Minutes - Regular Board Meeting
Carroll CSD Board of Education
February 17, 2025
Adams Elementary Board Room
CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – Kristen Lundstrom, President, called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Board Members Friel, Horsley, Johnston, McCaulley and Lundstrom present.
APPROVE AGENDA Moved by Friel/Horsley to approve the agenda with unanimous approval.
PUBLIC HEARING ON 2025-26 CALENDAR – The public hearing on the 25-26 calendar was opened at 6:31PM and hearing no public comment, was closed at 6:31PM.
PUBLIC HEARING ON AD FOR CHS ROOF BIDS – The public hearing on the CHS Roof project in which the district is going to seek bids was opened at 6:31PM and hearing no public comment, was closed at 6:32PM.
APPROVAL OF 2025-26 CALENDAR – Moved by McCaulley/Horsley to approve the 25-26 calendar as presented with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
OPENING OFFER WITH CEA – CEA and CCSD exchanged opening offers.
OPENING OFFER WITH CESA – CESA and CCSD exchanged opening offers.
PRESENTATION – Fairview teachers Tina Luchtel, Heather Arguello, Kalee Vonnahme, Holly Warnke, Breely Cleveland and Instructional Coach Ryan Simmelink presented on the new phonics and writing curriculum that has been implemented.
PERSONNEL REPORT
RESIGNATIONS:
- Tom Borchers wishes to resign from his middle school counselor position, high school junior varsity girls' basketball coaching position and his middle school 8th grade volleyball coaching position at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Tom has worked at CCSD for nineteen years.
- Kelly Perrin wishes to resign from her Behavior Interventionist position at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Kelly has worked at CCSD for twenty-three years. She taught 4th grade for twenty years and then was a Behavior Interventionist for three years.
- Abigail Riley wishes to resign from her elementary music teaching position at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Abigail has taught at CCSD for two years.
- Nicole Woodhouse wishes to resign from her elementary teaching position at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Nicole has taught at CCSD for four years.
- Kim Dvorak wishes to resign from her Administrative Assistant position at Adams Elementary effective May 30, 2025. Kim has worked for CCSD for twenty-three years.
- Alicia Bierl wishes to resign from her noon bus driving route contingent upon her being approved for a teacher associate position at Fairview.
- Ryan Clausen wishes to resign from his bus driving position.
- Zoe Myers wishes to resign from her teacher associate position effective March 3rd.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Sue Ruch would like to recommend Alicia Bierl for a Tier II Teacher Associate position at Fairview. If approved she would work 5.5 hours/day and would receive $14.76 (the base for Tier II of $14.46 plus $.30 for experience) effective February 24th. Alicia is currently a contracted bus driver and will continue to drive a morning and afternoon route.
- Casey Berlau is recommending Ryan Simmelink for the Elementary Principal position beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. Ryan has been teaching at CCSD for 19 years. If approved he would work a 240 day contract, beginning July 1, 2025, will and be paid $113,500. Mr. Simmelink would also receive $25 per month for telephone expenses. He would also receive full family health and major medical insurance.
- Jennifer Dentlinger is recommending Carlos Reyes for a bus monitor position. If approved Carlos would work 3 hours/day as bus monitor and be paid $14.50.
CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS/TRANSFERS
- Kourtney Abbotts is requesting that Eric Nagl be approved for a transfer to the ROAR instructor position contingent on finding a suitable replacement.
Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the personnel report and the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes – 1/27/25 and 2/3/25 board minutes
Bills – General Fund: $493,795.98; Activity Fund: $40,203.71; Management Fund: $10,079.00; SAVE Fund: $276,257.46; PPEL Fund: $427,149.42; Nutrition Fund: $53,251.94
First Reading of Board Policies – 401, 402, 502.1, 701R1, 701E1, 701E2, 703, 704
Board Policies to Delete – 703 (Financial Support, replaced by 703 Vending Machines)
Moved by Friel/Johnston to approve the consent agenda with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
DONATIONS – Phil Ruch - $1,500.00 to Tiger Vision; Anonymous - $150 of ramen noodles to the Tiger Cupboard; CMS 6th graders – non-perishable food and hygiene products to the Tiger Cupboard; Veda Davis – seven laundry baskets to the Tiger Cupboard; WalMart – shopping cart to the Tiger Cupboard. Moved by Friel/Horsley to accept the donations with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
ACTION ITEMS
- Consider request to sell bus #7 via online auction – moved by Horsley/McCaulley to auction bus #7 with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT
- Set Public Hearing for Proposed Property Tax – moved by McCaulley/Friel to set the public hearing to 6:30pm on 3/27/25 in the Adams Elementary Board Room with unanimous approval by roll call vote.
- Business/Finance Report
CLOSED SESSION – moved by Johnston/Friel to enter closed session at 8:20pm 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. This session will also be closed to comply with the confidentiality of personnel records requirements.” The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
The board returned to open session at 8:52PM
ADJOURNMENT – moved by Horsley/McCaulley to adjourn at 8:51pm with unanimous approval. The next board meeting will be a work session held on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Adams Elementary Board Room.
Respectfully Submitted,
\s\ Nicole McCarville, Board Secretary
