February 10, 2020
The public and regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Centerville Community School District was held February 10, 2020 at 6:30 pm in the board room of the Administration Office, 634 North Main, Centerville.

Public Hearing – 2020-2021 Calendar

Call to order and roll call
President Marty Braster called the public hearing to order at 6:30 pm.  Roll call to determine quorum:
   Present:  Marty Braster, Brooke Johnson, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Kris Shondel, Mike Moore,
                  Kevin Wiskus    
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts

Welcome Visitors
Marty Braster welcomed visitors.

Approve Agenda
It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the agenda.  Motion carried
unanimously.

Public Input on 2020-2021 Calendar
There were no comments from the public regarding the calendar.  Superintendent Tom Rubel reported that the 2020-21 calendar mirrors in structure the current 2019-20 calendar.  He noted that several different people are included in its review.  Marty Braster pointed out that the dates for workshop days and parent/teacher conferences might need to be updated.  The administration will make those adjustments.

Adjourn to Regular Board Meeting
It was moved by Brooke Johnson and seconded by Mike Thomas to adjourn to the regular meeting at 6:36 pm.  Motion carried unanimously.

Regular Board Meeting

Call to order and roll call
President Marty Braster called the regular meeting to order at 6:36 pm.  Roll call to determine quorum:
   Present:  Bob Thomas, Marty Braster, Brooke Johnson, Mike Thomas, Kris Shondel, Mike Moore,
                  Kevin Wiskus    
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts

Welcome Visitors

Public Forum
District nurse Denise Howe was present to give an update to the board on recent sicknesses in the district.  She reported on the absence percentages for each building. She reported that there isn’t any reason for alarm at this time and spoke about the efforts that are being made by cleaning to prevent the spread of any illnesses.  

Bob Thomas shared a video from Technology Integrationist Mekca Wallace-Spurgin that showcased Centerville students at the caucus.  He reported that the video might get to be used for the intro to a commercial in the future because of the district’s connection with Iowa PBS.

Approve Agenda
A change was made to Item E under New Business.  “Approve Preschool Bid” was changed to “Approve
Lakeview Library Bid.”  It was moved by Brooke Johnson and seconded by Kris Shondel to approve the 
agenda as amended.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Minutes of previous meetings
Lisa Swarts reported that the January 20th minutes needed to add the following information:
“Approve Agenda, It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the agenda. 
Motion carried unanimously.” 

It was moved by Brooke Johnson and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the January 13th, January
27th and January 20th minutes as amended.  Motion carried unanimously.

Old Business
There were no old business items.

New Business

Iowa School Performance Profile Reports
Principals for each building along with the curriculum director presented data from the Iowa School Performance Profile Report for the district overall and then for each building.  Each of the principals’ reports focused on the scores in each category, comparisons with the state averages, targeted areas, and areas of growth.  They answered questions from the board about how they actually use the data to set goals and to continually make improvements.

Discussion & Approval of TLC Plan
Rhonda Raskie presented the updated Teacher Leadership plan for 2020-21.  A couple of the significant changes were the application process and the addition of another Instructional Coach.  It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Brooke Johnson to approve the updated Teacher Leadership Plan for 2020-21 as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve 2020-21 School Calendar 
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve the 2020-21 calendar as presented with suggested changes.  Motion carried unanimously.

First Reading of Board Policy 905.2 & deletion of policy 401.11
The recommendation from legal counsel and the IASB policy primer was to combine policies 401.11 and 905.2 into one policy (905.2) covering the topic of transporting students in private vehicles.  Policy 401.11 will be completely deleted and 905.2’s current language will now be replaced with the new language provided by legal counsel.  

A suggestion was made to change one line of the newly presented policy.  The recommendation was as follows:
The vehicle to be used is in satisfactory condition compliance with Iowa Law

It was moved by Brooke Johnson and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the deletion of policy 401.11 and the first reading of board policy 905.2 with suggested changes.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Lakeview Library Roof Bid
Two bids were submitted for consideration for the Lakeview Library Roof project.  There was an inquiry as to whether or not the bid from Precision Roofing included labor.  Tim Kaster reported that he thought that it did.  It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the low bid from Precision Roofing for $28,960.24 contingent upon labor being included in the stated bid.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Appointment to Negotiations Committee
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to appoint Kevin Wiskus to the Negotiations Committee.  Motion carried unanimously with Kevin Wiskus abstaining.

Approve Personnel Business Procedures
Personnel items presented for approval were as follows:
Resignations
Lisa Spiker – Resigning from Quiz Bowl Sponsor at the end of the 2019-20 contract year.
Steve Clark – Resigning from 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach at the end of the 2019-20 contract year.
Transfers
1. Jennifer Osborne-Burns – Voluntary Transfer from Reading Teacher @ CHS to Interventionist at Howar, effective with the 2020-21 contract year, replacing Merry Dudley.
2. Mark Whisler – Voluntary Transfer from Howar M.S. Wrestling Coach to Asst. H.S. Wrestling Coach for the 2019-2020 contract year, replacing Jared Bevins.
3. Tyler Morgan – Voluntary Transfer from Elementary Band Teacher to High School Band Teacher effective with the 2020-21 contract year, replacing Jim DePrizio.
Employment/Contracts
1. Laura DePrizio – Change from shared 50% Lakeview Student Council to 100% Lakeview Student Council for the 2019-2020 contract year.
2. Krista Tuttle – 6th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher @ Howar, Lane: BA, Step 13, Salary TBD by negotiations, pending background checks, replacing Paula Brinegar.
3. Sydney Ocker – Sp. Ed. Aide Specific @ Lakeview, Level II, Step 3, 10.77 per hour, replacing Haley Gottman, effective Dec. 10, 2019.
Volunteer Agreements
1. Chris Schacher – Volunteer for Boys’ Soccer for the 2019-2020 season.
2. Steve Logsdon – Trapshooting and FFA Volunteer for the 2019-2020 year.
3. Chad Butler – Trapshooting Volunteer for the 2019-2020 year.
4. Rachael Butler – Trapshooting & Band Volunteer for the 2019-2020 year.
5. Violet Landstrom – TAG, Robotics & Band Volunteer for the 2019-2020 year.
Sports Officials - Contracts-as listed.

It was moved by Brooke Johnson and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve all personnel items as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Superintendent Report
Tom Rubel gave the board documents and a calendar for a list of all significant dates for future meetings.  Some of those significant dates mentioned were: March 3rd election for the renewal of the Revenue Purpose Statement, March 23rd work session with Rachelle Hines, and April 28th work session with Matt Gillespie.

Marty Braster spoke about getting the Master Facility Draft survey results back and compiled for the February 24th work session as well.

Financial Reports
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the bills, pay per diem, and financial reports as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjourn
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:45 pm.  Motion carried unanimously.

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Board President, Marty Braster                                              Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Swarts