Glenwood Community School District
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors Central Office Board Room
6:00 P.M. Monday, November 28, 2011
Call to Order
President Romens called the special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll Call
The following Board members were present: President Romens, Dave Blum, Ann Staiert, Craig Patzer and Henry Clark.
New Business
A.Approval of Refunding the General Obligation Bonds
Tim Oswald, Piper Jaffray representative, went over different refunding options on the district’s outstanding general obligation bonds and answered the Board’s questions. Following discussion, Dave Blum made a motion to approve proceeding with the refunding of the general obligation bonds up to the point of requesting a bond rating. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Approval of Hand Held Radios
Henry Clark made a motion to approve purchasing seventeen hand-held radios as part of phase one of our three year phase plan to update radio communications with our buildings and buses. The seventeen hand-held radios will cost $15,062.94 and will be paid for with SAVE funds. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Work Session – Goal Setting
The Board held a work session to discuss the definition and terminology of the goals, how the goals should be written, how to measure the goals, the need to prioritize the goals and different formats that could be used to write the goals. The Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. before the regular meeting to work on the Board’s goals.
Work Session – Budget Presentation
The budget presentation will be presented at the December 12, 2011 regular meeting.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by Craig Patzer and seconded by Ann Staiert to adjourn the special meeting at 9:17 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Theresa Romens, President Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary