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Piedmont board approves subscriptions, contracts, policies, banking sweep, instrument purchases, appointment and superintendent raise
Summary
The Piedmont School Board approved a package of instructional, financial and personnel actions, including a no-cost Amira reading subscription, a $181,114 guaranteed maximum price amendment for two science classrooms, policy updates, a sweep-account arrangement and several purchases funded by bonds.
The Piedmont School Board on the posted agenda approved a slate of routine and fiscal items including an instructional subscription, contract amendments, policy updates, bank arrangements for activity funds, and purchases for band instruments. The board also made a personnel appointment and amended the superintendent’s contract.
Subscription and instructional screening
The board voted to approve an Amira reading-support subscription for the 2025–26 school year at no cost to the district. District staff said Amira will replace Istation and will be provided at no cost for districts that opt in this year; the product screens for reading difficulties including characteristics of dyslexia through eighth grade and staff reported favorable pilot results. The motion passed with an affirmative roll call.
Contracts and procurement
The board approved a guaranteed maximum price amendment for the two middle-school science classrooms not to exceed $181,114 (vote recorded as unanimous). The board also approved quotes for musical instruments purchased from three vendors using bond funds: Levine’s Music Center ($49,009.28), Palen Music Company ($71,008.07) and Edmond Music ($5,003.44). Board staff explained the district bid instruments individually and selected the lowest-priced vendor per item.
Policies and regulations
Members voted to adopt or revise several district policies reflecting recent state law changes: EBA (school hours), EHBA (Strong Readers Act), EIA (promotion/retention) and EIA-R4 (student promotion/retention regulation). Staff told the board revisions track recent legislation and that changes will be reviewed by the district’s legal team.
Banking and financial items
The board authorized the chief financial officer and superintendent to enter into a sweep-account agreement with F&M Bank for district activity fund accounts. Finance staff told the board the program produced substantially higher-than-expected interest in the prior year and that activity-fund balances meet the bank’s minimum threshold.
Appointments and superintendent contract
After an executive session, the board appointed Matt Nelson to fill School Board Ward 2. The board also voted to approve a revision to the superintendent’s contract reflecting a 4% increase in salary for fiscal year 2026.
Consent agenda and other approvals
The board approved the consent agenda as amended and heard a year-end financial report showing a general-fund carryover of a little over $6,000,000 and several funds with modest encumbrances pending June invoices.
Votes at a glance (selected items)
- Amira reading support subscription (2025–26): approved. Vote: recorded as yes by all board members present. - GMP amendment for middle-school science classrooms (not to exceed $181,114): approved. Vote: unanimous. - Adoption/revision of policies EBA, EHBA, EIA and EIA-R4: approved. Vote: unanimous. - Sweep-account agreement with F&M Bank for activity funds: approved. Vote: unanimous. - Musical instrument quotes (Levine’s, Palen, Edmond): approved. Vote: unanimous. - Appointment of Matt Nelson to School Board Ward 2: approved. Vote: unanimous. - Superintendent contract revision (4% salary increase for FY26): approved. Vote: unanimous.
