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Allamakee board approves bids, contracts, policy readings and personnel via unanimous votes
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Allamakee Community School District board unanimously approved a consent agenda with personnel actions, awarded food-service and facilities contracts, approved a fee schedule, and advanced multiple policy readings; it also authorized joint legal representation with Ahlers & Cooney.
The Allamakee Community School District Board of Education met May 18 in the high school library and took a series of routine and procurement actions, approving personnel recommendations, awarding food-service contracts and authorizing facility repairs.
The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, bills, financial reports, personnel recommendations (including increased summer pay for building secretaries, the hiring of East Elementary secretary Dana Johnson and designation of Sadie Bucheit as first-grade PLC teacher leader), an office-space lease renewal with Keystone and several software renewals. Jesse Delaney moved to approve the consent agenda; Kelly Deeney seconded, and all five board members voted yes.
On procurement, the board awarded the milk bid to Anderson Ericson and the bread bid to Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. for the 2026–27 school year (motion by Beth Shafer; second by Kelly Deeney). It approved a proposal from Darold Berger Masonry for high school masonry repairs totaling $13,500 (motion by Kelly Deeney; second by Beth Shafer) and accepted a $6,939.84 quote from Imperial Dade to recoat gym floors at the high school, middle school and East Elementary (motion by Jesse Delaney; second by John Palmer). All motions passed on unanimous voice votes.
The board approved the 2026–27 student fee schedule (motion by Jesse Delaney; second by John Palmer) and granted first and second readings for numerous board policies. The board completed a second reading and approved an extensive set of student- and conduct-related policies in the 500–503 series, covering items such as attendance, transfers, conduct, restraint and seclusion, and student electronic-device rules. On a separate vote, the board directed revisions to Board Policy 705.01 (Purchasing-Bidding) to lower previously proposed threshold amounts and scheduled the revised policy for a second reading next month (motion by Beth Shafer; second by John Palmer).
The board also approved a joint representation consent and engagement with Ahlers & Cooney law firm (motion by John Palmer; second by Jesse Delaney).
Votes at a glance - Approve revised agenda: mover Beth Shafer; second John Palmer; vote: 5–0 (Helgerson, Shafer, Delaney, Deeney, Palmer). - Consent agenda (minutes, bills, financial reports, personnel actions, lease and software renewals): mover Jesse Delaney; second Kelly Deeney; vote: 5–0. - Milk and bread bids (Anderson Ericson; Pan-O-Gold Baking Co.): mover Beth Shafer; second Kelly Deeney; vote: 5–0. - 2026–27 fee schedule: mover Jesse Delaney; second John Palmer; vote: 5–0. - High school masonry repairs (Darold Berger Masonry, $13,500): mover Kelly Deeney; second Beth Shafer; vote: 5–0. - Recoat gym floors (Imperial Dade, $6,939.84): mover Jesse Delaney; second John Palmer; vote: 5–0. - Second reading and approval of policy series 500–503: mover Kelly Deeney; second John Palmer; vote: 5–0. - Direct Purchasing-Bidding policy (705.01) threshold revisions and return for second reading: mover Beth Shafer; second John Palmer; vote: 5–0. - First reading of policy series 504–508 (student activities, records, health, graduation, wellness): mover Beth Shafer; second Kelly Deeney; vote: 5–0. - Joint representation/engagement with Ahlers & Cooney: mover John Palmer; second Jesse Delaney; vote: 5–0. - Adjournment at 6:29 p.m.: mover John Palmer; second Kelly Deeney; vote: 5–0.
The board’s actions were largely procedural and unanimous; most items were routine approvals or first/second policy readings. No item in the transcript record was tabled, defeated, or recorded with dissenting votes. The meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for June 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the high school library.
