SPECIAL MEETING Education Service Center Minutes February 23, 2015 5:30 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
SPECIAL MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes February 23, 2015 5:30 p.m. I. Call to Order President Krysl called the special meeting to order at 5:30 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 Speidel 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 5:31 p.m. V. Adjourn Closed Session / Return to Open Session Director Speidel moved and Director McTaggart 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 6:02 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 6:03 p.m. Michael J. Krysl, President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary - 1 -
REGULAR MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes February 23, 2015 6:00 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): 1 A. Sunnyside Elementary School V. Citizen Input 1 VI. Consent Action Item(s) 2 A. Board Meeting Minutes from February 9, 2015 B. Human Resources Report C. Finance Report(s) D. School Resource Officer Agreement Between the City of Sioux City and the Sioux City Community School District VII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings 2-3 VIII. Superintendent s Report 3 IX. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action 3-4 A. First Reading of Board Policies B. Approve the Purchase and Acquisition of 2928 and 2934 Jones Street C. Approve the Purchase and Acquisition of 3025 Jennings Street D. Strategic Plan Update: Educational Facilities E. 2015 Computer RFP Results F. 28E Agreement / Conveyance of Parcel A to the City of Sioux City G. FY16 Budget Initial Review of General Fund Revenues and Expenditures X. Adjourn 4
REGULAR MEETING Educational Service Center Minutes February 23, 2015 6:00 p.m. I. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance President Krysl called the regular meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. II. Roll Call of Members Present: Directors Alarcon-Flory, Gorski, Krysl, McTaggart, Speidel, and Warnstadt. Absent: Director Johnson. III. Approval of Amended Agenda President Krysl stated that agenda Item IX, letter B has been amended with a purchase price of $276,500.00. Director McTaggart moved and Director Speidel seconded the motion to approve the agenda as amended. The motion carried 6 to 0. IV. Good News Report(s) Sunnyside Elementary School Kim Lockwood (Principal) introduced Kim Lauer (Consulting Teacher-Nodland), Teri March (Consulting Teacher-Sunnyside), and Jamie Lang (Eastside Tech Support) and shared in the good news that Sunnyside Elementary School was nominated by the Iowa Department of Education for consideration of recognition by the Blue Ribbon Schools National Program. Sunnyside Elementary School is in the top 15% for both reading and math in the state of Iowa. She shared data and information showing significant growth over the past five years. V. Citizen Input Dan Greenwell, 11 West Kings Hwy, provided handouts to the Board and asked them to consider the following recommendations to standards-based grading: Fix the grid Take to grades 3-6 Finalize the report cards Assess the robustness of the standards and how we are going about those Provide information to the public on the scores That the Board continually monitor this and follow up through regularly scheduled Board agenda item. - 1 -
VI. Consent Action Item(s) Director Speidel moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve all consent action items. The motion carried 6 to 0. A. Board Meeting Minutes from February 9, 2015 B. Human Resources Report Dr. Rita Vannatta C. Finance Report(s) Jodi Ryan D. School Resource Officer Agreement Between the City of Sioux City and the Sioux City Community School District Dr. Paul Gausman VII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings Director Warnstadt: She was disheartened with the results of the recent data from the kiosks that were setup during parent-teacher conferences. She stated that she had more people approach her in public than those who responded to the kiosks. Director Speidel: Our co-curricular activities continue to be strong. Local Quiz Bowl teams did very well last week, as well as our speech and debate teams at the state level. Area girls basketball teams have done well. Congratulations to Mitch Otto who yielded East High s first state champion in wrestling since 2010. Congratulations to Courtney Lahrs for being named KSCJ s Siouxland Educator of the Month for February. He thanked Miranda Galvin who was in the audience for her work as a Special Ed teacher in our District. Director Alarcon-Flory: She was greatly impressed with last meeting s Good News segment and what our elementary schools are doing with technology. She enjoyed parent-teacher conferences and being able to speak with teachers face-to-face. She appreciated that the District s parent survey was conducted in both English and Spanish. Last week, about 48 middle and high school bands competed in the District Jazz Band competition in Le Mars. East Middle School took 2 nd place and North Middle School took 4 th place. She shared concern with recent comments made regarding the cutting of funds to alternative schools; especially the Sanford Center, and what that means to our District. - 2 -
