BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Annual Meeting
6:00 PM
High School Science Classroom #121
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, IA
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum
President, Jeffrey Boss, called the Annual Meeting to order at 6:00PM. Present were Directors R Benesch, J Benesh, Krogmann, Michael, Hoover and Price, Superintendent Glenn, Elementary Principal Schott, Secondary Principal Stoll, Director of School Improvement Graven and Secretary Peyton. In the audience were Julie Schmidt and Shannon Bisgard.
200: Adoption of the Agenda
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
300: Consent Agenda
Secretary Peyton presented the October financial reports. It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by J Benesh, to approve the following consent items; Minutes of the October 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: Old Business
501: Examine and settle books from the previous year
Secretary Peyton provided documents from Hiawatha Bank, Community Savings Bank and F & M Bank confirming the cash balances in the various bank accounts and showed the same balances on the bank reconciliation reports for June 30, 2025. She also shared the fund balances reported on the Certified Annual Report match the beginning balances on the financial reports provided monthly. It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Hoover, to approve the settlement of the books from 2024-25 as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
600: Board Communications and Calendar
601: Board Communications
- Secretary Peyton expressed her gratitude to outgoing Board Members Boss & J Benesch and thanked them for their 12 years of service to the district.
700: Adjournment
The time being 6:08 PM, it was moved by J Benesch, seconded by Hoover, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0.
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Jeffrey Boss, Board President
Organizational Meeting 6:00 PM
High School Science Classroom #121
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, IA
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
100: Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum
Secretary Peyton called the organizational meeting to order at 6:10PM. Present were Directors R Benesch, Carson, Hoover, Krogmann, Michael, Price & Zumbach, Superintendent Glenn, Elementary Principal Schott, Secondary Principal Stol & Director of School Improvement Graven. In the audience were Julie Schmidt and Shannon Bisgard.
Secretary Peyton administered the oath of office to the newly elected board members.
101: Report Election Results
Secretary Peyton reported the final results of the November 4th Election.Matt Hoover received 365 votes and was elected to District 1 for a 4 year term. Alissa Carson received 267 votes and was elected to District 2 for a 4 year term. Nick Price received 241 votes and was elected to District 3 for a 4 year term. Jared Zumbach received 187 votes and was elected to District 3 for a 4 year term. Allison Snyder received 88 votes in District 2 and was not elected. Nathan Holub received 179 votes in District 3 and was not elected. It was moved by Hoover, seconded by R Benesch to accept the election results as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
102: Election of the President of the Board for the 2025-2026 school year
Secretary Peyton served as President Pro-Tem and called for nominations for President of the Board of Directors. R Benesch nominated Matt Hoover, Krogmann seconded. Matt Hoover nominated Matt Michael, R Benesch seconded. Nominations ceased. Roll call vote for Hoover; Ayes: R Benesch, Carson, Krogmann, Michael, Price & Zumbach, Nays; Hoover. Roll call vote for Michael; Ayes: Hoover, Nays: R Benesch, Carson, Krogmann, Michael, Price & Zumbach. Director Matt Hoover was declared the School Board President and took the oath of office.
103: Election of the Vice President of the Board for the 2025-2026 school year
President, Matt Hoover, assumed control of the meeting and called for nominations for Vice President of the Board of Directors. R Benesch nominated Matt Michael, Krogmann seconded. Nominations ceased. Roll call vote; Ayes: R Benesch, Carson, Hoover, Krogmann, Michael, Price & Zumbach; Nays; none. Director Matt Michael was declared Vice President of the board and took the oath of office.
200: Adoption of the Agenda
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price, to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
300: Informational Reports, Discussions, and Presentations
301: Grundmeyer Leader Services: Superintendent Search Update
Shannon Bisgard with Grundmeyer Leader Services reviewed the results of the Superintendent search survey, gave an update on applications received and walked through the next steps in the search process.
302: Superintendent Report
Superintendent Glenn shared the annual technology report and health services update as required by board policies 605.4 and 607.02, and reported that we have not yet hired a custodian. She discussed with the board the new requirement for new board member training and that the district would like the whole board to participate in this training. We will explore registering for the training session on December 18th.
