04 08 2024 - Regular Meeting
Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting and Work session of the Board of Directors
Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534 Monday April 8, 2024
Regular Meeting
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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 .
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Approval of Agenda – J Zak made a motion to approve the agenda with modification. T Winton 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 – K Stewart made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 5A through 5L. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried.
5A. Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved for the March 4, 2024 Regular Meeting, the March 18, 2024 Special Meeting and March 25, 2024 Special Meeting and Work Session.
5B. Approval of Board Policies - Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
None
5C. Approval of Board Policies - First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
DESCRIPTION
None
5D. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements &favorable background check results
NAME
POSITION
SALARY
Hannah McCabe
Teacher
$45,356 - Contingent upon receipt &review of official transcripts.
Randal Miller
Teacher
$64,339.11 - Contingent upon receipt &review of official transcripts.
Michael Pleiss
Activity Bus Driver
$15.75 per hour
Benjamin Quinlan
Substitute Bus Driver
$25 per hour (2 hour minimum)
Jeremy Roberts
Bus Driver
$25 per hour (2 hour minimum)
Naomi Wilson
Teacher
$45,356 - Contingent upon receipt &review of official transcripts.
5E. Transfers
NAME
FROM / TO
WAGE
Bryan Diekmann
From HS PE Teacher to West Elem. PE Teacher (2024-2025)
No change
Leeann Hill
From Northeast Elementary to High School / M-F / 7:30-3:00 p.m.
No change
Carissa Kayl
From Northeast Elem. to West Elementary - 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
No change
Bailey Niemeier
From Gen. Educ. Teacher to Special Educ. - Level 1 Resource Teacher (2024-2025)
No change
5F. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement
NAME
POSITION
REASON
DATE
Jennifer Buckingham
Middle School Play Director
Resignation
March 21, 2024
Laura Catron
Substitute Teacher
Termination
April 8, 2024
Rebecca Djaja
Substitute Teacher
Resignation
March 28, 2024
Ryan Koch
Teacher
Resignation
End of 2023-2024 SY
Ryan Koch
Head Softball Coach
Resignation
End of 2024 Season
Tiffany Pace
Substitute Suburban Driver
Resignation
March 22, 2024
Collis Scott
Building Custodian
Termination
April 8, 2024
NAME
DISTRICT REQUESTED
REASON
RESIDENT DISTRICT
APPROVE OR DENY
FUNDE D
Kaden B.
Glenwood
Underwood
Approve
Yes
Christina M.
Clayton Ridge
Glenwood
Approve
Yes
Penelope W.
Glenwood
East Mills
Approve
Yes
5H. Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of March 31, 2024.
5I. Fundraising Requests
GROUP
DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
DATES
Northeast
Media Center
Scholastic Book Fair
To update student and teacher sections.
Cash for Books
April 15-26, 2024
Athletics
Showers for RAGBRAI
Promote the programs
AMAP
July 2024
Cheerleaders
Sponsor Cheer Season
FY24-25 season, camp expenses; apparel
$4,000 -$6,000
May 1 - Sept. 1, 2024
Cheerleaders
Car Wash
FY24-25 season, camp expenses, supplies
$150 - 350
July 27, 2024
Cheerleaders
Car Wash
FY24-25 season, camp expenses, supplies
$150 - 350
June 22, 2024
Cheerleaders
Car Wash
FY24-25 season, camp expenses, supplies
$150 - 350
Aug. 24
Cheerleaders
RAGBRAI Event -
FY24-25 season &new uniform inventory
$1,600 - $2,400
July 2024
Cheerleaders
Lil’ Rams Cheer Camp
FY24-25 Season , ICCA &competition fees
$1,500 - $2,500
8/14/24 – 9/13/24
Cheerleaders
Annual Bow Sale
FY24-25 Event hospitality, &cheer mats
$200 - 300
8/30/24 – 10/18 24
Cheerleaders
Homecoming
Window Painting
FY24-25 State competition, uniforms &poms
$2,500 - $3,500
9/3 – 10/12/24
Cheerleaders
Cheer Camp &Cheer
Squad T-shirts
FY24-25 season &inventory
$50 - $150
July 8 - Sept. 6
Cheerleaders
Cultivate Community
Event Booth
FY24-25 season, poms &uniforms
$150 - $300
Mid-August 2024
Cheer &Dance
Spirit Clinic
2024 -2025 planned purchases for programs
$800 - $1,200
Spilt 50/50
June 10, 2024
5J. Out of State and Overnight Travel
REQUESTED BY
