Glenwood Community School District
Special Meeting & Work Session of the Board of Directors
Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534
Monday October 24, 2022
Special Meeting
1. Call to Order & Roll Call – President Curt Becker called the Special Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Curt Becker, Tim Becker, Elizabeth Richardson, Matt Portrey, and John Zak.
2. Consideration of Action on Consent Items – J Zak made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 2A through 2E. T Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried
2A. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements & favorable background
|
NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Heidi Christiansen |
Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$158 per day |
|
Amy Johnson |
Substitute Food Service Worker |
$11.16 per hour |
|
Sarah Loparco |
Substitute Nurse |
$168 per day |
|
Cindy Maschka |
Kid’s Place Associate |
$10.82 per hour |
|
Lori McGoldrick |
Substitute Bus Driver |
$45 per route |
|
Theresa Moore |
Bus Associate |
$13.86 per hour |
|
Michael O’Meara |
Substitute Suburban Driver |
$43 per route |
|
Tanner Teegarden |
Assistant Football Coach |
$2,244.60 |
|
Richard Tucker |
Substitute Bus Driver |
$45 per route |
|
Tiffany Welton |
Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$158 per day |
2B. Transfers
|
NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
Traci Ashburn |
From Food Service Worker to Substitute Food Service Worker |
$11.59 per hour |
|
Sunshine Crawford |
From 10.5 months to 12 months - School Administrative Manager |
No change |
|
Ranae Parks |
From Assistant Kitchen Manager at MS to Kitchen Manager at West |
$14.95 per hour |
|
Ashley Vanderpool |
From Food Service Worker/Floater to Assistant Kitchen Manager at West |
$13.16 per hour |
|
Mackenzie Zeski |
From Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place to General Education Associate |
$11.66 |
2C. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement
|
NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
|
Stacy Adkins |
Child Care Associate |
Resignation |
October 21, 2022 |
|
Marcia McGoldrick |
Building Secretary |
Retirement |
December 31, 2022 |
2D. Open Enrollments
|
NAME |
DISTRICT REQUESTED |
REASON |
RESIDENT DISTRICT |
APPROVE OR DENY |
FUNDED |
|
Tucker K. |
Glenwood |
Remain after move |
East Mills |
Approve |
Yes |
2E. Out of State / Overnight Travel
|
REQUESTED BY |
ACTIVITY |
DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE DATE |
RETURN DATE |
|
Mark Starner |
Iowa Track & Field Coaches Clinic |
Ames, IA |
12/02/2022 |
12/03/2022 |
|
Jennifer Tallmon |
Iowa Technology & Education Conf. |
Des Moines, IA |
11/07/2022 |
11/08/2022 |
|
Laurie Weekly |
National Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony |
Washington, D.C. |
11/02/2022 |
11/05/2022 |
|
Genie O’Grady |
National Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony |
Washington, D.C. |
11/02/2022 |
11/05/2022 |
|
Devin Embray |
National Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony |
Washington, D.C. |
11/02/2022 |
11/05/2022 |
|
Genie O’Grady |
16th Annual National SAM Conference |
Tucson, AZ |
02/02/2023 |
02/05/2023 |
3. New Business – A. to B.
3A. Approval of RFP for Architectural Services
T Becker made a motion for approval of the RFP to select an Architect for the final phase of the Long- Range Facility Plan. The estimated bond vote to be proposed will be planned for March 2024.
M Portey seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3B. Homecoming Scheduling
The Homecoming Parade Committee attended the work session to discuss the scheduling of 2023 Homecoming Activities. Activities Director Jeff Bissen also attended to provide background on how band, football and other Homecoming activities are considered in setting a date for Homecoming. The discussion provided an action plan for collaboration on setting the 2023 Homecoming date once new Statewide District Football schedules are known in February / March 2023. The collaborative goal was decided to attempt to schedule Homecoming in late September or early October.
Work Session
ACT & College Readiness – High School Administrator Cole Albright gave a presentation on the FY22 ACT and College Readiness testing results.
Annual Financial Health Report – Chief Financial Officer Tim Reinert provided the Glenwood Community School District’s Annual Financial Health Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022.
RAM Aspiring Educators Presentation – Superintendent Dr. Devin Embray & Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang gave a presentation on a new proposed program for growing our own future educators.
Superintendent Performance Monitoring - The BOE reviewed the status of FY23 goals and initiatives for Superintendent Dr. Devin Embray.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by E Richardson and seconded by J Zak to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Curt Becker, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer