Regular Meeting 7:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

          _____J. Benesh _____ R. 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 Board Secretary prior to 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.  Your comments will be limited to 5 minutes so we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We also remind you that students' names or information about a student that could allow others to identify a student, even if a student’s name is not specifically mentioned, is confidential and should not be referenced in comments. It is important to remember that any statements made can jeopardize the Board and any future action that could be taken relating to personnel or students by the Board and jeopardize the individual making the statement.  Any concerns relating to personnel and students should be referred first to the administration to address consistent with District policy and the law prior to any possible Board review or action.   Thanks for your support of our school district.

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report - Exhibit 501.1-501.2

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

Buildings and Grounds

Activities Report

Wrestling Mats

Legislative Priorities - attached to email

PPEL Communication

502: Elementary Report - Exhibit 502.1

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

503: Secondary Report - Exhibit 503.1

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

504: School Improvement Report

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

600: New Business

601: Open Enrollment Requests

MOTION to approve the open enrollment requests as presented.

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

APPROVED IN

Name	Grade	Resident District
Rhyett Morris	3	Indee CSD
Rhyker Morris	6	Indee CSD

APPROVED OUT

	Grade	Receiving District
Leah Goodman	10	West Del
Harley Giellis Goodman	12	West Del
Malia Goodman	10	West Del
Michael Horstman	9	CC
Abel Boshaw	K	Maq Valley

602: Handbooks - Exhibit 602.1 - Attached to email

MOTION to approve the 24-25 teacher handbook school year as presented.

Changes for 24-25:

• added actual time for staff hours
• minimum of 2 days before school starts for teacher start date
• Sick leave may not be taken following personal leave unless prior approval from a building principal.
• clarification on teacher evaluations happening every 3 years after completing their first 2 years of employment.

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

 

604: Receive Service Contract from Woodman Controls - Exhibit 604.1

MOTION to approve the service contract from Woodman Controls for preventative maintenance and phone support for the HVAC controls system for the 24-25 school year.

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

 

605: Receive Fundraiser Requests - Exhibit 605.1

MOTION to approve the fundraiser request from AD Brian Wheatley for each sport/club to have an online apparel webstore through Elite Sports at the start of their season and an additional store if they compete in a state tournament. AND the fundraiser request from Kylee Winn for the HS lighthouse team have a homecoming webstore to raise money for homecoming supplies. AND the fundraiser request from Holly Grief for the robotics team to do a Pampered Chef fundraiser mostly during their already approved vendor fair at Coggon Harvest Home.

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

 

606: Receive Quote from Edmentum for Spanish courses - Exhibit 606.1

MOTION to approve the the quote from Edmentum for Spanish courses as presented for the 24-25 school year.

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

 

607: First Reading of Policy Recommendations -Exhibit 607.1 - 607.3

MOTION to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented at this meeting.

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

Policy #	Title
804.5	Stock Epinephrine Auto-Injector Supply
Policy 905.1-R1	Facilities Use Manual
801.05	Naming of Buildings, Facilities, and Land

 

608: Approve Silver Cord Program as an extra curricular activity for students

MOTION to approve the the addition of the Silver Cord Program as an extra curricular activity starting with the 2024-2025 school year.

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

This program is available to all students in High School and to earn the silver cord students need to accumulate 160 service hours by graduation. This program is not limited by GPA and gives an opportunity to some students to have a graduation cord that might not otherwise be able to earn one.

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
Kyle Kennedy	Assistant Cross Country Coach	Hire
Whitney Berns	Assistant HS Volleyball Coach	Hire
Trevor Boge	MS Girls Basketball Coach	Hire
Kirsten Kelley	HS Spanish Teacher - pending licensure	Hire

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

802: Board Calendar

Date	Time	Event	Location
August 20	11:00	District Kickoff - Lunch	Gym
September 10		Special Election - Voter approved PPEL
September 18	7:00 pm	School Board Meeting	District Office

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

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

Regular Meeting 7:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, September 18 , 2024

 

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

                                        _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____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 Board Secretary prior to 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.  Your comments will be limited to 5 minutes so we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We also remind you that students' names or information about a student that could allow others to identify a student, even if a student’s name is not specifically mentioned, is confidential and should not be referenced in comments. It is important to remember that any statements made can jeopardize the Board and any future action that could be taken relating to personnel or students by the Board and jeopardize the individual making the statement.  Any concerns relating to personnel and students should be referred first to the administration to address consistent with District policy and the law prior to any possible Board review or action.   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.

