(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors are set to meet Tuesday morning. Montgomery County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections Jill Ozuna provided the media with the agenda for the session:

Courthouse Board of Supervisor’s Meeting Room – Regular Meeting, 8:30 A.M., Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Tentative Agenda:

• Call meeting to order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll call of members
• Approval of Agenda – Order at discretion of Chairman
• Read minutes as presented. Chairman to call for any additions/corrections to said minutes
• Board chairman will ask the audience for any comments, limited to two minutes per person.
• Supervisors: Weekly committee/assignment updates
• Secondary Roads Update

New Business

• Public Health update, Samantha Beeson
• Safety Coordinator position. Discussion and action as necessary.

Discuss and start agenda items for next meeting

Announcements – The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Adjournment

*Please note, this is a public meeting; however, it will be conducted via ZOOM.  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86185141628

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(Griswold, Iowa)- The Griswold School Board will hold their regular, monthly meeting this evening. Here’s the agenda:

School Board Meeting Agenda

Griswold Community Schools

Monday, August 15, 2022

Conference Room, 5:30 p.m.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Griswold Community School District, in partnership with our families and communities, is to provide leadership for positive change to ensure the best learning opportunities for everyone in a safe and caring environment.

• Call Meeting to Order

• Reading of Mission Statement

• Approval of Agenda (D.R.)

• Public Input

• Superintendent’s Report:

1. Thank You Card(s) (I)
2. The Month in Review – Administration (I)
3. Board Learning Opportunities (I)

• IASB Convention
• Board Self-Evaluation

• Consent Agenda (D.R.)

Approval of Minutes

Approval of Financial Statements

Approval of Bills

4. Personnel

5. Gifts, Memorials, Bequests

Old Business

6. Board Policies – Second Reading (D.R.) – 402.2, 501.14, 501.15, 504.5, 504.5R1, 505.1, 505.2, 505.3, 505.4, 505.5, 505.6, 505.7, 505.8, 505.8R1, 507.2, 507.2E1, 607.2, 704.6, 804.5, 804.7, 804.7R1, 901

New Business

7. Approval Of Resolution Of Intent For The Instructional Support Program Levy (D.R.)

8. Determine RSAI Legislative Priorities (D.R.)

9. Junior Class Fundraiser Presentation (I or D.R.)

10. Approval Of Teacher Apprenticeship Program Memorandum Of Understanding

With Western Governors University (D.R.)

11. Appoint IBB Representatives (D.R.)

12. Appointment To County Boards (D.R.)

13. Staff Flu Shots (D.R.)

14. Board Policies – First Reading (I) – 506.1, 506.1E1, 506.1E2, 506.1E3, 506.1E4,

506.1E5, 506.1E6, 506.1E7, 506.1E8, 506.1R1

15. Approval Of Student Athletic Leadership Team (D.R.)

• Adjourn

(D.R.) = Decision Required

(I.) = Informational

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s teacher shortage appears to be worsening and one expert says many schools across the state have multiple openings just weeks — or days — before the school year is set to begin. Mark McDermott, associate dean at the University of Iowa’s College of Education, says they routinely get calls from dozens of Iowa’s 300-plus school administrators as fall approaches, checking to see if there are any recent graduates available to fill teaching jobs. “What we have really noticed the last couple of years, there were always some very specific content areas that were shortage areas. We would always have people calling about physics teachers or special education teachers,” McDermott says, “and now it’s really almost all content areas in all types of positions.”

While hesitating to say “most” schools in the state are short on teachers, McDermott says “many” districts are seeking help in virtually every type of course and grade level. McDermott says, “Not only has the number increased but also the variety of the content areas and the types of positions that schools are looking to fill has increased dramatically.” McDermott, a clinical professor of science education at the U-I, says he’s surprised by the degree to which teacher openings are appearing, and in all corners of the state. “Our students would sometimes have trouble finding elementary ed positions because there would be so many applicants for each elementary ed job,” McDermott says. “And now, we’re getting calls even close to the start of school from schools who are saying, ‘I have five elementary teaching positions that are open,’ and a couple of years ago that would have never happened.”

McDermott says the Iowa City institution is working to help meet the teacher shortage and develop pipeline programs to recruit more future teachers, and in particular, to recruit and retain students of color. “One of our goals is to find ways to help people enter teacher preparation,” he says, “but we’re also really concerned with making sure that we continue to provide a sound, strong, cohesive program when we prepare teachers so that we’re not just ‘preparing’ them, we’re also preparing them to be retained, to stick with it, to stay in the field.”

McDermott says part of the shortage may still stem from the so-called Great Resignation that came about during the pandemic, as many workers retired early or simply left their positions and industries to seek something new.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report three recent arrests. At around 2:28-a.m., Sunday, Creston Police arrested James Michelson, of Creston, following a traffic stop. Michelson was charged with Driving While Suspended, and he was arrested on an Adair County Warrant for Violation of Probation on the original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd. Michelsen was transported to the Union County Jail where he was being held pending transport to the Adair County Jail.

Friday night, Brandon Whitfield, of Creston, was arrested on Adams St. by the Calvary Cemetery. He was charged with Eluding While Exceeding Speed Limit by 25 MPH or More. Whitfield was transported to the Union County Jail and later released after posting a $2,000 bond.

And, Friday evening, Holly Donehoo, of Mt. Ayr, was arrested on Cherry St. in Creston, and charged with a Union County Warrant. The warrant was a Probation Violation on the original charge of Possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine. Donehoo was transported to the Adams County Jail and later released after posting a $1,000 bond.