Board Agenda - 2024.12.09

 

NOTICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

 

TIME/DATE: Monday, December 9, 2024, 6:30 p.m. 

 

LOCATION: District Office, 145 South Clark Street, Forest City

 

Board of Education: Troy Thompson (President) Beth Clouse (Vice President), Cody Hennigar, David Reese, Kim Severson,  Rick Wiley, Andrew Fedders 

 

Superintendent Darwin Lehmann, Board Secretary Sara Meinders 

 

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING

 

 

 

  1. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum
  2. Additions To and Approval of Agenda
  3. Administrative Reports (I)
    1. Board President Report and Comments
    2. Administrative Reports
    3. Secretary/Treasurer Report
    4. Superintendent’s Report
  4. Consent Agenda (D.R.)
    1. Approval of Minutes
    2. Open Enrollment
    3. Personnel
      1. Employee Contracts
      2. Employee Contract Adjustments
      3. Employee Resignations
      4. Employee Unpaid Leave Requests
      5. Donations
      6. Teacher Unpaid Leave Request
      7. Sick Leave Bank Request
      8. Early Graduation Request
    4. Approve Financial Statements
    5. Approve Bills
  5. Old Business
    1. Forest City Education Foundation Academic Letter Request (D.R.)

Adjourn

AGENDA FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

OF THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  1. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum
  2. Election of Board President and Vice-President
  3. New Business
    1. Appoint Board Secretary (D.R.)
    2. Determination of Dates, Times, and Places for Regular Meetings of the Board (D.R.)
    3. Establish Board Committees (D.R.)
    4. Board Policy Review (D.R.)
    5. Sale of District Materials and Equipment (Auction Items) (D.R.)
    6. School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) Request for Open Enrollment Out Not on Prior Year’s Headcount (D.R.)
    7. School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) Request for English Learners (EL) Instruction Beyond Five Years. (D.R.)
    8. Tentative Approval of Plans and Specs, Authorize Letting of Bids and Setting of Public Hearing for January 13, 2025. (D.R.)
    9. School Budget Review Committee At Risk/Drop Out Prevention (D.R)
  4. Suggestions for the January 13, 2025, Board Meeting

Adjourn

Exempt Session:  Under Iowa Code 20.17(3) the board will go into exempt session to discuss negotiations, strategy meeting of public employees or employee organizations, mediation and the deliberative process of arbitration.

(I)=Informational                        (D.R.)=Decision Required