East Buchanan Community School District
Regular Board Meeting Minutes – March 10, 2021
Call to Order: President Greg Schmitt called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The board recited the East Buchanan Mission Statement. Board members present were Greg Schmitt, Scott Cooksley, Andy Sperfslage, Heather Steffens, and Shawn Stone. Administration attending were Dan Fox, Superintendent/Elementary Principal; Eric Dockstader, MS/HS Principal; Teresa Knipper, Business Manager/Board Secretary. Several visitors attended the meeting.
Public Hearing on 21-22 School Calendar: Motion to open the public hearing was made by Stone, second by Steffens at 5:00 pm. Motion carried with all ayes. Fox presented the calendar and there were no comments from the public. Motion to close the public hearing was made by Stone, second by Cooksley at 5:04 pm. Motion carried with all ayes.
Public Hearing on FY22 Certified Budget: Motion to open the public hearing was made by Sperfslage, second by Stone at 5:05 pm. Motion carried with all ayes. Knipper presented the changes since the budget was published and there were no comments from the public. Motion to close the public hearing was made by Steffens, second by Cooksley at 5:06 pm. Motion carried with all ayes.
Approve Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda was made by Stone, second by Sperfslage. Motion carried with all ayes. The exempt session was dropped from the agenda.
Approve Consent Agenda: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Sperfslage, second by Steffens. Motion carried with all ayes. Items included on the Consent Agenda: minutes from the regular meeting on February 10, 2021; financial reports; expenditures listed; resignation of Kelly Chettinger as cook; resignation of Bret Lau as baseball coach; transfer of Jake VanScoyoc from HS baseball coach to MS baseball coach; transfer of Allison Shaffer from preschool to first grade teacher; Jocelyn Cabalka as MS softball coach (pending coach authorization); resignation of Ron Landis as teacher; resignation of Craig Wilgenbusch as bus driver; and hire of Jaci Francois as preschool teacher.
Administrative Updates and Reports: Dockstader mentioned the students that qualified for state individual speech, reported on the CTE advisory committee meeting, and explained what is needed to recertify the CTE program as well as how the Perkins Grant program works. Fox provided FAST testing data to the board and explained how we compared to the state and AEA. He also reported that ISASP testing starts the week of March 15th, elementary conferences will be held in-person in the spring, and that students will be going on field trips this spring. A work session has been scheduled for March 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm to discuss district facility plans.
Covid-19 Guidelines Review: Fox reviewed the current guidelines regarding masks, quarantine rules, and Covid-19 emergency paid sick leave. No action was taken by the board so the guidelines remain as is and the emergency paid sick leave expires on March 31, 2021.
2021-2022 School Calendar Approval: Motion to approve the 21-22 school calendar as presented was made by Cooksley, second by Steffens. Motion carried with all ayes.
Resolution Authorizing the Redemption of General Obligation School Bonds: Motion to approve the Resolution Authorizing the Redemption of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated May 1, 2017, Approving the Second Amendment to the Escrow Agent Agreement, and Levying a Tax for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for the Redemption of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated May 1, 2017 was made by Stone, second by Sperfslage. Motion carried with all ayes.
FY2022 Certified Budget and Taxes: Motion to approve the fiscal year budget and taxes as presented with the $125,000 prepayment levy (option 1) was made by Sperfslage, second by Stone. Motion carried with all ayes. The rate as adopted is 13.55332.
FY2022 Budget Adjustment Resolution: Motion to approve the FY22 budget adjustment resolution was made by Stone, second by Steffens. Motion carried with all ayes.
FY2020 Audit Report: Motion to approve the FY20 audit report was made by Cooksley, second by Sperfslage. Motion carried with all ayes.
Board Policy Review: Motion to approve the first reading of board policies 500, 501.3, 501.4, 502.8, 502.8E1, 507.8, 603.1, 603.3, 604.46, and 604.10 was made by Sperfslage, second by Stone.
Buccaneer Brag-About: The board recognized the individual speech state qualifiers, the variety show went well, four wrestlers made it to state, and club sports are back in session.
Student Questions: One student was present and asked a question regarding the ISASP test.
Adjourn – Motion by Cooksley, second by Stone to adjourn the meeting at 6:11 pm. Motion carried with all ayes.
District facilities planning work session is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th at 5:00 pm. Next regular meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
The above are not official minutes until approved at the next regular board meeting. A copy of the official minutes may be viewed in the office of the Board Secretary any Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.