Board Minutes-2024.10.21

Creston Community School District

Board of Directors Meeting

October 21, 2024

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Directors of the Creston Community School district met on Monday, October 21, 2024.  The meeting was held in the Boardroom at 801 N. Elm as well as virtually, starting at 6:00 p.m.  Galen Zumbach President presided, and the following answered roll call:  Galen Zumbach, Don Gee, and Sharon Snodgrass. Administrators present; Deron Stender,  Callie Anderson, Lesa Downing, and Billie Jo Greene. 

A representative from the Creston News Advertiser and KSIB was present.

The president asked the members and audience to face the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass seconded, to approve the agenda. Motion carried 3-0.

There was no open public forum participation.

Snodgrass moved, and Gee seconded, to approve consent agenda items:  Motion carried 3-0.

• Minutes of September 16, 2024
• Financial Reports
• Bills
• Contracts, Resignations, agreements
  • Resignations
    • Bridgette Johnson - Para
    • Andrea Slight - Para
  • Contracts
    • Abby Menefee - Para
    • Heather Brown - Para
    • Shyla Stow - Para
    • Lara Anderson - Cook
    • Daniel Clark - Custodian
    • Jessica Hotchkiss - Para
  • NWEA Agreement
  • Bluum (camera and door upgrades)
  • Donations - Michelle Downing $150 for Senior Activity Passes, Brenda Boyer Drama - vintage hats to the costume room.
  • Volunteers - Activities: Leslie Tyer
  • Approve Trish Dickinson as the District Homeless Coordinator
  • Approve Bill Messerole as the District 504 Coordinator
  • Approve Sexual harassment/Level I Investigators:  Kelsey Malmanger, Scott Driskell; Sexual Harassment/Level II Investigator:   Union County Attorney; Equity Coordinator/Affirmative Action:  Deron Stender
  • Creston Lau Plan 2024-25
  • TAG Handbook 2024-25
  • 2024-2025 additional payment for activities

Communication and reports

• Director of District Service Dickinson Report - Creston Continuous Improvement scoreboard, Special Education, curriculum and instruction, Talented and Gifted, English Learners, Social and Emotional Behavior Health, and Homeless Liaison
• PK-4 Anderson Report - Curriculum, assessments, and instruction
• Business Manager Greene’s Report - preliminary certified enrollment and IASB Convention November 20-22 in Des Moines.
• Superintendent Stender’s Report -School safety and security update, Emergency Operation Plans,  Debt service funding plan, and other one-time spending needs, Early Childhood project update, preliminary review of enrollment estimated decline of 55.24 served students, bus bid process, SWCC vocational plan identified areas of need, School Improvement Advisory Committee.
• Early Childhood Facility Planning - Tentative Timeline budget and project spending.
• It was noted the footprint of the Early Childhood Center is larger than expected.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass Seconded, and the Board held a closed session to discuss records required by law to be kept confidential as provided by Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(a).  Motion carried Roll Call 3-0.   Went into a closed session at 7:04 p.m.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass seconded to come out of the closed session at 7:34 p.m.  Motion carried Roll 3-0.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass seconded, and the Board held a closed session as provided in section 21.5(1)(a) of the open meeting law to review or discuss records that are required or authorized to be kept confidential.  The board reviewed and discussed the Emergency Operation Plan.  Motion carried roll call vote 3-0.   In closed session time: 7:35 p.m.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass seconded, and the Board came out of the closed session.  Motion carried roll call vote 3-0.  Out of closed session time:  7:41 p.m.

Gee moved, and Snodgrass seconded to approve the 2024-2025 Emergency Management Plan as presented during the closed session.  Motion carried 3-0.

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                          President                                                                         Secretary

Future meeting in Creston boardroom at 801 N. Elm Street, Creston, unless otherwise noted:

• Monday, November 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m., Regular Board Meeting
• IASB Convention November 20-22 in Des Moines
• Monday, December 16, 2024, 6:00 p.m., Regular Board Meeting
• Monday, January 20, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Regular Board Meeting