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2023.06.12 Agenda - Regular Meeting

     

Proud Past, Successful Present, Growing Future

Devin Embray - Superintendent              Tim Reinert - Director of Finance

103 Central, Suite 300 * Glenwood, IA 51534 * 712-527-9034 * Fax 712-527-4287

 

June 8, 2023

 

To:        All School Board Members                             Voting Order:

                                                                                        Curt Becker - At-large ‘23

From:        Devin Embray, Superintendent                 Eva Krueger - At-Large ‘23

                                                                                        Elizabeth Richardson - At-Large ‘25

                                                                                        Matt Portrey - At-Large ‘25

                                                                                        John J. Zak, IV - At-Large ‘25

 

Re:     Regular Meeting -    Monday, June 12, 2023 - 6:00 p.m.

                                              Central Office Large Conference Room

                                              103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood

                        

1.    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE                              

    A.    Call to Order

 

2.    APPROVAL OF AGENDA                                Motion

 

3.    SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION                                     

    A.    Genie O’Grady

 

4.    FRIENDS OF EDUCATION

    A.    None

 

5.    CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON CONSENT ITEMS                    Motion

    A.    Approval of Minutes

        1.    May 3, 2023 - Special Meeting

        2.    May 8, 2023 - Regular Meeting

        3.    May 12, 2023 - Special Meeting

        4.    May 22, 2023 - Special Meeting / Work Session

 

    B.    Approval of Board Policies - Second Readings

POLICY #

DESCRIPTION

None

 

 

C.    Approval of Board Policies - First Readings 

POLICY #

DESCRIPTION

None

 

D.    New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements and 

         favorable background check results 

NAME

POSITION

SALARY

John Corcoran

Teacher

$45,656

Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts

Denver Holeton

Kid’s Place Associate (summer only)

$11.57 per hour

Zach Spieler

Head 7th Grade Volleyball Coach

$3,190

Ian VanHessche

IT Technician

$18.00 per hour

Madison Williams

Teacher

$45,356 

Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts

Michael Zell

Transportation Secretary

$15.38 per hour

 

E.    Transfers

NAME

FROM / TO

WAGE

Isaac Hein

From Summer Mower to Groundskeeper 

$17.50  per hour

Hallie Marasco

From Kid’s Place Associate (HS Student) to Kid’s Place Associate

$10.82 per hour

Samantha Schmitt

From Preschool Special Education Associate to General Education Associate

$12.25 per hour

Morgan Stanislav

From Kid’s Place Associate to Kid’s Place Lead Teacher

$12.12 per hour

Destiny Yale

From Kid’s Place Associate (HS Student)to Kid’s Place Associate

$10.82 per hour

 

F.    Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable 

      replacement

NAME

POSITION

REASON

DATE

Delaney Holeton

Kid’s Place Associate

Resignation

May 22, 2023

Amy Olsen

Special Education Associate 

Resignation

May 19, 2023

Paige Ryks

Special Education Associate

Resignation

May 26, 2023

Kim Vickers

Special Education Associate

Resignation

June 7, 2023

Cindy Wallace

Substitute Special Education Associate

Resignation

September 22, 2022

Jerrah Williams

Kid’s Place Associate

Resignation

May 29, 2023

 

G.    Open Enrollments

NAME

DISTRICT REQUESTED

REASON

RESIDENT DISTRICT

APPROVE OR DENY

FUNDED

Abigale D.

Glenwood

Change in District of Residence

East Mills

Approve

Yes

Adah D.

Glenwood

Change in District of Residence

East Mills

Approve

Yes

Gideon D.

Glenwood

Change in District of Residence

East Mills

Approve

Yes

Scarlett D.

Lewis Central

2023-2024

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Rylea S.

Glenwood

Remain After Move

Fremont-Mills

Approve

Yes

Colton W.

East Mills

2023-2024

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

 

H.    Approval of Financial Reports

    i.    Approval of Bills - Director Matt Portrey will have reviewed the bills

            a.    Approval of Additional Bills

 

        ii.    Board Financial Reports

            a.    Estimated Line Item Budget Report

            b.    General Ledger Balance Report

            

I.    Fundraising Requests

GROUP

DESCRIPTION

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

DATES

FFA

Fruit, Meat, Cheese, Jerky, Popcorn Sale

FFA State Leadership Conference, Fair Entries, Dues, FFA Apparel, Love Tree & other FFA program expenses

AMAP

October 2-26, 2023

Glenwood Athletics

Online Donation Store

Costs for activities and sports programs

AMAP

2023-24 School Year

 

