March 14
Red Oak Community School District
Regular Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting Location: Sue Wagaman Board Room, Webster Building, Red Oak, Iowa
Monday, March 14, 2011
This regular board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by President Lee Fellers at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Directors: Lee Fellers, Charla Schmid, Paul Griffen, Warren Hayes,
Elizabeth Dilley, Terry Schmidt, Superintendent, & Shirley
Maxwell, Board Secretary
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Director Dilley moved, Director Schmid seconded to approve the amended agenda, removing recognition of a student high achiever from the agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Montgomery County FFA Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 24th at 6:30 p.m. at the Stanton School Concourse Area.
CONSENT AGENDA
Director Schmid moved, seconded by Director Griffen to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
- Approval of minutes from February 28, 2011
- Approval of monthly business reports as presented
- Approval of resignation letter from Adam Hietbrink, ROMS girls assistant basketball coach
- Approval of open enrollment requests for the 2011-2012 school year
OLD BUSINESS
SCHOOL CALENDAR PLANNING FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
Director Schmid moved, seconded by Director Dilley to accept calendar option number 2 for the 2011-2012 school year and to direct a public hearing be held on Monday, March 28 at 6:05 p.m. for the purpose of hearing concerns/questions regarding the school calendar for the 2011-2012. The motion carried unanimously.
INMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL ACTION TEAM PRESENTATION
The Inman Primary School Action Team consisting of Buck Laughlin, Norma Fast, Mark Erickson, and Rebecca Sterbick presented a synopsis of what is happening with “learning and teaching” at Inman Primary and how Inman is working collaboratively with all other schools for student learning improvement. Literacy Coach Norma Fast reported on her duties as literacy coach for the 2010-2011 school year.
SCHOOL BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Superintendent Schmidt introduced the processes and work that has been done to build the school budget for FY 12. Business Manager Shirley Maxwell provided a budget development overview via a Power Point presentation. Tax rates for the district are estimated to decrease to 16.92, down $.93 from the 2010-2011 school budget.
Director Dilley moved, seconded by Director Schmid to set April 11, 2011, for the public hearing for the 2011-2012 budget, at 6:15 p.m. at the Sue Wagaman Board Room, Webster Building, 904 Broad Street, Red Oak, Iowa. The motion carried unanimously.
PERSONNEL PLANNING
Director Dilley moved, seconded by Director Griffen to approve the transfer request of Teresa Euken from her kindergarten instructor position at Inman Primary to the elementary art position for the 2011-2012 school year. The motion carried unanimously.
Director Schmid moved, seconded by Director Hayes to approve the resignation of Angie Spangenberg from the position of Red Oak High School Dean of Students/District Activities Director at the end of the 2010-2011 school year with regret contingent upon Superintendent Schmidt determining the end of the 2010-2011 school year as June 30, 2011. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Director Schmid moved, Director Hayes seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:11 p.m. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., in the Sue Wagaman Board Room at the Webster Building. The motion carried unanimously.
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Lee Fellers, President Shirley Maxwell, Secretary