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MINUTES DAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting September 21, 2009 A quorum being present, the regular meeting was called to order by President Marty Owen at 6:30 p.m. Members present: Susan Knapp Rod Lynch Rob Melvin Marty Owen Edward Reese, Jr. Ken Wuthrich Members absent: Rita Grob Superintendent: Sam Miller Board Secretary/ Business Manager: Betsy J. Bassett
School administrators present: Jeff Graves, high school principal; Joel Pedersen, middle school principal (arrived 6:55 p.m.); Linda Perry, elementary school principal; and Ryan Woods, assistant high school principal and activities director. Patrons of the district present: Ken Turner, Bruce Piper, Eric Piper, Joni Helton, Dan Roberts, Jeff Ashmore, Rick Lynch, Leah Archer and several high school students. During the time for public comment, Ken Turner questioned when the new board members would take their offices. Junior Reese moved to approve the tentative agenda as follows:
Rob Melvin seconded the motion. AYES-Knapp, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Reese, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. Fifth grader Jordyn Thompson was present with teacher Jill Nelson. Jordyn won the invention convention with her “sockonizer,” and she chose Mrs. Nelson to go with her to the state convention. Jordyn has also been contacted by the Ellen Degeneres Show and may have an opportunity to go on that show with her invention. Jordyn has also been invited to participate at the Belin Institute. Positive Comments: Junior Reese stated that he has enjoyed his tenure as a board member. He spent 12 years in school in the district and now he has given 12 years back to the district as a board member. He encouraged new board members to attend the ABLE meetings put on by the Iowa Association of School Boards because they really provide an education regarding the role of a school board member. Ken Wuthrich, on behalf of the other board members, thanked the outgoing board members for their service to the district. Rob Melvin moved to approve the consent agenda items as follows:
Rod Lynch seconded the motion. AYES-Knapp, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Reese, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. Rod Lynch moved to table agenda item Nos. 5-12. Rob Melvin seconded the motion. AYES-Knapp, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Reese, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. The board secretary reported on the Abstract of Votes regarding the school board election held September 8, 2009: School Director – DC1 Alan Bodkins 28 votes Scattering 2 votes Alan Bodkins elected for the office of School Director DC1 for the term of four years School Director – DC3 Susan Knapp 48 votes Sheryl Wright 80 votes Sheryl Wright elected for the office of School Director DC3 for the term of four years School Director – DC4 Rita Grob 23 votes Alan Johnson 32 votes Alan Johnson elected for the office of School Director DC4 for the term of four years School Director – DC7 Rod Lynch 30 votes Scattering 2 votes Rod Lynch elected for the office of School Director DC7 for the term of four years Junior Reese moved to approve the Abstract of Votes. Rob Melvin seconded the motion. AYES-Knapp, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Reese, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. Superintendent Miller presented gifts of appreciation to the outgoing board members Junior Reese and Susan Knapp (Rita Grob was not present). The board secretary administered the oath of office to the four board members—Alan Bodkins, Sheryl Wright, Alan Johnson and Rod Lynch. Marty Owen was nominated for board president. Rob Melvin moved to close nominations and cast a ballot for the nominee. Rod Lynch seconded the motion. AYES-Bodkins, Johnson, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Wright, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. The board secretary administered the oath of office to the new board president Marty Owen. Ken Wuthrich was nominated for board vice president. Rob Melvin moved to close nominations and cast a ballot for the nominee. Alan Bodkins seconded the motion. AYES-Bodkins, Johnson, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Wright, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. The board secretary administered the oath of office to the new board vice president Ken Wuthrich. Rob Melvin moved that the regular board meetings be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the McCollum Complex on the third Monday of the month. Rod Lynch seconded the motion. AYES-Bodkins, Johnson, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Wright, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. Ken Wuthrich moved that Rob Melvin serve as the district’s delegate to the IASB Convention in November. Rod Lynch seconded the motion. AYES-Bodkins, Johnson, Lynch, Melvin, Owen, Wright, Wuthrich. NAYS-None. Motion carried. Administrative Reports: Story Construction gave an update on the high school building project. Completion date is now mid October 2010. Currently the excavation and grading costs are less than estimated. Work will be done on utilities next week. Masonry work will be done the next two weeks. Jeff Graves – The high school’s Civil War class will be attending the Davis County Civil War Guerilla Raid Society’s reenactment the second week in October. Final preparations are being made for Homecoming on October 3, 2009. There are 19 dual credit classes being offered at the high school in comparison to 22 last year. There is an opportunity to add six additional classes at semester, and high school science teacher Melissa Moss will be able to teach some of those additional classes. Joel Pedersen – The middle school has been working on professional development plans, NCLB objectives, the strategic plan and goals. ITBS scores will track the same students year to year. Anti-bullying and core beliefs are two other areas that have been worked on. Linda Perry – She believes this is the best start to a new school year. There are more preschoolers—the four-year-old program has 16 at the Davis County Daycare and 40 at the elementary building, and there are 15 in the Busy Buddies and Special Education groups. Professional development is ongoing with an AEA consultant. Donuts for Dads will be held soon. Testing has been completed. New physical education teacher Mahala Grim has been doing an excellent job of improvising due to the gym floor being replaced at the middle school. Ryan Woods – Fall sports are moving along well. Final touches are being made to the Homecoming activities. The Band Festival will be the same weekend as Homecoming. He has been making arrangements for the Career Fair that will be held October 29. Dan Roberts – He attended a transportation workshop that day. Bus radios will be going to digital by 2011. Both transportation secretaries have been out due to surgeries but both are doing well. He is putting some preventive measures in place regarding the new middle school gym floor. AEA has asked our district to share our food allergy procedures with other schools. Anne Morgan – The Iowa Core Curriculum is mandated. Our teachers are exemplary and full day professional development will only improve that. On those days the presentations in the morning provide “what” can be done to improve achievement and the afternoons provide “how” to implement the strategies. Sam Miller – A public hearing on an innovative calendar for the 2010-11 school year will be held at the regular October board meeting and the board will decide whether to submit an application to the Department Education. Chariton on October 1 and Mount Pleasant on October 29 are the two closest “Orientation to Governance” meetings put on by IASB. October 1 is count day. The October Mustang Memo will contain the district’s Annual Progress Report (APR). He is consistently hearing about a possible across-the-board cut by the governor. It is always hard to cut a budget that is 80 percent employee costs. He is part of the Iowa Superintendent Network that meets one day a month at a different school district to observe classrooms and critique the district. Our district received several positive comments about our technology. A board picture will be taken at the October meeting. Alan Johnson asked about the procedure for public input at board meetings and who to contact about items for the agenda. He also asked about appropriate contact among board members. There being no further business to come before the board for consideration at this time, upon motion made by Rod Lynch and seconded by Rob Melvin, the President declared the meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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