THANK YOU TO Bonsall's TV & Appliance, CHI Health, Community Bank/BV Student Council, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Main Street Cakes & Gifts, The Dog House Bar & Grill, Judy Schoenherr's Hair Station, The Town & C0untry Store, BVEA, Deb's Catering, The Dunlap Reporter, Gross & Co., Staley's Catering, The Hoffman Agency, and United Bank of Iowa for your support of the 2018-19 Yearbook!

Dear Business Leaders,  

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Please use the contract in the district newsletter, look for our direct-mailer,  pick up an advertising contract in the school office, or just click on the link below!

Please submit your 2018-19 Ad Contract to us by or before the end of May, 2019.

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• $250 Full Page (8x10)
• $150 Half Page (8x5)
• $77 Quarter Page (4x5)

BOYER VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING –FEBRUARY 18, 2019

6:00 P.M. – BOYER VALLEY SOUTH

CALL TO ORDER: President Steve Puck called the regular meeting of the Boyer Valley Board of Education to order at 6:00 p.m. Members answering roll call were Kelly Garrett, Ken Dunham, Steve Puck, and Elizabeth Heistand. Directors Klein and Putnam were absent. Director Cogdill enters the meeting at 6:06 p.m. Administrators present: Kurt Brosamle, Superintendent, Mike Weber, Principal and Secretary, Sharon Lee. Visitors: Patty Branning, Ben Schauer, Ace Ettleman and Michelle Garside. President Puck declared a quorum present and welcomed visitors. Secretary Lee read the mission statement.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA / MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING: Motion by Garrett, second by Dunham to approve the agenda as published, addition of major purchase item “Sound System” and approve the minutes to the previous regular meeting. Motion carried 4-0.

PRINCIPAL REPORT: Mr. Weber reported on the following: TLC team members have applied for and received several small STEM grants to purchase materials for various STEM activities; STEM Night for preschool – 5th grade will be held March 7th, several businesses will provide activities for the evening; FFA students will share experiences in agricultural areas at the Elementary and NWEA testing will be during the week of February 25. Professional Development today was spent discussing curriculum, textbooks and planning for STEM Night.

SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORT: Mr. Brosamle report consisted of: Professional Development was spent working on PBIS and PLC-curriculum alignment; Fire Marshall was here before Christmas and both buildings received good ratings; 24,000 meals were made for “Meals of the Heartland”, thanks to Grant Kenkel and Jeanna Simon for raising money to support this event; Dance Night will be February 22 and students potential last day may be May 30th and teachers May 31st providing no more school is missed. Mr. Emswiler has received a couple of bids for the concession stand. Bids will be opened March 19th at 2 p.m.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Storage Shed: Mr. Brosamle discussed with the board about the storage shed at the football complex. It is 24x40 and sits on a cement floor. The board discussed selling the shed verses moving the shed and using it for storage.

Lease Bus: Mr. Brosamle reported that the bus lease is done March 2019. Buy out value is $53,000.

OPEN FORUM: Ace Ettleman, City of Dow City Council member, visited with the board about increasing the amount due from $10,200 to $16,000 per year. Mr. Ettleman distributed the costs of mowing and snow removal for the past 4 years. The Boyer Valley CSD receives Maintenance/Grounds operational sharing money (equivalent of five students) from the state by sharing this position with the City of Dow City. Discussion followed.

CONSENT AGENDA: Bills and Claims/Financial Reports: A motion was made by Garrett, second by Dunham to approve the consent agenda as published. Motion carried 5-0.

APPROVE MAJOR PURCHASES: A motion was made by Dunham, second by Garrett to approve the payment of $53,000 for the purchase of the leased bus. Motion carried 5-0.

