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Board Minutes
Dunkerton Community School District
Board Meeting
September 17, 2008
ICN Room
Meeting was called to order by President Brandes at 7:00 p.m.
Present: President Mark Brandes,
Vice-President Jerry Sires, Tony Gamerdinger, Alen Nagel,
Superintendent Jim Stanton, Principal Mike Cooper, and Beth
Weepie.
Absent: Ms. Woods, Elementary Principal
Visitors:
Chris Gibson, Nathan Kimball, Dawn Best
Motion was made by Gamerdinger, second by Nagel to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Nagel second by Stafford to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion
carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Sires, second by Nagel to approve Gene Groen as Varsity Girls Basketball coach
at Group VII, Step 5 on the salary
schedule and Nathan Kimball as Assistant Girls Basketball Coach at Group IV, Step
2 on the salary schedule. Motion carried unanimously.
Dimissal of Jerry Sires was made and appreciation
was given for his four years of service on the board of directors. Jerry left at 7:23 p.m.
Motion was made
by Gamerdinger, second by Nagel to adjourn the meeting of the retiring board of directors at 7:24 p.m. Motion
carried 4-0.
Meeting of the New Board was called to order by Mark Brandes.
Board Secretary
Weepie asked Board Member Elect Joe Stafford and Chris Gibson to take the following oath of office: Do you solemnly
swear that you support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and that you will
faithfully and impartially to the best of your ability discharge the duties of the office of board of directors in the Dunkerton
Community Schools as now and hereafter required by law? Board Members Stafford and Gibson answered “I will”.
Board Secretary Weepie passed out a ballot for nomination of President to each board member. The ballots were
collected by Board Secretary Weepie and read aloud. Board Member Brandes and Board Member Nagel each received votes
for the nomination and both agreed that they would accept the nomination. The ballots for President were received with
Board Member Brandes receiving 5 votes. The nomination for Vice President were then received by the secretary and read
aloud. Board Member Nagel receiving 3 votes and Board Member Gamerdinger receiving 2 votes with Board Member Nagel accepting.
President elect Brandes and Vice President elect Nagel were asked to take the oath of office as administered by Board Secretary
Weepie: “Do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
Sate of Iowa and that you will faithfully and impartially to the best of your ability discharge the duties of the office of
Board President and Vice President in the Dunkerton Community School District as now or hereafter required by law?”
Both members answered “I will”. Newly elected Board President Brandes will now conduct the meeting.
Motion was made by Nagel, second by Gamerdinger to approve the hire of Ross Steinbronn as Jr. High Boys Basketball at Group
II, Step 2 on the salary schedule. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Stafford, second
by Nagel to accept the resignation of Lynn Pipho as play director. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was
made by Gibson, second by Nagel to approve the purchase of IASB board member handbooks for each board member. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Gibson, second by Stafford to approve the analysis of the board policies
by IASB so as not to exceed $1,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Nagel, second
by Stafford to elect Tony Gamerdinger as the Legislative Delegate to represent Dunkerton Schools in November at the Des Moines
IASB Convention. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Gamerdinger, second by Nagel to approve
the purchase of a new floor finishing machine in the amount of $1,176.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Gamerdinger, second by Nagel to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Next board meeting is a board work session scheduled for October 1, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the ICN room.
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Board President
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Secretary
These minutes are unofficial until approved at the next board meeting.
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