Regular/Organizational Board Minutes 2025.12.18

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

Call to Order -President Malm at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

Review of District Mission Statement -Sikora

Approve Agenda - Motion by Ruehle to approve the agenda. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.

Welcome Visitors and Guests- Amy Sikora, Nathan Puhl, Brandie Malm and Ron Sikora  

Board Learning-Nathen Puhl from KILR presented.

Minutes- Sikora moved to approve the November 18, 2025 regular board meeting minutes.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Bills and Claims-Ruehle moved to approve the bills and claims as presented.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Financials- Sikora moved to approve the December financials presented by Bader.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT- “Sine Die” Sikora moved to adjourn the retiring board at 6:19 pm.  Seconded by Malm.  Motion carried.

 

Recognition of Board Service:

The Board of Education recognized Susan Sikora for 25 years of dedicated service to the Board of Education.  A plaque was presented in appreciation of her many years of commitment and service to the district.

The Board also recognized Darin Malm for 12 years of service to the Board of Education.  A plaque was presented in appreciation of his time, service and dedication to the District.

The Board congratulated both individuals and expressed appreciation for their service to the district.

 

Organizational Meeting of the Board

Board Secretary Woods called the Organizational meeting to order at 6:23 pm. 

The Oath of office was given to re-elected Director Amy Loder and newly elected Directors Emily Grange and Jamie Dodd.

Approve Agenda- Ruehle moved to approve the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion Carried.

Election of President- Fay nominated Conlon as Board President.  Seconded by Loder.  Ruehle moved to cease 

nominations. Seconded by Allen. Roll call taken.  All ayes.  Motion carried. Woods administered the Oath to Conlon.

Election of Vice President- Ruehle nominated Allen as Board Vice President.  Seconded by Loder.  Fay moved to cease nominations.  Seconded by Dodd.  Roll call taken.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Determine Time and Place of Regular Meeting- Ruehle moved to approve the 3rd Wednesday or the Wednesday after the 3rd Monday at 6:00 pm in the Ruthven Board Room.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Name of Board Legal Counsel- Loder motioned to approve Steve Avery as the Board Legal Counsel.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Board Committee Members- Loder moved to approve the Board Committee Members with changes.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Board Treasurer- Fay moved to approve Josh Bader as Board Treasurer.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.  Bader took the oath of office.

Board Secretary- Fay moved to approve Angie Woods as Board Secretary.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.  Woods  took the oath of office.

Business & Action Items

Activity Calendar- Loder moved to approve the January 2026 board calendar.  Seconded by Ruehle.  Motion carried.  The next board meeting will be January 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Josephson Service- Fay  moved to approve Josephson Services for $21,000.  Seconded by Allen.  Motion carried.

Early Graduation Request- Loder moved to approve the early graduation request as presented. Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

At-Risk/Dropout Plan- Fay moved to approve the At-Risk/Dropout plan as presented.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried

SBRC Application- Allen moved to approve the Increased Enrollment request in the amount of $0.00.  Seconded by Fay.  Motion carried.

Fay moved to approve to submit the Open Enrollment Out that was  not on the prior year's in the amount of $42,676.25 .  Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.

Ruehle moved to approve the authorization to submit a request to the School Budget Review Committee for a modified supplemental amount of $0.00.  Seconded by Loder. Motion carried

Personnel- Fay moved to approve Mark Geelan as Head Baseball Coach.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion carried.

Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing

Administration gave their reports

Adjournment-  Ruehle moved to adjourn at 7:21 p.m.  Seconded by Loder.  Motion Carried.