The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance:Vice-President Jill Conlon,  Director Susan Sikora, Director Amy Loder and Rob Allen.  Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, SBO Josh Bader and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent: President Darin Malm, Director Stephanie Fay, Director Heather Ruehle and Principal Courtney Cook.  All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order:  Vice President Conlon at 6:05 pm in the Boardroom in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Review of District Mission Statement- Director Susan Sikora.

Approval of Agenda: Allen moved to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried. 

Guest:  Master Teacher Amy Sikora. 

Board Learning: None at this time.

Board Members Communication: None at this time.

Business & Action Items:

Consent Items:  Motion by Allen to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Sikora. Motion carried. 

Minutes- June 19, 2025 Regular Board minutes.

 Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader 

 Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.

Action Items:

Activity Calendar- Loder moved to approve the August 2025 Board Calendar.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.  The August board meeting will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

PLAEA 25-26 Service Agreement- Sikora moved to approve the service agreement with the PLAEA for the 25-26 School year.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion Carried.

IASB Legislative Priorities- Allen moved for the board to support the following Legislative Priorities: Mental Health,Local Accountability & Decision-Making, Supplemental State Aid and Unfunded Mandates. Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Staff Handbook- Loder moved to approve the 25-26 Staff Handbook.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried.

Coaches Handbook- Motion by Loder to approve the 25-26 Coaches handbook.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Student/Parent Handbooks- Sikora moved to approve the 25-26 elementary, middle school, and high school student/parent handbooks.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Board Policy- Loder moved to approve the following policies with changes. 103- Equal Educational Opportunity, 401.2- Equal Employment Opportunity, 401.17- Limitations to Employee References, and 501.9- Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy.  Seconded by Sikora.  Motion carried. 

Personnel: None at this time

Administration Reports:

Principal report- None given.

Superintendent report- Mr Lewis presented his report.

Informational Items: None at this time

Adjournment:

 Sikora  moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 pm.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

 

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Regular Boards Minutes

      6:00 PM 

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President-Darin Malm, Vice-President Jill Conlon,  Director Susan Sikora, Director Amy Loder, Director Stephanie Fay and Director Rob Allen.  Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook,  SBO Josh Bader and Board Secretary Angie Woods.  Absent: Director Heather Ruehle. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. 

Call to Order: President Malm  at 6:00 pm in the Library in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Review of District Mission Statement- Director Conlon.

Approval of Agenda: Fay moved to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried. 

Guest:  Master Teacher Amy Sikora and Director of Student Services Chad Francis.

Board Learning: None at this time.

Board Members Communication: None at this time.

Business & Action Items:

Consent Items:  Motion by Sikora to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried. 

Minutes-July 23, 2025 Regular Board minutes.

 Bills/Claims- Presented by Bader 

 Financial Reports - Presented by Bader.

Action Items:

Activity Calendar- Conlion moved to approve the September 2025 Board Calendar.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.  The September board meeting will be held Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

ISJIT Resolution- Sikora moved to approve the ISJIT Resolution.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Course Offering and Class Schedule- Loder moved to approve the Course Offering and Class Schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.  Seconded by Conlon.  Motion carried.

Hearing Officers- Conlon moved to approve the Hearing Officers with the change of Conlon-Head Negotiator, Fay-Negotiator, and Allen Observer.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.  

Board Policy-Conlon moved to approve the following board policies with changes. 103, 103E1, 103E2, 103E3, 103E4, 103E5, 103E6, 103R1, 206.3, 212, 303.1, 304.2, 401.2, 401.6, 402.3, 501.3, 501.8, 501.9, 501.9R1, 502.11,502.11E1, 502.11E2, 502.11E3, 503.9, 503.9R1, 505.5, 506.1, 507.1, 600, 603.1, 603.4, 603.5, 605.1R1, 708, and 901. Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Personnel: Loder moved to approve the hire of Payge Elliott as Para Educator. Seconded by Fay. Motion Carried.

Sikora moved to approve Maylene Mangurali as 6-12 classroom Math teacher and Interventionist.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Administration Reports:

Superintendent and Principal reports were given.

Informational Items: Open Enrollment ZO 10th to RA.

Adjournment: Sikora moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:12 pm.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.