SUMMARY OF THE OCTOBER 10, 2011 REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OF THE BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District Board met in regular session with the Odebolt-Arthur Board on October 10, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at the OA/BCIG Middle School in Odebolt, Iowa.
Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board President, Duane Hummelgard called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on behalf of the Battle Creek-Ida Grove board and the meeting was called to order on behalf of the Odebolt-Arthur board by Paul Neumann. A roll call was taken as follows: Mark Bogue, absent; Tony Bennett, present; Mike Andrews, present; Bev Bower, present; Duane Hummelgard, present, Michael Luft, absent; and Jeff Rasmussen, present. The mission statement of each school was read by Hummelgard and Neumann.
It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Bower to approve the agenda and the motion carried 5 -0. Luft arrived at 6:35 p.m. and participated in the remainder of the meeting. It was moved by Andrews and seconded by Bower to approve the consent agenda consisting of minutes and bills totaling $374,412.08. The motion carried 6-0.
Kathy Leonard, BCIG Business Manager, reviewed the results of the canvas of elections as provided by the Ida County Auditor. Stephanie Konradi was elected to a four year term in Director District 2, Brian Riessen was elected to a four year term in Director District 1, Michael Luft was elected to a four year term in Director District 3 and Berny Sohm was elected to a four year term as Director At Large.
Mike Andrews, Tony Bennett and Duane Hummelgard were recognized for their years of service on the board and presented plaques and lifetime passes to district athletic events from the Iowa School Board Association.
It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Hummelgard to adjourn the meeting and the motion carried 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
SUMMARY OF THE OCTOBER 10, 2011 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
OF THE BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Leonard, serving as temporary chairperson, called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. She administered the oath of office to newly elected board members Brian Riessen, Stephani Konradi, Michael Luft and Berny Sohm.
Leonard called for nominations for president and Rasmussen nominated Riessen. Riessen nominated Sohm. Voting was as follows: Rasmussen, Luft and Sohm voted yes for Riessen and Bower, Konradi and Riessen voted yes for Sohm. Riessen declined the nomination. Sohm was elected president and took over the meeting.
Sohm called for nominations for vice-president and Luft nominated Bower. He called for additional nominations and hearing none, closed nominations. Bower was elected vice-president 6-0. It was the consensus of the board to continue to operate under board policy 210.2 which calls for meetings to be held on the second Monday of each month.
Konradi made a motion and Riessen seconded to approve the remaining agenda and the motion carried 6-0.
Neumann welcomed visitors and opened the public comment portion. Deb Bengford thanked both boards for working with her during her years of service on the Odebolt-Arthur School Board.
Jennifer Glawe, BCIG Elementary teacher, gave the curriculum presentation on behalf of the science department. Marley Hewitt, Joie Matthies and Truman Clark, demonstrated skills used in third grade science. Josh Dutler, OA/BCIG senior, gave a presentation on the project he completed to become eligible for the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student award. Angie Kastner, shared nurse, gave an overview of the duties and functions of the school nurse.
Tony Spradlin, Principal, reviewed activities at the OA/BCIG Middle School and OA Elementary. He discussed extended learning time, RachelÕs Challenge program, OPUS auditions, Junior Achievement, SSEP science project, Individual Career Development Goals and student artwork that will be displayed at the upcoming Iowa Association of School Board convention.
Alan Henderson, BCIG Elementary Principal, reviewed PAT testing and training, RachelÕs Challenge, service learning projects, Iowa Walk at Noon program and Junior Achievement.
It was moved by Luft and seconded by Riessen to approve the consent agenda consisting of contract approvals for Travis Chizek, High School Assistant Track and Kelly Schroeder as High School Head Track and out of state/overnight field trips for state dance competition in Des Moines Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and Regional Dance Competition, Jan. 28, 2012 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The motion carried 6-0.
Dani Trimble, Superintendent, reported on the following:
¥ Overview of the Iowa Blueprint for Education
¥ Report on the first Instructional Rounds visit
¥ Donations from North West REC to both districts in the amount of $100
¥ Report on Iowa Educators Consortium savings for both districts
¥ IASB Board of Directors District #4 information
¥ Upcoming dates for both boards, with the addition of an OA board work session on Oct.17 to discuss public relations
¥ Submission of CAC nominations
¥ Volunteers for 100 series review
¥ Election costs to date - $16,215.02 – Sac County Auditor bill not yet received
It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Luft to approve the early graduation requests for Kelsey Kirchner and Jasmine Means pending satisfactory completion of all necessary graduation requirements. The motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Riessen and seconded by Konradi to appoint Bev Bower to the Ida County Conference Board. The motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Luft and seconded by Bower to approve the $17,919.67 bid from Ladwig Construction for roof replacement at the WIT building. The roof was damaged during the April 2011 hail storm and the insurance claim has been partially paid. The motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Bower and seconded by Konradi to table the Sharing of Services Contract for Transitional Alliance Program with Galva-Holstein pending a full report on the program from Pat Miller. The motion carried 4-2 with Luft and Rasmussen voting no.
Sohm asked for discussion on the possibility of the BCIG Board holding its regular meetings on a different night than Odebolt-Arthur . Discussion was held on the advantages and disadvantages of continuing joint meetings.
The next regular meeting will be held November 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the OA/BCIG High School in Ida Grove.
There being no further business before the board, it was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Luft to adjourn. The motion carried 6-0 and the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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Kathy A. Leonard, Board Secretary