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Agenda

Ankeny School Board Meeting

December 7, 2021

6:00 PM

 

Please turn off cellular phone during the meeting. Thank you.

1.Call To Order
a.Board Meeting Access
Livestream: www.YouTube.com/AnkenySchools 
b.Board Meeting Capacity
Starting Monday, October 4, 2021, Ankeny Community School District's board meetings (located at 306 SW School Street) will be limited to the board room's capacity of 35 seats. The Neveln Building, located next door where overflow seating is located, will be under construction and no longer accessible. This long-planned construction work on the Neveln building is scheduled to last through December 2022. Members of the public are welcome to watch the live stream of the board meetings on our YouTube Channel.
2.Approval Of Agenda
a.Superintendent's Recommendation: Approve and accept this agenda with/without amendment.
3.Pledge of Allegiance
4.Recognitions
a.Tami Kuhfal, AHS Teacher
  • Tami was approached by a senior student in the 2019-2020 school year who wanted to create a Black Student Union. Tami worked together with that founding group of students to create the BSU at AHS and the club is doing GREAT things this year. Particularly, they just created a video to celebrate Black History Month.
5.Board Rationale
a.Board Rationale December 7, 2021
6.Communication From The Public
a.Emily Peterson - Health and safety of our kids
b.Dagan Peacock-Fleming - LGBTQ+ League of Ankeny
c.Jemma Bullock - Diverse Literature in Schools
d.Livia Routson - Diverse Literature in Schools
e.Carter Danielson - Diverse Literature in Schools
f.Taylor Hedenberg -Diverse Literature in Schools
g.Payten Pierce - Diverse Literature in Schools
h.Jana Youngquist - Diverse Literature in Schools
i.Hailey Jensen - Diverse Literature in Schools
j.Natalie Jasso - Diverse Literature in Schools
k.Bennett Olkiewicz - Diverse Literature in Schools
7.Consent Agenda
The Board of Education will act upon the minutes of the previous meeting, the financial reports and accounts payable, including construction payouts, personnel reports and facility, travel, transportation and open enrollment requests.
a.Board Minutes
  • November 16, 2021 Regular Board Minutes
  • November 16, 2021 Organizational Board Minutes
  • November 22, 2021 Board Orientation Minutes
b.Open Enrollment
c.Paid Bills
d.Personnel Report
e.2021-2022 School Board Committees
f.Out of State Travel Request
  • AHS Choir Trip, January 29-30, 2022 Bloomington, MN
g.Approval of Consent Agenda
Superintendent's Recommendation: Approve and accept these consent agenda items as recommended. 
8.Information Only
a.Construction Project Summary
b.Presentation: FY21 Financial Health Report
c.Early Resignation Incentive
d.Assessment of Compensation Program for Administrative and Confidential Staff
e.Edgenuity Update
f.West Wind District Audit Update
9.Closed Session
a.Closed Session - Litigation

Administration Recommendation: “I move that we hold a closed session as provided in section 21.5(1)(c) of the open meetings law to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation."

 

(Roll Call Vote)

Motion: __________ 2nd:__________ Vote: __________

 

Adjourn into closed session. Time: __________

 

Motion: __________ 2nd:__________ Vote: __________

 

Reconvene into open session. Time: __________

 

 

Any action from closed session will be taken in open session.

 

Motion: __________ 2nd:__________ Vote: __________ 

10.Old Business
a.Contracts and Agreements
  • ACSD Special Education Inter-Agency Contract for Transportation Services for 2021-22 School Year
  • Special Education Inter-Agency Contract for Instructional Program for 2021-22 School Year - Mason City ,CAM, and Storm Lake
  • ProActive Coaching - Presenter for AHS Coaches for $1700
  • CIT Charters - AHS Choir Trip to Bloomington, MN January 29-30, 2022 for $10,107.00
  • Substantial Completion and acceptance of AHS & ACHS Additions
  • Final Acceptance and Completion - Ankeny High School & Ankeny Centennial High School  Additions
  • CIT Charters - ACHS Wrestling to Mason City on 12.16.21 for $2,908.38 (2 buses)
  • CIT Charters  - AHS Wrestling to Mason City on 01.20.22 for $1,366.94
  • PowerSchool eFinance Plus Fees for $420.00
  • AEA MOU - Compensation for Teacher Coverage
  • CIT Charters - NVMS to Waukee for $691.97 on 12.09.21
  • Professional Services Agreement - Festival of Choir Orchestral Players

Superintendent's Recommendation:  Approve the contracts and agreements as presented.

b.Return to Learn
Superintendent's Recommendation:  Approve continuation of Return to Learn Plan 9-21-21 as recommended.  
c.Approve Resource Consulting Engineers Recommendation of SystemWorks, LLC in the amount of $89,545.00 for Neveln Building Renovation Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:  Approve and accept Resource Consulting Engineers, LLC recommendation of SystemWorks, LLC in the amount of $89,545.00 for the Neveln Building Renovation Project.
11.New Business
a.Policies - First of Two Readings
  • 805.40 Bonds For Officers
  • 805.50 Inventory
  • 806.10 Property and Casualty Insurance Program
  • 806.20 Periodic Review of Property and Casualty Insurance Program
  • 806.30 Worker's Compensation
  • 802.20 Tuition Fees
  • 300.00 Statement of Guiding
  • 301.10 Superintendent of Schools - Qualifications
  • 301.20 Superintendent of Schools - Functions
  • 301.30 Superintendent's Professional Development
  • 301.35 Superintendent - Contract and Contract Non-Renewal
  • 301.50 Superintendent - Salary and Other Compensation
  • 301.60 Succession of Authority to the Superintendent
  • 400.30 Employee Records
  • 805.21 Personnel Records Management
  • 805.22 General Access to Employee's Personnel Files
  • 1004.40 Fees for Use of District Facilities
  • 507.20 Student Safety
  • 502.06 Respectable Use of Mobile Devices
  • 606.05 Student Field Trips and Excursions

Superintendent's Recommendation:  Approve the first of two readings of presented policies.  

12.Board Member Reports
13.Superintendent Reports
14.Adjournment
a.Exempt Session

The Board will hold a strategy meeting, and pursuant to Iowa Code 20.17, this portion of the meeting is considered "exempt" under the provisions of Chapter 20.

 

Convene into exempt session.  Time: __________

 

Reconvene into open session. Time: __________

 

Any action from exempt session will be taken in open session.