Hillsboro R-III board approves multiple contracts, roofing projects, insurance rates and calendar; moves to executive session on personnel

At its meeting, the Hillsboro R-III School District Board of Education approved a series of consent and new-business items including vendor contracts, capital projects, insurance-rate changes and the 2025–26 school calendar, then recessed into executive session under Missouri law to discuss personnel.

Votes at a glance

- Approve payment of $120,905 to Jefferson College for spring 2025 ATS tuition — motion approved (no opposition recorded, one abstention noted in discussion of earlier item). - Approve election-cost payment of $16,773.55 to the election authority (due date noted in packet) — approved. - Approve NSBA (policy maintenance) service agreement for $3,827 — approved. - Approve 2025–26 medical, HRA, dental and vision insurance rates and district HSA/FSA contributions (reported increase ~13% over current year) — approved. - Approve staffing recommendations and updated job descriptions as presented — approved. - Approve partnership with Hillsboro R-III Foundation for a memorial bench program; foundation to manage fundraising and sales, district to coordinate installation — approved. - Approve alternate bid from Taylor Construction for Primary roof Section A replacement, $250,600 — approved. - Approve alternate bids from Minor Saving Roofing for junior high roof (sections A1 and A2), $259,728 — approved. - Approve Burren and Jones Construction for high school track and field rubber surface reseal and stripe, $109,900 — approved. - Approve three design/feasibility agreements with Bacon Commercial Design for: Bridle Ridge classroom feasibility study; high school FACS/classroom conversion and commercial-style culinary kitchen feasibility; and junior high cafeteria and food-service renovations — approved. - Approve AT&T internet services for campus at $20,817.60 per year for a three-year agreement — approved. - Approve 2025–26 school calendar as presented — approved.

After completing the agenda items, the board voted to recess into executive session under Missouri Revised Statutes §610.021 to consider matters related to hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting employees and individually identifiable personnel matters. The board announced the recess to executive session and then adjourned the public portion of the meeting.

Most individual motions were moved and seconded on the record but the transcript does not record named movers or roll-call tallies for each item; the meeting record shows these agenda items passed as presented.