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Minutes of a Regular Monthly Meet-ing of the Board of Directors

of the Madrid Community School DistrictApril 13, 2020

I. Call to Order The Board of Directors for the Madrid Community School District met for a reg-ular monthly meeting held via live stream audio on Monday, April 13, 2020 in the Madrid Administration Building. Meeting was called to order by President Lauren Clark at 5:45pm.II. Roll Call Members present via live stream au-dio included Allie Antonovich, Chelcie Badgley, Lauren Clark (present in the administration building), Tyler Simmons and Jessica Smith. Others present were: Superintendent Brian Horn, Board Sec-retary Kris Van Pelt, and Technology Di-rector Mike Tierney. III. Approve Agenda for April 13, 2020 Superintendent Horn recommended amending the agenda by removing policy 403.6E3 – Drug & Alcohol Program and Pre-employment Testing Written Con-sent to Share Information under agenda item XII.B.6. and placing on the agenda for the regular May meeting. Moved by Antonovich, second by Badgley to ap-prove the recommendation amending the agenda for April 13, 2020. Roll call: Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Clark. Motion carried 5-0.IV. Consent Agenda Moved by Antonovich, second by Smith to approve the consent agenda items as follows: A. Approval of Minutes 1. March 11, 2020 Work Session 2. March 16, 2020 Regular Meeting 3. March 18, 2020 Emergency/Special Meeting B. Monthly List of Accounts Payable - March 2020 C. Monthly Financial Reports - March 2020 D. Approve 2020-21 AEA Purchasing Agreement E. Approve 2020-21 YSS Student As-sistance Program Agreement F. Personnel Recommendations 1. Contracts a. Allyson Long-Trulson, Ele-mentary Teacher, effective 20/21 school year b. Cheyanne Saddler, Elemen-tary Special Education Teacher, effective 20/21 school year 2. Resignations a. Laura Butcher, Elementary Teacher, effective end of 19/20 school year b. Kyle Stribe, HS Head Boys Basketball, effective end of 19/20 school year c. Josiah Sweers, HS Science Teacher & Asst Cross Country Coach, ef-fective end of 19/20 school year Roll call: Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Clark. Motion carried 5-0.V. 2020-21 Proposed School Budget Summary - Public Hearing In accordance with state open meet-ings law, the public was encouraged to listen to the public board meeting via live stream. A live stream audio link was provided on the posted agenda. To pro-vide comment during the public hearing, an email was to be sent to Kris Van Pelt, Board Secretary at kvanpelt@madrid.k12.ia.us before 3:00pm Monday, April 13, 2020. Emails were to include the commenter’s’ name, home address, top-ic that will be addressed and comments. Comments would then be read by the board secretary during the public hear-ing. President Clark opened the floor to accept any written public comments at 5:51pm. Board Secretary Van Pelt re-ported there were no written comments received. President Clark closed the public hearing at 5:52pm.

