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June 13, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes

Glenwood Community School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors High School Media Center
Monday, June 13, 2011
 
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
 
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Romens, Dave Blum, Henry Clark, David Warren and Linda Young.
 
Spotlight on Education
Andrew Schoening was recognized for his commitment and dedication to the Glenwood Schools Daktronic equipment and for the awesome team he has built to support and maintain it. Also recognized were the boys track team; girls track team; boys soccer team; girls soccer team and two boys tennis players for their fantastic accomplishments this year.
 
Friends of Education
Pamida was recognized for their $2,000 donation made to the school for student needs.
 
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4L. Board Policies 502.1R and 505.4 were taken off the agenda. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the work session on May 9, 2011 and the regular meeting on May 9, 2011.
 
4B – Approval of Agenda
 
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
500.2
Student Residency Status
1002.4
Senior Citizens’ Activity Passes
 
4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
POLICY #
POLICY NAME
 
804.8
GASB 54
 
 
4E – New Hires
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
SALARY
Bradley Roenfeld
Child Care Provider for Kid’s Place
$8.23 per hour
Rick Stivers
Custodian
$9.93 per hour
Ella McNeal
Transfer from Food Service to Custodian
$9.93 per hour
Patty Reeves
Transfer from Food Service to Custodian
$9.93 per hour
Terri Hubner
Transfer from Operations Secretary to Transportation Secretary
$11.50 per hour
Jordan Bueltel
Summer Mowing
$8.63 per hour
Jordan Bueltel
7th Grade Math
$34,242.39 (Includes TSS)
Stefanie Carter
8th Grade Math
$38,967.39 (Includes TSS)
Colleen Confer
Transfer from 8th Grade Math to MS Industrial Technology
No Change in Salary
Rebecca Ruth
Transfer from 6th Grade LA to 6th Grade Math
No Change in Salary
Ryan Koch
Middle School Special Education Behavior Disorders
$41,802.39 (Includes TSS)
Angie Embray
Flag Corps Sponsor (2011-2012)
TBD
Brad Asche
Head High School Wrestling Coach (2011-2012)
TBD
Jason Callahan
Assistant Baseball Coach (2010-2011)
$3,010.00
Jamie McMillan
Middle School Business / Computers
$37,137.39 (Includes TSS)
Trisha Garrett
Print Shop Associate
$8.29 per hour
Shelly Murphy
Transfer from Preschool to 3rd Grade
No Change in Salary
Robin Albert
Transfer from 3rd Grade to 5th Grade
No Change in Salary
Renee Carney
Middle School Regular Education Associate
TBD
Rebecca Swanigan
High School Language Arts
$43,167.39 (Includes TSS)
Roseanne Nutting
Operations Secretary
 
 
4F – Resignations
NAME
ASSIGNMENT
DATE
Deanna Hilton
Elementary Music Teacher
End of 2010-2011 SY
Julie Aust
Part Time Secretary
End of 2010-2011 SY
Karri Mohr
Teacher Associate
End of 2010-2011 SY
Lynette Woodrow
PK Teacher Associate
End of 2010-2011 SY
Jenelle McIntosh
Teacher Associate
End of 2010-2011 SY
Austin Fisher
Summer Mowing
June 2, 2011
Connie Butterworth
6th Grade Level I
End of 2010-2011 SY
Brad Asche
Assistant High School Wrestling Coach
End of 2010-2011 SY
Renee Carney
Middle School Math
End of 2010-2011 SY
 
4G – Open Enrollments
STUDENT NAME
RECEIVING DISTRICT
DATE RECEIVED
Danika A.
Glenwood – Kindergarten student
05/10/2011
Courtney C.
Glenwood
05/10/2011
Genevieve H.
Rescinding open enrollment to Glenwood due to move
05/13/2011
Izrael H.
Glenwood – Family moving to another district and student wishes to remain here.
05/13/2011
Caleb H.
Glenwood – Change in district of residence
05/31/2011
Sean H.
Glenwood – Change in district of residence
 
Casey J.
Lewis Central – Kindergarten student
05/10/2011
Braden W.
Glenwood – Change in district of residence
05/16/2011
 
4H – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of May 31, 2011 were approved.
 
4I – Fundraiser Requests
GROUP
EVENT
PURPOSE
TARGET
DATES
Baseball
Buffalo Wild Wing Cards
Bats
NA
5/31/2011
Cheerleaders
Car Washes
Summer Camp Fees
$400.00
May 2011-Aug 2011
Northeast PE Dept
Jump Rope For Heart
Donation to American Heart
NA
Sept-Oct 2011
Vocal Music
Sell Cookie Dough, Gifts
Sound Shelves For Auditorium
NA
08/29/11-09/07/11
 
4J – Out of State Travel
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
7/28/2011
Kid's Place Wildlife Safari Park
Ashland, NE
Rhonda Blasi/Employees/Kids
6/18/2011
Baseball Game
Elk Point, South Dakota
Coach Elam and Baseball Team
4K – Overnight Travel Requests
DATE
ACTIVITY
DESTINATION
REQUESTED BY
IASB Convention
Devin Embray, Shirley Lundgren & School Board
11/17/2011
Des Moines, Iowa
GTT Training
Colleen Confer
7/5 thru 7/15/2011
Ames, Iowa
 
4J – Grant Requests
NAME OF GRANT
PURPOSE
AMOUNT
Tellabs Foundation
Provide funding for Vernier Sensors, probes and laptops
$10,000
 
Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
This time is reserved for patrons and Board members to speak to items not on the agenda and to request to speak to any items on the current agenda. There were no comments from the public.
Comments from Board
There is a district ABLE Meeting on June 23rd in Red Oak. The 2011 Fiscal Management Conference will be held on July 20th in Ames, IA.
Presentation
There were no presentations.
 
