2025.7.14 Board Minutes

 

Bennett CSD School Board Meeting

July 14, 2025

7pm

1. Call to Order

1. Roll Call - Present: Director Pratt, Director Giebelstein, Director Bjurstrom, and Director McGhee. Absent: Director Reynolds. Also present: Superintendent Knoche, Deb Storjohann

1. Mission Statement- read by Superintendent Knoche

2. Approval of Agenda - Director McGhee moved, seconded by Director Bjurstrom to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 4/0

2. Public Forum - No Comments

3. Consent Agenda - Director McGhee moved, seconded by Director Giebelstein to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 4/0.

   1. Minutes from June 9, 2025 Meeting

   2. Financial Report as of June 2025 (including Nutrition Fund)

   3. Open Enrollment

   4. July Bills/Additional Bills

   5. Hires & Resignations 

   6. Approve Professional Organizations: SAI, RSAI, ISFIS, IASB

4. Administrative Reports

   1. Jeremiah - On Vacation with Family

   2. Shane - Safety Conference - Tall Cop - vaping and other drug related issues coming to schools and grant possibilities

5. Informational Section

   1. Legislative updates: Cell phone, Math requirements

   2. Denise, Greg, and Chad are up for election in November

Copies of nomination papers are available at the school secretary’s office, county auditor’s office, or on the Secretary of State’s website: https://sos.iowa.gov/school-elections 

Filing Period Nomination papers must be filed with the school secretary during the filing period. They cannot be filed before or after the filing period. The filing period is: First day: Monday, August 25, 2025 Last day: Thursday, September 18, 2025 – 5:00 p.m.

6. Old Business

7. New Business

   1. Approval of Maternity Leave Request - Director Giebelstein moved, seconded by Director McGhee. Motion carried 4/0.

   2. Approval of LP bids - Director Giebelstein moved to accept Farm Service Bid, seconded by Director McGhee Motion carried 4/0.

   3. TLC position - Director Giebelstein moved to approve, seconded by Director McGhee to approve the SPF Agreement, FAQ. Motion carried 4/0.

Policy  Approval
IASB #	Title of Policy	Description of change
102	Equal Education Opportunity	Added Jeremiah name, number and email
102-E5	Equal Educational Opportunity-Witness Disclosure Form	Added recommended form
501.14	Open Enrollment - Procedures as a Sending District	Took 602.17 from one policy to the recommended two.
501.15	Open Enrollment - Procedures as a Receiving District

Approval Policy - Director McGhee moved to approve, seconded by Director Giebelstein to approve the Motion carried 4/0.

 

8. Committee Reports

   1. Policy - Next Meeting TBD

   2. Facilities/Operations - next meeting will be with members of City Council, Park board and interested community members -July 22nd at 6:00 pm

   3. Negotiations/Interest Based Problem Solving - Next Meeting TBD

9. Board Comments/Correspondence

 

Director McGhee moved, seconded by Director Bjurstrom to adjourn the meeting at 7:34pm. Motion carried 4/0.