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Wilton Community School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Board approves consent agenda including teacher master contract and technology bids 38:35

  • A district staff member recapped a career expo, and students described a trip, including meeting and asking questions of representatives. 19:51
  • The board approved a consent agenda that included a master contract the teachers union had ratified, along with sound system, video camera and wireless licensing bids. 38:35
  • A presenter reviewed FY27 budget information, including a projected total levy decrease of $1.63, and said the budget would be approved after the public hearing on April 29th. 47:06
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:06
    • The meeting opened with a roll call. 0:06
    • The board took up the agenda and the minutes from the March 11th regular meeting, the March 25th budget hearing and the March 25th work session. 0:35
    • The motions to approve the agenda and the minutes carried. 0:38
  2. Technology bids for agriculture building 1:01
    • A district staff member presented bids for a sound system, video cameras for the ag building and shop, and a wireless renewal, and said the sound system cost was raised because of a warned 7% price increase at the end of April. 1:34
    • The staff member said the wireless renewal would come from the staff member's own budget and would extend the license for another year before a possible replacement of the wireless infrastructure. 4:11
    • The staff member said Tri-City came in cheapest on the cameras and recommended SHI for the wireless renewal at $13,452.05. 6:56
  3. Financial report and bills 8:25
    • A speaker presenting the financial report said February and March state payments were both transferred in March, making the $727,000 accounts payable figure more than usual. 8:31
    • A speaker said management was on track, sitting at $411,000. 9:33
    • The motion to pay the bills carried. 11:34
  4. Elementary administration report 11:37
    • A speaker said the composite score of 80 on the spring Leader in Me survey was up from last year and that 3rd grade was added to the survey. 11:37
    • The speaker said the elementary was exploring a move from trimesters to semesters because of state-required personalized reading and math plans. 14:12
    • Asked about special education applicants, the speaker said there had been 7 official applicants, 3 with Strat 2 licensure, and that interviews were planned for next Wednesday. 18:41
  5. Secondary administration report 19:50
    • A district staff member recapped a career expo and said some high school students got summer jobs from it. 19:51
    • The staff member said ISAS testing starts next week and that the senior breakfast format would continue. 22:26
    • A speaker said 40 vendors attended the expo. 25:19
  6. Student report on trip 26:20
    • Students described a trip, including meeting and asking questions of representatives and sitting in on a congressional meeting. 26:56
    • Students said they took part in mock debates and committees with students from other states. ~29:13
    • A district staff member thanked the Townsend Foundation. 30:25
  7. Personnel and job description changes 34:20
    • A district staff member said the first consent agenda included coaching and nursing changes and media center job descriptions, and that the district shares a media specialist with Durant to meet a legal requirement. 34:22
    • The motion to approve the first consent agenda carried. 35:30
  8. Policy review 35:38
    • A district staff member said there were 6 policies with no recommended changes. 35:40
    • The motion to approve the second consent agenda carried. 35:58
  9. Contract, audit, bids and policies 36:06
    • A district staff member said the item reduced a position and recommended offering the district retirement program to the affected employee. 36:09
    • A district staff member listed the fiscal year '25 district audit approval, and a speaker said everything was filed and the district was in good standing with the state. 36:14
    • The item included the master contract ratified by the teachers union and bids of $28,393.84 for the sound system, $18,062 for video cameras and $13,452.05 for wireless licensing. 38:35
    • The motion to approve the third consent agenda carried. 40:54
  10. County hazard mitigation plan resolution 41:04
    • A district staff member said the county was writing a mitigation plan for events such as a chemical spill and asked for a resolution to join it. 41:04
    • A motion was made to approve joining the Muscatine Hazard Mitigation Plan resolution, and a roll call vote was requested. 41:48
  11. Construction change orders and meetings 42:09
    • A district staff member said they were still within budget and $53,000 ahead. 42:50
    • Asked about a $55,000 grading issue, the staff member recommended doing the work later without the contractors, saying it would likely be less expensive. 43:26
    • The staff member said the second budget hearing and work session would be on the 29th and requested a maintenance committee meeting beforehand. 44:59
  12. FY27 budget information 46:50
    • A presenter said the FY27 budget includes a 3.5% increase to all expenditures for unknown numbers, an estimated cost of $42,497 for 6 retirees and a 7% income surtax. 47:26
    • A presenter said the management levy would decrease from $1.35 to $0.93 and the total levy was projected to decrease by $1.63. 49:30
    • A district staff member said open enrollment was 160 in and about 42 out. 55:02
  13. Adjournment 55:55
    • A motion to adjourn was made. 55:56

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