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Knox Community School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Knox school board hears iLearn results, school goals and transportation update 10:55

  • A district staff member presented iLearn results and said iLearn had changed its cut scores this year, and a staff member outlined elementary school goals for attendance, iRead and iLearn growth. 11:37
  • A district staff member reported on transportation department bus inspections, new programs and an increase in ridership assignments, then answered questions on route times and bus cameras. 41:34
  • The board took up the 2027 budget, claims and donations, and a motion was made to table the resolution until the next meeting. 57:55
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 1:20
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a motion to adopt the agenda for the October 26, 2026 regular meeting as presented. 1:20
    • The board took up the minutes from the October 12, 2026 regular meeting and executive session. 2:08
  2. Middle school construction project closeout 2:22
    • A construction executive with SiteLogic said the project replaced 28 horizontal units with vertical units and placed 20 ceiling-mounted units over 6 weeks. 3:36
    • The presenter said the middle school's facility improvement score rose from 69 to 74. 8:42
    • Asked whether past humidity problems were over, a district staff member said the HVAC system in the building had been completely redone. 10:02
  3. iLearn results and school goals 10:55
    • A district staff member said iLearn changed its cut scores this year and the state advised against comparing this year's results with last year's. 11:37
    • An elementary staff member described goals of 96% attendance, 100% of general education students passing iRead and 60% of 4th graders meeting iLearn growth targets. 20:23
    • Asked about a drop-off between elementary and middle school scores, staff members cited curriculum alignment work and past turnover in building leadership. 35:24
  4. Transportation department report 41:17
    • The transportation director reported a 97% or better pass rate on fleet inspections and a 100% result on a state inspection on Oct. 21. 41:34
    • The director said student ridership assignments rose from 1,836 to 2,056, and the longest route this year is 60 minutes, down from 75 minutes last year. 41:34
    • Asked whether coaches who drive white buses receive training, the director said they do not in this district and that the director believes they should. 53:56
  5. Personnel report 56:21
    • The board took up a recommendation to approve a resignation item and a retirement item. 56:21
    • A district staff member thanked departing employees, including a bus driver who moved to another district and an elementary employee retiring after about 31 years. 56:53
  6. Budget adoption 57:55
    • The superintendent recommended approval of the 2027 budget for all funds, the capital projects fund plan and the bus replacement fund as presented at the October 12th, 2026 public hearing. 57:55
  7. Claims and donations 58:23
    • The board took up claims listed on page 17 and donations from KMSPTO, Brickyard Healthcare Knox and Hester Nursery. 58:23
    • A district staff member said the middle school PTO donation reimbursed funds for a playground and pavilion. 59:11
  8. NEOLA policy review 59:35
    • The superintendent reviewed NEOLA policies listed on page 29, which are to be voted on at the next regular meeting. 59:35
    • A district staff member said the updates added 8, 9 new special education policies and that technical corrections do not change any policy. 1:00:25
  9. Policy technical corrections resolution 1:01:58
    • The superintendent said the resolution would allow technical corrections such as spelling and punctuation without board review but would not allow adopting or changing policies. 1:02:12
    • A speaker asked for a more defined standard of what technical corrections entail. 1:02:56
    • A motion was made and seconded to table the resolution until the next meeting. 1:03:38
  10. Public comment, board comments and adjournment 1:04:03
    • No one spoke during public comment on items not on the agenda. ~1:04:03
    • Asked about middle school class sizes, a district staff member said they are about the same, with a couple of larger classes. 1:05:36
    • A district staff member said the Stark County Community Foundation awarded the district $2,500 through a community outreach grant. 1:07:13

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Video: posted by the district as “10-26-26 Board Meeting”