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.
