SPECIAL MEETING Sioux City Community School District Education Service Center Minutes July 21, :00 p.m.

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1 SPECIAL MEETING Education Service Center Minutes July 21, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of Agenda 1 IV. Approval of Closed Session / Adjourn to Closed Session 1 V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session 1 VI. Adjourn 1

2 SPECIAL MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes July 21, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order President Krysl called the special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Gorski, Krysl, McTaggart, Speidel, and Warnstadt. Absent: Director Johnson. III. Approval of Agenda Director McTaggart moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Approval of Closed Session / Adjourn to Closed Session Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to go into closed session to discuss the purchase of particular real estate where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the Board and the School District would have to pay for that property, pursuant to section 21.5(1)(j) of the Iowa Code. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the Board retired to closed session at 5:02 p.m. V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to adjourn the closed session and return to open session. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the Board returned to open session at 5:55 p.m. VI. Adjourn Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to adjourn the special meeting. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the special meeting adjourned at 5:56 p.m. Michael J. Krysl, President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary - 1 -

3 REGULAR MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes July 21, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance 1 II. Roll Call of Members 1 III. Approval of Agenda 1 IV. Citizen Input 1 V. Consent Action Item(s) 1 A. Board Meeting Minutes from June 23, 2014 B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report Gordon Winterlin D. Agreement Among the Boys and Girls Home, and Northwest Area Education Agency Dr. Kim Buryanek E. Acceptance of Contract Between the Superintendent and the SCCSD Dr. Rita Vannatta F. Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal Dr. Rita Vannatta VI. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 2 VII. Superintendent s Report 3 VIII. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action 3 A. Installation of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on Pumps and Air Handling Units B. Resolution Declaring an Official Intent Under Treasury Regulation to Issue Debt To Reimburse the School District for Certain Expenditures Paid in Connection With Specified Projects IX. Adjourn 3

4 REGULAR MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes July 21, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance President Krysl called the regular meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Gorski, Krysl, McTaggart, Speidel, and Warnstadt. Absent: Director Johnson III. Approval of Agenda Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Speidel seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Citizen Input None. V. Consent Action Item(s) Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Speidel seconded the motion to approve all consent action items. A. Board Meeting Minutes from June 23, 2014 B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report Gordon Winterlin D. Agreement Among the Boys and Girls Home, and Northwest Area Education Agency Dr. Kim Buryanek E. Acceptance of Contract Between the Superintendent and the SCCSD Dr. Rita Vannatta F. Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal Dr. Rita Vannatta Director Gorski moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to move item F to a separate agenda item. After a roll call vote, the motion failed 1 to 6, with Directors Alarcon-Flory, Krysl, McTaggart, Speidel, and Warnstadt voting no. The motion to approve all consent agenda items carried 6 to 0, with Director Speidel abstaining from item D

5 VI. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings Director Speidel: He attended the IASB Fiscal Management Conference in Altoona, and after hearing from other districts, he thanked Gordon Winterlin and his team for all they do. Director Alarcon-Flory: She too attended the IASB Conference, sharing that one of the key items she learned was the importance of communicating effectively to our community. She believes we do a good job in communicating District finances to our community. Director Gorski: He attended the IASB Fiscal Management Conference, and shared a few interesting facts from David Roederer s presentation that he attended. He is interested in attending and carpooling to the Teacher and Principal Leadership Symposium on August 4. He asked for all Board members to be notified when a committee meeting has been cancelled. He reiterated his request to discuss the timeline for notification of committee meeting agendas. Director Warnstadt She attended the USD Summer Music Camp Concert, where out of 171 students, more than 50 students were from Sioux City. She asked if the Board should reinstitute the Board Retreat / Work Session to discuss the Strategic Plan by itself, rather than in a Board meeting. Understanding that it is the administration s plan to heighten student achievement, she felt it might be helpful to Board members to discuss in a separate work session. Future Meetings are as follows: Student Achievement Committee 12:00 p.m., July 25, 2014, in ESC #326. New Teacher Orientation Luncheon 12:30 p.m., July 31, 2014, in NMS Commons. PPEL Meeting with WHS Parent / Community 6:30 p.m., July 31, 2014, at WHS Media Center. Board Finance and Facilities Committee 12:00 p.m., August 8, 2014, in ESC #312. School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., August 11, 2014, in ESC Board Room. Back-to-School Convocation 9:30 a.m., August 13, 2014, at Tyson Events Center. Board Finance and Facilities Committee 12:00 p.m., August 19, 2014, in ESC #312. Ribbon Cutting / Loess Hills Elementary School 9:30 a.m., August 20, 2014, at Loess Hills E.S. Student Achievement Committee 12:00 p.m., August 22, 2014, in ESC #326. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00 a.m., August 25, 2014, in ESC #103. School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., August 25, 2014, in ESC Board Room

6 VII. Superintendent s Report Dr. Gausman: Any time a committee meeting is cancelled, the entirety of the Board will be notified. Committee meeting agendas are sent out at least 24-hours in advance; the same as the law requires of a public Board meeting. Congratulations to the West High School Student Council was given the Iowa Honor Council award from the Iowa Association of Student Councils. There is a group of 10 middle school boys coming from Yamanashi City, Japan, who will join us on our second day of school, August 15. He acknowledged Dr. Buryanek, Associate Superintendent, and Brian Fahrendholz, Director of Operations, Maintenance and Construction in their new roles, and welcomed Kari Webb, our new Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. VIII. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action IX. Adjourn A. Installation of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on Pumps and Air Handling Units Brian Fahrendholz Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to accept the low Base Bid 1 from Star Control, of Sioux City, Iowa, in the amount of $50, for the locations of Irving Elementary School and the Educational Service Center, and Base Bid 2 from IMC Building Services of Sioux City, Iowa, in the amount of $68, for the locations of Leeds and Unity Elementary Schools, and West and North Middle Schools, totaling $119, After a roll call vote, the motion carried 6 to 0. B. Resolution Declaring an Official Intent under Treasury Regulation to Issue Debt to Reimburse the School District for Certain Expenditures Paid in Connection With Specified Projects Gordon Winterlin Director Speidel moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve the Resolution Declaring an Official Intent under Treasury Regulation to Issue Debt to Reimburse the School District for Certain Expenditures Paid in Connection With Specified Projects. After a roll call vote, the motion carried 6 to 0. Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion carried 6 to 0, and the regular meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. Michael J. Krysl, President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary - 3 -