December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Osceola Public Schools Board of Education Information
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Information Item
Discussion:
Notice of this meeting was posted at the Jeffrey Elementary School, Osceola Middle School/High School, Pinnacle Bank of Osceola, the Osceola Post Office, and the Osceola School Website on December 4, 2025. This notice was also published in The Polk County News on the same date. A copy of the agenda items is tentative and may be changed by the Board if necessary.
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2. Opening Procedures
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Procedural Item
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2.1. Call the Meeting to Order
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
President Neujahr called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 PM and informed those in attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room, then directed the public to its location.
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2.2. Roll Call
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
President Neujahr called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 PM and informed those in attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room, then directed the public to its location.
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2.3. Excuse Board Members Who Are Absent
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Procedural Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Excuse Jena Ockander and Anthony Mestl Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Recognition of Visitors/Communications from the Public
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4. Action Items
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4.1. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Approval of the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.1. Approval of the Previous Meeting’s Minutes
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Consent Item
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4.1.2. Treasurer’s Report
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4.1.3. Payment of general fund claims in the amount of $430,172.49
Payment of depreciation fund claims in the amount of $155,745.00
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4.2. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action on
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4.2.1. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action on Early Graduation applications of Tanner Yungdahl.
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve early graduation for Tanner Yungdahl Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2.2. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action on Early Graduation applications of Alex Anderson.
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve early graduation for Alex Anderson, Dameun Lee, and Tanner Yungdahl Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2.3. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action on Early Graduation application of Dameun Lee.
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve early graduation for Dameun Lee Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2.4. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action to approve a 2-year softball coop with Cross County, High Plains, and Aquinas Catholic.
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve 2-year softball coop Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2.5. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action on adopting Cariina as an operations management system.
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve purchase of Cariina Operations Management System Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Reports
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5.1. AD Report
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Written and verbal report given by Jason Zelasney. Girls and Boys Basketball are both 1-1 after one week. Wrestling has 17 boys out, 7 from Osceola. Opened season at Lakeview. Girls Wrestling has 6 out, 1 from Osceola. One Act finished season 5th place at Districts this past week. Thank you to coaches and students for your hard work this season.
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5.2. Principals Reports
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5.2.1. Elementary Report
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Written and verbal report given by Sarah Johnson. Elementary is finishing up Winter assessments for MTSS and intervention needs. Holiday concert on Tue. AR celebration Dec 18.
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5.2.2. MS/HS Report
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Written and verbal report given by Evan Feezell. Parent-Teacher Conference attendance numbers given. Need to improve attendance. Piloting IXL for grades 6-8. Winter MAPS testing in progress. CNA students finish final exam Dec 17th and will be certified as first group in our new CNA program.
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5.3. Superintendent’s Report
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Written and verbal report given by Jason Lavaley. Alicap facilities walkthrough completed. Negotiations nearly complete. New bus arrives this month. Softball coop with High Plains, Cross County, Osceola, and Aquinas for the next 2 years. Legislative session begins Jan 7th. Legislative Conference Jan 26th.
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5.4. Board Reports - Negotiations update
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Verbal report of negotiations status shared by Mike Neujahr.
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6. Annual Report to the Community
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7. Next Meeting Dates and Times
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7.1. Regular meeting January 12, 2026, 6:00 PM at the Osceola Middle/High School Media Center.
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8. Adjournment
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Moved to adjourn meeting at 7:00 p.m. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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