Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 p.m.
High School Media Center
Monday, June 13, 2016 Call to Order
President Romens called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Romens, Ann Staiert, Michelle Bahr, Curt Becker, and Greg Schultz.
Spotlight on Education
The board recognized the Tennis team and those members who qualified for State Doubles and State Tennis
Friends of Education
None
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4L. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A – Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on May 9, 2016, Super Board Meeting on May 17, 2016, and the Special Meeting and Work Session on May 23, 2016.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals
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POLICY #
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DESCRIPTION
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202.1
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Code of Ethics of the Board of Directors
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202.2
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President of the Board
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202.3
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Vice President of the Board
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202.4
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Secretary and Treasurer of the Board
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202.5
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Individual Board Members
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203.1
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Development of Policy
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203.2
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Adoption of Policy
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203.3
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Review and Revision of Policy
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203.4
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Dissemination of Policy
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203.5
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Administration in Absence of Policy
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203.6
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Development, Monitoring and Enforcement of Administrative Regulations
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203.7
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Standing Committees of the Board
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203.8
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Temporary Committees of the Board
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603.1R
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Curriculum Regulations for Glenwood Community School District
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First Reading Approvals
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POLICY #
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DESCRIPTION
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203.9
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Citizens’ Advisory Committees
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203.10
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Legal Counsel
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203.11
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Conflicts of Interest of Board Members
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203.12
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Gifts to Board Members
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204
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Meetings of the Board
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204.1
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Open Meetings
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204.2
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Regular Board Meetings
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204.3
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Special Board Meetings
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204.4
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Closed Sessions of the Board
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4E – New Hires
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NAME
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POSITION
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SALARY
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Katy Bowen
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Head High School Girls Basketball Coach
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$5,250.00
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Jennifer Buckingham
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Teacher - Middle School Vocal Music
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$53,821.00 - Contingent upon receipt and review of official transcripts, and favorable background check results.
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Erika Dukes
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Teacher - Middle School Special Education Level I
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$38,791 - Contingent upon receipt of Iowa Teaching License, receipt and review of official transcripts, and favorable background check results.
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Nick Embray
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Summer Mower / Grounds Maintenance
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$9.62 per hour
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Jennifer Horner
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Teacher - High School Spanish
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$39,741.00 - Contingent upon receipt and review of official transcripts, and favorable background check results. Plus $1,000 signing bonus for hard to fill position.
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Robin Hunt
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Rambler Newspaper Sponsor
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$1,250.00
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Alex Williams
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Junior Class Sponsor
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$2,000.00
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4F – Transfers
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NAME
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FROM/TO
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WAGE
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Andrea Morrison
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PK Special Education Associate to Preschool Program Associate
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Annie Rupe
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From Child Care Associate to Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place
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$9.77 per hour
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Paula Wetterlund
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From Special Education Teacher Associate to Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place
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$9.77 per hour
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4G – Separation from District
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Parker Baker
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Child Care Associate
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Resignation
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June 2, 2015
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Kelli Berke
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Director of School Improvement & Special Education
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Resignation
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June 30, 2016
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Miah Copley
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Bus Driver
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Resignation
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May 27, 2016
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Marcella Dunn
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Teacher - Middle School Vocal Music
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Resignation
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End of 2015-2016 SY
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Carol Fisher
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Teacher - 7th Gr. English Language/Arts
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Resignation
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June 7, 2016
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Ryan Koch
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Assistant Boys Soccer Coach
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Resignation
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May 27, 2016
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Courtney Magnussen
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Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place
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Resignation
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July 10, 2015
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Tori Pontow
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Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place
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Resignation
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May 18, 2016
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Rebecca Ruth
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7th Grade Head Girls Basketball Coach
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Resignation
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End of 2015-2016 SY
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Patrice Terry
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Special Education Teacher Associate
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Resignation
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End of 2015-2016 SY
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Dixie Teten
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Special Education Teacher Associate
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Resignation
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May 27, 2016
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Samantha Tillman
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Child Care Associate @ Kid’s Place
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Quit
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November 25, 2015
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Shelby Williams
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Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place
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Resignation
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May 27, 2016
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4H – Open Enrollments
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NAME
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DISTRICT REQUESTED
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REASON
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Dion B.
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Lewis Central Community School District
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Change in District of Residence
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Grace D.
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Lewis Central Community School District
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Kindergarten Student / Sibling attends LC
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Nathan H.
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Fremont -Mills Community School District
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Change in District of Residence
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Jayden L.
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Glenwood Community School District
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Change in District of Residence
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Lane R.
