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Villisca Community School District board adopts 2025–26 budget, approves hires and contracts
Summary
At an April 10 special and regular meeting, the Villisca Community School District board unanimously adopted the 2025–2026 budget and approved multiple personnel actions, contracts and a first reading of Board Policy Series 100–300.
The Villisca Community School District board unanimously adopted the 2025–2026 budget and approved a slate of personnel hires, contracts and a first reading of district policies during special and regular meetings on April 10, 2025, in the middle school board room.
President Jason Poston called the special session to order at 6:45 p.m. for a public hearing on the budget. After the hearing, Director Williams moved and Director Shipley seconded a motion “to adopt the 2025–2026 Budget as published in the Adams County Free Press.” Following a roll-call vote the motion carried unanimously.
The board reconvened for its regular session at 7:00 p.m. and approved the agenda and consent items, including the March 2025 minutes and bills presented for payment. The March financial report was approved and filed for audit.
During the regular session the board approved several personnel and administrative items, all by unanimous vote: the retirement of Susan Stewart as librarian effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year; acceptance of the resignation of Shona Means from Middle School Student Council and cross-country duties at the end of the 2024–25 school year; hiring Devin Isaacson as middle school softball coach for the 2024–25 season; hiring Janae Shough as a third-grade teacher for 2025–26; and rescinding Erin Wetzel’s resignation and approving her as a half-time counselor for 2025–26.
The board also approved an open-enrollment out of one student to Stanton for the 2025–26 school year; authorized SWCC contracts for 2025–26; approved a memorandum of understanding for librarian AEA services for 2025–26; and approved classified staff contracts for 2025–26. The board voted, by roll call, to approve the first reading of Board Policy Series 100, 200 and 300. The regular meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions in the minutes were approved unanimously (5–0). Specific motions recorded by mover/second in the minutes include the budget adoption (Williams/Shipley), approval of consent items (Mullen/Gourley), approval of the financial report (Williams/Mullen) and personnel actions as noted above.
