2026-5-11 Board Agenda

2026-5-11 Board Agenda

    South Tama County Community School District

Regular Board Meeting Agenda

May 11, 2026

 

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a regular board meeting on May 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm at the Partnership Center, 215 W 9th Street, Tama, Ia 52339 or virtually at meet.google.com/cmp-hzbw-idu. 

 

Regular Session 

A. Call to Order

B. Opening Activities (Pledge of Allegiance & Mission Statement)

South Tama County Community School District is dedicated to inspire each student to grow and achieve their potential in order to positively impact the world around them.

C. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum  

D. Approval of the Agenda

E. Public Forum

The next item on our agenda is Open Forum. This time is set aside for the Board to hear comments from the public per Board Policy 213 - Public Participation in Meetings.

On behalf of fellow board members, I invite any member of the audience to approach the Board with comments about items of interest or concern. Please begin by stating your name and contact information. Please limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely manner. Comments from the public are not limited to items or topics on tonight’s agenda, but they are limited to matters within the Board’s authority. Please understand, however, the board members do not intend to make an immediate response. Iowa’s Sunshine Law prohibits us from having a discussion without the proper notice to all of the school district community that the issue would be discussed at tonight’s board meeting.  Also, please remember you are making comments in a public meeting. Should you make comments that the subject of the comments is considered to be inflammatory or libelous, you, as an individual, may be subject to legal action brought by the subject of your comments. 

Thank you for your support of our school district.

F. Consent Agenda (Policy 210.09 - Consent Agenda)

  1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings/Work Session

  1. April 27, 2026

      2. Bills 

      3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

  1. IJAG MOU

  2. MICA Contract for Meals 2026-2027

  3. CI Solutions - Bus ID Card System

      4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

  1. Donation in the amount of $7,108.00 from South Tama Activity Boosters for 2 treadmills.

      5. Early Graduation Request

  1. E.V. (May 2026)

G. Presentations

  1. Thespian Presentation (Dixie Forcht)

H. Discussion

  1. Athletic Trainer

  2. Board Director #3

  3. Superintendent Update

I. Action Items

  1. Personnel 

  2. Special Education Vehicle Recommendation & Quote

    1. Ames Ford

    2. Rydell Of Independence

  3. Set Public Hearing for 25-26 End of year calendar change

  4. Fire Alarm Inspection Recommendation & Quotes 

    1. CEC

    2. Midwest Alarm Service

    3. Viking Sprinkler

    4. Johnson Controls

  5. iJag Invoice

  6. Software Unlimited Invoice 

  7. List of 2025-2026 Graduating Seniors

  8. Board Meetings 26 - 27 (DRAFT) Dates and Times

J. Policy Review 

  1. First Readings

    1. 604.01 - Private Instruction (new)

    2. 604.02 - Individualized Instruction (new)

    3. 604.03 - Program for Talented and Gifted Students (FKA 602.10)

    4. 604.04 - Program for At-Risk Students

    5. 604.05 - Religious-Based Exclusion from A School Program

    6. 604.06 - Instruction at a Post-Secondary Education Institution

    7. 604.07 - Dual Enrollment

    8. 604.08 - Foreign Students

    9. 604.10 - Online Courses 

    10. 604.11 - Appropriate Use of Online Learning Platforms

    11. 605.03 E1 - Objection to Instructional and Library Materials - Instructions to the Reconsideration Committee

    12. 605.03 E2 - Objection to Instructional and Library Materials - Reconsideration of Instructional and Library Materials Request Form

    13. 605.03 E4 - Objection to Instructional and Library Materials - Request to Prohibit a Student from Checking Out Specific Library Materials

    14. 605.06 E1 - Internet - Appropriate Use - Internet Access Permission Letter to Parents

    15. 605.06 E2 - Internet - Appropriate Use - Violation Notice

    16. 605.07 - Use of Information Resources

    17. 605.08 R1 - Artificial Intelligence in the Educational Environment - Regulation

    18. 606.01 - Class Size - Class Grouping

    19. 606.02 - School Ceremonies and Observances

    20. 606.03 - Animals in the Classroom

    21. 606.04 - Student Production of Materials and Services

    22. 606.05 - Student Field Trips and Excursions

    23. 606.06 - Insufficient Classroom Space

    24. 607.01 - Student Guidance and Counseling Program

K. Upcoming Events and Community Update

  1. Superintendent

  2. Board President and Board Members

L. Closed Session Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i)

To evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when a closed session is necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.  

M. Closed Session Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i).

To discuss the purchase or sale of a particular real estate, but only when premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the board would have to pay for the property, or in case of a sale reduce the price the board could receive for the property.

N. Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meeting: May 26, 2026

All board meeting dates can be found here.

 

 

The South Tama County Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following service  areas:

1. Agricultural Sciences

2. Business

3. Industrial Technology

4. Family Consumer Science

All students are eligible to enroll in CTE classes. 

It is the policy of the South Tama County Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. 

There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s equity coordinator, Samantha Peska, Student Services Director, 1702 Harding Street, Tama, IA 52339 ph. 641-484-4811 or email: speska@s-tama.k12.ia.us.

 

Personnel

Hires:

Name

Position

Replacing

Lane

Years of Service

Pay Scale

Start Date

Hayden Morris

Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach

Blake Keller

II

1

$3,200.00

May 2026

Hayden Morris

Assistant Middle School Football Coach

Brenon Chyma

V

1

$1,850.00

September 2026

Sarah Adolphs 

Preschool Teacher

New Position

BA

19

$62,700.00

August 2026

 

Resignations:

Name

Position

Effective date

Jerry Vaske

Route Bus Driver

End of the 2025-2026 School Year

Leslie Keller

High School Physical Education Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 School Year

Patience Petty

8th Grade Writing Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 School Year

Jessica Pfantz

Middle School ELL Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 School Year

 

Transfer:

Name

Position

Effective Date

Doug Kaloupek

District Maintenance → Middle School Maintenance/Custodian

July 1, 2026

Myles Eick

Assistant 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball → Head 8th Grade Boys Basketball

January 2027

Madeline Altenhofen

4th Grade Teacher → 3rd Grade Teacher

August 2026

Madison Winkelman

Elementary Special Education Teacher → 1st Grade Teacher

August 2026

Ashley Steven

Middle School Math Teacher → High School Math Teacher

August 2026

 

Official:

Name

School

Activity

Mark Felber

Middle School/High School

Baseball/Softball

Skylar Hanford

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Wade Anderson

Middle School/High School

Baseball

William Kiburis

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Nick Wilson 

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Matthew Vogeler

Middle School/High School

Baseball/Softball

Joe Frost

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Dan Kopriva

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Alan Rahe

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Shane Hanford

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Dylan Longley

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Mark Parker

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Dave Nitz

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Jose Placencia

Middle School/High School

Baseball

Keith Hawkins

Middle School/High School

Softball

Daniel Hawkins

Middle School/High School

Softball

Dayn Payne

Middle School/High School

Softball

Julie Fogleson

Middle School/High School

Softball

Gerald Bowhay

Middle School/High School

Softball

Eric Vander Velden

Middle School/High School

Softball

Anthony Fann

Middle School/High School

Softball

Eric Gilson

Middle School/High School

Softball

Michael Fooks

Middle School/High School

Softball

John Yates

Middle School/High School

Softball

Kodi Hillman

Middle School/High School

Softball

Keely Upah

Middle School/High School

Softball

Melissa Sharer

High School

WaMaC Art Fair Judge

Rachel Roen

High School

WaMaC Art Fair Judge

Khloe Balderas

High School

JV Soccer

 

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