Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Board Room

 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Jill Conlon, and Heather Ruehle.  Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Absent from the monthly meeting:  Stephanie Fay and Amy Loder.

                             

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 PM

Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

Approve Agenda - Motion by Enderson to approve the agenda with no additions or corrections. Second by Sikora. Motion carried. 

Welcome Visitors and Guests - None

Board Learning- Marketing- Connie with Beyond Broken

Communications- None

Business & Action Items -

Consent Items - Motion made by Enderdon to approve consent items. Second by Conlon. Motion carried. 

Minutes - June 12, 2023 and June 29,2023 Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is. 

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presentation by Bader

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader

Activity Calendar- Motion by Conlon to approve August 2023 Activity Calendar with August 23,2023 the next board meeting. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.

Personnel-Motion by Sikora to approve the resignation of Matt Borchers JH Baseball, pending a suitable replacement.  Second by Enderson.  Motion carried.

Legislative Priorities- Motion by Ruehle to support the following IASB Resolutions: Dropout/At-Risk, Mental Health, Sharing and Reorganization, and Supplemental State Aid.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Librarian Agreement- Motion by Sikora to approve the Librarian Agreement.  Second by Ruehle. Motion carried

Staff Handbook- Motion by Ruehle to approve the Staff Handbook.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Report was given by Mr. Lewis. 

Information Items- None

Adjourn - Motion by Sikora to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 p.m. Second by Ruehle. Motion carried. The next board meeting will be August 23rd at 6:00 PM.

 

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Board President: Darin Malm Board Secretary:  Josh Bader

 

                                                        Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 

6:00 PM

Board Room

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm,  Jill Conlon, Amy Loder, Susan Sikora, Heather Ruhle and Stephanie Fay.  Absent: Tracy Enderson.  Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary  Josh Bader. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge  of Allegiance was recited.

Review of District Mission Statement –Conlon

Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.    

Welcome Visitors and Guests - President Malm welcomed guests in attendance.

Board Learning - Connie Reinert with Beyond Broken presented marketing information.

Communications-Grace Selzer and Emily Grange presented a bus request.

Consent Items - Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items.  Seconded by Ruhle.  Motion carried.

Minutes - July 12, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes.

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader

Activity Calendar -- Motion by Sikora to approve the September board calendar.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried. The next school board meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20,2023 @ 6:00 pm.

Personnel -  Motion by Conlon to approve the resignations of Geoff Maurer(asst. HS Baseball Coach), Jan Murphy (Custodian) and hire of Adam Mickelson (JH Football Coach). Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

Student Handbook- Motion by Fay to approve the 2023-2024 Student Handbook.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried.

Course Offering, Master Schedule and Proposed Schedule- Motion by Sikora to approve the 2023-2024 Course Offering, Master Schedule and Proposed schedule.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Hearing Officers- Sikora moved to approve the Hearing Officers for 2023-2024.  Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.

Milk/Bread Bids-Conlon moved to approve Martin Brothers bid for Bread and A&E bid for Milk for the 2023-24 School year.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

IASB Delegate-  Sikora moved to approve Darin Malm as Delegate for the 78th IASB Annual Conference.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Coaches Handbook- Loder moved to approve the 23023-2024 Coaches Handbook.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mrs. Cook and Mr. Lewis.  Mr. Bader also presented the audit result as received.

Informational Items - Open Enrollment of JC-KG to Spencer, AW-8th to Emmetsburg, JH & LH-4th to Emmetsburg.

Adjourn - Motion by Sikora to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 PM. Second by Fay.  Motion carried.

The next school board meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20th @ 6:00 pm.

 

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                     Darin Malm, President                                        Josh Bader, School Business Official

 

    Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 

6:00 PM

Board Room

 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Director  Jill Conlon,Director Stephanie Fay and Director Tracy Enderson. Director Susan Sikora arrived at 6:41 p.m. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis,  Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary  Josh Bader. Absent:  Director Amy Loder and Director Heather Ruehle.   All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge  of Allegiance was recited.

