Board of Education Regular School Board Meeting
Prairie Valley Community School District
Friday, December 30, 2022
Southeast Valley Central Office
12:15 PM
The joint regular meeting of the Board of Education of Prairie Valley met in regular session.
Vice President Carlson called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM
Roll Call: PV: Jim Carlson, Jeff Ackerson, Melissa Haug, Joni Hefley, Gary Welter.
Absent: Heidi McGuire, Shannon Miller
Prairie Valley: Motion by Carlson, seconded by Haug to approve the consent agenda items, including the agenda, minutes, open enrollment applications, financials as presented and bills.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Hefley, seconded by Welter to approve the resignation of Ruth Nellis due to retirement at the end of the current school year. The board thanked her for her 30+ years of service.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Hefley, seconded by Carlson to approve the hiring of Hannah Elwood as elementary teacher.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Welter, seconded by Ackerson to approve the resignation of Keith Hefley as full time assistant wrestling coach to part time.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Welter
Nays: None
Abstain: Hefley
Motion carries 4-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Ackerson seconded by Welter to approve the application for Modified Allowable Growth / Dropout Prevention in the amount of $140,889 and the LEP Allowable Growth in the amount of 16,089.93
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Carlson, seconded by Hefley to approve the purchase of 2 new vans costing between $37,000 and $38,000. Also, the bus bids submitted for Bluebird buses. $28600 per gasoline bus. Looking at 4 gas buses.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Ackerson, seconded by Haug to approve pay app #1 for the High School Air Conditioning in the amount of $18,643.75.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Hefley, seconded by Carlson to approve the early retirement applications fo Kristy Samuelson, Brenda Brandes and Tina Kastendieck for the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
Prairie Valley: Motion by Ackerson, seconded by Hefley to approve the Educational Assistance Plan as presented. For the teacher apprenticeship Program. The assistance plan provides that the first $5,250 is not taxable.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0
The next meeting will be January 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM in Burnside. There will be public hearings for the next few months to finalize the building sales of the old Dayton Gym and the Boxholm building site.
Prairie Valley: Motion by Carlson, seconded by Hoag to adjourn.
Ayes: Carlson, Ackerson, Haug, Hefley, Welter
Nays: None
Motion carries 5-0