The Greene County School Board met Wednesday night in regular session.

The meeting started with the Board approving the hire of Audrey Hinote as the new elementary principal. She will take over for retiring Principal Scott Johnson at the end of the year on a 220 day contract. Next, the Board approved the end of year resignations for Superintendent Tim Christensen for his 15 years of service and high school math teacher Patty Fisher for her 18 years of service. Board President Steve Fisher made a comment about Christensen’s resignation on the board’s behalf.

“Thank Tim for his years of service. The last five years have been extremely busy, and trying and challenging. It’s like I told him in his office the other day, I think he’s risen to the occasion and served us very well for the last five years, particularly.”   

During reports, the Greene County FFA students talked about their trip to the National FFA Convention this past October. They also heard about a new math curriculum of problem-based for kindergarten through eighth grade, where students use more scenarios to figure out math problems. 

The Board then approved the pre-kindergarten program policies and procedures handbook, the 2022 soccer, baseball and softball coaching contracts; the first reading of a revised board policy to eliminate the October board meeting deadline for early graduation requests, four fundraiser requests, the School Board Review Committee request for $3,613 of additional funds for increased pre-kindergarten enrollment, as well as two SBRC requests for administrative costs for Grandwood and Woodward Day Academy as presented.

The Board also approved a $98,170 bid from Iowa Athletic Field Construction Company to laser grade the crown of the football field, install an irrigation system and re-sod the field. Finally, the Board acknowledged the Lu Verne School District of sharing Curriculum Director Karen Sandberg and will instead share the same position with Algona as they undergo consolidation with them.