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Oxford Community Schools board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

1 h 11 min · 1 public speaker

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 2:20

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Oxford board hears safety update on camera audit and detection dog's retirement 37:30

  • A staff member presented summer learning results, including 13,836 meals served and 182 of 191 high school credit recovery courses completed. 21:34
  • A staff member gave a safety update covering staff training, a ZeroEyes camera audit in which 233 of 243 cameras passed, and the reasons for retiring the district dog, Daisy. 37:30
  • The board took roll call votes on motions to make appointments to the District Safety, Governance and Policy committees. 1:04:04
  • The board approved an LCA amendment and a reimbursement for a trustee's summer institute expenses. 1:06:27

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and oath of office 0:05
    • Amanda McDonough opened the meeting with the pledge and asked for attendance to be taken. 0:05
    • The oath of office was administered to a new board member. 0:51
    • Amanda McDonough said there were no changes to the agenda. 1:59
  2. Scheduled public comment 1:59
    • A speaker at public comment spoke about the district's weapons detection dog and its handler leaving the district and the impact they had on students. 2:20
    • The speaker said the relationships formed should be considered alongside costs and that the reason for their departure was never explained to students. 4:16
  3. Consent agenda 4:58
    • Amanda McDonough reminded board members that any member may move to pull an item from the consent agenda before the motion is made, without a second. 4:58
    • Shane Gibson moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. 6:10
    • Amanda McDonough announced that the motion carried. 6:20
  4. Facility projects and strategic plan 6:20
    • During the superintendent's report, the speaker said the first day of school is Thursday and the Keystone program will start September 8th at Leonard Elementary. 6:33
    • The speaker said a generator for Clear Lake, parking lot work at OMS and skylight repairs at OMS and OHS were on hold, citing cost. 8:52
    • The speaker said the strategic plan's goals and aligned actions remain the same, while its metrics were revised to better measure progress. 13:48
  5. Summer learning and engagement 21:22
    • A staff member said the district served 13,836 meals this summer, 89 students took part in Level Up Camp and 173 students took part in GRASP. 21:34
    • The staff member said high school credit recovery had 191 courses taken, 182 courses completed and 91 credits earned. 33:43
    • Amanda McDonough said the credit recovery completion rate was 95%. 35:52
  6. District safety update 37:05
    • A staff member said 243 cameras have the ZeroEyes stream, 233 passed the audit for a 96% health score, and a reboot resolved 9 of 10 flagged streams while one needs a hardware update. 40:36
    • The staff member said Daisy, a dog, is retiring with its handler and listed costs, including $3,000 to $5,200 for handler training and $15,000 to $25,000 for a new dog with initial handler training. 42:26
    • Shane Gibson asked about outstanding ALICE training and the remaining camera; a speaker said completion was over 90%, and the staff member said the camera repair did not look likely before school starts. 45:01
  7. Governance committee report 53:01
    • Ann Acheson said the committee met August 14th and suggested a full board CBA 101 course in January, possibly sharing the cost with another district. 53:21
    • Shane Gibson asked what the course would cost, and Ann Acheson said the breakdown would have to come from MASB. 55:37
    • One board member also suggested a board social event in January or February and using the seven self-assessment topics to guide monthly governance meetings, starting with leadership in September. 56:11
  8. Board committee appointments 59:25
    • A speaker said some committees were running short on members and that having 3 members on a committee helps avoid cancellations. 59:25
    • Mike Whitney moved to appoint Amanda McDonough and a second appointee to the District Safety Committee. 1:04:04
    • Ann Acheson moved to make an appointment to the Governance Committee, and a motion followed to appoint the same person to the Policy Committee; roll calls were requested on each. 1:04:55
  9. LCA amendment and field trips 1:05:46
    • Field trips were presented on first reading. 1:06:10
    • Shane Gibson moved to approve the LCA amendment as presented. 1:06:27
    • The motion to approve the LCA amendment carried. 1:06:30
  10. Board member expense reimbursement 1:06:30
    • Sara Campagiorni moved to approve a reimbursement of $290.80 for a trustee's expenses related to the MASB summer institute. 1:07:00
    • The motion carried. ~1:07:18
  11. Scheduled activities and closing comments 1:08:12
    • There was no unscheduled public comment, and upcoming dates included the first day of school Thursday, a workshop Saturday and meetings on the 8th and the 22nd. 1:08:12
    • Shane Gibson encouraged students, parents and community members to attend meetings and speak. 1:09:27
    • The meeting was adjourned at 7:41. 1:10:07

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