EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
November 22, 2022
All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on November 22,, 2022 at 5:30 pm in the High School Library.
Present: Bill Huberty, Kathy Roethler, Val Morton, Katy Thomsen, Lori Riley, and
Scott Kibbie and Bruce Nelson (via Google Meet); student board member
Ben Merwald
Absent: student board members Sierra Wolff and Devan Garmin
Also Present: Cory Jenness and Alyssa Enderson
Kathy Roethler, Board President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
CONSENT ITEMS: Morton motioned to approve the consent items. Seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.
Public Comments: Discussion on Public comment during the Board meetings was held. Motion by Riley to keep Board Policy as written. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 707.01-709 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Huberty to approve second reading. Seconded by Morton. Motion carried.
LEP Allowable Cost: Motion by Thomsen to approve the LEP Program allowable amount of $7,314.45. Seconded by Riley. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Administrative Reports: Reports were given by Building Administrators. Student Board Member Ben Merwald gave the Student Board report to the Board.
ADJOURNMENT OF RETIRING BOARD: Motion by Riley to adjourn the meeting at 5:39 PM. Seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Secretary Enderson called the Organizational meeting to order at 5:40 PM.
Enderson called for nominations of Board President. Morton nominated Kathy Roethler. Riley nominated Bruce Nelson. Thomsen moved to cease nominations. Huberty seconded. Motion carried. Ballots were distributed. Roethler was appointed by a 4-3 vote. Enderson called for nominations of the Vice-President.Roethler nominated Morton. Nelson nominated Thomsen. Thomsen nominated Nelson. Huberty called for nominations to cease and Kibbie seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ballots were distributed. Morton was appointed as the Vice-President on a 4-3 vote. The oath of office was administered to President Roethler and Vice-President Morton.
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 5:30pm in the HS/MS Library and will be revisited at the April Board meeting. Huberty moved to set the meetings as noted and Thomsen seconded. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 800-801.05 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular December board meeting.
Sequential Course Change for Science Curriculum: Discussion on sequential courses for our Science program was held. Kibbie motioned to approve the curriculum. Thomsen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Palo Alto Gaming Development Corporation Grant & Mini Grant: Motion by Riley to approve the PACGDC Mini Gaming Grant for $5,000.00. Seconded by Huberty. Motion carried. Motion by Morton to approve the Full PACGDC Gaming Grant. Seconded by Thomsen. Ayes- Roethler, Morton, Riley, Thomsen, Huberty, and Kibbie. Nays- Nelson. Motion carried.
Legal Counsel: Motion by Morton to approve Steve Avery as the district’s legal counsel for FY23. Seconded by Huberty. Motion carried.
Local Publisher: Motion by Kibbie to approve the Reporter Democrat as the district’s local publisher. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried.
K-12 Desk Audit: Motion by Morton to approve the K-12 course enrollment data as presented. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried.
Early Graduation: Motion by Huberty to approve the list of Early Graduates for FY23 pending they meet all the requirements. Seconded by Roethler. Motion carried.
SBRC Application:
Open Enrollment Out not in Fall 2021: Morton moved to allow administration to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a modified supplemental amount of $118,515.80 for increased enrollment count.Seconded by Thomsen. Ayes: Huberty, Kibbie, Morton, Nelson, Riley, Roethler, Thomsen. Nays: none. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote.
ELL Beyond 5 Years: Morton moved to allow administration to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for LEP Students beyond 5 years in the program for $1,575.21. .Seconded by Thomsen. Ayes: Huberty, Kibbie, Morton, Nelson, Riley, Roethler, Thomsen. Nays: none. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote.
Personnel: RIley motioned to table the personnel. Morton seconded. Motion carried.
Open Enrollments: None
CLOSED SESSION: Superintendent Goals
Director Thomsen moved to go into closed session citing Iowa Code as follows: 21.5(e) To evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session. Seconded by Riley.
Ayes- Roethler, Morton, Riley, Thomsen, Nelson, Huberty, and Kibbie. Motion carried.
The board moved to the Conference Room for the closed session at 6:51 PM.
Director Huberty motioned to exit closed session at 7:28 PM. Seconded by Thomsen. Ayes-Roethler, Huberty, Morton, Thomsen, Kibbie, Riley, and Nelson. Nays-None. Motion carried.
Personnel: Riley motioned to untable the personnel. Seconded by Morton. Motion carried. Motion by Huberty to approve the resignation of Madison Olson- Paraeducator. Second by Kibbie. Motion carried. Motion by Morton to hire Racheal Fogarty- West Para- $14.00. Seconded by Thomsen. Motion carried. Motion by Morton to hire Kristi Hackbart- Bus Driver- $105.00/day. Seconded by Riley. Motion carried. Motion by Huberty to hire Shaylee Horst- MS Yearbook Sponsor- $500.00 stipend and Beth King- West Yearbook Sponsor- $500.00 stipend. Thomsen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Next Board Meeting is December 21, 2022 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 7:36 PM. Seconded by Morton. Motion carried.
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