Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Regular Board Meeting
11/07/2024 06:00 AM
201 Port Neal Road,
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054
Elementary (3-5) School Art Room
MEETING MINUTES
Mission Statement
In partnership with parents and the community, the SB-L Schools will challenge students to take personal responsibility for their education and to apply their learning to a diverse and changing world.
Attendees
Voting Members
Tammy Matthey, Board Director
Lillyan Rodriguez, Board Director
Jeff Wright, President
Jason Gehling, Board Director
Absent: Matt Britton, Vice President
1.Call to Order
The regular November 2024 meeting of the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Board of Education was called to order by President Jeff Wright at 6:00 a.m.
2.Approval of the Agenda
Motion made by: Tammy Matthey
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
3.Welcome Visitors & Guests
President Wright welcomed the visitors and asked if anyone present wished to address the board. No oral or written comments were provided.
4.Approval of minutes from the previous meetings
The minutes of the meetings from October were reviewed by the board.
Motion made by: Jason Gehling
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
5.Approval of the Secretary’s Monthly Reports
Motion made by: Tammy Matthey
Motion seconded by: Jason Gehling
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
6.Approval of Current Bills
Motion to approve the list of bills as presented.
Motion made by: Jason Gehling
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Tammy Matthey - Abstain
Lillyan Rodriguez - Yes
Jeff Wright - Yes
Jason Gehling - Yes
7.Recognition
Mr. Klingensmith recognized:
•Blake Harsma qualified for state golf.
•Volleyball team for qualifying for the state tournament!
•Football team for qualifying for the state playoffs.
•Volleyball: Bre VanDen Top 1st team unanimous all conference; Bailey Ball & Kaitlyn Hardie, 2nd team all conference; Jayden Kneifl honorable mention.
•Brooklyn Ocker, Izzy Brodersen, Kara Andersen, Abby Andersen, Ella TerWee, and Alyssa Pelchat for the outstanding job singing the National Anthem at the volleyball games. Great job ladies!!
•We had 26 High School junior and senior leaders that helped with the Humanity Launch at the Middle School.
Dr. Brown recognized:
•Northwest Iowa Honor Band: Sara Odell, Bode Bockenstedt, Josiah Mitchell
•Northwest Iowa Honor Choir - 8th Grade: Izzy Carrell, Makenna Crawford, Gabe DeAnda-Ramirez, Roxy Dean, Emily Eckhoff, Evy Edlund, Hunter Guthmiller, Marcus Haase, Julianne Rassel, Dani Thelander, Evy TerWee, Charlotte Timmons, Quincy Timmons
•Northwest Iowa Honor Choir - 8th Grade: Bode Bockenstedt, Sophia Cappetta, Savannah Moseman
Mr. McCauley recognized:
•The following Middle School Choir Students that made Northwest Iowa Jr. High Honor Choir and performed at Storm Lake with students from 35 other NW IA schools.
oDani Thelander, Julianne Rassel, Sophia Capetta, Savannah Moseman, Emily Eckhoff, Quincy Timmons, Charlotte Timmons, Evalyn Terwee, Roxy Dean, Makenna Crawford, Izzzy Carrell, Bode Bockenstedt, Hunter Guthmiller, Marcus Haase, Evy Edlund, Gabe DeAnda-Ramirez
•High School senior Kara Andersen for being selected to the Iowa All-State Honor Choir. The 601 students selected from the state will perform in Ames at the Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 23rd.
•The following Middle School Band students were selected for the Iowa Northwest Iowa Honor Band. They will perform this Saturday at Dordt College in Sioux Center.
oSara Odell, Bode Bockenstedt, Josia Micthell, and Evy Edlund
Mrs. Adams recognized:
•Nurse Tina Johnson-Zimney who came upon an auto accident on her way to work and stopped to assist.
•Dr. Brown for being creative in her presentation to a student.
Mrs. Konopasek recognized Officer Hutzell for taking students to the hockey game for DARE.
8.Administrative Reports
a.Dr. Brown
Dr. Brown discussed the parent-teacher conference and the middle school students that are involved in activities. She talked about the Humanity Launch and how excited and helpful the student leaders are. Literacy House File 2618 was reviewed. The Middle School System Structures for Academic and Social Emotional Behavior Health was discussed.
b.Mr. Klingensmith
Mr. Klingensmith provided the enrollment numbers. He reviewed Professional Development and how they deal with ways to increase student engagement as well as the SDI and Multi Tied Systems Supports. An update was provided on the Therapeutic Classroom. He provided some concerns with ESL.
9.Action Items
a.Resignations
Recommendation to approve the resignations as presented below:
•Weidner, Darryl - Middle School Girls Soccer Coach
•McKelvey, Tami - 8th Grade Volleyball Coach
•Ohlfest, Taylor - Daycare Worker
Motion made by: Jason Gehling
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
b.New Contracts
Recommendation to approve the new contracts as presented below:
•Verdoorn, Stacy - Middle School Associate Level 4 $16.65
•Byrne, Amber - Elementary School Associate Level 5 $16.85
•Lacroix, Alexandrea - Elementary School Associate Level 4 $16.65
•Castillo, Norma - Bus Driver Level 6 $17.00
Motion made by: Tammy Matthey
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
c.Request for Modified Allowable Growth for Excess Limited English Proficiency expenditures
Motion to approve modified allowable growth in the amount of $79,574.72 to cover excess expenses in our limited English Proficiency programs.
Motion made by: Jason Gehling
Motion seconded by: Tammy Matthey
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
d.Fiscal Year 2023 Audit
Motion to approve the FY 2023 audit.
Motion made by: Jason Gehling
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
10.Superintendent Report
a.Enrollment Update
Mr. Janzen provided updated enrollment numbers. The October Enrollment Count is used for funding for 2025-2026. Included in the numbers was an update on English Language Learner numbers. A discussion took place concerning English Language Learners.
b.Bond Election Results
Mr. Janzen and the board discussed the bond election results.
c.Facilities Update
Superintendent Janzen provided an update on the East Campus athletic project.
d.January Board Meeting is on the 9th
The regular board meeting would have been January 2nd, following a holiday. Therefore it was scheduled for January 9th.
11.Adjourn
Motion to adjourn at 8:17 a.m.
Motion made by: Tammy Matthey
Motion seconded by: Lillyan Rodriguez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
Board President
Board Secretary
Published in the Sergeant Bluff Advocate weekly newspaper, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The SB-Advocate is the Official Newspaper for the Sergeant Bluff-Luton CSD and is an Official Woodbury County newspaper. (11/14/2024/NP)
