Regular Board Meeting
ESTHERVILLE LINCOLN CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
February 20, 2014
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Estherville Lincoln Central Board of Education held its regular meeting on Monday, February 20, 2014 at 5:15 P.M. in the high school library. Board members present were: Jodie Greig, President; Kathy Miller-Cornwall, Vice President; Nancy Anderson, Duane Schnell, Mike Karels.. Others present were: Tara Paul Superintendent, Kate Woods, Board Secretary/Treasurer, Frank Christenson; High School Principal, Mike Tiedeman- EDN, Ed Funston – KILR, Brad Leonard, Sean Olson, Taylor Greig, Lauren Newgard, Sarah Lambert, Ebony Rahe, Brittany Rosburg
5:15 – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL President Greig called the regular meeting to order at 5:18 p.m. Board members present were Schnell, Cornwall, Karels, Anderson
AGENDA APPROVAL Motion by Schnell, second by Karels to approve the agenda with the addition of agenda item 9.5 Mediacom Phone Service, 9.6 Building Committee, 6.3a Hires – Lee Evans.Motion carried 5-0.
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS President Greig welcomed all those in attendance and had visitors introduce themselves.
PUBLIC INPUT There was none.
CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Schnell, second by Anderson to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion carried 5-0.
Items approved under the consent agenda are as follows:
Minutes from January 15 & 20, 2014 Board Meeting.
Bills
Hires – Lee Evans, Resignations – Laura Condon, 8th Grade Volleyball
Finances
HIGHLIGHT FFA – Taylor Greig, Lauren Newgard, Sarah Lambert presented a powerpoint highlighting their trip to the National FFA convention in Louisville.
Prosper – Sean Olson & Brittany Rosburg highlighted the Prosper program sponsored by Emmet County ISU Extension and Outreach.
Director Miller-Cornwall left the meeting(6:04p.m.)
FY 2013 Audit Report Ebony Rahe from Williams & Company reviewed the FY 13 Audit Report.
REPORTS/INFORMATION Administrators highlighted items in their written reports
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Board Policies – 404-406.6 Third and final reading of board policies 404 – 406.6. Motion by Anderson second by Schnell to approve Policies 404-406.6.
Motion carried 4-0.
NEW BUSINESS
Set Public Hearing Date Motion by Schnell, second by Karels to set the public hearing date
for the FY 15 published budget on March 17, 2014 at 5:10 p.m.
Motion carried 4-0
Board Policies 407-407.6E4 1st reading of board policies 407-407.6E4, no action.
Mediacom Phone Service Provider Motion by Karels, second by Anderson to approve Mediacom for
the district’s local phone service provider effective July 1, 2014.
Building Committee Board Member Changes Motion by Schnell, second by Anderson to accept Jodie Greig’s
Resignation and appoint Kathy Miller-Cornwall to the building committee.
Next meeting March 17, 2014 at 5:15pm.
President Greig announced that the board would move into exempt session as provided in IOWA CODE 20.17(3) for a collective bargaining strategy session following adjournment.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Karels, second by Schnell, to adjourn the meeting at 6:55p.m. Motion carried 4-0.