August 2014 - Southeast Warren Community School District

August 2013
Volume XIV - Issue I
www.se-warren.k12.ia.us
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AUGUST EVENTS
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Football Camp
Volleyball Camp
Student Registration
Building Open Houses
see calendar, page 9 for details
INSIDE THE PRIDE
Activities & Menu.................. 9
Athletic Director.................... 2
Board Minutes................... 4-8
Discount Cards....................10
Jr-Sr High Principal................ 2
Lunch Information................ 3
Non-discrimination................ 8
Open Enrollment................... 8
Tobacco-Free........................ 8
The WARREN PRIDE is a monthly
publication of the Southeast
Warren Community School District. Activities listed are subject
to change and may also be accessed via the online calendar at:
www.se-warren.k12.ia.us
To receive or be removed from
newsletter delivery, contact:
LuAnn Ohnemus
641-466-3510 Ext. 228
luann.ohnemus@
se-warren.k12.ia.us
Southeast Warren Comm. School
16331 Tyler St.
Liberty Center, IA 50145
2013-14 Registration
Student registration will be held at the High School in Liberty Center on August
8th, from noon to 7:00 p.m. In the case of extreme heat, we will set up in the new
practice gym.
After that day you may register at any of the school buildings. School pictures
for students in grades 7-11 may also be taken that day, with retakes available October 3rd.
Registration packets were mailed to each student household at the end of July. If
you did not receive one or are new to the district, call 641-466-3510. Parents may
mail in their registration forms, bring them to registration day, or drop them off at
any school building after August 8th.
Primary School
Intermediate School Jr-Sr High School
641-942-6216 641-534-4701 641-466-3331
Please return your forms by August 14th!!!!
New Staff
At the Jr-Sr High School:
• Blake Cruikshank - Business Education/Athletic Director: Blake brings 9
years’ teaching and coaching experience to our district, and he is taking over
Athletic Director duties. In business education, he will be implementing a new
school-to-work program for students. He is married with a young daughter, and
they live in Grimes.
• Chelsea Arensdorf - Ag Education/FFA: Chelsea is a first year teacher, and has
already hit the ground running with many summer FFA activities. She received
her American FFA Degree in 2009 and hails from the Anamosa area.
• Leslie Twite - Band: Leslie has been teaching for six years in north central
Iowa. Her enthusiasm and love of music is contagious, and she recenetly obtained an ESL endorsement from Drake University. She is moving from Marshalltown.
• Amanda Ewing - High School Math/Cheerleading: Amanda has taught math at
Indianola for 9 years, where she was involved with curriculum design and was a
staff team leader. She and her husband Brian and two young children live near
Milo.
• Shane Rowlands - JH Language Arts/Health: Another veteran teacher, Shane
has taught for 10 years and has coached multiple sports. He will assist with our
football program and is our new head boys basketball coach. His passion for
teaching and coaching will be very beneficial for our students.
• Dani Fridley - HS Cook: Dani has several years of experience and will replace
Joanne Vincent in our high school kitchen. She and her husband live in Milo and
have three children.
• LeeAnn Huff - Dance Team: LeeAnn is familiar with our student dancers and
has facilitated dance clinics for us in the past. She is a chiropracter at her own
Norwalk clinic and lives in Indianola.
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PAGE AUGUST 2013
JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Delane Galvin, Principal/Superintendent
Orientation/Open House/Athletics Meeting: Incoming 7th graders
and their parents are invited to an orientation session at 6:00 on August 15th. Then at 7:00 we will begin our 7-12th
grade Open House. We will run through a shortened
bell schedule for parents to meet each
teacher and become familiar with classroom expectations. After that, all athletes and their parents should report to
the gymnasium, where information and
expectations on this year’s season will
be shared.
Facility Projects: The main gym
walls at the high school have a fresh
coat of paint. New conference emblems and state qualifier banners have
been hung. Concrete work is being
completed at the high school and at the
Lacona building. Also in process is the
floor-raising project in the high school
girls’ locker room.
Student Information System: Several of our office staff attended training
sessions this summer on Infinite Campus, which replaces the JMC software. Parents can still access grades and lesson plans but new logins will need to
be created.
We can help you create new logins
on registration day, or you can email
sue.ellingson@se-warren.k12.ia.us or
call her at 641-466-3331, ext. 224.
Student Schedules, grades 7-12: Schedules may be picked up on registration day. Mr. Dirkx and I will be able
to make schedule changes after 2:00
that day.
Athletics
Mr. Cruikshank, Athletic Director
I would like to take this time to introduce myself as the new Athletic Director and Business Education Teacher at
Southeast Warren. My name is Blake
Cruikshank and I have been a teacher
for 9 years with the last 6 years at Madrid Community School District as the
7-12 Business Education Teacher. I also
have coached baseball, JH basketball,
and ice hockey. On a personal note, I’m
married with a three-year-old daughter,
my wife Jennifer is an accountant and
we live in Grimes.
The Warhawk baseball team saw
their season end in the district semifinals versus Pleasantville. The team
completed the 2013 season with a 15-7
record. The Warhawks finished second
in the Pride of Iowa Conference with a
record of 13-3.
Pride of Iowa Conference Honors:
1st Team: Collin Judkins, Zach Hart,
and Carter Horton (unanimous).
2nd Team: Zach Baker, Lance Hoch
Class 1A District Honors:
1st Team: Carter Horton
2nd Team: Collin Judkins
2013 Baseball Sportsmanship Ratings
SEW Class 1A State
Coaches
1.16
1.18
1.20
Players
1.21
1.17
1.18
Spectators 1.33
1.24
1.27
Scale: 1-Excellent; 2-Acceptable;
3-Needs Improvement; 4-Unacceptable
The Warhawk softball team concluded their 2013 season with a second
round regional game versus M-St-M.
The team finished 10-16 overall. The
Lady Warhawks finished tenth in the
Pride of Iowa Conference with a record
of 6-10.
Pride of Iowa Conference Honors:
1st Team: Haley Seuferer, Kelsey
Wickett, Alex VanHove, Madi Hall
2nd Team: Alli Wilson
Class 1A District Honors:
1st Team: Haley Seuferer, Kelsey
Wickett
The 2013 Warhawk Volleyball Camp
will be held on August 5-6 from 9-11:30
and from 1:30-4:00 pm in the new high
school gym and the main high school
gym. More information on this camp is
on the school website.
The 2013 Warhawk Football Camp
will be August 6th – August 8th from
6-8pm at the Liberty Center Practice
Field. The first regular season practice
is August 12th.
There will be a Player/Parents Meeting on August 14th at 8pm in the commons area of the high school.
Athletic Physicals
Students participating in grade 7-12
athletics must submit a school physical form, SIGNED BY A PARENT OR
GUARDIAN. Athletes are also required
to have health or accident insurance.
Physical forms are available at Indianola physicians’ offices, on the school
website, or at the high school. Be sure
to use the SE Warren physical form; it
contains important concussion information. Please also attend the athletics
meeting on August 15th.
AUGUST 2013
New Staff, Continued
• Lacey Burrell - 6th Grade/Media
Specialist: Yet another Burrell has
joined our staff. Lacey has taught
science at Carlisle Middle School
the last 6 years, along with coaching. She is married to our science teacher
John Burrell and they are expecting
their first child in August.
• 3rd Grade/Preschool - Ms. Nayor
is moving to the 3rd grade classroom, and Mrs. DeJoode will take
her place as preschool teacher.
• Intermediate Library - At this
writing, we are taking applications
for media/technology associate at
the Lacona school, to replace Kim
Carnes.
Athletics
Donation
Last year, the Fatheads Annual 4th of
July Golf Tournament donated $1,000
to the SEW Athletic Boosters through
a 50/50 raffle. Thank you to the raffle
winner Justin Geisler for donating back
his half of the winnings. This year the tournament donated
$355 to the Booster Club. Thank you to
all who participated.
Cross Country
Coach Carr will hold the first
practice Monday, August 12th, at
9:00 a.m. at the high school.
LOST - FOUND
• Detachable sunglasses in case
Found in HS parking lot
• White plastic sunglasses
Found at High School
Can be claimed at district office.
PAGE New Online Payment Processor for
Lunch Accounts
We are changing the way online deposits to lunch accounts are processed through
our new Southeast Warren Community School District Web Store. Parents can
make payments online from their home or work computer, any time of the day. It
takes just a few minutes to make an online payment using VISA, MasterCard or
Discover credit/debit card.
We have contracted with RevTrak, a national credit card payment processor, to
provide a secure site for making payments. Visit www.RevTrak.com to learn more
about our new online payment processor.
If you have used PaySchools in the past, you will need to create a new login with
RevTrak the first time you use it. There will be a link to RevTrak after you log into
your lunch account, or you can go directly to sewarrencsd.revtrak.net.
2013-14 Nutrition Program Price Increases
Lunch:
K-6 7-12 Adults $2.00
$2.10
$3.25
Breakfast:
K-6 7-12 Adults $1.10
$1.10
$1.35
Student Meal Accounts & Policies
It is important that lunch account
balances be maintained as a positive
amount. Negative balances of $10 for
an individual account or $20 for a family account will result in an alternate
but approved meal being served to the
student until the account is brought to a
positive balance.
At the K-6 level, once an account
reaches $5.00 the family/student will be
notified that the account is getting low.
At all grade levels, if you supplied an
email address on your registration form,
you will receive low-balance warning
emails at a pre-set level based on the
number of students in your family.
Students that receive free or reduced price meals MUST take a qualified meal to receive the meal at the free
or reduced price. Qualified meals are
changing this year due to the Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act, and we will post
more information for the students at the
lunch/breakfast line.
Lunchline employees are not to be
aware of which students receive free
and reduced meals. Jr-Sr High students
who are unsure which foods to select
should take the full standard meal each
time in order to meet the qualified meal
status.
• Students should deposit funds in their
lunch account in the cafeteria between
7:50 a.m.-8:10 a.m. • Students with positive account balances may charge extra servings,
with parent approval. Students that
are on free or reduced lunches will be
charged full price for extra serviings.
• Ala carte items must be paid with
cash; charging of these items is not
permitted, with the exception of bottled water.
PAGE AUGUST 2013
Regular Board Meeting
May 13, 2013
speaker from Warren County Conservation,
classroom activities including environmental
songs, videos, books, and activity sheets, and
take-out bags designed by the K-3 art students.
The Southeast Warren Board of Education met in
regular session May 13, 2013 in the media center
of the Junior/Senior High School building. Board
President Paul Mead called the meeting to order
at 5:30 p.m. The following board members were
present: Ron Miller, Bruce Williams, and Jennifer
Mihalovich. Larrie Williams was absent. Superintendent/Secondary Principal Delane Galvin,
Elementary Principal Dan Dow, Transportation
Director Joel Mosher, and Board Secretary Julie
Wilson were also in attendance, along with members from the community.
April and May are busy with field trips, funded
by PIE’s classroom basket raffles in December.
Kindergarten went to the Des Moines Botanical
Center and the Annett Nature Center on April
11th. Third grade visited the Science Center of
Iowa on May 1st. The first graders will visit Pella
and the Red Rock area on May 16th. The second
graders will also be in Pella on May 17th. Fouryear-old Preschool took their field trip earlier this
year on February 28th, when they attended a
performance of The Ugly Duckling at the Civic
Center.
AGENDA: Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by
Bruce Williams to approve the agenda. Ayes:
4.
On April 26th we had 39 new kindergarteners attend our Kindergarten Round-Up day. This introductory day gives our 2013-2014 kindergarteners
a chance to experience a full kindergarten day.
Southeast Warren Community School District
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Dale
Adams addressed the Board concerning school
bus safety. His daughter was involved in an incident of nearly being hit by a glass bottle that had
been thrown , students are up walking around
while the bus is moving, and the noise level is
so loud that you can’t talk back and forth. Dale
suggested the possibility of having another adult
rider on the bus to help monitor the students,
take names, etc.
Discussion followed with some possible solutions
of suspending bus riding privileges, having another adult ride the bus, and assigning seats.
REPORTS:
Transportation Report submitted by Joel Mosher:
We had 27 extra bus trips for the month. I spent
some time checking over the man lift at Liberty
Center for a hydraulic leak (found tank leaking).
I have been working on stuff to be ready for inspection that will be held on May 8th. The rest of
the month was spent doing general repairs.
Primary Principal’s Report submitted by Dan
Dow:
Thanks to a grant entitled “Connecting Kids and
Culture” and funded by the Principal Charity
Classic, the Community Foundation of Greater
Des Moines, and Bravo Greater Des Moines, the
Primary students participated in two special days
here at school. The first was on April 15th, we
had a PK-3 Character Counts assembly in the
multi-purpose room, featuring animals from the
Blank Park Zoo. The Science Center of Iowa
visited K-3 classrooms to present their study of
Discovering Dinosaurs.
We celebrated Earth Week at the Primary building during the week of April 22nd with a guest
PIE is sponsoring a Buy One/Get One Free
Scholastic Book Fair the week of May 6th.
Field Day is going to be held on May 8th for the
Primary School.
The first and second grade Spelling Bee will be
held on May 10th. Third grade will travel to Lacona soon for their Spelling Bee and building tour.
Four-year-old preschool graduation is scheduled
for May 24th, their last day of school.
The kindergarten picnic and our annual Friendship Fair program, which follows a two-week
study of the Netherlands, will both be held on
May 30th.
Intermediate Principal’s Report submitted by Dan
Dow:
The fifth grade class took part in the Iowa Children’s Water Festival at the DMACC campus in
Ankeny on May 9th. The festival itself is celebrating its 17th year and our students along with 2000
other 5th graders from around the state spent the
day learning about the importance of water. On
May 10th our 4th graders took a trip back in time
to Living History Farms in Urbandale where they
spent the day discovering the agricultural history
of state. Our 6th grade class has scheduled their
field trip for May 21st. They plan to visit the State
Capitol for a tour and then take in an Iowa Cubs
game in the afternoon. A big thank you goes out
to PIE for providing the funding that makes these
trips possible.
Our 6th grade students will travel to Liberty Center this week to spend the morning shadowing
the current 7th graders. This year they also were
able to stay and have lunch. This has been set
up to give our students a feel of what junior high
will be like, and hopefully make the transition into
junior high an easy one.
The final Scholastic Book Fair of the year was set
up in the library from May 6th through the 10th.
The end of the year is rapidly approaching and
we have a lot of activities to squeeze in to the few
remaining days. On top of the classes’ field trips
we also have the following events scheduled:
May 13th- Spencer’s Theater of Illusion- magician
May 20th- Mini-Courses
May 22nd- Field Day-1:30 Dismissal
May 27th- No School-Memorial Day
May 29th- Intermediate Musical 1:30 pm
June 3rd- Awards Assembly-Last day of school
Children First Forum – Bruce Williams reported
that the Children First Forum had met. Sixteen
members were present. Discussion included the
1:1 computer initiative, the site visit, and building
updates.
CONSENT AGENDA: The following items were
on the consent agenda:
1. April 8, 2013 minutes
2. Financial reports
3. Second reading of Board Policy 605.2,
“Testing Program”
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by
Ron Miller to approve the items on the consent
agenda. Ayes: 4.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: Superintendent Galvin reported on the following items:
1. Certificates were given to the board members
in honor of School Board Member Recognition
Month.
2. Prom was a success. The students had a
good time at the dance and post prom activities.
3. The Spring Concert will be held tonight at
7:00.
4. A retirement reception will be held for Carol
Carr, Chuck Jones, and Joanne Vincent on May
22 at 3:15 p.m.
5. Cameron Hertzler and Kaylee Miller will be
advancing on to the state track meet.
6. On Wednesday of this week the Jr. /Sr. High
students will be participating in a Relay for Life
Walk at Lake Ahquabi as part of the school service character trait for the month.
7. The graduation ceremony will be held this
Saturday at 6:00.
8. The sound system in the new gym sounds
awesome. The system was paid for by the
Boosters. The Boosters have also agreed to pay
a portion of the new sound systems for the baseball and football fields.
9. The new athletic banners have been received
for the gym.
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Board Minutes, cont’d
10.FCCLA held a successful blood drive today.
11.Baseball and softball games will be starting
next week.
12.May 31st will be left as a 1:30 early out; June
3rd will also be a scheduled 1:30 early out.
SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION: Superintendent Galvin asked board members to review his
evaluation summary and to provide comments/
feedback to Julie Wilson by June 3rd.
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the resignations of
John Burrell, Head HS Boys’ Basketball Coach;
Amanda Nunn, Band Instructor/Media Specialist,
including the 2013 summer band contract; Lisa
Tarwater, 6th Grade Instructor; and Dan Krull,
JH Language Arts/Reading Instructor, JH Girls’
Basketball Coach, JH Girls’ Track Coach, and
Golf Coach; approving the retirement of Joanne
Vincent; approving the appointments of Chelsea
Arensdorf, Ag Instructor, 25 extended days for
the 2012-2013 summer activities; Kaitlyn Friday,
JH Softball Coach; Seth Nutting, JH Baseball
Coach; and Amanda Ewing, HS Football Cheerleading Advisor; and approving the requests for
unpaid leave from Makala Carnes for one day of
unpaid leave on April 26th; Kathy Malli, for two
days of unpaid leave on May 24th and June 3rd;
Angie Kelso for one day of unpaid leave on June
3rd; Sara Preston, one day of unpaid leave on
June 3rd; and from Amanda Bales for one day
of unpaid leave on June 3rd. Motion by Bruce
Williams, seconded by Ron Miller to approve the
personnel changes as presented. Ayes: 3. Jennifer Mihalovich abstained from voting.
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH THE SEW
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Superintendent
Galvin recommended approving the negotiated
agreement with the SEW Education Association. The total cost of the package increase is
$118,601.23, a 4.5% increase. Motion by Ron
Miller, seconded by Bruce Williams to approve
the negotiated agreement with the SEW Education Association. Ayes: 3. Jennifer Mihalovich
abstained from voting.
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH THE AFSCME COUNCIL 61 UNION: Superintendent Galvin
recommended approving the negotiated agreement with the AFSCME Council 61 Union. The
total cost of the package increase is $44,156.49,
a 4.46% increase. Motion by Bruce Williams,
seconded by Ron Miller to approve the negotiated agreement with the AFSCME Council 61
Union. Ayes: 3. Jennifer Mihalovich abstained
from voting.
2013-2014 SALARIES FOR NON-UNION
EMPLOYEES: Superintendent Galvin recom-
PAGE mended approving the 2013-2014 salaries for
Joel Mosher, LuAnn Ohnemus, Julie Wilson, Sue
Ellingson, Mary Mitzelfelt, Scott Dirkx, Dan Dow
and himself as listed. The salary increases represent a total package increase of 4.5%. Motion
by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Ron Miller
to approve the 2013-2014 salaries for non-union
employees as presented. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE LIST OF POTENTIAL GRADUATES:
Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the list of 2013 graduating seniors pending
completion of all requirements. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Ron Miller to approve the list of 2013 graduating seniors pending
completion of all requirements. Ayes: 3. Bruce
Williams abstained from voting.
2013 TENURE AWARDS: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the 2013 staff tenure awards as listed. Motion by Bruce Williams,
seconded by Ron Miller to approve the 2013 staff
tenure awards as listed. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH REVTRAK: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the
agreement with RevTrak in lieu of Payschools for
processing online lunch payments. Payschools
has had problems with duplicate deposits into the
lunch accounting software and has changed their
accounting method to deduct fees from each
transaction before depositing it into the account
instead of charging one monthly fee. This has
created a bookkeeping nightmare. RevTrak appears to be more user friendly and will allow us
to branch out for other types of online payments.
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Ron
Miller to approve the agreement with RevTrak.
Ayes: 4.
GUIDELINES AND FEES FOR GYM MEMBERSHIPS: Superintendent Galvin recommended
tabling this item pending receipt of additional
information.
STATE OF IOWA E-RATE CONSORTIUM LETTER OF AGENCY: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the State of Iowa E-Rate
Consortium Letter of Agency. The agreement
allows the district to continue to receive the erate discount for the use of the ICN. Motion by
Ron Miller, seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to
approve the State of Iowa E-Rate Consortium
Letter of Agency. Ayes: 4.
MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS REQUIRED
IN ORDER FOR THE SENIOR TRIP TO BE APPROVED: Superintendent Galvin recommended
as per discussion from the April board meeting
of setting a guideline requiring 50% of the students be planning on going on the senior trip at
the time of board approval in order for the trip
to be approved. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich,
seconded by Bruce Williams to approve a minimum of 50% of the students must be planning on
going on the senior trip in order for the senior trip
to be approved. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE BID TO HARD SURFACE THE
LACONA DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT: Dan
Dow related to the Board that four bids had been
received to hard surface the Lacona driveway
and parking lots, two for concrete and two for asphalt. The low bid was received from Tom Schneider in the amount of $121,843.20 for concrete.
Superintendent Galvin recommended approving
the low bid from Tom Schneider to concrete the
drive on the north side of the building, the parking
lot behind the gym, the west side of the gym, and
the parking in front of the football field. The project will be paid for from sales tax dollars that had
been allocated to remodel the Lacona gym. The
Lacona gym will not need an extensive remodel
due to adding the new gym at the high school.
Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to approve the bid to hard surface the
Lacona driveway and parking lots from Tom Schneider in the amount of $121,843.20. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE BID TO REPAIR THE GIRLS’
LOCKER ROOM, MUSIC, AND ART ROOM
FLOORS: Superintendent Galvin related to the
Board that the walls in the girls’ locker room,
music and art rooms are becoming significantly
worse so something needs to be done to keep
the floors from sinking. Bids were received from
two companies recommended by the structural
engineer to raise and stabilize the floors. A bid
was received from A-1 Concrete Leveling to fill
the voids and stabilize the floors and a second
bid was received from Uretek to fill the voids, stabilize and lift the floors. Superintendent Galvin
recommended approving the bid from Uretek in
the amount of $28,131 since it also included lifting the floors. Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by
Bruce Williams to approve the bid from Uretek to
repair the girls’ locker room, music and art room
floors. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE BID TO PAINT THE HS GYM: Superintendent Galvin related to the Board that
three bids had been received to paint the HS
gym; however, one bid was withdrawn. Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the low
bid from Wes Jarnagin, Inc. to paint the HS gym
from the rafters down and any duct work that is
chipping at an approximate cost of $5,500. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Bruce
Williams to approve the bid from Wes Jarnagin,
Inc. to paint the HS gym. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE BID TO REPAIR THE MILO AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEM: Dan Dow related to
the Board that both compressors in the air con-
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PAGE Board Minutes, cont’d
ditioning units at the Milo building went out. Bids
were received from Halvorson Trane to replace
the compressors in the amount of $7,088 and
from Country propane to replace the compressors in the amount of $7,399 (Option 1) or to replace the entire air conditioning units for $7,160
(Option 2). Dan recommended approving the bid
from Country Propane to replace both air conditioning units in the amount of $7,160. Motion by
Ron Miller, seconded by Bruce Williams to approve the bid from Country Propane to replace
the two air conditioning units in the amount of
$7,160. Ayes: 4.
APPROVE PROCEDURE FOR SALE OF STUDENT-CONSTRUCTED HOUSE: Superintendent Galvin asked for the Board’s direction on
how they would like to proceed with the sale of
the student-constructed house. Motion by Ron
Miller, seconded by Bruce Williams to authorize
Mr. Seuferer and Superintendent Galvin to come
up with a viable procedure to sell the home.
Ayes: 4.
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN GOALS: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the Comprehensive School
Improvement Plan Goals approved by the Children First Forum for the 2013-2014 school year.
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by
Bruce Williams to approve the Comprehensive
School Improvement Plan Goals as presented.
Ayes: 4.
APPROVE WIRELESS NETWORK PROPOSAL:
Superintendent Galvin related to the Board that
bids had been received to replace the wireless
network system in all three buildings to make it
more reliable for current use and in preparation
for the 1:1 computer initiative. Sue Ellingson reviewed the bids received. Superintendent Galvin
recommended approving the purchase of the
Ruckus Wireless network from NetWorks Inc.
Motion by Ron Miller, seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to approve the purchase of the Ruckus
Wireless network system. Ayes: 4.
President Paul Mead adjourned the meeting at
6:45 p.m.
AUGUST 2013
Southeast Warren Community School District
Regular Board Meeting
June 10, 2013
The Southeast Warren Board of Education met
in regular session June 10, 2013 in the media
center of the Junior/Senior High School building.
Board President Paul Mead called the meeting to
order at 5:30 p.m. The following board members
were present: Bruce Williams, Jennifer Mihalovich, and Larrie Williams. Ron Miller was absent.
Superintendent/Secondary Principal Delane Galvin, Elementary Principal Dan Dow, Transportation Director Joel Mosher, and Board Secretary
Julie Wilson were also in attendance, along with
members from the community.
AGENDA: Motion by Bruce Williams, seconded
by Larrie Williams to approve the agenda. Ayes:
4.
THE BOARD SALUTES: Superintendent Galvin
recognized Wellmark Insurance and the Southeast Warren parents that are employees of them
for their donations to our school. The primary
center alone has received over $4,500 in donations via their service program.
REPORTS:
Transportation Report submitted by Joel Mosher:
We had 25 extra bus trips for the month. The
second bus that was damaged from an accident
in March has been repaired and will be taken in
to be inspected. The rest of the month was spent
doing general repairs.
Primary Principal’s Report submitted by Dan
Dow:
The final count is in for our Pennies for Patients
drive held at the Primary during the last couple
of months of school. We collected pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and the occasional dollar
bill from the students and sent a total of $300.00
to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Mrs.
Clendenen introduced the fundraising drive in
guidance class as part of our character theme for
May, which was service.
We started out the month with our annual Field
Day. The students enjoy this day of activities and
stations. We appreciate the help of parent volunteers and high school students on this day. We
were fortunate to have a beautiful weather.
We held our annual first and second grade spelling bee on May 10th. Participants included Faith
Fuller, Chase Thompson, Lily Bowen, Tate Dierking, Kaylyn Holmes, Natalie Geisler, Dominic
Wadle, Scarlet Kelso, Kloie Miller, Katie Thompson, Jordan Harrington and Cheyenne Wallace.
Jordan Harrington was our first place winner, with
Dominic Wadle finishing second. Jordan’s name
will be submitted as the SEW Primary representative at the 2013 Iowa State Fair Spelling Bee.
Dominic will be our alternate.
On May 23rd the third graders toured the Intermediate Building, met the teachers, and learned
about fourth grade. While they were there, they
participated in the third and fourth grade spelling
bee, competing against the fourth graders. Third
grade participants included: Gracie Morhardt,
Liberty Mitchell, Zoey Sherman, Blake Fuller,
Cameron Dittmer and Guin Mozak. Fourth grader
Randy Jimenez was the first place winner, with
Allison Cooper finishing second.
Dancers from Pella performed for our students on
May 15th as part of our study of the Netherlands.
First grade and third grade toured Pella for their
field trips on May 16th and 17th. Throughout the
month, students participated in activities related
to the Netherlands. We had several students
who completed child/parent projects. Prizes were
awarded in three categories: food, project and diorama. First place, second place, third place and
participation awards were presented in each of
these three categories per grade level. All of the
students’ hard work was on display when they
performed in our annual Friendship Fair on May
30th at 1 pm. Mrs. Burgin and Mrs. DeJoode are
our building committee leaders on this program
and we appreciate the extra time they put in. We
heard a lot of positive feedback from parents regarding the Friendship Fair.
Four-year-old preschoolers completed their year
with preschool graduation on May 24th. This
celebration of their transition into kindergarten
was well attended. We had one of our biggest
crowds yet. Miss Naylor and Mrs. Hommer put
a lot of hard work into making graduation a fun
and smoothly run event. The preschool teachers
appreciated the preschool sized stage they used
for graduation built by Mr. Seuferer and his high
school class.
Kindergarten performed for their parents and
grandparents and enjoyed on a picnic lunch with
them during the kindergarten picnic on May 30th.
Kindergarteners sang many songs demonstrating their knowledge of colors, days of the week,
months of year, etc. Small groups presented
information on their study of animals and each
child shared a fact they learned. The rain dampened the outside picnic plans so students and
their families picnicked in the kindergarten rooms
and preschool even shared their space for more
families.
On the last day of school we recognized students
who had perfect or good attendance. We had
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one student who had perfect attendance for the
2012-2013 academic year, second grader, Ronan
Jimenez. There were several students who had
good attendance - Sturgis Fridley, Natalie Geisler,
Aubrey Snuggs, Aaron Wachter, Rylan Jimenez,
Scarlet Kelso, Katie Thompson, Dominic Wadle,
Cheyenne Wallace, Jack Williams, Cole Fisher,
Cade Nelson, and Zoey Sherman.
The Primary School has been the recipient of
some generous donations from parents/grandparents who do regular payroll deductions to
contribute to Southeast Warren. We would like to
thank Jennifer Kern, Roxanne Irving, and Shari
Ruble for their continuing support to Southeast
Warren.
A thank you also needs to go out to the donors
to our K-3 Afternoon Milk Fund. We have several community groups and individuals who have
sponsored a student who could not afford to purchase the afternoon “snack” milk. Thank you to
the Milo Coffee Club, Howard and Virginia Agan,
Green Plain United Methodist Church, Milo
United Methodist Church, Liberty Center United
Methodist Church, Arlan and Karen Becker, St.
Augustine’s Catholic Church, Dianne Chambers,
Bernice Weeks, Janet Smith, Chet Crouse, Verna
Sevcik, Motor Ladies Aid, Milo United Methodist
Church Women, Diane Hall, Sarah Olsasky and
the Milo Lions Club.
The summer daycare program is under way and
doing well, with a current total enrollment of 20
students, which is slightly down from our enrollment of 29 a year ago.
CONSENT AGENDA: The following items were
on the consent agenda:
1. May 13, 2013 minutes
2. Financial reports
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by
Larrie Williams to approve the items on the consent agenda. Ayes: 4.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: Superintendent Galvin reported on the following items:
1. Cameron Hertzler and Kaylee Miller qualified
for state track.
2. Thank you to all the board members for attending the graduation ceremony.
3. Summer sports are in full swing. Several of
the games have been cancelled due to the rain.
The conference games will be rescheduled first
with the remaining games being rescheduled if
time permits.
4. Several staff members have attended the
three Infinite Campus trainings to date.
5. The only positions remaining to be filled are a
few coaching positions and a cook’s position.
6. Alyssa Dittmer has qualified to the National
PAGE HS Rodeo finals and will compete in two weeks.
7. We are in the process of ordering the rest of
the math and science curriculum materials.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION: Superintendent
Galvin reminded board members that this is the
year school board elections will be held. Nomination papers are due back on August 1st. Board
members with terms expiring are Paul Mead and
Ron Miller.
VALIDATION REVIEW OF SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM: Superintendent Galvin related to the Board that the Validation Review of
the school nutrition program verified that we were
meeting guidelines for meal allowances and we
passed with flying colors.
STANDARDIZED TEST DATA: Superintendent
Galvin reviewed the Iowa Assessment results for
the 2012-2013 school year.
24th; Sarah Flaws for one day of unpaid leave
on May 28th; Amanda Davison for one day of
unpaid leave on June 3rd; and Jennifer Phinney
for three days of unpaid leave on May 17th, May
24th and June 3rd. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Larrie Williams to approve the
personnel changes as presented. Ayes: 4.
AGREEMENT WITH KNOXVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SHARED FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the agreement with the Knoxville School
District to share the Food Service Director for the
2013-2014 school year. The agreement continues sharing of the Food Service Director for 2
hours per week. Motion by Larrie Williams, seconded by Bruce Williams to approve the agreement with the Knoxville School District for shared
Food Service Director. Ayes: 4.
FFA OFFICER RETREAT: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the FFA Officer Retreat to Kansas City, Missouri on July 13th-14th.
The FFA Chapter will pay for the hotel and activity costs of the six students going on the trip. Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Bruce
Williams to approve the FFA Officer Retreat to
Kansas City, Missouri. Ayes: 4.
AGREEMENT FOR JUVENILE COURT
SCHOOL-BASED LIAISON SERVICES: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving
the agreement to share Juvenile Court SchoolBased Liaison services for the 2013-2014 school
year; services are shared with the Carlisle School
District. Motion by Larrie Williams, seconded by
Jennifer Mihalovich to approve the agreement for
Juvenile Court School-Based Liaison services.
Ayes: 4.
FOOD SERVICE BIDS: Superintendent Galvin
related to the Board that two bids had been received for milk products. Superintendent Galvin
recommended approving the low bid from Anderson Erickson Dairy for milk products. Motion by
Bruce Williams, seconded by Larrie Williams to
accept the bid from Anderson Erickson Dairy for
milk products. Ayes: 4.
ODYSSEYWARE CONCURRENT LICENSE
AGREEMENT: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the Odysseyware Concurrent
License Agreement for licensing of our credit
recovery program. Motion by Bruce Williams,
seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to approve the
Odysseyware Concurrent License Agreement.
Ayes: 4.
INCREASE IN LUNCH PRICES: This item was
tabled until the July board meeting.
INTERFUND LOAN FROM THE GENERAL
FUND TO THE STUDENT CONSTRUCTION
FUND: Superintendent Galvin recommended
approving an interfund loan in the amount of
$10,000 at .1% interest from the General Fund
to the Student Construction Fund for the construction trades class to finish the building of the
house. Motion by Larrie Williams, seconded by
Jennifer Mihalovich to approve an interfund loan
in the amount of $10,000 at .1% interest from the
General Fund to the Student Construction Fund.
Ayes: 4.
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Superintendent Galvin recommended approving the resignations of
Andrea Vlahakis, Junior Class Advisor; Sarah
Sealock, Junior Class Advisor; Emily Hatcher,
Associate; and Kim Heim, FCCLA Advisor; approving the appointments of Lacey Burrell, 6th
Grade Instructor/Media Specialist (required to
obtain Media Specialist endorsement as a condition of employment); Shane Rowlands, JH
English/Reading/Health Instructor, Assistant HS
Football Coach, and Head HS Boys’ Basketball
Coach (required to obtain Health endorsement as
a condition of employment); Leslie Twite, Band/
ESL Instructor, Instrumental Music, and Summer
Instrumental Music; and LeeAnn Huff, HS Drill
Team Coach; and approving the requests for unpaid leave from Janet Hendrickson for one day
of unpaid leave on May 23rd; Shannon Hommer
for two days of unpaid leave on May 23rd and
GUIDELINES AND FEES FOR GYM MEMBERSHIPS: Superintendent Galvin provided a copy
of the information received from the Pleasantville
School District for the use of their fitness center.
The Board discussed the need for additional security cameras and updated exercise equipment
prior to opening the gym up for memberships.
The consensus of the Board was to table this
item at this time.
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JULY BOARD MEETING DATE: Superintendent
Galvin recommended changing the July board
meeting date to July 17th to accommodate vacation schedules. Motion by Larrie Williams,
seconded by Jennifer Mihalovich to approve
changing the July board meeting date to July
17th. Ayes: 4.
2014 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: Motion by
Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Bruce Williams to approve the following 2014 Legislative
Priorities:
1. Supports that the leadership pathways program piece of the education reform bill remain
voluntary for school districts.
2. Supports setting allowable growth at a rate
that encourages continuous school improvement
and reflects actual cost increases experienced
by school districts and AEAs.
3. Opposes and seeks to repeal unfunded mandates.
4. Supports allowing school districts the option to choose between either 180 days or 1080
hours for the school year.
5. Supports preserving the integrity of the statewide penny sales tax for school infrastructure, including the tax equity provisions of buying down
the highest additional levy rates to the state average.
Motion by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by
Bruce Williams to approve the 2014 Legislative
Priorities. Ayes: 5. EARLY GRADUATION REQUEST: Superintendent Galvin related to the Board that Allisa Quick
has completed the required credits and recommended approving her request to graduate early.
Motion by Bruce Williams, seconded by Larrie
Williams to approve the early graduation request
for Allisa Quick. Ayes: 4.
EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT: The
Board reviewed the final superintendent evaluation document for Superintendent Galvin. Motion
by Jennifer Mihalovich, seconded by Bruce Williams to approve the superintendent evaluation
document. Ayes: 4.
President Paul Mead adjourned the meeting at
6:17 p.m.
AUGUST 2013
Tobacco-Free Environment
Tobacco use is prohibited by students, faculty (certified and non-certified) and
visitors on school property, in school vehicles (school-owned, rented or leased) and
at all school sponsored and non-school sponsored functions on or away from school
property.
Student tobacco possession, use, distribution or sale of tobacco, including any
smoking device, is strictly prohibited.
Tobacco advertising (signs/posters) is prohibited in school buildings, at school
functions and in school publications.
This policy will be communicated as follows:
• This tobacco policy will be printed in student and employee handbooks
and posted in appropriate student and employee work areas.
• Parents/guardians shall be sent notification in writing of this tobacco policy in an appropriate mailing at the beginning of the school year.
• Signs will be posted in a manner and location that adequately notifies all
students, faculty, staff and visitors about the tobacco-free school policy.
• Notification of the school district tobacco-free policy will be announced
at all school-sponsored events.
Persons violating this policy shall be asked to refrain from smoking or using
smokeless tobacco products. Visitors failing to abide by this request shall be required to leave the school district premises immediately. School district personnel
failing to abide by the request may be subject to disciplinary action.
It shall be the responsibility of school personnel to enforce this policy.
Open Enrollment
Parents/guardians considering the use of the open enrollment option to enroll
their child/ren in another public school district in the state of Iowa should be aware
of the following dates:
September 1, 2013: Last date for open enrollment requests for entering kindergarten students for the 2013-14 school year.
March 1, 2014: Last day for regular open enrollment requests for the 2014-15
school year.
Parents/guardians of open enrolled students whose income falls below 160% of
the federal poverty guildelines are eligible for transportation assistance. This may
be in the form of actual transportation or a reimbursement paid directly to you.
Parents should be aware that open enrollment may result in the loss of athletic
eligibility. For further information contact the school superintendent’s office at
641-466-3510.
The Southeast Warren Community School does not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, socioeconomic status, or creed,
as per Iowa code 216.9, 256.11, 280.3, 281. IAC 12 and Southeast Warren School
Board Policies 601.4 and 601.5. If you have questions or grievances related to this
policy please contact the Equity Coordinator, 16331 Tyler St., Liberty Center, IA,
50145.
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PAGE Southeast Warren Menu & Activities
AUGUST 2013
Activities & menus are subject to change. Refer to online information: http://www.se-warren.k12.ia.us
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
9:00-4:30 VB Camp
Gr. 7-12
4
11
Wednesday
9:00-4:30 VB Camp
Gr. 7-12
5:00 Weightlifting
6:00-8:00 FB Camp
Gr. 9-12
5
8:00 FB practice begins
9:00 CC practice begins
4:00 VB practice begins
5:30 School Board Mtg.
12
Teacher Workday
5:00 Intermed. Open Hs.
5:30 Primary Open Hs.
5:00 Weightlifting
6:00-8:00 FB Camp
Gr. 9-12
6
New Teacher Orientation
13
B: French toast sticks
L: Beefburger, broccoli,
banana, baked beans
First Day of School
1:30 Dismissal
18
25
Sept.
1
19
B: Pancakes
L: Chicken nuggets,
mash. potatoes, carrots,
applesauce
3-yr-old Preschool Starts
4:30 VB @ Albia
26
Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
20
B: Breakfast pizza
L: Lasagna, lettuce salad,
watermelon
27
B: Cereal bar, yogurt
L: Parmesan chicken/
pasta, lettuce salad,
brocc/cauliflower, melons
4-yr-old Preschool Starts
6:00 VB (H) Mt. Ayr
2
Thursday
3
Teacher Inservice
8:00 pm FB player/
parents meeting
Friday
Sat
1
2
3
8
9
10
16
17
12:00-7:00 Student
Registration @ HS
5:00 Weightlifting
6:00-8:00 FB Camp
Gr. 9-12
7
14
B: Breakfast sandwich
L: Chicken patty, potato
wedges, cauliflower/
cheese, peaches
1:30 Dismissal
Teacher Inservice
21
B: Saus. gravy/biscuit
L: Tenderloin, zucchini,
scall. potatoes, blueberries, pudding
28
B: Breakfast bagel
L: Beefsticks, mash. potatoes/gravy, peaches,
cole slaw
Teacher Inservice
6:00 7th Gr. Orientation
7:00 Jr-Sr High Open Hs
7:40 Athletics Meeting
15
B: Bk. pizza bagel
L: Walking taco, refried
beans, carrots, pineapple,
choc. chip bars
1:30 Dismissal
Teacher Inservice
22
B: Cereal, toast
L: Weinder wink, baked
beans, carrots, pears,
fruit crisp
29
B: Breakfast wrap/salsa
L: Pizza, lettuce, refried
beans, carrots, oranges
5:00 CC @ Wayne
4
5
Teacher Inservice/All
Staff Meeting
B: Cereal, toast
L: Deli sub, celery,
peppers, tomatoes,
oranges, jello w/fruit
1:30 Dismissal
Teacher Inservice
23
B: Bk. burrito/beans
L: Cheeseburger, corn,
strawberies, choc. chip
cookie
1:30 Dismissal
7:00 FB (H) Mart-St.M.
30
B: Scramb. eggs/sausg
L: BBQ chicken, sw.
potato fries, plums, jello
cake
7:00 FB @ ColfaxMingo
Lacona
Celebration
6:00 Intersquad FB
Scrimmage
.
24
31
9:00 VB Tourn
@ Chariton
6
7
Homecoming - September 27th
Lunch Account Balance:
It is important that lunch account balances be maintained as a positive amount. Once an account reaches $5.00 the family/
student will be notified that the account is getting low. Negative balances of $10 for an individual account or $20 for a family
account will result in an alternate but approved meal being served to the student until the account balance is positive.
To access your lunch account and/or make deposits online, call the high school or email: sue.ellingson@se-warren.k12.ia.us. You may
deposit any amount into your family/student account.
DAILY LUNCH PRICES: $2.00 (K-6) $2.10 (7-12) $.40 (Reduced) $3.25 (Adult)
DAILY BREAKFAST PRICES: $1.10 (K-12) $.30 (Reduced) $1.35 (Adult)
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DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT
The Southeast Warren Community School District will develop life-long learners and responsible citizens.
Southeast Warren Community School District 16331 Tyler Street Liberty Center IA 50145
The Southeast Warren Community School does not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, socioeconomic status, or creed,
as per Iowa code 216.9, 256.11, 280.3, 281. IAC 12 and Southeast Warren School Board Policies 601.4 and 601.5. If you
have questions or grievances related to this policy please contact the Equity Coordinator, 16331 Tyler St., Liberty Center, IA,
50145.
DISCOUNT CARDS
The baseball and softball teams are selling these year-long discount cards
to be used at local businesses.
They are $15 and can be purchased from players, or coaches.