Glenwood Community Schools
Regular Board Meeting
July 16, 2007
President Linda Young called the meeting to order in the Central Office Boardroom at 8:00 a.m. with the following Board members present: Nancy Krogstad, Frank Overhue, Theresa Romens, Bill Agan. Absent: None.
Motion by Overhue and second by Agan to approve the agenda and the consent agenda including minutes of June 11, 2007 and the bills and financial statements as presented. Also letters of resignation from Susan Grantham, from her Third Grade Resource teaching position; Callie Ohm, from her Assist Middle School Volleyball coaching position; and Martha Winum, from her Middle School Resource teaching position, all effective the end of the 2006-2007 school year. Approve the hiring of Theresa Bledsoe for Middle School Science and Middle School newspaper positions; Brent Douma for Third grade; Linda Forman for High School Level 1 teaching position; Kirsten Rush for a Kindergarten position; Chasidy Wederquist for an elementary position; Stephanie Meggers for Middle School English and Assist Middle School Volleyball, contingent upon release from her contract with Willamsburg School District; Melissa Stidfole for sixth grade Resource position, contingent upon release from her contract with the Sioux City School District; and Anne Pestel for Third Grade Resource position. Ayes- Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Public Forum: Linda Woolley of Tier One Bank addressed the Board regarding depository limit for Glenwood Schools and using local banks vs ISJIT.
Good News reports were given.
What’s Happening in the Classroom: Superintendent Sibley passed out Back to School Schedule of Events calendar. A summer school report was given by Becky Ruth.
Business Items:
Motion by Overhue and second by Romens to approve the reappointment of Judy Picker as the Board Secretary/Treasurer for the 2007-2008 school year. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Krogstad and second by Agan to approve a depository limit of $5.2 million at Glenwood State Bank, Mills County Bank and Tier One Bank for the 2007-2008 school year. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Agan and second by Krogstad to approve the following legislative priorities for the 2007-2008 school year.
1.Property Tax and Student Equity- Supports both student and taxpayer equity through th efoundatoin formula by combining the uniform and additional levies into a single foundation formula levy, with every reasonable attempt to maintain th ecurrnet statewide mix of state aid and local property taxes. The formula revision should also include a hold-harmless provision to avoid significant property tax increases in districts with lower levies under the existing formula.
2.Statewide Penny Sales Tax -Supports extending the school infrastructure local option tax to statewide penny sales tax distributed on a per pupil basis, recalculated annually to adjust the statewide average revenues per student.
3.Professional Development -Supports full state funding to implement quality professional development to improve student learning through each school district's Career Development Plan. Additional days should be funded and required until a minimum of 10 days of quality professional develpment exists in every school district. The school district is the appropriate authority to determine the content and participation in professional development.
4.Transportation -Supports the creation of an additional funding mechanism for school districts experienceing excessive transportation costs and the developement of a transportation funding mechanism that does not directly or indeirectly impact funding for the educational program.
5.Instructional Support Levy -Supports including the instructional support level in the school foundation formula. Ayes-Krogstad,Overhue, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Krogstad and second by Romens to approve the appointment of Bill Agan as the IASB Legislative Action Network member for the 2007-2008 school year. Ayes- Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Romens and second by Overhue to approve the Level I Investigators as follows: Northeast Elementary, Ron Giller; West Elementary, Kevin Farmer; Middle School, Rick Kentfield; High School, Kerry Newman; Building Bridges, Heidi Hoffmann; and Kids Place, Bill Eich; School nurses serve as alternates. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Agan and second by Romens to approve the following 5.58% total package increase for staff covered by the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America: a 55 cent per hour wage increase for building custodians and kitchen staff; 46 cents per hour wage increase for teacher associates and aides; and a 40 cent per hour wage increase for the staff at Kid’s Place. Also approve a 10 cent increase on Shift Differential for staff working between 6:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Overhue and second by Krogstad to approve an increase in the per diem pay for substitute teachers to $113; for long-term substitute teachers to $139; and for authorized substitute teacher to $93. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Krogstad and second by Overhue to approve the proposed changes to the High School and Alternative High School Handbooks as presented. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Agan and second by Romens to approve the contract with Iowa Western Community College for the Blast student program for the seven students. Ayes- Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Overhue and second by Agan to approve the second readings of Board Policy 104 “Anti-Bullying/Harassment and Board Policy 503.13 “Wellness Policy”. Ayes- Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Business Manager Judy Picker presented an Annual report of all school funds.
Kevin Farmer informed the Board on what an extended year calendar would look like and how it could work in our district.
The Board and Administrative Goal setting retreat will be held August 1, 2007. Motion by Overhue and second by Romens to go into a closed session as provided in Section 21.5(1)(i) of the Open Meetings Law to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individuals reputation, as the individual requested a closed session: Into closed session at 11:30 a.m.
Out of closed session at 12:04 p.m.
Motion by Romens and second by Agan to approve an increase of $5,500 on the Superintendent’s current salary for the 2007-2008 school year. Ayes-Krogstad, Overhue, Romens, Agan, Young. Nays-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Krogstad and second by Romens to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 12:06 p.m.