Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, July 16 , 2025

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

President, Jeffrey Boss, called the regular meeting to order at 6:05PM. Present were Directors J Benesh, R Benesch and Michael; Director Krogmann was present via zoom. Also present were Superintendent Glenn, Elementary Principal Schott and secretary Peyton. Director Price arrived at 6:08 PM. Director Hoover was absent.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Michael to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

 

300: Consent Agenda

Secretary Peyton presented the financial reports. It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the June board meeting, bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund report and Food Service report. Motion carried 6-0.

 

400: Audience Communications

There was no communication from the audience.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent Glen shared items from the activities report and gave an update on discussions surrounding the concession stand drawings.

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Principal Schott shared he has one associate hired and interviews scheduled to hire one more, he has been working on class rosters and finalizing class schedules as well as planning the in-services days for staff when they return. He is making plans for wrap around care as well as CPI training for staff and attending IEP meetings and working with preschool staff on their new schedule and structure and has also given tours to several new families in our district!

503: Secondary Report

Principal Schott shared Principal Stoll’s update on summer projects, new staff and welcoming new students to the district.

 

600: New Business

601: Appointment of School Business Official

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve Kerry Peyton as the North Linn School Business Official for the 2025-26 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

602: Appointment of Board Treasurer

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve Kerry Peyton as the North Linn School Board Treasurer for the 2025-26 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

603: Open Approve Signers on Accounts

It was moved by Michael, seconded by Price to approve Lisa Glenn, Kerry Peyton and Jeffrey Boss as authorized signers to the school financial accounts at Community Savings Bank in Coggon and Hiawatha Bank in Walker. Motion carried 6-0.

 

604: Depository Banks and Statutory Limits

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Michael to approve the following banks and depository limits: Walker State Bank - $7 Million, Community Savings Bank - $3 Million, F & M Bank - $2 Million, UMB Bank - $2 Million, ISJIT - $5 Million. Motion carried 6-0.

 

605: District Appointments

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve the following District coordinators, investigators, or liaisons: Multicultural/Gender Fair Coordinator – Kaitlyn Stoll, Affirmative Actions, Section 504 Liaison – Kaitlyn Stoll, Homeless Liaison – Sarah Meyer. Motion carried 6-0.

 

606: Authorization of Use of Legal Counsel on Behalf of the District

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to grant the Superintendent authority to seek advice of appropriate legal counsel when the superintendent/district believes it is warranted and to utilize the following firms: Ahlers, Cooney, P.C. of Des Moines; Iowa Association of School Boards; and School Administrators of Iowa. Motion carried 6-0.

 

607: Designation of Official Newspaper

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the Linn News as the official publication location for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

608: Receive MOU from Kirkwood for Workplace Learning Connection

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Michael to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for Workplace Learning Connection for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

609: Receive Concurrent Enrollment Agreement from Kirkwood Community College

It was moved by Price seconded by R Benesch to approve the Concurrent Enrollment Agreement with Kirkwood Community College for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

610: Receive HACAP Headstart Agreement for 2025-2026

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the HACAP Headstart Agreement for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

611: Receive Contract for 4+ Transitional Services with Kirkwood Community College

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Michael to approve the 4+ Transitional Services contract with Kirkwood Community College for 1 student for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

612: Receive Special Ed District Developed Service Delivery Plan

It was moved by Price, seconded by J Benesh to approve the District Developed Service Delivery Plan for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

613: Receive Insurance Renewal from EMC

It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Price to approve the Insurance Renewal from EMC Insurance and Keystone Insurance Agency for the 2025-2026 school year as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

 

614: Receive Shared Personnel Agreements with Grant Wood AEA

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the Shared Personnel Agreements for Math Consultant, Literacy Consultant, and School Improvement Consultant for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

615: Receive Service Agreement from Care Solace

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the agreement from Care Solace for mental health services for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 6-0.

 

616: Open Enrollment Requests

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve three open enrollment requests into the district as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

 

700: Personnel

It was moved by Price, seconded by R Benesch to approve the hire of Kristen Homrighausen as Special Education Associate pending background check. Motion carried 6-0.

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

802: Board Calendar

The annual audit is scheduled for August 14-15, staff contract days start August 18^th, the staff luncheon will be on August 20^th at 11:00AM, the next school board meeting is scheduled for August 20^th at 6:00PM, the first day of school for K-12 is August 25^th with a 1:15 early dismissal and August 26^th is the first day of school for preschool.

 

900: Adjournment

The time being 7:21PM it was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 6-0.

 

 

 

_______________________________                       _______________________________

Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary                                   Jeffrey Boss, Board President

Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

President, Jeffrey Boss, called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Present were Directors, R Benesch, Hoover, Krogmann, Michael & Price, Superintendent Glenn, Secondary Principal Stoll, Elementary Principal Schott, Director of School Improvement Graven and Secretary Peyton. Director J Benesh was absent. Allison Snyder and Nathan Holub were in the audience.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

 

300: Consent Agenda

Secretary Peyton presented the financial reports and gave a short update from the audit. It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Price to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the July board meeting, bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund report and Food Service report. Motion carried 6-0.

 

400: Audience Communications

There was no communication from the audience.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent Glenn shared a recent story that was covered by the Linn News where North Linn’s FFA Chapter had donated 369 lbs. of ground pork to HACAP. Since 2020, the FFA chapter has donated over 7500 eggs, 1500 lbs. of ground port and 1000 lbs of ground beef to HACAP.

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott discussed the schedules and staff assignments that had recently been completed, shared that the wrap around space is finished and staff are looking forward to the in-service speaker on Thursday and that the elementary staff openings have all been filled. He discussed the CPI training he will be providing to new staff on Thursday and shared that the new staff onboarding was well received and the PD Schedule has been finalized and will be rolled out to staff.

503: Secondary Report

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, shared that we had a student attend the RYLA leadership conference sponsored by the Marion Rotary and they have brought back leadership ideas for the district, we will be offering ACT testing at the school this year for our students, and there is a new newsletter being sent home to families from the high school counselor. She also shared that Zander Fossum completed his welding apprenticeship logging 2263.75 hours and discussed plans for back to school night on the 21^st and the silver cord program that will continue this year. She commended staff for the staff led Leader in Me training and shared with the board how valuable it was.

504: School Improvement Report -

School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, shared updates from the SIAC meeting, discussed new policy changes and ideas for the upcoming newsletter that will be sent out to the community.

 

600: New Business

601: Open Enrollment Requests

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve three open enrollment requests into the district and deny one open enrollment request out of the district because they did not show good cause. Motion carried 6-0.

 

602: First Reading of Policy Recommendations - Exhibit 602.1

Superintendent Glenn discussed the changes to policy 501.09 that needed to be made to match new legislation, 405.02 changing IowaWORKS to Teach Iowa and renumbering policy 503.09 to 714 to place it in the student policies to align with IASB recommendations. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented at this meeting. Motion carried 6-0.

 

603: Receive Engagement Letter from Terpstra Hoke & Associates

It was moved by Price, seconded by Hoover to approve the Engagement Letter for Audit Services from Terpstra, Hoke & Associates for the year ending June 30, 2025. Motion carried 6-0.

 

605: Receive Fundraiser Requests

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by R Benesch to approve the fundraiser requests from AD Brian Wheatley for online web stores for each activity and Kylee Winn for Homecoming TShirts, Vending Machine for HS Lighthouse and the Coffee Cafe for FCCLA. Motion carried 6-0.

 

606: Receive PepsiCo Contract

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by R Benesch to approve contract with PepsiCo for beverage sales in the district through 2029. Motion carried 6-0.

 

607: Receive Goals from SIAC Committee for 25-26 School Year

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Michael to approve the goals of the SIAC Committee for the 2025-26 school year as presented. Motion carried 6-0.

 

608: Adopt Resolution Approving Interfund Loan

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Hoover to adopt the Resolution Approving an interfund loan from the General Fund to the Nutrition fund in the amount of $4,000 with an interest rate of 3.75% repayable before 10/1/2026. Motion carried 6-0.

 

700: Personnel

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Krogmann to approve the following new hires: Amber Swanson, food service; Alaina Hansen, Special Education Associate; Amber Pflughaupt, Special Education Associate; Trevor Boge, Asst. HS Volleyball Coach; Meredith Miller, Head Large Group & Individual Speech Coach; Noel Snitkey, Asst Large Group & Individual Speech Coach; Tate Collum, Volunteer HS Football Coach. Motion carried 6-0.

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

802: Board Calendar

The next board meeting will be held on September 17^th at 6:00 in the District Office

 

900: Adjournment

The time being 7:07PM it was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Michael  to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 6-0.

 

 

________________________________                     ________________________________

Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary                                   Jeffrey Boss, Board President

Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, September 17 , 2025

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

President, Jeffrey Boss, called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Present were Directors Hoover, Krogmann & Price. Director Michael was present via Zoom and Directors J Benesh and R Benesch were absent. Also in attendance were Superintendent Glenn, Secondary Principal Stoll, Elementary Principal Schott and Secretary Peyton. In the audience were Jared Zumbach, Nathan Holub and Julie Schmidt.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Price, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

 

300: Consent Agenda

Secretary Peyton presented the August financial reports and reported that the Certified Annual Report, Special Education Supplement and Annual Transportation Report were all filed on time with the state on the 15^th. It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the August board meeting, bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund report and Food Service report. Motion carried 5-0.

