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Cedar Springs Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Cedar Springs board approves property tax rate item, reviews 2026⁠-⁠27 budget 37:15

  • The board also approved the consent agenda and heard updates on student services, early childhood special education and construction projects. 4:15
  • A district staff member presented the 2026 Truth in Taxation calculation, the final 2025⁠-⁠26 budget and the initial 2026⁠-⁠27 budget, which projected a $235,000 deficit. 33:12
  • The board approved the L4029 property tax item and an item on the 2026 National Conservation Foundation and Lyreathon competition. 2:08:33
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:05
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:15, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call that established a quorum. 0:05
    • Heidi Reed opened the table for gratitudes, and a district staff member said they were grateful for a Thursday afternoon celebration of retirees' careers and years-of-service milestones. 1:15
    • The motion to adopt the agenda as presented carried. 0:05
  2. Consent agenda 3:11
    • A staff member said a last-minute addition to the personnel recommendations included the finalist recommendation for the middle school principal position. 3:30
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda as presented carried. 4:15
  3. Student services update 4:28
    • A presenter said the school nurse supported 31 students with healthcare plans and that 195 students and 94 staff received CPR training this year. 4:41
    • The presenter said the district was preparing for a state behavior threat assessment law taking effect in October, with team training planned for August. 4:41
    • The presenter said an elementary school counselor pushed into 57 classrooms for a total of 342 lessons. 9:39
  4. Early childhood special education changes 17:32
    • A staff member said the district added a teacher so it could provide special education services for young children in general education preschool settings, starting primarily with GSRP classrooms. 17:32
    • Asked by a speaker whether parents would choose which program best fits their child, the staff member said placement is never a parent's choice and that the district leans into the IEP process to inform what it does for a student. 29:56
  5. Truth in Taxation presentation 32:52
    • A staff member said the proposed 17.2685 mills was projected to bring in just shy of $3.7 million in operating revenue. 37:15
    • The staff member said that without the Truth in Taxation hearing the district would lose an additional $104,000. 38:18
    • The staff member asked the board to act on the L4029s so local treasurers could meet a July 1st deadline for tax bills. 39:49
  6. Final general fund budget 40:15
    • The staff member said the district was looking at close to an $800,000 deficit, including about $425,000 of abatement for Hilltop, with a 29.28% fund balance. 40:30
    • A staff member said a March windstorm damaged the Red Hawk gymnasium roof, resulting in a $260,000 insurance claim. 42:44
  7. Initial 2026-27 budget 1:05:36
    • A staff member said the budget forecast $10,300 per student, a $250 increase, and projected state aid membership down 41 FTEs. 1:09:47
    • The staff member projected a $235,000 deficit with a fund balance of just over 29.5% and said the board would be asked to act at the June 22nd meeting. 1:33:21
    • Another staff member said the budget assumed the district would accept 31AA funds related to safety, security and mental health. 1:42:55
  8. Construction updates 1:45:18
    • A staff member said the practice center turf would be replaced with a product costing about $69,000 instead of $55,000, with the $14,000 increase coming from contingency funds. 1:45:30
    • The staff member said installation was slated for the week of July 27th and that Hilltop demolition had begun. 1:52:29
    • The staff member said the district received feedback from the city about dust and would work to address it. 1:55:23
  9. Superintendent evaluation and survey data 1:56:48
    • The presenter said the evaluation rubric was the same document used last year and that an evaluation session was planned for the 22nd. 1:56:57
    • A presenter said detailed survey data requested by a trustee was included in the board packet and that a summary would be provided at the July meeting. 1:57:42
  10. Envirothon national competition trip 1:56:57
    • The presenter said the $2,300 competition cost was covered by an outside sponsor and the district would cover transportation. 1:56:57
    • The presenter said a student team placed first in the state and qualified for a national competition at Mississippi State University in July. 2:01:20
  11. Public comment 2:03:06
    • A speaker at public comment raised the cancellation of AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Research and the switch of AP Literature to dual enrollment. 2:04:38
    • The speaker asked the board to consider the argument for future students. 2:08:07
  12. Action items 2:08:33
    • The board voted on the L4029 property tax item and the 2026 national Envirothon competition item. 2:08:33
    • Both motions carried. ~2:09:06
  13. Communications and adjournment 2:09:41
    • Heidi Reed said a community member asked whether a subdivision would overwhelm the schools, and the answer given was that it would not be an issue. 2:09:41
    • The next meeting was set for June 22nd, 2026. 2:10:39
    • The meeting adjourned at 8:31. 2:11:30

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Video: posted by the district as “CSPS Board of Education Meeting 6.8.26”