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Board approves consent agenda, BHS course additions and personnel advancements; several policies receive first reading
Summary
The Belton School District board approved routine items including the consent agenda, additional Belton High School courses for 2025-26 and horizontal advancements; the board also accepted first readings of MSBA-recommended policy updates and a change to the board's meeting schedule.
The Belton School District board approved a package of routine and personnel items, including the consent agenda, additional Belton High School (BHS) courses for the 2025-26 school year and multiple staff horizontal advancements. Several policy updates from the Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA) and a proposed change to the board's meeting day received first readings.
The consent agenda was approved by voice vote. The superintendent presented proposed additional BHS courses for the 2025-26 school year, including an independent living skills course, a geometry course integrated into the new construction pathway, and expanded health-care pathway coursework delivered through MCC. A motion to approve the BHS course additions was moved, seconded and passed by voice vote.
The administration recommended and the board approved several horizontal advancements for staff as presented. The board also approved first readings of MSBA policy updates labeled "2024 c," covering a range of personnel, safety and discipline items, and separately approved a first reading of a revision to policy BDA to change the regular board meeting to the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. (the item accepted the first reading; the district will consider second reading in a subsequent meeting).
Motions in this section were moved and seconded; all were approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes. No roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript for these motions.
