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Approve ASBR (year-end financial statements)
The board voted 7-0 to approve the Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR) and year-end financial statements for fiscal year 2024-25 as presented. Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher reported a net operating loss of about $1.19 million, consistent with earlier forecasts, and explained that a timing issue (DESE withholding an early-childhood payment of roughly $1 million until July) affected the June reporting. Cash reserves remained at about 31.9%.

Defeasance resolution (debt prepayment)
Board members approved a motion to prepay up to $700,000 in bond principal as part of a two-year plan to reduce interest expense. The board recorded a 7-0 vote to authorize prepaying principal not to exceed $700,000 to save about $280,000 in interest expense over the life of the obligation; the item was described as the second year of an endorsed finance-committee plan.

MSBA advocacy position submissions
The board approved a motion (7-0) to forward recommended changes to the Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) advocacy positions for delegate consideration, including language requesting regular review of the state foundation formula and opposing redirection of general revenue toward voucher-style programs. The packet also proposed making permanent a waiver that allows retired PSRS/PEERS members to work as substitutes without affecting their retirement benefits.

Action items by consent (A\t6M)
The board approved the slate of consent items A through M by voice vote, recorded 7-0. The consent block covered routine personnel and operational items listed in the meeting agenda (specific items A\t6M were not detailed in the transcript excerpt).

Closed session
The board moved into closed session under Missouri Revised Statutes \u0000\u0000Section 610.021 and 610.022 for the purposes listed in the motion (reading and approval of previous minutes, hiring/firing/discipline and personnel records). The roll call recorded \"yes\" for each board member.

Vote tallies provided in the meeting record: all listed votes recorded 7-0 \"Aye;\" movers and seconders were recorded in the meeting as part of standard procedure but individual mover/second names are not identified in the transcript excerpt.

No litigation or contract awards requiring separate public notice were recorded in the transcript excerpt for these items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mehlville School District Board of Education Meeting - August 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the Aug. 21 meeting the Mehlville R-IX Board of Education approved year-end financials, a debt defeasance prepayment, MSBA advocacy position submissions, consent items A\t6M and entered closed session; each formal motion recorded a unanimous board vote.","taxTitle","Mehlville R-IX, School Districts, Missouri","taxId",13574,"location","Missouri","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6489848,"Mehlville updates board on Success Ready Students Network and alternative APR work",345,756000,1101000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156&start=756&end=1101","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156/thumbnail_756000.jpg","/articles/6489848/Missouri/Mehlville-updates-board-on-Success-Ready-Students-Network-and-alternative-APR-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6489848-498f09eec35ba655099b5b34b09b560e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770346125&Signature=ho8xvkB9lbZtRbHf60IZ4L1j8DYrC78y53uCroDklAdtrDtwcOS-WaWqs-JUZ1y~U6cPJq9YpFLZ65mf7JDZIUkLti4krLCUZcpcWuwHN9ia8M-A7G-eTyau9TQoFMOwJSBmOCNcBf95fbTscgAtRP7rKDbrY5xI-dsALn3cOPjejl~DNqhTr~BBw4R5wz4ckxQ7daZ2qcI7faB5zGVRbFYIqO-KU3tU24pK5LHrPT4O3hhT2q~Ug6Ffwq8eZhZ~e1mCR8flM7DV8PLmICbRt2l5Ap95pEH89Qgter97swA8DnwEem3kVVVPhv9obdNmn9G8JwkQ9veN0EzBAebXQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Brian Smith updated the Mehlville R-IX Board of Education Aug. 21 on the Success Ready Students Network (SRSN), a statewide network that promotes competency-based, personalized learning and alternative accountability measures.

Smith said the SRSN is a grassroots network of more than 100 organizations and schools that focuses on competency-based learning, professional development and removing barriers for students. He described the network's alternative APR (Annual Performance Report) framework and said the initial cohort of about 20 districts that joined the alternative APR will not have those APR scores published on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website; the network shares the data directly with participating districts instead.

\"The criteria, the indicators, that are used as part of this alternative APR...are listed on our district website under Departments > Curriculum > SRSN,\" Smith said, noting the district will post additional benchmarking years in the coming weeks. He described the district's benchmarking system that uses I-Ready in grades 3-8 with fall, winter and spring snapshots and said the SRSN's dashboard measures that benchmarking data.

Smith said the network now is in a fourth cohort that covers roughly 50 to 60 schools, and that the SRSN supports a range of practices including community learning sessions, monthly work groups, and regional real-world learning meetings in places such as St. Louis and Kansas City. He also said DESE is piloting an alternative assessment starting this school year in five districts and plans to reshape the statewide assessment system over the next five years.

Board members asked whether DESE would publish the alternative APR results; Smith replied that the State Board of Education ultimately decides whether to publish APR results and that the district will continue to request public release. He also addressed Senate Bill 68 and reporting of grade-level equivalency, saying the provision is primarily a reporting mechanism and that DESE is still developing how that will be reported, with substantive changes unlikely until the 2026-27 school year.

Smith encouraged board members and staff to find SRSN materials on the district and SRSN websites and said he would take questions offline as needed. No board action was required.","Assistant Superintendent Brian Smith briefed the Mehlville board on the Success Ready Students Network (SRSN), including the network's competency-based learning focus, an alternative APR reporting approach not published on DESE's website for early participating districts, benchmarking using I-Ready, and plans for assessment pilots by DESE.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6489857,"Mehlville facilities projects near completion; HVAC and roofing work continuing under Prop S",49,449000,498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156&start=449&end=498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156/thumbnail_449000.jpg","/articles/6489857/Missouri/Mehlville-facilities-projects-near-completion-HVAC-and-roofing-work-continuing-under-Prop-S","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6489857-9a6c64910e2fa8257aa55081e586dc92/orig.mp4?Expires=1770329047&Signature=lKpaf8Cc0wIfBnhkvsQsuwCh6AdDdT7BRxfSBTi3b9lpEeFZfOLNTcEDLqQWKHn1BcRB3B23ZzCAzoEmaRsgaaDWmRNHQ6S2Pvf~HMEY4LKdp8AKXhDgY~E8LvswYkeYPylBCX43rUxafj2wayTpzODR2k0qmXb-eWdXcPYs~dwF-gCTadfWbv5M43BZyG2hL5yAE7~AGCfi5~dpIPf6BrknHKjI8mDZhykg5A-kyuOlliFqjS~~Sj~Y5SNHrrxc5R~kv40D60Sow~lgiHLB7icjo1ZTNw21CNrWG495yt1vEFomdBeZhONStwgnTW77t2-e7kfE-v5Ib~RQjeQEJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Facilities Mike Gegg told the Mehlville R-IX Board of Education Aug. 21 that the district is completing several Proposition S projects and wrapped up major summer work including roofs, HVAC upgrades and asphalt maintenance.

Gegg said Gearbound Phase 2 (phase two spelling in transcript: Gearbound/Gerber?) was nearly complete and occupied for the first day of school. Remaining Phase 2 items included turf installation scheduled for Sept. 15, fencing to follow, production of a circulation desk, library shelving and a replacement shade for one library shade that was stained during installation.

At Mosaic Elementary, Gegg said an elevator Phase 2 project is under way. A construction perimeter fence was installed, a job trailer was to arrive the following week, and contractors had begun staging materials on site. That project's completion is scheduled for summer 2026, Gegg said.

Summer projects also included roof replacements at Woolen and Washington schools; Gegg said sheet-metal work was finishing and roofing completions were imminent. The district completed HVAC upgrades this summer at five schools (Blades, Oakville Middle, Oakville High, Troutman [transcript \"Trout Line\"—normalized to Troutman], and Washington) that included chillers, boilers and air-handling systems; he said systems are up and running while punch-list and control items remain.

Gegg told the board that work on boilers at the early childhood center and at Gillette Rogers were installed and operational. When asked what buildings remain on the replacement schedule, Gegg outlined planned HVAC work next year at Mehlville High School (front section), Beasley, and other elementary locations; he estimated the district should be on a roughly 10-year horizon before major systems need replacement again. \"We shouldn't have to worry about this for probably at least 10 years,\" he said.

Board members asked about a transportation-department-related delay; Gegg said the transportation-related item remained scheduled for some time in November. He also noted asphalt maintenance is performed on a multi-year rotating schedule (about half the district each other year).

