Plains K-12 Schools board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Plains school board approves student trustee policy 18:20

Staff reports covered a new super divisional tournament format, a plan to build an elementary math curriculum, a switch in district assessments and homecoming plans. 3:09
The board voted on a motion to approve updates to policies 1401, 3612, 3655 and 4315, and each member called on voted yes. 16:38
The board approved a policy creating a nonvoting student member of the school board, open to high school seniors in the government class who meet the grade requirement for extracurricular activities. 19:04

Item by item (8)

Opening, consent agenda and minutes 0:00
- The presiding member said the 9/10 minutes would be taken off the consent agenda, leaving the minutes of 8/31, bills and warrants, 2 out-of-district attendance agreements, the trustees' financial summary and budget, the TR-35s for bus drivers for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year and 3 personnel actions. 0:51
- The motion on the 9/10/26 minutes included a correction that a person recorded as absent had arrived late. 2:01
- Members voted yes on the consent agenda and on the corrected 9/10/26 minutes. 2:00
Athletic director report 2:42
- A staff member said there would no longer be district volleyball or basketball tournaments, and all 7B and 6B teams would instead play in a super divisional tournament. 3:37
- The staff member said the volleyball super divisionals would be in Florence and the basketball super divisionals at SKC. 3:38
Elementary school report 5:12
- A staff member said the K-5 math curriculum expires after this year and the district is looking at building its own math curriculum instead of purchasing one, citing rising curriculum prices. 5:12
- The staff member said Crazy Creek donated 31 chairs to the district that are being used for outdoor reading. 5:12
- The staff member said the district switched from the STAR assessment to a product called FastBridge through the special education cooperative, saving about $6,000 to $7,000. 7:02
Volleyball scheduling question 11:03
- A speaker asked about the volleyball schedule, which showed districts on the 30th and 31st of October, and a staff member responded that the district weekend had been canceled and left open. 11:03
High school report 12:01
- The staff member said the school held an Internet Crimes Against Children presentation for families and assemblies for students, and a behavior threat assessment team held its first meeting. 12:01
- A staff member said homecoming is the week of October 5th through the 9th, with the homecoming game on Friday, October 9th, and the two parades combined into one. 13:06
- The staff member said the school won $5,000 in a T-Mobile sweepstakes that will go to improvements on the football field. 15:44
Updates to four district policies 16:38
- The presiding member said the updates covered policy 1401 on charges for compiling public records requests, 3612 on student computer and internet use, 3655 on background checks and fingerprinting, and 4315 on conduct on school property. 17:02
- Members voted yes on the policy updates. 16:38
Student trustee policy 18:20
- The presiding member said the idea came from a board workshop and the student trustee would be a nonvoting member without access to confidential information or executive sessions. 18:20
- A speaker said a student board member had been tried before and was a positive thing. 20:14
- Members voted yes on the student trustee policy. 20:42
Public participation and adjournment 20:44
- The presiding member invited comments on non-agenda items and then adjourned the meeting. 20:44

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Video: posted by the district as “September 21, 2026 Regular Meeting”