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Beater said the phone policy is being followed in most classes and that freshmen in his algebra class are not using phones in class. Shoemaker told the board she and other students have lost access to music services (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube) on district Chromebooks because of new content blocks; she said playing music privately with headphones helped her focus while reading and that students she spoke with are struggling without that access. She said she contacted Mr. Carver and that he was \"working on it.\" Quote: \"We no longer have access to music privileges... I personally rely on that when it comes to reading,\" Shoemaker said.

Students also discussed the recent lane and traffic changes on Aurora. Both student representatives said the changes initially caused concern during construction but that, since completion, traffic speeds appear slower and the area feels safer for students. One student remarked that the single lane and removal of a bike lane slowed traffic and made drop-off movement more streamlined.

The board noted teacher enforcement of the phone policy and a teacher report of 15 phones collected once; no board action was taken on the student requests during the meeting. The superintendent said administrative staff and school leaders are handling Chromebook and traffic communications with families and staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Urbandale CSD School Board Meeting 09.08.25","oneSentenceSummary","Student representatives told the board that the school year opened smoothly but raised concerns about blocked music on Chromebooks affecting student focus and reported that traffic changes on Aurora have slowed speeds and seem safer.","taxTitle","Urbandale Comm School District, School Districts, Iowa","taxId",56850,"location","Iowa","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476031,"Board hears update on at-risk program review; school improvement advisory committee membership listed",0,865280,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec&start=865&end=865","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec/thumbnail_865280.jpg","/articles/6476031/Iowa/Board-hears-update-on-at-risk-program-review-school-improvement-advisory-committee-membership-listed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476031-03517c2931548ba0fda34eca3164ab35/orig.mp4?Expires=1773673931&Signature=LMiI6A4exlvtEE3qrKtu9MGt2geolL01FRMIpwRZaAufEwweIoM97VKy0eO1iMwnQbPwcvDxlSXQynCp6W2Nh69tWfjro1nU-nXq3zKiHWAqYjaBD2Ek1uEUZ1W4shjF5im30vP9mEn0gCFCiEBQ90IUAoe1APWwY8HmAN~W~tili75H6PJVi1r-1dFIl9u6pSbh~qmuEUc7oCoz~2YTmgw1h7xTABJ2MX82fMVkWNF0Oy5yDPMoArftsq-ncHoAjymozaLzQqN2j7y2vtzdccT~jtnQO7txEkZoSNZCvj042HITFTEXUzhBtPboE5zx6UZCmx3Bp6XZxyo7fQiv5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Urbandale staff told the board Sept. 8 that the district is conducting a program review of its at-risk services and will seek family feedback through surveys and focus groups before recommending long-term goals and annual improvement targets.

A staff presenter (identified in the agenda as Stephanie Davis) said the district uses multiple indicators under Iowa law to determine at-risk status, including absenteeism, limited extracurricular participation, and academic progress. She described staff who support the program, including teachers at middle and high school, the district's Metro West program for alternative education needs, and family outreach facilitators at each level.

The presenter said the district will distribute surveys to families, hold focus groups and convene a team to develop long-term goals and strategic actions after gathering feedback. The presenter also noted that the at-risk handbook approved last year remains the current handbook while the program review is underway.

Separately, the agenda presented a roster of members for the School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) for the 2025-26 school year and asked the board to approve members annually. Board members discussed continuity of board representation on SIAC and noted that membership can be revisited in November after board seats change. The transcript does not record an explicit roll-call vote on SIAC membership during this meeting; SIAC membership was described as an annual item and several new members were listed in the packet.","Staff described a program review of at-risk services, forthcoming family surveys and focus groups, and presented the School Improvement Advisory Committee roster for board consideration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476036,"Urbandale presents English Learner update; \"Lau plan\" submitted to board",331,1360865,1691965,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec&start=1360&end=1691","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec/thumbnail_1360865.jpg","/articles/6476036/Iowa/Urbandale-presents-English-Learner-update-Lau-plan-submitted-to-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476036-6399d43eb894cafd613926757cd2f54e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773673931&Signature=Lx4RcevZe18Rf5vZuqt~1GzTtj7JmbBtNwqBsjT4EwytJe57cW5X845GSFcMERaMACUFNbtvh5IOsXRd5lSWX8yydrRVJwP~FzcWPuJThvVvfz9BLoPQtf89eVezBR93b0dKaakeC~YNuboPFKKASQ3wDOYjBoExU~qZHYlV3adO7Bu3NZuiytQm~0apoR3xoPqKwUpbd~63lgCgcFMaRjpxInjjGYitlfVepdkXZFkNDIeKDt-Sg~ZQap6ySa9zuv063QAGhianwf207OOSKs86Dn3Z6WeY8ztzIhzvFAwmPIxdJJXr-ycP1njfNWHYYBzY0F9kIGvoNpkR1LgBJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Urbandale Community School District staff presented an update on the district's English Learner (EL) program Sept. 8 and submitted the district's Lau plan, required under federal law, describing how the district identifies and serves multilingual learners.

A staff presenter identified as Miss Davis (name recorded as Stephanie Davis in the agenda preview) told the board the district currently has roughly 11 EL associates and interpreters, and that about 12 percent of Urbandale students participate in the EL program. She said full screening of students was delayed because of state system issues tied to the early start of the school year, so final counts were not yet available.

Davis said the district measured growth using the FastBridge reading assessment for the students who were tested: of EL students who took fall and winter assessments, 52 percent showed growth; of students tested in both winter and spring, 75 percent showed growth. She said 10.4 percent of students exited the EL program at the end of last year and that 62 percent of EL students demonstrated growth of \"plus 1 or better\" in at least one assessment domain. Davis noted the district is updating program language, professional learning and resources at the elementary level, including adoption of a resource described in the agenda as Amplify CKLA and a \"language studio\" program.

Davis told the board the district submitted the Lau plan (referring to the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case Lau v. Nichols) as required by federal law and that the plan updates EL program goals, clarifies responsibilities for an elementary EL lead and adjusts program terminology to reflect current practice. She said the district will continue professional learning for staff and plans a PK-12 EL strategies professional learning event in January.

No formal board vote to adopt or approve the Lau plan was recorded in the meeting minutes presented during the session; the document was described in the agenda as \"submitted.\"","District staff reported on English Learner staffing, screening delays, growth metrics and submitted the district's Lau plan for compliance with federal requirements; no formal board action was recorded.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476041,"Board hears facilities planning update including Rolling Green cost comparisons",397,62230,459940,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec&start=62&end=459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec/thumbnail_62230.jpg","/articles/6476041/Iowa/Board-hears-facilities-planning-update-including-Rolling-Green-cost-comparisons","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476041-ff66d5d6e8689239a9258e9c4c416b99/orig.mp4?Expires=1773673931&Signature=IutFaGObw7IF6tnq8HKSWLLNKmFnD7GoEV7gg~wZflRr0R~8b5s~Aq0iASUivNiJuax5y-upbJP9o7H6TQ2WK3a3BH9VlCSrzmy6aektij2moPf4iF-ELJ04-KiJB01Wel8xI1vcNqx6ZtrgBZqnB0sln~q~-iqWU1aHTZvP2mjTBvc-iNddHKEtVtjHYKTimR9DbsTrFYX6t7ZryeeksNPC6iKUvyWUN29Bbl0JcXivqqoO4eNCHare65gRsavQUwyumyu~3CWbFBWIS2qlzf8~3PKE~ltlUNsHChLfu~uitQ8RTTR6j5y-p-pP0PP61umV5pxfIuGOjm4o~bWzqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urbandale Community School District Board discussed a facilities planning update Sept. 8 that included cost comparisons for operating the current district office, the Rolling Green building and an estimate of running Rolling Green as a district office. No action or financial commitment was taken.

