Regular Board Meeting – July 21, 2025 – High School Conference Room – Delhi, Iowa

The regular meeting of the Maquoketa Valley Board of Education was called to order by President Donna Kunde at 5:30 p.m.  on July 21, 2025.  All motions carried unanimously unless otherwise noted. 

Board Members Present: Dabroski, Feldmann, Kunde, Overman, Zietlow

Board Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Supt. Troy Osterhaus, Scot Moenck, and Erika Vanderloop

Visitors Present: Mike Putz

Motion was made by Dabroski, seconded by Feldmann to approve the meeting agenda as presents.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the consent items were approved.  All ayes.  Carried.

Scot Moenck, Activities Director, presented the Board with a recap of the school year activities.

Two open enrollment requests out were approved in a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Feldmann.  All ayes.  Carried.           

The following personnel recommendations were approved in a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann:

               Jennifer De Vore – employed as Paraprofessional

               Samantha Ries – employed as Paraprofessional

               Cassidy Schwandt – employed as Paraprofessional

               Keri Cook – employed as Paraprofessional

All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman the Board approved the following handbooks: Coaches/Sponsors, MV School Staff, High School Student, Middle School Student and Elementary Student.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow the Board approved the 2025-2026 PowerSchool Access Agreement with Grant Wood.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the 2025-2026 Managed Service Contract from Infrastructure Technology Solutions was approved.  All ayes.  Carried.

The Board approved the 2025-2026 Contract for Teaching Services from Kirkwood Community College in a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Overman.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Zietlow the Board approved the 2025-2026 Kirkwood Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Contract.  This allows students to take classes from Kirkwood through the Jones Regional Center in Monticello and earn college credits while still in high school.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann the Board approved the 2025-2026 Concurrent Enrollment Contract with Northeast Iowa Community College.  Again, this allows students to earn college credit while still in high school. The courses may be taken online or in-house by students that elect to enroll.  All ayes.  Carried.

Changes to the following board policies were reviewed in response to new Iowa laws:

               102 – Equal Educational Opportunity

               102.R1 – Equal Education Opportunity – Grievance Procedure

               102.E1 – Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination

               102.E2 – Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination

               102.E3 – Notice of Section 504 Student and Parental Rights

               102.E4 – Discrimination Complaint Form

               102.E5 – Witness Disclosure Form

               102.E6 – Disposition of Complaint Form

               302.01 – Superintendent Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment

               303.02 – Administrator Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment

               401.01 – Equal Employment Opportunity

               600 – Goals and Objectives of the Education Program

               603.04 – Multicultural/Gender Fair Education

               710.01R1 – School Food Program – School Nutrition Program Civil Rights Complaints

               710.01E1 – School Nutrition Program Notices of Nondiscrimination

               710.01E2 – Child Nutrition Program Civil Rights Complaint Form

Motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann to waive the second reading and adopt these policies on the first official reading.  All ayes.  Carried.

Language changes to Board Policy Series 500 were reviewed.  In a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Dabroski Board Policy Series 500 were reviewed and approved on the first official reading.  All ayes.  Carried.

The 2025-2026 St. Joseph’s Daycare Food Service Agreement was approved in a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow Erika Vanderloop was appointed as the School Business Official for the 2025-2026 school year.  All ayes.  Carried.

The Board approved the Superintendent authority to seek the advice of appropriate legal counsel as needed among the firms listed:

               Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweidler of Des Moines

               Hanson Law Office, Manchester

               Iowa Association of School Boards

               School Administrators of Iowa

Motion by Overman, seconded by Feldmann to approve this list.  All ayes.  Carried.

The Board approved the following district depositories with limits not to exceed $10,000,000 in a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Feldmann:

               Citizens State Bank

               Community Savings Bank

               F&M Bank

               Heritage Bank

All ayes.  Carried.

The Board approved the 2025-2026 teachers Amazon Wish List in a motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman.  The process, which was recently updated, allows each building principal to approve the list and then forward the request to the Superintendent for final approval.  All ayes. Carried.

John Zietlow and Mike Feldmann will serve on the July audit committee.

The Board went through the process of choosing their top five IASB Legislative Priorities and will submit these to IASB for the 2026 legislative session.

Motion by Feldmann, seconded by Overman to adjourn the meeting at 6:09 p.m.  All ayes.  Carried.

Regular Board Meeting – August 18, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. – High School Library – Delhi, Iowa

The regular meeting of the Maquoketa Valley Board of Education was called to order by President Donna Kunde at 5:30 p.m. on August 18, 2025.  All motions carried unanimously unless otherwise noted.

Board Members Present –Dabroski, Kunde, Overman, Zietlow

Board Members Absent – Feldmann

Staff Present – Supt. Troy Osterhaus, Erika Vanderloop, Haylee Lau and Jill Hoeger

Visitors Present – Bianka Ronnebaum, Caden Kremer, Ford Domeyer, Ty Hoeger and Mike Putz

Motion was made by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow to approve the meeting agenda as presented.  All ayes.  Carried 

Motion was made by Overman, seconded by Dabroski to approve the consent items.  All ayes.  Carried.

The FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation team of Bianka Ronnebaum, Caden Kremer, Ford Domeyer and Ty Hoeger updated the Board on their experience at the Royal Highland Show Tour held in Europe this past June.  The team expressed her appreciation to the Board for allowing students to attend these types of events as it was a learning experience for them all.

Five open enrollment requests out and two open enrollment requests in were approved in a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Overman.  All ayes.  Carried.

The following personnel recommendations were approved in a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow:

               Kelly Wilson – employed as Food Service

               Nathan Beitz – employed as Assistant High School Football Coach

               Brynn Boeckenstedt – employed as Full-Time Substitute

All ayes.  Carried.

The cell phone reimbursement to Mr. Mangold in the amount of $50 per month was approved in a motion by Overman, seconded by Dabroski.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Zietlow, seconded by Overman the 2025-2026 fundraising requests were approved.  All ayes.  Carried.

In a motion by Overman, second by Zietlow the Board approved the 2025-2026 Bus Driver Handbook and Preschool Handbooks were approved.   All ayes.  Carried.

The Board approved the 2025-2026 Letter of Agreement with Monticello for the Alternative High School in a motion by Overman, seconded by Dabroski.  All ayes. 

In a motion by Dabroski, seconded by Zietlow the Board approved out of state FFA travel request from Ms. Lau for the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI on September 30, 2025 and the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, IN on October 28^th – November 1^st.  All ayes.  Carried.

Pam Overman will serve on the August audit committee.

The Iowa Association of School Boards Convention will take place on November 19^th-21^st.

The September board meeting will be held on September 22^nd at 5:30 p.m. in the High School Library.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m. in a motion by Overman, seconded by Dabroski.  All ayes.  Carried.