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Riceville board elects leadership, approves safety-grant security bids and routine personnel and financial items
Summary
At its Dec. 16 organizational meeting, the Riceville Comm School District Board of Education elected Karl Fox president and Guertin vice-president, approved security-grant vendor bids for both school buildings, accepted personnel changes and approved several routine financial and program items.
The Board of Education of the Riceville Comm School District met Dec. 16, 2024, in the district Board Room and reorganized its leadership, approved safety-grant security bids for both school buildings, accepted personnel changes and approved routine financial and program items.
In the organizational portion of the meeting, Eastman nominated Karl Fox, who was elected president by a 5-0 vote and sworn in by Board Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Dunn. Eastman then nominated Guertin for vice‑president; the board voted 5-0 to elect Guertin, and Dunn administered the oath. McCarthy moved to appoint Jennifer Dunn as board secretary/treasurer; the motion passed and Dunn took the oath of office.
The board approved bids tied to a safety grant for district buildings. For the elementary building the board recorded two bids: Central Lock and Key for $10,947 and Acme Electric for $10,896. For the high school the recorded bids were Central Lock and Key for $10,593 and Acme Electric for $12,145. The motion to approve those bids was made by Guertin, seconded by Hale, and carried.
On personnel matters the board accepted the resignation of high school English teacher June Bohr (motion by Guertin, seconded by McCarthy; roll‑call recorded all five members voting Aye). The board approved the hire of Elizabeth Asfhal as middle school science teacher (motion by Hale, seconded by Guertin; roll‑call 5 Aye) and approved Leah Wagner as a substitute teacher (motion by Guertin, seconded by McCarthy; roll‑call 5 Aye).
The board also approved routine administrative and financial items: appointing Ahlers & Cooney and Walk & Murphy as school attorneys; naming First Security Bank as the district’s bank depository with a $3 million amount; approving a Cheer Camp fundraiser; authorizing RAC membership fee increases (single $125 to $130, couple $150 to $160, family $200 to $210); and approving an SBRC application for increased enrollment in the amount of $77,477.40. All motions were approved by five ayes unless otherwise noted.
During the meeting student representatives reported on several school activities — including new computers, the winter sports season, FFA fundraising and contests, a Lighthouse pancake breakfast, Big Brother/Big Sister programming and themed dress‑up days — and Student Representative Miller asked the board for feedback on a personal project. Principal Heather Suckow updated the board on Reader’s Theater and preliminary preschool enrollment figures. Superintendent Barb Schwamman reported on professional activity (including ISFIS conference participation and a finance Zoom with Larry Siegal) and noted Elizabeth Klaes’s assistance with a daycare grant; the board also held a discussion about school buses and junior high girls split between basketball and wrestling seasons.
The board set its regular meeting schedule for the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and scheduled the next meeting for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
