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Urbandale board approves tax notice, awards band-room contract, greenlights HVAC work and adds elementary EL staff
Summary
The Urbandale Community School District board approved the 2025 tax notice, awarded a construction contract for middle school band room renovations, approved HVAC vendor work for Webster/High School and authorized two elementary English learner (EL) positions, all by unanimous votes.
The Urbandale Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously on several district matters, approving the 2025 tax notice, awarding a construction contract for middle school band-room renovations to Edge Commercial of Grimes, approving vendor work on HVAC upgrades at Webster and the high school, and adding two elementary English‑learner positions for the 2025–26 school year.
The package of actions was handled as separate motions during the regular board meeting and passed on roll calls of 6‑0.
The tax notice: The board approved the district—s tax notice for 2025. The motion passed on a roll call after a public hearing was opened and then adjourned without public comment. The vote was recorded as 6‑0 in favor.
Band-room construction: The board awarded the construction contract for permanent band practice rooms at the middle school to Edge Commercial of Grimes after competitive bidding. The district received multiple bids and the recommended award was under the original estimate. The motion to award the contract passed 6‑0.
HVAC controls and upgrades: The board approved contracts for HVAC controls and upgrades at the Webster property and at Urbandale High School. The work is structured so portions of the high‑school work will be completed over three years to spread capital costs across fiscal years; the vendor is the district—s standard controls provider. The motion passed 6‑0.
Elementary EL staffing: The board authorized the addition of 1.0 full‑time equivalent (FTE) elementary EL teacher (to be split between Olmstead and Valerius as 0.5 each) and an additional 1.0 FTE elementary EL lead for 2025–26. The motion passed 6‑0.
Votes at a glance
- Approve tax notice for 2025 — outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, no 0. (Roll call included Kent, Mead, Mankey, Ben Rice, Williams, Young.) - Award construction contract — UMS middle school band rooms to Edge Commercial (Grimes) — outcome: awarded; tally: yes 6, no 0. (Mover: Mankey; second: not specified.) - Approve HVAC vendor and phased high‑school upgrade plan (Webster and high school) — outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, no 0. - Add 1.0 FTE elementary EL teacher (split) and 1.0 FTE elementary EL lead for 2025–26 — outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, no 0. (Motion moved and seconded on the record.)
Board commentary and context: Board members asked about contingencies for the construction and the rationale for phasing the high‑school HVAC work over three years. District staff explained the three‑year approach spreads the capital budget impact and that the selected vendor provided a guaranteed lump‑sum bid for material pricing, with work staged to match annual capital allocations.
What the board approved does not itself finalize construction schedules or hiring steps; those implementation details will be handled by district administration under the terms and budgets approved by the board.
