Kingsley-Pierson School Board Minutes & Bills — January 10, 2023
Kingsley-Pierson Community School
UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF A REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE
KINGSLEY-PIERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
January 10, 2023
CONFERENCE ROOM – KINGSLEY
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by President Collins at 6:15 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present Members: Collins, Bubke, Collins, Plendl and Herbold
3. AGENDA
Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Bubke to approve the agenda. All voted aye, motion carried.
4. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
Motion was made by Bubke, seconded by Herbold to approve the December minutes. All voted aye, motion carried.
5. SUMMARY LIST OF BILLS
Invoice details were emailed to the Board members before the meeting. Motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Plendl, to approve listed bills in the amounts of $74,288.61 from the General fund, $10,581.72 from schoolhouse, $6,742.38 from the Kingsley activity and $22,075.57 from lunch fund. All voted aye, motion carried.
6. FINANCIAL REPORT
Discussed the revenue and expenses for December. The FY22 audit continues with Nolte, Cornman and Johnson virtually and finish by the end of January. It’s been a busy month end for W2s, 1095s and 1099 reports. In January, grant reports are submitted for the Federal, State and local agencies for reimbursements. Discussion on electronic check signing took place and compared area school districts and their processes. Motion by Herbold, second by Plendl to approve the electronic check signing process for the School Business Official/Board Secretary and the Board President. All voted aye, motion carried.
Motion by Plendl, seconded by Herbold to approve the financial report. All in favor, motion carried.
7. COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Wiese
It’s the start of the 2nd semester and students are finalizing their HS schedules. Wrestling districts will be at Hull Western Christian on 2/11. The sweetheart dance scheduled on 2/11 from 8-10 p.m. The speech students have been practicing for their large group competition on 1/22. Busy time of the year!
Mr. Brand
Mr. Brand was unable to attend the meeting and emailed the board members his report. The 3rd quarter started which means new classes for some of our students and a different schedule. We had our December PBIS Assembly on January 6th and recognized students for demonstrating expectations. There will be a 12:30 early dismissal on January 25th for teacher professional development. Shout out to Jordyn Kooima. She reached out to outside organizations to speak to our students. We have had a presenter from Her Health coming in to study halls to talk to students about drug use, relationships, etc. This has been happening every other Friday. Just a reminder our 7th and 8th grade team (Team 12356), which is 7 students, earned the Innovation Project Award and punched their ticket to State in Ames on January 28th. On December 20th, we had our middle school holiday concert and the students performed very well. A shout out to Kate Goodwin. Kate will have ICTM (Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics) in her classroom on January 20th. They are interested in her newly adopted teaching this year. We hired Brittney Hansen and Becky Schultzen as long term subs to help each day for staff absences. The Boys’ basketball season will finish this week. The Girls’ basketball season will have their last game on January 26th. A wrestling meeting will be Friday and practice starts January 16th. The first wrestling meet is February 3rd.
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Bailey discussed the DOE classification on the free and reduced rate. River Valley CSD would like to have a 2 plus 2 meeting with our board in the near future to discuss the up and coming year. Middle school students, Trevor, Michael and Janie (Casey was not present) who are involved in the Lego League competition presented to the board their solar energy proposal. At the recent, Lego League competition in Ames, the team won the innovative project award. The board appreciated their research and work on the project.
8. OLD BUSINESS
Return to Learn Plan
Motion by Herbold, seconded by Plendl to approve the return to learn plan. All vote aye, motion carried.
9. NEW BUSINESS
Resignation: Motion by Herbold, seconded by Plendl to approve Jordan Bubke’s resignation as an aide position. All in favor, motion carried. Mr. Bailey thanked Jordan for her service and time with the district.
Contract Recommendations: None at this time
Policy Update: 700, 800, 900 Board Policy: Motion by Herbold, seconded by Bubke to approve the 1st reading of the recommended changes to the board policies series 700, 800, and 900. All in favor, motion carried.
Approval of Drivers Education Program: Motion by Herbold, seconded by Bubke to approve the 2023 Spring/Summer Drivers Education program. All in favor, motion carried.
Approval of Drivers Education Instructor Pay: Motion by Plendl and seconded by Herbold to approve the $230 fee, per student paid to the Drivers Education Instructor. All in favor, motion carried.
