NORTH FAYETTE VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

 

Minutes, Work Session of the North Fayette Valley Community School District Board of Education, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in the NFV High School PAC, 600 N Pine Street, West Union, IA  52175

 

NFV Board of Education: Julie Ahrens, Amanda Rodgers, Eileen Schlawin, Emily 

Koch, LaCreasha Schultz, & Richard Klosterman.   Stacy 

Cummings was absent.

Others: Superintendent: Joe Griffith;  Business Manager: Sue 

Thoms; Principals: Travis Elliott, Chris Miller, Lori Westhoff, & Micah Gearhart;  Curriculum Director: Betsy Nefzger; Superintendent Secretary: Sue Winter; Media:  Mike Vansickle; Staff: Kris Wickham, Holli Cannon, Mickey Weideman, Ashley Henderson, Kirk Jacobsen, Annette Weber, Royale Torkelson, Molly J Holthaus, Alayna Schneider, Jessica Bushman, Rachael Strong, Kayla Pollock, Jessica White, Mike Elsbernd, Angie Boehm, Lisa Schneider, Stephanie Vagts, Emily Kullen, & Dana Leitzman; Patrons:  Jenn White, Mala Erickson, Kurt Wood, Sharon Rich, Kim Lundgren, Thomas Luhman, Gary Schlawin, Andrea Scott, Chelsey Durnan, Barbara Wenger, Shane Struve, Darcy Struve, Jim Boelman, Caitlin McMurray, Kelli Baumler, David Scott, Zetta Hart, Kirstin Lerch, Cody Lerch, Amber Schultz, Robbie Kerr, Ryan Holthaus, & LeAnn Meyer.

 

Vice President Ahrens called the Work Session of the NFV Board of Education to order at 6:30 pm and Eileen Schlawin led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Roll Call of Board members: Ahrens, Rodgers, Klosterman, Koch, Schultz, & Schlawin.  Cumings was absent.

 

Motion to Approve Agenda.  Klosterman/Schlawin  Motion Carried 5-0

 

Supt Griffith presented information on Right Sizing NFV – facility use and grade-level building assignments.  Challenges NFV faces today are class-size imbalance, facilities, budget, transportation, and education of students.  A solution to these challenges is the closing of the Fayette Elementary with the possibility of moving to a grade-alike building model.  These grade-alike building model options include K-3 at current buildings & 4-5 at Valley, K-3 at WUE & 4-5 at Valley, and K-2 at WUE & 3-5 at Valley.  Supt Griffith also reviewed the results of the surveys that were submitted – these results will be put on the website. 

 

Community members were given the opportunity to make comments on the options and ask questions.  These questions and comments will be listed on the website.

 

In closing Vice-President Ahrens thanked the group for their comments and noted that there will be another work session for comments next Monday at the Valley campus lunchroom and next Wednesday at the Fayette Elementary lunchroom – both will be at 6:30 pm.

 

No action was taken during this work session.

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:50 pm. Schlawin/Schultz  Motion Carried 6-0

 

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Julie Ahrens, Vice-President Sue Thoms, Business Manager