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.
