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Jesup board approves playground contracts, staffing and program costs; denies one leave request
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Jesup Community School District board approved multiple purchase orders and personnel hires, authorized a $60,373.51 MSA for EL excess costs, approved a Dunkerton wrestling sharing agreement and a temporary leave bank, and denied a leave request 3-1.
The Jesup Community School District Board of Directors voted on a package of contracts, personnel actions and program approvals during its Oct. 13 regular meeting.
Vice President Nate Clayberg called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The board approved the agenda and the previous month’s minutes on a motion by Trumbauer, seconded by Jung; the board recorded the vote as all ayes.
The board approved a consent package that included Change Order #18 for $25,776.12; purchase of a playground surface from Game Time for $47,124 and Game Time playground installation for $49,225; and a drainage contract with Jesup Land Improvement for $29,474. The consent items also covered October 2025 claims, September 2025 financials, facility usage requests (including Mat Club on Dec. 7), the September transportation report, open-enrollment updates, and two fundraisers (Nothing Bundt Cakes and Cherrydale) as presented. The motion to approve the consent items carried with all ayes.
Personnel items approved in the consent bundle included resignations from Rod Chamberlin (sub bus driver), Joe Gebel (maintenance/grounds assistant) and Deb Neilsen (kitchen), and recommendations to hire Tyler Ciesielski; Emily Treptow (assistant girls basketball); Cyndi Nuehring (Rural PLC facilitator); Michelle Klein (PLC facilitator); Trela Rottinghaus (play director); Izzy Decklever (declamation director); and Mandy Cobb (kitchen).
On a separate personnel matter, the board considered a leave-of-absence request and denied it. Trumbauer moved and Youngblut seconded the motion; the vote was recorded as 3 ayes and 1 nay, with Jung voting against the denial.
The board also approved several standalone motions: appointing Nate Clayberg as the district representative to the 2025 Iowa School Board Association Delegate Assembly; approving an MSA for English Learner (EL) excess costs in the amount of $60,373.51; approving a middle-school sharing agreement with Dunkerton for boys and girls wrestling; approving school board policy updates; and establishing a temporary certified leave bank for this year that allows up to three donated sick days to support a certified staff member. All of these motions were recorded as carried with all ayes.
The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2025.
