Votes at a glance: Council Bluffs CSD approves graduates list, ground lease, professional growth systems and consent agenda

The Council Bluffs Community School District board approved multiple motions during its August workshop business meeting, including the final list of 2025 graduates for Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools, a 40-year ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company, annual professional growth systems for staff and a consent agenda that included multiple contracts and personnel matters.

Resolution: 2025 final list of graduates from Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson High Schools Motion: "I move that the board approves the 2025 final list of graduates from Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson High Schools." (mover and second not specified on the record) Vote: Roll call recorded as all "yes." Recorded board votes in roll call: Miss Myers — yes; Mister Peters — yes; Mister Tripp — yes; Mister Cozier — yes; Missus Greiner — yes; Doctor Rosello — yes; Miss Hardiman — yes. Outcome: approved.

Resolution: Crescent ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company Motion: "I move that the board approves the ground lease agreement with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company as presented." (mover and second not specified on the record) Discussion: Board members asked about the 40-year term, fiber service described in the contract as "up to 1 gigabit," termination/surrender language, and potential for later MOU to revise technology provisions. Staff said the modular building is expected to be durable, that notice/termination language exists in the lease and that parties could use an MOU to modify service levels later. Vote: Roll call recorded yes votes from Miss Myers, Dr. Rosello, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Cozier, Miss Hardiman, Mrs. Greiner and Mr. Peters. Outcome: approved.

Resolution: Professional growth systems for certified staff, building administrators, central office administrators and the superintendent Motion: "I move that the board approves the professional growth systems for certified staff, building administrators, central office administrators, and the superintendent." (mover and second: motion seconded) Discussion: Staff noted the labor-management task force reviewed the item and recommended no changes; the district recommended no changes; board approval is a routine annual formality with no cost. Vote: Roll call recorded as all "yes." Outcome: approved.

Consent agenda (approved as presented) Contents (as read at the meeting): agreement between Council Bluffs Community School District and Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs; approval of the 2025-26 evaluation and testing plan; special education '26 transition alliance program (TAP) contract; 2025-26 special education consortium agreement; VODEC service agreement renewal for 2025-26; special education nursing services through Universal Pediatrics; special education contract with Heartland Omaha School; personnel agenda; and disbursements for July 2025. Motion: "I move that the board approves the consent agenda as presented." (mover and second not specified on the record) Vote: Roll call recorded as all "yes." Outcome: approved.

Several of the motions were moved and seconded on the record, and roll call votes were called by the board clerk (named in the meeting as Miss Dostrowski / Missus Stroskey in different transcript segments). The meeting record shows unanimous recorded votes for the listed motions; the transcript does not provide detailed financial terms for the ground lease or the consent-agenda contracts.

Minutes: The board also approved minutes for the work session and workshop business meetings of July 22, 2025, by unanimous vote.