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Raymond No. 14 School District board meeting, Aug 17, 2026

26 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Raymond school board tables bus contract until next month 13:55

  • The board also approved shared service agreements for a nurse and an occupational therapist. 0:56
  • The board approved the Act 89 policies that had been read into the record at the July 2026 meeting. 4:45
  • A district staff member reported a negotiated 5-year bus contract with a 6% increase in the first year and a range of 3.25% to 6% in later years, and the board voted to table the contract until next month. 5:07
Item by item (7)
  1. Shared services agreements 0:00
    • A district staff member described 2 shared services agreements, for a school nurse and for occupational therapy, in which Yorkville is the fiscal agent. 0:00
    • The motion to approve the shared service agreements carried. 0:56
  2. Act 89 policy approval 1:08
    • A district staff member said Act 89 has to be adopted by school districts by September 1st and that all staff will go through required training. 1:32
    • The staff member said the district is moving to an app called ParentSquare for all communications as a result of the training. 1:32
    • Asked whether the district must pay for ParentSquare, the staff member said it replaces other apps the district paid for and was a wash. 3:59
    • The motion to approve the Act 89 policies carried. 4:45
  3. Bus contract update 5:00
    • A district staff member said the 4 feeder schools negotiated with the bus company as a group, reaching a 6% increase the first year, a range of 3.25% to 6% after that, and an 8% increase for bus drivers. 5:07
    • Another staff member estimated the first-year increase would probably be around $15,000 for the entire year. 7:09
    • A speaker asked whether the board could wait until next month to see the contract, and a staff member said the board could table it and that buses would show up for the first day of school regardless. 13:09
    • The motion to table the bus contract until next month carried. 13:55
  4. Committee reports 14:05
    • The chair said there were no curriculum or facilities meetings this month and that the finance meeting was held on August 12th. 14:05
    • Ed Robinson said the finance committee went through the numbers and had a couple of questions. 14:25
  5. Administrative report 14:39
    • A district staff member said meeting number 3 of the feasibility task force was held on Monday, August 10th, and that visits to 2 sites are planned for mid-September. 14:54
    • The staff member said the back-to-school night and community picnic will be held on the 26th of August. 14:54
  6. Board comments 23:22
    • A speaker thanked the PTO. ~23:34
    • A district staff member said the PTO voted to buy every student a yearbook this year, at about $5,000. 23:46
  7. Upcoming meetings and adjournment 24:47
    • The board workshop is scheduled for September 14th at 5:30 PM. 25:26
    • The next regular school board meeting is Monday, September 21st at 6:00 PM. 25:45
    • The meeting adjourned at 6:47. 26:10

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Video: posted by the district as “Raymond Regular Board Meeting 8.17.26”