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Mexico 59 School District board meeting, Sep 15, 2026

31 min · 0 public speakers

Enrollment ▶ 3:36Reading and test scores ▶ 16:26

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Mexico board approves policy updates and 2026⁠-⁠2027 extra duty agreements 25:56

  • A district staff member reported on a town hall on rural school finances, elevator work at the high school, state revenue and preliminary enrollment. 3:36
  • A speaker asked how online students in the MOCAP program are funded, and a staff member said those students are funded as though they had 90% attendance if they pass their class. 9:27
  • The board approved the MSBA 2026B policy updates 6⁠-⁠0 and approved updated staff leave policies 6⁠-⁠0. 27:07
  • The board approved the extra duty agreements 6⁠-⁠0 and voted 6⁠-⁠0 to go into executive session. 30:15
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:01
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. 0:01
    • No public comment was offered. ~0:38
    • The motion to adopt the agenda carried 6⁠-⁠0. 0:38
  2. Employees of the month 0:38
    • The board recognized September employees of the month, an elementary instructional coach in the certified staff category and a playground aide in the support staff category. 0:38
  3. Bills requiring abstentions 1:41
    • A motion was made to approve a check for $3,352.68 and a check for $36,966.04. 1:41
    • A second motion was made to approve a check for $78,158.92. 2:35
    • The first motion carried, and the second motion carried 5⁠-⁠0⁠-⁠1. 3:03
  4. Consent agenda 3:02
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. 3:17
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 3:29
  5. District report on facilities, finances and enrollment 3:36
    • A district staff member said the district will co-host the Future of Rural Schools Town Hall with North Callaway on September 29th from 6 to 7:30 at Evans Hall, and that elevator work at the high school will begin October 6th with final inspection scheduled for October 21st. 3:36
    • The staff member said the district is $36,000 behind last year in state funding and has 159 kindergartners compared with 129 last year. 6:11
    • After a speaker asked about funding for online students, a staff member said the district could report next month on what it pays per student for virtual classes. 13:57
  6. Literacy plan and professional development 16:26
    • A staff member said the district literacy team wrote a district comprehensive literacy plan that is ready to be shared throughout the district, and said it will be posted on the website. 16:26
    • The staff member said the district is adding a supplemental math intervention resource for Tier 2 and Tier 3 that teachers piloted during summer school. 18:01
    • The staff member said the district PD plan includes 8 designated PD days, with one coming up on September 21st. 19:53
  7. After-school tutoring 20:03
    • A staff member said after-school tutoring will continue this year with the district picking up the cost after losing about $150,000 in title funding. 20:33
    • The staff member said after-school tutoring serves about 120 elementary kids and about 40-ish to 50-ish kids at the middle school. 21:06
    • The staff member said middle school tutoring runs 3 days a week and the elementary programs run 2 days a week. 21:55
  8. Building report format 22:30
    • A staff member asked whether the new building report format, which provides data for a data dashboard and building highlights, was meeting the board's needs. 22:47
    • A speaker said the format is easier to read and digest. 23:20
    • A staff member said data points from the iReady benchmark will be filled in only a few times a year. 23:52
  9. MSBA policy updates 25:56
    • A motion was made to approve the MSBA 2026B policy updates as presented. 26:41
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 27:07
  10. Staff leave policies 27:06
    • A speaker asked whether there were questions about the updated leave policy, and another speaker said it was on there and just needed to be spelled out. 27:06
    • Motions were made on updated policies for certified staff leave and support staff leave after confusion over which policy was approved first. 27:57
    • Both motions carried 6⁠-⁠0. 28:20
  11. Personnel 29:24
    • A motion was made to approve personnel as listed. 29:24
    • The motion carried 5⁠-⁠0⁠-⁠1. 29:43
  12. Extra duty agreements 29:48
    • A motion was made to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 extra duty agreements. 29:48
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 30:15
  13. Executive session 30:13
    • A motion was made to go into executive session to discuss a student matter pursuant to RSMO 610.021, Section 5. 30:13
    • The motion carried 6⁠-⁠0. 30:43

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 09/15/2026”