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Marshall board approves consent agenda, bills and district handbooks; reviews policy updates, OKs 4-year bus contract
Summary
At the meeting the Marshall Public School District Board approved the consent agenda and June bills, accepted the district handbooks for 2025-26, adopted model-based legislative policy updates and approved a four-year contract with Southwest Coaches with an option to extend two years.
The Marshall Public School District Board approved routine business items including the consent agenda, payment of June bills and the district handbooks for the 2025-26 school year, completed a first-and-final review of model legislative policy changes and approved a four-year transportation contract with Southwest Coaches.
The board moved and approved the consent agenda (motion by Sarah Ranchey, second by Mary) and then approved payment of the June bills (motion by Sarah, second by Tim). During the treasurer's report, the board heard that the district reached fiscal year end and that the self-insurance fund deficit had decreased; the speaker said staff will monitor premium increases and the audit process over the coming months.
District handbooks and policies: Board members moved to approve the district's site and district handbooks for 2025-26, which staff said contained only minimal year-to-year edits. The board also performed a first review of policy 413-06 (a travel/meals rate policy) for future amendment and completed a first-and-final adoption of policies updated to reflect state legislative changes using MSBA model language. Tricia (facilities presenter) summarized that model policies were provided by MSBA and used where statute required changes.
Transportation contract: The board approved a contract with Southwest Coaches running 2025—029 with a four-year term and an option to extend two additional years. The board noted the district has an ongoing partnership with Southwest Coaches and staff said they were comfortable with the negotiated terms. The motion to approve the contract was made by Sarah Ranchey and seconded by Tim and was recorded as approved; the meeting transcript indicates the contract term is four years with the ability to extend two years.
Procedural notes: Several agenda items were handled by motion and vote without extended debate. For items where the transcript recorded motions and outcomes, the minutes show motions, seconders and that items were "approved"; the transcript did not include a recorded roll-call tally for each vote. Where the transcript described items as a first review (for example, policy 413-06), further readings or votes were noted as pending.