Review of District Mission Statement –Conlon

Approve Agenda - Motion by Fay to approve the agenda.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.    

Board Learning - No report

Teacher Sharing/Presentation - Karen Bauermeister and Mary Smith shared that FastBridge testing has started.

Communications-None at this time.

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS

Consent Items - Motion by Enderson to approve the Consent Items.  Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.

Minutes - August 23, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes and September 11, 2023 Special Board Minutes.

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader

Activity Calendar -- Motion by Conlon to approve the October board calendar.  Seconded by Enderson.  Motion carried. The next school board meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm.

Personnel- None at this time.

FFA Convention- Enderson moved to approve the out of state convention presented by Tessa Hoffman and Madison Fay.   Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Open Campus-  Enderson moved to approve the Open Campus presented by Madison Fay.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried. 

Inter-District Transportation-Sikora moved to approve the Inter-District Transportation agreement with no changes.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

PRINCIPAL & SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis Superintendent. 

ADJOURNMENT- Enderson moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:16 p.m.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

 

_______________________________________                          ______________________________________

Board President, Darin Malm                                                       Board Secretary, Josh Bader

 

 Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 

6:00 PM

Board Room

 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Tracy Enderson, Director Amy Loder, Director Heather Ruehle and Director Jill Conlon. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis,  Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary  Josh Bader. Absent:  President Darin Malm and Director Stephanie Fay   All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

 

Call to Order - Vice President Sikora at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge  of Allegiance was recited.

Review of District Mission Statement -Enderson

Approve Agenda - Motion by Ruehle to approve the agenda.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.    

Board Learning - No report

Teacher Sharing/Presentation - PACGDC Grant Proposal and NHS Trip Tabled to next month.  Kate Myers and Max Bergo presented.

Communications- Discussion held on a 3 year old Preschool program and Attendance at the Board IASB Conference.

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS

Consent Items - Motion by Conlon to approve the Consent Items.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

Minutes -Sept. 20, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes.

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader

Activity Calendar -- Motion by Conlon to approve the November board calendar.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried. 

SBRC Request- Motion by Enderson to approve the SBRC Special Education Deficit in the amount of $15,922.78. Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Title Application- Motion by Ruehle to approve the FY24 Title 1 Application Funding.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried. 

Personnel- Enderson moved to approve the hire of Melissa Horst as full time custodial.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.  Motion by Enderson to approve the resignation of Amanda Long.  Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

Board Policies-Conlon moved to approve the following policies waiving the 1st reading. Policy 705.1R1, 705.1R2, 406.3, and 503.8.  Seconded by Enderson.  Motion carried.

RECOGNITION OF STAFF AND STUDENTS- None at this time.

PRINCIPAL & SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. 

Information items- Field trip- Titan Life Day

ADJOURNMENT- Enderson moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:33 p.m.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

_________________________________    ______________________________________

Board President, Darin Malm                     Board Secretary, Josh Bader

 

The next school board meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm.

 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 

6:00 PM 

Board Room 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Tracy Enderson, Director Amy Loder, Director Stephanie Fay and Director Jill Conlon. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Absent: Director Heather Ruehle.  All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - Vice President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon 

Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. Board Learning - No report 

Teacher Sharing/Presentation - Tim Nielson

Communications-None at this time

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS 

National Honor Society Request- Sikora moved to approve the request.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Consent Items - Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. Minutes -October 18, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. 

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader 

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader 

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader 

Activity Calendar - December's board meeting will be December 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm.

Personnel- Sikora moved to approve the hire of Windy Chapman and Makenzie Elllingson as para’s. Seconded by Enderson. Motion carried.

Palo Alto County Gaming Commission-Mini Grant- Enderson moved to approve the Playground Equipment Grant Proposal.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Consider Titan Complex Upgrades- Informational

Board Policies- Sikora moved to approve the following policies waiving the 1st reading. Policy 401.16, 406.4, 502.11,502.11R1, 701.6 and 701.6R1 . Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

RECOGNITION OF STAFF AND STUDENTS- None at this time. 

