Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mineola, IA
Monday, August 12, 2013
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meetings to order at 7:02 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Romens, Ann Staiert, Craig Patzer, Henry Clark and Dave Blum.
Spotlight on Education
None
Friends of Education
None
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4M. Dave Blum seconded the motion. Patzer, Staiert, Blum and Romens in favor of the motion. Clark opposed. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the regular meeting on July 8, 2013 and the special meeting on July 22, 2013.
4B – Approval of Agenda
4C – Approval of Board Policies
Second Reading Approvals:
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POLICY
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POLICY NAME
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Basic Instruction Program
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Summer School Instruction
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Special Education
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Career Education
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Health Education
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Human Growth and Development Student Excuse Form
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Physical Education
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Programs for At-Risk Students
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Performance Testing for Classroom Credit
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Alternative Programs
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4D – Approval of Board Policies
First Reading Approvals:
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POLICY
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POLICY NAME
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Background Checks on Employees and Volunteers (New Policy)
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Drug and Alcohol Testing of Personnel Operating District Vehicles and the Regulations
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School Transportation for Extracurricular Activities - Request Waiver of Second Read
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Transportation in Private Vehicles for Extracurricular Activities - Request Waiver of Second Read
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Purchasing and Bidding
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Checklist for Project Consideration
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Purchasing and Bidding Flowchart
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Process for Competitively Bidding Projects Costing Over $125,000
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Page Two August 12, 2013
4E – New Hires
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NAME
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ASSIGNMENT
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SALARY
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1:1 Special Education Preschool Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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1:1 Special Education Preschool Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Substitute Bus Driver
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$29.86 per route
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Technology Technician
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$15.00 per hour
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9th Gr. Indiv. Speech & 10th-12th Gr. Indiv. Speech Sponsor
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$920 & $1,073.33
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Assistant HS Play/Musical Director
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$920
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Middle School Yearbook Sponsor
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$920
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Middle School Family & Consumer Science Teacher
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$49,712.39 -
Pending Receipt of Official Transcripts
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High School Art
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$48,702.39 -
Pending Receipt of Official Transcripts
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Special Education Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Vision Associate
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$9.49 per hour
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Interpreter / C-Print Captionist
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$26,500
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Special Education Associate - Level I
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$8.49 per hour
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Bus Associate
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$10.88
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4F – Transfers
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NAME
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ASSIGNMENT
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SALARY
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Substitute Kitchen Worker to Bus Aide
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$10.88
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4.5 Hours Per Day to 7 Hours Per Day (SpEd Aide)
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No Change
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Substitute Teacher Aide to 2 Days per Week (SpEd Aide)
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$9.49
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5 Days per Week to 3 Days per Week (SpEd Aide)
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No Change
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SpEd Aide to Regular Ed Art Aide
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$8.79
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Bus Driver to Substitute Bus Driver
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No Change
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From Bus Aide to Substitute Bus Aide and Substitute Type II Driver
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Aide - No Chg Driver $29.86/Rte
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From 6.5 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
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No Change
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From 6.5 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
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No Change
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From 6.75 Hours per Day to 7.5 Hours per Day
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No Change
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Substitute Aide to SpEd Aide
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$9.49
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From PreK SpEd Aide-7.5 Hours per Day-M T Th F to SpEd Aide-6.5 Hours per Day-M-F
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No Change
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4G – Resignations
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NAME
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ASSIGNMENT
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DATE
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Head Softball Coach
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July 29, 2013
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Middle School Media Associate
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August 1, 2013
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Child Care Provider
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July 22, 2013
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Child Care Provider
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May 29, 2013
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Child Care Provider - Summer Help Only
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August 1, 2013
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Child Care Provider - Summer Help Only
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August 1, 2013
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Middle School Yearbook Sponsor
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May 31, 2013
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Substitute Teacher
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August 6, 2013
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Head Girls Tennis / Asst Boys Tennis
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August 7, 2013
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Assistant Girls Softball
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August 7, 2013
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4H – Open Enrollments
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STUDENT
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RECEIVING DISTRICT
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Glenwood
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Fremont Mills
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Glenwood
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Glenwood
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4I – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of July 31, 2013 were approved.
