EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
April 23, 2025
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on April 23, 2025 at 6:35 am in the Central Office Board Room.
Present: Val Morton, Kathy Roethler, Bill Huberty, Kyle Caven, Morgan Grimm, Lori Riley,
and Bruce Nelson
Absent:
Also Present: Cory Jenness, Alyssa Enderson, Tracie Christensen, Tyler Bjustrom,
Tim Rodemeyer
Val Morton, Board President called the meeting to order at 6:35am.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Grimm to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Nelson. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
FFA State Convention Reports: Members from the FFA group presented their report on the State Convention trip in April.
Administrative Reports: Building Principals presented their monthly reports. Jenness reviewed the Activity report. Jenness presented the Student Board Report.
Board Learning: Presentation on Closed Sessions was presented by SBO Enderson.
PUBLIC FORUM: No members from the community were present.
CONSENT ITEMS: Huberty motioned to approve the consent items including: March board minutes, Claims, and SBO Financial reports. Seconded by Caven. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Second Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed Board policies 412-414 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. Motion by Roethler to approve second reading. Seconded by Grimm. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Gym Video Board Project: Motion by Morton to untable item from March Regular Board Meeting. Seconded by Grimm. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. Motion by Huberty to approve the Gym Video Board Project as presented. Seconded by Caven. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Morton left the meeting at 7:19 am.
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular May board meeting.
FY26 Budget: Motion by Caven to approve the FY26 School Budget. Seconded by Roethler. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
FY26 Budget Guarantee Resolution: Motion by Caven to approve the FY26 Budget Guarantee Resolution. Seconded by Huberty. Roll Call vote: Ayes-Nelson, Caven, Riley, Grimm, Huberty, and Roethler. Nays- None. Absent- Morton. Motion carried.
FY26 Contracts: Motion by Caven to approve the FY26 contracts as presented. Seconded by Grimm. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Ticket Booth Project: Motion by Riley to table the Ticket Booth Project to the next regular board meeting. Seconded by Nelson. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Fence/Gate Replacement: Motion by Grimm to approve the Bid with Midwest Fence for $27,408 for the Complex entrance/Bottom Staff parking lot gates. Seconded by Nelson. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Personnel: Motion by Huberty to approve the following resignations: Cheryl Hinners- Elementary School Nurse, Bill Geelan- 3rd Grade Teacher & Head Boys Basketball Coach, Ted Riley- 8th Grade Boys/Girls Basketball Coach, Tim Rodemeyer- 5-12 Assistant Principal, Matt Wirtz- MS Football Coach, Beth King- Elementary Yearbook Sponsor, and David Rubis- HS P.E. Teacher, Assistant HS Football Coach, and Head Boys Track Coach; the new hires of: Reagan Swanson- JVR Softball, Angie Finer- Food Service Server @ West, Tiegan Huntley- 5th Grade Teacher, and Kyle Chieng- HS Vocal Teacher; and the internal voluntary transfer of Kelly Swanson to MS Special Education Teacher - 1 year, and Tyler Bjustrom to Middle School Principal. Volunteer HS Baseball Coach- Mike Soenen. Seconded by Grimm. Lori Riley- Abstained from vote. All other members voted in favor. Motion passed.
Open Enrollment: Motion by Roethler to approve the Open Enrollment list as presented. Seconded by Riley. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Next Board Meeting is May 21st @ 6:30 AM.
Board Work Session- April 30th at 5:00 PM.
Talking Points on Board Agenda Items- Discussion was held on the support for the Trafficking presentation and monthly Activity reports.
ADJOURNMENT: Huberty motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 am. Seconded by Nelson. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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