PRINCIPAL & SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS 

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. 

Information items- Field trip-FCS to Sioux City

Open Enrollment-BB out to Iowa Connections Academy

ADJOURNMENT- Enderson moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. 

_______________________________________                    ______________________________________                        

Board President, Darin Malm                                                      Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 

6:00 PM 

Board Room 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Tracy Enderson, Director Stephanie Fay, Director Heather Ruehle and Director Jill Conlon. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Absent: Director Amy Loder. Guest: Angie Woods  All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - Vice President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Enderson

Approve Agenda - Motion by Fay to approve the agenda. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.

Board Learning- Teacher Sharing/Presentation -Sikora and Magna presented

Communications-None at this time

ADJOURNMENT- Enderson moved to adjourn the retiring board at 6:11 pm.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Malm presented Enderson with years of service award.

 

New Board Meeting

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Stephanie Fay, Director Heather Ruehle,Director Jill Conlon and Director Rob Allen. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Absent: Director Amy Loder.  Guest: Angie Woods All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order- 6:13pm by Bader

Annual Meeting Items

New Elected Director- Bader administered the Oath to New Board Member Rob Allen.

Election of President- Sikora nominated Malm as Board President.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Conlon moved to cease 

nominations. Seconded by Allen. Roll call taken.  All ayes.  Motion carried. Bader administered the Oath to Malm.

Election of Vice President- Malm nominated Sikora as Board Vice President.  Seconded by Conlon.  Malm moved to cease nominations.  Seconded by Allen.  Roll call taken.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Determine Time and Place of Regular Meeting- Ruehle moved to approve the 3rd Wednesday or the Wednesday after the 3rd Monday at 6:00 pm in the Ruthven Board Room.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Name of Board Legal Counsel- Conlon motioned to approve Steve Avery as the Board Legal Counsel.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Board Committee Members- Fay moved to approve the following Board Committee Members:  Legislative Network@ IASB Delegate- Malm, Lost Island Ruthven Betterment- Loder, Palo Alto County Conference Board- Malm, Clay County Conference Board-Fay, School Improvement Advisory Committee- Ruehle, Malm and Allen, Activity Sharing- Malm, Sikora and Conlon, Head  Negotiator Fay, Negotiator Conlon,Loder Observer.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried.

Board Treasurer- Sikora moved to approve Bader as Board Treasurer.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.  Bader took the oath of office.

Board Secretary- Conlon moved to approve Bader as Board Secretary.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.  Bader took the oath of office.

Business & Action Items

Consent Items- Sikora moved to approve the consent items as presented.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Board Policies-  Conlon moved to approve the following policies as presented with waiving the first reading: 503.1, 503.1R1, 503.2, 503.7, 503.7E1, 503.7E2, 507.2E3, 507.2E4, 505.4, 507.2, 507.2E1, 507.2E2, 601.1, 603.5, 605.1 605.1R1,605.2, 605.3,605.3E5, 605.3E4, 605.3R1, 605.5m 605.7R1, 607.2, and 607.2R1. Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Grounds Contract- Sikora moved to approve Josephson Services for $20,000.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

SBRC Application- Ruehle moved to approve to submit the Open Enrollment Out that was  not on the prior year's in the amount of $7,770 .  Seconded by Allen.  Roll call:  Heather Ruehle, Stephanie Fay, Susan Sikora, Darin Malm, Jill Conlon, Rob Allen all Ayes.  Motion carried.

LPS Consortium Agreement- Conlon moved to approve the LPS Consortium Agreement.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Modified Supplemental Amount-Sikora moved to approve the Modified Supplemental Amount of $67,570 for 2024-25.  Seconded b y Fay.  Motion carried.

At-Risk/Dropout Plan- Ruehle moved to approve the At-Risk/Dropout plan as presented.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Personnel- None at this time.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing

Mrs. Cook- Shared the Principals report.

