2025-05-27 Board Agenda

South Tama County Community School District

Board Meeting Agenda

May 27, 2025

 

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a board work session on May 27, 2025 at 5:00 pm at the STC Partnership Center, 215 W. 9th Street, Tama, Ia 52339 or virtually at meet.google.com/cmp-hzbw-idu. 

 

Public Hearing - FY25 Certified Budget Amendment 

 

  1. Call to Order

  1. Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

  1. Approval of Agenda

  1. Public Hearing

    1. Certified Budget Amendment

  1. Adjournment

 

Regular Session 

A. Call to Order

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

The South Tama County Community School District faculty, staff, and administration in partnership with the parents, students, and community, will strive to provide a rich academic and student-centered education, support our multicultural environment, and encourage success for all students.

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

                a. 5-06-2025 Closed Session 

                b. 5-12-2025 Regular Session

                c. 5-12-2025 Community Work Session

      2. Bills and Financials

      3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

  1. Food Service Agreement MICA

  2. Contract for Transfer of State Funding

      4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

  1. -

G. Presentations 

  1. Kim Schutterle, LISW School Based Therapist

  2. Middle School Presentations

  3. Elementary Presentations

H. Discussion

  1. Middle School Update 

  2. Superintendent Update 

  3. Open Positions 

  4. Open Enrollment 

  5. Native American Education Plan

  6. Native American Equal Participation Assessment

  7. School Board Recognition

  8. Exit Interviews

I. Action Items

1. ISG Invoice 117938

2. ISG Invoice 117937

3. Additional Fundraiser - Band/Color Guard

4. CrisisGo Proposal

           A. Safety iResponse - 1 year

           B. Safety iResponse - 3 year

           C. Safety iResponse - 5 year

           D. 5 Years Paid Upfront Safety iResponse - 5 years

5. STC Indian Policies and Procedures

6. FY25 Certified Budget Amendment

7. 2025-2026 School Board Meeting Dates

8. June 2025 Board Meeting Times

  1. 95% Group Quote

J. Policy Review 

  1. Second Reading

  1. 407.06 - Employee Early Retirement

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. 

L. Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meeting: May 27, 2025

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

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

Edgar Tapia

Middle School Physical Education Teacher

Kodi Hillman

0

0

$50,000.00

8/2025

Ryan Hanson

High School Physical Education Teacher

Jaydan Terrill

MA69

6

$61,293

8/2025

Tyler Fulks

Summer Custodial Help

-

-

-

$15.00

6/5/2025

Sue Kaloupek

Summer Custodial Help

-

-

-

$15.00

6/5/2025

Josh Strong

Summer Custodial Help

-

-

-

$13.50

6/5/2025

Timm Chandonia

Summer Custodial Help

-

-

-

$13.50

6/5/2025

David King

Summer Custodial Help

-

-

-

$13.50

6/5/2025

 

Resignations:

Name

Position

Effective date

Kelsea Anderson

4th Grade Teacher

End of the 2024-2025 School year

 

Transfer:

Name

Position

Start Date

-

-

-

 

Officials:

Name

School

Activity

Paul Lassance

High School

Soccer

 

Volunteers:

Name

School 

Activity

-

-

-