Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

August 16, 2022

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Mat Hanson, Jeremiah DePyper, Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle Te Grootenhuis, SBO Chris Conlon and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent:  Shamus Currans.  All votes are  unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:30 p.m. in the Tech building in Terril, Iowa.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen
3. Adopt Agenda: Fairchild moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.
4. Welcome Patrons:  Jensen welcomed Mrs Te Grootenhuis.
5. Approval of Minutes: Hanson moved to approve the  July 16, 2022 board meeting minutes.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.
6. Bills and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.
7. Financial Reports: Conlon reported no financial report due to cleaning up VISTA.
8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1 Marketing:  The District Report was presented.

9. NEW BUSINESS

9.1  Activity Calendar:  DePyper moved to approve the activity calendar by moving the September board meeting to Tuesday, September 20th.  Second by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

9.2  Open Enrollment:  The board reviewed the following Open enrollments:  AE-11th to CAM, MP-10th,BR 6th, KB-KK to Spencer, LC-7th, NC-7th to Spirit Lake, and JP-7th, JP-6th, JW-1st, JI-3rd to GT.

9.3  Handbooks:  Fairchild moved to approve the Staff Handbook and Student Handbook for 22-23.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.4  Legislative Priorities: Motion by Fairchild to approve number 6. Achievement Gap from Loss of In Person Instruction, 8. Mental Health, 16. Teacher Recruitment and Licensure, 19. School Funding Policy, and 32. Sharing and Reorganization.  Seconded by Hanson.   Motion carried.

9.5 Delegates:  Fairchild moved to decline the September 13 Special Session and approve delegates to the November 16th  IASB Annual Convention. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.6 Bank Plus:  Fairchild moved to approve removing Steve Rolfeson from the Bank Plus  Signature card and adding Chris Conlon, Kevin Jensen, Mat Hanson, and Angie Woods.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.7 Appoint Hearing Officers:  Hanson moved to approve the following hearing officers for 2022-2023: Discrimination, Affirmative Action, Multicultral/Non-Sexist, 504,Title IX, Hot Lunch Hearing, Fees Hearing- Superintendent and/or Principal.  Hot Lunch Screening- Board Secretary,

Level 1 Employee Abuse- Guidance Counselor, Level 1 Employee Abuse Alternate- Superintendent, Level 2 Employee Abuse - Palo Alto/Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department,

Grievance Hearing Officer-Level 1 Principal, Level 2 Superintendent, Homeless Liaison - Guidance Counselor, Equity coordinator- Guidance Counselor.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

10. PERSONNEL

10.1  Resignation:  Fairchild moved to approve the resignation of Michael Jensen as Assistant Wrestling Coach.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

10.2  Hires:  DePyper moved to approve the following Contracts, Todd Hough TLC Mentor ($6,000), Kate Myers TLC Mentor ($6,000) and Alexa Springer Para ($11.40).  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

11. COMMITTEE REPORTS- No report given
12. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

12.1 Marshall Lewis- Superintendent, Jeremy Simington- MS/HS Principal, and Michelle TeGrootenhuis- Elementary Principal/ Curriculum presented their reports.

13. BOARD COMMENTS:  Jensen welcomed Mrs. TG and wanted to welcome back all staff and say “Good luck” and “Thank you for all you do”
14. ADJOURN: Fairchild moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 p.m.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________             _____________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                       Board Secretary, Angie Woods

            

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

September 20, 2022

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Kevin Jensen, Mat Hanson, Jeremiah DePyper, Patrick Fairchild, Shamus Currans, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Chris Conlon, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:30 in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa.  The pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum: President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Currans motioned to approve the agenda with changes. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Patron/Guest: Jessica Day, John Pluth, Angie and Nick Olson, Matt and Heather Wrigley.  High School students: Hailey Ebel, Myla Murphy, Sophie Petersen, McKenzie DeMoss, Elizabeth Palsrok, Alissa Palsrok, Adri Krieger, Andrew Kral, Ally Hanson, Ben Borchers, Blake Borchers, Camilla Hall, Madigan Fredericksen, and Aiden Cillers. 

