Mid-Prairie Community School District
Kalona, Wellman, West Chester
Mid-Prairie Central Office Community Room, Wellman, IA 52356
July 28, 2025– 6:15 p.m.
President Jake Snider called the meeting to order.
Board members present: Mary Allred, Randy Billups, Denise Chittick, Ryan Schlabaugh, and Jake Snider.
Board members absent: Gabrielle Frederick and Jed Seward.
Also Present: Superintendent Brian Stone, Board Secretary/School Business Official Jeff Swartzentruber, and Activities Director Pete Cavanagh.
Pledge of Allegiance
Read the School Mission Statement by Vice-President
Randy Billups moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Seconded by Mary Allred. Motion carried 5-0.
Business Meeting
Consent Items
Mary Allred moved to approve the following consent items.
Open Enrollment Requests
Open Enrollment In Requests total 0 students;
Open Enrolled Out Requests total 4 students;
Personnel Items
Work Agreement issued to Lori Wixom, Middle School General Cook, $15.49 per hour;
Work Agreement issued to Allee Gent, Middle School General Cook, $15.49 per hour;
Resignation of Aaron Coghlan, 8th Grade Boys Track Coach, $2,820 per Annum, effective 7/15/2025;
Resignation of Kim Boller, West Elementary Paraprofessional, $15.60 per hour, effective end of 2024-2025 contract;
Resignation of Crystal Adair, High School General Cook, $15.28 per hour, effective end of 2024-2025 contract;
Fundraising Requests
Athletic Boosters request approval to raise funds through raffle ticket sales with a golf cart prize from August 2025 through October of 2025 for the boosters to provide additional financial support to athletes;
Ryan Schlabaugh seconded the consent items. Motion carried 5-0.
Work Session
MPCSD Strength and Conditioning Update
Activities Director, Pete Cavanagh, shared a document with the Board about the current program versus the proposed changes to the Strength and Conditioning Program. This is part of a continuing discussion. As the current contract with Performance Health and Fitness, LLC expires on July 31, 2025, the document is to serve as the roadmap for the upcoming year as well as an evaluation of additional changes that might be reviewed over the next year. The new contract document has not yet been presented although the conversations and developments leading up to the document are generally in place. The Board asked questions of Cavanagh and Stone and discussed the concepts in the document as well as the direction under the Strength and Conditioning umbrella at Mid-Prairie. The Board asked for Cavanagh to come back to the Board a few times during the coming School Year to report on progress and what is working and what is not working.
Business Session
MPCSD Strength and Conditioning Contract
Although there should not be substantive changes to the contract document, the District needs to request the contract from Performance Health and Fitness, LLC for the 2025-2026 School Year.
Ryan Schlabaugh moved to approve moving forward with a contract with Performance Health and Fitness, LLC for the 2025-2026 School Year bearing the concepts presented in principle and ask the Activities Director to report back to the Board throughout the year. Randy Billups seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1 with Snider voting no.
Next Meeting and Suggestions for Next Agenda
The next regular Board meeting will be on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. at the Central Office Community Room. Agenda items to include: Review list of Public Depositors and set deposit limits; Board Policy 903.6 Matching Funds Amounts; Insured Booster Groups List Approval.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.