Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
November 20, 2024
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by President Bret Blackman at 5:30 p.m. at the Red Oak Junior Senior High School Virtual Classroom.
Present
Directors: Bret Blackman, Kathy Walker, Bryce Johnson, and Scott Bruce
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Board Secretary/Business Manager, Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve the agenda with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair. Motion carried unanimously.
Good News
Congratulations to Emmanuel Grass and Hayden Heitbrink who qualified for the 2A
State Cross country meet. Grace Goldapp, Lily Marsden, and Ethan Struck were selected for the Iowa All Star Choir. Hawkeye 10 All-Conference Volleyball honors went to Jocelyn O’Neal, Nicole Bond, and Kelly Jones.
Riley Pelzer and the FFA Students reported on their trip to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, business reports, out-of-state field trips, FY 2024-2025 Contract amendments, current personnel considerations, Modified Supplemental Amount Due to Open Enrollment ($149,689.11), Modified Supplemental Amount due to Limited English Proficient Instruction Beyond five years ($9,860.76), and amended SBRC Request for Modified Supplemental Amount for Negative Special Education Balance ($72,708.04). Motion carried unanimously.
FY2024 Financials and Depository Balances
Superintendent Lorenz and Business Manager Heidi Harris discussed the FY2024 end of year financials including depository balances as of June 30, 2024.
Early Graduation Requests
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Walker to approve the 2024-2025 Red Oak Jr/Sr High School early graduation requests. Motion carried unanimously.
Hard Surface Bus Route for 2024-2025
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to approve the 2024-2025 hard surface bus route. Motion carried unanimously.
Online Learning Program Manual Revisions
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve revisions to the Online Learning Program Manual. Motion carried unanimously.
Interscholastic Activity Sharing Boys’ Wrestling
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve the interscholastic activity sharing agreement for Boys’ Wrestling with East Mills Community School District for the 2024-2025 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Interscholastic Activity Sharing Girls’ and Boys’ Bowling
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Walker to approve the interscholastic activity sharing agreement for Girls’ and Boys’ Bowling with Essex CSD. Motion carried unanimously.
Redistribution of Registrar Duties for 2025-2026
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to approve consolidating and redistributing duties of the District Registrar with the District Curriculum Coordinator, Counselors, and building Secretaries and adjusting contracts and work assignments accordingly. Motion carried unanimously.
Replacing and Adding ROECC Security Cameras
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve replacing existing ROECC security cameras and purchasing additional external cameras as part of the Iowa School Safety Grant Initiative (SLFRF Grant) for $18,893.69. Motion carried unanimously.
Audio System for Secondary Gym
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve upgrading the audio system in the secondary gymnasium at the Jr/Sr High School for $15,177. Motion carried unanimously.
Design/Engineering Agreement
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to approve the agreement with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture to provide professional architectural services related to the design and engineering of proposed renovations and additions to ongoing facility improvements. Motion carried unanimously.
Construction Management Services
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Walker to approve the agreement with Boyd Jones to serve as construction manager as advisor related to the design and engineering of proposed renovations and additions to ongoing facilities improvements. Motion carried unanimously.
Retiring Board Adjournment
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to retire to the regular board meeting at 6:58 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Organizational Board of Directors Meeting (FY2024-2025)
The organizational meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by Board Secretary Heidi Harris at 7:03 p.m.
Present
Directors: Bret Blackman, Kathy Walker, Bryce Johnson, and Scott Bruce
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Board Secretary/Business Manager, Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Blackman, second by Director Walker to approve the agenda with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair. Motion carried unanimously.
Election of Officers
Director Walker nominated Bret Blackman for Board President. Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson that nominations cease. Motion carried 3-0 with Director Blackman abstaining.
Newly elected Board President, Bret Blackman, was given the Oath of Office by Board Secretary Heidi Harris.
Director Johnson nominated Kathy Walker for Vice President. Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce that nominations cease. Motion carried 3-0 with Director Walker abstaining.
Newly elected Board Vice President, Kathy Walker, was given the Oath of Office by Board Secretary Heidi Harris.
Board Secretary/Treasurer
Motion by Board President Blackman, second by Director Bruce to name Heidi Harris as Board Secretary and Treasurer. Motion carried unanimously.
Legal Publication
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to designate the Red Oak Express for the District’s legal publications for 2024-2025. Motion carried unanimously.
Depositories/Legal Limits
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce, to set the Depositories as Houghton State Bank, Bank Iowa, and Iowa Schools Joint Investment Trust with a legal limit of $25,000,000 at each. Motion carried unanimously.
Legal Counsel
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to name Ahlers Cooney Law Firm as the District’s legal counsel for 2024-2025 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting Dates/Times
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to set meeting dates to the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. with quarterly work sessions. Motion carried unanimously.
District Calendar Committee
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to approve Aaron Schmid as the District Calendar Committee representative for the 2024-2025 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Red Oak Technology Committee
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve Bret Blackman and Aaron Schmid as the 2024-2025 Red Oak Technology Committee representatives. Motion carried unanimously.
Red Oak County Conference Board Committee
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce to approve Kathy Walker as the 2024-2025 Red Oak County Conference Board Committee representative. Motion carried unanimously.
Red Oak STEAM Committee
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Walker to approve Aaron Schmid and Bret Blackman as the 2024-2025 STEAM Committee representatives. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to adjourn the Organizational Meeting at 7:22 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Next Board Work Session Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
Next Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
