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2024.03.04 - Regular Board Meeting

03 04 2024 - Regular Meeting

Glenwood Community School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday March 4, 2024

  1. Call to Order &Roll Call – President Matt Portrey called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Matt Portrey, Elizabeth Richardson, John Zak, Kellie Stewart, and Tony Winton .

  2. Approval of Agenda – J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda with modification. K Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried

  3. Spotlight on Education - None

  4. Friends of Education - None

  5. 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 February 12, 2024, Regular Meeting &February 26, 2024, 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

    505.4

    Graduation Requirements

    506

    Parent and Family Engagement Title I

    5D. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements &favorable background check results

    NAME

    POSITION

    SALARY

    Abigail Wingfield

    Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place

    $11.50 per hour

    Sonia Perea Morales

    Teacher

    Contingent upon receipt &review of official transcripts

    $50,537.60 (23-24)

    John Corcoran

    Assistant High School Boys Track Coach

    $3,306.00

    5E. Transfers

    NAME

    FROM / TO

    WAGE

    Dakota Evans

    Was approved to transfer to a Special Education Associate position at Northeast but will be staying in her current position at Kid’s Place

    No Change

    Christine Holland

    From Child Care Associate to AM On-Site

    $14.75 per hour

    5F. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement

    NAME

    POSITION

    REASON

    DATE

    Brian Morgan

    Bus Driver

    Resignation

    June 28, 2024

    Holly Schneider

    Middle School Assistant Volleyball Coach High School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach

    Resignation

    End of 2023-2024 SY

    5G. Open Enrollments

    NAME

    DISTRICT REQUESTED

    REASON

    RESIDENT DISTRICT

    APPROVE OR DENY

    FUNDE D

    Kylee A.

    Shenandoah

     

    Glenwood

    Approve

    Yes

    Emma J.

    Lewis Central

    Remain after move

    Glenwood

    Approve

    Yes

    5H. Approval of Financial Reports

    Approval of bills as of February 28, 2024.

    5I. Fundraising Requests

    GROUP

    DESCRIPTION

    PURPOSE

    AMOUNT

    DATES

    West Library

    Scholastic Book Fair

    Books for West Elementary Library

    AMAP

    April 16-19, 2024

    5J. Out of State and Overnight Travel

    REQUESTED BY

    ACTIVITY

    DESTINATION

    DEPARTURE DATE

    RETURN DATE

    Emilee Bilharz

    FCCLA State Conference

    Cedar Rapids, IA

    03/17/2024

    03/19/2024

    Jordan Bueltel

    Kansas Relays

    Lawrence, KS

    04/19/2024

    04/20/2024

    Becky Ruth

    Kansas Relays

    Lawrence, KS

    04/19/2024

    04/20/2024

    Mark Starner

    Kansas Relays

    Lawrence, KS

    04/19/2024

    04/20/2024

    Katie Wilson

    Kansas Relays

    Lawrence, KS

    04/19/2024

    04/20/82024

    Jordan Bueltel

    State Track

    Des Moines, IA

    05/15/2024

    05/18/2024

    Becky Ruth

    State Track

    Des Moines, IA

    05/16/2024

    05/18/2024

    Mark Starner

    State Track

    Des Moines, IA

    05/15/2024

    05/18/2024

    Jordan Bueltel

    Drake Relays

    Des Moines, IA

    04/25/2024

    04/27/2024

    Becky Ruth

    Drake Relays

    Des Moines, IA

    04/25/2024

    04/27/2024

    Mark Starner

    Drake Relays

    Des Moines, IA

    04/25/2024

    04/27/2024

    Katie Wilson

    Drake Relays

    Des Moines, IA

    04/25/2024

    04/27/2024

    Amy Benson

    ADM Soccer Tournament

    Adel, IA

    04/12/2024

    04/13/2024

    Rebecca Bardsley

    ADM Soccer Tournament

    Adel, IA

    04/12/2024

    04/13/2024

    Jackie Christian

    ADM Soccer Tournament

    Adel, IA

    04/12/2024

    04/13/2024

    Cort Lovato

    Soccer Tournament

    Adel, IA

    04/05/2024

    04/06/2024

    Elsa Griffen

    Iowa Bandmasters Assoc. Conf.

    Des Moines, IA

    05/09/2024

    05/11/2024

    Chris Visser

    NWMSU Indoor Track Meet

    NWMSU

    03/16/2024

    03/16/2024

     

    Jeff Bissen

    National HS Athletic Coaches Assoc Conference

     

    Bismarck, ND

     

    06/23/2024

     

    06/27/2024

    5K. Grant Requests

    NAME

    PURPOSE

    AMOUNT

    None

     

     

    5L. Curriculum

    CONTENT

    DRAFT/FINAL

    SCHOOL YEAR

    None

     

     

  6. Announcements and Communications 6A. Comments from Public

    Ann Staiert thanked the Board of Education for their work and in support to extend the Revenue Purpose Statement (RPS) for the SAVE funding through January 1, 2051.

    6B. Comments from Board of Education

    Director Elizabeth Richardson expressed her appreciation to the BOE for the reasoned debate relating to the upcoming RPS vote.

    6C. Legislative Update – Superintendent Dr. Embray provided an update on recent legislative activity including the current AEA and minimum teacher pay legislative bills.

    6D. Presentations –

    The Glenwood Community School District Middle School Math Teachers gave a presentation on the Math Teaching Conference they attended in February 2024 in Seattle, Washington.

    The scheduled presentations from the TAG Robotics Teams were tabled and will be rescheduled for an upcoming BOE meeting.

     

    6E. GRC Campus Closing Update – Superintendent Dr. Embray provided an update on the GRC Campus closing.

     

  7. 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.

     

  8. Old Business - None

     

  9. New Business – A. to F.

     

    9A. Approval of Cooperative Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa

     

    T Winton made a motion for approval of the Cooperative Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa for practitioner preparation (student teaching). K. Stewart seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

    9B. Approval of the Iowa LGRP Natural Gas Contract

    Elizabeth Richardson made a motion to approve the Iowa LGRP Natural Gas Program Participation Agreement for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

    9C. Approval of Five-Year Capital Plan

    T Winton made a motion for approval of the updated five-year capital plan. J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

    9D. Closed Session

     

    J Zak 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 Section 21.5(1)(i). 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 7:05 p.m. 9E. Return to Open Session

    T Winton 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 10:25 p.m. 9F. Action

    No action was taken.

  10. Adjournment

As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by J Zak and seconded by T Winton to adjourn the regular meeting at 10:30 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

 

 

Matt Portrey, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer