02.15.2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 

Board of Education

February 13, 2023

 

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on February 13, 2023 at 5:30 pm in the High School Library. 

 

Present: Bill Huberty, Scott Kibbie, Val Morton, Bruce Nelson, Lori Riley, Kathy Roethler, and

Katy Thomsen; Student Board Member Ben Merwald

Absent:   Student Board Members Sierra Wolff and Devan Garman

Also Present:  Tracie Christensen, Alyssa Enderson, Cory Jenness, Tyler Bjustrom, and

Tim Rodemeyer

 

Kathy Roethler, Board President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Kibbie to approve the agenda. Seconded by Roethler. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

CONSENT ITEMS: Huberty motioned  to approve the consent items including: January board minutes, Claims, SBO Financial reports, Fundraising, and Donations. Seconded by Thomsen. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 804-807.04  that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Morton to approve second reading. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

TEACHING & LEARNING

 

Administrative Reports: Reports were given by Building Administrators. Student Board Member Ben Merwald presented the monthly student report. Jill Schany presented the Advanced Placement course offerings. 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Initial Proposal from Emmetsburg Education Association: The initial proposal from the association was presented. 

 

Initial Proposal from Emmetsburg Community School District:  The initial proposal from the district was presented by Superintendent Jenness. 

 

Tentative Agreement with EEA: Motion by Nelson to approve the FY24 Tentative Agreement with the Emmetsburg Education Association. Seconded by Riley. Katy Thomsen abstained from voting.  All other members voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 900-802.04, 507.9 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular March board meeting.

 

Adoption of District Mission, Vision Statement & District Goals: Huberty motioned to adopt the new District Mission, Vision Statement, and District Goals. Kibbie seconded the motion. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.  

 

Changes to 2022-23 School Calendar: Jenness presented proposed changes to the Academic Calendar for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. Kibbie motioned to approve the calendar as presented by the Superintendent. Morton seconded. Ays- Morton, Kibbie. Nay- Roethler, Huberty, Thomsen, Riley, and Nelson. Motion failed. Motion by Nelson to approve the first two options canceling PD time and adding April 10th as a student day. Ays- Roethler, Kibbie, Huberty, Thomsen, Riley, and Nelson. Nays- Morton. Motion carried. 

 

Public Hearing for the 2023-24 Academic Year Calendar: The Board held the public hearing for the Emmetsburg Community School 2023-24 Calendar. President Roethler opened the hearing and asked for objections. There were no written or oral objections. President Roethler closed the hearing. Motion by Huberty to approve the 2023-24 Academic Calendar. Seconded by Thomsen. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

CNA Registered Apprenticeship: Motion by Morton to approve the CNA Apprenticeship program with Palo Alto County Health System. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

Hot Shots Trap Shooting Sponsorship: Motion by Thomsen to approve the sponsorship of the Hot Shots Trap Shooting Team. Seconded by Riley. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

Western Iowa Tech Concurrent Enrollment: Motion by Riley to Western Iowa Tech as a Concurrent Enrollment provider. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

Personnel: Nelson motioned to approve the following resignations: Tim Swanson- JH Football Coach and Molly Schany- Freshman Softball Coach; and hires: Cassandra Ayers- Cook($13.00/hour) and Ann Marie Samojedny- P/T Cook($13.00/hour). Thomsen seconded. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

Open Enrollments: Motion by Morton to approve the Open Enrollment requests as presented. Seconded by Huberty. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

 

Next Board Meeting is March 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM in the High School Library. 

 

Talking Points- discussion was held on key points to share with the community from the board meeting

 

ADJOURNMENT: Kibbie motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 PM. Seconded by Morton. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

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