MADRID COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTPAID VENDORS LIST

MARCH 2020General FundVendor Name Description ........................................ Amount Access Systems Leasing Copier Lease Agreement .......................618.50 Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. Legal Services ........................................840.00 Airgas USA, LLC Supplies ...................................................54.24 Alliant Energy/IPL Electricity...........................................11,567.09 Amazon Capital Services, Inc. Supplies .................................................521.57 Belin Blank Center ACT Level Exam Fees ............................595.00 Black Hills Energy Natural Gas .........................................4,470.61 Cardmember Service Supplies .................................................625.56 Casey’s Business Mastercard School Vehicles ......................................442.00 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc. Supplies .................................................906.00 Chucks Piano Servuce Equipment Service .................................426.87 City of Madrid Water/Sewer .......................................1,354.36 College Entrance Examination PSAT/NMSQT Standard/Nonstandard Test 357.00 Dollar General - Regions 410526 Supplies ...................................................14.80 Earlham Cardinal Music Boosters JH Honor Band Meals ..............................80.00 Engineering Excellence, Inc. Equipment/Installation ...........................390.05 Git N Go Convenience Stores, Inc. Diesel/School Buses ..............................979.77 Hand2mind Supplies .................................................222.98 Heartland Area Education Agency Supplies .....................................................4.90 Hoglund Bus Company Transportation Supplies ...........................86.98 IASBO Staff Dues & Fees ..................................268.00 IHSSA State Individual Participation Fees ............0.00 Instrumentalist Awards, LLC Supplies ...................................................15.00 Iowa Assoc of School Boards Board Dues & Fees ................................215.00 Iowa High School Music Assn Solo & Ensemble Festival Registration .559.00 Johnston, Steven JH Basketball Scorebook ......................140.00 Jostens Supplies .................................................281.79 Lakemary Center, Inc. Tuition ..................................................4,655.00 Lily Pad Community Preschool Tuition ................................................11,410.74 Lowe’s Business Account Supplies ...................................................81.03 Mack Brass Equipment ...........................................1,079.00 Madrid Automotive Transportation Supplies .........................192.50 Marco Copier Lease Agreement .......................605.75 Market of Madrid Supplies .................................................194.05 Menards - Grimes Supplies ...................................................49.85 Mid Amer Research Chemical Corp Cleaning Products ..................................458.45 Midwest Alarm Service Service Call Travel/Labor/Parts ..............937.50 Mittman, Barbara District Speech Judge ............................110.00 Pepper & Sons, Inc, J W Supplies .................................................179.61 Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services Meter Lease ...........................................226.50 Purchase Power Postage Meter Refill ...............................520.99 Rainbow Resource Center Supplies ...................................................28.50 Reese Electric Equipment ..............................................779.00 Rieman Music Supplies .................................................109.46 Scholastic Book Fairs - 87 Book Fair Sales ......................................905.36 Scholastic Inc Supplies ..............................................2,833.90 Site One Landscape Supply, LLC Grounds Supplies ..................................340.49 Springer Pest Solutions Pest Control ...........................................136.00 Storey Kenworthy Supplies .................................................135.48 Strauss Security Solutions Supplies .................................................936.72 Surratt, Jana Reimburse Supplies .................................68.54 T-Mobile Telephone .................................................28.65 Tiger Tots Child Care Center Tuition ..................................................2,887.42 Vorbrich, Sadie Reimburse Supplies .................................21.55 Wageworks Inc Admin Fees ..............................................61.60 Walters Sanitary Service Garbage Disposal ...............................1,345.93 Wilcox Printing & Publishing, Inc. Legals ....................................................463.66 Willis Automotive Bus Inspections .....................................576.23 Windstream Land Lines ...........................................1,089.32 Wolf, Kelli Reimburse Supplies .................................68.22 Woodburn Presswood Supplies .................................................255.06 Woodward-Granger School Tuition ................................................30,183.42 Fund Total ........................................89,992.55 Activity FundVendor Name Description ........................................ Amount Amazon Capital Services, Inc. Supplies .................................................100.55 BSN Sports Supplies .................................................321.00 Cardmember Service Supplies .................................................265.00 City of Perry Use of Facilities ........................................95.00 Decker Sporting Goods Supplies .................................................256.15 Dollar General - Regions 410526 Supplies ...................................................20.00 Iowa NASP State NASP Entry Fee ............................180.00 Martin Bros. Supplies .................................................153.25 Prom Nite Supplies .................................................500.47 Trophies Plus, Inc. Supplies ..............................................1,654.59 UNI Athletics - Iowa Boys HS Meet Boys Track Entry Fee .............................150.00 UNI Athletics - Iowa Girls HS Meet Girls Track Entry Fee ..............................150.00 West Central Activities Conference Dues .......................................................200.00 Fund Total ..........................................4,046.01 Management FundVendor Name Description ........................................ Amount Mercer H&B Admin - Iowa Fiduciary Retirees Medical Insurance ................4,338.53 Woodward-Granger School Consortium Program ..............................136.10 Fund Total ..........................................4,474.63 SAVE Fund Vendor Name Description ........................................ Amount Dlr Group Master Planning ...............................21,976.31 First Class Signs Scoreboard Installation .......................4,276.00 Impact7g Gym Barrel Roof Project Specification ..600.00 Menards - Grimes Construction Supplies .........................1,300.49 Snyder & Associates, Inc. Services ................................................150.00 Sport Construction Midwest Safety Auto Lock Delivered & Installed ..1,575.00 Fund Total ........................................29,877.80 PPEL Fund Vendor Name Description .........................................AmountEdlio Inc. Website Content Management System ..4,200.00Firefly Computers Google Chrome Education Upgrade ...4,500.00 Fund Total ..........................................8,700.00 Nutrition FundVendor Name Description ........................................ Amount Anderson Erickson Dairy Milk Products ......................................3,043.70 Keck Food Distribution Commodities .......................................2,032.87 Madrid School - G/F March Payroll ....................................12,318.95 Martin Bros. Food Supplies ...................................17,085.84 Rotella’s Italian Bakery Food Supplies ........................................ 755.22 Fund Total ........................................ 35,236.58

