School Board

CCACSD School Board of Education Overview

The Board of Education is responsible for the high-level planning, policy-making and systemic evaluation of the Clear Creek Amana Community School District. The Board approves and acts upon matters required by law, and hires, supervises and evaluates the Superintendent.

Members of the Clear Creek Amana Board of Education consist of three (3) At Large Directors, and four (4) District Directors that serve a specific geographic area of the District. Directors are volunteers elected by the constituents of the School District to hold 4 year terms and serve the students and community of the school district.

Director District Map

CCACSD School Board Policies

Meetings

Regular meetings of the Board of Education are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Clear Creek Amana Administration Office at 1486 Highway 6 NW, Oxford. All meeting notices and agendas are posted on Simbli eBoard.

Simbli eboard School Board Meeting Schedule and Agendas

Public Participation in Board Meetings

While board members welcome your involvement, school-related problems can usually best be solved by talking with the employee closest to the problem, then following the appropriate "chain of command" (i.e. teacher > principal > executive director of schools > superintendent) if you do not belileve it has been addressed in a proper manner. Should a satisfactory solution to the issue not be achieved through the progression, your next step is to submit it to the Board of Education for their consideration as an agenda item at an upcoming board meeting.

School board meetings are held in the public, but are not meetings of the public. While we may call on your particpation during board agenda items, the public does not have the right to speak or interrupt our board meetings. Please refer to the public forum part

Policy 213 Public Participation in Board Meetings

Types of School Board Meetings

	Regular Meeting	Special Meeting	Work Session	Closed Meeting	Board Committees
Agenda Posted	X	X	X	X	X
Purpose	Action	Action	Discussion	Discussion	Discussion
Board Policy	210.2	210.3	210.4	212
Live stream	X	X	X
Recorded (retained for one calendar year)	X	X		audible only
Minutes	X	X	X		X
For the Public	X	X	X		X

Committees

The School Board has 2 regular Board Committees and a number of Ad Hoc and Community Boards that board members participate in. Meeting dates, agendas, and minutes will be posted on Simbli eBoard. Board members serve one-year terms on board committees and two-year terms on ad hoc committees and appointments may change due to the annual election of board officers.

Board Committees

Board work committees are to establish a forum for initial discussion of district business. Committees take no action but serve as a conduit for bringing agenda items to the full board in a more efficient and productive manner. This structure provides an opportunity for board members to ask questions, request information from administration, and organize thoughts prior to discussion with the full board where final decisions will be made.

Negotiations Committee

The negotiations committee will advise on all aspects of the negotiation process with the Clear Creek Amana Education Association. The negotiations committee has a Handbook subcommittee that works with the Education Association on review and revision of the Certified Staff Handbook. The committee serves as a resource for the superintendent in the establishment of salary, benefits, and contract language for all certified and classified staff.

Meeting schedule: Annually in March and April.
Board members: Dr. Momany, Abdouramane Bila, Gabe Schaapveld

PPEL Committee

The Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) committee was reinstated to explore different types of construction management approaches and potential next steps for the upcoming MS/HS projects.

Meeting schedule: Monthly meetings
Board members: Dr. Momany or Abdouramane Bila, Gabe Schaapveld, Shaun Kukuzke

Policy Committee

The policy committee will recommend individual policy changes and oversee the five-year review cycle for board policies. Recommended changes will be presented to the board of directors for approval.

Meeting schedule: Monthly meetings
Board members: Kara Prickett, Jennifer Downes, Dr. Momany

Ad Hoc Community Committees

Ad Hoc Committees are designed to gain insight and feedback from district stakeholders. This structure provides the opportunity to come together and proactively seek solutions that will better the Clear Creek Amana School District. There are 2-3 board members appointed to each ad hoc committee for two-year terms. Recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committees will be brought to the Board of Directors for final decisions. Meetings are organized and run by the staff chairperson.

Superintendent Roundtable (School Improvement Advisory Committee, SIAC)

Superintendent Roundtable Committee By-Laws

The advisory committee shall consist of members representing students, parents, teachers, administrators, and representatives from the local community. To the extent possible, committee membership shall have balanced representation with regard to race, gender, national origin, and disability and balanced representation within our district boundaries and attendance centers. The Superintendent serves as the chairperson.

Board members: Shaun Kukuzke, Abdouramane Bila, Dr. Momany

Joint Enterprise Committee

City government representatives from Tiffin, Amana, Oxford, North Liberty and Coralville will meet to discuss continuous methods of collaboration, unification and support for the district. The Superintendent serves as the chairperson.

Board Members: Kara Prickett, Jennifer Downes, Nick Pfeiffer

Instructional Materials Reconsideration Committee

(Only meets as needed)

The Instructional Materials Reconsideration Committee addresses formal requests for reconsideration of library and instructional materials in the Clear Creek Amana Community School District. The committee provides a context in which differences of opinion and possible selection errors may be examined openly. The main task of the committee is to make a recommendation to the Superintendent when a citizen makes a written complaint against a library book, classroom material, or other instructional resource. District policy, regulations and procedures are considered when studying the challenged materials.

The committee forwards their decision to the Superintendent who, in turn, makes the final decision. Complaints are considered and acted upon within thirty school days of receipt. All meetings are open to the public.

Community Boards

The CCA board members attend these meetings representing CCA and then share information back to the full Board of Directors and Superintendent.

CCA Foundation: Shaun Kukuzke, Gabe Schaapveld
Iowa County Conference Board: Dr. Momany
Johnson County Conference Board: Gabe Schaapveld
IASB Delegate: Dr. Momany or Abdouramane Bila
Springmier Public Library Board: Gabe Schaapveld
Amana Public Library Board: Dr. Momany

Meet the Members

Email the School Board at schoolboard@ccaschools.org

Dr. Allison Momany, President
District 1
Term 11/21 - 11/25
allisonmomany@ccaschools.org

Shaun Kukuzke
District At-Large
Term 11/21 - 11/25
shaunkukuzke@ccaschools.org

Gabe Schaapveld
District At-Large
Term 11/23 - 11/27
gabrielschaapveld@ccaschools.org

Abdouramane Bila, Vice President
District At Large
Term 11/23 - 11/27
abdouramanebila@ccaschools.org

Nick Pfeiffer
District 3
Term ends 11/25
nicholaspfeiffer@ccaschools.org

Addie Skow
Student Representative
24-25 School Year

Jennifer Downes
District 2
Term 11/23 - 11/25
jenniferdownes@ccaschools.org

Kara Prickett
District 4
Term 11/21 - 11/25
karaprickett@ccaschools.org

Lori Robertson, School Board Secretary
Sr. Executive Director of Finance
lorirobertson@ccaschools.org

Clear Creek Amana Community School District Anti-Hate Statement

The Clear Creek Amana Community School District is committed to providing all students, employees, and volunteers with a safe and civil school environment in which all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. Hate speech is any form of communication that attacks, threatens, degrades, or insults a person or group based on their race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender variance, or any other group protected by Board Policy 102. Hate speech has a harmful impact on our schools and will not be tolerated in our district.

Clear Creek Amana Community School District is committed to seeking all information to address the incident with appropriate disciplinary action. The district is committed to supporting the healing and safety of the individual or group impacted by the incident.

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