EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
September 18, 2019 Minutes
All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in regular session on September 18, 2019 at 5:30pm in the Library.
Present: Jane Hoyman, Kathy Roethler, Ed Meyer, Rick Brennan, Scott Kibbie, Dan Chism
Aaron Dietrich (arrived at 5:48pm)
Absent: None
Also Present: Darren Hanna, Lisa Chapman, Mike Embrock, Tracie Christensen, Anesa McGregor,
Amy Thompson, Tiffany Patton, Erika Higgins, Sara Straw, Trent Teske, OPUS Choir Singers, Dan Voigt, Laura Gustafson, John Zauche
Jane Hoyman, President called the regular meeting to order at 5:32pm, acknowledged the fact of a quorum.
Approval of Agenda: Chism moved to approve the agenda with moving the Opus Singers to the beginning of the meeting. Seconded by Kibbie. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Middle School Band Teacher, Mr. Zauche and Mrs. Gustafson had their OPUS students sing selections for the board. Mr. Zauche, Mrs. Gustafson and OPUS singers exited immediately following the performance.
Building Principals submitted reports for the board to read at their leisure.
Approval of Consent Items: Brennan moved to approve the consent items. Seconded by Roethler. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Board Policies: Policies 108, 215-215.1E1, 216.1, 216.2, 217 and 606.3 were presented for approval. Chism moved to approve the policies and was seconded by Roethler. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Middle School Band Teacher, Mr. Zauche had his OPUS students play for the board.
Building Principals submitted reports for the board to read at their leisure.
NEW BUSINESS
Resignations/Contracts: Brennan moved to approve the resignations from Renata Moore as Middle School Paraeducator and Bus Driver and April Moffitt as Cheer Sponsor that were recommended by Superintendent Hanna. Kibbie seconded. Motion carried. Meyer moved to approve the following contracts and assignments: JaDee Gloede-7th Volleyball Coach, Mark Saxton-Volunteer Wrestling Coach, Evelin Carabali-HS Spanish and Molly Rodemeyer-7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach as recommended by Superintendent Hanna. Hoyman seconded. Motion carried. Embrock detailed the process of hiring Ms. Carabali as the HS Spanish Teacher. Ms. Carabali comes to us from Ecuador.
Dietrich arrived at 5:48pm.
Board Policies: The board was presented with the following policies 300-302.8. The policy committee has met and discussed possible changes. The second reading will be in October.
Modified Allowable Growth-Special Education: The negative balance for special education at the end of the 2018-19 fiscal year was $245,621.16. Meyer moved to approve the allowable growth to regain the authority of our unspent balance from the School Budget Review Committee (SBRC). Seconded by Brennan. Motion carried.
Early Graduation: Mr. Embrock presented three students for early graduation. The three students discussed work and continuing their post high school education. Hanna recommended early graduation approval for Mikayla Frerichs, Colten Moser and Stephanie Studer for early graduation. Dietrich moved to approve the early graduation and was seconded by Chism. Motion carried.
Take Aways from the Board: Superintendent Hanna asked the board for their take-away from the board meeting tonight that they can take from the and communicate to the public. Roethler liked seeing what the kids are doing like the performance from the OPUS singers that were here tonight. Brennan appreciated the additional work sessions with IASB, ISFIS, etc. Chism talked about being able to tell others about the district’s flexibility, specifically with working to get a Spanish teacher and working with Iowa Lakes Community College. Meyer expanded on the opportunities provided to students also referring to the process with hiring the Spanish teacher. Hoyman enjoyed hearing about the activities at the elementary and Kibbie mentioned that he felt that overall he has been more well informed.
Kibbie moved to adjourn at 6:02pm. Seconded by Brennan. Motion carried.
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