MORMON TRAIL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
July 14, 2014
Minutes
President Lundahl called the regular meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. in the elementary library. Peasley,
Evans, Funk, Lundahl and Smiarowski were present. Also present were Superintendent Miller, Secretary
Rash, Willa Clark, and members from the Mormon Trail Booster Club.
Smiarowski moved to approve the consent agenda that included the minutes from the previous
meeting, renewing and extending the Edgenuity contract to 3 years, and the resignations from Sharon
Day, Music/Band, Martha Shanks, Technology, and Joel Petty, Talented & Gifted. The second came from
Peasley. All voted aye.
Smiarowski moved to approve the bills of accounting for July as presented. Peasley made the second.
All voted aye. Peasley made a motion to approve the bills dated June 30 that were paid to clear up year
end payables. Funk seconded the motion. All voted aye.
President Lundahl asked for a motion to appoint Peggy Rash to the office of Board Secretary/Treasurer.
Motion was made by Peasley. The second was made by Evans. All voted aye. Lundahl then administered
the Oath of Office to Rash.
After review of the propane bids received, Funk made a motion to approve the low bid from Agriland FS
for $1.355/gal. Peasley made the second. All voted aye. A second bid from MFA came in at $1.45/gal.
Evans moved to accept the only commodities bid received from Kohl Wholesale, as well as, the Dairy
bid submitted by Anderson Erickson Dairy. The motion was seconded by Smiarowski. All voted aye. A
second Dairy bid submitted by Hiland Dairy was also considered.
Evans made a motion to approve Fall/Winter coaches as follows:
HS Football/Travis Johnson
Assistant HS Football and JH Football/Joseph Parmer
HS Cross Country/Robert Thatcher
HS Volleyball/Josh Stiles
Assistant HS Volleyball and JH Volleyball/Amy Horton
HS Boys Basketball/Aaron Parmer
Assistant HS Football and JH Boys Basketball/Joseph Parmer
HS Girls Basketball/James Parmer
Assistant HS Girls Basketball and JH Girls Basketball/Ashly Parmer.
The motion was seconded by Peasley. All voted aye.
Peasley moved to approve the Sharing Agreement between Mormon Trail and Murray for
Superintendent Miller. Funk made the second. All voted aye.
Evans moved to approve the contract for Elementary, JH & HS Vocal Music/Band. Steven Neilssen will be
the instructor for K-12. Smiarowski made the second. All voted aye.
Funk made the following motion to approve the contract for 4th
Rumley. Peasley made the second. All voted aye.
Funk moved to approve the contract for an additional Preschool Teacher. The position was offered to
Elizabeth Vanderflught. Evans made the second. All voted aye.
Smiarowski made a motion to approve Denise Becker as JH Consumer Math Instructor. Peasley
seconded the motion. All voted aye. This will be a half time position.
A motion to approve the contract and sharing agreement for a shared TAG Instructor with Wayne
CSD was made by Funk. Smiarowski made the second. All voted aye. Sara Bethards will be the TAG
instructor. Mormon Trail will hold the contract for this shared position.
Evans made a motion to approve Laura Funk as School Nurse. Peasley seconded the motion. Motion
carried with Funk abstaining.
Superintendent Miller briefly explained the Iowa Learning Online Program and after a brief discussion,
Smiarowski made a motion to approve. Peasley made the second. All voted Aye.
In other business, the Board discussed painting the Humeston Gym. The project will be completed in
two phases. The first phase consists of painting the gym walls and the ceiling above the seating areas.
The second phase will consist of painting the ceiling above the gym floor. The entire project will take
over four weeks to complete. As time does not allow the entire project to be completed at once, a
motion was made by Evans to accept the estimate of $13,800 from Des Moines Painting Company for
Phase I of the project. Second was made by Smiarowski. All voted aye.
The board also approved a bid from Bud Jones Construction for crushed asphalt for the Garden Grove
east parking lot and the track. The project will require specialized equipment and proof of liability
insurance. Track prep work and 4” of asphalt will cost $13,310. Parking lot prep work and 6” of asphalt
will cost $22,180 for a total cost of $35,490. After discussion, a motion was made by Funk and seconded
by Evans to approve the bid of $35,490. All voted aye.
Grade Elementary Teacher, Gloria
A motion was made by Smiarowski to approve the low bid of $10,513 from Miller’s Roof Restoration
for roof repairs to the Garden Grove facility. The roof over the gymnasium and guidance area will be
repaired. Peasley seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Registration fees for the coming year were discussed. While book rental etc will not increase it was
unknown if athletic fees would be changed at the state level. Funk moved to table discussion until
athletic fees were determined. Peasley seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Evans made a motion to approve a new electronic textbook reading series offered by Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Literature Series. This will be a 6-yr contract. The series can be used with all types of
computers that the school currently uses. Smiarowski seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Principals Hunt and Snyder were not present at the meeting but shared the following information.
Principal Snyder reported:
Summer school finished up on June 26
Drivers Education was completed by 10 students on June 27
The first volleyball game is August 28 with Melcher Dallas
The first football game is August 29 with Murray
The first cross country meet is September 4 at Wayne.
Principal Hunt reported:
Registration will be August 5th
Teachers will return to school on August 18th
Students return to classes on August 20th
Superintendent Miller addressed issues concerning the Site Visit. They will be back in one year to
reassess our progress. He stated that a lot of improvements had been made prior to their visit so he felt
all in all it was a clean visit. Miller also reported that the required equity and discrimination clauses had
been updated.
Smiarowski moved to adjourn the meeting. Peasley made the second. All voted aye.
The next regular meeting will be August 11, 2014 at 7:30 in the elementary library.
President Lundahl adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
from 12pm-7pm
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President, Board of Education Secretary, Board of Education
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Date
MORMON TRAIL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC HEARING
President Jan Lundahl opened the public hearing for comments on the sale of real estate locally known
as 404 East Main Street, Garden Grove, and is legally described as follows: Lots Three (3) and Eight (8),
Block One (1) Original Town of Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa at 7:20 pm.
There were no public comments.
President Lundahl closed the public hearing at 7:30 pm.
Evans made a motion to sell the property. Funk seconded the motion. A Roll call vote was taken with
Peasley voting Yes, Smiarowski, Yes, Funk, Yes, Evans, Yes, and Lundahl, Yes.