Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. High School Media Center
Monday, July 12, 2010
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Upon roll call the following Board members responded as being present: President Romens, Dave Blum, David Warren, Henry Clark and Linda Young.
Approve Agenda
On a motion made by Linda Young and seconded by Dave Warren the agenda was unanimously approved as amended. Items H and I were pulled out of the action items.
The board approved the minutes of June 14, 2010 and the bills and financial statements. The Board approved hiring Kelsey Miller, Middle School Level I teacher and Deanna Hilton, Elementary Vocal Music 65%. Resignations were accepted from Callie Ohm, Head Middle School Girls’ Basketball; Brian Albert, Assistant Middle School Girls’ Basketball and Lori Carter, Junior Class Co-Sponsor. All resignations are effective at the end of the 2009-10 school year and contingent upon finding a suitable replacement. Also approved were two outgoing open enrollment applications and one incoming open enrollment application.
Public Forum
Sylvia Lilly and Greg Lilly spoke in support of High School Principal Kerry Newman. Janet Lunning spoke in support of Mrs. Newman and all administrators.
Good News Reports
Mrs. Newman gave an update on the Softball and Baseball programs.
Business Items
On a motion made by Dave Warren and seconded by Dave Blum, the Board unanimously awarded the bid from Diamond Vogel for High School window treatments in the amount of $10,154.35; Middle School window treatments in the amount of $14,088.15 and eight High School door treatments.
Following discussion, Dave Warren made a motion to approve funds for technology infrastructure as presented in the board packet at a cost not to exceed $378,830. Dave Blum seconded the motion. In favor of the motion were Dave Warren, Linda Young, Dave Blum and Theresa Romens. Opposed was Henry Clark. Motion carried.
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the application renewal to participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch program and to use the offer versus serve plan. Linda Young seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the EZSchoolPay contract and the usage convenience fee of $2.56. Parents will pay $2.50 and the hot lunch fund will pay six cents. Henry Clark seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
On a motion made by Henry Clark and seconded by Linda Young, the Board unanimously approved the food service agreement between the Foodservice Department and Head Start and Kids Place for the 2010-11 school year.
On a motion made by Henry Clark and seconded by Dave Blum the Board approved unanimously approved a five cent increase in the daily cost of a lunch to $2.85 for the Head Start Preschool, Kids’ Place and for all adult meals for the 2010-11 school year.
Following discussion, Dave Blum made a motion to adjust the lease with Head Start from $1,000 to $875 per Head Start’s request for the 2010-11 school year. Linda Young seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
Dave Warren made a motion to approved ratifying the tentative agreement with the UE union members. In favor of the motion were Dave Warren, Linda Young, Dave Blum and Theresa Romens. Opposed was Henry Clark. Motion carried.
On motion made by Henry Clark and seconded by Linda Young the Board unanimously approved the reappointment of Shirley Lundgren as the District’s Board Secretary for the 2010-11 school year.
Henry Clark made a motion to approve a depository limit of $12 million at Glenwood State Bank and a depository limit of $5.2 million at First National Bank for the 2010-11 school year. Dave Warren seconded the motion. In favor of the motion were Dave Warren, Henry Clark, Dave Blum and Theresa Romens. Abstained was Linda Young. Motion carried.
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the following Level I Investigators. Northeast Elementary – Kevin Farmer; West Elementary – Joan Crowl; Middle School – Kerry Newman; High School – Heidi Stanley; Kid’s Place – Joe Giangreco and Building Bridges/Central School – Devin Embray. All investigators will serve as alternates for any other building. School nurses, Roni Score and Shari Gregory will also serve as alternates for all buildings. Linda Young seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
Dave Blum made a motion to renew the agreement with SAI for the Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program. Henry Clark seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
David Warren made a motion to approve Devin Embray as the facilitator of the Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program plan. Linda Young seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
Linda Young made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Iowa Western for our students who attend the BLAST program during for the 2010-11 school year. Dave Blum seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved.
No action was taken on the second reading of Board Policies 1004.2 and 1004.3.
On a motion made by Dave Blum and seconded by Henry Clark the Board unanimously approved the changes to the High School, Middle School, West, and Preschool Handbooks for the 2010-11 school year
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the high school band uniform cleaning fee be changed from $17 to $12 and the middle school band uniform cleaning fee by changed by $8.50 to $2.00. Linda Young seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved.
Correspondence/Announcements/Information
The board received a thank you from Elizabeth Wanning for her retirement gift.
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 Henry Clark to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:19 p.m. The motion was unanimously approved.
Theresa Romens, Board President Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary