Humboldt School Board hears administrator reports, approves tax levy

By KYLIE PORTZ
HUMBOLDT - The Humboldt Community School District Board of Directors met for their regular meeting on April 21, where they covered a wide variety of topics from the Auditorium Project to summer technology purchases.

It was a different meeting as Taft Elementary Principal Ryan Fedders sat in Superintendent Jim Murray’s seat, acting as superintendent as he is in the process of completing courses to one day become a superintendent himself.

School Board President Tate Satern called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at the Administration Building.

During the meeting, a public hearing was held on the FY26 budget, but with no visitors in attendance to speak during the hearing, the board moved on to celebrate the Champions for Children award recipients.

The first group to receive the award included Jen Larson, Katie Allison, and Rebecca Williams, who were nominated for helping monitor a student during epileptic events as well as helping all students in the special education program.

Next to receive an award was David Wirtz who was nominated for covering administrative duties at Taft Elementary, although Wirtz was not present at the meeting.

Following Champions for Children, IJAG program director Katie Talbot presented updates on the growing school program. Joining Talbot at the meeting to answer questions was IJAG regional supervisor Stephanie Coble-Day.

Talbot said, “What I think the mission is, is to ensure that future Iowans are resilient and well prepared with skills, purpose, and opportunities.”

‘We have developed a lot of collaborative partnerships and our vision is to empower youth, especially the Humboldt youth, to succeed and thrive and become future-ready leaders.”

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