Minutes - 2023.4.10

 Minutes

Carroll CSD Board of Directors Meeting

April 10, 2023

5:30 p.m. Board Room, Adams Elementary

Call Meeting to Order: Board President Cindy Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

 Roll Call: Board members Duane Horsley, Cindy Johnson, and Onica Ulveling were all present. Kristen

Lundstrom and Karen Friedlein were absent.

 Approval of Agenda: It was moved by Duane Horsley and seconded by Onica Ulveling to approve the

Board agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

 Personnel Report:

RESIGNATIONS:

1. Amy Baxter wishes to resign from her high school English teaching position at the end of the

2022-2023 school year. Amy has worked for CCSD for two years.

2. Crystal Boes wishes to resign from her Adams Elementary principal position. Crystal has worked

at CCSD for 4 years.

3. Steph Conger wishes to resign from her bus driving position effective April 21, 2023. Steph has

worked for CCSD for two years.

4. Melissa Ehlers wishes to resign from her special education teaching position at CHS. Melissa

has worked for CCSD for 22 years.

5. Chloe Gallegos wishes to resign from her 9th grade softball coaching position contingent upon

being approved for the JV softball coaching position.

6. Rachelle Heilesen wishes to resign from her teaching position at CMS. Rachelle has worked at

CCSD for two years.

7. Shelley Helmich wishes to resign from her Carroll High School teaching position at the end of the

2022-23 school year. Shelley has worked at CCSD for four years. She wishes to maintain her

assistant girls’ basketball coaching position.

8. Doug Leiting wishes to resign from his Carroll High School teaching position as well as his middle

school girls’ track coaching position at the end of the 2022-23 school year. Doug has worked at

CCSD for fifteen years.

9. Patty Mishark wishes to resign from her Carroll Middle School teaching position at the end of the

2022-23 school year. Patty has worked at CCSD for eight years.

10. Theresa Pauk wishes to resign from her school nurse position at the end of the 2022-23 school

year. Theresa has worked for CCSD for five years.

11. Liz Moreland wishes to resign from her teacher associate position at CMS effective 3-22-23. Liz

has worked for CCSD for 1 year.

12. Rachel Wittry wishes to resign from her special education teaching position at CMS. Rachel has

taught at CCSD for four years.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Kourtney Abbotts is recommending Amy Holst for an Art Instructor position at CHS. Amy has

been working as a sub teacher at OABCIG as well as Ridgeview Community Schools. Amy has

experience working in graphic design for law firms and newspapers. If approved Amy would be

on the BA lane. She has no full-time years of teaching experience. If approved she would be paid

$44,545 (Base of $38,000 plus $6,545 TSS). Signing bonus of $2,000 is also recommended.

2. Sue Ruch is recommending Abigail Riley for the T2K- 4th grade vocal music position. Abigail is a

graduate of Belmont University in TN with a degree in Music Education - Vocal Emphasis. Abigail

taught K- 8th grade vocal and instrumental music at the Schleswig Community District for the

past two years. Prior to that she taught at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools for three years. If

approved, Abigail would receive a salary of Base of $38,625 + (TSS) $6,676 = $45,301. It is also

recommended that she receive a Music Program Stipend of $773 (K-3) + $129 (4th) = $902.

Abigail would receive a signing bonus of $2,000. Approval is recommended contingent upon

receipt of a clear background check.

3. Jeff Dvorak is recommending Randy Tryon for a summer mowing position. If approved he will

make $ 13.25 per hour.

4. Jeff Dvorak is recommending Michael J. Klemmensen for the High School Head Custodian

position. He will work 6:30 am – 3:30 pm, M-F. He will receive $20.00/hour and time and 1⁄2 for

hours worked over 40 hours. He will work 260 days/year. He will receive full family insurance paid

by the district. He will receive a $25 per month phone reimbursement and a $2,000 signing

bonus.

5. Randy Bissen is recommending Chloe Gallegos for the JV softball coaching position. Chloe has

one year of softball coaching experience and if approved would receive $3,137 (2023 season:

based off of 2022-2023 negotiated agreement).

Duane Horsley moved and Onica Ulveling seconded to approve the personnel recommendations. The

motion passed unanimously.

 Work Session Items:

A.  District Safety Updates – Dr. Berlau gave a brief update to the board regarding safety measures

being reviewed and implemented within the district based on the external safety evaluation of all of

our attendance centers and indicated that the board will be seeing quotes for various pieces related

to safety in the near future.

Kristen Lundstrom joined the meeting at 5:27p.m.

B.  Curriculum Materials Discussion – Karinne Tharaldson, Director of Teaching & Learning, Linsey

Pick, Curriculum Coordinator, Sue Ruch, Fairview Principal, and teachers Breely Cleveland,

Heather Arguello, and Nicole Martin presented to the board regarding the detailed work that the

teaching and learning team, as well as administrators, curriculum leads and other teachers, have

been working on in regards to the selection of new curriculum for elementary phonics and writing

and secondary English Language Arts, Math and Science. They reviewed the detailed steps

they’ve followed in accordance with Policy 628, including the timelines of the work, the individuals

involved and the processes they’ve followed. The team then presented their recommendations to

the board for each area, why the recommendations rose to the top from the options reviewed and

the quotes for the cost of the selections. The presentation and recommendations started and

ended with the CCSD Mission, Vision, and Values to emphasize the goals behind the team’s desire

to update curriculum for these areas.

 Adjournment:

It was moved by Onica Ulveling and seconded by Duane Horsley to adjourn the meeting at 6:34 p.m.

Unanimous approval.