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December 28, 2022 - Minutes

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Board of Education Regular School Board Meeting

 Southeast Webster Grand Community School District

Southeast Valley Schools

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Southeast Valley Central Office

12:15 PM



The joint regular meeting of the Board of Education of Southeast Webster Grand and Southeast Valley Schools met in regular session.

President Allen Wicklein called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM


Roll Call: SWG: Allen Wicklein, Sean Stewart, Katie VanSickle, Lindsey Eslick, Alison Swanson, Chad Lambert, AJ Blair

Absent: None


Roll Call: SV: Allen Wicklein, Sean Stewart, Katie VanSickle, Jim Carlson, Joni Hefley

Absent: Jeff Ackerson, Shannon Miller



Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Stewart, seconded by Lambert to approve the consent agenda items, including the agenda, minutes, open enrollment applications, financials as presented and bills.  

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Valley: Motion by Carlson, seconded by Stewart to approve the consent agenda items, including the agenda, minutes, open enrollment applications, financials as presented and bills.  

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley

Nays: None

Motion carries 5-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Lambert, seconded by Stewart to approve the resignation of Brooke Harbaugh as elementary teacher, and the hiring of Ciera Carlund as associate in Dayton.   

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Lambert, seconded by VanSickle to approve the hiring of Allie Slinker as Curriculum Director for the 2022-2023 school year.    

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Stewart, seconded by Eslick to approve At-Risk – Dropout Prevention MSA Application for $137,757.    

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Lambert, seconded by VanSickle to approve the purchase of a ½ ton pickup from Stiver’s in Des Moines for $43,000 as well as 2 vans at $38,000 each, as well as the bus bids as presented.   

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Stewart, seconded by Swanson to approve the final Boxholm Demo Pay App for $16,225.68.

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Valley: Motion by Wicklein, seconded by Hefley to approve the FY 2024 Property Casualty and Worker’s Compensation Insurance Company. The committee recommendation was to approve IPSIP (Iowa Public School Insurance Program) for the Southeast Valley School District.  

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley

Nays: None

Motion carries 5-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Stewart, seconded by Eslick to approve early retirement applications for the SWG employees that have submitted paperwork. Andy Peterson and Lori Ferrari will both be retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Eslick, seconded by Blair to approve the Educational Assistance Plan fo approve the amount up to $5,250 to not be taxable to the employee.

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0


A public hearing was set for January 18, 2023 at 6:20 PM in Burnside, to approve the purchase agreement of the Dayton Gym and the Boxholm building site.


The next meeting will be January 18, 2023 at 6:30 pm following the public hearing


Southeast Webster Grand: Motion by Stewart, seconded by VanSickle to adjourn.

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Eslick, Swanson, Lambert, Blair

Nays: None

Motion carries 7-0



Southeast Valley: Motion by Stewart, seconded by Hefley to adjourn.  

Ayes: Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley

Nays: None

Motion carries 5-0