BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETTENDORF, IOWA
Official Minutes of the July 12, 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 the regular meeting at the Ray Stensvad Administration Center, 3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, Iowa, on July 12, 1999. President Mayer called the meeting to order at 7:02 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, Wahlstrand, Weigle.
Members absent: Directors Petersen, Roski.
Other officials present: John Finnessy, Superintendent; John Perdue, Assistant Superintendent; Paul Bobek, Executive Director of Business Affairs; Mary Ellen Olson, BEA Representative; Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary.
2. Agenda Approval
Motion by Director Nelson, seconded by Director Wahlstrand, to approve the agenda as presented.
Ayes: 5 Directors Arney, Mayer, Nelson, Weigle, Wahlstrand.
Nays: 0
Absent: 2 Directors Petersen, Roski. Motion carried 5-0-2.
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 Congratulations to Mike Ahrens, Girls and Boys Swim Coach, who is one of 13 finalists being considered for National Coach of the Year.
4.02 Matt Mezvinsky was selected to the Academic All State Track Team. The following criteria had to be met: senior class; 3.8 cumulative grade point average or higher; a score of 28 or higher on the ACT; participation in the State Track Meet.
4.03 Congratulations to the following students: Amy Reinhold and Anne Wellman were named 1st Team MAC Conference for Girls Soccer; Colleen Rafferty and Minday Viering were 2nd Team; Krista Wahlig received Honorable Mention. David Wood and Justin Langan were named to the Class 2A All State Boys Soccer Team.
5. Consent Agenda.
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Arney, to amend the Consent Agenda on page 4, removing Reema Tando’s name and replacing it with Vicki Felstad.
Ayes: 5 Directors Mayer, Nelson, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney.
Nays: 0
Absent: 2 Directors Petersen, Roski. Motion carried 5-0-2.
5.01 Approval of June 18, 1999 Public Hearing Minutes.
5.02 Approval of June 21, 1999 Regular Meeting Minutes.
5.03 Approval of July 6, 1999 Public Hearing Minutes.
5.04 Approval of Monthly Financial Reports:
a. Secretary's Monthly Report
b. Treasurer's Monthly Report
c. Activity Fund Monthly Report
d. Expense Report and Statement of Revenues
e. Spending Authority Calculation
f. Food Service Report
5.05 Approval of July 12, 1999, Bills Recommended for Payment.
5.06 Approval of Administrative Recommendations--Personnel.
Administrative Approval to Continue Employment
• Cathy Cahill/RSAC/Interim Director of Communications (6 Mo.)/$15.00 per hour/Effective 7/1/99
Certified Resignation
• Sandra Bullock/BHS/Language Arts/Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Chad Uhde/BHS/Assistant Freshman Football Coach/Effective 7/1/99
Certified Recall
• Nancy Emmerson/BHS/Recall due to a Language Arts resignation/ Effective the 1999/2000 school year
Certified Approval to Hire
• Karen Wohlwend/PN/.5 FTE Kindergarten (replacing Lori Johnson) & .5 FTE 1st Grade (new position)/MA, Step 10/$37,279/ Effective 8/23/99
• Stephanie Maxwell/BMS/6th Grade Language Arts & Math/BA, Step 5/$27,516/Replacing Terri Light/Effective 8/23/99
• Jennifer Dragoo/HH/.5 FTE 1st Grade/New position/BA, Step 0/ $11,495/Effective 8/23/99
• Kim Steiner/BMS/6th Grade Teacher of Hearing Impaired/New position/BA, Step 4/$26,406/Effective 8/23/99
• Doris Wood/NA/.5 FTE 1st Grade (new position)/BA, Step 2/ $12,530/Effective 8/2/99
• Chad Uhde/BHS/Assistant Sophomore Football Coach/Replacing Kevin Skillet/$2,219/Effective 8/16/99
Certified Transfer
• Kathleen McGarry/Transfer from 1st Grade GW to 1st Grade NA/Replacing Georgia Riehl/Effective 8/24/99
Certified Contract Modification
• Chris Coy/Transfer from 1.00 FTE 3rd Grade at MT to .5 FTE 1st Grade at MT/New position/Effective 8/24/99
• David Terronez/BHS(Project READY)/Increase from .8 FTE to 1.00 FTE/Effective 8/24/99
