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Jamestown 1 School District board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Jamestown board votes unanimously to seek move to East Region for activities 38:34

  • A district staff member presented the strategic plan scorecard and progress monitoring dashboard, which the staff member said would be brought to the board each month. 6:17
  • The board voted unanimously by roll call on a motion to recommend applying for a move to the East Region for athletics and activities. 38:34
  • The board also approved a facility rental agreement, extended contracts, a hire, a position posting, a board compensation policy and a tuition agreement with Barnes County North. 49:30

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 3:57
    • Melissa Gleason read the board norms, and no conflicts of interest were declared. 4:43
    • The consent agenda was approved by voice vote. 5:04
  2. Strategic plan scorecard 5:04
    • A district staff member said metrics feed priority areas, which feed an overall goal score, and that some state data would not be available until November. 6:17
    • One board member said the dashboard gives the community a quick, real-time view. 17:54
    • One board member said there should be a plan for metrics not on track and that the Strategic Plan Committee should discuss how to handle metrics awaiting new data. 19:15
  3. Strategic plan progress monitoring dashboard 23:13
    • The staff member said student disengagement was 12% last year against a goal of less than 10%. 25:24
    • The staff member said the board's goal is a 15% ending fund balance in the general fund and the forecast without planned strategies is 10.2% in 2028. 25:37
  4. Superintendent's report 27:44
    • The superintendent said the district received a zero-hour fitness program grant of about $70,000 and expects the program to start by early October. 28:16
    • The superintendent said the Bureau of Criminal Investigation would hold a parent education night on October 7th and student presentations on October 8th on internet safety. 31:19
    • The superintendent said the district has $40,000 of $80,000 in matching funds for commercial bus driver training. 34:40
  5. Activities region recommendation 37:25
    • Heidi Larson moved to give the administration direction to recommend applying for a move to the East Region and said the official shared a concern about being moved back and forth between regions. 38:34
    • Responding to a question on the survey, a staff member said about 300 people responded and almost 80% of respondents supported a move to the east. 40:35
    • A staff member said the state activities association's full board would consider the request and could act on a realignment recommendation at its December meeting. 43:55
  6. Facility rental agreement 48:45
    • A staff member said the amount was about $250 within a little bit. 49:24
    • The motion to approve the rental agreement carried. 49:30
  7. Personnel actions 49:30
    • The board considered extended contracts for semester 1, a part-time auto collision hire at the Career Tech Center and posting a grant-funded North Dakota Counts trainer position. 49:30
    • The motions on the extended contracts, the hire and the position posting each carried. 49:30
  8. Board compensation policy 51:50
    • A staff member said board members were not paid in August and, depending on the board's action, would be paid in September, so waivers should be completed soon. 53:35
    • The motion on the second reading of policy BBD and the BBDE waiver form carried. 54:48
  9. Tuition agreement 54:48
    • The board considered the 2026⁠-⁠27 tuition agreement with Barnes County North. 55:20
    • The motion carried. ~54:48
  10. Upcoming meetings 54:48
    • Jason Rohr listed a school board meeting on Monday, September 21st, 2026 at 5:30 and a budget hearing that day at 6 PM. 56:36
    • Jason Rohr said a different date would be set for the Finance Committee. 57:26

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