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- Approval of the agenda as presented: Motion carried, 4–0.

- Approval of action items by consent (items A–I): Motion carried, 4–0.

- Motion to enter closed session for specified purposes under the Missouri Revised Statutes (reading and approval of prior closed minutes, personnel matters, collective bargaining preparation, litigation, and other items cited under statutes 610.021 subsections): Motion carried; recorded roll call — Scott Dugarich: Yes; Jeff Wollman: Yes; Jean Prado: Yes; Peggy Hassler: Yes.

- Motion to adjourn: Motion carried, 4–0.

Board meeting minutes note the roll call and the legal citations used to justify the closed‑session motion; the meeting record shows no patron comments were registered during the open public comment period prior to closed session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mehlville School District Board of Education Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","On March 13 the Mehlville R‑IX Board approved the meeting agenda and consent items and voted to enter closed session; all recorded motions carried unanimously 4–0.","taxTitle","Mehlville R-IX, School Districts, Missouri","taxId",13574,"location","Missouri","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635895,"District leaders flag state bills and open‑enrollment proposal as budget risks",6484000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e&start=6484&end=6484","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e/thumbnail_6484000.jpg","/articles/6635895/Missouri/District-leaders-flag-state-bills-and-openenrollment-proposal-as-budget-risks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635895-81249664c4bcbe56d85899ee84c0afd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1777492852&Signature=DHM6-G-1l3Cfrre-p3gLqb8XMvTCAyWrM0LxvxQn~hn4ilMaBeArYJPLCrxdmny31u3klZFQNh-1~xzJ41jSz1-UWauWNnCntGqvUPjJoEHZHbykNxhjHONOdqj8d55yr9oeRHi7o~f6L7tcgMn4ifyvS8ZD-N7lm19Rj-7rlfmOw2reM1CwsCgoAPsiI0RWOfom1FDCHLw6bo2~4VXShTQcbunP3IFGKm6vfRv3bqm6z47CFyOQEjTeZWN~chqwS0XFJj~d4lLIkiP5~ht7rtIVNSjt62H0DmhMBOMefuOpThRoImwOrZtMAxWhJc2DCl6fU8HyAR~OF1DSdjcULQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members and district staff discussed a range of pending state actions on March 13 that officials said could affect the Mehlville R‑IX budget and enrollment policy.

Speakers identified a proposed real‑estate tax freeze described in the presentation as Senate Bill 190 and said the district lacks county reassessment data to calculate its full impact. Board members also discussed a teacher‑salary funding measure spoken of as “7 27” and the potential that money routed to that program could lower the state adequacy target (SAT) used in the school funding formula.

Officials raised concern about proposed changes to assessment percentages for personal property and other tax‑base shifts; the transcript discussion cited a House bill numbered 903 as an example of assessment changes that could reduce state revenue distributed to districts. The board also discussed an open‑enrollment measure referenced in the meeting as bill 711; staff described it as a lighter version of a senate open‑enrollment proposal that would allow districts to opt out and would include quotas or maximum percentages for transfers.

District representatives said the legislature completed a supplemental budget and will resume aggressive work on the main budget after spring break; they urged continued monitoring because the final state decisions could reduce or reallocate education funding in ways that affect Mehlville’s FY26 assumptions.

No formal board action was taken on state legislation at the March 13 meeting; the discussion served as an informational update and an invitation for continued advocacy and monitoring.","Board members and staff reported on March 13 that multiple pieces of pending Missouri legislation — including a property‑tax freeze bill and measures to change assessment rules and fund teacher salaries — could affect district revenue; an open‑enrollment bill also advanced in recent action.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635900,"Mehlville reports midyear benchmark gains in reading and math across most grades",1483,5103000,6586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e&start=5103&end=6586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e/thumbnail_5103000.jpg","/articles/6635900/Missouri/Mehlville-reports-midyear-benchmark-gains-in-reading-and-math-across-most-grades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635900-d55f64a79534d23283ad8a5cd5faf413/orig.mp4?Expires=1777492852&Signature=QLSwuVcPT-c49nj7NgBy6ePRd5B3D3-VOnMXwaICGrH636yHa3CNHXrPBwCFL8aU5vP69df8Fo6zPfL3C4x8qnSrJ7ROyrgbNdzuXSKNTLAJ6d9YbLYaARxFA20PQAxV~xz291IG~ywKDmLSFqyfXDJ6GJtZohdST-LZtxhtRvVeQQ00zpJBgpT2~13yW-u2TzmY0~PlygB-0RU55OPwUs-XrlP7NCiYpapj1BTWDKVXWEX2vD-z-znl3CBrgRRhVWRxzw1CTYGA6a6tB4Guwea7ai39BC5wq7ap5pchDtdwzE~xhRvqnnglbQunxq7tG089QiWqBEf3HDAmfnaHCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District curriculum directors presented midyear benchmark results to the Mehlville R‑IX Board of Education on March 13, reporting multi‑year growth in reading and math and noting targeted areas for further work.

