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Monroe school board approves acquiring Got Your Back mental health app 16:48

  • The board approved a recommendation from administration to acquire the Got Your Back app from a foundation. 14:53
  • District staff presented the annual district nurse report and the pupil services report for the '25-'26 school year. 21:40
  • District staff members reviewed enrollment trends, staffing reductions and the budget forecast, and the board was told no vote or action was sought on the item. 1:41:39
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, agenda, minutes and consent items 1:20
    • The board approved the agenda. ~1:42
    • Steve Mayer said last month's minutes contained an error listing 9.7%, and a staff member said it was supposed to be 99.7%. 2:18
    • The chair announced that the consent items were approved. 3:49
  2. Public comment 3:49
    • The chair said three people were present for public comment and set a 5-minute limit. 3:49
    • A speaker at public comment thanked the board and district for supporting a foundation and for counseling and mental health services for students. 5:01
    • Speakers at public comment asked the board to restore milk at snack time after a July 28th, 2026, decision, and one said the Greene County Farm Bureau would like to partner with the district. 8:40
  3. Acquisition of mental health app 12:47
    • A district staff member said funds would come with the app to ensure the district can continue its development and growth, and recommended that the board approve the acquisition. 14:53
    • A speaker described the app as a resource for people experiencing mental health distress and for day-to-day mood check-ins. 16:48
    • A staff member said approximately $35,000 would come with the app for continued support and upgrades, and a speaker said the app came out in 2020. 18:37
    • The chair announced that the motion to acquire the app carried. 20:54
  4. Annual district nurse report 21:40
    • The district nurse said the health office saw 17,500 students in total and sent home over 1,400. 22:26
    • The nurse said the health team had been reduced from 6 people to the nurse plus 2 health assistants, with office staff trained to help. 23:56
    • The nurse said the vaccination compliance rate had stayed around 95%. 28:28
  5. Pupil services report 38:45
    • A presenter said the district attendance average rose from 93.9 to 95.9 and chronic absences dropped from 45% in '22-'23 to 29%. 39:09
    • The presenter said the district's special education rate was 17.5% compared with a state average of 16.1%, and that 63% of middle school girls and 55% of high school girls reported anxiety in a youth survey. 47:18
    • The presenter said there were 62 school threat screenings that resulted in zero full threat assessments, and that speakers would come in November to address anxiety. 59:25
  6. Special education staffing update 1:26:09
    • The presenter said caseloads would range from 11 to 15, with one at 16, and an average of 13.3. 1:27:54
  7. High school scheduling and course adjustments 1:29:37
    • A staff member said a section each of English 9 Honors and English 10 Honors would be cut because students chose other courses due to schedule conflicts. 1:30:58
    • The staff member said a normal year has 50 to 70% of students with a conflict, compared with 80 to 100% this year. 1:32:35
    • The staff member said the high school kept all AP classes except AP Physics. 1:38:21
  8. District financial outlook discussion 1:41:39
    • A staff member said enrollment had declined about 160 students over 5 years, each student is worth about $11,000, and about 50 positions had been lost over 5 years. 1:43:59
    • Staff members said the fund balance was $3.6 million and declining enrollment could mean another $400,000 to $500,000 per year in reductions. 1:53:58
    • Caleb Ahrens asked whether the district would bring back community listening sessions and try to widen the pool of participants. 2:00:03
  9. High school building project update 2:26:47
    • A staff member said the grand opening would be Thursday at 6:00 PM, with exterior signage and landscaping largely in place. 2:26:54
    • A staff member said wayfinding and traffic signage would come before the start of school and the building would be ready for school. 2:28:31
  10. Item 2:32:58
    • A staff member said open houses were coming up on the 26th. 2:33:06
    • Caleb Ahrens said a committee meets on the 18th of August, and Teresa Keehn thanked staff and teachers preparing for the school year. 2:34:00
    • The chair announced the motion to adjourn carried. 2:36:59

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Regular Meeting - August 10, 2026”