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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, McComb, Meyer, and Pulliam.
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4.
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Audience to Visitors
President Jones welcomed all visitors to the meeting.
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5.
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Approval of Agenda
A motion was made by McComb, seconded by Sunderman, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0.
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6.
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Consider Consent Agenda Items
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to approve the consent agenda items. Motion carried 5-0.
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6. 1.
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Approve minutes of the October 9, 2019 regular meeting
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6. 2.
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Approve minutes of the October 28, 2019 work session
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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 Bills
Director McComb reviewed the bills and found them in order.
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6. 5.
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Approve Open Enrollment Requests
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6. 6.
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Approve winter volunteer coaches
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6. 7.
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Approve recommendation to hire Joyce Johansen as Food Service Co-Director.
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6. 8.
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Approve recommendation to transfer Traci DeBolt from Food Service Director to Food Service Co-Director.
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7.
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Recognition & Reports
The President will call for recognition and reports as identified on the agenda.
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7. 1.
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Financial Reports
Mr. Montgomery reported on the finances via Zoom on the computer.
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7. 2.
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Elementary School Principal
Ms. Opperman discussed connection with classroom instruction, community partnerships and staff team meetings. Along with staff, the National Honor Society students are helping with Kids Academy on late start Mondays. Collaboration with GHAEA has included pre-school trainings, tier II literacy and PBIS trainings, and literacy and technology consulting.
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7. 3.
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Activities Report
Mr. Porter reviewed the fall activities. Participation numbers are up. There are five winter volunteer coaches this year. On November 10 guest speaker, Erica Douglas, spoke about building confidence and self-care; 49 girls attended along with staff. State qualifiers were Mayson Hartley in cross country who placed 24th and Morgan Pruitt on trumpet in band. Gate receipts increased by almost $2000 for fall events. On June 8 the baseball team will play against Glenwood at Principal Park in Des Moines. Service is the buzzword this year – administration serve coaches who serve students who serve the team and community.
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7. 4.
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Facilities Committee
Mr. Hill discussed the capital project list. Roofing projects need to take priority because of age and insurance. Other projects include updated intercom/bell system, replacing high school water heater, reconfiguring middle school PE offices, LED lighting and updating high school boys locker room. Mr. Hill will get bids for the projects and bring back to the board.
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7. 5.
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Preliminary Enrollment 2019-2020
Mrs. Bergman reported open enrollment into the district has increased and out of district has maintained.
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7. 6.
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Legislative Platform
IASB legislative priorities this year are mental health, school funding policy, SSA, and SAVE. Other discussions include pre-school funding, alternative licensure, school safety, and transportation.
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Interim Superintendent
District safety is now including background check on adults going on band trip; installing Raptor at school sites; and having door monitors at events. Community book club going well. Mrs. Bergman met with Economic Development and local businesses to discuss students learning trades/skills in the workforce. IWCC has AIM conference on December 6. The STEM BEST award has specific requirements for branding.
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Strategic Plan
Skills, dispositions, habits and mindsets will be added to the strategic plan.
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7. 9.
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District Goals 2019-2020
Mrs. Bergman is looking into a leadership institute in the community. Special Education training has been positive. She discussed testing and showed a practice ISASP test. She toured IWCC and is working on opportunities for students to learn more skills. On December 6th business students will engage in learning at several local banks. In the spring, several advanced manufacturing industries will be involved in an AM “Crawl.”
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7. 10.
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Board Correspondence
Jones – The Board will be looking at having two meetings a month.
Meyer – She’s really proud of students for their accomplishments this fall.
Pulliam – She’s excited about the work of the administration and the community support.
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7. 10. 1.
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IASB Delegate Assembly
Director Meyer will be attending next week.
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7. 11.
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Conduct of Meeting FFA Group
This team won the state-level competition and represented the State of Iowa at Nationals where they received a silver. They presented their award-winning presentation to the board.
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8.
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New Business
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8. 1.
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Consider approving the proposed FY 2020 capital projects
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by Meyer, to approve the proposed FY 2020 capital projects (items 1-6; tabling item 7) as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 2.
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Cast Vote for AEA Board Election
A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Pulliam, to approve to cast the district's vote for Raymond Storm to serve as Director from District 1 for the Board of Directors of the Green Hills AEA. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 3.
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Consider approving Northwest Missouri State University Memorandum of Understanding
A motion was made by Pulliam, seconded by McComb, to approve the Northwest Missouri State University Memorandum of Understanding. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 4.
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Consider approving parking lot contract with Hillside Missionary Church
A motion was made by Sunderman, seconded by McComb, to approve the contract with Hillside Missionary Church. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 5.
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Consider approving donation for softball field improvements
A motion was made by McComb, seconded by Pulliam, to approve the donation of $13,750 for softball field improvements. Motion carried 5-0.
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8. 6.
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Consider approving second and final reading of the following policies
A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Sunderman, to approve second and final reading of all policies that have been reviewed and presented. Motion carried 5-0.
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9.
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Meeting Announcements:
Please note the schedule of meetings.
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9. 1.
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Iowa Association of School Boards 73rd Annual Convention, November 20-21, 2019 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines
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9. 2.
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The annual and organization meeting will be Monday, November 25, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room at McKinley
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9. 3.
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Our next regular meeting is on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room at McKinley
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Adjournment
A motion was made by McComb, seconded by Meyer, to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 pm. Motion carried 5-0.
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