Galva schools extend Becker’s contract

 Published Date: March 28, 2022

By CAROL TOWNSEND
For The Prairie News

GALVA – The Galva School board unanimously extended the contract of Superintendent Joe Becker until June 30, 2025.

Becker told the board that the Galva School District will have a high school math teacher vacancy for next year.

City Administrator David Dyer attended the meeting and told the board that the City of Galva wants to create a new TIF district. He said the TIF would be for 23 years.

The city presently has three TIFs:
• The downtown TIF which expires Dec. 31, 2022, will generate $198,048 for the school district.
• The Big River TIF, which expires Dec. 31, 2024, will generate $383,617 for the school district.
• Another part of the Big River TIF will expire Dec. 31, 2028, and will generate $96,363 for the school district.
The city is working on bringing in two new businesses at the present time and also working on creating a new TIF district.
Dyer said the present equalized assessed value (EAV) for Galva is $54 million. He said he hopes to get Galva to $100 million of EAV before he retires.
Superintendent Becker said the EAV for the school district is $89 million.
The board approved the following personnel items:
• Approved Ryan Anderson as high school boys track coach for 2021-22.
• Approved Tony Garcia as assistant high school baseball coach for 2021-22.
• Approved Brooke Jackson and Rachel Remmert as assistant high school softball coaches for 2021-22. They will split the stipend.
• Approved Charlie Brooks as elementary head cook.
• Approved Mandi Girkin as Jr/Sr High head cook.
• Approved Nicole Sterling as Jr/Sr High assistant cook.
• Assigned third-year probationary teacher Holly Wangelin to fourth-year probationary status for 2022-23.
• Assigned third-year probationary teacher Heather Sellers to fourth-year probationary status.
• Assigned third-year probationary teacher Jessica Dean to fourth year probationary status.
• Assigned fourth-year probationary teacher Amanda Dynes to tenured status for 2022-23.
• Assigned fourth-year probationary teacher Katie Bosnich to tenured status for 2022-23.
• Assigned fourth-year probationary teacher Rachel Remmert to tenured status for 2022-23.
• Assigned fourth-year probationary teacher Josh Morris to tenured status for 2022-23.
• Assigned first year probationary teacher Tyler Nichols to second year probationary status.
• Rehired Tyler Nichols as Dean of Students for 2022-23.
• Assigned first-year probationary teacher Emily Dulla to second year probationary status for 2022-23.
• Approved Robert Fontana as dishwasher at the Jr./Sr High School.