Board sees personnel shifts during organizational meeting

Published by admin on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 8:56am

Sworn in as members of the 2019-20 school board are re-elected member John Schlarmann (center) and newly-elected member Amanda Brenneman (right). They were sworn in by board secretary Judy Hayen at the Nov. 25 board meeting.

The 2019-20 Monticello Board of Education, first row from left: Mandy Norton and Amanda Brenneman. Second row: Bud Johnson, vice president Craig Stadtmueller and president John Schlarmann. (Photos by Pete Temple)
School Board
By: 
Pete Temple
Express Editor

The Nov. 25 meeting of the Monticello School Board was about moving people around. 

During the board’s annual organizational meeting, it said goodbye to stepping-down member Dave Melchert, and hello to newly-elected member Amanda Brenneman, while also re-greeting John Schlarmann, who was re-elected to the board. 

It also held elections for president and vice president of the board, voting Schlarmann as board president and Craig Stadtmueller as vice president. Bud Johnson, the former board president, chose not to be among the candidates for president due to family reasons. 

Also sworn in were Judy Hayen as returning board secretary and Marcie Gillmore as returning board treasurer. 

Other aspects of the meeting involved no changes. The board will continue to meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. for its regular meeting, and conduct a work session the second Wednesday of every month, also at 6 p.m. 

It also retained its past depositories, legal counsel, and the Monticello Express as its official publication. 

In other board business: 

• Held a public hearing on the Instructional Support Program Levy, during which no public comments were received. 

• The board later approved the Instructional Support Program Levy resolution of participation. The board approved the participation for one year, so it can revisit it each time. 

• The board formally congratulated Aimee Hospodarsky for being selected as Iowa Elementary School Counselor of the year, and heard a report from Hospodarsky about the nomination and application process. 

• The board approved its members to participate in the following committees: Craig Stadtmueller, Negotiations/ Labor Relations; Bud Johnson, Buildings and Grounds; Mandy Norton, Education; and Amanda Brenneman, Finance. Board president Schlarmann will serve on all committees. 

• The board approved a proposal for professional interior design services for the new middle school, from OPN Architects. 

• As part of the consent agenda, the board approved the appointments of Dave Schlarmann and Brent Meier as substitute bus drivers. 

• The board announced that its next meeting will be Monday, Dec. 16, at a special time of 6:30 p.m. 

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