MINUTES OF THE MEETING

GRISWOLD COMMUNITY SCHOOL

BOARD OF EDUCATION

November 16, 2009

The Board of Education met for its regular meeting Monday, November 16, 2009 in the Board Room at the high school. President Campbell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members present were Perdue, Amos, Moore, Parker, Hansen, and Baier. Also present were Supt. Kunze, teacher Vickie Anstey, students, special ed coordinator Ivan Lynch, various visitors, and Business Manager/Board Sec. Fast.

A motion to approve the agenda with the addition of Modified Allowable Growth (At Risk) application was made by Moore. Perdue seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Supt. Kunze reported the high school musical was well attended and our football team advanced to sub-state football playoffs. The girls cross country team and senior Jamie Meek competed at the state meet. The Veterans Day program had record attendance of over 500 people.

Family Consumer Science teacher, Vickie Anstey, told the board about the recent competitions for FCCLA. Students that participated told the board about their experiences. Our FCCLA students participated at the state and national level and all received silver medals. The consent agenda was approved in a motion by Hansen. Amos seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Included in the consent agenda was an open enrollment for Brock Wallace from Avoca to Griswold and a rescission for Angela Meyer from Griswold to Atlantic.

Ivan Lynch presented the At Risk Plan to the board. He also gave information regarding special education weighted enrollment. A motion to accept the district’s At Risk Plan was made by Baier. Parker seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The Modified Allowable Growth application for 2011 in the amount of $186,975 was approved in a motion by Perdue. Baier seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

Board member Hansen reported that IASB will be audited by the state auditor in the upcoming weeks. Kunze and Fast reported that our district’s FY09 audit went well and that the district’s solvency ratio was 4.36%. Kunze told the board he was working on a potential list of cuts following the 10% across the board cut issued by the state. Board member Amos reported on the recent SIAC meeting where they discussed special education, the Iowa Core Curriculum and the vision statement for our district. Lynch presented special education information at that SIAC meeting as well. There was a 1st reading of the following board policies: 100-102, 103, 104, 210.6, 302.1, 302.2, 302.4, 302.5, 401.11, 411.8, 503.5, 505.5, 506.1, 507.2, 507.9, 905.1-905.1E2(I). A motion to adjourn was made by Perdue at 8:48 p.m. Amos seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

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Mary Beth Fast Clarion Campbell

Board Secretary President