REGULAR SESSION
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
SOUTH TAMA COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on July 11, 2022 for a Regular Session at the Partnership Center, Tama, Iowa at 5:00 p.m. with members of the community attending electronically through Google Hangouts.
On call of the roll the following were present: Mandy Lekin, Penny Tyynismaa, Elizabeth Dolezal, Beth Wiese. Absent: Clint Werner. Quorum Present. Also present were: Superintendent John Cain, Board Secretary Randy Denham, Buildings and Grounds Director Steve McAdoo, Activities Director Chelsea Ahrens, Nathan Compton from ISG Architects, and members of the community.
Mr. Denham stated that an agreement with NWEA for MAP assessments inadvertently did not get included in the board packet or agenda. Mr. Denham stated that the agreement is a renewal for utilizing MAP assessments and asked for it to be added to the agenda so that MAP assessments could be ready for the upcoming school year. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the agenda with the addition of the NWEA agreement to the consent agenda as presented. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the following consent agenda items: Minutes from the June 21, 2022 regular session; bills for payment as presented; and an agreement with NWEA for MAP testing. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Public Comments – None
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the following personnel requests. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Resignations: Cristina Helmer – K-6 TICU Teacher; Mahnaz Shojaie – High School ELL Teacher (Resignation approved once suitable replacement has been found)
New Hires: Robert Boley – High School Principal; Jenna Plum – Middle School Special Ed Para
Transfers: Steve Bearden – From Elementary ELL Teacher to 5th Grade Teacher
Volunteers: Darcy Lamb – Fine Arts: Musical, Play, Speech
Mr. Denham and Mr. McAdoo presented two quotes for the replacement of the Football Field Sound System. The two quotes were from Iowa Audio for $14,909.10 and Daktronics for $50,207. Mr. McAdoo recommended the quote from Iowa Audio for $14,909.10. Mr. Denham stated that this project was currently in the PPEL/SAVE budget. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to approve the quote from Iowa Audio for $14,909.10 to replace the Football Field Sound System. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to designate Director of Curriculum, Samantha Peska, as Equity Coordinator for the District. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Tyynismaa to approve the first reading of the following Board Policies: 710.02 Free or Reduced Costs Meal Eligibility; 710.04 Meal Charges; 102 Equal Educational Opportunity; 102-R1 Equal Educational Opportunity-Grievance Procedure; 102-E1 Equal Educational Opportunity -Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination; 102-E2 Equal Educational Opportunity-Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination; 102-E3 Equal Educational Opportunity-Notice of Section 504 Student and Parental Rights; 102-E4 Equal Educational Opportunity-Discrimination Complain Form; 102-E5 Equal Educational Opportunity-Witness Disclosure Form; 102-E6 Equal Educational Opportunity-Disposition of Complaint Form. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Tyynismaa to approve the second and final reading of the following Board Policies: 507.09 Wellness and 507.09-R1 Wellness Regulation. All Ayes. The motion carried.
President Lekin, Board member Dolezal, Mr. Cain, and Nathan Compton from ISG Architects provided updates and recaps from a Middle School Project meeting earlier in the day with represenatives from the State, City of Toledo, and Tama County Economic Development. At this time the expected date for the Juvenile Home Property to transfer from the State to the City of Toledo is September 15th. Demolition work will begin later in the fall once the asbestos abatement process has been completed. ISG continues to meet with District leadership to work on the designs for the project.
Mr. Cain and Mrs. Ahrens provided an update to the Board on Athletic Training Services. Currently, the District does not have Athletic Training Services. Mr. Cain and Mrs. Ahrens are continuing to look at different options and are still in the process of gathering data. A plan for Athletic Training Services will be brought to the Board at an upcoming meeting for formal approval.
Mr. Cain and Mrs. Ahrens presented the 2021-2022 South Tama Activities Annual Report to the Board. Mr. Cain and Mrs. Ahrens stated that they will be using this report as a baseline of where the Activities programs currently stand and will develop a plan for where they want the Activities programs to be.
Mr. Cain and Mrs. Ahrens provided an update on the Sports and Activities Photographer for the District. The Board asked District Administration to get more information and to reach out other vendors for comparability purposes.
The Board took a break at 6:00 prior to entering into closed session.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to go into closed session at 6:04 p.m. pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j) of the open meeting law to discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the school district would have to pay or lower the price the board would receive for that property. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to come out of closed session at 6:33 p.m.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to adjourn the meeting at 6:33 p.m. All Ayes.
Mandy Lekin, Board President
Randy Denham, Board Secretary