2021.09.15

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 7:00 pm

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, Iowa

September 15, 2021

1. Call to Order

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

2. Call the Roll

            Present were Directors R Benesch, Haughenbury & Boss; Superintendent Hoeger, Secondary Principal Beaty, Secretary Peyton, Travis Griffith and Sarah Wieland. Directors Hoover, Helms and Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven were absent. Director J Benesh arrived at 7:04PM.

3. Approve Meeting Agenda

            It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Boss to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

4. Approve Consent Items

            Secretary Peyton gave an update on the FY21 audit and annual report and filings for the school board election in November. It was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to approve the following consent items: Minutes of previous meetings, Bills, Secretary’s financial Reports, Activity Fund Report and Food Service Report. Motion carried 5-0.

5. Receive Visitors / Public Forum

6. Receive Moxie Presentation

            Sarah Wieland with Moxie presented information on why branding and marketing matter to school districts and how they can help put together a plan that tells the community what we are about. Sarah Wieland left the meeting at 7:26 PM.

7. Receive Principal and Coordinator Reports

            Principal Beaty provided an update on the BenQ installation and training, gave an update on the well and commented that the more normal start to the school year has been good for both students and staff. He also commended the custodial staff for their hard work keeping up with all of the extra cleaning with a short staff.

8. Receive Personnel Recommendations

            It was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to approve the resignation of Abryonna Moore, Special Education Associate. Motion carried 5-0.

9. Receive Open Enrollment Request

            It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Boss to approve 4 open enrollment requests out of the district and 2 open enrollment requests into the district. Motion carried 5-0.

10. Receive Scope and Design of the Dugout Project

            Travis Griffith presented information on the scope and design of the Baseball and Softball dugout project. Donations have already been committed for 63% of the cost of the project. It was moved by Boss, seconded by R Benesch to approve the design and scope of the Baseball and Softball dugout project as presented and approve district funding in an amount up to $45,000 for the project. Motion carried 5-0.

Travis Griffith left the meeting at 7:55PM.

11. Receive Moxie Contract

            Discussion was held regarding the benefits of a district brand and marketing plan. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the contract with Moxie for phases 1-5. Motion carried 5-0.

12. Receive District Level 1 Investigators

            It was moved by Haughenbury, seconded by Boss to approve Kimberly Graven and Dave Hoeger as the District’s Level I Investigators for the 2021-2022 school year. Motion carried 5-0.

13. Receive Water Testing Operator Fee

            The Board reviewed the proposal from Kevin Shoop that detailed his experience and the more regular water testing that will need to be done with the new chlorination system that was recently installed. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the new $200 monthly rate for water testing done by Kevin Shoop. Motion carried 5-0.

14. Receive FBLA Overnight/Out of State Travel Request

            It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the FBLA overnight and out of state travel requests to Urbandale, Coralville and Chicago as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

15. Receive Industrial Tech Club Request and Fundraiser Request

            It was moved by Haughenbury, seconded by R Benesch to approve adding the Industrial Tech club to the activities offered at North Linn and approve their fundraiser requests as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

16. Receive goals for Superintendent Hoeger

            Superintendent Hoeger presented the Iowa Standards for School leaders and outlined his goals as well as the indicators for progress for the 21-22 school year in the areas of student success, staffing and overseeing the construction project with SiteLogiQ. Superintendent Hoeger will give an update mid-year and at the end of the year. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Boss to approve the Superintendent goals for Dave Hoeger for the 2021-22 school year. Motion carried 5-0.

17. Receive Middle and High School Principal Search Contract

            Superintendent Hoeger shared his experience working with a firm to hire an administrator and discussed the benefits of having someone with industry experience help with the search while still keeping the interview process in house. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Boss to approve option #2 in the proposal presented from Trent Grundmeyer to conduct the Middle and High School principal search. Motion carried 5-0.

18. Consider Information and Discussion Items
    
    1. IASB Convention is November 17-18
    2. Principal Search Discussion – Superintendent Hoeger discussed with the board the level of involvement they wanted to have in the Secondary Principal search.

Principal Beaty left the meeting at 8:29pm.

19. 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.

20. Receive Adjustment to Non-Certified Staff Salary Schedule

            It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Haughenbury to approve the changes to the Non-Certified Salary Schedule. Motion carried 5-0.

21. Adjourn

            The time being 8:46PM, it was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0.