BOARD AGENDA - 2024.12.18

BOARD AGENDA - 2024.12.18

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

 Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 6:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

                                        _____R. Benesh _____ J. Benesh _____Boss _____ Hoover  _____Krogmann  _____Michael  _____Price

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

           Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

300: Consent Agenda

MOTION to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

301: Approval of Minutes – Exhibit 301.1

302: Approval of Bills – Exhibit 302.1

303: Financial Reports - Exhibit 303.1

304: Activity Fund Report - Exhibit 304.1

305: Food Service Report - Exhibit 305.1

 

400: Audience Communications

On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience (who have contacted the Superintendent at least five days before this meeting) to speak with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on tonight’s agenda.  Please begin by stating your name and address.  It would be appreciated if you would limit your comments to 5 minutes so we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to address other issues of importance to them.  We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. It is important to remember that any statements made can jeopardize the Board and any future action that could be taken relating to personnel by the Board and jeopardize the individual making the statement.  Any concerns relating to personnel must be taken to administration and under law the Board only acts on recommendations from administration.   Thanks for your support of our school district.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent Breitfelder will share updates and discussion items from around the district.

Buildings and Grounds Update

Activities Report from Brian

Snow Days Make-Up

State Tournaments

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott, will share updates and discussion items in regards to North Linn Elementary.

Classroom Evaluations coming to a completion

Seasonal Student Artwork from our Art Department

Classroom Awards

Lighthouse School Store

Preparing for the Winter Concert

December 11th Professional Development

Final Day before the Holiday Break

Building Camaraderie and Classroom Culture

503: Secondary Report

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, will share updates and discussion items in regards to North Linn Middle and High School.

Attendance

Homeroom Changes

New Students

Holiday Concert

FAFSA #'s

504: School Improvement Report

School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, will share updates and discussion items for districtwide school improvement areas.

Professional Development/Lighthouse Meetings

Lighthouse Meetings Update

Planning for next year

Upcoming from the State

New Science standards

Sched. Codes- tied to Workplace Learning

State Reports

Preschool Desk Audit

 

600: New Business

601: Receive SBRC Application for Increased Enrollment & Open Enrollment Out - Exhibit 601.1

MOTION to approve the district’s administration to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a Modified Supplemental Amount of $104,272 increased enrollment and  $16,725 for open enrolled out students who were not included in the district’s previous year certified enrollment count. A roll call vote will follow.

Each year we are allowed to request authority for increased enrollment and for students who are open enrolled out this year that were not on our student count last year. With certified enrollment complete, our enrollment increased by 13.3 students so we are eligible to ask for $7,840 per student for a total of $104,272. There were also 2 students identified as open enrolled out that were not on our count last year at $7,8526 each for a total of $16,725. This is just authority, not actual cash.

         Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

Roll: _____R. Benesh _____ J. Benesh _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann_____Michael _____Price

 

602: Receive Agreement for E-Rate Services from Grant Wood AEA - Exhibit 602.1

MOTION to approve the Services Agreement for E-Rate Services from Grant Wood AEA in the amount of $1,200 for the 2024-2025 school year.

         Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

In the past, our AEA flowthrough dollars paid for these services and now it is a fee. The E-Rate filing is a relatively complicated process and the AEA has had a dedicated person who has handled the filings for all districts for years.

 

603: Open Enrollment Requests

MOTION to approve the open enrollment requests as presented.

           Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

APPROVED IN

Name

Grade

Resident District

 

 

 
     

 

APPROVED OUT

 

Name

Grade

Receiving District

Kylar Elliott

K

Marion Homeschool Asst

Goodman, Leah

10

West Del
     

 

604: Receive Quote from TSIowa for SIP Phone Lines - Exhibit 604.1

 

MOTION to approve the quote for SIP phone lines as presented.

           Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

This quote is for 7 phone lines and 3 fax lines to match what we currently have. This is about half the monthly cost of our current service.

 

605: Receive Quote from Midwest Alarm Services  - Exhibit 605.1

MOTION to approve the quote for Cellular Fire Communicator and antenna for.

           Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

This quote is to add a cellular communicator to our fire panel and an antenna to get better service. This is necessary if we are going to take our phone service to the SIP lines instead of the traditional land line.

 

606: Approve SBRC Modified Allowable Growth Dropout Prevention for 2025-2026 - Exhibit 606.1

MOTION to approve the district’s administration to submit a request to the SBRC for a Modified Supplemental Amount of  $96,681.00 for the At Risk & Dropout Prevention Program. A roll call vote will follow.

            Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

Roll: _____R. Benesh _____ J. Benesh _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann_____Michael _____Price

The School Board Review Committee’s (SBRC) Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) for returning dropouts and dropout prevention programs is a means of raising funds to support our local programs, services and personnel to assist our at-risk students K-12. These funds are used to help offset costs associated with our district guidance counselors, supplies for our at-risk students, and skills group time for our elementary students.  In order to continue these supports for our at-risk population, I am requesting that the Directors approve our Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) for FY25.

 

Before January 15th, the district will need to complete a budget dropout prevention services requested for state approval.  Kerry and I will meet to complete and submit this application.  The maximum amount we can ask for is $96,681.00. Before we certify the budget in April we do have the ability to reduce this amount if we desire to do so.  

 

607: Receive Fundraiser Request  - Exhibit 607.1

MOTION to approve the fundraiser request from NHS to sell World’s Finest Chocolate Bars January 13th through March 31st to raise money for chapter projects.

                         Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

700: Personnel

MOTION to approve the personnel requests as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                               Carried: Yes / No                                                                                                           

Certified Staff: Assignment/Reassignment/Transfer

Name

Assignment

Dept Action

Sarah Mills

Food Service Associate

Resign

Sandy Lennox

Food Service Associate

Hire

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

  • Appoint Directors to each of the Linn, Delaware and Buchanan County Conference Boards

802: Board Calendar

Date

Time

Event

Location

1/15/2025

6:00 PM

January Board Meeting

District Office
       

 

900: Adjournment

 

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

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