Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503

 

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President Marvin Arnpriester at 6:45 p.m.

Members Present:  Francis Clark, Randy Ewing (6:51), Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom and Marvin Arnpriester.

BE IT RESOLVED that the agenda as submitted be approved.

Moved by  Francis Clark        :Seconded by  Mark Peterson      

(Voice Vote:  In Favor; ALL)

Discussion was held by Board Members.

There being no further business, President Marvin Arnpriester declared the meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

Greg Rodgers
Secretary

ATTEST:
Marvin Arnpriester, President
Board of Directors

Administrators in attendance were: Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools and Greg Rodgers, Executive Director of Finance.

Also in attendance were Janine Headen and Kevin Brown.

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President Marvin Arnpriester at 7:30 p.m.

Members Present:  Francis Clark, Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom and Marvin Arnpriester.

The invocation was led by Rev. Gary Davis from the First Christian Church.

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

BE IT RESOLVED that the minutes of the regular meeting of February 5, 2001, and the work session of February 7, 2001 be approved.

Moved by  Dave Strom        :Seconded by   Francis Clark    
(Voice Vote:  In Favor; ALL)

BE IT RESOLVED that the agenda as submitted be approved.

Moved by  Mark Peterson     :Seconded by  Cathy Ryba 
(Voice vote:  In Favor; ALL)

Janine Headen addressed the Board.
Kevin Brown addressed the Board.

 Cathy Ryba referenced the following:

· City Wide Spelling Bee
· Area Education Agency Super Board meeting.

Francis Clark referenced the new schedule of classes recently sent out by the Community Education Committee.

Dave Strom referenced the following:

· School visitations to Longfellow Elementary School and Abraham Lincoln High School and interactions with students and Principals on   Building Improvement Plans and Master Facilities Plan.
· Area Education Agency Super Board meeting.
· Engineers week at Kirn Junior High School last week.
· Trudy Evans’ presentation on understanding poverty.

Randy Ewing referenced the following:

· Pottawattamie County Assessor’s Conference Board meeting.
· Legislative breakfast held Saturday morning.
· NCA recommendation that Thomas Jefferson High School receive the status of being an Outcomes Accredited NCA School.

Mark Peterson referenced the following:

· Legislative breakfast held Saturday morning.
· Speaker at Labor Relations Conference for Nebraska.

Ken Petersen referenced the following:

· City Wide Spelling Bee.
· National School Board Association

Marvin Arnpriester referenced the following:

· Baccalaureate planning meeting for graduates.
· School visitations to Longfellow Elementary School and Abraham Lincoln High School and interactions with students and Principals on Building Improvement Plans and Master Facilities Plan.
· NCA recommendation that Thomas Jefferson High School receive the status of being an Outcomes Accredited NCA School.

Superintendent Richard H. Christie referenced the following:

· District’s position and goals for improving test scores.
· The number of students listed in The Daily Nonpareil for various achievements.
· City Wide Spelling Bee
· Quiz on snow days and school calendar
· NCA recommendation that Thomas Jefferson High School receive the status of being an Outcomes Accredited NCA School.

A.  Budget Development

· Budget Timeline
· Special Levies
o Instructional Support Levy
o Management Levy Fund
o Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
o Allowable Growth - Dropout Prevention
o Supplemental Weighting – At Risk

B. Nutrition Services Budget Development

C. Preliminary Budget Priorities

Presentations were given by Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools; Greg Rodgers, Executive Director of Finance and Virginia Bechtold, Supervisor of Nutrition Services.

A. Presentation

Presentation was given by Roger Williams, Supervisor of Secondary Education.

B. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors approves the 7-12 Math Curriculum as presented.

Moved by   Mark Peterson         :Seconded by  Francis Clark

Voting in Favor:  Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom, Francis Clark and Marvin Arnpriester.

A. Presentation

Presentation was given by Greg Rodgers, Executive Director of Finance

B. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors adopts the resolution to participate in the Instructional Support Program as presented on Pages 5-6.

Moved by  Cathy Ryba               Seconded by   Dave Strom

Voting in Favor:  Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom, Francis Clark, Randy Ewing and Marvin Arnpriester.

A. Presentation

Presentations were given by Dr. John Keiter, Executive Director for Personnel Services and Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools.

B. Public Participation

Janine Headen addressed the Board.

C. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors places on the table the following policies for approval as reviewed with no changes:

Moved by  Cathy Ryba           Seconded by   Randy Ewing

Voting in Favor:  Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom, Francis Clark, Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen and Marvin Arnpriester.

D. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors places on the table the following policies for approval as revised:

Moved by  Randy Ewing       :Seconded by Francis Clark

Voting in Favor:  Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom, Francis Clark, Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson and Marvin Arnpriester.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the following consent items:

A. Approves the interagency agreement between Council Bluffs Community Schools and Riverside Community Schools for participation in the Medicaid Administrative Claims program from October 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001.

B. Authorizes the District to initiate work that will provide new electrical service and electrical rewiring and lighting throughout buildings within the District, and authorizes the administration to submit a grant application for the Vision Iowa School Infrastructure Program Grant.

Moved by Cathy Ryba        :Seconded by  Dave Strom

(Voice Vote:  In Favor; ALL)

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the personnel action as listed (pages 18-19).

Moved by Dave Strom        :Seconded by  Francis Clark

Voting in Favor:  Francis Clark, Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom and Marvin Arnpriester.

A. Financial Reports      (Pages 20-22)

BE IT RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of Dave Strom, who audited the bills, that the claims as presented on the Warrant Registers be approved.

Moved by  Dave Strom          :Seconded by  Francis Clark     

Voting in Favor:  Randy Ewing, Ken Petersen, Mark Peterson, Cathy Ryba, Dave Strom, Francis Clark and Marvin Arnpriester.

There being no further business, President Marvin Arnpriester declared the meeting adjourned at 9:41 p.m.

Greg Rodgers
Secretary

ATTEST:
Marvin Arnpriester, President
Board of Directors

Administrators in attendance were: Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools; Greg Rodgers, Executive Director of Finance; Diane Ostrowski, Supervisor of Community Services; Dr. John Keiter, Supervisor of Personnel Services; Dr. Jo Campbell, Assistant Superintendent of Schools; Virginia Bechtold, Supervisor of Nutrition Services and Roger Williams, Supervisor of Secondary Education.

Also in attendance were Veronica Rosman with The Omaha World Herald, Tim Johnson with The Daily Nonpareil, Janine Headen, Kevin Brown, Tonya Korkow and Dawn Witt.