Meeting: 08/31/2026 - 05:30 PM Special Board Meeting Board Meeting
Scheduled time: 5:30 PM
Location: Administrative Offices, Chariton, Iowa, with Zoom joining information included in the agenda.
Key Items on the Agenda
Board Director Vacancy
The central item for the special meeting is filling a vacancy on the Chariton Community School District Board of Directors. The agenda schedules the board to discuss and review appointment candidates before moving to a separate action item for the appointment.
Seven candidate applications or letters of interest are included in the packet:
- Carolyn Sealine
- Bill Brown
- Pamela Burlin
- Dustin Cain
- Brandon May
- Stephanie Clark
- Carl Tubbs
The candidates describe a range of backgrounds, including previous school board service, education and coaching, finance and banking, agriculture, management, nonprofit work, public policy, community service, and parent involvement.
Candidate Review and Appointment Process
The packet separates candidate review from the formal appointment. Following discussion and review of the candidates, the board is scheduled to consider nominations for the vacant director position.
The agenda states that nominations will be taken and that a roll-call vote will occur after a nomination receives a second. The recommended action leaves the nominee's name blank for the board to determine at the meeting.
The packet also indicates that the newly appointed director is expected to take the Oath of Office, facilitated by Vice President Willis.
Consent Agenda
Personnel Changes
The consent agenda includes several proposed personnel actions. The listed hires and contracts are identified as pending background checks:
- Ashlynn Selvy — part-time Columbus Associate
- Luke Lahart — 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach
- Dan Reynolds — 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
- Marilyn Wilson — part-time Nutrition Service Assistant at Columbus
- Shayna Krutsinger — part-time Nutrition Service Assistant at Van Allen
The packet also lists the transfer of Deb Kauffman to Middle School Kitchen Manager and the resignation of Shelby Blanchard as a Van Allen Associate.
Open Enrollment
The consent agenda includes open-enrollment matters. The packet identifies an August 24, 2026 request for Keyana Rice, kindergarten, to enroll out to EBF for HSAP for the 2026–2027 school year.
It also identifies an August 11, 2026 request from Dylon Brown, ninth grade, from Wayne as an open-enrollment request into Chariton that is listed for denial because the request was late and services were unavailable.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The board director appointment is the primary substantive action scheduled for the special meeting. The packet provides applications from seven candidates, followed by an agenda process calling for nominations, a second, and a roll-call vote.
If an appointment is made as contemplated by the agenda, the packet provides for the selected director to take the Oath of Office during the meeting.
The board is also scheduled to consider approval of the agenda and the consent agenda, including personnel and open-enrollment items.
Next Board Meeting
The packet identifies the next regular board meeting as September 14, 2026.
The official public-body source for this packet is the Chariton Community School District meeting page provided through Simbli.
Official Meeting Source URL:
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36032048&MID=32700
Meeting/document listing page:
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/SB_MeetingListing.aspx?S=36032048
Provider: simbli
Provider Meeting ID: 32700
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials.
