Nevada Community School District
Board of Directors
Minutes of Regular Meeting
Monday, December 15, 2025
Gates Memorial Hall at 825 15th St Nevada
PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: Marty Chitty, Tom Maier, Leanne Harter, Tori Carsrud, Emily Schaack
STAFF: Dr Steve Gray, Tammy Ellis, Dave Kroese
1. Call to Order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Agenda - Motion to approve the agenda with additions by Harter, second by Carsrud, Motion Carried 5-0
3. Public Comment – None
4. Information
4.1 Track Resurfacing Bids – No bids were presented at tonight's board meeting; information only was discussed. Director of Building & Grounds, Dave Kroese shared, the track resurfacing work will start next summer. Kroese also mentioned that tracks are usually supposed to last for seven years, Dr Gray pointed out that it's been about 10 years since the track was resurfaced on the top. Carsrud asked about colors and branding when resurfacing the track. Kroese noted that the track looks nice with colors but it doesn't wear as well. Dr Gray also mentioned that having a colored track was looked at previously and the cost of purple surfacing was double the cost.
5. Action Agenda
5.1 Repairs – High School Library Roof – Motion by Carsrud second by Schaack to approve the bid from Central States Roofing for the high school library roof repair for $74,900 with a performance bond for $580 Motion Carried 5-0
5.2 Repairs – Goal Posts & Discus Poles Motion by Maier, second by Schaack to approve repairs to the goal posts and discus poles, Motion carried 5-0
5.3 Addition – Shot & Discus Practice Area Motion by Carsrud, second by Maier to approve shot and discus materials to allow for two more throwing spaces, Motion carried 5-0.
5.4 Policy Addition: 711.9 – Local Bus Driver Training – 2nd/Final Reading Motion by Carsrud, second by Harter to approve Policy 711.9. Motion carried 5-0
5.5 HS Course Guide Edits 2026-2027 – Motion by Maier, second by Carsrud to adopt changes from the original course guide presented by Dr Einsweiler a couple weeks ago. Motion carried 5-0
6. Consent Agenda Motion by Carsrud, second Harter by to approve the consent agenda as presented with additions. Motion carried 5-0
6.1 Minutes of the meeting December 1, 2025
6.2 Bills/Financials
6.3 Personnel with additions:
Appointments: • Jordan Jensen Volunteer Wrestling Coach * Pending authorization • Sarah McClure Elementary Assoc. $13.22 Emily Ingalls Elementary Spec Ed Assoc. $13.22
Resignations: • Madeline Fowser Elementary Assoc. Jan. 15, 2026 Allison Willson MS Assoc.
7. Board Items
7.1 Board Member Comments – Carsrud mentioned that Main Street Nevada did high fives at Central last Friday. Dr Gray let the board know that once the quarantine for the performance ratings is done, he will pass along the information.
7.2 The next regular board meeting is Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
8. Adjourn: 6:43pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Marty Chitty, Board President
Tammy Ellis, Board Secretary
Nevada Community School District
Bills for Payment 12/15/25
Nevada Community School G F 324
Amazon Capital Services Inc 1335.85
Decker Sporting Goods 235
Elite Sports 1103.5
Heartland Area Education Agency 111.72
Hokel Machine Supply 43.69
Iowa Girls H S Athletic Union 50
Key Cooperative 1865.38
Rieman Music Inc. 306.67
Wessels, Ryan 85
Alley's Pizza 205
BGM Community School 150
Big 8 Tyre Center 404.83
Bruggeman, Jamie 155
BSN Sports 156.4
Connor, Bryan 155
Doerhoff, Robert 85
Flaws, Jim 85
Harvest Pickleball and Tennis 198
Heartland Co-op 1860.12
Heetland, Lynn 155
Heintz, Mel 85
Jordison, Steven 70
Milestone yearbooks 5071
Miller, Nick 85
Myers, Madelyn 70
Nevada Hardware 92.32
North High School 100
Dallas Center Grimes CSD 150
Pick, Ray 155
Swinger, Roy 155
Van Loo, Tim 155
Yossi, Brock 155
ByteSpeed, LLC 1892
Van Wall Equipment 33615.08
Vista Software LLC 4925
Alliant Energy 34103.84
City Of Nevada 4561.03
Delta Dental 625.13
Employee Benefit Systems 358.05
Employee Benefit Systems 920.16
Employee Benefit Systems 297.56
Iowa Department of Revenue 123
Nevada Community School 4572.02
Nevada CSD FS 200
Amazon Capital Services Inc 4583.46
Anderson Erickson 315.78
Border States 364.8
Capital Sanitary Supply Co 806.79
Central Iowa Broadband 555
ClaimAid 3283.13
Culligan Water Conditioning 27.43
Daktronics 425
DHS Cashier 1st Fl 32550.8
Echo Group, Inc 203.16
First Class Signs 108
Heartland Area Education Agency 40270.3
Hotsy Cleaning Systems Inc. 368.1
Iowa Irrigation Corp. 412
Iowa One Call 2.7
Marcia Brenner Associates LLC 2625
Martin Brothers 2033.28
Mechanical Comfort, Inc 540
New Century FS 2248.27
Premier Athlete Training 2100
School Bus Sales Co 336.08
Sherwin Williams Co 45.04
Verizon 103.57
Fitch, Amanda 24.61
Salz, Jeffrey 79.99
Sampson, Jason 360
Access Systems Leasing 1835
Ames Ford 46.4
Big 8 Tyre Center 712
Bojorge, Sonia 106.15
City Of Nevada 306.95
DC Wire Tech LLC 60
Des Moines Area Comm. College 80
Gonzalez, Rosa 172.48
Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy 150
Main Street Nevada, Inc 1000
Mediacom 262.5
Nevada Hardware 1816.66
Smith, Kim 1115
Steenhoek Environmental 200
Story County Auditor 7670.41
Varsity Group 1325
Weatherly Properties 500
Amazon Capital Services Inc 413.98
Anderson Erickson 5187.56
Martin Brothers 18806.29
Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc. 1207.55
January 8 2026
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