The Board of Directors of the Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District met in regular session in the Edgewood Board Room, on Monday, October 18, 2021. President Venteicher called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Directors Present: Robert Schilling, Dan Venteicher, Matt Elliot, & Tammy Kirby.
Directors Absent: Jeff Hoeger.
Also present: Superintendent Rob Busch, Principal Dawn Voss, Principal Patty Briggs, and Board Secretary Melissa Conner.
Visitors: Jodi Ehlers, Mackenzie Helgemoe, Lizzie Edens, Tracy Schaefers, Amanda Highland, Ron Highland, Trent Highland, and Olivia Highland Balk.
President Venteicher welcomed our visitors.
Director Schilling moved to approve the agenda as presented. Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Schilling moved to recognize the following:
Ed-Co's Jr High Tri Rivers Conference Honor Band Participants.
Bryce Stannard, Lilee Borisky, Ella Beyer, Ben Pierschbacher, Marissa Poole, Claire Hemann, Lauren Kirby, Alayna Fry, & Abby Schilling.
Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Lizzie Edens & Mackenzie Helgemoe introduced themselves to the board.
Tracy Schaeffers presented on the Ed-Co FBLA Chapter.
New Business:
Director Schilling moved to approve the depository limits of $3,000,000 for Community Savings Bank and $1,000,000 for Farmers Savings Bank. Director Elliot seconded the movement. Motion Carried 4-0.
The Board discussed building projects.
Director Elliot moved to approve the snow removal bid for the Colesburg school from Tibbott Construction for $125.00 per hour. Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Schilling moved to approve the funds transfer of $15.54 from F.A.B & $14.25 from YODA into the General Athletics account. Director Elliot seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
The Board discussed Early Separation Incentive.
Director Elliot moved to approve the NICC Drivers Education Contract. Director Schilling seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
No change orders were presented for the meeting.
The first reading of board policies: 105, 200.1, 210.8, 212, 212.1, 401.4, 501.10, 502.4, & 606.6, Rescind Policy 307 were duly noted.
Director Elliot moved to approve the purchase of approximately $300.00 of food for the Family Reading Night to provide training to families for reading. Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Schilling moved to go into Closed session to review or discuss confidential student record information per Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(a) at 5:25 p.m. Director Elliot seconded the movement. Roll Call: Ayes: Venteicher, Schilling, Elliot, & Kirby. Nays: None. Motion carried 4-0.
The Board came back into open session at 5:44 p.m.
Director Schilling moved to accept the Late Open Enrollment Application for two students from Starmont to attend Ed-Co. Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Principal Briggs: We have completed our fall screening. As a building our percentage at benchmark was higher than last fall. We will continue to review this information & progress monitoring during our data discussions, as well as BLT. On October 13th our associates worked with AEA during professional development. They focused on building relationships with students & de-escalating students that have trouble self-regulating their emotions. Continuing to work on solutions for Daycare with the Delaware County group each month. October 25th author Julia Cook will be in the Elementary building. Halloween Parade will be on October 28th at 8:45 a.m. We will live stream the event on Facebook. We are asking visitors to enter & exit through the gym doors.
Principal Voss: On Saturday, October 16th we had sixty-three kids trained in Hunter Safety. We are now doing Skip the Trip for students to get their learner's permit at the school. The Junior class has started looking into locations to have Prom.
Superintendent Busch: November 2nd is approaching quickly, make sure you are registered & know where voting takes place. Friday, October 1st is the official count day for certified enrollment with October 14th being the certified date. Thank you Melissa, Joyce & Barb on all their hard work with the audit this year. A few minor areas of corrections, plan to see the final report by March. September & October are busy months for reports that are due to the Department of Ed. The Delegate Assembly for the IASB Annual Convention will be on Wednesday, November 17th. RSAI Annual meeting is Tuesday, October 26th.
Director Kirby: Good Luck to the fall sports teams in the postseason.
Director Schilling moved to approve the Consent Agenda.
a. Approve minutes of September 20th & October 1st, 2021 meetings
b. List of Expenditures and Financial Reports
c. Open Enrollment
IN:
- Central: K, 3rd, & 6th
-Starmont: 7th Grade
-West Delaware: 2nd & 7th
-Western Dubuque: JK
d. Special Education Contracts
e. Fundraisers
f. Personnel
i. Resignations
-Kelley Knockel-HS Para
-Sara Hoisington-Elem Para
-Lonnie Ellis-Colesburg Day Custodian
ii. New Hires
-Alex Jones-Wrestling Assistant
-Mandi Pedretti-Single SE student driving
-Ed Bolsinger-Single SE student driving
iii. Contract Adjustments
iv. Volunteer Coaches/Sponsors
-Jenny Lange-JH Girls Basketball
-Travis Priem-Basketball
g. Annual Contracts/Agreements
Director Elliot seconded the movement. Motion Carried 4-0.
With no further business to come before the board for consideration at this time, Director Schilling moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:18 p.m. Director Elliot seconded the movement. Motion Carried 4-0.
Edgewood-Colesburg |
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October 18, 2021 Listing of Expenditures |
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GENERAL FUND: |
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ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORS |
fee |
$ 131.30 |
ALLIANT ENERGY |
electricity |
$ 7,301.46 |
American Publishers |
magazines |
$ 212.42 |
ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY |
parts |
$ 38.65 |
AUTO-JET MUFFLER CORP. |
parts |
$ 1,020.45 |
BI-COUNTY DISPOSAL, INC. |
garbage collection |
$ 410.93 |
BLACK HILLS |
heating |
$ 433.47 |
BLICK ART MATERIALS |
supplies |
$ 28.24 |
BRADY, CAIN |
chain gang |
$ 285.00 |
BRADY, GREG |
chain gang |
$ 290.00 |
Brady, Luke |
FB Clock |
$ 230.00 |
BUSCH, ROB |
gasohol |
$ 15.00 |
Capital One |
supplies |
$ 41.94 |
CHEMSEARCH |
services |
$ 1,883.15 |
CITY OF COLESBURG |
water/sewer |
$ 622.04 |
CITY OF EDGEWOOD |
water/sewer |
$ 1,327.29 |
COMELEC INTERNET SERVICES |
internet |
$ 60.00 |
COMELEC SERVICES, INC. |
radios & antennas |
$ 657.00 |
CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP. |
supplies |
$ 2,312.92 |
Delaware County Economic Development |
membership |
$ 200.00 |
DEMCO, Inc. |
supplies |
$ 707.99 |
DYERSVILLE COMMERCIAL |
publications |
$ 1,065.35 |
EDGEWOOD BUILDING CENTER |
supplies |
$ 35.00 |
EDGEWOOD FARM & HOME SUPPLY |
supplies |
$ 599.65 |
ELAN |
supplies, fee, & postage |
$ 2,777.28 |
FANNON WELDING, LLC |
frames |
$ 500.00 |
GOPHER SPORT |
supplies |
$ 211.68 |
GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL |
Athletic Training |
$ 1,113.88 |
HANSEN COMPUTER SERVICES |
repairs |
$ 50.00 |
HARBAUGH, Jefferson |
uniform allowance |
$ 200.00 |
HEMANN, JILL |
chain gang |
$ 45.00 |
HEMANN, TONY |
chain gang |
$ 290.00 |
IA H.S. MUSIC ASSOCIATION |
fee |
$ 25.00 |
INFOBASE LEARNING |
supplies |
$ 419.87 |
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK |
network services |
$ 433.15 |
IOWA DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES |
inspection |
$ 80.00 |
Iowa Schools Buildings & Grounds Ass'n, |
membership |
$ 300.00 |
JACKSON, MIKE |
FB Announcer |
$ 90.00 |
JAEGER, DARYL |
chain gang |
$ 80.00 |
JTJ Solar LLC |
solar |
$ 2,082.82 |
KARL'S GROCERY |
supplies |
$ 160.78 |
KEYSTONE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY |
supplies |
$ 1.22 |
Lange, Andrew |
FB Announcer |
$ 30.00 |
Learning A-Z |
license |
$ 118.00 |
LessonPix, Inc. |
supplies |
$ 324.00 |
MALAUSKY, DAVID |
supplies |
$ 2,777.11 |
MEDICAL ENTERPRISES |
testing kits |
$ 24.00 |
Meyer True Value |
supplies |
$ 9.59 |
MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES |
service call |
$ 684.00 |
Midwest Bus Parts, Inc. |
parts |
$ 512.11 |
NOLTE, CORNMAN & JOHNSON P.C. |
audit |
$ 3,440.00 |
NORTHEAST IOWA COMM. COLLEGE |
college courses |
$ 4,259.00 |
Northeast Iowa Communit College Business & |
Training/Inservice |
$ 95.00 |
Nutrien AG Solutions |
supplies |
$ 140.00 |
OPENING SPECIALISTS, INC. |
repairs |
$ 422.33 |
Pioneer Valley Books |
supplies |
$ 26,640.00 |
Priem, Chezney |
VB Line Judge |
$ 75.00 |
PRUESS, DAVID |
chain gang |
$ 310.00 |
QUILL CORPORATION |
supplies |
$ 82.73 |
SCHOOL SPECIALTY, LLC. |
supplies |
$ 1,603.91 |
Shiffler Equipment Sales, Inc. |
supplies |
$ 160.70 |
SILLS, TANGEE |
supplies |
$ 36.17 |
SiteOne Landscape Supply |
supplies |
$ 71.99 |
SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO. |
supplies |
$ 188.36 |
Thein, Josh |
FB Clock |
$ 100.00 |
THINKING CAP QUIZ BOWL |
entry fee |
$ 55.00 |
Thinking Social Publishing, Inc. |
supplies |
$ 755.90 |
TIMBERLINE BILLING SERVICE LLC |
medicaid |
$ 267.13 |
Time Management Systems |
fee |
$ 353.00 |
U.S. CELLULAR |
hot spots |
$ 211.20 |
UNITY SCHOOL BUS PARTS |
parts |
$ 270.72 |
Voss, Dawn |
repair |
$ 3.64 |
WEBER PAPER COMPANY |
supplies |
$ 2,202.18 |
WINDSTREAM |
telephone services |
$ 1,010.79 |
Fund Total: |
$ 76,003.49 |
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MANAGEMENT FUND: |
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COMMUNITY INSURANCE OF IOWA |
insurance |
$ 9,122.00 |
LOSST/SAVE FUND: |
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Donovan Group Iowa |
services |
$ 2,500.00 |
FM CONTROLS, INC. |
repairs |
$ 1,638.98 |
Hawkeye Electrical Contractors Dubuque |
services |
$ 3,059.23 |
MIDWEST TENNIS & TRACK CO. |
track surfacing/painting |
$ 13,482.00 |
Young Plumbing & Heating |
repairs |
$ 722.50 |
Fund Total: |
$ 21,402.71 |
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ACTIVITY FUND: |
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AUNT NECEE'S PIZZA |
meal |
$ 60.46 |
BLOOMS |
flowers |
$ 241.65 |
BRADY, BO |
official |
$ 161.83 |
Buchholtz, David |
official |
$ 110.00 |
Camp, Bob |
official |
$ 243.86 |
CENTER POINT/URBANA SCHOOLS |
entry fee |
$ 220.00 |
CHAMBERLIN, RANDY |
official |
$ 131.32 |
DAVIS, BRENDA |
official |
$ 249.52 |
DVORAK, ED |
official |
$ 331.00 |
EASTON VALLEY |
entry fee |
$ 70.00 |
EDGEWOOD FARM & HOME SUPPLY |
supplies |
$ 28.97 |
Edgewood Signs & Designs |
banners |
$ 30.00 |
ELAN |
supplies, tickets, & membership |
$ 310.60 |
FITZGERALD, MICHAEL |
official |
$ 159.43 |
GOEDKEN, HAYLEY |
official |
$ 113.65 |
GUSTAFSON, AMY |
official |
$ 249.52 |
HOFFERT, CHRIS |
official |
$ 110.00 |
HOFFERT, STEVE |
official |
$ 110.00 |
Independence JR/SR High School |
entry fee |
$ 135.00 |
IOWA FFA ASSOCIATION |
dues |
$ 1,090.50 |
JESUP COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
entry fee |
$ 100.00 |
JOHNSON, MIKE |
official |
$ 110.00 |
JOHNSON, RYAN |
official |
$ 89.76 |
Junk, Mark |
official |
$ 110.00 |
KARL'S GROCERY |
supplies |
$ 13.44 |
KREMER, SCOTT |
official |
$ 128.04 |
LECHTENBERG, DAN |
official |
$ 110.00 |
LINCOLN, Pat |
official |
$ 133.78 |
LUBBEN, TAMI |
supplies |
$ 37.97 |
MONTICELLO SPORTS |
supplies |
$ 785.00 |
NIEHAUS, JEFF |
official |
$ 375.00 |
NORTH CEDAR CSD |
entry fee |
$ 75.00 |
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
entry fee |
$ 140.00 |
OELWEIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, |
entry fee |
$ 85.00 |
OLAFSEN, PETER |
official |
$ 142.80 |
OMNI CHEER |
bows |
$ 14.79 |
PIERCE, ASHLEY |
official |
$ 130.05 |
PROUTY, JIM |
official |
$ 122.30 |
PUTZ, MICHAEL |
official |
$ 335.00 |
RODENBERG, JAMIE |
official |
$ 243.86 |
SCHROEDER, Dennis |
official |
$ 142.60 |
SHIMLEE |
signs |
$ 95.00 |
South Hardin |
entry fee |
$ 85.00 |
Springville Community School District |
entry fee |
$ 125.00 |
Stanek, Randy |
official |
$ 116.15 |
STARMONT COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
entry fee |
$ 80.00 |
TUCKER, BRAD |
official |
$ 110.00 |
Tucker, Darrell |
official |
$ 110.00 |
Varner, Rodney Dean |
official |
$ 300.00 |
WAVERLY SHELL ROCK CSD |
FFA Travel |
$ 1,147.50 |
WEST DELAWARE CO. COMM. SCHOOL |
entry fee |
$ 170.00 |
WEST DELAWARE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
entry fee |
$ 50.00 |
Wiley, Mark |
official |
$ 84.43 |
WOODS EDGE GOLF COURSE |
rental |
$ 125.00 |
World's Fines Chocolate, Inc. |
candy bars |
$ 1,650.00 |
ZAHN, CHARLES |
official |
$ 110.00 |
ZARUBA, STEVE |
official |
$ 331.00 |
Fund Total: |
$ 12,270.78 |
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NUTRITION FUND: |
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Atlantic Coca-Cola |
ala carte |
$ 555.38 |
BERGER, Sherry |
milk |
$ 4.29 |
EARTHGRAINS BAKING CO. INC. |
hot lunch bread |
$ 536.02 |
ECOLAB |
supplies |
$ 427.52 |
ELAN |
hot lunch & supplies |
$ 215.05 |
MARTIN BROS. DISTRIB. CO., INC |
hot lunch, ala carte, fee, & supplies |
$ 18,705.22 |
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY |
milk |
$ 3,418.26 |
Fund Total: |
$ 23,861.74 |
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PPEL FUND: |
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ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING |
copier lease |
$ 1,292.99 |
Total of All Funds: |
$ 143,953.71 |
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Dan Venteicher, President Melissa Conner, Secretary