EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
August 23, 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, Bruce Nelson,
Scott Kibbie(via Google Meet), Val Morton (via Google Meet), and Lori Riley
Absent: Katy Thomsen
Also Present: Cory Jenness and Alyssa Enderson
Kathy Roethler, Board President called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Nelson to approve the agenda. Seconded by Riley. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
CONSENT ITEMS: Nelson motioned to approve the consent items including: July board minutes, claims, SBO Financial reports, and Athletic Booster license plate fundraiser. Seconded by Riley. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 402.05, 503.07, 507.02, 605.02, 605.03, 605.05, and 401.07 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Huberty to approve second reading. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Administrative Reports: Building Principals presented their monthly reports to the Board of Education. Motion by Huberty to make a language change in the West Elementary handbook. Seconded by Riley. Motion carried.
Scott Kibbie arrived at 5:40 pm via Google Hangouts.
NEW BUSINESS
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 507.02, 502.10, 402.02, and 705.01 R(1) that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Nelson motioned to approve the readings as presented waiving the second reading. Huberty seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
MS Wednesday Practices: Nelson motioned to approve Middle School practices that are non mandatory on Wednesday early out days. Discussion was held. Bruce Nelson withdrew his motion. Kibbie motions to remove verbiage from secondary handbook in reference to Wednesday evenings. Huberty seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Bids for West HVAC: Kibbie motioned to table the bids for the West Elementary HVAC project pending work session discussion. Seconded by Huberty. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
Personnel: Motion by Riley to approve the resignation of Joe Schany- Paraeducator and Sophia Carlson- Paraeducator and the new hires of: Shaylee Horst- Paraeducator, Olivia Sanders- TPRA Paraeducator, Branda Carrigan- Paraeducator, Sarah Brugman- 6th Grade Teacher, and Ally Bruhn- 5th Grade Teacher. Seconded by Nelson. All members voted in favor. Motion passed.
Open Enrollments: Motion by Nelson to approve the open enrollment requests as presented. Seconded by Riley. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Board Work session September 6th at 5:30 pm.
Next Board Meeting is September 20th 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 6:17 pm. Seconded by Nelson. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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