The Woodbury Central Community School District Board is scheduled to meet at 6:00 p.m. on August 10 at the Woodbury Central Library in Moville. The agenda includes financial approvals, policy readings, personnel recommendations, staff handbooks, facilities and transportation updates, and action to schedule a public hearing involving $137,000 in flexibility-account funds.
Key Items on the Agenda
$137,000 Flexibility Account Hearing
The board is scheduled to consider setting a September 14, 2026, 6:00 p.m. public hearing at the high school library on a proposed resolution allowing Flexibility Account funds to be spent for any General Fund purpose. The packet recommends directing publication of the required hearing notice.
The $137,000 identified as unexpended and unobligated consists of:
- $29,000 from Home School Assistance
- $50,000 from the Teacher Leadership Supplement
- $36,000 from Statewide Voluntary Preschool
- $22,000 from Teacher Quality Professional Development
The proposed notice cites Chapters 21 and 298A of the Iowa Code.
Staff Handbooks and Employment Policies
The board is scheduled to consider accepting the Classified and Certified Staff Handbooks as presented. Materials associated with the item include draft policies addressing leaves, para professionals, secretarial staff, custodial staff and bus drivers.
Assistance Animals and Disruptive Behavior Policies
The agenda calls for a second reading of Policy 105, identified in the packet materials as Assistance Animals, and Policy 503.11, Disruptive Behavior. Supporting materials also include draft removal procedures under Policy 503.11-R(1) and procedures for nonviolent behavior involving students with an IEP under Policy 503.11-R(2).
The policies are presented as an upcoming board action; the packet does not establish the outcome of the second reading.
Major Financial Items
Bills and Prepaid Checks
The board is scheduled to consider approval of bills and prepaid checks across several district funds. The agenda recommendation lists current bills of:
- $39,793.65 from the General Fund
- $7,709.00 from the PPEL Fund
- $12,803.78 from the Activity Fund
- $399.00 from the Nutrition Fund
The recommendation separately lists prepaid checks of:
- $36,937.90 from the General Fund
- $8,489.99 from the PPEL Fund
- $65,828.90 from the Management Fund
- $26,000.00 from the Sales Tax Fund
- $3,069.05 from the Activity Fund
Supporting financial documents include July revenue and fund-recap reports, energy information, purchasing-card payments, August board bills and prepaid checks.
July Financial Position
The July 2026 revenue report records $1,462,809.24 in total revenue across the funds included in that report. The district's July 31 recapitulation also reports substantial balances across its General, Management, PPEL, Sales Tax, Activity and Lunch funds, among others.
Among the larger individual expenditures shown in the supporting records are $26,000 for a new 2026 Chevrolet Trax, paid from the Sales Tax Fund, and $7,079 for a softball scoreboard listed in the August PPEL bills.
The August bill report also includes facilities and operating expenses such as $11,059.14 to MidAmerican Energy, $6,955.60 to MTC Mechanical, $5,175 to DUCTZ of Siouxland for cleaning office ducts and $2,694.77 for a power-washer repair.
Personnel
The board is scheduled to consider accepting the resignation of Holli Gray as lead teacher.
The packet also recommends approval of several contracts and volunteer coaching assignments:
- Nathan Sherlock — MS boys' basketball coach
- Megan Cross — assistant varsity volleyball coach, volunteer
- Tim Terveer — assistant football coach, volunteer
- Ben Mueggenberg — physics teacher, 2/8 position
- Tanya Chapman — elementary para
- Hannah Thomas — elementary para
- Jennifer Bradley — MS/HS para
- Danielle Edwards — HS para
Facilities, Transportation and Operations
The agenda includes facilities, grounds and transportation updates. Superintendent Mr. Luxford is expected to provide transportation information, while Brent Errritt is identified as providing facility updates; a separate facilities report also notes that Ashton will provide an update.
The superintendent's report states that an update concerning school theft in the shop area/facility is ongoing. The packet does not provide additional details about the incident or its status.
Financial records also show several recent facilities-related costs, including mechanical work, electrical repairs, duct cleaning, ball-field work and utility expenses.
Energy Use
The packet's energy comparison shows July 2026-27 costs of $29.74 for natural gas and $11,044.27 for electricity. For July 2025-26, the comparison lists $1,028.70 for natural gas and $15,520.15 for electricity.
Electricity usage for July is listed at 111,487 kWh, compared with 175,559 kWh for July of the prior year, a reported 36% decrease. The report lists zero natural-gas CCF usage for July 2026-27.
District and Community Updates
The superintendent's report notes attendance at the SAI conference in Des Moines from August 4 through August 6 and identifies several finalized donations supporting 2026-27 back-to-school opportunities. Organizations and businesses listed include Chesterman's, Jolly Time Popcorn, Palmer Candy, Hy-Vee and Walmart, along with nine Siouxland-area businesses or trades supporting back-to-school T-shirts.
The packet also lists a Wildcat Den event for August 12, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge.
The celebrations portion of the agenda recognizes custodial staff for their work preparing for the 2026-27 school year and FFA members and other students for their work preparing for the Woodbury County Fair.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The most consequential scheduled action is the proposal to establish the September 14 public hearing on the $137,000 Flexibility Account transfer, which could make previously restricted or categorical funds available for any General Fund purpose if the subsequent resolution moves forward.
The board is also expected to address the second reading of student-behavior and assistance-animal policies, consider staff handbooks and associated employment policies, act on personnel recommendations, review district finances, and receive facilities, transportation and superintendent updates.
