INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1207 First Street West Independence, Iowa 50644 PH: (319) 334-7400 FAX: (319) 334-7404 Jean Peterson Superintendent February 12, 2016 Lynnette Engel Director of Finance Board SecretaryfTreasurer To: All School Board Members From: Jean Peterson, Superintendent Brian C. Eddy - DD #1 '19 Shelly Whited - At-Large '17 Kim Hansen - DD #3 ' 19 Heather Meador - DD #3 ' 17 Eric B. Smith - DD #2 ' 19 Re: Working agenda for the regular meeting on Monday, February 15, 2016 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the School Administration Office, 1207 1st Street West, Independence, IA 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Call to Order 2. FRIENDS OF EDUCATION A. Carl Eddy and Shawn Eddy We would like to thank Carl Eddy and Shawn Eddy for generously donating their time cleaning and cutting up the old gym floor pieces. B. Banklowa We would like to thank Banklowafor generously donating winter mittens, gloves, hats and scarves for the students at West Elementary. C. Brandon United Methodist Women We would like to thank the Brandon United Methodist Women for generously donating winter hats, gloves and scarves for the students at East Elementary. 3. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON CONSENT ITEMS A. Approval of the minutes of the public hearing on January 18, 2016, the regular meeting on January 18, 2016 and the special meeting on February 5, 2016. I am seeking approval of the minutes. B. Approval of Agenda I am seeking approval of the agenda. 3.A.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. C. Approval of Board Policies (*changes noted) Second Readings: POLICY# POLICY NAME 300 Role of School District Administration 301.1 Management 302.1 Administration and Board of Directors 302.2 Administration and Employees 302.3 Administration and Adjoining District Administration 302.4 Administration and Area Education Agency I am seeking approval of the above policies' second readings. First Readings: POLICY# POLICY NAME 303.1 * Superintendent Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment 303.2 Superintendent Contract and Contract Nonrenewal 303.3 Superintendent Salary and Other Compensation 303.4 Superintendent Duties 303.5 Superintendent Evaluation 303.6 Superintendent Professional Development 303.7 Superintendent Civic Activities 303.8 Superintendent Consulting/Outside Employment 401.2* Equal Employment Opportunity 402.2* Child Abuse Reporting I am seeking approval of the above policies' first readings. 3.C. D. Transfers/Reassignments NAME PREVIOUS NEW ASSIGNMENT SALARY ASSIGNMENT Angie Bonefas East Elem 2nd Grade East Elem Instructional Salary + Teacher Coach $10,000 Stipend Michael Doyle JSH Math Teacher JSH Instructional Coach Salary+ $10,000 Stipend Chrissy Kimball West Elem 3rd Grade East Elem Special Ed Salary Teacher Teacher Lori Kurt East Elem Special Ed K-12 Special Ed Salary + Teacher Instructional Coach $10,000 Stipend Erin Maurer JSH 7.0 hr Sp Ed Para BCSC 7.0 hr/3days/week $12.35/hr Sp Ed Para Heather Nefzger Bldgs, Grounds and West Elem 4th Grade BA Step 0 Transportation Assist Teacher Kay Reidy West Elem 4th Grade West Elem Instructional Salary + Teacher Coach $10,000 Stipend I am seeking approval of the above transfer(s)lreassignment(s) DATE 01/26/2016
E. New Hires (pending acceptable background checks) NAME ASSIGNMENT SALARY DATE Erin Burmeister Director of School hnprovement $70,000 Holli Osvald East Elem 2nd Grade Teacher BA Step 3 Pat Shannon Bus Garage 4.0 hr Bus Driver $14.55/hr Sherry Stevens JSH 7.0 hr Sp Ed Para $9.25/hr I am seeking approval of the above new hire(s). 07/0112016 01/25/2016 02/01 /2016 F. Approval of Financial Reports 1. Approval of Bills - Director Meador will have reviewed the bills 2. Vendor Report 3. Board Report 4. Budget Report 3.F. 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS A. Comments from the Public. Residents of the District, students attending the District, parents/guardians of students attending the District, and District staff members may address the Board about any topic relevant to the District whether on the current agenda or not. Those who wish to speak must sign up at the beginning of the meeting. Speaker' s participation is limited to three minutes once per board meeting. The Board President may need to reduce the three-minute time limit to accommodate more speakers in the 20 minutes allotted for the public forum. The Board must approve an extension of the 20-minute time allocation to allow all speakers up to three-minutes. The views and opinions of citizens addressing the Board do not necessarily reflect those of the Board, District administration, or staff. We ask speakers to remember that Iowa law prohibits the Board from discussing specific employees or students or their performance. Student speakers will state their name and school. Others will state their name and address. B. Comments from the Board/Superintendent C. Presentations 1. 6th Grade Presentation - Jan Reed, 6th Grade Teacher and Natalee Anderson and Dominique Miller, 6th Grade Students 2. Early Literacy Legislation - Dewey Hupke and Danielle Meyer 5. REPORTS A. Building Administrator Reports 1. Junior-Senior High School Principal 2. Junior-Senior High School Assistant Principal 3. West Elementary Principal 4. East Elementary/Early Childhood Center Principal B. Activities Director Report C. Director of School Improvement Report D. Director of Technology Report E. Director of Buildings & Grounds Report 5.A. 5.B. 5.C. 5.D. 5.E.
F. Director of Transportation Report 6. OLD BUSINESS A. Change Order for Items Described in Bulletin #2 to Larson Construction Co. Inc. for the Baseball/Softball Complex Project 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Senior High Course Registration Guide B. Travel Request Form -April, 2016 Speech Team to Minneapolis, MN C. Junior-Senior High School March, 2016 Early Graduation Applicants D. Agreement with Entourage Yearbooks E. Memorandum of Agreement with Buchanan County Agricultural Extension District F. School Registration and Meal Rates for G. Quotes to Resurface the Track H. Approve Midwest Tennis and Track Quote to Resurface the Track I. Quotes for the New Chiller for West Elementary J. Approve Brecke Mechanical Contractors Quote for the New Chiller for West Elementary K. Modified Allowable Growth Application for Dropout Prevention (At-Risk Funding) L. Budget Guarantee Resolution Roll Call Vote M. Fiscal Year 2015 Audit Roll Call Vote 5.F. 6.A. 7.A. 7.B. 7.C. 7.D. 7.E. 7.F. Discussion 7.G. Discussion 7.1. 7.K. 7.L. 7.M. N. Closed Session We need a motion to recess to a closed session as provided in Section 21.5( 1 )G) of the Iowa Code; To discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the school district would have to pay or lower the price the board would receive for that property. Roll Call Vote to Enter Closed Session 0. MidAmerican Energy Company Gas and Regulator Station Easement 7.0. 8. ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING MEETINGS - Monday, March 21st Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, April 18th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, May 16th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, June 20th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, July 18th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, August 15th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Monday, September 19th Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Central Office Board Room, Independence Spring, 2016 DTBD Work Session 6:00 p.m. -Rowley Community Center, Rowley