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Forest Hills Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Board hears $500,000 diesel fuel budget recommendation and grant covering ELA curriculum 7:29

  • A finance report recommended $30,000 more for structured cabling at Central High School and a $500,000 diesel fuel budget, and members answered yes in a roll call vote. 12:03
  • The superintendent reported that high schools will have uniform start and end times for the first time, starting at 7:45 and dismissing at 2:35. 15:24
  • The one speaker at public comment asked the board to repeal Policy 5407B2 and reinstate the 2024 version on complaints about instructional materials. ~27:59
Item by item (11)
  1. Call to order and pledge 0:00
    • The presiding officer called the August 10th regular meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
  2. Student athlete recognitions 1:10
    • The athletic director from Central introduced students recognized for state championships in athletics. 1:10
    • The athletic director recognized a 100-yard freestyle state champion, a number 1 doubles tennis team that won a state championship, and a D1 discus state champion. 2:07
    • The athletic director also thanked families and the swim, tennis and track coaches. 2:07
  3. Consent grouping 6:59
    • The presiding officer asked for a motion to approve consent grouping items 4A1 through 4D1, and a motion was made. 6:59
  4. Curriculum report 7:22
    • The curriculum report said the district received grant money to cover the remaining cost of the new K through 5 ELA curriculum, plus professional development and a curriculum coach for one year. 8:28
    • The report said 31AA money would buy additional social work help and a product for students who might become dysregulated. 9:49
    • The report listed approval of Orbiting Jupiter for the Central High School pre-AP Honors 9 course and a one-year renewal of NWEA MAP Growth. 10:33
  5. Finance report and action items 12:03
    • The finance report said auditors would be on site next week and the Northern High School parking lot was nearly complete as part of bond construction. 12:03
    • The report recommended $30,000 more from Digital Age Technologies for structured cabling at Central High School and a $500,000 diesel fuel budget, compared with $335,000 last year. 12:03
  6. Informational items and superintendent report 14:55
    • A staff member noted several resignations and leaves of absence, and the superintendent said high schools will run 7:45 to 2:35 and the middle school 7:45 to 2:40. 15:01
    • A district staff member said the new website was expected to launch August 19th, staff welcome back would be August 20th at 8 AM, and August 26th would be the first day of school. 18:49
    • The superintendent said Northern High School is adding a freshman soccer program and the district still needs more bus drivers. 19:53
  7. Transportation questions 23:19
    • A participant asked whether structural changes had been made to how buses are filled, and the superintendent said an outside organization reviewed transportation last spring and small routing tweaks were made but no major changes. 23:48
    • A speaker said a communication would go out to families tomorrow about bus scan cards and that students without a card on the first day can still get on the bus. 25:44
  8. Conference attendance approval 26:12
    • A motion to approve the item was made and seconded. 26:29
    • A staff member said requesting approval now would allow early bird pricing for registration. 26:42
  9. Board communications 27:08
    • A speaker said they appreciated the summer theater program for younger students, and a staff member said over 400 students took part. 27:08
  10. Public comment on materials policy 27:59
    • The one speaker at public comment asked the board to repeal Policy 5407B2 and reinstate the 2024 version. ~27:59
    • The speaker said the current policy makes the assistant superintendent for instruction's decision final, while the 2024 version gave the final decision to the board curriculum committee. 28:50
  11. Adjournment 31:07
    • The presiding officer closed public comment and adjourned the meeting. 31:07

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Video: posted by the district as “Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting, August 10, 2026”