The Rockwell City/Lytton Community School District Board of Education

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Rockwell City/Lytton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting May 18, 2009 The Rockwell City/Lytton Community School District Board of Education met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on May 18, 2009 in the media center of the Rockwell City-Lytton High School with Vice-President Simpson presiding. Members present were Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss.

Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Weiss, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Vice-President Simpson welcomed the guests and asked if there were non agenda communication items. Information was provided in the board packet with regards to the Iowa Reading Association Conference in Des Moines. Booth feels the conference is very beneficial and well worth attending.

The speakers are experts in the field of literacy and speak of all the latest research, techniques, interventions, motivations and materials need to help students. The 3 rd graders took a field trip to the Shrine Circus in Sioux City on April 15. Educational activities followed in the classrooms for days.

Students used writing skills to journal about the experience and to write thank you notes to those who sponsored the tickets. Secretary Geno talked to the county auditor about the polling places for ... more. less.

the 2009-2010 school board election. Since the Middle School will no longer be available, the auditor stated that the court house basement will be the only polling place for the school board election. The board requested that Secretary Geno call the auditor and set up a place that can be used in Lytton for a second polling location. ADMINSTRATIVE REPORTS Principal Martin: Due to conflicts in the school calendar, beginning next year the Rockwell City Lytton MS students will no longer participate in the Calhoun County Band and Vocal Festival. The regional track meet was held on May 15. The 4 x 800 qualified for the state track meet. Members of the track relay are: Shawn Monahan, Wyatt Glasnapp, Colten Riley, and Jacob Simpson. Brenna Lantz also qualified for the state track meet in the 1500 meter run. May 27-28 will be semester test days at the high school; during this time the students will have open campus. Principal DeMoss: The 8 th grade science class is planning on visiting the Recycling Center in Sac City on the morning of May 22. JH track athletes are competing in their last track meet tonight at Gowrie. Daniel Wiggins ran the mile this year with a record breaking time of 5 minutes 13 seconds. There will be a cFlag Lowering Ceremony d on May 22 at 5:00 p.m. The Lytton building will be open Saturday, May 23 from noon to 3:00 for community members and past alumni to walk through the building. Mrs. Marsden and her media class have made a DVD showing interviews of community members, staff, and former graduates of the Lytton School. Principal McChesney: At the April inservice, the elementary evaluated what had been accomplished this year. A copy of the progress on 2008-2009 building goals was included in the board packet. 1 st grade attended a production of Little House on the Prairie at the Des Moines Playhouse on May 6. The 2 nd grade visited the Fort Museum in Fort Dodge on May 14. American veterans Vice Mahoney and Ron Scroggins spoke to the 3 rd graders about their experiences. The Iowa Egg Lady taught the K-4 students about the nutritional value of eggs. Iowa author Lisa Cavanah spoke to the 1 st and 4 th grade classes about the writing process and about personal character. The garage sale and bake sale to benefit Jacy McAlexander was a big success. The ELP and Pre-K classes will be done May 22. There will be a 1 hour early out on May 26 and 27. We will be moving the library on May 20. There is a retirement party at Lynch 9s on May 29 at 2:00. Supt. Kruse: A letter to the EPA was included in the board packet. To transport waste oil, an EPA number is needed. May 10-16 was Board Appreciation Week. Mr. Kruse thanked the board for all the hard work and effort they have put into the past school year. DISCUSSION ITEMS Community Hearing: There were approximately 35-40 surveys received from community members. The majority of the surveys state that there is a need to share with a surrounding school district and this needs to be done in a timely manner. A board member from Southern Cal stated that they would like to share JH sports in the 2009-10 school year, HS sports in the 2010-11 school year and whole grade sharing in the 2011- 12 school year with Southern Cal holding the high school facilities. It was also stated that if there is a financial need the whole grade sharing could be moved up a year. Manson board members stated that they would like to share all sports in the 2009-10 school year and whole grade share by the 2010-11 school year and would also like to hold the high school facilities. They stated that this time line is not set in stone and would need to be a joint decision made by both boards. The Rockwell City-Lytton board agreed to hold a special board meeting in the near future to make a decision on what direction they would like to pursue. ACTION ITEMS Approve Consent Agenda Motion by Grodahl, seconded by Stoolman, to approve the minutes, board bills, activity report, food service report, board secretary report, and the review of board policies 306.1- 309 & 505.9. The motion carried unanimously. Approve 2009-10 School Calendar A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the 2009-10 school calendar as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Approve or Deny Athletic Sharing Agreements A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Weiss, to table the athletic sharing agreements until the special board meeting. The motion carried unanimously. Approve 2009-10 CSIP Goals A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the CSIP goals for the 2009-10 school year as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Approve or Deny the Choir Trip Proposal A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the proposed choir trip proposal for next year. The motion carried unanimously. Approve Termination of Teacher 9s Continuing A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Kyle Oswald as high school social studies teacher from full time to 60% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Heather Hull as family consumer science teacher due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodah,l and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Stoolman, to approve the reduction of Emily Stelling as ELP teacher from full time to 50% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Kim Brainard as ELP teacher from full time to 50% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl and Weiss. Sexton absent. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Melinda Strief as TAG teacher from full time to 80% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Arnold Wiener as athletic director due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the reduction of Sara Pibal as middle school assistant girl 9s basketball coach due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the reduction of Dave Birks as middle school assistant volleyball coach due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the reduction of Mary Gidel as curriculum coordinator from full time to 50% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the reduction of Linda Nolte as curriculum coordinator from full time to 50% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the reduction of Andrea Wuebker as curriculum coordinator from full time to 50% due to budgetary constraints and declining enrollment. Roll call: Ayes: Simpson, Stoolman, Grodahl, and Weiss. Sexton was absent. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Stoolman to accept the 2007-2008 school audit. The motion carried unanimously. PERSONNEL ITEMS Resignations A motion was made by Stoolman, seconded by Grodahl, to approve the resignation of Mitch Hinrichs as high school science teacher. The motion carried unanimously. Contracts A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Stoolman, to approve the lateral movement Dave Birks from a MA to a MA+15 and Tiffany Betten from a BA to a BA+30. The motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Weiss, to approve the driver 9s education contracts for Marc DeMoss and Arnold Wiener at $175 per student for both driving and class room portion and $145 for just driving. The motion carried unanimously. The board went into a negotiation strategy session at 8:50 p.m. The board came out of the strategy session at 8:59 p.m. Motion was made by Grodahl, seconded by Simpson, to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.

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