Minutes
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
February 21, 2022
5:30 p.m. Board Room, Adams Elementary
Call to Order:
Board President Cindy Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room at Adams Elementary School and presided over the meeting. Staff members present: Dr. Casey Berlau, Nicole McCarville, Karinne Tharaldson, Tammie McKenzie, Jerry Raymond, Patrick Rabbitt, Jeff Dvorak and Tom Borchers. Others present as members of the public: Amy Whitver, Trevor Babcock, Kris Boeckman, Roxanne Aden, Jennifer Holm-Gradoville, KC Meiners.
Public Forum:
Nobody addressed the Board for the public forum.
Roll Call:
Board members present: Cindy Johnson, Duane Horsley, Kristen Lundstrom, Karen Friedlien, and Onica Ulveling
Approval of Agenda:
It was moved by Duane Horsley and seconded by Onica Ulveling to approve the Board agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
Public Hearing:
Karen Friedlien moved and Onica Ulveling seconded to open the public the hearing on the 2022-2023 school calendar. The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote. No comments or discussion was presented on the calendar as presented. Onica Ulveling moved and Karen Friedlien seconded to close the public hearing on the 2022-2023 school calendar. The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
CEA Opening Proposal:
Tom Borchers, representing the Carroll Education Association “CEA”, presented the CEA’s opening offer for the 2022-2023 wage negotiations with an opening offer of a 5% package increase and recognizing the CEA as the bargaining unit through 2024.
CCSD Opening Proposal to CEA:
Dr. Berlau presented the CCSD opening offer to CEA of a $110 base wage increase (total package of 1.5% or $170,822, assuming at 6.7% insurance increase) for a one year agreement thru 6/30/2023.
Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes of the January 3, 2022 and January 17, 2022 meetings
B. Bill listings in the following amounts:
General Fund $363,420.38
Student Activity Fund $29,128.09
Management Fund $2,143.00
PPEL Fund $325,982.22
Local Option Sales Tax $13,743.48
Nutrition Fund $53,222.80
C. Resignations
D. Field Trips
E. Board Policy Revisions (2nd Reading)
800 Statement of Guiding Principles
803 Transfer of Funds
805 Local - State - Federal - Miscellaneous Revenue
809 Gifts, Grants, and Bequests
F. Reports from Superintendent, Director of Teaching and Learning, and Building Principals
G. Items Withdrawn from Consent Agenda
It was moved by Duane Horsley and seconded by Karen Friedlien to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
Donations:
Donations from the Trinity Episcopal Church for $500 to Fairview Elementary, Tom & Sherry Reiter for $50 to the CMS Media Center in memory Mary Keat, and from Subway for $439.50 for the sandwiches for wrestling officials/workers at the CHS wrestling invite were presented for acceptance. It was moved by Karen Friedlien and seconded by Onica Ulveling to accept the donation. The motion passed unanimously.
Personnel Report:
1. Randy Bissen is recommending Ann Vincent and Kim Lee for Prom Coordinator positions. If approved each would be on Step 0 of the salary schedule and would receive $831. Approval is recommended.
2. Jeff Dvorak is recommending Eric Hahn for the snow removal position. Eric is currently a MS coach for us. If approved Eric would be paid $13.00 per hour. Approval is recommended.
3. Jeff Dvorak is recommending Jeff Tiefenthaler for a custodial position at Carroll High School. If approved Jeff would work 8 hours per day and receive $12.75 per hour. Jeff would fill an open evening shift. Approval is recommended retroactive to January 19th.
4. Jeff Cullen is recommending Amber Arkland for the Bus Washing Technician position. If approved Amber would work 2 to 3 Hours per day at $10.00. Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
5. Jill Greiman and Karinne Tharaldson are recommending Carol Crampton for the District Social Worker position. Carol has 29 years of experience in the mental health and counseling field. If approved Carol would be on Step 30 of the BA lane of the 2022-2023 salary schedule. The wage on the 2021-2022 salary schedule would be $59,769 (Base of $53,002, TSS of $948, and TSS of $5,819). If approved she would work 190 days. Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
6. Pat Rabbitt is recommending Brooke Eischeid for the Transitional Kindergarten position. Brooke has 4 years of experience. If approved Brooke would be on Step 9 of the BA lane of the 2022-2023 salary schedule. The wage on the 2021-2022 salary schedule would be $45,685 (Base of $39,166, TSS of $700, and TSS of $5,819) plus a $2,000 signing bonus. If approved she would work 190 days. Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
7. Randy Bissen is recommending Jaxon Heinz for the Head Girls Golf Position. He has 0 years paid experience but was an all-conference golfer in high school, golfed a semester at college, and is a scratch golfer now. He will do a great job leading our girls’ golf program. If approved he would be on Step 0 of the salary schedule and would receive $3,324. Approval is recommended.
TRANSFER:
- Crystal Boes is recommending Carrie Hampton for the Elementary Science instructor position. Carrie is currently on Step 7 of the BA lane of the salary schedule and if approved would be on Step 8 of the BA lane of the 2022-2023 salary schedule for this position. Approval is recommended.
It was moved by Duane Horsley and seconded by Karen Friedlien to approve the recommendations and the motion passed unanimously.
Administrative Report:
A. Discussion of District Mission, Vision and Values
B. Job Descriptions
Dr. Berlau presented two revised job descriptions for the Secretary – Elementary Building and Head Custodian for Middle School and Fairview positions. The board reviewed the descriptions and with two minor recommendations (adding computer skills to the secretary position and adding the word safe in a sentence in the custodian position), it was moved by Duane Horsley and seconded by Karen Friedlien to approve the job descriptions. The motion passed unanimously.
C. 2022-2023 School Calendar
Dr. Berlau presented the 2022-2023 school calendar that was developed by the calendar committee representing CCSD, Kuemper and Ar-We-Va staff and families. Duane Horsley moved and Karen Friedlien seconded to approve calendar as presented.
D. Approve School Improvement Advisory Council: Dr. Berlau presented the School Improvement Advisory Council members for approval. Duane Horsley moved and Karen Friedlien seconded to approve the committee as presented.
E. Consider request to dispose of 2003 Freightliner School Bus. Dr. Berlau asked for board approval to dispose of a 2003 Freightliner School Bus through the use of an online auction service. Onica Ulveling moved and Duane Horsley seconded to allow the district to dispose of the 2003 Freightliner thru the use of an online auction service.
Business Office Report:
- Capital Outlay:
- Tractors – Jeff Dvorak presented two bids for a new multipurpose tractor to replace an existing older tractor due to maintenance costs and performance issues. He presented a bid from Rueters for $47,792 and from John Deere for $54,115. He also presented a lease option from Rueters for an additional tractor that would allow for more flexibility and efficiency from his staff for a cost of $20/engine hour for approximately 100-150 engine hours. It was moved by Duane Horsley to accept the Rueters bid for the Kubota MX6000 at $47,792 as well as the lease at $20/engine hour for a CaseIH Farmall 115A. Onica Ulveling seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
- Bus Bids – Dr. Berlau presented a bid for installation of a new projector and mount for the CHS auditorium. DB Acoustics provided bids on three different projectors and it was recommended based on our usage to use an 8000 lumen projector. The bid for the 8000 lumen projector with installation and wireless connection for presenting was $16,895. Onica Ulveling moved and Karen Friedlien seconded to approve the bid. The motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment:
It was moved by Onica Ulveling and seconded by Duane Horsley to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 p.m. Unanimous approval.
