MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, November 10, 2008

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1 MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, November 10, 2008 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Open Forum IV. Consent Agenda a. Minutes Workshop Meeting October 27, 2008 Regular Meeting October 27, 2008 b. Personnel Resignations Recommendations New Hires Support Staff Initial Contracts Certified Staff c. Student Trip Request V. Superintendent s Report VI. Board Reports VII. Open Enrollment VIII. Facility Projects a. Substantial Completion Valley Concessions Building IX. Contracts/Agreements a. Student Teaching Agreement Buena Vista University b. QSP Magazine Program Agreements Indian Hills & Stilwell X. Purchase of Real Estate th Street, WDM, IA XI. SBRC Request XII. Bills for Payment XIII. Adjournment The regular meeting of the Board of Education of the West Des Moines Community School District was held on Monday, November 10, 2008, at Westridge Elementary School, 5500 E. P. True Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by President Mark Lyons at 7:30 p.m. II. III. Roll Call The secretary noted the following Board members present: Mark Lyons, Terry Tobin, Susan Moritz, Barbara Burnett, Jill Hansen, Tom Suckow, Milton Cole Absent: None Open Forum April Linder, 800 8th Street, West Des Moines, said students from Walnut Creek Campus were gathering in the neighborhood and causing concern among the neighbors. She said that instead of coming to the Board earlier or to the City Council with complaints, several neighbors first went to the school. Linder described a very successful interaction with the students and collaboration in addressing the issues raised by the neighbors. Linder advocated for additional space for Walnut Creek students. The facility is inadequate, she said, citing lack of space for a library and gymnasium and lack of cafeteria space. She praised the students and staff at Walnut Creek Campus and said they deserve a much better facility. She said the district should take steps to improve the facility Walnut Creek students attend. Superintendent Tom Narak said that Walnut Creek Campus is high on the list of facilities that will receive attention with the new statewide sales tax funds. Linder asked for a temporary solution for more immediate results. She said the Walnut Creek students deserve the support of the district by providing better facilities. Dr. Narak said the district has had a long list of facility needs. The statewide sales tax provides an opportunity to fund improvements for Walnut Creek. Lyons thanked Linder for speaking to the Board and for her advocacy of Walnut Creek.

2 Monday, November 10, 2008 page 2 Regular Board Meeting IV. Consent Agenda It was moved by Hansen and seconded by Cole to adopt the consent agenda as follows: a. Minutes Workshop Meeting October 27, 2008 Regular Meeting October 27, 2008 b. Personnel Resignations NAME BUILDING SUBJECT Fisher, Ernest Transportation Bus Driver Kerns-Scott, Marcella Kids West Child Care Provider Evans, Kimberly Western Hills Special Ed Assistant Cooper, Robert Transportation Bus Driver Recommendations REPLACEMENT NAME FOR/OR COURSE COMMENTS McConnell, Cheryl Tess Davis JH Girls Basketball Coach/ST Palmer, Susie Diane Herselius Nutrition General Worker/IH Turner, Wendy Steff Kooker 1:1 Special Ed Assistant/VH Buchanan, Suzanne Wage Adjustment P-T HR Secretary/LRC Cloud, Josh Move to sub status Nutrition General Worker New Hires Support Staff REPLACEMENT NAME FOR/OR COURSE COMMENTS Bishop, Madeline Jacque Meyer KW Child Care Provider/HD Sengbusch, Jennifer McBride/Green Secretary-Employee Benefits/LRC Maahs, Kristin Phillip Dodds 1:1 Special Ed Assistant/HD Birkenholz, Jenny Alisa Mehmedovic 1:1 Special Ed Assistant/VH Burton, Sierra Nancy Morrill KW Child Care Provider/PH Trueblood, Ashley New Position 1:1 504 Assistant/CR Condon, Trent Alissa Parrish 1:1 Special Ed Assistant/WR Raftis, Dianne Wendy Turner Special Ed Program Assistant/VH Minter, Peggy Trisha Lampe 1:1 Special Ed Assistant/VH Rague, Wendy Cynthia Lanham Special Ed Program Assistant/CV Wormuth, Monty New Position Bus Driver Oller, Whitney Sherri Butters Special Ed Program Assistant/CL Initial Contracts Certified Staff -- None c. Student Trip Request schedule of competition for Valley Speech and Debate Team members during the school year. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. V. Superintendent s Report Dr. Narak asked Chief Financial Officer Kurt Subra to comment on the district s search for a financial advisory firm. Subra explained the need to hire a financial consultant and described steps in the process. He said the goal is to have a recommendation by the December 8 meeting. Dr. Narak thanked students, staff and parents at Westridge for the outstanding workshop.

