SPECIAL MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes November 26, :00 p.m.

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1 SPECIAL MEETING Minutes November 26, :00 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 Minutes November 26, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order President Saint called the special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Colling, Gleiser, McTaggart, Nelson, Saint and Warnstadt Absent: Director Alarcon-Flory III. Approval of Agenda Director Colling moved and Director Gleiser seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Approval of Closed Session / Closed Session A. Director Nelson moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to go into a closed session to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation as provided in Section 21.5(1)(c) of the Iowa Code. The District s legal counsel present for this session, either in person or by electronic means, is Richard Moeller of Moore, Heffernan, Moeller, Johnson & Meis Law Firm LLP. As a result of a previously disclosed conflict, President Saint abstained from voting on this motion and abstained from participation in the Closed Session. The motion carried 5 to 0, and the Board retired to closed session at 5:01 p.m. V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session Director Nelson moved and Director McTaggart seconded the motion to adjourn a closed session and return to open session. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the Board returned to open session at 5:28 p.m. VI. Adjourn Director Colling moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to adjourn the special meeting. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the special meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m. Jeremy Saint, Board President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Board Secretary - 1

3 REGULAR MEETING Minutes November 26, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of Amended Agenda 1 IV. Good News Report(s) Liberty Elementary School 1 V. Special Report(s) Sioux City Public Schools Foundation Annual Update 1 VI. Consent Action Item(s) 2 A. Board Meeting Minutes from November 12, 2018 B. Human Resources Report C. Finance Report(s) D. Consideration of Settlement Agreement with Sioux City Engineering E. Board Authorization to Request Modified Supplemental Amount for Increasing Enrollment of $314,571, Open Enrollment Out of $357,190, and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years of $1,098,103 VII. Hearing(s) 2 A. School Calendars for , , and VIII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 2-3 IX. Superintendent s Report 3 X. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action 3-4 A. Second and Final Reading of Board Policies B. FY20 PPEL Fund and Sales Tax Revenue and Expenditure Budgets and the Five-Year Plan for Capital Projects XI. Citizen Input 4 XII. Adjourn 4

4 REGULAR MEETING Minutes November 26, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance President Saint called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Colling, Gleiser, McTaggart, Nelson, Saint and Warnstadt Absent: Director Alarcon-Flory III. Approval of Agenda Director Nelson moved and Director Gleiser seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Good News Report(s): Liberty Elementary School Stacie Henderson (Principal), Dave Schipper (Assistant Principal), staff and students shared information about their kindergarten FutureReady team. Staff: Keenan Ganz, Deb Wilcox, Lora Trudeau, Christine Jacobsen and Allison Burns, and Students: Genuine Rivera, Manuel Garcia Perez, Xavier White Thunder and Janiyah Lillard demonstrated how students strengthen literacy by integrating technology with the use of Nearpods, Bee Bots, QR Codes, Osmos and Seesaw to assist them with learning. V. Special Report(s): Sioux City Public Schools Foundation Annual Update Kari Treinen, Executive Director for the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation, shared the following highlights from the past school year: Funding Avenues: Great Idea Grants, Everyday Hero, School Fund Management, External Grant Writing and Community Partnerships. Three Areas of Interest: STEM, Equity and Arts & Culture Major Projects: Gift from Seaboard Triumph Foods for Career Academy, Major League Baseball Grant, Scheel s and Private Funding for lights at high school baseball fields, Baseball Fields, and External Grant Funding to support STEM & Arts Education. Summer Food Bus: Sponsored by Tyson Foods; Advertising paid for with Grant Funds. HOSA: Partnership with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke s. East High Show Choir: Day of Giving fundraiser. Community Business Partners: For houses at Leeds and Liberty Elementary Schools. Event: Are You Smarter Than Our Fourth Grader?: April 12, The Foundation has provided the District with more than $500,000 for FY17-18 school year

