09.20.2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 

Board of Education

September 20, 2023

 

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on August 23, 2023 at 5:30 pm in the High School Library. 

 

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

Absent:   Katy Thomsen

Also Present:  Cory Jenness, Alyssa Enderson, Tracie Christensen, Tim Rodemeyer, 

And Tyler Bjustrom

 

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

 

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

 

CONSENT ITEMS: Morton motioned to approve the consent items including: August board minutes, claims, SBO Financial reports, Fundraisers, Bids for Obsolete Equipment, and Okoboji Sharing agreement for Debate Team. Seconded by Huberty. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

Bruce Nelson arrived at 5:33 PM. 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

TEACHING & LEARNING

 

Administrative Reports: Building Principals presented their monthly reports to the Board of Education. Student Board Member Ben Merwald presented the Student Report. 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 200-206.4 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular October board meeting.

 

Special Education Modified Supplemental Amount: Kibbie motioned to approve the FY23 Special Education Modified Supplemental Amount of $222,202.68. Riley seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.

 

Bids for West HVAC: Kibbie motioned to untable the Bids for West HVAC from the August meeting. Seconded by Morton. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. Kibbie made a motion to reject the bids for the West Elementary HVAC. Seconded by Huberty. Motion carried. 

 

28E Agreement w/City of Emmetsburg: Motion by Nelson to approve the 28E agreement with City of Emmetsburg to waive facility rental rates for groups affiliated with the school or city for facility usage excluding major events like Prom. Seconded by Riley. Kibbie abstained from voting. All other members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Personnel: Motion by Nelson to approve the hires of: Haleigh Reicks- HS Yearbook Sponsor and Volunteer Coach David Walters for Boys/Girls Basketball season. Seconded by Riley. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. 

 

Open Enrollments: Motion by Huberty to approve the open enrollment requests as presented. Seconded by Morton. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

 

Next Board Meeting is October 18th at 5:30 PM in the Central Office Board Room. 

 

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 6:02 pm. Seconded by Riley. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

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