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Burlington Community School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Burlington board cuts 3-year-old preschool tuition to $115 a week 12:31

  • The board also approved the consent agenda and a Junior Achievement limited license agreement. 8:42
  • The board approved reducing tuition for 3-year-old preschool from $135 a week to $115 a week, effective Monday, November 2nd. 12:31
  • The board approved a first reading of Board Policy 107 on religious expression, which a speaker said is a requirement of Senate File 2231. 14:39
  • The board took no action on Board Policy 701.05 and 701.05R1 after a speaker said new guidance had been received that morning. 17:35
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 4:35
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:35
    • The chair asked whether anyone had turned in a form for public comment, and seeing none, moved to the next item. 5:14
    • The motion to adopt the agenda passed. 5:07
  2. Student representative report 5:39
    • A student representative reported that volleyball won regional matches against Mount Pleasant and Grinnell and would play Clear Creek at 7 for the championship game. 5:39
    • The student representative said student council took 35 students to the State Leadership Conference in Ames. 6:21
    • A speaker said the state event stream likely had to be purchased and said a pep bus was going to the game. 7:36
  3. Consent agenda 7:36
    • Luke Sneller moved to approve the consent agenda, including bills previously paid in the amount of $453,504.09, unpaid bills in the amount of $661,878.16, P-card purchases with BMO Bank in the amount of $71,203.62 and gifts in the amount of $1,635. 8:04
    • The motion passed. ~8:42
  4. School Improvement Advisory Committee members 8:42
    • The chair said the item was for information only and would return on the next agenda for approval. 8:42
    • A district staff member said just over 20 people were invited and described the committee as a required body under state law that usually meets 2 to 3 times during the school year. 9:01
    • The staff member said board members and members of the public could reach out by email about additional people to invite. 9:01
  5. Junior Achievement license agreements 11:01
    • A district staff member said 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades use a Junior Achievement curriculum for college and career exploration, that the materials are free and that a licensing agreement is needed to use them. 11:08
    • The motion to approve the Junior Achievement Limited License Agreement passed. 12:07
  6. Early childhood fees 12:21
    • A district staff member recommended reducing 3-year-old preschool tuition from $135 a week, the rate the board approved last spring, to $115 a week, effective Monday, November 2nd. 12:31
    • A speaker said the cost makes the program more competitive with other areas and is a break for working parents. 13:21
    • The motion to change the early childhood fees passed. 13:14
  7. Item 13:47
    • A speaker said Board Policy 507.04 went to committee and recommended approval of its second reading. 14:03
    • The motion passed, and the chair said the policy is now effective. 14:39
  8. Religious expression policy 14:39
    • A speaker said the first reading of Board Policy 107 on religious expression is a requirement of Senate File 2231 and was reviewed by the committee and the attorney. 14:39
    • Marlis Robberts said the board did not come up with the language and asked whether the board is required to adopt it under Iowa law and would face penalties otherwise. 15:15
    • A speaker said the attorney recommended adopting it as presented. 15:30
    • The motion to approve the first reading passed. 15:41
  9. First reading of several policies 16:04
    • A speaker said the policies, including Board Policy 506.02, 507.01, 507.08 and 605.04, went to committee and received attorney input, and many bring the district into compliance with state law. 16:04
    • The speaker said nurses reviewed the policies related to student health. 16:30
    • The motion to approve the policies as presented passed. 17:10
  10. Fiscal management policies 17:22
    • A speaker said new guidance was received that morning and asked that the policies go back to committee and return in November. 17:35
    • Marlis Robberts moved to table the two policies until the November meeting, and a district staff member said tabling was not needed because the item had not been taken up. 17:58
    • The chair announced no action on Board Policy 701.05 or 701.05R1, and a speaker said the policies would return on the agenda for November 9th. 18:28
  11. Superintendent's report 18:49
    • The superintendent said areas west of Roosevelt qualify for busing regardless of distance and a student ID card system would be piloted on one bus through the end of the calendar year. 19:12
    • The superintendent said the Des Moines County Educator Conference would be held at the high school on Friday, October 30th. 21:17
    • The superintendent said a North Hill PTO popcorn sale sold over $18,000, with $7,000 going to the PTO. 21:54
  12. Additional student representative report 24:21
    • A second student representative said 35 council members attended the Ames event and the HOSA chapter is currently 3rd statewide for the Cup of Excellence. 24:36
  13. Board communications 25:39
    • Deborah Hatteberg spoke about the ribbon cutting for the Blackhawk playground and thanked the PTO there. 25:57
    • Tammy Anderson said teachers spoke with at high school conferences were very satisfied with the semester changes. 26:24
    • Marlis Robberts said a QR code for the city survey led to another community's survey and the survey did not allow priorities to be reordered. 28:49
  14. Adjournment 30:14
    • The chair said the board would take a 5-minute recess before going into closed session. 31:43
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~31:56

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Video: posted by the district as “10/26/26 School Board Meeting”