Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. Silver City United Methodist Church
210 Oak Street, Silver City Monday, January 10, 2011
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Romens, Dave Blum, Henry Clark, David Warren and Linda Young.
Spotlight on Education
There was no Spotlight on Education recognitions.
Friends of Education
There were no Friends of Education recognitions.
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4K. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the special meeting on November 22, 2010; of the public hearing and regular meeting on December 13, 2010 and of the special meeting on December 20, 2010.
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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None
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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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805.7
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General Intangible Assets
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Old Policy 403.4
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Early Retirement Incentive of Certificated Staff
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Old Policy 407.3
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Early Retirement Incentive of Classified Personnel
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4E – New Hires
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NAME
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ASSIGNMENT
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SALARY
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Emilie Congdon
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Food Service Substitute
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$8.58 per hour
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Maxine Dingman
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Food Service Substitute
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$8.58 per hour
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Twyla Lavery
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Food Service Substitute
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$8.58 per hour
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Carla Williams
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Title I Math Teacher .25/FTE
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$4,088.18 Salary/TSS
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4F – Resignations
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NAME
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ASSIGNMENT
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DATE
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Cathy Peckham
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Learning Center Teacher Associate
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January 1, 2011
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Denise Pavelka
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Food Service Dishwasher
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December 20, 2010
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Myron Ocander
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High School Teacher/7th Girls Basketball Coach
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End of 2010-11 school year
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4G – Open Enrollments
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4H – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of December 31, 2010 were approved.
4I –Fundraiser Requests
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GROUP
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EVENT
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PURPOSE
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TARGET AMOUNT
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DATES
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MS Student Council
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Cookie Eating Contest/Raffle
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Clicker system for MS
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$25
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1/25/2011
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MS Student Council
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Candy Grams
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Clicker system for MS
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$400
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2/7/11-2/14/11
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MS Student Council
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Dance
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Clicker system for MS
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$300
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01/14/2011
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HS FFA
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Community Breakfast
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Give back to community
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$200
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02/26/2011
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Spanish Club
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Dance/Concession
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Attend concert
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$500
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10/29/2010
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4J – 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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03/19/2011
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Track Meet
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Wayne, NE
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Mark Starner/Brad Rasmussen
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4K – 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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1/23 & 1/24/2011
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Managing Your Life in the Age of Distraction
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Des Moines, IA
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Kevin Farmer
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1/23 & 1/24/2011
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Managing Your Life in the Age of Distraction
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Des Moines, IA
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Kerry Newman
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1/23 & 1/24/2011
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Managing Your Life in the Age of Distraction
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Des Moines, IA
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Scott Arkfeld
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1/28 - 1/30/2011
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Baseball Clinic
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Cedar Rapids, IA
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Brett Elam
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1/28 - 1/30/2011
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Baseball Clinic
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Cedar Rapids, IA
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Curt Kaufman
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Heidi Stanley
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Melanie Howard
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Kelsey Miller
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Colleen Confer
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Karen Bueltel
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Kim Blanchard
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Robin Albert
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2/8 & 2/9/2011
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Skills Iowa Data Team
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Des Moines, IA
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Kevin Farmer
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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
There were no reports from Board members.
Presentation
President Romens handed out the PAC committee ISL timeline and the ISL information on the school district website.
Reports
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.
Old Business
There was no old business.
New Business
A.Approval of Revisions of Principal Job Descriptions
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the grade level revisions to the job descriptions of the West, Northeast and Middle School Principals. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Administrator Health Insurance Benefit
Dave Blum made a motion to offer the administrators health insurance benefit in dollars instead of the district purchasing the health insurance for them. The benefit dollars may be used toward the purchaser of health insurance or as they wish. Linda Young seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Blum and Warren voted yes. Clark voted no. Motion carried.
C. Administrative Services Agreement
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the Administrative Services Agreement between the State of Iowa Department of Administrative Services and the Glenwood Community School District for 403(b) plan administration. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
D. Facilities Assessment Proposal; DLR
Henry Clark made a motion to accept DLR’s proposal to provide our school district a free comprehensive facilities assessment. Linda Young seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Closed Session
Dave Warren made a motion to move into closed session per Section 21.5(l)(i) of the Code of Iowa to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual has requested a closed session. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried. The Board moved into closed session at 7:50 p.m.
Henry Clark made a motion to return to open session. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried. The board moved out of closed session at 8:30 p.m.
Negotiation Strategy Session
The Board went into an exempt negotiation strategy meeting per Iowa Code Chapter 20.17(3) at 8:31 p.m. and came out of exempt session at 8:59 p.m.
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 Linda Young to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:00 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Theresa Romens, Board President Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary