By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards held a joint meeting at Adair-Casey Junior High on Oct. 16.
Brian Sauser, principal for grades 9-12, provided an update on how things are going at the high school. In particular, he said attendance is “excellent” with the new guidelines in place.
“Attendance-wise, it’s completely systematic now. We don’t have a day where we have an unexcused absence, hardly ever,” Sauser said. “In the event that we have a tardy, then we’re meeting with those kids on the spot.”
Superintendent Josh Rasmussen updated the boards on the certified enrollment.
“When we certified this past week, Guthrie Center’s up 2.66 and Adair-Casey is up 13,” Rasmussen said. “The open enrollment, overall, is in a much better place…compared to where we were a year ago.”
Adair-Casey accepted resignations of Jocelyn Jesko (elementary paraeducator) and Cindy Lundy (junior high volleyball coach 2025-26). The board approved contract recommendations for Baylie Leonard-Lowe (head cook), Kasey Harrington (junior high paraeducator) and three junior high coaching positions (Jason Calhoun as junior high volunteer assistant girls basketball coach, Amber Gettler as junior high volunteer assistant girls basketball coach, and Jeremy Gettler as junior high boys basketball coach with additional stipend).
Guthrie Center accepted the resignation of Linda Webber (part-time night custodian). The board approved coaching positions for Wesley Policky (high school assistant boys basketball coach, Lori McGivney (high school boys golf coach), and William Shull (high school girls golf coach).
The Adair-Casey board approved a bid to add a few more cameras in the elementary and junior high schools for enhanced security.
Board members Justin Crawford (AC) and Brian Sheeder (GC) agreed to be the representatives to attend the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) Delegate Assembly on Nov. 20.
Because of the IASB Annual Convention, the next meetings of the boards were tentatively set as follows: Adair-Casey School Board will meet on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Adair-Casey Junior High. Guthrie Center School Board will meet Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the high school. The public is welcome.