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  2. Loren PattersonBoard member
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board moves regular meetings to 3rd Wednesday starting in June 5:17

  • The board passed a motion to move regular board meetings from the 2nd Wednesday to the 3rd Wednesday starting in June. 5:40
  • The board also passed a motion to approve the school calendar for '26-'27 with the budget requirements. 12:42
  • A district staff member presented the operating and wind farm budgets, saying the district was within budget but was using some cash carryover. 16:27
  • Motions were made and seconded on a K-12 math curriculum, federal application budgets and the 26⁠-⁠27 budget, and no results were stated for those votes. 37:56
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening business 0:03
    • A motion was made and seconded to come out of executive session with no action taken. 0:21
    • The chair said the agenda did not need to be amended, and a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes from the April board meeting. 0:32
  2. Public comment 0:55
    • A speaker asked to make a public comment and said another person says hi. ~1:16
  3. Regular board meeting dates 3:51
    • A district staff member said the 3rd week would be better because payroll would be completely done. 4:14
    • The staff member said the May board meeting on the 13th had already been set for National Honor Society. 4:57
    • A motion was made to move regular board meetings to the 3rd Wednesday of every month, beginning with the June board meeting. 5:17
    • The motion passed, according to the chair. 5:40
  4. K-12 math curriculum 5:49
    • A district staff member said Savvas was chosen for K through 12 as the best fit and the most comprehensive program. 5:56
    • The staff member said the high school would use the integrated version of math because the district has one math teacher, while current sophomores and freshmen would stay on the traditional pathway for the next couple years to support their SAT goals. 5:56
    • A speaker asked whether running different curriculums was a cost covered in the budget, and a staff member said existing resources would continue to be used. 8:23
  5. School calendar 8:12
    • A speaker said 3 mock calendars were sent to all staff for input and the majority chose Option A. 9:16
    • The calendar added one day for staff and includes a full week off for Thanksgiving. 9:44
    • A speaker said the calendar includes professional learning community days on which students will leave at 1:45. 10:36
    • The motion to approve the '26-'27 school calendar passed, according to the chair. 12:42
  6. Federal application budgets 12:50
    • A speaker said the district was allocated $39,990.30 in Title I for partial coverage of EA salary and benefits and intervention programs, and $10,000 in Title IV for well-rounded education to be used for CTE STEAM programming and supplies. 12:59
    • A district staff member said the budgets will populate automatically in OBMS once the application is approved. 14:27
  7. Operating budget 15:55
    • A district staff member estimated expenses of about $3 million this year and said the state was estimating the SEG at a little over $3 million, about $200,000 off from an earlier $3.2 million estimate. 17:36
    • The staff member said revenue with cash carryover would be about $3.3 million against expenses of about $3.2 million, requiring some cash carryover. 19:50
    • The staff member said the wind fund brought in $3.6 million this year against a budget of $1.4 million, with spending expected right under $400,000 next year. 24:18
  8. Wind fund and state funding questions 25:58
    • A speaker asked whether using wind money for wages and benefits would set a precedent. 26:54
    • A district staff member said investing a portion of the wind money, possibly under a policy similar to a permanent fund, should be considered. 27:29
    • A speaker said each manual for state-mandated training for pre-K through 5 teachers costs $429 and must be paid from the SEG. 31:11
  9. Salary schedules and budget motion 32:32
    • A district staff member said the 1% average raise was reserved for employees making less than $50,000, and one day was added to salary schedules. 32:32
    • The staff member said steps 6, 7 and 8 could be removed from the level 1 schedule because teachers cannot stay at level 1 past 5 years. 35:11
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the 26⁠-⁠27 budget per state requirements as presented. 37:46
  10. Request to use school facility 38:05
    • A speaker said a group wants to use the school auditorium for a community dinner in June, which would require custodians to help set up. 38:05
    • A district staff member said the hourly rate with benefits is right around $30 an hour. 41:26
    • One speaker said the number should be at least 2,000, and another speaker said it could be negotiated. 44:14
  11. Adjournment 47:45
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 48:10

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Video: posted by the district as “CPS Special Board Meeting April 22, 2026 2/2”