(Radio Iowa) – The W-N-B-A Draft is tonight (Monday) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. There has been much speculation that Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is expected to be the first selection of the draft by the Indiana Fever. Clark became the all-time leading scorer, man or woman, in college basketball this season and set several more records. The draft begins at 6:30 p-m Central time and will air on E-S-P-N.

Clark made an appearance this weekend on Saturday Night Live on N-B-C. She sat at the show’s “Weekend Update” desk and lampooned a cast member who’s told several jokes about the W-N-B-A — and this year’s N-C-Double-A women’s basketball tournament.

(Radio Iowa) – Supply chain experts say the bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore last month likely will -not- have a major impact on Midwestern manufacturers, even though it could be the end of May before the port reopens. Frank Montabon, a professor of supply chain management at Iowa State University, says farmers buying equipment could see cost increases related to the collapse, but the average consumer likely won’t, as firms adjust their supply chains. “That gets to the idea of resiliency. Can you deal with some sort of shock?” Montabon says. “Some companies are great at it and have figured that out very well. Some companies, for whatever reasons, they don’t want to take the time and energy to be ready for that.”

Henrik Sternberg, also an I-S-U professor of supply chain management, says domestic impact from the collapse will be small, but overseas may be a different story.  “What this means is that the lead time to the overseas customers will get roughly three times longer,” Sternberg says, “and with a longer lead time, then for some time, the products will be less competitive.”

The Maryland port moved nearly 81-billion-dollars in foreign-bound cargo last year, part of which came from major ag equipment manufacturers like C-N-H Industrial and John Deere. Replacing the bridge may cost 400-million dollars and take several years.

(Radio Iowa) – Advocates who help refugees resettle in the state of Iowa say there’s a critical need for health care providers. Nick Wuertz is the Director of Immigrant & Refugee Community Services for Lutheran Services in Iowa and says eleven agencies are helping resettle 25-hundred people across the state, which is more than last year.“We do see additional challenges for newcomers, who don’t speak the language and are learning how to navigate insurance and all of these things,” Wuertz says. He says most refugees are coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, and Burma. Wuertz says there is a shortage of physicians, dentists, and especially mental health workers who can treat refugees.

Fatiya Adam is a native of Ethiopia who came to the United States 20 years after spending a decade in a refugee camp in Kenya. She now is a case worker and knows the challenges first-hand. “It changed my life because I put myself in their shoes. Coming from a different country and then now help those people. I understand what they are going through because we all go through a different trauma,” she says. Adam says there are a couple of issue that seem to be the same for all refugees. “Language and than culture shock, just because we look different, and people just don’t understand. Everybody who comes has a different experience,” Adam says.

Adams and several dozen others attended a conference at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City Friday on how to help achieve cultural awareness in health care.

(Creston, Iowa) – A collision in Creston Friday evening caused $500 damage to a box van and $1,500 damage to a car, but no one was injured. The Creston Police Department reports the Isuzu van driven by 40-year-old Maria Fuentes-Rodriguez, of Creston, pulled out from a stop sign at Highway 34 and Abell Street at around 6:20-p.m., in an attempt to turn east.

A 2015 Mercedes C300 driven by 40-year-old Carles Rivera, of Creston, was in the outside lane traveling east, when the van pulled out in front of the car and struck the vehicle. Rivera told police he was going to a convenience store to get some food, and did not have his turn signal on, but Rodriguez said Rivera’s turn signal was on, but that she though he was going to turn east onto Abell Street, which is why she pulled out onto the highway.

There were no citations issued.

(Creston, Iowa) – Three teens were injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident in Union County, Sunday afternoon. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup driven by 15-year-old Candyn Lee Danielson, of Creston, had stopped at the intersection of Clover Avenue and 170th Street. Danielson admitted to deputies that he attempted to slide the corner turning west, and that he and two passengers were “messing around.”

When he attempted to slide around the corner, the pickup went out of control and entered the ditch. The accident happened at around 2:10-p.m., Sunday.

Danielson, who was not wearing a seat belt, recalled being ejected out the side window of the vehicle. The teen, and his passengers, 15-year-old’s Gauge Osborne, of Orient, and Kaydon Delong, both of whom were wearing seat belts, were transported by private vehicle to the Greater Regional Hospital in Creston.

Danielson was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The pickup, valued at $4,000, was a total loss.

(Marne, Iowa) – Several area fire departments were dispatched to a large structure fire this (Sunday) afternoon, near westbound Interstate 80 at mile marker 51 (Marne Exit). The call about the blaze on the Steve Skow property north of the Interstate, at 50391 560th Street, went out at 12:30-p.m. Responding crews included those from Marne, Atlantic, Avoca, Walnut, Harlan, Elk Horn and Kimballton.

According to Marne Fire Chief Josh Krause, the building housed farm equipment, chemicals, seed, and vehicles, along with an office. The structure and its contents were a total loss. The cause of the fire was deemed accidental, as trash that was being burned near building started a few pallets on fire. The flames then spread into the building.

Photo courtesy Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon.

No injuries were reported. A second, separate fire which began as a controlled burn in Audubon County, spread to a field/grassy area at 3328 Pheasant Avenue, at around 2:40 p.m., Sunday. Crews from Exira, Anita and Wiota responded to the scene.

(Marne, Iowa) – Several area fire departments were dispatched to a large structure fire this (Sunday) afternoon, near westbound Interstate 80 at mile marker 51 (Marne Exit). The call went out at 12:30-p.m.  Responding crews included those from Marne, Atlantic, Walnut, Elk Horn and Kimballton.

An outbuilding-type structure was said to be engulfed in flames. Reports from the scene warned firefighters there was ammunition being stored in an office on the north side of the building.

Additional information is currently not available.

Both the Public Hearings & Regular Board meeting will take place in the Boardroom at the Audubon High School, 800 Third Ave.

7:00-p.m.:

• Public Hearing: FY25 School Budget
• Public Hearing: FY25 Calendar

Board of Education – Regular Meeting

1.0 Call to Order

2.0 Approve Consent Agenda

2.01 Approve Agenda

2.02 Minutes

2.02.1 March 18, 2024 – Regular Meeting

2.02.2 March 25, 2024 – Budget Hearing #1

2.03 Warrants and Financial Reports

3.0 Public Comments – Please contact the Supt. or Board President (Board Policy #213)

4.0 ACTION ITEMS

4.01 Approve FY25 School Budget for Certification

4.02 Set Time and Date for Hearing on Amending the FY24 Budget

4.03 Approve FY25 School Calendar

4.04 Approve Last Day of School

4.05 Approve List of Graduates

4.06 Approve IASB Membership

4.07 Approve Teacher Salary Package

4.08 Approve Salaries for Employees Not Covered by Collective Bargaining

4.09 Approve Gifting Used AED to Audubon Methodist Church

4.10 Personnel

5.0 Communication & Updates

5.01 Superintendent Report

5.01.1 Board Appreciation

5.01.2 Legislative Update

5.01.3 Building Project Updates

5.02 Principals Reports

6.0 Adjournment

Monday, April 15, 2024

Conference Room, 5:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m. – 2024-2025 Budget Hearing

• Call Hearing To Order

• Presentation Of 2024-2025 Budget

• Public Input

• Close Hearing

6:00 p.m. – 2024-2025 Calendar Hearing

1. Call Hearing To Order

2. Presentation of the 2024-2025 School Calendar For Discussion (I)

3. Public Comments

4. Adjourn Hearing (D.R.)

Regular Meeting

• 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)

– Honor March Recipients

– Select April Recipient(s)

• 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.) – 800, 801.1, 801.2, 801.3, 801.4

New Business

7. Phone System Presentation (I)

8. Consider Approval Of Resolution Authorizing The Redemption Of General

Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated November 1, 2017, And Levying A Tax For Fiscal Year 2025 For The Redemption Of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated November 1, 2017 (D.R.)

9. Consider Approval Of The 2024-2025 Budget (D.R.)

10. Approve List Of 2024 Graduates (D.R.)

11. Establish Registration Fees For 2024-2025 (D.R.)

12. Consider Approval Of The 2024-2025 School Calendar (D.R.)

13. Consider Approval Of The 2024-25 Transportation Director Sharing Agreement With Atlantic (D.R.)

14. Consider Approval Of The 2024-25 School Business Official Sharing Agreement With Riverside (D.R.)

15. Consider Approval Of 2024-25 Shared Girls Wrestling Program With Red Oak (D.R.)

16. Board Policies – First Reading (I) – 405.2, 411.2, 507.8R1, 704.1, 704.6,

706.2, 706.3, 706.3R1, 707.4, 707.6, 802.1, 802.2, 802.3, 802.4, 802.4R1,

802.4R2, 802.5, 802.6, 802.7. Rescind – 504.5, 504.5R1, 707.2, 707.3 (I)

• Adjourn

Exempt Meeting – An exempt meeting will be held following the regular meeting. The purpose of the Exempt Meeting is to discuss strategy in matters relating to negotiating sessions pursuant to Iowa Code 20.17(3)

(D.R.) = Decision Required

(I.) = Informational

Final agenda will be posted in the Central Office no less than 24 hours before the meeting.

6:30 PM
CAM High School Media Center
1000 Victory Park Rd., Anita,
HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearings for proposed 2024-2025 Certified Budget
2 Patrons may speak for or against the proposed 2024-2025 Certified Budget as published
3 Adjourn hearing
HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearing for proposed FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
2 Patrons may speak for or against the FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
3 Adjourn hearing
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
1 Call to Order
2 Welcome Visitors
3 Agenda Changes
4 Approval of Agenda
5 Consent Agenda
5.1 Approval of Minutes, Bills, Financial Statements
5.2 Open Enrollments
5.3 Resignations
5.4 Contracts
5.5 Volunteers
5.6 Fundraisers
6 Communications
6.1 Public Input on Non-agenda Items
6.2 Correspondence
7 Administrative Reports
8 Discussion/Action Items:
8.1 Approval of Revisions to Board Policies 405.1 – 408.3
8.2 Approval of Sale of Excess Equipment
8.3 Approval of Out-of-State Trips
8.4 Approval of Graduating Seniors for CAM High School & Iowa Connections Academy
8.5 Approval of 2024-2025 Certified Budget
8.6 Approval of FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
8.7 Approval of District Career and Academic Plan
8.8 Discuss Facility Project Process
9 Board Report
10 Adjournment
11 Exempt Session for Negotiations