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 January 23, 2023
Special Meeting
1. Call to Order & Roll Call – President Matt Portrey 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, 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 2G. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried
2A. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements & favorable background
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NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$158 per day |
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|
Food Service Floater |
$12.16 per hour |
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Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$158 per day |
2B. Transfers
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NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
From 3 days per week to 4 days per week |
No change |
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From Substitute Special Education Assoc. to Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$158 per day |
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From High School Math Teacher to THRIVE At-Risk Teacher (2023-2024 School Year) |
2023-2024 Salary |
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From M-F (8:00 a.m. - 12 Noon) to M, Tu, Th, F (8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
No change |
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From Substitute Teacher to CADRE Teacher |
None |
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From Substitute Teacher to Teacher (Prorated to the number of days remaining after issuance of license. Contingent upon receipt of transcripts). |
$43,856 - |
2C. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.
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NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
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Lucas Clark |
Groundskeeper |
Resignation |
January 20, 2023 |
|
Nathan Merz |
Teacher |
Resignation |
End of 2022-2023 SY |
|
Rob Radford |
Assistant Baseball Coach |
Resignation |
January 17, 2023 |
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Reagan Whitehill |
Assistant Softball Coach |
Resignation |
January 7, 2023 |
2D. Open Enrollments
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NAME |
DISTRICT REQUESTED |
REASON |
RESIDENT DISTRICT |
APPROVE OR DENY |
FUNDED |
|
Bodhi L. |
Glenwood |
Fremont-Mills |
Approve |
2023-2024 |
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Madelyn R. |
Lewis Central |
Glenwood |
Approve |
2023-24 |
2E. Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of financial reports as of December 31, 2022.
2F. Fundraising Requests
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GROUP |
DESCRIPTION |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT |
DATES |
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Glenwood Dance Team |
Ram Roses |
To raise money for uniforms, camp, and equipment. |
$1,000 |
February 14, 2023 |
2G. Out of State / Overnight Travel
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REQUESTED BY |
ACTIVITY |
DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE DATE |
RETURN DATE |
|
Devin Embray |
ISFLC |
Des Moines, IA |
02/21/2023 |
02/23/2023 |
|
Tim Reinert |
ISFLC |
Des Moines, IA |
02/21/2023 |
02/23/2023 |
|
Ashlie Salazar |
Get Your Teach On |
Charlotte, NC |
02/18/2023 |
02/20/2023 |
|
Kevin Kilpatrick |
Show Choir Competition |
Sioux Falls, SD |
02/11/2023 |
02/11/2023 |
|
Kevin Kilpatrick |
Show Choir Competition |
Wahoo, NE |
02/18/2023 |
02/18/2023 |
3A. Comments from Public – Two individuals, Candella Foley-Finchem and Tony Winton, each of whom have expressed interest in the appointment to the vacant Board of Education seat addressed the Board of Education.
4. New Business – A. to B.
4A. Discussion and Approval of Appointment to the Board of Education
Discussion for appointment to fill the current Board of Education seat vacancy was conducted. Five individuals expressed interest to be considered for the appointment. After discussion the BOE requested that each of the five candidates submit a brief Bio.
Accordingly, the appointment action was tabled for consideration at Special Meeting to be scheduled on January 30, 2023. The appointment will be sworn in at the February 13, 2023, BOE meeting.
4B. Approval of the Agreement for District Wide Wireless Access Point Replacement Project
J Zak made a motion for approval of the Agreement with Riverside Technologies, Inc. for the District Wide project to update and replace wireless access points and cabling.. The project will be paid for through the SAVE fund. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
WORK SESSION
National Blue Ribbon Conference Presentation – Administrator Genie O’Grady and West Elementary staff shared information received at the National Blue-Ribbon Conference they recently attended.
Mid-Year Finance Report – Chief Financial Officer Tim Reinert gave the/ Mid=Year Finance Report.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by C Becker and seconded by E Richardson to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Matt Portrey, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer