Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503

 

The meeting was called to order by President Marvin Arnpriester at 6:32 p.m.

Members Present:  Bobbette Behrens, Pam Collins, Gina Malloy, Mark McGee, Mark Peterson (7:15 p.m.) and Marvin Arnpriester.
Members Absent:  Marilyn Heider

A. Press Relations - Spokesperson

B. Building Invitations/State and National Meetings/UEN/MOEC

C.  Board Member Expenses, Conflict of Interest Policy, Iowa Gift Law

D.  Board’s Budget

E.  Authority and Responsibility of the Board, Superintendent, Administrators, and Individual Board Members

F.  Duties of Board Officers, Committee Structure

G.  District Policy Book

There being no further business, President Marvin Arnpriester declared the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Greg Rodgers
Secretary

ATTEST:
Marvin Arnpriester, President
Board of Directors

Administrators in attendance were: Dr. Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Jo Campbell, Assistant Superintendent of Schools; Janet Reiners, Personnel Specialist and Diane Ostrowski, Supervisor of Community Services.

I. CALL TO ORDER

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

Members Present:  Bobbette Behrens, Pam Collins, Marilyn Heider (7:55 p.m.), Gina Malloy, Mark McGee, Mark Peterson and Marvin Arnpriester.

Board Member Mark Peterson led, all in attendance, in singing God Bless America.

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

BE IT RESOLVED that the minutes of the regular meeting of September 18, 2003 and the Organizational Meeting of September 18, 2003, be approved.

Moved by  Bobbette Behrens   :Seconded by   Pam Collins         
(Voice Vote:  In Favor;  Pam Collins, Gina Malloy, Mark McGee, Mark Peterson, Bobbette Behrens and Marvin Arnpriester)

BE IT RESOLVED that the agenda as submitted be approved.

Moved by   Gina Malloy          :Seconded by Mark Peterson  
(Voice vote:  In Favor Gina Malloy, Mark McGee, Mark Peterson, Bobbette Behrens, Pam Collins and Marvin Arnpriester)

Gina Malloy referenced her visit to Edison Elementary School.

Pam Collins referenced the Early Bird Parent Teacher Conference at Abraham Lincoln High School.

Mark Peterson referenced the following:

· Is a mentor of a foreign exchange student from Pakistan at Thomas Jefferson High School.
· Commented on how well students are prepared for high school.

Mark McGee referenced the following:

· New Board Member orientation at Underwood
· Parent Teacher Organization at Gunn Elementary School helped install playground equipment.

Bobbette Behrens referenced the following:

· Early Bird Parent Teacher Conferences at Abraham Lincoln High School
· Recognized Kathy Sorrel, Executive Director of Community Education Foundation as the 2003 Friend of Young Child as presented by the Southwest Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children Board.
· Mark Draper to serve on Governor Vilsack’s committee.

Marvin Arnpriester referenced the following:

· Future Board Meeting dates will be November 13th and December 11 and then beginning in January, meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings.
· Met with Mary Gannon; Production Specialist, Building and Grounds Manager and Mary Jane Vens; Communications Director from  Iowa Association of School Board on Board Policies.

Dr. Richard H. Christie referenced the following:

· The loss of Dr. John Keiter this week due to illness.
· Press Release on National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists – Benjamin Hutcheson and Nicholas Stultz both from Abraham Lincoln High School and Commended Student – Matthew Hawkins from Thomas Jefferson High School.
· Official Enrollment Count

(This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board regarding agenda items or other matters of concern.)

None

A.  Presentation

Presentation was made by Dr. Jo Campbell, Assistant Superintendent of Schools.

B.  Public Participation

(This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board regarding the Continued Innovative Calendar Waiver.)

None

Presentations were made by Dr. Richard H. Christie, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Dee Engstrom, Supervisor of Assessment and Mark Draper, Early Childhood Specialist.

Presentations were given by Roger Williams, Supervisor of Secondary Education and Dr. Marty Shudak, Supervisor of Elementary Education.  Curriculum Committee also in attendance were:  Jolene Edmonds, Joanna Scent and Dirk Waller.

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

A. Approves the following schedule of Board Audit of Warrants:

B. Authorizes the administration to request modified allowable growth for open enrollment out students not on the previous years certified enrollment for whom the District will pay tuition in the current budget year.

C. Approves the list of Policies Scheduled for Review - 2003/2004 as presented on pages 4-6.

D. Approves the Agreement with The Barbara and Thurman Johnson Youth Development Center, Inc. for Old Kirn Gym, as presented.

E. Approves the Security Camera Purchase for Bloomer, Kirn, Longfellow, Rue, Thomas Jefferson, Washington, and Wilson from Barone Security Systems at a total cost of $69,647.00, which will be funded in part by an Iowa West Grant, Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant, and a contribution from the Thomas Jefferson Booster Club.

F. Approves the purchase of 15 defibrillators and 10 wall cabinets from Philips, Heartlink at a cost of $32,930, which will be funded by an Iowa West Foundation grant and building-level funds.

G. Approves the staff and student handbooks for 2003-2004.

Moved by  Marilyn Heider    :Seconded by  Bobbette Behrens
Voting in Favor:  Gina Malloy, Mark McGee, Mark Peterson, Bobbette Behrens, Pam Collins, Marilyn Heider and Marvin Arnpriester.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education expels the student named in the Superintendent’s recommendation for the term specified and establishes conditions for re-entry as identified in the Superintendent’s recommendation.

Moved by Gina Malloy      :Seconded by   Mark McGee
Voting in Favor:  Mark McGee, Mark Peterson, Bobbette Behrens, Pam Collins, Marilyn Heider, Gina Malloy and Marvin Arnpriester

There being no further business, President Marvin Arnpriester declared the meeting adjourned at 8:52 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. Jo Campbell, Assistant Superintendent of Schools; Janet Reiners, Personnel Specialist; Roger Williams, Supervisor of Secondary Education; Dr. Marty Shudak, Supervisor of Elementary Education and Dr. Dee Engstrom, Supervisor of Assessment.

Also in attendance were Mark Draper, Early Childhood Specialist; Johanna Scent, Jolene Edmonds, Dirk Waller and Zachary Weigelt