Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
6:00 PM
Board Room
The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:
Darin Malm, Jill Conlon, Amy Loder, Heather Ruehle, Stephanie Fay, Tracy Enderson, and Susan Sikora. Administration in attendance included Superintendent/Elementary Principal Marshall Lewis, MS/HS Principal Jon Josephson, and SBO Josh Bader. Also present were Connie Reinert and representatives from CMBA and Woodruff Construction.
All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order - President Malm at 6:02 p.m.
Review of District Mission Statement –Conlon
Approve Agenda - Motion by Sikora to approve the agenda with moving item 7.5 to the first item under Business and Action Items. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Welcome Visitors and Guests - President Malm welcomed CMBA Architects and Woodruff Construction
Board Learning - Connie Reinert with Beyond Broken presented Marketing information
Communications- Board Appreciation Certificates from IASB were presented to the Board, and Summer Sports Scheduling was noted while student-athletes are still in school.
Business & Action Items –
Exterior Tuck Point and Painting Project Bids - Motion by Conlon to approve the submitted competitive bid for exterior building work by Woodruff Construction through CMBA Architect. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Consent Items - Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Minutes - The April Board Meeting Minutes were reviewed and approved as is.
Approval of Bills/Claims: Presented by Bader
Financial Reports - Presentation by Bader
Activity Reports- Presentation by Bader
Activity Calendar for May- Motion by Sikora to approve the June calendar. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried. The next school board meeting will be held on Monday, June 12th @ 6:00 pm.
Personnel - Motion by Conlon to approve the resignations of Dee Johnson - School Secretary. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried. Motion by Sikora to retain existing hourly staff raises for fiscal year 2024. Seconded by Enderson. Motion carried.
FY 24 Fee Schedule- Motion by Loder to approve fee schedule for fiscal year 2024. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
Principal and Superintendent Reports - Reports were given by Mr. Josephson and Mr. Lewis.
Open Enrollment- None
Activities - Noted field trips and activities as well as additional snow make-up days May 22-26 with Teacher Work Day on May 30th.
Adjourn - Motion by Conlon to adjourn the meeting at 10:08 PM. Second by Sikora. Motion carried.
The next school board meeting will be held on Monday, June 12th @ 6:00 pm.
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Darin Malm, President Josh Bader, School Business Official
