A few area school districts will hold their regular monthly meetings on Monday, January 16th (2023):

The Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton Board meets at 5-p.m. in the Conference Room in Elk Horn. Discussion items include 2023-24 Sharing Agreements. Action items will include: Setting the date/time for a public hearing on the 2023-24 School Calendar; ’23-’24 Elementary School Counselor Sharing Agreement with Coon Rapids-Bayard CSD; and the hiring of Randy Kelly as Head Baseball Coach.

The Griswold CSD Board of Education meets at 5:30-p.m. in the Conference Room at the Griswold Building, and includes a public hearing on the ’23-’24 District Calendar, beginning at 6-p.m. The rest of their agenda includes:

Old Business:

• Board Policies – Second Reading (D.R.) – 507.2E2, 600, 601.1, 602.4, 705.1.;
• Discussion And Possible Action On Retirement Benefits For Non-Certificated Staff Member(s) (I or D.R.)

New Business:

• Peer Mentoring Program Presentation (I)
• Consider Approval Of Early Graduation Request (D.R.)
• Approval Of Chemical Application Specifications (D.R.)
• Consider Approval Of Modified Supplement Amount (MSA) And Plan For Dropout Prevention And At-Risk Programs (D.R.)
• Consider Approval Of 2023-2024 School Calendar (D.R.)
• Consider Approval of MS/HS Student Handbook Changes (D.R.)
• 14. Board Policies – First Reading (I) – 603.1, 603.2, 603.3, 603.4, 603.5, 603.5E1

An Exempt Meeting will be held following the regular Jan. 16, 2023 Griswold Board of Education meeting, for “…to discuss strategy in matters relating to employment conditions of employees not covered by the collective bargaining law,” per Iowa Code.

The Audubon CSD Board of Education will hold a Work Session at 7-p.m. Monday in their Board Room at the High School, for the purpose of determining Board Goals. Their regular meeting starts at 7:15-p.m. Action items are as follows:

• Approve Sharing Agreements with Coon Rapids – Bayard
• Approve New Board Committee Structure
• Approve Change Orders
• Approve Seeking Bids for Electric School Bus
• Personnel

Communication & Updates:

• Superintendent Report
• Building Project Updates
• Legislative Update
• Principal’s Reports
• Adjournment

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