Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 6:00 PM
Basement Classroom

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Jill Conlon, Bruce Long, Stephanie Fay and Heather Ruehle. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson, and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Board Secretary Kelli Harmon.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

1      Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

2.     Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

3.    Approve Agenda - Motion by Conlon to approve the agenda. Second by Long. Motion carried.

4.    Welcome Visitors and Guests - None

5.     Board Learning - None

6.    Communications - None to report

7.    Business & Action Items -

             7.1.  Consent Items - Motion made by Fay to approve consent items. Second by Long. Motion carried.

                        7.1.1.  Minutes - June 15, 2021 minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

                        7.1.2.  Approval of Bills/Claims

                        7.1.3.  Financial Reports - Presented by Alyssa Enderson, School Business Official.

                        7.1.4.  Activity Reports- Presented by SBO Enderson

                        7.1.5.  Activity Calendar for July - The next School Board Meeting will be Monday, August 9th at 6:00 PM          

             7.2.  Personnel - Resignation and Contract - Motion by Conlon to approve the hire of Samantha Hegwood for 2nd Semester MS Math. Second by Enderson.
                     Motion carried.

             7.3   Open Enrollment- None

             7.4.  Summer Projects- Discussion and updates on Summer projects

             7.5.  IASB Legislation Resolutions- Motion by Sikora to approve Number 7.Mental Health, 15.Teacher Recruitment and Licensure, 18.School Funding Policy,
                     and 29.Sharing and Reorganization. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

             7.6.  Board Policy Review - Motion by Long to approve the Board Policy Review quote contingent on G-T’s approval. Second by Conlon. Motion carried. 

8.    Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

9.  Information Items: None

11. Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 7:44 p.m. Second by Conlon.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                      Kelli Harmon, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 9, 2021, 6:00 PM
Basement Classroom

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Jill Conlon, Bruce Long, Stephanie Fay and Heather Ruehle. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson, and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Board Secretary Kelli Harmon.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

1      Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

2.     Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

3.    Approve Agenda - Motion by Enderson to approve the agenda with the addition of course offerings 7.5.3 & 7.5.4. Second by Long. Motion carried.

4.    Welcome Visitors and Guests - Dan Schneider

5.     Board Learning - Presentation of August Newsletter and Statistics for June/July

6.    Communications - Thank you letter from Audrey Peton; Dan Schneider gave a presentation of Ball Field concerns.

7.  Business & Action Items -

             7.1.  Consent Items - Motion made by Long to approve consent items. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

                        7.1.1.  Minutes - July19, 2021 minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

                        7.1.2.  Approval of Bills/Claims

                        7.1.3.  Financial Reports - Presented by Alyssa Enderson, School Business Official.

                        7.1.4.  Activity Reports- Presented by SBO Enderson

                        7.1.5.  Activity Calendar for July - The next School Board Meeting will be Tuesday, September 14th @ 6:00 PM         

             7.2.  Personnel - Resignation and Contract - Motion by Fay to approve the resignation of Jessica Gilmore, and hire of Kelly Allen- Head of Food Service and
                     Kris Fisher- Cook, and Blake Rosacker- Assistant Groundskeeper; Approval of Shared Contracts with the addition of Shared Librarian with Pocahontas
                     Area. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

             7.3   Open Enrollment- None

             7.4.  Milk Bids- Motion by Sikora to approve the milk bids. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

             7.5.  Handbooks- Motion by Fay to accept the FY22 Staff and Student Handbooks and the Course Offerings. Second by Sikora. Motion carried. 

             7.6.  Summer Projects- Updates were given by Superintendent Lewis on status of Summer projects.

8.    Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

9.  Information Items: None

11. Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Second by Fay.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be Tuesday, September 14th at 6:00 PM.

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                     Kelli Harmon, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Special Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
Board Room

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held a special meeting with the following in attendance:

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Jill Conlon, Bruce Long, and Heather Ruehle. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson, and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Board Secretary Kelli Harmon.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

1      Call to Order - President Malm at 5:30 p.m.

2.     Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

3.    Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda. Second by Long. Motion carried.

