BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
North Linn District Office
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, IA
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum
President, Jeffrey Boss, called the regular meeting to order at 6:00PM. Present were Directors, J Benesh, Hoover, Krogmann & Michael, Superintendent Breitfelder, Secondary Principal Stoll, Elementary Principal Schott, Director of School Improvement Graven and Secretary Peyton. Director R Benesch was absent and Director Price arrived at 6:09 PM. Also present were Katie Hatch and Brian Wheatley.
200: Adoption of the Agenda
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
300: Consent Agenda
Secretary Peyton presented the April Financial Reports and discussed the wind/hail deductible buydown and the School Protection Fund through Jester Insurance. She also provided an update on issuing contracts to staff and informed the board the auditors will be in the office for their field work date on May 29th. It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the April 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 Breitfelder recognized students from various winter activities including wrestling, speech, girls and boys basketball, band, choir and FFA. Brian Wheatley shared an update on Girls Wrestling for 25-26 and discussed with the board the need to find additional practice space. He shared his recommendation for the Strength and Conditioning coach and provided an update on the safety net installation at the baseball field as well as the plan to move admission for adults to $7 across the TriRivers Conference. Superintendent Breitfelder shared the list of items to be completed by the custodial staff over the summer and shared more information about the School Protection Fund through Jester Insurance that offers an alternative for schools to fund the 1% wind/hail deductible now required through our property insurance.
502: Elementary Report
Elementary Principal, Brendan Schott shared there are 39 students signed up for preschool, that he has met individually with all of the associates and ways they are handling the need to find subs for associates in the building. He shared some feedback from Leader Day and thanked Jen McNeill for all of her work behind the scenes for the day. Lighthouse teams are preparing for the end of the year and next fall and are working on analyzing disruptions that happen during the day and finding ways to minimize those. He shared information from Spring Testing, the elementary lighthouse school store and the Spring Data Team meeting. He discussed the need to hire 2 new associates for the fall and plans being made for the last couple days of school with help from the PTO. He thanked the board and the superintendent for all of their support during his first year as a principal.
503: Secondary Report
Middle School/High School Principal, Kaitlyn Stoll, shared feedback from graduation and plans for the last week of school that will include an assembly for awards. She shared there will be 16 middle school and 18 high school students leading the lighthouse teams for 25-26. She discussed the recent field trip 8th grade financial literacy students took and also provided an update to the search for a Spanish teacher and alternative options if we do not find a qualified candidate.
504: School Improvement Report
School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven shared the ISASP and FAST testing results with the board, there were big improvements in fluency across the district. The SIAC team will meet again in June to review these results and discuss goals for next year. She shared that math interventions will be required next school year. She also shared that the external assessment monitoring observation and interview with the state went well and we had good outcomes.
600: New Business
601: First Reading of Policy Recommendations
It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
602: Receive School Business Software Access and Support Agreement from Vista Iowa
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve the renewal of our accounting software with Vista Iowa for the amount of $11,300 for the annual license fee, Vista Time and a one-time setup fee for the time clock system. Motion carried 6-0.
603: Receive Operational Sharing Contracts for 2025-2026 School Year
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve the Operational Sharing Contracts for Superintendent with Central City CSD. Motion carried 6-0.
604: Receive Quote from Johnson Controls
It was moved by Price, seconded by Michael to approve the quote from Johnson Controls in the amount of $93,466 less $4672 if the Board approves the service agreement for a base total of $88,774 to update the control system for our HVAC units. Motion carried 6-0.
605: Receive Service Agreement from Johnson Controls
It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to approve the service agreement from Johnson Controls in the amount of $12,984 for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 7-0.
606: Receive Student Teaching Agreement from Coe College
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to approve the student teaching agreement with Coe College. Motion carried 6-0.
607: Receive Quotes for Wind/Hail Deductible Buydown Policy
Secretary Peyton presented options for the policy. The board had questions for the insurance carrier and tabled this discussion to the June meeting.
608: Open Enrollment Requests
The board took no action on the open enrollment requests.
700: Personnel
It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by Michael to approve the following resignations: Whitney Berns, HS Asst. Volleyball; Elizabeth Snitkey, Large group & Individual Speech coach; Emily Raab, Asst Large Group and Individual Speech coach; Judy Rechkemmer, food service associate; Kathy Snitkey, food service associate; and Leisa Breitfelder, Superintendent as well as the following new hires: Lisa Glenn, Interim Superintendent pending background check and Brendan Schott Strength & Conditioning Coach/Weight Room Coordinator. Motion carried 6-0.
800: Board Communications and Calendar
801: Board Communications
802: Board Calendar
The staff luncheon will be on May 28th at 12:30PM and the next regular school board meeting is June 18th at 5:00PM (changing the time due to baseball game).
900: Adjournment
The time being 8:02PM it was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Price to adjourn the meeting.
Upon Adjournment the Board of Directors will met in Exempt session to consider district negotiation strategies as provided in Iowa Code 20.17(3).
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Jeffrey Boss, Board President
