July 14, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda

Proud Past, Successful Present, Growing Future
Devin Embray ­ Superintendent             Shirley Lundgren ­ Director of Finance
103 Central, Suite 300 * Glenwood, IA 51534 * 712­527­9034 * Fax 712­527­4287
 
July 11, 2014
 
To:
All School Board Members
Voting Order:
 
 
Dave Blum ­ At-­Large ‘17
From:
Devin Embray, Superintendent
Michelle Bahr­ At­-Large ‘17
 
Ann Staiert ­ At-­Large ‘17
Craig Patzer ­ At­-Large ‘15
Theresa Romens ­ At-­Large ‘15
 
Re:       Regular Meeting ­ Monday, July 14, 2014 ­ 7:00 p.m.
Glenwood Comm. High School Media Center ­ 504 Sharp Street, Glenwood
 
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Call to Order
 
2. SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION
A.
 
3. FRIENDS OF EDUCATION
A.
 
4. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
1.Regular Meeting ­ June 9, 2014
2.Special Meeting ­ June 30, 2014
 
B. Approval of Agenda
 
C. Approval of Board Policies ­Second Readings
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
406.5R
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Personnel Operating District Vehicles ­ Regulations
D. Approval of Board Policies ­First Readings
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
500.16
Truancy
500.16R1
Truancy Regulations
500.16E1
Letter to Parent/Guardian(s) Regarding Attendance
500.16E2
GCSD Truance Diversion Contract / School Attendance Contract ­ Adding to Board Policy
505.4
Graduation Requirements
1003.3E1
Community Use of School Facilities
E.New Hires
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
LaVera Baumbach
Substitute Bus Driver
$30.66 per route
Danielle Bueltel
Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.70 per hour
Rachelle Campbell
1:1 SpEd Teacher Associate
$9.70 per hour
Sydney Embray
Long Term Substitute Secretary
$11.04 per hour
Amber Farnam
Captionist
$14.00 per hour
Nicole Fischer
.75 FTE Preschool Teacher
$27,533.25 ­ Contingent upon receipt and review of original transcripts.
Teresa Fischer
Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.70
Franklin Luke
Substitute Bus Driver
$30.66
Terri Martin
Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.70
Marietta Nelson­Bittle
10.5 Month Secretary
$11.59 per hour
Patti Parham
Special Education Teacher Associate
$8.70 per hour
Renee Prochaska­Keenan
Summer School Teacher
$19 per hour
Cindy Wallace
Special Education Teacher Associate
$9.70 per hour
F.Transfers
NAME
FROM/TO
WAGE
Lacey Drews
From Lead Teacher at Kid’s Place to Part Time Secretary at Kid’s Place
$10.82 per hour (transfer 13­14 SY)
Rebecca Griffin
From Transitional Kindergarten to 1st Grade
No Change
Nancy Heitman
From Substitute Bus Driver to Regular Bus Driver
$31.32 per hour (transfer 13­14 SY)
Shirley Howard
From Substitute Teacher Assoc. to 1:1 SpEd Teacher Associate
$9.70 per hour
Michelle Millar
From Kindergarten to 1st Grade
No Change
Trisha Nanfito
From 1st Grade to 3rd Grade
No Change
Karen Sinner
From Preschool to Transitional Kindergarten
No Change
G.Separation from District
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Erin Peterson
Teacher Associate
Resignation
May 28, 2014
Earl Schenck, Jr.
Special Education Teacher Associate
Resignation
July 11, 2014
Andrea Williams
Lead Teacher at Kid’s Place
Resignation
July 4, 2014
H.Open Enrollments
NAME
DISTRICT REQUESTED
REASON
Michael B.
Glenwood
Remain after move
Rylie B.
Glenwood
Remain after move
Brodie C.
Glenwood
Move from Omaha to East Mills District
I. Approval of Financial Reports
1. Approval of Bills ­ Director Bahr will have reviewed the bills
A. Approval of Additional Bills
2.Board Financial Reports
A. Estimated Line Item Budget Report
B. General Ledger Balance Report
J. Fundraising Requests
GROUP
DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
DATES
Boys Cross Country
Summer Camp
Tshirts; Ice Cream; End of Camp Meal
$0
6/1­8/1/14
Cheerleaders
Car Wash
Cheer Gear
$200­300
7/19/2014
Cheerleaders
Car Wash
Lil Ram Cheer Camp Shirts
$200­300
8/2/2014
K. Out of State and Overnight Travel
ACTIVITY
DATE(S)
 
