MFL MarMac Community School District
Regular Meeting
July 14, 2025
The MFL MarMac Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was held on July 14, 2025, in the library of the McGregor Center.
President, Gina Roys, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Members present at roll call were Danielle Schlake, Roberta Hass, Aaron Schroeder, Tonya Meyer and Josh Grau. Dr. Jonathon Moser was absent. Also present were Tim Dugger; Superintendent, and Karla Hanson; Board Secretary.
Mr. Dugger stated that there were no early graduation requests to consider at this meeting. Motion by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the agenda as presented, with the removal of early graduation requests. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Danielle Schlake, to approve the consent items from the agenda as follows:
- Minutes from June 9, 2025, Regular Hearing
- Bills against the district as listed: General Fund: $319,106.60, Management: $140,449.87, Preschool: $00, Food Service: $0.00, Activity Fund: $39,956.16, Capital Projects: $126,642.86, PPEL: $82,342.21, Little Bulldog: $8,833.52, Dr. Smith: $2,660.05.
- The Secretary’s Report, Activity Report and Food Service Report will be filed subject to audit.
The motion carried unanimously.
The Board recognized Joyce Saacke and thanked her for the 38 years of service to the District and wished her a happy, healthy retirement.
Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the following hires, transfers and resignations:
Hires: Kristi Donlon, Elementary Special Education Teacher
Summer Schutte, Middle School Cross Country Coach
Resignations: Chessie Andrist, Elementary Teacher
Motion carried unanimously.
Brian Stark from Martin Gardner Architecture talked to the board about the bus barn project. There was discussion about the difference between using wood versus steel, heating, sprinklers, exhaust, septic, solar readiness and equipment costs that would not be included in the build price. Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to move ahead with the project and approve a final design in August. Motion carried unanimously.
Moion by Tonya Meyer, seconded by Danielle Schlake, to accept bids from the following vendors: Snow Removal to Allen Roofing Company, Bread to Pan-O-Gold, Milk to Prairie Farms, Fuel Oil to Mulgrew Oil and Propane. Motion carried unanimously.
Handbooks for Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, High School Staff, Paraprofessional, Activity/Advisor/Coaching and High School were reviewed for the 2025-2026 school year. It was suggested that AI guidelines and chain of command be included in all student handbooks. Motion by Roberta Hass to approve the handbooks with the suggested changes, seconded by Aaron Schroeder. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the school fees for 2025-2026. This includes a $.05 increase in student breakfast, $.10 increase in student lunch, support staff substitute increases $.50 per hour, sub bus driver route increase by $1.00, and sub bus driver shuttle increase by $1.00. Books and materials will increase $5.00. Mileage will be reimbursed at the IRS 2025 cost per mile. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Josh Grau, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the High-Quality Emergency Operations Plan as required annually by State law. Changes made were to the team member roster. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the EMC Insurance Renewal for 2025-2026. Premiums increased by 12%. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Danielle Schlake, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the legislative priority list created by Mr. Dugger and submitted to RSAI and IASB. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Aaron Schroeder, seconded by Roberta Hass, to approve the 2nd reading of the following policies and to increase support staff sick time (after 15 years) to $35:
414 – Non-Teacher Unused Sick Leave
415 – Employee Family and Medical Leave
416 – Employee Military Service Leave
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Aaron Schroeder, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve the 1st reading of the following policies with updates per Senate File 418:
102 – Equal Educational Opportunity
102.R1 – Grievance Policy
102.E1 – Annual Notice of Nondiscrimination
102.E2 – Continuous Notice of Nondiscrimination
102.E3 – Notice of Section 504 Students and Parents Rights
102.E4 – Discrimination Complaint Form
102.E5 – Witness Disclosure Form
104.E2 – Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Witness Disclosure Form
104.E3 – Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Disposition of Complaint Form
302.1 – Superintendent Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment
303.2 – Administrator Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment
401.1 – Equal Employment Opportunity
600 – Goals and Objectives of the Education Program
603.4 – Multicultural/Gender Fair Education
605.1R1 – Instructional Materials Selection Regulation
710.1R1 – School Food Program – School Nutrition Program Civil Rights Complaints
710.1E1 – School Nutrition Program Notices of Nondiscrimination
710.1E2 – Child Nutrition Program Civil Rights Complaint Form
503.9 – Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices
503.9R1 – Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices – Regulation
804.2 – District Emergency Operations Plans
104 – Anti-Bullying/Harassment Policy
104.E1 – Complaint Form/Victim Statement
211 – Open Meetings
402.2 – Child Abuse Reporting
402.3 – Abuse of Students by School District Employees
405.2 – Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
411.2 – Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
501.3 – Compulsory Attendance
501.9 – Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
501.9R1 – Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Regulation
503.10 – School Safety Assessment Team
505.5 – Graduation Requirements
507.1 – Student Health and Immunization Certificates
603.1 – Basic Instruction Program
603.5 – Health Education
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Roberta Hass, seconded by Tonya Meyer, to approve Concurrent Enrollment and Northeast Iowa Health Occupations Academy contracts with North Iowa Community College. Motion carried unanimously.
Reports:
Brett Jackson, Middle School Principal, reported that the master and student schedules are almost done. There will be some changes in the number of math sections, added classes and Meet the Teacher Night changes. He also talked about all the hard work the custodians have been doing to make the building look and function better for staff and students.
Abbey Cottrell, Assistant Elementary Principal, talked about summer school, extended school year, handbooks for 3-year preschool, preschool scholarships applications, the creation of an Elementary Building Leadership Team, math curriculum delivery and ed camps for teachers.
Tim Dugger, Superintendent, talked about summer sports finishing up, the transition with AEA and moving technology related work from AEA to on-site, and staffing is almost complete for the upcoming year.
President Roys adjourned the meeting at 7:38 p.m.
The next Regular Board Meeting will be held on August 11, 2025, in the Monona Learning Commons at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karla Hanson, Board Secretary