Recognition of New Staff Members

Activities Update from Brian

Buildings and Grounds

Behavior Tracking in the schools

Facilities Committee Update

Board Meeting Start Times

502: Elementary Report

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

Conclusion of FAST testing

Data Team meetings

Leader in Me Assembly

New Staff

Staff Morale

Associate Schedule Structure

Observation Schedule

Evaluations Sign Up

Fire Drill

Wednesday PD

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.

Speaker System in MS Gym

Attendance

Kirkwood Academy/Internships

Homecoming week

504: School Improvement Report - Exhibit 504.1

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

 

600: New Business

601: Receive Special Education Modified Allowable Growth

MOTION to approve the 2024-2025 Special Education Modified Allowable Growth in the amount of $155,217.02

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

The amount we are asking to approve is the deficit amount from our special education expenditures.  Without approval, this amount would be pulled from our general fund.  With approval, we have the additional authorized authority to ask for this in our cash reserve levy.

602: Fundraiser Approval Exhibit 602.1

MOTION to approve the fundraiser requests as presented.

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

Kylee Winn submitted a request to continue the Coffee Cafe for FCCLA selling coffee & lemonade drinks to students and staff for the remainder of the school year.

Kylee Winn also submitted a request to continue selling food items in the HS cafeteria vending maching on behalf of the High School Lighthouse team

603: Receive Xello Quote Exhibit 603.1

MOTION to approve the purchase of Xello curriculum in the amount of $17,600 for 2024-2029.

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

604: Receive Bids for Cameras for the School Safety Grant- Exhibit 604.1

MOTION to approve the camera bid from Communication Innovators, our current camera system, to additional cameras to our schools in the amount of $ paid for through the School Safety Grant.

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

We are recommending Communication Innovators.  Communication Innovators looks considerably higher, but they quoted a new camera server which we should look at doing.  If you remove that they are only around $800 more.  GWAEA prefers working with Communication Innovators as a vendor.

Interconnex bid a different solution which is cloud based, but didn't provide ongoing costs which you would have with a cloud system.  They also did not provide any information on tying in the door management which the Genatec system the other vendors bid does handle. 

605: 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

 

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
Dave Taylor	Sub Bus Driver	Resignation
Brian Price	Sub Bus Driver	Hire
Alyson Robertson	Sub Bus Driver, pending licensure	Hire
Donel Wylie	Elem Library Associate	Hire

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

802: Board Calendar

Date	Time	Event	Location
9/17 and 9/19	7:30 am	PTO’s VIP Breakfast for Elementary	MS Gym
9/18/24	5:00 pm	Facilities Committee	Board Room
9/23-9/28	Various	Homecoming Week	Various
9/25/24		No School Professional Development Day
10/8/24		School Picture Day
10/16/24	7:00 pm	Board Meeting	Board Room

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

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

 

Special Meeting 7:50 AM

North Linn District Office & Via Zoom

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, October 7, 2024

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:50 AM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

         

                              _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann _____Michael _____Price

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

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
Lara Harper	Special Education Associate	Hire
Amanda Port	Sub Associate	Hire

 

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ AM.

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Meeting 7:50 AM

North Linn District Office & Via Zoom

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

 

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:50 AM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

          

                  _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann _____Michael _____Price

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

 

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
Jean Bailey	Sub Bus Driver	Hire
Alyson Robertson	Bus Driver	Hire
Malayna Arp	Sub Associate	Hire
Katie Hatch	Special Education Associate	Hire
Amanda Port	Special Education Associate	Resign

 

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ AM.

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

Regular Meeting 7:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

 

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.       

