Board Minutes 2023.03.06 (Joint Meeting)

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