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Hubbard-Radcliffe board approves budget amendment, personnel moves, bids and technology purchase
Summary
At its May 21 meeting the Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District board approved a 2024-25 certified budget amendment, accepted multiple resignations and retirements, approved new employment contracts and support-staff contracts, awarded bread and milk bids, and authorized a REAP-funded purchase of 60 Chromebooks. A $17,501.83 lawnmower purchase passed with Board President Jacob Bolson abstaining.
Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District trustees on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 approved a series of administrative and procurement items, including a 2024-25 certified budget amendment and the purchase of 60 Chromebooks using remaining REAP grant funds.
Board President Jacob Bolson called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Radcliffe School library. Superintendent Adam Zellmer presented the proposed 2024-25 certified budget amendment; no members of the public offered comments during the hearing and the board later approved the amendment on a motion by Tracey Rieks, seconded by Marty Eide.
The board accepted personnel changes and staffing actions. On motions carried unanimously, trustees accepted the resignations of Joey DeHart (junior high boys basketball and boys track coach), Kellie Drury (junior high girls basketball coach) and teacher Abbi Dollen, and recorded the retirement of Susan Lawrenz. The board also approved employment contracts for Nick Eller as junior high baseball coach for 2025 and for teacher Matt Johnson. The board approved a lane change for Rebecca Jensen, moving her from BA to BA24 for 2025-26, and approved support-staff contracts for the coming school year.
Procurement actions included awarding the district’s 2025-26 bread and milk bids to Bimbo Bakery and AE Dairy, respectively. The board unanimously approved a Trafera quote to purchase 60 Chromebooks and two carts for $24,418, to be paid from remaining REAP grant funding with any balance from SAVE funds. Trustees also approved the biennial review of the board’s 900 series policies.
A motion to purchase a 2024 zero-turn lawnmower from Van Wall Equipment for $17,501.83 using PPEL funds passed after a motion by Tracey Rieks, seconded by Marty Eide; Board President Jacob Bolson abstained from that vote. The minutes do not state a reason for the abstention.
The board approved an interfund transfer of $4,676.61 from the Concession Activity Fund to the All Athletics Fund to correct a negative balance. Superintendent Zellmer provided brief updates on the 2025 legislative session, open positions for 2025-26 hiring, and the status of two district solar projects; these were reported as updates with no formal actions recorded.
The board set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. in the Success Room at Hubbard School and adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Action details: motions were frequently made by Tracey Rieks and seconded by either Marty Eide or Kelli Miller as recorded in the minutes. Where the minutes state a vote was "carried unanimously," four board members were recorded present; the lawnmower purchase vote included one abstention by Board President Jacob Bolson.
