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North Butler School Board approves $300,000 in budget cuts and several facility contracts
Summary
The North Butler Community School District Board unanimously approved $300,000 in 2026–27 budget reductions, accepted multiple personnel changes, approved several facility contracts (kitchen unit, grounds equipment, heating repairs, gym floor refinish), authorized an ethernet service agreement and set a public hearing on flexibility-account curriculum funds for April 13, 2026.
The North Butler Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved $300,000 in general-fund reductions for the 2026–27 school year and a package of facility and service contracts at its March 9, 2026 regular meeting in the Greene Media Center.
Board President Ty Crawford-Miller presided over the meeting. Superintendent Bryan Boysen and Business Manager/Board Secretary Shellee Bartlett were present. Heather Shook moved to approve the agenda and Jordan Nolz seconded; the board carried the motion unanimously.
In the meeting’s most consequential fiscal action, Board member Jordan Nolz moved and Heather Shook seconded approval of $300,000 in budget reductions for 2026–27; the motion carried unanimously. The board also approved February 2026 financial reports and the March bill listing (moved by Nolz, seconded by Hendrichs).
Personnel actions approved included resignations from Patti Hagen (2nd grade teacher), Melissa Lindaman (At-Risk teacher), Stephanie Paulus (science teacher), Kristine Detamore (social worker) and Holly McBurney (food service director/custodian). The board approved hiring Jordan Vanderloop as junior high boys track coach, a transfer for Samantha Jacobs (At-Risk teacher), substitute approval for Jordan Batey and volunteer approval for Ainsley Lovrien (softball). Those personnel motions were moved by Heather Shook and carried unanimously.
The board approved an agreement with Omnitel/Aercor for ethernet services (moved by Shook, seconded by Nolz), and approved participation in the 2026–27 AEA purchasing cooperative (IAEP) for school food service (moved by Shook, seconded by Nolz). The board also approved an FCCLA fundraiser request (moved by Nolz, seconded by Shook).
On facilities and maintenance contracts, the board approved the following unanimous motions: replacement of the Allison kitchen unit ventilator from Trane for $19,576.94 (moved by Shook, seconded by Hendrichs); grounds maintenance equipment from Van Wall for $8,830.32 (moved by Hendrichs, seconded by Engels); Allison building steam heating repairs from Young’s Plumbing & Heating for $8,713 (moved by Shook, seconded by Nolz); and gym floor refinishing by Hillyard for $7,800 (moved by Hendrichs, seconded by Engels).
The North Butler Education Association presented an initial proposal for the 2025–2028 master contract, which the minutes record as proposing a $250 base increase, a $1,700 extra-curricular base increase and a 3.14% total package; the proposal was entered into the record but no board action on bargaining terms was taken at this meeting.
The board set a public hearing for April 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Allison Media Center to consider using flexibility-account funds to purchase a new curriculum (motion moved by Sara Hendrichs, seconded by Dan Engels; carried unanimously).
The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Allison.
