2024-08-26 Board Agenda

South Tama County Community School District

Board Meeting Agenda

August 26, 2024

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a board meeting on August 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Partnership Center, 215 W 9th Street, Tama, Ia 52342 or virtually at meet.google.com/cmp-hzbw-idu.

Regular Session

A. Call to Order

B. Opening Activities (Pledge of Allegiance & Mission Statement)

C. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

D. Public Forum

The next item on our agenda is Open Forum. This time is set aside for the Board to hear comments from the public per Board Policy 213 - Public Participation in Meetings.

On behalf of fellow board members, I invite any member of the audience to approach the Board with comments about items of interest or concern. Please begin by stating your name and contact information. Please limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely manner. Comments from the public are not limited to items or topics on tonight’s agenda, but they are limited to matters within the Board’s authority. Please understand, however, the board members do not intend to make an immediate response. Iowa’s Sunshine Law prohibits us from having a discussion without the proper notice to all of the school district community that the issue would be discussed at tonight’s board meeting. Also, please remember you are making comments in a public meeting. Should you make comments that the subject of the comments is considered to be inflammatory or libelous, you, as an individual, may be subject to legal action brought by the subject of your comments.

Thank you for your support of our school district.

E. Approval of the Agenda

F. Consent Agenda (Policy 210.09 - Consent Agenda)

Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings/Work Sessions

a. August 6, 2024 - Work Session

b. August 12, 2024 - Regular Meeting

2. Bills

3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

G. Presentations (attendance, discipline, safety, curriculum, ESSA);

Partners in Education - Meskwaki Nation Apprenticeship
Final Student/Parent Handbook Discussion

H. Public Hearing (if needed)

Discussion

Open Position Updates
Chelsea Ahrens, Activities Director (One Team, Girls Wrestling State Qualifying Meet & Middle School Tennis Courts)
Middle School Update
Superintendent Update

J. Action Items

1. Personnel

2. Tuition Reimbursement Updated Form

3. Lane Advancement Updated Form

4. Middle School Playground

5. MOC Posting

6. IXL Quote

7. City Of Toledo Invoice

8. COR 0084

9. COR 0086R

10. COR 83R2

11. CDW Amplified Estimate

12. Project Lead the Way Quote

12. Middle School Fundraiser Request

13. District Legal representation

14. Legislative Priorities

15. Special Education Activity Paraeducator

K. Policy Review

A. First Reading

405.02 - Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
411.02 - Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
501.01 - Resident Students
501.02 - Nonresident Students
501.04 - Entrance - Admissions
501.05 - Attendance Center Assignment
501.06 - Student Transfers In
501.07 - Student Transfers Out or Withdrawals
501.08 - Student Attendance Records
501.11 - Student Release During School Hours (Option I or II)

B. Second Reading

501.03 - Compulsory Attendance
501.09 - Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
501.09 R1 - Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Regulation
502.06 - Weapons
502.07 - Student Substance Use
503.01 - Student Conduct
503.01 R1 - Student Conduct Regulation
503.02 - Expulsion
503.08 - Discipline Policy
503.08 R1 - Discipline of Students Who Make Threats of Violence or Cause

C. Third Reading

306 - Succession of Authority to the Superintendent (FKA 306.04)

L. Upcoming Events and Community Update

Superintendent
Board President and Board members

M. Adjournment

Upcoming Meetings: September 9, 2024.

All board meeting dates can be found here.

The South Tama County Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following service areas:

1. Agricultural Sciences

2. Business

3. Industrial Technology

All students are eligible to enroll in CTE classes.

It is the policy of the South Tama County Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices.

There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s equity coordinator, Samantha Peska, Curriculum Director, 1702 Harding Street, Tama, IA 52339 ph. 641-484-4811 or email: speska@s-tama.k12.ia.us.

Personnel

Hires:

Name	Position	Replacing	Lane	Years of Service	Pay Scale	Start Date
Tristan Henle	Elementary Kitchen	Shelly Seth	1	0	$14.89/hour	8/23/24
Amanda Husak	Assistant Individual Speech Coach	Crystal Hass	4	1	$2,150.00	1/25
Alexia Hoffman	K-4 ELL Paraeducator	Rollanda Puentes	1	0	$14.57/hour	8/28/24
Brooke Dollen	Dance Team Coach	Kimi Benson

Resignations:

Name	Position	Effective date
Shawn Arey	Preschool Transportation Route	8/20/24
Karl Moeller	High School Custodian	8/22/24

Transfer:

Name	Position	Start Date
-	-	-

Officials:

Name	School	Activity
Tiffany Thiessen	Middle School/High School	Volleyball
Keely Upah	Middle School/High School	Volleyball
Kennedy Thiessen	Middle School	Volleyball
Eugene Ubben	Middle School	Volleyball
David Lee	High School	Cross Country Starter
Deidra Mohr	High School	Volleyball
Dave Mohr	High School	Volleyball
Gregory Davies	High School	Volleyball
Daniel Rhine	High School	Volleyball
Donald Anderson	High School	Volleyball
Amy Dolash	High School	Volleyball
Peter Cruz	High School	Volleyball
Adonnis Hill	High School	Volleyball
David Nitz	Middle School/High School	Football
Tom Kemper	High School	Football
Dan Johnson	Middle School/High School	Football
Jay Freese	High School	Football
Brian Murphy	Middle School/High School	Football
Craig Harrison	High School	Football
Joe Fontenot	High School	Football
Tim Frake	High School	Football
Dan Thomas	High School	Football
Mark Kenny	High School	Football
Logan Vannega	High School	Football
Norm Granger	High School	Football
Tracy Richmond	High School	Football
Stacy VanArsdale	High School	Football
Terrance Campbell	High School	Football
Mike Meyerhoff	High School	Football
Dave Roberts	High School	Football
Mike Vint	High School	Football
Chris Stimson	High School	Football
Joe Otten	High School	Football
Sam DeVilder	High School	Football
Kyle Bergmann	High School	Football
Terry Schneekloth	High School	Football
Ron Peiffer	High School	Football
Scott Fritz	High School	Football
Doug Yanacek	High School	Football
Dave Yanacek	High School	Football
Scott Zahnle	High School	Football
Tom Velky	High School	Football
Sean Bucheit	High School	Football
Chuck McNally	High School	Football
Dustin Lutterman	High School	Football
Tyler Heeren	Middle School/High School	Football

Volunteers:

Laura Ridout	HS Volleyball
Jowanda Love	Speech, Play & Musical
Mary Fasse-Shaw	Speech, Play & Musical
Jeff Shaw	Speech, Play & Musical
Collen Probasco	Speech, Play & Musical
Dan Quigley	Speech, Play & Musical
Tyler Moran	Speech, Play & Musical
Taylor Moran	Speech, Play & Musical
Chris Link	HS Band
Candi Link	HS Band
Dalton Rosenburg	HS/MS Wrestling
Travis Smith	HS/MS Wrestling
Mike Wedmore	HS Boys Basketball
Larry Fletcher	HS Boys Basketball
Gustavo Chavarria	HS Gamers Night
Nickolas Seitz	D&D Roleplaying Club & Esports
Roman Hill	Esports

High School PLC leads:

Craig Harrison

arobson@s-tama… Fri, 08/23/2024 - 12:19