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Ames Community School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

36 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves amended 2026⁠-⁠27 school calendar 33:39

  • The chief financial officer presented unaudited end-of-year financials, reporting a general fund balance of about $10.1 million and a solvency ratio of 14.5%. 10:16
  • The board also approved the amended 2026⁠-⁠27 school calendar and the Treasurer's Annual Report, each 5⁠-⁠0. 33:54
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 7:25
    • The meeting was called to order with a quorum of 5 board members. 7:25
    • The agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 7:45
  2. Public hearing on calendar amendment 7:45
    • No one came forward to speak at the public hearing on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school calendar amendment, and the hearing was closed. 7:45
  3. Student representative welcome 7:45
    • The district welcomed a student representative to the board for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year, selected through an application process. 8:26
    • Student representative terms run from the first regular board meeting in October to the last regular board meeting in May. 8:26
  4. Public forum 9:09
    • No one signed up to speak, and the public forum was closed. 9:49
  5. Consent agenda 9:09
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. 10:06
    • The consent agenda passed 5⁠-⁠0. 10:16
  6. Chief financial officer report 10:16
    • The chief financial officer said the board must approve end-of-year financials under Iowa law, that these were unaudited and that auditors would be on site next week. 10:33
    • The chief financial officer reported the year ended with about $10.1 million and a solvency ratio of 14.5%, within a target of 7% to 17%. 13:27
    • The chief financial officer said a board policy on the financial matrix would go to the policy committee October 22nd and then to a board meeting. 30:29
  7. Supplemental pay for support personnel 31:13
    • A staff member said the district would receive one allocation of $66,000 and some change for supplemental compensation for education support personnel. 31:16
    • The staff member recommended a one-time payment on December 28th, about $200 for a full-time person. 31:51
  8. Student representative report 32:28
    • The student representative reported on student involvement in clubs and on fall sports seasons. 32:38
  9. School calendar amendment 33:18
    • A motion was made to approve the amended 2026⁠-⁠27 school calendar as presented. 33:39
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 33:54
  10. Treasurer's annual report 33:54
    • A motion was made to approve the Treasurer's Annual Report as presented. 34:04
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 34:17
  11. Support personnel supplemental funds resolution 34:10
    • The resolution passed 5⁠-⁠0. 34:59
  12. Board planning calendar 34:59
    • The next regular meeting was set for October 19th at 5:30 PM. 34:59
    • The board ended the live broadcast and moved into a work session. 35:16

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Video: posted by the district as “Ames CSD - School Board Meeting - October 5th, 2026”