Regular Board Meeting – October 23, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. – Johnston Elementary Library, Hopkinton, Iowa
Board Members Present –Dabroski, Feldmann, Kunde, Overman, Zietlow Board Members Absent – None
Staff Present – Supt. Dave Hoeger, Brenda Becker, Tiersa Frasher, Jackie Moorman, Erika Vanderloop, John Grimm, Tom McAreavy and Mike Hucker
Visitors Present – Kody Hoeger, Lainey Knipper, Harold Mohr, Lily Huber, Isabel Imler, Livia Hermanson and Susan Freeze
Motion was made by Dabroski, seconded by Feldmann to approve the meeting agenda as presented. All ayes. Carried.
Motion was made by Feldmann, seconded by Overman to approve the consent items. All ayes. Carried.
Four open enrollment requests in and four open enrollment requests out were approved in a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Feldmann. All ayes. Carried.
The following personnel recommendations were approved in a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Overman:
Dana Nadermann – resignation as Paraprofessional All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Feldmann the Board approved the purchase of a 2025 International 71 passenger diesel bus in the amount of $132,899 from Hoglund Bus. All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Zietlow the Board also approved the purchase of a 2018 Bobcat skid loader in the amount of $32,900 from Rexco Equipment. This will be used at the Johnston campus. All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow the Board approved change order #5 for the Stadium Project in the amount of $1,244.57. This add was to reinforce the student section of bleachers. The cost of this was split between Larson Construction and Maquoketa Valley.
Dabroski, Feldmann, Kunde, Zietlow; aye. Overman, nay. Carried.
In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the Board approved the Certificate of Substantial Completion for the Stadium Project. All ayes. Carried.
The Subaward Agreement from Iowa Department of Homeland Security was approved in a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Dabroski. This grant will be used to improve security throughout the entire district. All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman the Board approved the Post Prom fundraisers of pie sales, raffle and apparel sales. All ayes. Carried.
The Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination was approved in a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Feldmann. All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the Board approved the 2023-2024 HACAP Food Service Agreement. All ayes. Carried.
The revised Kirkwood contracts for the Regional Center and the Onsite and Alternative Concurrent classes were approved in a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow. All ayes. Carried.
New legislation mandated the Department of Education write rules for student discipline consequences. Due to this, the District must adopt policy 503.8 Discipline of Students Who Make Threats of Violence or Cause Incidents of Violence. In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the Board adopted policy 503.8 on the first official reading. All ayes. Carried.
In a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Feldmann the Board approved revisions to all student handbooks which include a copy of policy 503.08 Discipline of Students Who Make Threats of Violence of Cause Incidents of Violence. All ayes. Carried.
The Board discussed offering an Early Retirement package to qualifying staff. Further discussion of this will take place in November.
Supt. Hoeger shared the PPPEL and SAVE budgets with the Board which included the voted approved PPEL budget. Various projects were discussed.
Seedorff Masonry created tuckpointing plan for the High School and Johnston Elementary. Work will continue on both of these buildings over the course of the next several years.
Enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year was certified on October 15th. It appears the district will see and increase in enrollment of roughly 11 students. The 2022-2023 certified enrollment number was 663.10 and the 2023-2024 certified enrollment is 674.32.
In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman the meeting was adjourned at 6:35p.m. All ayes. Carried.