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Fremont-Mills Community School District
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Change in District of Residence
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4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Approval of bills and financial reports as of May 31, 2016.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
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GROUP
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DESCRIPTION
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PURPOSE
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AMOUNT
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DATES
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HS Band
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Great American - Frozen Foods
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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8/8-8/18/16
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HS Band
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SWIHMB Guard Camp
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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8/1-9/1/16
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HS Band
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Homecoming SWAG sale
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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9/30-9/31/16
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HS Band
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Pizza Card Sales
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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7/1-10/1/16
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HS Band
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Surprise Toilet & removal
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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6/1-8/23/16
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HS Band
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Band Performance @ RAGBRAI
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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7/22-8/1/16
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HS Band
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Pancake Feed or Spaghetti Luncheon
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SWIHMB trip
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AMAP
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7/22-8/1/16
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FCCLA
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Soccer Concessions
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National Convention
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AMAP
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March-May, 2016
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4K – Out of State and Overnight Travel
none
4L – Grant Requests
None
Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
None
Comments from Board
none
Presentations – Board Goals-Student Achievement
Kelli Berke presented on: learning environment action plans, science action plans, math action plans, and reading action plans.
Program Evaluation for the TAG Program
Heidi Stanley presented on recommendations for changes to be made to the TAG program in the district.
Reports
Building Administrators, Student Services/School Improvement, Activities Director, Kid’s 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
A. Election of Vice President
Ballots were distributed and voted as follows: 1- Michelle Bahr, 3- Ann Staiert, and 1 – Curt Becker. Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve Ann Staiert as new Vice President. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Approval of Contract with Curriculum Leadership Institute
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the contract with CLI for the 2016-2017 school year. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C. Approval of Curriculum
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the curriculum for 6-12 science, middle school English/Language Arts, K-12 Guidance, and Music/Band. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D. Approval of Food Service Meal Prices for 2016-2017
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve an increase in student lunch prices ten cents, student breakfast prices five cents, and adult lucn prices will increase to $3.45. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
E. Approval of Warewash Bid
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the Warewash bid from Omaha Paper. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F. Approval of Food Service Agreement with Kid’s Place Daycare
Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve the agreement between Food Service and Kid’s Place to provide meals during the 2016-2017 school year. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
G. Approval of Contract with Belle Terre
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the contract with Belle Terre for the 2017 Prom. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
H. Approval of Incentive Pay for Administrators
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the incentive pay of $1,000 per Administrator. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
I. Approval of Negotiated Contract with Teamsters (Bus Drivers) Union
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the multi-year contract covering 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J. Approval of Directors/Administrators Salaries and Benefits for 2016-2017
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the 3.5% total package increase for the Directors and Administrators. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
K. Approval of Contract with Storyteller Communications LLC
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the contract with Storyteller Communications LLC for the 2016-2017 school year. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
L. Approval of New Curriculum Coordinating Council Members and Vice Chair
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve new CCC members Deena Parrish, Carlos Lopez-Ruiz, John Bueltel, and Autumn Clemmer as well as to appoint Heidi Stanley as Vice Chair. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
M. Approval of Addendum to Contract with Spiral Communications
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the addendum to the contract with Spiral Communications. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
N. Approval of Agreement with Project Lead the Way
Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve the agreement with PLTW. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
O. Approval of Service Agreement with Nishna Productions, Inc
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the service agreement with Nishna Productions to provide employment related services in the areas of Career Exploration and Job Coaching upon placement.
P. Approval of Audit Proposal and Agreement
Curt Becker made a motion to approve the audit proposal and agreement from Nolte, Cornman, & Johnson, P.C. to perform the district’s Audit for the year ending June 30, 2016, June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Greg Schultz seconded the motion. All voted “aye”.
Motion carried.
Q. Approval of Proposal from McMullen Ford
Greg Schultz made a motion to approve the proposal from McMullen Ford for a new four passenger vehicle. Curt Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
R. Approval of Bud for Parking Lots & Access Improvements
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the contract low bid from Elkhorn Valley Contractors LLC contingent upon obtaining authorization to perform work in the State of Iowa. If unable to obtain authorization bid will default to Tab Construction. Michelle Bahr seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
S. Approval of Middle School Handbook Revision
Michelle Bahr made a motion to approve the revision to the middle school handbook for 2016-2017 regarding school permits. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
T. School Improvement Director/Special Education Director Discussion
The board is supportive of the moving forward looking for a School Improvement Director and a Special Education Director.
U. Closed Session
After roll call vote, the board moved into closed session at 10:04 p.m.
V. Return to Open Session
After roll call vote, the board returned to open session at 11:03 p.m. Greg Schultz made a motion to approve a 3.5% total package increase for Superintendent Embray for the 2016-2017 school year. Curt 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 Michelle Bahr and seconded by Greg Schultz to adjourn the regular meeting at 11:05 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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