Amanda Zink, director of English language arts, said elementary reading growth placed most schools in the high‑growth, high‑proficiency quadrant for the fall‑to‑winter benchmarks and that the district’s median percent progress toward annual reading growth rose from 77% last year to 82% this year. Zink noted one area of opportunity in first grade where progress was flatter and said the district is emphasizing structured‑literacy instruction and phonics in k–2, and she cited second‑grade high‑frequency words as a focal point for instruction.

Michelle Nees, director of mathematics, said first through eighth grades show district‑level performance that outpaces national and state norms on I‑Ready and that most buildings sit in a high‑growth, high‑achievement quadrant. Nees described continuing work on spiraled pacing, item‑level analysis and use of DESE testlets to provide teachers actionable practice items.

Greg Ruzicka, k–12 science director, and Sarah Herman, social studies director, described more targeted PLC work using MAP, EOC and common formative assessments. Ruzicka said science teams used prior MAP and biology EOC data to focus on priority standards and to implement claim‑evidence‑reasoning (CER) tasks at grades five and eight. Herman said government teachers will administer a practice government EOC to inform intentional review lessons this spring.

Directors described several district actions in response to the data: increased collaborative PLC work, targeted after‑school tutoring and intervention blocks, adoption of testlets on the DRC platform so students practice on the state assessment environment, and continued emphasis on tier‑1 curriculum fidelity. Board members praised the level of detail and asked staff to continue delivering content‑level breakdowns and cohort tracking.","District curriculum directors reported March 13 that midyear benchmark data show year‑to‑date growth and performance above state and national averages in several grades, while identifying targeted areas for intervention in early grades and constructed‑response work in secondary courses.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_46":103,"_48":104,"_50":105,"_52":106,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":107,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":108,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635905,"Mehlville schedules April 3 community meeting for 2026–31 strategic plan",567,4685000,5252000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e&start=4685&end=5252","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e/thumbnail_4685000.jpg","/articles/6635905/Missouri/Mehlville-schedules-April-3-community-meeting-for-202631-strategic-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635905-2dbc63797dad0953e50000b24dde3a4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1777492852&Signature=lRKleqkleTM2R4sl4wWp1c8VSywybu0HmxY0bs7hmzhZrw440-uN1A1AZdjuhFpBXPam08Z7Lt4qEbhOMsCe8ao8s6BATEtubUToNMHDKcidgGFwxd539f443jkqE0ukf-GwcQMHvRTxTNTZO5t0-D4tF~bBcMUATkIf28j8rAMdN5qHmPUg9bcwdkA96Q~xXttPYqHQRbZ~8EWrHplz42QGgDyNJoozCa8aOM3ahuxxS6jXVOD6qFXjqcRfh1zuuMSB1U~GZ3QZCWuotThlLNpZRxR3uA56UsxXmBB8R8~SWUBDD-RoClox0ntTiTISUjHfMh8lSclmhTTNIh31Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mehlville R‑IX officials announced on March 13 that the district will begin a yearlong process to develop a strategic plan for 2026–2031, starting with a public steering‑committee meeting at Bernard Middle School at 6:30 p.m. on April 3.

Jessica Papillo, director of communication, and Brian Smith, assistant superintendent for teacher and learning, told the Board of Education the district has opened a public survey and already received more than 700 participants and nearly 30,000 item ratings. The engagement, they said, will inform a steering committee and a sequence of themed public meetings through next spring.

Papillo and Smith said the district selected a “themed nights” approach so community members can dive deeply into specific topics rather than having a single broad meeting. The district reported 32 people had expressed interest in serving on the steering committee and that all schools — from early childhood through high school — are represented among respondents.

Survey themes rising to the top, Papillo said, include retaining quality teachers and competitive pay, class size and academic intervention, career and post‑secondary preparedness, mental‑health support and school safety. The district plans to draft an initial plan over the summer, present follow‑up themed meetings in the fall and return to the board for approval in spring 2026.

