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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Timothy Lockett, Sr.Board President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Lincoln Middle School reports chronic absenteeism fell from 51.5% to 15% 22:06

  • A speaker recognized the class of 2026, which earned over $20 million in scholarships, along with spring state champions, the Dunbar Beta Club and 21 retiring employees. 14:29
  • The Lincoln Middle School principal reported end-of-year school improvement data, including a drop in chronic absenteeism from 51.5% to 15%. 21:28
  • A motion to approve action items 11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 13A, 14A, 14B and 14C by omnibus vote passed, and those items included resolutions adopting the FY26 amended budget and FY27 budgets. 27:38
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 12:57
    • The meeting opened with a roll call, a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. ~13:01
    • Timothy Lockett, Sr. called for a motion adopting the agenda with the board president given discretion to take items out of order. 13:55
    • The motion passed. ~14:28
  2. Recognitions 14:29
    • A speaker said the class of 2026 included 275 seniors who collectively earned over $20 million in college scholarships. 14:29
    • The speaker recognized spring state champions and the Dunbar Beta Club, whose members completed 1,784.5 hours of community service. 17:09
    • The speaker honored 21 retiring employees with more than 510 years of combined service. 18:01
  3. Approval of minutes 20:53
    • Timothy Lockett, Sr. called for a motion to approve the minutes of the May 20th, 2026 regular board meeting. 20:53
    • The motion passed. ~21:17
  4. Lincoln Middle School improvement report 21:20
    • The principal said chronic absenteeism decreased from 51.5% to 15%, exceeding a goal of 45%. 22:30
    • The principal said students scoring in the top 3 quintiles on the NWEA math assessment rose from 24% to 27%, and on the reading assessment from 36% to 46%. 23:22
    • The principal said preliminary data showed 41% of 8th grade students met proficiency in ELA and that 7th grade math had the highest growth at 78%. 25:06
  5. Public comment and action items 27:32
    • A speaker said there were no public comments. ~27:36
    • During the superintendent report, a speaker said no closed session was needed and asked for a motion to approve action items by omnibus vote. 27:38
    • The items included resolutions adopting the FY26 amended budget for the district and the FY27 budget for the special education cooperative, the May 2026 financial report and the personnel report. 28:31
    • The omnibus motion passed. 28:30
  6. Meeting schedule and adjournment 30:36
    • Timothy Lockett, Sr. said there would be no board meeting in July and the next meeting would be August 18th, 2026. 30:36
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~31:08

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