Superintendent outlines attendance and budget priorities; board adds temporary 0.25 FTE 504 support and extra baseball coach stipend

The Grain Valley R‑V School District superintendent reported to the board on finances, student attendance efforts and planning for the 2025‑26 budget, and the board approved two personnel actions during new business and later voted to enter executive session under state law.

On finance and calendar matters, the superintendent said the district has paid about $500,000 of $800,000 budgeted for health premium overages and that the board authorized an additional $300,000 payment the week of the meeting. The district has earned $418,000 in interest year‑to‑date and expects to reach $569,000, compared with $398,000 budgeted, the superintendent said.

The board discussed weather‑related makeup days and a state clarification on AMI (alternative methods of instruction). "Missouri gives ... 36 hours of AMI time for…