November 1, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes

Posted: November 9, 2023 at 12:21 PM in 2023 School Board Minutes

NORTH FAYETTE VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

 

Minutes, Special Meeting of the North Fayette Valley Community School District Board of Education, Wednesday, November 1, 2023, in the NFV High School Library, 600 N Pine Street, West Union, IA  52175

 

NFV Board of Education: Stacy Cummings, Eileen Schlawin, Emily Koch, Julie 

Ahrens, LaCreasha Schultz, Amanda Rodgers, & Richard Klosterman.  

Others: Superintendent: Joe Griffith, Business Manager: Kassie
Stansbery; Principal: Chris Miller;  Community members:
Chief Paul Bechtold, Father of student, Mother of student
and student

 

President Koch called the Special Meeting of the NFV Board of Education to order at 4:30 pm.

 

Roll Call of Board members: Present: Koch, Klosterman, Cummings, Rodgers,  Ahrens & Schlawin. Schultz, absent.   Klosterman led the board and audience in the pledge of allegiance.    

 

Motion to approve the consent agenda with the following items:

  • Possible Closed Session 
  • Reconvene open session
  • Action following closed session 

 

The agenda was approved as presented.  Schlawin/Ahrens  Motion Carried 6-0

 

Motion was made by Cummings and seconded by Schlawin to move into closed session per Iowa Code section 21.5(e) to discuss whether to conduct a hearing to suspend or expel a student.  Roll Call Vote: Rodgers – yes, Klosterman – yes, Cummings – Yes, Ahrens – Yes, Schlawin – yes, Koch – yes. 

 

Motion was made to come out of closed session by Schlawin and seconded by Ahrens.  Roll call Vote was taken Rodgers – yes, Klosterman – yes, Cummings – yes, Ahrens – yes, Schlawin – yes, Koch- yes.  

 

Superintendent Griffith stated the recommendation in open session to suspend the student for a total of 10 school days, student is not allowed to participate in after school activities they are not a member of for the rest of the semester, and the student will be required to complete and submit a certificate of completion of a qualified gun safety course by the end of the 2023-2024 school year.  

 

Motion was made by Schlawin and seconded by Klosterman to accept the recommended action stated by the Superintendent.  Koch asked for a vote.   Motion carries 6-0

 

Motion made by Schlawin and seconded by Ahrens to adjourn 5:17pm.  Koch asked for a vote.  Motion carried 6-0. 

 

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Emily Koch, President Kassie Stansbery, Business Manager