04.15.2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Meeting 

Board of Education

April 15, 2026

 

The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on April 15, 2026 at 6:32 am  in the Central Office Board Room. 

 

Present: Kyle Caven, Sarah Brugman, Bill Huberty, Brian Brown, and Morgan Grimm

Absent:   Bruce Nelson, Val Morton

Also Present:  Cory Jenness, Alyssa Enderson, Kari Menefee

 

Kyle Caven, Board President called the meeting to order at 6:32 am. 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Huberty to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Brown. All voted affirmative. Motion carried. 

 

PUBLIC FORUM: No members from the community were present.

 

CONSENT ITEMS: SBO Enderson presented the consent items and reports. Huberty motioned to approve the consent items including: March board minutes, Claims, Board Reports, and Donations. Seconded by Grimm.  All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed Board policies 505.5R1, 507.9-601.2 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Brugman to approve second reading. Seconded by Grimm.  All voted affirmative. Motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 602.1-603.9R1 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular May board meeting. 

 

FY25 School Audit: Murray Stanley with Trustpoint LLP presented the FY25 School Audit. Huberty motioned to approve the FY25 Audit. Seconded by Brown. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

FY27 Budget: Motion by Brown to approve the FY27 School Budget as presented. Seconded by Brugman. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

FY27 Budget Guarantee Resolution: Motion by Grimm to approve the FY27 School Budget Guarantee Resolution as presented. Seconded by Caven. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

S.T.O.P. Training Waiver: Brugman motioned to approve the STOP Training waiver for drivers with 5 plus years of driving experience. Caven seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Personnel: Motion by Grimm to approve the following resignations: Katie Schmitt- 3rd Grade Teacher, and the following New Hires: Katie Schmitt- TItle I/Math Intervention Teacher, Sarah Frederick- Elementary Yearbook Sponsor, Dawson Weir- 5th Grade Teacher, Devin Goodchild- Cheerleading Sponsor, Yasmin Mireles- Cheerleading Sponsor, Bree Seaman- 4th Grade Teacher, Charla Montag- HS Secretary, Laney Montag- JVR Softball Coach, and Mike Soenen- Volunteer Baseball Coach. Seconded by Brugman. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

Open Enrollment Requests: Motion by Huberty to approve the Open Enrollment Request list revoking Student X’s Open Enrollment to Emmetsburg CSD. Seconded by Brown. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.

 

TEACHING & LEARNING

 

Administrative Reports: Building Administrators shared their monthly reports. Activity Director Hewitt presented the monthly athletic report. Student Board member Danica Ringlaben presented the Student Board Member report. 

 

Board Learning: HS Counselor Ashley Bonner presented the DCAP information and HS updates. 

 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS 

 

Special Session/Board Work Session is scheduled for April 22nd at 5:00 PM

 

Next Board Meeting is May 20th at 6:30 AM

 

Talking Points on Board Agenda Items- Discussion on how the board liked the flow of the agenda items and the satisfaction of the previous audit report. 

 

ADJOURNMENT:  Huberty motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 am. Second Grimm. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 

 

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