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 17th at 6:00 PM.
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Darin Malm, Board President Dee Johnson, Board Secretary
