Minutes - 2024.06.17
Minutes - 2024.06.17Minutes
June 17, 2024 Board Meeting
Carroll CSD
6:30 PM, Carroll High School Media Center
CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – Board President Kristen Lundstrom called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. Board members present: Jim Friel, Duane Horsley, Jill Johnston, Kristen Lundstrom, and Stacy McCaulley. There were no members of the public present to address the board.
APPROVE AGENDA – Moved by Friel/Johnston to approve the agenda with unanimous approval.
PIPER SANDLER PRESENTATION
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH PIPER SANDLER – moved by Johnston/Friel to table the approval of the agreement with Piper Sandler for financing services to the July 15th meeting, with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
PRESENTATIONS – Jessica Stangl gave a presentation on the iJAG program and Ryan Simmelink and Linsey Pick, Curriculum Coordinators, gave a presentation on spring assessment data.
ADMINISTRATRIVE REPORTS
PERSONNEL REPORT
RESIGNATIONS:
- Mackenzie Bemis wishes to resign from her T2K-4 Physical Education teaching position.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Kourtney Abbotts is recommending Kelli Schulz for the Yearbook Sponsor position as well as the Tiger Vision Media Manager position. If approved Kelli would be paid $1895 for the Yearbook Sponsor position and $1895 for the Media Manager position.
- Scott Aden would like to recommend Josh Peter and Matt Reicks split the CMS Student Council Position for the 24-25 school year. If approved each would be paid $264.
- Kourtney Abbotts is recommending that William Shull receive a $500 stipend for coordinating the Special Olympics program at CHS.
- Sue Ruch is recommending Cindy Lehrkamp for the T2K-4 Physical Education position for the 2024-2025 school year. If approved Cindy would be paid $69,000.
- Randy Bissen is recommending that William Shull receive a $1,000 stipend for his girls' golf responsibilities this season.
- Randy Bissen is recommending Bill Polking for the assistant large group speech position. Bill has been our head large group speech sponsor for the past 15 years. If approved he would be paid $2,532.
- Randy Bissen is recommending Becca Steffen for the 7th grade volleyball position. She is our new MS PE teacher and has 0 years paid volleyball coaching experience. She has experience coaching Club Volleyball at Vinton-Shellsburg and Mason City. She played volleyball at NIACC for two years and then played at McPherson College. If approved she would be paid $1,895.
- Jennifer Dentlinger is recommending the following addition to current driver, Joy Booth's, contract: a noon route 10:30a to 12:20p Tues-Fri. If approved Joy would receive her current rate of pay. Jennifer is recommending current substitute driver, Mike Brinker, be approved for a contracted position. If approved he would drive an AM route 6:30a to 8:30a and PM route 2:40pm to 4:40pm and would be paid $21.80 per hour (the base pay of $21.50 plus $.30 for 17 years of experience).
- Scot Aden is recommending Rachelle Heilesen for an 8th Gr. Science Instructor position. Rachelle taught at CCSD for two years and substituted at Denison CSD. If approved Rachelle would receive $47,500 plus a $2,500 signing bonus. The signing bonus would be paid during the 2024-2025 school year. Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
VOLUNTEER:
- Randy Bissen is recommending Molly Lange as a volunteer with our varsity volleyball program. Molly was our head coach for one year in 2020.
Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the personnel recommendations with the exception of the recommendation of Kelli Schulz (#1 under Recommendations), with unanimous approval by roll call vote. Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the recommendation of Kelli Schulz as the Yearbook Sponsor and Tiger Vision Media Manager, with the motion passing 4-0 on a roll call vote and member McCaulley abstaining.
CONSENT AGENDA – The consent agenda consisting of minutes, bills, and 1st and 2nd readings of board policies:
Minutes – May 20, 2024; May 31, 2024; June 3, 2024
Bills – General ($589,766.44), PPEL ($52,257.90), Nutrition ($42,775.51), SAVE ($118,537.28), Activity ($20,559.67)
1st Read of Policies – 524R1
Policy to Delete – 200
2nd Reading of Policies – 103R1, 104, 104R1, 104E1, 104E2, 105, 107, 108, 524, 564, 565, 566R1, 566E2, 566E4, 567
Donations – First United Methodist Church of Carroll - $50 to the Tiger Cupboard
Moved by Horsley/Johnston with unanimous approval.
ACTION ITEMS
- Resolution to fix a date for a public hearing on the issuance of not to exceed $16,000,000 school infrastructure sales, services and use tax revenue bonds, in one or more series – Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the resolution for the public hearing to be set to 7/15/24 at 6:30pm at the CHS Media Center with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider approval of CEA Handbook – Moved by Johnston/McCaulley to approve the CEA Handbook with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Appoint Level II Investigator – moved by Horsley/Johnston to appoint the Carroll Police Department as the Level II Investigator for 2024-25 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider approval of quotes to purchase science kits for grades 6-8, high school biology and high school chemistry – moved by Johnston/Friel to approve the science kits ($15,251.04 6-8th and $12,566.08 Biology/Chemistry) with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Technology Purchase Quotes – moved by Horsley/McCaulley to approve the Bluum quote for Clever Touches for $63,904.89 (15 with some to be paid by grants) with unanimous approval by roll call vote. Moved by Friel/McCaulley to approve the Sterling Computers quote for 450 Chromebooks for $128,250 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Facilities Quotes – moved by Horsley/McCaulley to accept the quote from Bargen for the Fairview parking lot resurfacing for $53,890 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. Moved by McCaulley/Friel to accept the quotes from Mechanical Sales ($69,000 for equipment and commissioning) and Carroll Controls ($12,200 for labor/materials to install) for replacement of CHS HVAC for the front office/entry areas with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Approval of memorandum of understanding with Latinos in Action – moved by Johnston/McCaulley to approve the MOU with Latinos in Action with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Approval of agreement to add a TAP Specialist – moved by Friel/McCaulley to approve adding a TAP Specialist to support the TAP program with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Approval of MOU to participate in Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) – moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the MOU with iJAG for the 24-25 year with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Approval of agreement with Edgenuity – moved by McCaulley/Horsley to approve a one year agreement for 9-12 licensing with CTE with Edgenuity for $21,037.67 with unanimous approval by roll call vote
DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Updated Timeline for transportation facility – Moved by Friel/McCaulley to follow DLR Option 1 timeline for the transportation facility bidding/construction with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Follow up from board work session with IASB
- Board report from IASB session Summit on Student Success
BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT
- Insurance Renewals – Board Treasurer/Secretary reported the FY25 property and casualty insurance renewals with some alternate quotes available to the district. Moved by Friel/Horsley to purchase an additional $5M in excess liability coverage for $7,539.80 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Budget Reports
- Consider requests to seek bids for small vehicle – moved by Johnston/Friel to seek bids for 2 small vehicles with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider granting permission to dispose of bus #28 – moved by Friel/Horsley to salvage bus 28 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider request to contribute to Merchants Park project – moved by Horsley/McCaulley to commit $5,000 towards the Merchant Park renovation project with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider milk bids – moved by Friel/Horsley to accept the milk bid from Anderson Erickson for the 24-25 school year with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Consider bread bids – moved by McCaulley/Horsley to accept the bread bid from Pan-O-Gold for the 24-25 school year with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
At 10:09pm, it was moved by Friel/Horsley to adjourn with unanimous approval.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ Nicole L McCarville, Board Secretary