Reports Were Received from Principals Bisenius and Holtz

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