POSTED: March 20, 2023
REGULAR MEETING – MARCH 20, 2023
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Allamakee Community School District was held at the Kee High School Board Room N110, Lansing, Iowa on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order by Bobbie Goetzinger, Board President. Upon roll call the following responded, namely: Tony Becker, Bobbie Goetzinger, Melanie Mauss, Kelly Mudderman and Arla Wagner. Also present at the meeting were: Dr. Dale Crozier, Superintendent; Dr. Sarah Murray, Kee High and Middle School Principal, Michele Martin, Board Secretary. Visitors: Tommy Martin
PUBLIC HEARING ON 2022-23 SCHOOL CALENDAR: A motion was made by Wagner and seconded by Mudderman to open the budget hearing at 7:03. With no public comment, a motion was made by Becker and seconded by Wagner to close the public hearing. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
AGENDA ADOPTION: A motion was made by Wagner and seconded by Mudderman to approve the agenda as presented. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
AUDIENCE: Jana Troendle, EACS Pre-School Teacher and Sierra Colsch EACS Kindergarten Teacher gave overviews of the curriculum being used in their classrooms. Jana explained the importance of handwriting, phonics, and social skills in her classroom to build a foundation for kindergarten. State assessment is required in pre-school. Sierra continues to build on phonics in her classroom along with memorizing, lower case letters and writing skills.
AUTHORIZATIONS: Mudderman moved to approve the March consent items, minutes of the February meetings, bills for March, Secretary’s Financial Report for February, and the Student Activity and Food Service February Reports. Mauss seconded. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
March 20, 2023 Invoices
Access Systems Leasing |
Lease Payment and Color Copies |
298.00 |
Acentek |
Telephone & Internet |
888.80 |
Agvantage FS |
LP Gas |
8,252.67 |
Allamakee Community School |
Sharing Agreements |
2,500.00 |
Alliant Energy |
Electric |
14,920.50 |
Baker, Marylu |
Art supplies |
33.29 |
Brennan Construction |
Bus garage rental |
565.00 |
Century Link |
Telephone |
125.26 |
Century Link |
Telephone |
142.26 |
Chapman, CPA, PC, Kay |
FY22 Audit |
3,950.00 |
Darling Repair |
Suburban repairs |
217.00 |
Dell |
Dell Latitude 5530 BTX laptop |
1,416.60 |
First National Bank Omaha |
Office supp, postage, conference, refund |
47.75 |
First National Bank Omaha |
Art supp, FCS, cables, band fee & equip. |
721.49 |
First National Bank Omaha |
Nurse supp, textbooks, library books, filters |
1,340.28 |
First National Bank Omaha |
Gas for speech |
28.44 |
Follett School Solutions |
Library books |
67.14 |
Green Lawn |
Grub control, pre-emergent |
785.76 |
Hillyard |
Floor scrubber parts, custodial supplies |
1,340.09 |
Hoglund Bus |
Bus repair parts |
40.62 |
IASB |
Convention registration fee |
225.00 |
Intrado-School Messenger |
School messenger renewal |
704.00 |
Iowa Communications Network |
ICN charges |
615.10 |
Jim’s Appliance |
Repair FCS refrigerator |
150.00 |
Johnson’s Gas N Go |
Gas |
2,073.79 |
Johnston Community School District |
1st Semester Tuition |
14,556.51 |
Kerndt Brothers Ins. Agency |
Add 2015 Chev. Suburban |
562.00 |
Keystone AEA 1 |
Ross Greene webinar |
300.00 |
Knox, Brian |
Piano tuning |
120.00 |
Kruse Construction |
Double steel doors and install |
12,875.00 |
Kwik Trip |
Gas |
1,545.24 |
Language Testing Int. |
Student testing |
110.00 |
Lansing Auto Parts |
Exhaust fluid |
68.00 |
Lansing, City of |
Water And Sewer |
704.05 |
Lynch Dallas |
Legal fees |
82.50 |
Madison Nat’l Life Ins. |
Life & AD & D |
93.10 |
Marco |
Overage Charges |
50.02 |
Marco |
Copy machine lease – March |
167.90 |
Mediacom |
Internet |
189.95 |
MFL – Mar Mac Community School |
Sharing Agreements |
4,875.94 |
Mulgrew Oil |
Diesel fuel |
3,162.90 |
Music Is Elementary |
Instruments |
752.90 |
New Albin, City of |
Water & sewer |
122.50 |
Nextiva |
Cloud communication for telephones |
851.22 |
Office of State Auditor |
Audit filing fee |
425.00 |
Quill |
Office and art supplies |
582.08 |
Santander Leasing |
Bus lease 77 passenger |
16,980.00 |
School Health Corporation |
Nurse supplies |
29.70 |
Schroeder, Jennelle |
Mileage |
41.16 |
Severson’s Service |
