SPECIAL MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes Pending Board Approval September 24, :30 p.m.

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1 SPECIAL MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes Pending Board Approval September 24, :30 p.m. I. Call to Order 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of Agenda 1 IV. Approval of Closed Session / Closed Session 1 V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session 1 VI. Adjourn 1

2 SPECIAL MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes Pending Board Approval September 24, :30 p.m. I. Call to Order President Saint called the special meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Colling, Gleiser, McTaggart, Nelson, Saint and Warnstadt. III. Approval of Agenda Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 7 to 0. IV. Approval of Closed Session / Closed Session A. Director Colling moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to go into a closed session 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 as provided in Section 21.5(1)(i) of the Iowa Code. Discussion of strategy relating to employment conditions of an employee not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Exempt as provided by Iowa Code Section The motion carried 7 to 0, and the Board retired to closed session at 4:31 p.m. V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session Director McTaggart moved and Director Nelson seconded the motion to adjourn a closed session and return to open session. The motion carried 7 to 0, and the Board returned to open session at 5:53 p.m. VI. Adjourn Director Warnstadt moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to adjourn the special meeting. The motion carried 7 to 0, and the special meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m. Jeremy Saint, Board President SCCSD Board of Directors Cynthia A. Lloyd, Board Secretary SCCSD Board of Directors - 1

3 ANNUAL / REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes Pending Board Approval September 24, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of Agenda 1 IV. Good News Report(s) Spalding Park Elementary School 1 V. Consent Action Item(s) 1 A. Board Meeting Minutes from September 10, 2018 B. Human Resources Report C. Finance Report(s) D. Purchase of ipads for FutureReady at Liberty and Loess Hills / Hunt Elementary Schools VI. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 2 VII. Superintendent s Report 3 VIII. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action 3-4 A. Settlement of FY18 Books B. FY2019 Bank Depositories C. Unfinished Business IX. Election of Officers 4-5 A. Election of Board President / Oath of Office B. Election of Board Vice-President / Oath of Office X. Remarks from Newly Elected Board President and Vice-President 5 XI. Board Committee Assignments 5 XII. Board Member Attendance 5 XIII. Citizen Input 5 XIV. Adjourn the Annual / Regular Meeting 5

4 ANNUAL / REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes Pending Board Approval September 24, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance President Saint called the annual / regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Colling, Gleiser, McTaggart, Nelson, Saint and Warnstadt III. Approval of Agenda Director Warnstadt moved and Director Colling seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 7 to 0. IV. Good News Report(s): Spalding Park Elementary School Mimi Moore (Principal) introduced the Spalding Park Elementary TK-1 FutureReady team. Teachers & Students; Chelon Busch & Hudson Welte (Seesaw), Deb Parrott & Chloe McKnight (Osmo), Kate Vanderloo & Danit Antonovich, and Kim Wilson & Will Busch (Beebots) demonstrated some of the fun things they are doing with their FutureReady program and how the program has helped to enhance their skills in reading, writing, and math by using Seesaw, Osmo, Nearpod and Beebots apps. V. Consent Action Item(s) Director McTaggart moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve the following consent action items. Dr. McTaggart withdrew his motion. Director Gleiser moved to amend item #D to reflect an updated purchase price of $52,920. Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion. The motion carried 7 to 0. Director Gleiser moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve all consent action items as amended. The motion carried 7 to 0. A. Board Meeting Minutes from September 10, 2018 Dr. Paul Gausman B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report(s) Patty Blankenship D. Purchase of ipads for FutureReady at Liberty and Loess Hills / Hunt Elementary Schools John Pritchard - 1 -

5 VI. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings Director Warnstadt: Student Achievement Committee discussed Title IV monies. Last year s monies were finally approved, so this year s amount will be much larger than normal. The Committee suggested using those dollars on items of one-time spending. Director Nelson: She attended the Title I Night at Leeds Elementary. As a parent, her key take away was learning the definitions and explanations of every pre-test. She was pleased with the community engagement and parental involvement. Director McTaggart: Sympathies to Doug Batcheller, former Board member, whose wife passed away. Director Alarcon-Flory: Student led parent-teacher conferences are underway. She invited Board members to attend Immigration Simulation, 4:30 p.m. September 25 at Mary J. Treglia Community House. She attended Mexican Independence Day at the Sioux City Public Museum. She participated in Briar Cliff University s Human Library. This is her 6 th year on the Board. She has made numerous sacrifices, but she is ready to continue to serve this District. Director Gleiser: Educational Equity Committee toured the new Career Academy facility. The Committee discussed the need to review student racial data in order to make recommendations on programs and/or services. He thanked Board members, Dr. Gausman and Cyndi Lloyd for the work session regarding the Board s Self-Assessment. It was good to take time outside of regular meetings to self-reflect and review themselves to make certain the Board is on point with their goals. Director Saint: He attended the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. Future Meetings are as follows: Preschool Initiative Oversight Committee 1:30 p.m., September 26, 2018, Irving Preschool. District Advisory Committee 5:15 p.m., September 27, 2018, ESC Board Room. Student Achievement Committee Noon, October 1, 2018, ESC Board Room. Board Finance & Facilities Committee 3:00 p.m., October 1, 2018, ESC Board Room. Regular Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., October 8, 2018, ESC Board Room. Educational Equity Committee 11:30 a.m., October 12, 2018, ESC Room #105. Board Work Session / Self-Assessment 4:30 p.m., October 17, 2018, ESC Board Room. Regular Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., October 22, 2018, ESC Board Room. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00 a.m., October 29, 2018, ESC Board Room

