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Hubbard-Radcliffe board approves 2025-26 budget, service contracts and personnel changes
Summary
The Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District Board approved the 2025-26 certified budget and a slate of contracts and personnel actions April 21, 2025, voting unanimously with four members present; the board also accepted a paraeducator resignation and heard routine school reports.
The Board of Education of the Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District approved its 2025–26 certified budget and a series of contracts and personnel actions at a regular meeting April 21, 2025, in the Success Room at Hubbard School. The meeting was called to order by Superintendent Dr. Adam Zellmer at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the 2025–26 certified budget as presented (motion by Laura Imsland, second by Marty Eide). Four board members were present — Marty Eide, Laura Imsland, Kelli Miller and Jacob Bolson (participating by phone) — and one member, Tracey Rieks, was absent.
Board members also approved a number of operational and personnel items. The board accepted the resignation of paraeducator Maggie Melton, effective April 25, 2025 (motion by Kelli Miller, second by Laura Imsland). The board approved an FMLA leave request for employee Jacey Bathie; the minutes record approval but do not specify dates (motion by Kelli Miller, second by Marty Eide).
The board approved a boiler maintenance service agreement with Garratt Callahan for the Hubbard-Radcliffe elementary building for $7,200 (motion by Laura Imsland, second by Kelli Miller). It also approved a three‑year Timberline Medicaid billing service agreement covering July 2025 through June 2028 (motion by Laura Imsland, second by Marty Eide). Specific contract terms beyond the length and the boiler-service fee were not recorded in the minutes.
Other approvals included middle school fundraiser requests to sell eggs and ducks to raise funds for PBIS end-of-year activities (motion by Marty Eide, second by Kelli Miller); fall and winter activities supplemental contracts for 2025–26 (motion by Marty Eide, second by Laura Imsland); and the board’s review of the 800 Series of School Board Policy (motion by Kelli Miller, second by Laura Imsland). All motions recorded in the minutes carried unanimously.
During the meeting, Elementary Principal Brian Mangold reported on a book fair that raised money for new library books and donations to the Books for Kids program; he also said the elementary restarted a Mileage Club and that the Hansen Family donated Just Like Caitlin books to third grade. Middle School Principal Kevin Henrichs reported that ISASP testing would finish the following Tuesday, a Move Up Day for fifth graders was scheduled for May 8, eighth graders had attended a high school Career Expo on April 11, and students attended the State FFA Convention April 14–15. The South Hardin High School report was submitted to the board by Mr. Rundall, and Sherri Walker submitted a director-level report on teaching, learning and assessment. Dr. Zellmer noted the superintendent’s report was available in the district drive.
On staffing, Dr. Zellmer reported that all teacher contracts offered have been returned and that the district still seeks a part‑time elementary music teacher, saying the district "may need to be creative" to fill the position; the minutes do not elaborate on specific recruitment steps or timelines.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting to be held in the Radcliffe School Library; date and time were to be determined. The meeting was recorded in the minutes as having no public comments during the budget hearing and then adjourning at 7:02 p.m.
All motions and recorded outcomes were unanimous among those present; where the minutes did not specify details (for example, FMLA dates or contract line items), the article states that such details were not specified in the minutes.
