OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SOUTH TAMA COUNTY
The Board of
Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on October
19, 2015 in Regular Session meeting at the Meskwaki Tribal Center, Tama, Iowa
at 5:30 p.m. On call of the roll the following were present: Michelle Yuska, Mark McFate, Alan Kline and Penny Tyynismaa. Quorum Present Absent: Jackie Dvorak Also present
were: Mary Jones, Mary Boege, Rhonda Shaw, Mike Carnahan, Roy Frakes, Chelsea
Ahrens, Nancy Dostal and Mary Jo Cherveny. Motion by
Kline, second by Tyynismaa to approve the agenda. All Ayes. Motion by
Kline second by McFate to approve the consent agenda approving the minutes of
the September 21, 2015 and the October 5, 2015 meetings , financials, bills for
payment as presented and Early Graduation request for H.K. and L.G. All Ayes. Public Comments: None Motion by Tyynismaa
second by McFate to approve the following personnel requests as presented. All
Ayes Contracts - Barry Papesh - Bus Driver, Corinne Bradley - HS Spec Ed Aide, Riley Rutledge - Assistant Varsity Softball, Dan Mayo - 7th Girls Basketball. Volunteer Coaches - Todd Hinegardner - Wrestling Officiating – Darrell Brand - Track, David Lee - Track, Stan Allspach - Basketball, Bob Averill - Basketball, Bryan Foster - Wrestling, Jim Hall - Basketball, Tom Kemper - Basketball, Deidra Mohr - Basketball, Wayne Ritscher - Basketball. Resignations
- Riley Rutledge - 9th Softball Motions by
Kline, second by Tyynismaa to approve the overnight activity department trips
as presented. All Ayes. Motion by
Tyynismaa, second by Kline to approve the overnight trip for a softball
tournament in Centerville. All Ayes. Motion by
Kline, second by Tyynismaa, to approve the Consortium Agreement for an
Instructional Program at River Hills School.
All Ayes. Motion by
McFate, second by Tyynismaa to approve the request for allowable growth and supplemental aid for
the negative special education deficit of $29,982.63. All Ayes. Motion by
Tyynismaa, second by Kline, to approve Mary Jones and Mary Boege as authorized
signers on the safe deposit box at Lincoln Savings Bank. All Ayes Superintendent
Jones updated the Board on the process that is going to be use to talk with the
staff about the high school addition. High School
Principal Roy Frakes and Language Arts Teacher Nancy Dostal addressed the board
on reading strategies being used in the high school classes. Principal Frakes also addressed the ACT
trends, duel credits, Jostens Renaissance Program and district achievement
data. Mike
Carnahan and Mary Jo Cherveny addressed the Board on a possible band and choir
trip to New York City. The Board
discussed a letter from the Gladbrook-Reinbeck School about a petition and
proposal for dissolution. Superintendent
Jones informed the Board that House File 550 requires contact information for
all elected officials be posted online.
The school will set up email address for all board members and post that
on the district website. Motion by Kline, second by Tyynismaa to adjourn the meeting at 7:32 p.m. All Ayes.
Michelle Yuska, Board President Mary Boege, Board Secretary |