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
Cabinetmaking and Materials I Class
7/24/2014
7/25/2014
Ankeny, IA
Stan Winquist
Central College All State Camp
7/31/2014
8/1/2014
Pella IA
Kay Fast
PD 360
9/28/2014
10/1/2014
Salt Lake City, UT
Genie Wickham
Peru State Football Camp
7/28/2014
7/29/2014
Peru State College
Cory Faust
Drake Team Camp­GBB
7/27/2014
7/28/2014
Des Moines IA
Barry Loeffelbein
SAI Annual Conference ­ Empower!
8/5/2014
8/7/2014
Des Moines, IA
Heidi Stanley
PD 360 Training
9/28/2014
10/1/2014
Salt Lake City, UT
Heidi Stanley
SAI Annual Conference
8/5/2014
8/7/2014
Des Moines, IA
Richard Hutchinson
PD 360 Training
9/28/2014
10/12/2014
Salt Lake City, UT
Richard Hutchinson
SAI Annual Conference
8/5/2014
8/7/2014
Des Moines, IA
Kelli Berke
PD 360
9/28/2014
10/12/2014
Salt Lake City, UT
Kelli Berke
SAI Conference
8/5/2014
8/7/2014
Des Moines, IA
Devin Embray
M.  Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
Iowa Stem Scale­Up
Training for 2 high school teachers in PLTW
 
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Comments from Public
B. Comments from Board of Education
C. Presentations
5. REPORTS
A. Building Administrator Reports ­ No reports for the month of July
 
6.OLD BUSINESS
A. None
 
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. Appointment of Board Secretary.                                           Motion
I am seeking approval to re­appoint Shirley Lundgren as the District’s Board Secretary for the 2014­2015 school year.
 
  1. Appointment of Bank Depositories for 2014­2015                                                                                                           Motion           I am seeking approval of a maximum depository limit of $15,000,000 at Glenwood State Bank and a ;maximum depository limit of $5,200,000 at First National Bank for the 2014­2015 school year.
 C. Appointment of Level I Investigators                     Motion
I am seeking approval of the Level I Investigators for the 2014­2015 school year. They are as follows:  Northeast Elementary ­ Genie Wickham; West Elementary ­ Joan Crowl; Middle School ­ Richard Hutchinson; High School ­ Heidi Stanley; Building Bridges Learning Center ­ Devin Embray; Kid’s Place ­ Kelli Berke.  All investigators may serve as an alternate for any other building.  Roni Score, Shari Gregory and Katie Kelly will serve as alternates for all building.
 
D. Appointment of Facilitator of Teacher Mentoring & Induction Program                                                    Motion
I am seeking approval of the appointment of Devin Embray as the Facilitator of the Teacher Mentoring & Induction Program for the 2014­2015 school year.
 
E. Legislative Priorities                                                                                                                        Motion
I am seeking approval of the 2014 Legislative Priorities for our board of education. We need to agree on five and submit to the delegate assembly for consideration at the November conference.
 
F. Approval of the COBRA Premium Administration Agreement with ISEBA                                                     Motion
I am seeking approval of the COBRA Premium Administration Agreement with ISEBA.  Under this agreement ISEBA will administer the billing and collecting of premiums for the district’s COBRA participants.
 
G. Approval of High School Faculty Handbook Revisions                                                                         Motion
I am seeking approval of the High School faculty handbook revisions presented.
 
H. Approval of High School Student Handbook Revisions                                                                        Motion
I am seeking approval of the High School student handbook revisions as presented.
 
I. Approval of Preschool Handbook Revisions                                                                                                                        Motion
I am seeking approval of the Preschool handbook revisions as presented.
 
J. Approval of School Officer Liaison Program Agreement for 2014­15                                                                                    Motion
I am seeking approval of the truancy officer contract to go from 4 hours per day to 8 hours per day during the school year, with approval from the City of Glenwood Police department
 
K. Approval of Agreement with Green Hills AEA                                                                                         Motion
I am seeking approval of the .5 FTE contract with AEA for Sarah Rozniecki to provide family liaison services at Northeast Elementary.
 
L. Approval of License Agreement with Licensing Resource Group                                                               Motion
I am seeking approval of the contract with LRG to provide royalties to the school when merchandise with our logo is sold.
 
M. Agreement with GMU and City of Glenwood                                                                                                                        Motion
I am seeking approval to partner with the City of Glenwood and GMU to relocate the water main around the outside of the potential aqua center and new gym project.
 
N. Approval of Contract with Jennie Edmundson for Trainer                                                                                      Motion
I am seeking approval to have a full time trainer through Jennie Edmundson at no additional costs.
 
O. Review of Curriculum Documents                                                                 Discussion
Agriculture
CTE
Second Chance
 
8. ADJOURNMENT                                                                                             Motion
 
Upcoming Meetings:   
August 6­7, 2014 ­ School Administrators of Iowa Annual Conference
August 8, 2014 ­ Lunch with New Teachers & Administrators ­ Noon­1:00 p.m. at the Middle School
August 11, 2014 ­ Regular Board Meeting
August 12, 2014 ­ Welcome Back for all staff at the High School
7:15 ­ 8:00 a.m. ­ Optional Breakfast (served by Chamber of Commerce)
8:00 ­ 8:45 a.m. ­ Welcome Back (Theresa Romens), Devin Embray and Administrators
August 25, 2014 ­ Board Work Session ­ 6:00 ­ 8:30 p.m. ­ Central Office Conference Room