5. Approval of Minutes:  Fairchild moved to approve the August 16, 2022 Board Minutes. Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

6. Bills and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Conlon presented the financial report to the board.

8. OLD BUSINESS

        8.1  The District Marketing Report: Amanda Smith presented.

     9. NEW BUSINESS

        9.1  Activity Calendar:  Fairchild moved to approve the October Board Calendar with moving the October 

               Board meeting to Tuesday, October 18 at 5:00pm in Graettinger.  Seconded by Currans. Motion carried.

       9.2  Open Campus:  Ben Borchers and Hailey Ebel spoke on behalf of the seniors on why they should have Open campus.  Currans moved to approve an open campus for seniors under Simingtons supervision. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.     

        9.3  Inter-District Travel Agreement:  Discussion was held on the agreement with ELC.  Currans moved to have a 2 mile agreement with Estherville               effective immediately. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

       9.4  FFA-National FFA Convention:  Ben and Blake Borchers presented the FFA National Convention October 26,27 and 28.  They will be raising the money by fundraising.  Hanson moved to approve the FFA trip.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

       9.5  Ford Freestar Van:  Currans motion to approve getting rid of the Ford Freestar Van by seeing if Iowa Lakes could use it, checking with Bergo to see if he would be interested for class, then having a sealed bid if they are not interested.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

       9.6  Board Policy 700 series:  Fairchild moved to approve the 2nd reading of the 700 series.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.  

    10.    HIRES/RESIGNATIONS

       10.1 Resignation: DePyper moved to accept the resignation of Amanda Kinney (para) and Sara Harris (Jr. High Softball)  Seconded by Currans. Motion carried.

       10.2 Hires:  DePyper moved to approve the following hires.  Brand Hansen- Pt Custodial ($12/hr), David Jones- Pt Custodial ($12/hr), Joan Clark-Para ($11.32/hr) Max Bergo-Assistant Boys/Girls Wrestling Coach, and Tyler Hoffman-Jr High Wrestling Coach.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

     11.    COMMITTEE REPORTS- NONE AT THIS TIME.

     12.    ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  Administration gave their reports

     13.    Board Secretary comments: Open enrollments were presented.

     14.    Board comments: Jensen thanked administration for a smooth 1st month of school.

     15.    Adjourn:  DePyper moved to adjourn at 7:42 p.m. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

 

The next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022 @ 5:00 p.m. in Graettinger.

 

__________________________________                                      _____________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                      Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

October 18, 2022

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Kevin Jensen, Vice-President Mat Hanson, Director Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis,SBO Chris Conlon, and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent: Directors Shamus Currans and Jeremiah DePyper.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:06 pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum: President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Fairchild moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Patrons/Guest:  Patrick Fiddler

5. Approval of Minutes: Fairchild moved to approve the September 20, 2022 Board Minutes.  Second by Hanson.  Motion carried.

6. Bills and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Conlon reported no Financial report this month due to working with the auditors.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1  Marketing:  The District Marketing Report was presented.

      9. NEW BUSINESS

            9.1  Activity Calendar:  Fairchild moved to approve the November Activity Calendar by moving November's Regular Board Meeting to Tuesday, November 22nd in Terril at 5:30pm.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

            9.2 SBRC Letter for Special Education Deficit:  Motion by Hanson to approve the SBRC Special Education Deficit in the amount of $281,957.66. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

9.3  Title One Application:  Motion by Fairchild to approve the FY23 Title One Application funding.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.4  Bank Depository:  Motion by Hanson to approve the FY23 Bank Depository Resolution.  Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried

     10.  PERSONNEL

            10.1  Resignation:  Hanson moved to accept the resignation of Heather Loomis (Para).  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

     11.  COMMITTEE REPORTS:  None at this time

     12.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  Administration gave their reports.

     13.  Board Comments:  Discussion was held on the activity ticket process. The board would like to see staff put in for the mini grant from the PACGGC.

     14.  Board Secretary Comments:  Open Enrollments were presented.

     15.  Adjourned:  Fairchild moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:23pm.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.  

 

The next meeting will be held in the Terril Tech Building, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 5:30pm  

 

________________________________                                   ______________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                  Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril CSD

Regular Board Minutes

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors met in the Tech building in Terril, Iowa with the following members in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Vice President Mat Hanson, Director Jeremiah DePyper, and Director Patrick Fairchild.  Administration in attendance:  Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Chris Conlon and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent: Director Shamus Currans.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.   

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:30 pm.  The  Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen
3. Adopt the Agenda:  Fairchild moved to approve the agenda with moving the NoBo presentation.  Second by DePyper.  Motion carried.
4. Welcome/Patrons Comments:  Cheryl Harris, Ashley Dreeszen, Sara Harris, Marc Benedict, Kylie Ness, Aiden Egertson, Jordan Saul and Elizabeth Palsrok.
5. Approval of Minutes:  Fairchild moved to approve the October 18th, 2022 Regular Board Minutes.  Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.
6. Bills and Claims:  Hanson moved to approve the October bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.
7. Financial Reports:  Conlon presented the financial report.
8. OLD BUSINESS

                8.1   The District Marketing report was presented.

                8.2    No Boundaries presented on the Frisbee Golf Course project.

9. NEW BUSINESS

                  9.1  Election of Board President:   Lewis conducted an election amongst the members for Board President, maintaining board policy  206.2.  Nomination was made by Hanson for Kevin Jensen to serve as Board President. Seconded by Fairchild. DePyper motioned to cease and desist with the motion of nominating Kevin Jensen as Board President. Seconded by Fairchild. All voted yes. Woods administered the Oath to Jensen.

9.2 Election of Board Vice President:  Jensen conducted an election amongst the members for Board Vice President, maintaining board policy 206.2   Nomination was made by Fairchild for Mat Hanson to serve as Board Vice President.  Seconded by DePyper   DePyper motioned to cease and desist with the motion of nominating Mat Hanson as Board Vice President. Seconded by Fairchild. All voted yes. Woods administered the Oath to Hanson.

9.3 Regular Meeting Date/Time and Location Policy 210.2:  Fairchild moved to approve the 3^rd Monday of the Month at 5:30 with alternating between Graettinger and Terril with subject to change for Regular Board meetings.  Seconded by DePyper. . Motion carried.

9.4 Board Legal Counsel Policy 207: DePyper moved to approve Lynch Dallas  as school legal counsel.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.5 Board Committees: Fairchild moved to approve the following committees:  Emmet County Rep-TBD, Palo Alto County Rep. Jensen, Dickenson County Rep. Fairchild, Clay County Rep. TBD, Negotiations- Jensen and Hanson, IASB Delegate- as available, Building and Grounds- Jensen and DePyper, Transportations- Currans and DePyper, Curriculum-Currans and Fairchild, Sharing Liaison- Hanson and Jensen, School Improvement Advisory Committee- Currans and Fairchild, Marketing Committee- Hanson and Fairchild.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.6  Appoint Board Treasurer: Fairchild moved to appoint Chris Conlon as Board Treasurer, maintaining policy 206.3. Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.   Woods administered the oath.

9.7  Appoint Board Secretary: Fairchild moved to appoint Angie Woods as Board Secretary, maintaining policy 206.3. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried. Conlon administered the oath.

                9.8  Activity Calendar: Fairchild moved to approve the December 2022 Board Calendar.  Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.

                9.9  Board Policy - 600 Series: Fairchild moved to approve the 1st reading of the 600 Series of Board Policies.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

                9.10 GT Director Redistricting Resolution:  Fairchild moved to approve the Director Redistricting Resolution with no changes.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

                9.11  Mini Grant:  Patrick Fairchild made a motion to apply for a Mini Grant from PACGGC for the purchase of dumbbells for the weight room for $4992.   Jeremiah DePyper seconded.  Motion carried.

                9.12  Early Retirement Proposal:  DePyper moved to approve the Early Retirement Proposal for employees with 20 years of service as presented by Lewis. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

10. PERSONNEL

10.1  Resignation/Hire:  Hanson moved to accept the resignation of Amanda Kinney (para) and Hire of Doug Hoffman as HS Asst. Wrestling Coach.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

11.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

                  11.1 The Administration gave their reports.

12.  Board Secretary Comments: Gratitude letter from ILCC for the donation of the 2004 Ford Van.
13. Adjournment:  Fairchild moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 p.m.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 19th in Graettinger at 5:30 p.m.

 

 

________________________________________                    ________________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                       Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

December 19, 2022

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Kevin Jensen, Vice-President Mat Hanson, Director Patrick Fairchild, Director Shamus Currans, Director Jeremiah DePyper,Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, Financials Chris Conlon, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:32 pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum: President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Fairchild moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Patrons/Guests:  Eric Heinrich, Drew Schnell, Max Hough, Kolton Kluever and Kory Hough.

5. Approval of Minutes: Fairchild moved to approve the November 22, 2022 Board Minutes.  Second by DyPyper.  Motion carried.

6. Bills and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Conlon will email the Board with Financials.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1  Marketing:  The District Marketing Report was presented.

       9. NEW BUSINESS

             9.1  Activity Calendar:  Fairchild moved to approve the January 2023 Activity Calendar.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

             9.2 Modified Supplemental Amount-At-Risk/Dropout Prevention-Motion by Hanson, seconded by Currans to approve the following resolution: Graettinger-Terril CSD approves the requests for modified supplemental growth to implement the at-risk and dropout prevention program in the amount of $140,106 or as determined by the Iowa Department of Education following DE audit review, subject to final approval by the School Budget Review Committee. Motion carried.

              9.3  SBRC Application- Open Enrollment Out Not on Prior Year’s Headcount.  Motion by Hanson to approve the SBRC Application for the District’s administration to authorize to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a modified supplemental amount of $122,859 for open enrolled out students who were not included in the certified enrollment count.  Seconded by DePyper. Ayes 5, Nays 0.  The motion to approve the SBRC request passes by a vote of 5-0.

9.4  Board Policy 600 Series- DePyper moved to approve the 2nd reading of the 600 Series of Board Policies.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

              9.5  Board Policy 507.9 Wellness Policy- Fairchild moved to approve Board Policy 507.9 with waiving the 1st reading.  Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.

        10.  PERSONNEL

10.1  Hires:  Currans moved to approve the following hires:  Heidi Heinrichs-Girls JH Basketball Coach, Maisey Frerichs-Elementary Para ($11.40hr), and Josh Bader-School Board Official.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

        11.  COMMITTEE REPORTS-None at this time.

        12.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS-Administration gave their reports.

        13.  BOARD SECRETARY COMMENTS- Woods shared with the board 3 open enrollments all into GT AH-PK, SS-9th and HW-8th and a Thank you card from NoBoundaries.

        14.  BOARD COMMENTS- Jensen wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

         Adjourn:  Fairchild moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 pm.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.  

The next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 16, 2023.

  

_________________________________                              ________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                 Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

January 16, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Vice President Mat Hanson, Directors Shamus Currans, Director Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Director Jeremiah DePyper arrived at 5:43 pm.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:31pm in the tech building in Terril, Iowa.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum: President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda:  Fairchild moved to approve the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Patrons Comments

5. Approval of Minutes:  Fairchild moved to approve the December 19, 2022 regular board meeting minutes.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

6. Bills and Claims:  Currans moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

7. FInancial report:  No report

8. OLD BUSINESS

            8.1 The District Marketing:  The District Marketing Report was presented.

9. NEW BUSINESS

            9.1  Activity Calendar:  Currans moved to approve the February 2023 Activity Calendar.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.2  Master Calendar 2023-2024:  Presented for review.

9.3  Joint Board Meeting:  Currans motioned to set the Joint Board Meeting for March 6th, 2023 at 6pm in Graettinger.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.4  Sharing Committee Meeting:  DePyper moved to set the Sharing Committee Meeting for February 27, 2023 at 6pm in Ruthven.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

9.5  8th Grade GTRA Proposal:  Currans moved to approve the 8th Grade proposal.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

10. PERSONNEL

10.1  Hires/Resignations:  Currans moved to approve the following retirement/ resignations.  Rebecca Masters to retire 2024, Marc Benedict to retire May 2023, Cheryl Harris to retire May 2023, Diane Benjamin to retire 2024 and para Alexa Springer.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

       11.   COMMITTEE REPORTS- No report

       12.   Administration gave their reports.

       13.   Board Secretary- No report

       14.   Board Comments

               Adjournment:  Currans moved to adjourn at 7:08 pm.  Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried. The next Board meeting will be Monday, February 20th in Graettinger.

         

 

___________________________________                        ________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                            Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

February 20, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held it regular meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Vice President Mat Hanson, Director Jeremiah DePyper, Director Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent:  Director Shamus Currans.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to order:  President Jensen at 5:31pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa.  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda:  DePyper moved to adopt the agenda with changes.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Patrons: Amy Sikora, Marc Benedict, Anne Sexe, Zach Witherspoon, Sara Harris.

5. Approval of Minutes:  Fairchild moved to approve the January 16, 2023 Board Minutes. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

6. Bills and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the January Bills and Claims.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried. 

7. Financial Report:  Bader presented the financial report.

8. OLD BUSINESS

         8.1  The District Marketing Report- Simington reported for Smith.

9. NEW BUSINESS

         9.1 Activity Calendar:  Hanson moved to approve the March 2023 Activity Calendar.   Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

        9.2  Master Calendar:  Public hearing for the 2023-2024 school year opened at 6:19pm and closed at 6:23pm with no comments.  Fairchild moved to         approve the 2023-2024 Master calendar.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

        9.3 Band Trip:  Mr Witherspoon and Mrs Sexe presented the board with the Band trip to Florida on March 13, 2023.  Fairchild moved to approve the out-of-state trip.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

        9.4 Initial Negotiation Presentation: Benedict and Harris presented the Education Association Initial Proposal 2023-2024 Contract.

        9.5 Initial Negotiations Presentation:  Fairchild moved to have Hanson and Jensen negotiate for the board.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

        9.6  Literacy Purchase:  Mrs TG and Mrs Sikora presented the Literacy Curriculum they would like to purchase for grades K-5.  Fairchild moved to approve the purchase.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

        9.7 Bank Plus/Josh Bader Oath:  Fairchild moved to appoint SBO Josh Bader as Board Treasurer. In  addition, the Board Secretary Angie Woods will be authorized to have access to Checking, CD’s and  ECOrp. This authorization will be at Bank Plus or any other institution where Graettinger-Terril  does financial business. Josh Bader and Angie Woods will be signers on all Graettinger-Terril  bank accounts. Chris Conlon will be removed from bank access. Checking signature cards will remain the same with Board President Kevin Jensen, Board Vice  President Mat Hanson, and Board Secretary Angie Woods as signers.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.  

Woods administered the Oath to Bader.

      9.8 Board Policy Review 500 series:  Fairchild moved to approve the 1st reading of the 500 series of board policies.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

      9.9  ILCC College Fair:  The HS students will be going to the ILCC College Fair on March 2nd in Estherville.

   10. PERSONNEL

      10.1  Hire:  Hanson moved to hire Kiana Svoboda as a teacher in the Elementary.  Seconded 

By DePyper. Motion carried.          

    11. COMMITTEE REPORT- None at this time.

    12.     ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  Administration gave their reports

    13.     BOARD SECRETARY COMMENTS:  Woods presented the Open enrollment report.

    14.     BOARD COMMENTS:  Fairchild asked about MS teacher openings.

    15.     CLOSED SESSION:  Superintendent review. Fairchild moved to go into closed session at 7:47p.m. for Superintendent review  per Code 21.5(1)(a). closed session to review or discuss records which  are required or authorized by the state or federal law to be kept confidential, seconded by Hanson. Roll call all yes, DePyper, Fairchild, Hanson and Jensen.   Motion carried. Fairchild moved to go out of closed session at 8:36 p.m. Seconded by Hanson. Roll call all yes, DePyper, Fairchild, Hanson and Jensen. Motion carried. 

    16. Adjournment:  Fairchild moved to adjourn at 8:37pm.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.  

 

The next board meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2023 in Terril.

 

________________________________                      ________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                    Board Secretary, Angie Woods

Graettinger-Terril CSD and Ruthven-Ayrshire CSD 

Joint Board Minute 

Monday, March 6, 2023 

 

The Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education met in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa. Those  in attendance included: Kevin Jensen, Mat Hanson, Jeremiah DePyper, Shamus Currans, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent: Patrick Fairchild. The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education: Darin Malm, Tracey Enderson, Amy Loder, Susan Sikora, Stephanie Fay, Jill Conlon and  MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson. 

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

The Joint Board Meeting was called to order by President Jensen at 6:00 p.m. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  

DyPyper moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Seconded by Currans. Motion carried. 

 

Personnel

Hanson moved to approve the hire of Alana Krieser for 1st grade at the Elementary and the resignation of Crystal Goodchild-MS Social Studies/Science teacher.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

 

Academic sharing reports

Josephson presented Offer and Teach Challenges.

Simington presented the Course Enrollment, Scheduling and Equity reports.

Bader presented the Academic Sharing Financials

 

Current Sharing 

Currans moved to approve maintaining the Academic Sharing Tuition percentage for 2023-2024 to 60% of half. Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.

Currans moved to approve the Superintendent percentage for 2023-2024 at 50% RA/50% GT. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried. 

DePyper moved to approve the Activities Sharing Agreement with no changes. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried. 

 

Board Questions/Thoughts

Sikora asked about putting vape detectors in the bathrooms.  Jensen thanked Josephson for his years with Titan Nation and wished him the best in his retirement.

 

Adjournment

Currans moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:39pm.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

 

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Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                                Board Secretary, Angie Woods

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

March 20, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held it regular board meeting and Budget Hearing with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Director Jeremiah DePyper, Director Patrick Fairchild, Director Shamus Currans, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent:  Vice President Mat Hanson.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order: President Jensen at 5:30 pm in the Tech building in Terril, Iowa. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Fairchild moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Guest:  Jensen welcomed Transportation Director/Maintenance Director Phillip Schmitt and from The District Market Amanda Smith.

5. Budget Hearing:  Currans moved to go into the Budget Hearing at 5:33 pm.  Seconded by Fairchild.  All in favor:  Fairchild, DePyper, Currans and Jensen.  There were no comments by guests.  Discussion was held amongst the board members.  Currans moved to close the budget hearing at 5:48 pm.  Seconded by Fairchild.  All in favor:  Fairchild, DePyper, Currans, and Jensen.  Fairchild moved to approve the 2023-2024 Budget.  Seconded by Currans. All in favor:  Fairchild, DePyper, Currans and Jensen.  Motion carried.

6. Approval of Minutes:  Currans moved to approve the February 20, 2023 regular minutes and March 6,2023 Joint Board minutes.  Seconded by DePyper.Motion carried.

7. Bill and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the Bills and Claims as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

8. Financial Reports:  Bader presented the Financials to the board.

9. OLD BUSINESS

9.1 The District Marketing:  Amanda Smith presented

9.2 PACGDC Grant Awards: Graettinger-Terril CSD was awarded $53,100, $10,000 shared grant and a mini grant of $4,493 for Weight Room plates. 

    10. NEW BUSINESS

10.1 Activity Calendar:  Currans moved to approve the April Board Calendar as presented.

Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried

10.2 AEA Purchasing Agreement:  Currans moved to approve the Purchasing Agreement with

the AEA for the 2023-2024 school year.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

10.3 Summer lunch Program:  Currans moved to approve having the summer lunch program 

in Graettinger for 2023. Seconded byFairchild.  Motion carried.

10.4 Naming of Attorney:  Currans moved to approve Emily Ellingson with Ahlers and Clooney

as the school Attorney. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

10.5  Boiler upgrade, Elevator, Skyjack lift:  Fairchild motioned to fixing the Elevator in 

Graettinger MS/HS.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.  Fairchild moved to approve the

Boiler project.  Seconded by Currans. Motion carried.  Fairchild moved to approve Schmitt

pursuing the purchase of a used skyjack lift.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.

10.6 Bread/Milk Bids:  Currans moved to approve sending out for bids for the 2023-2024 

school year milk and bread bids.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

10.7 Local Government Risk Pool Agreement:  DePyper moved to approve the agreement.

Seconded by Currans. Motion Carried.

10.8  Second reading of the 500 series:  Tabled to next month.

10.9  Approval of Board/Association 2023.2024 Agreement:  Currans moved to approve the 

Agreement.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

     11.  PERSONNEL- None at this time.

     12.  COMMITTEE REPORTS- None at this time.

     13.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Administration gave their reports.

 

     14.  Board comments:  None at this time

     15.  Board Secretary Comments:  Woods informed the board of 2 open enrollments for the 

            2023-2024 School year.  WO- KG in from Estherville and RL-7th to Spencer.

     16.  Adjournment: Fairchild moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:28pm.  Seconded by Currans.

            Motion carried.

 

The next board meeting will be held in Graettinger MS/HS Library on Monday, April 17, 2023.

 

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Board President, Kevin Jensen     Board Secretary, Angie Woods

Regular Board Minutes

April 17, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held it regular board meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Director Jeremiah DePyper, Director Patrick Fairchild, Director Mat Hanson, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent: Director Shamus Currans and MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order: President Jensen at 5:32 pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Hanson moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Guest:  Jensen welcomed Transportation Director/Maintenance Director Phillip Schmitt, IT Brian Hersom, NHS Sponsor Max Bergo and NHS representative Zach Borchers.

5. Approval of Minutes:  DePyper moved to approve the March 20, 2023 regular minutes. Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried.

6. Bill and Claims:  Fairchild moved to approve the Bills and Claims as presented.  Seconded byHanson.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Bader presented the Financials to the board.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1 The District Marketing:  Report was given.

       9.    NEW BUSINESS

9.1 Activity Calendar:  Hanson moved to approve the May Board Calendar with moving the next board meeting to .April 15th. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried

9.2  Graduating Class of 2023:  Fairchild moved to approve the Graduating class of 2023 pending completion of credits.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.3  NHS trip to Minneapolis: Fairchild moved to approve the NHS trip Minneapolis.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.4  Administration/Non-Certified Salaries:  Fairchild moved to approve the wage increase for Administration and noncertified.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

9.5  Summer projects:  Hanson moved to approve the summer project plan. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

9.6  Board Policy 500 series:  Fairchild moved to approve the second reading of the 500 Board Policy series.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.7  Copier Proposal:  DePyper moved to approve the copier proposal recommended by Hersom with Gordon Flesch.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

    10.     PERSONNEL

10.1 /10.2 Resignation/Hires:  Fairchild moved to accept the resignation of Erin Dirks (MS INterventionist/Spedical

Education), David Jones (Custodial) and the hire of Skyler Bonestroo (MS Science/Social Studies)  Seconded by 

DePyper.  Motion carried.

     11.    COMMITTEE REPORTS- None at this time

     12.    ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:  Lewis and TeGrootenhuis gave their reports

     13.    BOARD COMMENTS:  None at this time

     14.    Board Secretary:  None at this time

     15.    ADJOURNMENT;  DePyper moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:48 p.m.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

 

               The next Board meeting will be May 15th in Terril.

 

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Board President, Kevin Jensen                                               Board Secretary, Angie Woods

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

May 15, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held it regular board meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Director Jeremiah DePyper, Director Mat Hanson, Director Shamus Currans, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent: Director Patrick Fairchild.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order: President Jensen at 5:30 pm in the Tech building in Terril, Iowa. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: DePyper moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Guest:  Jensen welcomed Amanda Smith from The District Marketing

5. Approval of Minutes:  DePyper moved to approve the April 17, 2023 regular minutes. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.

6. Bill and Claims:  DePyper moved to approve the Bills and Claims as presented.  Seconded byHanson.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Bader presented the Financials to the board.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1 The District Marketing:  Report was given by Smith.

