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Votes at a glance: Bentonville Board approves calendar, contracts, budget, policies and personnel
Summary
The board approved the 2026'27 academic calendar (draft B), the consent agenda, student accident insurance renewal, operating budget update, Aramark food-service fee adjustments, a set of personnel and policy updates, and the personnel packet after executive session.
At its April 15 meeting the Bentonville School District Board of Education approved a series of routine and administrative items. The board voted unanimously on each listed motion; where motions and seconds were recorded they are noted below.
Key outcomes
- Agenda approval (item 2): Motion by Jeremy; second by Tatum. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Consent agenda (item 6): Motion by Willie; second by Tatum. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Approval of the 2026'27 academic calendar (item 7a): The board approved calendar draft B, which places a flex teacher workday in December (documented as Dec. 21 in draft B). Motion by Becky; second by Jeremy. Vote: unanimous yes.
- Student accident insurance renewal (item 7e): The board approved renewing the district's supplemental student accident insurance through Health Special Risk (underwritten by Mutual of Omaha) at the same premium as last year, $19,520 annually. The board also noted…
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