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At a glance: North Polk board actions — bus purchase, scoreboards, trip and contracts
Summary
The board approved a new MicroBird bus, accepted scoreboard gift agreements, authorized an out‑of‑state girls cross‑country trip, renewed bread and milk contracts, and approved the consent agenda; most votes were unanimous or near‑unanimous, with the midday preschool fee approved 4‑1.
The North Polk Community School District Board of Education took several formal actions at its May meeting. Key votes and outcomes:
- MicroBird bus purchase: Approved. Board approved procurement of a 2025 MicroBird on a GM chassis to replace a high‑mileage bus. Delivery was estimated by the vendor in March–April. (Procurement paperwork to follow.)
- Gift agreements for scoreboards: Approved (4 yes, 1 abstention). Donor commitments include Homestead Bank ($150,000 over 10 years), Copycat Prints ($25,000), Carl’s Chevrolet ($25,000) and Denny LL Company ($60,000). One founding partner spot remains open.
- Girls cross country out‑of‑state trip: Approved. The board authorized the girls cross country team to race in Minnesota in September 2025; the board characterized the meet as a competitive, overnight out‑of‑state trip.
- Bread and milk contract renewals: Approved. The board approved renewals for bread (Rotella) and milk (AE) providers under competitive bid extensions.
- Consent agenda: Approved. The board approved the consent agenda, which included routine items and previously discussed contract changes.
- Midday preschool transportation fee: Approved (4 yes, 1 no). The board adopted a $150 per semester fee, waived for families eligible for free/reduced lunch and for students with IEP transportation, to offset an estimated $42,000 annual cost for three midday routes serving ~40 students.
Votes were taken on motions as listed on the board agenda. Where the public transcript records explicit tallies, they are noted above; other votes were recorded as board approval in the meeting minutes and were not broken down by name in the public transcript.
