East Buchanan Community School District - Regular Board Meeting Minutes – November 8, 2023
Call to Order - President Andy Sperfslage called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm. The board recited the East Buchanan Mission Statement. Board members present were Scott Cooksley, Tim Recker, Andy Sperfslage, Heather Steffens, and Shawn Stone. Administration attending were Superintendent Dan Fox, HS/MS Principal Eric Dockstader, Elementary Principal Jacklyn Letzring, and Business Manager/Board Secretary Teresa Knipper. Several visitors attended the meeting. Motion carried with all ayes unless otherwise noted.
Approve Agenda - Motion by Steffens, second by Stone to approve the agenda as presented.
Approve Consent Agenda - Motion by Cooksley, second by Recker to approve the consent agenda. Items included on the Consent Agenda: minutes from the regular meeting on October 11, 2023; hiring of Adam Riniker, Justin Shaffer, and Kyle Fank as winter performance coaches; hiring of Erica Kortenkamp as HS assistant girls basketball coach and Ashley Fogle as musical director; resignations of Andrea Young as HS volleyball coach, Trenton Robinson as softball coach, and Carla Becker as business teacher; expenditures listed; and financial reports.
Administrative Updates and Reports – Letzring reported that preschool went to Fontana and grades 5-6 went to Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center for field trips, grades 1-4 went through the haunted stage organized by the MS Lighthouse team, that there was an elementary Halloween parade, the 5th grade led the Leader in Me assembly, the Leader in Me leadership team set goals, and the math curriculum is going well. Dockstader reported that Mr. Machacek organized the haunted stage with the lighthouse team and 8th grade has been selected for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) which will be in February. Fox reported we still have staffing issues with needing to replace the business teacher and HS/MS vocal teacher positions, the new bus driver starts soon, a meeting will be held regarding the sports complex to finalize the project, and that it would cost $91,000 to get a plan to install air conditioning in the high school and middle school. Fox suggested a work session in January to discuss bullying since the 500 policy series will be reviewed this year.
AEA Board of Directors – Motion by Steffens, second by Cooksley to vote Yes for candidate Dennis Craun, Jr to represent Director District #9.
Shared Personnel Agreement – Motion by Stone, second by Recker to approve the Librarian/Media Specialist Shared Personnel Agreement with Dunkerton CSD for the 23-24 school year as presented.
SBRC Application for Lied Center special education costs – Motion by Steffens, second by Stone to approve the application to the SBRC in the amount of $770.88 for special education administrative costs associated with the Lied Center Consortium for the 2024-2025 school year.
SBRC Application for River Hills special education costs – Motion by Recker, second by Stone to approve the application to the SBRC in the amount of $4,805.54 for special education administrative costs associated with the River Hills Consortium for the 2024-2025 school year.
Return to Learn Plan – Motion by Stone, second by Recker to approve the plan as presented by Fox.
Special Education Service Delivery Plan – Motion by Steffens, second by Cooksley to approve the plan as presented by Fox.
Board Policy Review – Motion by Steffens, second by Stone to approve the first reading of policies 216.2, 401.1, 401.7, 605.3R1, 607.1, 705.1, 705.1R2, and 804.7R1 with policies 701.5 and 701.5R1 tabled.
#BucPr1de – The performance coach position is an asset. Shout-out to the students that organize the assemblies, to Noah Valenzuela running at state cross country and then playing in the football game the same day, and to the football team making the playoffs.
Student Questions – Students asked how credits are affected when going from trimester to semester, if seniors have to take ISASP, and about the proposal for air conditioning.
Adjourn – Motion by Steffens, second by Stone to adjourn the meeting at 5:44 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 am and 4:00 pm.