SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SOUTH TAMA COUNTY
The Board of Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on January 4, 2021 for a Special Meeting at the Administration Building, Tama, Iowa at 5:00 p.m. with some members of the board and community attending electronically through Google Hangouts.
On call of the roll the following were present: Ron Houghton, Alan Kline, Mandy Lekin, Penny Tyynismaa and Clint Werner. Quorum Present.
Also present were: Jared Smith, Mary Boege and several members of the community.
Motion by Kline second by Houghton to approve the agenda. All Ayes.
Public Comments - None
Motion by Houghton, second by Kline to accept the Early Retirement requests of Shelly Riley - Title I Teacher, Jeff DeBondt - MS Physical Ed Teacher, Elaine Gibson - Elementary ELL Teacher, Linda Aziz - MS Special Ed Teacher, Christine Quigley - HS FCS Teacher, Nancy Dostal - HS English/Language Arts Teacher and Mary Boege - Business Manager. All Ayes.
Motion by Lekin, second by Houghton to return to a 100% in person learning model for second semester with a 2:15 p.m. dismissal for all students with the exception of the preschool which will stay Hybrid.. Motion carried with 4 aye votes from Houghton, Kline, Lekin and Tyynismaa and one nay vote from Werner.
Activity Directors Jahr and Bolen discussed the current status of gym rentals. They would like to be able to have youth sports be able to practice but have not have competitions at this time. It will be brought back to the Board at the next meeting for review.
Motion by Houghton, second by Kline to adjourn the meeting at 6:39 p.m.
Penny Tyynismaa, Board President Mary Boege, Board Secretary