Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
March 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: Roger Carlson, Bret Blackman, Kathy Walker, and Bryce Johnson.
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Business Manager Deb Drey, Accounting Clerk Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, seconded by Director Johnson to approve the agenda with the order
of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair. Motion carried unanimously.
2023-2024 School Calendar Public Hearing
President Blackman opened the public hearing for the 2023-2024 school calendar at 5.35 p.m.
Superintendent Lorenz presented the proposed calendar. There were no comments. Blackman closed the public hearing at 5.37 p.m.
Good News from Red Oak Schools
Congratulations to Dawson Bond who is the 2023 Class 2A 160-pound State Wrestling
Champion and KMALand’s Wrestler of the Year.
Congratulations to our students who received Hawkeye Ten Winter Sports All Academic
awards.
Max DeVries and Hunter Gilleland received 1st and 2nd team All-Conference honors. Lainey
DeVries received Honorable Mention.
Congratulations to the twelve High School Speech students that qualified for the State Speech
Competition in Ames on March 11.
Congratulations to Tim Marsden and his students for an outstanding job with their “Fiddler on the Roof” production.
Congratulations to Tessa Rolenc for being selected as Red Oak High School’s Governor’s
Scholar for the Governor’s Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Farm Bureau.
The Varsity Track team competed in the IATC Indoor Track Championships and will compete
next at the Hawkeye 10 South Meet on March 28 in Glenwood.
Presentation
Daric O’Neal from Alley, Poyner, Macchietto Architecture presented their final recommendations for the District’s Long-Range Strategic Facilities Plan. Recommendations included IES original roof being a top priority. Derek presented needs/actions from an immediate to a ten to fifteen-year range for IES, HS, ROECC, Sports Complex, and HS Sports Complex.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Walker to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, monthly business reports, personnel considerations, physical education 2nd semester waivers and out-of-state field trip request. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy Series 605 – 607
Motion by Director Johnson, seconded by Director Walker to approve the second reading of Board Policies 605-607. Motion carried unanimously.
2023 – 2024 District Calendar
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the proposed 2023-2024 district calendar. Motion carried unanimously.
Iowa K-5 Open SciEd Pilot Program
Motion by Director Johnson, seconded by Director Walker to approve the participation in the Iowa K-5 SciEd Pilot Program for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Motion carried unanimously.
Extension of Food Service Management Contract
Motion by Director Walker, seconded by Director Carlson to approve the extension of OPAA! Food Management Company contract through 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Acceptance of Gift of Personal Property
Motion by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Johnson to approve the gift of a video message board from the Red Oak Optimist Club. Motion carried unanimously.
Renewal of Software Applications
Motion by Director Johnson, seconded by Director Walker to approve the renewal of Frontline Education Software (Budget and Financial Analytics, Frontline Central Solutions, Time and Attendance, and Absence Management) in the amount of $35,701.06 for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP)
Motion by Director Walker, seconded by Director Carlson to approve the District Career and Academic Plan for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Repair of Wheelchair Accessible Bus
Motion by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Johnson to approve the repair of the wheelchair accessible bus in the amount of $8,363.98. Motion carried unanimously.
2023-2024 District Budget Priorities Discussion
Discussion regarding the Board’s direction for budget priorities and recommendations for school year 2023-2024.
Adjournment
Motion by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Walker to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Exempt Session
Entered in to exempt session to discuss negotiation strategy for upcoming contract discussions with teacher unit per Iowa Code Section 20.17(3) at 7:36 p.m. and exited at 8:30 p.m.
Next Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