5 VI. Consent Action Item(s) Director Warnstadt moved and Director McTaggart seconded the motion to approve the following consent action items. Due to a conflict with item #D, President Saint abstained from voting and any discussion related to item #D. The motion carried 5 to 0. A. Board Meeting Minutes from November 12, 2018 Dr. Paul Gausman B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report(s) Patty Blankenship D. Consideration of Settlement Agreement with Sioux City Engineering Brian Fahrendholz E. Board Authorization to Request Modified Supplemental Amount for Increasing Enrollment of $314,571, Open Enrollment Out of $357,190, and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years of $1,098,103 Patty Blankenship VII. Hearing(s) A. School Calendars for , , and Dr. Rita Vannatta President Saint stated notice was provided that a hearing would be held at 6:00 p.m., local time, at the, th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, to receive public input on the District s proposed , , and school calendars. He stated an interested party may appear and file objections and any information for or against same will be heard on the above-named School Calendar with the final decision of the Board of Education a matter of record. Director Nelson moved and Director Colling seconded the motion to approve the amended school calendar and acknowledge the and school calendars. The motion carried 6 to 0. VIII. Member Reports / Future Meetings Director McTaggart attended and shared information about: The IASB Convention and breakout sessions; School Safety in Balance and Real Colors for Board Teams. Director Nelson attended and shared information about the following: Strategic Planning Committee meeting; commending Dr. Buryanek for engaging that team into action. Ready for K collaboration group led by Mrs. Bemus, Principal of Leeds Elementary School. #FutureReady ELA & History Projects at West Middle School. She represented Sioux City as the Delegate to the IASB Convention and suggested that two people be assigned to the Delegate Assembly next year. Director Colling: Student Achievement Committee did not meet. Board Finance & Facilities Committee meeting previewed a number of items, some of which are on tonight s agenda. He did not receive any feedback on the new Financial Reports format

6 Director Saint: He attended the IASB Convention and participated in some fascinating sessions. Future Meetings are as follows: Preschool Initiative Oversight Committee 1:30 p.m., November 28, 2018, Irving Preschool. District Advisory Committee 5:15 p.m., November 29, 2018, ESC Board Room. Student Achievement Committee Noon, December 3, 2018, ESC Board Room. Board Finance & Facilities Committee 3:00 p.m., December 3, 2018, ESC Board Room. Educational Equity Committee 11:30 a.m., December 7, 2018, ESC Room #105. Educational Legislative Forum 8:30 a.m., December 8, 2018, ESC Board Room. Regular Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., December 10, 2018, ESC Board Room. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00 a.m., December 17, 2018, ESC Board Room. Board Policy Committee 4:30 p.m., December 17, 2018, ESC Board Room. Regular Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., January 14, 2019, ESC Board Room. IX. Superintendent s Report The Public Comment Form will be added to all future online Board meetings under the Citizen Input section of the agenda. Thanks to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke s for working with District staff members; most recently at North High School with Stop the Bleed program in educating how to handle trauma incidents. Reminder to watch Twitter, or sign up for text alerts, for all weather-related announcements. Thanks to Farm Credit Services of America for helping to fund a Hydroponic Garden at Spalding Park Environmental Sciences Specialty School. He and his family visited the LIFE Academy program last week for their Thanksgiving Celebration. This program is now located in our new Career Academy facility. Thanks to Nodland and Sunnyside Elementary Schools for donating over 11,000 canned goods to the Food Bank of Siouxland. Thanks to volunteers from Carpenter s Union Local #948 for participating in a Kids Build at Unity Elementary School. He attended the #FutureReady presentation on Great Inventions Over Time at West Middle School. Thanks to Morningside STEM Specialty School for donating canned goods to the local Blessing Box. Fifth graders participated in a Canned Construction Challenge using their STEM skills prior to donating the canned goods. This District is one of the first in the state to offer a Biliteracy Seal affixed to a Diploma. At least 30 graduates qualify for the seal at this time. X. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action A. Second and Final Reading of Board Policies Dr. Paul Gausman President / Vice President Board Committees Appointment of Members to Board Committees Community Participation / Procedures Activity Eligibility Requirements Director Warnstadt moved and Director Gleiser seconded the motion to approve the above Board policies for second and final reading

7 Director Nelson moved to add some additional language to BP The additional language was provided to Board Secretary Lloyd. Director Warnstadt moved and Director Gleiser seconded the motion to amend their original motion and pull BP201.1 for further review by the Board Policy Committee. The motion carried 6 to 0. The motion carried 6 to 0 on all other policies noted above for second and final reading. B. FY20 PPEL Fund and Sales Tax Revenue and Expenditure Budgets and the Five-Year Plan for Capital Projects Patty Blankenship, Brian Fahrendholz and John Pritchard XI. Citizen Input None XII. Adjourn President Saint stated that the Board acknowledges the FY20 PPEL Fund and Sales Tax revenue and expenditure budgets and the five-year plan for capital projects. Director Warnstadt moved and Director Nelson seconded the motion to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the regular meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Jeremy Saint, Board President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Board Secretary - 4 -