Board Minutes - 2020.06.17

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting & Board Workshop

Board of Education

June 17, 2020 Minutes

 

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on June 17, 2020 at 5:30pm in the HS Library. 

 

Present: Jane Hoyman, Bill Huberty, Val Morton, Kathy Roethler, Aaron Dietrich

Scott Kibbie 

Absent:   Katy Thomsen, Val Morton

Also Present:  Darren Hanna, Lisa Chapman, Deb Hite, Kari Schany, Joe Schany, Arik Kerr, Sarah 

Brugman (arrived 5:58pm)

Jane Hoyman, President, called the session to order at 5:30pm, acknowledged the fact of a quorum.

 

REGULAR MEETING

Approval of Agenda:  Dietrich moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Consent Items

 Huberty moved to approve the consent items. Seconded by Dietrich including allowing the board president to approve bills presented on June 30 to finalize for FY20. Those bills will also be presented to the entire board in July. Motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS

Board Policies: Policies 403.6-403.7R2 were presented for approval.  Roethler moved to approve the policies and was seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.

 

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

Return To Learn: Guidance will be coming by July 1st for re-opening in the fall from the state. Summer sport guidelines were reviewed. Transportation is an issue for reopening in the fall. The District Leadership Team (DLT) will meet mid-July to review the guidelines. 

 

NEW BUSINESS

Resignations/Contracts:  Roethler moved to approve the following resignations: Lori Riley-MS Para-Educator, John Zauche-5-6 Band/Vocal & Summer Band, Nicole Sanders-MS Para-Educator. Seconded by Dietrich. Motion carried. Kibbie moved to approve the following contracts: Scott Higgins-HS Special Education, Ellen Meerdink-9-12 Spanish, Jason Holt-Industrial Technology (1 year), Elizabeth Naviaux-5-8 Special Education, Alexis Carlson-5-7 Band/Vocal & Summer Band, Kelly Swanson-7th Grade Volleyball Coach, Charla Montag-9th Grade Volleyball Coach. Huberty seconded. Motion carried.

Board Policies: The board was presented with the following policies for a first reading: 500-501.03E1.  The second readings will be in July.

Non-Certified Wages: Hanna recommended a 2.46% increase for the non-certified staff.  Huberty moved to approve the 2020-2021 non-certified wage increase of 2.46%. Dietrich seconded. Motion carried.

Director & Administrator Wages: 

Dietrich moved to approve the 2.46% increase in salary for the FY21 Directors. Huberty seconded. Motion carried.

Roethler moved to approve the FY21 Administrator salaries as follows: 

• Superintendent--Pay Freeze

• Secondary Principal--$100,500 elimination of Concessions Manager and Ticket Manager.  

• Secondary At Risk-Coordinator/Assistant Secondary Principal--$70,000 payed from At-Risk Supplemental (previously approved)

• Elementary Principal--$70,000 (previously approved)

Seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.

 

Adjournment:   Kibbie moved to adjourn at 6:18pm. Seconded by Dietrich. Motion carried.

 

6:30pm

Board Work Session-School Budget Factors

Larry Sigel of Iowa School Finance Information of Des Moines presented information regarding school budget factors. The main four talking points were:

A. School Finance Basics

B. Emmetsburg Fact Sheet

C.  Five Year Projection Model

D. Questions

Trends and goals for the district were discussed regarding cash balance, fund balance and financial solvency ratios. The session was recorded for those that were not able to attend. 

 

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