2025-08 August 13, 2025 Minutes

East Buchanan Community School District - Regular Board Meeting Minutes – August 13, 2025

Call to Order- President Andy Sperfslage called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The board recited the East Buchanan Mission Statement. Board members present were Scott Cooksley, Andrew Maas, Tim Recker, Andy Sperfslage, and Heather Steffens. Administrators attending were Superintendent Kory Kelchen, Secondary Principal Derick Ludwig, Elementary Principal Nathan Reck, and Board Secretary Teresa Knipper.  Several visitors attended the meeting. Motion carried with all ayes unless noted otherwise.  

Approve Agenda - Motion by Steffens, second by Recker to approve the agenda as presented.

Approve Consent Agenda - Motion by Cooksley, second by Steffens to approve the consent agenda. Items included on the consent agenda: minutes from the regular meeting on July 9, 2025; hiring of Kaisha Schumacher as assistant cook; hiring of Jill Wilgenbusch as head HS volleyball coach; resignation of Carly Flexsenhar as paraeducator; hiring of Shannon Lytle as MS volleyball coach; hiring of Kelly Henderson as assistant HS volleyball coach; expenditures listed; and financial reports. 

Mexico Trip Presentation – Spanish teacher Heather Huegel presented the itinerary and requirements to participate in the trip to Mexico.  She requested use of a district school bus for travel to/from the airport and approval for out of state travel.

Administrative Updates and Reports – Reck reported that several staff members attended conferences over the summer and explained the takeaways of each conference.  He is hoping to see results of having summer school once the school year begins. Ludwig has been meeting with everyone to get to know staff members, setting goals, and was able to attend the conferences.  Kelchen reported that custodial staff has been working on getting the building ready and that there are two school board positions up for election.  

25-26 CRAEA Agreement – Motion by Steffens, second by Recker to approve the 25-26 CRAEA Agreement as presented.

Denovo Agreement – Motion by Maas, second by Recker to approve the building project agreement with Denovo Construction as presented.

25-26 Student Handbooks – Motion by Maas, second by Steffens to approve the 25-26 Student Handbooks as presented.

25-26 Staff Handbook – Motion by Cooksley, second by Steffens to approve the 25-26 Staff Handbook as presented.

Board Policy Review – Motion by Steffens, second by Maas to approve the second reading of 100 series of board policies as presented.  Motion by Steffens, second by Recker to approve the second reading of board policies 206 through 217 as presented.

AgVantage Propane Contract – Motion by Maas, second by Cooksley to approve option 2 as presented for the AgVantage Propane Contract.

FCC License Renewal – Motion by Steffens, second by Cooksley to approve the FCC License Renewal as presented.

AEA Contract for Transfer of State Funding  - Motion by Maas, second by Recker to approve the AEA contract for transfer of state funding as presented.

Mexico Trip – Motion by Maas, second by Steffens to approve the request for use of district school bus for transportation to/from airport and out of state travel for the Mexico trip as presented.

BucPr1de – Baseball team qualified for state for first time in district history!

Adjourn- Motion by Recker, second by Maas to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 pm.

The above are not official minutes until approved at the next regular board meeting.  A copy of the official minutes may be viewed in the office of the Board Secretary and Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.