District – New District of Residence
08/03/2012
Caleb S.
Glenwood Community School District – Transitional Kindergarten Student
08/14/2012
Kirstie S.
Glenwood Community School District – Change in District of Residence
08/16/2012
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of July 31, 2012 were approved.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
FUNDRAISER
PURPOSE
TARGET
DATES
Football
Summer Camp
Flexbone Association to Teach Offense
AMAP
7/16-08/3/12
Boys Cross Country
Fried Chicken Dinner
Shirts, equipment, state, cookout, uniforms
$4,000
9/10-30/12
Yearbook
Ad Sales
Cost of yearbook, equipment, supplies
$5,000
8/1-5/15/12
Yearbook
Book Sales
Cost of yearbook
$24,000
8/1-5/15/12
Newspaper
Ad Sales
Equipment, conference, software
$1,600
8/1-5/15/12
FCCLA
Yankee Candle Sales
Travel to conference
$1,500
10/11-10/25/12
MS Student Council
Ram Beads
Love Tree
$300
9/24-9/28/12
MS Student Council
Lee National Denim Day
Breast Cancer Research
$100
10/4-10/5/12
HS Band
Traveling Lawn Ornament
Cost of trip to Chic Fil A Bowl Atlanta GA
AMAP
9/1-9/30/12
Color Guard
Band Raffle
Expenses for Marching Band Show
$1,000
8/20-10/13/12
Color Guard
Photo Booth
Uniforms and Equipment
$250
8/31-10/5/12
Cheer
Paint student car windows
Camps, competitions, state hotel rooms
$500
9/24-9/28/12
Cheer
Sell tattoo stickers
Camps, competitions, state hotel rooms
$700
9/14-11/30/2012
Cheer
Paint business windows
Camps, competitions, state hotel rooms
$200
9/13-9/28/12
Football
Community Service
Pay for Flexbone training
AMAP
10/13/2012
Football
Black/Gold Scrimmage
Pay for Flexbone training
AMAP
8/16/2012
4K – Out of State Travel
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
None
 
 
 
4L – Overnight Travel Requests
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
7/31-8/01/2012
New Administrator AD Workshop
Boone, IA
Jeff Bissen
8/6-7/2012
SAI Pre-Conference
Des Moines, IA
Kerry Newman
4M – Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
Mills County Community Foundation
Purchase fireproof shades for all child care groups. Mats and a portable play yard with a swing gate for the infant room.  The swing gate will help with staff not having to lift or step over the gate.
$1,450
Mills County Community Foundation
Purchase aquarium sensors so students will gain graphing experience while using aquarium sensors to test the water.
$ 390
 
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. Karen Bueltel thanked the Board for the opportunity to attend the Professional Learning Communities at Work conference in San Antonio, TX. Spiral Communications talked about what they have been doing and wondered how the Board thought things were going.
 
Comments from Board
The August 27, 2012 board workshop has been cancelled. There is a September 9, 2012 ISFIS meeting on finance at Lewis Central from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Super Board meeting with the city and county will be held September 24, 2012 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Theresa will meet with the city and county and set up an agenda. An ABLE meeting will be held in Red Oak on October 9, 2012. School Board Convention is November 14-15, 2012 in Des Moines.
 
Presentations
Paul Kruse, representative for Iowa Schools Joint Investment Trust, explained the ISJIT program to the Board.   The ultimate goal of ISJIT is to get every school the best rate possible on investments.
 
Each administrator presented information on the proficiency for their building. Results from the state standardized assessments tests was discussed.
 
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
 
New Business
  1. Approval of Renewal
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the renewal invoice with Reliance Communications, Inc for the School Messenger notification service at a cost of $4,889.25. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B.         Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with IWCC
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Iowa Western Community College for one student attending the Blast program for the 2012-13 school year. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C.         Approval of Agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College for three students to attend the SAVE program for the 2012-13 school year. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D.         Approval of Agreement with ISFIS
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with Iowa Schools Finance Information Services to participate in the Skills Iowa Program. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
E.          Approval of Contract for Mentoring With Heart Services
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the contract for the Fremont Mills Community School District to share Mentoring With Heart Services with the Glenwood Community School District at a cost of $3,000 per year. Craig Patzer 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 9:14 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Theresa Romens, Board President                                                               Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary