REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center March 14, :00 p.m.

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1 REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center March 14, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of the Agenda 1 IV. Good News: FueluptoPlay60 1 V. Citizen Input 2 VI. Consent Action Items a. Board Meeting Minutes, Human Resources and Finance Report 2 b. Building Oversight Committee Membership 2 VII. Hearing a. Nodland Boiler / Chiller Project 2 VIII. Action Items a. FY2010 Audit 2 b. Title I Technology Purchases 2 c. Roof Repairs, Maintenance, and Replacement Project 3 d. Asphalt Maintenance and Repair Project 3 e. Rebecca Street Reconstruction Project 3 f. First Reading of Board Policies 3 IX. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 4 X. Superintendent s Report 4 XI. Discussion / Information a. FY2012 Budget Discussion 4 b. Class Rank Formula 5 XII. Adjourn 5

2 REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes: March 14, :00 p.m. Our Mission: The Sioux City Community School District exists to educate students to believe in their talents and skills, achieve academic excellence and succeed in reaching their potential. I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance President Batcheller called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Batcheller, Grupp, Johnson, Meyers, Mounts, and Warnstadt. Absent: Williams. III. Approval of the Agenda Director Mounts moved and Director Grupp seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Good News: FueluptoPlay60 Kelli Tuttle Kelli Tuttle provided the following data regarding the FueluptoPlay60 grant program: Research shows that students who increased their physical activity also increased their grades, test scores, and academic performance. The district s high schools, middle schools, and two elementary schools currently participate in this program. The grant money provides resources and monetary rewards for school improvements that are related to healthy food choices or activity. Decisions are decided upon by student led committees and advisors. The district received $24,000 from FueluptoPlay60 and the national dairy council. The program offers bold leadership for child health and wellness with the support of business and industry leaders. The following staff members and students presented to the Board: Cindy Tudehope, Karlys Gries, Lexie Nathaniel, Drew Walters, and Emily Osterbuhr from Whittier Elementary School shared posters and spoke about their poster contest. Faith Pointer and Morgan O Hern from East High School shared how their school has become more active and have sampled healthier food during lunches. A power point presentation created by North Middle School students was shared. Corey Loffswold, Stone Vermilyea and Temptyst McKenny from Everett Elementary School shared the usage of a flip video

3 V. Citizen Input None VI. Consent Action Items Director Warnstadt moved and Director Johnson seconded the motion to approve consent action items letter A and B. The motion carried 6 to 0, with President Batcheller abstaining from the Finance Report. VII. Hearing A. Board Meeting Minutes from February 28, 2011, the Human Resources Report, and the Finance Report. B. Building Oversight Committee Membership A. Nodland Boiler / Chiller Project Mel McKern VIII. Action Items President Batcheller stated that notice was provided that a hearing would be held at the Sioux City Community School District s School Board meeting on the 14 th day of March, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. local time, for the purpose to approve the proposed plans, specifications, and estimated cost of $416,805 for the replacement of a boiler and chiller system at Nodland Elementary School. He stated that any interested party may appear and file objections and any information for or against same will be heard on the abovenamed project with the final decision of the Board of Education a matter of record. Director Mounts moved and Director Meyers seconded the motion to approve the proposed plans, specifications, and estimated cost of $416,805 for the replacement of a boiler and chiller system at Nodland Elementary School. The motion carried 6 to 0. A. FY2010 Audit Gordon Winterlin Director Grupp moved and Director Mounts seconded the motion to approve the FY2010 Audit. The motion carried 6 to 0. B. Title I Technology Purchases Neil Schroeder Director Mounts moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve the purchase of technology equipment using remaining Title I stimulus funds. The motion carried 6 to

