11.21.2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 

Board of Education

November 21, 2023

 

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on November 21, 2023 at 5:30 pm in the Central Office Board Room. 

 

Present: Kathy Roethler, Bill Huberty, Val Morton, Lori Riley, Katy Thomsen, Morgan Grimm, 

Bruce Nelson, Kyle Caven, and Scott Kibbie

Absent:  

Also Present:  Cory Jenness, 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: October board minutes, claims, SBO Financial reports, Activity Fund journal entries,  Fundraisers, Donations, and Bids for Obsolete Equipment and Staff Handbook changes.  Seconded by Huberty.  All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 207-209.7 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Riley to approve second reading. Seconded by Thomsen.  All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

TEACHING & LEARNING

 

Administrative Reports: Building Principals presented the monthly reports to the Board of Education. AD Dan Hewitt presented his report to the board. Jenness reviewed the student board report.  

 

ADJOURNMENT OF RETIRING BOARD: Motion by Kibbie to adjourn the meeting at 5:53 PM. Seconded by Thomsen.  Motion carried. 

 

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

 

Superintendent Jenness called the Organizational meeting to order at 5:54 PM.

 

The oath of office was administered to new board members Morgan Grimm, Kyle Caven, Val Morton, and Bill Huberty by Superintendent Jenness.

 

Jenness called for nominations of Board President. Roethler nominated Val Morton. Riley nominated Bruce Nelson.  Caven moved to cease nominations.  Huberty seconded. Motion carried. Ballots were distributed. Morton was appointed by a 4-2 vote. Val Morton was given the oath of office. 

 

Bruce Nelson arrived at 6:12 pm. 

 

Morton called for nominations of the Vice President. Riley nominated Bruce Nelson. Morton nominated Bill Huberty. Roethler called for nominations to cease and Grimm seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ballots were distributed. Nelson was appointed as the Vice-President on a 4-3 vote. The oath of office was administered to Vice President Nelson. 

 

Morton called for nominations of Board Treasurer. Huberty nominated Alyssa Enderson. Seconded by Roethler. Riley called for nominations to cease and Roethler seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion carried. Enderson will be given the oath of office at a later date. 

 

Time/Date/Place for Monthly Meetings:  The time and date of the regular monthly meeting was set for the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 am in the Central Office Board Room starting January 2024.  Caven moved to set the meetings as noted and Riley seconded. Ayes- Roethler, Huberty, Caven, Nelson, Grimm, and Riley. Nays- Morton. Motion carried.

 

Appointments/Committees: The committees and appointments were set as follows:

Negotiations/Finance-Roethler, Huberty, Caven

Facilities/Transportation-Grimm, Nelson, Morton

Education/Policy Development-Riley, Grimm, Huberty

School Improvement Advisory (SIAC)-Nelson, Roethler, Caven

Emmetsburg Education Foundation-Riley

IASB Delegate-Morton

Palo Alto County Supervisory-Nelson

 

Legal Counsel: Motion by Huberty to approve Steve Avery as the district’s legal counsel for FY24. Seconded by Grimm. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

 

Local Publisher: Motion by Nelson to approve the Reporter Democrat as the district’s local publisher. Seconded by Caven. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

 

First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 210.1-210.9, 503.1-503.2, 508.3 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular December board meeting.

 

Discuss Results of Needs Assessment Survey: Superintendent Jenness presented the Needs Assessment survey results with the Board of Education. 

 

Discuss/Approve Quotes for the Athletic Complex Infield: Motion by Nelson to approve the Quote from Iowa Athletic Field Construction Company in the amount of $59,895.68 to redo the Baseball/Softball infields. Seconded by Riley. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Palo Alto Gaming Grant & Mini Grants:  Superintendent Jenness submitted applications for a Full Grant, and Mini-Grant for the Palo Alto County Gaming and Development Corporation for the board’s approval.

 

The Mini Grant will be initiated by the Physical Education program for heart rate monitors. Kathy Roethler made a motion to apply for a Mini Grant from PACGDC for heart rate monitors in the amount of $6,429.50. Bill Huberty seconded. Motion carried. Ayes- Roethler, Morton, Riley, Nelson, Grimm, Caven, and Huberty. Motion carried. 

 

The Full Grant is requesting funds for an interactive Touchpro display board with surrounding trophies case.  Lori Riley motioned to apply for a Full Grant from PACGDC for the interactive Touchpro display board with surrounding trophies case with a total estimated cost of $24,611.00. Morgan Grimm seconded the motion.  Ayes- Roethler, Morton, Riley, Nelson, Grimm, Caven, and Huberty. Motion carried.

 

Discuss Iowa Performance Profiles:  Building Principals reviewed the Iowa Performance Profile for Emmetsburg CSD with the Board of Education. 

 

Discuss Potential SRO (School Resource Officer): Superintendent Jenness discussed the possibility of sharing an SRO with the City of Emmetsburg beginning the FY25 School Year. 

 

Junior Student Board Member: Motion by Nelson to approve the addition of Junior Student Ava Seth-Faulkner to the Student Board. Seconded by Caven. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Early Graduation: Motion by Roethler to approve the list of Early Graduates for FY24 pending they meet all the requirements. Seconded by Caven.  All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Personnel: Motion by Huberty to approve the resignation of: Tiffany Tomlin- HS Ag/FFA Sponsor and  the new hires of: Erin Cogdill- Paraeducator at West Elementary, MS Girls Wrestling Coaches- Austin Flynn, Dan Hewitt, and Jessica Biddle splitting contract, and Austin Flynn- MS Boys Wrestling. Seconded by Grimm. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. 

 

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

 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

 

Next Board Meeting is December 20, 2023  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: Huberty motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 pm. Seconded by Nelson. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

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