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Charles City Community School District work session, Sep 28, 2026

50 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves online teaching stipends and sharing agreement with North Butler 3:58

  • The board approved personnel changes and took a motion on stipends for online teaching with North Butler. 3:29
  • A speaker explained that North Butler had a chemistry teacher resign and that the district would bill North Butler for 1/7 of the teacher's contract plus the stipends. 3:58
  • Presenters reviewed last year's results and this year's goals for Washington Elementary, last year's middle school results and the high school's theme and goals. 10:54
  • A scheduled Braintree presentation did not take place, and a speaker said it would be rescheduled for the regular board meeting. 47:10
Item by item (9)
  1. Call to order and agenda 2:49
    • The special meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM, followed by roll call. 2:49
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda as submitted. 3:13
    • The motion carried. ~3:24
  2. Personnel changes 3:29
    • A motion was made to approve the personnel changes. 3:42
    • The motion carried. ~3:58
  3. Online teaching stipends 3:58
    • The speaker said North Butler would place an aide in the room to help with labs while the teacher instructs online. 3:58
    • The motion carried. ~6:17
  4. Sharing agreement 6:17
    • A speaker said the North Butler board had already approved the sharing agreement. 6:17
    • The motion carried. ~6:46
  5. Adjournment of special meeting 6:46
    • A motion was made to adjourn the special meeting. 6:53
    • The special meeting was adjourned. ~7:01
  6. Elementary school goals and results 10:43
    • A staff member said Washington Elementary set a goal last year of 64% proficient students and ended with 66% in May, and said math proficiency decreased about 5%. 10:54
    • The staff member attributed the math decline mainly to first grade story problems on spring tests, and a speaker asked when that testing began. 10:54
    • The staff member said this year's goal is growth of 5% from fall to spring in ELA and math, with intervention groups for every student starting next Monday. 14:35
  7. Middle school goals and results 20:09
    • A presenter said the middle school has 376 students and that ELA proficiency moved from 72% to 69%, while most cohorts improved. 20:09
    • The presenter said this year's goals are for 90% of students to be proficient or meet expected growth and to increase building attendance by 3%. 21:48
    • The presenter described after-school study tables and an attendance tracking system that flags students who miss 10% or more of school days. 28:36
  8. High school goals and results 34:24
    • The presenter described an electronic hall pass system used to track student passes and time out of class. 34:24
    • A presenter said state reading and math results are being renormed and will not be available until December. 36:38
    • The presenter said science proficiency was 56.36 in 2025 and 62.5 in 2026, and that the school retained 95% of its staff. 37:33
  9. Rescheduled presentation and adjournment 45:47
    • A speaker said the Braintree presenters were not online and that the presentation would be rescheduled for the regular board meeting. 46:31
    • After adjournment, a speaker asked whether there was a deadline to sign the Braintree materials, and the response was that there was no urgency because it would likely take effect the following school year. 48:09
    • A speaker asked whether contracts receive legal review, and the response was that Allers would review and redline any such contract. 48:51
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~47:53

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Video: posted by the district as “Board Work Session”