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Raymond No. 14 School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Raymond school board approves final budget and tax levy for 2026⁠-⁠2027 48:03

  • PTO representatives gave an update on events and finances as part of the board's policy on school support organizations. 9:52
  • The board also approved the Third Friday count report and the seclusion and restraint report. 27:58
  • The board approved the final budget for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year after a district staff member walked through budget variances and the state levy calculation. 28:19
  • The board then approved the final tax levy for 2026⁠-⁠2027 as read in a motion. 48:28
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM on Monday, October 19th, 2026. 0:00
    • The board took up the consent agenda minutes one at a time, including regular meeting minutes from September 21st, 2026, board workshop minutes from 9/14/26 and Finance Committee minutes from 9/16/26. 1:50
    • The agenda and each set of minutes were approved. 1:50
  2. Monthly financial report 3:19
    • A district staff member said the district received its first payment of equalization aid and received sparsity aid for the first time this year. 4:20
    • The staff member said the investment account earned $1,500 of interest and ended September with $393,000. 5:42
    • The staff member said the unaudited fund balance ending June 30th was around $747,000. 7:16
    • The financial report was approved. ~9:31
  3. PTO presentation 9:43
    • A staff member said the board passed a policy on school support organizations and that the PTO is the district's only one, with an annual update required. 9:52
  4. Third Friday enrollment count 24:38
    • A district staff member said 5 more resident students open enrolled out this year than last year, mostly 4K students. 25:32
    • The staff member said resident counts were exactly the same as last year. 26:06
    • The Third Friday count report for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year was approved. 27:53
  5. Final budget adoption 28:05
    • A district staff member said the property tax number was higher because the district got less equalization aid. 28:19
    • The staff member said Raymond's equalized value went from $796 million to $825 million, or 3.6%. 39:10
    • The staff member said the mill rate was $5.38 and was slightly higher than last year. 40:21
    • The final budget for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year was approved. 47:51
  6. Final tax levy for 2026-2027 48:13
    • A motion was read to levy a tax on taxable property in the district to pay expenses for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 48:28
    • The final tax levy was approved as read. 48:57
  7. Policy and staff contact update 49:12
    • A staff member said new staff contact information in policies can be updated without board approval. 49:24
    • The staff member said a first read of policies is planned for November and a second read in December. 50:06
  8. Seclusion and restraint report 51:37
    • A staff member presenting the seclusion and restraint report said there were 5 incidents of physical restraint and no incidents of seclusion during the past school year. 51:40
    • The staff member said staff must undergo training every 2 years. 53:03
    • The seclusion and restraint report was approved. 53:39
  9. Committee reports 55:00
    • The curriculum committee report said the new math curriculum is going well and that STEAM and foreign language are under review this year. 55:15
    • The facilities committee report covered summer floor work, playground and parking lot sealing and a new kitchen exhaust fan, with the next meeting set for November 24th. 57:01
    • The policy committee report said the committee went through at least 50 policies in a meeting of about 3 hours. 59:39
  10. Administrative and teaching reports 1:00:18
    • A staff member said teachers are working on pacing with the new math curriculum and that parents were sent links to a new data dashboard. 1:05:32
  11. Board comments and adjournment 1:07:34
    • A board workshop was scheduled for Monday, November 2nd at 5:30 PM and the next regular meeting for Monday, November 16th at 6:00 PM. 1:08:53
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:09. 1:09:32

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Video: posted by the district as “Raymond Regular Board Meeting 10.19.26”