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Union School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Board approves director of maintenance, hears 100% iRead passing rate 12:34

  • The high school principal reported that basically 5% of students passed math on the SAT and that the school was starting SAT prep for 11th graders. 2:07
  • An elementary staff member reported a 100% passing rate on the iRead test, up from 46% in the school year beginning in October of 2021. 12:34
  • The board took up a series of personnel and compensation items, and approval was announced for the July minutes and June and July financials and for a director of maintenance. 18:31
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:08
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. 0:08
    • Approval of the agenda was sought, and the presiding speaker said there were no public comments. 0:47
  2. High school and junior high report 1:10
    • The high school principal said basically 5% of students passed math on the SAT, and that two math teachers would serve as interventionists for 11th graders. 2:07
    • The principal said 42% passed the English portion of the SAT, compared with a county high of 49%. 4:11
    • A speaker asked whether the school was working on math vocabulary, and the principal said a week-by-week curriculum for the SAT group included vocabulary. 6:44
  3. Elementary report 9:57
    • An elementary staff member said the focus was data collection using iReady+ and that the school had revamped its MTSS system. 10:01
    • The staff member said the school was starting an individual learning plan for math for every student. 11:22
    • The staff member reported a 100% passing rate on iRead, compared with 46% in the school year when the staff member took over as elementary principal in October of 2021. 12:34
  4. Superintendent report 14:29
    • A staff member giving the superintendent report said the school had issues with a chiller and that a new motor had been ordered. 14:35
    • The staff member said the district would celebrate perfect attendance every 10 days and aimed to be at 94% attendance. 16:33
    • The staff member said the first couple of weeks of the cell phone ban were being used as instructional time. 17:16
  5. Minutes and financials 18:31
    • The board considered the July minutes and the June and July financials. 18:31
    • The minutes and financials were announced as approved. 18:31
  6. Personnel items and superintendent stipend 18:31
    • The presiding speaker said a superintendent stipend was meant to catch the superintendent up on the annual cost of living raise given to staff. 19:11
  7. Classified staff increases 19:57
    • The presiding speaker said classified increases would be split into two approvals because family members on the board had to abstain, starting with bus drivers. 19:57
  8. Maintenance staffing and stipends 20:23
    • The board took up after-school bullying help for up to 8 hours per week and a director of maintenance who would also keep a teaching job. 20:49
    • The presiding speaker said the district wanted to get all of its maintenance crew OSHA certified this year. 21:13
    • The presiding speaker called for a motion to pay an hourly stipend for a building inspection by workers who got the school ready before the first day of school. 21:45
  9. Board conference 21:45
    • A staff member said a conference would be held October 5th and 6th in Minneapolis and asked board members who wanted to attend to say so. 22:17
    • A staff member said an agenda for the conference would be sent out. 22:54

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Video: posted by the district as “2026_8_17 Board Meeting”