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GREAT TO BE BACK PCM kicks off the 2025-2026 school year Aug. 25
Jasper County reworks pay plans to retain and attract more workers Supervisors had instructed wage committee to find system that best fits county By Christopher Braunschweig PCM Explorer
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Supervisors have reworked all pay plans for Jasper County employees in hopes to simplify the system, attract more workers and save tax dollars in the long run. Dennis Simon, director of human resources for Jasper County, said the new pay plans had been formulating over the past several months. Supervisors had been meeting with Simon and other department heads during work sessions to hash out the details. They looked at everything from step
programs to merit systems. “Came down to making the recommendation to move forward with the five-step pay plan,” Simon said at the Aug. 12 meeting. “It achieves everything I believe the board wanted. It increases our hiring rate, it also gets the employee to the top rate of scale; both would be very effective for recruitment tools and retainment.” The supervisors approved five different consolidated pay plans, including plans for the RETAIN | 3
Student absence reporting now available in Infinite Campus PCM’s new system allows future absences to be scheduled along with day-of absences By Jamee A. Pierson PCM Explorer PCM has moved to a new way to report absences for students. Instead of directly contacting the school, parents can fill out an absence request form by logging in to Infinite Campus, a digital platform used by the district as a central hub for managing student data, streamlining administrative tasks and facilitating communication between schools, parents and students. “With the new absence request form in Infinite Campus, you can quickly let us know if your child
will be gone, late or leaving early,” the district said. “You can even enter multiple days at once and upload a doctor’s note all in one place.” To submit an absence request form, log in to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal either through the app or in a web browser. Then, scroll down to Shortcuts and select Absence Request. Select which student will be absent and select the excuse reason. Select Absence Type, either full day, arrive late or leave early, and enter dates and time, if applicable. If the student will be ABSENCE | 3
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Jamee A. Pierson/PCM Explorer From the church service in the morning to fun and games in the afternoon, the Percy Fair is an event families from the area look forward to each year.
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PCM Food Pantry
The PCM Food Pantry at the Monroe Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Main St. in Monroe, is open 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays and 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays.
PCM Clothing Closet The PCM Clothing Closet, 100 W. Jefferson St. in Prairie City, is open from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. every Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Upcoming events at The Gathering Place in Monroe • Thursday, Aug. 28 • 1pm Movement with Sean • 5pm Acoustic Jamm Monday, Sept. 1 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 2 • 8am Coffee and Prayer • 1pm Game Time Wednesday, Sept. 3 • 4pm “Get Fit, Don’t Fall” with Amy Stephensen • 6pm Bingo
TOPS TOPS 1025 meets at 5:30 p.m. every Monday at the First Reformed Church in Prairie City for weigh-in, with meeting to follow. Go to the north side parking lot at the church and enter in the north door. Call 515-994-2200 for information.
Lighthouse Recovery meetings Lighthouse Recovery Ministries host a Men’s and Ladies Recovery meeting at 6:30 p.m. each Monday at Grace Alive Church, 703 W. Second St. in Prairie City. Contact Barb at b.miller@lighthouserecoveryia.com with questions.
GriefShare to begin fall session First Reformed Church in Prairie City began a fall session of GriefShare from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the junior high room at FRC. For more information contact Mary Lemmert at 515205-0835 or go to GriefShare.org.
Monroe City Hall changes hours Monroe City Hall is observing new hours it is open to the public — 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Mosquito spraying Aug. 28 The City of Monroe reminds residents mosquito spraying dates are scheduled for Thursday.
Drive-Thru Fundraiser The Gathering Place in Monroe is hosting a Drive-Thru Fundraiser of chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, pasta salad and roll, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Monroe Foods or The Gathering Place.
Monroe City-wide Garage Sales The City of Monroe will host city-wide garage sales Saturday, Sept. 27.
Aug. 17, 2025 Kay Frances (Kading) Terpstra, age 85, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at her home in Monroe after battling pancreatic cancer. The daughter of Paul and Agnes (Carroll) Kading, Kay was born February 26, 1940, in Knoxville, Iowa. She attended Franklin Center Country School from Kindergarten through 8th grade in rural Knoxville. She then went on to attend Pleasantville High School graduating in 1958. She enjoyed playing the saxophone in the high school band and participating in the local 4-H club. 4-H is where she learned to refinish furniture, sew and bake (must be where she learned to make her most famous almond bars).
