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Agenda for August 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting

Proud Past, Successful Present, Growing Future

Devin Embray - Superintendent            Kristi Buman - Director of Finance

103 Central, Suite 300 * Glenwood, IA 51534 * 712-527-9034 * Fax 712-527-4287

 

August 9, 2019

To:      All School Board Members

Voting Order:

Greg Schultz - At-Large ‘21

From: Devin Embray, Superintendent

Ann Staiert - At-Large ‘21

Curt Becker - At-Large ‘19

Theresa Romens - At-Large ‘19

Elizabeth Richardson - At-Large ‘19

Re:    August Regular Meeting -Monday, August 12, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.

Glenwood CSD Central Office - 103 Central, Third Floor 

 

  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE                        

                A.            Call to Order

       2. SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION                 

                A.            None

       3. FRIENDS OF EDUCATION

                A.            None

       4. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON CONSENT ITEMS

                A.            Approval of Minutes

  1. July 8, 2019 - Regular Meeting
  2. July 29, 2019 - Public Hearing & Special Meeting

 

               B. Approval of Agenda

 

             C. Approval of Board Policies - Second Readings

POLICY #

DESCRIPTION

406.5R

Drug and Alcohol Testing of Personnel Operating District Vehicles Regulations

 

          D. Approval of Board Policies - First Readings

POLICY #

 

DESCRIPTION

805.1 

School District Records

 

805.1R

Record Retention

 

805.2

Personnel Records

 

805.3

Student Records

 

805.4

Bonds for Officers and Employees

 

805.5

Inventory

805.6

General Fixed Capital Assets

805.7

General Intangible Assets

805.8

Debt Management

806.1 

Insurance Program

        E. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements and​ favorable background check results  

NAME

POSITION

SALARY

Cathy Cerra

Special Education Teacher Associate - Level II/III

$10.73 per hour

Bryan Diekmann

Summer Weight Room 

$3,240

Breanna Griffin

Special Education Teacher Associate - PK 1:1 & Level II/III

$10.73 per hour

Michelle Jaworski

Substitute Suburban Driver 

$36.25 per route

Bruce Landstrom

Assistant HS Football Coach

$3,780

Grant Stivers

Assistant MS Football Coach

$2,160

Shaylynn Wasenius

Special Education Teacher Associate - Level I

$9.73 per hour

Jerrah Williams

Child Care Associate

$7.25 per hour (HS Student)

Samantha Wilson

Special Education Teacher Associate - Level II/III - BD

$10.73 per hour

Gerhard Ziebolz

Substitute Bus Driver 

$17.09 per route while probationary

        F. Transfers

NAME

FROM / TO

WAGE

Jana Aldrich

From Special Education Teacher Level I at Middle School to Special Education Teacher Level I at Northeast Elementary

No Change

Jordan Bueltel

From Head MS Football Coach to Assistant HS Football Coach

$3,780

Jennifer Fletcher

From Special Education Teacher Associate - Level II/III at High School to Special Education Teacher Associate - Level I at Middle School

$9.88 per hour

Barbara Hammer

From Administrative Assistant - Operations Department to Transportation Coordinator

$34,624 per year

Katrina Hobart

From Special Education Teacher Level I at High School to Special Education Teacher Level I at Middle School

No Change

Lisa Keltner

From Special Education Teacher Associate to Substitute Special Education Teacher Associate

No Change

Megan Newberry

From Special Education Teacher Level I at Northeast Elementary to Special Education Teacher Level II/III at West Elementary

No Change

Lisa Sowers

From Special Education Preschool Associate to Kid’s Place Lead Teacher

$10.56 per hour

Carla Wiese

From Media Associate at Northeast Elementary to Administrative Assistant - Operations Department

$15.00 per hour

         G.  Separation from District

NAME

POSITION

REASON

DATE

Loleta Cadena

Substitute Associate

Resignation

07/30/2019

Lynda Eckheart

Middle School Art Club Sponsor

Resignation

08/06/2019

Bree Jensen

Child Care Associate

Resignation

08/09/2019

Kameron Johnson

Authorized Substitute Teacher

Resignation

08/08/2019

Barry Loeffelbein

Assistant HS Baseball Coach

Resignation

07/30/2019

Bruce Schoening

Substitute Bus Driver

Resignation

04/15/2019

Jodi Stephen

Special Education Teacher Associate

Resignation

07/18/2019

Cory Terry

Bus Driver

Resignation

08/08/2019

Anna Wade

Authorized Substitute Teacher

Resignation

07/24/2019

Wanda Wiemer

Substitute Teacher

Resignation

07/22/2019

Evan York

Substitute Bus Driver

Resignation

07/19/2019

       H.  Open Enrollments

NAME

DISTRICT REQUESTED

REASON

RESIDENT DISTRICT

APPROVE OR DENY

FUNDED

Matalyn K.

Glenwood

Family Move

East Mills 

Approve

Yes

Ariana P.

Council Bluffs

Change in District of Residence

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Ivy P.

Council Bluffs

Change in District of Residence

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Autumn R.

Treynor

Change in District of Residence

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Dakota R.

Treynor

Change in District of Residence

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Eden R.

Treynor

Change in District of Residence

Glenwood

Approve

Yes

Aspen S.

Glenwood

Change in District of Residence

East Mills

Approve

Yes

Teagan S.