4 C. Roof Repairs, Maintenance, and Replacement Project Mel McKern President Batcheller stated that a public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. CDT at the Educational Service Center, th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, on the 28 th day of March, Plans and specs may be seen at the Purchasing Manager s office located at the same address. Director Grupp moved and Director Johnson seconded the motion to vote to set a public hearing date and time for the district s roof repairs, maintenance, and replacement project. The motion carried 6 to 0. D. Asphalt Maintenance and Repair Project Mel McKern President Batcheller stated that a public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. CDT at the Educational Service Center, th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, on the 28 th day of March, Plans and specs may be seen at the Purchasing Manager s office located at the same address. Director Warnstadt moved and Director Johnson seconded the motion to vote to set a public hearing date and time for the district s asphalt maintenance and repair project. The motion carried 6 to 0. E. Rebecca Street Reconstruction Project Mel McKern Director Mounts moved and Director Meyers seconded the motion to award low bid amount of $345, to Concrete Specialty for the Rebecca Street reconstruction project. The motion carried 6 to 0. F. First Reading of Board Policies Dr. Paul Gausman Truancy-Unexcused Absences Student Injury and Illness at School AR Student Injury and Illness at School AR Head Lice Fund Raising Fees and Fee Waivers for Traffic Education AR Family Nigh/Sundays Closed Campus Graduation Exercises Curriculum Review, Development, and Assessment Director Warnstadt moved and Director Johnson seconded the motion to approve the above board policies for first reading. The motion carried 5 to 0 (Director Meyers stepped out of the room)

5 IX. Board Member Reports/Future Meetings Director Warnstadt stated she recently attended the Show Choir competition at East High School and was impressed with the number of people involved. She also recently substituted at Leeds Elementary School where students ended their Read a Million Minutes project. President Batcheller stated he recently attended the Chamber s legislative day in Des Moines where he had the opportunity to visit with a number of people. President Batcheller stated future meetings will be held as follows: Educational Equity Committee 11:45 a.m., March 15, 2011, in the ESC #105. Board Policy and Human Relations Committee 3:30p.m., March 17, 2011, in ESC #326. Board Finance and Facilities Committee 12:00p.m., March 22, 2011, in ESC #312. Student Achievement Committee 3:00p.m., March 24, 2011, in ESC #326. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00a.m., March 28, 2011, in ESC #103. District Advisory Committee 5:15 p.m., March 31, 2011, in ESC Board Room. Preschool Initiative Committee 1:00 p.m., April 6, 2011, at Building Blocks Preschool. Communications Committee 4:00p.m., April 13, 2011, in ESC Board Room. X. Superintendent s Report Dr. Linda Madison spoke of the following: She thanked Dr. LuAnn Haase for her hard work over the past 7 years. Dr. Haase recently turned in her resignation and has accepted a position with Morningside College. She, as well as Dr. Gausman recently attended the Welcome Home celebration, a community wide project for homeless families. She stated that under the leadership of Marilyn Charging, the district was able to furnish two of those apartments with employee donations. She commended Neil Schroeder whose leadership led the district to receive a technology grant. We were one of only 20 districts nationwide and as a result will receive over one million dollars for the next 3 years. All grade students will receive a laptop with connectivity anywhere that a cell phone works. She recently attended the West Middle School ITBS kick-off. A video created by the students for the students was presented, as well as many other activities. XI. Discussion/Information A. FY2012 Budget Discussion Gordon Winterlin discussed the proposed budget for FY2012. Two revenue and two expenditures scenarios were presented, as well as the preliminary property tax estimates

6 B. Class Rank Formula Dr. LuAnn Haase presented the district s proposal to change the method of computation of the weighted grade point average and the high school class rank. Her presentation included the following data: A task force was formed to study various methods of computing the grade point average and class rank. The task force researched, studied, and discussed various methods. Their recommendation is GPA Plus method. Implementation to begin with the freshman class of GPA Plus formula adds additional grade points for Advanced Placement and Capstone Courses to the unweighted GPA. This new formula provides incentive and rewards students who: o Take more rigorous courses. o Take a full schedule of course. XII. Adjourn Director Mounts moved and Director Johnson seconded the motion to adjourn. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the regular meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. Douglas K. Batcheller, President SCCSD Board of Directors Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary SCCSD Board of Director - 5 -