TO: BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FROM: DR. PAMELA EWELL, SUPERINTENDENT
RE: SPECIAL MEETING/WORK SESSION TO FOLLOW
TIME: 5:00 P.M. – WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022
PLACE: Central Office –Board Room
304 1st Street
Van Horne, IA 52346
CLOSED SESSION
1. Call to Order – 5:00 p.m.
Directors: Ludeking, Nolte, Phillips, Thompson, Upah and Werning were present. President Roy Becker joined the Work Session at a later time.
A quorum was declared present.
2. Closed Session – Action Item #132- 5:06 p.m.
As per Iowa Code 21.5(e) To discuss whether to conduct a hearing or to conduct hearings to suspend or expel a student, unless an open session is requested by the student or a parent or guardian of the student if the student is a minor.
Roll call vote taken to move into closed session.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
Action Item #133 – Move out of Closed Session – 5:16 p.m.
Motion by Phillips, second by Upah to move out of closed session.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
3. Action Item #134 – Consent Agreement
Motion by Nolte, second by Ludeking to approve the consent agreement for the student who is the subject of the school violation.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
4. Exempt Session – Action Item #135
As per Iowa Code 21.9 – A meeting of the board to discuss strategy in matters relating to employment conditions of employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. I.C.21.9
Motion by Nolte, second by Upah that the Board will now move into an Exempt Session to discuss strategy in matters relating to employment conditions of employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
No action
Special Meeting of the Board
1. CALL TO ORDER – 5:18 p.m.
Directors: Becker, Ludeking, Nolte, Phillips, Thompson, Upah and Werning were present.
A Quorum was declared present.
2. Action Item #136: Delegations, Communications, Considerations of Additional Items for the Agenda
Motion by Werning, second by Nolte to move the work session to the end of the meeting and table Contracts.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
3. Action Item #137 – Approval of Agenda
Motion by Werning, second by Nolte to approve the agenda.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
4. Action Item #138 – Hires
Motion by Upah, second by Phillips to approve the following new hires as presented, pending background checks and correct licensure:
a. Chris Chapman – Teacher – Assigned to Keystone Elementary and Secondary PE
b. Alex Balvance – Teacher – Assigned to 5th Grade, Norway
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
5. Contracts – Tabled
6. Action Item #139- Long-Range Needs Assessment
To be deployed mid/late-May. Sample Survey Link (IASB creates common questions for all schools and will add questions we desire) SIAC is also involved.
Motion by Nolte, second by Werning to move forward in planning.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
7. Adjournment – Action Item #140
Motion by Werning, second by Upah to adjourn Special Meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 5:37 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
Board Work Session – 6:00 p.m.
Directors: Becker, Ludeking, Nolte, Phillips, Thompson, Upah and Werning were present.
Ludeking – left at 6:55 p.mm.
Nolte – left at 6:30 p.m.
1. FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
i. Review and develop norms
ii. Use “Norm” when necessary
iii. Discussion – reflect on prior work session
1. Discussion – long-range planning and message
iv. Review what committee members shared
v. Review PowerPoint from April 2021 and building assessments
vi. Review strategies for consensus building
vii. Vision/Mapping work – with partner or solo (can continue into May 13 meeting)
viii. Materials for work session – from Tammi
1. Questions to Ponder – work of the Board April 20
ix. Next Work Session – May 13 – 1:00 – 3:00
1. Vision mapping and consensus building
b. Resources and data
x. Questions to Ponder
xi. Enrollment and trends, by building
xii. Dr. Ewell’s Examples
xiii. Costs per pupil / by building
xiv. Transportation data – 2020-2021
1. Cost per pupil – compared to like-sized schools in Iowa
2. Route Miles/year
3. Transportation data
2 Adjournment – Action Item #141
Motion by Werning, second by Upah to adjourn meeting at 7:33 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE
Work session ended at 7:33 p.m.
Jim Magdefrau 