4J – Fundraiser Requests
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GROUP
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FUNDRAISER
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PURPOSE
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TARGET
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DATES
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Yearbook
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Book Sales
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Pay for yearbooks
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$24,000
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8/15/13-5/25/14
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Yearbook
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Ads
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Pay for yearbooks
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$5,000
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8/15/13-5/25/14
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Newspaper
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Ads
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Part of curriculum
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$2,500
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8/15/13-5/20/14
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MS Student Council
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Bead Sales
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Commons furniture
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$200
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9/16-9/20/13
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4K – Out of State Travel
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DATE
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ACTIVITY
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DESTINATION
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REQUESTED BY
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None
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4L – Overnight Travel Requests
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DATE
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ACTIVITY
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DESTINATION
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REQUESTED BY
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None
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4M – Grant Requests
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NAME
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PURPOSE
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AMOUNT
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Mills Co. Community Foundation
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To purchase lumber & materials for a new outdoor shed for Kid’s Place and to purchase a new refrigerator for the lunchroom at Kid’s Place which would hold medications, as well as food and beverages.
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$3,000
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Announcements and Communications Comments from Public
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.
Comments from Board
President Romens reminded the board of upcoming events and dates. On August 26, 2013 there will be a work session on student achievement and test scores in the Central Office starting at 7:00 pm. The Super Board Meeting will be held at the engineer’s office on August 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. September 10, 2013 is the school board election. Various back to school events will be going on from August 16th to August 22nd.
Presentations
None
Reports
Building Administrators, Director of Special Education, Activities Director, Kids Place Director, Technology Director, Food Service Director, Director of Operations, Print Shop and School Improvement reported on their respective buildings or areas of assignment.
Old Business
None
Page Four August 12, 2013
New Business
A. Approval of License Agreement with LRG Prep LLC
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve a license agreement with LRG Prep LLC, which allows the school district to receive a minimum royalty of 50% on revenues received by LRG from the sale of products with the school’s name, nicknames, mascots, logos, designs and graphics. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Appointment of Iowa User Agreement
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Iowa User Agreement with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigations in regard to background checks. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C. Approval of Student Teaching Agreement with Grand Canyon University
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the student teaching agreement with Grand Canyon University for the year 2013-2015. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D. Approval of Agreement with School Administrators of Iowa
Craig Patzer made a motion to approve the agreement with School Administrators of Iowa to participate in the School Administration Manager project. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried
E. Approval of Agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the SAVE program agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F. Approval of Agreement with City of Glenwood
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with the City of Glenwood for the School Officer Liaison Program for the 2013-14 school year. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
G. Approval of Grading Practice Statements
Henry Clark made a motion to approve a new grading policy as presented by the Curriculum Coordinating Council. Craig Patzer seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
H. Approval of Employability Skills Rubrics
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the Employability Skills Rubrics for High School, Middle School, West Elementary and Northeast Elementary as presented. Ann Staiert seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
I. Approval of Agreement with Secured Data Services
Ann Staiert made a motion to approve the agreement with Secured Data Services. This approval will allow the district to send backgrounds checks through their website rather than faxing the background checks in. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J. Approval of Kids Place rate increase
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the 5% tuition rate increase for Kids Place as presented. The increase is effective August 26, 2013. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
K. Approval to move Regular Board Meeting Date
Dave Blum made a motion to move the date of the September board meeting from September 9th to September 16th. This will allow the district to swear in new members soon after the board elections. Ann Staiert 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 Dave Blum and seconded by Craig Patzer to adjourn the regular meeting 8:06 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Theresa Romens, Board President Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary