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Board approves donations, MOU with LISKI, Spain trip, Amplify CKLA and personnel items
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Fremont City School Board approved multiple routine and substantive items including donations, an MOU with LISKI Counseling and Consulting, a policy first reading, a student trip to Spain for Ross Spanish club (summer 2026), adoption of Amplify CKLA for K'2, and several personnel actions and financial items.
Fremont City School Board members approved a slate of actions Jan. 13, including donations, a memorandum of understanding with LISKI Counseling and Consulting, the first reading of policy BDC on executive sessions, a Ross Spanish Club trip to Spain in summer 2026, and adoption of Amplify CKLA as the kindergarten-through-5th-grade English language arts curriculum.
Most items passed by unanimous roll-call votes. The board' routine personnel and financial items were also approved.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from the regular meeting of Jan. 13, 2025 (motion moved by Miss Lehman, second by Missus Bloom). Roll-call: Lehman Yes; Bloom Yes; Lewis Yes; Nally Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 1: Acceptance of community donations (moved by Miss Lehman; second by Missus Bloom). Roll-call: Bloom Yes; Nally Yes; Lehman Yes; Lewis Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 2: Approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LISKI Counseling and Consulting to allow on-site family counseling sessions billed to families (moved by Miss Lewis; second by Miss Lehman). Roll-call: Lewis Yes; Lehman Yes; Bloom Yes; Nally Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: District will provide space; LISKI will bill families directly.
- Item 3: First reading of Policy BDC (executive sessions) (moved by Missus Bloom; second by Mister Nally). Roll-call: Bloom Yes; Nally Yes; Lehman Yes; Lewis Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved (first reading).
- Item 4: Approval for Ross Spanish Club to take an out-of-country student trip to Spain in summer 2026 (moved by Miss Lewis; second by Missus Bloom). Roll-call: Lewis Yes; Bloom Yes; Lehman Yes; Nally Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: Trip is student-funded; board approval required before fundraising and is for an overnight, out-of-district excursion.
- Item 5: Adoption and purchase of Amplify CKLA for K'2 ELA curriculum (moved by Miss Lewis; second by Miss Lehman). Roll-call: Lewis Yes; Lehman Yes; Bloom Yes; Nally Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: Adoption is for districtwide K'5 materials; committee of ~30 teachers/staff reviewed materials and recommended the purchase for a five-year cycle.
- Items 6'10: Personnel resignations, appointments and event-worker approvals, including retirements (moved by Mister Nally; second by Miss Lewis). Roll-call: Nally Yes; Lewis Yes; Bloom Yes; Lehman Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: Pamela Crawford to retire at the end of the school year after 23 years; other hires and volunteer approvals listed on the agenda.
- Item 11: Treasurer's financial report and December financials (moved by Miss Layman; second by Missus Bloom). Roll-call: Lehman Yes; Bloom Yes; Lewis Yes; Nally Yes; Price Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: Treasurer explained timing of real estate tax receipts and separation of pipeline receipts from other tax lines.
Board members briefly discussed the curriculum-adoption process (Item 5), noting the district runs a five-year review/adoption cycle and that technology components can change more rapidly than print materials. The board also emphasized that the Spain trip requires board approval before fundraising may begin because it is an overnight, out-of-district excursion.
The meeting adjourned after the final votes.
