April 13, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

Call to Order

President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.

 

Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Romens, Frank Overhue, David Warren, Bill Agan and Linda Young.

 

A work session was held at 5:34 p.m. CSI went over the schedule for finishing the new high school.

 

At 6:45 p.m. a public hearing was held to approve the budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year.  There were no stated objections, written or oral, to the proposed budget.

 

On a motion made by Bill Agan and seconded by Frank Overhue the agenda was unanimously approved.

 

The board approved the minutes of March 16, 2009 and the bills and financial statements. They also approved Leon Portrey’s resignation letter from his head girls’ basketball coaching position, the hiring of Heidi Stanley to fill the Middle School Principal position and the hiring of Kyle Eckheart to fill the IT Director position. Open Enrollments for two incoming students and five outgoing students were approved.

 

There were no visitors that addressed the Board.

 

Russell Crouch talked about the speech program. Four students qualified for All-State Speech in five events. Students qualifying for All-State were: Zach Martin, Spontaneous; Carmen Finken, Prose and Literary Program; Annika Baake, Public Address and Eric Woodrow, Improvisation. Zach gave a spontaneous speech at the meeting.

 

Kerry Newman presented the Iowa Core Curriculum Implementation Plan Worksheet to the Board and showed a video on project based learning.

 

Linda Young made a motion to approve the certification of Fiscal Year 2010 budget.  Bill Agan seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved.

 

Dave Greenwood went over the bids received and the list of recommended technology and other equipment purchase for the new high school. Frank Overhue made a motion to accept the bid list but take the mat hoist out of the bid. Linda Young seconded the motion which was unanimously approved. Following discussion, Bill Agan made a motion to amend the original motion to accept the bid list as presented but delay action on the wrestling mat hoist at this time. Frank Overhue seconded the motion. In favor were Agan, Overhue and Young. Opposed Warren and Romens.

 

Bill Agan made a motion to approve the Resolution Appointing Paying Agent, Bond Registrar, and Transfer Agent, Approving the Paying Agent, Bond Registrar and Transfer Agent Agreements and Authorizing the Execution of Same.   Linda Young seconded the motion. A roll call vote showed all in favor of the motion.