J.    Out of State and Overnight Travel

REQUESTED BY

ACTIVITY

DESTINATION

DEPARTURE

DATE

RETURN DATE

Shamani Langille

Computer Science Training

Cedar Falls, IA

06/11/2023

06/16/2023

Cheri Maxwell

NDA Dance Camp

Ames, IA

07/08/2023

07/11/2023

Suzanne Hall

UCA Cheer Camp

Omaha / LaVista, NE

07/17/2023

07/20/2023

Ryan Koch

Softball Tournament

Story City, IA

        06/23/2023

06/24/2023

Myranda Starner

Softball Tournament

Story City, IA

        06/23/2023

06/24/2023

Erin Peschel

Softball Tournament

Story City, IA

        06/23/2023

06/24/2023

Ellie Cropley

Softball Tournament

Story City, IA

        06/23/2023

06/24/2023

Nicole Thomas

AI for Upcoming Staff PD

Ankeny, IA

06/26/2023

06/27/2023

Denise Schultz

Learning Tools & Ideas to be a Successful and Effective Instructor

Gilbert, IA

06/09/2023

06/10/2023

Sandra Dollen

TeamMates Conference

Lincoln, NE

07/13/2023

07/14/2023

 

K.    Grant Requests    

NAME

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

None

   

 

L.    Curriculum 

CONTENT

DRAFT/FINAL

SCHOOL YEAR

None

   

 

6.    ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

    A.    Comments from Public

    B.    Comments from Board of Education

    C.    Legislative Update

1.    Legislative Forums Schedule 

2.    Legislative Contacts

D.    Presentations - Winter & Spring Activities Surveys - Jeff Bissen

    1.    Survey Graphs        

2.    Parent Feedback Responses

3.    Student Feedback Responses

4.    Coaches  Feedback Responses

    

E.            Update on GRC Campus Closing

1.    Dr. Embray will update the BOE on GRC 

  

7.    REPORTS 

A.    Building Administrator Report 

    1.    High School

        2.    Middle School

        3.    West Elementary

        4.    Northeast Elementary

    B.    Special Education Report 

    C.    School Improvement Report

    D.    Activities Director Report

    E.    Kid’s Place Report    Newsletter     

    F.    Technology Report 

    G.    Food Service Report  

    H.    Transportation / Building & Grounds Report    

I.    Print Shop Report

 

8.    OLD BUSINESS

    A.    None

 

9.    NEW BUSINESS

A.    Approval of Iowa Association of School Boards Renewal                Motion

    I am seeking approval to renew the District’s membership with IASB for 

        the 2023-2024 school year

 

B.    Approval of Iowa School Finance Information Services Renewal            Motion

    I am seeking approval to renew the District’s membership with ISFIS for

    the 2023-2024 school year.  

 

C.    Approval of Administrator Stipends                            Motion

I am seeking approval of  stipends for administrators for district 

assignments/ responsibilities. 

 

D.    Approval of Agreement with School Administrators of Iowa                Motion

        I am seeking approval of the Agreement with SAI for the Administrator

        Mentoring and Induction Program.

 

    E.    Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Upper Iowa University        Motion

I am seeking approval of the MOU for use with our ROAR grow your own 

program for secondary content majors

        

F.    Approval to Move the July Board Meeting from July 10th to July 17th and        Motion

    the July Work Session from July 24th to July 31st.

I am seeking approval to move the July meetings due to the admin team being at a conference July 9-12.

 

G.    Approval of Agreement with R.O.A.R Candidate                       Motion

I am seeking approval of Kaytlin Harder into our ROAR program starting 

2023-20024 school year. 

     

H.    Approval of Strategic Plan                                 Motion

    I am seeking approval of the strategic plan for 2023-2028. 

 

I.    Approval of Bid for High School Greenhouse     Stuppy Bid          ClearSpan Bid        Motion

I am seeking approval of the bid from Stuppy Greenhouse for the Greenhouse 

project for the high school.

 

J.    Approval of First Reading and Waiver of Second Reading of Board Policy 603.1R     Motion

I am seeking approval of the modified changes to 603.1R and to waive the 

second reading so the new committee structure can meet later in the week to 

begin the necessary work to develop the action plans of the strategic plan for implementation.

 

K.    Approval to Pay Bills June 30, 2023                            Motion

    I am seeking approval to pay bills received after the board meeting 

through June 30, 2023 to close out our fiscal year.

 

L.    Approval of Food Service Agreement with Kid’s Place                    Motion

I am seeking approval of the agreement between Kids Place Daycare and 

our Food Service Department.

 

10.    ADJOURNMENT                                        Motion

 

Upcoming Meetings & Events:

 

Monday, June 12, 2023            Regular Meeting                                 6:00 p.m. - Large Conf. Room, 103 Central, 3rd Floor

 

Monday, June 26, 2023            Special Meeting / Work Session    6:00 p.m. - Large Conf. Room, 103 Central, 3rd Floor