Board Minutes - 2025.02.17 Regular Meeting

Board Minutes - 2025.02.17 Regular Meeting

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District

Regular Board Meeting Minutes
February 17, 2025

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Board of Directors met at the District Office on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. for a regular board meeting. Visitors in attendance: Ann Ohms, Bryce Edmonds, Trisha Rea, Steve Edmonds 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, absent; Brianne Batterson, present; Micah Van Mersbergen, present; Tom Judy, present; Tyrone Lobberecht, present; and Curt Houk, present. Quorum established.

Public Forum: Bryce Edmonds spoke on transportation in the morning from the Eddyville Childcare Center to the Fremont Elementary school and Trisha Rea spoke regarding concerns on the cell phone policy.

Correspondence: None

Approve Agenda: Glenn moved, and Batterson seconded, to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

Reports & Presentations: Jordan Buell, Principal at the Jr/Sr High, Superintendent Williamson, April Glosser, Curriculum Director and Jil Nelson Eddyville Elementary principal each presented their board reports.  Other reports submitted but not read were from the director of special services, childcare director, maintenance director and the food service director.

Consent Items: Glenn moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded, to approve consent items 6a to 6c(iii): January 20, 2025 minutes, account balances as of January 31, 2025, February 2025 bills list, and school board policies: Appropriate Use of Public Funds – 714, Secretary’s Reports – 715, Publication of Financial Reports – 717. Motion carried unanimously. Van Mersbergen moved, and Glenn seconded, to approve the first reading of revised Treasurer’s Annual Report – 716.  Motion carried unanimously.  Van Mersbergen moved and Batterson seconded to approve the second reading of revised Anti-Harassment/Bullying Policy – 528. Motion carried unanimously. 

Personnel: Judy moved, and Batterson seconded, to approve the hires of Helen Koffman-Stout, JH Track Coach, Jeff Whitehall, Head Football Coach, Ryan Jackson, Assistant Football Coach, Jess Riley, Assistant Football Coach, Jeff Harland, JH Football Coach, and Anthony Richards, JH Football Coach.  Motion carried unanimously. There were no resignations. 

Action Items:

  • Van Mersbergen moved, and Glenn seconded, to approve the Student Teaching Agreement from Northwestern College, the KDTI Contract for continued services through July 2025, and a 3-year Student Teaching Agreement with the University of Northern Iowa. Motion carried unanimously.
  • Judy moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to approve the Fiscal Year 2023 Audit.  Small discussion.   Motion carried unanimously. 
  • VanMersbergen moved and Glenn seconded to select Barr & Company, LLC’s RFP for audit services for the FY25, FY26 and FY27 audits.  Discussion held.  Glenn moved and Van Mersbergen seconded, to table motion until more information could be obtained from both auditing firms.  Motion carried unanimously; item tabled.
  • Judy moved and Lobberecht seconded, to approve the Building and Trades program of building and selling of items for profit.  Motion carried unanimously.
  • Judy moved and Glenn seconded, to approve the Budget Guarantee Resolution.  EBF currently will not be in a budget guarantee, but Superintendent Williamson recommends that the board approve this resolution annually in case something changes and EBF would need the budget guarantee.  Roll call vote: Glenn, yes; Klyn, absent; Batterson, yes; Van Mersbergen, yes; Judy, yes; Lobberecht, yes and Houk, yes.  Motion carried unanimously. 
  • Glenn moved and Lobberecht seconded, to set the first budget hearing for Monday, March 24, 2025.  Motion carried unanimously.
  • Judy moved and Lobberecht seconded, to set the second budget hearing and certification for Monday, April 21, 2025.  Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Items:
Superintendent updated board on the facility committee’s last meeting.  The cell phone policy in the student handbooks was discussed about possible changes.  The board would like to hold board meetings at each of the buildings and decided to hold the April board meeting in Fremont, the May board meeting in Blakesburg, the June board meeting at the Jr/Sr High and the July board meeting at the Eddyville Elementary.  The next regular board meeting is Monday, March 24, 2025 at the District Offices.  Open Enrollments were viewed by the Board. Open positions are Regular Route Driver, Daycare Associates and Substitutes for all positions, and Coaching/Supplemental Positions: Assistant Baseball Coach, 9th Grade Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach.

Adjournment:
Glenn moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to adjourn the board meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

 

 

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Curt Houk
Board President

 

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Mary McCrea
Board Secretary

 

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