02 26 2024 - Special Meeting &Work Session
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 February 26, 2024
Special Meeting
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Call to Order, Roll Call &Agenda Approval – 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: Matt Portrey, John Zak, Elizabeth Richardson, Kellie Stewart, and Tony Winton. J Zak made a motion to amend and approve the agenda. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Consideration of Action on Consent Items – E Richardson made a motion to postpone action on 2A to a future meeting and approve consent agenda items 2B through 2H. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
2A. Approval of Board Policies - Second Reading Approvals: Action Postponed to a Future Meeting
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
500.16E1
Letter to Parent/Guardian(s) Regarding Attendance
500.16E2
Attendance Cooperation Agreement
500.16E3
Compulsory Attendance Medication Agreement
500.16R1
Truancy Regulations
2B. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements &favorable background
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Taylor Miller
Student Council Co-Sponsor
$1,160
Tiffany Pace
Substitute Suburban Driver
$45 per route
Brianna Quiroz
High School Counselor
$61,701.89 (2023-2024)
Collis Scott
Building Custodian
$14.50 per hour
2C. Transfers
NAME
FROM / TO
WAGE
Dara Harms
Reading Interventionist to Classroom Teacher (2nd Grade)
2024-2025 Salary
Brianna Jensen
From 3rd Grade Teacher to 5th Grade Teacher
2024-2025 Salary
Jennifer Williams
From .625 FTE ELA Interventionist to .5 FTE TAG - 24-25 School Year
2024-2025 Salary
2D. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Ciara Caniglia
Authorized Substitute
Resignation
March 31, 2024
Carol Dworak
Teacher
Retirement
End of 2023-2024 SY
Nancy Hals
Food Service Clerk
Resignation
February 12, 2024
Tracy Henner-Delavan
Special Education Associate
Resignation
March 29, 2024
Lu Peverill
Head MS / Assist HS Boys Cross Country Coach
Resignation
January 21, 2024
2E. Open Enrollments
NAME
DISTRICT REQUESTED
REASON
RESIDENT DISTRICT
APPROVE OR DENY
FUNDE D
Ana C.
CAM
Glenwood
Approve
Yes
Presten C.
Glenwood
Kindergarten Student - 2024-2025
Fremont-Mills
Approve
Yes
Tatum H.
Fremont-Mills
Glenwood
Approve
No
Righley J.
CAM
Glenwood
Approve
Yes
Walter R.
CAM
Glenwood
Approve
Yes
2F. Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills as of January 31, 2024.
2G. Fundraising Requests
GROUP
DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
DATES
MS Media Ctr
Scholastic Book Fair
Books for the library to update student and
teacher selections.
Books in
lieu of cash
03/04-22/2024
2H. Out of State and Overnight Travel
REQUESTED BY
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
DEPARTURE
DATE
RETURN DATE
Tim Reinert
IASBO Spring Conference
Des Moines
March 5, 2024
March 7, 2024
Julie McMullen
Instructional Coaching Conf.
New Orleans, LA
October 26, 2024
October 29, 2024
Derrica Hutchings
Instructional Coaching Conf.
New Orleans, LA
October 26, 2024
October 29, 2024
Chad Lang
Instructional Coaching Conf.
New Orleans, LA
October 26, 2024
October 29, 2024
Ben Haynes
Instructional Coaching Conf.
New Orleans, LA
October 26, 2024
October 29, 2024
Amie Abbott
Instructional Coaching Conf.
New Orleans, LA
October 26, 2024
October 29, 2024
Jordan Bueltel
NWMSU Indoor Track Meet
Maryville, MO
March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024
Becky Ruth
NWMSU Indoor Track Meet
Maryville, MO
March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024
Mark Starner
NWMSU Indoor Track Meet
Maryville, MO
March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024
Katie Wilson
NWMSU Indoor Track Meet
Maryville, MO
March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024
Cindy Menendez
Council for Exceptional Children Conf.
San Antonio, TX
March 12, 2024
March 16, 2024
Sarah Joyce
Council for Exceptional Children Conf.
San Antonio, TX
March 12, 2024
March 16, 2024
Michaela Doherty
Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders
Kansas City, MO
February 28, 2024
March 2, 2024
James Salazar
Asbestos Operations &Maintenance
Johnston, IA
February 26, 2024
February 27, 2024
Clayton Mortenson
Asbestos Operations &Maintenance
Johnston, IA
February 26, 2024
February 27, 2024
James Salazar
Radon Measurement Training
Independence, MO
March 10, 2024
March 11, 2024
Clayton Mortenson
Radon Measurement Training
Independence, MO
March 10, 2024
March 11, 2024
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New Business 3A. Closed Session
J Zak made a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss whether to conduct a hearing or to conduct hearings to suspend or expel a student, unless an open session is requested by the student or a parent or guardian of the student if the student is a minor, as provided in Section 21.5 (1)(e) of the open meetings law.
T Winton 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 8:45 p.m. 3B. Return to Open Session
E Richardson made a motion to return to Open Session. T Winton 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 9:15 p.m. 3C. Action
K Stewart made a motion to accept the Consent Agreement to expel the named student for 365 days.
T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
WORK SESSION
Middle School Outcome Assessments – Administrator Heidi Stanley gave a presentation on the Q2 FY23-24 MS Assessment Results.
High School Outcome Assessments – Administrator Lorraine Duitsman gave a presentation on the Q2 FY23-24 HS Assessment Results.
Course Enrollment Analysis – Administrator Lorraine Duitsman gave a presentation on the district’s review of high school enrollment data required by Iowa Code. Fall 2023 &Spring 2024 enrollment statistics for IWCC Advance Coursework, Career &Technical (CTE), Project Lead the Way (PLTW), ROAR, and I JAG were presented.
HS Leadership Team Presentation – Administrator Lorraine Duitsman gave a presentation from the HS Leadership Team.
Strategic Plan Update – Superintendent Dr. Devin Embray &Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chad Lang provided updates on priority focus initiatives of the district’s strategic plan.
Superintendent Monitoring Update - Superintendent Dr. Devin Embray provided an update on progress on Superintendent 2023– 2024 goals.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by T Winton and seconded by K Stewart to adjourn the meeting at 9:19 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.