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Votes at a glance: board approves calendar, policies, bids, personnel actions and officer‑election resolutions
Summary
The board unanimously approved several routine resolutions, the 2025–26 school calendar, policy updates (with a fundraising‑approval amendment), a generator contract, a new bus purchase and multiple personnel actions.
At its January meeting, the Mission Public Schools Board of Education recorded unanimous votes on a series of routine and substantive items. The board used a single motion or separate motions where indicated and recorded outcomes as shown below.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented — Passed (voice vote recorded as unanimous).
- Resolutions on officer election timing: Adopted two resolutions to continue the district’s annual officer-election process and to set date/time procedures (designated in the board packet as Resolutions 2025‑008 and 2025‑009) — Passed, 7‑0.
- QISA action plan: Motion to approve the district Quality Instruction School Improvement (QISA) action plan as presented — Passed, 7‑0.
- 2025–26 school calendar: Motion to adopt the 2025–26 school calendar as presented — Passed, 7‑0.
- Policy updates (second reading): Motion to approve proposed policy changes with one local amendment to add ‘‘or designee’’ to superintendent authority for fundraising approvals — Passed, 7‑0.
- Generator contract (middle school): Motion to approve the bid from IEO Electric LLC for a backup generator at the middle school in the amount of $34,925 — Passed, 7‑0.
- Bus purchase: Motion to approve purchase of a new district bus for $142,459 — Passed, 7‑0.
- BoardDocs transition: Informational briefing that the district will transition to an upgraded BoardDocs platform (no vote required); staff noted increased annual cost but emphasized continuity of meeting minutes and user accounts.
- Personnel and executive‑session actions (approved after executive session): Acceptance of the resignation of Emily Chandler effective at the end of the school year — Passed, 7‑0. Approval of Ryan Smith as a fourth‑grade middle‑school basketball coach — Passed, 7‑0. Approval of Matt Morton as head HHS track and field coach — Passed, 7‑0.
Why it matters: The motions encompass administrative housekeeping (calendar, officer‑election timing), operational capital purchases (generator, bus), instructional planning (QISA) and personnel actions. Several approvals commit district funds and direct staff to carry out or implement next steps.
Provenance: These outcomes are recorded in the meeting transcript and were taken during the business portion of the meeting and following executive session.
