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Tri-Center board hears program reports, approves elementary yearbook hire

Tri-Center Community School District Board of Education · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Superintendent Angela Huseman and school principals reported on field trips, upcoming safety programs, Book Fair and curriculum items; the board approved hiring Addison Fischer for the elementary yearbook and set its November meeting for Nov. 19.

At the Oct. 8 meeting, Superintendent Angela Huseman and building principals Jami Bertelsen and Chad Harder, along with Curriculum Director Michelle Baatz, presented a series of administrative reports on school events and programs.

Reported items included pre-kindergarten and elementary field trips (PK to Valas on Oct. 7; kindergarten to Nishna Bend on Oct. 8; third grade to the Luminarium on Oct. 16; first grade to Hitchcock on Oct. 30); district participation in Speak Up Be Safe (Oct. 27–30); Monster Math (Oct. 28); a Book Fair scheduled during parent-teacher conferences and Monster Math; coordinated fire safety visits with the Minden and Neola fire departments; junior class visit to the state capital; 85 Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) online classes offered this fall; updates on flex time and the district phone policy; elementary Data Days on Tuesday and Wednesday; an ACT prep course for juniors and seniors; and radon testing status.

No public comments were recorded in the minutes. The board also approved, by motion moved by Katie Ausdemore and seconded by Jeremy VanArsdol, the hiring of Addison Fischer for the Elementary Yearbook position; that motion carried 4-0. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Nov. 19 at 6:00 p.m.

The minutes record the program items and the hire but do not include detailed descriptions of program budgets or personnel start dates.