Future Meetings are as follows: Education Legislative Forum 8:30 a.m., February 28, 2015, in ESC Board Room. Board Finance & Facilities Committee 12:00 p.m., March 4, 2015, in ESC #312. Regular School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., March 9, 2015, in ESC Board Room. Educational Equity Committee 11:30 a.m., March 10, 2015, in ESC Mezz A. Board Work Session / Budget 4:00 p.m., March 10, 2015, in ESC Board Room. Preschool Oversight Committee - 1:30 p.m., March 19, 2015, at Irving Preschool. Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee 8:00 a.m., March 23, 2015, in ESC #103. Regular School Board Meeting 6:00 p.m., March 24, 2015, in ESC Board Room. District Advisory Committee 5:15 p.m., March 26, 2015, in ESC Board Room. Student Achievement Committee 12:00 p.m., March 27, 2015, in ESC #326. VIII. Superintendent s Report Dr. Gausman: He stated the District s plan for our next steps in standards-based grading will be ready sometime in March or April. He gained Board consensus to move the March 23 rd School Board meeting to Thursday, March 26 th at 6:30 p.m. He gained Board consensus to reschedule the March 25 th Day at the Capitol to sometime in April. IX. Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action A. First Reading of Board Policies Dr. Paul Gausman 503.6 Activity Eligibility Requirements 505.13 Family Night / Sundays & Wednesdays 684.08 Transfer of Course Work 901.4 Selection of an Architect 903.1 Lease, Sale, or Disposal of School Buildings and Sites 1004.1 Community Use of School Facilities Director Speidel moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve the above Board policies for first reading. The motion carried 6 to 0. B. Approve the Purchase and Acquisition of 2928 and 2934 Jones Street Brian Fahrendholz Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve the purchase and acquisition of 2928 Jones Street, Sioux City, Iowa, currently owned by PNC Properties, L.L.C., and 2934 Jones Street, Sioux City, Iowa, currently owned by Timothy R. Kelley and Lydia C. Kelley, for the amended purchase price of $276,500.00, which includes relocation and moving expenses. After a roll call vote, the motion carried 6 to 0. - 3 -
X. Adjourn C. Approve the Purchase and Acquisition of 3025 Jennings Street Brian Fahrendholz Director McTaggart moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to approve the purchase and acquisition of 3025 Jennings Street, Sioux City, Iowa, currently owned by Walter C. Lenz and Ednalouise Lenz, for the purchase price of $140,000.00, which includes relocation and moving expenses. After a roll call vote, the motion carried 6 to 0. D. Strategic Plan Update: Educational Facilities Brian Fahrendholz Brian Fahrendholz (Director of Operations and Maintenance) shared progress made in the 4 objectives of the District s Strategic Plan priority area of Educational Facilities. E. 2015 Computer RFP Results Neil Schroeder Director Speidel moved and Director Alarcon-Flory seconded the motion to approve selection of RTI/HP as preferred computer vendor and proposed computer funding strategy. After a roll call vote, the motion carried 6 to 0. F. 28E Agreement / Conveyance of Parcel A to the City of Sioux City - Brian Fahrendholz President Krysl stated that a public hearing would be held at the Educational Service Center, 627 4 th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, on the 9 th of March, 2015, to approve the conveyance of Parcel A to the City of Sioux City. Director Alarcon-Flory moved and Director Warnstadt seconded the motion to set a public hearing date and time for the 28E Agreement / Conveyance of Parcel A to the City of Sioux City. The motion carried 6 to 0. G. FY16 Budget Initial Review of General Fund Revenue and Expenditures Jodi Ryan (Interim CFO) shared data and information as an initial review of the District s General Fund revenue and expenditures. Further details will be provided at the March 10 th Board Work Session on the budget. 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 7:36 p.m. Michael J. Krysl, President Cynthia A. Lloyd, Secretary - 4 -