Pleasant Valley Community Schools January 22, 2001 Board Minutes

PV School Board sets 2001-2002 calendar; approves cooperative swimming agreement with North Scott.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Ahlstrand. Members present: Ahlstrand, Barsness, Coon, OíHara, Dayman, and Romans. Absent - Thornton. Also present: Dale Barber, Jim Spelhaug, Mike Clingingsmith, Mary Mulvihill, Kevin Hatfield, Keith Osborn, Brian Strusz, Chris Harvey, and others.

AGENDA APPROVED: Motion by OíHara, second by Barsness that the Agenda be approved. All ayes. Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS: The Board welcomed high school American Government students.

Director OíHara thanked the faculty and staff of Riverdale Heights Elementary School for their letter supporting and endorsing the Boardís efforts to pass the Instructional Support Levy.



Director OíHara commended the district and Dr. Spelhaug for providing the seminar ìDeveloping Assets in Youthî. He commented that the seminar materials and content were outstanding.



Director Romans congratulated former PVCHS teacher and baseball coach Ed Merritt who will be inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Hall of Fame on February 3, 6:30 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in Cedar Rapids.



Director Barsness thanked the Board for the opportunity to attend the Iowa Association of School Boardís Legislative Conference in Des Moines. She urged anyone interested in education to contact their legislators and encourage them to reserve the $42 million proposed for the teacher compensation program currently being developed.

Dr. Barber commented that this issue would be discussed with area legislators at a forum at St. Ambrose University on Saturday, January 27. This forum is open to the public from 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Director Dayman thanked high school nurse Pam Cinadr for displaying materials regarding the high schoolís Drug Free Youth in Touch organization, DFYIT, at the Mississippi Bend Area Education



Agency Annual Banquet last week.



President Ahlstrand thanked Dr. Barber, Dr. Spelhaug, and Mr. Clingingsmith for their time and effort in presenting the public information regarding the Instructional Support Levy. She also thanked the faculty, PTAís, and parents at each of the schools for attending the presentations.



Dr. Spelhaug thanked community and board members for attending the seminar ìDeveloping Assets in Youthî. Over ninety community members were in attendance, underscoring their commitment to this effort.



Dr. Barber informed the Board that twenty-four faculty members and three administrators will participate in two days of Interest Based Bargaining training on January 23 and 24.



CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Barsness, second by Dayman that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. All ayes. Motion carried.

The Consent Agenda consisted of the following: the minutes of the January 8 Regular Board meeting; the regular employment of Pamela Newman as a part-time custodian at Bridgeview Elementary school and Craig Trauffer as part-time custodian at PVCHS; the probationary employment of Jackie Wells as a part-time custodian at Black Hawk Junior High School; the extra-curricular change in assignment of Greg Fiscus from Assistant Boys Soccer Coach to Head Boys Varsity Soccer coach and Dan Bischoff as Assistant sophomore/Freshman Baseball coach; and six open enrollment applications; three open enrollment applications out to Bettendorf Schools for the 2000-01 school year; one open enrollment application out to North Scott for the 2001-02 school year; and two open enrollment applications in from Davenport Schools.



EXPENSES APPROVED: Motion by OíHara, second by Dayman that the General Fund warrants be issued in the total amount of $156,635.55 in payment of invoices presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



Motion by Dayman, second by OíHara that the Nutrition Fund warrants be issued in the total amount of $6,280.59 in payment of invoices presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



Motion by Barsness, second by Coon that Elementary/Junior High School Activity Fund warrants be issued in the total amount of $2,046.37 in payment of invoices presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



Motion by OíHara, second by Romans that High School Activity Fund warrants be issued in the total amount of $19,099.98 in payment of invoices presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



Motion by Dayman, second by Barsness that Schoolhouse Fund warrants be issued in the total amount of $199,814.73 in payment of invoices presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



REVIEW OF IDEAS FROM SEARCH INSTITUTE WORKSHOP: Dr. Spelhaug reviewed a collection of ideas that were produced in a brainstorming session at the seminar on asset development.

These ideas will now go to the Committee for Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Violence Free Youth which meets on February 5 at 4:30 p.m. at the Belmont Administration Center Board Room. The committee will prioritize this material and develop action plans.



UPDATE ON ACCELERATED MATH PROGRAM FOR 6TH GRADE STUDENTS: Dr. Spelhaug recommended a change in the delivery system for gifted sixth grade math students. The students will begin their day at Black Hawk Junior High School for instruction in pre-algebra and then will be bussed to their home schools.



2001-2002 COOPERATIVE SHARING AGREEMENT: Brian Strusz, High School Athletic Director, recommended that the Board approve the cooperative swimming agreement for boys and girls with North Scott Schools for 2001-02. He reported that the cooperative arrangement currently involves 5 high school girls, 1 high school boy, and 6 junior high girls from North Scott and continues to operate on a very positive basis.



Motion by Romans, second by OíHara that the board approve the cooperative swimming agreement for boys and girls with North Scott for 2001-02 school year. Roll call vote. Ayes - Romans, Ahlstrand, Barsness, Coon, Dayman, OíHara. Nays - none. Motion carried.



PUBLIC HEARING FOR INPUT INTO THE 2001-02 CALENDAR: President Ahlstrand opened a public hearing at 7:59 p.m. for input into the 2001-02 school calendar. There were no comments from the public and the hearing was closed at 8:00 p.m.



APPROVAL OF DISTRICT CALENDAR FOR 2001-02 SCHOOL YEAR: Keith Osborn, who is responsible for coordinating the school year calendar, explained that Bettendorf, North Scott, and Davenport also plan to start on August 22, 2001, and have all scheduled the same winter and spring break times. The calendar will also allow the district to have an in-service day on Martin Luther King Day and, Presidents Day will be observed.



Motion by Dayman, second by Barsness that the Board approve the 2001-2002 school year calendar as presented. Roll call vote. Dayman, OíHara, Romans, Ahlstrand, Barsness, Coon. Nays - none. Motion carried.



The Board thanked Mr. Osborn for his efforts in developing the calendar.



PHASE II HIGH SCHOOL BRICK REPLACEMENT: Dr. Barber presented a proposal from Lindsay Anderson of Lindsay Anderson Consulting regarding Phase II of the high school brick replacement.

Mr. Anderson was the forensic engineer in charge of this project when brick problems first occurred in the late 1980ís.

Mr. Andersonís proposal is to perform the engineering and architectural services on a time and expense basis. He estimates that this will amount to a maximum $17,400 or, approximately 116 hours plus expenses.

Due to Mr. Andersonís previous experience, Dr. Barber recommended that the district contract his firm for the second phase of the brick replacement.

Motion by Romans, second by OíHara that the Board approve contracting the services of Lindsay Anderson of Lindsay Anderson Consulting for engineering and architectural services related to Phase II of replacement of brick at the high school. Roll call vote. Ayes - Romans, Ahlstrand, Barsness, Coon, Dayman, OíHara. Nays - none. Motion carried.



REVIEW INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LEVY:

Dr. Barber reviewed the public presentations that have been made to date regarding the Instructional Support Levy.

He also reported that he, Dr. Spelhaug, and Mr. Clingingsmith will present this information to the Quad City Times Editorial Board.

The board reviewed and made minor changes to an informational brochure regarding the Instructional Support Levy which will be included in the next mailing of ìLast Weekís Board Meetingî.



MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS: Mr. Clingingsmith presented the monthly financial report for December. Through December, general fund receipts totaled $8,940,983 (47.0%) and expenses totaled $8,983,743 (47.8%) The December target for receipts and expenditures was 50.0%. He also presented reports on the Management, PPEL, Capital Projects, Debt Service, Hot Lunch, Revolving, and Activity funds.



Motion by Dayman, second by Romans that the Board accept the monthly financial reports for November as presented. All ayes. Motion carried.



The Board adjourned at 8:43 p.m.



Pleasant Valley Boys Basketball Youth League
Grades 4-5-6
January 6, 13, 27
February 3, 10
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. at PVCHS
$20 fee
Contact Dallas Duwa at 289-4781

Next Board Meeting
Monday, February 5, 2001
7:00 P.M.
Belmont Administration Center

Pleasant Valley Schools
Foundation
Alumni Data Base
If you are an alumnus of Pleasant Valley Community Schools, weíd like to hear from you. We are developing an alumni data base and will make this available for class reunions. Please let us know your address and phone number and year of graduation so you can be kept informed of your class events. Call (319)332-5550 or e-mail harveychris@pleasval.k12.ia.us.



Meeting Notice



The Pleasant Valley Committee for Drug, Alcohol, and Violence Free Youth will meet on Monday, February 5, 2001, 4:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Valley Administration Center Board Room to discuss the recommendations of the community meeting on asset development. You are invited to attend. Please contact Chris Smith at 332-5550 if you plan to do so.