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What happened at this meeting

Ames school board approves disruptive behavior policy required by new state law 6:05

  • An associate superintendent presented Senate File 2428, a new state law that gives teachers the right to remove students from class for violent and nonviolent disruptions and requires a new district policy. 6:26
  • The board approved Policy 503.11, Disruptive Behavior, by a 5⁠-⁠0 vote. 49:51
  • The board approved the district-developed service delivery plan for special education 5⁠-⁠0. 52:16
Item by item (15)
  1. Public forum and consent agenda 4:56
    • No one signed up to speak, and the public forum was closed. 5:23
    • The consent agenda passed 5⁠-⁠0. 5:52
  2. New state law on classroom removals 6:05
    • An associate superintendent said Senate File 2428 gives teachers the right to remove students for violent and nonviolent disruptions and requires teachers to read and acknowledge IEPs and 504 plans. 6:39
    • Asked about the timeline for a meeting after multiple removals, the associate superintendent said there is no specific time frame for that meeting in law or policy. 20:12
  3. Enrollment and staffing report 29:43
    • The superintendent said elementary classes are averaging between 18 to 23 per class and the largest class in the district is the senior class at 399. 30:11
    • The superintendent said families who pay tuition to attend another district pay $8,200 a kid. 32:04
  4. Legislative priorities survey results 33:15
    • A staff member said the top 3 priorities were state supplemental aid at about 85.7%, private school choice at 57.1% and local accountability and decision-making at 57.1%. 35:16
    • Allen Bierbaum said districts come together to talk about what they care about most so that lobbyists have a common set of priorities. 37:11
  5. Gifts to the district report 37:40
    • A staff member listed gifts including $550 cash for Ames High cheer, $500 cash for Ames High wrestling and $250 cash for Ames High baseball. 37:52
  6. Final aid and levy rate 38:40
    • The chief financial officer said the district's final levy rate was $13.96 per $1,000 of valuation, with $3.62 of that for debt service. 38:51
    • The chief financial officer said the management fund levy was put in at $2 million and rolled back to $1,999,000 and change. 40:05
    • A staff member said 95% of the AIM Center was purchased and renovated with PEPL funds. 44:14
  7. Universal free breakfast 45:13
    • A staff member said universal free breakfast costs about $124,000 annually, 167,000 breakfasts were served, and the fund balance can support it for another year. 45:19
    • The staff member said communication to families would be changed to show the program covers the full year. 46:47
  8. Back-to-school breakfast 47:19
    • The back-to-school breakfast was announced for August 21st, with breakfast at 7:30 and the program at 8:30. 47:19
  9. Disruptive behavior policy 48:17
    • Allen Bierbaum moved to approve Policy 503.11, Disruptive Behavior, as presented. 49:29
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 49:51
  10. Student activity program policy 49:41
    • Allen Bierbaum moved to approve Policy 504.6 as presented. 50:08
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 50:35
  11. Legislative priorities approval 50:34
    • Allen Bierbaum moved to approve the legislative priorities as presented. 50:42
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 51:31
  12. Gifts to the district approval 51:30
    • Allen Bierbaum moved to approve the gifts as presented. 51:35
    • The vote was 5⁠-⁠0. 51:51
  13. Special education service delivery plan 51:51
    • Allen Bierbaum moved to approve the district-developed service delivery plan for special education as presented. 51:57
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 52:17
  14. Goals for the new school year 52:24
    • A speaker said information recapping a work session would be sent so that goals going into the new school year could be discussed at the August 31st meeting. 53:32
  15. Adjournment 53:57
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 53:57
    • The motion to adjourn passed 5⁠-⁠0. 54:08

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Video: posted by the district as “Ames CSD - School Board Meeting - August 10th, 2026”