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Jamestown school board approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 final budget and Welding 2 course 40:00

  • The assistant high school principal and the assistant middle school principal presented the district's Student Attendance Review Board process. 6:47
  • The board approved the final 2026⁠-⁠27 budget, the tax levy resolution, a Welding 2 course, the addition of Medina and Griggs County to the JVCTC consortium, policy changes and tuition agreements. 39:41
  • The superintendent presented an update on a possible new secondary schedule, describing a 4-block base and a 5-period trimester as the two options a guiding coalition narrowed down to. 41:12
  • The superintendent said a recommendation on the schedule was expected October 21st, ahead of a fall of '27 implementation. 1:12:59
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 3:57
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading of the board norms. 3:57
    • The chair said there was no public communication under letter C. 4:59
    • The consent agenda included September 21st, 2026 minutes, payment of bills and open enrollment between Medina and Pingree Buchanan. 5:16
    • The chair announced the consent agenda was approved. 5:16
  2. Student attendance review process 7:05
    • A presenter said students enrolled more than 10 days who miss more than 10% of the school year are chronically absent, whether or not absences are excused. 11:52
  3. Strategic plan and superintendent report 27:14
    • The superintendent announced parent engagement opportunities on October 12th for the high school and October 13th for the middle school on the secondary schedule. 27:14
    • The superintendent said open enrollment trends tied to pre-K were probably affecting about 100 to 120 students. 31:28
    • Asked about denying open enrollments, the superintendent said a board that denies one must deny all. 36:12
  4. Welding 2 course approval 39:41
    • The board considered a motion to approve a Welding 2 course at the Career and Technology Center. 40:00
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 39:41
  5. Final budget and tax levies 39:41
    • The chair said the budget numbers had not changed much since the budget hearing at the last meeting. 40:39
    • The board also considered submitting the 2026⁠-⁠27 tax levy resolution, which the chair said had not changed since the budget hearing. 41:12
    • The chair announced the final budget was approved and the tax levy resolution motion passed. 41:12
  6. Career and technical consortium expansion 41:12
    • The board considered adding the Medina and Griggs County school districts to the JVCTC consortium for '27-'28. 42:26
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 41:12
  7. Secondary schedule update 41:12
    • The superintendent said a 4-block base could save $250,000 at the high school alone, which the board could treat as budget flexibility. 43:32
    • The superintendent said a 4-block base would have class periods of about 80 to 90 minutes and a 5-period trimester would have periods of 65 to 70 minutes. 48:32
  8. School board retreat 1:17:28
    • The board considered a motion to hold a school board retreat on November 2nd. 1:18:41
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:20:04
  9. Zero-hour physical education instructors 1:20:04
    • The board considered hiring zero-hour grant PE instructors for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, upon successful background checks and appropriate licensure. 1:20:04
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:20:04
  10. Superintendent evaluation timeline 1:20:04
    • The chair asked board members to complete superintendent evaluations during the week, with approval expected at the first meeting in November. 1:20:53
  11. Board policy amendments 1:20:04
    • The board considered amended policies BA on school board ethics and BC on meetings of the board. 1:21:36
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:20:04
  12. Tuition agreements 1:20:04
    • The board considered 2026⁠-⁠27 tuition agreements between JPS and Kentsville and between JPS and Pinger Buchanan. 1:22:35
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 1:20:04
  13. Future agenda items and meetings 1:20:04
    • A speaker asked for a future report on the education scholarship tax credit and its potential impacts. 1:23:18
    • The chair said the next regular board meeting would be October 19th at 5:30. 1:24:25

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I do see the value in both block and trimester that it would bring to our district. My concern, I think, mostly comes at the middle school level, just pushing those kids at that age to be engaged for such a long time, especially if it's maybe a class that they struggle in.Jamie Bear · Member1:05:42
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Video: posted by the district as “Jamestown School Board Meeting October 05, 2026”