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Tipton R-VI School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Tipton R-VI board approves preliminary '26-'27 budget and school handbooks 16:56

  • The superintendent said the budget shows the district receiving about $105,000 less in actual state formula money and $35,306 less in title money. 5:30
  • The board voted 6⁠-⁠0 to approve a special learning center contract and all 3 handbooks. 14:12

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:01
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a motion to approve the agenda. 0:01
    • The agenda was approved 6⁠-⁠0. 0:41
  2. Consent agenda and mileage rate 0:37
    • A staff member said the district tries to use a rate a little lower than the Missouri rate for mileage, and a speaker asked whether the district should use the IRS rate. 1:57
    • A speaker said the district's fuel bill seemed to go higher every month, and a staff member said the district typically has a lot of field trips in the spring. 3:03
    • A speaker said that if gas reached $6 a gallon, the rate could be reevaluated for staff. 4:28
  3. Superintendent report on state funding 5:11
    • The superintendent said the budget shows about $105,000 less in actual state formula money and $35,306 less in title money. 5:30
    • The superintendent said full funding of the formula at the $7,145 level would bring another $239,613 in state money, but the budget is not built on that. 5:30
    • The superintendent said this was the superintendent's last board meeting and that the district may see withholdings in the June state payment. 6:20
  4. Administrative and program reports 8:34
    • A speaker reported that 11 out of 12 students finished credit recovery. 8:41
    • A speaker reported that students on Tier 1 rose 39% in reading and 34% in math from the beginning to the end of the year, and that the year ended with about 94% attendance. 10:19
    • A speaker gave special education counts, reported on tiered monitoring compliance and said upcoming contracts include a board-certified behavior analyst. 11:14
  5. Special learning center contract 13:26
    • A staff member said the entity serves the district's early childhood special education and needs board approval of its contract for next academic year. 13:42
    • Robert (Bo) Helms moved to approve the contract. 14:00
    • The contract was approved 6⁠-⁠0. 14:12
  6. Final '25-'26 budget 14:06
    • A staff member asked the board to approve paying remaining fiscal year bills and transferring $203,128 out of Fund 1 and $128,062 to cover the lease purchase. 14:22
    • The staff member recommended a $75,000 transfer into capital projects so the district would have funds for a catastrophic event such as a roof blowing off. 14:22
    • Robert (Bo) Helms made the motion to approve the budget. 16:43
  7. Preliminary '26-'27 budget 16:56
    • A staff member said the budget includes a budget message, the budget with a 4-year comparison and the debt service schedule. 17:17
    • The staff member said only one debt service payment remains and that the budget is balanced at this point. 17:48
    • The preliminary budget was approved 6⁠-⁠0. 19:13
  8. Staff and school handbooks 19:39
    • A staff member said the handbooks were updated with personnel and board changes, and a speaker said the cell phone policy is now in the handbook. 19:54
    • One board member suggested using a track changes approach in future years to show what is new, and moved to approve the handbooks. 21:09
    • The handbooks were approved 6⁠-⁠0. 21:54
  9. Executive session 22:03

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    Video: posted by the district as “Tipton R-VI School Board: June 10, 2026”