The Burlington Area Crime Stoppers are asking for the assistance of the public. For those of you living in the south hill areas of Burlington, please check your home video cameras to assist the Burlington Police Department in an investigation.

Between 3:00 and 6:00am on November 16^th, a subject on foot was seen checking in vehicles and acting suspicious in the S Main St/Harrison and surround side streets area. If you view this occurring on your home cameras, please contact the Burlington Police Department at 319 671 7001.

FINAL MEETING OF RETIRING BOARD – Central Lee School Board

7:00 A.M.

1. Roll Call
2. Approve agenda
3. Receive Visitors:
   1. Visitors to speak about items not on the agenda
4. CONSENT AGENDA: (Exhibit I)
   1. Approve minutes
   2. Financial reports: General and Schoolhouse funds, Clearing account, Hot

Lunch account

1. Approve prepaid bills
2. Approve monthly bills
3. Overnight Trip Requests:
   1. State Carpentry Competition, Des Moines, Iowa – 11/30/2023 – 12/1/2023
   2. Foods III, Chicago, Illinois – 12/13/2023 – 12/14/2023
4. Open Enrollment Application: Denial

5. Acceptance of Abstract of Election by Board Secretary (Motion) (Exhibit II)
6. Recognition of Service for Retiring Board Member Kim Hasek
7. Adjourn

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE NEW BOARD

1. Call to Order & Roll Call (by Board Secretary)
2. Oath of Office to New Board Members (by Board Secretary)
3. Election of Board President (Motion) (by Board Secretary)
4. Election of Vice President (Motion) (by Board President)
5. Establish Meeting Date, Time & Location: (Motion)
6. Name of Official Publication: Ft. Madison Daily Democrat (Motion)
7. Designation of Legal Counsel: Ahlers & Cooney Law Firm (Motion)
8. Superintendent’s Report:
   1. Final Enrollment Certified Count
   2. Special Education Certified Count
   3. Finance Update
   4. Next Board Meeting – December 12, 2023 @ 7 a.m.
   5. Staff Holiday Event – Monday, November 20 (5-7 p.m.)
   6. Strategic Plan Progress Update
   7. Iowa School Performance Profiles
   8. Legislative Update

NEW BUSINESS

1. Board’s Check Signing Authorization for President & Superintendent: (Motion)
2. Board Resolution to Define Operating Rules and Practices that will be followed by the new Board: (Motion) (Exhibit III) (Roll Call Vote)
3. Recommend the Board of Directors by motion to authorize the Board Secretary to issue warrants when said Board of Directors is not in session as per 279.20 Code of Iowa.

A separate invoice list of prepaid warrants will be presented to the board monthly.

This motion is reviewed and re-approved yearly during the re-organizational meeting. (Motion)

4. SBRC Approval: (Motion) (Exhibit IV)
   725. Special Education – $176,725.21
   726. Enrollment Growth – $62,269.20
5. Give approval for Superintendent and Board Secretary to pay Hot Lunch Bills upon proper documentation and approval from the Food Service Director. (Motion)
6. Mid-Term Graduate Applications: (Motion) (Exhibit V)
7. Review and Approve Teachers Moving on Salary Schedule: (Motion) (Exhibit VI)
8. First Reading of Board Policies: (Motion) (Exhibit VII)
   401. 01 – Equal Employment Opportunity
   402. 01 – Student Conduct
   403. 01R1 – Student Suspension
   404. 02 – Expulsion
   405. 08R1 NEW! – Student Threats of Violence and Incidents of Violence Regulation
   406. 3R1 – Reconsideration of Instructional and Library Materials Regulation
   407. 05R1 – Financial Metrics
9. Introduction of Board Policies 200 Series
10. Approve Increasing Food Service Substitute Pay from $10.00 to $11.50 per hour (Motion)
11. Approval of Tuition Reimbursement Agreement for High School Teacher for Concurrent Enrollment (Motion) (Exhibit VII)
12. Approval of Retirements Effective End of 2023-2024 Per Licensed Employee

Retirement Policy No. 407.3 (Motion)

1. Julie Kropf – Instructor
2. Paul Kropf – Instructor
3. Kyle Van Ausdall – Instructor
4. Kim Myers – Instructor

13. Transfers: (Motion)
    1. Kayla Schwartz – 9-12 Success Coordinator to First Grade Teacher
    2. Scot Fransk – 9-12 Business Teacher
14. Resignations: (Motion)
    1. Stephanie Ferris – Teacher Associate
    2. Brian Wells – Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach
15. Contract Approvals: (Motion)
    1. Melissa Jacobs – Eighth Grade Girls’ Basketball Coach
    2. Hollie Weber – LEGO League Sponsor & Future Problem Solvers Sponsor
    3. Nicole Smith – Full-time Bus Driver
    4. Rodney Tweedy – Substitute Bus Driver
16. Board Reports
17. Adjourn (Motion)

After the board meeting, the Central Lee School Board will visit the Central Lee Trades Program at their construction site in Franklin, IA. The board will visit Mr. Schau and his trades students.

There was a fire in Burlington on Thursday evening that required the assistance of multiple fire departments. Preliminary reports suggest this fire started between 5pm and 6pm on November 16^th in the 200 Block of Barrett St in Burlington. At that time, West Burlington Fire Department, Mediapolis Fire, and Danville Fire responded to fight the flames.

Then, around 3 in the morning on Friday, the fire rekindled and required the Fire Departments to come back to the scene. KILJ will have more information on this later.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced on Thursday that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Lee, Henry, Van Buren, Des Moines, and Jefferson Counties is accelerating toward a new phase with an added focus on edge-of-field conservation practices.

Since the Lower Skunk River and Big Sugar Creek Partnership started 9 years ago, more than 54,000 acres of cover crops have been seeded in the project area and nearly 238,000 feet of terraces have been built. The next stage of this project will continue to emphasize the use of these conservation practices. However, the project will also now include an added focus on the installation of edge-of-field practices such as saturated buffers and bioreactors as well as nutrient reducing grade stabilization structures. These proven practices help to keep nutrients from entering our waterways.

“Accelerating our water quality progress requires us to continually do more, and that’s exactly what the next phase of this southeast Iowa water quality project is all about – more farmers and landowners, more partners, more practices, more technical and financial resources, and more Iowa acres and waterways positively impacted,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “We make participating easy and accessible, so if you are a farmer or landowner in this area, we invite you to help us build upon our growing water quality momentum.”

Through the WQI, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing approximately $245,736 in the next phase of this project. Partners on the project include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Center for Rural Affairs, Mount Hamill Elevator, Chem Gro, Beck’s Seeds, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA), The Nature Conservancy, Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), Practical Farmers of Iowa, Liquid Gro, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District, Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District, Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District and Van Buren County Soil and Water Conservation District.