• Heather Snyder/NA&PN/Increase from .66 FTE Special Education to 1.00 FTE Special Education/NA/Effective 8/24/99
• Katie Walker/BMS/Increase from .50 FTE Foreign Language to .66 FTE Foreign
Language/Effective 8/24/99
• Corrie Keller/BMS/Add .5 Cheerleading/$632.50/Effective 8/99
• Lorna Sawyer/BMS/Add .5 Newspaper/$832/Effective 8/99
• Carri Kilstrom/HH/Add Conflict Manager/$754/Effective 8/99
• John Walston/MT/Add .5 Conflict Manager/$377/Replacing Sue Waligora/8/99
• Kathy Pickett/PN/Delete Teacher Assistance Team Co-Chair/ $192/Effective 8/99
• Carol Ewen/PN/ Add Teacher Assistance Team Co-Chair/$192/ Replacing Kathy Pickett/Effective 8/99
• Barb Brown/BHS/Delete Bus/Vocational Education Curriculum Leader/$1,176/Effective 8/99
• Amy VanSickle/BHS/Add Business/Vocational Education Curriculum Leader/$1,176/Replacing Barb Brown/Effective 8/99
Certified For Your Information
• Kathy Grosland/BMS/Special Education/One year combination Family Medical Leave and Parental Leave for the 1999/2000 school year
Classified Modification to Letter of Assignment
• Michelle Benge/PN/Teacher Associate/Increase hours from 5.75 to 7.0 per day/Same rate of pay/Effective 8/24/99
• Kate Buzzell/BMS/Cook/Increase hours from 5.5 to 5.75 per day/Effective 8/26/99
• Cathy Whalen/BMS/Cook/Increase hours from 5.5 to 5.75 per day/Effective 8/26/99
Classified Reclassification
• Carol Daufeldt/BHS/ Change Classification from General Food Service Worker to Cook/Same hours/$7.99/Effective 8/26/99
• Rhonda Tisinger/HH/Transfer from Individual Aide to Teacher Associate/New position/3 hours per day/$10.46 per hour/Effective 8/24/99
Classified Reduction in Force
• Monica Zikra/BHS/Individual Aide (decrease in enrollment)/ Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Susan Liebing/BHS/Teacher Associate (decrease in enrollment)/ Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Jo Ann Barnes/BHS/Individual Aide (due to student graduating)/ Effective 1999/2000 school year
Classified Resignation
• Theresa Ahlers/Bus Driver/Effective 12/31/94
• Fran Ault/BHS/S.A.D.D. Sponsor/Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Terry Camarena/BMS/Individual Aide/Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Michael L. Green/BMS/Teacher Associate/Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Kandace Betzel/BHS(Project READY)/Secretary, Class I/Effective 1999/2000 school year
• Doris Wood/NA/Teacher Associate/Effective 7/1/99
Classified Transfer
• Edna Fleishaker/BMS/From Teacher Associate Special Education to Teacher Associate Nurse’s Office/7.5 hours per day/Same rate of pay/Effective 1999/2000 school year
Classified Approval to Employ
• Nancy Moler/BMS/Individual Aide/7.5 hours per day/$8.30 per hour/Effective 8/24/99
• Karen Reid/HH/Individual Aide/3.75 hours per day/$8.30 per hour/Replacing Bonnie Kapolnek/Effective 8/24/99
• Rebecca Gulling/PN/Individual Aide/4.5 hours per day/$9.61/Effective 8/24/99
• Madhavi Singh/MT/Individual Aide/6 hours per day/$8.30 per hour/Effective 8/24/99
• Vicki Felstad/MT/Individual Aide/5.5 hours per day/$8.30 per hour/Effective 8/24/99
5.07 Approval of Appointment of Lane & Waterman as Legal Counsel to the District for School Year 1999/00.
5.08 Approval of Resolution Naming Bank Depositories.
5.09 Support of the District Discipline Policies by the Board of Education. The Bettendorf Community School Board affirms its intent to support the school discipline policies, its intent to support school staff who enforce the discipline policies, and its intent to hold school staff accountable for implementing the discipline policies.
5.10 Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer for Fiscal Year 2000. Directors are scheduled to appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer to the Board of Education for fiscal year 2000.
5.11 Level I and Level II Investigators. Directors are scheduled to approve the appointment of Level I and Level II investigators for school year 1999/00.
