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Votes at a glance: Stewartville board approves agenda items, trips, personnel renewals and contracts
Summary
The Stewartville Public School District board voted on routine agenda and consent items, accepted donations, approved student trips to national competitions, renewed one probationary teacher contract, and approved two capital/technology contracts; all motions carried by recorded voice votes with majority consent.
The Stewartville Public School District Board of Education completed a series of routine votes and approvals during its meeting; all motions recorded in open session carried by voice vote as noted below.
Votes recorded during the meeting (motions, movers, seconders and outcomes):
- Approve agenda (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Welch; seconder: Mr. Geist.
- Approve consent agenda items 6A–E (motion carried 6-0 with one abstention). Motion mover: Mr. Geist; seconder: Ms. Kiefer. One board member abstained due to a personal conflict (daughter on hire list).
- Adopt resolution accepting donations (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Ravenhorst; seconder: Mr. Laumann.
- Approve Business Professionals of America (BPA) extended state field trip to Florida, May 6–11 (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Laumann; seconder: Mr. Geist.
- Approve choir trip to Omaha, May 7–8 (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Ms. Kiefer; seconder: Mr. Welch.
- Renew probationary teacher employment for Ally Brown for the 2025–26 school year (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Ravenhorst; seconder: Mr. Geist.
- Approve low bid award for Stryphel High School field improvements to the low bidder (reported as Elcor/Elkhorn; low bid ~ $1,300,000) (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Ravenhorst; seconder: Ms. Kiefer.
- Accept vendor quote to upgrade district video surveillance system (Custom Alarm/OpenEye; quote ~ $135,000 plus monthly service fees) (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Mr. Geist; seconder: Mr. Lowman.
- Adjourn (motion carried 7-0). Motion mover: Ms. Kiefer; seconder: Mr. Geiss.
Several votes were brief and uncontroversial; the field improvements and the surveillance upgrade drew substantive staff explanation regarding funding and impacts. No votes failed or were tabled during the meeting.
