Board Minutes - 2024.12.16 Regular Meeting

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District

Regular Board Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2024

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Board of Directors met at the District Office on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. for a regular board meeting. Visitors in attendance: Melissa Appel and others not signed in.

Call to Order: President Houk called the meeting of the EBF Board of Directors to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call: Ed Glenn, present; Eric Klyn, present; Brianne Batterson, present; Micah Van Mersbergen, present; Tom Judy, present; Tyrone Lobberecht, present; and Curt Houk, present. Quorum established.

Public Forum: No one spoke.

Presentation: Students from the Agri Power FFA chapter gave a presentation to the board regarding all the activities and events they have been doing so far this school year.

Correspondence: None

Approve Agenda: Lobberecht moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded, to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

Reports & Presentations: Superintendent Williamson, Mike Nicodemus, Principal at Fremont Elementary and Cathy Williamson, Director of Special Services, each presented their board reports.  Other reports submitted but not read were from the secondary principal, curriculum director, childcare director, and the food service director.

Consent Items: Van Mersbergen moved, and Glenn seconded, to approve consent items 7a to 7c(iv): November 18, 2024 minutes, account balances as of November 30, 2024, December 2024 bills list, and school board policies: Sale of Bonds – 709, Gifts, Grants & Bequests – 710, Student Activities Fund – 711 and Purchasing-Bidding – 712. Motion carried unanimously. Van Mersbergen moved, and Glenn seconded, to approve the second reading of board policy 514 – Open Enrollment Transfers – Procedures as Receiving District.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Personnel: Judy moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to approve the hires of Curt Johnston, Jr High Boys Basketball, Roxy Moorman, Fremont Elementary After School Tutor, Gladys Genskow - Head Girls Track, Whitley Alexander - Assistant Girls Track, Micheal Pilcher - Head Boys Track, Ryan Jackson - Assistant Boys Track, Hannah Koellner - Jr High Track, Kiera MacPherson - Jr High Track, Donald Mitchell - Head Girls Golf, Micah Mitchell - Head Boys Golf, and Kylie Batterson – Volunteer Girls Track.  Motion carried unanimously. There were no resignations. 

Action Items:

• Glenn moved, and Klyn seconded, to approve the Western Governors University Student Nurse Education Affiliation Agreement and the Contracted Services for Regular Education with the Des Moines Public School.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Glenn moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded, to approve the At-Risk Supplemental Amount of $308,775.00.  Roll Call vote: Glenn – yes, Klyn – yes, Batterson – yes, Van Mersbergen – yes, Judy – yes, Lobberecht – yes, and Houk – yes.  Motion carried unanimously. 
• Judy moved and Klyn seconded to approve the Open Enrollment Management Plan.  Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Items:
Superintendent Williamson discussed items that would be on the horizon for the board to decide upon for capital projects, plus regular summer projects.  The next regular board meeting is Monday, January 20, 2025. Open Enrollments were viewed by the Board. Open positions are Regular Route Driver, Substitutes for all positions, and Coaching/Supplemental Positions: Jr. High Track Coach, Assistant Baseball Coach, and 9th Grade Baseball Coach.

Adjournment:
Judy moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to adjourn the board meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m.

 

 

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Curt Houk
Board President

 

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Mary McCrea
Board Secretary