ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
July 11, 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, Nugent, Vinci, Owen
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Superintendent Carter, Secretary Chapman
Approve Agenda: Nugent moved to approve the agenda as posted, seconded by Louwagie.
Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Consent Items: Nugent audited invoices and found everything to be in order. Vinci moved to approve the Consent Items, seconded by Bartelt. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Superintendent Report:
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Summer Sports Recap-Baseball finished 12-16. Softball wil play July 12 in Cedar Falls against Mt. Vernon for a chance to go to state.
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School Registration – Online registration, but parents can still stop in to register as well. August 9 from 4pm-7pm is available for parents that need to come in after hours..
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Board Retreat: August 10 from 5pm-7pm. Topics include reorganization, Future School Schedules (4 day week), assessment data, future facility planning and school safety.
New Business:
KRHC Nursing Agreement- Limbaugh moved to approve the agreement with Kossuth Regional Health for the nursing services for Algona Schools. The contract is for $96,153 (the same amount for the third year in a row) and includes approximately 1500 hours. Ayes-Vinci, Bartelt, Limbaugh, Louwagie, Nugent, Davis, Abstain-Owen (due to employment with KRHC) Nays 0, Carried.
Middle School & High School Girls Wrestling-Louwagie moved to approve a program for Middle School and High School Girls’ Wrestling and advertise for three (3) coaching positions. Seconded by Owen. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Out of State Leadership Trip- Owen moved to approve an out of state trip for the senior football players to a leadership retreat in Lanesboro, WI, Seconded by Vinci. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Substitute Teacher Associate Rates- Owen moved to approve the substitute teacher associate rate to $10.40 per hour , Bartelt seconded by. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Substitute Teacher Rates-Nugent moved to approve the substitute teacher rate at $125.00 per day. Seconded by Vinci. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Appoint Legal Counsel- Owen moved to appoint Steve Avery as legal counsel for the 2022-2023 school year, seconded by Limbaugh. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Bank Depository Resolution- Owen moved to the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Algona Community School District in Kossuth County, Iowa, approves the following list of financial institutions to be depositories of the Algona Community School District funds in conformance with all applicable provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 12C. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to deposit the Algona Community School district funds in amounts not to exceed the maximum approved for each respective financial institution as set out below:
DEPOSITORY NAME LOCATION MAXIMUM BALANCE
Iowa State Bank Algona, IA $5,000,000
Farmers State Bank Algona, IA $5,000,000
Northwest Bank Algona, IA $5,000,000
UMB Des Moines, IA $15,000,000
Seconded by Louwagie. Ayes-Owen, Louwagie, Davis, Bartelt, Vinci, Nugent, Louwagie, Nays 0, Carried.
Elementary Handbooks- Vinci moved to approve the Elementary Handbooks for the 2022-2023 school year. Seconded by Limbaugh . Ayes 7, nays 0, Carried.
Middle School Handbook- Vinci moved to approve the Middle School Handbook, and seconded by Nugent. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Equity Coordinator-Limbaugh moved to appoint James Rotert as the Equity Coordinator for the 2022-2023 school year, seconded by Louwagie . Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Level I Child Abuse Investigator- Owen moved to appoint Joe Carter as the Level I Child Abuse Investigator, seconded by Bartelt. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
Level II Child Abuse Investigator-Vinci moved to appoint the Algona Police Department as the Level II Child Abuse Investigator for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Owen. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Carried.
Harassment Investigator-Owen moved to appoint Joe Carter as the Harassment Investigator for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Limbaugh . Ayes 7, Nays 0. Carried.
504/ADA Coordinator-Louwagie moved to appoint Joe Carter, Jared Cecil, James Rotert, Jill Schutjer and Brad Sudol as the 054/ADA Coordinators for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Vinci . Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
Affirmative Action Coordinator-Owen moved to appoint Joe Carter as the Affirmative Action Coordinator for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Bartelt . Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
Homeless Coordinator- Limbaugh moved to appoint Jill Schutjer as the Homeless Coordinator for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Nugent. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
Fundraising Requests- Vinci moved to approve and seconded by Louwagie the following fundraising requests:
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Football Value Card: Estimated $12,000 proceeds that will be used for new pads, jerseys and pants, updated shoulder pads and girdles
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Middle School Band Chocolate Bars: Estimated Net Profits of $6,750, money is used for tickets for Adventureland Festival of Bands, supplies and instruments.
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Bertha Godfrey Cookie Dough Sales: $5000 net profits. Proceeds will be used for improvements on the playground, playground equipment and technology in the building.
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Bryant Elementary Catalog Sales: $3000 net proceeds for additional playground improvements.
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Middle School Club’s Choice Fundraiser -- $7500 Net profits, money is used for mini courses, 7th grade retreat, field trips, roller skating rental, recess equipment.
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Middle School Color Run Event – $3000 Net Profit, service project for the Middle School students.
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AHS FFA Fruit, cheese, sausage sales. -- $15,000 Net profits that are used for State and National Convention.
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AHS FFA Pancake Feed -- $8,000 estimated proceeds that are used to benefit the local FFA Chapter.
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AHS FFA Plant Sale -- $3500 estimated proceeds that are used to benefit the local FFA Chapter.
Time Clock Plus-Vinci moved to approve the purchase of a time clock system through Time Clock Plus to provide a systematic, efficient and accurate platform for time and leave records. The contract is for $26,300 for the first year with an annual cost at an estimated $14,000. The cost is based on the number of employees in the system and will be paid from the Capital Projects funds. Seconded by Louwagie. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
FY21 Audit- The board reviewed the findings of the FY21 audit. Vinci moved to approve the FY21 Audit and was seconded by Louwagie. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
Open Enrollment:
Owen moved to approve one open enrollment from North Union to Algona for the 2022-2023 school year and was seconded by Nugent. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried.
Personnel:
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Owen moved to approve the following resignations:
Travis Birkey-Assistant Softball Coach, Nick Liebl-HS Band Instructor, Laura Severson-Lucia Wallace Teacher Associate, Kaden Wadle-Strength & Conditioning Coordinator. Seconded by Louwagie. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
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Owen moved to approve the following contracts:
Steve Young-MS Football, Seth Schlenger-Volunteer HS Football (upon completion of certification), Megan Hamilton-High School Cheer Coach, Billy Offerman-Assistant Football, Laura Severson-Lucia Wallace Secretary, Jackie Rogerson-Lucia Wallace Teacher Associate, Shelly TerHark-HS Physical Education (1 Semester), Kurt Kissinger-HS Band in addition to current 5-8 assignment for one year only, Shelley Louwagie-FCCLA Leader, Dave Rich-HS/MS Band (.8 FTE One Year only), Brian Connick-MS Girls Track and Amber Limbaugh-Volunteer Volleyball Coach. Seconded by Vinci. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carried
No further business. Vinci moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:37p.m. Seconded by Bartelt. Ayes 7, Nays 0, Carried.
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