Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
February 15, 2023
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, Roger Carlson, Jackie DeVries arrived at 6:01 p.m, Bryce Johnson, Kathy Walker
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Business Manager Deb Drey, Accounting Clerk Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to approve the agenda with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair. Motion carried unanimously.
Good News from Red Oak Schools
Nicole Bond was the district’s first girls’ state wrestling qualifier.
Kyler Sandholm, Adam Baier, and Dawson Bond qualified for the state wrestling tournament.
The boys’ basketball team advanced to the district semi-final with a victory over Missouri Valley.
Several students performed well at the State Large Group Speech Contest.
FFA members participated in the South Sub-District FFA Contest and several will advance to the District Contest.
Girls’ and Boys’ Bowling completed their seasons with good showings at the state qualifying meet but narrowly missed qualifying for the state tournament.
Presentation
Steve McPhillips from Green Hills AEA and Curtis Hamstra from the 4th Judicial District discussed the School Based Intervention Program.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, monthly business reports, personnel considerations, and out-of-state field trip request. Motion carried unanimously with Director Carlson abstaining on item 5.3.1.
Board Policy Series 604.11
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Carlson to approve the third reading of Board Policy Series 604.11. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy Series 605-607
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the first reading of Board Policy Series 605-607. Motion carried unanimously.
Football Helmet Purchase
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve the purchase of new football helmets from Riddell All American Sports in the amount of $9,298.45. Motion carried unanimously.
Continuation of February 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes-Page 2
Graduation Ceremony & Scholarship Recognition
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the changes to the graduation ceremony and scholarship recognition as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
School Based Intervention Program
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to approve participation in the Department of Human Services/4th Judicial District’s School Based Intervention Program for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year and the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Director DeVries arrived at the meeting.
Alternative PK Instruction Delivery
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve adopting the alternative pre-school instruction delivery model as presented for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Health Insurance Plans
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Carlson to approve the employee health benefits plans as presented for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
March Board Meeting Date
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director DeVries to have the regular meeting of the board of directors on March 15, 2023, as originally scheduled. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to adjourn the meeting at 6:31 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Exempt Session per Iowa Code section 20.17(3)
The Board of Directors entered into an exempt session to discuss negotiations strategy for upcoming contract discussion with the teachers’ unit per Iowa Code section 20.17(3) at 6:33 p.m. and exited at 6:47 p.m.
Next Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
