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Votes at a glance: Dallas Center-Grimes board actions March 31, 2025
Summary
The board approved routine agenda items, policy updates, contract amendments and set a hearing date for the certified budget; it also voted to convene a special meeting to review a curriculum reconsideration process and approved several operational contracts.
This summary lists formal actions the Dallas Center-Grimes board took at its March 31, 2025 meeting. Where motions included a mover and a second, those names are recorded; most routine votes were voice votes recorded as "motion carries." The board did not adopt the property tax levy at this meeting; it held the required public hearing and later set the certified budget public hearing for April 28, 2025.
Key board actions (motion text, mover/second when provided, outcome)
- Approve meeting agenda (special meeting/public hearing). Mover: Malmberg. Second: Yella. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Open and close public hearing A on proposed property tax levy for fiscal year 2026. Outcome: Hearing held; no levy adoption vote at this meeting.
- Approve minutes and bills (consent items). Multiple motions recorded; outcome: Approved (voice votes).
- Approve consent agenda (open enrollment lists, contracts, and other routine items). Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Approve teacher election list for 2025–26 contracts. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Approve publication of certified budget and set public hearing date 04/28/2025. Mover: Malmgren. Second: Vander Veil. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve early graduation requests (several students). Mover: Dickinson. Second: Lundberg. Outcome: Approved.
- Terminate open enrollment for student RG (Waukee) due to 20% absenteeism. Mover: Melissa. Second: Fiella. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve amendment to T-Mobile contract for six hotspots. Mover: Vander Baldwin. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Approve scope of services agreement with Garland Company (roof replacement at Dallas Center Elementary). Mover: Big Days. Second: Consent. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve financial statements. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Approve series 400–700 policy updates (second reading). Mover: Dickinson. Second: Lundberg. Outcome: Approved.
- Vote to set a special meeting to consider appeals of the reconsideration committee decisions (process review). Outcome: Approved; Board requested counsel and records for procedural review.
How votes were recorded
Most routine items were approved by voice vote; the minutes reflect "All those in favor indicate by saying aye" followed by "Motion carries" for many consent items. The board used named motions and seconds for key procedural items such as setting the certified budget hearing and for terminating open enrollment in one case.
Next steps and follow up
- Administration to publish the certified budget notice and prepare materials for the April 28 public hearing. - Board office to schedule the special meeting to review the reconsideration committee process and to distribute committee materials and legal guidance in advance.
For the official vote tallies and certified minutes, consult the district’s posted minutes and the board secretary’s record.
