Wednesday, April 23, 2026
Regular Boards Minutes
6:00 PM
The Ruthven-Ayrshire Board of Education held its regular meeting with the following in attendance: President Director Jill Conlon, Director Heather Ruehle, Director Jamie Dodd, Director Amy Loder, Director Stephanie Fay and Director Emily Grange. Director Rob Allen arrived at 6:04. Administration in attendance included Superintendent Marshall Lewis, Principal Courtney Cook (virtual), Director of Student Services Chad Francis, SBO Sarah Stillman and Board Secretary Angie Woods. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
BUDGET HEARING
Call to Order-President Conlon at 6:01 pm in the board room in Ruthven, Iowa The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Adopt Agenda-Director Fay moved to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Director Loder. Motion carried.
Public Budget Hearing- Public Budget Hearing started at 6:01 p.m. with no public comments. Public Budget Hearing ended at 6:04 p.m.
Adjournment- Director Fay moved to adjourn the Budget Hearing at 6:04 p.m. Seconded by Director Ruehle. Motion carried.
Call to Order: President Jill Conlon at 6:04 pm.
Review of District Mission Statement- Director Loder
Approval of Agenda: Director Dodd moved to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Director Loder. Motion carried.
Guests: Amy Sikora, Adam Mickelson, Kaleb Helmers, Ezra Meyer, Brandie Malm, Izzy Harris, Emma Bland, Shane Moran, and Dee Johnson.
Board Learning: Ezra Meyer presented on how he implements Class Wig into his morning class time.
NHS presented on the changes and what they are focusing on with the NHS.
Board Members Communication: Loder commented on her walk through the building. Allen commented on financials.
Consent Items: Motion by Director Grange to approve the Consent Items. Seconded by Director Allen..Motion carried.
Minutes-March 18, 2026 Regular minutes and Budget Hearing Minutes..
Bills and Claims for March.
A Financial Report was presented.
Action Items
Activity Calendar: Motion by Director Dodd to approve the May 2026 Activity Calendar with the next board meeting Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Seconded by Director Loder.. Motion carried.
Adopt the 2026-2027 Budget: Director Allen moved to approve the 26-27 Budget. Seconded by Director Ruehle. Motion carried.
Graduation List: Director Fay moved to approve the graduation list. Seconded by Director Allen. Motion carried.
Negotiated Agreement FY27: Director Allen moved to approve the Negotiated Agreement with the Educational Association for FY27. Seconded by Director Ruehle. Motion carried.
Excess limit for insurance: Director Fay moved to continue with our current insurance limit of 10 million. Seconded by Director Dodd. Motion carried.
SPF: Director Allen moved to decline the Storm Protection Fund insurance. Seconded by Director Fay. Motion carried.
Milk/Bread bids: Director Ruehle moved to send out 26-27 bread bids and continue with our ongoing contract with milk. Seconded by Director Fay. Motion passed.
Iowa State Bank: Director Fay moved to remove Josh Bader as a signer at the Iowa State Bank. Seconded by Director Grange. Motion passed.
Personnel
Hires: Director Loder moved to approve the hire of Shaylana Samsel as PK-12 Administrative Assistant. Seconded by Director Dodd. Motion carried.
Resignation: Director Ruehle moved to reject the resignation of Kaleb Helmers. Seconded by Director Fay. Motion carried.
Administration Reports/Recognitions/Good News Sharing
The Administration gave their reports.
Informational Items
Open Enrollments: PB-11th to RA.
Adjournment
Director Ruehle moved to adjourned at 7:50 pm. Seconded by Director Fay. Motion carried.
