September 16, 2026 immediately following the Hearing to Set the Final Tax Request - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
President Groff called the meeting to order at 6:07 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 September 3, 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. At the same time, 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 $431,125.59, Lunch Fund Claims for $31,010.22, Special Building Fund Claims in the amount of $53,219.63, 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:
Mr. Kelan Buhr and Dr. Avery Umphreys addressed the board with concerns about a possible revision to board policy regarding activities and athletics.
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5. Reports & Communications
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5.1. Administrator Reports
Discussion:
Principals and directors provided updates regarding current events at their respective buildings.
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5.2. Superintendent Report
Discussion:
Dr. Braden provided updates related to year-end expenditures, Rule 10 safety visits, and the transportation fleet update after receiveing most recent bus.
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6. 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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7. Discussion / Action Items: Take all necessary discussion and/or action
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7.1. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding a draft board policy revision for BP 5303.
Discussion:
No action was taken.
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7.2. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding projected bond resolutions for potential facilities projects.
Discussion:
The board of education provided direction to the administration and municipal adviser, Jeff Schneider from Northland Securities to utilize the bond financing with the least tax impact.
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7.3. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action to formally adopt the budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action to approve the Doniphan-Trumbull Public School final tax request for the 2026-2027 fiscal year for the general fund, special building fund, and qualified capital purpose undertaking fund, and totals as presented.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding the Doniphan-Trumbull Education Association's request to serve as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for the 2028-2029 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.6. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding lunch prices for 6th grade students for the remainder of the 2026-2027 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.7. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding the 2027-2028 Option Enrollment Resolution
Discussion:
The board discussed option enrollment capacity limits and the administration's recommendation to continue lowering capacity for option students again for the 2027–2028 school year. The district also intends to allow fewer option students this coming year.
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7.8. Discuss, consider, and take any necessary action regarding entering a closed session to conduct a strategy session and discuss negotiations.
Discussion:
No closed session requested.
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8. Next Meeting Date
Discussion:
October Regular Board Meeting - Monday, October 12th - 5:45 AM.
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9. Adjournment
Discussion:
President Groff adjourned the meeting at 7:42 PM.
Respectfully Submitted, Dr. Jeremy Braden Superintendent |