Glenwood Community School District
Special Meeting & Work Session of the Board of Directors
Central Office Conference Room - 103 Central, 3rd Floor, Glenwood, IA 51534
Monday March 27, 2023
Special Meeting
1. Call to Order, Roll Call & Agenda Approval – President Matt Portrey called the Special Meeting to Order at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call the following Board of Education (BOE) members responded as being present: Curt Becker, Eva Krueger, Elizabeth Richardson, Matt Portrey, and John Zak. J Zak made a motion to amend and approve the agenda. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
2. Consideration of Action on Consent Items – E Richardson made a motion to approve the consent agenda including items 2A through 2E. E Krueger seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
2A. New Hires - Contingent upon completion of pre-employment requirements & favorable background
|
NAME |
POSITION |
SALARY |
|
Laura Catron |
Substitute Teacher |
$168 per day |
|
Elizabeth Cropley |
Assistant Softball Coach |
$3,990 |
|
Tanner Teegarden |
Head Girls Tennis Coach |
$4,560 |
2B. Transfers
|
NAME |
FROM / TO |
WAGE |
|
Sarah Brandt |
From Authorized Substitute Teacher to Substitute Teacher |
$168 per day |
|
Amy Johnson |
From Food Service Substitute to Food Service Worker |
$12.16 per hr |
|
Ryan Koch |
From High School Special Education Teacher to High School Special Education Resource Teacher (Level I) |
No Change |
|
Michelle Reed |
From Food Service Floater to Food Service Worker at Northeast Elementary |
No Change |
|
Samantha Teegarden |
From Food Service Substitute to Food Service Floater |
$12.55 per hr |
|
Ashley Vanderpool |
From Assistant Kitchen Manager to Food Service Floater |
No Change |
|
Louise Weber |
From Food Service Worker to Assistant Kitchen Manager |
$12.91 per hr |
2C. Separation from District - Coaching positions are contingent upon finding a suitable replacement.
|
NAME |
POSITION |
REASON |
DATE |
|
Mary Beth Day |
Student Services Administrative Assistant |
Retirement |
June 30, 2023 |
|
Kennedy Lamb |
Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place Daycare |
Resignation |
April 4, 2023 |
|
Kristin O’Banion |
Substitute Special Education Associate |
Resignation |
March 17, 2023 |
|
Seth Wentz |
Lead Teacher @ Kid’s Place Daycare |
Resignation |
March 20, 2023 |
|
Margo Young |
Substitute Teacher |
Resignation |
March 20, 2023 |
2D. Open Enrollments
|
NAME |
DISTRICT REQUESTED |
REASON |
RESIDENT DISTRICT |
APPROVE OR DENY |
FUNDED |
|
Isabel H. |
Treynor |
Kindergarten Student - 2023-2024 |
Glenwood |
Approve |
Yes |
2E. Fundraising Requests
|
GROUP |
DESCRIPTION |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT |
DATES |
|
Northeast Media Center |
Scholastic Book Fair |
Books are awarded in lieu of money. The books will be used to update the student and teacher sections of the library. |
N/A |
April 17-29, 2023 |
3. New Business – A. to D.
3A. Approval of Tentative Agreement with Glenwood Education Association (GEA)
C Becker made a motion for approval of the Tentative Agreement with the GEA for the 2023-2024 school year. The agreement is for a 3.76% salary increase and a 1.30% insurance increase. J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3B. Approval of Lori Stohs Study
C Becker made a motion for approval of Lori Stohs Consulting to conduct a climate and culture study from a qualitative and quantitative standpoint of the High School and District Leadership. J Zak seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3C. Approval of FY22 Audit
E Richardson made a motion for approval of the FY22 District Audit completed by Anderson, Larkin & Co., P.C. Certified Public Accountants. E Krueger seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
3D. Approval of Mid-Term Graduate
J Zak made a motion for approval of the mid-term graduate presented. E Richardson seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
WORK SESSION
FAST Benchmark Assessment Data - Administrators Ashlie Salazar and Heidi Stanley gave a presentation on the Winter 2023 FAST Benchmark Assessment Results.
Adjournment
As there was no further business to come before the Board at this time, a motion was made by E Richardson and seconded by E Krueger to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. All voted “aye”. Motion carried.
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Matt Portrey, Board President Tim Reinert, Board Secretary / Treasurer