Red Oak Community School District
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
August 2, 2023
The special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by Vice President Jackie DeVries at 5:30 p.m. at the Red Oak Junior Senior High School Virtual Classroom.
Present
Directors: Roger Carlson, Jackie DeVries, Bryce Johnson, Kathy Walker
Virtually: Bret Blackman (arrived to meeting at 6 p.m.)
Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Board Secretary 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.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Carlson to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, reports, personnel considerations, software contract renewals for the 23-24 school year, and out-of-state field trips. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 214.1
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve the first reading and waive the second reading Board Policy 214.1. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policies 706 - 711
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the first reading of Board Policies 706 - 711. Motion carried unanimously.
Board Policy 803.1
Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Walker to approve the first reading and waive the second reading Board Policy 803.1. Motion carried unanimously.
Disposition of Disused Buses
Motion by Director Carlson, second by Director Walker to approve the disposition of two disused school buses. Motion carried unanimously.
Interscholastic Activity Sharing with Stanton CSD
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Johnson to approve interscholastic activity sharing with Stanton Community School District to include Boys and Girls Bowling, Boys and Girls Wrestling, and Boys and Girls Tennis for the 2023 – 2024 school year. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
Motion by Director Walker, second by Director Carlson to adjourn the special meeting at 5:41 p.m.
Continuation of August 2, 2023, Meeting Minutes – Page 2
Next Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, August 16, 2023 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet
Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus
Board of Directors Work Session
Intermediate and Long-Term Capital Improvements Project
Daric O’Neal from Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture presented requested updates on the intermediate and long-term capital improvements projects for Inman Elementary School, the Jr/Sr High School, the Football and Baseball fields, and the Sports Complex at the Jr/Sr High School.
2024 Legislative Priorities
The Board discussed and identified priorities from the 2024 Legislative Session, including Student Achievement, and Accountability, Educator Equality, Fiscal Responsibility and Stewardship, and Governance.
Adjournment
The work session was closed at 8:02 p.m.
