May 17, 2010 Regular Meeting
MINUTES,
Regular Meeting
Anita Board of Education
Monday, May 17, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Anita Board of Education was called to order by President Randall J. Rabe for the regular meeting on May 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the media center at the high school. Members present for opening were Jeff Gregersen, Nick Kauffman, Chuck Kinzie, Randall J. Rabe, and Julie Williamson. Others present were Superintendent John Brazell, High School Principal Dominic Giegerich (arrived at 8:00), and Secretary Linda Edwards. There were six visitors.
POSITIVE COMMENTS: The graduation ceremony went well. Recent high school music and elementary music/band recitals were excellent. A thank you was received from the Adair-Casey school’s art program for the recent art show. Fifth graders participated in the Modern Woodmen Speech Contest. Thank yous from staff members for the treats for staff appreciation week were read.
AGENDA CHANGES: One additional resignation was added.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was given by Director Kauffman that was seconded by Director Kinzie to approve the agenda, minutes of the regular meeting of April 19, 2010 and special meeting on May 3, 2010, and the bills. The motion carried with a 5-0 vote. The bills were approved in the amount of $100,746.00, from the General Fund, $47.21 from the PPEL Fund, $2,989.17 from the PERL Fund, $4,279.13 from the SILO Fund, $33.25 from the Elementary Activity Fund, $9,305.45 from the High School Activity Fund, and $6,784.05 from the Hot Lunch Fund.
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORTS: April financial reports for the funds of General, Management, PPEL, PERL, SILO, Elementary Activity, High School Activity, and Hot Lunch were offered the Board. After reviewing the financial reports, Gregersen motioned to accept these financial reports. This was seconded by Williamson. The motion carried 5-0.
REORGANIZATION/S HARING DISCUSSION: The AEA hearing to hear objections to the reorganization petition will be held on June 7, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Anita. A question was asked about tenure following teachers to the newly formed district. It will. The date of the reorganization election is September 14th, with a simple majority needed. The board would like to begin making plans at the June meeting to get information out to the public.
DISCUSSION ON OPTIONS TO FILL THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION: Director Kinzie discussed the information he had requested comparing costs of an interim superintendent and a shared superintendent. His observation is that, fiscally, sharing is the best option. Kauffman had done some calculations on his own and was very close to the numbers that Kinzie had obtained. He felt that even with a capped interim salary there would not be significant savings.
RESOLUTION FOR OPERATIONAL SHARING WITH C & M FOR SUPERINTENDENT: Director Kinzie motioned to approve resolution #10-2 that allows the Anita Community School District to enter into an operational function sharing agreement to share a superintendent with the C & M Community School District. The motion was seconded by Kauffman and carried with a 5-0 vote.
APPROVE MASTER CONTRACT WITH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: The Anita Education Association and the superintendent have negotiated an agreement for the 2010-2011 school year. The only change is to the salary schedule. There is no change in language or insurance. A motion by Williamson, second by Gregersen, to approve the negotiated agreement between the Anita Board of Directors and the Anita Teacher’s Association carried with a 5-0 vote. Mr. Brazell reported that the percentage increase calculates to 3.04%. Next year’s settlement will be 1.96%.
APPROVE CLASSIFIED SALARIES FOR 2010-2011: A spreadsheet showing classified staff names and current wages as well as possible increase figures were presented the board for consideration. A motion from Kinzie to give the classified staff a 30 cent per hour increase was seconded by Gregersen. This motion carried with a 4-0 vote, with Rabe voting nay.
RESIGNATIONS: Resignation letters were read from Robert Jackson, golf coach, after the 2010 season and from Dana Teeters, custodial and lunch worker effective May 21, 2010. The resignations of Robert Jackson and Dana Teeters were accepted with regrets on a motion by Julie Williamson, seconded by Nick Kauffman. The motion carried 5-0.
CONTRACTS: A contract for Alicia Pohan as co-coach for high school speech for the 2009-2010 speech season was approved on a motion by Gregersen, seconded by Williamson. The motion carried 5-0.
DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: The Iowa Association of School Boards requests school boards to submit legislative priorities for them to consider supporting. The board will return this item to the June board meeting for discussion and action consideration.
OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL: Coach Wollum requested the board’s permission to take the CAM football team and coaching staff to a team camp at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. A motion from Director Williamson and a second from Director Kinzie to approve the out-of-state travel for football players to Maryville, MO on June 25-27, 2010 carried with a 5-0 vote.
SIAC RECOMMENDATIONS: At the recent SIAC meeting, the committee made recommendations to the board. A motion to accept the recommendations was made by Kinzie, seconded by Kauffman, and carried with a 5-0 vote. Those recommendations included:
1. Work to align the reading programs between the Anita and C & M elementary schools.
2. Move towards common curriculum in all areas, especially reading, math, and science, in the Anita and C & M elementary schools.
3. Work to improve the testing gap with 6th and 9th grade in reading, math, and science.
4. Continue with promoting reorganization.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Mr. Brazell presented the board with his schedule for June. His last day in the district will be June 22. Proposed summer projects are replacing the sidewalk in front of the elementary, repairs to the sidewalk on at the northwest high school exit that heaves in the winter (this is a fire marshal correction), replace the gym lights at a cost of $11,187, which will pay for itself in energy savings in 4½ years, and carpet in the high school library at a cost of $12,457.
Other projects to consider are installing gymnasium bleacher ends to prevent anyone from crawling under the bleachers at costs ranging from $2,100 to $2,600 and repairs to the parking lot. The board asked that Mr. Brazell check on costs with the company that is currently in town doing street repairs for the city.
Mr. Giegerich reported on Project Lead the Way regarding certification, next year’s classes, enrollment, changes, testing, and software/hardware upgrades.
ADJOURNMENT: President Rabe declared the meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
signed Randall J. Rabe, Board President
signed Linda Edwards, Board Secretary
