BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETTENDORF, IOWA
Official Minutes of the March 15, 1999, Regular Meeting
1. Call to Order
The Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Community School District, in the county of Scott, state of Iowa, met in open session according to Iowa law for a regular meeting at the Ray Stensvad Administration Center, 3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, Iowa, on March 15, 1999. President Mayer called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary, verified that the meeting notice had been posted and mailed to the media as required by law.
Members present: Directors Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle.
Members absent: None.
Other officials present: John Finnessy, Superintendent; John Perdue, Assistant Superintendent; Paul Bobek, Executive Director of Business Affairs; Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary; Ken Kelly, BEA Representative; Sarah Kennedy, Student Representative.
2. Agenda Approval
Paul Bobek suggested item ì6.04 Approval of SEIU Contractî be removed from the agenda, as the SIEU had not had an opportunity to ratify the contract at this point. It is anticipated this will be placed on the April 5 Board agenda as an action item.
Motion by Director Petersen, seconded by Director Nelson, to approve the amended agenda, removing item ì6.04 Approval of SEIU Contract.î
Ayes: 7 Directors Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski,, Wahlstrand, Weigle.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
3. Comments and Suggestions from Audience
3.01 President's Statement. On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience to step to the microphone with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be most appreciated if you would limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. If you have thoughts to share about items that are included as topics for tonight's meeting, we would invite those comments when we reach that point in the meeting. Thank you for your support of our school district.
There were no comments from the audience.
4. Commendations
4.01 Bettendorf Community School District appreciates the efforts of the following community members who volunteered their time in support of the local option sales tax: Denise Andrusyk, Sue Begyn, Mary Broderick, Susan Clark, Jeanne Cook, Tammy Damschroder, Karin Dixon, Marty Edwards, Larry Flathman, Cindy Franklin, Kathy Fry, Greg Gackle, Budge Gierke, Mary Hacker, Ralph Heninger, Jill Holmes, Ron Hovey, Ellen Kabat, Lisa Kludy, Carol Lawson, Sue Lohf, Donna McCabe, Jean McGee, Lillian Miller, Diane Nauman, Kathy OíShaughnessy, Carolyn Schaefer, Cathy Schmid, Jerry Sechser, Becky Varlik, Dori Wauer, Ami Wells, Jane Weis, and Monica Zikra.
Congratulations to the BHS Wrestling Team, who placed 22nd at State. Special congratulations to Alex Bribriesco, who placed 6th, and Rob Lawler, who placed 4th. Participants were Brad Munos, Rob Lawler, Alex Bribriesco, C. J. Neels, and Jake Hobbs. Coaches are Paul Castro, Dan Drexler, and Jeff Kean. The following students also made All Conference: 1st Team: Brad Munos, Jake Hobbs, Rob Lawler; 2nd Team: C.J. Neels, Paul McDermott; Honorable Mention: Joel Schorg, Wil Schrog, Alex Bribriesco.
4.03 Mike Lowry, a junior at BHS, has been selected to serve as a page in the 1999 Iowa General Assembly. He will work on the floor of the House of Representatives from March 8 ñ April 30. Mike is the first student from BHS to be selected for this position.
5. Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Petersen, seconded by Director Roski, to approve the Consent Agenda as distributed.
Ayes: 7 Directors Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
5.01 Approval of March 1, 1999, Special Meeting Minutes.
5.02 Approval of March 1, 1999, Regular Meeting Minutes.
5.03 Approval of March 15, 1999, Bills Recommended for Payment.
5.04 Approval of Administrative Recommendations--Personnel.
Classified Approval to Employ
Patricia Starvish/Maintenance & Transportation Center/Bus Driver/Approximately 4.5 hours per day/$10.21 (90 day probationary); $10/94 (beginning 5/27/99)/Replacing Deborah Hruby/Effective 2/26/99.
Approval of Donation. Directors voted to approve a $1,200 donation from Andrew and Lisa Ploehn, to be used for equipment in the new media center at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
Approval of Donation. Directors voted to approve an anonymous donation of $725, to be used in the BD and ECSE programs at Mark Twain Elementary School.
