Minutes
Carroll CSD Board of Education
October 21, 2024 at 6:30PM
Adams Elementary Board Room
PUBLIC FORUM - no public comments heard
CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – President Lundstrom called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Board Members McCaulley, Horsley, Lundstrom, Johnston and Friel were present.
APPROVE AGENDA Moved by Horsley/McCaulley to approve the agenda with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
APPOINT STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS CHS Students Claire Pudenz and Lily Campbell were appointed as student board member representatives.
PRESENTATION Carroll Middle School Principal Scot Aden gave an update.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes from September 16, 2024 and October 7, 2024
Bills: General Fund - $367,131.02; Activity Fund - $40,819.42; SAVE - $80,159.81; PPEL - $3,958.85; Nutrition - $65,050.53; Scholarship - $400.00
Field Trip Request – 11/9/24 to Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN for the Honor Band Festival.
Student Board Member Reports; Building Principals and Director Reports; 1st Reading of board policies - 210, 213, 216, 217; 2nd Reading of Board Policies – 312, 317, 538R1; Agreements – Plains Area Mental Health; CHS Course listing – addition of DMACC Welding Class for 2nd semester
Moved by Friel/Horsley to approve the consent agenda with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
DONATIONS Bill Evan Foundation, Carroll High School Foundation, Carroll Tigers Booster Club $4,600 each to the Student Activity Fund for free attendance to CCSD events for CCSD students in 24-25; Skip Riordan Memorial - $200 to the Tiger Cupboard; Dallas and Brenda Warnke - $1,000 to Carroll High School; Amy Dea - Pocket Constitutions for 8th grade students; Amy Dea - Book - The Oarsmen Chasing Embers by Glenn Beck for Carroll High School Library
Moved by Horsley/Friel to accept the donations with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
PERSONNEL REPORT
RESIGNATIONS:
1. Mindy Stout wishes to resign from her food service position at CMS effective October 15th.
2. Ryan Gallegos wishes to resign from his varsity head softball coaching position.
3. Nereida Hose Moreno wishes to resign from her teacher associate position at AES effective September 20th.
4. Leah Williams wishes to resign from her teacher associate position at AES effective October 10th.
5. Janet Olerich wishes to resign from her bus driving position.
6. Taylor Schulte wishes to resign from her Cheerleading Sponsor position.
7. Joe Daniels wishes to resign from his Middle School wrestling coaching position contingent upon being approved for head girls wrestling coaching position.
8. Cathy Smith wishes to resign from her food service position at Adams Elementary effective Oct. 29th.
9. Carl Kaiser wishes to resign from his high school math teaching position effective Oct. 14, 2024.
10. Sue Ruch wishes to resign from her position as principal at Fairview Elementary at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
11. Mary Anne Pomeroy wishes to resign from her position as teacher associate effective October 31st.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Jen Dentlinger would like to recommend Russell Pawletzki for a contracted bus driving position for 5 hours/day at $21.50/hour plus a $2,000 signing bonus.
2. Melanie Girard would like to recommend Janelle Hall for a substitute food service worker position contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
3. Sue Ruch would like to recommend Jerry Raymond for a Tier II teacher associate position at FV at $17.98 (the beginning wage of $14.46 plus $.30 for education, plus $3.22 for experience) for 7 hours/day.
4. Randy Bissen would like to recommend Chandler Damewood for the 7th grade boys' basketball position. Chandler has one year of paid basketball experience and would be paid $1,933.
5. Randy Bissen is recommending Joe Daniels for the head girls wrestling position. Joe has two years of paid experience, as he has been our JH wrestling coach the past two years and would be paid $5,110. He was also paid a small stipend to help with the HS girls wrestling program on the weekend tournaments and when he wasn't coaching at the JH level.
6. Randy Bissen is recommending Dayton Ross for the JV Boys Basketball position. Dayton has 0 years of paid experience and he would be paid $3,159.
7. Randy Bissen is recommending Emma Schmitz for the Assistant Girls Wrestling coaching position. She has 0 years paid wrestling experience and would be paid $3,159. She was a wrestling cheerleader in high school and college and has been around the sport all her life.
8. Amy Collison would like to recommend Breina Bennett for a Tier II teacher associate position at AES for 7.25 hours/day at $14.76 (the beginning wage of $14.46 plus $.30 for education).
9. Scot Aden would like to recommend Karla Stork for a Tier II teacher associate position at CMS for 7.25 hours/day at $14.46 per hour.
10. Amy Collison would like to recommend Edith Gonzalez for a Tier II teacher associate position at AES for 7.25 hours/day at $14.46 per hour.