            Board Member Stephanie Fay arrived at 5:37 p.m.

4.  Business & Action Items -

             4.1 TLC Fiscal Update- Discussion on TLC Categorical Balances and spending were discussed. Motion by Enderson to approve the payment of $43,861.03 to
             G-T for Sharing during FY21. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

5. Adjourn- Motion by Sikora to adjourn the meeting at 5:53 p.m. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                     Kelli Harmon, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday September 13, 2021 6:00 PM
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, Bruce Long, and Stephanie Fay(virtually).  Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson, and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Board Member Heather Ruehle and Board Secretary Kelli Harmon.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

1      Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

2.     Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

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

4.    Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken’s Connie Rienert; FFA Sponsor Tessa Meyer and FFA student Josi Reiman; Class of 2022 Seniors- Paislee Haywood, Adam Sikora, and Chloe Jones.

5.     Board Learning -

            FFA Presentation: Tessa Meyer and Josi Reiman presented details for the National Convention Trip and Schedule of events.

            Class of 2022 Seniors: Open Campus presentation was given.

            Music Boosters Field Trip: Mr. Lewis gave details of trip information

Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of August Newsletter and Statistics for June/July

6.    Communications - Discussion on student driving to G-T

7.  Business & Action Items -

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

                        7.1.1.  Minutes - August 9th  minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

                        7.1.2.  Approval of Bills/Claims

                        7.1.3.  Financial Reports - Presented by Alyssa Enderson, School Business Official.

                        7.1.4.  Activity Reports- Presented by SBO Enderson

                        7.1.5.  Activity Calendar for July - The next School Board Meeting will be Tuesday, October 11th @ 7:00 PM         

             7.2.  Personnel - Resignation and Contract - Motion by Enderson to approve the resignation of Heather Jensen, and hire of Ashely Ellenwood- Yearbook
                     Sponsor  and Heidi Radebaugh- Cook. Second by Long. Motion carried.

             7.3   Open Enrollment- Motion by Sikora to approve the OE in from Emmetsburg. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

             7.4.      Summer Projects- Updates were given by Superintendent Lewis on status of Summer projects.

             7.5. Board Policies Update- Motion by Enderson to table until next month to give ample time to review. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

8.    Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

9.  Information Items: None

11. Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 p.m. Second by Fay.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be Tuesday, October 11, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                     Kelli Harmon, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Thursday October 21, 2021 7:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Bruce Long, and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson(virtually), and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Board Secretary Kelli Harmon.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

Call to Order - President Malm at 7:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken’s Connie Rienert

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of September Marketing updates, website improvements, and Board Learning on mental health in the next addition of the newsletter.

Communications - Discussion on weight room policies

Business & Action Items -

Consent Items - Motion made by Sikora to approve consent items. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Minutes - September Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- holding Hauff check for further review on expenditures.

Financial Reports - Will be emailed out at a later date

Activity Reports- Will be emailed out at a later date

Activity Calendar for November - The next School Board Meeting will be Monday November 8th @ 6:00 PM         

Personnel - Resignation and Contract - Motion by Long to approve the resignation of Kelli Harmon. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Appoint Board Secretary- Motion by Fay to appoint Alyssa Enderson as Board Secretary. Second by Ruehle. Enderson abstained from voting. Motion carried. Oath was given by Enderson to Board Secretary Alyssa Enderson.

Title Applications- Motion by Enderson to approve the FY22 Title Application funding. Second by Long. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment- None

Bank Depository Resolution- Motion by Sikora to approve the FY22 Bank Depository Resolution. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

SBRC Letter for Special Education Deficit- Motion by Ruehle to approve the SBRC Special Education Deficit in the amount of $19,722.48. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Board Policy Review 100, 200, and 300 series- Motion by Enderson to approve the 1st reading of policies with notes. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

Information Items: IASB Convention information was given.

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 10:01 p.m. Second by Fay.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be Monday, November 8th at 6:00 p.m

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                     Alyssa Enderson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 8, 2021 6:00 PM
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, Bruce Long, and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO Alyssa Enderson(virtually), and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Heather Ruehle.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken’s Connie Rienert

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of October Marketing statistics.

Business & Action Items -

Consent Items - Motion made by Sikora to approve consent items. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Minutes - October Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presentation by Enderson

Financial Reports - Presentation by Enderson

Activity Reports- Presentation by Enderson

Activity Calendar for November - The next School Board Meeting will be December 15th @ 6:00 PM         

Personnel - Resignation and Contract - Motion by Fay to approve JH Girls Basketball Coach Adam Mickelson. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Baseball Backstop Proposals- Motion by Long to deny both proposals, and direct Superintendent Lewis to seek additional information from Townsend Company. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment- None

Preschool Handbook- Motion by Sikora to approve the PK Handbook with the update of the R-A Mission Statement. Second by Long. Motion carried.

Palo Alto County Mini-Grants- I, Jill Conlon, make a motion to apply for a Mini-Grant from Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation for Playground Equipment in the amount of  $4,426.00. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Board Policy Review 100, 200, and 300 series- Motion by Enderson to approve the 2nd reading of policies with notes. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

Information Items: IASB Convention was discussed.

5 minute restroom break was held from 9:00 PM to 9:05 PM

Closed Session- Superintendent Review- Motion by Enderson at 9:05 PM to go into closed session per Iowa Code 21.5 (1) j to discuss Review of Superintendent Evaluation, and the Superintendent has requested such. Second by Long. Motion carried. Roll Call Vote- Enderson- aye, Long- aye, Fay- aye, Malm- aye, Sikora- aye, Conlon-aye. Superintendent Lewis and Board Secretary Enderson are present.

Motion by Fay to go out of closed session at 10:08 PM. Second by Conlon. Roll Call Vote- Enderson- aye, Long-aye, Fay- aye, Malm- aye, Sikora-aye, Conlon- aye.

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 10:09 p.m. Second by Sikora.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be Monday, December 15th at 6:00 PM.

 

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                     Alyssa Enderson, Board Secretary

 

Unapproved
Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 16 5:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, SBO/Board Secretary Alyssa Enderson, and MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson.

Absent from the monthly meeting- Jill Conlon, Bruce Long, and Amy Loder.                                         

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 5:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement - Sikora

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of November Marketing statistics.

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items -

Consent Items - Motion made by Sikora to approve consent items. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Minutes - November Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presentation by Enderson

Financial Reports - Presentation by Enderson

Activity Reports- Presentation by Enderson

Student Activity Fund Journal Entries- Motion by Fay to approve Journal Entries. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Adjourn Retiring Board- Motion by Sikora to adjourn at 5:13 PM. Second by Fay. Motion carried. 

 

Call to Order Meeting of New Board- 5:14 PM by Board Secretary Alyssa Enderson.

Review of District Mission Statement- Malm

Approve Agenda- Motion by Malm to approve the agenda. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Welcome Visitors and Guests- NHS Member Adam Sikora and Beyond Broken’s Connie Reinert.

Communications- Discussion on Building Safety.

Business & Action Items-

Election of President- Nomination of Malm by Fay. Second by Sikora. Malm abstained from voting, 3-0 in favor. Motion carried. Oath was given to President Malm at 5:20 PM.

Election of Vice President- Nomination of Sikora by Enderson. Second by Fay. Sikora abstained from voting. 3-0 in favor. Motion carried. Oath was given to Vice President Sikora at 5:23 PM.

Determination of time and place of regular meetings-  Motion by Fay to have meetings at 6:00 PM on the 2nd Monday of each month. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Name Board Legal Counsel- Motion by Sikora to approve Steve Avery as District counsel and pursue a competitive look into options for legal counsel. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Board Member Heather Ruehle arrived at 5:25 PM.

Board Committee Members- Motion by Enderson to approve Board Committee Members. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Appoint Board Treasurer- Motion by Sikora to approve Alyssa Enderson as the Board Treasurer. Second by Fay. Enderson abstains from voting. Motion carried.

Appoint Board Secretary- Motion by Sikora to approve Alyssa Enderson as the Board Secretary. Second by Fay. Enderson abstains from voting. Motion carried. 

Consent Items-

Activity Calendar for January - The next School Board Meeting will be January 20th @ 6:00 PM

NHS Trip- Adam Sikora from NHS requesting Out of State Field Trip approval

Motion by Sikora to approve consent items. Second by Fay. Motion carried.          

Personnel - Resignation - Motion by Enderson to approve BLT resignation. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment- None

District Developed Service Delivery Plan- Motion by Enderson to approve. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Community Messaging System- Motion by Enderson to approve Apptegy contract to replace Iowa ID Messaging contingent on G-T Board’s approval. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

SBRC Application- Motion by Sikora to approve the SBRC Application $0 for additional students from 2020, $42,288 for 6 Open Enrolled out students from 2020. Second by Ruehle. Motion carried.

Modified Supplemental Amount- At-Risk/Dropout Prevention- Motion by Enderson to approve the following resolution: Ruthven-Ayrshire CSD approves the requests for modified supplemental growth to implement the at-risk and dropout prevention program in the amount of $72,270.00, or as determined by the Iowa Department of Education following DE audit review, subject  to final approval by the School Budget Review Committee. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Wood River Energy Program- The Board took up and considered matters related to participating in a joint agreement relating to the establishment of a local government risk pool. After due consideration and discussion, Enderson introduced the resolution below and moved that the resolution be adopted, second by Fay. After due consideration, the President put the question on the motion and roll being called, the following named Directors voted: Ayes- Tracy Enderson, Stephanie Fay, Heather Ruehle, Darin Malm, Susan Sikora. Nays- None. Whereupon, the President declared the resolution duly adopted.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

Information Items- None

Closed Session- Property Purchase Consideration according to Board Policy 213- Motion by Enderson at 6:32 PM to go into closed session to discuss property purchase. Second by Fay. Motion carried. Roll Call Vote- Ayes- Enderson, Fay, Ruehle, Malm, and Sikora. Nays- None.

Motion by Enderson to go out of closed session at 6:41 PM. Second by Sikora.  Roll Call Vote- Ayes- Enderson, Fay, Ruehle, Malm, and Sikora. Nays- None

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Second by Sikora.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be January 20th at 6:00 PM.

 

__________________________________________             _________________________________
              Darin Malm, Board President                                                           Alyssa Enderson, Board Secretary

 

Unapproved
Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora(virtually), Tracy Enderson, Amy Loder, Jill Conlon, Heather Ruehle(virtually) and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis.

Absent from the monthly meeting- SBO/Board Secretary Alyssa Enderson                                  

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 Fay. Motion carried.

Welcome Visitors and Guests - None

Board Learning- None

Communications- Letter received in mail for records request.

Business & Action Items -

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

Minutes - December Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presentation by Lewis

Financial Reports - Presentation by Lewis

Activity Reports- Presentation by Lewis

Student Activity Fund Journal Entries- Motion by Fay to approve Journal Entries. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

Master Calendar- Motion by Enderson to approve the 2022-2023 Master Calendar. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Joint Board Meeting- suggested meeting dates were discussed.

Sharing Committee Meeting- suggested meeting dates were discussed.

Personnel- Motion by Conlon to approve At Risk Coordinator resignation. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment- Motion by Enderson to approve Open Enrollments to Spencer and Emmetsburg. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

Preschool SBRC Request- Motion by Fay to approve the resolution of Preschool funding request. Second by Loder. Motion carried.

Board Series 400’s- Motion by Fay to approve the 1st reading of the 400 Board Policy series. Second by Loder. Motion carried.

School Counsel Options- Discussion item. No vote necessary.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.

Information Items- None

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 p.m. Second by Fay.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be February 16th at 6:00 PM.

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
6:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder, and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis and SBO/Board Secretary Alyssa Enderson.                                         

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement - Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of December Marketing statistics.

