Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 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, Heather Ruehle, Jill Conlon, Stephanie Fay, Amy Lode and Tracy Enderson. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, Principal Jon Josephson, SBO Chris Conlon, 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 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-
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Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of the November Titan Times and discussed October’s Marketing statistics.
Communications- none
Annual Meeting Items-
Board Secretary Dee Johnson presided over the meeting at 6:25 pm.
Election of President- Nomination of Malm by Sikora. Second by Ruehle. Malm abstained from voting, 6-0 in favor. Motion carried. Oath was given to President Malm at 6:27 pm.
President Malm presided over the meeting at 6:28 pm.
Election of Vice President- Nomination of Sikora by Fay. Second by Enderson. Sikora abstained from voting. 6-0 in favor. Motion carried. Oath was given to Vice President Sikora at 6:29 pm.
Determination of time and place of regular meetings- Motion by Ruehle to have meetings at 6:00 PM on the 2nd Monday of each month. Second by Loder. Motion carried.
Name Board Legal Counsel- Motion by Conlon to approve Steve Avery as District counsel. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.
Board Committee Members- Motion by Enderson to approve Board Committee Members with the change of Darin Malm to the Palo Alto Conference Board. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.
Appoint Board Treasurer- Motion by Sikora to approve Chris Conlon as the Board Treasurer. Second by Loder. Motion carried. Oath was given to Chris Conlon.
Appoint Board Secretary- Motion by Sikora to approve Dee Johnson as the Board Secretary. Second by Fay. Motion carried. Oath was given to Dee Johnson.
Business & Action Items –
Consent Items - Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Minutes - September Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.
Financial Reports – Financial update was presented by Mr. Conlon.
Activity Calendar for December - The next school board meeting will be Tuesday, November 13th @ 5:30 pm.
Personnel - Motion by Ruehle to approve the resignations of Jeff Kathman - Para, Racheal Fogarty - Para, and the hiring of Brent Dyhrkopp - Assistant HS Girls Basketball Coach, Head Golf Coach, and Amanda Long - Para. Seconded by Conlon. Motion Carried.
Early Retirement Proposal - Motion by Enderson to approve the Early Retirement Proposal with a change of 40%. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Palo Alto County Gaming Commission - Tracy Enderson made a motion to apply for a Mini Grant from PACGDC for Stand Up Desks in the amount of $4,473.00. Amy Loder seconded. Motion carried.
Open Enrollment- None.
Board Policy - Motion by Ruehle to approve the 1st reading of the 600 series. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis. Motion by Enderson to approve the HS Incentive out of state trip request. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 9:03 p.m. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.
The next board meeting will be December 13th at 5:30 PM.
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Darin Malm, Board President Dee Johnson, Board Secretary
