Ames Community School District Board Meeting

BOARD AGENDA

Ames Community School District

February 6, 2012

Board members will assemble in the Multipurpose Room at Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Drive, on Monday, February 6 at 6:30 p.m. for a regular meeting.

(The Board respectfully requests that all cellular phones be turned off during the meeting.)

6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order.

2. Approval of Agenda and Reading of Mission Statement.

The mission of the Ames Community Schools is to ensure that all learners develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and personal esteem necessary to grow in and shape a changing society.

3. 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.

Information Item(s):

4. Redistricting Information. Lucy Martin, Story County Auditor. Exhibit I-1.

5. Audit Report Presentation. Nolte & Associates. Exhibit I-2.

6. Board Learning Session on School Improvement. Question 3: What will we do when they have learned it? Mandy Ross. Exhibit I-3.

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.)

7. Minutes of Meeting(s) held on January 23, 2012. Karen Shimp.

8. Gift(s) to the District. Tim Taylor. Exhibit C-1.

9. Personnel Report. Tim Taylor. Exhibit C-2.

10. Contract(s)/Agreement(s). Exhibit C-3.

a. Agreement with Jolesch Photography for senior class picture. Spence Evans.

b. Agreement with Jolesch Photography for photograph of each graduate. Spence Evans

c. Agreement with Scholastic Book Fairs for Book Fair at Ames Middle School,

March 5-9, 2012. Jeff Anderson.

d. Agreement with Scholastic Book Fairs for Book Fair at Sawyer School,

March 5-8, 2012. Randy Podhaski.

11. Open enrollment (continuous). Tim Taylor. Exhibit C-4.

Action Items:

12. Open enrollment requests for 2012-13. Tim Taylor. Exhibit A-1.

13. Policies for Action: BDD, Board Meeting Procedures; DLCB, Cell Phones; EBC, Crisis Management and Emergency Plan; EDC, Authorized Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment; FEF, Construction Contracts Bidding and Awards; GCL, Certified Staff Development Opportunities; and GDL, Support Staff Development Opportunities. Rodney Briggs and Teresa Simpson. Exhibit A-2.

14. Receive and accept Audit Report. Karen Shimp. Exhibit A-3.

Board Agenda - 2 of 2- February 6, 2012

15. Approve disposal of outdated curriculum materials. Mandy Ross. Exhibit A-4.

16. Adopt District Special Education Plan. Darcy Cosens. A-5.

17. Approve final acceptance of the work on the 24th Street Terrace Improvement Project.

Gerry Peters. Exhibit A-6.

18. Approve preliminary plans, specifications, and costs estimates for the Ames High School fitness center project and set February 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the District Administrative Offices for receipt of bids and set March 5, 2012 in the AHS Multipurpose Room for public hearing. Gerry Peters and Spence Evans. Exhibit A-7.

Board and Staff Items:

19. Reports of Board Work on Committees. Directors.

a. Budget – Deardorff/Talbot

b. PPEL (Physical Plant & Equipment Levy) – Espeset/Putz

c. Policy – Briggs/Simpson

d. Audit – Deardorff/Talbot

e. Technology – Deardorff

f. Insurance – Briggs

g. Ames Education Foundation – Putz

h. Liaison with City of Ames – Woodin

i. City Conference Board – Espeset/Talbot

j. County Conference Board – Talbot

k. Legislative Liaison (IASB) – Briggs

l. Delegate Assembly (IASB) – Espeset/Woodin

m. School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) – Deardorff/Putz

n. Diversity Advocacy – Simpson

20. Items from the Board.

21. Items from the Staff.

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

Adjournment.