Board Minutes - 2026.06.16 Regular Meeting

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District
Board Meeting Minutes
June 16, 2026

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Board of Directors met at the District Offices in Eddyville on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for a regular board meeting.  Visitors in attendance included: Tosha Hanna, Candy Hanna, Ann Ohms, and others who did not sign in.

Call to Order: President Judy called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call: Ed Glenn – present; Eric Klyn – absent; Brianne Batterson – present; Micah Van Mersbergen – present; Kyle Teach – present; Tyrone Lobberecht – present; Tom Judy – present. Quorum established.

Public Forum: Tosha Hanna spoke on her building transfer request.

Correspondence: None. 

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

Reports & Presentations: Superintendent Scott Williamson presented his report to the board. Reports from the Jr/Sr High Principal, Curriculum Director, Elementary Principals and the Director of Special Services were submitted but not read aloud.

Consent Items: Glenn moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded, to approve consent items 6a to 6c (v): minutes from May 18, 2026; account balances as of May 31, 2026; June bills list; and review of the following board policies: 409  – Release of Credit Information; 410 – Child Abuse Reporting; 411 – Abuse of Students by District Employees; 412 – Hazardous Chemical Disclosure; and 413 – Employee Anti-Harassment. Motion carried unanimously. Glenn moved, and Lobberecht seconded to approve the first reading of revised board policy 813 – Disposition of Equipment.  Motion carried unanimously.

Personnel: Glenn moved, and Teach seconded, to approve the hires of Brenda Kirschman, Elementary Music Teacher (pending her acceptance); Thelma Powers-Freshwater, Para Educator at Eddyville Elementary; Kaylee McKee, Mental Health Counselor at Eddyville Elementary; Haylei Wiley, Para Educator at Fremont Elementary; Dimitri Boyer, Head Wrestling; Ethan Davis, Jr High Boys Basketball; Jake Demmon, Jr High Wrestling; Damion Dover, Jr High Football; Damion Dover, Jr High Boys Basketball; Eben Faler, Assistant Girls Wrestling (pending licensure); Tony Fenton, Head Girls Basketball; Carson Genskow, 9th Grade Volleyball; Carson Genskow, Assistant Boys Basketball; David Hall, Assistant Boys Wrestling; Jeff Harland, Jr High Girls Basketball; Mike Haywood, Assistant Girls Basketball; Andy Heinle, 9th Grade Boys Basketball; Ryan Jackson, 9th Grade Girls Basketball; Garrett Krause, Head Girls Wrestling; Jason Leffer, Head Boys Basketball; Megan Lehman, Jr High Girls Basketball; and the following volunteers:. Football: Dustin Snakenberg; Volleyball: Robin Taylor, Kiley Lobberecht & Kylie Batterson; Girls Basketball: Madysen Wade; Boys Basketball: Travis Stout, Marty Roberts & Eric Klyn; Wrestling: Brad Steele, Adam Proctor, Justin Stout, Derek Fye, Kyler Ricard, Micah Mullenix, Sydney Bolin, Lance Johnston & Richard Lettington. Motion carried unanimously. Van Mersbergen moved, and Batterson seconded to accept the resignations from Annie Fagen, Para Educator from Fremont Elementary and Caryn Smith, Para Educator at Eddyville Elementary. Motion carried unanimously.

Action Items:

• Glenn moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to approve the GPAEA Amendment to Contract for Transfer of State Funding; the AEA Purchasing Agreement for 2026-2027; the Character Strong Service Agreement for 07-01-2026 to 06-30-2029; the DeVries Counseling and Consulting Agreement for 2026-2027 and the IHCC Contract for Educational Services for 2026-2027. Motion carried unanimously. 
• Glenn moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded to approve the building transfer request of the Hammes family from Fremont to Eddyville.  Motion carried unanimously.  Glenn moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded to approve the building transfer request of the Hamm family from Fremont to Eddyville.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Glenn moved, and Teach seconded, to deny the open enrollment request since the district does not currently have the personnel and would not be able to provide the appropriate special education program for this student.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Teach moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to approve the quote of $29,998.00 for 135 lockers for the Eddyville Elementary.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Lobberecht moved, and Glenn seconded, to approve the 2026-2027 Fees, excluding lunch and breakfast costs.  Motion carried unanimously.
• Van Mersbergen moved, and Lobberecht seconded, to accept the lowest milk bid for the 2026-2027 school year from AE Dairy. Motion carried unanimously. Lobberecht moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded to table the bread bid acceptance to the July board meeting to allow time for response on requested information by the Nutrition Director.  Motion tabled unanimously.              

Discussion Items: Update on the current projects in the district: new bleachers have been installed, the gutters and snow/ice guards have been completed at Eddyville Elementary, the installation of carpet in the South wing is almost completed and the wrestling room addition has been approved by the fire marshal.  All projects have been running smoothly and are being completed in a timely manner.  Mr. Williamson asked the board if they would be available for a special board meeting, if needed, on Tuesday, June 23rd.  The next regular board meeting is Monday, July 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the board office in Eddyville. Open enrollment applications were viewed.  Current open positions include Elementary Music Teacher for 2026-27(offer has been made); 3 cooks at Eddyville Elementary and 1.5 cooks at the Jr/Sr High; part-time Certified Librarian and substitutes for all positions.

Closed Session – per Iowa Code Section 21.5{1}(i) Superintendent Evaluation (Roll Call vote): Lobberecht moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded to go into closed session for the Superintendent Evaluation.  Roll Call Vote: Glenn – yes; Klyn – absent; Batterson – yes; Van Mersbergen – yes; Teach – yes; Lobberecht – yes; and Judy – yes. Motion carried.  The board recessed at 7:33 p.m. to allow the visitors to leave meeting. The board went into closed session at 7:40 p.m. Closed session ended at 8:29 p.m.

Adjournment: Lobberecht moved, and Van Mersbergen seconded, to adjourn the board meeting.  Meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.

 

 

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Thomas Judy
Board President

 

 

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Mary McCrea
Board Secretary