Board Minutes - 2023.03.06 (Joint Meeting)

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire CSD and Graettinger-Terril CSD

Joint Board Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, March 6, 2023, 6:00 p.m.

Graettinger Commons Area 

 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire and Graettinger-Terril Board of Education met in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa. Those  in attendance included: Darin Malm, Tracey Enderson, Amy Loder, Susan Sikora, Stephanie Fay, Jill Conlon and  MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson, and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.                               The Graettinger-Terril Board of Education: Kevin Jensen, Mat Hanson, Jeremiah DePyper, Shamus Currans, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Michelle TeGrootenhuis, and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent: Patrick Fairchild.  GTRA Superintendent Marshall Lewis and SBO Josh Bader were also present.

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

1. Call to Order at 6:00 p.m. - Malm - RA Board President, Jensen - GT Board President

2. Determine a Quorum - Both Schools have a Quorum. 

3. Adopt Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the Agenda; second Enderson. Motion carried.

4.       Welcome/Patron Comments - President Malm & President Jensen.

5. Personnel - Motion by Loder to approve the hire of Sarah Rutt - 4th Grade Teacher and Courtney 

Cook PK-12 Principal, and the resignation of Haily Hoyman - Kindergarten teacher. Seconded by 

Fay.  Motion carried.

6.      Academic Sharing Reports: 

6.1.  Offer and Teach- Josephson presented the Offer and Teach Challenges.

6.2.  Course Enrollment - Simington presented the Course Enrollment, Scheduling and Equity 

presentation.

          6.3.  Academic Sharing Financials - Bader presented the Academic Sharing Financials. 

7.      Academic Sharing Agreement:

          7.1.  Set Tuition Percentage for 2023-2024 - Enderson made the motion to maintain the Academic 

Sharing Tuition percentage for the 2023-2024 to 60% of half.  Second by Sikora. Motion carried. 

          7.2.  Percentage of Superintendent Share - 28E Agreement: Motion by Loder to change the 

Superintendent’s percentage to 50% RA and 50% GT.  Second by Enderson. Motion carried.  

8.       Athletic Sharing Agreement - Motion by Fay to approve the Athletic Sharing Agreement.  

Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

9.      Questions/Comments - Sikora asked about putting vape detectors in the bathrooms.  Jensen

thanked Josephson for his years with Titan Nation and wished him the best in his retirement.

10.     Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the R-A meeting at 7:39 p.m. Second by Ruehle. Motion 

          carried.  

 

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                     Darin Malm, Board President                                         Dee Johnson,  Board Secretary