ODEBOLT-ARTHUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOINT BOARD MEETING

WITH

BCIG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

MONDAY, DECBER 12, 2011

7:58 PM

CONFERENCE ROOM-ODEBOLT

The Odebolt-Arthur (OA) Community School Board of Education met in joint session with the Battle Creek Ida Grove (BCIG) Community School Board of Education on the above date and time. The following members were present: Brad Lundell, Paul Neumann, Naomi Lozier, Traci Bengford, Pat Hoefling, Dani Trimble, Tony Spradlin and Jann Murphy.

President Neumann called the meeting to order at 7:58 pm.

A motion was made by Bengford, seconded by Lozier to approve the agenda with the addition of $537.25 to the December payables. All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

President Neumann welcomed all visitors and reviewed public comments to the Board:

During this time the board may receive comments from the public on items that are not on the agenda. If a member of the public wishes to speak on an agenda item, the Board will hear their comments when that item is addressed. Twenty minutes are allotted for public comments either now or further in the meeting with a 5-minute time limit per person, if needed. The board may choose to extend this time if they wish, but that is a board decision. The board does not need to respond to any comment made.

At this time Karen Blackmore and Barb Meier addressed the boards about transportation.

A motion was made by Lundell, seconded by Lozier, to approve the consent agenda, items, which included the following:

1) Minutes; November 14, 2011 Regular meeting; December 5, 2011 Work Session.

2) Current Payables;

3) Financial Reports;

4) Resignations; Kelli Fineran, Drivers’ Ed Instructor.

5) Contract Approvals;

6) Out of State / Overnight Trips;

All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

At this time the boards moved to the Bart Ogden Gymnasium to see the OA-BCIG Dance Team perform. The Dance Team received first place in the Hip Hop division at the Iowa State Dance Team Competition on December 1^st. Anne Zobel, dance team coach, recognized the students for their efforts.

Superintendent Report:

Dani Trimble, Superintendent, updated the board on the expiration date for the ECC Purchase Agreement. The boards decided to hold a joint work session on January 4, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss transportation issues. She turned the discussion over to the board members to share there experiences at the IASB convention. Information was shared by Paul Neumann, Naomi Lozier, Bev Bower, and Berny Sohm. She also took this time to thank Pamida in Ida Grove for the donation of $956.86 and First State Bank in Odebolt for donation of $100 for the performance by the Middle School Choir.

Administrator Reports:

Pat Miller, OA-BCIG High School Principal, reported on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, Semester Tests, and congratulations to the Dance Team on their Championship Routine, Winter Concert, and Technology Training Updates.

Tony Spradlin, OA Elementary Principal, OA-BCIG Middle School Principal, reported on the middle school Harvest information, Student Spaceflight Experiments, Friends of Rachel program, Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Cognitive Rigor Matrix, and he is taking a team of 5 middle school teachers to SBL to study how the 1 to 1 works in their school.

Under Dialog and action items:

A motion was made by Lozier, seconded by Bengford to approve the first reading of Board Policy series 100 revisions. All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

A motion was made by Lundell, seconded by Bengford to approve the following 2011-2012 Board goals: Ayes-4, Nays-1 with Pat Hoefling voting no. Motion Carried. (4-1)

District Partnerships

1. Promote the educational value of whole grade sharing to our communities to create a community vision

for a future as a reorganized district. 2. Update Long-Range Goals to include the years of 2014-15 and 2015-16, including investigation of using an outside facilitator.

Student Learning

3. Investigate emerging technologies and instructional strategies, including 1-to-1 computing, for the purpose of improving student achievement and student engagement through student collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking. 4. Be aware and supportive of opportunities to enhance academic offerings and future cooperative programs while continuously exploring efficiencies within the Whole Grade Sharing plan. 5. Offer a drug free, safe, and disciplined environment conducive to learning. 6. Encourage and promote a well-rounded offering of extracurricular programs with high participation rates and high expectations for all those involved.

District Finances

7. Maintain competitive salaries, insurance, and benefits to retain and hire highly qualified teachers, staff,

and administrators by being fiscally responsible and continuously seeking additional revenue sources, which shall include gaining public support for renewal of the Secure and Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund Revenue Purpose Statement.

District Facilities

8. Continue to improve facilities in support of a technology-rich, engaging, effective, and positive teaching and learning environment by maintaining a long-range, five-year, facilities plan that places highest priority on safety. Priority projects for 2011-12, while not all-inclusive, shall include:

• OA geothermal project, Stage IlIA

• OA locker refurbishing, Stage 2

• OA classroom renovations

• High School Art room renovations

• Replacement of BCIG lawn mower

• Continuation of High School ceiling & lighting project

• High School restroom renovations, Stage 1

• BCIG Elementary addition with internal ramps and reconfiguration of parking and traffic flow

• BCIG Elementary internal sprinkling system

Transportation

• Jointly study safe district transportation to include recent changes, current routes and shuttles, and structure for the future. The motion carried 7-0. The Odebolt-Arthur Board passed the motion 4-1.

A motion was made by Bengford, seconded by Lozier to nominate Michael Sexton from the Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District to fill an expired three-year term on the IASB Board of Directors #4. All Aye. Motion Carried. (5-0)

A motion was made by Bengford, seconded by Lundell to approve the Modified Allowable Growth Application for Dropout Prevention for $21,778 for the 2012-13 school year. All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

A motion was made by Lundell, seconded by Lozier to approve the Early Retirement Resolution for two non-certified employees. All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

A motion was made by Bengford, seconded by Lozier to approve the Early Retirement Resolution for two certified staff members. All Ayes. Motion Carried (5-0)

At this time Superintendent Trimble informed the boards of the nominations for the Citizen’s Advisory Committee. OA had 88 nominations with 25 responses. BCIG had 98 nominations with 30 responses. The tentative meeting schedule is as follows:

January 17 Tuesday 6:30-8:00 Joint CAC @ BCIG

March 29 Thursday 6:30-8:00 OA CAC

April 2 Monday 6:30-8:00 BCIG CAC

April 12 Thursday 6:30-8:00 Joint CAC @ OA

April 16 Monday 6:30-8:00 OA CAC

April 30 Monday 6:30-8:00 BCIG CAC

May 8 Tuesday 6:30-8:00 Joint CAC @ BCIG

A motion was made by Lozier, seconded by Bengford to approve the Citizen’s Advisory Committee Membership for 2011-12 as follows: All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0)

CAC Members: Carol Auen, Pat Bruening, Margaret Anne Buller, Beth Christensen, Bobbe Cordes, Jeff Cranston, Dorothy Evans, Keith Flink, Joey Hoefling, Mistaya Hoefling, Linda Johnson, Connie Leinbaugh, Brenda Mace, Greg Mace, Madeline Meyer, Eric Miller, Alex Murphy, Kara Neville, Liz Simon, Jenny Sorensen, Heather Spetman, Mike Spetman, Laura Stangl, Bill Stehr. Seniors: Cody Bales, Samantha Bengford, Ryan Gaskings, Michael Grote, Jeff Gustafson, Zach Olson, Jessie Pauley, Rachel Warnke. Juniors: Laurel Bengford, Jehse Boren, Mallory Cates, Mariah Cates, Brittney Dupre, Hannah Gustafson, Jack Pingel, Lee Riessen. Sophomores: Cassidy Bottjen, Katelyn Larson, Jacob Matthies, Hunter Mussel, Jacob Olson, Colton Skirvin, Angela Veit, Tyler Witzke. Freshmen: Tyler Andrews, Katlyn Cowlham, Seth Dammann, Claudia Devitt, Alex Dewey, Anna Dewey, Lexi Peterson, Beth Stangl. 8^th Grade: Kady Benfgord, MacKenzie Neville, Isaiah Salmon, Benton Phillips. 7^th Grade: Elliot Bengford, Vandy Mosier, Cole Veltri, Balee Knop. 6^th Grade: Claire Sohm, Isaac Endrulat, Christian Barker, Ryder Meek. There are also 29 Battle Creek-Ida Grove members of the CAC that were approved by the BCIG Board.

At this time the BCIG board held a discussion on the future use and sale of the BCIG Intermediate Building in Battle Creek.

Superintendent Trimble reminded the boards of the Superintendent evaluation process. Completed forms should be turned in to Jann or Kathy no later than January 2^nd.

Discussion/Correspondence Items:

The next scheduled meeting of the Boards will be a Joint Work Session on January 4, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office in Ida Grove. The next Joint Regular Meeting will be on January 9, 2012. This meeting will be held in the Central Office in Ida Grove.

A Motion was made by Lozier, seconded by Bengford to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m. All Ayes. Motion Carried. (5-0).

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Jann Murphy, Bd. Secretary Paul Neumann, Bd. President