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Band director Jessica Honsy presented the request and described the itinerary, which the presentation indicated would include time in Miami before embarking and a cruise with two main port stops. Honsy said the plan was designed so students would return by April 4 so they could be home for Easter if families chose. \"We are looking at flying into Miami and then boarding the ship — we have two main stops and performance and chaperone plans,\" Honsy said.

Honsy told the board she had surveyed students and families; the planned passenger list included about 38 students and more than 80 total people who had expressed interest, including family members as chaperones. The administration estimated the student cost would be about $1,200 per person but noted final flight costs and final totals were not yet confirmed and would be provided once bookings are finalized.

The board asked about chaperone ratios; Honsy said the district typically uses a 1:8 chaperone to student ratio and expected a strong adult presence on the trip. She also said passports were not required because the cruise enters Mexico via the ship's port calls (the district noted this method does not require passports for U.S. citizens in that itinerary format).

A motion to approve the extended field trip was made by Mr. Ravenhorst, seconded by Mr. Laumann, and the board approved the request by voice vote, 7–0.

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Under the agreement approved by the board, Eagle Rock Bank will provide $150,000 over 10 years (about $15,000 per year) in exchange for exclusive naming rights to the high‑school gymnasium lighting and signage; the administration said the facility would be referred to as \"Eagle Rock Arena\" on district listings and at events. The board also accepted an anonymous donation to purchase a new digital score table (approximately $10,450) and authorized a proposed \"buy a chair\" campaign to fund courtside chairs (estimated $8,700).

\"The timing felt right,\" said Josh Buckmeyer, representing Eagle Rock Bank, describing the bank's interest in supporting facility upgrades after meeting with district leaders.

District staff explained the renovations are intended to improve safety and spectator flow by replacing original bleachers, relocating the score table to courtside, and adding courtside chairs. The administration said estimated costs for bleacher replacement are approximately $50,000 and that installation could earliest occur in mid‑September. A donor told the board they would front the cost of the digital score table so the district could order equipment promptly.

Board members asked about longevity, renewal and dissolution scenarios for naming agreements; administration said the current contract is structured as an annual payment over 10 years and that renewal terms have preceded similar agreements in other districts. The board voted unanimously, 7–0, to approve the naming rights and to accept the donation resolution.

The score table is a digital unit that can display scrolling advertisements; the district said the table could generate local sponsorship opportunities. The board said a buy‑a‑chair fundraising campaign would give smaller local advertisers the chance to sponsor courtside chairs, and that the school would maintain control over content and placement.

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District administrators told the board the alignments respond to declining enrollment, rising labor and operating costs and a series of unfunded mandates. \"Financially, ignoring this is not an option because of the detriment that it would cause to the school's budget and the position that we would be in next year,\" a district administrator said during the presentation.

The board received three tiers of reductions. Without alignments, the district projected fiscal‑year 2026 expenditures would exceed revenues by about $857,000 and the unassigned fund balance would fall to about $1.65 million (5.84%). Tier 1 alignments of roughly $820,000 would reduce the gap to about $37,000 and leave the unassigned fund balance near 9 percent. The combination the board approved — Tier 1 plus a modified Tier 2 that drops one proposed class‑size cut — totals approximately $849,684, the administration said.

Major Tier 1 and Tier 2 items the board discussed include discontinuing elementary and middle school summer school programs, ending some contracted custodial services and reducing or absorbing several instructional and support positions. Specific proposals discussed by the board and presented by the administration included:

- Removing a contracted custodial service (Arnold's) and shifting cleaning duties to district staff (estimated savings ~ $70,000 for that contract).
- Eliminating a permanent higher‑rate substitute contract and hiring daily subs at the regular rate (about $13,000 savings).
- Reducing or absorbing roughly 3 paraprofessional FTEs and one administrative assistant FTE; reassigning some district staff costs to Community Education where appropriate.
- Ending the district‑paid ACT fee for students not eligible for educational benefits (estimated savings ~ $4,500) and increasing high school activity fees by $10 (estimated revenue ~ $7,800).
- Discontinuing the one‑act play (approx. $3,500) and the district gymnastics program (approx. $20,000) as potential Tier 1 program reductions; the board discussed alternatives such as pursuing co‑op arrangements if the gymnastics program is discontinued.

Board and finance committee members said they weighed program impacts, scheduling challenges and classroom size tradeoffs. The administration presented projected class sizes under the Tier 1 plan that would reduce several lower‑grade sections (for example, kindergarten and second grade sections from seven to six at Bonner). Middle‑school and high‑school sections in some subjects would grow into the low‑to‑mid‑30s under the proposal.

The board also voted separately to adopt resolutions tied to the alignments: it authorized limiting open enrollment for specific grade levels that have reached capacity and approved multiple resolutions to nonrenew or discontinue positions as required by district policy and contract timelines. Each of those individual resolutions was approved by the board with recorded votes that were unanimous, 7–0.

In closing, the board emphasized the decisions were difficult and that administration would follow contractual processes for staff notice and assignment changes. The administration said it will monitor enrollment closely, implement the approved alignments, and bring forward required resolutions (nonrenewals/discontinuances) and staffing assignments before contract deadlines.

Votes at a glance

- Budget alignments (Tier 1 + modified Tier 2 including $1/day open‑enrollment transportation fee with sliding scale; delete proposed 4th‑grade section cut): approved, voice vote 7–0.
- Resolution to limit open enrollment for identified grades: approved, 7–0.
- A series of individual nonrenewal and discontinuation resolutions (listed below in Actions): each approved by the board, 7–0.

The board said it would continue to review the fiscal outlook and consider additional options if revenue or enrollment assumptions change.

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