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.
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Darin Malm, Board President Alyssa Enderson, Board Secretary
