Board Minutes - May 18 2026 - Western Iowa Tech Community College

April 27, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Sioux City Campus
Agenda

WITCC Mission

We elevate our diverse learners and strengthen our communities through inclusive and innovative education.

Board Members

Brenda Wright, Board Secretary

Absent: Gary Jordan, Linnea Fletcher, Tricia Sutherland

Administration

Troy Jasman, Interim President and VP of Finance and Administrative Services | Erin Volk, Vice President of Learning | Frank Arpan, Vice President of Student Success | Darin Moeller, Executive Dean of Instruction | Jackie Plendl, Dean of Human Resources | Tawnya Beermann, Dean of Students | Christina Brandon, Dean of Outreach and Information Technology | Revathi Vongsiprasom, Dean of Opportunity and Engagement

Presenters

Items

Meeting was called to order by Acting President, Russell Wray.

Roll Call of Directors was taken by Brenda Wright.

There were no Oral Communications brought forward to the Board.

There were no Written Communications presented.

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve Consent items as amended. Justin Daale seconded the motion. All approved. Motion carried.

Troy presented the Board Members a certificate to celebrate their numbers of years of service to the WITCC Board. For Iowa School Board Recognition Week.

Erin Volk introduced Sima Dabir and students to talk about the PTK International Awards. We are a small chapter that received some of the biggest awards at the International Awards.

Revathi Vongsiprasom introduced Jennifer McCune and the students that attended the Annual Community Colleges for Iowa Student Legislative Summit. Each student shared their experience on the trip.

Jeremy Ogle and Revathi Vongsiprasom, and Asha Loutsch attended the Siouxland Chamber trip in Washington, DC. Asha shared how valuable her experience has been by attending this trip the last two years.

Darin Moeller presented a request to Server Price Increase. Price increase is due to demand for servers. Jeremy Ogle made a motion and it was seconded by Justin Daale. All in favor and the motion carried.

Darin Moeller presented the 2026-1 Multiple Industrial Jobs Training Agreement and Resolutions bond sale. $4,085,000. We had four bidders. Lowest bid was for 4.665%. Hanna Reinders made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Jeremy Ogle. All were in favor and the motion carried at 4:34 pm.

Darin also presented the Small Business Development Center Subcontract. Nick Demke is our SBDC Director. This is an annual contract and this funds the position. This is a partial funding. Hanna Reinders made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Mary Parker. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Troy Jasman presented the Buena Vista Lease. This is to continue to use space on the Sioux City campus. This is a 2-year lease. $5000 per month. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Erin Muck. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Troy Jasman and Merlyn Kathol presented the Cohort Default Rate Summary. This is a draft report. Official comes out in September. It is .5%.

Troy Jasman presented a proposal Culinary Arts Program Naming. We are proposing to name the Culinary Program area the "Dr. Terry A. Murrell Culinary Arts Program." Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Justin Daale. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Troy Jasman also presented Denison Regional Academy Project Closeout. This is a partial closeout of retention. They still have some things that are being worked on. We agreed to release a partial with a 30-day wait. Erin Muck made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Hanna Reinders. All were in favor and the motion carried.

There are no updates for the Community Colleges for Iowa.

Administrator's Report by Troy Jasman

Legislative Update
1. Some changes to the 260E program.
2. Bonds still follow same rules for 10-year bond. Starting Jul 1, it will be 7
3. Admin fee 19.5 to 15%
Property taxes added a cap of 2%. We are not sure of the full impact.
State aid - 1.44%. we still got a small bump increase 279,000+. 2.01 % increase

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to go into Executive Session and Mary Parker seconded the motion. Executive Session - Collective Bargaining Strategy Executive Session, Chapter 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, 2026
Roll Call vote was taken:
Justin Daale | Hanna Reinders | Mary Parker | Jeremy Ogle | Erin Muck | Russell Wray
Brenda Wright, Board Secretary
Absent, Gary Jordan, Linnea Fletcher, Tricia Sutherland

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to come out of Executive Session and it was seconded by Justin Daale. All were in favor and motion carried.
Roll Call was taken:
Justin Daale | Hanna Reinders | Mary Parker | Jeremy Ogle | Erin Muck | Russell Wray
Brenda Wright, Board Secretary
Absent: Gary Jordan, Linnea Fletcher, Tricia Sutherland

After a discussion, we came out of Executive session, Jeremy Ogle made a motion and Mary Parker seconded the motion to approve the Western Iowa Tech Community College Education Association contract for 2026-2027 to include:

2% added to his/her appropriate contracted wage.
Faculty contract days will be 174.
Hiring Guide will be increased by $650

Meet and Confer:

Annual Wage increase of 2.0% effective July 1, 2026
Fridays off for full-time employees. Full-time employees will work for 36 hours and be paid for 40 hours.
1.5% increase to minimum salary grades and an increase of 2.5% to the maximums for salary grades 3-16, and 10% to the maximum for salary grade 17, effective July 1, 2026
Longevity pay $40

2% increase to faculty
2% for Meet and confer, continue with Summer Fridays off. Increase minimum to longevity pay.

For Unfinished Business, Troy gave an update to the Canvas cyber security issue from last week.

Hanna Reinders made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Mary Parker. All were in favor and the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:10 pm.