Approval of Drivers Education Fees: Motion by Herbold, seconded by Plendl to approve the $325 student fees for resident or non-resident students for the Drivers Education Program. All in favor, motion carried.
Fundraiser Requests: Motion by Bubke, seconded by Herbold to approve the Singing valentines fundraiser request from the HS Choir. All in favor, motion carried.
10. OTHER BUSINESS
None at this time
11. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:53 a.m., motion was brought by Herbold, seconded by Bubke to adjourn the meeting. All voted aye, motion carried.
Laurie Schweitzberger, Board Secretary
Jason Collins, Board President
Kingsley-Pierson CSD NEWSPAPER REPORT
2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, Inc. Equipment 412.00
Aberson, Berwyn Official 90.00
Aberson, Joshua Official 90.00
Act Supplies 510.00
American Legion Post 140 Supplies 55.00
Archer, Brian Services 2,750.00
Bailey, Scott Reimbursement.. 65.97
Bobolz, Jill Reimbursement 149.25
Bohle Construction LLC Services 3,205.00
BP Business Solutions Credit Card Pymt 549.95
Card Service Center Credit Card Pymt 4,837.07
Cash-Wa Distributing Supplies 80.40
Chemsearch Maint. Supplies 1,770.00
Cherokee Comm School District Entry Fee 100.00
Chesterman Fund Raising Supplies 913.84
Christensen, Elizabeth Reimbursement 18.86
City Of Kingsley Water/Sewer 269.99
City Of Pierson Water/Sewer 74.00
Clark’s Hardware LLC Misc. Supplies 124.99
Conrad, Jennifer Reimburse 78.51
Devlin, Roxann Reimburse 14.76
Eakes Supply Supplies 833.54
East Side Jersey Dairy, Inc. Supplies 154.78
Feld Fire Or Feld Security Services 99.00
First Cooperative Association Fuel, Supplies 334.51
Frontier Communications Telephone Service 820.15
Goodwill Of Great Plains Tuition 592.50
Goodwin, Kathryn Reimbursement 39.99
Hillyard/Sioux Falls Janitorial Supplies 1,893.50
Holiday Inn Downtown Lodging 2,410.24
Home Depot Pro Supplies.. 1,183.22
Hometown Pantry Fund Raising Supplies 4.60
Iowa High School Speech Assoc. Entry Fees 36.00
Incontrol Electronics Supplies 629.99
Iowa Assoc Of School Boards Registrations 700.00
Iowa Communications Network Services 45.34
Iowa Ffa Association Dues 120.00
Johnson Oil Company Propane 9,680.00
JW Pepper & Son Inc. Music Supplies 32.00
Lumber Pros Lumber Supplies 31.80
Lunchtime Solutions Inc Food Service 21,930.37
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. Instr Supplies 208.87
Mid American Energy Company Gas/Elec Service 12,187.60
Mid-Step Services Services 4,725.00
Mid-West 3D Solutions, LLC Mower 750.00
Midstates Bank/Randi Anstine Honor Choir Meals 54.50
Moville Record Minutes/Bills..246.78
Nasco Instr Supplies 221.38
New Cooperative Inc. Fuel, Maintenance Supply 530.99
Peschau, Jonathon Snow Removal 1,601.25
Pollow, Taylor Official 90.00
Powell, Suzanne Reimbursement 143.10
Rentokil North America, Inc. Pest Control 129.93
Rick’s Computers Computer Supplies/Service 236.00
Sanitary Services Garbage Service 703.00
School Specialty LLC Instr. Supplies 648.32
Schroeder, Jackie Reimbursement 14.40
Secure Benefits Systems Flex Plan Fees 4,553.66
Sioux City Comm School Open Enrollment Tuition 22,728.24
Staples Advantage Supplies 889.91
Sunnybrook Flowers, Supplies 46.00
Susie, Tim & Abbie Reimbursement 64.80
Timberline Billing Service LLC Medicaid Services 509.38
Verizon Wireless Services 200.05
Visual Edge Dba Counsel Office And Services 398.97
Walsworth Services 2,715.43
Wells Fargo Financial Leasing Inc. Copier Lease 625.48
Wiatel Internet/Cable 527.02
Wiese, Randall Reimburse 109.00
Wiese, Rob Reimbursement 98.10
Published in The Record
Thursday, January 19, 2023