BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Organizational & Regular Meeting 7:00 PM
North Linn District Office
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, Iowa
November 18, 2020
- Call to Order
The Organizational Meeting was called to order at 7:00PM in the Educational Services Building by Superintendent Hoeger. Present were Directors Ries, Boss, Hoover, J Benesh, Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven, Principal Beaty and Secretary Peyton. Directors R Benesch, Haughenbury & Helms were present via Zoom.
- Elect Board Officers for 2020-2021
Superintendent Hoeger served as President Pro-Tem and called for nominations for President of the Board. Director Jeff Boss nominated TJ Ries and Director R Benesch seconded the nomination. Nominations ceased. Roll call votes of Aye were Matt Hoover, Jenni Benesh, Jeff Boss, Ryan Benesch, Connie Helms, Bret Haughenbury & TJ Ries. There were no Nay votes. Motion carried 7-0. TJ Ries was declared Board President.
President Ries assumed control of the meeting from Superintendent Hoeger. President Ries called for nominations for Vice President. Director Ryan Benesch nominated Jeff Boss and Director Hoover seconded the nomination. Nominations ceased. Roll call votes of Aye were Matt Hoover, Jenni Benesh, Jeff Boss, Ryan Benesch, Connie Helms, Bret Haughenbury & TJ Ries. There were no Nay votes. Motion carried 7-0. Jeff Boss was declared Board Vice President.
Secretary Peyton administered the oath of office to President Ries and Vice President Boss.
- Call the Roll
The regular meeting of the North Linn Board of Directors was called to order at 7:10 PM in the Education Services Building. Present were Present were Directors Ries, Boss, Hoover, J Benesh, and Directors R Benesch, Haughenbury & Helms via Zoom, Superintendent Hoeger, Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven, Principal Beaty and Secretary Peyton.
- Approve Meeting Agenda
It was moved by Boss, seconded by Hoover to approve the meeting agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0
- Approve Consent Items
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Boss to approve the following consent items: Minutes of the October board meeting, bills as presented and financial statements. Motion carried 7-0
- Receive Monthly Board Meeting Date and Time for 2020-2021 Meetings
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to hold all regular board meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Education Services Building with the exception of the April 2021 meeting which will be held on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00 pm. Motion carried 7-0
- Receive Visitors / Public Forum
There were no visitors
- Receive Principal and Coordinator Reports
Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven gave an update on the recent Professional Development day that was held via Zoom and the Fall MAP and FAST assessment scores, and talked about the planning for virtual learning taking place in the Elementary in the event the school would be shut down again.
Principal Beaty provided an update on the installation of the water bottle filling stations and internet issues and the search for a HS Spanish teacher.
- Receive Personnel Recommendations
It was moved by Boss, seconded by Hoover to approve the hire of Noah Tiegs for High School Spanish pending Iowa licensure. Motion carried 7-0
- Receive Open Enrollment Requests
There were no open enrollment requests
- Receive National Honor Society Fundraiser Request
It was moved by Hoover, seconded by J Benesh to approve the National Honor Society request to sell hot chocolate before school to raise money to purchase tables for the courtyard. Motion carried 7-0
- Receive SBRC Application for Open Enrollment Out.
It was moved by Boss, seconded by J Benesh to approve filing the SBRC application for open enrollment out for $187,136. Motion carried 7-0
- Receive Mr. Hoeger’s Evaluation Document
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the evaluation document for Superintendent Hoeger. Motion carried 7-0.
- Receive School Calendar Public Hearing
It was moved by Boss, seconded by J Benesh to open the Public Hearing to Receive the 2020-2021 School Calendar at 7:32 PM. Motion carried 7-0.
Superintendent Hoeger proposed dismissing school at 12:15PM each Wednesday starting December 2, 2020 for the remainder of the school year to allow teachers the time to connect with students learning virtually and additional planning time for their classrooms. Teacher learning days would move from Monday to Wednesday and the Preschool classes that meet on Monday/Wednesday will now meet Monday/Friday. This will not add any additional school days to the current calendar.
The time being 7:41 PM it was moved by Boss, seconded by Hoover to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried 7-0.
- Receive School Calendar Revision
It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Boss to approve the 2020-2021 Calendar changes as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
- Consider Information and Discussion Items
- Governor Reynolds press conference – Superintendent Hoeger gave an update on the Proclamation from the Governor that was released this week.
- Buchanan County Conference Board – Matt Hoover was selected as the representative for the Buchanan County Conference Board.
- Iowa BIG – Principal Beaty gave the Board information about the Iowa BIG program, there is conversation with local districts about trying to get this program going in our area, the Board supported the idea and Mr. Beaty will report back as planning progresses.
- Secretary Peyton gave an update on the status of the current General Obligation and Sales Tax Bonds that are scheduled to be paid off or refinanced in the coming year or two. The Board supported investigating the refinance of the 2015 Sales Tax Bonds.
- Adjourn
The time being 8:17PM it was moved by Boss, seconded by Hoover to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0.
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Tj Ries, Board President
