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June 11, 2018 Meeting

Glenwood Community School District

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M.

High School Media Center

Monday, June 11, 2017

Call to Order

President Becker called the regular meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.  

Roll Call

Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Becker, Greg Schultz, Theresa Romens, and Ann Staiert.

Spotlight on Education

The Board recognized boys and girls tennis.

Friends of Education

None

Consideration of Action on Consent Items

Ann Stairt made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4M.  Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

4A - Approval of Minutes

Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on May 14, 2018 and the special meeting on May 30, 2018.

4B – Approval of Agenda

4C – Approval of Board Policies

Second Reading Approvals:

POLICY #

POLICY NAME

None

 

4D – Approval of Board Policies

First Reading Approvals:

POLICY #

POLICY NAME

503.1

Student Health and Immunization Certificates

505.4

Graduation Requirements

505.5

Early Graduation

505.6

Commencement

803.1

Purchasing and Bidding

4E – New Hires

NAME

POSITION

SALARY

Kenneth Akers

Building Custodian

$11.00 per hour

Lori Burton

At-Risk Instructor

$47,969.47- Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Trevor Carter

Building Custodian

$11.00 per hour

Anna Dieatrick

Sub Special Educ Teacher Assoc.

$10.36 per hour

Bryan Diekmann

Teacher - Middle School PE

$49,371 - Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Heather Diekmann

Elementary Teacher

$53,001.60 - Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Thomas Doyle

Building Custodian

$11.00 per hour

Tammy Gubbels

Teacher - High School Math

$38,871 -  Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Kevin Kilpatrick

9-12 Vocal Music Teacher

$48,961.60 -  Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts, favorable background check results, and receipt of Iowa licensure.

Laura Nelson

K-2 Vocal Music Teacher

$49,371 -  Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Brian Rasmussen

Head Girls Basketball

$5,460

Todd Steckelberg

Technology Director

$75,000

Ian Sutherland

Special Educ Teacher Level I

$41,901.60 -  Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

Gordon Woodrow

Auditorium Lights & Sound

$3,900

Nick Wray

Assistant Baseball Coach

$3,500

Brandie Yates

Teacher

$48,421 Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts and favorable background check results

4F – Transfers

NAME

FROM/TO

WAGE

Robin Albert

From .5 FTE 3rd Grade Teacher to .5 FTE 5th Grade Teacher

No Change

Amy Benson

From 3rd Grade Teacher to 1st Grade Teacher

No Change

Joe Fustos

From Alternative Education Teacher to Special Educ Teacher - Level I

No Change

Laurie Weekly

From .5 FTE 3rd Grade Teacher to .5 FTE 5th Grade Teacher

No Change

Danielle Woodman

From Assistant High School Girls Cross Country Coach to Head High School Girls Cross Country Coach

$4,420.00

4G – Separation from District

NAME

POSITION

REASON

DATE

Brian Albert

Teacher

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Loleta Cadena

Bus Associate

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Barbara Cochran

Substitute Teacher

Retirement

June 1, 2018

Betty Davis

Special Education Teacher Associate

Resignation

May 25, 2018

Stacy Downing

Food Service

Resignation

June 8, 2018

Thomas Doyle

Building Custodian

Resignation

May 30, 2018

Erin Herrmann

Teacher

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Jennifer Horner

Teacher

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Melanie Howard

Middle School Talent Show Sponsor

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Gary Johnson

Bus Driver

Resignation

May 25, 2018

Brad Shain

Teacher

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

Danielle Woodman

Assistant  Girls Cross Country Coach

Resignation

End of 2017-2018 School Year

4H – Open Enrollments

NAME

DISTRICT REQUESTED

REASON

DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE

Ashton H.

Glenwood Comm. School District

Remain after Move

East Mills Comm. School District

Kayden H.

Glenwood Comm. School District

Remain after Move

East Mills Comm. School District

Kaytelynne H.

Glenwood Comm. School District

Remain after Move

East Mills Comm. School District

Lindsay S.

Fremont-Mills Comm. School Disrict

Requesting Good Cause

Glenwood Comm. School District

4I – Approval of Financial Reports

Approval of bills and financial reports as of May 31, 2018.

4J – Fundraiser Requests

GROUP

FUNDRAISER

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

DATES

Volleyball

Summer VB Camps

Summer expenses/team warm ups

AMAP

7/24-8/2/18

Volleyball

Varsity Team Camp

Summer expenses/team warm ups

AMAP

 

Vocal Music

Club's Choice

Equipment, show choir costuming, choreography and licensing, jazz choir, registrations

$3,000

9/27-10/9/18

Athletics

Athletics Garage Sale

Raise money for new uniforms and equipment for all athletic programs

AMAP

6/28/2018

Glenwood Band SWIHMB

Casey's Cards

Raise funds to send kids to SWIHMB

AMAP

6/11-8/31/18

Glenwood Band

Coupon Book Sales

Offset additional marching band expenses

AMAP

10/15-10/19/18

Glenwood Band SWIHMB

59 min Fundraiser - Great American

Raise funds to send kids to SWIHMB

AMAP

6/25-6/29/18

Glenwood Band SWIHMB

Toilet Drop

Raise funds to send kids to SWIHMB

AMAP

6/11-8/1/18

4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel

REQUESTED BY

ACTIVITY

DESTINATION

DEPARTURE

RETURN

Dani Woodman

Iowa Reading Conference

Ames, Iowa

6/26/2018

6/27/2018

Melonie Doyle

Iowa Reading Conference

Ames, Iowa

6/26/2018

6/26/2018

Sarah Rozniecki

accepting an award for Ramily Matters

Des Moines

6/11/2018

6/12/2018

Chris Visser

PLTW CSE (Computer Science Essentials)

