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Call to Order
President Jones called the meeting to order at 4:00pm.
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Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
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Roll Call
The following board members were present President Jones, Vice President Sunderman, Bergren, Meyer, and Pulliam.
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Audience to Visitors
President Jones welcomed all visitors to the meeting.
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Approval of Agenda
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider Consent Agenda Items
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by Sunderman, to approve the consent agenda items. Motion carried 5-0.
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6. 1.
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Approve minutes of the November 25, 2019 special meeting
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6. 2.
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Approve Bills
Director Meyer reviewed the bills and found them in order.
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6. 3.
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Approve special education contracts
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6. 4.
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Approve open enrollment requests
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6. 5.
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Approve resignation from James Hash as Assistant Baseball Coach effective immediately
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6. 6.
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Approve recommendation to transfer Rebecca Ascherl from Title 1 Reading teacher to TLC Literacy Lead
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6. 7.
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Approve recommendation to hire Allison Fast as a Title 1 Reading teacher
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6. 8.
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Approve recommendation to hire Jaedra Moses as a Title 1 Reading teacher
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7.
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Recognition & Reports
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7. 1.
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Larson Engineering
Michael Murphy from Larson Engineering discussed the engineering part of the bidding process.
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7. 2.
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Iowa Sports Turf Management
Casey Scheidel from Iowa Sports Turf Management presented information on natural grass field.
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7. 3.
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Midwest Tennis and Track Co.
Brian Launderville from Midwest Tennis and Track Co. presented information for artificial turf.
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7. 4.
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Student Council Presentation
Kate Landhuis and Chase McAndrews gave a presentation on the High School Student Council conference in Des Moines. Mrs. Almelien was the recipient of the Warren E. Shull Advisor of the Year Award. They also discussed the upcoming National Conference in Chicago.
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7. 5.
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Financial Reports
Mr. Montgomery reported on the finances.
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7. 6.
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Director of Student Services
Mrs. Wellhausen reported on special education staff, enrollment, services, funding, support and behavior learning.
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7. 7.
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High School Principal
The high school reported on the lockdown drill, AIM Fair, and Bank Crawl. Before Thanksgiving, students displayed what they were thankful for this year. Health student Emma Harris reported on the health conference she and two other students attended with Mr. Gordon.
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Interim Superintendent
Board members and administrators have collaborated on facility needs and student outcomes. Mrs. Bergman is excited for the new Literacy staff; TLC and Title 1 funds will be used. Desk audit and BEDS reports are due this month. Tours to other learning environments will be scheduled to see their operations and get ideas. Book Club students are putting together learning for the teachers and board. Mrs. Wellhausen and she met with AEA and Clarinda Academy to discuss staff and professional learning. Chase McAndrews will start interning with her. She has connected with Lance Wheeler of Leader in Me to help bridge students, family and community together. Mr. Balster has talked to her about performing a one-act play dealing with a social justice theme. Accompanying the play will be time set aside for learning, debriefing and questions. AEA commended us for youth mental health training at a national convention.
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7. 9.
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Preliminary enrollment by grade
Mr. Montgomery presented the enrollment for the past 20 years.
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7. 10.
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Board Correspondence
Bergren – She enjoyed having the students present at the board meeting.
Jones – Fourth graders caroled at Kiwanis meeting. They did awesome!
Meyer – She saw second graders caroling at Hy-Vee. It was awesome!
Pulliam – Basketball teams are working hard. Sixth graders had good concert.
Sunderman – He was impressed with student presentations.
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8.
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New Business
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8. 1.
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Consider approving SBRC application for maximum modified supplemental authority
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to approve the maximum modified supplemental funding for increased enrollment of $6192.00, increased open enrollment out of $39,068.80 and ELL Beyond 5 years of $1513.60. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 2.
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Consider approving Pizza Hut Penny War fundraiser
A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Bergren, to approve the Pizza Hut Penny War Fundraiser at Garfield Elementary. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider approving National Student Council LEAD Conference
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by Meyer, to approve the High School Student Council to attend the National Student Council LEAD Conference in Chicago, IL from February 28-March 1, 2020. Motion carried 5-0.
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Early Retirement
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Bergren, to approve early retirement package as recommended by administration to limit to two teachers and one staff following the current district policy. Motion carried 4-1. Aye – Jones, Sunderman, Bergren, Pulliam; Nay - Meyer
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8. 5.
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Consider approving 2019-20 SIAC committee member list
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by Meyer, to approve the 2019-20 SIAC committee member list. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider approving early graduates
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by Sunderman, to approve the first semester early graduation list pending successful completion of the graduation requirements as set forth by the Board of Education and the state of Iowa. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider approving the process to purchase a bus for 2020-2021
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Bergren, to approve the process to purchase a bus for 2020-2021. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider moving second meeting in January from January 22 to January 29
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by Bergen, to approve moving the second January 2020 meeting from the fourth Wednesday, January 22, to the fifth Wednesday, January 29. Motion carried 5-0.
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Consider approving first reading of Policy 210.2, Regular Meeting
A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Sunderman, to approve the first reading of Policy 210.2, Regular Meetings. Motion carried 5-0.
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Closed session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session as provided by Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i)
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to go into closed session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session as provided by Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i). A roll call vote was taken: Jones - Aye; Sunderman - Aye; Bergren - Aye; Meyer – Aye; Pulliam - Aye. The motion passed on a unanimous vote and the Board entered into closed session at 7:00 pm.
President Jones declared the Board back in open session at 7:47 pm after discussion.
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Consider any necessary action as a result of the closed session
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to give Mrs. Chris Bergman a two-year superintendent contract beginning on July 1, 2020 for $170,000 in addition with district benefits. Motion carried 5-0.
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Meeting Announcements:
Please note the schedule of meetings.
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9. 1.
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Our next regular meeting is on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room at McKinley
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Adjournment
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 pm. Motion carried 5-0.
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