2025-03-10 Board Agenda

South Tama County Community School District

Board Meeting Agenda

March 10, 2025

 

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a board a regular board meeting on March 10, 2025 at 5:00 pm at the Partnership Center, 215 W 9th Street, Tama, Ia 52342 or virtually at meet.google.com/cmp-hzbw-idu. 

 

5:00 - 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. 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.

E. Approval of the Agenda

F. Consent Agenda (Policy 210.09 - Consent Agenda)

  1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings/Work Session

                a. 2-24-2025 Regular Session

      2. Bills 

      3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

  1. AEA Purchasing Agreement

  2. Windstream Agreement

  3. Iowa LGRP Participation Agreement FY 2026

  4. Joe Fingerhut Agreement

      4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

  1. STC Activity Boosters - $10,000 for Drumline Equipment

  2. Henry’s Heros Book Donation - Nomination by Jamie Horback

      5. Early Graduation Request

  1. F.G. (March 2025)

  2. N.A. (March 2025)

  3. K.D. (March 2025)

G. Presentations 

  1. Middle School Presentation

  2. Middle of the Year Progress - Janelle Pirkl

H. Public Hearing (if needed)

  1. Discussion

  1. Middle School Update 

  2. Superintendent Update

  3. Middle School Roadway

J. Action Items

1. Personnel 

2. Community Night Assembly - Joe Fingerhut 

3. Selective Insurance

4. Course Proposals

  1. Graphic Design

  2. Computer Systems and Applications

5. Special Education Bonus by Caseload

6. Mystery Science Quote

  1. Quote - Mystery Science (Digital Access)

  • The digital access gives all of the teacher resources for the product. This includes presentations, activities, and the teacher manual.

  1. Quote - Mystery Science (Mystery Packs)

    • The Mystery Packs are the physical materials that the teachers use in the classrooms. Each classroom needs their own kit. We use these materials K-5.

7. Wireless Upgrade

8. Frontline Renewal

9. Elementary Hallway HVAC Proposal

10. Girls Wrestling Practice Building Driveway

K. Policy Review

  1. First Reading

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L. Upcoming Events and Community Update

  1. Superintendent

  2. Board President and Board Members

M. Adjournment

N. Closed Session - Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) to discuss the purchase or sale of 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 province the board could receive for the property.

O. Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meeting: March 24, 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

Alexis Huff

High School Spanish Teacher

Patti Vincent

0

0

$50,000.00

8/2025

 

Resignations:

Name

Position

Effective date

Nathan Van Dyke

High School Physical Education

Head High School Boys Wrestling Coach

June 30, 2025

Angelica Gomez

Fall High School Concession Stand Manager

Spring High School Concession Stand Manager

Winter High School Concession Stand Manager

June 30, 2025

 

Transfer:

Name

Position

Start Date

Devin Hoskey

8th Grade Writing Teacher →8th Grade Science Teacher

8/2025

Andrew Walton

Middle School District Wide Sub & Part-time Physical Education Teacher→High School Physical Education Teacher

8/2025

 

Officials:

Name

School

Activity

Santos Martinez

Middle School 

Boys Soccer

Juan Gonzalez

Middle School 

Boys Soccer

David Lee

Middle School

Boys & Girls Track & Field

 

Volunteers:

Name

School 

Activity

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-

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