SOUND SYSTEM BIDS: Ben Schauer, drama director received a couple of bids for a new sound system in the Auditorium at Boyer Valley South. Mr. Schauer explained the differences in the bids that were received from the following companies: Sound and Service- 2 speaker system $6,138.18 and Bonsall TV & Appliance-4 speaker system $10,766.66. After a brief discussion concerning buying local and not the exact same items being purchased, Garrett made the motion, second by Dunham to approve Sound and Service $6,138.18 to purchase, install and tune speakers for the Boyer Valley Community School South auditorium. The new sound system will be done before the musical production. Motion carried 3-2. Aye: Garrett, Dunham and Heistand. Nay: Puck and Cogdill.

APPROVE PERSONNEL: Motion was made by Dunham, second by Garrett to approve a letter of resignation from Sarah Eneboe, Campus Care Director. Motion carried 5-0.

A motion was made by Garrett, second by Heistand to approve Beth (Vogt) Gaskell as Special Education Associate/Driver and Amy Malone as a Special Education Associate. Motion carried 5-0.

A motion was made by Garrett, second by Dunham to approve Danny Steele as Head Baseball Coach for 2018-19 season. Motion carried 5-0. Assistant Baseball will be on the agenda in March.

APPROVE BOOSTER CLUB REQUESTS: After a brief discussion, motion by Garrett, second by Dunham to approve the Booster Club to pay the district for the following claims: Drama - $1,100 for rehearsal//performance tracks and access to interactive MTI app. and Track /Cross Country Medals-$1,069.18. Motion carried 5-0.

APPROVE BOARD POLICIES 213, 213.1 AND 213.1R1: After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Dunham, second by Heistand to approve Board Policy 213-Public Participation in Board Meetings; new policy; 213.1-Public Complaints and 213.1R1-General Complaints by Citizens. Motion carried 5-0.

Discussion:

Open Positions: Preschool Teacher; Assistant Girls Track, Head/Assistant Softball and Campus Care Director.

An “Exempt Meeting” to discuss classified salaries will be at 5:00 p.m. before the regular board meeting in March.

A motion was made by Heistand, second by Garrett to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. President Puck declared the meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m. The board went to the auditorium to see some of the props for the production of “Momma Mia”.

These minutes are as recorded by the board secretary and subject to approval at the next regular board meeting.

_______________________________ _______________________________

Secretary President

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Issue Date: 2/12/ 2019

Network Infrastructure Upgrade

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through fair and competitive negotiations for Network Infrastructure upgrades.

The goods and services requested in these documents are part of the E­Rate filings for the Boyer Valley Community School District for the 2019 funding year.

Further information can be found at the USAC website www.universalservice.org

The vendor must provide their E­Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) on the proposal in order to be eligible for consideration

The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC.

Bids and awards related to this RFP are subject to receiving approval for funding through the E­Rate process. In the event project are not funded, Boyer Valley Community Schools reserves the right to modify the scope of the project or cancel the project.

Background

Boyer Valley Community Schools will be upgrading the wireless infrastructure at our HS/MS and Elementary buildings.

The Boyer Valley School District wants proposals for Fiber run, rack and switch.

Questions or arrangement for a site visit to look at any installation may be submitted to Shelley Foster, Technology Director (sfoster@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us)

In total, Boyer Valley Community Schools has 2 buildings with approximately 400 students.

Due Date

Proposals will be received in the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office building at the following address:

1102 Iowa Ave, Dunlap, IA 51529 until 2 o’clock (2:00 p.m.) CST Friday, 3/13/2019.

Proposals will be opened and publicly acknowledged at the hour of two o’clock at the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office Building. The Boyer Valley Community Schools Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Specifications

Boyer Valley Community Schools plans to install new internal fiber between locations throughout Boyer Valley High School to interconnect new and/or existing data closets to each other. See list of locations,

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Issue Date: 2/06/ 2019

Network Infrastructure Upgrade

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through fair and competitive negotiations for Network Infrastructure upgrades.

The goods and services requested in these documents are part of the E­Rate filings for the Boyer Valley Community School District for the 2019 funding year.

Further information can be found at the USAC website www.universalservice.org

The vendor must provide their E­Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) on the proposal in order to be eligible for consideration

The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC.

Bids and awards related to this RFP are subject to receiving approval for funding through the E­Rate process.

In the event project are not funded, Boyer Valley Community Schools reserves the right to modify the scope of the project or cancel the project.

All work to be completed in the month of July, 2019.

Background

Boyer Valley Community Schools will be upgrading the wireless infrastructure at our HS/MS and Elementary buildings.

The Boyer Valley School District wants proposals for 1 Switch

Questions or arrangement for a site visit to look at any installation may be submitted to Shelley Foster, Technology Director (sfoster@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us)

In total, Boyer Valley Community Schools has 2 buildings with approximately 400 students.

Due Date

Proposals will be received in the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office building at the following address:

1102 Iowa Ave, Dunlap, IA 51529 until 2 o’clock (2:00 p.m.) CST Wednesday, 3/11/2019.

Proposals will be opened and publicly acknowledged at the hour of two o’clock at the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office Building. The Boyer Valley Community Schools Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Issue Date: 2/06/ 2019

Network Infrastructure Upgrade

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through fair and competitive negotiations for Network Infrastructure upgrades.

The goods and services requested in these documents are part of the E­Rate filings for the Boyer Valley Community School District for the 2019 funding year.

Further information can be found at the USAC website www.universalservice.org

The vendor must provide their E­Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) on the proposal in order to be eligible for consideration

The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC.

Bids and awards related to this RFP are subject to receiving approval for funding through the E­Rate process.

In the event project are not funded, Boyer Valley Community Schools reserves the right to modify the scope of the project or cancel the project.

All work to be completed in the month of July, 2019.

Background

Boyer Valley Community Schools will be upgrading the wireless infrastructure at our HS/MS and Elementary buildings.

The Boyer Valley School District wants proposals for 2 rack mountable uninterruptible battery backups, 4 mini tower uninterruptible battery backups

Questions or arrangement for a site visit to look at any installation may be submitted to Shelley Foster, Technology Director (sfoster@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us)

In total, Boyer Valley Community Schools has 2 buildings with approximately 400 students.

Due Date

Proposals will be received in the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office building at the following address:

1102 Iowa Ave, Dunlap, IA 51529 until 2 o’clock (2:00 p.m.) CST Wednesday, 3/11/2019.

Proposals will be opened and publicly acknowledged at the hour of two o’clock at the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office Building. The Boyer Valley Community Schools Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 

Issue Date: 2/06/ 2019

Network Infrastructure Upgrade 

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through fair and competitive negotiations for Network Infrastructure upgrades. 

The goods and services requested in these documents are part of the E­Rate filings for the Boyer Valley Community School District for the 2019 funding year. 

Further information can be found at the USAC website www.universalservice.org 

The vendor must provide their E­Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) on the proposal in order to be eligible for consideration 

The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. 

Bids and awards related to this RFP are subject to receiving approval for funding through the E­Rate process.  In the event project are not funded, Boyer Valley Community Schools reserves the right to modify the scope of the project or cancel the project. 

Background 

Boyer Valley Community Schools will be upgrading the wireless infrastructure at our HS/MS and Elementary buildings. 

The Boyer Valley School District wants proposals for 42 Cat6 runs, 26 in the MS/HS building and 17 in the Elementary building.

Questions or arrangement for a site visit to look at any installation may be submitted to Shelley Foster, Technology Director (sfoster@boyer-valley.k12.ia.us)

In total, Boyer Valley Community Schools has 2 buildings with approximately 400 students. 

Due Date 

Proposals will be received in the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office building at the following address: 

1102 Iowa Ave, Dunlap, IA 51529 until 2 o’clock (2:00 p.m.) CST Wednesday, 3/11/2019. 

Proposals will be opened and publicly acknowledged at the hour of two o’clock at the Boyer Valley Community Schools Central Office Building.  The Boyer Valley Community Schools Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 

Specifications 

The Boyer Valley Community School is requesting pricing to provide and install new Ethernet cables and 

Boyer Valley CSD will be two hours late with no morning Pre-School on Friday, February 8

Boyer Valley CSD will be two hours late with no morning Pre-School on Thursday, February7, 2019