Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon Community Schools Board of Education met in regular session Wednesday with a fairly short agenda before them.
The Board approved a pair of Open Enrollment Applications, one from a Kindergarten student to enroll into Sheldon from Boyden-Hull, and the other for a Pre-K student enrolling into the Sheldon District from Sibley-Ocheyedan.
In other business, the Board accepted the resignation of Building and Grounds Custodian Matt Olsen, approved contract offers for: Jake Kromminga, who will teach Middle School Art at a salary of $42,100; Hannah Loos will teach High School Special Education and coach Middle School Girls Track at a combined salary of $44,847; Emily Hansmann will serve as Middle School Volleyball Coach at a salary of $2,747; Brittany Negus will be teaching High School Language Arts at a salary of $54,750; and Maggie Lloyd will serve as Prom Advisor at a salary of $1,025. They also approved a trio of Contract Adjustments: Amber Beukelman as Infinite Campus Coordinator for $1,000; Tyler Lloyd for Zero Hour PE at a salary of $5,250; and Ashely Dietrick, an Elementary Paraprofessional whose hours will increase from 6.5 to 7 hours per day.
Superintendent Cory Myer reported to the Board that the District will receive $101,152 in CARES Act funds from the federal government. He says the District is still receiving guidance from the Department of Education on the Return-To-Learn requirements, and he told the board that the annual resurfacing of the gym floors in the District’s buildings will be completed soon, as will the removal of asbestos from the FCS and Art rooms at the high school. Myer says those are the only remaining classrooms containing asbestos.
The Board also approved a Tech Hardware and Infrastructure Upgrade quote from Sterling in Sioux City, in the amount of almost $56,000. Myer tells KIWA that this project will do some necessary upgrades, including running cable to create more access points in the District’s classrooms. Myer pointed out that the project qualifies for E-Rate Funding, meaning the federal government will cover about 70% of the costs of the upgrade.
