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