Board Minutes - 2021.02.08

 

HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

(For approval on 3-8-2021)

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Board met for a regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2021, held in the Media Center at Harlan Community High School. President Amy Rueschenberg presided with Board members Jessica Anderson, Al Hazelton, and Joe Herzberg. Joni Larsen was present via telephone. Seth Piro and Monte Schechinger were absent.

Administrators Present:               Lynn Johnson, Scott Frohlich, and Jeff Moser

Media:                                        Bob Bjoin

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:  Hazelton moved, seconded by Herzberg, to approve the agenda.  Motion carried 5-0.

DISCUSSION ITEMS: The board discussed adding a March 22nd meeting to hold a public hearing for the budget. The board also discussed the superintendent interview schedule for Thursday and a legislative update. Mr. Moser shared an administrator report.

ACTION ITEMS:

RESIGNATION OF PERSONNEL:  Herzberg moved, seconded by Hazelton to approve the resignation of Diane Mumm as Elementary Food Service; Shirley Ryan as High School Food Service; Niccole Rhiner as Middle School Special Education Associate; and Sarah Ritchie as Elementary Special Education Associate.  Motion carried 5-0.

EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:  Anderson moved, seconded by Larsen to approve the employment of Laura Monahan as Elementary Food Service and Lisa Farr as Elementary Food Service.  Motion carried 5-0. 

 

APPROVAL OF IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMY PROGRAM AGREEMENTS ADDENDUM:   Hazelton moved, seconded by Anderson to approve the IWCC academy program agreements addendum as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:  Hazelton moved, seconded by Larsen to approve the consent agenda as presented.  This included the minutes from the previous board meetings, accounts payable for January and February, February General Fund (Operating Warrants), Trust Fund Warrants, Agency Fund Warrants, Physical Plant and Equipment Fund Warrants, Financial Reports, and Non-Personnel contracts. The approved warrants are as follows:
 

OPERATING FUND

   

AHLERS & COONEY, P.C.

LEGAL SERVICES

1,307.50

AHSTW COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

OPEN ENROLLMENT/SPED BILLING

16,581.91

AMAZON SYNCHRONY BANK

SCCS ESSER FUND PURCHASES

903.06

BAXTER LUMBER AND HARDWARE

SUPPLIES

79.71

BONINE GARAGE DOORS

REPAIRS

795.00

BONSALL TV & APPLIANCE, INC.

EQUIPMENT REPAIRS

217.70

CAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

OPEN ENROLLMENT TUITION

10,143.87

CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY

SUPPLIES

1,652.60

CARQUEST

PARTS

282.18

CDW GOVERNMENT INC.

SCCS ESSER/GEER FUND PURCHASES

6,000.86

CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC.

SUPPLIES

1,273.00

CINTAS

LAUNDRY

111.80

CJ STORK PROPERTIES, LLC

COVID FACILITY RENTAL

750.00

CLAYTON RIDGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

OPEN ENROLLMENT TUITION

7,213.23

COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE

REPAIRS

20.00

COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

SPED BILLING

2,805.22

DELTA DENTAL

EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

9,728.88

EASTERN NEBRASKA HUMAN SERVICES

SPED BILLING

1,584.00

FARM SERVICE COOP

FUEL

10,238.89

FARMERS MUTUAL COOP TELEPHONE CO.

TELEPHONE SERVICE

3,795.38

FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOY'S HOME

WELL MANAGED SCHOOLS TRAINING

4,873.08

FOLLETT LIBRARY RESOURCES

SUPPLIES

475.27

GREAT PRAIRIE AEA

SUPPLIES

60.00

GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES

COPIER LEASES

1,585.00

HARLAN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

UTILITIES

36,396.76

HARLAN NEWSPAPERS

SUPPLIES/LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

385.70

HARRIS BANK P-CARD

TRAVEL/SUPPLIES/POSTAGE

7,227.57

HOME PRO VACUUM CENTERS

EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS

1,783.08

IKM MANNING COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

SPED BILLING/CONCURRENT ENROLL.

