Correctionville,Iowa August 14, 2017
The regular meeting of the River Valley Board of Education was held in the Board Room at Correctionville, Iowa at 7:00 p.m. Those present were: Gaylen Goettsch, Scott Knaack, Deb Stevenson, Nicole Deeds and Kristi Krager. Absent: none
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Deeds to approve the consent agenda consisting of: agenda, minutes of July 10, 2017 regular board meeting; financial statements of July 2017 and claims/audit approval. Carried 5-0
Reports were received from Principals Bisenius and Holtz.
Report was received from Superintendent Slater.
Motion by Knaack,seconded by Krager to approve contract for Lisa Cooper as 4th grade teacher-$34,792, BA Step 2. Carried 5-0
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Deeds to approve contract for Patty Brandhorst as .5 time 1st grade and .5 time math interventionist - $32,692. Carried 5-0
Motion by Deeds, seconded by Knaack to approve contract for Dean Norris as Head Softball coach - $3,726.89. Carried 5-0
Motion by Krager, seconded by Stevenson to approve Rob Hullinger at Assistant Softball coach $2,321. Carried 5-0
Motion by Knaack, seconded by Deeds to approve Jim Casey as Head Baseball coach - $3,726.89. Carried 5-0
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Krager to approve Adam Schirmer as Assistant Baseball coach - $2,321. Carried 5-0
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Deeds to approve contract to Nichole Todd as PK Teacher Aide for $7.75 per hour. Carried 5-0
Motion by Knaack, seconded by Krager to approve the bid from Johnson Propane for the amount of $.78 a gallon. Carried 5-0
Motion by Deeds, seconded by Stevenson to continue to pay Doug Eades a stipend in the amount of $1,500 for food service maintenance. Carried 5-0
Motion to approve the School Improvement Advisory Committee was tabled until next month. Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Krager to approve the Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) Carried 5-0
Motion by Deeds, seconded by Krager to approve Change Order #5 - Painting Hallways. Carried 5-0
Motion by Knaack, seconded by Stevenson to approve the purchase of 17 laptop computers for teachers in the amount of $10,625. Carried 5-0
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Knaack to approve the purchase of Smartboard Panel/Carts in the amount of $10,453 out of REAP funds. Carried 5-0
Motion by Krager, seconded by Deeds to approve School Handbooks with the principals highlighting the changes they have made. Carried 5-0
Motion by Knaack, seconded by Krager to approve Policy 102 Equal Educational Opportunity to include our CTE courses for equal education opportunity of programs. Carried 5-0
Second reading the Policy 102 Equal Educational Opportunity was waived.
Motion by Stevenson, seconded by Deeds to approve Policy 710.4 Meal Charges. This is a mandatory policy in which we have followed option 2 and established $10 as the maximum that can be charged for meals. - Stevenson - aye, Goettsch - aye, Knaack - aye, Deeds - aye, Krager - nay. Carried 4-1
Second reading of Policy 710.4 Meal Changes was waived.
Motion by Krager, seconded by Stevenson to approve the purchase of the HATCH Early Learning Program in the amount of $8,174 to be purchased through Pre-School funds. Carried 5-0
Adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
______President Secretary Correctionville, Iowa August 14, 2017
The River Valley Board of Education held their annual retreat in the Jr/Sr. High Board room and Correctionville, Iowa at 6:00 p.m. Those present were Gaylen Goettsch, Scott Knaack, Kristi Krager, Deb Stevenson,and Nicole Deeds.
Call to order: 6:00 p.m.
Superintendent Slater let the Board in reviewing the purpose of the retreat, the mission statement, 2016-2017 Board goals,and the update of the 2016-2010 Long Range Goals. Principals shared academic progress and the 2017-2018 goals.
Adjournment at 7:00 p.m.
______President Secretary