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Votes at a glance: Marshalltown board actions Feb. 10, 2025
Summary
A concise list of formal actions taken by the Marshalltown Community School District board at its Feb. 10 meeting, with amounts, outcomes and next steps.
The Marshalltown Community School District board recorded the following formal actions at its Feb. 10, 2025 regular meeting. Items listed reflect motions, vote outcomes and key details as captured in the meeting transcript.
1) Consent agenda (personnel, contracts, open enrollments, interagency agreements) — Outcome: approved; voice vote recorded as 7–0. Included: hiring Benjamin Leconner as district director of special education (appointment effective July 1, 2025, as presented in consent agenda).
2) Retirement recognition for Dave Doherty — ceremonial; no policy action.
3) Public hearing: Proposed 2025–26 school calendar — Hearing opened and closed; final action on calendar later in meeting.
4) Approve proposed 2025–26 school calendar — Motion carried 7–0 (calendar adopted as presented).
5) Flashlight Insight pilot (English learner benchmarks) — Approve pilot quote $12,500 (Title III funds) — Motion carried 7–0. Staff to pilot in spring 2025 and report back.
6) Flashlight/Elevation follow-ups — No licensing vote; staff to return with cost/frequency options and Elevation licensing recommendations.
7) Cambro Pro Cart Ultras (food transport carts) — Approve purchase of 4 carts, low bid Douglas, $27,468.95 — Motion carried 7–0.
8) Solution Tree All Means All institute (teacher-quality professional learning) — Approve purchase agreement, $284,525, to be paid from Teacher Quality funds (TQ) — Motion carried 7–0.
9) Flashlight pilot (again listed on agenda) — (duplicate of item 5) approved 7–0.
10) Miller High School CTE change order No. 9 — Approve change order totaling $86,464.76 (CTE project change order #9) — Motion carried 7–0. Board discussion indicated remaining contractor items and an upcoming final change order to resolve unresolved adjustments.
11) Audio Enhancement / elementary AV quote (Bloom) — Approve quote $1,242,303.58 — Motion carried (voice recorded as 6–0 in transcript; board moved forward with phased camera plan deferred to later date).
12) Piper Sandler financial services agreement (bond fiscal agent) — Approve financial services agreement for forthcoming bond and revenue bond sales — Motion carried (recorded as 6–0 with 1 abstention on related item in transcript).
13) Piper Sandler dissemination agent agreement (EMMA filings) — Approve dissemination agreement — Motion carried (6–0 with 1 abstention recorded on related financial matters).
14) Approve purchase of four Cambro carts (repeat of item 7) — Motion carried 7–0.
15) Policies — Approve updated language in policies 502.09 (interviews of students by law enforcement/outside agencies) R1, 506.02, and related exhibits; waive second reading — Motion carried 7–0.
Misc.: The board discussed the certified budget timeline, pre-levy options to accelerate bond repayment and an instructional support levy renewal process; no action on ISL was taken, but staff will return with resolutions and timelines ahead of the April 30 certified-budget deadline.
Ending: For follow-up on any vote above, the responsible department is listed in the board minutes. Staff will return with required implementation reports and additional financial detail as required by board requests.
