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Votes at a glance

- Accept donation to student lunch accounts: The board accepted a $5,000 donation from a community member to be applied to student lunch accounts. (Motion presented and approved.)

- Approve baseball/softball complex Phase 2 design development documents: Following prior discussions and a community walk‑through, the board approved the design development specifications and drawings for Phase 2 of the baseball/softball complex. Staff noted minor items may still be adjusted as design is finalized. (Approved.)

- Approve East Ridge change order No. 15 and pay application No. 21: The board approved change order No. 15 for $21,202 and pay application No. 21 to Knutson Construction for $10,450. Staff said they negotiated some cost reductions and that a residual risk of late subcontractor claims remains until the project formally closes. (Approved.)

- Approve engagement letter for disclosure counsel (Ehlers & Cooney) for general obligation bond issuance, series 2025: The board approved an engagement letter to retain disclosure counsel for the district’s upcoming bond issuance. (Approved.)

- Establish public hearing dates: The board set a public hearing for the proposed property tax rate on April 2, 2025, and set a public hearing on the certified budget for 2025‑26 on April 16, 2025. (Approved.)

- Approve auditing services contract: The board approved Bonsack & Fremont LLP to provide auditing services for the next contract term with an annual fee schedule presented in the agenda. (Approved.)

- RFQ issuance for CM at‑risk for middle/high school projects: The board voted on whether to issue RFQs for construction manager‑at‑risk for the middle school/high school projects; the PPEL committee recommended postponing issuance and the motion to issue RFQs did not carry (vote against issuance recorded). (Motion failed.)

- Superintendent resignation agreement: The board approved a resignation agreement for the superintendent as presented to the board. (Approved.)

- Approve contract for superintendent search firm: The board approved engaging Grunmeyer Leadership Services to perform the superintendent search. (Approved.)

- Approve policy updates and consent agenda: The board approved a slate of policy revisions (102; 401.01; 401.06; 501.09; 702; 703.02) and consent items including minutes, open enrollments, staff changes, bills and financial reports and student‑teaching agreements. (Approved.)

How votes were recorded

Most motions were approved after the chair called for “Aye” and staff recorded the motion as carried. The RFQ issuance motion received at least one recorded “Nay” and the chair stated the question did not carry. The board did not provide detailed roll‑call tallies on each motion in the public audio; where a specific roll‑call was absent the record reads as “motion carries” after the ayes/any opposed query.

What happens next

Staff will continue final design refinements for the baseball complex Phase 2 and complete East Ridge closeout processing. The district will post the required proposed property tax notice per state deadlines and prepare for the scheduled public hearings in April. The superintendent search firm will begin outreach and public engagement as agreed in its contract.

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At the board meeting, staff presented change order No. 15 — described as the final change order to date — and summarized that the list includes a mix of omitted items, owner requests and contractor adjustments. Staff said in two instances the district shared in the cost: one for a door hardware specification and another for an intercom installation that required coring through concrete. The board approved change order No. 15 in the amount of $21,202.

District staff also presented pay application No. 21 from Knutson Construction for East Ridge in the amount of $10,450; the board approved that pay application. Staff noted they had asked the contractor to reduce or revise some costs and that staff had reallocated or negotiated credits where appropriate.

Project staff cautioned that, even after approval, a late subcontractor claim could still arise until the project formally closes. They said they had given contractors and subcontractors an opportunity to raise outstanding items before finalizing this change order.

No further action on East Ridge was scheduled; staff said they would continue closeout processing and respond if any additional claims emerge.

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At Amana Elementary, Mr. McCumber, the school’s principal, told the board that the building’s aim statement targets 90% growth and that the school is in its first improvement cycle. He said winter MAP and FAST data guided teachers to form flexible, skill‑targeted groups and frequent progress checks. “We move a student in, move a student out, and we target those needs,” Mr. McCumber said, noting that fall‑to‑winter growth at Amana was 81% and that overall building achievement rose from 56% in the fall to 68% in winter on the measures presented.

Mr. McCumber highlighted strong kindergarten results districtwide (fall 70% to winter 82%) and pronounced growth in second and third grades. He described the school’s process—regular data collection, formative assessments (CFAs), and teacher teams that reassign students to groups about every two weeks—to sustain momentum.

Oak Hill Principal Brian Williams said his second‑grade team focused on math after adopting Illustrative Math last year. He said fall MAP results showed roughly half of second graders below the 60th percentile, prompting a root‑cause analysis and a driver diagram emphasizing data teams and small‑group instruction. Williams reported a rise in median percentile from about the 59th in fall to the 72nd in winter and credited pre‑teaching and fidelity to the Illustrative Math phases for the gains.

Both principals thanked interventionists and instructional coaches by name for their roles in the improvement cycles. Williams specifically named Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Kara Maguia as interventionists and an instructional coach he shares with Tiffin Elementary.

Board members and district administrators asked about dashboard access and teacher supports for interpreting MAP data. Staff confirmed a district MAP dashboard exists and said they will continue training teachers in Panorama and other tools so classroom teams can use the data to plan next steps.

The presentations were framed as progress reports tied to the district’s improvement cycles; no board action was taken on these items at the meeting.

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The board voted to approve the resignation agreement as presented. The chair then introduced a contract with Grunmeyer Leadership Services; after brief discussion the board approved the search‑firm contract. Board members and staff discussed scheduling community input sessions and whether to include a public forum at a superintendent roundtable. Staff proposed meeting with the search firm at a March work session and holding broader community engagement on March 10, with logistics (room size, AV and RSVP) to be confirmed.

Board members emphasized the need for the search process to gather input from staff and community and for the firm to use multiple engagement channels (in‑person roundtables, surveys and other outreach). The board asked staff to create a shared folder and initial documents so trustees can add questions and guidance for the firm ahead of the first firm meeting.

No contract dollar amounts were read into the public audio; the board approved the engagement as presented in the packet and directed staff to coordinate dates and materials for public input.

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