The Interstate 35 Community School District Board is scheduled for a regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. on August 24 at the I-35 Secondary Library. The packet places a large set of policy revisions, two facilities expenditures, new administrative and operational job descriptions, financial reports, and personnel changes before the board.
Key Items on the Agenda
Extensive Board Policy Update
The action agenda includes a second reading of a broad policy update covering board governance, employment, student programs and conduct, instruction, financial management, records, technology, medication, and public access to district records.
Among the policies listed for updates are:
- Policy 201 — Board of Directors Elections
- Policy 203 — Board of Directors' Conflicts of Interest
- Policy 401.01 — Equal Employment Opportunity
- Policy 501.15 — Open Enrollment Transfers — Procedures as a Receiving District
- Policy 502.03 — Student Expression and Student Publications
- Policy 503.01 — Student Conduct
- Policy 507.02 — Administration of Medication to Students
- Policy 603.03 — Special Education
- Policy 605.04 — Technology and Instructional Materials
- Policy 701.05 — Fiscal Management
- Policy 705.01 — Purchasing — Bidding
- Policy 712 — Technology and Data Security
- Policy 901 — Public Examination of Records
The packet also identifies new policies and regulations addressing disruptive behavior, gifted and talented programming, technology and instructional materials, federal awards compliance, and time-and-effort reporting. Policy 603.04 on Multicultural/Gender Fair Education and Policy 603.10 on Global Education are listed for rescission.
Concrete Repairs — $19,977
The board is scheduled to consider a recommendation to approve $19,977 in Stromax concrete repairs. Supporting estimates divide that work into two groups: an $11,900 proposal for two student-parking concrete patches and an $8,077 proposal covering a new concrete sidewalk at the front elementary area and several parking repairs.
The packet also contains an estimate from Iowa Total Concrete LLC covering a broader collection of potential work. The action recommendation, however, specifically calls for approval of the $19,977 Stromax repairs.
Sprinkler-System Work — $11,734
The board is also scheduled to consider a recommendation to approve $11,734 for Johnson Controls to replace the sprinkler system's jockey pump controller.
The supporting Johnson Controls proposal describes work that includes replacement of the jockey pump controller, a cooling-system maintenance package, and annual service on the diesel engine for the sprinkler fire pump. The proposal lists a fixed price of $11,734.
New Job Descriptions
Four new job descriptions are on the action agenda:
- Food Service Director
- Director of Technology
- Transportation Director
- School Business Official
The packet recommendation is to approve the job descriptions as presented.
Financial Items
Monthly Bills and Financial Statements
The consent agenda includes monthly bills and financial statements, including general fund, lunch, and activity bills as well as estimated June and July statements of position.
The packet's bill reports show:
- General fund and other checking-account bills: $387,790.25
- Lunch bills: $10,600.76
- Activity bills: $19,929.98
The estimated June 30, 2026 General Fund report shows $12,862,663 in year-to-date expenses against a $12,937,762 budget. Instruction accounted for an estimated $8,314,377, or 64.64% of General Fund spending, while plant operation and maintenance totaled an estimated $1,319,800, or 10.26%.
July Financial Position
The district's estimated July 31 statement of position reports a General Fund balance of $3,952,957.71, compared with a beginning balance of $2,534,219.74 on July 1.
For July, the General Fund column reports $1,752,192.80 in revenue and $333,454.83 in expenditures, producing revenue over expenditures of $1,418,737.97 for the period reflected in the report.
Consent Agenda
The board is scheduled to consider the consent items together. In addition to financial reports, the consent agenda includes the July 20 regular meeting minutes, personnel changes, and open-enrollment requests.
Personnel Changes
The packet lists several hires for the 2026–2027 school year or beginning in August:
- Thomas Douglas — HS Assistant Football Coach
- Kelly Stark — Daycare PM Supervisor, effective July 1, 2026
- Katelynn Cook — HS Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
- Claire Cornett — American Sign Language Interpreter
- Melissa Ramsey — Associate, effective August 24, 2026
- Rylie Garner — Assistant Coach for Robotics, effective August 24, 2026
- Amelia Chandler — Daycare Associate, effective August 24, 2026
Two transfers are also listed: Makayla Dolan from Special Education Associate to Food Service Worker for 2026–2027, and Lacey Cunningham from Lead Custodian to Custodian effective August 19.
The packet lists resignations from Brad Nagel as co-assistant golf coach following the 2025–2026 school year, Heather Geddes as Daycare Associate effective August 17, and Lacey Cunningham as Custodian effective September 1. The packet notes that Nagel's coaching position is not expected to be replaced at this time because of participant numbers.
Open Enrollment
The consent materials identify four incoming kindergarten open-enrollment students and two outgoing students:
- Four kindergarten students are listed as enrolling into Interstate 35 from Clarke, Des Moines, and Nodaway Valley.
- Two students, in grades 11 and 9, are listed as enrolling out to Martensdale-St. Marys.
The packet does not list any of these requests as denied.
Superintendent Report and Public Participation
The superintendent's report includes a Facilities Update/Bond Update, although the agenda text does not provide substantive details about what will be presented.
The report also includes planning for IASB BoardCon and the Delegate Assembly, November 18–20 in Des Moines. Registration information is requested by October 15, 2026, and the packet notes that two board members had already indicated interest in being registered.
An open forum is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting. District residents, students, parents or guardians, and staff may address the board after signing up at the beginning of the meeting, with participation limited to five minutes per speaker. The packet notes that Iowa law prevents the board from discussing specific employees or students or their performance in that setting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Policy overhaul: The second-reading agenda item encompasses dozens of updated, new, and rescinded policies and regulations across major areas of district operations.
- $31,711 in facilities-related recommendations: The action agenda separately recommends $19,977 for Stromax concrete repairs and $11,734 for Johnson Controls sprinkler-system work.
- Operational staffing structure: Four new job descriptions covering food service, technology, transportation, and the School Business Official position are scheduled for consideration.
- Financial reporting: The consent agenda includes FY2026 year-end estimates, July financial-position data, and the district's monthly bills.
- Facilities and bond information: A Facilities Update/Bond Update is scheduled as part of the superintendent's report, but the packet does not provide enough detail to identify specific proposals or potential actions associated with that update.
The packet lists the district's next board meeting for Monday, September 28, 2026.
