Meeting: 08/26/2026 - 06:30 PM Regular Board Meeting Tentative Agenda Board Meeting
Location: Seymour Community Schools Board Room, 100 South Park, Seymour, Iowa
The Seymour Community School District Board is scheduled to consider financial reports and bills, a group of FY27 personnel and operational-sharing agreements, the first reading of a behavior policy, nondiscrimination notices, designation of a Level I investigator, acceptance of the FY25 audit, and a facilities-use policy. The agenda also includes director reports and public comment.
Key Items on the Agenda
Operational Sharing Agreements
The board is scheduled to consider several operational-sharing agreements for the 2026-27 school year. The packet includes agreements covering human resources, special education administration, family and consumer science, the superintendent, business/work-based learning/FBLA responsibilities, secondary counseling, and operations and maintenance.
Several agreements would share Seymour employees with Mormon Trail Community School District:
- Superintendent: Ronald Scott Valentine would be shared 50% with Seymour and 50% with Mormon Trail from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The agreement lists a total annual employment cost of $156,731.48, allocated $78,365.74 to each district.
- Special Education Director: Taylor Knowles would be anticipated to serve Seymour for 80% of contracted time and Mormon Trail for 20%.
- Secondary School Counselor: Shelby Banks would be anticipated to serve Seymour for 80% of contracted time and Mormon Trail for 20%.
- Human Resource Manager: Corrie Wray would be anticipated to serve Seymour for 80% of contracted time and Mormon Trail for 20%.
- Business Teacher and related programs: Ashley Kaster would be shared with Mormon Trail. Her business-teacher assignment is allocated 75% to Seymour and 25% to Mormon Trail, while her FBLA and CTE/RPP/Perkins/work-based-learning responsibilities are allocated 50/50. The agreement's cost worksheet totals $77,616.28, with $55,689.50 allocated to Seymour and $21,926.78 to Mormon Trail.
A separate agreement with Centerville Community School District would share Family Consumer Science Teacher Tanecia Walker on a 50/50 basis. The annual cost worksheet totals $67,584, allocating $33,792 to each district.
Personnel Contracts and Assignments
The agenda includes resignations, new contracts and new letters of assignment. The packet contains a substantial group of FY27 activity and extra-duty contracts covering athletics, student activities, instructional leadership and other district responsibilities.
Among the proposed instructional-associate assignments are:
- Samantha Summers — $15.96 per hour
- Janelle Sindelar — $15.76 per hour
- Lisa Van Houten — $15.76 per hour
The letters identify the positions as hourly, at-will assignments for the 2026-27 school year.
The activity and extra-duty materials include contracts for coaching, technology assistance, student organizations, academic activities, class sponsorships and Teacher Leadership and Compensation roles. Examples include a $5,500 TLC Instructional Coach/Professional Development Coordinator contract, a $5,250 Perkins/Work-Based Learning/CTE/RPP Coordinator contract, and multiple coaching and extracurricular assignments.
Major Financial Items
August Payroll
The consent agenda includes August 2026 payroll. The payroll report lists:
- Total wages paid: $208,614.47
- District-paid benefits: $69,159.23
- Payroll register cash total: $277,773.70
The wages consist of $26,356.79 in hourly wages and $182,257.68 in contract wages.
Bills and Financial Reports
The consent agenda also includes financial reports, approval of bills and additional bills. An August invoice listing totals $79,119.37.
The detailed board report identifies expenditures across several funds. Examples include $11,265.04 to Alliant Energy, $6,644 to Mahaska Communication Group for cameras, an Axis station, licensing, labor and troubleshooting, and $5,052.90 to TCI for curriculum-related materials and licensing.
The detailed report also shows $9,347.30 in Activity Fund expenditures and $18,298.97 in School Nutrition Fund expenditures. Activity Fund expenses include $7,500 for a Turf Tank subscription, while the nutrition expenses include summer food-service dairy and food purchases.
Cash Position
The FY27 cash-flow report shows the district's listed General Fund grouping beginning the fiscal year with a July 1 balance of $1,490,013.51. The report records $1,837,209.82 in revenue and $1,933,317.22 in bank-statement expenditures, producing a reported end-of-month cash position of $1,393,906.11.
Policy and Governance Items
First Reading of Behavior Policy
The board is scheduled for a first reading of a behavior policy identified on the agenda as the “7-Step Behavior Plan.” Supporting materials reference Policy 503.01 and 503.01R, along with plans from Wayne and Mt. Ayr provided as examples.
Because this is identified as a first reading, the packet does not establish final adoption of the proposed behavior-policy changes at this meeting.
Facilities Usage Policy
The agenda also lists a first reading of the Facilities Usage Policy. Supporting materials include the proposed facilities-use policy along with indemnity and membership agreements.
The minutes included in this packet document that a Facilities Usage Policy received a first-reading vote at the August 5 special board meeting. The August 26 agenda nevertheless identifies the current facilities-use item as a first reading, so the packet does not establish what final action, if any, will be taken at this meeting.
Nondiscrimination Notices
The board is scheduled to review annual and continuous nondiscrimination notices associated with the district's Equal Educational Opportunity policy.
The packet's 102-EH(1) Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination and 102-EH(2) Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination are listed as adopted, with an original adoption date of October 23, 2023 and a last revision and review date of February 18, 2026. The notices state the district's nondiscrimination policy and provide information about grievance procedures and the district's Title IX coordinator.
Level I Investigator
An action item calls for a board vote on a Level I Investigator. The supporting packet includes a certificate showing Corrie Wray completed Level One Investigator Training: Chapter 102 on June 22, 2026, with an expiration date of June 22, 2031.
FY25 Audit
The agenda includes presentation of the FY25 audit during director reports and a separate action item described as “FY25 Audit - Board action of acceptance and approval.”
The packet therefore indicates that the audit is scheduled to be presented and then brought to the board for potential acceptance and approval. The packet does not establish the outcome of that proposed action.
Consent Agenda
The consent agenda is scheduled to include:
- Approval of the August 26 agenda
- Approval of previous meeting minutes
- August FY27 payroll
- Financial reports
- Approval of bills
- Additional bills
The previous minutes included in the packet are from the August 5, 2026 Special Board Meeting. Those minutes document prior actions, including approval of the 2026-27 Student/Parent Handbook, Seymour Virtual Academy Handbook, Seymour Flex-Ed Program Handbook and Sick Bank Policy, as well as several personnel actions.
Reports and Upcoming Events
The agenda provides time for reports from teachers, coaches, guidance, marketing, daycare, the school business office, athletic director, information technology, transportation, maintenance, the principal, superintendent, board, CSIAC Committee and Activities Committee.
The upcoming-events section identifies a future regular board meeting and notes September 23 for a speaker from the University of Northern Iowa and board discussion. The agenda also includes CSIAC and special-event items.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Operational sharing: The board has seven sharing agreements on the action agenda, including arrangements with Mormon Trail and Centerville covering district leadership, student services, instruction and operations.
- Personnel: Numerous FY27 contracts and three instructional-associate letters of assignment are included for consideration.
- Behavior policy: The proposed 7-Step Behavior Plan is scheduled for a first reading, with Policy 503.01 and 503.01R among the supporting materials.
- FY25 audit: The audit is scheduled for presentation and a separate board action on acceptance and approval.
- Facilities use: The board has another facilities-use policy item on the agenda, with supporting indemnity and membership documents.
- District finances: August payroll totals $277,773.70, while the packet also includes cash-flow reports, bills and detailed expenditure records.
The official public-body source for this packet is the Seymour Community School District's Simbli meeting page.
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