SPECIAL MEETING – BOARD MEETING 

TIME: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022 

6:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Central Office – Board room 

304 1st Street 

Van Horne, Iowa 52346 

SPECIAL MEETING 

1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:02 p.m. 

Directors in Attendance: Becker, Ludeking, Nolte, Phillips, Thompson, Upah, and Werning. 

A quorum was declared present. 

Also Present: Dr. Ewell and Dr. Bieschke, Deputy Brandt, Tandi Brannaman and Tim Fehr from Shive-Hattery Architects and Construction. 

2. ACTION ITEM #58 – APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

Motion by Werning, second by Ludeking to approve agenda as presented. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

3. SHIVE-HATTERY, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING 

No Action Taken 

DISCUSSION TOPICS/Q & A: 

● Shive-Hattery Architecture and Construction 

● Dates – timelines reviewed for preparing for a potential bond referendum 

● Discussion 

4. FACILITY & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MASTER PLAN 

No Action Taken 

5. ACTION ITEM #59 – CONSENT AGENDA 

Motion by Nolte, second by Upah to approve the consent agenda as presented. 

1) HIRES 

• a. Abbey Neve – Student Council Sponsor 
• b. Alissa Dengler – Spring Play Director 
• c. Spencer Sahu – Volunteer Robotics Sponsor 
• d. Abrianna Hardy – Substitute Food Service 
• e. Dianna Duncalf – Substitute Food Service 

2) RESIGNATIONS 

• a. Chelsea Moser – Special Ed. Associate, MS/HS 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

6. ACTION ITEM #60, #61 AND ACTION ITEM #62 – CLOSED SESSION 

a. MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION – 

Motion by Thompson, second by Nolte to move into closed session at 8:21 p.m. 

b. Roll call vote: Directors: Becker – Aye, Ludeking – Aye, Nolte – Aye, Phillips, Thompson – Aye, Upah – Aye, and Werning – Aye. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

a. Closed Session: as per Iowa Code 21.5(e) To discuss whether to conduct a hearing or to conduct hearings to suspend or expel a student, unless an open session is requested by the student or a parent or guardian of the student if the student is a minor. 

Motion by Nolte, second by Upah to come out of closed session. 

Roll Call Vote to move out of closed session – Directors: Becker – Aye, Ludeking – Aye, Nolte – Aye, Phillips – Aye, Thompson – Aye, Upah – Aye, and Werning – Aye. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

Motion by Thompson, second by Upah to approve the student consent agreement, who is the subject of the school violation. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

7. ACTION ITEMS #63 & #64 – CLOSED SESSION 

Motion by Thompson, second by Nolte to move into closed session. 

Roll call vote necessary to go into closed session: Directors: Becker – Aye, Ludeking – Aye, Nolte – Aye, Phillips – Aye, Thompson – Aye, Upah – Aye, and Werning – Aye. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

a. Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i) to “evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.” 

Motion by Thompson, second by Upah to come out of closed session. 

Roll call vote: Directors: Becker – Aye, Ludeking – Aye, Nolte – Aye, Phillips – Aye, Thompson – Aye, Upah – Aye, and Werning – Aye. 

MOTION CARRIED MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

No action 

8. ACTION ITEM #65 – ADJOURNMENT 

Motion by Nolte, second by Upah to adjourn the meeting. 

MOTION CARRIED ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING AYE 

Meeting Adjourned at 9:20 p.m.