July 14, 2008 Regular Board Meeting The Galva-Holstein Board of Education met on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm in the Galva-Holstein Central Office Board Room with the following board members present: Don Friedrichsen, Dan Pruitt, Brent Meyer, Stuart Else, Step Egger, Curt Vogt and Kevin Wulf. Absent: none Administrators: Superintendent Harold Post and Principals Ken Slater and Mike Richard. Visitors present: Rita Frahm and Jim Cooney. Call to order: President Kevin Wulf @ 7:35pm. Motion by Friedrichsen, second by Else to approve agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0. The Board of Education heard a short presentation from Rita Frahm and Jim Cooney on the manufacturing grant Western Iowa Tech received and Iowa Central Community College plans for a program addressing the ethanol and bio diesel needs for employment after graduation. Motion by Pruitt, second by Vogt to approve minutes of June 9, 2007 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Meyer, second by Egger to approve summary list of bills for July, 2008 with motion to include payment of June, 2008 bills through July 31, 2008. Business Manager Dittmer reviewed June 30, 2008 financial statements with the board and asked for approval of June 30, 2008 financials at the August 11, 2008 board meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Egger, second by Pruitt to approve resignation from Brian Winkler for the 2008-2009 school year. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Friedrichsen, second by Vogt to offer contract to the following for the 20082009 school year: Tyler Phelan, Middle School Physical Education, BA, Step 0 $25,100.00, High School Assistant Football, Step 0 - $1,757.00, High School Assistant Girl’s Basketball, Step 0 - $1,757.00 and Junior High Track, Step 0 - $1,255.00; Doug Wessling, Transportation Director, $30,000.00 with performance reviewed in six months and a $1,000.00 increase per satisfactory review and Julie Johnson, Elementary Paraprofessional, $9.00 per hour based on a 35 hour work week. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Egger, second by Pruitt to accept the following bids for the 2008-2009 school year: milk bid from Deans Food of LeMars at the following prices - whole milk .218, fat free skim milk .194, 1% whole milk .203, 2% white milk .208, 2% chocolate milk .217, fat free chocolate milk .199, ice milk 5% vanilla or chocolate 2.27, half gallon, regular sour cream #5 5.18, reduced fat milk 2% 3.36 per gallon and 2% low fat cottage
cheese #5 5.50, Sun Rich Drink gallon 1.05 and Grip n Go 2%, 1%, chocolate/strawberry/white/chocolate shake, .80; bread bid from Sara Lee Bakery Group at the following prices – white 1.38, wheat 1.50, white/with whole grain 1.68, texas toast 1.84, wiener buns 2.18, hamburger buns 1.56, 4” hamburger bun 3.72, split top seeded steak bun, 4.32 and ww bread, 1.74 Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Vogt, second by Else to award publications of legal notices for 2008-2009 to The Holstein Advance with a bid of 25.1 cents a per line with 9 point type and 11 picas. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Egger, second by Else to approve the following registration fees for the 20082009 school year: textbooks fees (all grades) 30.00; activity tickets (all grades) 30.00; activity tickets grad 7-12, 40.00; adult activity pass 95.00 and family activity pass 245.00; driver education fees 200.00; instrument rent 35.00; lunch/breakfast/milk daily for grades K-6 – lunch 1.50, breakfast 1.00, milk .30; lunch/breakfast/milk daily for grades 7-12 – lunch 1.70, breakfast 1.00, milk .30; adult breakfast 1.50 and adult lunch 2.25; preschool/transitional kindergarten milk fee per semester –20.00. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Else, second by Meyer to approve the free and reduced lunch application for the 2008-2009 school year. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Vogt, second by Pruitt to approve the Home School Assistance Program for the 2008-2009 school year. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Egger, second by Meyer to accept resolution and memorandum of understanding with the Galva-Holstein Education Association and the Galva-Holstein School to join with the state-sponsored 403(b) plan for tax-sheltered annuities. Motion carried unanimously. Reports were given by the board, principal and superintendent. Adjournment 8:50pm. Next regular meeting on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:30pm in the Galva-Holstein Central Office Board Room. A brief work session followed with discussion centered on the possible athletic sharing options with the Schaller-Crestland School District.
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