6 VII. Superintendent s Report Please watch social media for Successory notes featured on Saturdays by our Communications Department. High school marching bands are in full swing; congratulations to all of them. Two of our 3 high schools have celebrated their homecoming festivities. Thanks to our AFJROTC Color Guard for their participation in those events. He had the opportunity to hear Erik Weihenmayer speak at the annual Chamber dinner, and then again the next morning at the Orpheum Theatre when Erik spoke to all District 7 th graders. On September 5 th, Governor Reynolds announced progress on Iowa s goal to improve reading skills of K-3 students. They celebrated that Iowa s K-3 students met or surpassed benchmarks used to measure statewide progress in reading by.8%. Our District increased achievement on that same assessment by 7.8%. Thanks to the State Patrol and Sherriff s Department for working with our West High FutureReady Geophysics class where students witnessed what happens during a car crash. He acknowledged student teachers in attendance. VIII. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action A. Settlement of FY18 Books Patty Blankenship Patty Blankenship (CFO) shared an overview of the District s FY18 books, highlighting data and information pulled from the District s FY18 Annual Financial Health Report. Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve the Annual Financial Health Report for FY18. The motion carried 7 to 0. B. FY2019 Bank Depositories Patty Blankenship Director Colling moved and Director Gleiser seconded the motion to approve the designation of bank depositories as follows to comply with the statutory requirements of Iowa Code section 12c. The approval of this item, recorded in the minutes, will satisfy these requirements. The motion carried 7 to 0. Security National Bank, Sioux City, IA, $1, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Sioux City, IA, $85,000,000 Bankers Trust, Des Moines, IA, $300,000 Iowa Schools Joint Investment Trust, $300,

7 C. Unfinished Business President Saint Director McTaggart thanked Board members for allowing him to serve as Vice-President for the past 6 years. With only one year remaining, it is time to transition the position to someone else. It has been an honor to serve. Director Nelson asked if there were any plans to continue the work of claiming September as Attendance Awareness Month. She suggested piggybacking off of some of the other work being done in the District. Director Saint suggested taking this item to the Board Policy Committee for further discussion. Director Gleiser believes it is too late to plan any meaningful action steps for this year. He suggested planning specific items earlier next year. Dr. Gausman reiterated that it is part of the District s Focus 2022 Strategic Plan. Jim Vanderloo, Director of Secondary Education, shared information to Director Gleiser s request for an update regarding planning time and/or teaming time. Director Alarcon-Flory apologized for being absent from the Board Work Session, noting that until the Board defines what a Vice-President s roles are, the election of a Vice- President should be moved to the next Regular Board meeting agenda. President Saint and Director Warnstadt both referred to Board Policy on President / Vice-President of the Board. Director Warnstadt moved & Director McTaggart seconded the motion to move on. IX. Election of Officers President Saint read the Board s process for electing a President and Vice-President. A. Election of Board President / Oath of Office Board Secretary Lloyd called for nominations for office of Board President. Director McTaggart moved to nominate Jeremy Saint for Board President and Director Alarcon- Flory seconded the motion. The motion carried 7 to 0. Board Secretary Lloyd administered the Oath of Office to Board President Saint. B. Election of Board Vice-President Board President President Saint called for nominations for office of Board Vice-President. Director Warnstadt moved to nominate Ron Colling for Board Vice-President and Director McTaggart seconded the nomination. Director Gleiser moved to nominate Perla Alarcon-Flory for Vice-President and Director Colling seconded the nomination

8 Both candidates shared why the Board should vote for them. Director Nelson asked that both candidates share their leadership style if elected Vice-President. After a roll call vote, the motion carried 4 to 3, to elect Ron Colling as Vice-President, with Directors Alarcon-Flory, Gleiser and Nelson voting no. X. Remarks from Newly Elected Board President and Vice-President President Saint appreciates the confidence, and is willing to hear if there are things he could do better. Vice-President Colling thanked the Board. He hopes to do a good job and asked to point it out if he is not. XI. Board Committee Assignments President Saint asked Board members to submit their committee preferences to Cyndi Lloyd. XII. Board Member Attendance President Saint asked Board members to submit which of the following events they wish to attend to Cyndi Lloyd. 1. Urban Education Network (UEN) November 14, 2018, Des Moines, IA. 2. Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) November 14-15, 2018, Des Moines, IA. 3. National School Boards Association (NSBA) March 30-April 1, 2019, Philadelphia, PA 4. Siouxland Chamber Washington Conference and Steak Reception May 1-2, 2019, Washington, DC. XIII. Citizen Input None. XIV. Adjourn the Annual / Regular Meeting Director McTaggart moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to adjourn the annual / regular meeting. The motion carried 7 to 0, and the regular meeting adjourned 7:37 p.m. Jeremy Saint, Board President SCCSD Board of Directors Cynthia A. Lloyd, Board Secretary SCCSD Board of Directors - 5 -