Joint Entities on April 18, 2022

Agenda

4:30 p.m., Iowa City Community School District, Educational Services Center – Board Room, 1725 N. Dodge Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52245

Meeting between the Cities of Coralville, Hills, Iowa City, Lone Tree, North Liberty, Oxford, Shueyville, Solon, Swisher, Tiffin, and University Heights; Clear Creek Amana Community School District Board of Directors; Iowa City Community School District Board; University of Iowa; and Johnson County Board of Supervisors

1. Call to order
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Discussion/update of the following:
   1. Facilities Master Plan 2.0 (ICCSD)
   2. Health & Safety Update (ICCSD)
   3. GuideLink Update (Iowa City)
   4. COVID update from Johnson County Public Health (Iowa City)
   5. Other Business
4. Next meeting date and time
5. Adjournment

Minutes

Iowa City Community School District Educational Services Center, 1725 N. Dodge Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245

 Johnson County Board of Supervisors, University of Iowa, Iowa City Community School District Board, Clear Creek Amana Community School District Board, Coralville, Hills, Iowa City, Lone Tree, North Liberty, Oxford, Shueyville, Solon, Swisher, Tiffin, and University Heights

Present:

Iowa City Schools: Matt Degner, Superintendent; Board members Shawn Eyestone, Charlie Eastham, Jayne Finch, Maka Pilcher Hayek, Lisa Williams

City of Iowa City: Bruce Teague, Mayor; Council Members Megan Alter, Laura Bergus, Shawn Harmsen, Pauline Taylor, John Thomas, Janice Weiner; Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk, Eric Goers, City Attorney

City of Coralville: Kelly Hayworth, City Administrator; Meghann Foster, Mayor, Council Members Laurie Goodrich, Hau Huynh

City of North Liberty: Chris Hoffman, Mayor; Council Members Erek Sittig, RaQuishia Harrington

Johnson County: Board of Supervisors Jon Green, Pat Heiden, Lisa Green-Douglass, Royceann Porter, Rod Sulli: Public Health, Sam Jarvis

City of Hills: Tim Kemp, Mayor

University Heights: Stepheny Gahn, Council Member

Call to order

Eyestone called the meeting to order at 4:30 PM. Welcome and Introductions

Shawn Eyestone welcomed everyone and asked for introductions. Facilities Master Plan 2.0 (ICCSD)

Matt Degner thanked everyone for supporting the extension of PPEL and SAVE to help make the plan possible.

• FMP 0 approved by Board at the April 12, 2022 board meeting
• Highlights
  • Early Childhood
    • Full day preschool
    • Half day preschool and half day WRAP

• 2 pilot programs
  • Wickham & Shimek
• Middle School
  • Fall 2024
  • Grades 6-8
• New elementary buildings in plan
  • Hills, North Coralville, North Liberty
• Climate Action Plan
  • Aggressive timelines and goals
    • Long term considerations
    • Short term gains Health & Safety Update (ICCSD)

Matt Degner reported the following:

• COVID positive cases in the schools have doubled since Friday
• Campuses have had some difficult situations lately
  • Not up to our district standards
  • Not experiences we want for kids
  • Transfer back to in person school not super smooth at all times
  • Acknowledge we have more to work on
  • Prevention
  • Discipline, Protocols and Procedures
    • Be clear and consistent
    • Eliminate bias when we can
  • Next school year
    • Continuous school improvement process
    • Climate and culture first GuideLink Update (Iowa City)

Mayor Teague apologized that Guidelink was unable to be here today. He would like to add this topic to the next meeting agenda. It was reported that Guidelink is being used and appreciated.

COVID update from Johnson County Public Health (Iowa City)

Sam Jarvis provided a COVID 19 update for Johnson County.

• Concern with rise across the United States
• Johnson County numbers seem pretty steady
• Reporting is different with rapid home testing available
• Good idea of what transmission looks like
• Little variation in age
• Predominately Omicron
• Test Iowa kits still available for pick up
  • Dramatic reduction in test site numbers
  • NOMI live site still available
• High vaccination rate in Johnson County
  • 4% of population vaccinated
  • 74-75% vaccination rate for 5–11-year-olds
  • 12 years and older eligible for booster
  • Second booster available for 50 and over

Next meeting date and time

The next meeting will be on July 18, 2022 and will be hosted by Coralville.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:09 PM.