 

400: Audience Communications

There was no communication from the audience.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent Glenn discussed options for the upcoming Superintendent search.

 

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott, discussed the kickoff assembly held the first day of school, shared that the preschool and wrap around schedule is going great and teachers are extremely happy with the change and the consistency it is providing for students. He discussed some changes to the process in the lunch room and discussed the most recent professional development day where teachers met with our math and literacy consultants to collaborate on how to improve WIN time. He shared results from a survey he posed to students who do not regularly eat school lunch – 40% do not like school lunch, 10% are looking for more options, 30% still get ala carte items. Mr. Schott also shared information about the recent FAST Testing and Data Teams meeting.

 

503: Secondary Report

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, shared information about the upcoming Homecoming week and the “kindness cart” initiative organized by our school counselors. She also discussed the schedule for homerooms for the year that will be similar to last year where each day has a focus. She also shared about the action team meetings and Professional Development plans where they recently met with the Leader in Me coordinator and action teams were realigned to new groups. They set the Wildly Important Goal for their group.

 

504: School Improvement Report

School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, shared information on student systems, state reporting, options for a librarian, Mandatory Training deadlines, Fall screening data, Math/Literacy plans and professional learning plans for the year.

 

600: New Business

601: Receive Special Education Modified Allowable Growth

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Price to approve the 2025-2026 Special Education Modified Allowable Growth in the amount of $188,441.37. Motion carried 5-0.

 

602: First Reading of Policy Recommendations

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Krogmann, to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented to policies 711.3, 711.4 and 711.5 at this meeting. Motion carried 4-0, Director Michael abstained.

 

603: Fundraiser Approval

It was moved by Price, seconded by Hoover, to approve the fundraiser requests from the Junior Class to host an online auction on Facebook December 3-15^th and sell Edgewood Locker meat boxes to raise money for prom and graduation expenses as well as a request from Skills USA to sell raffle tickets for a mobile dear blind as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

 

604: Open Enrollment Requests

It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Hoover to approve the two open enrollment requests out of the district as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

 

700: Personnel

It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Price to approve the following personnel requests: New Hires: Elisa Bradey, Volunteer Asst. Volleyball coach; Brad Bridgewater, HS Girls Wrestling Coach; Hannah Bridgewater, Guide Runner; Add Assistant Girls Wrestling Coach to the salary schedule and the following retirement; Jim Kinley, Lead Custodian. Motion carried 5-0.

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

The board shared concerns about sportsmanship among coaches.

802: Board Calendar

Upcoming events include PTO’s VIP breakfast in the elementary Sept. 16^th & 18^th, Homecoming week Sept. 29-Oct 4^th, School Picture day 10/14, SIAC Meeting 10/15, School Board Meeting 10/15 at 6:00PM.

 

900: Adjournment

The time being 6:30PM it was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0.

 

Work Session 6:30 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, September 17 , 2025

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

President, Jeffrey Boss, called the work session to order at 6:35 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Present were Directors, Hoover, Krogmann, & Price. Director Michael was present via Zoom. Directors J Benesh, and R Benesch were absent. Also present were Superintendent Glenn and Secretary Peyton.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Price to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

 

300: Discussion Topic

The board discussed options for the upcoming Superintendent search including job description & responsibilities, search firm and changes to Operational Sharing.

 

900: Adjournment

The time being 7:30PM it was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0.

 

_______________________________                       ______________________________

Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary                                   Jeffrey Boss, Board President

 

Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum

President, Jeffrey Boss, called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Present were Directors J Benesh, R Benesch, Hoover, Krogmann & Michael, Superintendent Glenn, Elementary Principal Schott, Secondary Principal Stoll and Director of School Improvement Graven and Secretary Peyton. Director Price arrived at 6:02 PM. Also in the audience were Nathan Holub, Katie Hatch and Jared Zumbach.

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Hoover to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

 

300: Consent Agenda

Secretary Peyton presented the September financial reports and shared information learned from the recent SBO Fall Conference. It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the September board meeting, bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund report and Food Service report. Motion carried 7-0.

