Minutes - 09.12.2022

ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

September 12, 2022

 

The Board of Directors of the Algona Community School District, in the County of Kossuth, State of Iowa, met in regular session in the Boardroom, Performing Arts Center, 600 S. Hale Street, Algona, Iowa at 7:00 p.m. on the above date. 

 

Present: Bartelt, Davis, Limbaugh, Louwagie, Owen

Absent: Vinci, Nugent

Others Present:  Superintendent Carter, Secretary Chapman, Bryan Nelson, Principal Brad Sudol, Principal Jill Schutjer, Janie Eischen, Geri Reising (exit 7:10pm), Brian Wilson

 

All motions are unanimously approved unless noted.

 

Approve Agenda: Limbaugh moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Louwagie. Motion carried.

 

Consent Items: Louwagie moved to approve the consent items and Limbaugh seconded. Motion carried.

 

Superintendent Report: Superintendent Carter reviewed the enrollment data. Numbers were compared to last year enrollment numbers. Bryant Elementary has increased more than the rest, but numbers are still very fluid at this point. Overall the district is stable. September 13th is the reorganization vote between Algona and Lu Verne districts. The second item on the ballot is the Revenue Purpose Statement. This will be for the new district, but is identical to what Algona currently has. The third item is the Voted Physical Plant & Equipment Levy. This is not a new levy for the Algona district. Pamphlets, fliers and videos have been shared with information about the reorganization. 

Communications to the Board: Geri Reising, representing the Food Service group in the district, spoke to the board regarding a food service contract. If the district would contract with an outside agency in food service the food service department would like to have some questions addressed. It is the hope of the current staff to be included in any changes with the food service department. Reising exited at 7:10pm.

Superintendent Goals: If the board has ideas for goals for Mr. Carter, send those to President Davis for the October meeting. 

Administrative Report: Principal Schutjer and Principal Sudol spoke to the board about the system for all elementary school buildings. They have worked with instructional coaches and Director of Teaching & Learning, Janie Eischen, to create a common schedule, align curriculum and align supports.  Teacher leader positions have been created through the Teacher Leadership Compensation Program for focus areas; English Language Arts (ELA), Math and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). The leaders facilitate meetings and attend additional training sessions.  All elementary teachers will meet for professional development. The teacher leaders will plan, present and reflect on the professional development. Schutjer and Sudol exited at 7:22pm

 

OLD BUSINESS

Board Policies: At the August board meeting first readings were held for policies 203, 402.2, 501.14, 501.15, 505.5, 507.2, 710.04 and 607.2. Superintendent Carter reviewed the updated policies. Owen moved to approve the second reading of these policies and Louwagie seconded. Motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS

MUSCO Lighting Proposal: Superintendent Carter presented the proposal for new lighting at the baseball fields. The total quote is $283,350.00. Owen moved to approve the quote and purchase. Bartlet asked about rebates for LED lighting renovations. Louwagie moved to second the motion. Motion carried.

Return to Learn Plan: The board reviewed the required Return to Learn Plan. The plan states that the district has returned to normal learning. The plan is posted on the website. Owen moved to approve the Return to Learn Plan and Limbaugh seconded. Motion carried.

Johnson Control Service Agreement: Owen moved to approve the service agreement with Johnson Controls for service of our HVAC equipment. Bartelt seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment: Limbaugh moved to approve the open enrollment applications. Owen seconded by motion. Motion carried.

IASB Legislative Priorities: Superintendent Carter reviewed the purpose of the legislative priorities. Carter recommended three (3) priorities that he felt were important to the Algona district. The 3 items included teacher recruitment, timely supplemental state aid rates and mental health program funding. The board discussed the impact of these priorities to the district. At Risk funding was also discussed. Owen moved to approve the listed priorities and Bartelt seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Owen exited at 7:43pm.

Iowa Net High Academy Contract: The district currently has students finishing up their education through Iowa Net High, but in the future the hope is to have the Alternative School take on the programs for the students. Limbaugh moved to approve the Iowa Net High Academy contract. Bartelt seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Sale of Used Cars: Bids were received for the 2008 Chevrolet Uplander. The high bid of $701 was from Bob Haag of Algona and the high bid for the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country Van was from Sarah O’Neill of Nashua in the amount of $1,600. Louwagie moved to approve the bids. Limbaugh seconded. Motion carried.

Resignations: Limbaugh moved to approve the following resignations: Janet Glawe-Food Service, Lindsay Carter-9th Grade Softball (2023), Kim Probasco-Teacher Associate. Bartelt seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Contracts: Louwagie moved to approve the following contracts: Brenda Geitzenauer-.5 FTE Alternative Teacher/.5 FTE MS Teacher Associate, Ben Gatton-MS Football Volunteer, Jeremy Rummel-MS Football Volunteer, Shelby Ellefson-Garrigan Teacher Associate, Lindsay Carter-JV Softball Coach (2023), Drew Duff-Regular Bus Route Driver, Cary Buss-Food Service, Misty Marine-Jensen-Teacher Associate, Macie Foster-Food Service. Bartelt seconded the motion. Motion carried.

 

Limbaugh moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:49pm. Louwagie seconded the motion. Motion carried.

 

 

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