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Board approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget and tax levy after proposed amendment ruled out of order 1:20:08

  • A presenter reviewed the budget, which showed a tax mill rate of $6.22, a 2% decrease from the prior year, and $1.5 million of one-time reserve funding used to balance the budget. 38:46
  • One board member said the district was $141,531.04 away from funding a salary schedule for teachers and that this budget does not offer a competitive compensation structure. 57:12
  • Emily Kant Schlimme moved to amend line 13 of the budget, and the presiding officer found the motion out of order because it did not identify a source for the additional funds. 1:20:08
  • On a roll call vote, the motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget and tax levy as originally presented carried. 1:39:02

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 16:04
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 16:04
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. 17:40
    • The agenda was approved. ~18:07
  2. Board member and student reports 18:40
    • The presiding officer reported attending a PTO Trunk or Treat event at Valley View with about 20 decorated cars. 19:19
    • The student board member reported on high school athletics, field trips and club activities. 20:21
  3. Superintendent report 22:37
    • The superintendent said the Your Voice Will Shape Our Schools survey was out in the community and results would be brought back at the December meeting. 22:37
    • The superintendent said over 60 policies with strike edits had been provided to the board for review at the Policy Committee meeting. 28:27
  4. Board committee reports 29:20
    • The Curriculum and Learning Committee report said the Educator Academy is expanding into the Public Service Academy with 3 career strands: education, criminal justice and social welfare. 29:37
    • Travis Langer reported that the Student Support Services Committee met, and a staff member said cybersecurity work and safety audit results would be discussed in closed session. 33:48
    • Emily Kant Schlimme reported the committee received an update on environmental concerns at Ben Franklin Elementary and reviewed minor changes to the employee handbook. 36:10
  5. Budget and tax levy presentation 38:10
    • A district staff member said the total tax levy increased 0.9% and the tax mill rate decreased 2% to $6.22. 39:22
    • The staff member said net revenue increased by $350,000 from the preliminary budget, leaving $1.5 million of one-time reserve funding used to balance the budget. 47:12
    • The staff member said open enrollment had been 6.5% of the student body at its highest and is now 3%. 53:48
  6. Board discussion of staff compensation 54:05
    • Hallie Schmeling said the district was $141,531.04 away from a salary schedule, which Hallie Schmeling calculated as 0.24% of total general fund expenditures. 58:08
    • Steven Taylor asked whether this was the first time the district had placed salary caps on more tenured educators. 1:05:51
    • A staff member said salary caps were in place when the staff member arrived in 2020 and that the district stopped increasing band maximums last year. 1:06:32
  7. Budget vote and proposed amendment 1:18:17
    • Emily Kant Schlimme moved to amend line 13 from $26,707,520 to $27,849,520. 1:20:08
    • The presiding officer found the amendment out of order for not having a source of funds, and one board member said it was not in a proper format. 1:20:31
    • A staff member said the board can approve budget revisions during the school year. 1:37:10
    • The motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget and tax levy as originally presented carried on a roll call vote. 1:39:02
  8. Vouchers payable 1:39:58
    • A motion was made to approve vouchers payable in the amount of $1,308,771.15. 1:39:58
    • The motion carried. ~1:40:45
  9. Consent agenda 1:40:45
    • The consent agenda included minutes from the September 28th, 2026, meeting, the employee handbook, 2 overnight field trip requests and the state tech ed and engineering standards. 1:40:45
    • The consent agenda was approved. 1:41:36
  10. Future agenda items and adjournment 1:41:36
    • No future agenda items were raised, and a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:41:36

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Video: posted by the district as “SDMF Board of Education Meeting 10/26/2026 LIVE”