The Postville School Board held their re-organizational meeting. Travis Koenig was selected as Board President and Greg Lage for Vice-President.
The Board accepted the resignation of Head Softball Coach Betsy Shea and Assistant Softball Coach Olivia Lansing. Kelly Livingood retired as Bus Driver
The Board held a public hearing and approved the issuance of 4.25-million dollars in School Infrastructure, Sales, Services and Used Tax Revenue Bonds. Funds will be used for a three-phase improvement project that includes Weight Room and Classroom Additions. The Board approved a contract of 698-thousand for Phase One, which will be for the Industrial Arts/Ag Shop Renovation Project.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees
Voting Members
Teresa Berg, Board Member
Travis Koenig, School Board President
Greg Lage, School Board Vice-President
Eric Meyer, Board Member
Maria Vazquez, Board Member
1. Call to Order
Superintendent Knutdson called the Annual Meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
2. Approval of Agenda
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Eric Meyer
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
3. Election of Board President
Nominations opened for the Board President role. Travis Koenig was nominated and nominations ceased. A motion was made to approve Mr. Koenig.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Teresa Berg
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
4. Election of Board Vice-President
Nominations opened for the Board Vice-President role. Greg Lage was nominated and nominations ceased. A motion was made to elect Mr. Lage.
Motion made by: Travis Koenig
Motion seconded by: Eric Meyer
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
5. Administer Oath of Office
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The oath of office was administered to President Koenig and Vice-President Lage.
6. Assignments
Assignments were made and accepted.
a. Allamakee County Conference Board
Allamkee County Conference Board-Greg Lage
b. Clayton County Conference Board
Clayton County Conference Board-Eric Meyer
c. Fayette County Conference Board
Fayette County Conference Board-N/A
d. Winneshiek County Conference Board
Winneshiek County Conference Board-Teresa Berg
e. Legislative Network
Legislative Network-Travis Koenig
f. IASB Delegate Assembly
IASB Delegate Assembly-Eric Meyer
g. Audit Review Sub-Committee
Audit Review Sub-Committee-Teresa Berg and Maria Vazquez
h. Superintendent Evaluation Sub-Committee
Superintendent Evaluation Sub-Committee-Travis Koenig and Greg Lage
7. Establish Meeting Date/Time/Location
Motion to approve the second Monday of each month, at the FACC Lobby, beginning at 5:30 pm.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
8. Name Official Publication
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Motion to approve the Postville Herald as the official publication.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
9. Designated Legal Counsel
Motion to approve Ahlers and Cooney P.C. as legal counsel.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
10. Designate District Official Depositories and Amounts
Motion to designate Freedom Bank with a depository limit of $4,500,000, Fidelity Bank and Trust with a depository limit of $2,500,000, Iowa School Joint Investment Trust with a depository limit of $5,000,000, as official district depositories.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Greg Lage
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
11. Settlement of Books/Financial Review
Motion to approve the information presented for the settlement of books and financial review for FY24.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
12. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the Annual Meeting at 5:38 pm.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
Regular Meeting
Attendees
Voting Members
Teresa Berg, Board Member
Travis Koenig, School Board President
Greg Lage, School Board Vice-President
Eric Meyer, Board Member
Maria Vazquez, Board Member
1. Call to Order
President Koenig called the regular meeting to order at 5:38 pm.
2. Welcome Visitors
President Koenig welcomed all visitors.
3. Approval of Agenda
Motion to approve the agenda.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Eric Meyer
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
4. Items to be Removed From the Consent Agenda
5. Consent Agenda
Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
Approve the minutes for the November 11, 2024, regular board meeting.
b. Monthly Bills and Monthly Financial Reports
Approve the monthly financial reports and invoices (reviewed by Travis Koenig). 1
c. Hires
d. Resignations
Approve the resignations of Betsy Shea - HS Head Softball Coach; Olivia Lansing - Asst. Softball Coach; Kelly Livingood(retirement)-Bus Driver.
e. Transfers
f. Acceptance of Donations/Gifts to the District
Approve the donation of wood supplies from Singing Hammers Construction with an approximate value of $5,000.
g. Open Enrollment Applications
Approve two open-enrolled students into the Postville District from the MFL MarMac District. h. Early Graduation Requests
i. Volunteers
j. Fundraiser Approval
Approve fundraiser requests from FBLA (Grinch Movie Night); Sr. Class (Chocolate Sales); and Jr. Hi Student Council (coin collection).
