October 24, 2016
Board of Education Meeting
I. Call to Order – Welcome 7:25 p.m.
Late start due to the closed sessions going long.
IV. Public Comments
No one here for the public comment
V. Consent Agenda
VI. District Positive Accomplishments- Middle School Football
Zach Shay, Brandon Kurovski and John Flaherty - being able to be competitive and the number of participants were large and the students stayed out throughout the season. 39 ended with 37 kids for the eighth grade team with three females record was 2-3-1 with zero academic eliminations. 68 7th ended with 54 players good for having kids that could be pulled from the game and the additional four coaches so they can work in smaller groups is really great. Build that unity in 7th grade we as a team beat that other school rather than once they get to high school we beat you guys. 6-0 for the season. Best year academically for them reports on Friday on grades and only a couple that had to miss a game. Logistics worked out and practice started at 3:35 daily. 8th grades started at 4.
Vickstrom asked about logistics. Garwood commended the program. Kendell was so happy that this finally took place after many years of discussion. Robberts thanked the coaches for a great year.
VII. Student Representative Report
Anna - Red Ribbon week hs band and Choir to Grimes for the kick off of Red Ribbon week. High school does not really participate, but those kids did get to get ribbons. Phoenix effect tries to spin a positive light onto the school they are trying to bring that into the school and extend it out to the community. Volleyball won their regional game with a pep bus this week for the game.
Robberts thanked for the Phoenix effect efforts. Brueck asked about Dream Catchers and a couple that just celebrated a 52nd anniversary that family wanted everyone to know that it meant a lot to the family for event put on by this group.
VIII. Superintendent’s Report
RAK donated money for kids lunches shows a great community. Cabinet meeting notes on google doc. DKap meeting this week. Wanda found 180 of underperforming students from past years that they will be finding the common thread from data points to start using . A lot of community and staff working on STEPS were kids are able to do mental mapping. Talking with the superintendent of the Davenport Schools about our upcoming building trades and the social competency plan inequity in funding formulas. Tutoring program improve eligibility . Considering digital trophy cases at the high school. Fall grayhound parade of excellence in the works. Grayhound council upkeep of Bracewell and that has addressed. Could we possibly reduce problems with an algorithm for registration to level people out by rating them as a one, two, three etc. Boy scouts council wanted Mr. Coen on their board but he would want to be on it exit the
Y board in able to be able to do this Greg Reynolds will go onto the Y board in his place. Admin PD plan with updates with Monmoth College. GPAEA new generation science standards got brought up to date with that. ISEA regional Andy Isaccson to work on building mutual relationship of support. Steve Hoath of Rand trust thank you. Community action painting donated that was painted by a 13 month old, they are very appreciative to be in JMEC building.
IX. Items for Discussion
4. Update on Certified Enrollment numbers
Preliminary numbers from Oct 1st subject to some review, finalize at the end of the month. Elementary down 14, middle school 39, high school 39 total of 92 resident students down. Open enroll out 51 student increase. Decline 34.78 student with certified numbers. Funding what does this mean? We don’t know what supplemental state aid will be anywhere between 0-4%, negative number down $174K at the average 2%. Funds we have to work with -$466K this is just revenue increased in salary would be in additional to this number $ 1.7 million deficient for budget this spring potentially.
Robberts wants to start budget planning and talks in January. Get feedback from every school was really good last year.
Kendell open enrollment went up a lot - distribution very evenly spread across all grade levels.
Garwood - fertilizer plant employees - decline in resident students.
5. Title I Report
Mark Taylor - Black Hawk, Corse, Grimes, North Hill - after school program, pay for part of staff salary and associates along with half of Mark’s salary. $1.3 Million statewide allocation $123K ninth largest allocation of Iowa money. 19th biggest district in state.
6. US Cellular Tower
Improve their cell service looking to see if there is interest in leasing the property to them. To see if it is feasible with initial lease for five years at $600-800 per month amount for general fund.
Garwood - players workshop concerns and how this would impact them where is it actually going to be built. Players workshop would like to expand at sometime.
Vickstrom - What plans do we have for that land?
Kendell - city approval/permits and what about the neighbors. Is this a fair amount that they are offering?
7. Assistant Soccer Coach Job Description
Point of clarification same as a new assistant position one soccer coach at each building and 30-40 each needed for safety and supervision and adequate coaching. Just looking at the position description at this time, Mr. Shay would have to make that determination.
Kendell approximate salary ~$2500 guessing, feels that this is a desperately needed position.
X. Board Communications
Mrs. Garwood - Gifts and grants from Alliant $9000 extension of community involvement. Thank you for all of the donations to our community for our district
Mr. Vickstrom - The more he talks to people he hopes the community appreciates the volunteers that come in and are not paid. We need them to function.
Mrs. Brueck - Nothing
Ms. Robberts - Agrees with Kendell - Red Ribbon week McGruff crime dog red ribbon cutting importance of saying no to drugs a lot going at all of the different school . Have a safe Halloween and stay safe.
Mr. Kendell - RAK with the lunch money it’s makes him very proud to be part of this community. Thank you Mr. Coen this past couple weeks that were unfair to him and unjustly accused of a few things and appreciated how you handled that and that speaks to his morals and character.
Mr. Bross - absent
Ms. Hatteberg - absent
XI. Adjournment 8:15 p.m.
Betsy Wolf
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