Beechwood Independent board meeting, May 11, 2026
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Beechwood board approves auditor contract, discusses naming stadium 21:30
- The board took up amendments to its board meeting agenda policy and its policy on public participation in open meetings, and a staff member said the agenda change would have the board chair approve the agenda. 13:40
- Board members discussed naming the stadium under Board Policy 5.1, and the chair said no action would be taken that night. 23:20
- The board heard reports on community engagement and the strength and conditioning program before a motion to enter closed session. 36:52
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Item by item (12)
- Call to order and roll call 6:14
- The meeting was called to order and the roll was called. 6:14
- Welcome and recognitions 6:34
- After noting the principal meet and greet, a staff member welcomed a guest to Beachwood. 6:34
- A staff member presented the Superintendent 3 Ps Award to a teacher nominated for exemplifying positivity, and said award winners receive gift cards from the Otto's Group. 7:08
- A staff member recognized a Poetry Out Loud participant who confirmed winning state and described presenting poems in D.C. 9:55
- Board meeting agenda policy amendment 13:36
- Burns asked whether the language matched other districts and whether the limit on comments outside the board's purview addressed something the district had encountered. 15:16
- A staff member said the amendment would have the superintendent prepare the agenda and the board chair approve it, would remove six provisions on the board's focus, and would state that the board shall not hear comment on items outside its purview, including personnel issues. 15:22
- The staff member said the language mirrors other districts and that the issue had not come up at Beechwood specifically. 15:22
- Each name called answered yes before the board moved on to item B, the amendment to board policy 1.421. 19:26
- Public participation in open meetings policy 19:32
- Auditor recommendation and contract 21:30
- The chair said Cloyd and Associates was the same auditor the district had used and that this is the 3rd year. 21:30
- A staff member said the district would need to do an RFP at the end of the coming year and that it is hard to find people to bid on audit work. 21:48
- Burns asked whether the approval covered the audit the board would receive next January, and a staff member said the contract covers this fiscal year's audit after it ends on June 30th. 22:03
- Stadium naming discussion 23:20
- A staff member said Board Policy 5.1 allows the board to set a naming procedure with the superintendent and that naming the stadium after a former Beechwood coach had been raised. 23:33
- Berger noted that the policy does not require naming to be monetary, and a staff member said a quote would be sought for a Home of the Tigers sign. 25:32
- One board member said they personally felt the stadium should be named after the former coach without a financial threshold, and said the arch should not be redone. 28:03
- Consent agenda 34:06
- A staff member said the change orders on the agenda were paid for by the party that made the mistake, at no cost to Beechwood. 34:20
- The staff member said a capital funds request would help offset one-time costs such as snow removal, trees and a property insurance increase. 34:56
- The staff member said the consent agenda also included an English learner plan, an NTI plan and an RSP contract for students who need extra support. 35:50
- Community engagement pillar report 36:52
- A speaker said the community engagement goals are to improve communication, increase levels of engagement and expand partnerships, and cultivate trusting relationships with all families. 37:27
- A presenter said interns had logged close to 15,000 hours this school year. 40:37
- A presenter said a local accountability dashboard, built with AI and using the domain wearebeechwood.org, would roll out by the end of June and would include no individual student data. 42:38
- Strength and conditioning program report 52:27
- A staff member said the average trap bar deadlift rose from around 205 pounds to about 322 pounds, about a 68% increase, and sprint speed rose 6.5% against a national average of around 4%. 58:57
- The staff member said concussions and soft tissue injuries were down over two years. 1:05:41
- The staff member said a goal for next year was getting more middle school students into the weight room. 1:07:02
- Financial report 1:11:16
- A staff member said the district had collected 96% of budgeted revenue through April and spent about 71.5% of its budget, and anticipated a surplus for the year. 1:11:42
- Draft school calendar 1:13:01
- A staff member presented a draft '27-'28 school calendar and said the main change was using the day back from Christmas break for professional learning. 1:13:01
- Closed session 1:13:55
- A speaker called for a motion to enter closed session under KRS 61.810 for acquisition of property, and a motion and second followed. 1:13:55
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