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Foley Public School District board meeting, Jul 20, 2026

1 h 26 min

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Foley board considers higher high school athletics and activity fees 27:55

  • A speaker presented child nutrition meal participation figures, adult meal prices and a grant for farm-to-school products. 2:38
  • A speaker said the finance committee recommended raising high school athletics fees from $110 to $150 and high school activities fees from $90 to $105, and a motion was then requested to approve the new activity fees for 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 26:54
  • The board also took up a facilities maintenance bond resolution, the bus driver terms of agreement and the annual Long-Term Facilities Maintenance plan. 34:58
  • After discussion of students who registered before the fee change, a speaker said those registrations would be left as they are. 1:09:15
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and routine business 0:10
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the district mission. 0:10
    • The chair called for motions on the agenda and on routine business items, including the consent agenda, board bills and meeting minutes. 0:40
    • The board took up a resolution accepting a gift of eggs for student breakfast. 1:47
  2. Child nutrition update 2:29
    • A staff member said the district served 77% of students at lunch last year and 46% at breakfast, with a goal of raising both. 3:10
    • The staff member said adult lunch is $5.25 and adult breakfast would rise to $3 this year. 11:44
    • The staff member described a $10,000 matching grant used to buy a dough rounding machine, a farm-to-school grant of $20,000 and a new grant of $27,000 to be spent by 2029. 13:50
  3. Athletic and activity fees 26:44
    • A speaker said the finance committee recommended increases, including high school athletics from $110 to $150, high school activities from $90 to $105 and football from $120 to $170, with no change to middle school. 27:55
    • A speaker said families who qualify for reduced-price meals would pay 60% of the fees and those who qualify for free meals would pay 40%. 29:20
    • A speaker said the new fees compared with similar districts as higher than some and lower than most. 33:29
  4. Facilities maintenance bond series 2026A 34:58
    • A presenter said the district solicited proposals for an additional $240,000 and recommended rejecting them and negotiating directly with a financing institution. 36:24
    • The presenter said the issuance was set up so there would be no increase to taxes. 37:10
    • A staff member said the district would receive the funds in about August. 39:43
  5. Bus driver terms of agreement 41:08
    • A speaker said the district negotiated a contract with bus drivers with an increase of 6.5% over 2 years. 41:28
    • A speaker explained that the agreement is a contract and the terms are the changes made. 42:07
  6. At-will confidential contracts 42:24
    • Contracts taken up included the director of technology, director of buildings and grounds, director of child nutrition and director of transportation. 43:45
  7. Long-Term Facilities Maintenance plan 46:24
    • A speaker said the 10-year plan showed fiscal 2026 revenue of $721,000, expenditures of $774,000 and an anticipated ending fund balance of $432,136. 46:33
    • A presenter said the district anticipated $714,000 of expenditures and $718,000 of revenue for fiscal '27, plus a $64,000 transfer from LTFM for the indoor air quality and fire safety project. 46:33
    • The speaker said the district receives about $1.4 million in such revenue, with roughly half going to debt service. 56:13
  8. Policy readings 58:11
    • The board took up a first reading of policies including Policy 402, Disability Non-Discrimination Policy, and Policy 624, Online Instruction. 58:11
    • A motion was requested to approve policies at third and final reading, including Policy 305 and Policy 707. 59:17
    • A speaker recommended a fourth reading of the Student Transportation Safety Policy after changes to definitions, with approval at the August board meeting. 1:00:03
    • The chair said Policy 709 would move to a fourth reading. 1:00:03
  9. Budget report 1:01:43
    • The speaker said general fund expenditures totaled about $26.57 million and the audit work would begin around July 27th. 1:02:59
    • A speaker said the general fund recorded about $24.37 million of revenue, or 91.7% of the revised budget, in a preliminary snapshot. 1:03:04
  10. Administrator reports 1:05:13
    • The new activities director introduced themself and said registration was closed after opening early and should reopen by the end of the week. 1:06:26
    • A speaker said just under 100 students were registered for kindergarten. 1:08:00
    • A speaker described a new anonymous reporting program, Stop It Solutions, monitored 24/7, and asked whether students who registered early should pay the new fees; another speaker said 27 students had registered. 1:09:15
    • A speaker said those already registered would be left as they are. 1:19:50
  11. Committee reports and board comments 1:20:03
    • A speaker said a cooperative's planned new facility fell through when the property owner lacked funding to renovate the building. 1:20:09
    • Sharon Kipka thanked residents for following no parking signs by the ball field and said a gas pump would donate 3 cents per gallon to the school. 1:22:05
    • Patric Lewandowski said the marching band would perform at the Gilman parade this coming Saturday. 1:23:59
  12. Upcoming meeting and adjournment 1:25:34
    • The chair said the next regular board meeting is August 17th, 2026, at 5:30 PM, and called for a motion to adjourn. 1:25:34

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