MINUTES OF

A REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF

THE KINGSLEY-PIERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

BOARD ROOM-KINGSLEY

  1. CALL TO ORDER

●The regular September meeting was called to order by President Bohle at 7:00 p.m.

  1. ROLL CALL

●Present: Bubke, Haggin, Herbold and Laddusaw.

  1. AGENDA

●ACA updates was tabled until October. Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Laddusaw, to approve the revised agenda. All voted aye, motion carried.

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

●Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Herbold, to approve the minutes of the August meeting. All voted aye. Motion carried.

  1. SUMMARY LIST OF BILLS

●Payments to Lunchtime Solutions, Woodbury Central and officials for tonight were added. There were questions on transportation reimbursements, I Have a Plan expenses, roof repairs, tech lab supplies, weight room accessories, cheerleading resale and football helmet bills. Motion was brought by Bubke, seconded by Herbold, to approve bills totaling $115,909.45 from the general fund, $37,223 from the schoolhouse fund, $14,372.47 from the Kingsley activity fund, $21,143.33 from the lunch fund. All voted aye. Motion carried.

  1. FINANCIAL REPORT

●Board members were given a summary report from the CAR highlighting the changes in fund balance from each fund for the 2016 fiscal year. Board members were also given an updated unspent balance report with calculations showing what actual unspent balance is after subtracting restricted categorical funds. Information provided is unaudited-auditors will be coming theweek of October. The district received a dividend check from EMC in the amount of $8453. Discussed upcoming trainings and reports due. Reviewed preliminary enrollment figures. The lunch program will be reviewed by the state in early January. The voter approved PPEL expires at the end of this year. An election can be held on February 7th or April 4th to meet the April 15th budget deadline. Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Bubke, to approve the financial report. All voted aye, motion carried.

  1. COMMUNICATIONS: Mr. Wiese

●Mr. Wiese reported on the success of Grandparents’ Day and expressed his appreciation for all of the help and support from the community. Mr. Wiese talked about various functions of JMC allowing parents to check attendance, lunch balances, grades, lesson plans, etc. Three week grade reports will be out this week for grades 6-8. Mid-term reports for 3rd-5th grades will be out next week. There are 16 students out for junior high football, 7 cheerleaders and 4 managers. There are also 28 volleyball players and two managers. The annual 5th grade puberty talk will be Friday, September 23rd. Mr. Wiese reviewed the FAST (Formative Assessment System) and discussed testing dates. A moment of silence was observed in remembrance of 9/11 today and Constitution Day will be observed on 9/16. Kindergarten through eighth grade will be participating in Homecoming by dressing up again. Thank you to the Booster club for providing shirts to students again. Lunchtime Solutions is off to a great start in serving meals to the district.

  1. COMMUNICATIONS: Supt. Bailey

●Mr. Bailey introduced new staff members: Guy Berkenpas, Jenn Conrad and Katie Vondrak. Mr. Berkenpas is teaching a new Environmental Science class in addition to the current science curriculum. Mrs. Conrad is teaching 4th grade and Mrs. Vondrak is teaching Title 1. An article on water quality funding was discussed and Mr. Bailey talked about upcoming homecoming activities. The National Honor Society has started their adopt a family/military unit project and are holding a blood drive on 9/27. Count Day will be October 3rd this year. Amy Benson was present to talk about CIM (Comprehensive Intervention Model) that eight of our teachers are taking to improve reading instruction. The program includes 78 hours of intensive training. Mr. Bailey displayed a plaque and read a letter from the Iowa High School Athletic Association for 100 years of membership of the Pierson school.

ADJOURNMENT: Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Bubke, to adjourn the retiring board. All voted aye, motion carried.

NEW BOARD
  1. CALL TO ORDER-ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

●The meeting of the new board was called to order by temporary chairperson, Audrey Bollin. Directors Bohle, Bubke, Haggin, Herbold andLaddusaw were present. A nomination and a second were given for Matt Bubke to serve as president. There were four ayes and Bubke voted nay. A nomination and a second were given for Scott Bohle as vice-president. There were four ayes and Bohle abstained. The oath of office was given to President Bubke and Vice-President Bohle. Motion was brought by Haggin, seconded by Laddusaw, to set the meeting date, time, place as second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Kingsley school board room. All voted aye, motion carried. Motion was brought by Bohle, seconded by Laddusaw, to appoint Audrey Bollin, treasurer, Matt Bubke, president, Scott Bohle, vice-president and Scott Bailey, Superintendent as check signers on all accounts as well as Rob Wiese, check signer on both activity accounts. All voted aye, motion carried.

2. NEW BUSINESS

●Contract Recommendation: Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Herbold, to approve the recommendation of a contract to Mike Hamman for groundskeeper. All voted aye, motion carried.

●800, 900 Series Policy Review 1st Reading: Reviewed recommended updates to 801.6, 905.1, and 906.1. Discussed changing facility rental fee and placing that on next month’s agenda. Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Bohle, to approve the first reading of the review of the 800, 900 series. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Approval of District Developed Service Delivery Plan: Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Herbold, to continue with the District Developed Service Delivery Plan as currently drafted. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Approval of Lion’s Club Grant Application: Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Laddusaw, to approve applying for a Lion’s Club grant for ten large screen chromebooks for use in the special education department. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Human Resource Sharing with Akron-Westfield: Akron-Westfield is interested in sharing their human resource director with us. The agreement would be 20% for K-P with costs of approximately $15,000 but the district would receive sharing incentive money from the state of approximately $34,000. Motion was brought by Bohle, seconded by Herbold, to approve the sharing agreement with Akron-Westfield. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Delegate to IASB Convention: Matt Bubke volunteered to be the delegate.

●A La Carte Offerings: Board reviewed some additional options for a la carte offerings. Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Haggin, to offer the fruit snacks only. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Teacher Quality Funds Committee Recommendation: Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Bohle, to approve the recommendation of the teacher quality committee that the additional contract day be paid out of the professional development funds. All voted aye, motion carried.

●Fund Raiser Requests: Motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Herbold, to approve the volleyball team selling apparel from Wall of Fame because they carry Under Armor and our local businesses do not. Motion received four ayes, Bohle voted nay. Motion was brought by Bohle, seconded by Laddusaw, to approve the volleyball team selling cancer t-shirts as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. All voted aye, motion carried. Board requested that order forms be available with future fund-raiser requests.

3. OTHER BUSINESS:There was no other business.

4. ADJOURNMENT: At 8:29 p.m., motion was brought by Laddusaw, seconded by Herbold, to adjourn. All voted aye, motion carried.

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Audrey Bollin, Board Secretary

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Matt Bubke, Board President