Glenwood Community School District
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
Silver City American Legion Hall
Silver City, IA Monday, May 9, 2011
Call to Order
President Romens called the regular meeting to order at 7:03 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
None
Friends of Education
Friend of Education certificates were presented to Jean Zimmer for volunteering in second grade at Northeast Elementary; to Carol and Terry Tedder for maintaining the Northeast Nature Center; and to Mike Schmidt for his work over the years with the Bloodmobile. Recognized for their donations that helped purchase the new scoreboard and timing systems at the football field were: Advanced Services, Inc.; First National Bank; Glenwood Booster Club and TAB Construction.
Consideration of Action on Consent Items
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 4A through 4L as amended. Board Policies 502.1R and 505.4 were taken off the agenda. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
4A - Approval of Minutes
Minutes were approved from the work session on April 11, 2011; the public hearing on April 11, 2011 and the regular meeting on April 11, 2011.
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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500.2
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Student Residency Status
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502.1R
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Student Participation in school Sponsored Activities Regulations
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Taken off agenda
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505.4
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Graduation Requirements
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Taken off agenda
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1002.4
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Senior Citizens’ Activity Passes
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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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Judy Kirk
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Authorized Substitute Teacher
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$103 per day
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Rebecca Howard
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High School Secretary
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$10.37 per hour
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Traci Hunt
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Kids Place Child Care Provider
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$8.23 per hour
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Jeff Bissen
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High School Dean of Students
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$37,500 plus $8,000 supervision
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Alyssa Rogge
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High School Mathematics
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$34,242.39 with TSS
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Betsy Maryott
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Chemistry/Biology
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$48,192.39 with TSS
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Austin Fisher
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Summer Mower
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$8.63 per hour
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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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Danielle Bueltel
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Kids Place Child Care Provider
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April 1, 2011
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Kathy Konigsmark
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Assistant 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Coach
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End of 2010/2011 school year
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Dan Jones
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8th Grade Assistant Football, 8th Head Girls Basketball and HS Assistant Girls Track Coach
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End of 2010/2011 school year
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4G – Open Enrollments
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STUDENT NAME
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RECEIVING DISTRICT
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DATE RECEIVED
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None
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4H – Approval of Financial Reports
Financial reports as of April 30, 2011 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 AMT
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DATES
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FCCLA
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Volleyball Tournament
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National Conference
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$400
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05/07/2011
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FCCLA
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Garage Sale
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National Conference
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$300-$400
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End May/June
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FCCLA
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Salad Luncheon
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National Conference
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$300-$500
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June
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West K-Kids
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Solicit Funds
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Red Cross Donation for Japan
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NA
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04/04-04/08/11
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Softball
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Salad Luncheon
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Team Bags/Practice Shirts
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$1000
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06/16/2011
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Cheerleaders
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Cotton Candy Bags
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State Competition Fees/Lodging/Mat
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$600-$1,200
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06/11-05/12
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Cheerleaders
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Cheerleading Camp
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State Competition Fees/Lodging
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$400-$600
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09/11-10/11
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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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05/08/2011
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Worlds of Fun Science Trip
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Kansas City, MO
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Russell Crouch
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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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07/24-07/26/2011
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IFCSEP Conference
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Des Moines, IA
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Janis Moore
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05/12-05/13/2011
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Band Conference
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Des Moines, IA
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Dan Schoening
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4J – Grant Requests
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NAME OF GRANT
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PURPOSE
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AMOUNT
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Iowa Vernier SW & Technology
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Vernier Probes and sensors that pertain to the human body
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Up to $10,000
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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
Linda Young and Devin Embray gave a report on the Super Board meeting they recently attended.
Presentation
Superintendent Embray presented certificates to the Board members in honor of School Board Recognition Week.
Joe Giangreco, Susan Reed and Gayla Berringer gave the board an update on TAG.
Karen Bueltel, Bobbi Jo Rohrberg, Devin Embray and Kerry Newman explained the new curriculum process to the Board. They talked about the committee, mastery, and instructional requirements.
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
There was no old business.
New Business
A.Approval of 2011 Graduates
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the list of 2011 graduates, contingent upon completion of all requirements. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
B. Approval of Two Additional Summer Food Service Sites
Linda Young made a motion to approve two additional summer food service sites. There would be an open site at West Elementary and a closed site at Kids Place Daycare. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
C. Approval of Redundant Fiber Loop
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the bid from Communication Innovators in the amount of $85,239.56 to complete the redundant fiber loop. This will complete our redundancies to all buildings with at least two ways to each building and will provide handhelds with coiled fiber for our local community library, courthouse, city offices, police station, fire station and county offices if they would ever wish to have fiber optic connections to their buildings. Dave Warren seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Blum and Warren voted yes. Clark voted no. Motion carried.
D. Approval of Middle School Re-Wire and Middle School and Northeast Elementary Wireless Access
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the bid from Alexander Open Systems in the amount of $99,406.07 to re-wire Middle School and to install wireless access for Middle school and Northeast Elementary. This project will update the Middle School with hardwire access for technology as well as provide wireless access to the Middle School and to Northeast Elementary. Linda Young seconded the motion. Young, Romens, Blum and Warren voted yes. Clark voted no. Motion carried.
E. Approval of Gateway to Technology Hardware Program
Linda Young made a motion to approve the purchase of the hardware for the Gateway to Technology Program at the Middle School from Gov.Connection in the amount of $25,254.75. This purchase allows Middle School to offer Project Lead the Way classes. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
F. Approval of Agreement with Timberline Billing Service
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the agreement with Timberline Billing Service for assistance with Medicaid billing. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
G. Approval of Agreement with Holiday Inn Downtown
Henry Clark made a motion to approve the agreement with the Holiday Inn Downtown for lodging in Des Moines during the IASB School Board Convention in November 2011. Dave Blum seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
H. Approval of the Student Teacher Agreement with UNI
Linda Young made a motion to approve the cooperative agreement with the University of Northern Iowa to host student teachers during the 2011-2012 school year. Dave Warren seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
I. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with Iowa Western Community College
Dave Blum made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the Concurrent Enrollment courses which include eCollege/Online Courses; Concurrent Enrollment Courses (college credit courses taught at IWCC) and Concurrent Enrollment Courses High School Delivered (college credit courses taught at our high school). Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
J.Approval of Iowa School Employee Benefits Association Governmental Cooperation Agreement
Dave Warren made a motion to approve the agreement with the Iowa School Employee Benefits Association Governmental Cooperation Agreement for our insurance benefits. Henry Clark seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
K. Revenue Purpose Statement Discussion
The Board talked about how important the revenue purpose statement for our SILO funds is to the school district and when would be a good time to take this to a vote. Our current revenue purpose statement expires in 2013. If the district does not have a new voted revenue purpose statement these funds will have to be used only for debt reduction starting in 2013 and once all debt has been paid the funds will revert back to the state. SILO funds have been used for building upkeep; buy down our debt service levy; resurface the track and tennis courts; remodel the office at Northeast Elementary; install lights at the football and baseball fields; purchase a new transportation building; install sidewalks; computer and technology purchases for the district and $1.9 million of our funds were used towards building and equipping the new high school.
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 9:39 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
Theresa Romens, Board President Shirley Lundgren, Board Secretary