EMMETSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Education
August 19, 2026
The Board of Education of Emmetsburg Community School District met in a regular session on August 19, 2026 at 6:30 am in the Central Office Board Room.
Present: Bill Huberty, Morgan Grimm, Kyle Caven, Brian Brown, Bruce Nelson, Val Morton
Sarah Brugman
Absent: None
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 Nelson to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Grimm. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
PUBLIC FORUM: No members from the Community wished to speak.
CONSENT ITEMS: SBO Enderson presented the consent items and reports. Huberty motioned to approve the consent items including: July board minutes, Claims, Board Reports, Construction payment applications 2 & 3, and Journal Entry from Debt Service. Seconded by Morton. All voted affirmative. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS- None
NEW BUSINESS
First Reading Board Policies: Jenness reviewed board policies 103, 103.R1, 505.8, 605.2-605.6E2 that were discussed at the Policy Development Committee meeting. The second reading will be held at the regular September board meeting.
FY27 Handbooks: Motion by Morton to untable the handbooks for FY27: Certified Staff, Support Staff, Business Office Procedures, Athletic Policies, Secondary, Elementary, Title IX, and Emmetsburg Virtual Academy. Seconded by Grimm. All members voted in favor. Motion carried. Motion by Morton to approve the FY27 Handbooks as presented. Seconded by Brugman. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Purple Pathway Request: Motion by Morton to approve the Purple Pathway Request with UNI as presented. Seconded by Brugman. Ayes- Brugman, Brown, Morton. Nays- Caven, Huberty, Nelson, and Grimm. Motion failed. No additional motions were called.
Resolution Ordering an Election on the Issuance of $25,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds: Motion by Grimm to adopt the Resolution. Seconded by Caven. Roll cate vote- Ayes- Morton, Grimm, Caven, Nelson, Brown, Huberty, and Brugman. Nays- None. Motion carried.
Personnel: Nelson motioned to approve the following resignations: Ashley Strohman- Paraeducator, and Breanna Hotovec-Paraeducator; the new hires: Sundree Kitzinger-Paraeducator, Jennifer Frederick- Paraeducator, Lori Hazelett-Paraeducator, and Dan Dooley- Paraeducator. Seconded by Huberty. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
Open Enrollment Requests: Motion by Grimm to approve the Open Enrollment list as presented. Seconded by Brugman. All members voted in favor. Motion carried.
TEACHING & LEARNING
Administrative Reports: Building Administrators presented their monthly reports.
Board Learning: None
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Next Regular Board Meeting is September 16th at 6:30 AM
Talking Points on Board Agenda Items- None
ADJOURNMENT: Huberty motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:23 am. Second Nelson. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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