2025-12-08 Board Agenda

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. November 12, 2025 - Special Meeting 

2. November 24, 2025 - Public Hearings and Regular Session

      2. Bills 

G. Presentations

1. District SIAC Report

H.  Discussions

1. Geo Thermal Savings Plan - Eide Bailly, LLP

2. Superintendent Update

3. Old Middle School Sale Follow-Up

4. City of Toledo Follow-Up

5. STC Impact Aid Native American Policies and Procedures 2026-2027 

6. Sterling Boiler Feed Tank

I. Action Items

1. Personnel

2. Course Proposal - Lifetime Fitness

3. Snow Plow

4. Kay Chapman Invoice

5. Calendar Change

6. High School Student Handbook Change Proposal

7. Bill Payments

8. Geo Thermal Savings Plan - Eide Bailly, LLP  

   1. Master Services Agreement

   2. Statement of Work

J. Policy Review

First Reading

1. 501.14 - Open Enrollment Transfers - Procedures as a Sending District (update)

2. 501.15 - Open Enrollment Transfers - Procedures as a Receiving District (update)

3. 502.03 - Student Expression and Student Publications Code (FKA 504.02)

4. 502.03 R1 - Student Expression and Student Publications Code - Regulation (FKA 504.02 R1)

5. 502.08 - Search and Seizure (FKA 502.10)

6. 502.08 R1 - Search and Seizure - Regulation (502.10 R1)

7. 502.08 E1 - Search and Seizure - Checklist (new)

8. 503.03 E1 - Fines - Fees - Charges - Standard Fee Waiver Application (new)

9. 503.03 R1 - Fines - Fees - Charges - Standard Fee Waiver and Reduction Procedures (new)

10. 503.04 - Good Conduct Rule (FKA 502.02)

11. 503.06 E3 - Physical Restraint and Seclusion of Students - Debriefing Meeting Document (new)

12. 504.02 - Student Organizations (FKA 504.01)

13. 504.06 - Student Activity Program (FKA 504.04)

14.  505.01 - Student Progress Reports and Conferences (FKA 607.02)

15.  505.06 - Early Graduation (FKA 607.05 R2)

Second Reading 

1. 403.02 - Employee Injury on the Job (FKA 403.02)

2. 403.06 E1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing Program - Notice to Employees (update)

3. 403.06 E2 - Drug and Alcohol Testing Program - Pre-Employment Testing (update)

4. 403.06 E3 - Drug and Alcohol Testing Program - Written Consent to Share Information (new)

5. 405.01 - Licensed Employee Defined (update)

6. 405.02 - Licensed Employee Qualification, Recruitment, Selection (update)

7. 405.06 - Licensed Employee Assignment (new)

8. 406.01 - Licensed Employee Compensation (update)

9. 407.03 - Licensed Employee Retirement (update)

10. 505.08 - Parent and Family Engagement District-Wide Policy (Formerly Parental Involvement) (annual)

11. 506.02 E1 - Student Directory Information - Authorization for Releasing Student Directory Information (new)

Third Reading 

1. 411.03 - Classified Employee Contracts (new)

2. 411.08 - Classified Employee Probationary Status (new)

3. 412.04 - Classified Employee Tax Shelter Program (new)

4. 413.01 - Classified Employee Resignation (new)

5. 413.03 - Classified Employee Suspension (new)

K. Upcoming Events and Community Update

1. Superintendent 

   1. Upcoming events

2. Board President and Board Members 

L. Adjournment