25,399.31

INSTRUMENTALIST CO.

AWARDS

242.25

IOWA SCHOOL FINANCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

BACKGROUND CHECKS

84.00

IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT CLASSES

99,741.00

J.W. PEPPER & SON, INC.

MATERIALS

21.50

KENDALL/HUNT PUBLISHING COMPANY

MATH MATERIALS

8,820.14

LEARNER LAB LLC

SCCS TITLE IIA PURCHASES

119.02

LEARNING A-Z

SUPPLIES

1,728.00

LIFESCAPE - CHILDREN'S CARE

SPED BILLING

8,258.00

MADISON NATIONAL LIFE

EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

2,693.73

MATHESON TRI-GAS INC

MATERIALS

567.07

NAPA

SUPPLIES

60.66

NEWCOMB, MATTHEW

PHONE REIMBURSEMENT

120.00

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.

PARTS

169.20

PETERSEN FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER

WELLNESS PROGRAM

31.50

POWERSCHOOL

SOFTWARE RENEWAL

9,475.29

ROGERS PEST CONTROL LLC

PEST CONTROL

212.00

RSM US LLP

EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE

5,773.25

SOLUTION TREE, LLC

SCCS TITLE IIA PURCHASES

207.93

SONDERMAN CLEANING SERVICE

PURCHASED SERVICES

85.00

STA-BILT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

SNOW REMOVAL

12,695.00

STILL WATER YOGA LLC

SWIA MHDS GRANT EXPENDITURES

2,000.00

STUDER HARLAN DO IT BEST HARDWARE

SUPPLIES

45.78

TRICENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

SPED BILLING

5,338.56

TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES

PARTS

15.37

U.S. CELLULAR

COVID PURCHASED SERVICES

425.30

VERIZON WIRELESS

TELEPHONE SERVICE

530.75

VISUAL EDGE INC. DBA COUNSEL OFFICE

COPIER LEASES

3,097.88

W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

SUPPLIES

2,220.98

WELLMARK BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD

EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

129,692.54

WILLIAM H. SADLIER, INC

SUPPLIES

86.52

WOODBINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

OPEN ENROLLMENT TUITION

3,606.62

     

STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND

   

ARKFELD, MARK

OFFICIATING

75.00

ATLANTIC BOTTLING CO.

SUPPLIES

7.63

ATLANTIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENTRY FEES

100.00

BFG SUPPLY COMPANY

SUPPLIES

421.40

BIG DADDY TEE'S AND VINYL

SUPPLIES

1,233.00

BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

ENTRY FEES

150.00

BLUM, TIM

OFFICIATING

75.00

BSN SPORTS

SUPPLIES

79.00

BURT, J. ZACH

OFFICIATING

75.00

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA-IOWA

REGISTRATION

3,715.00

CARRUTHERS, BRYCE

OFFICIATING

175.00

DINKLA, GARY

OFFICIATING

125.00

EHLERS, CHRIS

OFFICIATING

125.00

ETHEN, CHRIS

OFFICIATING

125.00

FLORAL ELEGANCE AND UNIQUE GIFTS

SUPPLIES

52.00

FREESE, RYAN

OFFICIATING

185.00

GLENWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENTRY FEES

100.00

HARRIS BANK P-CARD

TRAVEL/SUPPLIES/POSTAGE

2,055.16

IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION

REGISTRATION

36.00

IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSN.

MEMBERSHIP

30.00

ISU EXTENSION OFFICE - SHELBY COUNTY

REGISTRATION

46.50

JOHNSON, CHRIS

OFFICIATING

125.00

JOSTENS INC.