                              _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____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 Board Secretary prior to 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.  Your comments will be limited to 5 minutes so we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We also remind you that students' names or information about a student that could allow others to identify a student, even if a student’s name is not specifically mentioned, is confidential and should not be referenced in comments. It is important to remember that any statements made can jeopardize the Board and any future action that could be taken relating to personnel or students by the Board and jeopardize the individual making the statement.  Any concerns relating to personnel and students should be referred first to the administration to address consistent with District policy and the law prior to any possible Board review or action. 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.

Fine Arts Presentation

FFA Presentation

Activities Update from Brian - Exhibit 501.1

Buildings and Grounds/Safety Grant

Board Visits

Certified Enrollment

Facilities Committee Update

Superintendent Goals Update

 

502: Elementary Report

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

Associate Resignations/Hirings

Leader in Me Assemblies

Classroom Awards

PTO Walk-A-Thon

Class Wide Interventions

Title Interventions

Recess Equipment

Resource Teachers’ Work

 

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.

Collaboration

Student Goal Setting

Attendance

 

504: School Improvement Report

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

Professional Development/Lighthouse Meetings

- Shared PD Day with Central City

- Self Assessment on 3 Categories of Instructional Elements

- Upcoming PD on November 13th

 

District Data - Exhibit 504.1

- Data Teams

- Highlights

 

State Reports

- Desk Audits- PS and K-12

- Personalized Reading Plans

- Highly Effective Instruction for 6-12

- TAG Plans

- Title Plans

- BEDS

505: Discussion regarding Offering Early Separation Package

Superintendent Breitfelder and SBO Peyton will lead the Board in a discussion around the potential offering of an Early Separation Package for eligible employees.

 

600: New Business

601: FFA Overnight and out of state travel request - Exhibit 601.1

MOTION to approve the North Linn FFA chapter travel request to attend the National Leadership Convention. Mr. Murray and six students will attend the National Convention in Indianapolis, IN October 22nd through 25th.

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

 

602: Band/Choir Overnight and out of state travel request - Exhibit 602.1

MOTION to approve the North Linn Band and Choir overnight and out of state travel request to take students to St. Louis with the Central City CSD Band/Choir students May 30th through June 1st 2025

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

 

603: Approve Fundraiser Requests - Exhibit 603.1

MOTION to approve the Fundraiser requests as presented.

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

FBLA is requesting to sell Boo Grams for $1 October 28th - 31st.

HS Vocal is requesting to sell World's Finest Chocolate Bars at Musical ONLY

HS Band/Vocal is requesting to sell cookie dough to raise money for their trip to St. Louis

 

609: 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
Harper Pecinovsky	K	Central City
Chloe Sackett	K	Indee
Colton McDowell	11	Indee
Piper Butterfield	K	Alburnett

 

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
Justin Kress	Co-Head Baseball Coach	Hire
Jackie Hamilton	Special Education Associate	Resign
Justin Kress	Assistant HS Baseball Coach	Resign

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

802: Board Calendar

Date	Time	Event	Location
11/20/2024	7:00 PM	Board Meeting - Organizational & Annual Mtg	Board Room

 

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

 

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

Organizational Meeting 7:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 7:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

                                        _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann _____Michael _____Price

 

101: Election of the President of the Board for the 2024-2025 school year

Secretary Peyton will call for a MOTION for nominations for President of the Board of Directors.

Motion: _________ Second: __________                                                                       Carried: Yes / No

Roll Call Vote                _____R. Benesh _____ J. Benesh _____Boss _____ Hoover  _____ Krogman  _____Michael  _____Price

Oath of office will be administered by the Board Secretary.

 

102: Election of the Vice President of the Board for the 2024-2025 school year

Board President will call for a MOTION for nominations for President of the Board of Directors.

Motion: _________ Second: __________                                                                       Carried: Yes / No

Roll Call Vote                _____R. Benesh _____ J. Benesh _____Boss _____ Hoover  _____ Krogman  _____Michael  _____Price

Oath of office will be administered by the Board Secretary.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

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

 

300: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

301: North Linn Robotics

The North Linn Robotics Team will provide a presentation to the Board.