3 Monday, November 10, 2008 page 3 Regular Board Meeting VI. VII. VIII. IX. Board Reports Tom Suckow said the West Side Story production was outstanding. He complimented the boys and girls cross country teams for their performances at the state meet. Terry Tobin said asbestos removal would take place at Indian Hills over winter break and spring break. The DM Menace has requested permission to produce a fireworks display at their games, which are played at Valley Stadium. The Advisory Infrastructure Committee met last week, Tobin said. The annual report was approved for submission to the Polk County Oversight Committee. He congratulated the girls swim team for winning their fourth consecutive state championship. He expressed appreciation to Westridge. Jill Hansen congratulated the football team for getting to the Class 4-A semi-finals. Barbara Burnett expressed appreciation to all from Westridge who participated in the workshop. Milton Colton praised the performance of West Side Story and thanked all who supported the production. He thanked April Linder for her comments about Walnut Creek. Mark Lyons echoed the praise for West Side Story, the girls swim team and the football team. He noted that junior Ross Brown won the Iowa Debate Caucus last week and was a finalist in the Apple Valley, Minnesota debate tournament this past weekend. Open Enrollment The following open enrollment applications were approved by the administration and presented for Board review: Open Enrollment In ( ) Sophia Ewing, grade 3 from Des Moines; Ahmir Thompson, grade 10 from Johnston Open Enrollment Out ( ) pending approval/denial by the receiving district Eva Fadelelmawla, grade 2 to Urbandale; Gina Fadelelmawla, grade K to Urbandale; Luke Veik, grade 11 to Des Moines. Facility Projects a. Substantial Completion Valley Concessions Building It was moved by Suckow and seconded by Hansen to approve the Valley High School Concession/Restroom building as substantially complete by H & H Builders. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. Contracts/Agreements a. Student Teaching Agreement Buena Vista University It was moved by Tobin and seconded by Suckow to approve the student teaching agreement with Buena Vista University for the school year. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. b. QSP Magazine Program Agreements Indian Hills & Stilwell It was moved by Tobin and seconded by Hansen to approve the QSP Magazine Program agreements with Indian Hills and Stilwell Junior High Schools through the school year. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. X. Purchase of Real Estate th Street, WDM, IA It was moved by Tobin and seconded by Suckow to adopt the resolution to purchase the property at th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa, for $115,000 plus appropriate closing costs. It was noted the one cent sales tax would be the funding source for this purchase. In response to a question from Burnett, Subra explained the location of the property and its potential future use. Improvements on the property could be done by the Valley construction trades class. Roll call vote: Tobin, yes; Suckow, yes; Moritz, yes; Cole, yes; Burnett, yes; Hansen, yes; Lyons, yes. XI. SBRC Request Subra explained the process to calculate the special education deficit and apply for allowable growth to cover that deficit. It was moved by Moritz and seconded by Cole to authorize the district to request from the School Budget Review Committee allowable growth and a supplement aid payment for the negative special education balance for the school year. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

4 Monday, November 10, 2008 page 4 Regular Board Meeting XII. XIII. Bills for Payment The agenda included bills for payment dated November 10, It was moved by Cole and seconded by Moritz to approve the bills for payment in the amount of $1,498, as recommended by the administration. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. Adjournment It was moved by Cole and seconded by to Tobin adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m. Kay Rosene, Board Secretary

5 Board Agenda IV IV-a Board Minutes IV-b Personnel IV-c Student Trip Requests November 24, 2008 Dr. Tom Narak, Kay Rosene, Lisa Remy and Dr. Donna Wilkin

6 Board Agenda IV-a Minutes of Board Workshop November 10, 2008 Minutes of Regular Board Meeting November 10, 2008 November 24, 2008 Kay Rosene