Minutes - 1.21.2026

Red Oak Community School District

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

Meeting Location: Virtual Classroom/ Phone/Internet

Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus

January 21, 2026

 

The regular board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Oak Community School District was called to order by Director Bryce Johnson at 5:30 p.m. at the Red Oak Junior Senior High School Virtual Classroom.

Present

Directors: Bret Blackman (arrived at 5:53 p.m.), Bryce Johnson, Scott Bruce, Pastor Ricky Rohrig (remote), and Kelly Carlson-Osheim (remote).

Superintendent Ron Lorenz, Board Secretary/Business Manager, Heidi Harris, Leanne Fluckey, Curriculum Coordinator

Approval of Agenda

Motion by Director Carlson-Osheim to amend the agenda by deleting item 6.2.4 and approve the remaining agenda with the order of agenda items at the discretion of the meeting chair, second by Director Rohrig. Motion carried unanimously.

Public Hearing on Use the District’s Flexibility Account to Purchase Science Curriculum

Director Johnson opened the public hearing to use the district’s flexibility account to purchase science curriculum at 5:33 p.m.  Superintendent Ron Lorenz requested using no more than $26,000 from the District’s flexibility accounts to purchase secondary science curriculum ($17,950.21 from the Professional Development Flexibility Account and $8,049.79 from the Before/After School Flexibility Account). There were no public comments.  The public hearing was closed at 5:34 p.m.

Good News

Superintendent Ron Lorenz presented the Red Oak Community School District’s good news.

Visitors and Presentations

Elisabeth Jones from OPAA! presented an update to the Board of their accomplishments with the Red Oak Community School District’s food service program from the past three years, along with their goals for a future partnership with the Distirct.

Consent Agenda

Motion by Director Carlson-Osheim, second by Director Rohrig to approve the consent agenda as presented including meeting minutes, business reports, personnel considerations, SBRC Request for Modified Supplemental Amount for At-Risk/Dropout Prevention ($17,991), and Iowa Virtual open enrollments.  Motion carried unanimously.

Board Policies 403 -406

Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Carlson-Osheim to approve the first reading of Board Policies 403-406.  Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution to Use District Flexibility Funds

Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Carlson-Osheim to approve the resolution using the District’s Flexibility Funds for no more than $26,000 ($17,950.21 Professional Development Flexibility Fund, $8,049.79 Before/After School Flexibility Fund).  Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution FY2026 District Dropout Prevention Plan

Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Rohrig, to approve the resolution of the FY2026 Dropout Prevention Plan.  Motion carried unanimously.

2026-2027 Budget Guarantee Resolution

Motion by Director Bruce, second by Director Rohrig to approve the 2026-2027 budget guarantee resolution.  Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion of FY2026 Certified Budget Parameters and Maximum Property Tax Rates

Superintendent Ron Lorenz discussed the FY2026 property tax rates and the current state of the budget, the timeline for the legislatures setting of State Supplemental Aid and began a discussion for guidance from the Board for the FY2027 budget and maximum property tax rate.

Adjournment

Motion by Director Johnson, second by Director Bruce, to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:31 p.m.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Next Board of Directors Meeting                            Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – 5:30 p.m.

                                                                                    Virtual Classroom/Phone/Internet

                                                                                    Red Oak Junior Senior High School Campus