302: Superintendent Report

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

Activities Update from Brian

Buildings and Grounds/Safety Grant

Communications Plan

303: Elementary Report

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

Upcoming Leader in Me Assembly Nov. 22nd

Leader in Me Symposium

Math/Literacy Support Days

Intervention Groups

Culminating Activities in the Classroom

Kaleidoscope Performance

Color Wars/World Kindness Day

Science Club

Professional Development/Conference Make-up

304: Secondary Report

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

Edmentum

Leader In Me Training

Conferences

Course Offerings - 2025-2026

PSAT Scores

Brain Health Day

305: School Improvement Report - Exhibit 305.1

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

 

400: New Business

403: Receive Monthly Board Meeting Dates and Time for 2024-2025

MOTION to hold meetings at the North Linn District Office on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and begin at 6:00 P.M.

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

 

404: Receive School Financial Account Authorized Signers

MOTION to approve Board Secretary, Board President, Board Treasurer and Superintendent as signers on the district accounts at Walker State Bank and Community Savings Bank.

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

 

405: First Reading of Policy Recommendations -Exhibit 405.1 and 405.2

MOTION to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented at this meeting.

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

 

 

Policy #	Title
507.09	Wellness Policy
507.09 R1	Wellness Regulations

 

406: Receive Updated Bid for Cameras for the School Safety Grant- Exhibit 406.1

MOTION to approve the camera bid from Communication Innovators, our current camera system, to additional cameras to our schools in the amount of $40,685.16 paid for through the School Safety Grant.

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

 

407: Receive Quote for Auditorium Upgrades - Exhibit 407.1

MOTION to approve the quote from DB Acoustics to upgrade our sound system for the middle school auditorium in the amount of $19,413.13.

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

 

408: Receive Addendum to Night Shift Contract - Exhibit 408.1

MOTION to approve addendum #1 to the Night Shift Contract adding additional services.

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

 

409: Receive Quote from Edmentum for Spanish courses - Exhibit 409.1

MOTION to approve the quote from Edmentum for Spanish courses as presented for the second semester of the 24-25 school year.

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

 

410: Early Graduation Requests- Exhibit 410.1

MOTION to approve the early graduation requests as presented.

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

 

 

Maggie Welter	Teagan Liebe
Rhyley Morris

 

411: Receive 2025-2026 North Linn Course Description Booklet - Exhibit 411.1 (Attached to email)

MOTION to approve the North Linn Course Description Booklet for the 2025-26 School year.

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

 

412: Open Enrollment Requests

MOTION to approve the open enrollment requests as presented.

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

APPROVED IN

Name	Grade	Resident District
Olivia Miller	7	Center Point
Aiden Parmater	11	Vinton Shells

APPROVED OUT

Name	Grade	Receiving District
Bria Hunerdosse 2025-26	8	Springville
Bella Hunerdosse 2025-26	10	Springville

 

413: Fundraiser Requests - Exhibit 413.1

MOTION to the fundraiser request from Robotics to sell items made with their 3D printer.

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

 

500: Personnel

MOTION to approve the personnel requests as presented.

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

  Certified Staff: Assignment/Reassignment/Transfer

Name	Assignment	Dept Action
Brian Price	Sub Bus Driver	Hire

 

600: Board Communications and Calendar

601: Board Communications

602: Board Calendar

Date	Time	Event	Location
11/22/24	2:30 pm	Board Visit to Elementary	Elementary Gym
12/04/24	6-7:30 pm	Legislative Forum	Monticello HS Commons
12/12/24	7:30 pm	MS/HS Band and Vocal Winter Concert	MS Gym
12/18/24	TBD	School Board Meeting	District Office
12/19/24	6:30 pm	K-5 Winter Program	MS Gym

700: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

 

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

 

Board Visit 2:30 PM

North Linn Elementary Gym

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Friday, November 22 , 2024

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 2:30 PM in the North Linn Elementary Gym (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

                                        _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann _____Michael _____Price

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

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

 

300: Elementary Lighthouse Assembly

The School Board is conducting an Elementary Board Visit to watch the Elementary Lighthouse Assembly.

 

400: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

 

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

 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