Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
6:00 PM
Board Room
The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:
Darin Malm, Susan Sikora, Stephanie Fay, Tracy Enderson and Amy Loder. Jill Conlon arrived at 6:05 pm. 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 – Sikora
Approve Agenda - Motion by Fay to approve the agenda with no additions or corrections. Second by Enderson. Motion carried.
Welcome Visitors and Guests - Beyond Broken Connie Rienert, Mrs. TeGrootenhuis, Mrs. Sikora, Dustin Horst and Caitlyn Freese.
Board Learning-
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Connie with Beyond Broken: Presentation of December’s Marketing statistics.
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Mrs. TeGrootenhuis and Mrs. Sikora discussed the implementation of a new PK-5 Literacy Curriculum for the 2023-2024 school year. They will give a presentation next month.
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Mrs. Sikora and Mrs. TeGrootenhuis informed the board of the items we will be receiving thanks to the Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund-Professional Development Grant.
Communications-
Business & Action Items –
Consent Items - Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Minutes - December Board Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.
Financial Reports – No financial reports were presented.
Activity Calendar for February- Motion by Sikora to approve the February Activities Calendar with the next school board meeting to be held on Monday, February 13th @ 6:00 pm.
Master Calendar for 2023-2024 - Was presented to view for the 2023-2024 school year.
Joint Board Meeting- suggested meeting dates were discussed.
Sharing Committee Meeting- The sharing committee established consists of Malm, Sikora and Enderson. Suggested meeting dates were discussed.
8th Grade GTRA Proposal - Motion by Fay to approve the GTRA 8th Grade Sharing proposal. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
Field Trip Request - Motion by Sikora to approve the JH Honor Band trip to Decorah and the NHS trip to Kansas City. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Personnel - Motion by Fay to approve the resignation letters, with much gratitude and thanking them for their years of service, that were requested to qualify for early retirement for Jon Josephson, Karen Bauermeister and Mary Smith. Seconded by Sikora. Motion Carried.
Board Policy - The Wellness Plan did not arrive in time for the meeting.
Building & Grounds - Motion by Conlon to approve the purchase of a tractor. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Ballfield Construction - Discussion on ballfield improvements. Next step is to get formal bids.
Grounds Maintenance - Motion by Sikora to approve the Josephson Lawn Service proposal. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Fencing - Motion by Enderson to table the fencing proposal. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and then Mr. Lewis.
Open Enrollment- None to approve.
Adjourn - Motion by Enderson to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Second by Fay. Motion carried.
The next board meeting will be February 13th at 6:00 PM.
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Darin Malm, Board President Dee Johnson, Board Secretary
