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Tri-Center Board approves policy updates, handbooks and several staff hires
Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting, the Tri-Center Board of Education approved first readings and waived second readings for multiple district policies, adopted 2024–25 handbooks, approved several extracurricular hires and a Girls Track fundraiser, and set the next meeting for Sept. 11.
The Tri-Center Board of Education met Aug. 5, 2024, in the high school library and approved a series of policy updates, personnel actions and school handbooks.
President Mike Olsen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board members Sara Arnold, Katie Ausdemore and Amanda Scherer were present; Jeremy VanArsdol was absent. Superintendent Angela Huseman and administrators including Principal Chad Harder, Athletic Director Cassie Harris, Curriculum Director Michelle Baatz and Business Manager/Board Secretary Jennifer Harder attended.
The board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Amanda Scherer, seconded by Katie Ausdemore; the vote was 4-0. The consent agenda — including payment of bills, financial reports and minutes from the previous meeting — was approved on a motion by Katie Ausdemore and seconded by Amanda Scherer, also 4-0.
During administrative reports, Huseman, Harder, Harris and Baatz updated the board on the start of fall extracurricular practices next week, a fall parent meeting scheduled for Aug. 11, changes to activity eligibility under new state rules, registration of new families, a high-school math program update, campus projects and trauma-informed training for staff.
The board granted approval for a Girls Track fundraiser — freewill-donation ice cream during Open House — on a motion by Ausdemore, seconded by Sara Arnold; motion carried 4-0.
In new business, Superintendent Huseman presented language changes to a package of district policies. The board approved, on first reading and with a waiver of a second reading, a set of policies that included 200.5 (Board Member Social Media Engagement), 206.3 (Secretary/Treasurer), 401.13 (Limitations to Employment References), 402.3 (Abuse of Students by School District Employees), 501.3 (Compulsory Attendance) and related student- and instruction-focused policies. That motion carried 4-0.
The board separately approved first readings for additional policies, including new Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy procedures (501.10 and 501.10R1) and weapons-related language (905.3); those motions also passed 4-0.
District staff reported that the acceptable-use and internet-content-filter policies require no changes at this time. The board approved the certified and noncertified handbooks for 2024–25 on a motion by Sara Arnold, seconded by Amanda Scherer (4-0).
Personnel actions approved by the board included hiring Addison Fischer as assistant cross-country coach, Linnea Handbury as homecoming sponsor and Savanna Huseman as speech sponsor; those motions were moved by Katie Ausdemore and seconded by Sara Arnold and carried 4-0. The board also approved the Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) positions for the 2024–25 school year as presented, motion carried 4-0.
The board set its next regular meeting for Sept. 11, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the high school library. Katie Ausdemore moved to adjourn at 7:38 p.m.; the motion carried 4-0 and President Olsen declared the meeting adjourned.
Minutes were provided by Jennifer T. Harder, board secretary/business manager.
