A budget of nearly $39 million for the Webster City Community School District for the Fiscal Year 2026 was approved by the school board Monday evening. The public hearing for the budget was held with no objections received. The budget for the Webster City school district is $38,999,136 for the 2026 fiscal year beginning this July 1st. The levy for the next fiscal year will be at $12.79 per $1000 per taxable valuation of property in the Webster City school district. The Northeast Hamilton school levy will be at $11.09 per thousand. The school budget makes up 30 percent of their overall property tax bill for Webster City property owners.
In other matters, the Webster City school board accepted a monetary donation of $2000 towards the Webster City girls and boys golf program for the season. The board approved fundraising requests for the Webster City and Northeast Hamilton music departments for their upcoming concerts. The setting of school depositories will be made at their next board meeting.
The following personnel matters and contracts were approved by the Webster City school board Monday evening….
Morningside University Agreement
This is an agreement to provide Teacher Education students with Clinical Experience Placement.
Donovan Group Agreement
The Donovan Group Iowa LLC (DGI) will provide the Webster City Community School District with communications and engagement-related services.
ICCC 28E Agreement
This is an agreement for a shared Counselor position.
25-26 Bread & Milk Bids
Bread Bid – Pan-O-Gold
Milk Bid – Anderson Erickson
Resignations
Sam Vanderpool, MS Baseball Coach
Libby Anderson, 7th Grade Assistant Volleyball Coach
Keith Thomason, Head High School Custodian
Carissa Lee, Elementary Teacher
Retirements
Transfers
Taylor McKinney, Elementary Teacher, from NE Hamilton to Sunset Heights.
Hires (recommendations are always contingent on acceptable background checks)
Margaret Lankford, 8th Grade Math/Science Teacher
Erin Bailey, Elementary Teacher at Sunset Heights
Dalen Mueller, High School Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher
Julia Lesan, High School Science Teacher
Christina Gibson, High School Math Teacher
Chad Mulligan, Head High School Custodian
The Webster City School Board congratulated Braxton Flattery of Webster City High School for winning the Upper Midwest Emmy Student Production Award for his High School Sports Program at WCTV. The award was presented last weekend during a ceremony in the Twin Cities.