Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M.
High School Media Center – 504 East Sharp Street Glenwood, IA 51534
Monday, August 9, 2021
Call to Order
President Curt Becker called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Curt Becker, Ann Staiert, Elizabeth Richardson, Greg Schultz, and Tim Becker.
Spotlight on Education
None
Friends of Education
None
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4M. Tim Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the Regular meeting on July 12, 2021.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
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POLICY # |
POLICY NAME |
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204.5 |
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD |
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204.6 |
NOTICE FOR BOARD MEETING |
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204.7 |
QUORUM FOR BOARD MEETINGS |
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204.8 |
RULES OF ORDER |
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204.9 |
AGENDA FOR BOARD MEETINGS |
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204.10 |
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONNEL |
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204.11 |
PARTICIAPTION BY THE PUBLIC |
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204.12 |
GENERAL PROCEDURE OF HEARINGS |
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204.13 |
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES |
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204.14 |
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS |
|
501.11 |
STUDENT POSSESSION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES |
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
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POLICY NAME |
|
|
300 |
STATEMENT OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ADMINISTRATION |
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS |
|
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301.1 |
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - QUALIFICATIONS |
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301.2 |
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - APPOINTMENT, CONTRACT AND CONTRACT NONRENEWAL |
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301.3 |
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL - FUNCTIONS |
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301.4 |
SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION |
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301.5 |
SUPERINTENDENT CIVIC ACTIVITIES |
4E – New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements and favorable background check
|
NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Emily Bilharz |
FCCLA Sponsor |
$2,850 |
|
Bailey Elliott |
General Education Teacher Associate |
$10.14 per hour |
|
Jaimie Fisher |
Preschool Program Associate |
$11.14 per hour |
|
Peggy Gage |
General Education Teacher Associate |
$10.14 per hour |
|
Alexander Jones |
Building Custodian |
$11.97 per hour |
|
Teagan Matheny |
Summer Mower |
$10.99 per hour |
|
Shelby Piniarski |
Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$155 per day |
|
Candy Sibbitt |
Mail Route |
$10.00 per hour |
|
Brenna Tedesco |
Preschool Level ⅔ Special Education Teacher Associate |
$11.14 per hour |
|
Tony Teegarden |
Substitute Bus Driver |
$40.50 per route |
|
Reagan Whitehill |
Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$155 per day |
4F – Transfers
|
NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
Jolei Huffman |
From General Ed. Associate to Substitute Special Ed. Associate |
$11.14 per hour |
|
Gerard Leahy |
From Substitute Bus Driver to Full Time Driver (AM/PM Route) |
$40.50 per route |
|
Andrea Morrison |
From Preschool Associate to Authorized Substitute Teacher |
$155 per day |
|
Tamara O’Meara |
From Substitute Food Service Worker to Dishwasher |
$11.58 per hour |
|
Shannon Starnes |
From Preschool Associate to Shared Visions Preschool Associate |
No change |
|
Cindy Wallace |
From General Ed. Associate to Substitute Special Ed. Associate |
$11.14 per hour |
|
Louise Weber |
From Food Service Floater to Food Service Worker |
No change |
|
Mackenzie Zeski |
From Special Educ. Assoc. @ HS to General Educ. Assoc. @ NE |
$10.19 |
4G – Separation from District
|
NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
|
Damian Foutch |
Special Education Teacher Associate |
Resignation |
August 3, 2021 |
|
Isaiah Gaylord |
General Education Teacher Associate |
Resignation |
August 4, 2021 |
|
Joseph Glover |
Bus Driver |
Resignation |
August 5, 2021 |
|
Brandi LeFever |
Substitute Food Service Worker |
Resignation |
July 19, 2021 |
|
Tara Merz |
Bus Driver |
Resignation |
July 7, 2021 |
|
Rileigh Spahn |
Child Care Associate |
Resignation |
July 30, 2021 |
4H – Open Enrollments
|
NAME |
DISTRICT REQUESTED |
REASON |
DIST OF RESIDENCE |
APPROVE OR DENY |
FUNDED |
|
Bentley K |
Lewis Central |
Family Move |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Talan K |
Lewis Central |
Family Move |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Aiden L |
Glenwood |
Family Move |
East Mills |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Alexa L |
Glenwood |
Family Move |
East Mills |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Kellyn T |
Glenwood |
Kindergarten Student |
Fremont-Mills |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Karsyn V |
Glenwood |
Change in District of Residence |
East Mills |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Carter W |
Treynor |
Change is Student’s Residence |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Hailey W |
Treynor |
Change is Student’s Residence |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Lyla W |
Treynor |
Change is Student’s Residence |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Madalyne W |
Treynor |
Change is Student’s Residence |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of July 31, 2021.
Tim Reinert, Finance Director presented a status report on FY20 Audit Findings.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
|
GROUP |
FUNDRAISER |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT |
DATES |
|
Boys Cross Country |
Fried Chicken Dinner |
Fundraiser expenses, Cross Country uniforms, team t-shirts, travel expenses to meets, course maintenance & awards |
$5,000 |
9/19/2021 |
|
Football |
Football Scrimmage |
Supplement to limited allocated funds for football program |
AMAP |
8/19/21 |
|
Team Mates |
5K Run – Family Connections / Mental Health |
Scholarship funds for upcoming Seniors, mentoring program materials and possible field trips |
$800 |
10/3/2021 |
4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel
|
REQUESTED BY |
ACTIVITY |
DESTINATION |
DEPARTURE DATE |
RETURN DATE |
|
Chad Lang |
SAI Annual Conference |
Des Moines, Iowa |
8/04/2021 |
8/05/2021 |
4L – Grant Requests
|
NAME OF GRANT |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT |
|
Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund |
To update materials in the infant rooms. |
$5,570.11 |
4M – Curriculum
|
CONTENT |
DRAFT/FINAL |
SCHOOL YEAR |
|
None |
|
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Announcements and Communications
Comments from Public
None
Comments from Board of Education
Legislative Update
None
Presentations
Chad Lang, Director of School Improvement presented the Glenwood CSD plan for the use of ESSER III – ARP Act funding to address learning loss evidence-based interventions during the FY22 to FY23.
COVID Update
Devin Embray provided a report on the most recent information received from Mills County Public Health.
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 assignment.
Old Business
None
New Business
A. Approval of Return to Learn Plan
Tim Becker made a motion to approve the Return to Lean Plan for 2021-2022. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Approval of Proposed Revisions to the Certified Staff Manual
Elizabeth Richardson made a motion to not approve the proposed revisions to the Certified Staff Manual. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. Discussion held. All voted “Nay”. Motion not approved. Tim Becker made a motion to approve proposed revisions to only Sections 2.E. and 6.A. but not Section 11.A.3. of the Certified Staff Manual. Elizabeth Richardson seconded the motion.
C. Approval of ESSER III Intervention Proposal for Learning Gap
Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the ESSER III Intervention Proposal for Learning Gap. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Closed Session
The Board of Education went into Closed Session at 8:05 p.m.
Return to Open Session
The Board of Education returned to Open Session at 8:25 p.m.
Greg Schultz made a motion to approve an Open Enrollment Request. Tim Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by a Greg Schultz and seconded by Elizabeth Richardson to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:32 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Curt Becker, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer
