Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
4/19/2023
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, and Kathy Walker
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Business Manager Deb Drey, Asst Board Secretary Heidi Harris
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Carlson 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
Two Red Oak High School students were selected as Outstanding Performers at the Iowa High School Speech Association Individual Speech Competition. Congratulations to Josie Rengsdorf and Lauren Dean for being selected as two of the state’s best individual speech performers.
The Kiwanis Club presented the entire 3rd grade with bicycle helmets for the 25th year.
ISASP testing has been completed at Inman Elementary and the Jr/Sr High School.
The FFA program and FFA Alumni, along with their supporters held their cattle show on April 8 with a record-number breaking number of cattle entered.
Visitors and Presentations
Dr. Jason Plourde, Jeremy Stukenholtz, and John Gambs presented on behalf of the Green Hills AEA highlighting the services, supports, and members of our AEA region’s staff. They presented a short video profiling the AEA staff that currently work with our staff and the partnership opportunities they have to offer our district.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Carlson, seconded by Director DeVries to approve the consent agenda items including meeting minutes, personnel considerations, monthly business reports, and operational sharing agreements. Motion carried unanimously.
FY24 Certified Budget Public Hearing
President Blackman opened the FY24 Certified Budget Public Hearing at 5:35 p.m. Heidi Harris presented information on the FY24 proposed budget. There were no public comments. President Blackman closed the public hearing at 5.41 p.m.
FY23 Budget Amendment Public Hearing
President Blackman opened the FY23 Budget Amendment Public Hearing at 5:41 p.m. Superintendent Lorenz requested increasing the current FY23 budget by $800,000 due to increased costs in instruction, support services, and other expenditures. This amendment will have no impact on tax rates or other general fund expenditures. There were no public comments. President Blackman closed the public hearing at 5.42 p.m.
FY23 Budget Amendment
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the FY23 Budget Adjustment Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
FY2024 Budget Approval
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director DeVries to approve the FY24 Certified Budget. Motion carried unanimously.
Director DeVries left the meeting at 6:01 p.m.
FY24 Budget Adjustment Resolution
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the FY24 Budget Adjustment Resolution. Motion carried 3 - 0.
FY24 Bond Surplus Levy
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Carlson to approve the FY Bond Surplus Levy. Motion carried 3 - 0.
Director DeVries returned to the meeting at 6:04 p.m.
Health Savings Account Administrative Vendor
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve iSolved as the Health Savings Account Administrative Vendor. Motion carried unanimously.
Timberline Billing Service LLC Agreement
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director DeVries to approve the Timberline Billing Service LLC agreement for Medicaid reimbursement services. Motion carried unanimously.
Infinite Campus Software Renewal
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the renewal of Infinite Campus Student Information Systems Software for FY24. Motion carried unanimously.
2023 Summer School Structure
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director DeVries to approve the proposed 2023 Summer School Structure. Motion carried unanimously.
Concurrent Enrollment
Motion by Director DeVries, second by Director Walker to approve the 23-24 Concurrent Enrollment (college credit, courses, career, and technical education) with Southwestern Community College. Motion carried unanimously.
2023-2024 High School Course Handbook
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the 2023-2024 High School Course Handbook. Motion carried unanimously.
Amendment to District’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation Plan
Motion by Director DeVries, second by Director Walker to approve the proposed amendment to the District’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation plan. Motion carried unanimously.
Girls’ Wrestling Interscholastic Activity Sharing
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director DeVries to approve the activity sharing of Girls’ Interscholastic Wrestling with Griswold Community School District for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Cell Phone Use During School Day Discussion
The Board discussed the recent survey regarding cell phones in the classroom and the current cell phone policies for Inman Elementary and the Junior/Senior High School during school hours. Nate Perrien and Jane Chaillie discussed the current cell phone policies for each building. Discussion of possible solutions ensued.
Monthly Board Meeting Schedule
The Board revisited the current schedule of one board meeting per month in lieu of the two meetings per month. The general consensus was the current policy of one meeting per month was sufficient.
Closed Session
Entered into closed session for the Superintendent’s Work Evaluation pursuant to to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1)(i) at 7:13 p.m. and exited at 7:28 p.m.
Adjournment
Motion by Director DeVries, second by Director Carlson to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Next Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, May17, 2023 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
