Minutes-2024.08.12

The Board of Directors of the Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District met in regular session in the Edgewood Board Room, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Vice-President Kirby called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

               Directors Present: Dan Venteicher, Brad Bockenstedt, Jeff Hoeger, & Tammy Kirby.

Directors Absent: Matt Elliot.

Also present: Superintendent Kim Huckstadt, Principal Patty Briggs, and Board Secretary Melissa Conner.

               Director Hoeger moved to approve the agenda as presented. Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

               Director Bockesntedt moved to recognize the following:

                              Tri Rivers All Conference Team

      • 1st Team-Rachel Eglseder, Audrie Helmrichs, Claire Aulwes, Marin Gaul
      • 2nd Team-Chloe Everett
      • Honorable Mention-Kaitlyn Hahn
      • Coach of the Year-Taylor Huber

All District Team

      • Audrie Helmrichs
      • Claire Aulwes
      • Rachel Eglseder
      • Coach of the Year-Taylor Huber

Iowa Girls Coaches Association All State Honors

      • Rachel Eglseder-1st team
      • Claire Aulwes-2nd team
      • Audrie Helmrichs-2nd team

               Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

               Director Hoeger moved to approve the Consent Agenda.

    • Minutes of July 8, 2024 Meeting
    • Bills
    • Financial Reports
    • Open Enrollments
      • IN
        1. West Delaware: K, 1st, 9th, 10th
    • Special Education Contracts
    • Fundraisers
      • Gift Wrapping: NHS
      • Youth Softball Camp & Cookie Dough Fundraiser: Softball
      • Butter Braids: 6th Grade
      • Club’s Choice: Elementary
      • Face Painting & Homecoming buttons: Art Club
      • Discount Cards: Boys Basketball
      • Pink Night: Volleyball
      • Candy Bars, Magazines, & Socks: 7th & 8th Grade
      • Fruit & Meat Sales: FFA
      • Kids Heart Challenge: Elementary PE
      • Fine Arts
        1. Homecoming Scotcheroos
        2. Elementary Halloween Dance
        3. Strawberries
        4. Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
        5. Calendars
        6. Rodeo Food Stand w/FBLA
        7. 4th of July Kickball & Bounce house
        8. Supper Clubs
    • Personnel Recommendations
      • Resignations:
        1. Janice Worsham: JH Girls Basketball
        2. Tammy Funk: Elementary Para
      • New Hires:
        1. Eden Gaul: Instructional Coach
        2. Sheila Roling: Football Cheer Coach
        3. Kendra Miller: Elementary Para
        4. Kristie Battin: Cook
        5. Jared Diers: JH Girls Basketball-Pending Certification
        6. Joseph Hodges: Bus Driver
        7. Deron Hakert-Mentor
        8. Roger Wright-Bus Driver
        9. Cassie Putz: AG Ed starting January 2025-Pending Certification
        10. Cassie Putz: FFA Advisor: Stipend plus 37.16 (Extra contract days)
    • Annual Agreements
      • NICC Concurrent Enrollment Agreement
      • NICC Health Occupations Agreement

Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               Visitors: Elise Kaiser, Angela Shea, Nora King, Helen Fenton, Kari Kintzle, & Alex Hanna.

 

               Vice-President Kirby welcomed our visitors.

               Elise Kaiser, Nora King, & Helen Fenton presented on having a JH Football Cheerleading squad or to allow the JH Students to practice with the High School Cheerleading squad.

 

               Principal Briggs: We have received our new reading curriculum materials. Teachers have had an opportunity to review online materials throughout the summer. A representative will be working with our staff on August 22nd. Thank you to Lonnie, Nic, Angie, Jody, & Chelsea for the work they have put in this summer. Looking forward to a great start to the school year.

Director Bockenstedt: Busy month of Softball and fairs. Hats off to the softball players and students who participated in the fairs.

Director Kirby: The Community support for the Softball team was outstanding. Hats off to all the players and coaches on a successful year.

               Director Venteicher moved to hold a Public Hearing at 6:17 p.m. regarding the 2024-2025 Calendar. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               Public Hearing on the revised 2024-2025 Calendar. Changing September 9th to a full school day and making September 23rd an in-service day.

 

               Director Hoeger moved to come out of the Public Hearing at 6:18 p.m. Director Bockenstedt seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               Director Hoeger moved to approve the revised 2024-2025 Calendar making September 9th a full school day and September 23rd a teacher in-service day. Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               Director Venteicher moved to approve the second reading of board policies: 200.4, 206.03, 206.04, 401.06, 402.03, 501.03, 501.09, 501.09-R(1), 501.12, 501.09E1, 501.10, 501.14, 501.15, 502.06, 505.02, 603.01, 603.12, 607.02, 708, 710.01, 801.03, 803.02, & 905.03. Director Bockenstedt seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               Director Venteicher moved to approve the LP Bid from Three Rivers FS at $1.39 with a prepayment total being $31,692.00 minus the current credit of $8,038.52 for the 2024-2025 school year. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Director Bockenstedt abstained from voting due to conflict-of-interest Motion carried 3-0.

 

               Director Venteicher moved to appoint Diane Meyer, Kari Kintzle, Dawn Voss, Cathy Shaw, Laurie Wiskus, and Jill Lueken to the Reconsideration Committee. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

The Vice President of the Board called up for consideration the Resolution to Consider Continued Participation in the Instructional Support Program which requires that a public hearing be held on this proposal.

Director Venteicher introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption.  Director Hoeger seconded the motion to adopt.  The roll was called, and the vote was:

AYES:

Kirby, Hoeger, Venteicher, & Bockenstedt.

 

 

NAYS:

None

 

 

The Vice President declared the Resolution adopted as follows:

RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that to continue the current level of services and to fund the ongoing programs of the School District, continuation of participation in the Instructional Support Program for a period of five years is necessary and in the best interests of the District and its residents and students; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors wishes to consider continued participation in the Instructional Support Program as provided in Sections 257.18 through 257.21, Code of Iowa; and

WHEREAS, the authorization for the current Instructional Support Program will expire on June 30, 2025; and

WHEREAS, this Resolution sets forth the proposal of the Board of Directors, including the method that will be used to fund the program; and

WHEREAS, notice of the time and place of a public hearing must be published:

NOW, THEREFORE, it is resolved:

  1. The Board of Directors wishes to consider continued participation in the Instructional Support Program as provided in Sections 257.18 through 257.21, Code of Iowa, for a period of five years, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
  2. The additional funding for the Instructional Support Program for a budget year shall be determined annually and shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total regular program district cost for the budget year and moneys received under Section 257.14, Code of Iowa, as a budget adjustment for the budget year.
  3. Moneys received by the District for the Instructional Support Program may be used for any general fund purpose.
  4. The Instructional Support Program shall be funded by instructional support state aid and a combination instructional support property tax levied annually upon the taxable property within the School District commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and an instructional support income surtax imposed annually, the percent of income surtax to be determined by the Board for each budget year to be imposed upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31, 2025, and each year thereafter.
  5. The Secretary is authorized and directed to give notice of a public hearing to be held in the High School Library, 403 West Union Street, Edgewood, Iowa 52042, on September 9, 2024, at 6:00 P.M.
  6. Following the public hearing the Board intends to take action on the question whether to continue participation in the Instructional Support Program.

PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of August, 2024.

               Director Bockenstedt moved to approve the Preschool Handbook as presented. Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.

 

               The Board discussed the following items:

                              Construction/Building Project Updates

 

               With no further business to come before the board for consideration at this time, Director Hoeger moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:29 p.m. Director Venteicher seconded the movement. Motion Carried 4-0.

Edgewood-Colesburg CSD

August 12, 2024 Listing of Expenditures

GENERAL FUND:

 

 Amount

A-1 Mobile Storage Service, LLC

rental

 $             120.00

ACCENT LASER SERVICE, INC.

supplies

 $             119.95

ACE HOMEWORKS,

supplies

 $             152.17

ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORS

fee

 $             274.40

ALLIANT ENERGY

electricity

 $          6,626.53

ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY

parts

 $             259.34

BI-COUNTY DISPOSAL, INC.

garbage collection

 $             591.00

CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CO., INC-CSS

supplies

 $          1,839.00

CITY OF COLESBURG

water/sewer

 $             200.09

CITY OF EDGEWOOD

water/sewer

 $          1,134.95

COMELEC INTERNET SERVICES

internet

 $             143.00

COMMITTEE for CHILDREN

subscription

 $          2,595.00

COMPANION CORPORATION

subscription

 $          2,616.00

Core Project, The

license

 $             550.00

D & S PORTABLES, INC.

rental

 $             900.00

Dean Family Chiropractic

bus physical

 $               80.00

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

fee

 $             600.00

DYERSVILLE COMMERCIAL

publication

 $             538.00

EDGEWOOD FARM & HOME SUPPLY

supplies

 $          1,343.01

EDGEWOOD REMINDER

publication

 $             552.11

ELAN

supplies, travel, gasohol, fees, & postage

 $        14,313.77

EVANS CHIROPRACTIC

bus physical

 $             100.00

EVERY'S AUTO & TIRE CENTER

rental

 $             250.00

FranklinCovey Client Sales Inc.

subscription

 $          9,300.00

fry, Lynn or Melissa

computer deposit

 $               75.00

GAUL, JASON & REBECCA

non-public transportation

 $          1,345.19

GRANT WOOD AEA

services

 $             924.00

Happy Numbers, Inc.

license

 $          2,175.00

Heims, Laura

computer deposit

 $             155.00

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING

literacy & go math

 $          8,070.22

IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

network services

 $             989.21

Iowa Schools Buildings & Grounds Ass'n,

membership

 $             300.00

JTJ Solar LLC

solar

 $          4,090.20

KEYSTONE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY

services

 $          3,431.91

Kintzle-Davidshofer, KARI

supplies

 $          1,144.09

KLAREN, MATTHEW & RACHEL

non-public transportation

 $             915.43

Lahr, Jake

mowing

 $          2,955.00

LIETZ, JACKIE

computer deposit

 $               75.00

Literacy Resources Inc.

subscription

 $             445.00

Membean, Inc.

subscription

 $          1,240.00

MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES

services

 $          1,253.16

MONTICELLO SPORTS

equipment

 $             696.00

NORTHEAST IOWA COMM. COLLEGE

fees

 $             520.00

OETC

membership & license

 $          2,500.00

QUILL CORPORATION

supplies

 $             143.80

SCHILLING, SCOTT

non-public transportation

 $             915.43

SCHOLASTIC INC

subscription

 $          1,067.54

SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.

supplies

 $             306.90

SPERFSLAGE, CHRIS AND KARA

non-public transportation

 $             915.43

Telecom Services of Iowa, Inc.

equipment

 $        14,840.00

THIER, JENNIFER

supplies

 $               97.84

THREE RIVERS FS CO.

rental & gasohol

 $          1,690.23

Three Rivers FS Company-Manchester

rental

 $             110.00

Tibbott Construction

services

 $             350.00

Time Management Systems

fee

 $             353.00

Tri-City Electric Company of Iowa

equipment

 $          9,996.00

U.S.  CELLULAR

hot spots

 $             217.45

VARSITY GROUP

equipment

 $        22,319.00

WEST DELAWARE CO. COMM. SCHOOL

open enrollment tuition out

 $        14,192.28

WINDSTREAM

services

 $          1,036.35

Fund Total:

 

 $       147,048.98

     

MANAGEMENT FUND:                        

   

COMMUNITY INSURANCE OF IOWA

insurance

 $       263,154.00

     

CAPITAL PROJECT BOND:

   

Advanced Environmental Testing and Abatement, Inc.

services

 $          2,200.00

Cardinal Construction, Inc.

services

 $       493,539.47

HAASCO, LTD

services

 $             500.00

Metrics Architecture

services

 $        13,258.94

Fund Total:

 

 $       509,498.41

     

LOSST/SAVE FUND:

   

Brown, Nick

services

 $             599.88

Honey Creek Furniture & Flooring

furniture

 $          2,095.00

RAY'S EXCAVATING LLC

services

 $             100.00

UMB Bank, N.A.

fee

 $             600.00

Young Plumbing & Heating

repairs

 $          1,191.50

Fund Total:

 

 $          4,586.38

     
     

STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND:    

   

ACE HOMEWORKS,

supplies

 $               75.94

BARD CONCRETE

supplies

 $             249.80

Capital One(Walmart)

supplies

 $               22.20

CITY OF EDGEWOOD

fee

 $             150.00

DUFAULT PUBLISHING, INC.

yearbooks

 $          6,603.00

ED-CO FOTA

overpayment

 $               12.07

Edgewood Signs & Designs

supplies

 $          1,120.00

ELAN

supplies, membership, & travel

 $          4,587.27

Gulyash, Ron

official

 $               45.00

IATC, IOWA ASS'N of TRACK COACHES

membership

 $               60.00

OLIND, JUSTIN

supplies

 $             223.29

PLAY PRO RECREATION

supplies

 $          1,767.00

SCHLEISMAN, MARK

official

 $               45.00

TRI-RIVERS CONFERENCE

dues

 $             500.00

VALUE INSPIRED PRODUCTS & SERV, VIPs

furniture

 $          8,204.00

Fund Total:

 

 $        23,664.57

     
     

NUTRITION FUND:

   

APPLE FINANCIAL SERVICES

equipment

 $             337.00

ELAN

computer

 $             935.10

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS

dues

 $             695.00

HELMRICHS, KIM

lunch refund

 $                2.05

Pedretti, Mandi

membership

 $               50.00

Fund Total:

 

 $          2,019.15

     
     

PPEL FUND:

   

ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING

copier lease

 $          1,292.99

     

Total of All Funds:

 

 $       951,264.48

 

_____________________________        ___________________________

            Tammy Kirby, Vice-President                        Melissa Conner, Secretary