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Baxter Community School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Baxter board approves revised student classroom removal policy tied to new legislation 17:07

  • The board also approved the '24-'25 district audit and the revised service delivery plan. 9:29
  • A district staff member presented a revised policy aligned with disruptive behavior legislation, saying an elementary student removed from a general education classroom for a nonviolent disruption must stay out for at least 30 minutes. 17:07
  • The board approved Policy 503.11 after questions about meetings with the principal and about special education students. 21:00
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and consent items 0:11
    • The August meeting was called to order at 6 o'clock, and the board took up consent items. 0:11
    • The consent items were approved. ~0:26
  2. Principal reports 2:02
    • A staff member said between 6 and 7 kids took part in summer tutoring. 2:08
    • The staff member said open house was the next day and the elementary had one new teacher. 2:50
    • A second staff member said secondary staff spent time getting a new grading system implemented in the JMC system. 4:12
  3. District audit 6:32
    • A staff member called it a pretty clean audit, with findings on segregation of duties, the need for an official roll call to close a closed session, and a certified enrollment shortcount of 0.5. 6:45
    • The board approved the '24-'25 district audit. 9:29
  4. Revised safety plan 9:50
    • A staff member said the plan presented last month had been cleaned up and consolidated. 9:59
    • The staff member said outdated terminology for the plan's teams was updated and the plan should look similar to those of other schools in Jasper County. 11:11
    • A motion and a second were made on the plan. 12:31
  5. First reading of policy series 12:51
    • A staff member said the 700s through 900s were on first reading and about 95% align with IASB, or Iowa Association of School Boards. 13:02
    • The staff member said every series must be reviewed and approved every 5 years. 14:14
  6. Screen time policy 15:15
    • A staff member said the revision adds wording from legislation and a one-to-one digital device program technology adoption checklist. 15:30
    • The board approved Policy 605.04. 16:40
  7. Classroom removal policy 17:06
    • A staff member said the revision aligns with disruptive behavior legislation, and a principal and teacher must meet before an elementary student removed for a nonviolent disruption returns after at least 30 minutes. 17:07
    • The staff member said secondary students cannot return to the class until the next day. 21:11
    • Asked about special education students, the staff member said a full IEP team meeting is supposed to take place before such a student returns. 22:24
    • The board approved Policy 503.11. 32:59
  8. Special education service delivery plan 33:40
    • A staff member said the revision adds a 50-point total for a special education teacher's caseload threshold. 33:46
    • The staff member said the threshold gives an idea of whether the district can accept open enrollment students with IEPs. 34:41
    • The board approved the revised service delivery plan. 35:47
  9. Facilities update 36:26
    • A staff member said a coating was to be applied to the ag building to seal the roof. 36:26
    • The staff member thanked custodial and maintenance staff and said the football goalposts were repainted, with no action needed. 36:45
  10. Open enrollment requests 37:20
    • A staff member listed incoming requests including a senior from West Marshall and a kindergartner from Newton. 37:49
    • The staff member listed outgoing requests for a 5th grader and a 3rd grader going to the online academy. 38:20
    • Motions were made on the open enrollment requests in and out. 38:50
  11. Football coaching positions 39:25
    • A staff member presented a volunteer assistant and a paid assistant football position, and a motion was made to approve them. 39:25
  12. District staff report 40:15
    • A staff member said staff retention was over 95% and all staff received first aid CPR training. 40:37
    • The staff member said the formula cap for 8-man football is 105 and the district looks to be between 110 and 120. 42:40
    • The staff member said a Jasper County grant will fund a sound system planned for the second week of November and a quarterly Baxter Forward meeting starts September 10th. 46:01
  13. Education Foundation grants 48:08
    • A staff member said the Education Foundation launched a curricular and co-curricular grant of $500 to $10,000 that teachers can apply for. 48:11
  14. Adjournment 51:23
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 51:23

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Video: posted by the district as “8/19/26 BCSD Board Meeting”