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Villisca school board unanimously approves hires, enrollments and funding request
Summary
At its Sept. 12, 2024 meeting, the Villisca Community School District board unanimously approved a coach resignation, two paraprofessional hires, multiple open-enrollment requests, the August financial report to file for audit, an activities agreement and a request for allowable growth to cover a negative special-education balance.
VILLISCA, Iowa — The Villisca Community School District board met Sept. 12, 2024, in the Middle School Board Room and unanimously approved a series of routine personnel, enrollment and finance items, adjourning at 7:25 a.m.
President Tom Williams called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. Directors Mullen (by phone), Poston (by phone) and Shipley were present. Superintendent Fenster, Principal Timmerman and Secretary Jessie Forsythe were also noted as present.
The board approved the meeting agenda and consent items by unanimous motion. Directors then voted to approve the district’s August financial report and to file it for audit.
Under personnel matters, the board accepted the resignation of Jessie Forsythe from the middle school track coach position (motion by Director Shipley, second by Director Poston). The board also approved hiring Brittney Bomer and Sheila Polk as paraprofessionals for the 2024–25 school year (motion by Director Shipley, second by Director Mullen). Both motions passed unanimously.
The board approved several open-enrollment requests for the 2024–25 school year: the district accepted Tate McDuff (in from Clarinda) and approved open-enrollment out requests for Eloise Davis (to Stanton), Madilyn Hill (to Shenandoah) and Ella Finical (to Fremont-Mills). The board also approved the district’s 2024–25 fundraiser list. Each item passed on unanimous motions.
Directors approved the SWIAC agreement for the 2024–25 school year (motion by Director Shipley, second by Director Poston). The board also approved a request for Allowable Growth and Supplemental State Aid intended to cover a negative 2023–24 special-education balance, as submitted on the district’s SES form (motion by Director Mullen, second by Director Shipley). Both motions were approved unanimously.
Finally, the board voted to waive the third reading and approve the second reading of a set of board policies (policy numbers listed in the minutes). The board took the roll-call vote and the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 a.m. The August financial report will be filed for audit and the allowable-growth request will proceed through the state submission process; no further public hearings or votes were scheduled in the minutes.