Gegg's update closed with a short financial summary and an invitation for questions. The facilities presentation was informational; no board action was required.","Director of facilities reported final work on several Proposition S projects, summer roofing and HVAC upgrades at multiple schools, and an elevator project at Mosaic Elementary with completion scheduled for summer 2026.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6489862,"Mehlville board approves placing Prop A on November ballot after survey shows majority support",404,2027000,2431000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156&start=2027&end=2431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5653836-d3ab36a406b20e106facf2f1ebf35156/thumbnail_2027000.jpg","/articles/6489862/Missouri/Mehlville-board-approves-placing-Prop-A-on-November-ballot-after-survey-shows-majority-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6489862-d9fd1dc9b8499359485c8019e950dcbd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770325724&Signature=aKWeTyMYrstDLlvZ-RuEeUu6lXRz~VgCdvMN66NniQDheQLoJyc-71o3YNsLbXl3hyKrHxPD107Xm50~yRbrshODodHP9jszissKKN1FqVcubIKuLKniW6AovckYOHt6cYf8ehCYWTedgmLF0-9umyzjt-Up2R1~zvevHztF13Vbx7lcUfnDEHgRFm2msk1~C35Kx7ZVbRGQm1hnvxWbGjcsxbbSUXLcOBkcKWspetFRHwC93vJzIB2rud1-Mf6KzJP2mXs~nlDeKZpd7o6Hc~kALd0qo9aCAK6PtvREpFZHPByD~ha0MmSivC4mGjwmwnB6cXbWWpQsMgtMA4zKUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mehlville R-IX Board of Education voted 7-0 Aug. 21 to approve ballot language for Proposition A and to file it with the county Board of Elections for the Nov. 2025 election. The measure would make a temporary capital levy permanent and redirect 2.4 cents from the district's debt-service levy to operating revenue, producing an estimated $1.4 million annually without increasing the current tax rate.

Board members said the proposal is intended to create a dedicated, predictable funding stream for recurring capital needs. \"This guarantees ongoing annual specific maintenance even in times of economic hardship,\" Superintendent Dr. Jeff Hogg said while presenting the proposed ballot language. Hogg and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher described how the levy pieces combine to cover recurring costs.

The ballot language follows a community survey conducted by Opinion Research Specialists in June and July. Jessica Papillo, the district's chief communications officer, told the board the survey produced 1,137 completed responses (a 33% response rate) and a margin of error of \u0000\u0000plus or minus 3 percentage points. Of respondents, 48% said they strongly supported the proposal and 15% somewhat supported it, yielding a combined favorable reading of about 63% (the mailed-only responses showed 59% support, Papillo said).

Under the proposal, two pieces combine to raise the estimated $1.4 million: making permanent a temporary capital levy that currently brings in about $822,000 a year, and redirecting 2.4 cents from the Proposition S debt service levy to operating revenue (estimated at $605,000 annually). Hogg said the combined 5.66 cents would be restricted to replacing buses and maintaining infrastructure such as roofs, parking lots, HVAC systems, technology equipment and building security.

The board received a district cost breakdown showing annual recurring capital needs of roughly $2.3 million, including about $850,000 for roofing, $700,000 for buses, $325,000 for parking-lot maintenance and $450,000 for technology and equipment. Hogg said the proposed funding would cover about 61% of those predictable needs.

Board members spoke in favor of placing the measure before voters. \"This is smart, long-term planning,\" said Board Member (and former board president) who noted the district's years of deferred maintenance and the benefits of steady, dedicated funding. Several members emphasized that the restriction in the ballot language would prevent the district from shifting those funds to unrelated uses.

The board motion to approve the ballot language passed 7-0. No public comments were recorded on the agenda item.

The district has posted more information and the survey results on its website; Papillo also noted that mailed survey responses were slightly elevated after the postal delivery was delayed and the district asked for additional returns.

If approved by voters, Prop A would take effect according to local election and implementation processes and limit the listed uses to capital and maintenance items spelled out in the ballot language.","The Mehlville R-IX Board of Education voted unanimously to file ballot language for Proposition A, a measure that would make a temporary capital levy permanent and redirect part of a debt-service levy to operating funds, providing an estimated $1.4 million a year for facilities, buses, technology and safety without raising the current tax rate.","actionData","errors"]

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