Ed-Co School Board approves contract agreement with the Teachers Association
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The Ed-Co School Board approved the contract agreement with the Ed-Co Teachers Association. The total package increase is 3.6-percent.
The Board set the first public hearing on the District Budget for March 24th at 5:30pm in the Colesburg Center. The second public hearing will be held on April 13th at 6pm at the Edgewood Center.
The Board also approved a public hearing date for the 26-27 School Calendar for April 13th.
The Board of Directors of the Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District met for the regular meeting in the Elementary Music Room, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Board President Matt Elliot called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Directors Present: Matt Elliot, Tammy Kirby, Brent Wessel, & Jeff Hoeger.
Directors absent: Brad Bockenstedt.
Also Present: Principal Colton Sutton, Principal Patty Briggs, and Board Secretary Melissa Conner.
Director Kirby moved to approve the agenda as presented. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Hoeger moved to recognize the following commendations:
Girls: TRC West All Conference team
Lilee Boriskey-1st team(unanimous)
Rachel Eglseder-2nd team
McKenna Hoefer-Honorable Mention
Boys: TRC West All Conference team
Jax Steger-1st team(unanimous)
Jaden Miller-2nd team
McCoy Olind-Honorable Mention
Lilee Boriskey 1A Northeast District All-District Team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association
Lilee Boriskey Academic All-State Team.
Director Kirby seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Wessel moved to approve the Consent Agenda.
● Minutes of Previous February 9, 2026 Meeting
● Bills
● Financial Reports
● Open Enrollments
● Special Education Contracts
● Fundraisers
○ FBLA: Croissant Crowns-Registration and fees for conferences
○ Football: Golf Outing-Football Gear
● Personnel Recommendations
● Annual Agreements
○ University of Northern Iowa-Student Teacher Agreement
○ AEA Purchasing Agreement
Regular Meeting March 9, 2026
○ Morningside Agreement
○ 2026 Prom DJ Contract
Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Visitors: Alex Hanna, Jake Meyer, Jill Meyer, Hallie Walz, Cagney Wessel, Cambrie Wessel, Claire Rausch, Kayla Lawrence, Matilda Kuhlman, & Matt Beatty.
President Elliot welcomed our visitors.
The Elementary Student Council provided an update.
Matt Beatty presented on creating an Outdoor Learning Studio.
Principal Briggs: March Madness will be on Friday, March 13th. We are finalizing plans in PD. The Teachers have been doing a really good job and things are going well.
Principal Sutton: Successful Winter Sports and ready for a great Spring Season. We had a great turn out during FFA Week with the kids. The Spring Play cast did a great job performing. The Teachers are doing a fantastic job.
Director Kirby moved to set the 2026-2027 Calendar Public Hearing for April 13th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Director Wessel seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Hoeger moved to set the first Public Hearing for the FY2027 Budget on March 24th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Colesburg and the second Public Hearing for the FY2027 Budget on April 13th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in Edgewood. Director Wessel seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Kirby moved to approve the resolution with the Iowa Local Government Risk Pool for FY27. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Hoeger moved to approve the contract with RelayHub for Medicaid Services. Director Wessel seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Kirby moved to approve the first reading of Board Policies: 202.02, 406.05, 407.05, 501.15, & 802.02. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Kirby moved to approve the contract agreement with the Edgewood-Colesburg Teacher Association as a 3.60% total package settlement, with a total cost of $142,961.48. Director Hoeger seconded the movement. Motion carried 4-0.
The Board discussed the following items:
Construction/Building Project Updates
Regular Meeting March 9, 2026
With no further business to come before the board for consideration at this time, Director Kirby moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 p.m. Director Wessel seconded the movement. Motion Carried 4- 0.
Edgewood-Colesburg CSD
March 9, 2026 Listing of Expenditures
GENERAL FUND: Amount ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORS fee $ 143.10
ALLIANT ENERGY electricity $ 15,240.73 APPLE FINANCIAL SERVICES repairs $ 1,015.90 BI-COUNTY DISPOSAL, INC. garbage collection $ 641.00 BRADY, CAIN worker $ 265.00 CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CO., INC-CSS supplies $ 2,241.00 CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO. supplies $ 891.39 CITY OF EDGEWOOD water/sewer $ 4,672.09 CLAYTON RIDGE CSD open enrollment $ 2,690.64 Clearfly services $ 143.26 COMELEC INTERNET SERVICES services $ 143.00 DEMCO, Inc. supplies $ 229.32 DHS CASHIER 1ST FL. medicaid $ 3,216.05 EDGEWOOD FARM & HOME SUPPLY supplies $ 476.30 EDGEWOOD REMINDER publication $ 177.32 Edgewood Signs & Designs supplies $ 96.00 ELAN postage, supplies, & books $ 2,893.34 Elsbury, Kevin worker $ 560.00 EVERY'S AUTO & TIRE CENTER repair $ 35.00 IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK services $ 610.75 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES supplies $ 75.00 IOWA SCHOOL FINANCE INFORMATION workshop $ 300.00 J.W. PEPPER AND SON, INC. music $ 714.86 JMC COMPUTER SERVICE INC. services $ 7,248.20 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL supplies $ 213.04 JTJ Solar LLC solar $ 1,093.52 KARL'S GROCERY supplies $ 451.77 KENDRICK FOREST PRODUCTS supplies $ 284.00 KEYSTONE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY services $ 11,329.50 Lamiator.com supplies $ 243.24 Lange, Jennifer worker $ 70.00 Lewis, Megan worker $ 310.00 Matt Parrott/ Storey Kenworthy supplies $ 195.00 Meyer, Avery worker $ 340.00 Midwest Bus Parts, Inc. parts $ 128.12 Napa Auto Parts parts $ 172.83 NORTHEAST IOWA COMM. COLLEGE courses $ 10,436.20 Nyemaster Goode, P.C. services $ 2,124.00 PAPER CORPORATION, The paper $ 2,215.08 Perrinjaquet, Cade worker $ 40.00 Phelps, Sara worker $ 50.00
Regular Meeting March 9, 2026
POGGENKLASS, DAVID mileage $ 5.40 QUILL CORPORATION supplies $ 111.42 Regional Medical Center services $ 156.00 RelayHub, LLC medicaid $ 146.97 SCHMELZER, Cody worker $ 40.00 SCHOOL SPECIALTY, LLC. supplies $ 206.90 SILVEREDGE COOPERATIVE gasohol & diesel $ 1,711.65 SkillsUSA Inc. fee $ 113.00 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO. supplies $ 79.05 Strawberry Point Hardware supplies $ 7.79 Thein, Olivia worker $ 120.00 Tibbott Construction snow removal $ 958.50 U.S. CELLULAR hot spots $ 218.95 Walz, Zoe worker $ 25.00 WEST MUSIC CO. music & supplies $ 2,014.12 Wulfekuhle, Annabelle worker $ 400.00 Yest, Reece worker $ 370.00 Fund Total: $ 81,100.30
LOSST/SAVE FUND:
CR Signs & Lighting, Inc. repairs $ 1,075.00 Schumacher Elevator services $ 1,673.65 Young Plumbing & Heating repair $ 6,400.00 Fund Total: $ 9,148.65
STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND:
BLOOMS flowers $ 30.00 BROOKE'S EMBROIDERY shirts $ 462.00 Dannco, Inc jerseys $ 958.00 DASHR equipment $ 845.00 Doyle, Dan official $ 433.78 ED-CO TRACK Petty Cash cash bag $ 300.00 EDGEWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE fee $ 200.00 ELAN supplies, equipment, & travel $ 1,178.30 H2I GROUP supplies $ 225.00 IA H.S. SPEECH ASSOCIATION registration $ 169.00 Intelligent Marking USA, bda Turf Tank subscription $ 15,000.00 IOWA FBLA registration $ 592.00 IOWA FCCLA registration $ 600.00 IOWA GIRLS H.S. ATHLETIC UNION fee $ 800.00 KARL'S GROCERY supplies $ 398.35 KING, RYAN official $ 101.43 MEYER, MELISSA supplies $ 13.99 MFL-MARMAC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS travel $ 131.94 MM Mechanical repairs $ 765.67 MONTICELLO SPORTS supplies $ 18.00 NASSP membership $ 385.00 NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION fee $ 167.00
Regular Meeting March 9, 2026
Riddell All American Sports Corp helmets $ 3,084.02 RODENBERG, JAMIE official $ 102.50 SHIMLEE banner $ 52.00 SINGSANK, Tim official $ 201.07 STARMONT COMMUNITY SCHOOL travel $ 140.00 Turkey Valley High School fee $ 400.00 WINDSTAR LINES, INC. fee $ 4,058.54 Fund Total: $ 31,812.59
SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND:
Atlantic Coca-Cola ala carte $ 809.84 ELAN hot lunch $ 5.38 EMS DETERGENT SERVICES supplies $ 60.83 Hill Country C.S. LLC hot lunch $ 15.19 JMC COMPUTER SERVICE INC. services $ 1,459.90 KARL'S GROCERY hot lunch $ 30.94 MARTIN BROS. DISTRIB. CO., INC hot lunch, ala carte, supplies, & fee $ 13,684.08 PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY milk $ 3,646.07 RAPIDS supplies $ 53.73 Fund Total: $ 19,765.96
PPEL FUND:
ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING copier lease $ 1,471.65 KEYSTONE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY tech services $ 7,821.70 Fund Total: $ 9,293.35
Total of All Funds: $151,120.85