Minutes - 2023.10.16

Minutes

October 16, 2023 Board Meeting

Carroll CSD

5:30 PM Adams Elementary

 

 

PUBLIC FORUM – No members of the public addressed the board.

           

CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – Board President Cindy Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.  Board members present: Karen Friedlein, Duane Horsley, Cindy Johnson, Kristen Lundstrom, and Onica Ulveling

 

APPROVE AGENDA – Moved by Horsley/Friedlein to approve the agenda with unanimous approval by roll call vote.

 

      CONSENT AGENDA – The consent agenda consisting of minutes, bills, 1st and 2nd readings of board policies, administrator reports, agreements and fundraisers was motioned for approval by Horsley/Ulveling with unanimous approval by roll call vote.

                  Minutes – September 21, 2023 and October 2, 2023

Bills – General ($482,060.69), Management ($28,063.00), PPEL ($1,362.35), Nutrition ($81,730.85), SAVE ($38,365.87), Activity ($36,107.20)

1st Reading of Policies – 520, 521, 536, 536R1, 536.1, 537, 537R1, 539, 539.1, 539R1, 539E1, 539E2, 539E3, 542, 543

2nd Reading of Policies – 108

Recommended Policies to Delete – 540, 540R1, 540E1, 540E2

                  Administrator Reports – CHS, CMS, AES, FV

Agreements – Swim Team Agreement with City of Carroll, Farm Lease Agreement with City of Carroll, Merchant’s Park Lease Agreement with City of Carroll

CHS Student Handbook modifications

CHS Physical Education Waiver

With the following changes: add levels from model policy for all grades to Policy 520, revise the wording in 536.1 to match the numbering, and withhold the swim agreement for future approval, moved by Horsley/Lundstrom to approve the consent agenda with unanimous approval by roll call vote.

 

DONATIONS – Crossroads Nutrition – Herbalife 24 line/hydration drinks to the football team; Moved by Horsley/Ulveling to approve the donation with unanimous approval by roll call vote.

 

PERSONNEL REPORT           

RESIGNATIONS:

  1. Xavier Hernandez wishes to resign from his Science/PLTW teaching position. This is Xavier's second year at CCSD.
  2. Amy Holst wishes to resign from her Yearbook position.
  3. Kaitlyn Kaufman wishes to resign from her Student Senate sponsor position at the end of the 23-24 school year.
  4. Betty Tigges wishes to resign from her Special Education teacher associate position at CMS. Betty has worked for CCSD for two years.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

  1. Kourtney Abbotts would like to recommend Samantha Block for the Yearbook position. If approved Samantha would receive $1,747.
  2. Scot Aden would like to recommend Margaret Gruba for a special education teacher associate position at CMS for 6 hours per week. Margaret will continue her bus driving. If approved Margaret will be paid $14.41/hour (the base pay for SE: $13.91 plus .30 cents for education plus .20 cents for 5 years of experience).
  3. Sue Ruch would like to recommend Christina Laubscher for a special education teacher associate position at Fairview. If approved she would be paid $14.21 (the base level of $13.91/hour plus $.30 for AA degree).
  4. Sue Ruch would like to recommend Ashley Moore for a general education teacher associate and AM crossing guard position at Fairview. If approved she would be paid $13.75. Compensation for AM crossing guard is $125/year. Ashley will start November 1, 2023.
  5. Sue Ruch is recommending Erin Roberts for a Teacher Associate position at Fairview in TigerZone. If approved Erin would be paid $13.65 per hour. Approval is recommended retroactive to September 27th.
  6. Jeff Cullen is recommending Dawn Profantine for a contracted bus driving position. If approved Dawn would be paid $20.87 per hour and would work approximately 3 hours per day.
  7. Randy Bissen is recommending Josh Sporrer for the assistant varsity girls' basketball position. Josh has one year of paid basketball experience as he coached 8th grade girls basketball for us two years ago. Josh is also a volunteer for our softball team. If approved he would be paid $3,231.

CONTRACT MODIFICATION

  1. Sue Ruch is recommending changing Micah Henderson's Letter of Assignment to full time S & P teacher associate. This will result in an hourly rate increase of $1.07/hour. Sue recommends this become effective Thursday, September 14Th.
  2. Sue Ruch is recommending changing Caleb Henderson's Letter of Assignment to full time S & P teacher associate. This will result in an hourly rate increase of $1.07/hour. Sue recommends this become effective Monday, September 25.
  3. Kourtney Abbotts is recommending Maisie Ogren's letter of assignment be modified from S & P TA to Special Ed TA. This will result in an hourly rate decrease of $1.07/hour.
  4. Kourtney Abbotts is recommending Caitlyn Drees' Letter of Assignment be modified from Special Ed TA to S & P TA. This will result in an hourly rate increase of $1.07/hour.
  5. Amy Collison is recommending Amy Hinners' Letter of Assignment be modified from Special Ed TA to S & P TA effective 10-1-23. This will result in an hourly rate increase of $1.07/hour.

Moved by Friedlein/Ulveling to approve the personnel recommendations. Unanimous approval by roll call vote.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. Retirement Incentive
  2. Update on ISL and Revenue Purpose Statement

 

ACTION ITEMS

  1. Sharing Agreement with Ar-We-Va for Speech co-curricular program – moved by Horsley/Ulveling to approve the sharing agreement with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
  2. Consider approval of revisions to District’s Return to Learn Plan – Moved by Horsley/Ulveling to approve the plan with one update to the COVID + section to include 24 hours fever free.  The motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.

 

BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT

  1. Budget Updates
  2. Certified Enrollment
  3. Request for Modified Allowable Growth for Limited English Proficient Excess Costs – moved by Ulveling/Friedlein to approve the request for modified allowable growth for excess LEP costs of $17,453.66 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
  4. Donation of 2 lunch tables to Carroll Children’s Museum – moved by Horsley/Ulveling to approve the donation to Carroll Children’s Museum with unanimous approval by roll call vote.

CLOSED SESSION – At 6:39 pm, it was moved by Ulveling/Horsley to go into closed session under Iowa Code 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.”  Unanimous approval by roll call vote.

 

At 7:40 pm, the meeting returned to open session and it was moved to adjourn, unanimous approval.