Reports
Building Administrators, Director of Special Education, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Director of Operations, Print Shop and School Improvement reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.
 
Old Business
There was no old business.
 
New Business
A.Approval of IAEP Food Contract
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Iowa Association for Educational Purchasing contract for the 2011- 12 school year.  Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B.     Approval of Bread Bid Recommendation
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the bread bid from Sara Lee/Old Home for the 2011-12 school year as presented in the board packet. Dave Blum seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”.  Motion carried.
C.     Approval of Milk Bid Recommendation
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the milk bid from Robert’s Dairy for the 2011-12 school year as presented in the board packet. Dave Warren seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D.     Approval of Dishwasher Bid Recommendation
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the dishwasher bid from Buller Fixture Company in the amount of
$19,855.30 as presented in the board packet. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
E.      Approval of SAI Mentoring and Induction Program Agreement
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the SAI administrator mentoring and induction program agreement. At this time we do not have any administrators in the program, but were advised to sign the agreement anyway. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F.      Approval of GIS License Agreement and Data Sharing Policy
Linda Young made a motion to approve the GIS License Agreement and Sharing Policy with Mills County. With this agreement our transportation department will be able to download land and cadastral data into a digital graphic and tabular database. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
G.Approval of Lease Agreement With West Central Community Action Head Start
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the lease agreement with Head Start from August 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012 for a total of $9,750. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
H.     Approval of the Year End Expenditures
Linda Young made a motion to approve the payment of year end expenditures on June 30, 2011 contingent upon funds available. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
I.       Approval of the Tentative Agreement with the Teamsters Union
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the tentative two year agreement with the Bus Drivers Teamsters Union. The total package increase for the 2011-12 school year is 2.93% which includes a 33 cent per hour raise for routes. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J.       Approval of the Tentative Agreement with the United Electric Union
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the tentative three year agreement with the UE Union. The UE union covers custodians, foodservice personnel and teacher associates. The total package increase for the 2011-12 school year is 2.94% which includes a 25 cent per hour raise. Insurance was changed from Steelworkers to ISEBA.  Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
K.     Approval of Classified Non-Union, Directors and Administrators Wage Increase
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the wage increase for the above employees. Non-Union hourly employees will received 29 cents per hour raise and administrators and directors will receive a $600 per year raise. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
L.      Approval of IASB Dues
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the IASB dues in the amount of $5,916 for the 2011-12 school year. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
M.   Approval of Parent-Student Handbook Changes for 2011-12
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the 2011-12 school year parent-student handbook changes as presented in the board packet. Dave Warren seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Blum and Warren voted yes. Clark voted no. Motion carried.
N.     Approval of Mentoring/Volunteer Coordinator
Dave Blum made a motion to approve hiring a Mentoring/Volunteer Coordinator that will work 20 hours per week for approximately ten months. The mentoring coordinator will be shared with Fremont Mills. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
O.     Approval of Baseball/Football Concession Stand
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the specifications for the baseball and football concession stand and to approve the bid from Blum Brothers Construction in the amount of $61,500 to build the Baseball/Football Concession Stand. The project is pending fire marshal approval. Linda Young seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Clark and Warren voted yes. Blum abstained. Motion carried.
P.     Legislative Action Priorities
Legislative Action Priorities for 2011-12 are due August 12th. At the July meeting the Board will be discussing the legislative priorities and at the August meeting the Board will be voting on the legislative priorities.
Q.     Approval of Pre-School Tuition for 2011-12
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the preschool tuition rates for the 2011-12 school year as presented in the board packet. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
R.     Red Cross Emergency Shelter Agreement
Dave Warren made a motion to approve an agreement with the Red Cross to offer emergency shelter at the high school and middle school if needed. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
S.      Best Care Agreement
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the Best Care Agreement for employee assistance for the 2011-12 school year. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried
T.      Supplemental Contracts
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the GEA supplemental pay schedule for the 2011-12 school year as presented in the board packet. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
U.Revenue Purpose Statement
The Board talked about how important the revenue purpose statement for our SILO funds is to the school district and when would be a good time to take this to a vote. Our current revenue purpose statement expires in 2013. If the district does not have a new voted revenue purpose statement, in 2013 these funds will have to be used only for debt reduction and once all debt has been paid off the funds will revert back to the state. In Glenwood, SILO funds have been used for such things as resurfacing the track and tennis courts; remodeling the office at Northeast Elementary; installing lights at the football and baseball fields and the installation of sidewalks. Future projects include building a baseball/football concession stand. The SILO funds have also been used for property tax relief  by lowering the debt service levy; helping to  purchase a grand piano; purchasing computers and technology for the district and for the purchase of a new transportation facility. During the construction of the new high school $1.9 million of the SILO funds were used to help pay for the building costs and for furniture and equipment in the new high school.
 
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by Dave Blum and seconded by Linda Young to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:10 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
 
                                                                                                                                      
Theresa Romens, Board President                                              Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary