REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes February 10, :00 p.m.

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1 REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes February 10, :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) 1 A. West High School V. Special Presentation(s) 1 A. Student Showcase VI. Citizen Input 1 VII. Consent Action Item(s) 2 A. Board Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2014 B. Human Resources Report C. Finance Report D. Payment for Microsoft Licensing VIII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 2 IX. Superintendent s Report 3 X. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action 3 A. Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 / Base Bid #1 / Alternate #6 Insulated Skylight System B. Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 / Base Bid #2 Casework C. FY15 Budget Discussion: All Funds Except the General Fund XI. Adjourn 4

2 REGULAR MEETING Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center Minutes February 10, :00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance President Krysl called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Gorski, Krysl, McTaggart, and Speidel. Absent: Directors Johnson and Warnstadt. III. Approval of Agenda Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Gorski seconded the motion to approve the agenda. The motion carried 5 to 0. IV. Good News Report(s) West High School Jackie Wyant (Principal) introduced her administrative team and students; Karter Jones, Tanner Treglia, Cami Jensen, and Clara Macfarlane, who shared data and information about how and why the West High School Peer Group was created. This group led by students, perform peer intervention hearings to help problem solve issues between one another. V. Special Presentation(s) Student Showcase Dr. Linda Madison (Associate Superintendent) and Ryan Dumkrieger (NHS Principal) introduced students; Araceli Lopez and Zaide Moran who wrote and produced the video, I Have a Dream, and Xavier Scarlett who narrated the video. The video was shown throughout our high schools during the District s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities. VI. Citizen Input None - 1

3 VII. Consent Action Item(s) Director Gorski moved and Director McTaggart seconded the motion to approve the following consent action items. The motion carried 5 to 0. A. Board Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2014 B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report Gordon Winterlin D. Payment for Microsoft Licensing Neil Schroeder VIII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings Director Gorski stated he recently asked Dr. Gausman to consider providing agendas and meeting minutes for all Board approved committee meetings to the entire Board in the future. He also requests that the Finance Report be reviewed in greater detail during the second Board meeting each month. Director McTaggart stated he recently attended the Mickey C. Olson Memorial Natatorium dedication at West High School. Director Speidel shared publically that the District s new mobile app is now available for those wishing to download it. He congratulated Alison Benson and her team for their work to make this possible. Director Alarcon-Flory recently attended parent-teacher conferences for her son, and voiced her appreciation and thanks to all District staff. She is very happy with this School District. Director Krysl agreed with comments made by Ms. Alarcon-Flory, and also shared his appreciation and thanks to the District s bus drivers for the great work they do. Future Meetings are as follows: Educational Equity Committee 11:30 a.m., February 11, 2014, in ESC #105. Student Achievement Committee 12:00 p.m., February 14, 2014, in ESC #326. Board Finance & Facilities Committee 12:00 p.m., February 17, 2014, in ESC #312. Communications Committee 4:00 p.m., February 18, 2014, in ESC Board Room. Board Work Session / Early Retirement Benefits 4:30 p.m., February 20, 2014, in ESC Board Room. Legislative Forum 8:30 a.m., February 22, 2014, in ESC Board Room. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00 a.m., February 24, 2014, in ESC #103. School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., February 24, 2014, in ESC Board Room. District Advisory Committee 5:15 p.m., February 27, 2014, in ESC Board Room. School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., March 10, 2014, in ESC Board Room. Sioux City s Day at the Capitol All Day Event, March 12, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Preschool Initiative Committee 1:30 p.m., March 19, 2014, at Irving Preschool. - 2

4 IX. Superintendent s Report Dr. Gausman: He thanked Board members who recently travelled to Des Moines for the Chamber s Legislative Day at the Capitol. He acknowledged student teachers in the audience. He reminded Board members that Sioux City s Day at the Capitol will be March 12, He acknowledged award winners from the recent dance competition held in Des Moines. He announced the retirement of Mel McKern after 18 years. X. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action A. Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 / Base Bid #1 / Alternate #6 Insulated Skylight System - Mel McKern Director McTaggart moved and Director Speidel seconded the motion to reject Base Bid #1 / Alternate #6 from H&R Construction, South Sioux City, NE., in the deduct amount of $30,000 for the Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 Insulated Skylight System. The motion carried 5 to 0. B. Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 / Base Bid #2 Casework - Mel McKern Director Gorski moved and Director Speidel seconded the motion to accept the low bid for Base Bid #2 from Carroll Seating Company of Kansas City, KS., and award them the contract in the amount of $222,600 for the Hoover Elementary School Site Construction Project / Bid Package #4 / Base Bid #2 - Casework. The motion carried 5 to 0. C. FY15 Budget Discussion: All Funds Except the General Fund Gordon Winterlin Gordon Winterlin (Director of Finance) shared data and information on the District s FY15 budget for all funds except the General Fund. Data reviewed included revenue figures, expenditures, and ending fund balances for the following funds, and FY14 budget versus FY15 proposed budget: Student Activity Fund Management Fund Physical Plant and Equipment Fund (PPEL) Debt Service Fund Nutrition Fund Sales Tax Fund - 3 -

5 XI. Adjourn Director Speidel moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion carried 5 to 0, and the regular meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m. Michael J. Krysl, President SCCSD Board of Directors Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary SCCSD Board of Directors - 4 -