Government : Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors VSCSD 9/21/20

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Board of Directors

Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools

September 21, 2020

Call to Order

President Rob Levis called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room.

Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance

Rob Levis, Sue Gates, Kathy Van Steenhuyse, Jake Fish, Mike Timmermans, Becky Williams,

Tom Burke, Kyle Koeppen, Superintendent, and Brenda Barkdoll, Board Secretary/Treasurer were present.

Receive Visitor/Audience Comments

There were no visitor/audience comments.

Board Recognition

The board recognized Don Entas who received the Difference Maker Award.

Administrator Reports

Matt Kingsbury shared information on a virtual academic awards night, activities and homecoming modifications.

Shelly Petersen shared information on fall activities, FAST testing and intervention plans.

Kyle Reeve shared information on fall assessments, intervention plans, picture day, homecoming, and special education teachers' work on IEPs.

Ryan Davis shared information on professional development, team collaboration meetings, homecoming, Shellsburg trail, and virtual kids coming back to school.

Superintendent Reports

Superintendent Koeppen reported on open enrollment applications, audit work, USDA school lunch, bus barn project, solar project, School Board Convention, assessment screening, school board meetings, and the schedule.

Board Reports/Requests

Gates attended the audit exit review and highlighted our finance work as a district.

Rob Levis shared information on the audit review and recognized the district staff's hard work in making in-person learning and various options for families available.

General Business of the Board

Consent Items

998. It was moved by Van Steenhuyse and seconded by Williams to accept the consent items as presented. Motion carried 7/0.

School Review During COVID Pandemic

The board discussed how in-person learning is progressing and the number of students/staff in quarantine and isolation. None of the positive cases have been community spread from inside of the school buildings. It was discussed that people who have possible exposure should not attend school until verified not COVID positive.

Application for Modified Allowable Growth for Negative Special Education Balances

999. It was moved by Gates and seconded by Timmermans to request allowable growth and supplemental

state aid for the negative special education balance for the 2019-20 year in the amount of $1,055,935.59.

Motion carried 7/0.

First Reading for Board Policy #106

There will be a second and final reading at the next board meeting.

Correspondence Items/Reports

There were no correspondence items/reports.

Adjournment

Rob Levis adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.

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Rob Levis, President Brenda Barkdoll, Secretary