The Mason City Schools board approved a broad set of superintendent recommendations, including personnel appointments and multiple vendor agreements that the administration said support registration, special education placement, curriculum and technology infrastructure.

Superintendent representatives presented sections of the personnel slate — administrative corrections, substitute teacher approvals, teacher leaders, supplementals and booster‑funded positions — and thanked staff for helping complete summer hiring. The board voted to approve the personnel items; a roll call recorded affirmative votes.

On vendor contracts, the board approved a three‑year agreement for residency verification with Thomson Reuters’ automated system. Christine from the administration described the service as a registration‑department tool that “helps verify residency” and “protects our taxpayers’ dollars,” adding the service uses mailed and other data to corroborate addresses and that staff still makes the final residency determination.

The board approved a Hazel Health telehealth contract to offer free telehealth access for families who cannot use the district’s partner Cincinnati Children’s. Administrators described the item as a first‑year pilot to expand mental health and telehealth supports.

District technology purchases included PowerSchool (enrollment and hosting services), continuing contracts for instructional materials and cybersecurity curriculum expansion (Paradigm level 2), and a budgeted purchase of Google licenses to replace older Chromebook license transfers. An administrator explained that Google has ended the practice of transferring licenses from decommissioned devices and that the district must now buy licenses for current Chromebooks.

Other approved items included Maximus/Maxim Healthcare for substitute nurses, Imagine Learning for special education curriculum support, services run through county ESCs for specific placements and supports, and ComDoc licensing details for device management. Administrators said some services are auxiliary funds passed through the district to private schools; one auxiliary contract amount was reported as $153,000 and uses state auxiliary funds for which the district serves as fiscal agent.

Board members asked about data security and residency verification. Administrators said Thomson Reuters provides a verification data service and that the district retains responsibility for final determinations; staff noted data‑security agreements and a new internal process to vet software vendors.

The motion to approve the action items passed on a roll call of board members present.