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Votes at a glance: Hiawatha board approves hires, contract extensions and sale of a district truck
Summary
At its meeting the Hiawatha School Board approved multiple personnel actions, extended administrator contracts for the 2026–27 school year, approved an equipment/vehicle sale and accepted resignations. Most actions were approved unanimously by voice vote.
The Hiawatha School Board recorded several personnel and administrative votes during the meeting, including new hires, coaching appointments, resignations and contract extensions for administrators. All recorded motions in this bloc were approved by voice vote with unanimous tallies as recorded in the minutes.
Key motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes:
- Approve managed technology services agreement with K12 ITC (see separate article). Motion passed, 5-0.
- Approve sale of a 1971 GMC C3500 as presented. Motion passed, 5-0.
- Hire (paraprofessional): motion to hire "Lecce para Martina Martina" (transcript naming inconsistent). Motion passed, recorded as aye; vote recorded as 5-0.
- Hire (assistant track coach): approved Dasmine/Daslyn Bruning as HMS assistant track coach. Motion passed, 5-0.
- Accept resignation: accepted resignation of HHS assistant football coach Nick Keith. Motion passed, 5-0.
- Hire (assistant track coach and other): hiring motions recorded and approved as part of executive-session actions; minutes record votes as 5-0 where listed.
- Contract extensions for the 2026–27 school year: the board approved extensions for multiple administrators by voice vote, recorded as 5-0. Those recorded in the minutes include: HES principal Danielle Meyer Felt (extension for 2026–27); HMS principal Kylie Gates (extension for 2026–27); HHS principal (transcript names show both "Rhonda Ryan" and "Rhonda Wright" inconsistently; minutes record extension for HHS principal for 2026–27); Ben Kettler as HHS assistant principal and activities director (extension for 2026–27); Lori Fordy (curriculum director) extension for 2026–27; and superintendent Lonnie Mosher extension for 2026–27.
The meeting minutes record each motion being moved and seconded; individual mover/second names were not consistently captured in the transcript. Each recorded vote in the personnel and extension items was recorded as unanimous (5-0) in the public minutes. Names in the transcript contained a small number of inconsistent spellings for certain personnel actions; the board minutes should be consulted for official spellings and human-resources records for final employment information.
No contested motions or roll-call vote tallies identifying individual board members were recorded in the public portion of the transcript for these items; all outcomes were recorded as approved.
