Minutes - 2021.06.14

June 14, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Webster City Community School District in the counties of Hamilton, Webster and Wright, State of Iowa, met in regular session, June 14, 2021, in the School Administration Office Board Room, Webster City, Iowa.

ITEM 1. – Call to Order – The Board President called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m 

ITEM 2. – Roll Call – Members answering roll call were Ms. Williams, Mr. Pruismann, Mr. Stroner, Mr. Patterson, and Ms. Van Diest.  Also present were Jenn Peters, Amanda Warweg, Mitch Dunham, and via Zoom, members of the media and other interested parties.   

ITEM 3. – Approval of Agenda – It was moved by Mr. Pruismann, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the agenda.  Motion carried unanimously. 

ITEM 4. – Open Comment to the Board – There were none.

ITEM 5. – WC Rocketry Recognition – Mark Murphy, Webster City Rocketry Sponsor, told the Board the High School Rocketry Team went to a regional competition and qualified for nationals.

ITEM 6. – Discussion Items

  1. Naming of Athletic Fields – The Board discussed possible criteria to be used in the process of naming athletic fields.  Staff will bring potential criteria for discussion and action at the July board meeting. 

ITEM 7. – Action Items

  1. Return to In-Person Board Meetings – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Pruismann, to approve the return to in-person board meetings without Zoom beginning July, 12, 2021.  Discussion reflected that returning to Zoom might be necessary in the future, depending on the pandemic.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  2. High School Weight Room – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Ms. Williams, to approve the use of the High School weight room by WCHS graduates during supervised hours until August 1, 2021.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  3. Special Education Delivery Plan – Motion by Ms. Williams, seconded by Mr. Stroner, to approve the Special Education Delivery Plan.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  4. Measures of College Readiness – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Pruismann, to approve the Measures of College Readiness.  Motion carried unanimously.
  5. Rental House – Motion by Mr. Pruismann, seconded by Ms. Williams, to approve the Superintendent to begin the process of selling the Blairsburg rental house, as is, on the current site.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  6. Inactive Activity Accounts – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the transfer of money from inactive activity accounts.  Motion carried unanimously.
  7. Debt Service Payment – Motion by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Pruismann, to approve the Debt Service Payment.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  8. Pleasant View Change Order:  Electrical Transformer – Motion by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Ms. Williams, to approve the electrical transformer change order at Pleasant View Elementary.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  9. Davis-Bacon Compliance – Motion by Mr. Pruismann, seconded by Mr. Stroner, to approve the Davis-Bacon Compliance.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  10. PK-8th iPad Apple Lease Agreement – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Ms. Williams, to approve the PK-8th iPad Apple Lease Agreement.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  11. 9th-12th Chromebook Lease Agreement – Motion by Ms. Williams, seconded by Mr. Stroner, to approve the 9th-12th Chromebook Lease Agreement.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  12. 2021-2022 Substitute Base Pay Rates – Motion by Mr. Pruismann, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the 2021-2022 substitute base pay rates.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  13. St. Thomas Apple Lease – Motion by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Pruismann, to approve the St. Thomas Apple Lease with WCCSD as the fiscal agent for federal COVID funds.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  14. June 30, 2021 Bills and Claims – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve President Van Diest to approve June 30, 2021 bills and claims.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  15. Gifts to the District – Motion by Mr. Pruismann, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the donation of a hydration station from Joe Shanks, and a monetary donation from the Booster Club to purchase end zone clocks.  Motion carried unanimously.
  16. Fundraising Requests – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the High School Cheerleader fundraising request to sell Lynx apparel and accessories and to table the Paw Print fundraiser until the July board meeting due to questions that were raised in the discussion.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Item 8. – Personnel

  1. Contract Recommendations – Motion by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Patterson, to approve the following:
  • Resignation of Jaime Roelfs, High School 12-Month Secretary; Jess Miller, High School Custodian; Chad Vogelbacher, Assistant Girls Soccer; and Stephanie Pace, WCTV.
  • Contracts of Caitlin Stone, NEH Elementary Kindergarten; Amanda Bailey, NEH Elementary Special Education; Austin Priborsky, High School English and WCTV; Kylie Crane, Pleasant View Paraeducator; transfer of Hillary Lang, Paraeducator from NEH Elementary to Pleasant View Elementary.

Motion carried unanimously. 

Item 9. – Other

A.  Items from the Superintendent –

  1. Dr. Ross will be on vacation from June 19 through the 4th of July weekend.

B.  Items from the Board –

  1. Mr. Stroner asked if money from the rental house could be used to improve the handicapped parking at the football field.  Dr. Ross said the money from the sale of the rental house would go into the general fund and that other funds could be used to make improvements.

ITEM 10. – Consent Items - It was moved by Mr. Stroner, seconded by Mr. Pruismann, to approve the minutes of the May 18 and May 24, 2021 Board Meetings; to approve General, Schoolhouse, Lunch and Activity Fund Reports; to approve payment of the bills and claims as listed at the close of these minutes; and to approve the interfund transfer and the fundraising report.  Motion carried unanimously. 

ITEM 11. – Adjournment - A motion was made by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Stroner, to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m.   Motion carried unanimously. 

The Board went into a work session on Building Usage Fees and no action was taken.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 12, at 6:00 p.m. at the School Administration Office Board Room.  Board Meetings are subject to change dependent upon need.

Attest:                                                              Attest:

Kathy Biere, Secretary                                     Beth Van Diest, President