 

400: Audience Communications

There was no communication from the audience.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent Glenn shared the activities report and provided an update on Enrollment sharing that North Linn has certified their enrollment and there could be a few fluctuations as numbers get finalized with the state. As of the date of this meeting the District’s open enrolled out number decreased by 18 students and the open enrolled in number increased by 8. Our students served increased by 27.9. These are great numbers for our district! She also shared that 4^th Grade student, Beau Carson received national recognition through the National Math Stars program for scoring in the top 2% state-wide on the ISASP. There was discussion surrounding several logistical questions from Grundmeyer Leader Services for the Superintendent posting and Secretary Peyton shared information received from H2i to attach a press box to the existing bleachers at the football field.

 

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott, shared some information on the Lynx Paw Partners mentorship program that would provide opportunities for secondary students to support elementary students as well as information from the Action Teams regarding collaborative conferences and discussion surrounding educating the public on our Leader in Me program. He discussed PD plans and collaboration among our specials teachers as well as individual professional development plans for teaching staff. He shared his progress on teacher evaluations as well as several events sponsored by the PTO, including the walk-a-thon, homecoming week and Halloween parade. Finally, he discussed the recent ALICE training conducted by the Linn County Sheriff’s office with our district staff on 9/24.

 

503: Secondary Report

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, shared with the board a “profile of a graduate” created by the Academics lighthouse team showing what it means to be a graduate at North Linn. This includes Character, Communication, College/Career Readiness and Citizenship. She discussed a successful and fun homecoming week and thoughts on creating new traditions and ways to include the elementary students in the fun. She shared the secondary attendance report that is being reviewed weekly. She also shared information about a speaker scheduled to present to parents on October 27^th at 6:00PM in the High School Cafeteria, Dr. Doug Jacobson will be on site to share a presentation on Keeping Kids Safe Online.

 

504: School Improvement Report

School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, presented the Universal Screener data with scores from the Fall testing that the Data Teams have been reviewing and setting up reading and math plans for any students identified. She also shared the Iowa School Performance profile and gave an update on the SIAC meeting held before the board meeting. She reported that several applications have been completed and sent to the state and gave an update on the status of the ELA curriculum adoption – they are hoping to make a selection by February.

 

505: Food Service Report

Food Service Director, Pat Kelly, shared information with the board on meal pattern requirements and dietary specifications, discussed the program review that was completed at the end of last school year and shared plans for helping to increase participation in the school lunch program; these included increasing items available for ala carte, rotating more items through the menu and removing meals that are not going over well as well as trying new menu items. He plans to do some taste testing in the middle and high school to find the best tasting products according to the students. He also discussed having to go meals available for students who leave campus and go to Kirkwood.

 

506: Discussion - Offering Early Separation Package

Superintendent Glenn and SBO Peyton led the board in a discussion surrounding offering an early retirement package for 2026. The board decided not to offer a package this year.

 

600: New Business

601: FFA Overnight and Out of State Travel Request

It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve the overnight and out of state travel request from the FFA Chapter to attend the National Leadership Convention in Indianapolis, IN October 29th through November 1st. Motion carried 7-0.

 

602: Approve SIAC Membership

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve the members of the 25-26 SIAC Committee as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

 

603: Receive Formal Search Agreement from Grundmeyer Leader Search, LLC

It was moved by Hoover, seconded by J Benesh to approve the Search Agreement with Grundmeyer for Superintendent in the amount of $9,564.00. Motion carried 7-0.

 

604: Receive Quotes for Floor Scrubber

We received 3 quotes for floor scrubbers – Great Western, Performance Systems and Nobles. It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to approve the quote to purchase a new floor scrubber from Performance Systems for $11,543. Motion carried 6-0

 

605: Receive Open Enrollment Requests

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the one open enrollment request out of the district as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

 

606: Receive Fundraiser Requests

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve the fundraiser requests from High School Vocal to sell raffle tickets for a quilt to raise money to build sets; High School Band/Choir to sell coffee & popcorn to raise friends for a future trip and NHS to sell tickets ($20 each for a car load) to the Jingle Bright Holiday Lights for chapter expenses  as presented. Motion carried 7-0.

 

700: Personnel

It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Krogmann to approve hiring Justin Kress as Asst. HS Girls Wrestling Coach. Motion carried 7-0.

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

Director Michael shared praise for Hannah Bridgewater who was a guide runner for a student during Cross Country season, several board members commented on what a great idea the staff alumni post on facebook was and Director J Benesh asked if there was a way to get the composite photos in the High School lobby updated to the current graduating class.

 

802: Board Calendar

October 14^th was school picture day, Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled 10/29 and 10/30 from 3-7PM each night and the next school board meeting is scheduled for November 19^th in the high school cafeteria.

 

900: Adjournment

The time being 7:36PM, it was moved by Krogmann, seconded by hoover to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0

 

 

____________________________________                        ________________________________

Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary                                             Jeffrey Boss, Board President