Board Minutes - 2021.02.17

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 7:00 pm

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, Iowa

February 17, 2021

1. Call to Order

            President TJ Ries called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM

2. Call the Roll

            Present were Directors Hoover, J Benesh, Helms, R Benesch, Haughenbury & Boss. Superintendent Hoeger, Principal Beaty & Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven. Secretary Peyton was present via Zoom.

3. Approve Meeting Agenda

            It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Boss to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

4. Approve Consent Items

            It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the following consent items: Minutes of the January Board Meeting, bills as presented and financial statements. Motion carried 7-0

5. Receive Visitors / Public Forum

            There were no visitors

6. Receive Principal and Coordinator Reports

            Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven gave an update on the leadership meetings that happened this week – the group is evaluating the intervention structure and how best to articulate this process with parents. The newsletter was well received, it was sent to everyone with an email address in Infinite Campus – in the future community members will be able to subscribe to the newsletter as well. FAST & MAP test scores were shared; overall pleased with the progress given the loss of learning that has happened with the pandemic – the Data Team & teachers are already identifying specific areas that need attention and addressing those concerns.

Principal Beaty shared that there is a meeting next week with the AEA addressing secondary strategies. Secondary staff have been working on adjustments for credit recovery and catching issues earlier – we will be attending the meeting to help further this initiative.

7. Receive Personnel Recommendations

            There were no personnel recommendations at this time.

8. Receive Open Enrollment Requests

            It was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to approve one open enrollment request into the district for the 2021-2022 school year. Motion carried 7-0.

9. Receive Sharing Agreements

            It was moved by Helms, seconded by J Benesh to approve sharing the following positions with Maquoketa Valley: Superintendent, Business Manager & Transportation Director. Motion carried 7-0.

10. Receive North Linn Course Description Booklet

            It was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to approve the Course Description Booklet as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

11. Receive Iowa Big Contract with the Alburnett CSD

            Superintendent Hoeger gave a brief explanation of what the Iowa BIG program is and how it would benefit our students. Alburnett is able to host the program and we will have an opportunity to enroll students that are interested. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Helms to approve the contract with Alburnett CSD for the Iowa BIG program for the 2021-2022 school year. Motion carried 7-0.

12. Receive Honor Society Fundraiser Request

            It was moved by Helms, seconded by Haughenbury to approve the fundraiser request by the National Honor Society to sell chocolate bars to raise funds to purchase seating for the courtyard. Motion carried 7-0

13. Call for Bus Bids

            It was moved by Helms, seconded by Boss to call for bus bids. Motion carried 7-0.

14. Consider Information and Discussion Items
    
    1. Joint School Board Meeting with Maquoketa Valley on March 1 at 6:30PM planned discussion regarding what kind of information the school board would like to receive from Administration about what goes on in the classroom.
    2. April Board Meeting is April 13 at 7:00 PM – reminder the meeting is moved earlier in the month to allow us time to submit the budget.
    3. Bond Review Meeting is March 30 at 2:30 – this will be a short meeting by Zoom with Piper Sandler to review the sales tax bond refinance proposals we receive.
    4. SiteLogIQ update – Superintendent Hoeger gave an update on the assessment SiteLogIQ is performing on campus – they have requested a small group meeting mid March to go over the findings before a formal presentation the 3^rd week of March.
    5. Budget Workshop Update – Secretary Peyton gave an update on the FY22 Budget and discussion was held regarding the final amount to surplus levy for the 2011 General Obligation bonds.

15. Closed Session Pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) – Evaluation of Employee Not Covered By a Collective Bargaining Agreement

The time being 7:45PM it was moved by Helms, seconded by Boss to enter into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 21.5(1)(1) To evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session. Roll call vote: Ayes – Hoover, J Benesh, Helms, R Benesch, Haughenbury, Boss, Ries, Nays - none. Motion carried.

The time being 8:08 PM the Board entered into open session.

16. Adjourn

            The time being 8:09PM it was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0.

17. Motion to move into Exempt Session to discuss negotiating strategies pursuant to 20.17(3).

            As provided in Iowa Code 20.17(3) the Board of Directors will meet for a collective bargaining strategy session.

 

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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary                                   TJ Ries, Board President