With less than two weeks to go before the start of the new school year, the Webster City school board on Monday evening learned of plans for the arrival of the academic year. Superintendent Matt Berninghaus said there will be 18 new teachers ready to go for the opening day of August 25. There will be seven new staff members at Webster City High School, five at the Middle School, three new teachers at Sunset Heights, two at Northeast Hamilton at Blairsburg and one new teacher at Pleasant View. Teacher orientation for the Webster City is underway to introduce the staff to the community, the school business staff and expectations for the school.
Superintendent Berninghaus said there is a high number of pupils for Kindergarten for the upcoming year. 136 students have signed up for the opening day of Kindergarten with an estimated six sections of classes. The district will be advertising for another teacher for Kindergarten before August 25.
The Webster City Community Schools accepted a monetary gift from the Webster City Rotary Club for $1600 for elementary headsets with their Ipads in time for the start of the school year. Fund raising requests were approved for the youth basketball and volleyball programs, FFA plant and fruit sales and for the cheerleaders for the 2025-26 school year.
In personnel matters,the Webster City School Board last evening accepted the following:
Cooperative Agreement with UNI – Agreement to place students in classrooms.
Resignations
Gisselle Tapper, Paraeducator
Hires (recommendations are always contingent on acceptable background checks)
Madi Hartnett, Co-Head Cheer Coach
Jenna Bergman, Co-Head Cheer Coach
Samantha Naughton, Assistant Middle School Cross Country Coach
Tucker Clabaugh, Paraeducator
Frances Lane, Paraeducator
Alyssa VanEvery, Paraeducator
Julie Pagel, Lego League Coach
TLC Contracts – Supporting Document
Marta De Paz Raymundo, Part-Time Food Service
Teresa Bernal, Part-Time Food Service
Manny Cordoba, Bus Driver
A trip for high school music students to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota for next March 11 to 14 during spring break was approved.
There was a closed session Monday evening to consider the potential purchase or sale of real estate.