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School board approves new personal communication device policy for 2026⁠-⁠2027 26:47

  • A speaker at public comment asked the board to reconsider a recent decision requiring homeschooled students to take 5 classes to participate in school athletics. 1:51
  • The board also approved a one-time 27th payroll payment for the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school year and claims totaling $825,310.77. 19:23
  • The board approved Neola Policy 5136, a new personal communication device policy, after a staff member said the devices must be secured and powered off from bell to bell. 26:47
Item by item (15)
  1. Call to order and public comment 0:05
    • The meeting was called to order at 7:09 PM, and the presiding officer said public comments were limited to a maximum of 3 minutes. 0:05
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to return to the previous 3-class requirement for homeschooled students in athletics or to explore another solution. 2:12
    • A staff member said the district needed to continue discussing the issue and would reach back out. 6:26
  2. Approval of minutes 6:54
    • The board considered the minutes of the June 22nd executive session and regular meeting. 6:54
    • The motion carried. ~7:29
  3. Personnel changes 7:29
    • The staff member said the district was fully staffed at this point in time. 7:39
    • The motion was moved and carried. 8:50
  4. Construction invoices and pay applications 8:50
    • The board took up 5 LWC invoices for work including tunnel piping, elementary patio work, roofing and exterior masonry. 8:50
    • The board considered pay app number 2 for exterior masonry repairs for $10,842.48 and core mechanical service pay app number 2 for tunnel repairs for $148,679.53. 10:53
    • The motions on the exterior masonry pay application and the tunnel repair pay application carried. 11:17
  5. Wellness center service agreement 12:03
    • A staff member said no changes had been made to the service agreement, which includes employee assistance and student assistance counseling appointments. 12:15
    • The motion carried. ~12:49
  6. High school chemistry textbooks 12:49
    • A staff member requested approval of new textbooks from McGraw-Hill for high school chemistry and ICP, which the staff member said is integrated chemistry physics. 12:49
    • The staff member said it had been quite some time since the courses had updated textbooks and the books would help younger teachers taking over the courses. 13:26
    • The motion carried. ~14:43
  7. Cafeteria pricing 14:43
    • A staff member said full pay prices would increase and reduced prices would not change. 15:04
    • The staff member said junior and senior high lunch would go from $2.95 to $3.10 and full pay breakfast from $1.35 to $1.50, and that the increase was not to make more profit. 15:04
    • The motion carried. ~16:19
  8. Food service bids 16:19
    • A staff member said the food service bids had no changes from last year and were handled through the district's educational service co-op. 16:54
    • The motion carried. ~17:15
  9. One-time 27th payroll payment 17:15
    • A staff member said a 27th pay happens every 7 years and contracts and budgets are written on 26 pays. 18:00
    • The staff member said the 27th pay falls on 12/31/27 and the resolution was for the 27⁠-⁠28 contract year only. 18:17
    • The motion carried. ~19:45
  10. Staff stipends 19:45
    • A staff member requested a $3,500 stipend for a work-based learning coordinator, describing work-based learning as a new requirement from the state. 19:45
    • The board also considered a $2,000 stipend for a staff member who completed Chief Business Officer certification. 25:54
    • The motions on the stipends carried. 23:06
  11. Personal communication device policy 26:47
    • A staff member said the policy covers smartwatches, smart glasses, phones and personal gaming devices, which must be secured in lockers and powered off from bell to bell. 27:20
    • The staff member said students may use devices on buses and at extracurricular activities and that medical exceptions would be spelled out in a 504 or an IEP. 29:42
    • A staff member said the law specifically states bell to bell. 32:19
    • The motion carried. ~35:21
  12. Payment of unused vacation days 37:19
    • A staff member said the payout is done every year and applies to a handful of staff. 38:14
    • The motion to approve the payment, which totals $6,588.68, carried. 38:36
  13. Superintendent report 38:59
    • In the superintendent report, a staff member said school starts on August 12th for students and an immunization clinic will be held on August 11th. 39:17
    • The staff member said pipe work could be done within the next week to 2 weeks and a change order of maybe $10,000 to $30,000 was expected for masonry work. 40:59
    • The staff member said the overall pass rate for 3rd grade was 85.7% and nobody is being retained. 47:41
  14. Claims docket 50:23
    • A staff member requested approval of claims for a total claim docket of $825,310.77. 50:30
    • A speaker said the AP was high because of bond payments being made. 51:47
    • The motion carried. ~51:54
  15. Financial report and adjournment 51:54
    • A staff member said total cash reserves were at eight million ninety seven thousand five hundred thirty and the rainy day fund was consistent at $2,064,052. 53:36
    • The staff member said the June 2025 balance was high because debt service payments had not yet gone out. 53:36
    • The motion to adjourn at 8:04 PM carried. 54:39

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Video: posted by the district as “Board Meeting- July 13, 2026”