Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
Clinton Community School District
Clinton Administration Center
July 8, 2013
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Members Present: Jenny Green, Jim McGraw, Gregg Obren, Jack Wenzel, Mercia Wolf, Devin Guillory, Missey Sullivan-Pope and Superintendent Deb Olson.
Call to Order: Board President Obren called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.
Preview of the Agenda: Deborah Olson, Superintendent, previewed the agenda for the Board, administration and audience.
Approval of Agenda: Motion #1-7-8-13, Wenzel moved, seconded by Green, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was adopted 7-0 by unanimous consent.
*RECOGNITIONS:
"We Are Prouds" - Congratulations to Mentoring Coordinator, Jerry Drake, for being selected by Governor Branstad to serve on the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service - 2013 CHS graduate, Marc Obren, on his selection to the 1st team Iowa All-State Academic Soccer Team - Rohan Aggarwal has been elected to be the National Vice President of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) of the North Central Region.
Consent Agenda: Motion #2-7-8-13, Sullivan-Pope moved, seconded by McGraw, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was adopted 7-0.
Items found in the consent agenda:
- Minutes from the regular June 10, 2013 school board meeting, the June 24, 2013 Special Meeting.
-Classified Employee Changes: Hired Jonathan Mitchell as CHS head boys tennis coach with a salary of $2,631, Bryan Bjorklund as CHS assistant football coach with a salary of $3,337, Tony Smith as CHS assistant football coach with a salary of $3,897, Melanie Melton as head cheerleading sponsor with a salary of $3,599, and Madella Smith as CHS assistant girls swimming coach with a salary of $2,042 for the 2013-2014 school year. Accepted the resignation of Jenny Doyle, LMS food service cashier, Nelson Moore, bus driver, Marie Woodson, Jefferson Elementary site coordinator, Rebecca Braet, LMS 8th grade volleyball coach, Marcia Hill, Whittier food service dishwasher, Molly Determan, Whittier site coordinator effective immediately.
-Certified Employee Changes include: Approved the hiring of Jessica Wells, 6-8 Vocal/5-12 Instrumental Music Teacher with a salary of $39,052, Abbey Peterzalek, Special Education Teacher at Jefferson Elementary with a salary of $39,052 effective for the 2013-2014 school year. Approved the resignations of Carl Thalacker, CHS Industrial Technology Teacher, Elizabeth Drewelow, WMS Special Education Strategist I Teacher and Middle School Swim Coach, Sarah Wilson, CHS Language Arts Teacher, and David MacGrath, CHS Special Education Teacher effective at the end of the 2012-2013 school year..
Financial Report For June:
a) Mrs. McAleer spoke about the monthly accruals with revenues and expenditures for the month of June. She shared with the board that the business office had transferred $26,897.14 from the athletic expenditures to general fund expenditures in reducing that deficit. The school district was the beneficiary of a estate bequest. The bequest was from the estate of Adeline Lahti in the amount of $23,077.98. This request will be used in the purchasing of new carpeting and pedestrian lighting in Cooke Theatre at CHS.
Communications from the Public:
Danielle Guilliams, CHS special education teacher, requested to be released from her teaching contract.
Richard Kissack of the AEA presented a booklet describing the year-end Data Team reports that were held in May.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
Clinton Community School District
Clinton Administration Center
July 8, 2013
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New Business:
1. New Middle School Construction Update: : Eric White, from ESTES, gave a progress report on the new middle school. He spoke that the project has been delayed due to weather considerations and that by December the district should know what the status of the timeline of the project will be.
2. Liabilities Insurance Report: Julie Bray, from AC Root Agency gave the yearly report to the board regarding insurance coverage. She explained that the district has increased its assets by $6 million dollars. Subsequently, the premium costs have risen $28K.
3. 28E Agreement for Shared Welding and Auto Programs with Northeast and Camanche Community School Districts - Motion #4-7-8-13, Moved by Wolf and seconded by Wenzel. The motion carried 7-0. This motion allows students from Northeast and Camanche to participate in vocational welding and auto at CHS.
4. Iowa Core and Grading Issues for the District - Mr. Jorgensen, Kristi Cooley, Erica Felkey, and Carrie Luett, shared with the board concerns regarding grading with the implementation of the Iowa Core. They proposed delaying grading students with a traditional report card and issue a standards-based report card for the first trimester of 4th grade. This was acceptable by the board. They will report back to the board in January with a final recommendation in moving forward with progress reporting for fourth grade.
5. SIAC Committee - Motion #5-7-8-13, Moved by Sullivan-Pope and seconded by Green. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved members to serve on the School District Improvement Committee (SIAC) and to serve a 2-year term beginning in the fall of 2013.
6. Health Consultant Fee - Motion #6-7-8-13, Moved by Guillory and seconded by Wolf. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved the continuation of consulting services with Perspective Consulting Partners, LLC for $25,000.
7. Pre-School Contracts - Motion #7-7-8-13, Moved by McGraw and seconded by Sullivan-Pope. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved the preschool partnership agreements for the 2013-2014 school year with the community partners.
8. Legislative Priorities 2013-2014 - Motion #8-7-8-13, Moved by Green and seconded by Guillory. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved the 2013 legislative action priorities to be sent to the Iowa School Board Association.
9. Audit Request for Proposals - Motion #9-7-8-13, Moved by Wenzel and seconded by McGraw. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved a three-year contract for fiscal years ending 2013, 2014 & 2015 with Winkel, Parker & Foster for auditing in the district in the amount of $77,965.00.
10. Board Policy Revision - Motion #10-7-8-13, Moved by Wolf and seconded by Wenzel. The motion carried 7-0. The board approved the modification of Board Policy 503.4, Student Conduct. This limits students to appeal to the board unless the consequence is more than a 5-day out-of-school suspension.
Committee Reports: (none)
Other Pertinent Items: President Obren went through the process for application to the school board and pertinent dates that pertain to this issue. He encouraged citizens to apply for this process.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
Clinton Community School District
Clinton Administration Center
July 8, 2013
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Next Scheduled Meetings:
Regular Board Meeting: August 12, 2013, 5:30 PM, Clinton Administration Building
Committee of the Whole meeting: August 26, 2013, 5:30 PM, Clinton Administration Center
Adjournment: The board adjourned at 6:53 PM with a motion from Sullivan-Pope and seconded by Green.
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Gregg Obren, Board President Cindy McAleer, Board Secretary