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Gaylord Community Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

23 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves pizza and milk bids for 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year 17:40

  • Presenters gave building updates, including a preschool expansion to 6 classrooms and a move to phone bags under the high school cell phone policy. 4:43
  • The board approved the consent agenda, which included bills and new hires. 15:17
  • The board approved pizza bids, a milk bid and a lease for space at the Early Childhood Center. ~18:24
  • A motion to approve an amendment to policy Article 4, Section 8, due process, as presented, carried. 21:17
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:14
    • The meeting was called to order, followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:14
    • No items were changed or added to the agenda. ~0:27
  2. Personnel updates and introductions 0:27
    • Personnel updates listing new hires, resignations and a retirement were read. 1:12
    • A staff member introduced a new district employee who will work in the full-day resource room. 3:08
  3. Building updates 4:37
    • A speaker giving the preschool update said there would be 6 preschool classrooms, one more than last year, with up to possibly 106 students if enrollment continued. 4:43
    • A middle school presenter described a new space called BLUE, which stands for Behavior, Learning, Understanding, and Enacting a Plan, and a soft start to the day built around the Positivity Project. 7:34
    • A high school presenter said the school would use bags for student cell phones and that ARC time was extended from a 28-minute period to 40. 9:48
  4. Public input and consent agenda 14:28
    • No public input was offered. ~14:28
    • The consent agenda included minutes from August 4th, general fund and athletic fund bills of $3.1 million, cafeteria fund bills of $104,775, sinking fund bills of $334,717 and new hires. 14:28
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 16:07
  5. Strategic planning update 16:09
    • A staff member said the first strategic planning session was held on August 5th and that 4 students attended and asked to return on the 18th. 16:13
    • The staff member said the district was on track to bring a strategic plan for approval in October or November. 17:25
  6. Pizza bids 17:40
    • The board considered pizza bids from Domino's Pizza and Jet's Pizza for student lunches for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 17:40
    • The motion carried. ~18:24
  7. Milk bid 18:25
    • The board considered the milk bid from Cedar Crest Dairy for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 18:25
    • The motion carried. ~19:02
  8. NEMSCA lease 19:04
    • The annual lease covers space NEMSCA leases at the Early Childhood Center and has no substantial changes from last year. 19:04
    • The motion carried. ~19:43
  9. Policy Article 4, Section 7 amendment 19:46
  10. Due process policy amendment 20:47
    • A speaker said the due process provisions were revised to align with updated categories and to clarify and clean up existing language. 20:47
    • A speaker asked where language previously sent by text appeared, and a staff member pointed to language on written notice. 21:29
    • The motion carried. ~22:29
  11. Adjournment 22:32
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 22:40

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Video: posted by the district as “GCS Board Meeting August 10, 2026”