After graduation, she began her nearly 40-year career with Equitable Life of Iowa Insurance Company in Des Moines. While there, she held many different positions with her last one being Supervisor in the Actuarial Department. On February 5, 1982, Kay was united in marriage to Vernon Terpstra at her cousin’s home near Pleasantville. To this union Vernon brought four children: Todd, Krista, Jodi and Jill, which she lovingly welcomed as her own. The couple lived on a dairy farm west of Monroe all their married life until moving to town a little over one year ago. The couple enjoyed many activities together including playing on a co-ed volleyball league, a co-ed bowling league, attending all the “Kading Kousin” reunions and playing various card games with several different family members and friend groups. Her greatest enjoyment came from her interactions with her grandkids and great grandkids. She made sure their mail-
box was never empty on a birthday or holiday, could never tell them “no” and saved all the newspaper clippings their name and/or photo was ever mentioned in. Kay was also a tremendous help to Vernon in the dairy barn feeding the newborn calves and all her numerous farm kitties. Kay grew up going to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher, Iowa. She attended Otley Reformed Church all her married life where she enjoyed serving in many capacities including Vacation Bible School, the Tulip Time food stand and Linger Longer coffee time every Sunday morning serving coffee and all the sweets one could eat. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 43 years, Vernon of Monroe, and his four children and their families: Todd (Bonnie) Terpstra, Krista (Ron) Van Wyngarden, Jodi (Mike) Lanphier, and Jill (Cameron) McGinley She is also survived by her brother Charles Kading, sister Judy (Wil)
Becker, brothers-in-law Rich (Mary) Terpstra, Virgil (Bertha) Terpstra, Ivan (Nancy) Terpstra and Larry Rumer, sisters-in-law Viola Goemaat and Twyla Meyers and nieces and nephews, as well as their beloved dog, Pete. Kay was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Agnes Kading, her sister, Mary Ellen Kading, sister-in-law Marianne Kading, parents-in-law Dick and Minnie Terpstra, brothers and sisters-in-law Alberta (Marion) Pol, Irene (Raymond) Bennink, Donna (Lee) Asher, Ed Goemaat, Marily (Marvin) May and Julia Rumer. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday, August 21, at the Otley Church. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm, Friday, August 22, also at Otley Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Monroe Senior and Community Center - The Gathering Place. The Garden Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PCM Community School District to have 3 seats open on school board PCM will have three open seats in the upcoming school board election on Nov. 4: District 1, District 2 and District 6. If you are interested in running stop by the district office to pick up a candidate packet. Deadline to file is 5 p.m. Sept.
18. Please note: Candidates must live within the district of the seat they’re seeking; however, any PCM resident can sign nomination papers. All PCM residents who are eligible to vote will vote on all open seats, regardless of
their district. If you have questions, contact board secretary Becki Vasseau at bvasseau@pcmschools.org. Not sure if you live in one of the open districts? Check the PCM District Director Map at https://tinyurl.com/2j7zs2xr.
September Social Bike Ride Corn Spokes Bike Co. in Monroe, will be hosting a September Social Bike Ride beginning at 4 p.m. each Sunday in September. Those interested will meet at Corn Spokes Bike Co., 205 N. Commerce St., Monroe. This is a casual, 10-mile round trip on the Red Rock Prairie Trail and is suitable for all bikes and riders.
Metro Creative Join the fun each Sunday in September for a community bike ride along the Red Rock Prairie Trail, hosted by Corn Spokes Bike Co. in Monroe.
Drive sober or get pulled over From Aug. 15-Sept. 1, agencies are participating in the NHTSA Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over project Last year, in the final four weeks of summer, 45 people died on roadways in Iowa; Nearly 30 percent of those fatalities were caused by impaired driving*. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement statewide to support enforcement efforts aimed at decreasing impaired driving. From Aug. 15-Sept. 1, agencies are participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement project. During this time, the public will see an increased presence of officers working together to remove impaired drivers/ motorcycle riders from the road. “Impaired driving can take many forms, and our law enforcement officers and Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) are trained to identify all kinds of impairment. Whether it’s alcohol or drugs, law enforcement can and will identify
and stop impaired drivers when they see them,” DRE State Coordinator Todd Olmstead said. Making a plan for a sober ride can be a lifesaving decision. Designate a sober driver if you need a ride, or call a taxi/ rideshare service. If available, use your community’s sober ride program. If you see or suspect an impaired driver/rider on the road, contact local law enforcement. GTSB works with city, county, state, and local organizations to develop and implement strategies to reduce deaths and injuries on Iowa’s roadways using federally funded grants.
