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Louisville Municipal School District board meeting, Aug 11, 2026

13 min · 0 public speakers

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Louisville board takes up 2027 budget, ad valorem tax request and 16th section leases 0:57

  • The board took up motions on the 2027 financial year budget, the ad valorem tax request and the reapproval of board policy for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 0:57
  • A speaker said the ad valorem tax request did not increase anything and was a slight decrease. 2:49
  • The board took up 16th section hunting leases and a forestry work plan with estimated income of around $143,000 from 2 timber sales. 4:31
Item by item (9)
  1. Fund checks, financial reports, records disposal 0:00
    • A motion was made to approve the activity agency fund checks, and a second followed. 0:00
    • The board took up the approval of the July 2026 bank balances and financial reports, found on pages 53 through 56. 0:22
    • The board also took up the approval of records for disposal found on page 58. 0:57
  2. 2027 financial year budget 0:57
    • The board took up approval of the 2027 financial year budget, with the combined budget starting on page 59. 0:57
    • A motion and a second were made. 2:07
  3. Ad valorem tax request 2:10
    • The ad valorem tax request was on page 93, with a worksheet on page 94. 2:10
    • A speaker said the request did not increase anything and was a slight decrease of just a few hundreds. 2:49
    • A motion to approve item 6.5 was made and seconded. 3:20
  4. Annual board policy reapproval 3:29
    • A speaker said the board policy reapproval for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year has to be done every year and that the big item was attendance. 3:29
    • A speaker said the wellness plan was also included and had a lot of changes but no major changes. 4:14
  5. Sixteenth section hunting leases 4:31
    • Speakers said one hunting lease drew one bid from the original leaseholder at $6 an acre, and a 25-acre hunting lease drew one bid at $6.52 an acre. 5:00
    • For a third lease, a speaker corrected the acreage to 43 and said 3 bids were received at $7.52, $10.02 and $15 an acre, with no original leaseholder because it was a canceled lease. 6:18
    • A motion was made to approve the highest bidder on the third lease. 7:02
  6. Forestry 16th section work plan 7:09
    • A speaker said the 2026⁠-⁠2027 forestry work plan had estimated income of around $143,000 from 2 timber sales covering 212 acres. 7:09
    • The speaker said timber expenses would be $83,000, including burns of 872 acres and boundary line maintenance of 20 miles. 7:36
  7. Next meeting date 8:31
    • A speaker said the next regular board meeting is September 8th at 5:30, the day after Labor Day. 8:31
  8. District announcements and attendance notices 9:05
    • A speaker invited the public to a countywide tailgate Wednesday recognizing athletes, cheerleaders and band members from the 3 high schools with football teams. 9:08
    • The speaker said progress reports will go out September 3rd and students do not report September 4th, a PD day for teachers. 9:48
    • The speaker said 3-day absence notices began going out, and students with 5 unexcused absences will have a school-level meeting to develop an attendance plan. 10:44
  9. Executive session and adjournment 11:50
    • A speaker asked whether there was anything for executive session before the meeting ended. 11:50

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Video: posted by the district as “LMSD Board Meeting - August 11, 2026”