6. Reports
a. Superintendent
i. Curriculum and Instruction
Mr. Knudtson reviewed the school report card results.
b. Principals
Mrs. Schutte shared the elementary high-level plans for the remainder of the 1st semester. Several elementary music concerts are taking place this week (12/9).
7. Discussion Items
a. Storage/Building Option for Maintenance/Custodial
Options for a storage facility by the bus-barn were discussed.
b. CMaR Process for Phase 2/3 of Construction Information
Mr. Knudtson reviewed the CMaR process for consideration.
8. Action Items
a. Policy Item
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Motion to approve the annual readings of the board policy numbers 103, 103.R1, 505.8, 505.8R1, 506.1, 506.1E1,506.1E2, 506.1E3, 506.1E4, 506.1E5, 506.1E6, 506.1E7, 506.1E8, 506.1R1, 506.2, 506.2E1, 506.2R1, 506.4. (2nd reading waived).
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
b. FY25 SPED Agreements
Motion to approve the FY25 required agreements for IEP students attending Allamakee, NFV, and MFL MarMac from Postville CSD.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
c. SBRC Application (OE Out and EL Students Served Beyond 5 Years)
Motion to approve a resolution that the Board of Directors of the Postville CSD directs our district to submit the requests to the school budget review committee for Open-Enrollment Out Not on Prior Year Headcount in the amount of $33,450; and for all modified supplemental amounts for the costs of providing instructional services to English Learner students being served beyond five years of weighting, the amount of $101,033.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Teresa Berg
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
d. Public Hearing-Proposed Issuance
President Koenig opened the public hearing at 6:05 pm for the Proposed Issuance of School Infrastructure Sales, Services, and Used Tax Revenue Bonds. No public comments were received. The hearing was closed at 6:06 pm.
e. Resolution Supporting the Proposed Issuance of Approximately $4,250,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Used Tax Revenue Bonds
Motion to approve a resolution supporting the Proposed Issuance of Approximately $4,250,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services, and Uses Tax Revenue Bonds.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
f. Financial Services Agreement - PCSD and Piper Sandler & Co. (Piper)
Motion to approve the Financial Services Agreement between Postville CSD and Piper Sandler & Co.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
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Unanimously Approved
g. Agreement to serve as Dissemination Agent for Secondary Market Disclosure Requirement Motion to approve an agreement between Postville CSD and Piper Sandler & Co. to serve as the Dissemination Agent for Secondary Market Disclosure requirements.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Eric Meyer
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
h. Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of costs for the High School Industrial Technology Renovations Project.
Motion to approve a resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimate of costs for the High School Industrial Technology Renovations Project.
Motion made by: Maria Vazquez
Motion seconded by: Eric Meyer
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
i. Consideration of bids and Resolution awarding construction contract for the High School Industrial Technology Renovations Project.
Motion to approve a resolution awarding the construction contract for the High School Industrial Technology Renovations Project to Cresco Building Service for a cost of $698,000.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Maria Vazquez
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
j. Approve CMaR
Motion to approve moving forward with a CMaR process with the intent to retain the services of a CMaR for the weight room and classrooms addition project.
Motion made by: Teresa Berg
Motion seconded by: Greg Lage
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
9. Items for the Next Board Meeting
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2025, in the FACC lobby, at 5:30 pm.
10. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:20 pm.
Motion made by: Eric Meyer
Motion seconded by: Travis Koenig
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
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