Board Minutes 2024.12.16

Board Minutes 2024.12.16

Graettinger-Terril CSD

Regular Board Meeting Minutes

December 16, 2024

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Directors:  Kevin Jensen, Patrick Fairchild, Joey Moen, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, SBO Josh Bader and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director Anita Helmich arrived at 6:19pm . Absent: Director Mat Hanson and Director Shamus Currans.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

 

  1. Call to Order-President Jensen at 6:01 p.m. in the BoardRoom in Terril, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
  2. Determine a Quorum- Roll Call:  Joey Moen, Patrick Fairchild and Kevin Jensen
  3. Adopt Agenda- Motion to adopt the Retiring Board Agenda by Moen, Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried.
  4.  Welcome Guests-Megan Dyhrkopp and  Amanda Smith.
  5. Approval of Minutes-Motion by Moen to approve the November 18, 2024 regular board minutes.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.
  6. Bills and Claims- Motion by Fairchild to approve the Bills and Claims for December.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried.
  7. Financial Reports- Bader presented the financials to the board.
  8. OLD BUSINESS- Amanda Smith from The District Marketing reported.
  9. Adjourned Retiring Board- “Sine Die” Fairchild moved to adjourn at 6:33 p.m.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried.

New Board Meeting

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its organizational meeting with the following in attendance:  Kevin Jensen, Joey Moen, Patrick Fairchild, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Anita Helmich, SBO Josh Bader, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent Directors Mat Hanson and Shamus Currans.  All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

  1. Call to order: 6:34 pm by Woods, Roll Call: Joey Moen, Patrick Fairchild, Kevin Jensen
  2. Annual Meeting Items:
  3. Election of President:  Fairchild nominated Jensen as Board President, Moen seconded. Fairchild moved to cease nominations.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried.  All ayes. Woods administered the Oath to Jensen.
  4. Election of Vice President:  Moen nominated Fairchild as Board Vice-President, Jensen seconded.  Moen moved to cease nominations.  Seconded by Jensen.  Motion carried.  All ayes.  Woods administered the Oath to Fairchild.
  5. Regular Meeting Date/Time and Location:  Moen moved to approve regular meetings on the 3rd Monday of the month,  at  6:00 p.m., alternate between Graettinger and Terril.  Subject to change.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.
  6. Board Legal Council:  Fairchild moved to maintain our current arrangement with Ahlers and Cooney as Council.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried.
  7. Board Committees:  Fairchild moved to approve the committee representatives;  Emmet County-TBD, Palo Alto County-Jensen, Dickinson County-Fairchild, Clay County-TBD Negotiations- Jensen and Hanson, IASB Delegate-Jensen, Building and Grounds- Jensen and Fairchild, Transportation-Currans and Moen, Curriculum-Fairchild and Currans, Sharing Liaison- Jensen and Hanson, School Improvement Advisory- Fairchild and Currans, Marketing-Hanson and Fairchild.  Seconded by Moen. Motion carried.
  8. Board Treasurer:  Fairchild moved to maintain the current arrangement with Mr. Bader. Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried. Woods administered the Oath
  9. Board Secretary:  Moen moved to maintain the current arrangement with Mrs. Woods. Fairchild Seconded.  Motion carried.  Oath was taken
  10.  NEW BUSINESS
  11. Activity Calendar:  Fairchild moved to approve the January 2025 board calendar.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried. 
  12. Volunteer Mark Geelan:  Fairchild moved to approve Mark Geelan as a volunteer coach.  Second by Moen.  Motion carried.
  13. Playground: Informational
  14. At-Risk/Dropout Prevention Modified Supplemental Amount: : Fairchild moved to approve the Modified Supplemental amount of $147,246.  Second by Moen.  Motion carried.
  15. SBRC Request: Moen moved to approve the authorization to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a modified supplemental amount of $5,478 due to an increase in enrollment from the prior year and  authorization to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a modified supplemental amount of $S119,584 for open enrolled out students who were not included in the district’s previous year certified enrollment count. Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.
  16. PERSONNEL- Fairchild moved to approve the hire of Tyler Harris as full time custodian.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried. Fairchild moved to accept the resignation of Kim Kerr, paraprofessional.  Seconded by Moen.  Motion carried.
  17. COMMITTEE REPORT- None at this time.
  18. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS-
    1. Mr. Lewis- Superintendent report
    2. Mr. Simington-MS/HS report
    3. Mrs. Helmich- Elementary Principal/Curriculum report
  19. BOARD SECRETARY COMMENTS
    1. IH- 9th Grade to GT (25-26)
  20. BOARD COMMENTS: Discussion on cell phone usage in the classroom.  Jensen wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
  21. ADJOURNMENT: Moen moved to adjourn at 7:47 p.m.  Seconded by Fairchild.  Motion carried.

 

The next board meeting is Monday, January 20, 2025 in Graettinger.

 

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Board President, Kevin Jensen                                                   Board Secretary, Angie Woods

awoods@gt.rati… Tue, 12/17/2024 - 12:09