Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, August 21,2024
6:00 PM
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 Jill Conlon,Director Amy Loder, Director Heather Ruehle, and Director Stephanie Fay. 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 BoardRoom in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Review of District Mission Statement -Conlon
Approval of Agenda: Fay moved to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Sikora . Motion carried.
BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS
Consent Items - Motion by Allen to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Minutes- July 17, 2024 regular board minutes.
Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader
Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.
Activity Calendar- Sikora moved to approve the September 2024 Board Calendar with the September Board meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
Coaches Handbook- Ruehle motioned to approve the 24-25 Coaches Handbook with updated dates and names. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
Course Offering/Class Schedule- Sikora moved to approve the 24-25 Course Offering and Class Schedule. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Parent/Student Handbook- Allen moved to approve the Parent/Student Handbook for 24-25. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
Appoint Hearing Officers- Ruehle moved to approve the appointment of hearing officers. Fay seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Board Policies- Conlon moved to approve the following Board Policies: 200.5, 206.3, 206.4, 401.17, 402.3, 501.3, 501.9, 501.9R, 501.14, 501.15, 502.7, 505.2, 603.1, 603.12, 607.2, 710.1, 801.3, 803.2, 905.4, 501.10, 501.10R1. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Safety Grant- Fay motioned to approve Coffman’s Locksmith to replace keys and locks for the Ruthven school building. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Concession Stand Mitigation- Ruehle moved to approve the concession stand mitigation. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Lunch tables- Sikora moved to approve the purchase of new lunch tables. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL
Resignation- Ruehle moved to approve the resignation of Geoff Maurer. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good news sharing -Principal report was given by Mrs Cook. Superintendent report was given by Mr Lewis.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Open Enrollments: JL 12th to Okoboji, BL 9th, TL 11th and TC 12th to CAM. CR 7th and CA KG to Spencer and CL 5th to RA.
IASB Convention-Informational
Adjournment- Conlon moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
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Board President, Darin Malm Board Secretary, Josh Bade