Mr. Lewis- Shared the Superintendent report.

Information items

Field Trips- None at this time.

Open Enrollment- Lewis presented one OE out, JL-11th to Emmetsburg

Adjournment-  Sikora moved to adjourn at 7:40 p.m.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion Carried.

 

The next Board Meeting will be held January 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in Ruthven.

___________________________________________                                    _______________________________________

Board President, Darin Malm       Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 

6:00 PM 

Board Room 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Amy Loder,  and Director Jill Conlon. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader.  Absent: Director Stephanie Fay and Director Heather Ruehle.  All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - Vice President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon 

Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried. Board Learning -Connie with Beyond Broken presented 

Teacher Sharing/Presentation - None at this time

Communications-None at this time

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS

Consent Items - Motion by Conlon to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Allen. Motion carried. Minutes Dec. 20, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. 

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader 

Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader 

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader 

Activity Calendar- Sikora moved to approve the February, 2024 Board Calendar with the next board meeting on February, 21, 2024 at 6:00 pm.  Conlon seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

Master Calendar Public Hearing- Public hearing for the 2024-2025 school year opened at 6:55 pm and closed at 7:11 pm with no comments.  Conlon moved to approve the 2024-2025 Master Calendar.  Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.

Bank Signer- Sikora moved to approve SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader to be authorized to have access to the ECorp program.  This authorization will be at Iowa State Bank or any other financial institution where Ruthven-Ayrshire does financial business.  The checking signature card will have the Board President, Board Vice President and Board Secretary signatures on it.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Joint Meeting Date and Sharing Meeting Date- Sikora moved to propose Feb. 12th or 22nd for the joint meeting and March 4th or 5th for the sharing meeting.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried..

Board Policies-Loder moved to approve the following policies waiving the 1st reading. Policy 503.8R1 and 505.5. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

Personnel- None at this time.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. 

Information items- None at this time.

Open Enrollment-None at this time.

ADJOURNMENT- Conlon moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. Seconded by Siklora. Motion carried. 

_______________________________________                    ______________________________________                        

Board President, Darin Malm                                                      Board Secretary, Josh Bader

 

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 

6:00 PM 

Board Room 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Amy Loder, Director Jill Conlon, Director Stephanie Fay and Director Heather Ruehle. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader.   All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:02 p.m.in the Board Room in Ruthven, Iowa.   The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Sikora 

Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.

 Board Learning -Connie with Beyond Broken

Teacher Sharing/Presentation - Preschool Teacher Melanie Williams 

Communications-Loder reported on  Skills Camp and open gym for KG-3rd Grade. Fay mentioned College Signing process.

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS

Consent Items - Motion by Sikora to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. 

Minutes January 17, 2024 Regular Minutes, January 27, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes and February 12 2024 Joint Board Minutes.  

Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader 

Financial Reports - Bader presented the financial and preliminary budget reports.

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader 

Activity Calendar- Fay moved to approve the March 2024 Board Calendar with the next board meeting on March, 20, 2024 at 6:00 pm. Loder seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

Personnel- Fay moved to approve the hire of Mrs. Jennie Klatt as Elementary Classroom teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Preschool FY25 Handbook- Sikora moved to approve the Preschool FY25 handbook with changes.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. 

Information items- The GTRA Seniors will be taking a trip to the Capitol Feb 27th, 2025.  March 12, 2024 MS PBIS trip to Emmetsburg Movie Theater and March 13, 2024 HS PBIS trip to Emmetsburg Movie Theater.

Open Enrollment-None at this time.

ADJOURNMENT-Sikora moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. 

 

____________________________________                                         __________________________________

President, Darin Malm                                                                           Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 

6:00 PM 

Board Room 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Amy Loder, Director Jill Conlon, Director Rob Allen, Director Stephanie Fay and Director Heather Ruehle. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader.   All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.in the Board Room in Ruthven, Iowa.   The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon 

Welcome Visitors and Guest:  Master Teacher Amy Sikora

Board Learning:  None at this time.

