BEA Notes from 9-24-18 BCSD Board Meeting

School Board Minutes 9/11/17




Call to Order- Welcome


Brueck and Bross are on phone conference - Kendell is running the meeting


Pledge of Allegiance


Adoption of Agenda -


Hatteberg motioned, Robberts second - pass


Public comments


No comments


Consent Agenda - Minutes, Bills, Human Resources Report,Travel and Gifts


Robberts $212,531.88 un 573,025 bank 54,000 and gifts 2000 - Brueck second - pass, Bross abstain


District Positive Accomplishments -School Pantry & Back Pack Program


Cory Johnson speaking for Brian Johnson - positive, program has grown. We needed a sponsor that was not religiously affiliated so got the school pantry to volunteer. Will have Brian Johnson present at another time. Kendell - Who is the contact? Johnson - Contact Brian Johnson since he covers the food programs at school.


Student Representative Report


No one


Superintendent's/Curriculum Director’s Report


Coen - absent


Johnson - highlights - Homecoming went well, activities and munchkins in the parade (some inside jokes or something at the parade).. Mr. Coen met with people at SCC and BHS admin to continue Steps to Success. Half of the freshman will go on campus on Oct. 5 and the other half will go a day in February. Have a goal to send more students on SCC campus for credits and hope that trimesters will help with that. Tomorrow is future Iowa ready event. He is going with Robberts and Mr. Keane. It is a business and industry event and looking forward to that. Comments and questions about the right sizing. Please feel free to contact the board if you have questions. We are looking and gathering information with student count for October. PZAZZ event in October. Thank you all for helping with the help with my transition to the district - admin, teacher leaders, teachers, and so many others. Other reminder for the board - Agenda for Iowa's school board conference in February, please sign up for the sessions you want to attend. Greg - We will have transportation for you. Kendell - Thank you Mr. Johnson for transitioning as well.


Items for Discussion


Des Moines County Conference Appointment


Greg - School board has a representative to help with the budget. Vickstrom - What do they do? Greg- They meet once or twice to review the budget for the assessor. Bross - It was a learning curve, but if anyone else wants it, I can easily step back. - Vickstrom -sounds interesting - Hatteberg - motions for Vickstrom, Bross second - pass


Educational Services with SCC for Joint Enrollment Courses


Greg - We have had several meetings with SCC for dual enrollment. Consists of programs to help both. This is a continuation for classes offered at SCC and BHS. Cost is similar to yein the past. This year it is $261 for 3 credit. (he said something was reduced from 75 to 27 dollars this year per credit?) This is only an agreement only for one year. Courtney - Cost is about $100,000? Greg - With books and class. - Courtney - Are we supplemented? Greg - We get supplements from the state. He said something like if we spend $150,000 we get $100,000 from state. Kendell - Books are purchased, but why are they not using chromebooks (I am assuming in reference to online textbooks)? Greg - They add up. Brueck - What are the classes at BHS? - Greg - health occupations related, building trades, engineering, some social studies, stats, english and more. Kendell - Coen likes supporting students, and having several students get credits before they graduate is awesome. Greg - Medical and engineering are the highest credit earning. Courtney - Other districts? Johnson - It does happen, but what makes us special is that kids don’t have to go to the campus, we can teach the credits at a lower cost, students have good relationship with teacher since they may have had them before. Robberts move to pass, Bross second - all pass.


2018-19 Meeting Date


School board election will be in November next year. Revised dates in May and November - passed - Robberts - can we have Janet send days to our calendar?


400 Partial Series of Board Policies - 2nd Reading


Bross - Brueck - pass


400 Partial Series of Board Policies - 1st Readings


Tabor - will squeeze in the rest of the other series in the next two meetings. Questions - Vickstrom - Activities director got struck out? Where did it go? Tabor - Admin will take the responsibilities and that info got moved to handbook. Vickstrom - Supervisor of transportation the same? Tabor - correct. Passed


PTO/Booster Meeting Discussion


Kendell - We want to send board members to the different meetings. There is a list for all members to try to sign up and make it to the meetings. Courtney - I had a hard time making them to them last year. Kendell, we need make sure we don’t show up to the same and have too many there. (They went around and chose the ones they want). Bross, we need to make sure that who goes to Corse will go because they have questions about the right sizing. Hatteberg will go to Corse and Bross will go to Grimes. Each one has a building (I didn’t get what they choose). Bross will help with Booster Club, Kendell will be there. Brueck - I think we should have more at Course - Bross - no more than three. All agreed. Bross - Thank you all for stepping up and going. It means something.


Board Communications


Vickstrom - Comments - Rumor about the property about the east of Ed Stone and if that is with the right sighting. Quality of sound at the board meeting is still not good. Wished he was at the last meeting, but really concerned with the right sizing. How much input will we get for the right-sizing from staff, community? Kendell - There will be one morning, evening and weekend forum and one for teachers. Bross no dates yet, but BLDD will be there to help and we should get stuff from them. Greg - The outline is the same as you said. Got something from them this afternoon and sent back to make corrections. He will have it at next meeting. Vickstrom - How well will this be communicated to everybody? Greg - everything we can, facebook, paper website. Vickstrom - Wish I could have been there. Courtney - Maybe extend it to more than 3 so we make sure everyone is heard.


Brueck - Kudos to all that participated and helped in homecoming.


Hatteberg - Been to a couple of sporting events and it is exciting to see how the students use their energy, talents, at the game. Good academics too.


Kendall - Please send us emails with questions and comments. Maybe Greg can come up with a frequently asked questions so people can see the answers right away and don’t have to repeat. People seem to understand why we are making these tough decisions. Coen is on vacation. He is human and deserves to enjoy his vacation.


Robberts - Congrats to BHS golf team with a couple place in the top 10. Looking forward to a great school year.


Courtney - Nothing much. He want to wrap this up and go home. Today is his birthday. (got happy birthdays and jokes)


Bross - Echo Brueck - great homecoming week. Friday morning was great. I would encourage board members, staff, and community to contact the board or Greg, Janet, Pat to ask questions. Bross has forwarded questions to get answers. We want to address them all. Agree with Courtney to make sure people are heard. Hopefully we can make a decision by Dec 17th meeting. Thank you Kendell for leading the meeting today.


Adjournment - pass 7:40 pm