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items -

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

Minutes - November Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- Presentation by Enderson

Financial Reports - Presentation by Enderson

Activity Reports- Presentation by Enderson

Master Calendar- Public Hearing- Public comment open at 6:40 PM; Closed at 6:43 PM with no comment. Motion by Enderson to approve the Master Academic Calendar 2022-2033. Second by Loder. Motion carried.       

Personnel - Resignation - Motion by Fay to approve resignation of Alyssa Enderson, SBO/Board Secretary. Second by Sikora. Enderson abstained from voting.  

Hourly Overload Pay Request- Motion by Sikora to approve the overload pay request presented by Lewis. Second by Ruehle. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment- Motion by Fay to approve the Open enrollment requests with notes for Superintendent Lewis to encourage reaching out to families. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

Board Policy Series- 400’s 2nd Reading- Motion by Enderson to approve the 2nd reading of the 400 board policy series. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Board Policy Series- 900’s 1st Reading- Motion by Conlon to approve the 1st reading of the 900 board policy series. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Summer Projects- Discussion was had on ideas for Summer projects inside and exterior to the building.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Lewis.

Information Items- Curriculum Update, ILCC College Fair field trip, and Joint Board Meeting.

A Short break was held from 7:50 PM to 7:55 PM. 

Closed Session- Superintendent Review per IA Code 21.5- Sikora moves that we go to closed session per Iowa Code 21.5 (1) j to discuss Review of Superintendent Evaluation, and the Superintendent has requested such. Second by Conlon.

Roll Call Vote to go into Closed Session at 7:57 PM- Conlon, Fay, Sikora, Malm, Loder, Enderson, and Ruehle- Ayes. Nays- None.

Motion by Enderson to go out of closed session at 9:03 PM. Second by Fay.  Roll Call Vote- Conlon, Fay, Sikora, Malm, Loder, Enderson, and Ruehle- Ayes. Nays- None

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 9:04 p.m. Second by Fay.

                   Motion carried. The next board meeting will be March 14th at 6:00 PM.

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 14, 2022
6:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder, and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, Principal Jon Josephson and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.                                        

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement – Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert & Amy Sikora.

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of December Marketing statistics. The next newsletter will come out the first week of May.

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items –

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

1. Audit Report - Presented by Murray Stanley of Schnurr & Company
2. RAEA Proposal - Amy Sikora presented the Association’s initial proposal.
3. Board Proposal - RA Board presented the District’s initial proposal.

Minutes - November Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims-

Financial Reports – Presentation by Mr. Lewis.

Activity Reports- Presentation by Mr. Lewis.

GT/RA shared activity report: Presentation by Mr. Josephson.

April Calendar – Approved including the Chanhassen trip.

Budget Guarantee Resolution - Motion by Enderson to approve.  Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.

Personnel: Motion to approve the Interim SBO Steve Rollefson and Board Secretary Dee Johnson to have access to the ECorp Program.  The authorization will be at Iowa State Bank or any other financial institution where RA does financial business.  The checking signature card will have the Board President, Board Vice-President and Board Secretary signatures on it.  Motion by: Sikora. Seconded by Fay.

Appoint SBO -Motion to approve the hire of Chris Conlon SBO by Sikora. Seconded by Loder, Conlon abstained from voting. Motion carried.

Appoint Board Secretary- Motion by Sikora to appoint Dee Johnson as Board Secretary. Second by Fay. Motion carried. Oath was given by President Malm to Board Secretary Dee Johnson.

Open Enrollment- Motion by Enderson  to approve the Open enrollment requests. Second by Sikora    Motion carried.

Board Policy Review 800 & 900 series – tabled until April meeting.

Summer Lunch Program – Motion by Enderson to participate in a Summer Lunch Program. Seconded by Fay.

Summer Projects - Discussion was had on ideas for Summer projects inside and exterior to the building.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis.

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. Second by Fay.

                    Motion carried. The next board meeting will be April 11^th  at 6:00 PM.

