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Board appoints Varney and Associates to perform 2025⁠-⁠2026 annual audit 1:16:20

  • The board heard a final report on bond construction projects, in which a presenter said the work added 240,000 square foot of new space and renovated 270,000 square foot. 27:06
  • District staff outlined curriculum adoption plans for the year, including an elementary math adoption projected at between $515,000 and $560,000 and a secondary math adoption projected at $400,000 to $500,000. 1:04:40
  • The board voted 6 to 0 to approve instructional resources, appoint Varney and Associates as the district's independent financial auditor and accept foundation grant awards. 1:14:21
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and staff recognitions 7:14
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 7:14
    • Staff from Farley Elementary recognized a speech-language pathologist and a classified all-star staff member who works in special education. 7:50
    • The presiding officer said no one had signed up for open forum or public comment. 25:22
  2. Roll call, agenda and consent agenda 25:52
    • The roll call showed all members present except one. 25:52
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda including the payment of bills in the amount of $1 million $68,904.43. 26:24
    • The agenda and the consent agenda each passed 6 to 0. 26:09
  3. Bond construction final report 26:58
    • The presenter said the projects absorbed 15% of inflation, used no mobiles and fully displaced no students, and estimated at least $2.5 million in savings from the shorter timeline. 29:24
    • The presenter said the bond was originally planned for 196,000 square foot of renovations and 241,000 new space, and the work ultimately included 240,000 square foot of new space and 270,000 square foot of renovated space. 30:43
    • The presenter said principals treated the district's $145 million like one school's bond. 45:34
  4. Education foundation update 1:00:17
    • A foundation representative said the third annual golf tournament drew 29 teams, compared with about 24 in past years, and was expected to raise a little over $19,000. 1:00:42
    • The representative said the foundation received about $80,000 in classroom grant requests and expected to fund about $50,000 to $55,000 of them. 1:02:12
  5. Curriculum projects overview for 2026-27 1:03:48
    • Staff said the elementary math adoption was projected at between $515,000 and $560,000, and the secondary math adoption, for the '27-'28 school year, at $400,000 to $500,000. 1:04:40
    • Staff also described projected costs of $4,500 for ELA texts and about $5,000 for new entrepreneurship textbooks. 1:05:02
    • In response to a question, staff said math is on a 6-year cycle and was last adopted in 2019. 1:06:39
  6. Driver education curriculum resources 1:12:22
    • A staff member requested approval to adopt the AAA How to Drive curriculum for the summer driver education program, replacing 2010 materials, in the amount of $7,083.03. 1:12:36
    • The staff member said the staff member would also be present at the next board meeting to answer questions. 1:13:12
  7. ELA informational text 1:13:31
    • A staff member recommended approval of the book Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy for 7th grade literacy and composition courses, in the amount of $1,534.50. 1:13:45
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 1:14:21
  8. Film as Literature films 1:14:21
    • A staff member sought approval to purchase Superman and Project Hail Mary for the WRHS Film as Literature elective in the amount of $45.94. 1:14:34
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 1:15:02
  9. Auditor services provider 1:15:02
    • A staff member said the district received 4 proposals through an RFP process and administration recommended Varney and Associates for the annual audit of the '25-'26 school year. 1:15:17
    • A speaker said the district learned that BTECO was no longer doing annual financial audits for school districts. 1:15:45
    • The board voted 6 to 0 to appoint Varney and Associates as independent financial auditor for the 2025⁠-⁠2026 school year. 1:16:20
  10. Foundation grant award acceptance 1:16:31
    • A speaker said the foundation was prepared to distribute classroom grants to teachers and that, as annual business, the board needed to move to accept the grant donations. 1:16:43
    • The motion to accept the grant awards as presented passed 6 to 0. 1:17:13
  11. Executive session 1:17:13
    • The chair moved to go into executive session at 7:41 PM for 20 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel and acquisition of real property, with the open meeting to resume at 8:01. 1:17:13
    • The motion passed 6⁠-⁠0, and the board later returned to open session. 1:17:14

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting: October 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM”