Board Minutes 2022.09.20
Board Minutes 2022.09.20Graettinger-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.
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Call to order: President Jensen at 5:30 in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa. The pledge of Allegiance was recited.
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Determine a Quorum: President Jensen
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Adopt the Agenda: Currans motioned to approve the agenda with changes. Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.
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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.
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Approval of Minutes: Fairchild moved to approve the August 16, 2022 Board Minutes. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.
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Bills and Claims: Fairchild moved to approve the bills and claims as presented. Seconded by Currans. Motion carried.
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Financial Reports: Conlon presented the financial report to the board.
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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.
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Board President, Kevin Jensen Board Secretary, Angie Woods