Milwaukee, WI

7/8/2018

7/20/2018

Sherry Herron

SEL

Chicago, IL

7/22/2018

7/25/2018

Megan Wake

Special Education Symposium

Des Moines

6/11/2018

6/12/2018

Janis Moore

IFCSE Annual Conference

Ames

8/5/2018

8/7/2018

Ryan Koch

Softball tournament in Ames, Iowa

Ames

6/22/2018

6/23/2018

Brianna Van Ness

Softball Tournament

Ames, IA

6/22/2018

6/23/2018

Ami Petersen

2018 Dance Camp

Storm Lake

6/25/2018

6/28/2018

Erika Dukes

Softball tournament in Ames, Iowa

Ames

6/22/2018

6/23/2018

Kylee Stanton

Softball Tournament

Ames, IA

6/22/2018

6/23/2018

Cindy Menendez

SEL Conference

Chicago, IL

7/22/2018

7/25/2018

Nicole Mann

IPTA School Transportation

Des Moines, IA

7/16/2018

7/18/2018

Todd Steckelberg

PowerSchool Training

Chicago, IL

06/24/2018

06/29/2018

4L – Grant Requests

NAME OF GRANT

PURPOSE

AMOUNT

None

 

 

4M – Curriculum

CONTENT

DRAFT/FINAL

SCHOOL Year

K-5 Science

Final

2018-2019

8th Grade Science

Final

2018-2019

PLTW Human Body Systems

Final

2018-2019

PLTW Intro to Engineering

Final

2018-2019

PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science

Final

2018-2019

High School Spanish

Draft

2018-2019

Middle School Financial Literacy

Draft

2018-2019

6th Grade Math

Draft

2018-2019

7th Grade Math

Draft

2018-2019

8th Grade Math

Draft

2018-2019

Advanced 7th/8th Grade Math

Draft

2018-2019

8th Grade Algebra I

Draft

2018-2019

Announcements and Communications

Comments from Public

None

Comments from Board

Super Board Meeting will be Thursday, June 21st.

Presentations

None

Activity Complex Update

Currently in the design phase.  Bids should go out in July and potential demo date is October 10th.  Brick campaign will be launching soon and be handled by the Booster Club.

Reports

Building Administrators, Student Services/School Improvement, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Transportation/Building and Grounds, and Print Shop reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.

Old Business

None

New Business

  1. Approval of Quote with West Interactive Services Corporation

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the quote from West Interactive Services Corp for the renewal of SchoolMessenger.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. Ann Staiert abstained. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Quote from Carnegie Learning for Math Curriculum

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve quote from Carnegie Learning for Math curriculum, onsite initial implementation workshop, and onsite in-classroom support.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Spiral Communications

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the agreement with Spiral Communications for contracted services at the annual cost of $102,840.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval to Pay Bills June 30

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the payment of bills after the board meeting through June 30, 2018 to close out our fiscal year. Ann Staiert seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Food Service Agreement with Kid’s Place Daycare

Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the food service agreement with Kid’s Place Daycare for the 2018-2019 school year. Theresa Romens seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of $150,000 Commitment to the Trails Committee

Ann Stairt made a motion to approve a $150,000 commitment to the Trails Committee over the course of 3 years for improving of the trail head/parking lot portion of the project.  Greg Schultz seconded the motion. Theresa Romens abstained. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Proposed Certified Staff Manual

Ann Staiert made a motion to approve proposed Certified Staff Manual.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Revision to Board Policy 402.2

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the revision to Board Policy 402.2, in which the daily rate of pay for a substitute teacher will increase to $151 per day.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Roofing Contract with 10 Men LLC

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the roofing contract with 10 Men LLC for the Northeast and West Roofing Projects.  Ann Staeirt seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval to Purchase a Type II Vehicle

Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the purchase of a type II vehicle – 2018 Ford Transit 8 Passenger Van from McMullen Ford, at the bid price of $31,400.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Consideration of Increases and Benefit Changes for Administrators, Directors, and all Classified Non-Union Staff for the 2018-2019 School Year

Ann Staiert made a motion to approve a 2.5% total package increase and the proposed benefit changes for Administrators, Directors, and all Classified Non-union staff for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Theresa Romens seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. Approval of Administrative Incentive Pay.

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve the administrative career plan incentive pay.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

  1. IASB 2019 Legislative Priorities (IASB)

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve legislative priorities 2,7,20, and 27 for 2019.  Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Closed Session

Ann Staiert made a motion to move into Closed Session at 8:25 p.m. 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 individual’s reputation, as that individual has requested a closed session.  Greg Schultz second the motion. A roll call vote was taken, all voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Open Session

Greg Schultz made a motion to return to Open Session.  Ann Staiert second the motion. A roll call vote was taken, all voted “aye”.  Motion carried.

Theresa Romens made a motion to approve a 2.5% total package increase for the Superintendent for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Ann Staiert 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 Theresa Romens and seconded by Ann Staiert to adjourn the regular meeting at 10:20 p.m.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

 

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Curt Becker, Board President                                        Kristi Buman, Board Secretary