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At-a-glance: Clear Creek Amana board approves school calendar, grants and multiple construction payments; adopts device and other policies
Summary
The board approved the 2025–26 school calendar, accepted federal Title II and Title IV grant applications, authorized multiple contractor payouts and equipment upgrades, and adopted a new policy on student personal electronic devices. One notable action — an amended agreement for the baseball/softball concession building — failed.
The Clear Creek Amana School District board took a series of actions at its meeting Tuesday, approving routine business items, several grant applications and multiple construction payouts and equipment upgrades. The board also adopted policy revisions, including a new regulation on student use of personal electronic devices. The SVPA amended agreement for the baseball/softball building did not pass; that item is reported separately.
Votes at a glance (selected items) - School calendar (2025–26): Approved. Motion to approve the 2025–26 school calendar passed. - Reconsideration committee members: Approved (motion carries; one abstention/recusal recorded in roll call statements). - Federal grants accepted: Title II, Part A application in the amount of $41,526.85 (approved); Title IV, Part A application in the amount of $15,326 (approved). - SVPA amended agreement for baseball/softball fields: Not approved; motion failed after board discussion (see separate article). - Construction payouts and completion filings: - Blackhawk Roof Company, Oak Hill roof — payout #4, $10,530 (approved; completion documents filed). - Knutsen Construction, East Ridge Playground — final payout #3, $19,455.35 (approved). - Knutsen Construction, Baseball/Softball Complex — payout #9, $329,619.59 (approved). - Knutsen Construction, East Ridge project — pay application #19 in packet (amount as presented in meeting materials; transcript figure unclear) (approved as presented). - Facility and campus upgrades: - High school lighting and parking-lot light pole upgrades: Approved a quote totaling $33,431 (net after expected rebates; board discussion noted rebate details and that audit records require board approval). - Camera upgrades and re-placement: - North Bend Elementary: Approved proposals A and B for $35,153.20. - Tiffin Elementary: Approved proposals A and B for $52,579.84. - Policies and regulations: Board approved multiple policy revisions and reviews (search-and-seizure, student illness/injury, AED policy among others) and approved board policy 503.09 and associated regulation (Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices). - Consent items: Approved by the board as presented (donations, personnel items, etc.).
Why it matters These approvals authorize reimbursements, complete portions of capital projects and move forward security and lighting work across campuses. The Title II and Title IV acceptances secure federal grant funding for professional development and student-support activities. The device policy adoption formalizes limits on student personal electronic-device use and reflects a districtwide approach discussed earlier in meetings and superintendent round tables.
Provenance: specific motions and roll-call language are recorded in the meeting transcript. Several motions were taken by voice and the transcript records “all those in favor? Aye” or similar procedural calls; where the transcript specified dollar amounts, amounts are reported here as presented.