Glenwood

Change in District of Residence

East Mills

Approve

Yes

  1. Approval of Financial Reports

                                A.          Approval of Bills - Director Becker ​ will have reviewed the bills​     

                                                1.            Approval of Additional Bills

 

                                B.            Board Financial Reports

  1. Estimated Line Item Budget Report
  2. General Ledger Balance Report

      J.  Fundraising Requests

GROUP

DESCRIPTION

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

DATES

Girls

Basketball

Camp

Ongoing camps and extra equipment wanted

AMAP

8/6-8/7/19

Girls Cross Country

Fried Chicken Dinner

Team activities and team bonding

$3,000

9/22/2019

Dance Team

Homecoming Mum

Corsage

Dance camp, equipment, uniforms, poms , and team bonding activities

$1,000

8/15-9/22/19

Dance Team

Driveway Stencil Paint

Dance camp, equipment, uniforms, poms , and team bonding activities

$1,000

9/1/19-10/30/19

Boys Cross Country

Fried Chicken Dinner

Incentives, travel expenses, warm ups, state meet expenses and banquet

$3,000

9/22/2019

Yearbook

Selling Yearbooks

Costs to produce yearbook

$20,000

08/19-07/20

Newspaper

Newspaper Ads

Cover newspaper costs

AMAP

08/19-07/20

Yearbook

Yearbook Sponsorship

Costs to produce yearbook

$5,000

08/19-07/20

    K.  Out of State and Overnight Travel

REQUESTED BY

ACTIVITY

DESTINATION

DEPARTURE DATE

RETURN DATE

Tami Bertini

Instructional coach training

Overland Park, KS

10/5/2019

10/8/2019

Julie McMullen

TLC Coaching Conference

Overland Park, KS

10/5/2019

10/8/2019

Nancy Wright

Jim Knight Instructional Coaches workshop (ICG)

Overland Park, KS

10/6/2019

10/8/2019

Colleen Confer

Instructional Coaching Workshop

Des Moines, IA

10/22/2019

10/24/2019

Amie Abbott

Instructional Coach Workshop

Des Moines, IA

10/23/2019

10/24/2019

Amie Abbott

Instructional Coach Conference

Overland Park, KS

10/5/2019

10/8/2019

Katie Wilson

Volleyball Tournament

Indianola, IA

10/11/2019

10/12/2019

Chad Lang

Teaching Learning Coaching

Conference 2019

Overland Park, KS

10/06/2019

10/08/2019

Kathi Krzycki

Jim Knight's TLC

Conference---training and learning

Overland Park, KS

10/6/2019

10/8/2019

Chelsey Hirt

Volleyball Tournament

Indianola, IA

10/11/2019

10/12/201

    L. Grant Requests

NAME

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

What’s Your Name - Kindergartners Learn Their Letters

Would like to purchase a Cricut machine and accessories.  The machine will be used to create projects with student names.

$765

 

Having access to various fonts and mediums will aid in student growth..

 

Child Care Solutions Fund

Funds would be used to update and rejuvenate the building (paint/carpet) and outdoor playgrounds, as well as new computers and software.

$50,000

Reach for the Stars

Funds would be used to purchase a stove, mini-refrigerator, locked storage cabinet and new outdoor play equipment to replace items that are no longer functional and to meet licensing requirements for DHS.

$1,500

Mills County Foundation

To renovate and improve technology for the purpose of communication between parents and staff.  Cameras in all rooms for protection and to visualize what is going on in the classrooms.

$50,000

      M.  Curriculum 

 

 

CONTENT

DRAFT/FINAL

SCHOOL YEAR

None

 

 

 

 

​5.  ANNOUINCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

  1. Comments from Public
  2. Comments from Board of Education
  3. Legislative Update
    1. Legislative Forums Schedule 
    2. Legislative Contacts
  4. Presentations - Sarah Waldman, TeamMates Executive Director​ 
  5. Activities Complex Update        

6. REPORTS  

                A.            Building Administrator Reports 

                             1. High School

                             2. Middle School

                             3. West Elementary

                            4. Northeast Elementary

B. Special Education Report

C. School Improvement Report

D. Activities Director Report

E. Kid’s Place Report  

F. Technology Report

G. Food Service Report  

H. Transportation / Building & Grounds Report      

I. Print Shop Report

7.  OLD BUSINESS

                A.            None

 

8.  NEW BUSINESS

                A.            Approval of Agreement                                                                                                               Motion

I am seeking approval of the Agreement as presented.  

 

                B.            Approval of TeamMates Mentoring RFP                                                                              Motion

I am seeking approval to enter into an agreement with TeamMates as our partner for our mentoring program for students.

 

                C.            Approval of Entertainment Agreement with Mid-America Center                          Motion

I am seeking approval to enter into an agreement with the Mid-American Center to schedule the winter Shootout Classic.

 

                D.            Approval of 2019-2020 Consortium Agreement                                                             Motion

I am seeking approval to enter into an agreement with the CB consortium for students that are not successful in our APEX program.

 

                E.            Approval of Agreement with Curriculum Leadership Institute                                 Motion

I am seeking approval for a support contract with CLI as well as a training contract to support SAC facilitation for the 2019-2020 school year.

 

                 F.             Approval of Cooperative Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa                                                 Motion  

I am seeking approval of the Cooperative Agreement with UNI for Student Teaching and Other Educational Experience Students.

 

                   G.           Approval of Bid for 2018 Chevy Suburban         Motion

I am seeking approval of the bid from  Barrett Auto Center for a 2018 Chevy  Suburban (4x4).

 

9.            ADJOURNMENT

Upcoming Meetings & Events:

Motion

Regular Board Meeting                                 Monday, August 12, 2019

Center

Glenwood HS Media

New Teacher Luncheon               Thursday, August 15, 2019

12:00 Noon

HS Cafeteria

All-Staff Welcome Back               Friday, August 23, 2019 Auditorium

7:15 a.m. - Optional Breakfast 

8:00 a.m. - Welcome Back

HS Cafeteria &

Board Work Session                      Monday, August 26, 2019

103 Central, 3rd Floor