12 11 2023 - Regular Meeting
Glenwood Community School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
High School Media Center - 504 East Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday December 11, 2023
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Call to Order &Roll Call – President Matt Portrey called the Regular Meeting to Order at 5:30 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Jon Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, Kellie Stewart and Tony Winton .
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Approval of Agenda – J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda with modification. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried
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Spotlight on Education - None
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Friends of Education - None
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Consideration of Action on Consent Items – E Richardson made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 5A through 5L. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried 5A. Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved for the November 13, 2023 Regular Meeting and November 27, 2023 Special Meeting &Work Session.
5B. Approval of Board Policies - Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
None
5C. Approval of Board Policies - First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
803.1
PURCHASING AND BIDDING
803.1E1
CHECKLIST FOR PROJECT CONSIDERATION
803.1E2
PURCHASING AND BIDDING FLOWCHART
803.1R1
FEDERAL FUNDS IN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
5D. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements &favorable background check results
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Nolan Allmon
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place (High School Worker)
$10.00 per hour
Amanda Belt
Substitute Teacher
$170 per day
John Corcoran
Assistant Middle School Boys Basketball Coach
$2,320
Devan Rice
Substitute Nurse
$170 per day
Lillian Sullivan
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place (High School Worker)
$10.00 per hour
Jerrah Williams
Child Care Associate at Kid’s Place
$11.50 per hour
5E. Transfers
NAME
FROM / TO
WAGE
Brenda DeLashmutt
From Clerk to Assistant Kitchen Manager
$15.00 per hour
Jared Rehn
From Special Education Assoc. to Substitute Special Education Assoc.
No Change
5F. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Madisen Doyen
Special Education Associate
Resignation
December 20, 2023
Cory Faust
Head Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
Resignation
November 28, 2023
Caroline Gran
Authorized Substitute Teacher
Resignation
November 30, 2023
David Gran
Authorized Substitute Teacher
Resignation
September 30, 2023
Emily Ray
Special Education Associate
Resignation
November 20, 2023
5G. Open Enrollments
NAME
DISTRICT REQUESTED
REASON
RESIDENT DISTRICT
APPROVE OR DENY
FUNDE D
None
5H. Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of July 31, 2023.
5I. Fundraising Requests
GROUP
DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
DATES
Reach/SADD
Pink Out
Raise money for Mills County Relay for Life
for the American Cancer Society
AMAP
Jan. 29-Feb. 2,
2024
5J. Out of State and Overnight Travel
REQUESTED BY
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
DEPARTURE DATE
RETURN DATE
Megan Wake
Presenting at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention
San Antonio, TX
03/12/2024
03/16/2024
Devin Embray
ISFLC Conference
Ankeny, IA
02/20/2024
02/22/2024
Tim Reinert
ISFLC Conference
Ankeny, IA
02/20/2024
02/22/2024
5K. Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
None
5L. Curriculum
CONTENT
DRAFT/FINAL
SCHOOL YEAR
None
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Announcements and Communications
6A. Comments from Public – Joann Farmer spoke on behalf of concerned parents regarding book themes of LGBTQ within Scholastic Book Fairs. She proposed alternatives to Scholastic Book Fairs that the district should research and consider for future book fairs.
6B. Comments from Board of Education – None
6C. Legislative Update – None
6D. Presentations –
6D1. The Glenwood CSD Administration Team gave a presentation on the Professional Learning PLC Institute conference that they attended in July 2023.
6D2. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang gave a presentation on the GCSD 2022-2023 Iowa School Performance Profile results. Scores for all four buildings showed consistent improvement and show clearly that GCSD is on the rise and there is a lot to be excited about in the education programs GCSD provides.
6E. GRC Campus Closing Update – Superintendent Embray provided an update on the GRC Campus closing. The Local GRC Task Force met recently and indicated that it is becoming clear that issues concerning future operation of the GRC power plant will be problematic for any future occupancy on the GRC Campus. Representatives of the task force are scheduled to go to Des Moines this week to speak to the Governor’s office concerning eventual handoff of the GRC Property in 2024. No plans for future operation of the GRC campus have been solidified and more information will be forthcoming.
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Reports -
Building Administrators, Special Education, School Improvement, Activities Director, Kids Place, Technology, Food Service, Transportation/Building and Grounds &Print Shop reported on their respective buildings or areas of accountability.
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Old Business - None
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New Business – A. to C.
9A. Approval of Mid-Term Graduates
J Zak made a motion for approval of Mid-Term Graduates, contingent upon successful completion of all requirements. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
9B. Closed Session
K Stewart made a motion to go into Closed Session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation, as that individual has requested a closed session, as provided in Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i). E Richardson seconded the motion. Matt Portrey, John Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, K Stewart, and T Winton all voted “aye” to move to Closed Session.
The Board of Education went into Closed Session at 6:15 p.m.
4B. Return to Open Session
E Richardson made a motion to return to Open Session. K Stewart seconded the motion. Matt Portrey, John Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, K Stewart, and T Winton all voted “aye” to return to Open Session.
The Board of Education returned to Open Session at 6:55 p.m. 4C. Action
K Stewart made a motion to approve offering Lorraine Duitsman the high school principal position for the 2024-2025 through 2025-2026 school years. Upon acceptance of the offer, Lorraine Duitsman’s position title will also change to High School Principal for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.
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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 T Winton to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Matt Portrey, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer