MAY 23, 2018, REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
The Stanton School District Board of Directors met at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in the Board Room for a regular session. President Brian Bates called the meeting to order with Directors Travis Taylor, Amy Tibben, Paul Vanderholm, and Tom Weis present. Additional attendees were Superintendent Chris Herrick, K-12 Principal Kevin Blunt, and Board Secretary Tammy Boyer.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Director Weis made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Director Vanderholm made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 18, April 23, April 30, May 2, May 8, and May 10, 2018, meetings with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
FINANCE REPORTS
Director Weis made a motion to approve the finance reports with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
FREEZER PURCHASE
Director Taylor made a motion to accept the quote from Eickemeyer Refrigeration for $18,275 for a walk in freezer with alarm for $825 with a second by Director Weis. The motion carried unanimously.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Director Tibben made a motion to approve the bills with a second by Director Weis. The motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
SCHOOL SALE ITEM UPDATE
There will be an auction on June 19 at the white fair building at 5:00 PM to sell school items. Steve Bergren is the auctioneer.
SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE
Operational sharing passed before the legislators adjourned.
PUBLIC HEARING-2018-2019 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Director Weis made a motion to approve the 2018-2019 School Calendar with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
PRINCIPAL UPDATE
PTSO purchased the zoo tickets for the Kindergarten and 2nd grade field trip. Booster Club is looking at purchasing a flag that would drop from the ceiling in the gym. Choir and Band went to State Large Group Contest on May 4th. Choir received a III while the band only received remarks due to their size. Mr. Jeff Grebin took his business classes to SWCC for a contest. Gina Long, SWCC web/graphic design instructor, said the Stanton students showed outstanding skills throughout all the competitions. The students enjoyed their experience and look forward to competing again next spring. The art students participated in the Conference Art Fair. The students brought home the Paul Andrew Clapper Excellence in Art Award (Savanna Moffett), 3 Best of Show (Abby Burke, Baylee Gibbs, Savanna Moffett), 23 first place, 19 second place, 15 third place and 21 honorable mention. Prom went well. Waverley Brown and Reece Anderson were crowned Queen and King.
GOOD NEWS
Congratulations to Noah Kammerer, Valedictorian of the senior class and also a Governor Scholar.
Congratulations to Tanner Anderson, Salutatorian of the senior class.
Congratulations to the High School Basketball teams that participated in the Iowa Pride Challenge with Lenox and Bedford to support a coach from Bedford that taught/coached in Lenox and student taught in Stanton whose daughter has cancer. The state recognized this as on the top 5 events in the state out of 130 that took place.
Congratulations to Tara Peterson who participated at the State Track Meet and took home 13th place in the 400 M dash with a time of 1:01:76 and 6th place in the 400 M Hurdles with a time of 1:07:64. She set a new school record in both of these events.
Congratulations to Drake Johnson who participated at the State Track Meet and took home 9th place in the 400 M dash with a time of 56:13 which is a new school record.
Congratulations to Thomas Bates and Luke Brockshus who received their Iowa FFA Degrees.
Congratulations to the Marketing Plan CDE Team of Thomas Bates, Luke Brockshus, and Brett Silva for their 3rd Place Gold finish at the Iowa FFA Leadership Conference!
PERSONNEL
PERSONNEL REQUESTS
Custodian Bob Reed made a request for the board to pay for family insurance in place of single insurance. This request died for lack of a motion.
Director Weis made a motion to increase the head cook’s salary to $15.00 per hour with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
SECONDARY MATH INSTRUCTOR
Director Weis made a motion to approve Jan Lenz as the Secondary Math Instructor at MA Step 6 and with a signing bonus of up to $5,000 with a second by Director Vanderholm. The motion carried unanimously.
SOFTBALL INTERIM ASSISTANT COACH
Director Weis made a motion to approve Katie Marsh as the Softball Interim Assistant Coach with the Head Coach pay being split 65/35% with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
TEMPORARY SUMMER POSITIONS
Director made a motion to give the Superintendent authority to hire Temporary Summer Positions with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
RESIGNATION REQUESTS
Director Weis made a motion to approve the resignation of Sheila Mainquist, National Honor Society Sponsor, with thanks for years of service, with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
Director Vanderholm made a motion to approve the resignation of David Snyder, High School Girls Track Coach, pending a suitable replacement with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
NHS SPONSOR
Director Vanderhom made a motion to approve Bevin Griffen as National Honor Society Sponsor with a second by Director Weis. The motion carried unanimously.
YEARBOOK SPONSOR
Director Weis made a motion to approve Bevin Griffen as Co-Yearbook Sponsor with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR INTERNSHIP
Director Weis made a motion to approve Jake Lord as Activities Director Intern for $2,500 with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
2018-2019 BUILDING/GROUNDS SERVICES PURCHASE SERVICE CONTRACT
Director Weis made a motion to approve the Building/Grounds Service of Don Hicks for up to 500 hours at $12.00 an hour with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
2018-2019 ATHLETIC CONSULTANT/EVENTS COORDINATION PURCHASE SERVICE CONTACT
Director Vanderholm made a motion to approve the Athletic Consultant/Events Coordination Service of Don Hicks for up to 300 hours at $12.00 an hour with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
SOFTWARE CLOUD PROPOSAL
Director Weis made a motion to have the school accounting system be housed in the Software Unlimited Cloud with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDITOR PROPOSAL
Director Weis made a motion to approve Nolte, Cornman & Johnson as the school auditor for the next three years with a second by Director Tibben. The motion carried unanimously.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Director Vanderhom made a motion to approve Kaitlyn Swartz for open enrollment from Red Oak to Stanton for the 2018-2019 school year with a second by Director Weis. The motion carried unanimously.
BOARD POLICY REVIEW
Superintendent Herrick presented Board Policies Code No. 700 (Purpose of Noninstructional and Business Services), 701.1 (Depository of Funds), 701.2 (Transfer of Funds), 701.3 (Financial Records), 701.4 (Governmental Accounting Practices and Regulations), 702 (Cash in School Buildings), 703.1 (Budget Planning), 703.2 (Spending Plan), 704.1 (Local-State-Federal-Miscellaneous Revenue), 704.2R1 (Post-Issuance Compliance Regulation for Tax-Exempt Obligations), 704.4 (Gifts-Grants-Bequests), 704.5 (Student Activities Fund) for review and 704.2 (Debt Management Policy), and 704.3 (Investments) for review and revision. Director Weis made a motion to accept these policies with a second by Director Taylor. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
President Bates adjourned the meeting at 7:22 PM. The next regular meeting for the board is set for June 14, 2018, at 4:00 PM in the Board Room.