Board Minutes - 2020.05.20 Regular & Exempt Session

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Exempt Session & Regular Meeting 

Board of Education

May 20, 2020 Minutes

 

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on May 20, 2020 at 5:00pm (exempt) and 5:30pm regular in the HS Conference Room. The Zoom technology and social distancing were used because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. 

Present: Jane Hoyman, Bill Huberty, Val Morton, Kathy Roethler, Katy Thomsen

Aaron Dietrich, Scott Kibbie (all by Zoom)

Absent:   None 

Also Present:  Darren Hanna, Lisa Chapman, 

Jane Hoyman, President, called the exempt session to order at 5:00pm, acknowledged the fact of a quorum.

 

5:02pm Kibbie moved to enter into exempt session and Morton seconded citing negotiating sessions, strategy meetings of public employers or employee  organizations, mediation or the deliberative process of arbitration. Motion carried.

Exited exempt session at 5:38pm.

Kibbie motioned to adjourn the exempt session at 5:38pm and Roethler seconded. Motion carried.

Mr. Hanna connected the Zoom session for the public while the board took a break.

 

REGULAR MEETING-5:46pm

Quorum was noted. (same as above in exempt session)

Approval of Agenda:  Morton moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Consent Items

Roethler moved to approve the consent items. Seconded by Huberty. Motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS

Board Policies: Policies 414.1-412.3 were presented for approval. Morton moved to approve the policies and was seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried.

MS Softball & 7th Grade Girls Track: Morton brought the contracts off the table. Governor Reynolds announced that summer sports would be able to be held. At this time the district does not know what that will include. Guidelines will be sent to districts. The motion died for a lack of a second.

 

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

Return to Learn: Three models of delivery types were presented from the state in regards to resuming school in the fall. Interim continuous learning, a combination or hybrid of continuous learning and traditional instruction and finally, traditional instruction were the three options. The district must submit a Return to Learn plan to the state by July 1. This will be a brief plan and not be inclusive of all guidance. The district is organizing committees focusing on multiple areas including leadership, infrastructure, health and safety, academic content, social and emotional behavior and equity. This plan will be a joint plan with the Emmetsburg Catholic School.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Resignations/Contracts:  Huberty moved to approve the following resignations: Cathy Backstrom-MS Para-Educator, Erika Higgins-MS Special Education Teacher, Travis Birkey-Industrial Technology Teacher & Varsity Softball Coach (Softball beginning Summer 2021), Missy Birkey-Elementary Teacher & Head Volleyball Coach, Ally Bruhn-7th Grade Volleyball Coach. Seconded by Dietrich. Motion carried. Thomsen moved to approve the following contracts: David Rubis-HS Special Education Teacher, Dave Fog-Freshmen Football Coach, Mark Klaus-Co-Head Wrestling Coach, Tyler Bjustrom-Co-Head Wrestling Coach (change from Head Coaching alone), Danielle Auten-Head Volleyball Coach, Sonia Zamora Amoros-HS Spanish (pending final state requirements), Josh Bay-Volunteer Baseball Coach, Scott Higgins-7th Grade Girls Track, Erika Higgins-MS Softball (FY21). Roethler seconded. Motion carried.

Board Policies: The board was presented with the following policies for a first reading: 403.6-403.7E7 & 403.6E3 & 403.7E8.  The second readings will be in June.

Student Fee Schedule: Hanna recommended no fee increases for the 2020-2021 school year. Lunch and breakfast rates will not be addressed until a later date. Morton moved to approve the 2020-2021 student fee schedule as presented. Huberty seconded. Motion carried.

Iowa Lakes Community College Agreement (FY20): Dietrich moved to approve the FY20 agreement with Iowa Lakes Community College. Kibbie seconded. Motion carried.

Summer Project List: Hanna presented a list of summer projects for 2020. Revenues were projected for the SAVES and PPEL funds. On-going costs were reviewed and remaining funds were noted. Items noted on the list included sidewalk at West Elementary, LED lighting in the Middle School gym, sidewalk on the east side of the High School, baseball and softball bleachers & prep work relating to the bleachers, electrical upgrades at the softball/baseball complex, lighting and fencing at the softball/baseball complex, scoreboard control for the baseball field and LED lighting for the bus barn. The total of all projects is $556,136. These are costs for projects discussed in the Facilities Committee. Hoyman would still like to see a sidewalk put in west of King Street in front of the high school. The projects will continue to be discussed and approved at a later date.

2005 Bus & 1994 Truck Bids: Four bids were submitted for the 1994 truck/blade. Huberty moved to approve the high bid of $926 from Ed Noonan. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried. Two bids were submitted for the 2005 School Bus. Kibbie moved to approve the high bid of $1200 submitted by Kevin Walters. Seconded by Roethler. Motion carried.

Set Date for Board Work Session on School Budget Factors: Hanna will get back to the board with dates for a work session on school budget factors.

Adjournment:   Kibbie moved to adjourn at 6:56pm. Seconded by Dietrich. Motion carried.

 

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