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
DEPARTURE DATE
RETURN DATE
Julie Mount
BPA Nationals
Chicago, IL
05/10/2024
05/13/2024
Cindy Menendez
ACTIONS-Restore Program
Champaign, IL
04/18/2024
04/20/2024
Bruce Landstrom
ACTIONS-Restore Program
Champaign, IL
04/18/2024
04/20/2024
Ruthie Stirewalt
ACTIONS-Restore Program
Champaign, IL
04/18/2024
04/20/2024
Nicole Carnazzo
Iowa School of Public Relations Association Conference
Des Moines, IA
04/10/2024
04/12/2024
5K. Grant Requests
NAME
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
None
5L. Curriculum
CONTENT
DRAFT/FINAL
SCHOOL YEAR
Draft
2024-2025
Draft
2024-2025
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Announcements and Communications 6A. Comments from Public –
Michaela Doherty spoke favorably about the continuation of the Kids Place Childcare Community Service program. She communicated the importance of the positive learning experiences that Kids Place provides to children; the recruiting and retention aspect of the employee childcare assistance benefit that GCSD staff receive, &the many negative aspects on the Glenwood Community of losing the childcare infrastructure provided by Kids Place.
6B. Comments from Board of Education – None
6C. Legislative Update – Dr. Embray, Superintendent provided a legislative update. The update included the AEA bill, Teacher Pay bill, the FY25 SSA increase of 2.50%, &the Safety / Guns in Schools bill.
6D. Presentations –
Shamani Langille and several middle school TAG students provided a presentation on the Middle School TAG Robotics program, experience from recent national robotics competitions and the possibility of GCSD hosting a robotics competition with the district in FY25.
Mills County Fair Board and Extension Council representatives presented a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Fair Board, Extension Council and Glenwood Community School District regarding respective tasks regarding the FFA, 4-H and local fair opportunities for students.
Chief Financial Officer Tim Reinert gave a prestation on the FY25 Proposed Budget, background information on each respective fund included in the budget &a history of GCSD property tax rates. The proposed tax rate for FY25 is $14,50 per $1,000 of assessed value. The proposed rate compares to the FY24 actual property tax rate of $16.25 for a $1.75 decrease per $1,000 of assessed value.
6E. GRC Campus Closing Update – Dr. Embray, Superintendent provided GRC Campus closing udate.
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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 D.
9A. Approval of the Purchase Contract with Cornhusker International Trucks
K Stewart made a motion for approval of the purchase contract with Cornhusker International Trucks for the purchase of a 2025 Yellow Bus Demonstrator Unit for $121,500. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
9B. Approval of the MOU with the Mills County Fair Board
E Richardson made a motion for approval of the memorandum of understanding with the Mills County Fair Board. T Winton seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
9C. Discussion of FY25 AEA Costs
Discussion was held concerning the GCSD buckets of AEA state aid money that will be allocated directly to the district in FY25 including 60% of print media, 60% of Educational Services and 10% of Special Education. A favorable discussion for sending most of the various buckets of money back to the AEA for services in FY25 was completed.
9D. Discussion of social media and School Board Members
Discussion was held about social media, comments about how factual information is shared with the public and that 75% of the community do not currently have students in the district. The BOE discussed how to disseminate information to different media, looked at BOE policies 105 &106 and discussed how a social media communication policy could be drafted for the community.
WORK SESSION
The BOE discussed the development of traits &duties for the Interim Superintendent search firm to use for development of the questions for the interviews scheduled for April 23, 2024.
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 J Zak to adjourn the meeting at 9:44 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.