Nevada Community School District Board of Directors Minutes of Regular Meeting Monday November 17, 2025 Gates Memorial Hall at 825 15th St Nevada

Nevada Community School District Board of Directors Minutes of Regular Meeting Monday November 17, 2025 Gates Memorial Hall at 825 15th St Nevada Present: Board Members: Marty Chitty, Leanne Harter, Joe Anderson, Tom Maier, Amici Hayek, Tori Carsud, Emily Schaack, Jaden Grimm, Chiara Chappell Staff:Dr Steve Gray, Tammy Ellis 1.Call to Order at 6:30 p.m. 2.Approval of Agenda - Motion to approve the agenda with additions by Anderson second by Hayek Motion Carried 5-0 3.Public Comment – None 4.Action 4.1Approval of Abstract of Board Election – The Abstract of Votes from November 4th for Nevada School Director At-Large shows that Tori Carsrud had 809 votes and Emily Schaack had 756 votes and were elected to four-year terms on the Board. The voters also approved the public measure PPEL (Physical Plant and Equipment Levy) to be levied annually for the next ten years. Motion to approve the Abstract of Votes by Anderson, second by Hayek, motion carried 5-0. 5.Consent Agenda – Motion to approve the consent agenda with additions by Anderson, second by Hayek, motion carried 5-0. 5.1 Minutes of November 3, 2025 5.2 Bills/Financials 6.Recognition of Outgoing Board Members – Dr Gray presented Anderson and Hayek each with a plaque recognizing their service to the board and also a lifetime athletic pass to Nevada's home games for them and one other person. 7.Adjourn Retiring Board 6:42 pm Organizational Meeting of the New Board Board Reorganization 1.1 Call to Order at 6:43 p.m. by Board Secretary Tammy Ellis 1.2 Roll Call – The record shows that Board members Marty Chitty, Tom Maier. Leanne Harter and Board elect members Tori Carsrud and Emily Schaack were present. 1.3Oath of Office to New Board Members – Ellis administered the Oath of Office to the new Board members. 1.4Election of President – Ellis called for nominations for Board President. Maier nominated Marty Chitty, Harter seconded the nomination. Motion carried 4-0 (abstain Chitty). 1.5Election of Vice-President – Chitty called for nominations for Board Vice-President. Harter nominated Maier for Vice-president, second by Schaack. Motion carried 4-0. 1.6 Operating Practices Motion by Maier, second by Harter to authorize the Board President and Board Secretary to issue payroll checks, pay utility bills and bills that carry a discount if paid within a specified time period. Motion carried 5-0 Motion by Schaack, second by Maier to approve the official publication (Newspaper of General Circulation) to the Nevada Journal. Motion carried 5-0 Motion by Harter, second by Maier to approve Ahlers & Cooney as Legal Counsel. Motion carried 5-0 Appointment of Board Members to Committees IASB Delegate/Liaison – Chitty Story County & City of Ames Conference Board – Chitty Interest Based Conference Team – Maier & Harter Community Resource Center Board – Chitty & Schaack School Improvement Advisory Committee – Schaack & Carsrud City/School Committee – Harter & Chitty 1. Information 1.1 NA 2 Action Agenda 2.1 FY26 Line-Item Budget – Business Manager, Tammy Ellis presented the FY26 General Fund Line-Item Budget. Motion to approve the FY26 GF Line-Item Budget as presented by Carsrud, second by Maier. Motion carried 5-0 3. Consent Agenda – Motion by Harter to approve the consent agenda as presented, second by Maier. Motion carried 5-0 4.1 Personnel – Resignations: Kay Fleshman;Elem Spec Ed Associate, Bonnies Raines; Transportation, Mike Cerka; MS Maintenance/Custodial (Last Day 11/28/25) Appointments: Kathleen Orcutt; Transportation, Heidi McCarty; Transportation, Michael Waldbillig; Transportation, Caleb Christensen; Transportation 4. Board Items 4.1 Board Member Comments – Chitty asked about the Friday we're not having school due to the State Football Championship game, if that will be made up at the end of the year pushing the last school day to June 4? Dr Gray responded with yes it will push the last day back unless the board decides otherwise later on after we see what the winter weather does. Schaack and Carsrud thanked everyone for the votes during the school board election. Jayden Grimm mentioned that Nevada had great support and attendance at the football semifinals at the UNI Dome. 4.2 Board Calendar – The next board meeting will be December 1, 2025 5. Adjournment: 7:18 p.m. Board President, Marty Chitty Board Secretary, Tammy Ellis Nevada Community School District Bills Paid 11/17/25 Amazon Capital Services Inc 130.03 Ballard CSD 220 Copyworks 156.25 Johnson Fitness & Wellness 645.8 Vetter Equipment 78.88 Wessels, Ryan 85 Owen, Steve 3601.93 Alley's Pizza 28.5 Berry Patch Farm 100 Kiwanis Children's Fund 441.06 Kiwanis International 768 National FFA Organization 27 Nevada Hardware 75.66 Owen, Steve 592 Petty Cash - Tammy Ellis 200 Sweet and Savory LLC 59 West Branch FFA 60 Electronic Asset Security 1452.25 State Bank & Trust Co 4515 Alliant Energy 45393.36 City Of Nevada 5748.49 isolved Benefit Services WDM 252.71 Amazon Capital Services Inc 13915.3 Anderson Erickson 421.04 Building A Reader 7500 Cambium Assessment 2530.5 Capital Sanitary Supply Co 4055.89 Central Iowa Broadband 555 Culligan Water Conditioning 22.43 Doors Inc 115.76 Echo Group, Inc 1135.76 Heartland Area Education Agency 40019.8 Iowa One Call 35.1 ISFIS, Inc 95 Kelly Laundry 311.04 Martin Brothers 2720.14 Mechanical Comfort, Inc 5260.43 Nevada Music Parents 290 New Century FS 4992.59 Pratt Sanitation Inc. 1578.44 Premier Athlete Training 2100 School Bus Sales Co 487.68 Sherwin Williams Co 900.55 Story County Medical Center 305 Verizon 103.57 Zimco Supply Co. 240 Gindt, Elizabeth 9.9 Kruse, Jon 180 Kuhnle, Tyler 99.99 Iowa FFA Association 3102 Access Systems 221.98 Access Systems Leasing 3364.17 Acosta, Luis 647.68 Apple Computer Inc 877 Big 8 Tyre Center 972.98 Blick Art Materials 275.76 Buenrrostro's Rentals 500 City Of Nevada 78.68 Control Installations of Iowa, INC 51.99 Ascendance Truck Centers, LLC 734.49 D & B Hickory Grove 895 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 1275 Iowa City Community School District 567.72 JC's Seamless Gutters 731 Martin, Sherri 600 Mediacom 262.5 Munson-Klopstad, Erin 225 Nevada Hardware 704.04 Trane US, Inc 3345 United States Postal Service 370 Waldbillig, Michael 199 Amazon Capital Services Inc 165.67 Anderson Erickson 6962.34 Atlantic Bottling Company 4631.99 Martin Brothers 30160.84 Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc. 755.28 Carpenter, Julia 50 Goodwin Tucker Group 2339.59 Hill, Julie 50 Loffredos Produce 308.91 December 4 2025 LIOW0416955