College Community board approves $14.0M in bills, routine contracts, personnel items, policies and handbooks

The College Community School District Board of Education on July 21, 2025, approved a package of routine business: minutes and financial summaries, a listed set of bills totaling $14,048,953.12, a consent agenda of enrollments, contracts and grants, personnel items, a construction change order and several policy and handbook updates.

Early in the meeting the board unanimously approved the agenda. The board then appointed Christie VanWey as Board Secretary and Mr. Randy Bauer administered the Oath of Office.

The board approved minutes from the June 16 early work session and regular meeting, summary account balances and expenditures to date for the month ended June 30, 2025, and a list of bills presented for June/July totaling $14,048,953.12. The motion was made by Dawn Kousheh and seconded by Todd Hahlen and was approved unanimously.

The consent agenda, approved by motion of Dawn Kousheh and seconded by Todd Hahlen, included open enrollment, resolutions for the 2025-26 school year, grants/donations/fundraisers (examples listed in the record include Prairie Hill/PTO t-shirt sponsors; Prairie High School Gazette donations and donorsourcing efforts; Prairie Heights PTO events; apparel and spirit wear sales for activities), and multiple contracts/agreements and quotes (Kirkwood MOU; Premier Furniture quote for Prairie High School; Statewide Preschool Program Cooperative 28E Agreement; TeachtoHeal contract; HACAP provision of classroom services agreement for 2025-26; GWAEA VAST agreement renewal; Teaching Strategies; J&M Fireworks for a homecoming event). The consent agenda motion passed unanimously.

Personnel items were approved by motion of Tobey Harrison, seconded by Kellan Petz. The board approved Construction Change Order #1 from Conlon Construction for Prairie Summit in the increased amount of $14,716.03 (motion by Dawn Kousheh, second by Angie Ehle). The board approved partnership agreements with KidsPoint Early Learning Center & Preschool and Fields of Fun Child Care (motion by Tobey Harrison, second by Todd Hahlen).

The board approved the 2025-26 board reports schedule (motion by Angie Ehle), updated 2025-26 student fees including the AP test fee rate assigned by the Iowa Department of Education (motion by Todd Hahlen), and approved Christie VanWey as the district association member and Lizz Matheny as alternate to the MIIP Board for 2025-26 (motion by Dawn Kousheh). The board also approved updated 2025-26 board meeting dates, and approved the McGrath quote for purchase recommendation of a box truck (motion by Todd Hahlen).

Board members approved a set of handbooks for 2025-26 including ECC staff and parent handbooks, elementary and secondary handbooks, a crisis manual, district-wide certified and classified staff handbooks, confidential staff handbook, and building and grounds handbook. The board also approved first readings of multiple revised policies (including anti-bullying, open meetings, abuse reporting, attendance and truancy regulations, student health services, graduation requirements, and basic instruction program grades K-8) and voted to waive second reading for a list of specified policies as presented. All motions recorded in the meeting minutes passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance - Approve agenda as presented — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Appoint Christie VanWey as Board Secretary — Moved Todd Hahlen; Second Dawn Kousheh; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve minutes and financials (including $14,048,953.12 in bills) — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Todd Hahlen; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve Consent Agenda (open enrollment; 25-26 resolutions; grants/donations/fundraisers; contracts/agreements/quotes listed in record) — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Todd Hahlen; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve Personnel items — Moved Tobey Harrison; Second Kellan Petz; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve Conlon Construction Change Order #1 ($14,716.03) — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Angie Ehle; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve KidsPoint & Fields of Fun partnership agreements — Moved Tobey Harrison; Second Todd Hahlen; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve 25/26 Board Reports schedule — Moved Angie Ehle; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve Policy Committee membership changes (Markus Cannon and Kellan Petz) — Moved Angie Ehle; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve updated 25/26 Student Fees (includes AP test fee rate assigned by Iowa Department of Education) — Moved Todd Hahlen; Second Kellan Petz; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve MIIP representative (Christie VanWey) and alternate (Lizz Matheny) — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve updated 25/26 Board Meeting Dates — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Kellan Petz; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve McGrath quote for box truck purchase recommendation — Moved Todd Hahlen; Second Angie Ehle; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Approve Handbooks for 2025-26 (multiple) — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved. - First reading of revised policies and waiver of second reading for specified policies — Moved Tobey Harrison; Second Kellan Petz (first reading); Moved Todd Hahlen; Second Angie Ehle (waive); Outcome: Unanimously approved. - Adjourn meeting — Moved Dawn Kousheh; Second Tobey Harrison; Outcome: Unanimously approved.

The meeting record shows routine, unanimous approvals throughout; the minutes do not indicate substantive debate or public comment on these items.