Pleasantville School Board

In Iowa, school board members are elected to serve four-year terms.  School Board members are unpaid elected officials.  The board typically meets for regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm in the PHS library.  Meeting dates and times are subject to change as needed. Agendas are posted outside of the district office as well as on the school's website and social media platforms.

School Board Members:

Biographies

Carol Beier

Carol Beier is serving her second term on the school board and first term as board president.

Carol has lived in Pleasantville her whole life.  She is a 1982 graduate of Pleasantville High School.  She graduated from  Iowa State University with a Child Development (Teaching Kindergarten and Pre-K Children) and Elementary Education Major.  In 2007, she graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Master's in Special Education with an Early Childhood emphasis.  She taught at the Pleasantville School for 33 years, retiring in May of 2019.  She taught Remedial Reading (lower elementary), Computers, Kindergarten, Preschool and 1st Grade.  Her last 5 years were teaching Transitional Kindergarten.

Carol's husband, Rod, is a Pleasantville graduate of the Class of 1978.  Their three children also graduated from Pleasantville Schools.   Adam Beier and wife Mady live in Berkeley, CA.   Drew Parker and his wife Ashley and 3 children live in Ankeny and Josie Beier is a senior at Iowa State University and will graduate in December, 2020.  

Comments:

"I am excited and honored to continue to serve the students of Pleasantville Schools and their families in a slightly different way than I have the last 33 years.  I am hoping my teaching experience in the school system will give me a great insight in making the best decisions for our students.  

Shane Sorenson

Coming soon.

 

Mark Core

Mark Core is currently serving his third term as a Pleasantville School Board Member. 

Mark is an Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Vermeer Corporation.  In his role, Mark oversees the company’s forage and lifecycle business units, and guides all marketing and brand activities.

Since joining Vermeer, Mark has held numerous market-facing leadership positions. Mark grew up on a livestock and crop farm near Pleasantville, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor of science in agricultural education. His family continues the legacy in Pleasantville with Core Farms, a nationally recognized purebred cattle operation.

Mark and his wife Deb have two daughters, also active in the family farm. Beyond his own farming operations, Mark is passionate and actively involved in mentoring the next generation of marketing leaders in the agriculture and heavy equipment industries. He stays active in the agriculture industry through current or past council and board membership with the Agricultural Executive Council of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association and the Iowa Foundation of Agricultural Advancement. 

Ron Danks

Ron Danks is currently serving his third term as a Pleasantville School board member.

Mr. Danks is a 1986 Pleasantville High School graduate. He attended Central College in 1990 and earned a Law Degree from Indiana University School of Law in 1994. He is currently an attorney in the  law office of Myers, Myers, Danks, and Smith.

Mr. Danks and his wife Susan have one daughter. Emma is in 9th grade at Pleasantville Middle School.

Ammie McGraw

Ammie McGraw is serving her first term on the Pleasantville school board.

Ammie is an Indianola high school graduate where she was active in volleyball, basketball, track, softball, and art. Her passion for athletics eventually led her to Kirkwood Community College where she played volleyball. The highlight of her career at Kirkwood was playing in the National championship game her freshman year. From there Ammie moved on to Grand View University where she earned her BA in Graphic Design.

Ammie works full time for Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa as a Web Marketing Supervisor. In her role she leads her team in developing and maintaining her company’s online presence, while simultaneously working strategically with the marketing team to drive growth and profitability for the company as a whole.

Ammie is married to Pleasantville alum Graham McGraw and they have three children, Harper, Hattie, and Cort. Graham and Ammie are proud to call Pleasantville home and are very passionate about giving back to the community where they chose to raise their family.  

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