Superintendent (name not specified) said the item was placed on every future agenda before the superintendent's report so the board and public would not lose the conversation around Rolling Green and broader master planning. The superintendent described three cost comparisons in the agenda packet: fiscal-year figures for Rolling Green when it was largely empty; current operating costs for the administrative office (AO) complex, including storage; and an estimate of costs to operate Rolling Green if repurposed as a district office.

The superintendent said the materials and a public FAQ will be kept on the district website for community review and that staff will continue the master planning discussion at future meetings. The board discussed storage needs: a board member asked whether stored district materials would fit if Rolling Green housed both administrative and maintenance functions; staff said yes, if the AO and maintenance components are relocated to Rolling Green, current storage would fit inside that footprint. Staff described two small garage areas and several offices currently used for maintenance storage at the high school; they said additional exterior storage under the bleachers is being organized and that Jared (staff) is working on cleanup and organization.

Board members were told that Tim Oswald of Piper Sandler will return on Aug. 22 (noted on earlier agenda) to provide additional financial analysis on the district's general obligation bond capacity; staff said that information will help the board decide what additional information to request.

No motions were made on facilities planning during the meeting; the superintendent characterized the discussion as ongoing and informational.","The board received an update comparing operating costs of the district office and Rolling Green, and discussed using Rolling Green as a district office and storage consolidation; no action was taken.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":79,"_43":114,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476046,"Urbandale board approves renewal of revenue purpose statement for SAVE funds; consent agenda passes",1983520,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec&start=1983&end=1983","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731793-d96f74cb3c78e2adb1b9db4650e80eec/thumbnail_1983520.jpg","/articles/6476046/Iowa/Urbandale-board-approves-renewal-of-revenue-purpose-statement-for-SAVE-funds-consent-agenda-passes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476046-ddd499ef924af7232a2a2fb8f477e098/orig.mp4?Expires=1773673931&Signature=BW0qI4F119YASmUDyPpOjjWVDjqD1H-1teScUSn2-defGdenOHeGxBE705Da-btiLayw6s4~DjSJPxOMcbSi-jQmXFzIz-bm3u4Sj61xpV2TTL73~TmdoPzi3-udXa1pHMT3Bh3lgEFm7EGPIGy6ovM2EBJdmzu223cdeEmwW5nY0MtYgcu-gxaLdF99WtEVmvHAroy2r4R64YmvR8AYTpmsPNkkTkgIk67vwSdDfBSmLfkcQE2WC36VeWiCkQDRbc0FgpyYqWupcqNNOM4d7HyKPTQBjz7gNHLwo1lv4j~bQn99PPAxAI6nXxXpXz9qkwjgEwE-0cncERIFN79HCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urbandale Community School District Board voted unanimously Sept. 8 to approve a resolution renewing its revenue purpose statement for expenditures from the state's SAVE (Secure and Advanced Vision for Education) fund, and carried the consent agenda by roll call.

The board approved a resolution that will place the district's revenue purpose statement on the ballot in November for voter information. The vote was by roll call: Hauser, Kent, Mead, Mankey, Williams and Young each voted \"yes,\" producing a 6-0 result.

Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the action is procedural: it does not levy new taxes or authorize new spending but restates, consistent with state law, how the district would use funds collected from programs such as SAVE, PPEL or potential general obligation bonds. The superintendent said the resolution was drafted by the district's bond attorney, identified in the agenda as Beth Grove, and will be posted to the district website for public review.

Board members then moved the consent agenda, which passed on a separate roll call with the same six \"yes\" votes. The consent agenda items were not read into the public record during the meeting.

No additional financial commitments were made as part of either vote tonight; the revenue purpose statement vote was described by the superintendent and staff as a transparency step ahead of the November election.","The Urbandale Community School District Board voted 6-0 to approve a resolution renewing the district's revenue purpose statement for the state SAVE fund; the board also approved the consent agenda by roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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