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What happened at this meeting

Board approves $685,852.20 roofing pay application and $79,078.02 roof change order 7:16

  • The board held a public hearing on the 2027 budget, and a staff member said the district would not raise its tax rate or current tax levies. 0:02
  • The board approved several construction payments, including a first roofing pay application of $685,852.20 and a change order for the Gym 3 roof area of $79,078.02. 7:16
  • The board also approved an agreement to provide health services for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year for $104,311.28. 20:37
  • The superintendent gave updates on construction projects and said masonry repairs should be done by close to October 15th if weather holds. 21:17
Item by item (15)
  1. Public hearing on budget 0:02
    • A staff member said the figures were budget estimates and the budget looked very similar to last year. 0:15
    • The staff member said the district was advertising higher than needed because the numbers were estimates and would cut back once final state numbers arrived so it would not raise its tax rate. 0:39
    • The staff member said the board would move to adopt the budget next month, with final state numbers expected in mid to late December. 1:29
    • The motion to close the hearing carried. 2:06
  2. Opening and approval of minutes 2:06
    • The regular September meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:06
    • The board considered the minutes of the August 17th regular meeting. 3:23
    • The motion to approve the minutes carried. 4:06
  3. Personnel changes and maintenance hire 4:06
    • A staff member presented resignations, club sponsor recommendations, three mentor teachers for junior and senior high, and a boys basketball coach recommendation. 4:50
    • In response to a question, the position was described as full-time. 7:08
    • Motions to approve the personnel changes and the hiring both carried. 5:43
  4. Roofing and piping payments and change order 7:16
    • The board considered a first roofing pay application for $685,852.20 and a mechanical pay application number 4 for tunnel piping replacement for $164,587.18. 7:16
    • A staff member said the $79,078.02 change order was the official paperwork for a change already discussed and that weather had postponed roof work planned for the weekend. 7:16
    • Motions to approve both pay applications and the change order carried. 7:16
  5. Rooftop units contract award 10:19
    • A staff member said LWC recommended awarding the bid to Core Mechanical Services, which had the low bid, with a base bid of $159,000 and $15,921.30 in allowance built into the low bid. 10:58
    • The staff member said alternates 1, 2 and 3 were not recommended because the existing units had life left, allowing money to go to other projects. 10:58
  6. Advanced Placement dual credit payments 12:18
    • A staff member requested payouts totaling $28,750 to teachers who teach AP and dual credit courses. 13:02
    • The motion to approve the payments carried. 13:42
  7. Project invoices and masonry pay application 13:42
    • The board considered LWC invoices for exterior masonry repairs, tunnel piping replacement, roofing and coping replacement, rooftop unit replacement, stage lighting and the elementary patio area. 14:14
    • The board also considered pay application number 4 for exterior masonry repairs for $71,537.76. 15:10
    • Motions to approve the invoices and the masonry pay application carried. 14:52
  8. Interest revenue deposit resolution 16:09
    • A staff member said the annual resolution moves interest from an interest-bearing checking account into the operations fund. 16:09
    • Asked for an approximate amount, the staff member said it is usually around $20,000 monthly. 16:48
    • The motion to approve the resolution carried. 17:42
  9. Education fund to operations fund transfer 17:42
    • The board considered a 2027 transfer resolution moving $600,000 from the education fund to the operations fund. 17:42
    • A staff member said the district could transfer up to 15% but was not maxing that out and that the amount matched recent years. 18:15
  10. Health services agreement 19:12
    • A staff member said the yearly agreement was a slight decrease from last year after the contract days for nursing staff were brought in line with the teacher schedule. 19:42
    • The staff member said all services would remain the same. ~19:42
    • The motion to approve the agreement for $104,311.28 carried. 20:37
  11. Superintendent report 20:37
    • The superintendent said the county health department would offer flu shots for employees on October 8th and immunizations for students and families that evening, and that parent-teacher conferences were October 7th and 8th. 21:17
    • The superintendent said the elementary patio was complete, tunnel piping sanitary lines would be finished over fall break, and rooftop unit work was not expected until spring, more likely summer. 21:17
    • A staff member said the district was monitoring fuel costs and checked other carriers but was not looking to make a change. 27:39
  12. Approval of claims 28:41
    • A staff member requested approval of payroll claims totaling $275,974.93 and a total claim docket of $353,878.93. 28:56
  13. Approval of donations 29:51
    • A staff member described donations including $200 for a soccer team dinner, $1,000 from the Lions Club for student clubs, and $750 to sponsor free student admission to four soccer games. 30:04
    • One person asked how the free games were being advertised, and a staff member said they were on the district's social pages. 31:54
    • The motion to approve the donations carried. 33:06
  14. Financial reports 33:06
    • A staff member said the district had expended 54% of the education fund and was 53% of the way through the operations fund budget through the end of August. 33:31
    • The staff member said enrollment was hovering around 15, possibly 20 lower than at this point last year, with certification in October. 35:46
    • The staff member said the rainy day fund remained at $2,064,082. 37:13
  15. Adjournment 37:29
    • The board considered a motion to adjourn at 7:40 PM. 37:29
    • The motion to adjourn carried. 38:01

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting- Sept. 21, 2026”