5.07 Approval of Requests for Open Enrollment.
Into Bettendorf, 1998/99
Joshua Benson, grade 8, from Pleasant Valley, change of residence
Justin Benson, grade 3, from Pleasant Valley, change of residence
Into Bettendorf, 1999/00
Alexandrea Stanton, grade 0, from Davenport
6. Action Items
6.01 Board Policies, 700-800 Series.
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Petersen, to approve the first reading of Board Policies 700-800 Series.
Ayes: 7 Directors Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
Scott County Disaster Services Agency Agreement.
Superintendent Finnessy presented the Scott County Disaster Services Agency Agreement, with a recommendation for approval.
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Nelson, to approve the Scott County Disaster Services Agency Agreement.
Ayes: 7 Directors Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer, Nelson.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
6.03 Fiscal Year 2000 Budget.
Paul Bobek reviewed the FYí2000 preliminary budget. He presented a comparison of the assessed valuation and taxable valuation; the FYí2000 budget included the tax rate reduction of $1.00 per $1,000 taxable valuation. Mr. Bobek recommended April 5, 1999, at 7 p.m. be scheduled as the date to conduct a public hearing on the proposed FYí2000 budget.
Motion by Director Nelson, seconded by Director Wahlstrand, to approve April 5, 1999, at 7 p.m. to conduct a public hearning on the proposed FYí2000 budget.
Ayes: 7 Directors Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Petersen.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
7. Discussion Items and Reports
7.01 Shared Communications.
Directors Weigle and Roski reported on the Schools Council meeting held March 10, 1999. The Schools Council developed criteria to assist in resolving concerns regarding the academic time study. This information will be shared with the principals and further reviewed with staff.
Pupil Accounting System.
Jean Bengfort, Director of Technology, updated Directors on the new Student Information System (SIS) and outlined numerous problems encountered with software installation, software updates and limited training for staff. She presented an action plan to resolve issues and provided a brief preview of the student information system.
Local Option Sales Tax.
Fred Jansen, Director of Operations, presented an overview of construction planned for this summer, utilizing the recent one cent sales tax and referendum upgrades. Directors discussed a tentative process they would like to see put in place regarding the local option sales tax funds and parameters and general guidelines for involving staff and community in the planning stages. This topic will be a discussion item at the April 5 Board meeting and further reviewed on April 10 at the Board Retreat.
7.04 Spending Plan for 1999-2000.
Paul Bobek summarized the proposed reductions and expenditures for the 1990-2000 fiscal year. Directors made inquiries and provided input on the tentative spending plan. This plan will continue to be updated and refined as more specific data is available.
7.05 Superintendent's Report.
1999/2000 Board Meeting Dates. Superintendent Finnessy reviewed the Board meeting and retreat dates for the upcoming year. The December 20 Board meeting will be canceled and instead a working session will be scheduled for December 13. This item will be placed on the April 5 consent agenda.
Construction Update. Superintendent Finnessy provided an update on the status of current construction projects.
8. Adjournment
Motion by Director Wahlstrand to adjourn the meeting at 8:49 p.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETTENDORF, IOWA
Official Minutes of the March 15, 1999, Special Meeting
1. Call to Order
The Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Community School District, in the county of Scott, state of Iowa, met in open session according to Iowa law for a special meeting at the Ray Stensvad Administration Center, 3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, Iowa, on March 15, 1999. President Mayer called the meeting to order at 5:26 p.m. It was verified that the meeting notice had been posted and mailed to the media as required by law.
Members present: Directors Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle.
Members absent: None.
Other officials present: John Finnessy, Superintendent; John Perdue, Assistant Superintendent; Paul Bobek, Executive Director of Business Affairs; Judy Miller, Director of Human Resources; and Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary.
2. Agenda Approval
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Petersen, to approve the agenda as presented.
Ayes: 7 Directors Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
3. Closed Session
Motion by Director Petersen, seconded by Director Wahlstrand, to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing negotiation strategies.
Ayes: 7 Directors Mayer, Nelson, Petersen, Roski, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney.
Nays: 0 Motion carried 7-0.
Directors entered closed session at 5:28 p.m.
Directors returned to open session at 6:52 p.m.
4. Adjournment
Motion by Director Arney to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m.