Tire mount & repairs to bus |
480.00 |
TK Elevator |
Elevator maintenance |
388.79 |
Tri State Heating |
Water main repair, faucets & materials |
4,149.10 |
UET |
Repair parts for Acer laptops |
1,374.00 |
U.S. Cellular |
Hot Spot |
29.49 |
U.S. Cellular |
Cell phones |
181.18 |
U.S. Cellular |
Cell phones |
167.39 |
Village Farm & Home |
Shop supplies, rope, Velcro |
111.00 |
Waste Management |
Garbage |
1,561.44 |
Waukon Standard |
Publications |
90.89 |
West Music |
Band supplies, cymbals |
674.35 |
West Music |
Eastman EEP 321, 3 valve euphonium |
966.00 |
Benedict Refrigeration |
Dishwasher repair |
407.50 |
Bimbo |
Bread |
388.22 |
Culligan |
Solar salt |
22.00 |
Gillette Pepsi |
Beverage |
609.80 |
Kwik Trip |
Bread, bananas, butter |
411.14 |
Martin Bros. |
Food and supplies |
7,889.82 |
Mauss Electric |
Light repair |
62.00 |
Prairie Farms |
Milk |
2,225.96 |
Tri-State Heating |
Freezer repair |
269.56 |
Valley Heating |
Repair walk-in cooler New Albin |
495.14 |
Adobe |
Annual fees |
2,496.00 |
Denise Becker |
Athletic scorebook |
75.00 |
Bob Camp |
Athletic official |
130.00 |
Comfort Inn |
Class 2023 trip |
500.00 |
Comfort Suites |
Class 2023 trip |
500.00 |
Tyson Cota |
Athletic official |
140.00 |
Jason Crane |
Athletic scoreboard |
75.00 |
Tracy Dibert |
Athletic official |
220.00 |
Dufault Publishing |
Annual deposit |
2,142.80 |
First National Bank |
FFA supp, FCS supp, athletic supp, vocal |
385.63 |
Michael Fitzgerald |
Athletic official |
260.00 |
Gene Glawe |
Athletic official |
260.00 |
Troy Gress |
Athletic official |
75.00 |
Ron Herman |
Athletic official |
75.00 |
HOBY Registration |
Student council fees |
225.00 |
IHSSA |
Speech fees |
189.00 |
Andy Jacobson |
Athletic official |
130.00 |
Mike Jacobson |
Athletic official |
130.00 |
Lane Johnson |
Athletic official |
130.00 |
Martin Bros. |
FCS supplies |
188.11 |
John Monroe |
Athletic official |
80.00 |
Hunter Peterson |
Jr. High Athletic scorebook |
25.00 |
Owen Schobert |
Jr. High Athletic scorebook |
25.00 |
Hannah Steiber |
FCS supplies |
199.99 |
David Stephan |
Athletic official |
130.00 |
Transfer |
Transfer fund from Vocal to Art Club |
104.01 |
IHSSA |
Speech fees |
80.00 |
Martin Bros. |
FCS supplies |
150.87 |
Red Geranium |
Athletic flowers |
36.00 |
Justin Riley |
Band fees |
425.00 |
Fir Nat’l Bank |
FFA supplies |
315.04 |
133,548.73 |
APPROVE CONTRACTS: A motion was made by Wagner and seconded by Becker to approve the contract of Jeff Cota as Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach and Shauna Ashbacher as Varsity Volleyball Coach. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
APPROVE 2023-24 SCHOOL CALENDAR: A motion was made by Mudderman and seconded by Becker to approve the calendar as presented. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
SET 2023-24 BUDGET HEARING FOR APRIL 17, 2023: A motion was made by Mauss and seconded by Wagner to set the budget hearing for April 17, 2023. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
APPROVE JOB DESCRIPTION REVISIONS: The board chose to table the job description revisions at this time.
RECEIVE AND FILE FY22 AUDIT: A motion was made by Becker and seconded by Mudderman to receive and file the FY22 Audit Report. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
Dr. Murray reported that Cadan Evanson and Izzy Hammell will compete in the All-State Speech Festival on March 27th. The school play, Be My Ghost will be held on April 1st and 2nd. Seniors are preparing for the Senior Class Trip on April 28th. Mrs. Hisel and Dr. Murray are currently working on next year’s schedule. The ISASP testing will be in April. Dr. Murray and staff will continue to work on the ESSA process.
Dr. Crozier informed the board that our liability insurance will increase for next school year. Graduation date for next school year is May 5, 2024. Administration will continue to work on extending the length of a school day at New Albin Elementary.
ADJOURNMENT: Becker made a motion to adjourn, Wagner made the second, and the meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m. The vote was all ayes. Motion carried.
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Bobbie Goetzinger, Board President
Attest: ______________________________________
Michele Martin, Board Secretary