       9.    NEW BUSINESS

9.1 Activity Calendar: Currans moved to approve the June Board Calendar.   Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried

9.2  Fee Schedule:  Hanson moved to approve the 2023-2024 fee schedule with changes.   Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried. 

      10.   PERSONNEL

10.1 Resignation: Currans moved to approve the resignation of Justine Kelley-HS Business.  Seconded by Hanson.   Motion carried.

10.2 Hire:  Currans moved to approve the hire of Ashley Dreeszen as Head Volleyball Coach.  Seconded by 

               DePyper.  Motion carried.       

       11.   COMMITTEE REPORTS- None at this time

       12.   ADMINISTRATION REPORTS:  Administration gave their reports.

       13.   BOARD COMMENTS:  Jensen congratulated the 2022-2023 graduates and Patrick Fairchild on the new addition to 

               his family.

       14.   BOARD SECRETARY COMMENTS:  Woods shared the open enrollments that were received and informed the

               Board of the summer lunch program.

       15.   ADJOURNMENT:  Currans moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 pm.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

 

               The next Board meeting will be Monday, June 19, 2023 in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger.

 

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Board President, Kevin Jensen       Board Secretary, Angie Woods

                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Regular Board Minutes

June 19, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held it regular board meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Director Jeremiah DePyper, Director Mat Hanson, Director Shamus Currans, Director Patrick Fairchild,Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent: MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order: President Jensen at 5:30 pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda: Currans moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

4. Welcome Guest:  Jensen welcomed Amanda Smith and Alex Helmich.

5. Approval of Minutes: Currans moved to approve the May 15, 2023 regular minutes. Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.

6. Bill and Claims:  Currans moved to approve the Bills and Claims as presented.  Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.

7. Financial Reports:  Bader presented the Financials to the board.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.1 The District Marketing:  Report was given by Smith. DePyper moved to approve the proposal for the upcoming year.  Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried

       9.    NEW BUSINESS

9.1 Activity Calendar: Currans moved to approve the July Board Calendar.   Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried

9.2 2023 Legislative Resolution: Upon review and discussion Currans moved to support the following Legislative         

Priorities.  #3 Early Literacy, #7 Mental Health, #9 Sharing and Reorganization, and #19 Local Accountability and  

Decision- Making.  Seconded by Hanson.  Motion carried.

9.3 Milk and Bread bid:  Currans moved to accept the bid from Martin Brothers for bread and Kemp for Milk. 

Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

9.4 Wrestling Room Request:  Alex Helmich presented a request to build a 2nd floor to the wrestling room.

     10.    PERSONNEL

10.1 Resignation: None at this time

10.2 Hires:  Farichild moved to approve the hire of Todd Hough-Athletic Director, Madison Hough- HS Business 

Teacher and Angie Woods- Shared Human Resources.  Hanson seconded. Motion carried.

      11.    COMMITTEE REPORTS

      12.   ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

12.1 Lewis presented the Superintendent report.

12.2 TeGrootenhuis presented the Curriculum and Elementary Principal reports.

12.3 Bader presented the present audit report.

      13.   Board Secretary comments:  None at this time.

      14.   Board Comments:  None at this time.

      15.   Adjournment:  Currans moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 pm.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

 

             The next board meeting will be held July 17th, 2023 in Terril.

 

_________________________________________                              ________________________________________

Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                              Board Secretary, Angie Woods

 

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education

Special Board Minutes

June 29, 2023

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held a Special board meeting with the following in attendance:  President Kevin Jensen, Director Jeremiah DePyper,Director Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Michelle TeGrootenhuis, SBO Josh Bader.  Absent: Director Mat Hanson, Director Shamus Curens, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington and Board Secretary Angie Woods All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order: President Jensen at 5:30 pm in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Determine a Quorum:  President Jensen

3. Adopt the Agenda.

4. Welcome Guest:

5. Bills and Claims:  Motion by DePyper to FY23 Bills and Claims to be paid.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

6. Personnel:  DePyper moved to approve LeAnn Dietrich as Elementary Administrative Assistant. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

7. Adjournment:  DePyper moved to adjourn at 5:37 pm.  Seconded by Farichild.  Motion carried.

 

   

 

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