MORMON TRAIL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Public Hearing on Proposed Sports Field Lighting Project
May 8, 2017
President Smiarowski called the Public Hearing to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Humeston Elementary Library. Answering roll call were board members Evans, Lundahl, Peasley, Funk and Smiarowski. There were no members from the community in attendance for the hearing.
The agenda was approved as posted.
1.) Drawings & Specifications: Prepared by Shive-Hattery, Inc.
- These documents were made available to the public through the “CU Network” with Master Builders of Iowa (MBI), notice posted 4-14-17.
2.) Form of Contract: Stipulated Lump Sum amount using AIA Document A132-2009
- A draft copy of the contract was made available in the project Specifications.
3.) Estimated Total Costs: $138,625.00 construction costs.
4.) Discussions and Objections: (Open to the public)
There were no public comments. Lundahl made a motion to close the meeting and Funk seconded. All present voted in favor and Smiarowski closed the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
MORMON TRAIL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
May 8, 2017
President Smiarowski called the regular meeting of the Mormon Trail Board of Directors to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Humeston Elementary Library. Answering roll call were board members Evans, Lundahl, Funk, Peasley and Smiarowski. Superintendent Lorna Paxson, Principals Becky Stripe and Steve Hunt and Board Secretary Peggy Rash were also present. Linda Horton was also in attendance. Guests were Brad Krutsinger, Stacie Porterfield, Hannah Breuwet and Emerald Casey representing the Senior Class. First up, Krutsinger, Porterfield, Breuwet and Casey were present to talk about the Senior Trip. They reported that everyone had a great time and thanked the Board for the opportunity to spend time with their classmates. They had a busy schedule for the trip to the Lake of the Ozarks area May 4-7. Lundahl made a motion to approve the agenda. Peasley seconded the motion to approve with all present voting aye. Motion carried. Funk moved to approve the consent agenda which included the previous meeting’s minutes and open enrollments in/out of the District. There were no new open enrollment requests. Peasley seconded. Motion carries with all ayes. Administrative reports were given by Principals Becky Stripe and Steve Hunt and Superintendent Lorna Paxson. Paxson reported the District would continue leasing buses from Durham next school year. Since the Princeton maintenance shop is no longer available, buses will be serviced out of Durham’s facilities in Des Moines or Ottumwa. The District will be in year three of a three year contract with Durham in 2017-18. Paxson also reported the District will be looking to buy a new school van and doing repairs on the roofs in Garden Grove and Humeston in the near future. Funk motioned to approve a bid from Carl A Nelson & Co. for new field lighting at the Humeston Football and Baseball/Softball fields. The bid was for Construction costs of $138,625. Evans seconded with all present voting aye. After reviewing the month’s financial reports, Lundahl made a motion to approve. Funk seconded with all present voting aye. Following a brief discussion, Evans motioned to approve the May bills for payment. Lundahl seconded with all present voting aye. Lundahl made a motion to approve the resignations of Jennifer Wright, math teacher, Robert Thatcher, 16-17 summer baseball coach, Joan Langloss, para educator, and Jeff McCombs, secondary science teacher. Evans made the second with all voting aye. Motion carries. The resignations will be effective at the end of the 16-17 contract year. Funk made a motion to grant Angela Banks a one year leave of absence to pursue an international teaching opportunity. Lundahl seconded the motion with all in attendance voting aye. Banks will be providing online English language instruction for students age 4-12 through VIPKID headquartered in Beijing China. Lundahl motioned to hire Jason Newton and Cale Moore as baseball co-coaches for the 2017 summer season. Newton and Moore will split the $2900 salary with each receiving $1450 for the season. Peasley seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carries. Funk made a motion to appoint Lori Reed as a second administrator on the District’s BMO credit card. Evans seconded with all voting aye. Evans made a motion to approve the list of 2017 graduating seniors. Lundahl seconded the motion. Smiarowski, Evans, Lundahl and Funk voted aye. Peasley abstained. Motion carries. Funk motioned to approve Hazard Mitigation Plan resolution 2017-2 presented by Jason Peasley. Lundahl seconded with all voting aye. Next up for discussion was the 2017-18 fall varsity football schedule. Athletic Director, Mike Snyder made the recommendation to change the varsity schedule to a junior varsity schedule for the upcoming fall season citing low numbers and the concern over potential injuries. He feels it is best to go with the JV schedule. A motion to accept the recommendation was made by Lundahl. Evans seconded with all voting aye. Evans made a motion to continue the sharing agreement with Wayne CSD for the TAG position. Funk seconded with all voting aye. Salary and benefits are split 50/50 with time being split between Wayne and Mormon Trail’s Talented and Gifted program. Funk made a motion to table the decision to continue a sharing agreement with Central Decatur CSD for Juvenile Court Officer, Brian Carson. Paxson will contact Carson for further discussion concerning the position. Peasley seconded with all voting aye. With a motion by Evans and a second by Lundahl the Board voted to raise the price of purchasing a yearbook from $30 to $45. Evans, Lundahl and Peasley voted aye with Funk voting nay in opposition to the motion. Smiarowski abstained. The yearbook has lost money the past several years. Funk made a motion to move forward with the Garden Grove link between the main building and the CTE building. No payment bond will be necessary. Lundahl seconded with all voting aye. Superintendent Paxson read the revised first reading of Board Policy Code No. 710.4 regarding payment of meals which also addresses negative account balances for purchased meals. Funk made the motion to approve with Peasley seconding. All voted aye to the policy change. The new policy is recommended as part of the recent Administrative Review of the child nutrition programs conducted by the Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services. No action was taken on #15, 3-yr old preschool. Paxson was told by the Board to pursue looking into the program. With a motion by Evans and a second by Funk, the Board voted unanimously to raise hourly classified wages $1 per hour for the 2017-18 school year. Funk motioned to approve a music/band field trip on July 11, 2017 for students in upper elementary through high school to attend the Drum Corps International performance in Des Moines. Lundahl seconded with all voting aye. Instructor, Steve Neilssen feels “This activity will serve as a great motivator for students to not only continue in music, but also give them an exceptional model of what can be achieved with an instrument, hard work, and a desire to improve.” The trip will be paid with a donation received from the Christian United Methodist Church who donated proceeds from a recent estate sale in town. Lundahl motioned that the meeting be adjourned. Evans seconded with all voting in favor of adjournment. Smiarowski closed the meeting at 10:10 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Mormon Trail Board of Directors will be held June 12th 2017 @ 7:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library.
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These minutes are written as recorded by the board secretary and subject to approval at the next regular board meeting. Peggy Rash, Board Secretary/Treasurer