Clarion-Limestone Area School District board meeting, Sep 16, 2026
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- Gary SproulSchool Board Member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Clarion-Limestone board votes to appoint Mike Bowley as Region 3 director 45:44
- One board member said a state health department proposal would allow the department to come into schools without notification or permission and speak with students privately, without parents being notified. 54:04
- The superintendent said the district does not allow anyone to talk to students without parents being notified and said this would not happen at the district. 56:21
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and agenda amendment 0:01
- Gary Sproul led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
- Gary Sproul asked to add to the agenda a discussion of a new health department policy dealing with the state interviewing students privately without parent consent on medical issues. 1:08
- A motion to amend the agenda was made and a voice vote was called. 2:11
- Food service presentation 2:17
- The nutrition group's regional manager said the district served over 40,000 breakfasts and over 92,000 lunches last year and that the main goal this year is to increase participation. 2:33
- The regional manager described new programs including My School, My Menu, a secret shopper card for students to score the cafeteria, and a Heart Award for food service employees. 2:33
- Asked about participation, the regional manager said breakfast is lower than the group would like and offered to report participation monthly as a percentage. 6:05
- Career center and legislative reports 9:30
- A speaker reporting for the career center said there were zero applicants for 2 SRO positions and that contracting Bramlett Security is being discussed. 10:40
- Gary Sproul said the governor signed a bill requiring 30 minutes of recess a day starting next school year, with no use of electronics. 11:10
- A staff member said the district already complied with that. ~12:02
- Curriculum and instruction update 13:13
- A staff member said teachers will begin in October refining planned course outlines with a goal of vertically aligning the curriculum from K to 12. 13:13
- The staff member said contracts for elementary math and reading books expire the same year and that the district is working with textbook companies to stagger them. 14:45
- A staff member described the purchase as a significant investment of $90,000, $60,000, that type of thing. 15:22
- Association report 16:45
- Facilities and phone policy 19:05
- A staff member said the district is preparing to apply for the PCCD safety grant to cover fire alarms and exterior lighting, with lighting numbers around $6,000. 19:05
- Gary Sproul asked whether the district was adhering to the new phone policy from 8 to 3, and a staff member said it was going pretty good and students seemed to be responding well. 20:26
- A staff member said high school students are believed to be allowed to use phones during lunch but not the rest of the school day. 21:01
- Business manager report 23:49
- Cafeteria wall wrap proposal 25:36
- The superintendent proposed moving the meeting backdrop and adding a heat-shrunk wall wrap that would cost about $1,900 and said it could go on the next board agenda. 25:36
- One board member asked whether the district's art students could be given the opportunity to do the wall first. 28:46
- A staff member said the district would ask the art teacher. 30:05
- Minutes and finance reports 32:56
- The board took up the August 19th, 2026 regular meeting minutes and finance reports, including bill schedules. 32:56
- Gary Sproul asked how many students attend charter cyber schools, and a staff member said it stays roughly at about 40. 34:01
- A staff member said the district's Rockets cyber program costs about $3,500, while an outside cyber school costs between $15,000 and $35,000. 35:28
- Personnel actions 37:50
- A staff member said the secretary has had 29 years with the district and that the clerk position is part of a plan to allow overlap before the retirement. 38:51
- The board then considered supplemental contracts, a substitute, a detention monitor, game workers and a volunteer for the 2026-27 school year. 40:09
- The board held roll calls on both groups of personnel items. 39:53
- New business items 41:53
- Board vacancy appointment 44:50
- Mike Bowley said a graduation from the district in the early 80s and children and grandchildren attending were reasons for interest in keeping tabs on the district. 45:44
- Mike Bowley said the experience offered included 26 years in the military and running an office for a fuel distributor. 46:45
- Gary Sproul asked about finance and budget experience, and Mike Bowley said not really, other than pricing. 48:06
- After a motion and second, the board held a roll call on the appointment, and the oath of office was then given. 51:58
- Summer meals announcement 53:21
- Gary Sproul said the local YMCA provided 73,900 and some meals for county children this summer, including district students. 53:21
- State health department regulation 54:01
- One board member said the regulation would let the health department speak privately with students without notification or parent consent and said the district needs a policy to prevent that. 54:04
- One board member said the district should have a written policy requiring 2 weeks notice so parents can be present. 58:58
- A staff member said the district could ask about the issue and where the district is most protected. 1:03:36
- Executive session report 1:05:40
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