Published in The Madrid Register-News on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

VI. Approve 2020-21 Proposed School Budget Summary Moved by Antonovich, second by Badgley to approve the 2020-21 Pro-posed School Budget Summary. Roll call: Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Sim-mons, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. The proposed property tax rate per $1,000 taxable valuation is 17.04948.VII. Open Forum There were no written comments re-ceived by Board Secretary Van Pelt.VIII. Written Communications There were no written communica-tions received by Board Secretary Van Pelt.IX. K-6 Principal’s Report Mrs. Surratt and Mrs. Williamson re-viewed the K-8 voluntary remote learning opportunities due to the governor’s or-der for school closure due to COVID-19 through April 30. This information has been provided to families.X. 7-12 Principal’s Report Mr. Williamson reviewed the 9-12 re-quired learning due to the recommended school closure due to COVID-19 through April 30. This information has been pro-vided to families. Both building principals praised their staff for their planning and work. The board and superintendent ex-pressed their appreciation of the building administration and staff for their excel-lent work and dedication in developing these plans and educational opportuni-ties for students under the current ex-treme educational challenges.XI. Superintendent’s Report A. Set Public Hearing of 2019-20 Bud-get Amendment - Monday, May 11, 2020 -- 5:30pm Moved by Antonovich, second by Sim-mons to approve setting a public hearing for the 2019-20 budget amendment for Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:30pm. Roll call: Antonovich, Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. B. Approve Recommendation for Fi-nal Acceptance of Athletic Field Fencing Project Superintendent Horn reported a fi-nal walk through of the project with Dan Jagerson, Director of Grounds and Maintenance, Justin Johnson, Activities Director and Tim West of Snyder and As-sociates took place. A letter submitted by Mr. West recommended the district accept the work as complete and release the remaining retained funds to Century Fence. Moved by Simmons, second by Badgley to approve the recommendation for the final acceptance of the athletic field fencing project. Roll call: Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Clark. Mo-tion carried 5-0. C. Approve March 3, 2020 Election Results for General Obligation Bonds not to exceed $5,800,000 The board has been in receipt of the abstract of votes certified by the Boone County Board of Canvassers from the Special Election held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Madrid CSD Proposition MA passed at 62.5%. Total votes were 539; Yes - 337 votes, No - 202 votes.

Madrid CSD Proposition MB needed 60% to pass and received 58.5%. Total votes were 536; Yes – 314 votes, No - 222 votes. After review, it was moved by Simmons, second by Antonovich to approve the March 3, 2020 official elec-tion results for the passage to contract indebtedness and issue General Obliga-tion Bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,800,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip additions to the ex-isting school buildings; and to remodel, repair, and improve the existing school buildings and improve the sites and to levy annually a tax not to exceed $2.70 per thousand dollars. Roll call: Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Clark. Mo-tion carried 5-0. D. Approve Engagement Agreement with Ahlers & Cooney as Bond Counsel for GO School and Refunding Bonds Moved by Simmons, second by Smith approving the recommendation to en-ter into an engagement agreement with Ahlers & Cooney to serve as bond coun-sel for general obligation school and re-funding bonds for the district. Roll call: Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Simmons, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. E. Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $5,800,000 General Obligation School Bonds and Levying a Tax for the Payment Thereof Moved by Antonovich, second by Badgley to approve a resolution au-thorizing the issuance of not to exceed $5,800,000 general obligation school bonds and levying a tax for the payment thereof. Roll call: Antonovich, Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. F. Approval of Agreements with Piper Sandler for GO Bond Financing Moved by Antonovich, second by Badgley to approve entering into the fol-lowing agreements with Piper Sandler for the general obligation bond financing: 1. Approve Financial Services Agree-ment 2. Approve Dissemination Agent Agreement 3. Approve Bidding Agent Agreement Roll call: Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Clark. Motion carried 5-0.XII. Board of Director’s Report A. Consider/Approve 20/21 Support Staff and Non-Teaching Coaches Sala-ries and Issue Contracts Superintendent Horn’s recommen-dation to the board is a 2.26% increase of the hourly wage for support staff sal-aries, increasing to a minimum of 40¢ per hour for those who do not receive at least the 40¢ with the 2.26% increase and continue insurance for those who qualify. A recommendation to increase the activity trip rate by 40¢ to $13.40/hour and increase non-teaching coaches 2.26%, as per the supplemental salary schedule. Moved by Badgley, second by Antonovich to approve the 20/21 support staff and non-teaching coaches salaries and issue contracts. Roll call: Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Clark. Mo-tion carried 5-0.

