Meeting: Board of Education Regular Meeting
Date: July 9, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Administrative Building, 1496 480th St., Northwood, Iowa
The Northwood-Kensett Community School District Board of Education is scheduled to hold its regular meeting with reports, a consent agenda, an update on the elementary roof project, and several governance, financial, athletics, and service-agreement items on the agenda.
Key Items on the Agenda
Elementary Roof Project
Under old business, the board is scheduled to revisit the Elementary Roof Project. The agenda identifies the project for consideration but does not provide additional details about its status, cost, scope, contractor, or proposed action.
District Legal Counsel
The board is scheduled to consider appointing Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. as Northwood-Kensett Community School District legal counsel. The packet does not provide proposed terms or additional information about the appointment.
Board Secretary and Treasurer
The agenda calls for the board to consider appointing Kim Hengesteg as district Board Secretary and Treasurer. A related agenda item calls for approval of district depositories.
Bank Account Authorization
The board is scheduled to consider approving Addison Waller as an authorized signer on the district's NSB Bank accounts.
Financial and Contract Items
2025 Audit
The board is scheduled to consider approval of the district's 2025 audit from Nolte Cornman Johnson PC. The packet text identifies the audit as an approval item but does not provide audit findings, financial results, or recommendations.
Sports Medicine Services
The agenda includes proposed approval of a contract with Synergy for Sports Medicine Services for 2026–2033. The packet does not state the contract amount or describe the services and terms beyond the agenda item.
Superintendent Sharing Agreement
The board is scheduled to consider approval of a 2026–2027 Superintendent Sharing Agreement with St. Ansgar CSD. No financial terms, staffing allocation, or other agreement details are provided in the packet text.
Policy and Athletics
Board Policy Review
A Board Policy Review is included under new business. The packet does not identify specific policy numbers or describe proposed revisions.
HF2591 and Eighth-Grade Athletic Eligibility
The board is scheduled to review guidance from the IGHSAU and IHSAA regarding HF2591 and consider approval of the district's 8th Grade Athletic Eligibility Form. The packet text does not provide the guidance, the form's provisions, or further explanation of how HF2591 affects district athletics.
Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes several routine administrative and financial matters scheduled for consideration:
- Approval of minutes from the June 11, 2026 Regular Meeting
- Approval of bills for payment
- Financial reports
- Personnel matters involving resignations and contracts
The packet text does not provide the underlying bills, financial figures, personnel names, or contract details.
Reports and Public Participation
The agenda provides for reports from the principals, superintendent, and board members. No report content is included in the packet text.
The meeting also includes Recognition of Visitors/Public Comments, providing an opportunity for public participation before the board proceeds to reports and its business agenda.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items could result in board action, but the packet provides only brief agenda descriptions. Items to watch include the status of the Elementary Roof Project, appointments and financial authorizations for district governance, the 2025 audit, the 2026–2033 sports medicine services contract, the 2026–2027 superintendent sharing agreement, and the district's response to athletics guidance related to HF2591.
Because the packet does not provide supporting documents or detailed recommendations for these items, their specific terms, financial implications, and rationale cannot be determined from the supplied packet text.
The official public-body source for this packet is the Northwood-Kensett Community School District.
Provider: google-drive
Provider Meeting ID: google-drive-20260709-board-of-education-regular-meeting
Official Meeting Source URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WaOwjxuWyRp6juSyWHEQk1DFN_GrcsWl/view
Public body's meeting/document listing page: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NtYt2Avhoopr3gLgGlbk6ZuyQKiqJIvc
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