Glenwood Community School District
Special Meeting & Work Session of the Board of Directors
Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534
Monday May 23, 2022
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. Consideration of Action on Consent Items – J. Zak made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 2A to 2C. E. Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion Carried
2A. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements & favorable background check results
|
NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Pierre Taylor |
Building Custodian |
$13.17 per hour |
|
Bailey Underwood |
Teacher Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts |
$43,856 – (22-23) |
|
Kara Vezeau-Crouch |
Teacher Contingent upon receipt & review of official transcripts |
$44,856 – (22 – 23) |
|
Riley Wiese |
Summer Mower |
$11.54 per hour |
2B. Transfers
|
NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
Darcey Butts |
From Bus Driver (route driver) to Substitute Bus Driver |
No Change |
|
Nancy Heitman |
From Bus Route #7 (2 routes) to Bus Route #20 (3 routes) |
No Change |
|
Megan Newberry |
Special Education Teacher Level ⅔ to Special Education Resource Teacher |
No Change |
|
Grant Stivers |
From MS Science Teacher to K-2 PE Teacher |
No Change |
|
Samantha Teegarden |
From Food Service Worker to Substitute Food Service Worker |
$11.16 per hour |
2C. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement
|
NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
|
Nancy Blum |
Substitute Food Service Worker |
Resignation |
May 6, 2022 |
|
Lea Crouse |
Assistant HS Volleyball Coach |
Resignation |
May 8, 2022 |
|
Maxine Dingman |
Substitute Food Service Worker |
Retirement |
May 31, 2022 |
|
Mitch Kelly |
IT Technician |
Retirement |
July 15, 2022 |
|
Rick Nickerson |
High School Principal |
Resignation |
June 30, 2022 |
|
Alex Nusser |
Summer Mower |
Resignation |
May 12, 2022 |
|
Rachel Teten |
Assistant HS Volleyball Coach |
Resignation |
May 12, 2022 |
3. New Business – A. to E.
3A. Approval of Bid from RTI for Student Chromebook Purchase
E Richardson made a motion for approval of the bid from RTI for Student Chromebooks for the 2022-2023 school year. M Portrey seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3B. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with iJAG
M Portrey made a motion for approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with iJAG to implement and sustain the Jobs for America’s Graduates Multi Year Program. T Becker seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3C. Approval of Executive Summary Proposal for an Innovation Center / Charter School
T. Becker made a motion for approval of the Executive Summary Proposal for an Innovation Center / Charter School. J. Zak seconded the motion. Discussion of the proposal was completed, and the motion was tabled for further consideration at the June 13, 2022 regular BOE meeting.
3D. Approval of Extension of Vendor Agreement with Hiland Dairy Foods
J Zak made a motion for approval of the Extension of the Vendor Agreement with Hiland Dairy Foods for juice and milk products. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3E. Approval of Extension of Vendor Agreement with Pan-O-Gold Baking Co.
E Richardson made a motion for approval of the Vendor Agreement with Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. for bread products. M Portrey seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Work Session
Strategic Initiative Update – Tabled until June 13, 2022, Regular Meeting.
High School Principal Search - The BOE discussed the recruiting, hiring and backfilling considerations for the District’s key Administrative High School Principal position search.
Thrive Graduation BOE Comments - E Richardson provided positive comments on the wonderful Thrive Graduation Ceremony that was held on May 19, 2022.
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 E Richardson to adjourn the meeting at 6:22 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Curt Becker, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer