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sheriff ’s office, courthouse/ maintenance/elderly nutrition, secondary roads, conservation, hourly non-bargaining and non-department heads. In addition, the board also increased the base rate of pay for AFSCME and PPME. All of the pay plans go into effect Aug. 23 and they will sunset on June 30, 2026. Supervisor Thad Nearmyer, who served on the wage committee, thanked everyone involved in creating the new plans. As the newest supervisor on the board, the process served as an insightful learning experience. It seemed like it would be an easy task at first, but he soon found out how complicated it could be. “It was a long and some-
times painful process,” Nearmyer said. “And it didn’t totally work out the way we thought it was going to work out, but it did work out.” Supervisor Brandon Talsma said the pay plan was not accomplishing everything he was hoping for, but he was relatively satisfied with the result. The new starting pay, for instance, makes Jasper County more competitive with similar counties. The plans also speed up the process for employees to climb their pay scales. “To where they’re not having to take 10 years or eight years to get to the top of the scale,” Talsma said. “The raises also between the steps are considerably higher. So essentially we kind of took our eight-step down and consolidated steps into this new five-step plan.” Back in March, the board of supervisors created a wage
committee to analyze employee pay plans. Initially, the board had wanted to move towards a more merit-based system. The wage committee spent the next several months trying to form a system that worked best for Jasper County. Newton News previously reported that supervisors wanted to make the pay plan simpler. Talsma argued back then that many of the pay scale ranges weren’t being used. He also disliked the idea of a county employee having to work eight years before maxing out their step increases. In a follow-up with Newton News, Talsma confirmed the change will save taxpayer dollars in the long term. Talsma said the previous pay plans — with their cost-of-living adjustments compounding annually with eight years of step increases — were starting to
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Christopher Braunschweig/PCM Explorer Jasper County has reworked its employee pay plans in order to attract more workers and retain the workers they already have. The process was months in the making.
cost the count a lot of money. Talsma said the new plan will hold costs down long term because once an employee hits the end of their steps they will only receive whatever may be
once, provide a reason for the absence and add details in the comment box, upload a doctor’s note if needed and view all submitted absences for each child in the household. Calling the student’s school is also still available, but the district is asking families to no longer email the school secretaries or student’s teachers about absences.
given for cost-of-living adjustments. He estimated that after about seven years it should start saving the county money depending on cost-of-living adjustments.
“This change will help ensure absences are accurately recorded and not overlooked,” the district said. “Thank you for partnering with us to streamline communication and keep our attendance records up to date.” For more information about the new absent reporting system a video is available on the district’s Facebook page.
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August 28 Volleyball PCM at Lynnville-Sully tournament, 5 p.m. August 29 Football Sigourney/Keota at PCM, 7 p.m. September 2 Cross Country PCM coed at Williamsburg, 4:30 p.m. September 4 Volleyball PCM at West Marshall tournament, 4 p.m. September 5 Football PCM at Nevada, 7 p.m. September 8 Volleyball West Marshall at PCM, 7:20 p.m. September 11 Volleyball Saydel at PCM, 7:20 p.m. Cross Country PCM at Davis County, 4:30 p.m. September 12 Football Williamsburg at PCM, 7 p.m. September 16 Cross Country PCM coed at Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m. September 18 Volleyball PCM at Perry, 6:30 p.m. September 19 Football PCM at Pella Christian, 7 p.m. September 22 Cross Country PCM home meet, 4:30 p.m. September 23 Volleyball PCM at South Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. September 26 Football PCM at South Tama County, 7 p.m. September 29 Cross Country PCM at Nevada, 5:30 p.m. September 30 Volleyball PCM at Nevada, 6:30 p.m. October 3 Football Albia at PCM (HC), 7 p.m. October 4 Volleyball PCM, Colfax-Mingo at Pleasantville, 8 a.m. October 6 Volleyball Roland-Story at PCM, 7:20 p.m. Cross Country PCM at Chariton, 4:30 p.m. October 9 Volleyball Cardinal, Southeast Warren at PCM, 5 p.m. October 10 Football PCM at Davis County, 7 p.m. October 11 Volleyball PCM at BCLUW tournament, 8:30 a.m. October 13 Cross Country PCM at HOIAC meet in Monroe, 4:30 p.m. October 14 Volleyball Grand View Christian at PCM, 7:20 p.m. Troy Hyde/ PCM Explorer The PCM football team hosted Pella for a scrimmage on August 22. Clockwise from top: PCM senior Alex Wendt (19) gets held by Pella senior Nile Roe (65) during a Dutch running play; PCM sophomore Danson Drake fights off a pair of Pella tacklers on his way to the end zone; PCM junior Jax Strait looks for running room against Pella senior David Garner (25) and junior Brody VanZee (34); PCM junior Jaden Houser, back, tackles Pella senior Harrison Mullens; PCM senior Chase Wagaman, left, knocks the ball away from Pella junior Logan VanDenBroek (9). The Mustangs open the 2025 season at home against Sigourney/Keota at 7 p.m. on Friday in Monroe.
