2025.01.29 Work Session

WORK SESSION

OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE

SOUTH TAMA COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Board of Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on January 29, 2025 for a work session at the STC High School, Tama, Iowa at 3:00 p.m.

On call of the roll the following were present:  Elizabeth Dolezal, Rick Hopper, and Joe Hanus.  Megan Thiessen and Beth Wiese were absent.  Also present were: Superintendent John Cain, Board Secretary Katie Mathern, and several high school staff members.

The Board initiated a discussion on ways to better support the high school staff.  The conversation expanded to cover several key topics, including administrative transitions, academic achievement, work-based learning opportunities, student engagement strategies, and the management of cell phone use in the classroom. 

Motion by Hopper, second by Hanus to adjourn the work session at 4:20 p.m.

 

Elizabeth Dolezal, Board President                 Katie Mathern, Board Secretary