Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
6:00 PM
The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Darin Malm, Vice-President Susan Sikora, Director Rob Allen, Director Jill Conlon, and Director Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook and SBO/Board Secretary Josh Bader. Absent: Director Heather Ruehle and Director Amy Loder. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order - President Malm at 6:00 p.m. in the BoardRoom in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Review of District Mission Statement- Fay
Approval of Agenda: Sikora moved to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Communications: Bader reviewed the audit report received from Schnurr & Company.
BUSINESS & ACTION ITEMS
Consent Items - Motion by Conlon to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.
Minutes- August 21, 2024 regular board minutes.
Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader
Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.
Activity Calendar- Motion by Fay to approve the October Board Calendar and the out of state field trip to Fairmont, MN for the Preschool and Kindergarten students. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried. The next board meeting is Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Open Campus- Conlon moved to approve Open Campus for the Seniors under the supervision of Mrs. Cook. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried.
Inter-District Transportation~ Informational
Board Policies-Sikora moved to approve the following Board Policies: 502.3, 503.9, 503.9R1, 603.1, and 700. Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL
Contract- Sikora moved to approve the hire of Anna Nutt (para). Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.
Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good news sharing -Principal report was given by Mrs Cook. Superintendent report was given by Mr Lewis.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Open Enrollments: ES-PK ERS-PK to Emmetsburg
IASB Convention-Informational
Adjournment-Sikora moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:14 p.m. Seconded by Conlon. Motion carried.
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Board President, Darin Malm Board Secretary, Josh Bader