October 16 Volleyball Greene County at PCM, 7:20 p.m. October 17 Football Centerville at PCM, 7:30 p.m. October 21 Volleyball Regionals Class 3A, 4A, TBD October 23 Volleyball Regionals Class 3A, 4A, TBD Cross Country State Qualifying Meet Class 2A PCM at TBD
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and we thank everyone involved in their fundraising efforts. • Thank you to Rusty Vos and the facilities crew for their amazing work over the summer. Projects included updating the Prairie City Elementary playground with new turf areas, resurfacing the Middle School gym floor, adding sound equipment to the Middle School gym, updating windows at Monroe Elementary, and completing numerous routine maintenance tasks. The buildings look great! • We want to thank all our staff members who are gearing up for the first day of school! So much hard work goes into preparing for the upcoming school year, and we are thankful for our staff's continued dedication to PCM and our students! V. Committee Updates Greg Ingle gave finance update. Kelsey committee Fiorentin gave a facility committed update. VI. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved A. Meeting Minutes B. Monthly List of Bills C. Monthly Financial Reports D. Personnel Recommendations VII. Principal & Director Updates A. Early Childhood Update B. Elementary Building Update C. Middle School Building Update D. High School Building Update E. Technology Department Update F. Operation Department Update G. Nutrition Department Update H. Activities Department Update I. Transportation Department Update VIII. Closed Session 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.” A motion was made to enter closed session 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 parent or guardian of the student if the student is a minor.” Entered closed session at 6:12 pm Resumed open session at 6:26 pm Motion made by: Jeremy St. Peter Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Lori Jungling - Yes Greg Ingle - Yes Kelsey Fiorentin - Yes Rod DeHaai - Yes Jeremy St. Peter - Yes Ryan VanDerKamp - Yes Steve Nearmyer - Yes A. Action regarding recommended discipline of a student A motion was made to approve an amendment to the student agreement. Motion made by: Kelsey Fiorentin Motion seconded by: Lori Jungling Voting: Unanimously Approved IX. BUSINESS ITEMS A. District 1. 25/26 Student Handbook Amendment A motion was made to approve the 25/26 student handbook amendment. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Steve Nearmyer Voting: Unanimously Approved 2. 25/26 Staff Handbook A motion was made to approve of 2025-2026 Employee the Handbook. Motion made by: Jeremy St. Peter Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved B. Financial/Facility 1. School Resource Officer Contract Renewal A motion was made to approve the 28E agreement with the City of Monroe and City of Prairie City at an annual cost of $21,000, with a term extending from August 2025 through August 2029. This is an increase of $2,000 a year. Motion made by: Steve Nearmyer Motion seconded by: Jeremy St. Peter Voting: Unanimously Approved C. Board Policy 1. Policy Primer Updates (2nd Read) A motion was made to approve the second reading of the attached board policies. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Rod DeHaai Voting: Unanimously Approved D. Superintendent 1. IASB Annual Convention Wednesday, Nov. 19–Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 Iowa Events Center, Des Moines The IASB Annual Convention & Trade Show is now IASB® BoardCon–a fresh, modern name with the same great networking, education, insights. Keynote Taxand Preparation speakers are Thomas Murray and Anne Marie Anderson. Business & Tax Consulting Mr. Becker mentioned information about the upcoming School Board Election on Nov Bookkeeping 4th. PCM will have three open seats in the Payroll upcoming school board Services election on November 4, 2025: District 1, District 2, and District 6.413 S Jasper Monroe, IA *Interested in running? Stop by 641-259-3241 the district office to pick up a candidate packet or download it www.jmf-accounting.com from our website. Deadline to file is September 18 at 5:00 p.m. Please note: Candidates must live within the district of the seat they're seeking; however, any PCM 10x24 resident can Min 10x48 Max sign nomination papers. All PCM Concrete Floors residents who are eligible to vote 259-2523 will vote1-800-549-0556 on all open seats, regardless of their district. Inside/Outside Storage Questions? Contact Board Secretary at • Concrete Becki •Vasseau Easy bvasseau@pcmschools.org. Not Floors Accessibility sure if you live in one of the open districts? Check •our District • Elect. & Lights Overhead Director Map linked below. Each Stall Doors https://tinyurl.com/2j7zs2xr X.• ADJOURN Security • Fenced in A motion was made to adjourn at Lighting area for 6:34 pm Motion made by: Gregoutside Ingle storage Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved Aug. 28
Public Notices REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING 08/18/2025 - 06:00 PM Monroe Elementary Library Monroe Elementary Monroe, IA MEETING MINUTES Topic: School Board Meeting Time: Aug 18, 2025 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85249 086682?pwd=lVd4ERR5rbIyzfgP TUbTYiMquwuCAE.1 Meeting ID: 852 4908 6682 Passcode: pcm25 Attendance Voting Members Lori Jungling, Board Member District 1 Term 2021-2025 Greg Ingle, Board Member, District 2: Term 2023-2025 Kelsey Fiorentin, Board Member, District 3: Term 2023-2027 Rod DeHaai, Board Member, District 4: Term 2023-2027 Jeremy St. Peter, Vice President, District 5: Term 2023-2027 Ryan VanDerKamp, President, District 6: Term 2021-2025 Steve Nearmyer, Board Member, District 7: Term 2023-2027 Non-Voting Members Becki Vasseau, Board Secretary Tanya Swan, Business Manager Aaron Becker, Superintendent I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm Rod DeHaai arrived at 6:09 pm II. APPROVE AGENDA A motion was made to approve the agenda. Motion made by: Steve Nearmyer Motion seconded by: Jeremy St. Peter Voting: Lori Jungling - Yes Greg Ingle - Yes Kelsey Fiorentin - Yes Rod DeHaai - Not Present Jeremy St. Peter - Yes Ryan VanDerKamp - Yes Steve Nearmyer - Yes III. CONSTITUENTS CORRESPONDENCE No one signed up to speak IV. GOOD NEWS • Three PCM student athletes brought home gold medals from the State Special Olympics softball skills competition! Congratulations to Drew, Alexandria, and Katie! The PCM High School softball team placed 4th at State! Congratulations on an incredible season! • Fall sports and activities have started and we look forward to seeing our Mustangs in action! Thank you to Kim Pettyjohn, Becki Vasseau, and the building secretaries for ensuring students are registered for school and signed up for activities in Bound before practices and rehearsals began. • Thank you to the Uri Sellers Memorial Foundation for donating 50 backpacks filled with school supplies to our elementary schools. We are truly grateful for the ongoing support this foundation has provided to PCM, and we thank everyone involved in their fundraising efforts. • Thank you to Rusty Vos and the facilities crew for their amazing work over the summer. Projects included updating the Prairie City Elementary playground with new turf areas, resurfacing the Middle School gym floor, adding sound equipment to the Middle School gym, updating windows at Elementary, and Monroe completing numerous routine maintenance tasks. The buildings look great! • We want to thank all our staff members who are gearing up for the first day of school! So much hard work goes into preparing for the upcoming school year, and we are thankful for our staff's continued dedication to PCM and our students! V. Committee Updates Greg Ingle gave finance committee update. Kelsey Fiorentin gave a facility committed update. VI. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved A. Meeting Minutes B. Monthly List of Bills C. Monthly Financial Reports D. Personnel Recommendations VII. Principal & Director Updates A. Early Childhood Update B. Elementary Building Update C. Middle School Building Update D. High School Building Update E. Technology Department Update F. Operation Department Philip Beyer Update 641.628.2646 G. Nutrition Department Update H.