Key Items on the Agenda
The East Marshall Community School District Board of Education is scheduled for a special board meeting at 5:30 p.m. on August 10 at the District Office in Gilman, Iowa. The agenda includes consent items, personnel matters, athletics, school handbooks, policy updates, contracts, activity-account matters, and early bid packages.
Estes Early Bid Packages
The board is scheduled to consider approval of Estes early bid packages. The packet references an “Early Bid Packages Recommendation Letter” but does not provide bid amounts, contractors, project scope, or other details in the extracted text.
2026–27 Student Handbooks
The board is scheduled to consider approval of the Elementary and Jr/Sr High School handbooks and changes for the 2026–27 school year. The packet identifies an Elementary Handbook and a High School Handbook changes summary, but the extracted text does not detail the proposed revisions.
8th Grade Participation in High School Athletics
The agenda includes a discussion item on 8th-grade participation in high school athletic programs. No proposed policy, recommendation, or specific sports are identified for this item in the extracted packet text.
Major Financial and Contract Items
Hudl Subscription — $9,296.71
The board is scheduled to consider approval of the district’s Hudl subscription for the upcoming year at a cost of $9,296.71. The packet states that the price includes a $2,703.29 credit for paying early and that the subscription will be paid from the activity account.
Additional Fall Sports Fees
The packet proposes additional fall sports expenses that were added after earlier fees were approved:
- $500 for five officials at $100 each for a football scrimmage scheduled for Friday, August 21.
- $200 for high school and middle school entry fees to Colfax-Mingo on Thursday, September 10.
- The packet notes that an entry fee to MCC had previously been approved, but the teams are now attending Colfax-Mingo.
Athletic Training Services
The board is scheduled to consider the Sports Plus Athletic Training Services Contract for 2026–27. The extracted packet text identifies the contract but does not state its value or summarize its terms.
Activity Accounts and Funds
The board is also scheduled to consider closing and transferring activity accounts and their balances. The packet describes this as “Accounts to Close -> Destination Accounts for Balances,” but the extracted text does not identify the affected accounts, destinations, or balances.
Policy and Governance Items
The board is scheduled to consider policy updates that include second readings of policies in the 700 and 900 series:
- 707.05 — Internal Controls
- 710.04 — Meal Charges
- 712 — Technology & Data Security
- 713 — Responsible Technology Use & Social Networking
- 713 R(1) — Regulation, Responsible Technology Use & Social Networking
- 902.04 — Live Broadcast or Recording
- 903.01 — School Community Groups
- 905.03 — Weapons in the School District
The packet also identifies first readings associated with 2026 legislative changes: Vol. 34 #5 Policy Updates — 2026 Legislative Update, June 25, 2026, and Vol. 34 #6 Policy Updates — Additional Guidance for Disruptive Behavior Sample Policy, July 8, 2026. It notes that the new legislative-change policies are first readings except for 504.05, but the extracted text does not provide the individual changes or proposed language.
Athletics and Sharing Agreements
The board is scheduled to consider continuing several sports-sharing arrangements with neighboring districts for the 2026–27 school year. The packet states that the agreements are now completed online and identifies the planned arrangements as:
- Boys and girls tennis, swimming, and bowling with Marshalltown.
- Boys and girls soccer with South Tama, contingent on South Tama approval.
- Girls wrestling with South Tama.
- Boys wrestling involving Meskwaki and possibly GMG joining East Marshall.
For boys wrestling, the packet states that Mr. Wheater confirmed with the IHSAA that adding both schools to East Marshall’s enrollment would likely keep East Marshall in Class 1A rather than moving the program to Class 2A.
Consent Agenda
Open Enrollment
The consent agenda includes open-enrollment matters for the 2026–27 school year. The packet lists two incoming students:
- Elena Keen — 7th grade, from STC.
- Theodore Grabau — kindergarten, from Marshalltown.
The packet also lists four rescinded open-enrollment arrangements:
- Maci Veren — 7th grade, from Marshalltown; family move and current East Marshall student.
- Kenzi Veren — 5th grade, from Marshalltown; family move and current East Marshall student.
- Tate Veren — 2nd grade, from Marshalltown; family move and current East Marshall student.
- Emma Smith — 11th grade; returning to GMG, identified as the resident district.
Music Department Donations
The consent agenda includes two donations to the Music Department:
- $1,640 in memory of Carol Plum Freese.
- $200 from Rosemary Lyle in memory of Larry Koepnick.
Together, the two listed donations total $1,840.
Personnel Items
The packet lists the resignation of Patricia Haines-Robinson, Elementary Cook.
Contract approvals scheduled for consideration include:
- Teresa Schneider — Jr/Sr High School PM Custodial
- Brent Wiethorn — Elementary Custodian, 11 p.m.–7 a.m.
- Madelyn Bender — 7th Grade Volleyball
- Jeremiah Manken — 8th Grade Volleyball
- Dara McAllister — lane change increasing the contract from $54,100 to $55,080
- Kathy Kerr — Elementary Cook / Elementary Para
- Jodi Fuller — Mentor Teacher
- Payton Maday — Mentor Teacher
- Lory Harre — Jr/Sr High School Cook
- Stacy Netolicky — Elementary Yearbook
- Denny Allen — Mentor Teacher
The agenda also includes a separate volunteer-coaching personnel item, although the extracted packet text does not identify a proposed volunteer coach.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items could affect district operations during the 2026–27 school year. The board is expected to review school handbooks and a substantial set of policy updates, consider athletics-sharing arrangements and whether 8th graders may participate in high school programs, and act on contracts and sports-related expenses.
The agenda also includes a reminder to set a date for a Strategic Plan Work Session. No proposed work-session date is identified in the extracted packet text.
