District Mission: The Sioux City Community School District exists to educate students to believe in their talents and skills, achieve academic excellence, and succeed in reaching their potential.
Facilitator: Dr. Paul Gausman
Secretary: Patty Blankenship
The Board Finance & Facilities Committee (BF&F) met on Monday, January 4, 2021 in the
Educational Service Center Board Room. Copies of the Agenda and the following Executive
Summaries were available:
- Non-Public Schools’ Professional Development Contract
- Non-Public Schools’ GEER Fund Purchases
- FY22 Spending Authority Update and General Fund Targeted Expenditures
- North High School Cafeteria Seating Replacement Project
- District Diesel School Bus Purchases
Committee Members Present: Dr. Paul Gausman, Patty Blankenship, Perla Alarcon-Flory,
Ron Colling, Dan Greenwell, Brian Fahrendholz
Committee Members Absent: None
Guests / Visitors: Dr. Kim Buryanek, Troy Thomas
Call to Order: Dr. Paul Gausman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Non-Public Schools’ Professional Development Contract: Dr. Kim Buryanek
- FACTS Education Solutions will customize professional learning for the Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools’ teachers and administrators.
- There will be seven one-hour virtual workshops.
- The funding source is Title II.
- The recommendation is that the Board approves the professional development contract with FACTS Ed for the non-public school in the amount of $18,995.
- This item will be included on the agenda of the January 11, 2021 Board meeting.
Non-Public Schools’ GEER Fund Purchases: Dr. Kim Buryanek
- The non-public schools allocation from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund is $73,600.
- The District makes the non-public purchases.
- The recommendation is that the Board Finance & Facilities Committee approves the GEER fund purchases for the non-public schools totaling $51,615.
- The Committee approved the purchases.
Partnering with the Des Moines Public Schools RFP Process to Purchase Natural Gas: Troy Thomas
- The District is considering partnering with Des Moines Public Schools on natural gas purchases.
- The Administration is in the early stages of researching this option and is not requesting any action at this time.
- This was for informational purposes only at this time.
FY22 Spending Authority Update and General Fund Targeted Expenditures: Patty Blankenship
- On November 9, 2020, preliminary spending authority projections were presented using the following assumptions:
- FY22 Growth in supplemental state aid of 1% and 2%
- Targeted expenditures increase of 2% and 3%
- FY23 – FY26 Growth in supplemental state aid of 1.5%
- Targeted expenditures increase of 2%
- No enrollment increase or decrease
- This presentation updated the spending authority projections using the same assumptions.
- The calculation of the FY22 general fund targeted expenditures is also detailed.
- This calculation shows general fund targeted expenditures using a 2% increase.
- The recommendation is that the Board of Directors acknowledges the updated information regarding the District’s FY22 spending authority projections and general fund targeted expenditures.
- This item will be included on the agenda of the January 11, 2021 Board meeting.
North High School Cafeteria Seating Replacement Project: Brian Fahrendholz
- This project will utilize the manufacturer Elkay Interior Systems, through a Government Cooperative Purchasing Program called TIPS (Interlocal Purchasing Systems) Vendor Agreement.
- The purchase will be made through Office Elements of Sioux City, Iowa.
- Upon completion of the project, the three high schools will have the same high quality cafeteria furnishings from the same manufacturer.
- The project will provide seating for 450 students.
- The cost of the project is $183,627.75.
- The Sales Tax Fund (80%) and the School Nutrition Fund (20%) will fund the project.
- The recommendation is that the Board of Directors awards the bid to Office Elements in the amount of $183,627.75.
- This item will be included on the agenda of the January 11, 2021 Board meeting.
District Diesel School Bus Purchases: Brian Fahrendholz
- The District will replace three diesel powered school buses with three new Thomas Bus 77-passenger C2 model diesel powered school buses.
- Each bus will cost $110,000 for a total of $330,000.
- The recommendation is that the Board of Directors awards the purchase of three Thomas Bus 77-passenger C2 model diesel powered school buses at a cost of $110,000 each from Truck Center Companies (total $330,000).
- This item will be included on the agenda of the January 11, 2021 Board meeting.
Finance Report for November-Revenues and Expenditures: Patty Blankenship
- The November Finance Report was briefly reviewed.
- The General Fund expenditures budget has been adjusted to the FY21 re-estimated expenditures amount of $175,131,718.
The next meeting of the Board Finance & Facilities Committee will be Monday, January 18,
2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the ESC Board Room.