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

The North Linn Board of Directors meeting will be called to order at 6:00 PM in the boardroom of the District Office (3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills). Roll will be taken to determine a quorum.

          _____J. Benesh _____ R. Benesch _____Boss _____ Hoover _____ Krogmann _____Michael _____Price

 

200: Adoption of the Agenda

MOTION to adopt the agenda as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

300: Consent Agenda

MOTION to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

301: Approval of Minutes – Exhibit 301.1

302: Approval of Bills – Exhibit 302.1

303: Financial Reports - Exhibit 303.1

304: Activity Fund Report - Exhibit 304.1

305: Food Service Report - Exhibit 305.1

 

400: Audience Communications

On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience (who have contacted the Board Secretary prior to this meeting) to speak with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on tonight’s agenda.  Please begin by stating your name and address.  Your comments will be limited to 5 minutes so we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We ask you to remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. We also remind you that students' names or information about a student that could allow others to identify a student, even if a student’s name is not specifically mentioned, is confidential and should not be referenced in comments. It is important to remember that any statements made can jeopardize the Board and any future action that could be taken relating to personnel or students by the Board and jeopardize the individual making the statement.  Any concerns relating to personnel and students should be referred first to the administration to address consistent with District policy and the law prior to any possible Board review or action.   Thanks for your support of our school district.

 

500: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations

501: Superintendent Report

Superintendent will share updates and discussion items from around the district.

Activities Report  - Exhibit 501.1

Positive Recognition - Linn News covered the FFA donation of 369 lbs. of ground pork to HACAP from pigs raised at the school and shown at the Linn County Fair. Under Mr. Murray’s leadership the FFA has donated over 7500 eggs, 1,500 pounds of ground pork and 1,000 pounds of ground beef since 2020.

 

502: Elementary Report

Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott, will share updates and discussion items in regards to North Linn Elementary.

Schedule & Duty Finalization

Wrap Around Space

In-Service Days

Final Associate Hires

CPI Training

New Teacher & Associate Onboarding

Professional Development Calendar

 

503: Secondary Report

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, will share updates and discussion items in regards to North Linn Middle and High School.

RYLA

ACT Testing

Counseling Newsletter

Apprenticeship Completion

Back to School Night

Silver Cord Awards

Beginning of the Year PD

 

504: School Improvement Report - Exhibit 504.1

School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, will share updates and discussion items for districtwide school improvement areas.

 

600: New Business

601: Open Enrollment Requests

MOTION to approve the open enrollment requests as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

REQUESTED IN

Name	Grade	Resident District
Jayden Moore	3	CPU
Pieper McGrath	8	CC (was EB)
Brody McGrath	11	CC (was EB)

 

REQUESTED OUT

	Grade	Receiving District
Brea Rawson	5	EB

602: First Reading of Policy Recommendations - Exhibit 602.1

MOTION to waive the second reading and approve policy updates as presented at this meeting.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

 

Policy #	Title
501.09	Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy - added clarifying items to match new policy
501.09R1	Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy Regulation - added sentence to match new policy
405.02	Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection - Change IowaWORKS to Teach Iowa
714	Use of Personal Electronic Devices by Students - Renumber policy 503.09 to 714 to be placed in student section and align with IASB recommendations

 

603: Receive Engagement Letter from Terpstra Hoke & Associates - Exhibit 603.1

MOTION to approve the Engagement Letter for Audit Services from Terpstra, Hoke & Associates for the year ending June 30, 2025.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

We approved this a couple of months ago, but they discovered some language that was recommended by AICPA and are asking clients to sign a new engagement letter with the updated language. This does not change any of the audit services offered.

 

605: Receive Fundraiser Requests - Exhibit 605.1

MOTION to approve the fundraiser requests from AD Brian Wheatley for online webstores for each activity and Kylee Winn for Homecoming TShirts, Vending Machine for HS Lighthouse and the Coffee Cafe for FCCLA.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

606: Receive PepsiCo Contract - Exhibit 606.1

MOTION to approve contract with PepsiCo for beverage sales in the district through 2029.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

607: Receive Goals from SIAC Committee for 25-26 School Year (See Kim’s board report)

MOTION to approve the goals of the SIAC Committee for the 2025-26 school year as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

608: Adopt Resolution Approving Interfund Loan - Exhibit 608.1

MOTION 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..

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No

 

700: Personnel

MOTION to approve the personnel requests as presented.

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No           

Certified Staff: Assignment/Reassignment/Transfer

Name	Assignment	Dept Action
Alaina Hanson	Special Education Associate	Hire
Amber Swanson	Food Service	Hire
Amber Pflughaupt	Special Education Associate	Hire
Trevor Boge	Asst HS Volleyball	Hire
Meredith Miller	Head Large Group & Individual Speech	Hire
Noel Snitkey	Asst. Large Group & Individual Speech	Hire
Tate Collum	Volunteer HS Football Coach	Hire

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

 

802: Board Calendar

Date	Time	Event	Location

 

 

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

 

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________                                               Carried: Yes / No