March 14, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

Call to Order

President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

 

Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present:  President Romens, Dave Blum, Henry Clark, David Warren and Linda Young.

 

State Spelling Bee Competition winners were recognized. Students recognized were: Cera Gray who finished in 3rd place in the 4th grade division; Trinity Harris who finished in 5th place in the 4th grade division; Vinny Trinchitella who finished in 10th place in the 5th grade division and Thomas Graham who finished 12th in the 5th grade division. Mary Finn was recognized for her contribution to the Reading Around the World Zoo reading challenge. Nancy Dashner was recognized for her time and commitment in setting up the new website. Russell Crouch reported there were eight students selected for All-State Speech. Team members responsible for the Preschool NAEYC Accreditation were recognized. Team members included: Liz Jensen; Shelly Murphy; Sarah Buschelman; Nicole Guild; Marcy Jones; Amber Gaylord; Lynette Woodrow;  Megan Neumann; Lisa Dodson; Lisa Sowers; Ami Leath and Terri Tucker.

 

None

 

Dave Warren made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4K.   Dave Blum seconded the motion.  Young, Romens, Blum and Warren voted yes.  Clark voted no. Motion carried.

 

Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on February 14, 2011; the exempt session on February 14, 2011; the public hearing on February 14, 2011 and the special meeting on February 22, 2011.

 

 

Second Reading Approvals:

 

First Reading Approvals:

 4E – New Hires

Financial reports as of February 28, 2011 were approved.

 

 

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.

Linda Young reported on committee meetings she had attended. Dave Blum gave an update on the concession stand.

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Building Administrators, Director of Special Education, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Print Shop Director and Director of Operations reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.

 

There was no old business.

 

New Business

Action on approving the special pay plan through National Insurance Services was postponed until the April meeting.

Dave Blum made a motion to approve the preliminary 2011-2012 school budget for publication. Linda Young seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Linda Young made a motion to set Monday, April 11, 2011 at 6:30 pm at the Pacific Junction Methodist Church, 604 Lincoln Avenue, Pacific Junction, IA as the date, time and place to hold the public hearing on the 2011-12 school budget. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried

 

D.Approval of 2009-10 Audit Report

Dave Blum made a motion to approve 2009-10 audit report. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Dave Warren made a motion to approve the student teaching agreement with NWMSU for the fall 2011 semester.  Henry Clark seconded the motion.  All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Dave Blum made a motion to approve the Kindergarten Transition Memorandum of Understanding with West Central Community Action. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Kerry Newman handed out a map of the high school showing what areas of the building have been requested to be used during RAGBRAI. Other items discussed were if the district had insurance coverage, shuttle buses and what the money raised through fundraisers would be used for.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve for the proposed school calendar for 2011-12 but move the start date one week later to August 24, 2011 and to move the end date one week later to May 21, 2011. Graduation would be May 20, 2011. Dave Warren seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Clark and Warren voted yes. Blum voted no. Motion carried.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Team Nutrition Grant. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Dave Warren made a motion to approve the renewal of the Boys Swimming Coop agreement with Lewis Central Community School District for the 2011-2012 school year. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve the bid from Sports Graphics in the amount of $13,834.90 for the high school gym floor cover. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve the ACH Transmittal Security Procedures with Glenwood State Bank for payroll direct deposits. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve the request to solicit bids for two suburbans for the transportation fleet. Linda Young seconded the motion.  All voted “nay”. Motion failed.

Dave Warren made a motion to price suburbans, vans and a fuel efficient car for the transportation fleet. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Dave Blum made a motion to approve the district to advertise to sell one station wagon and two suburbans that are at the end of their life cycle in the vehicle rotation. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Henry Clark made a motion to approve the student fees as listed in the board packet for the 2011-12 school year. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Linda Young made a motion to approve increasing the internet bandwidth for the 2011-12 school year. With this increase the bandwidth will double and the cost will be around $11,000 more per year.  Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.

Dave Blum made a motion to approve the tentative agreement with the Glenwood Education Association. The total packet is an increase of 2.97%. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried