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 in a Work Session on August 7, 2023 at the Partnership Center, Tama, Iowa at 4:30 p.m., prior to the Regular Session.
On call of the roll the following were present: Mandy Lekin, Elizabeth Dolezal, Megan Thiessen, Clint Werner, and Beth Wiese. Absent: None. Quorum Present. Also present were: John Cain and other administrators.
The Board and administrators discussed a book they are completing a book study on.
The Board of Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on August 7, 2023 for a Regular Session at the Partnership Center, Tama, Iowa at 5:30 p.m. with members of the community attending electronically through Google Hangouts.
On call of the roll the following were present: Mandy Lekin, Elizabeth Dolezal, Megan Thiessen, Clint Werner, and Beth Wiese. Quorum Present. Also present were: Superintendent John Cain, Board Secretary Katie Mathern, Mary Mixdorf, Rob Boley, Dixie Forcht, Toledo Chief of Police - Dan Quigley, Seth Koch, Kathy Wilkerson, Joy Schirmer, Michelle Wiegand, Ben Adams, Jonathan Meyer with The Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, and members of the community through Google Hangouts.
Motion by Wiese, second by Dolezal, to approve the agenda with the addition of agenda item 6.P. RSAI 2024 Legislative Issues Survey and agenda item 6.Q. IASB 2024 Legislative Priorities. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Dolezal to approve the following consent agenda items with the tabling of item C.1. Iowa Valley Summer College Credit Contract: minutes from the July 17, 2023 regular Board meeting and bills for payment as presented. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Public Comments – Rob Boley reviewed how changing from an 8-period to 7-period day at the high school would look with the open positions. Seth Koch and Dixie Forcht brought up suggestions/corrections for the handbooks.
Motion by Wiese, second by Thiessen to approve the following personnel requests. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Hires: Heather Wanatee - Head 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
Officials: HS Volleyball - Deidra Mohr, Dave Mohr, Gregory Davies, Dan Rhine, Tiffany Theissen, Donald Anderson, Amy Dolash, David Lee - HS Cross Country Starter, and HS Football - David Nitz, Tom Kemper, Dan Johnson, Jay Freese, Brian Murphy, Clark Trotter, Trevor Trotter, Dennis Frye, Wesley Loomis, Marlon Kronick, Craig Harrison, Mike Pond, Dylan Pond, Kyle Telecky, Joel Murphy, Ben Marks, Scott Fritz, Mark Borchart, Doug Yanecek, Drew Yanecek, Terry Schneekloth, Dan Hoyka, Troy Cory, Josh Halma, Jason Rude, Robert Hoffert, Edward Kline, Adam Parton, and Jeff Holden
2023-2024 Mentor Teachers: Anita Townsley
Motion by Thiessen, second by Werner to approve additional fundraising request from the HS Cheerleading Team to host a Back to School MS Pool Party on Wednesday, August 9th. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Werner to approve the Safe Track Sales Agreement, in the amount of $10,000.00, for an application annual subscription fee for up to 2,000 users. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Thiessen to approve the NWEA invoice, in the amount of $9,300.00, for the MAP Growth Kit K-12 and Map Growth Science (Add-On). All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Wiese to approve the IASB invoice, in the amount of $5,535.00 for membership dues for FY 2023-24. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Thiessen, second by Dolezal to approve the Tyler Technologies invoice, in the amount of $11,108.85, for Annual Saas up to 20 vehicles. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Thiessen to approve the first reading of the following policies: 402.02 - Required Professional Development for Employees, 402.05 (new) - Child Abuse Reporting, 408.01 (formerly known as 401.04) - Licensed Employee Professional Development, and 601.01 - School Calendar. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Thiessen to approve the second reading of the following policies with changes as discussed: 104: Anti-Bullying/Harassment Policy, 104. (R)1: Anti-Bullying/Harassment Policy - Investigation Procedures, 200.04: Board Member Social Media Engagement, 210.05: Meeting Notice, and 213: Public Participation in Board Meetings. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Thiessen, second by Werner to approve Lincoln Savings Bank, State Bank of Toledo, and WCF Financial as the District’s depositories for 2023-2024. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Wiese to approve the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle as the District’s official publication source for 2023-2024. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Thiessen, second by Wiese to approve the following Level I investigators for the 2023-2024 school year: Brad Schweppe, Kris Collins, Anita Townsley, Ben Adams, Scott Bolen, Crystal Hass, Blake Wedeling, Robert Boley, Amy Karg, Dan Lopez, Dina Keahna, Samantha Peska, and John Cain (Level I Alternate). All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Thiessen, second by Dolezal to approve the Phillips Floors invoice, in the amount of $6,415.00, for work completed as per contract dated 2/09/2021. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Thiessen to approve The Strengthening Center, LLC invoice, in the amount of $6,225.00, for services provided to students without insurance for the second semester of the 2022-2023 school year. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Wiese to approve the RSAI 2024 Legislative Issues Survey. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Public Hearing - Bid Package #2 plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated total cost at 6:00 p.m. President Lekin asked for comments. With no comments, President Lekin asked for a motion to close the public hearing.
Motion by Wiese, second by Dolezal to close the public hearing at 6:02 p.m.
Motion by Wiese, second by Werner to consider the construction bids received. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Werner, second by Wiese to award the construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Bid Package #2, with alternates #1 and #2, Garling Construction. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Thiessen to approve the IASB 2024 Legislative Priorities. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Superintendent Cain gave an update on the Middle School project. Art Baumgartner, architect with ISG, is transitioning out and off the middle school project. A new architect will be assigned to the project. Steve McAdoo and his guys did a wonderful job of cleaning up the new middle school grounds for Ragbri to come through.
The Board reviewed Personnel openings as of August 1, 2023.
Superintendent Cain, along with Dan Quigley, reviewed the status of the School Resource Officer position and the 28e Agreement.
Superintendent Cain provided an update on the redistricting map. The District is waiting to hear approval on the map that was submitted.
Superintendent Cain thanked Dixie Forcht for her assistance with the handbook changes. The Board and administration are continuing their Culturize book study. The Board/Administration Retreat will be on August 8, 2023 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., at Otter Creek. Mr. Cain reviewed the upcoming Professional Development details. He asked the Board to familiarize themselves with the professional development one-pager document and student handbook. He also mentioned the Strategic Plan one-page document would continue to remain in the “draft” stage through the retreat on the 8th. The next Board meeting will be at 5:00 p.m. on August 22, 2023, due to Back to School Night on August 21st.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Wiese to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Mandy Lekin, Board President Katie Mathern, Board Secretary