11. Randy Bissen is recommending Drake Warner as the head boys/girls bowling coach. Drake has 0 years of paid coaching experience but has been bowling in leagues and tournaments since 8th grade. He would be paid $2,808.
CONTRACT MODIFICATION:
1. Melanie Girard would like to recommend that Kim Handlos' request for a transfer to a 7 hour per day food service position at CHS be approved effective retroactive to October 9th. If approved Kim would work 7 hours/day and would be paid $16.00/hour.
2. Scot Aden would like to recommend that Jessie Golwitzer's request for a transfer to Tier I teacher associate media center position be approved effective retroactive to October 9th. If approved $.36 per hour will be deducted from her hourly rate for moving from Tier II to Tier I
3. Sue Ruch would like to recommend that Kacie Felix's letter of assignment be modified to a Tier III teacher associate position retroactive to September 3rd and $1.17 will be added to her current hourly pay.
4. Sue Ruch would like to recommend that Trish McNamara move from Tier 1 teacher associate position to a Tier III teacher associate position for 45 minutes/day and for a Tier II Teacher associate position for 60 minutes/day at Fairview retroactive to August 23rd.
VOLUNTEER RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Randy Bissen would like to recommend Andy Kiger as a volunteer for the girls wrestling program. He has worked with our youth wrestling program in the past and will work well with Emma Schmitz and Joe Daniels.
2. Kourtney Abbotts is requesting that Tez Kong serve as a volunteer for the 24-25 school year. If approved, Tez would serve as a building mentor.
3. Sue Ruch is recommending the following to serve as classroom volunteers at Fairview: Megan TenEyck, Kelsey Jaeger, Bailey Rose, Kenzi Wernimont, Leah Riesberg, and Sheridan Guerra.
Moved by McCaulley/Horsley to approve all but #5 under recommendations with unanimous approval by roll call vote. Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the recommendation of #5 under recommendations with the motion passing on a 3-2 vote with Horsley, Lundstrom and Friel voting in favor and McCaulley and Johnston against.
ACTION ITEMS
- Consider approval of recommendation for School Improvement Advisory Committee – no action
- Consider approval of agreement with the Donovan Group – Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve with unanimous approval
- Consider approval to purchase ALEKS – moved by Friel/Horsley to approve the purchase with McGraw Hill for a 3 year agreement totaling $15,475.20 with unanimous approval
- Consider approval to purchase math curriculum for district special education – moved by Friel/Horsley to approve the purchase with McGraw Hill for $26,211.26 with unanimous approval.
- Consider approval of Food Truck at CHS on Oct. 24 – moved by Horsley/McCaulley with unanimous approval
- Consider approval of agreement with IASB for district needs assessment – moved by Johnston/McCaulley to approve the agreement for $2,050 with unanimous approval.
BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT AND ACTION ITEMS
A. Budget Updates
B. Certified Enrollment
C. Request for Modified Allowable Growth for EL Excess Costs – no action needed
D. Band Instrument Purchases – moved by Johnston/McCaulley to approve the purchase of CMS band instruments from Rieman Music for $20,220 with unanimous approval. Moved by McCaulley/Johnston to approve the CHS tuba purchase from Rieman Music for $6,140 and a French horn from Houghton Horns for $3,500 with unanimous approval.
E. Consider quote for the purchase of a snow plow - Iowa Small Engine $9,137.36
F. Consider quote for new mower for the grounds department – Olsen’s Outdoor $13,700 Dixie Chopper
G. Consider quotes for truck – Champion Ford $44,384 Ford F250
H. Consider quotes for dump trailer – Olsen’s Outdoor $9,788 H&H 14 ft.
I. Consider roofing quotes for Ag. Building – no action
J. Consider quotes for tree removal (ash trees) – Gute Tree Service $10,550 – Remove 21 trees at FV and 1 tree with stump grinding at CHS
Moved by Horsley/Friel to accept the following quotes for items E-J as listed, with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
K. Consider quotes for water heater at CMS- no action
L. Consider quote for small vehicle – moved by Horsley/Friel to approve the purchase of 2 2025 Chevrolet Traverse from Karl Chevrolet for $37,618 each with unanimous approval.
M. Consider quotes for salad bar/serving counters for AES and CMS – moved by Friel/McCaulley to approve the quote from Wilson Restaurant Supply totaling $19,412.66 with unanimous approval.
CLOSED SESSION - STRATEGY SESSION FOR TRANSPORTATION FACILITY – At 8:31PM, it was moved by Johnston/McCaulley to go into a closed session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)c to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation may be imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the government body in that litigation. Motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.
Returned to Open Session at 9:41PM
ADJOURNMENT – moved by Friel/McCaulley to adjourn at 9:42PM with unanimous approval.
