Minutes of the Meeting

Griswold Community School District

Board of Education

November 21, 2011

The Board of Education met for its regular meeting Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Central Office Board Room in the Middle School/High School Building. President Baier called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. Board members present were: Campbell, Hansen, Lembke, Moore, and Peterson. Also present were Superintendent Kunze, Board Secretary Taylor, Elementary Principal Johnston, Secondary Principal Dunphy, and Rob Peterson.

Moore made a motion to appoint Rob Peterson to fill the vacancy of director district #1. Campbell seconded and motion carried: unanimously. Board Secretary Taylor gave Oath of Office to Rob Peterson.

Hansen made a motion to approve the agenda as modified with the following additions/changes:

Additions of:

• item #13 Modified Allowable Growth for Drop Out Prevention (D.R.),

• item #14 Estes Management Agreement (D.R.),

• item #15 Contract for Sp. Ed. Students (D.R.),

• under Personnel add resignation of Jana Adams (coach) and hire Kevin Whitehill (coach), and

• under Gifts, Memorial, and Bequest add gift from Scott Hansen.

Deletions of:

• item #9 Review Finances for Projects, and

• item #14 Estes Management Agreement.

Lembke seconded and motion carried unanimously.

Superintendent’s Report:

• Passed around thank you cards.

• Elementary Principal Johnston reported on:

- Guidance Counselors to convention where Nancy Potter received award for Multi-Level Counselor of the Year,

- four teachers to Council Bluffs to observe techniques on reading comprehension,

- to Missouri Valley with 2 teachers to observe CGI (Cognitive Guided Instruction),

- teachers met with 99% of all students during parent-teacher conferences,

- grandparents day, three recognition breakfasts, and two preschool family nights were held,

- Atlantic Rotary Club gave all 4^th graders dictionaries,

- 2^nd round of flu mist given,

- reading/Tiger Trait assemblies/parties,

- 109 Tiger Paws given out since last Board meeting,

- special education staffings,

- Professional Developments, and

- staff meetings.

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• Secondary Dunphy reported on:

- high turn out at parent-teacher conferences,

- middle school rewards day,

- still receiving low record of referrals,

- District SAI meeting,

- WIC Principal’s meeting,

- SIAC meeting, and

- helped Sports Boosters pour concrete for new scoreboards.

• Supt. Kunze reported on:

- SIAC meeting, and

- two Superintendent meetings attended.

Board Learning Opportunities:

• IASB Fall Convention held. President Baier, Board Members Hansen, Lembke, Moore and Campbell reported on sessions they attended.

A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Hansen. S. Peterson seconded and motion carried unanimously. Included in the consent agenda: resignation of Jana Adams from junior high girls basketball coach with caveat to receive payment of wages already paid; hire Kevin Whitehill as junior high girls basketball coach. Gifts, Memorials, Bequests: gift of $420 given by the girls basketball camp to purchase basketballs, $25 memorial to buy library books in Kayleen Amos’ memory, and a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card from Scott Hansen.

OLD Business: Supt. Kunze reported glass is being replaced in the middle school science lab where the seal is gone. Campbell made a motion to waive the 2nd reading of board policies 409.4 -410.4, 701.2, 703.1, 704.5, 706.1, 707.1, 707.3 and adopt. Moore seconded and motion carried unanimously.

NEW Business: Supt. Kunze gave an account of his meeting with Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman and his conversation with AEA Director Lane Plugge regarding redistricting the board of director districts. After every census school districts must look at their district boundaries. After a lengthy discussion the board instructed the Superintendent to get with Sunderman to see what a 4 district, and 3 at large would look like. Superintendent reported a couple activity fund accounts are in the negative. More information will be presented at the meeting in December on how to correct the problems. There was a first reading of board policies 410.5 – 411.7, 411.8, 203, 401.2, and 705.1. Board reviewed Early Retirement Policy. Moore made motion to approve current policy with date changes. Hansen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Lembke made motion to approve modified allowable growth for drop out prevention and Supt. to complete necessary forms. S. Peterson seconded and motion carried unanimously. Campbell made motion to approve special education contracts with Atlantic and Estherville. Lembke seconded and motion carried unanimously.

A motion to adjourn was made by Hansen at 7:40 pm. Moore seconded and motion carried unanimously.

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Nancy Taylor Board Secretary Steve Baier President