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Votes at a glance: Lamoni school board approves hires, contracts, policies and bids

Lamoni Community School District Board of Directors · June 1, 2026
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Summary

A summary of motions and unanimous votes from the Lamoni board’s May 11 meeting, including agenda approval, minutes and financials, denial of an open-enrollment application, policy readings, contracts, hires, and bid awards.

The Lamoni Community School District Board of Directors conducted multiple routine and substantive votes at its May 11, 2022 meeting. Below are the motions recorded in the board minutes and their outcomes.

- Approve agenda: Motion by Director Kris Stevenson, second by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz; carried unanimously (SEG 008).

- Approve minutes and monthly bills (except one open-enrollment application): Motion by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio, second by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz; carried unanimously (SEG 009).

- Deny open-enrollment application (did not meet qualifying cause and missed state deadline): Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 010).

- Suspend Robert’s Rules of Order at 6:35 p.m.: Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 018). Return to Robert’s Rules at 6:50 p.m.: same mover/second; carried unanimously (SEG 019).

- Approve purchase of specified property for $14,000 (subject to zoning, covenants, easements): Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 015–017).

- Approve Schemmer as district architectural firm and use ESSER funds for HVAC priorities: Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 020).

- Approve 2021–22 District Career Academic Plan: Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 022).

- Approve three-year-old preschool services as part of LEEP beginning 2022–23: Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 023).

- Approve hires for 2022–23: Natasha Rushing (1st-grade teacher) and Joseph Kacmarynski (3rd-grade teacher), effective Aug. 18, 2022. Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 025).

- Approve second reading of 300 series board policy with identified changes: Motion by Director Kris Stevenson, second by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio; carried unanimously (SEG 027).

- Approve Licensed Master Social Worker contract with Green Hills AEA for 2022–23: Motion by Director Kris Stevenson, second by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio; carried unanimously (SEG 028).

- Approve 2022–23 bread and milk bids: Hy-Vee (bread) and Anderson-Erickson (milk). Motion by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio, second by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz; carried unanimously (SEG 029).

- Establish date in June for a joint board work session with Central Decatur School District (date to be set): noted by the board (SEG 030).

- Adjournment at 8:18 p.m.: Motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kris Stevenson; carried unanimously (SEG 034).

Each motion recorded in the minutes passed unanimously among members present.