Board Minutes 2023.03.20

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