NEVADA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of Regular Meeting Monday, October 20, 2025 Gates Memorial Hall at 825 15th Street

NEVADA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of Regular Meeting Monday, October 20, 2025 Gates Memorial Hall at 825 15th Street PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: Marty Chitty, Leanne Harter, Joe Anderson, Tom Maier, Jaden Grimm STAFF: Dr Steve Gray, Tammy Ellis, Dustin Smith, Dave Kroese OTHER: Tim Hadley 1. Call to Order at 6:30 p.m. 2.Approval of Agenda Motion by Harter to approve the agenda, second by Anderson, Motion Carried 4-0 3. Public Comment – None 4. Information 4.1 Fine Arts Hall-of-Fame Update – HS Activities Director, Dustin Smith, updated the board on the bylaws and criteria of the newly created Fine & Performing Arts Hall of Fame. The Nevada High School Fine & Performing Arts Hall of Fame was created in 2025 to recognize the exceptional accomplishments of former Nevada High School Fine & performing arts students and to celebrate major accomplishments by individuals in art, band, choir, dance, drama, and speech. 5. Action Agenda 5.1 Van Wall Quotes – Director of Building & Grounds, Dave Kroese, presented a quote from Van Wall for the purchase of a John Deere Z997R diesel mower for the secondary campus, the district will trade in a 2017 John Deere Z7997R mower. Kroese also presented a quote from Van Wall for the purchase of a X758 tractor and mower deck that will be used for snow removal, the district will be replacing a snow removal unit and back up mower tractor that has been in use since 2010. A motion by Maier to approve the mower and tractor purchase as presented, second by Anderson. Motion Carried 4-0 5.2 Annual Meeting Items – Treasurer's Report (707.2) – Business Manager, Tammy Ellis, reviewed the FY 25 Certified Annual Report (CAR) that was filed with the State on September 15, 2025 with revenues exceeding expenses by $58,155: Revenues were $21,037,494 and expenditures were $20,979,339. Ellis also reviewed the 2025-2026 district depositories that is approved annually by the board. A motion by Anderson to approve the CAR and the 2025-26 district depositories second by Harter. Motion Carried 4-0 5.3 Application for Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) – Ellis updated the board on the FY25 special education balance of (575,576.82) seeking approval for an application to the SBRC for the negative special education balance. Motion by Maier to approve the application to the SBRC for the negative special education balance of (575,576.82) second by Harter. Motion Carried. 4-0 5.4 MOU & Support for Additional DMACC Career Academy Programming – Dr Gray presented a support letter that he wrote to the Review Committee Members of the Career Academy Incentive Fund (CAIF). Currently DMACC Ames Hunziker Center offers several Career Academy programs that benefit Nevada CSD students: Automotive Mechanics Technology, Building Trades/Finish Carpentry, Business, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Health Occupations, and Teacher Academy. The grant will also support the addition of a new Career Academy program: Information Technology (IT). Dr Gray also mentioned that Nevada CSD has the highest ratio of Story County students in the Career Academy at the DMACC Ames Hunziker Center. Student Board Member, Jaden Grimm said that he knows of several students who use the program and it's a great opportunity. Motion by Harter to approve the MOU between the district and DMACC, second by Anderson. Motion Carried 4-0 6. Consent Agenda – Motion by Harter to approve the consent agenda as presented, second by Anderson. Motion Carried 4-0. 6.1 Minutes for October 6, 2025 board meeting 6.2 Bills/Financials 6.3 Personnel: Appointments: • Julie Hill Food Service Worker $14.00 • Addi Vorm Asst. HS Softball Coach $2,568 • Ashleigh Glauner Central SpEd Associate $16.33 • Karina Bonilla Central SpEd Associate $15.62 Resignations: • Valerie McDonnell Central SpEd Associate • Wendy Daiker Central SpEd Associate 2025-26 MS Drama Contract Updates: • Alan Erickson Update FY26 contract from $838 to $896 Correct FY25 contract of $69.80 that will be paid in FY26 • Shawna Dumbaugh: Update FY26 contract from $841 to $896, Correct FY25 contract of $69.80 that will be paid in FY26 • Lisa Ott: Update FY 26 contract from $1,112 to $1,161 Correct FY25 contract of $60.40 added to FY26. 7. Board Items 7.1 Board Member Comments: Grimm talked about the Musical coming up soon and is going great so far. Maier inquired how other districts are doing with their enrollment, Dr Gray will share the information with the board when districts get their enrollment numbers entered in. 7.2 Next Meeting: November 3, 2025 6:30pm 8. Adjourn at 7:13 p.m. Board President: Marty Chitty Board Secretary: Tammy Ellis Nevada Community School District Bills for payment 10/20/25 Nevada CSD FS 196.93 1800Tshirts.com 998.25 Amazon Capital Services Inc 279.64 Copyworks 15.62 North Polk CSD 280 Portable Pro Inc. 380 RMH Systems 257 Hawkins, Keith 280 Weber, Chris 320 Alden, Robert 425 Alley's Pizza 78.98 Brandt, Mark 105 BSN Sports 31.54 Bullock, Melissa 295 Carlin, Pam 150 Cruz, Peter 320 Doerhoff, Robert 150 Friedman, Tom 295 Google LLC 6.42 Grand Cleaners 1170 Grossnickle, Dean 76 Heartland Co-op 236.22 Britleigh's Dance & Tumbling Studio, LLC 1000 Iowa State Drill Team Association 422 Johnson, Stacy 385 Morales, Monica 145 National FFA Organization 990 Pancho, Benjamin 320 Prescott, Kent 170 REBEL ATHLETICS 199.99 Roquet, Rick 320 Star Destinations Inc 4835 Story County Conservation 75 Story County Pork Producers 317.6 Tigges, Cory 76 Toot, Joe 175 Amazon Capital Services Inc 3860.6 Frontline Technologies 8224.68 TIG Containers 3650 Wenger 3737.06 Williamson Electric 2655.77 Alliant Energy 53503.74 Cantaloupe Systems 21.98 City Of Nevada 3758.87 Delta Dental 981.87 Delta Dental 2628.28 Employee Benefit Systems 681.07 Gannett Media Corp 416.64 Iowa Public Employees Retirement System 175988.96 isolved Benefit Services WDM 259.54 Nevada CSD FS 700 School Bus Sales Co 91.56 Amazon Capital Services Inc 2475.06 Anderson Erickson 535.64 Capital Sanitary Supply Co 1952.19 ClaimAid 1183.11 DHS Cashier 1st Fl 11456.92 Heartland Area Education Agency 40019.8 Interstate All Battery Center 66.04 J W Pepper & Son Inc 393.14 Lester Refrigeration 676.54 Martin Brothers 1584.15 New Century FS 5403.48 OneNeck IT Solutions 1479.85 Pratt Sanitation Inc. 1578.44 Premier Athlete Training 2100 Reflections Glass & Mirror 938.27 School Bus Sales Co 625 Sherwin Williams Co 691.24 Shill Electric 1253 Teaching Strategies 1257 United Seeds, Inc 1087.5 Verizon 103.54 Cerka, Michael D 189.26 Ericson, Kevin 210 Gibson, Michelle 225 Kroese, David 120 Kruse, Jon 13 Taggart, Kasey 180 Creager, Nicholas 474.49 Linn County Sheriff 301.94 Lisa Even International 3125 MACC Recognition Inc 1800 Mills, Marie 1287.88 Morford, Sarah 474.48 Unplugged Wireless 900 Woodward, Alisa 237.25 ALMACO 510.97 Circle Specialty 292.2 Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing 120 Foley, Michael 90 Mediacom 262.5 Parker, Larry 190 Toot, Joe 30 Vasey, Gary 180 Weber, Ron 285 Williamson Electric 4533.57 Anderson Erickson 7160.06 Martin Brothers 12560.9 Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc. 1556.98 Williamson Electric 130 ______________________ ___________________________ October 30 2025 LIOW0394929