The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: Vice President Rob Allen, Director Emily Grange, Director Heather Ruehle, Director Jamie Dodd, Director Amy Loder and Director Stephanie Fay. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook, and Board Secretary Angie Woods. Absent: President Jill Conlon. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order: Vice President Rob Allen at 6:00 pm in the board room in Ruthven, Iowa. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Review of District Mission Statement- Director Loder
Approval of Agenda: Loder moved to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
Guest: Master Teacher Amy Sikora, Teacher Adam Mickelson
Board Learning: None at this time
Board Members Communication: Allen appreciated the walk through and thanked staff for being so welcoming.
Consent Items: Motion by Fay to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Loder. Motion carried.
Minutes-Feb 18, 2026 Regular minutes and Feb. 23, 2026 Joint board minutes.
Bills and Claims for February
A Financial Report was presented.
Action Items
Activity Calendar: Motion by Grange to approve the April 2026 Activity Calendar with the next board meeting Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Seconded by Dodd. Motion carried.
Iowa Local Government Risk Pool Agreement: Loder moved to approve the agreement with ILGRP. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Budget Guarantee Resolution: Ruehle moved to approve the Budget Guarantee Resolution. Seconded by Dodd Motion Carried.
Resolved that the Board of Directors of Ruthven/Ayrshire CSD, will levy property taxes for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the regular program budget adjustment as allowed under section 257.14, Code of Iowa. Passed by the Board of Directors of the Ruthven/Ayrshire CSD this 18th day of March 2026.
Excess Limit for Insurance: Fay moved to table due to lack of information. Seconded by Grange. Motion carried.
Personnel
Hires: Loder moved to approve the hire of Sarah Stillman as SBO and Bank Signer at the Iowa State Bank. Seconded by Grange. Motion carried.
Ruehle moved to approve Melissa Nissen as part time paraeducator. Seconded by Fay. Motion carried.
Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing
The Administration gave their reports.
Informational Items
Open Enrollments: TK-3rd to Spencer, CG-1st to Emmetsburg and LG-3rd to Emmetsburg.
Adjournment
Fay moved to adjourn at 6.46 pm. Seconded by Ruehle. Motion carried.
