Red Oak Community School District
604 S Broadway
Red Oak, Iowa 51566
712.623.6600
Board Work Session
Meeting Location: Red Oak Jr./Sr. Virtual Learning Center
(Please Note Work Session will not be Available via the Internet but will be livestreamed by KCSI Radio)
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – 5:30 pm
- Work Session Agenda –
1.0 Community Roundtable on Population and Enrollment Trends
1.1 Purpose: The Red Oak Community School District Board of Directors is convening a roundtable discussion to explore declining enrollment as a citywide, countywide, and regional challenge—not just a school district concern. This session is intended to share perspectives, identify common challenges, and highlight opportunities for collaboration.
1.2 Panelist Introductions
1.1.1 Senator Tom Shipley
1.1.2 Mr. Tim Fridolph, Red Oak City Council
1.1.3 Mr. Mike Olson, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
1.1.4 Mr. Ron Kloewer, Chief Executive Officer, Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
1.1.5 Mr. Ben Lundgren, Executive Director, Montgomery County Development Corporation
1.1.6 Ron Lorenz, Superintendent, Red Oak CSD
1.2 Panelist Opening Statements based on Guiding Questions
1.2.1 How is population decline affecting your ability to deliver services, recruit employees, or sustain your organization’s mission?
1.2.2 What local or regional factors do you see as most responsible for population decline?
1.2.3 What steps is your organization taking to address depopulation?
1.2.4 Where do you see natural points of overlap between your organization’s efforts and the schools’ efforts?
1.2.5 How can we work more effectively together to tackle this common challenge?
1.2.6 Ten years from now, what would success look like for schools, community, and county when it comes to reversing population decline?
1.3 Board Member Questions and Discussion with Panelists
