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Baseball players ask Wapsie Valley board to rehire Joecken as coach; FCCLA funding concerns raised
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 18 meeting, baseball players requested that Tom (T.J.) Joecken be rehired as baseball coach for the ’25 season. Attendee Vaughn Gross also described funding shortfalls for FCCLA and increased participation in robotics.
Several baseball players addressed the board during public comment, asking that Tom Joecken be rehired as baseball coach for the ’25 season. The comment was recorded during the meeting’s public-comment period and no formal motion or board action to rehire was made at the meeting.
Vaughn Gross spoke in support of extracurricular programs, reporting increased participation in robotics competitions and in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) activities and noting that FCCLA is not currently funded to meet those needs. The board did not take action on funding for FCCLA during the meeting; those remarks were provided as public comment.
T.J. Joecken was listed among attendees; the transcript uses both 'T.J. Joecken' (attendance list) and 'Tom Joecken' (public comment summary). The board did not vote on a rehiring or employment contract for the baseball coach at this meeting.
