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Hartland Consolidated Schools board meeting, Aug 10, 2026

2 h 13 min · 3 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board accepts superintendent's retirement, forms superintendent search committee 1:27:37

  • The board amended revised Policy 0168.3, committee meetings, to require that committee meetings be recorded in video and audio and posted to the district website within 3 business days, then approved the policy as amended. 1:06:42
  • A motion to enter closed session to discuss written correspondence from legal counsel did not carry. 1:14:22
  • Board members discussed the search process and approved a superintendent search committee including Kristin Coleman, with duties to vet search firm options, determine timing for the search, act as primary point of contact and request special board meetings as needed. 2:03:30

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 6:12
    • Cindy Shaw moved to approve the agenda for the August 10th, 2026 regular meeting. 6:19
    • Jeff Campbell moved to approve the consent agenda. 6:55
    • The agenda and the consent agenda were each approved. 6:48
  2. Superintendent's report and new hires 7:28
    • Building administrators introduced newly hired teachers, including elementary and special education teachers. 7:57
    • A staff member said the district still had positions to fill, including a middle school counselor and a Village Elementary kindergarten position. 14:06
  3. Public comment on bus stops 14:53
    • Speakers at public comment asked that two bus stops serving the Irish Hills subdivision be moved back inside the neighborhood. 15:38
    • A speaker said the request would not add stops, increase route distance or add time to the route. 15:38
    • Kristin Coleman said they would follow up with the superintendent after the meeting. 23:17
  4. Committee and building reports 23:17
    • Glenn Gogoleski said their company is a sponsor of Heartland Robotics. 23:40
    • Jeff Campbell said about 178-ish students attended band camp. 24:30
    • Cindy Shaw said the district entered into a contract with a consultant from MASB to help work on metrics for the superintendent evaluation starting in January of 2027. 25:31
  5. Revised policy on committees 26:45
    • Greg Keller asked whether the word structure in the policy included committee members. 28:15
    • Greg Keller moved to amend Policy 0155 so that committee members, structure and assigned duties must be approved by a majority vote of the board. 35:32
    • The amendment passed, and the board approved revised Policy 155 as amended. 36:42
  6. Revised policy on committee meetings 37:23
    • A technology staff member said the department's staff was stretched and recommended a 72-hour turnaround for posting recordings. ~49:28
    • One board member said audio and video staff could cost $300 to $500 per meeting and proposed 3 business days to post recordings. 52:55
    • One board member asked why committee meetings could not be livestreamed, and another board member said they disagreed, citing operational, financial and staffing factors. ~59:51
    • The board approved Jeff Scott's amendment requiring that committee meetings be recorded in video and audio and posted within 3 business days, then approved revised Policy 0168.3 as amended. 1:06:42
  7. Rescinding committee meetings resolution 1:13:09
    • Cindy Shaw moved to rescind the committee meetings resolution. 1:13:18
    • Jeff Scott said they had introduced the resolution and thanked those who worked to put it into policy. 1:13:35
    • The motion carried. ~1:14:12
  8. Closed session request on legal opinion 1:14:12
    • Jeff Campbell said they had no intent to go into closed session. 1:17:56
    • The motion did not carry. ~1:27:06
  9. Superintendent search process 1:30:15
    • Jeff Scott asked that two search proposals received after the board package went out be posted for the community. 1:33:11
    • One board member said they would be in full support of using a third party for the search, and another board member said they were in complete agreement. 1:38:43
    • Kristin Coleman said a person they had reached out to estimated doing about 66 searches, with 45 to 50 of them probably in the winter. 1:40:29
    • The board approved a superintendent search committee including Kristin Coleman, with duties to vet search firm options, determine timing, act as primary point of contact and request special meetings. 2:03:30
  10. Bus stop arm camera purchase 2:04:09
    • A staff member said the district would propose next month buying a secondary stop arm camera for the entire bus fleet at about $111,000, with LESA providing over half the funding. 2:05:05
    • A staff member said the cost would come from the capital project fund for now. 2:08:13
    • Kristin Coleman said the item would return as an action item at next month's meeting. 2:11:19
  11. Future meetings 2:12:09
    • The next meeting was set for September 21st at 6:30 PM. 2:12:09

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Video: posted by the district as “HCS Board Meeting - 08/10/2026”