Minutes
Board of Directors’ Meeting
June 2, 2022
5:30 p.m. Board Room, Adams Elementary School
Call to Order:
Board President Cindy Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. in the Board Room at Adams Elementary School. Staff members present: Dr. Casey Berlau.
Roll Call: Board members present: Karen Friedlein, Duane Horsley, Cindy Johnson, Kristen Lundstrom, and Onica Ulveling. Absent: None.
Approval of Agenda:
It was moved by Karen Friedlein and seconded by Duane Horsley to approve the Board agenda. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
Personnel Report:
RESIGNATIONS:
- Tyler Swope wishes to resign from his teacher associate position as well as his wrestling and coaching positions. Tyler has worked for CCSD for 4 years. Approval of resignations is recommended.
- Amanda Warnaca wishes to resign from her Special Education teaching position. Amanda has worked for CCSD for 4 years. Amanda submitted her resignation prior to the deadline for teacher contracts to be turned in. Her resignation has not gone to the board before now. Approval of resignation is recommended.
- Molly Benson wishes to resign from her accompanist position. Molly has been an accompanist for the district for 14 years. Approval of resignation is recommended.
- Matthan Kots wishes to resign from his Assistant Girls' Soccer coaching position. Matthan has coached at CCSD for two years. Approval of resignation is recommended.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Tammie McKenzie would like to recommend Kristen Staiert for 9-12 Physical Education at CHS. Kristen has one year of experience at Adair Casey School where she also coached Volleyball. Ms. Staiert has also worked for 5 years at AmeriServ International as the Day Hab Coordinator in Council Bluffs and The Area Director of Growth and Development. Kristen also has 3 years of experience as an Implementation Trainer for Therapy Services in Waterbury, CT. If approved, Kristen would be paid:
BA Lane, Step 1 - 34,850.00
TSS Fixed - 5,819.00
TSS Indexed - 606.00
Signing Bonus of 2,000 to be paid over the time period of 2 years
Year 1 = 41,275.00 + 1,000.00 signing bonus
Approval is recommended.
- Tammie McKenzie would like to recommend Cindy Lehrkamp for 9-12 Physical Education and Health. The recommendation is that Cindy receive a letter of assignment and not a new teacher contract.
BA Lane, Step 35 Base Salary = 57,883
TSS Fixed = 5,819
TSS Indexed = 1007
Total = $64,709
Approval is recommended.
- Jeff Cullen would like to recommend Javid Arkland for the Bus Wash Technician position. If approved he would work 7:00AM to 3:00PM and be paid $12.00 per hour. He will work seven hours per day and four days per week. Approval is recommended.
- Jeff Dvorak would like to recommend John Jorgenson for the CMS and Fairview Head Custodian position. John has worked for the district for 33 years as an Assistant Custodian at CMS. John will work 7:00AM to 4:00PM with 1 hour off for a break. He will work 260 days/year. Jeff recommends that he be paid $20.00 per hour. John is very dependable and dedicated to CCSD. Approval is recommended.
- Nicole McCarville would like to recommend Katrina Vonnahme for the Central Printing/Records Administrative Assistant position. She has worked for the district as a Teacher's Associate in the past and more recently as a central printing substitute. She would begin August 15, 2022 at $14.15/hour. Approval is recommended.
- Casey Berlau would like to recommend Sue Ruch for the Fairview Elementary Principal position. This will be a one year, interim position. If approved Sue would receive a salary of $105,000 and family insurance paid. The contract length will be 240 days from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Approval is recommended.
Duane Horsley moved and Karen Friedlein seconded to approve the personnel report. The motion passed unanimously.
Closed Session – Superintendent Evaluation
At 5:38 PM, Duane Horsley moved and Onica Ulveling seconded to go into closed session under the provisions of Code of Iowa 21.5.1.i: “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. This session will also be closed to comply with the confidentiality of personnel records requirements.” The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
At 8:09 PM, Cindy Johnson declared the meeting open.
Adjournment:
It was moved by Duane Horsley to adjourn the meeting at 8:09 PM. Unanimous approval.
