Board Briefs for Monday, May 8, 2017 Regular Board Meeting

The Muscatine Schools' Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Members present: Directors Bower, Dabeet, Finn, Mather, and Wildermuth. President Drawbaugh was absent. Also present: Superintendent Riibe and Director of Finance Tom Anderson.

1. The board recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Vice President Wildermuth welcomed visitors and the media.
3. Saul O'Campo, MHS Student Council Rep, provided a student council update to the Board. 
4. Kris Gladwell, Sarah Manjoine, Jeanne Petersen, Kelly Gillespie, and Gina Schliesman were honored for receiving the Employee Recognition Award for May.
5. Superintendent Riibe honored the board as part of School Board Recognition Month.
6. No one spoke during Citizens Speak.
7. The consent agenda was approved which included:
1. Minutes of April 10, 2017 Regular Session and Minutes of April 24, 2017 Work Session.
2. Employment Recommendations:
1. New Hires for 2017-18
1. Joshua Day - MHS Ag
2. Haley Denton - CMS 7th & 8th ELA
3. Noelia Espinal-Lujan - Early Childhood SPED
4. Craig Johnson - MHS Industrial Tech
5. Jodi Jones - Grant Early Childhood SPED
6. Megan King - CMS 7th Pre-AP & 8th ELA
7. Angela Pautz - CMS 8th Grade Science
8. Alicia Schmitt - Franklin Guidance Counselor
9. Nathan Swartzendruber - WMS Vocal Music
10. Luke Turelli - MHS At Risk Science
11. Derek Zabranskky - WMS 8th Math
2. Resignations - Certified Staff
1. Ashley Enabnit - Franklin 5th Grade
2. Sandra Eversmeyer - McKinley TAG
3. Bryce Giesmann - Colorado Art
4. Blayke Lawrence - Madison Kindergarten
5. Cynthia Machael - Franklin 3rd Grade
6. William Mayer - MHS Industrial Arts
7. Teresa Newhall - Grant Special Ed
8. Crystal Pottebaum - MHS Spanish
9. Dan Ramos - MHs Social Studies/Instructional Coach
10. Danielle Reagle - East Campus English/Language Arts
11. Savannah Skidmore - Franklin Title I
12. John Vonderhaar - Franklin 4th Grade
13. Shannon Walker - MHS Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science
14. Derek Weber - Madison 5th Grade
3. Leaves of Absence: Kari Morton - Grant 2nd Grade (2017-18 school year)
4. New Hires - Certified Administrators: Susan O'Donnell - WMS Principal
5. Resignations - Certified Administrators: 
1. Jan Collinson - WMS Principal
2. Brian Walthart - CMS Assistant Principal
6. New Hires - Schedule C:
1. Karey Hawkins - MHS National Honor Society
2. Carolyn Hurlbut - MHS Color Guard
3. Rachel Hansen - MHS Curriculum Coord - Social Studies
4. Betsy Hirschfield - MHS Curriculum Coord - Mathematics
5. Karey Hawkins - MHS Curriculum Coord - Guidance
6. Jeff Heid - MHS Curriculum Coord - Fine Arts
7. Resignations - Schedule C:
1. Jayme Steffen - MHS Assistant Volleyball
2. Sally Echelbarger - WMS Track
3. Heather France - MHS National Honor Society
4. Elizabeth Thomas - MHS Student Council Co-Advisory
3. Student Teaching Agreements with: Iowa Wesleyan, UNI, and St. Ambrose.
4. Bills and Claims against the district dated May 8, 2017.
8. Approved the MCSD Strategic Plan.
9. Approved the tentative list of graduates of the Class of 2017.
10. Reviewed and approved the administrative procedures for policy 900.9 Nutrition and Wellness Program.
11. Approved the scheduled laptop replacements for teachers and administrators not to exceed more than $463,230.
12. Approved a two-year contract for tenured administrators (admin who are starting their 4th year at MCSD).
13. Approved the salary adjustment for administrators and non-union classified professionals to follow the Chapter 20 guidelines of May 1, 2017 (1.97%).
14. Authorized the district to move forward in developing plans for the next phase of the MHS Construction Project.
15. Held a second reading on policy 403.19 Notification of Arrest, Criminal Charges, or Child Abuse Complaint.
16. Jeff Miller updated the board on summer projects for district facilities.
17. April financials were presented.
18. Thanked the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust for providing the Excellence in Education Awards for the past 30 years with over $1.2 million dollars given to students at MCSD.
19. The following announcements of upcoming meetings and events were made:
1. May 16, 2017: Senior's Last Day
2. May 21, 2017: Class of 2017 Graduates at 2 p.m. at MHS
3. May 26, 2017: Last Day for Students; 2-hour early dismissal
4. May 29, 2017: Memorial Day
5. May 30, 2017: MCSD Retirement and 30 Year Celebration; Last Day for Teachers
20. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
21. Next meeting: June 12, 2017 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

For more in depth information about this meeting, go to the Board Book.