    

 

_________________________________________                _____________________________________
                 Darin Malm, Board President                                                           Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Special Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
6:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder, and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, Principal Jon Josephson and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.                                         

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests 

Business & Action Items –

    Discussion on the FY23 Budget.  Motion by Enderson to publish the budget.  Second by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 6:08 p.m. Second by Sikora.

                    Motion carried. The next board meeting will be April 11^th  at 6:00 PM.

    

 

_________________________________________                _____________________________________
                 Darin Malm, Board President                                                       Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 11, 2022
6:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon,  and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, Principal Jon Josephson and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.   Absent was Amy Loder.                                     

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement – Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert.

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of March Marketing statistics. The next newsletter will come out the first week of May.

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items –

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

Minutes - March Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims-

Financial Reports – Presentation by Mr. Lewis.

May Calendar – Presented.

Personnel -  Motion by Enderson to approve the resignations of Brent Dyhrkopp - MS/HS History Teacher and Gabby Davis - MS/HS Science Teacher, and to hire Adam Mickelson as the Head Volleyball Coach for the 2022-2023 school year.  Seconded by Fay. Motion Carried.

Certified Contracts - Motion made by Ruthle to approve the Negotiation Package.  Second by Fay.  Motion Carried.

Senior Accounts - Motion by Fay to authorize payment of credit Senior account balances.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion Carried.

2022 Graduates - Motion by Sikora to approve the Class of 2022 for graduation pending final review of coursework.  Second by Fay.  Motion Carried.

AEA Purchasing Agreement - Motion by Enderson to approve the AEA Purchasing Agreement for 2022-2023.  Second by Conlon.  Motion Carried.

Open Enrollment- None to report.

Board Policy Series- 900’s 2nd Reading- Motion by Conlon to approve the 2nd reading of the 900 board policy series. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.

Board Policy Series 800’s - tabled until the May meeting.

Summer Projects - Motion by Enderson to approve the plan for summer projects.  Second by Fay.  Motion Carried.

Budget Hearing -  Public comment open at 7:42 PM; Closed at 7:52 PM with no comment.  Motion by Conlon to approve the budget.  Second by Fay.  Motion Carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis.

Adjourn - Motion by Conlon to adjourn the meeting at 8:04 p.m. Second by Enderson. Motion carried. The next board meeting will be May 17^th  at 6:00 PM.

    

 

________________________________________                  _____________________________________
                 Darin Malm, Board President                                                                 Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Special Board Workshop Minutes
April 26, 2022
6:00 PM
Graettinger LIbrary

 

GT and RA Board Workshop was held April 26, 2022 in the MS/HS Library in Graettinger, Iowa.  Those in attendance for GT:  Kevin Jensen, Shamus Currans, Jeremiah DePyper, Superintendent Marshall Lewis, and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Attendance for RA: Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Jill Conlin, Amy Loder, Heather Ruhle, and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.

 

Call to Order: President Malm at 6:02 pm

Approve Agenda: Motion by Loder to approve the agenda with no additions or corrections. Second by Conlon. Motion carried.

Board Development & Learning: Lou Ann Givst, from the IASB presented Board Development and Learning.

Adjourn: Adjourned at 8:04 p.m.

 

 

______________________________               ______________________________
      Darin Malm, Board President                                                Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Special Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, May 2, 2022
5:00 PM
Board Room

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held a special board meeting with the following in attendance:  Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon.  Heather Ruehle and Amy Loder joined by phone.   Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis. 

Absent was: Tracy Enderson, Stephanie Fay and Board Secretary, Dee Johnson.  

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order & Determine a Quorum - President Malm at 5:00 p.m.

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests 

Business & Action Items –

    Motion by Sikora to open the budget hearing to the public at 5:01 pm.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

    Motion by Conlon to close the budget hearing to the public at 5:04 pm.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried.

    Motion by Conlon to publish the budget at 5:05 pm.  Second by Sikora.  Motion carried.

Adjourn - Motion by Loder to adjourn the meeting at 5:06 p.m. Second by Sikora.

                  Motion carried. The next board meeting will be May 17th at 6:00 PM.

