August 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
President Groff called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
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2. Determination of Legality of the Regular Meeting and Roll Call
Discussion:
President Groff acknowledged that the notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication appearing in the July 30, 2026, edition of the Doniphan Herald in accordance with the Board-approved method for giving notice of meetings. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. The availability of the agenda was communicated in the publicized notice, and a current copy of the agenda was maintained as stated in the publicized notice. All proceedings of the Board of Education, except as may be hereinafter noted, were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public as indicated by the Open Meetings Act on the West wall of the board room.
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3. Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Approval or Amendment of Agenda
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3.2. Approval of the Minutes
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3.3. Approval of General Fund Claims in the amount of $72,921.08, Lunch Fund Claims for $678.80, Special Building Fund Claims in the amount of $14,131.36, Depreciation Funds in the amount of $0, and QCPUF Fund Claims in the amount of $0.
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4. Communication from the Public / Open Forum
Discussion:
Nick Olson spoke before the board regarding Board Policy #5007 — Admission, Foreign Exchange. Mr. Olson requested that the board re-examine the policy to allow additional flexibility regarding the enrollment of foreign exchange students at a certain point in the year; he requested that the board review it prior to the start of the next school year.
No other members of the public wished to speak before the board. |
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5. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding Board Policy BP 5007, Admission, Foreign Exchange.
Discussion:
The board of education referred the BP 5007 - Admission, Foreign Exchange to the policy committee for revision based on legal guidance and return to the board at their regular review schedule.
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6. Reports & Communications
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6.1. Academic Report - Elementary Summer School
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6.2. Administrator Reports
Discussion:
Building administrators and department directors reviewed activities leading up to the school year.
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6.3. Superintendent Report
Discussion:
Dr. Braden provided updates on the district activities and reviewed the 2026-2027 Budget Presentation and preparation.
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7. Contracts & Purchased Goods / Services
Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding the contracts, purchased services, and/or agreements below related to Board Policy 3130 |
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8. Discussion / Action Items: Take all necessary discussion and/or action
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8.1. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding a draft board policy revision
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board discussed various options regarding the Board Policy revision for BP 5303 Activities, Supervision and Conduct.
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8.2. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding a real estate purchase agreement with Mike Meyer and authorize the Board President to execute any documents regarding the real estate purchase.
Discussion:
No action was taken.
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8.3. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding projected bond resolutions for potential facilities projects.
Discussion:
Jeff Schneider, from Northland Securities, shared information regarding the financing options for a potential bond project for the board of education.
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8.4. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding the approval and adoption of a resolution calling for an election to be held in conjunction with the Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026, for the purpose of issuing one or more series of general obligation bonds of the District to finance certain capital improvements for the District.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.5. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding master facility planning
Discussion:
No action taken.
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8.6. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding entering a closed session to conduct a strategy session and discuss negotiations.
Discussion:
No closed session held.
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9. Next Meeting Date
Discussion:
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10. Adjournment
Discussion:
President Groff adjourned the meeting at 9:04 PM.
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