BOARD AGENDA
Ames Community School District
May 21, 2012

Call to Order.

Approval of agenda and reading of mission statement.

Good News.  Kathy Hanson.

Public forum. (Residents of the District, students attending the District, parents/guardians of students attending the District, and District staff members may address the Board about topics relevant to the District.  Those who wish to speak must sign up at the beginning of the meeting.  Speaker’s participation is limited to three minutes once per board meeting.  The Board President may reduce the three-minute limit to accommodate more speakers in the 20 minutes allotted for the public forum.  Any extension of the 20-minute time limit for the public forum must be approved by the Board.  The views and opinions of citizens addressing the Board do not necessarily reflect those of the Board, district administration, or staff.  We ask speakers to remember that Iowa law prohibits the Board from discussing specific employees or students or their performance.  Student speakers will state their name and school.  Others will state their name and address.

Discussion Items:

Technology Plan.  Karl Hehr.  Exhibit D-1.

Consent Item(s):  (All items listed under Consent will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a motion is made and approved, prior to the time Board members vote on the consent items, to remove the item from the Consent Items for further discussion.)

Minutes of Meeting(s) held April 23, 2012.  Karen Shimp. 

Claims and Payroll for April 2012.  Karen Shimp.  Exhibit C-1.

Financial Report for April 2012.  Karen Shimp.  Exhibit C-2.

Gift(s) to the District.  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit C-3.

Personnel Report.  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit C-4.

Contract(s)/Agreement(s). Exhibit C-5.

1. Agreement with University of Northern Iowa for Student Teacher Placements for 2012-13.  Tim Taylor. Exhibit C-5a
2. Agreement with the University of Southern California for a Student Teacher Placement for 2012-13.  Tim Taylor. Exhibit C-5b
3. Agreement with Terracon Consultants, Inc. for Soil Testing at the Miller Avenue Site.  Gerry Peters.Exhibit C-5c

Continuous Open Enrollment Application(s).  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit C-6.   

Action Items:

Policies: AFB/CBF, Evaluation of Superintendent; EDC, Authorized Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment; FECA, Site Plans and Specifications; GBEB, Communicable Diseases (Staff); JHCC, Communicable Diseases (Students); and INI, Use of Digital Resources and Computer Networks.  Rodney Briggs and Teresa Simpson.  Exhibit A-1.

Closing the ICN Classroom Beginning 2012-13.  Karl Hehr. Exhibit A-2.

Renewal of Chartwell Contract.  Karen Shimp.  Exhibit A-3.

Accept the Report on Receipt of Bids for Sale of $10,000,000 General Obligation Bonds.  Karen Shimp.  Exhibit A-4.

Resolution Directing the Sale of $10,000,000 General Obligation Bonds.  Karen Shimp.  Exhibit A-5.

Reappointment of Educational Assistants, Secretaries, Media Technicians, and Information Technician for the 2012-13 School Year.  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit A-6.

Open Enrollment Applications Beginning 2012-13 School Year.  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit A-7.

Board and Staff Items:

Facilities Update.  Tim Taylor and Dan Woodin. 

Reports of Board Work on Committees.  Directors.

1. Budget – Deardorff/Talbot (done for the year)
2. PPEL (Physical Plant & Equipment Levy) – Espeset/Putz
3. Facilities – Espeset/Talbot
4. Real Estate Liquidation– Deardorff/Simpson
5. Policy – Briggs/Simpson (done for the year)
6. Audit – Deardorff/Talbot (done for the year)
7. Technology – Deardorff (done for the year)
8. Insurance – Briggs (done for the year)
9. Ames Education Foundation – Putz
10. City of Ames – Woodin
11. City Conference Board – Espeset/Talbot (done for the year)
12. County Conference Board – Talbot (done for the year)
13. Legislative Advocacy (IASB) – Briggs (done for the year)
14. Delegate Assembly (IASB) – Espeset
15. School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) – Deardorff/Putz
16. Diversity Advocacy – Simpson (done for the year)

Items from the Board.

Items from the Staff.

Board Planning Calendar.  Tim Taylor.  Exhibit B-1.

Following adjournment, the Board will hold a closed session to discuss wage and benefit strategy.  This closed session is exempt from the open meetings law.