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Lindop School District 92 board meeting, Jul 21, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Lindop board approves 2026 through 2027 tentative budget and technology lease 4:15

  • The board also approved a lease-to-own installation of a new Cisco phone system, 42 teacher laptops and a Verkada swipe card system for 4 years at a yearly cost of $39,767. 4:15
  • The board approved the 2026 through 2027 tentative budget. 5:06
  • The superintendent reported that 60 students attended a summer program and that performance rose 27% in math and 26% in reading. 15:14

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening of the meeting 0:02
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM. 0:05
    • A staff member said the board had a quorum. ~0:28
    • Maxine Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:44
  2. Consent agenda 1:30
    • Brian Dawson moved to approve the consent agenda, including the June 26th payroll in the amount of $802,845.18 and June 2026 accounts payable in the amount of $188,652.61. 1:30
    • The motion carried. ~2:28
  3. Public comment 2:28
    • The only speaker at public comment was board member Shyrl Griffin. ~2:28
    • Shyrl Griffin addressed a FOIA request seeking the days Shyrl Griffin had missed board meetings. 2:54
    • One board member said the absences came from being tired of being bullied and targeted in closed session meetings. 2:54
  4. Technology lease-to-own agreement 4:04
    • Aaron Hannah moved to approve a lease-to-own installation of a new Cisco phone system, 42 teacher laptops and a Verkada swipe card system through American Capital for 4 years at a yearly cost of $39,767. 4:15
    • The motion also included an additional year cost of $10,208 for licenses of the phone system. 4:15
    • The motion carried. ~4:58
  5. Tentative budget 5:03
    • Shyrl Griffin moved to approve the 2026 through 2027 tentative budget, and the board president seconded. 5:06
    • The motion carried. ~5:33
  6. Board conference attendance 5:34
    • A motion was made for board members to attend the Cube Conference October 1st through 3rd, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. 5:34
    • Maxine Johnson moved to approve board attendance at the Joint Annual Conference November 20th through the 22nd of 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. 6:09
    • Both motions carried. ~6:05
  7. Board president report 7:01
    • In the board president report, the board president said a conference class discussed similarities between schools and penal institutions, including bells, uniforms, lunch lines and cinder block walls with no paint. 7:01
    • Maxine Johnson said ideas from the conference included brightening schools and posting students of the month and the teacher of the year. 9:59
    • Shyrl Griffin said a conference session on AI stated that students in America are behind other countries in AI training and education. 11:35
  8. Superintendent report 13:52
    • The superintendent said 60 students attended a summer program focused on reading and math, with a 27% increase in math and 26% in reading. 15:14
    • The superintendent said the building was on track to receive staff on August 3rd and that the back-to-school barbecue was set for August 15th. 15:57
    • Shyrl Griffin asked whether the board would be told about the welcoming of teachers, and a staff member said the board would get that information. 17:46
  9. Committee reports 18:03
    • A staff member said the finance committee discussed the tentative budget and making sure salaries and benefits were as accurate as possible. 18:51
    • Brian Dawson said the PACE geothermal project looked to be done in time for the first day of school. 21:38
    • Maxine Johnson asked whether PACE had asked for money for the project, and Brian Dawson said it was part of the co-op payments the district pays. 22:46
  10. Closed session 23:59
    • Orrin Myrick moved that the board go into closed session at 6:25 PM to discuss matters including specific employees and school building safety and security. 24:37
    • A motion was made to reconvene open session at 7:18 PM. 25:51
  11. Teachers association contract 26:23
    • Brian Dawson moved to approve the ratification of the 2026 through 2029 IEA-NEA Lindau Teachers Association contract. 26:34
  12. Staff hiring 27:17
    • Maxine Johnson, Orrin Myrick and Brian Dawson moved to hire teachers at starting annual salaries of $49,062, $54,850 and $54,225, respectively. 30:44
    • The hiring motions announced during the item carried. 29:01
  13. Non-renewal and resignations 34:22
    • The motions on the non-renewal and the resignations carried. 35:11
  14. Stipend and salary increases 36:59
    • A motion was made to approve a stipend of $16,500 for the CSBO for assuming the roles and responsibilities of acting Director of Buildings and Grounds. 36:59
    • Brian Dawson moved to approve a 3% increase for the Special Services Coordinator for a total of $125,186.20. 38:05
    • A motion was made to approve a 3% increase for the Director of Technology for a total of $110,261.50. 38:56
    • Each of the motions carried. ~38:02
  15. Adjournment 39:31
    • Shyrl Griffin moved to adjourn at 7:31 PM. 39:31
    • Aaron Hannah welcomed the new hires. 39:54

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