Regular Meeting 6:00 PM

North Linn District Office

3033 Lynx Drive

Troy Mills, IA

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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.

                                        _____R. Benesch _____ Carson  _____ Hoover  _____Krogmann  _____Michael  _____Price  _____Zumbach

 

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

Activities Report - Exhibit 501.1

Supt. Transition Update

 

502: Elementary Report

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

Head Start

2026-2027 Student Schedule

Associate Hiring

IASB Workshop

New Principal Onboarding

 

503: Secondary Report - Exhibit 503.1

Middle School/High School Administrator, Kaitlyn Stoll,submitted a written report for the board.

 

504: School Improvement Report

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

FAST Screener Scores

ISASP Update

 

600: New Business

 

601: Band/Choir Overnight and out of state travel request - Exhibit 601.1

MOTION to approve the North Linn Band and Choir overnight and out of state travel request to take students to Nashville through Bob Rodgers Travel March 24th through 27th 2027

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

Band and Choir take a trip every other year, they fundraise to cover the costs. Itinerary and costs are included in the exhibit. Mr. Novey will be at the meeting to speak about this.

 

602: Receive Engagement Letter for Audit Services - Exhibit 602.1

MOTION to approve the Engagement Letter for Audit Services with Terpstra, Hoke & Associates for the year ended June 30, 2026.

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

We are in year 1 of a 3 year contract with our audit firm. This is the annual engagement letter for audit services.

 

603: Receive Iowa School Finance Information Service Contract - Exhibit 603.1

MOTION to approve the Iowa School Finance Information Service subscription in the amount of $1535.93 for both a membership and Board Meeting/Policy hosted website for the 26-27 school year.

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

 

604: Receive Iowa Association of School Boards Membership - Exhibit 604.1

MOTION to approve the Iowa Association of School Boards Membership subscription in the amount of $2,352.00 for the 26-27 school year.

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

 

605: Receive LP Gas Bids - Exhibit 605.1

MOTION to approve the bid received for LP Gas from for the 2026-27 school year. 

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

We received 2 bids and one response that they were not bidding. AgVantage and Consolidated both bid.

 

606: Receive Milk Bids - Exhibit 606.1

MOTION to approve the bid received for Milk from ______ for the 2026-27 school year.

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

We received bids from Anderson Erickson and Prairie Farms. Anderson Ericson

 

607: Receive Bread Bids - Exhibit 607.1

MOTION to approve the bid received for Bread from for the 2026-27 school year.

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

We received one bid from Pan O Gold.

 

608: Receive Waste Removal Bids - Exhibit 608.1

MOTION to approve the bid received for Waste Removal from for the 2026-27 school year.

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

We received one bid from Kluesner.

 

609: Receive Book Fees for 2026-2027

MOTION to approve the proposed book rental fee of $55 for the 2026-2027 school year.

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

 

610: Receive Activity Pass Fees for 2026-2027

MOTION to approve the following activity pass fees for the 2026-2027 School year.

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

Student 10 Punch Pass - $50 - last year we sold 13

Adult 10 Punch Pass - $60 - last year we sold 14

Student Yearly Pass - $105 - last year we sold 7

Adult yearly pass - $140 - last year we sold 7

Family yearly pass - $300 - last year we sold 31

 

We had 2,694 “punches” from activity passes in 25-26, that is about $4.83 per punch.

 

611: Receive Food Service Prices and Substitute Rates for 2026-2027

MOTION to approve the food service rates and non-certified substitute and substitute teacher rates for the 2026-2027 school year as follows:

HS Lunch: $ 2.75 up from $2.65

MS Lunch: $ 2.75 up from $2.65

EL Lunch: $2.70 up from $2.60

Student Breakfast: $ 2.00 up from $1.80

Adult Breakfast: $3.00 up from $2.20

Milk: $0.50

Adult Lunch: $5.20 set by the state

 

Sub Teachers: $140/day $70/half day

Long Term Sub Teacher: $160/day

Sub Associates: $13.45

Sub Food Service: $ 13.45

Sub Secretary: $13.65

Sub Custodian: $13.95

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

 

612: Approve Payment of Bills Through June 30, 2026

MOTION to authorize Business Manager, Kerry Peyton, to pay bills as necessary through June 30, 2026.

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

With the fiscal year ending before our July meeting we are asking permission from the board to pay bills owed yet this fiscal year prior to board approval in July.

 

613: Receive 1st Amendment to Contract for Transfer of State Funding - Exhibit 613.1

MOTION to approve the amendment to the Contract for Transfer of State Funding to Grant Wood AEA as presented.

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

State aid payments will be made quarterly instead of monthly going forward so this amendment is making the same change from monthly payments to the AEA to quarterly for Special Education funds due to the AEA.

 

614: Receive Quotes for Wind/Hail Deductible Buydown Policy - Exhibit 605.1

MOTION to approve the quote from Burns & Wilcox for $XXX,XXX Wind/Hail Deductible Buydown Policy for FY27 as presented.

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

The buydown to $100,000 is $16,796.82. The buydown to $150,000 is $12,911.93. We carried the buydown to $150,000 last year for $10,783.41. With what we already have set aside in Management and what we will be setting aside this year we will have $415,000 by the end of FY27 which is $54,100 short of the 1% deductible if we were to need it. I anticipate a $376,000 balance in the Management fund at the end of FY27 so we could go without this additional coverage and have enough to cover the balance if we had a claim.

 

615: Receive Agreement for Teacher Education Clinical Experience Placements - Exhibit 615.1

MOTION to approve the agreement for teacher education clinical experience placements with Morningside University for the 2026-27 school year as presented.

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

 

616: Receive Contract for Headstart Services - Exhibit 616.1

MOTION to approve the Contract for provision of classroom services from HACAP for headstart services for up to 4 eligible students for the 2026-27 school year as presented.

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

 

617: Receive General Fund Transfer to Activity for Safety Equipment

MOTION to approve the transfer of $2,790 from the General Fund to the Student Activity Fund for protective and safety equipment.

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

The HS football team is in need of 6 new football helmets. The current equipment was evaluated and there were several helmets that we cannot recondition to a level of safety appropriate for our student athletes. Helmets are $465 each. We last approved a transfer like this in 2022 for helmets. Brian is also having the MS helmets evaluated so there could be a need for additional funds for those.

 

618: Receive Service Agreements from Grant Wood AEA - Exhibit 618.1

MOTION to approve the Service Agreements for Math Consultant, School Improvement Consultant and Literacy Consultant for the 2026-27 school year as presented.

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

 

619: Receive Facility Use Agreement from Red Cross - Exhibit 619.1

MOTION to approve the Facility use agreement from the Red Cross to use our school building as an emergency shelter as needed for disaster related activities as presented.

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

 

619: Open Enrollment Requests

MOTION to approve the open enrollment requests as presented.

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

APPROVED IN

Name	Grade	Resident District

APPROVED OUT

Name	Grade	Receiving District

 

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
Justin Kress	MS Boys Wrestling Coach	Resign
Justin Kress	Asst. HS Girls Wrestling Coach	Resign
Kimberly Graven	Director of School Improvement	Resign

 

 

800: Board Communications and Calendar

801: Board Communications

 

802: Board Calendar

 

Date	Time	Event	Location
7-15-26	6:00PM	Regular Board Meeting	District Office

 

900: Adjournment

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at __________ PM.

 

Action               Motion: _________ Second: __________