B. Board Policy Revisions - First Reading Moved by Antonovich, second by Smith to approve the first reading of the policies provided: 1. 302.7 - Superintendent Civic Activi-ties 2. 303.8 - Administrator Civic Activi-ties 3. 402.2 - Child Abuse Reporting 4. 403.6 - Drug and Alcohol Testing Program 5. 403.6E1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing program Notice to Employees Roll call: Smith, Antonovich, Badgley, Simmons, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. C. Board Policy Removals Superintendent Horn provided infor-mation from IASB advising that Boards should not add job descriptions as ex-hibits to board policy. Written job de-scriptions should be updated as needed by the Board for the Superintendent and by the Superintendent, their designee and/or the administrative team for other administrative positions. For this reason, and to increase administrative flexibility to update job descriptions as needed, these documents should live outside the policy manual. Since evaluation is often tied to job description, it was also recommended to remove the evaluation policies from board policy. Moved by Simmons, second by Badgley to remove the items presented. 1. Administrator Job De-scriptions: 302.4E1, 303.5E1, 303.5E2, 303.5E3, 303.5E4, 303.5E5 2. Administrator Evaluation In-struments: 302.5E1, 303.6E1, 303.6E2, 303.6E3, 303.6E4, 303.6E5 Roll call: Antonovich, Badgley, Sim-mons, Smith, Clark. Motion carried 5-0. D. Boone County Conference Board Report Update - Tyler Simmons Member Simmons reviewed the min-utes from the Boone County Conference Board meeting held on April 8, 2020.XIII. Items for the Regular Meeting on Monday, May 11, 2020 -- 5:30pm A. 19/20 Budget Amendment Public Hearing Superintendent Horn thanked the board for their work and support to the administration team and staff. Thank you to Mr. Tierney for his help in setting up the live stream meeting. Recognition to our food service staff. Member Simmons commented on that as elected officials, people should reach out to the board with questions and concerns.XIV. Adjournment There was no further business to come before the Board for consideration at this time. Moved by Antonovich, sec-ond by Simmons to adjourn the meet-ing. Roll call: Badgley, Simmons, Smith, Antonovich, Clark. Motion carried: 5-0. President Clark adjourned the meeting at 6:39pm.

Lauren Clark, PresidentKris Van Pelt, Board Secretary Published in The Madrid Regis-ter-News on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

Madrid Community School District

Madrid Community School District

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 160 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. Rory J. McDermott of Madrid was awarded the NATIONAL MERIT PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP SCHOLARSHIP. The Principal Financial Group is a global investment management leader offering retirement services, insurance solutions and asset management. The Principal sponsors National Merit Scholarship awards for dependents of employees of The Principal and its affiliates. The Principal also makes education-related contributions to support student scholarships and numerous academic programs around the country.

2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition

Over 1.5 million juniors in approximately 21,000 high schools entered the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program when they took the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. In September 2019, some 16,000 Semifinalists were designated on a state representational basis in numbers proportional to each state’s

Rory McDermott Awarded National Merit Scholarship

Rory McDermott

percentage of the national total of graduating high school seniors. Semifinalists were the highest-scoring program entrants in each state and represented less than one percent of the nation’s seniors. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists had to fulfill requirements to advance to Finalist standing. Each Semifinalist was asked to complete a detailed scholarship application, which included writing an essay and providing information about extracurricular activities,

awards, and leadership positions. Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT® or ACT® scores that confirmed their qualifying test performance. From the Semifinalist group, some 15,000 met Finalist requirements. By the conclusion of the 2020 competition, about 7,600 Finalists will have been selected to receive National Merit Scholarships totaling over $30 million. Winners are the Finalist candidates judged to

have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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