Smith said the district will share survey results publicly and invited all community members to attend the April 3 meeting whether or not they serve on the steering committee.","District staff announced a steering‑committee process and open survey for a strategic plan covering school years 2026–2031; a series of themed community meetings will follow an April 3 kickoff at Bernard Middle School.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_46":115,"_48":116,"_50":117,"_52":118,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":119,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":120,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635910,"Mehlville R‑IX previews $168 million preliminary FY26 revenue budget, warns of uncertainty",1652,3126000,4778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e&start=3126&end=4778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2616311-dd82d394cef03dbf545a76b5168d8b5e/thumbnail_3126000.jpg","/articles/6635910/Missouri/Mehlville-RIX-previews-168-million-preliminary-FY26-revenue-budget-warns-of-uncertainty","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635910-fede9672e5bae8775608fa239118b423/orig.mp4?Expires=1777492852&Signature=nJqqND0NqxVXcy04~DOEGpJgVgUVeKDFhM09X0roqIkI8I~BuBB5WGCEATnd0FOgLDvpiH5ywSYUU3m9EugYCnqnK~hyPLMgZKWv7j9D9ZgL7s1DLKJNMwhq6F0vkFDT6-Iu9wApoEiPBMJ0cbcY2zCuvu1MRJm0iRmmAqIWXaK0ONn0mMlM6aHBbkMTI6Nu2ALm~vj3TX06RzpsSq5O5i6eRgp6Bc7tIrpBKxqYPKLHyXdD8goRfdR13LoNLWggR5JDB-5HNViX6d1Wk1qnNcoHWt9oSzQUSt2vjbXpuianRb2DQVfXgopVL5YjmB2-BtkS~74jUHzPs~F2zM8ocg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher told the Mehlville R‑IX School District Board of Education on March 13 that the district’s preliminary FY2026 revenue budget totals $168,000,000 and that “the theme of the budget this year is really uncertainty.”

Crutcher told the board the district expects more than 80% of revenue to come from three sources — local property taxes, the state formula/classroom trust and sales tax — and explained multiple variables that could increase or reduce revenue before the district adopts a final budget.

The local tax outlook is unsettled because 2025 is a reassessment year, Crutcher said. He said Senate Bill 190, described in the presentation as a real‑estate tax freeze, has an unknown effect on assessed values; the district is budgeting conservatively by assuming 0% residential growth (residential values are roughly 71% of the district’s assessed value). Prop A is scheduled to expire after FY26, representing about $825,000 of future uncertainty, he added. Crutcher also projected a tax collection rate of 96.72% for the budget, midway between recent historical collection rates and FY24 receipts.

On state funding, Crutcher summarized several formula changes and their net effect. DESE’s earlier projection to raise the state adequacy target (SAT) toward $7,145 per student has been revised back toward the current $6,007.60 figure; Crutcher said that change represents about $4.1 million less revenue than the district had anticipated last fall. Offsetting items include more favorable threshold rules for free‑or‑reduced‑price and LEP (about $1.9 million favorable), a new weighted‑average‑membership (WAM) factor that Crutcher estimates at about $500,000 favorable, and a 1% prior‑year reimbursement that adds roughly $200,000. Net of those items, Crutcher said the district is roughly $1.5 million below earlier expectations.

Crutcher emphasized attendance‑based risk. For FY25 he estimated average attendance at 91.5% (conservative versus recent averages of about 91.76%–91.98%). Because the state true‑up uses actual attendance, he warned the variance could produce a roughly $1.65 million unfavorable to $2.0 million favorable swing — an amount that could effectively double as the budget is rolled into FY26.

On sales tax, the presentation noted reimbursement per WAM falling modestly (from $15.13 to an estimate of $14.95) but that a higher WAM in the calculation keeps overall sales‑tax revenue roughly steady.

Board members asked clarifying questions; Peggy Hassler and other trustees discussed the statewide context, including a referenced teacher‑salary measure (spoken of as “7 27”) and other bills proposing changes to assessment percentages. Crutcher repeated that the district is intentionally conservative in its assumptions — 0% SAT growth, 0% residential growth and a conservative attendance estimate — to avoid late‑year adjustments that could force midyear cuts.

Next steps: final state budget details expected in May and county reassessment data later in the summer. Crutcher told the board to expect a continuing process of updates and potential true‑ups as actual attendance and state decisions are finalized.","Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher told the Mehlville R‑IX Board of Education on March 13 that the district’s preliminary FY2026 revenue budget is $168,000,000 and that major state and local uncertainties — including a property tax freeze proposal and state funding shifts — could materially change final revenue.","actionData","errors"]

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