    

 

________________________________              ____________________________
        Darin Malm, Board President                                   Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday May 17, 2022
6:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis,  and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.  Principal  Jon Josephson arrived at 6:18 pm.                                    

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 6:06 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement – Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert and Karr Tuckpointing presentation.

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of May Marketing statistics. Connie asked the Board for permission to share Titan information with the newspaper.  The Board approved  this with the stipulation that Titan Times gets credit for the publications.

Karr Tuckpointing presented what it would take to paint and tuckpoint the school. 

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items –

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

Minutes - April 11th and 26th Board Minutes and May 2nd Special Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

Approval of Bills/Claims- Motion made by Enderson to approve the bills.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.

Financial Reports – Presentation by Mr. Lewis.

June Calendar – Presented.

Personnel -  Motion by Sikora to approve the resignation of Melissa Tindall - Paraeducator, and to hire Bailey Quarnstrom - MS/HS Social Studies and Susan Packard - Substitute Teacher, Adam Hein - HS Ass’t. Baseball and JH Baseball Coach, Geoff Maurer - JH Baseball Coach, and Bob Protexter - HS Baseball and JH Baseball Coach.  Seconded by Fay. Motion Carried.

Administrative/Non-Certified Contracts - Motion made by Conlon to approve theAdministrative/Non-Certified Contracts.  Second by Fay.  Motion Carried..

Open Enrollment- None to report.

Bus Purchase - Motion by Conlon to approve the purchase of a bus. Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Bus Bids - Motion by Fay to reject  all bids for Bus 02.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.  Motion by Sikora to accept the highest bid for Bus 99.  Seconded by Enderson.  Motion carried.

Tuckpointing - The Board has requested more information before a decision is made.

Board Policy Series- 900’s 2nd Reading- Motion by Ruehle to approve the 2nd reading of the 900 board policy series. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis.

Field Trips - An on-going list of field trips and activities to close out the school year was discussed.

Adjourn - Motion by Sikora to adjourn the meeting at 9:57 p.m. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

 The next board meeting will be June 14^th at 7:00 PM.

    

 

________________________________________                  _____________________________________
                 Darin Malm, Board President                                                       Dee Johnson, Board Secretary

 

Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Tuesday June 14, 2022
7:00 PM
Board Room

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

Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Tracy Enderson, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder and Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, Principal Jon Josephson, SBO Chris Conlon and Board Secretary Dee Johnson.                               

All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

 

Call to Order - President Malm at 7:00 p.m.

Review of District Mission Statement – Conlon

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

Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert.  Dalton Young, Brody Simington, Cormick Currans and Blake Rosacker representing the baseball team.

Board Learning- Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of Marketing statistics.  Dalton, Brody, Cormick and Blake presented an idea of re-naming the Baseball field to the Board.

Communications- None to report

Business & Action Items –

Consent Items - Motion made by Fay to approve consent items with no financial reports given. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Minutes -May 17th Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.

July Calendar – Presented.

Personnel - Motion by Conlon to approve the resignation of Tim Murphy -Bus Driver/Grounds Keeper, and to hire Amy Sikora as the Master Teacher.  Seconded by Loder. Motion Carried.

Open Enrollment- None to report.

Milk Bids - Motion by Enderson to approve the Milk Bid by Anderson Erickson.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried. 

Tuckpointing - Motion to table the Tuckpointing project by Sikora.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Board Policy Series- 800’s 1st Reading- Motion by Loder to approve the 1st reading of the 800 board policy series with updates noted. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.

Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis.

Field Trips -Motion by Conlon to direct Mr. Lewis to contact the Baseball Coach regarding a trip to Omaha for the College World Series in the following manner:  Trip to include 8th-12th grade players, voluntary trip, approving R-A students contingent upon G-T board approval.  The students would be representing GT-RA.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 9:51 p.m. Second by Fay. Motion carried.

 The next board meeting will be July 11th  at 6:00 PM.

    

 

________________________________________                  _____________________________________
                 Darin Malm, Board President                                                           Dee Johnson, Board Secretary