Communications-Discussion was held on open gym and using the weight room, starting up a parent group and  discussion on grant submissions was held with Superintendent Lewis taking full accountability. Lewis has developed a control process to enhance the effectiveness in the future.

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS

Consent Items - Motion by Sikora to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried. 

Minutes- February 21, 2024 Regular Minute. 

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader 

Financial Reports - Bader presented the financial.

Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader 

Activity Calendar- Fay moved to approve the April  2024 Board Calendar with the next board meeting on April 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm. Allen seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

Initial Negotiations Informational- Amy Sikora presented for the Education Association the initial proposal and Lewis presented the School Boards Initial Proposal.

Woodriver Agreement- Conlon moved to approve the Woodriver agreement for 2024-2025.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

2024-2025 Budget Guarantee Resolution- Motion by Sikora to approve Ruthven/Ayrshire CSD to levy property tax for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the regular program budget adjustment as allowed under Iowa Code Section 257.14, Code of Iowa.  Seconded by Loder.  Roll call all ayes:  Malm, Sikora, Loder, Conlon, Allen, Fay, and Ruehle.  Motion carried.

Policy 210.2- Fay moved to approve the first reading of policy 210.02.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Discussion Items- Discussion was held about the Budget and EMC Insurance.

Contracts- Allen moved to approve the hire of Brandon Villabrielle as head HS Baseball Coach and Cade Witzke as HS Baseball Assistant Coach. Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Fay moved to approve Jaydn Allen as Elementary Classroom teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

Resignation- Loder moved to accept the resignation of Paul Jorgensen (Special Education Teacher) Seconded by Sikora. Motion Carried.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. 

Information items- Cook presented on field trips that are coming up.

Open Enrollment-None at this time.

ADJOURNMENT-Sikora moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 p.m. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried. 

 

____________________________________                                         __________________________________

President, Darin Malm                                                           Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Thursday, May 23, 2024 

      6:00 PM 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Jill Conlon and Director Stephanie Fay.  Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Those absent: Board President Darin Malm, Director Amy Loder and Director Heather Ruehle. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - Vice President Sikora at 6:00 p.m.in the Board Room in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon

Approval of Agenda: Fay moved to adopt the agenda with changes. Seconded by Allen. Motion carried. 

Board Learning: Teachers Meyer and Buravtsov presented.

Marketing:  Connie with Beyond Broken presented.

Received through the mail- Thank you letters for retiring teachers Karen Bauemeister and Mary Smith were read.

Through Board Members- Fay commented on an interest in a potential water faucet and ice machine at the Athletic Complex

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS 

Consent Items - Motion by Allen to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. 

Minutes- April 17, 2024, April 24, 2024, and May 1, 2024 Minute. 

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader 

Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.. 

Activity Calendar- Fay moved to approve the June 2024 Board Calendar with moving the June Board meeting to Thursday, June 20, 2024. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

Safety Grant- Allen moved to approve the purchase of security cameras and access with the safety grant.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried

Entrance/Office reconfiguration- Motion by Conlon to approve the Entrance/Office reconfiguration.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

FY 25 Fee Schedule- Conlon moved to approve the FY 25 fee schedule.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Personnel-Fay moved to approve the resignations of David Dow- MS Math.  Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.  Conlon moved to approve the resignation of Adam Mickelson-JH Girls Basketball.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing 

Reports were given by Mrs. Cook, Principal and Mr. Lewis, Superintendent. . 

Open Enrollment- WH -KG going to GT and BK-3rd grade to CAM

Closed session- Allen moved to go into closed session. Seconded by Conlon. Roll call all ayes:  Allen, Conlon, Fay and Sikora.  The board went into closed session at 8:10pm for Superintendent Review Code 21.5(1)(a).  Closed session to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by the state or Federal law to be kept confidential.  Fay moved to go out of closed session at 9:40 p.m. Seconded by Allen.  Roll call all ayes:  Allen, Conlon, Fay and Sikora.  Motion carried.

