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School board approves athletic banner advertising program and snowplow contract 31:38

  • The athletic director presented a plan to sell sponsorship banners at athletic fields, with initial thoughts of charging $1,000 for banners facing the service drive and $150 for banners facing the soccer field walls. 12:34
  • The board also approved a snowplow contract for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 31:38
  • The board later approved the athletic banner advertising program. 36:56
  • The board also approved a 5-year cooperative agreement for special education services. 37:45
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:30
    • Janaea Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. 0:30
    • A roll call recorded 6 members present. 1:18
    • No additions, deletions or amendments to the agenda were offered. 1:24
  2. Student representative update 1:33
    • The student representative gave an update on student activities, performances and upcoming events. 1:33
    • A speaker said a trick-or-treat event would be hosted near the parking lot near the football stadium. 6:50
  3. School safety update 7:30
    • An officer said parents in the district should have received a flyer explaining the new SRP and that the officer had read a safety book in elementary classrooms. 8:32
    • The officer said administrators had downloaded the Signal app so they could send notifications to all administrators about situations. 10:07
  4. Athletic banner sponsorship presentation 12:34
    • The athletic director said initial thoughts were to charge $1,000 for banners facing the service drive and $150 for banners facing the soccer field walls. 14:22
    • The athletic director said the short-term goal was to bring in about $20,000 in the first year. 18:45
    • The athletic director said the program would be for next school year, starting August 1st. 19:38
  5. Bills payable and consent agenda 21:49
    • Janaea Smith invited comments from the audience on the agenda and said there were none. 21:49
    • A motion to approve bills payable and financial reports listed total funds spent of $2,170,354.45. 22:29
    • A separate motion on the consent agenda covered approval of minutes from several September and October meetings. 24:24
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion on bills payable and financial reports carried. 24:03
  6. Superintendent's report 25:07
    • The superintendent said parent-teacher conferences were set for November 4th and 5th and there would be no school on Friday, November 6th. 25:41
    • The superintendent said a sinking fund flyer, video, website link and social media posts had been shared with the community. 26:00
  7. Snow removal contract 30:42
    • A speaker presenting the item said the district received 3 bids for snow removal services for a 1-year agreement with the option to renew after the first year for 2 more years. 30:48
    • A motion was made to award the snowplow contract for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year to Yard Services Incorporated. 31:38
    • The motion carried. ~31:55
  8. New hires 32:00
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion carried. 32:44
  9. Non-representative contracts 32:55
    • A speaker presenting the item said the recommended compensation package for the GSRP preschool associate teacher had been discussed and reviewed with the employee and was discussed and recommended by committee 3 to 0. 32:55
    • The motion carried. ~33:49
  10. Annual audit 33:52
    • A speaker presenting the item said the 25⁠-⁠26 audit was presented at the October work session. 33:54
    • During discussion, a speaker said the finance team and the superintendent did a lot of work on the paperwork. 34:44
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion to accept and approve the audit carried. 34:29
  11. AESPA contract 35:27
    • A speaker presenting the item said the AESPA contract expired on June 30th, 2026, and that the item was discussed and recommended by committee 2 to 0. 35:27
    • The motion carried. ~36:20
  12. Athletic banner advertising program 36:27
    • A speaker presenting the item said athletics is planning a banner advertising program that will generate revenue for the athletics program and that, per Policy 9700.01, the board would need to approve it. 36:27
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion to approve the program carried. 36:56
  13. Special education cooperative agreement 37:14
    • A speaker presenting the item said the cooperative special education agreement is up for renewal every 5 years and the current agreement expired in August 2026. 37:14
    • A motion was made to continue the cooperative agreement for a 5-year period. 37:45
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion carried. 38:03
  14. Closing comments and adjournment 38:07
    • A speaker asked for an update on attendance improvements at the high school. 38:57
    • Janaea Smith thanked those involved in getting the sinking fund information out to the community. 39:11
    • A motion was made to end the meeting at 7:10 PM. 39:40
    • Janaea Smith announced that the motion to adjourn carried. 39:54

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Video: posted by the district as “Almont Board of Education Meeting October 26th 2026”