• Tree Activities Department Removal & Trimming Update • Stump Cutting I. Transportation Department Update • Wood Mulch VIII. Closed Session per Iowa • FREE21.5(e) Estimates“To discuss Code • Fully Insured whether to conduct a hearing or• Competitive to conductpricing hearings to suspend or expel a student, • Pella an owned and session operated is unless open requested by the student or a 707orBosguardian Landenof Weg the parent student if the student is a Pella, IA 50219 minor.” A motion was made to enter closed session PIper N OUIowa Code EP T 21.5(e) ”To Tdiscuss whether to conduct a hearing or to conduct hearings to suspend or expel a UDIO session DANCEanSTopen student, unless is requested by the student or of the student parent112 or guardian Sherman St., is a minor.” if the studentMonroe Entered closed session at 6:12 641-259-2181 pm Resumed open session at 6:26 pm *Ballet *Tap *Jazz *Tumbling PomJeremy *Pointe St. Motion*Lyrical*Jazz made by: Peter *Hip Hop *Clogging Motion seconded by: Kelsey FiorentinAGES 3 AND UP Voting: Lori Jungling - Yes Greg Ingle - Yes Kelsey Fiorentin - Yes Rod DeHaai - Yes Jeremy St. Peter - Yes Ryan VanDerKamp - Yes Steve Nearmyer - Yes A. Action regarding recommended discipline of a student A motion was made to approve an amendment to the student agreement. Motion made by: Kelsey Fiorentin Motion seconded by: Lori Jungling Voting: Unanimously Approved IX. BUSINESS ITEMS A. District 1. 25/26 Student Handbook Amendment A motion was made to approve the 25/26 student handbook amendment. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Steve
A motion was made to approve the 25/26 student handbook amendment. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Steve Nearmyer Voting: Unanimously Approved 2. 25/26 Staff Handbook A motion was made to approve of the 2025-2026 Employee Handbook. Motion made by: Jeremy St. Peter Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved B. Financial/Facility 1. School Resource Officer Contract Renewal A motion was made to approve the 28E agreement with the City of Monroe and City of Prairie City at an annual cost of $21,000, with a term extending from August 2025 through August 2029. This is an increase of $2,000 a year. Motion made by: Steve Nearmyer Motion seconded by: Jeremy St. Peter Voting: Unanimously Approved C. Board Policy 1. Policy Primer Updates (2nd Read) A motion was made to approve the second reading of the attached board policies. Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Rod DeHaai Voting: Unanimously Approved D. Superintendent 1. IASB Annual Convention Wednesday, Nov. 19–Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 Iowa Events Center, Des Moines The IASB Annual Convention & Trade Show is now IASB® BoardCon–a fresh, modern name with the same great networking, education, and insights. Keynote speakers are Thomas Murray and Anne Marie Anderson. Mr. Becker mentioned information about the upcoming School Board Election on Nov 4th. PCM will have three open seats in the upcoming school board election on November 4, 2025: District 1, District 2, and District 6. *Interested in running? Stop by the district office to pick up a candidate packet or download it from our website. Deadline to file is September 18 at 5:00 p.m. Please note: Candidates must live within the district of the seat they're seeking; however, any PCM resident can sign nomination papers. All PCM residents who are eligible to vote will vote on all open seats, regardless of their district. Questions? Contact Board Secretary Becki Vasseau at bvasseau@pcmschools.org. Not sure if you live in one of the open districts? Check our District Director Map linked below. https://tinyurl.com/2j7zs2xr X. ADJOURN A motion was made to adjourn at 6:34 pm Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Kelsey Fiorentin Voting: Unanimously Approved Aug. 28
District 4: Term 2023-2027 Jeremy St. Peter, Vice President, District 5: Term 2023-2027 Ryan VanDerKamp, President, District 6: Term 2021-2025 Steve Nearmyer, Board Member, District 7: Term 2023-2027 Non-Voting Members Becki Vasseau, Board Secretary Tanya Swan, Business Manager Aaron Becker, Superintendent I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVE AGENDA A motion was made to approve the agenda. Motion made by: Lori Jungling Motion seconded by: Steve Nearmyer Voting: Unanimously Approved III. WORK SESSION i. Work Session with Matt Gillespie Matt Gillespie presented the attached packet of information various bonding regarding capacity options for informational purposes. IV. ADJOURN A motion was made to adjourn at 8:08 pm Motion made by: Greg Ingle Motion seconded by: Rod DeHaai Voting: Unanimously Approved Aug. 28
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