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Board approves policies on abbreviated days, attendance updates, names election official and OKs two IT vehicles
Summary
At its regular meeting the Fremont Re‑1 Board of Education approved a first reading of several student‑attendance policies and unanimously approved a slate of administrative actions, including designating Glenn Hayes as election official and purchasing two IT fleet vehicles for $50,380.
The Fremont Re‑1 Board of Education held multiple formal votes at its regular meeting, approving policy updates and administrative actions.
What passed: The board approved File IHBA‑R (abbreviated school day schedules for students with disabilities), File JH (student absences and excuses presented for first reading), File JHB (truancy procedures), appointed Glenn Hayes as the district’s designated election official for the 2025 coordinated school director election, and approved the purchase of two 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer IT fleet vehicles at $25,190 each for a total of $50,380.
A note on procedure: Several policies were presented for first reading and first vote; the board noted there remains an opportunity to refine policy language (one director requested that definitional material appear earlier in the JH draft). The wellness policy (File ADH) and agenda policy (File BEDB) were presented to the board for information and will return for later action.
Votes and motions (summary):
- File IHBA‑R (abbreviated school day schedules for students with disabilities). Motion: "I move we approve file IHBA‑R, abbreviated school day schedules for students with disabilities." Vote: unanimous — 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain. (Roll call recorded individual ayes.)
- File JH (student absences and excuses). Motion: "Motion to accept File JH as presented." Vote: unanimous — 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain. Board discussion included a request to reorder definitions for clarity before the next reading.
- File JHB (truancy). Motion: "I move we approve File JHB truancy." Vote: unanimous — 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain.
- Designation of election official. Motion: "Move that we approve Mr. Glenn Hayes as the designated election official for the biannual school director election." Vote: unanimous — 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain.
- IT vehicle requisition. Motion: "A motion to approve the IT vehicle requisition of the 2 Chevys." Vote: unanimous — 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain. The board recorded the cost as $25,190 per vehicle for a total of $50,380, to be paid from allocated IT department funding.
Other business: The board approved the consent agenda at the start of the meeting and heard a superintendent’s report, introductions for new CFO Glenn Hayes, and a donor acknowledgment for a local company that donated shirts and school supplies for students and staff.
What it means: The policy approvals clarify the district’s approach to abbreviated school days for students with disabilities, excused absence timelines and steps for addressing habitual truancy and unreachable students. The vehicle purchase is an operational approval funded from the IT department’s allocated funds; the election official designation assigns a staff member to manage the district’s role in the coordinated 2025 election.
