EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
January 18, 2023
All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on January 18th, 2023 at 5:30 pm in the High School Library.
Present: Kathy Roethler, Katy Thomsen, Lori Riley, Scott Kibbie, Bruce Nelson,
and Val Morton
Absent: Bill Huberty and Student Board Members Devan Garmin, Sierra Wolff, and
Ben Merwald
Also Present: Cory Jenness and Alyssa Enderson (via Google Meet)
Kathy Roethler, Board President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
CONSENT ITEMS: Morton motioned to approve the consent items. Seconded by Riley. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 802-803.02 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Thomsen to approve second reading. Seconded by Nelson Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Administrative Reports: Reports were given by Building Administrators. Jenness gave the Student Board report to the Board.
NEW BUSINESS
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 804-807.04 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular February board meeting.
Personnel: Motion by Riley to approve the Resignations of Josh Bay- Assistant Baseball Coach, Natalie Schmidt-Cook, and Jill Ricke- Cook. The new hires of Halie Francis- Paraeducator($14.00/hour) and Ally Bruhn- 5th Grade($15,538.10). Seconded by Thomsen. Ayes- Roethler, Kibbie, Thomsen, Riley, and Nelson. Nays- Morton. Motion carried.
Open Enrollments: Motion by Kibbie to approve the Open Enrollment Requests as presented. Seconded by Morton. Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Next Board Meeting is February 13, 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 6:29 PM. Seconded by Riley. Motion carried.
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Board President Board Secretary
