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Tri-Center Board approves weapons policy final reading, county emergency plan, gym resurfacing and vehicle purchase
Summary
At its Nov. 11 meeting the Tri-Center Board of Education approved final reading of Policy 905.3 (Weapons in the School), adopted the Pottawattamie County Comprehensive Emergency Plan, awarded a $32,200 bid to resurface the middle school gym and authorized purchase of a 2025 Kia Carnival for $43,349; all motions recorded carried without recorded opposition.
The Tri-Center Board of Education on Nov. 11 approved several operational items intended to update safety policy, address facilities needs and refresh district transportation.
In a roll-call vote, the board approved the final reading of Policy 905.3, “Weapons in the School,” after a discussion led by Superintendent Dr. Angela Huseman. The policy passed on a motion by Katie Ausdemore, seconded by Sara Arnold; the transcript records the vote as all five members voting Aye.
The board also voted to adopt the Pottawattamie County Comprehensive Emergency Plan for district use. Jeremy VanArsdol moved the motion, Sara Arnold seconded it and the motion carried 5–0.
On facilities, Chief Engineer Dustan Huber presented bids for repair and resurfacing of the middle school gym. The board approved the Phillips Flooring bid for $32,200 on a motion by Amanda Scherer, seconded by Sara Arnold.
The board approved the purchase of a 2025 Kia Carnival from H&H Kia for $43,349 after Business Manager Jennifer Harder shared purchase details; the motion was moved by Jeremy VanArsdol and seconded by Katie Ausdemore and recorded as carried 5–0.
Several personnel and program items also passed. The board approved unpaid leave requests for two employees (referred to in the minutes as employee A and employee B); the transcript does not specify names or leave durations. The board accepted the resignation of custodian Jessi Gallagher and approved hiring Chloe Killpack and Linnea Handbury as split wrestling cheerleading sponsors and Brody Barrier as agriculture facility sponsor.
The board voted to table consideration of the Iowa Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The Early Notification Incentive Program for FY25, offered to teachers who do not return for the 2025–26 school year, was approved; the transcript records the vote as carried but does not detail program terms.
Most motions in the record carried 5–0. One vote approving several fundraisers (girls track chili feed; National Honor Society cotton candy sales; high-school Student Council movie night/summer days and a pie auction) is recorded in the transcript as carried 4–0; individual roll-call votes for that motion were not listed in the minutes.
The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
