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Burlington Community School District board meeting, Jul 13, 2026

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Burlington school board approves IJAG memorandum of understanding 18:43

  • The board also approved the consent agenda and an IJAG memorandum of understanding. 6:18
  • The board heard monthly status reports on the SAVE project and the Greyhound Performing Arts Center, where a presenter said hollow core risers for the seating were installed this month. 6:39
  • The board approved a Klinger and Associates PC construction services proposal for construction administration of a demolition project, which a presenter said had total construction project costs of about $18.5 million. 14:17
  • The superintendent asked board members for feedback on moving graduation to Friday night instead of Saturday night. 20:34
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 4:41
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:43
    • No one from the public addressed the board during public comments. ~5:27
    • The motion to adopt the agenda passed. 5:27
  2. Consent agenda 5:27
    • Olivia Baker moved to approve the consent agenda, including bills previously paid in the amount of $2,052,902.46, unpaid bills in the amount of $1,935,389.84 and gifts in the amount of $875. 5:51
    • The consent agenda passed. 6:18
  3. SAVE project status report 6:18
    • A presenter said the SAVE project portion was done and crews remained on track to replace the remaining light fixtures with LEDs by the end of the summer. 6:39
    • The presenter said work was moving toward final closeout of the project, with the goal of finishing it this year. 6:39
  4. Performing Arts Center monthly status report 8:26
    • The presenter said a punch list was scheduled for August 4th and interior work was expected to be done before school starts. 8:43
    • A presenter said 2 change requests worth about $44,000 were denied and 8 change requests valued at $25,000 were approved this month, for a total of $67,000 in change requests for the project. 10:46
    • The presenter said EIFS work was scheduled to start July 20th. 12:29
  5. Construction administration services proposal 14:09
    • A presenter said the proposal covered construction administration and material testing for the demolition, with total construction project costs of about $18.5 million and an anticipated length of about 17 weeks. 14:17
    • The motion to approve the proposal passed. 15:23
  6. Grantwood AEA Infinite Campus agreement 15:23
    • A district staff member said Grantwood AEA had taken over the Infinite Campus support contract from a previous vendor that no longer provides that support in Iowa. 15:38
    • The staff member said 3 student information systems are approved in Iowa and Infinite Campus serves the district's needs relatively well. 16:10
    • A speaker noted the agreement renews automatically each year unless canceled within 60 days prior. 17:07
  7. IJAG memorandum of understanding 18:43
    • A presenter said the IJAG program started at the high school 3 years ago and later expanded to 9th and 10th grade and then to 7th and 8th grade. 18:45
    • The presenter said this would be the first year 7th and 8th grade is charged a fee, and the same $25,000 fee per program is included. 18:45
    • Asked about evaluation, a speaker said the program supervisor seeks district input each spring for evaluations of the program employees. 19:48
    • The motion to approve the contract passed. 20:34
  8. Superintendent's report 20:34
    • The superintendent said a letter was drafted for neighbors of the James Madison Center to explain when construction would start and end. 20:34
    • The superintendent asked for feedback on a proposal to move graduation to Friday night instead of Saturday night with the same 7 o'clock start time. 20:34
    • The superintendent said 8th grade eligibility for high school sports goes into effect this fall and the district intends to follow state guidelines in developing a policy. 23:54
  9. Board communications 25:33
    • Deborah Hatteberg congratulated the sports teams. 25:54
    • A speaker said registration was open for drama, music and sports activities available to youth in the district. 26:04
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~26:47

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