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Central Cass School Board denies robotics funding request, affirms policies and approves staffing and programs
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Central Cass School Board denied a request for robotics competition funding, directed governance to draft a policy on competition support, affirmed and amended multiple board policies, accepted two teacher resignations, authorized recruitment for a 0.625 high‑school FTE and voted to continue the district's four‑year‑old program.
The Central Cass School Board on Feb. 9, 2026 denied a request for district financial assistance for a state robotics competition and approved a package of personnel, policy and program actions at a regularly scheduled meeting in the District Office Conference Room.
Board President Joe Morken presided. After recording one absence (Troy Roesler) the board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, including minutes, the financial statement, bills paid, the food service report and the student activity report.
The most contested item was a request from the district robotics program for $500 to cover hotel rooms for a state competition. Shannon White proposed providing the $500, but that motion failed for lack of a second. A subsequent attempt to deny the request also died for lack of a second. Brent Everson then moved, and Paul Olsen seconded, to deny the robotics funding request and to refer the matter to the governance committee to develop a policy on providing support for state competitions. The motion carried with all members voting "Yes" except Shannon White.
The board also approved a slate of administrative and personnel actions. The board accepted resignations from teachers Gina Kapaun and Riley Iverson effective at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and authorized administration to advertise for an additional 0.625 high‑school full‑time equivalent position.
On programmatic and administrative items, the board voted unanimously to continue the district's four‑year‑old program. The board also authorized the Business Manager to conduct a joint election with Cass County according to the existing Joint Powers/Joint Election Agreement.
A substantial set of policy actions advanced at the meeting. The board affirmed a group of existing policies (including DDA, DBAB, DBBA, DCAD, DDBB and DDCA). It approved amendments on first reading to a larger group of policies and waived the second reading to expedite adoption, a motion that passed with all voting "Yes" except Shannon White. The board adopted Regulation ACCABR (Criteria For Granting Parent Offenders Privileges To Enter School Property) as the district's official regulation after a roll‑call vote that was 3–2 in favor (Kittleson, Olsen and Everson voting yes; White and Schultz voting no). The board affirmed the Political Leave Regulation (DDCA‑BR) and reaffirmed Governance policies 4 (Authority Delegated to the Superintendent) and 5 (Superintendent Accountability).
During public comment, Cassie Plante asked whether board and committee meetings were being recorded, and Nikki Zimmerman expressed support for the board's motion to have governance develop policy on funding for co‑curricular activities. The board adjourned at 7:32 p.m. The next regular board meeting was set for Monday, March 16, at 6:00 p.m. in the District Office Conference Room.
Actions recorded at the meeting included approval of the agenda and consent items; denial of the robotics funding request with a referral to governance; authorization of a joint election with Cass County; continuation of the four‑year‑old program; acceptance of two teacher resignations; authorization to advertise for 0.625 high‑school FTE; affirmation and amendment of multiple board policies and regulations.