303: Elementary Report
Elementary Administrator, Brendan Schott, discussed the structure used at fall conferences, professional development focus, and gave an update on the progress of the Paw Partners program and the events of Red Ribbon week and the Leader in Me assembly. He also shared that the elementary will be collaborating with the secondary for some events early in December to kick off some holiday fun.
304: Secondary Report
Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll, shared information about leadership portfolios that students will create. These will be websites where students can maintain records of their achievements and leadership skills that they can use to create a resume and fill out college applications. She also shared an update on the career exploration software we are using and shared that we have 8 students currently doing a work based learning program and 33 students signed up to do a job shadow this semester. She also discussed the initiative of the Environmental Science class that is doing a clothing drive to show ways we waste as a society, they will donate the clothes to the Faith Mission Thrift Store at the end of the unit.
305: School Improvement Report
School Improvement Director, Kimberly Graven, gave an update on the status of the desk audits that are due, shared that she has been working on updating the required trainings and getting the system set up in our personnel software to help with this going forward and has been cleaning up processing and training staff to prepare for next year.
400: New Business
401: Receive Monthly Board Meeting Dates and Time for 2025-2026
It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by R Benesch to hold meetings at the North Linn District Office on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and begin at 6:00 P.M. Motion carried 7-0.
402: Receive School Financial Account Authorized Signers
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve Board Secretary, Kerry Peyton; Board President, Matthew Hoover, Board Treasurer, Kerry Peyton, and Superintendent, Lisa Glenn, as signers on the district accounts at Walker State Bank, Community Savings Bank and F&M Bank. Motion carried 7-0.
403: Receive Early Graduation Requests
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Krogmann, to approve the early graduation requests as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
404: Open Enrollment Requests
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Krogmann, to approve the 2 open enrollment requests into the district as presented. Motion carried 7-0.
406: Receive Cooperative Agreement for Student Teaching from Northwestern College
It was moved by Price, seconded by R Benesch to approve the Cooperative Agreement for Student Teaching with Northwestern College beginning January 2026 and ending June 2027. Motion carried 7-0.
407: Receive Quotes for New Pickup Truck with Snow Plow
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded byPrice to approve the quote from Victory Ford for $51,999.76 for a new pickup truck and snow plow. Motion carried 7-0.
408: Receive Quotes for Gymnasium Bleacher and Basketball Hoop Inspections & Repairs
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Krogmann, to approve the quotes from H2I for $11,625 for bleacher and basketball hoop inspection and repairs in the Elementary, Middle School and High School gymnasiums. Motion carried 7-0.
409: Receive Fundraiser Requests
It was moved by Price, seconded by R Benesch to approve the Soup Supper fundraiser request from Robotics and deny the Vendor Fair fundraiser request from Robotics. Motion carried 7-0.
410: Receive E-Rate Proposal from Grant Wood AEA
It was moved by Price, seconded by Krogmann to approve the Service Agreement for E-Rate Services from Grant Wood AEA in the amount of $1,500 for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried 7-0.
500: Personnel
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Michael to approve the following resignations; Noel Snitkey, Asst. Large Group & Individual Speech coach; Kassidy Duart, Head HS Volleyball Coach; Trevor Boge, Ass. HS Volleyball Coach; Brian Wheatley, MS Football Coach and Justin Kress, MS Football Coach. Motion carried 7-0.
600: Board Communications and Calendar
601: Board Communications
- The board discussed the appointments to County Conference Boards; Nick Price will serve on the Linn County board, Ryan Benesch will serve on the Delaware County board and Matt Hoover will serve on the Buchanan County board.
- Director Price shared that he has heard great things about the new preschool schedule, Director Krogmann shared that the Veteran’s Day program was fantastic and well attended and the sound in the Middle school gym was great. She also shared that the Wizard of Oz play was a great performance and the sound was much better than in past years. Director Hoover shared that the lighting in the gyms is much improved.
602: Board Calendar
Thanksgiving Break and upcoming concerts were discussed as well as the next regular board meeting on December 17th at 6:00 and will be held in Science Classroom #121 off the HS Library.
700: Adjournment
The time being 8:18 PM It was moved by Krogmann, seconded by R Benesch to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0.
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Matthew Hoover, Board President
