Bettendorf School Board meeting 3.15.04

BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BETTENDORF, IOWA
Unofficial Minutes of the March 15, 2004, Regular Meeting (Pending Board Approval)

1. Call to Order.

The Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Community School District, in the County of Scott, state of Iowa, met in open session according to Iowa law for their regular Board meeting at the Ray Stensvad Administration Center, 3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, Iowa, on March 15, 2004. President Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and the Board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary, verified that the meeting notice had been posted and mailed to the media as required by law.

Members present: Directors Anderson, Castro, Crockett, Luton, Mayer, Weigle. Members absent: Director Roski. Other officials present: John Perdue, Superintendent; Carol Webb, Assistant Superintendent; Maxine McEnany, Director of Financial and Business Services; Celeste Reuter, Director of Communications; Tim Holmes and Lucy Colville, Student Representatives, Jeff Ehrmann, Board Treasurer; Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary.

2. Agenda Approval.

President Anderson requested item #6.05 Finance Committee Report be moved forward on the agenda to follow item #6.03 Summer 2004 Construction Update. There were no objections.

Motion by Director Weigle, seconded by Director Crockett, to approve the agenda as amended.

Ayes: 6 Directors Anderson, Castro, Crockett, Luton, Mayer, Weigle. Nays: 0 Absent: 1 Director Roski. Motion carried 6-0-1.

3. Comments and Suggestions from Audience. 3.01 President's Statement. On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience to step to the microphone with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be most appreciated if you would limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. If you have thoughts to share about items that are included as topics for tonight's meeting, we would invite those comments when we reach that point in the meeting. Thank you for your support of our school district.

There were no comments from the audience.

4. Commendations. 1. Congratulations to the following teachers, who were included in the current edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers: Bettendorf High School: Gabriele Auerbach, French/German; Janet Brown-Lowe, German; and Hilary Puglisi, Art. 2. The following students were selected to the MAC All-Conference Basketball Teams: Girls - 2nd team, Angie Creighton; 3rd team, Allison Sanyi; Honorable Mention, Lindsey Scott. Boys -1st team, Brett Wessels; 2nd team, Oliver Rorer; and Honorable Mention, Demetrius Eason and Steve Marsh.

5. Consent Agenda.

Director Castro requested item #5.02 Approval of March 1, 2004, Regular Board Meeting Minutes be amended. Specifically, item #6.02 Mark Twain & Thomas Jefferson Construction Proposal should include the following statement: Although Mr. Rich Reyseck, Story Construction, presented the construction proposals, the breakdown of costs was not available for the Boardës review prior to the meeting, and the costs Maxine McEnany had available were different than the costs Mr. Reyseck presented.

Motion by Director Weigle, seconded by Director Luton, to approve the consent agenda as amended.

Ayes: 6 Directors Anderson, Castro, Crockett, Luton, Mayer, Weigle. Nays: 0 Absent: 1 Director Roski. Motion carried 6-0-1.

1. 5.01 Approval of March 1, 2004, Special Board Meeting Minutes. 2. 5.02 Approval of March 1, 2004, Regular Board Meeting Minutes. 3. 5.03 Approval of Financial Reports. 4. 5.04 Approval of March 15, 2004, Bills Recommended for Payment. 5. Approval of Administrative Recommendations--Personnel. Schedule D Resignation Jennifer Flug/BHS/Freshman Black Volleyball Coach/Effective end of 2003-2004 school year Stacy Rohm/BHS/Assistant Sophomore/Freshman Softball Coach/Effective immediately Certified Leave of Absence Karen Blomme/BHS/Art/ Graduate Study Leave for 2004-2005 school year Jennifer Flug/BHS/Modern Languages/Parental Leave for 2004-2005 school year Dana Vavroch/PN/Gifted and Talented/Graduate Study Leave for 2004-2005 school year Certified Transfer Ethel Hegeman/BHS/Transfer from 1.0 FTE TV Technology/Media Specialist at BHS to 1.0 FTE Media Specialist at BMS/Replacing Carmen Farwell/Effective 2004-2005 school year Grant Funded - Recommendation for Employment Corinne Smith/NA & TJ/Core Team Outreach Worker/Salary $12,342.40/Replacing Rhonda Scheffert (resignation) /Effective 3/8/04 Classified - Resignation Stephanie Murray/BMS/Para Educator B/Effective 3/12/04 Valerie Seifert/MT/Para Educator A/Effective 3/20/04 Classified - Recommendation for Employment Donna Lapsey/NA/Para Educator A/$11.05 per hour/6.5 hours per day/New position due to student weighting/Effective 3/8/04 Jason Verbout/RSAC/Computer Technician/$16.00 per hour/8 hours per day/Replacing Dawn Gray/Effective 4/12/04 Classified ñ Letter of Assignment Modification Mildred Conklin/TJ/Food Service-Satellite Worker/Same rate of pay/From 2.5 to 2.25 hours per day/Reduce lunch hours only due to computer system/Effective 3/15/04 Michael Rosenthal/BMS/From Para Educator B to Para Educator A-Crisis Interventionist/From $9.65 to $11.05 per hour/From 7 to 7.5 hours per day/Replacing Brittany Ziegler (resignation)/Effective 4/4/04 Debbie Sullivan/BHS/From Secretary B to Secretary A-Activities Secretary/From $10.89 to $12.64 per hour/From 4 to 7 hours per day/12- month position/Replacing Sandie Sprague (retirement)/Effective 7/1/04 5.06 Approval of Field Experience Agreement with Luther College. 5.07 Approval of Requests for Open Enrollment.

Into Bettendorf, 2003/04

Dylan Beckman, grade 3, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Michael Benedict, grade 4, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Antonio Davis, grade 7, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Hannah Edwards, grade 6, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Michael Galuszka, grade 2, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Dolan Gunin, grade 5, from Pleasant Valley, continuation due to change of residence Amanda Jared, grade 9, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Jacob McIntosh, grade 4, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Kassidi McIntosh, grade 3, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Robert Miller, grade 9, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Shawn Miller, kindergarten, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Terrell Robinson, grade 7, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Adolph Russell, grade 8, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence KaíShinda Russell, grade 8, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Chad Strong, grade 10, from Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Kara Weiler, grade 6, from Pleasant Valley, good cause due to change of residence

Into Bettendorf, 2004/05

Nathan Boddicker, kindergarten (as of 2004/05), from North Scott Jacob Luallen, kindergarten (as of 2004/05), from Pleasant Valley For information only. The following students have open enrolled out of the Bettendorf Community School District: Out of Bettendorf, 2003/04 Natasha Clawson, grade 8, to Pleasant Valley, good cause due to change of residence Nicole Dittmer, grade 7, to Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Jack Phillips, kindergarten, to Davenport, continuation due to change of residence Jason Ramsey, grade 7, to Pleasant Valley, continuation due to change of residence Randall Ramsey, grade 10, to Pleasant Valley, continuation due to change of residence Simon Wilson, grade 1, to Pleasant Valley, continuation due to change of residence

Out of Bettendorf, 2004/05

Sarah Meyers, kindergarten (as of 2004/05), to Pleasant Valley

6. Discussion Items.

Shared Communications.

Director Luton inquired as to why the electrical bids were not available for the Mark Twain and Thomas Jefferson Construction proposal at the March 15, 2004, meeting. In retrospect, Director Luton stated he regrets the vote he made in support of the project, without having accurate numbers available. Superintendent Perdue clarified that this is the first time the bid packages were not complete, and it was an unusual circumstances that no electric bids were received. However, bids are being received now and will be presented at an upcoming meeting. Director Castro requested a summary of the companies who submitted electrical bids and the amounts of their bids, which Superintendent Perdue indicated would be provided to the Board.

As representatives on the Finance Committee, Directors Weigle, Crockett, Anderson and Superintendent Perdue and Maxine McEnany met March 15, and their report will be presented later in the meeting.

Board Treasurer, Jeff Ehrmann, presented a donation to Superintendent Perdue on behalf of Wells Fargo bank in the amount of $1,540. These funds were raised through a ìTeam Up for Our Schoolsî promotion, whereby the bank donated up to $30 to the local school district for each new checking account opened during the summer months. It was requested that these funds be spent on direct classroom expenses.

Board Policy Revisions.

Superintendent Perdue outlined revisions to the following Board Policies from the 500 Student Series: 1. 500 Objectives for Equal Educational Opportunities for Students 2. 501.9R Non-Resident Students Regulation 3. 501.11 Open Enrollment as a Sending District 4. 501.12 Open Enrollment as a Receiving District 5. 503.9R Extracurricular Behavior Expectations Regulation 6. 504.1 Student Health and Immunization Certificates 7. 504.4E3 Parental Authorization & Permission for Administration of Medication

Directors suggested revisions to the above-stated policies.

6.03 Summer 2004 Construction.

Maxine McEnany, Director of Financial and Business Services, presented a cash flow summary of proposed funding for summer construction projects, utilizing both local option sales tax and PPEL. The construction costs total approximately $6 million for substantial improvements to four attendance centers, as recommended by the Facilities Advisory Council (FAC). With educational funding so tight, Director Castro noted concern for the expenses related to the BMS parking lot improvements rather than classroom-related improvements.

1. Finance Committee Report.

President Anderson highlighted the independent auditorís report by Hunt, Kain & Associates, P.C. for the year ended June 30, 2003. Summary comments were shared and the new format outlined. The Finance Committee recommends approval of the report.

Maxine McEnany outlined the property tax rate estimate and projections. Directors reviewed unspent balances and statewide averages. Directors recommended a published property tax rate of $15.78 at this time. The Finance Committee meeting will meet again on April 6 to review final numbers.

1. Iowa Teaching Standards & Data-Driven Leadership.

Dr. Carol Webb shared the new Iowa teaching standards and how Data- Driven Leadership is utilized within the school district. With the No Child Left Behind legislation, teacher quality continues to be a priority.

Superintendentís Report.

7.01 First Reading of Board Policies.

Motion by Director Weigle, seconded by Director Castro, to approve the first reading of the 500 series and to the following Board Policies, including those revisions suggested earlier in the meeting: 1. 500 Objectives for Equal Educational Opportunities for Students 2. 501.9R Non-Resident Students Regulation 3. 501.11 Open Enrollment as a Sending District 4. 501.12 Open Enrollment as a Receiving District 5. 503.9R Extracurricular Behavior Expectations Regulation 6. 504.1 Student Health and Immunization Certificates 7. 504.4E3 Parental Authorization & Permission for Administration of Medication

Ayes: 6 Directors Crockett, Luton, Mayer, Weigle, Anderson, Castro. Nays: 0 Absent: 1 Director Roski. Motion carried 6-0-1.

7.02 Approval of FYE 6/30/03 Audit.

Motion by Director Luton, seconded by Director Crockett, to approve the audit report for fiscal year 2003.

Ayes: 6 Directors Luton, Mayer, Weigle, Anderson, Castro, Crockett. Nays: 0 Absent: 1 Director Roski. Motion carried 6-0-1.

Superintendentís Report. 2. BOE Retreat Agenda. The agenda for the BOE Retreat scheduled for Saturday, March 20, was outlined. 3. Next Agenda Planning. Superintendent Perdue reviewed draft agenda items for the Tuesday, April 6, 2004, meeting.

Future Events and Informational Items. 2. Thursday, March 18, Parent Executive Council, 12:00 noon, RSAC 3. Friday, March 19, BCS Foundation Board Meeting, 12:00 noon, RSAC 4. Saturday, March 20, Board Retreat, 8:00 a.m., RSAC 5. Saturday, March 27, Scott County Legislative Forum, 8:15 a.m., St. Ambrose Library 9.05 Tuesday, April 6, Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m., RSAC

10. Adjournment.

Motion by Director Mayer to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m.



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Barry Anderson, President ATTEST:

__________________________________ Lynne Lindstrom, Secretary