Minutes - 2025.06.19

Minutes - Regular Board Meeting

Carroll CSD Board of Education

June 19, 2025

Adams Elementary Board Room

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Kristen Lundstrom call the meeting to order at 6:30PM.

 

ROLL CALL – Board Members Friel, Horsley, Johnston, McCaulley and Lundstrom present.

 

APPROVE AGENDA            Moved by Horsley/Friel to approve the agenda with unanimous approval.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

 

PERSONNEL REPORT

RESIGNATIONS:

  1. Tiara Janssen wishes to resign from her teacher associate position at CMS effective May 30, 2025.
  2. Ashlea Ahrenholtz wishes to resign from her teacher position at Fairview. 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

  1. Crystal Boes would like to recommend Maria del Socorro Weber for the middle school art teaching position contingent on a clear background check. She would be paid $64,000 plus a $2,000 signing bonus.  Maria has a BA+15 and 13 years of teaching experience. 
  2. Kourtney Abbotts would like to recommend Camille Uhlenkamp for an Ag Teaching position contingent upon receipt of a clear background check as well as a valid Iowa teaching license. Camille is currently in the Alternative Certification Program and would be on the BA lane at $50,000 plus a $2,000 signing bonus. 
  3. Crystal Boes would like to recommend Molli Land for a middle school Tier I teacher associate position.  Molli has a BA and three years of experience and would work 7.25 hours per day at $15.30. 
  4. Jeff Nehring would like to recommend Jaben Hasbrouck for an evening assistant custodian position at Carroll Middle School, starting June 30th at 8 hours per day and $16.00.  Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
  5. Sue Ruch would like to recommend Cindy Baker for a Tier II teacher associate position at Fairview for 6.75 hours per day and she would be paid $15.16.  Approval is recommended contingent upon receipt of a clear background check.
  6. Randy Bissen would like to recommend Susan Hoffman for an Administrative Assistant to the Activities Director and to the Assistant High School Principal contingent on a clear background check.  She has 25 plus years of experience in similar positions and would work 8 hours per day, a 260-day contract, and be paid $16.75 per hour and a $2,000 signing bonus paid over 2 years. 
  7. Amy Collison would like to recommend Taylor Jansa for an Administrative Assistant to the Adams Elementary School Principal contingent on a clear background check. Taylor would work 8 hours per day and be paid $16.45 per hour and a $2,000 signing bonus paid over 2 years. 
  8. Sue Ruch would like to recommend the following TLC positions at FV:  Tina Luchtel Building Lead and Amber Gross Instructional Strategist. 

CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS:

  1. Amy Collison is recommending that Kristin Molitor transfer to a Tier II teacher associate position at Adams. 
  2. Randy Bissen is recommending that the retirement date for Joyce Bierl be modified from 6/30 to 7/31.  Joyce is going to work at least 30 hours/week in July to help train the person hired for her position and she will receive the same wage increase given to the Administrative Assistant employee group for the 25-26 year for July's hours.
  3. Nicole McCarville is recommending a contract modification for Taylor Woosley for 25-26 for her TAP Specialist position to $18.50/hour.

TRANSFER:

  1. Crystal Boes is recommending that Ashley Riesenberg be transferred to a fifth grade math teaching position. 
  2. Crystal Boes is recommending the following transfers: Jennifer Brown from Adams to CMS. Jennifer will remain a Tier III TA. Amy Hinners from Adams to CMS. Amy will remain a Tier III TA and Brandy Anderson from Adams to CMS. Brandy will remain a Tier III TA.
  3. Sue Ruch is recommending that Amber Gross transfer to the Title I position at Fairview and Kuemper.

Moved by McCaulley/Friel to approve the personnel report and the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Minutes – 5/19/25, 5/22/25 and 6/2/25 board minutes

Bills – General Fund: $776,873.40; Activity Fund: $28,950.36; SAVE Fund: $444,830.66; PPEL Fund: $24,324.55; Nutrition Fund: $34,997.31; Debt Service Fund: $800.00

Donations – First United Methodist Church - $30 to the Tiger Cupboard; Sue Ruch – microwave to FV staff lounge; Carroll Lions Club - $300 to CMS for flexible seating; Lonnie Lehrkamp – Tiger sign with fight song to FV on behalf of Class of 1975; Nehring and Sons LLC - $250 for installing AC at stadium concession stand; Homecare Options - $250 for installing AC at stadium concessions stand

Board Policies – 1st Reading – 507 and 508’s; 2nd reading – 473, 105R1, 536

Agreements – DMACC Pre-Education Student Clinical Observation Agreement, Manson Northwest Webster CSD for Enrollment of Nonresident Students into THRIVE Academy; Contract for Transfer of State AEA Special Education Funding; Buena Vista University for Student Teaching; SAI for Administrator Mentoring Program

Moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the consent agenda with minor wording updates on policy 536 and some changes on 507/508’s for 2nd reading, with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

 

ACTION ITEMS

A.             Appoint Level II Investigator for 2025-2026 – moved by Johnston/McCaulley to appoint Carroll PD as the Level II Investigator with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

B.              Consider approval of DMACC courses for 2025-2026 – moved by Friel/McCaulley to approve the 25-26 DMACC courses with approval of 4-0 as Lundstrom abstained

C.              Consider approval of student handbook revisions for 2025-2026-Elementary - moved

D.            Consider approval of student handbook revisions for 2025-2026 – CMS – no action

E.            Consider approval of student handbook revisions for 2025-2026 – CHS – no action

F.              Consider approval of student transportation plan for the 2025-2026 school year – moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the transportation plan for 25-26 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

G.  Consider Revisions to Schedule C – moved by Friel/Horsley to approve the Schedule C revisions with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

H.             Consider Purchase/Agreement with SIMBLI – moved by Johnston/Friel to approve the meetings and policies modules with SIMBLI including the policy input fee with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

I.            Consider approval of superintendent goals for 2025-2026 school year – moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the goals with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

J.             Facility Project Quotes

  1. Consider quote for fence project at Fairview Elementary – moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the quote with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

B.        Consider quotes for parking lot maintenance at Adams Elementary – moved by Johnston/Friel to approve the quote from Blackford Inc for $16,800 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

C.        Consider a quote for a line painter – moved by Johnston/Horsley to approve the purchase of a line painter from Sherwin Williams for $6,581.25 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

D.        Consider change order for cement for transportation facility – no action

K.  Technology Purchase Quotes – moved by McCaulley/Johnston to approve the purchase of 30 staff computers for $30,668 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

 

BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT

A.             Insurance Renewals – Property and Casualty

B.             Storm Protection Funds 28E Agreement and Resolution – Moved by Friel/McCaulley to join approve the 28e agreement and resolution for participation in the Storm Protection Fund for 25-26 with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

C.             Permission to get Bids for Fuel – moved by Johnston/Horsley to permit seeking fuel bids with unanimous approval by roll call vote. 

D.             Budget Reports

     

ADJOURNMENT – moved by McCaulley/Friel to adjourn at 8:32PM with unanimous approval.  The next board meeting will be Monday, July 21st, 2025 at 6:30PM in the Adams Elementary Board Room.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully Submitted,

 

                                                                                    \s\ Nicole McCarville, Board Secretary