Minutes-2021.3.8 Regular

Red Oak Community School District

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Meeting Location:  Red Oak Inman Elementary/ Phone/Internet

Red Oak Inman Elementary Campus

March 8, 2021

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by President Bryce Johnson at 5:31 p.m. at the Red Oak Inman Elementary School Media Center.

Present

Directors: Bret Blackman, Roger Carlson, Jackie DeVries, Bryce Johnson, Kathy Walker

Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Business Manager Deb Drey

Approval of Agenda

Motion by Director DeVries, second by Director Blackman to approve the agenda, removing item 6.2.4, with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair.  Motion carried unanimously.

Good News from Red Oak Schools

Congratulations to Tim and Terra Marsden, the cast, and the crew of the High School musical, Working, which was a huge success.

Nine individuals participated in the District Individual Speech Contest and all qualified for the State Individual Speech Contest.

Four members of the High School Boys’ Basketball team were named to the Red Oak Express All-Area team and two members received Hawkeye 10 All-Conference honors.

Two members of the High School Girls’ Basketball team received Hawkeye 10 All-Conference honors.

Inman Elementary received a grant from Delta Dental to install a new Elkway water-filling station through their “Rethink Your Drink” program.

Presentations

Curt Adams and Kristina Chilton, members of the Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) Review Committee, discussed proposed revisions to the TLC plan.

Consent Agenda

Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Blackman to approve the consent agenda as presented, including meeting minutes, monthly business reports, open enrollment requests, and personnel considerations.  Motion carried unanimously.

Board Policy 100 Series

Motion by Director Blackman, second by Director DeVries to approve the second reading of Board Policy 100 Series.  Motion carried unanimously.

Board Policy 705.1

Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Blackman to approve the second reading of Board Policy 705.1-Purchasing and Bidding Protest Procedure.  Motion carried unanimously.

Continuation of March 8, 2021 Meeting Minutes-Page 2

Board Policy 405.3, 405.4, 405.5

Motion by Director DeVries, second by Director Blackman to approve the second reading of Board Policy 405.3-Employee Complaints, 405.4-Dishonesty, and 405.5-Cooperation in Investigations.  Motion carried unanimously.

SIAC Committee Members

Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Carlson to approve the 2020-2021 School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) members as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Audit Proposal

Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Blackman to approve the audit proposal for FY21, FY22, and FY23 from Nolte, Cornmann, & Johnson PC.  Motion carried unanimously.

Teacher Leadership & Compensation Plan

Motion by Director Walker, second by Director DeVries to approve the updated Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) plan as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment

Motion by Director Blackman, second by Director DeVries to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 p.m.  Motion carried unanimously.

Exempt Session

The Board of Directors entered an exempt session to discuss negotiations strategy for upcoming contract discussions with support and teacher units per Iowa Code Section 20.17(3).

Next Board of Directors Meeting                               Monday, March 22, 2021 – 5:30 p.m.

                                                                                    Red Oak Inman Elementary/Phone/Internet

                                                                                    Red Oak CSD Inman Elementary Campus

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Bryce Johnson, President                                                        Deb Drey, Board Secretary