Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
January 24, 2024
**REVISED**
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, Aaron Schmid, Scott Bruce
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Board Secretary/Business Manager, Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce approve the agenda with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair. Motion carried unanimously.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Schmid to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, business reports, out of state field trips, current personnel considerations, and the At-Risk/Dropout Prevention Modified Supplemental amount of $375,281. Motion carried unanimously.
Good News from Red Oak Schools
Congratulations to Red Oak Large Group Speech students who had ten students earn #1 ratings and qualified for State Speech Competition. Students included Grace and Josie Goldapp, Connor Knight, Tony Filipi, Cade Lovell, Kaz Jackson, Auden Coover, Seth Richards, and Ella Johnson. Gilliam Heim, Leya Walker, Ethan Struck, and Anna Butz earned #2 ratings. State qualifiers will perform during the Evening with the Stars on Thursday, February 1, in the High School Choir Room.
Congratulations to Max DeVries as he excels again in the recent basketball game against Sidney, earning his 200th career 3-pointer.
Visitors and Presentations
Jane Chaillie and Nate Perrien presented an update on the School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC). The update included the goals, trends, policies and procedures, and expectations of the SIAC committee for the 2024 school year.
Janelle Erickson presented an update on the Work Based Learning Program, now called FORGE. She presented the proposed process of FORGE and its collaborative effort from the beginning of High School to Graduation and how it can get our students on a career path this is specifically tailored to the student’s life goals.
Board Policy 701.5
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve the third and final reading of board policy 701.5. Motion carried unanimously.
Continuation of January 24, 2024, Meeting Minutes – Page 2
Board Policy 804.6
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Schmid to approve the third and final reading of Board Policy 804.6. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 406
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Schmid to approve the second reading and waive the third reading of Board Policy 406. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 510
Motion by Director Schmid, second by Director Walker to approve the 2nd reading and waive the 3rd reading of Board Policy 510. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 506.5
Motion by Director Schmid, second by Director Walker to approve the second and final reading of board policy 506.5. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 603.1
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve the second reading of board policy 603.1. Motion carried unanimously.
District Calendar Parameters
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Schmid to approve the 2024-2025 district calendar development parameters. Motion carried unanimously.
Contracting of ETI for IES Boilers
Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Schmid to approve the contracting of Engineering Technologies, Inc to assess the IES boilers, prepare plans with specifications, estimate the total cost of replacement, and assist in the posting and notice to potential bidders. In addition, we would request ETI to assess/advise if the boiler replacement would assist with overall room temperature efficiency. Motion carried unanimously.
Vacant Board Seat
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to approve the process to fill the vacant board seat previously held by Roger Carlson. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Bruce to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:42 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Exempt Session
The Board of Directors entered an exempt session to discuss negotiation strategy for the upcoming contract discussions with the teacher unit per Iowa Code Section 20.17(3).
Special Board Meeting Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 5:30 p.m
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
Next Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
