Glenwood Community School District
Public Hearing, Special Meeting & Work Session of the Board of Directors
Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534
Monday March 28, 2022
Public Hearing -
The public hearing for the Proposed 2022–2023 Budget and the 2021-2022 Budget Amendment began at 5:45 p.m.
Special Meeting –
1. Call to Order & Roll Call –
President Curt Becker called the Special Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Curt Becker, Tim Becker, Elizabeth Richardson, Matt Portrey, and John Zak.
2. Spotlight on Education – The Girls Basketball team was recognized for their successful season that culminated in qualifying for a third consecutive State Tournament appearance.
3. Consideration of Action on Consent Items - E. Richardson made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A to 4D. M. Portrey seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried
4A. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements & favorable background check results
|
NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Sarah Applegate |
Mail Route |
$10.00 per hour |
|
Nathan Christensen |
Summer Mower |
$10.99 per hour |
|
Darwis Gomez |
Food Service Worker |
$11.58 per hour |
|
Genevieve Hartshorn |
Kid’s Place Associate |
$10.11 per hour |
|
Courtney Isenbart |
Special Education Teacher Associate - Level 2/3 |
$11.14 per hour |
|
Brianna Jensen |
Teacher Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts. |
$43,856 (22-23)
|
|
Katherine Kaufman |
Kids Place Associate (summer only) |
$10.11 per hour |
|
Shamani Langille |
Teacher Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts |
$51,937.40 (21-22) |
|
Debbie Rowe |
Special Education Teacher Associate |
$11.14 per hour |
4B. Transfers
|
NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
Toni Bunnell |
From Assistant Manager to Food Service Worker |
$11.84 per hour |
|
Amanda Crouch |
From Teacher to Substitute Teacher (Effective end of the 21-22 SY) |
$165 per day |
|
Cory Faust |
From Assistant HS Principal to Physical Education Teacher |
$64,234.80 (22-23) |
|
Megan Newberry |
From Special Educ Teacher Level ⅔ to Special Educ Teacher Level I (Effective 2022-2023 SY) |
No Change |
|
Ranae Parks |
From Food Service Worker to Assistant Manager |
$11.87 per hour |
|
Samantha Wilson |
From Substitute Special Education Associate to Authorized Substitute |
$155 per day |
4C. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement
|
NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
|
Sydney Biermann |
Assistant Softball Coach |
Resignation |
March 22, 2022 |
|
Diane Enger |
Teacher |
Resignation |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
|
Amelia Fritz |
Bus Associate |
Termination |
March 28, 2022 |
|
Ann Greenfield |
Teacher |
Retirement |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
|
Kevin Kilpatrick |
Vocal Musical Director |
Resignation |
March 23, 2022 |
|
Chris Kroll |
Assistant HS Boys Basketball Coach & Head Girls Tennis Coach |
Resignation |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
|
Heather Lewis |
9th Grade Large Group Speech |
Resignation |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
|
Rebecca Neff |
Piano Accompanist |
Resignation |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
|
Teresa Sutton |
Food Service Worker |
Retirement |
End of 2021-2022 SY |
4D. Open Enrollments
|
NAME |
DISTRICT REQUESTED |
REASON |
RESIDENT DISTRICT |
APPROVE OR DENY |
FUNDED |
|
Penny B. |
East Mills |
2022-2023 |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Paige N. |
East Mills |
2022-2023 |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
|
Zivah T. |
IA Connection Academy |
2022-2023 |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
3. New Business – A.
3A. Approval of Resolution
M Portrey made a motion the Resolution levying a tax for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the future optional redemption of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2020 and approving related documents. The resolution also approves the call of a portion of 2020 Bonds pursuant to direction of the school district and the escrow agreement. J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”.
Motion carried.
Work Session
FAST Benchmark Assessment Results – Administrators Genie O’Grady, Heidi Stanley and Nancy Wright gave a presentation on the FY21-22 Winter K-8 FAST Benchmark Assessment Results.
Retention Strategy Bus Drivers – The BOE and Superintendent Devin Embray discussed new strategies for consideration to address the District’s growing problem of attracting new Bus Drivers and retaining current Bus Drivers.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by T. Becker and seconded by M Portrey to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:22 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Curt Becker, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer
