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 Heather Ruehle, and Director Rob Allen. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook,and SBO Josh Bader. Absent: Director Stephanie Fay and Board Secretary Angie Woods. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order: President Darin Malm at 6:00 pm in the board room in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Review of District Mission Statement- Director Sikora.
Approval of Agenda: Conlon moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Guest: Teacher Pavel Buravtsov.
Board Learning: Buravtsov spoke about the Science Fair and his classroom experience this year.
Consent Items: Motion by Loder to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Allen. Motion carried.
Minutes-October 22, 2025
Bills and Claims -Presented by Bader
Financial Report-Presented by Bader
Action Items
Baseball claim-Motion by Allen to reject paying on ballfield claim. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Activity Calendar- Motion by Conlon to approve the December 2025 Activity Calendar with the next board meeting Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Early Graduation-Died due to lack of motion.
Prairie Lakes AEA Board Election- Sikora moved to approve the vote for board member Susan Brown to represent Director District No. 1 of the Prairie Lakes AEA Education Board of Directors. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
PACDGC Grant- Heather Ruehle made a motion to apply for a Mini Grant from the PACGDC for Show Choir Outfits which includes dresses, belts, pants/shirt outfits, black ties, matching vests, dance shoes and bags for storage for $4992.00. Seconded by Susan Sikora. Motion carried.
Personnel- none at this time
Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing
The administration gave their reports.
Informational Items- none at this time
Adjournment
Ruehle moved to adjourn at 7:52 pm. Seconded by Loder. Motion ca
