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Monroe School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

1 h 30 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Monroe school board authorizes temporary borrowing not to exceed $2,750,000 1:12:55

  • The board heard a follow-up open enrollment report from administration, including breakdowns by district and across 5 school years. 8:45
  • Project representatives updated the board on closeout of the MHS building project, including punch list progress and the remaining budget. 30:17
  • By roll call, the board approved an action item authorizing temporary borrowing not to exceed $2,750,000. 1:12:55

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, agenda and consent items 1:53
    • Jim Curran declared a quorum after the roll call and asked for a motion to approve the agenda. 2:15
    • The consent items included approval of the minutes from September 21st, 2 hiring approvals and community donations. 2:38
    • The agenda and the consent items were each approved by voice vote. 2:38
  2. Public comment 3:45
    • Jim Curran said speakers had 5 minutes and that the board would listen and decide on follow-up later. 3:45
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to review its policies on staff training, contractor oversight, incident reporting and parent notifications. 5:34
  3. Open enrollment report 8:45
    • A district staff member said virtual schools made up roughly 11% of open enrollment out and that the district's net open enrollment loss was shrinking. 9:15
    • One board member said students who leave in 4K tend to stay out and suggested the district study why families do not choose its 4K program. 25:13
    • Jim Curran said that at the move to high school, open enrollment out drops 14 and open enrollment in increases by 4. 26:12
  4. High school building project update 30:17
    • A project representative said the punch list had fallen from about 1,800 items to about 206 and that final billing was targeted for the November time frame. 32:05
    • A district staff member said about $2.3 million in known costs remained against about $100.6 million budgeted. 42:47
    • A staff member said the transfer of the old high school awaited a survey of a strip of land before closing. 50:33
  5. Curriculum update 54:24
    • A district staff member said September assessments and screening were mostly done and that learning habits feedback replaced citizenship. 54:48
    • The staff member said an in-service is set for October 9th and preliminary report cards come out October 1st. 56:21
  6. Summer school report 58:56
    • A district staff member said resident enrollment was 826 compared with 911 last year. 1:01:05
    • The staff member said summer school generated $300,000 in revenue, with '25-'26 expenses of $322,000. 1:02:38
    • The staff member said 100% of surveyed staff rated the experience good or excellent and 81% said they would work again. 1:06:26
  7. Social media class action lawsuit 1:09:27
    • A district staff member asked the board to authorize joining multi-district litigation against Meta, ByteDance, Snap Inc. and Google. 1:09:34
    • The staff member said over 1,800 school districts had joined, there was no upfront cost, and the law firms would take 25% of any award. 1:10:41
  8. Temporary borrowing authorization 1:12:55
    • A district staff member said the fund balance was down to $3.75 million, requiring short-term cash flow borrowing. 1:13:11
    • The staff member said the district would join a pool of 13 districts borrowing $74 million with an A+ rating, and estimated a net interest impact of $20,000. 1:13:11
    • A staff member said the borrowing bridges the gap until tax receipts come in and is not additional money to spend. 1:19:49
  9. Informational items and committee reports 1:26:18
    • A district staff member noted it was homecoming week. ~1:26:18
    • Caleb Ahrens said EIE meets October 6th, with a pickleball tournament October 10th and an annual fundraising dinner December 6th. 1:26:42
    • A staff member reported that the finance committee reviewed August financials and short-term borrowing. 1:27:05
  10. Closed session 1:29:05
    • Jim Curran sought a motion to go into closed session on superintendent goals and administration performance review. 1:29:05
    • The motion to go into closed session carried on a roll call vote. 1:29:38

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Board of Education Meeting - September 28th 2026”