EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
February 18, 2026
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on February 18, 2026 at 6:30 am in the Central Office Board Room.
Present: Kyle Caven, Morgan Grimm, Bruce Nelson, Bill Huberty, Brian Brown,
Sarah Brugman, Val Morton
Absent:
Also Present: Cory Jenness, Alyssa Enderson, Tracie Christensen, Tyler Bjustrom, Kari Menefee
Kyle Caven, Board President called the meeting to order at 6:30 am.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Grimm to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Brugman. All voted affirmative. 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 Monthly Student report.
Board Learning: None
PUBLIC FORUM: No members from the community were present.
CONSENT ITEMS: Huberty motioned to approve the consent items including: January board minutes, Claims, Board Reports, and Donations. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed Board policies 507.1-507.8R1 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Grimm to approve second reading. Seconded by Brugman. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
FY27 School Calendar Hearing: A Public Hearing was held regarding the 2026-27 Academic calendar at 6:52 AM in the Central Office Board Room. Comments in regards to the public hearing: No Comments were received. Without objection, the public hearing was closed at 6:52 AM.
FY27 School Calendar: Morton motioned to approve the 2026-27 Academic calendar as presented. Seconded by Brown. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
FY26 School Calendar Changes: Grimm motioned to approve the remainder of the 2025-26 school calendar with the changes as presented. Seconded by Morton. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Electrical Switchgear Project: Nelson motioned to approve the bid with K & W Electric for the Electrical Switchgear project in the amount of $19,023.00. Brugman seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Release of 1969 Mechanical Retrofit documents to Bid: Motion by Brugman to approve the release of construction documents for the Mechanical Retrofit project for bid on March 19th with bids to be awarded at the March 25th regular school board meeting. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
FY27 Noncertified Salary Increases: Motion by Grimm to approve the FY27 noncertified staff salary increases as presented in the Finance committee. Seconded by Nelson. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 801.6 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular March board meeting.
Early Graduation Requests: Motion by Huberty to approve the Early Graduation Request list as presented pending meeting all graduation requirements. Seconded by Brugman. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Personnel: Motion by Grimm to approve the following resignations: Danielle Auten- HS Head Volleyball coach, and Megan Geelan- 7th/8th Language Arts Teacher (End of School Year) and the following New Hires: Anna Fank- Summer Cleaning, Raegen Swanson- MS Girls Assistant Track Coach; and the Volunteer Coaches: Josh Matheason- Golf. Seconded by Brown. All members voted in favor. Motion passed.
Open Enrollment Requests: Motion by Nelson to approve the Open Enrollment Request list as presented. Seconded by Morton. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Next Board Meeting is March 25th @ 6:30 AM.
Talking Points on Board Agenda Items- None
ADJOURNMENT: Huberty motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:24 am. Second Morton. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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