Superintendent Contract -Allen moved to approve the 2024-2025 Superintendent contract with Superintendent Marshall Lewis.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT-Fay moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:48 pm.  Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.

 

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Board President, Darin Malm                                                                      Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Thursday, June 20, 2024 

      6:00 PM 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Jill Conlon and Director Amy Loder. Director Heather Ruehle arrived at 6:04 p.m.   Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Those absent: Board President Darin Malm and Director Stephanie Fay. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order - Vice President Sikora at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon

Approval of Agenda: Allen moved to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Loder . Motion carried. 

Through Board Members- Discussion on the process of the Exit Interviews.

BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS 

Consent Items - Motion by Loder to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

Minutes- May 23, 2024 regular board minutes. 

 Approval of Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader 

 Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.. 

 Activity Calendar- Allen moved to approve the July  2024 Board Calendar with the July Board meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried. 

 Milk/Bread Bids- Conlon moved to approve Martin Bros. bread bid and Anderson/Erickson milk bid for the 2024-2025  school year.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

 Iowa Local Government Risk Pool Amendment- Ruehle moved to approve the Iowa Local Government Risk Pool Amendment.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

 LIBRA Request-Ruehle moved to approve the request from LIBRA for the use of the school facilities during Bully BullHead weekend July 5-7, 2024.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

 SU Renewal- Ruehle moved to approve the Renewal of SU insurance for 3 years.   Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

 Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good news sharing -Superintendent report was given by Mr Lewis.

 Adjournment- Ruehle moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 p.m.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

 

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Board President, Darin Malm                                                     Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Graettinger-Terril CSD and Ruthven-Ayrshire CSD 

Joint Board Minute 

Monday, February 12, 2024 

 

The Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education met in the Superintendent's Office in Ruthven, Iowa. Those  in attendance included: Darin Malm, Jill Conlon, Heather Ruehle, Rob Allen, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, SBO/RA Board Secretary Josh Bader. G-T Board: Kevin Jensen, Shamus Currans, Joey Moen via phone, MS/HS Principal Jeremy Simington, Elementary Principal/Curriculum Michelle TeGrootenhuis, GT Board Secretary Angie Woods, Patrick Fairchild arrived at 5:48 pm.  Absent: Susan Sikora, Stephanie Fay, Amy Loder  and GT Mat Hanson.

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

The Joint Board Meeting was called to order by President Malm at 5:39 p.m. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  

Allen moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried. 

 

Academic sharing reports:

Simington presented the Course Enrollment, Scheduling and Activity Participation reports.

TeGrootenhuis presented the Curriculum Overview

Bader presented the Academic Sharing Financials

Current Sharing: 

Ruehle moved to approve the Academic Sharing and Activity Sharing for the 2024-2030 School year as presented with 60% of half of the Districts cost per pupil.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

 

Board Questions/Comments:

Fairchild would like to work on getting teacher compensation, benefits closer together for GT and RA.

 

Adjournment

Allen moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:42.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

 

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Board President, Darin Malm             Board Secretary, Josh Bader

Ruthven-Ayrshire CSD

Special School Board Meeting

June 4, 2024

 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held a Special Board meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Jill Conlon, Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis.  Those absent: Director Heather Ruehle, Director Amy Loder and Director Stpehanie Fay All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

 

Call to Order:  President Malm called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.  The pledge of allegiance was recited.

Adopt Agenda:  Sikora moved to adopt the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Welcome/Patron Comments: 

Wireless System: Sikora moved to approve the licensing of Aercor/Aruba for RA’s wireless system.  Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.

Personnel:  Conlon moved to approve Kaleb Helmers as the MS/HS Social Studies Teacher.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.  Sikora moved to approve Ezra Meyer as the Girls Golf Coach.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Adjournment:  Sikora moved to adjourn at 6:37 p.m.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

 

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Board President, Darin Malm                                                                                    Board Secretary, Josh Bader