SUPPLIES

1,213.14

LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL

REGISTRATION

135.00

MADSEN, MATT

OFFICIATING

75.00

MORGAN, BOB

OFFICIATING

75.00

MT. AYR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENTRY FEES

135.00

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL

MATERIALS

1,450.00

NAHNSEN, JOHN

OFFICIATING

75.00

PETERSEN, SHAWN

OFFICIATING

125.00

PLOEGER, LANCE

OFFICIATING

185.00

POWELL, RICK

OFFICIATING

225.00

REISS, TYLER

OFFICIATING

210.00

ROSMANN FAMILY FARMS

SUPPLIES

19.46

ROYER, MARK

OFFICIATING

250.00

SCHABEN, BRYCE

OFFICIATING

550.00

SCHMIDT, JOHN

OFFICIATING

185.00

SCHMITT MUSIC CENTERS

MATERIALS

437.28

SPOMER, KURT

OFFICIATING

185.00

STRUCK, SHAWN

OFFICIATING

75.00

VAUGHN, JEROME

OFFICIATING

85.00

WARTBURG COLLEGE

ENTRY FEES

120.00

WEST MUSIC COMPANY

MATERIALS

90.20

WRIGHT, CHARLES

OFFICIATING

125.00

WULK, MATTHEW

OFFICIATING

200.00

YORK, JOSH

OFFICIATING

310.00

ZANDER INK

SUPPLIES

1,196.50

     

MANAGEMENT FUND                        

   

EMC INSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY

INSURANCE DEDUCTABLE

335.91

     

CAPITAL FUNDS PROJECT

   

HARRIS BANK P-CARD

TRAVEL/SUPPLIES/POSTAGE

177.18

     

PHYSICAL PLANT & EQUIPMENT

   

CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC.

PURCHASED SERVICES

6,210.00

COMBUSTION CONTROL CO.

PURCHASED SERVICES

2,364.85

CONTROL SERVICES INC.

PURCHASED SERVICES

868.00

RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

REPAIRS

103.00

SCHMITT MUSIC CENTERS

REPAIRS

30.45

     

DEBT SERVICE FUND

   

UMB BANK, NA

LOAN PROCESSING FEES

300.00

     

SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND

   

ATLANTIC BOTTLING CO.

SUPPLIES

44.40

BERNARD FOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.

SUPPLIES

385.56

CORE-MARK MIDCONTINENT, INC.

SUPPLIES

728.46

EARTHGRAINS COMPANY

SUPPLIES

723.20

FARMERS MUTUAL COOP TELEPHONE CO.

TELEPHONE SERVICE

31.13

HARRIS BANK P-CARD

TRAVEL/SUPPLIES/POSTAGE

119.16

HARRIS SCHOOL SOLUTIONS

MERCHANT PROCESSING

78.10

HILAND DAIRY

SUPPLIES

4,303.14

HOBART

REPAIRS

390.03

KRUSE REFRIGERATION & ELECTRIC

REPAIRS

322.00

MARTIN BROS. DISTRIBUTING CO.

SUPPLIES

41,718.37

RAPIDS

SUPPLIES

31.85

POLICY REVIEW– FIRST READING:  Hazelton moved, seconded by Anderson to approve the first reading of policies as presented.  Policy 409.2E1 – Emergency Paid Sick Leave Request Form Under the FFCRA – RESCINDED; Policy 409.2E2 – Expanded Family and Medical Leave Request Form Under the FFCRA – RESCINDED will be rescinded immediately. Policy 503.1 – Student Conduct; Policy 503.5 – Corporal Punishment, Mechanical Restraint and Prone Restraint; and Policy 503.6 – Physical Restraint and Seclusion of Students will be adopted after the second reading. The following policies were reviewed but were not adopted as the district is evaluating AEA resources in place of these sample regulation/exhibits: Policy 503.6R1 – Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion with Students; Policy 503.6E1 – Use of Physical Restraint and/or Seclusion Documentation Form; Policy 503.6E2 – Debriefing Letter to Guardian of Student Involved in an Occurrence Where Physical Restraint and/or Seclusion was Used; and Policy 503.6E3 – Debriefing Meeting Documentation. Motion carried 5-0.

ADJOURNMENT:  Herzberg moved, seconded by Larsen to adjourn.  Motion carried 5-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Next Meeting:  – February 11, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. – Special Meeting

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Board President                                    Board Secretary