2026-3-23 Board Agenda

 South Tama County Community School District

Regular Board Meeting Agenda

March 23, 2026

 

The Board of Education of the South Tama County Community School District will hold a regular board meeting on March 23, 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. 

 Public Hearing 

Certified Budget Hearing #1

 

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. March 9, 2026 - Regular and Closed Session Meeting

  2. March 16, 2026 - Work Session

      2. Bills and Financials

      3. Contracts and Interagency Agreements

  1. EMS Linq, LLC - Food Service Software

      4. Gifts, Grants & Bequests

  1. Donation from STC Activity Boosters, Inc in the amount of $1,646.81 to cover expenses to purchase a keyboard used for show choir, musical, etc.

  2. $594.00 in Free Will donations collected at the Activity Banquet Meal

  3. Donation of $763.20 for STC Activity Boosters, Inc for Tennis Rackets

     5. Early Graduation Request

  1. L.T. - December 2026

G. Presentations

  1. Preschool Presentation

  2. PLC Summit Group

  3. Talented and Gifted Presentation

H. Discussion

  1. Superintendent Update

  2. Benefit Contributions

  3. Title I, Part A Excess Carryover Waiver

I. Action Items

  1. Personnel 

  2. Authorize the Publication for 2026-2027 Budget

  3. Course Proposals

    1. International Foods 1

    2. International Foods 2

    3. Geography

    4. World History

  4. Push-Pedal-Pull Quote

  5. Tennis Courts Quotes - #1 and #2

  6. Updated PB Vending Quote

  7. Premier Pay Application

  8. Special Education Caseload Matix

  9. High School Boys Baseball Team Overnight Request

  10. Preschool Expansion - Early Childhood Teaching Positions

  11. Health Insurance Renewal

  12. Benefit Contributions

  13. iBoss Filter Renewal

    1. SHI Quote

J. Policy Review 

  1. First Readings

    1. 102 - Equal Educational Opportunity 

    2. 102 E1 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination

    3. 102 E2 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination 

    4. 102 E3 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Notice of Section 504 Student and Parental Rights

    5. 102 E4 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Discrimination Complaint Form

    6. 102 E5 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Witness Disclosure Form

    7. 102 E6 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Disposition Complaint Form

    8. 102 R1 - Equal Educational Opportunity - Grievance Procedure

    9. 104 - Anit-Bullying/Harassment Policy

    10. 208 - Board Committees

    11. 208 R1 - Board Committees - Regulation

    12. 211 - Open Meetings

    13. 501.03 - Compulsory Attendance

    14. 501.09 - Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy

    15. 503.09 - Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices

    16. 503.09 R1 - Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices - Regulation

    17. 710.01 E1 - School Nutrition Program - School Nutrition Program Notices of Nondiscrimination

    18. 710.01 E2 - School Nutrition Program - Child Nutrition Programs Civil Rights Complaint Form

    19. 710.01 R1 - School Nutrition - School Nutrition Program Civil Rights Complaints Procedure

  2. Second Readings

    1. 213 - Public Participation in Board Meetings (FKA 1002.00)

    2. 902.01 - News Media Relations (FKA 1001.00) 

    3. 903.01 - School Community Groups (FKA 1002.01)

    4. 903.02 - Community Resources and Volunteers (FKA 1002.02)

    5. 903.03 - Visitors to School District Buildings & Sites (FKA 1003.01)

    6. 903.04 - Public Conduct on School Premises (FKA 1003.02)

    7. 904.02 - Advertising and Promotion (FKA 1003.05)

    8. 908 - Blue Card (FKA 1005.01)

  3. Third Readings 

  1. 905.03 - Weapons in the School District

K. Upcoming Events and Community Update

  1. Superintendent

  2. Board President and Board Members

L. Exempt Session: Negotiating session, strategy meetings of public employers or employee organizations, mediation and the deliberative process of arbitration. Iowa Code 20.17(3)

M. Adjournment

 

Upcoming Meeting: April 13, 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

Guadalupe Garcia

High School Special Education Paraeducator

New Position

1

0

$14.72 per hour

4/10/2026

Eric Haughey

8th Grade Boys Track Coach

Ryan Cassady

4

1

$2150.00

3/2026

 

Resignations:

Name

Position

Effective date

Richelle Beasley

Middle School Special Education Paraeducator

3/20/2026

Nina Tasipit

High School Math Teacher

End of the 2025-2026 school year

Nate Doran

8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

1/30/2026

 

Transfers:

 

Name

Position

Replacing

Effective date

Leah Fonua

Elementary Counselor → High School Counselor

Dina Keahna

2026-2027 school year

John Purk

Driver → Transportation Paraeducator

Troy Wanatee

3/24/2026

Troy Wanatee

Transportation Paraeducator → Driver

John Purk

3/24/2026

 

Volunteers:

Name

School

Activity

Clint Schlabaugh

High School

Boys Golf