(Guthrie Center, IA) – A joint, monthly meeting of the Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center School District Boards of Education will take place beginning 7-p.m. Wed., Jan. 21st, at the AC/GC High School Media Center, in Guthrie Center. Separately, the Adair-Casey Board will act on a Contract Recommendation for Rebecca Diemer – JH Track Coach, while the Guthrie Center Board will act on the Resignations of:

• Patti Halbur – HS SPED Teacher
• Randi Lehman – Secretary, and,

Contract Recommendations for:

• Jay Rhoten – Asst. Track
• Clark Latcham -Asst. Track
• Jacob Lacey – Head Boys & Girls Track.

The Adair-Casey School Board will act on approving a Series 2013 Bond Transfer Resolution, in order to transfer a remaining (small) amount of accrued revenue from Debt Service Fund 40 to the SAVE Capital Projects Fund 33. The transfer will zero-out the Debt Service Fund. The Guthrie Center Board will act on a Nutrition Fund Transfer to the General Fund, and a Winter Consortium Agreement with the Winterset Community School District, in order to accommodate an IEP change of placement for a student, transporting them to the Heart Therapeutic Program located within the Winterset CSD. They will also act on approving the consolidation of bank accounts in order to manage the district’s funds through the school’s accounting system, and into one account with a sweep account at the Guthrie County State Bank. The GC Board is also expected to discuss and possibly act on an update for High School Gym audio, including a subwoofer add-on, with the upgrade funded through the PPEL  fund.

Both district’s Boards of Education will discuss Whole Grade Sharing, with regard to invoices, and act on approving an SBRC Modified Allowable Growth request for At-Risk/Dropout Prevention. They are then expected to act on approving a Whole Grade Sharing Agreement with changes as follows:

• Each district will bill the other district at a cost of $7,600/student for Junior High students, & $8,400/student for High School students.
• The district who holds the contract for the teacher/coach working in the shared district, will bill the other district for teacher/coach salary and benefits.
• Special Education expenses will be billed to the resident district at cost (no change).
• Each district will maintain their own Activities Fund, without sharing revenue and expenses.
• Each district will continue to track transportation mileage and split expenses based on enrollment percentages (no change).
• PPEL purchases that contribute to the WGS programming will be tracked and owned by the purchasing district.
• A one-year agreement, with the ability to change, of needed and agreed upon.