Focus Group - Minutes - 2026.09.14
Focus Group - Minutes - 2026.09.14EBF Focus Group Minutes
September 14, 2026
The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Focus Group met at the Board Offices on July 10, 2026, at 6:30 pm.
Call to Order:
Ed Glenn – Superintendent committee called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Roll Call:
Ed Glenn
Tyrone Lobberecht - Absent
Travis Albertson -Absent
Sean Hedge
Nathon Hinton
Kellie Vroegh
Nick Batterson - Absent
Dakota Johnson
Kyle Kirkpatrick
Kourtni Shelquist
Danielle Hoover
Jean Ann Mayberry
Dimitri Boyer - Absent
Scott Williamson
Agenda Review – No Changes
Requested Information and Follow-up Presented
- Baxter Community School District discontinued their 28E agreement with Collins-Maxwell. They did not un-consolidate. The Ames Tribune article was presented as an artifact to the separation along with an internet search.
- Blakesburg Trust: Mr. Williamson spoke directly to Mr. Jon Cook who is the grandson of the individual who gifted the land to the city of Blakesburg to build a school. Currently there is no paper trial to an official agreement that the land would become farmland if the school district were no longer using the land. There may be documents as contents of a box that is probate and nobody knows what is inside.
- The Trust search with Wapello County also brought forward other deeds in Blakesburg with regards to the school district and the city of Blakesburg that required document searches. Results:
- The school purchased land for $2,000 (baseball field) in 1973
- The school Eddyville-Blakesburg school district performed a “Quick Claim Deed” in 1999 selling the land to Blakesburg for $1.
Data Reviewed
- Multiple data documents presented with current information.
- Link to all documents presented with comments on documents: All Documents
Draft Recommendations Reviewed
- Link to Draft Recommendations
- The Focus Group determined the following actions will occur individually before the next committee meeting.
- Review the recommendations list
- Determine which recommendations are required.
- Determine which recommendations are to be deleted.
- Prioritize recommendations with level of support between high, medium, and low.
- Identify the appropriate timelines for each recommendation.
- Recommendations are in draft form; we can still add recommendations.
- Review the recommendations list
Meeting Date Changes –
- The next meetings are:
- Tuesday, October 6th at 6:30 pm
- Tuesday October 13th at 6:30 pm
Scott Williamson
Superintendent Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD