FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FAIRFIELD, IOWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, May 16, 2016 A.C.T. Office Regular Board Meeting I. Call to Order The board meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by board president Phil Miller. A. Roll call Board members present: Phil Miller, Kate Van Pelt, Jennifer Anderson, Paul Miller, Jeremy Miller, Joe Carr, Warren Schaefer. Absent: none. B. Perfection and Approval of the Agenda Paul Miller moved to approve the agenda as perfected, replace pages 176, 76; add pages 78a, 171a. Seconded by Jennifer Anderson. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). C. Approval of Consent Agenda Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). 1. Approval of Minutes a. April 11, 2016 Regular Meeting b. April 20, 2016 Closed Session & Special Meeting c. April 25, 2016 Private Hearing d. May 9, 2016 Closed session e. May 12, 2016 Special meeting 2. Approval a. Secretary Bills b. Board Bills c. Donations 3. Open Enrollment a. In 1. C. Taylor, 9th from Van Buren CSD for 2015-16 2. M. Taylor, 7th from Van Buren CSD for 2015-16 3. A. Taylor, 5th from Van Buren CSD for 2015-16 4. K. Taylor, K from Van Buren CSD for 2015-16 5. S. Pryor, K from Moulton-Udell CSD for 2015-16 4. Support Staff Information Resignations: Stephany Rios-Nunez as FMS associate effective 4/14/16, Jenna Cobler as FMS associate effective 4/20/16; Retirements: Bonnie Kaufman as Washington associate effective 6/7/16, Keeta Terrell as Superintendent s secretary effective 6/15/16; Hire: Amy Steigleder as Libertyville Literacy associate @ $13.77 / hour. 5. Monthly Financial Report 6. June Calendar II. Public Participation A. Do any Board members or other persons not already on the agenda have anything to add at this time? On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience to step to the microphone with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be appreciated if you would limit your comments to 5 minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. If you have thoughts to share about items that are included as topics for tonight s meeting, we would invite those comments at this time. No comments at this time.
III. Old Business A. None Nothing on agenda IV. Administrative Reports A. Superintendent Dr. Laurie Noll 1. Highlights 2. Graduation rate and dropout rate 3. Legislative priorities 4. IASB 5. Donations 6. Enrollment summary B. Business Manager Kim Sheets 1. Financials for the month 2. Other business C. Auxiliary Services Director Fred McElwee 1. FHS Remodel / Renovation project pay application 2. Department updates D. Curriculum Director Marci Dunlap 1. Data Walk A. Elementary Reports 1. Pence Chuck Benge 2. Washington & Libertyville Jeff Eeling F. Middle School Principal Laura Atwood 1. Student Achievement 2. Classroom Events 3. Student of the month 4. Principal awards G. High School Aaron Becker 1. Professional development 2. Special events 3. Teacher & Student recognition 4. FHS Happenings 5. Reports H. Technology John Grunwald 1. 21 st Century room update 2. Misc VIII.New Business A. Personnel 1. Resignation(s) Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the resignation of Jeff Koontz as Maintenance Tech/Plumber effective June 1, 2016, seconded by Kate Van Pelt. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Warren Schaefer moved to approve the resignation of Marvin Thacker as Mechanic effective June 1, 2016, seconded by Joe Carr. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Warren Schaefer moved to accept the resignation of Tom Ferguson as FHS English teacher effective at the end of the 2015-16 school year, seconded by Kate Van Pelt. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Joe Carr moved to accept the resignation of Ashley Hoyer as Pence Elementary 3 rd grade teacher effective at the end of the 2015-16 school year, seconded by Jennifer Anderson. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the resignation of Holly Baird as Washington Elementary Special Education teacher effective at the end of
the 2015-16 school year, seconded by Paul Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Joe Carr moved to accept the resignation of Sharon Flinspach as the co-sponsor of the FHS National Honor Society effective at the end of the 2015-16 school year, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jennifer Anderson moved to accept the resignation of Samantha Freeman as Pence Elementary 4 th grade teacher, MS cross country coach, MS girls track coach, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Paul Miller moved to accept the resignation of Diana Drish as Assistant High School girls volleyball coach, seconded by Jeremy Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). 2. Hire(s) Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the hire of Stephanie Hawkins as the district s Food Service Director at the annual salary of $62,000 but pro-rated to a 13 month salary of $67,167 for the period beginning June 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. Seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the hire of Jeff Koontz as the district s Facilities Director at the annual salary of $63,000 but pro-rated to a 13 month salary of $68,250 for the period beginning June 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. Seconded by Joe Carr. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Joe Carr moved to approve the hire of Marvin Thacker as the district s Transportation Director at the annual salary of $60,000 but pro-rated to a 13 month salary of $65,000 for the period beginning June 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. Seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Joe Carr moved to approve the hire of Kami Millikin as a 6 th grade Reading and Language Arts teacher at BA, Step 1 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Jennifer Anderson. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Warren Schaefer moved to approve the hire of Justin Thompson as K-8 Counselor at MA+45, Step 1 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Paul Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Paul Miller moved to approve the hire of Sara Marble as a 7 th Reading and Language Arts teacher at BA, Step 3 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Paul Miller moved to approve the hire of Katelyn Edwards as a Family and Consumer Science teacher for the middle school and high school at BA, Step 3 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jeremy Miller moved to approve the hire of Rebecca Thompson as Pence Elementary 3 rd grade teacher at BA15, Step 9 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Joe Carr. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Warren Schaefer moved to approve the hire of Mikayla Vanden Berg as Washington Elementary 4 th grade teacher at BA, Step 1 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Jeremy Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Paul Miller moved to approve the hire of Katelyn Fry as Washington Elementary 4 th grade teacher at BA, Step 1 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Jeremy Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Warren Schaefer moved to approve the hire of Emilee Peters as a FMS 5 th grade teacher at BA, Step 1 as determined by master contract for 2016-17. Seconded by Joe Carr. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the hire of Angela Jones for the 2016-17 TLC Literacy / MTSS specialist at $62,901, seconded by Kate Van Pelt. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Joe Carr moved to approve the hire of Tena Edlin for the 2016-17 TLC Mentor Specialist position at $14,967.40, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Jeremy Miller moved to approve the hire of Diana Drish as Head High School Girls volleyball coach at Level 2, Step 7, seconded by Kate Van Pelt. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). 3. Approval of transfer(s) Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the transfer of Christina Freeman from Family Consumer Science at FMS & FHS to Washington Elementary 2 nd grade teacher, seconded by Kate Van Pelt. Voice vote carried: all ayes
(7). Warren Schaefer moved to approve the transfer of Kari Spilman from FMS Reading and Language Arts teacher to Libertyville Elementary 3 rd grade teacher, seconded by Paul Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). 4. Approve the re-hire of District Technology Integration Specialist for the 2016-17 school year Joe Carr moved to approve the re-hire of Tina Breen under a Professional Services contract for the 2016-17 school year as the District Technology Integration Specialist, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). 5. Approve to re-hire the employees eligible for re-call following the reduction in force proceedings Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the re-hire of Dan Breen as STW Coordinator at FTE.25, $7,000 for the 2016-17 school year, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7) 6. Approve the list of volunteer coaches for the 2016-17 school year Jennifer Anderson moved to approve Rachel Dorman and Shawn Dorman as volunteer softball coaches for the 2016-17 school year, seconded by Jeremy Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). B. To approve the FHS renovation project pay application to Sticks on Stilts Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the FHS renovation project pay application to Sticks on Stilts in the amount of $5569.85, seconded by Joe Carr. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). C. To accept the quote from Southern Iowa Technologies to complete the replacement of the backbone for the high school local area network Jennifer Anderson moved to accept the quote from Southern Iowa Technologies for $39,926 to complete the replacement of the backbone for the high school local area network, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). D. To approve the resolution to consider continued participation in the Instructional Support Program (ISL) and hold a public hearing on the issue June 20, 2016 Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the resolution to consider continued participation in the Instructional Support Program (ISL) and hold a public hearing on the issue June 20, 2016, seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). E. To approve fees for 2016-2017 Joe Carr moved to approve the fees for 2016-17 which include increases in activity passes and school lunch fees. MS student activity pass = $25, HS student activity pass - $35, Family activity pass - $130, Adult activity pass = $65, Elementary student lunch $2.40, breakfast $1.60, Secondary student lunch $2.55, breakfast $1.60. Seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). F. Approval of FHS class of 2017 graduates Jennifer Anderson moved to approve the 2017 graduates list pending the student has met the graduation requirements set by the Board of Education, seconded by Jeremy Miller. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). G. Approve the contract from Varsity Group Marketing to update our advertising screens in the FHS gym an LED display Paul Miller moved to approve the contract from Varsity Group Marketing to update our advertising screens in the high school gym and LED display, seconded by Jennifer Anderson. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). IX.Board Reports A. President 1. Highlight from each member X.Adjourn Paul Miller moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 p.m., seconded by Warren Schaefer. Voice vote carried: all ayes (7). Kimberly Sheets, Board Secretary Phil Miller, Board President