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South Adams board approves first reading of ISBA essential policies 6:41
- The board approved its consent agenda, the first reading of ISBA essential policies and a set of donations. 4:04
- The board heard reports on facilities and construction, cell phone coverage in the building, and safety and security. 6:58
- A staff member said options for next year's school calendar would be reviewed and an option would come back for approval at the October board meeting. 33:44
Item by item (12)
- Collective bargaining public hearing 0:00
- Opening, core value and recognitions 1:13
- Consent agenda 3:24
- Policy transition first reading 4:04
- A staff member said the district was continuing work to move to ISBA policies, focusing on student, staff and curricular policies plus one other policy. 4:09
- A staff member said the district lacked some required policies and that the packet would be shorter at second reading after choices among options were narrowed. 4:39
- A staff member said one planned second reading was being pulled from October because work on it was continuing. 6:07
- The motion to approve the first reading of the ISBA essential policies carried. 6:41
- Facilities and construction update 6:58
- A staff member reported that huddle cameras were installed for football and volleyball, band hall lockers were complete and a fire marshal visit found no findings. 7:26
- The staff member said some rooms at the ends of the building got warm on days of 90 plus degrees and that staff were looking for ways to help the chiller run more efficiently. 7:26
- The staff member said quotes were being gathered to replace a roughly 40-foot copper pipe that already had about 12 patches. 9:56
- Cell phone coverage and technology 16:13
- The speaker described a subscriber-paid option for employees and an agency model with plans of about $36 per month, and said the district was also planning open Wi-Fi for guests. 16:21
- A speaker reported the district was approved for FirstNet, which the speaker said it qualified for because of its crisis alert system. 19:30
- An unidentified speaker asked whether so many users joining the network would eventually cause a problem. 25:25
- Safety and security update 27:00
- A staff member said the safety grant was cut 14% from the amount requested but that the district would still have a full-time SRO. 27:19
- The staff member reported on radon testing in every classroom and a countywide tabletop training exercise. 27:42
- A staff member said redoing the entire card reader system would cost just under $40,000 and that the district was looking at adding readers in heavily used areas. 30:11
- School calendar options 33:35
- Donations 37:16
- A staff member reported an anonymous $500 cash donation for a trip and an anonymous $1,300 donation to the cafeteria account to help cover lunches. 37:23
- The staff member reported a $500 donation from the Athletic Boosters toward decals for a trailer. 38:23
- The motion to approve the donations carried. 39:23
- Conference delegate appointment 39:23
- Thank-you letters and facility use request 41:02
- Guests of the board and adjournment 42:59
- The board invited comments from guests, and a motion and second were made to adjourn. 43:03
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Video: posted by the district as “South Adams Public Hearing and School Board Meeting - 9/8/2026”