Board Minutes - 2021.12.20

Board Minutes - 2021.12.20

Graettinger-Terril Board of Education
Regular Board Minutes
December 20, 2021

 

The Graettinger-Terril Board of Directors held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Kevin
Jensen, Jeremiah DePyper, Tonya Feldhacker, Mat Hanson, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Elementary
Principal/Curriculum Chris Myers, SBO Alyssa Enderson, and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent MS/HS
Principal Jeremy Simington. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

  1. Call to Order-President Jensen at 5:30 p.m. in Terri, Iowa.
  2. Determine a Quorum- President Jensen at 5:30 p.m.
  3. Adopt Agenda- Motion to adopt the Retiring Board Agenda with moving BonFire to 4.1. New Board Agenda adding Fishing Club to 4.1, Wood River Energy 6.15, and Apptegy App 6.16.
  4. Welcome visitors and Guest- Nataley Westergard, Chloe Jones, David Cilliars, Cormick Currans, Dalton Young, Nolan Darr, Kaden McCoy, Amanda Smith, and Marc Benedict.
         4.1. BonFire Report- Smith gave the BonFire report.
  5. Approval of Minutes-Motion by Fairchild to approve the November 15, 2021, Board Minutes.  Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.
  6. Bills and Claims- Motion by Fairchild to approve the Bills and Claims for December. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.
  7. Financial Reports- Motion by Hanson to approve the financial reports. Seconded by DePyper.  Motion carried.
  8. OLD BUSINESS- None at this time.
  9. Adjourned Retiring Board- "Sine Die" Feldhacker moved to adjourn at 6:09 p.m. Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried.

New Board Meeting

  1. Call to Order- Board Secretary Angie Woods at 6:10 p.m.
  2. Determine a Quorum-Board Secretary Angie Woods at 6:10 p.m.
  3. Adopt Agenda
  4. Welcome/Patrons Comments- McCoy and Darr presented for the Fishing Club.
  5. OLD BUSINESS
         5.1     BonFire-moved to 4.1 retiring board
  6. NEW BUSINESS
         6.1      Woods administered the Oath to Shamus Currans.
         6.2      Election of Board President- Hanson nominated Jensen as Board President, Fairchild seconded. DePyper moved to cease nominations. Seconded by Currans. Motion Carried. All ayes. Woods administered the Oath to Jensen.
         6.3      Election of Board Vice President- Fairchild nominated Hanson as Board Vice President, DePyper seconded. Currans moved to cease nominations. Seconded by DePyper. All ayes.  Woods administered the Oath to Hanson.
         6.4      Regular Meeting Date/Time and Location- Motion by Fairchild to approve the third Monday of the Month at 5:30 alternating between Graettinger and Terril. Seconded by Currans.  Motion carried.
         6.5      Board Legal Counsel- Fairchild moved to continue current arrangement and name Lynch Dallas as GT legal counsel. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried
         6.6  Board Committees- Fairchild moved to approve the following committees: Emmet County     Rep.- TBD, Palo Alto County Rep.- Jensen, Dickinson County Rep.- Hanson, Clay County Rep.-TBD, Negotiations- Jensen and Hanson, IASB Delegate- As available, Building and Grounds-Jensen and DePyper, Transportation-Currans and DePyper, Curriculum-Fairchild and Currans, Sharing Liaison- Jensen and Hanson, School Improvement Advisory- Fairchild and Currans, Marketing Committee- Hanson and Fairchild. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried.
         6.7      Board Treasurer- Fairchild moved to approve Alyssa Enderson as Board Treasurer. Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried. Woods administered the oath to Enderson.
         6.8      Board Secretary- Currans moved to approve Angie Woods as Board Secretary. Seconded by Hanson. Motion carried. Enderson administered the oath to Woods.
         6.9      Activity Calendar- Fairchild moved to approve the January 2022 Board Calendar as presented. Seconded by DePyper. Motion Carried.
         6.10     Open Enrollment- None at this time.
         6.11     Hire of Principal/Curriculum Director- Lewis will contact Grundmeyer Leadership Services.
         6.12     Modified Supplemental Amount-At-Risk/Dropout Prevention-Motion by Fairchild, seconded by DePyper 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 $139,192, 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.
         6.13     SBRC OE Application-SBRC Application- DePyper moved to approve the SBRC Application $11,9816. Seconded by Currans. Motion carried.
         6.14     Wood River Energy- The Board took up and considered matters relating to participation in a joint agreement relating to the establishment of local government risk pool. After due consideration and discussion, Director Fairchild introduced the resolution below and moved that the resolution be adopted, seconded by Director Currans. After due consideration, the President put the question on the motion and the roll being called, the following named Directors voted; Ayes-Hanson, Fairchild, Currans, and DePyper.  Whereupon the President declared the resolution duly adopted.
         6.15     Apptegy App- DePyper moved to approve partnering with RA with Apptegy App. This will decrease GT's yearly cost by $1100. Seconded with Currans. Motion carried.
  7. PERSONNEL
          7.1      Resignation- DePyper moved to approve the following resignations: Carter Murray-Assistant Wrestling Coach and Emily Miller-Para Educator MS/HS. Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried.
         7.2      Contracts- Fairchild moved to approve the following hire; Pam Bailey-MS/HS Para Educator - $10.50 hr. Doug Hoffman-volunteer for JH Asst. Wrestling Coach. Seconded by DePyper. Motion carried.
  8. COMMITTEE REPORTS- None at this time.
  9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
         9.1      Lewis-Superintendent; Report was shared with the board.
         9.2      Simington-MS/HS; Report was shared by Lewis.
         9.3      Myers-Elementary Principal/Curriculum; Report was shared with the board. Myers will give Condition for Learning Survey Report in January.
  10. Board Comments: Jensen congratulated Currans and welcomed him.
  11. Adjourn- Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:11 p.m. by DePyper. Seconded by Fairchild. Motion carried.
    Next Board Meeting is Monday, January 17th, 5:30 in Graettinger.

_______________________________                      _______________________________                     
Kevin Jensen, Board President                                        Angie Woods, Board Secretary

 

dawn.gibson.cm… Thu, 02/17/2022 - 15:03