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Sioux City Community School District Educational Service Center May 11, 2020 6:00 PM
NOTICE: Due to the Governor's continuing Emergency Proclamation of March 17, 2020, which prohibits community gatherings of more than 10 people at all locations or venues; and due to Section Nine of the Governor's Emergency Proclamation of March 19, 2020 addressing the temporary suspension of certain provisions of the Iowa Code impacting public meetings and public hearings; and further, in accordance with the Board Resolution regarding Pandemic Response and Emergency Suspension of Policy adopted March 23, 2020; the place of the Board's regular meetings, at the Educational Service Center, remains temporarily inaccessible to the public as the Board has determined that a full Board meeting at a physical place is impossible or impracticable and all Board meetings for the time being may be conducted electronically, either in whole or in part.
The instructions for public access to such meetings are set forth below:
The public may access the Board's meeting live at: https://siouxcityschools.swagit.com/live
Public Comment Forms may be accessed on line at https://www.siouxcityschools.org/series-200/ and must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
If a person wishes to be heard during the meeting, a phone number must be provided on the Public Comment form so the speaker can be called at the time of Citizen Input or during the designated Public Hearing or other Agenda item as noted on their form.
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| | | | | | | | | Individuals who have submitted timely Citizen Input forms on line may be given the opportunity to speak by phone, in accordance with the policy changes necessitated by the Governor's Emergency Pandemic Declaration. In the alternative, their written comments will be read by the Board President or designee.
The same process will be followed for Citizen Input on action and discussion items at the time of discussion of each agenda item. | | | |
| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves all consent action items. | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A. | Title VI Indian Education Grant Application – Jen Gomez | | | | | | | Notice was provided that a hearing would be held on May 11, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., local time, at the Educational Service Center, 627 4th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, to receive public input on the District’s Title VI Indian Education Grant Application.
Any interested party may appear and file objections and any information for or against same will be heard on the above-named Grant Application with the final decision of the Board of Education a matter of record. | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the Title VI Indian Education Grant Application. | | | |
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| | | | | | | | VIII. | Board Member Reports / Future Meetings | | | | |
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District Retirement Dinner – 5:30 p.m., May 13, 2020, Leeds Elementary School. CANCELLED!
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Sales Tax Finance Oversight Committee – 8:00 a.m., May 18, 2020, ESC Board Room. CANCELLED!
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Board Policy Committee – 3:00 p.m., May 26, 2020, ESC Board Room.
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Preschool Initiative Oversight Committee – 1:00 p.m., May 27, 2020, Virtually.
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Student Achievement Committee – Noon, June 1, 2020, ESC Board Room.
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Board Finance & Facilities Committee – 3:00 p.m., June 1, 2020, ESC Board Room.
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Special / Regular School Board Meeting – 4:30 p.m., June 8, 2020, ESC Board Room.
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Special / Regular School Board Meeting – 4:30 p.m., June 22, 2020, ESC Board Room.
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| | | | | | | | X. | Items of Presentation, Discussion, and/or Action | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A. | First Addendum to the SCCSD Board of Education Resolution: Pandemic Response & Emergency Suspension of Policy dated March 23, 2020 – President Saint | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the First Addendum to the SCCSD Board of Education Resolution: Pandemic Response and Emergency Suspension of Policy dated March 23, 2020. | | | | | | B. | High School Baseball ADA and Parking Additions Project – East High School – Brian Fahrendholz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors accepts the bid from HCI Construction, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and awards the contract in the amount of $199,113.88 for the High School Baseball ADA and Parking Additions Project – East High School.
| | | | | | C. | Second and Final Reading of Employee Handbook – Dr. Rita Vannatta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the District’s FY2020-21 Employee Handbook for second and final reading. | | | | | | D. | Fourth and Fifth Grade Orchestra, K-12 Social Studies, Middle School and High School Physical Education and Total Well-Being, and High School Harmony Curriculum and Material Adoption and Funding Recommendations – Heidi Anthony | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the following curriculum and material adoptions for a total of $419,843.33.
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Fourth and fifth grade orchestra using the Instructional Support Levy FY21 in the amount of $2,670.26.
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K-12 social studies using the Instructional Support Levy FY21 in the amount of $254,013.26 and the Modified Supplemental Amount for At-Risk/Dropout Prevention FY21 in the amount of $94,327.47, for a total expenditure of $348,340.73.
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Middle school and high school physical education and total well-being using the Instructional Support Levy FY20 in the amount of $48,190.41 and the Instructional Support Levy FY21 in the amount of $19,980.62, for a total expenditure of $68,171.03.
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High school harmony using the Instructional Support Levy FY20 in the amount of $661.31.
| | | | | | E. | First Reading of Board Policies – Dr. Paul Gausman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the above Board policy for first reading. | | | | | | F. | Second Reading of Board Policies – Dr. Paul Gausman | | | | | | |
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200.5 Board Membership – Elections / Term of Office / Vacancies
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204.10 Notice for Board Meetings
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401.6 Personnel Records
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801 Budget Planning and Adoption NEW
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807.4 Audit
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871.5 Accounting Policy for Student Activity Funds
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875.1 Unreserved Fund Balance DELETE
| | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Directors approves the above Board policies for second and final reading.
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