MFL MarMac Community School

December Regular Meeting and

Organizational Meeting

December 12, 2022

 

The MFL MarMac Regular and Organizational Meetings of the Board of Directors was held on December 12, 2022, in the Learning Commons of the Monona Schoolhouse.

 

President Gina Roys called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  Members present at roll call were Tonya Meyer, Roberta Hass, Aaron Schroeder, Collin Stubbs, Josh Grau and Dr. Jon Moser.  Also present were Dr. Dale Crozier; Superintendent, and Karla Hanson; Board Secretary.  Visitors were recognized and welcomed.

 

Motion made by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Josh Grau to approve the agenda as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Dr. Moser, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the consent items from the agenda as follows:

 

• Minutes from the November 14 and November 30, 2022, board meetings.
• Bills against the district as listed: General Fund: $108,152.70, Management:  $6,553.00; Enterprise: $1,993.56; Capital Projects: $38,747.53, PPEL:  $29,950.80; Activity Account: $43,690.50, Food Service:  $27,463.60; Little Bulldog Childcare:  $3,372.64, Dr. Smith Childcare:  $1,792.17.
• The Secretary’s Report, Activity Report and Food Service Report will be filed subject to audit.

 

The motion was unanimously carried.

 

President Roys appointed Karla Hanson temporary chair at 5:02 pm.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Roberta Hass, to appoint Gina Roys Board President.  No further nominations were made.  Motion by Collin Stubbs, seconded by Roberta Hass, to cease nominations.  Roll call vote:  Gina Roys, abstained.  Ayes:  6,  Nays: 0.

 

Temporary Chairperson, Karla Hanson, turned the meeting over to President Roys at 5:04 p.m.

 

Motion by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Josh Grau, to appoint Roberta Hass Board Vice President.  Motion by Jon Moser, seconded by Aaron Schroeder, to cease nominations.  Roll call vote:  Roberta Hass, abstained.  Ayes:  6, Nays: 0.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to appoint Karla Hanson as Board Secretary/Treasurer.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Jon Moser, to approve Lynch Dallas, Greg Schiller and Beth Grob as attorneys.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Josh Grau, to appoint Larry Meyer, Denise Mueller and Dr. Dale Crozier as Level Investigators and Greg Schiller as Level II Investigator.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to appoint depositories as follows:  Freedom Bank $10M, Central State Bank $4M and Luana Savings Bank $4M.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Aaron Schroeder, to appoint Dr. Jon Moser to the Clayton County Conference Board and Josh Grau to the Allamakee County Conference Board.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Dr. Moser, seconded by Aaron Schroeder, to have normal meetings at 6:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.  All meetings will be held in the Learning Commons of the Monona Center, except in May and October when meetings will be held in the Library of the McGregor Center.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Collin Stubbs, to appoint Roberta Hass Delegate Assembly Legislator.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Collin Stubbs, seconded by Roberta Hass, to appoint The Outlook as the official publication for one year beginning in January 2023.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the following contracts:

 

New Hires:          John Wagner – Bus Driver

Alecia Grove – Food Service/Elementary Paraprofessional

Paul Gordon – Head Baseball Coach

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Collin Stubbs, seconded by Dr. Moser, to raise classified substitute pay to $11.00 per hour.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Dr. Moser, to approve the changes to Policies Section 400 as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Superintendent Report:  Dr. Dale Crozier talked about the number of students who participated in the Elkader Opera House play, The Christmas Story.  He also discussed possible changes in State law which will allow for virtual days.  The high school gym scoreboard is broken and Dr. Crozier is hopeful that a new part will fix the problem.  He noted, however, that the scoreboard will eventually need to be replaced.   Dr. Crozier toured the now almost empty CVG building and property and has determined that at present it is not something that would be feasible for the District to entertain purchasing.   The IHSAA will have a vote on free and reduced lunch weighting for football.   It is similar to what is being used in Minnesota and would reduce 40% of free or reduced lunch count from the enrollment count to determine final classification numbers.  The elementary project should be completed by the end of January.  There have been some change orders, such as drywalling the concrete block walls, purchasing new soffit for the East side of the building and updating the entire elementary hallway floors.  A new staff bathroom is also being added.  Dr. Crozier finished his update by talking about future PPEL projects.

 

Dr. Crozier left the meeting at 6:02 pm.

 

Motion by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Dr. Moser, to go into closed session at 6:04 p.m. pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) to evaluate the Superintendent applicants.  Roll call vote:  All ayes.

 

Motion by Dr. Moser, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to end the closed session at 7:12 pm.  Roll call vote:  All ayes.

 

Motion by Dr. Moser, seconded by Josh Grau, to change the January 9, 2023, meeting to January 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.

 

President Roys adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Karla Hanson, Board Secretary