2025.2.10 Board Minutes

 

  1. Call to Order -7pm

  1. Roll Call - Present: Greg Reynolds, Chad Giebelstein, Ian Bjurstrom. Absent: Dani Pratt, Denise McGhee. Also present: Superintendent Shane Knoche, Principal Jeremiah Costello, Board Secretary Kylee Yoerger, Juli Miller, and Jennifer Slater.

  2. Mission Statement -Read by Principal Costello.

  3. Approval of Agenda - Director Giebelstein moved, seconded by Director Bjustrom to approve. Motion carried 3/0.

  1. Public Forum -None.

  2. Consent Agenda - Director Giebelstein moved, seconded by Director Bjurstrom to approve. Motion carried 3/0.

    1. Minutes from Jan 13, 2025 Meeting

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

    3. February Bills -Totaling $342,794.44

    4. Hires & Resignations -Resignations: Kendall Durant, Maureen Dolan

  3. Administrative Reports

    1. Jeremiah - Preschool sign up is out for 2025/2026 and we currently have 23 preschoolers on the list. Administration is looking into the possibility of doing 3-year-olds in the AM and 4-year-olds in the PM for next year. Job well done to the employees who participated in the district’s Catch Life 30 Wellness challenge. 6th grade students will be visiting both Tipton CSD and Durant CSD to experience a day at each school. The Sweetheart Breakfast for families is coming up on 2/14. We have no school on 2/17. STREAM Night is 2/20. Huge congratulations to Mrs. Dolan on receiving the Dr. Robert E Yager Educator Award. Students finished FAST testing last week. Students also participated in the READBowl and read over 36,000 minutes total. 

    2. Shane

      1. PPEL Article, PPEL Presentation, Vote on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 -held the first informational meeting today 2/10.

      2. Legislative Update & New Money -Potential legislation would allow the district to stop paying for shared positions out of the general fund. 

      3. Cloud based phone system mtg - Will reduce maintenance costs, offers a better intercom system, and has updated features.

      4. Sharing Librarian - Discussed with the BOEE.

      5. IASB Policy Module and Simbli - Suggest to finish the year with ISFIS then switch.

  4. Committee Reports

    1. Policy -None.

  5. Old Business -None.

  6. New Business Director Giebelstein moved, seconded by Director Bjustrom to approve the first reading. Motion carried 3/0.

    1. Policy Review: 

Second  Reading

IASB #

Title of Policy

Replaces Bennett # if different from IASB
     
     

First Reading

IASB #

Title of Policy

Replaces Bennett # if different from IASB

200.1R1

Organizational Meeting Procedures Regulation

  

200.02

Powers of the Board of Directors

  

200.3

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

  

200.4

Board Member Social Media Engagement

  

201

Board of Directors Elections

  

202.01

Qualifications -

  

202.2

Oath of Office

  

202.3

Term of Office

  

202.4

Vacancies

  

202.5

Student School Board Representatives

  

203

Board of Directors' Conflict of Interest

  

204

Code of Ethics (added 2nd option)

  

205

Board Member Liability

  

206.1

President

  

206.3

Secretary-Opt I and Secretary/Treasurer-Opt 11

  

 

  1. Board Comments/Correspondence

    1. Day on the Hill - Tuesday, Jan. 28 -Director Giebelstein and Superintendent Knoche went to Day on the Hill and met legislators, attended meetings, and advocated for schools. 

 

Director Bjustrom moved, seconded by Director Giebelstein to adjourn the meeting at 7:35pm. Motion carried 3/0.