September 21st
IKM-MANNING Community School District
Regular School Board & Reorganizational Meetings
September 21, 2017
Irwin Elementary School Library – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by President Heller. Directors present were Dave Heller, Sam Hansen, Amy Ferneding, Joe Maas, Zach Meiners, Eric Ramsey and Jim Thraen. Others in attendance were Superintendent Miller, Secretary North, Principals Whitson & Wall, newly elected Board Members Ron Reischl and Lucas Potthoff along with approximately 6 guests.
Motion by Ferneding, second by Hansen to approve agenda and motion carried unanimously.
President Heller welcomed the visitors and Superintendent Miller thanked the Board for their dedication and service to the district. Miller also shared with the Board that IKM-Manning was one of 45% of districts statewide that had no player or coach ejected from a sport.
Motion by Hansen, second by Maas to approve consent agenda items (minutes of previous meeting, financial reports, bills, open enrollment) and the motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Ramsey, second by Meiners to approve Special Education Deficit for Allowable Growth in the amount of $182,310.01 and the motion carried unanimously.
Board election results were reported by Secretary North and the new Board will consist of Dave Heller, Sam Hansen, Amy Ferneding, Zach Meiners, Joe Maas, Ron Reischl, and Lucas Potthoff.
Motion by Ferneding, second by Maas to approve hirings of Jean Stadtlander and Julie Lamp for JH Volleyball Co-Coaches and Chance McDonald for Assistant HS Football Coach. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Meiners, second by Ferneding to approve lane increase from BA to BA+10 to Michaela Davis and the motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Miller recognized and thanked Jim Thraen and Eric Ramsey for their service to the IKM-Manning CSD and wished them well.
There being no further business, motion by Ferneding, second by Hansen to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
The reorganizational meeting was called to order by Secretary North at 7:08 p.m. Secretary North administered the oath to Directors Reischl and Potthoff. North opened the floor for nominations.
Ferneding nominated Heller, Maas second the nomination and there being no further nominations, Heller was elected Board President. Secretary North administered the oath of office to Heller.
Heller opened the floor for nominations for Vice-President. Ferneding nominated Hansen, Maas second the nomination and there being no further nominations, Hansen was elected Vice-President of the Board. President Heller administered the oath of office to Hansen.
Motion by Ferneding, second by Hansen to approve amended agenda to include open enrollment request under Item V, new business, and include it first. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Maas, second by Reischl to adopt Robert’s Rules of Order for conducting Board meeting and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Meiners, second by Hansen to establish the 3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m., alternating between Irwin and Manning school libraries as date, time, and place for Board meetings and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Maas, second by Hansen to approving Meiners to Crawford County Conference Board, Ferneding to Carroll County Conference Board, and Heller to Shelby County Conference Board and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Ferneding, second by Hansen to appoint Reischl as IASB delegate and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Hansen, second by Maas to approve “Procedure For Addressing Board” pamphlet and motion carried unanimously.
Principal Wall informed the Board that 30 juniors and seniors attended the College Fair, the new STEM class was up and running, and that things were getting ready for Fall testing. Principal Whitson informed the Board that they were looking at a new kindergarten Reading series, the teachers were working on a new kindergarten report card with standards and benchmarks, past and upcoming field trips, and that the new FAST assessment would be taking place October 18-26. Whitson also complimented Luann Langel and Tiffany Hoogestraat for all their hard work with the state to get this testing in place.
Superintendent Miller informed the Board that all the state reports due the 15th of September were completed and certified and that he had been in contact with the state to insure that the wording on the Revenue Purpose statement was in compliance with Sales Tax Fund use for certain purchases.
The Board discussed a late open enrollment request out to Carroll of a kindergartner. After hearing from Principal Whitson and the parent, motion by Ferneding, second by Hansen to approve the request. Motion carried 6-1 (Heller voted nay).
Motion by Meiners, second by Ferneding to approve GreenHills AEA Board Election for DD-4 to Richard Schneck and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Maas, second by Hansen to approve participation in IDATP and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Reischl, second by Hansen to approve Option A quote with the add-on to Bonsall’s in the amount of $6,309.15 for a digital repeater in Irwin. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Maas, second by Potthoff to approve lighting update bid to VanMeter in amount of $26,882.85 for the Irwin building and motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Ferneding, second by Meiners to approve vehicle bids of $20,549,56 for Impala and $39,676.13 for Suburban from Karl Chevrolet and motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, motion by Maas, second by Ferneding to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously and meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
The next meeting will be Thursday, October 19th, 7:00 p.m. in Manning High School Library.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dave Heller, Board President Karli North, Board Secretary