5.12 Approval of Construction Change Orders.
5.13 Approval of Requests for Open Enrollment.
Into Bettendorf, 1999/00
• Charles Hunt, grade 8, from Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Nicholas Hunt, grade 5, from Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Mollie Mae Iaccarino, kindergarten, from Davenport
• Lauren Negaard, grade 1, from Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Lindsey Negaard, grade 7, from Pleasant Valley, change in residence
Out of Bettendorf, 1999/00
• Aaron Filgo, grade 7, to Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Blanca Filgo, grade 1, to Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Keeley Filgo, grade 8, to Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Kyle Filgo, grade 3, to Pleasant Valley, change in residence
• Rylan Freidhof, kindergarten, to Davenport
6. Action Items.
6.01 Second Reading of Board Policy - 900 Series.
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Arney, to approve the second reading of Board Policy - 900 Series as presented.
Ayes: 5 Directors Nelson, Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer.
Nays: 0
Absent: 2 Directors Petersen, Roski. Motion carried 5-0-2.
6.02 Tennis Court Renovation.
Directors discussed tennis court renovations and reviewed the current bids. Modification and reduction of cost on the overall project was considered.
Motion by Director Nelson, seconded by Director Wahlstrand, to adopt the bids for renovation of the tennis courts.
Ayes: 0
Nays: 5 Directors Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer, Nelson.
Absent: 2 Directors Petersen, Roski. Motion failed 0-5-2.
6.03 Award of Lighting Contract.
Superintendent Finnessy presented the bids for retrofitting the lighting at five elementary buildings. Grand Wood is not included in these bids, but will also be completed within the coming school year.
Motion by Director Wahlstrand, seconded by Director Nelson, to award the contract to retrofit lighting at five elementary buildings to Superior Light and Sign Maintenance, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $105,000.
Ayes: 5 Directors Wahlstrand, Weigle, Arney, Mayer, Nelson.
Nays: 0
Absent: 2 Directors Petersen, Roski. Motion carried 5-0-2.
6.04 Oath of Office: Secretary and Treasurer to the Board of Education.
Director Mayer administered the oath of office to the Secretary of the Board of Education, Lynne Lindstrom. Barry Anderson, Board Treasurer, was unable to attend the meeting, therefore, Director Mayer will administer the oath of office to the Treasurer at a future meeting.
7. Discussion Items and Reports.
7.01 Shared Communication.
Directors Mayer, Roski, Wahlstrand, and Weigle participated in the 4th of July parade as representatives of the Board of Education.
Director Weigle invited Board members to attend the August 14 straw poll for Presidential candidates which will be held in Ames.
Director Wahlstrand shared predicted employment trends for the future and its potential impact on the Quad City area.
Superintendent Finnessy reminded Directors that Board packets are available for those who may be seeking reelection.
7.02 District Slogan.
The Marketing Committee presented their recommendation to adopt a new school district slogan, “Linking Learning to Life,” Directors will take action on this item at the next Board meeting.
7.03 Naming of BHS Athletic Fields.
Directors reviewed suggestions for naming the high school baseball and softball fields. Director Wahlstrand suggested a policy be developed regarding the naming of facilities. Further discussion on this topic will be forthcoming.
7.04 Drug Free Schools Grant Applications.
Dr. John Perdue and Linda Goff reviewed the application for funding to implement the Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act. Budgeted activity categories of $17,269 for the basic grant and $18,106 for the supplemental grant were outlined.
7.05 Superintendent's Report.
Dr. John Perdue, Assistant Superintendent, reviewed the strategic planning process and the linkage of this to goal setting. Goals and priorities for the Board, Superintendent, and District were also reviewed and consideration given to potential changes in the coming year.
Proposed legislative priorities were discussed and the revised priorities will be considered for approval at the next Board meeting.
Dr. John Perdue presented comparative data on the pilot new standards mathematics reference exam for Bettendorf students in grades 4 and 8. Mathematical skills, concepts, and problem solving abilities were tested and areas of targeted student improvement shared.
Superintendent Finnessy requested Board input on visits to the schools for the 1999/2000 year. A list of suggested instructional programs to observe will be developed and further reviewed at the August 2 Board meeting.
8. Future Events and Informational Items.
8.01 Monday, August 2, Board of Education, 7:00 p.m., RSAC
8.02 Saturday, August 14, Board of Education Retreat, 8:00 a.m., RSAC
9. Adjournment
Motion by Director Wahlstrand to adjourn the meeting at 9:13 p.m.
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Steve Mayer, President
ATTEST:
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Lynne Lindstrom, Secretary
Board of Education
July 12, 1999
