Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 Board of Education met Aug. 26.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Call to Order and Roll Call
President Miriah Ranken called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were:
Physically Present: Miriah Ranken, President
Mark Heller, Vice President
Jonathan Jones, Treasurer
Daniel Graber, Board Member
Paul Williams, Board Member
Joanie Novak, Board Member
Present By Other Means: None
Absent: Tonya Sarver, Secretary
Also present were Superintendent Curt Rheingans, Director of Education, Nicole Zellmer, Brenda Ryan, first grade teacher, and Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Karen Collins.
Pledge of Allegiance
President Miriah Ranken led the Board of Education and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presentations
- State and District Test Data – Mrs. Zellmer gave a presentation on the state and district test data.
School Board Presentations for School Year 2019-2020 – Mr. Rheingans shared with the Board the presentations scheduled for the 2019-2020 school year.
b. LSSI - Mr. Rheingans explained to the Board that LSSI is going to visit every other week with the middle school students to discuss Erin’s Law, bullying, etc.
c. Budget Update – Mr. Rheingans gave the Board an update on the budget.
d. Win The Day – Mr. Rheingans explained to the Board that our motto is “Win The Day” this year and some things we are doing to promote it.
e. Life Safety Update – Mr. Rheingans shared with the Board things we need to do for Life Safety.
Consent Agenda Action Items
- Approval of Minutes: Open Session Regular Meeting of July 22, 2019
- Approval of July 2019 Treasurer’s Report
- Approval of Bills for Payment
- Personnel Report
Mr. Heller made a motion, seconded by Mr. Williams, that the consent agenda be approved as presented.
On which motion a roll call was held with the following results:
Aye: Miriah Ranken
Mark Heller
Jonathan Jones
Daniel Graber
Paul Williams
Joanie Novak
Nay: None
Absent: Tonya Sarver
The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Old Business
None
New Business
Action to Adopt the 2019-2020 Tentative Budget
Mr. Jones made a motion, seconded by Mr. Heller, that the Board of Education adopt the 2019-2020 Tentative Budget.
On which motion a roll call was held with the following results:
Aye: Miriah Ranken
Mark Heller
Jonathan Jones
Daniel Graber
Paul Williams
Joanie Novak
Nay: None
Absent: Tonya Sarver
The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Correspondence
None
Announcements
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be September 30, 2019.
Adjourn to Closed Session
Mr. Heller made a motion, seconded by Mr. Graber, that the Board of Education enter closed session to review closed session minutes; discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of public body; litigation; collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives; or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; student disciplinary cases; the selection of a person to fill public office; and security procedures.
On which motion a roll call was held with the following results:
Aye: Miriah Ranken
Mark Heller
Jonathan Jones
Daniel Graber
Paul Williams
Joanie Novak
Nay: None
Absent: Tonya Sarver
The motion carried by unanimous vote.
The Board entered closed session at 7:47 p.m.
The Board returned to open session at 8:13 p.m.
Closed Session Meeting Minutes
Mr. Williams made a motion, seconded by Mr. Graber, that the Board of Education approve the closed session meeting minutes from July 22, 2019.
On which a roll call was held with the following results:
Aye: Miriah Ranken
Mark Heller
Jonathan Jones
Dan Graber
Paul Williams
Joanie Novak
Nay: None
Absent: Tonya Sarver
The motion carried unanimously
Public Comments
The following people addressed the Board of Education during public comments:
None
Adjournment
Board President Miriah Ranken adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
https://www.crestonschool.org/about-the-district/board-of-education/meeting-minutes/
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