2026-4-27 Board Agenda

    South Tama County Community School District

Regular Board Meeting Agenda

April 27, 2026

 

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a regular board meeting on April 27, 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 13, 2026 Regular Session

  2. April 16, 2026 Special Session

      2. Bills and Financials

      3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

  1. GeoComm Renewal

  2. Iowa Valley Senior Year Plus Program

  3. Iowa Valley Summer College Credit Program 2026

  4. Workspace Quote

  5. Reinig Center Rental Agreement Prom 2027

      4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

  1. Donation from South Tama Activity Boosters in the amount of $1,499.95 toward the purchase of 5 sets of Air Compression Recovery System Boots 

      5. Early Graduation Request

  1. J.M. (December 2026)

G. Presentations

  1. FBLA 2026 National Leadership Conference

H. Discussion

  1. Superintendent Update

  2. 95 Percent Group Quote Reduced Shipping form 10% to 7%

  3. District Maintenance Position Realignment

I. Action Items

  1. Personnel 

  2. 2026-2027 IASB Membership Dues

  3. SAVVAS Quote (pending grant approval)

  4. Set Public Hearing for Property Sales (3)

  5. Set Public Hearing for FY ‘26 Budget Amendment

  6. FY ‘25 Audit

  7. Auditor RFPs

  8. Certified Staff Increases for 2026-2027

  9. Support Staff Personnel Wage Increases for 2026-2027

J. Policy Review 

  1. Second Readings

    1. 503.10 - School Safety Assessment Team (new)

    2. 600 - Goals and Objectives of the Education Program (updated)

    3. 602.01 - Curriculum Development (updated)

    4. 602.02 - Curriculum Implementation (updated) 

    5. 602.03 - Curriculum Evaluation (updated)

    6. 602.04 - Pilot - Experimental - Innovative Projects (new)

    7. 603.02 - Summer School Instruction (FKA 602.14)

    8. 603.03 - Special Education (FKA 602.15)

    9. 603.04 - Multicultural/Gender Fair Education (FKA 602.02)

    10. 603.05 E1 - Health Education- Human Growth and Development Student Excuse Form (new)

    11. 603.06 - Physical Education (FKA 602.06)

    12. 603.07 - Career Education (FKA 602.04)

    13. 603.09 - Academic Freedom (new)

    14. 603.09 R1- Academic Freedom - Teaching Controversial Issues (new)

    15. 603.10 - Global Education (FKA 602.03)

    16. 603.11 - Citizenship (FKA 602.05)

    17. 603.12 - Postsecondary Education Counseling (FKA 602.09)

    18. 605.04 - Technology and Instructional Materials (updated)

    19. 713 R1 - Responsible Technology Use & Social Networking - Regulation (new)

K. Upcoming Events and Community Update

  1. Superintendent

  2. Board President and Board Members

L. Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meeting: May 11, 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

Joseph Ortega

Special Education Teacher

Tosha Lazarus

MA40

12

$64,856.00

4/29/2026

 

Resignations:

Name

Position

Effective date

Emeri Krueger

Elementary 1st Grade Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 school year

Tracy Clark

Printshop/PHS Custodian

June 30, 2026

John Purk

Transportation Paraeducator

May 15, 2026

Michelle Bradley

High School Math Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 school year

Caroline Ganzberger

Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 school year

Blake Keller

High School Assistant Baseball Coach

April 21, 2026

 

Transfer:

Name

Position

Effective Date

Andy Moran

Elementary Custodian → Elementary Maintenance/Head Custodian

April 28, 2026

 

Official:

Name

School

Activity

Matija Ciric

Middle School 

Soccer